"And…" the Butler's old eyes ran down the letter in the dining room, "… may I inquire about your experience, Ms. Lanny?"
Lanny gave the Butler a coquettish smile, pulling a lock of hair behind her right ear.
"I have served under the Housekeeper of House Stain, the owner of Sugar and Salt Co. in London," she told him. "You can refer to the recommendation letter from Mr. Stain attached to Estrella's letter.
"I am to return to London in 3 days, to be honest. If Estrella hadn't been so kind to me, I wouldn't have accepted her request."
The Butler inwardly nodded.
If this Lanny had said anything else, then he probably wouldn't have believed her.
Then there was the touch of… arrogance in the young girl's tone, a familiar thing only someone of his age and status could catch on to.
This arrogance could only be seen who had come in contact with people of high birth and status.
This Lanny wasn't lying, he decided.
Yet, it also made him crease his brows.
The letter in his hands was from Estrella, and it said that she had to board a vessel immediately to go to London because of her husband.
Till then, if the Butler and Miss Swann agreed, they could let Lanny take her place by the young miss' side.
"Very well," the Butler ultimately said, sighing to himself. "Come with me. Let me introduce you to Miss Swann. Remember to report to the Governor once he returns. He has a habit of visiting the Fort for his evening walks."
Lanny smiled.
"Believe me," she said, standing up and putting a hand over the Butler's forearm. "Miss Swann will love my company."
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"Ahn! Ahn! Slow… Oh!"
Estrella moaned heavily, her head buried in a fluffy pillow.
Just as Cersei was getting inquired by the Butler of the Governor's mansion, Kai was fucking the maid, taking her from behind; for the 4th time.
The prime issue with the Phase 1 they had planned was not implanting Cersei in the mansion, but her presence out of the 200 ft Activity Radius.
But, this Activity Radius was not from Kai truly.
It wasn't outrightly mentioned in the Stats of the Tales of Beedle the Bard.
Still, with the help of a simple experiment, Kai had found out that the Activity Radius remained with the Book as the center, not the Contestant.
So, after arriving at the inn and sending Selene to monitor Estrella, Kai had called out to Cersei.
Then Kai had taken a few hours to transfigure the Book into an earring, putting it on Cersei's left ear.
With the little magic Kai could do, it had turned out to be an excruciating task for him.
Not to mention, the magic would run out by tomorrow afternoon if he was right about it.
Letting Cersei carry his most powerful and promising Item wasn't because of trust, though.
No, Kai would rather cut his throat than do something that foolish. If there were some things that he trusted, then those were objects; non-living and empty of sentience.
Then came beasts, full of animal instinct, easy to be manipulated, and questionable intelligence.
People… had been put aside by Kai long ago.
So, no. This wasn't Trust, but Confidence.
Kai just had too much confidence in himself to let Cersei run amok with the Book, and believe that she would do nothing against him.
He had just invested too much in controlling her.
Then came the part of wooing Estrella, a thing Kai also had confidence in.
When Selene returned with the news that Estrella had come to the docks, Kai had gone out of the inn, and charmed Estrella with his looks and remarks, manipulating her emotions meanwhile.
Because the Side Mission was related to Elizabeth Swann, all major Characters that were and would come in contact with her didn't have any higher-floor Contestant's protection.
Estrella wasn't a major character, but according to the original storyline, she had maintained direct contact with Elizabeth.
In light of this, Kai couldn't just kill her, either.
If he were to dispose of her, then he had potent reasons to believe that Order would just send a powerful Contestant to take her place, bringing balance again.
No. Keeping her alive and occupied was the best route Kai had found.
…
"Sssss…" Estrella hissed out a moan, biting her lips. "I am…"
Her toes spasmed and her fingernails dug into Kai's thighs.
A shudder coursed through her back as Kai pounded her.
Just as the climax found her, Kai's hazel pupils trembled with a profound glint.
At this moment, Estrella's mind was too chaotic; the best state to control her thoughts. Kai reached for her head and put his palm on it. Then he closed his eyes.
His projection appeared in Estrella's mind and saw innumerable thoughts, memories, and emotions.
This was the first time Kai was putting Legilimency into action.
With his Mana and control, especially without a wand, he had little trust in himself to go through with it.
Not to mention, this was one magic that he couldn't nudge Darcie to practice as well.
The implications of doing that would be too great for others to ignore.
That's why Kai had manipulated Estrella's emotions, letting her get used to the orgasms, and only then did he dare to toil around with her mind.
That she was just an ordinary woman, defenseless against magic, also helped him a bit.
Kai raced through her memories and thoughts, brought out the last few hours' worth of sexual events and feelings, and put them into a loop.
When Kai returned to the real world and snapped open his eyes, he had already slid out of her.
Estrella had gone to deep sleep, and there was a smile on her face, full of passion and lust.
Kai sneered.
Like the transfiguration, this magic wouldn't last more than half a day, either. So he would have to repeatedly cast Legilimency on her for the next 3 days.
Kai put on his clothes and looked outside through the window.
The sunset had gained a shade of blue and indigo, and the dark of night was dancing with the distant waves on the horizon.
On the street, sailors were singing, drinking, and thieving.
The cries of young women were everywhere, some in pleasure and some in pain.
And the stench of sewers had already found a balance with the smell of salt in the chilly winds.
A good time to kill, Kai thought, grinning.
With the matter of Cersei replacing Estrella finished, Phase 1 of his plan had already come into motion.
However, these phases weren't planned to occur one after another, but together.
Phase 1 was to replace Estrella with Cersei, and then it extended to Cersei's replacement with Elizabeth on the evening of the third day.
But this part only took care of only one side of the story, not touching the matter of Jack Sparrow and his compass at all.
Now was the time to act on that.
Now was the time to work on Phase 2 of the plan.
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