As we arrived home, I saw Aurora helping out with the preparations with Lilith. I originally thought she was a one-time party member, but she's become our fourth member.
"Hello, Artorian," she said as she looked at me.
"Welcome back, Master," Lilith greeted me. "Miss Aurora arrived when you were away. She's helping me with the setup for Young Luna's celebration." It makes sense; Aurora keeps asking about how Luna is doing. "Is her health good?" "Is she eating healthy?" Questions like that. She's like a mother worried for her child. I thought she was her mother, but she got drunk once and said she's still a virgin.
Well, they are the same beast-folk, so that obviously explains it. "Miss Aurora!" Luna said, running towards her. She hugged her, and Aurora hugged her back. They've become close over these past couple of months.
"How have you been, Luna?" Aurora said, stroking Luna's hair.
"I've been great," Luna replied, pulling away and revealing the dress we bought earlier.
"Look what big brother got me!" Luna exclaimed, making the biggest smile on her face. "Wow, it looks wonderful on you," Aurora said, clapping her hands.
After what seemed like forever of Luna and Aurora talking, she came up to me.
"Artorian, we need to talk." Talk? What does she want to talk about?
"Can we talk... privately, maybe like in your room?" Aurora asked.
Is this woman gonna seduce me? No, no, no, she wouldn't do that, right?
"Um... sure," I said slowly.
We entered my room, and she leaned in on the door, blocking it. Oh no, she really is gonna seduce me. Someone help me!
"Artorian, I wanted—" Before she could finish her sentence, I cut her off.
"Please be gentle," I said, looking away with my eyes closed. Even if she was a virgin, she's a beast-folk, and I hear that they are savages in sex.
"What the hell are you talking about!?" Huh? Was she not gonna seduce me? So what does she actually want?
"N-nothing" she examined my room.
"So the cat and the vampire?" Aurora mentioned, surprising me with her knowledge of Fren.
"You know about the cat?" I questioned, curious.
"Yes," she said immediately and bluntly.
"May I ask how?" I inquired further. How could she have known about Fren? She has talked to Seraphina a couple of times, and I made sure neither her nor I mentioned Fren. Is she a stalker?
"I'm able to smell her on the vampire," Aurora explained matter-of-factly. So she's able to smell Fren on Seraphina. I remember Rose said she had a good sense of smell before we met.
"So you're asking about the cat and the vampire?" She clarified.
"What about them?" I asked, puzzled. Why wouldn't she want to know where they are?
"Where are they?" she clarified. Why was she asking where they are?
"They went somewhere; they should be back," I replied. After that, she nodded. "Then we'll wait." Huh? Okay then.
After a while, the window to my room opened, and Seraphina climbed in, then picked up Fren from outside and placed her on the floor.
"Good afternoon, father," Seraphina said, smiling.
"Ahem," Aurora said from the corner.
Seraphina squealed nervously, then slowly turned to Aurora.
Aurora walked up to her and examined Seraphina's dress. "This dress, it was invented by an another worlder, am I correct?" she asked.
"Y-yes," Seraphina replied, looking away nervously. It was the first time I had seen her so nervous.
Aurora then examined Fren. "Is she in good health?" she asked, turning to Seraphina.
"Yes, she is in good health," Seraphina cleared her throat before saying that. It's a good thing she didn't ask me because I wouldn't even know. Well, I might have just said the same thing.
Aurora then examined Fren again. Fren was surprisingly not scared when Aurora was near her, unlike when she's near me.
Aurora's tail moved a bit, and then she glared at me. "Tell me, Artorian, how does she get her blood from?" She put her hands on her hips.
"From me," I said.
She gave me a chop on the head. "That's dangerous." Well, she's not wrong. If Seraphina drank too much, I'd probably have died.
She then walked to the window where Seraphina and Fren came from. She stuck her head out. As Aurora did this, Seraphina closed her umbrella.
On the window, I put a roof and some boxes so the sun would be covered, and Seraphina wouldn't have to deal with getting burned up.
"Well, do they know about these two?" Aurora asked.
"No, it's just you and Lilith," I responded.
She sighed before saying, "I'll help with taking care of them."
"Huh?" We'd only known each other for five months, and she's being this nice? Also, I thought she hated me.
"Well, we should get going; they'll think we're doing something else if we take too long," Aurora said as she left the room.
She should have said that an hour ago.