>>3750294
Miellewds-guy here. Sorry for being late.

>Also, isnt it somewhat easier to tell which monsters can be civilized by seeing which ones have a language when we trap them and which ones dont?
Yes, but like with Krabby, I think an actual compiled list of monsters that can start as civilized and which ones have to evolve into Human-level intelligence and how to get there, could be a very good thing for Eldric to put together.

Or maybe there's already a book like that in the Lightbringer Archives and people forgot about it/Tapac didn't tell anyone because no one asked.

There's so many things we need to do, but so little time in the day to do them. We need to delegate more, but while delegating research to Okaba and Asmund gives us research bonuses, all three of us seem to butt heads when it comes to design philosophy and naming convention.

Because it's a lightning gun, not a crossbow.

>>3750294
Here

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>>3750342
Well don't forget that even harpies (actually bird beastkin) and succubii have beast-like evolutions that are the typical monster. Its the 'brute-type' evolutions we've had the chance to evolve our pets into a couple of times but never took that chance, so while it is true that beasts can evolve into sophons, the reverse is also true. Intelligence and conscience is not necessarily an evolutionary advantage, after all.

>>3750366
>design philosophy
What do you mean? Their design philosophies are very clear

Asmund wants everything to run on mana syphons, undead or constructs. Okaba wants everything to run on constructs or low AI constructs, preferably with cute bat wings, and Sykia wants to modernize this world and plug everything to a electrick socket on the wall, or a internal bomcustion engine.

Also, she thinks magic is ridiculous. She 'can' use it, but thinks it should be nanomachines or even ethereal machinery or something.

Anyway, you guys want to take the captured bearkin brat with us when we talk to the marquis?

Unrelated. I've been thinking about running a second quest thread. It is probably about time to rescue the XWF thread, if any of you know/remember it

>>3750415
>Anyway, you guys want to take the captured bearkin brat with us when we talk to the marquis?
No, let's keep him under guard in Stella's manor. And up the security.

As for design philosophy, yes, I meant what you said about their design philosophies, that they are opposed to each other most of the time, that's why we can't just let them work on projects separately, otherwise the final products won't work well together. Eldric needs to get involved so that things will still be able to work together in the end.

As for Sykia, she's seen the Sbastian mana siphons, so why can't she accept it as a quantum machine that collects zero-point energy?

>>3750415
supporting >>3750467

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I've also been thinking in a sci fi quest. No takers?

>>3750467
>As for Sykia, she's seen the Sbastian mana siphons, so why can't she accept it as a quantum machine that collects zero-point energy?

Because it would be a quantum machine which co... you answered yourself there. Well, I guess we could just order her to stop whining about the laws of thermodynamics and work with it.

We didnt get to make guns, she can deal with her pet "reeeee"

Come think about it, shouldnt we give guns a second look? Even if level and AGI bonus determines ranged damage, wouldnt sheer volume of firepower still make it worth it?

***

"Alright, let's keep the kid here and go have a conversation with the marquis."
"We have been gone for a while now, big brother. Will it be alright?"

>Well he made us wait, he can deal with it
>Lets apologize about it. Will make us look polite while subtly reminding him he didnt bother sending a single apology to us
>Other

>>3750547
>Even if level and AGI bonus determines ranged damage, wouldnt sheer volume of firepower still make it worth it?
I was thinking that maybe instead of damage, we use it as a way to inflict status effects.
Slow, Toad, Armor Down, Defense Down, Silence, Hold.

>Lets apologize about it. Will make us look polite while subtly reminding him he didnt bother sending a single apology to us

>>3750556
so enchanted ammo? Makes me think sniper rifles would be useful, maybe? or maybe spray-n-pray types so it affects as many enemies as possible, but that's what dancers do already and don't have to worry about allies in the line of fire, while their range is very limited... eh, maybe sniper rifles are the way to go

>>3750547
>>Lets apologize about it. Will make us look polite while subtly reminding him he didnt bother sending a single apology to us

>>3750590
I was thinking sniper and battle rifles, with enchanted bullets that are different spells, or the rifle puts the status effect on the bullet as it passes through the barrel.

Not sure which is better.

So, no comments on either the super powered wrestling nor the sci-fi ideas? I am sad

***

"It is alright. Let's just apólogize. After making us wait as much as they did, they can't really say much about it, after all."
"...alright." - our brown skinned imouto nods nods

And so, we [Treestride] back to the marquis' garden, startling a maid as we come out from a tall tree.

"Oh, distinguished guest, what were you doing...?" - she asks, visibly relieved

Well, it looks like she was only now going to look for us, or had just gone look for us and was about to report we were missing...

>Play it off
>Explain we went back for a bit
>Other

>>3750730
>Play it off
“We were just taking our time, since it seemed that the Marquis would be delayed until dinner was served.”

>>3750730
>>Play it off

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>>3750908
>>3750752
>>Play it off

"Well, since you were looking for us, is the marquis waiting for us in the dinner hall?"
"Ah! Y-yes, please come this way..."

The maid guides us into the manor while we gently hold our imouto's hand.

The dining hall is warmly lit, with about half the candlesticks lit up. It is hard to tell if it is a show of wealth or not, since magical lights are not uncommon in this world, and so spending constantly on candles, specially when you can afford the investment in a permanent light, seems rather pointless.

(by the same token, candles are more common in poorer homes, though commoners tend to at least have one magical lamp)

The marquis is sitting at the end of the table, and next to him is a rather attractive women, presumably his wife, and across from her are two young men who look quite a bit like the marquis.

It seems that whoever his guest was, its finally gone.

The marchioness was at home but didn't come out to entertain the guests?

>Realize they meant to offend us
>The guest must have been quite important
>Other

>>3750921
>Realize they meant to offend us

>>3750921
>>Realize they meant to offend us

>>3752787
>>3751244

"Ah, the young lady from the west and... her older brother, if I remember right?" - the marquis greets us politely, but seems obviously confused about us

Well, Stella is a cute puppy- I mean, she's a wolfkin and we're human, after all.

"Good evening. I am indeed her older brother, Eldric. It is a pleasure to finally make your acquaintance." - rather than an honor, which jabs gently at how they kept us waiting

"Well, we were busy with other business, sadly. Please greet my wife, lady Jubia, and my sons, Fanlo and Edward."

>Well, normally the hosts should introduce themselves, rather than the guests. We're the guests after all, so they know who we are.
>Greet the lady of the house and the two young men
>Other

>>3753960
>Greet the lady of the house and the two young men
>make to use our full name, and “of Eopolis” or “of Lightbringer Keep” to remind them that they’re insulting one of the ruling dynasties of the Northern Coalition.
Keep smiling. For now. Make sure that our eyes show that we know we’re being insulted, and that there will be a reckoning.

>>3753960
supporting >>3754026

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>>3754107
>>3754026

The lady of the house smiles politely as she receives our greetings, and it seems quite genuine, while her sons are more... curt, perhaps? Exactly as polite as they have to be, and no more.

We introduced ourselves using all of our titles, both personal and family ones, though our family doesn't officially has any titles and has always made a point that we are NOT nobility, which is a mayor reason self-appointed nobles are not taken seriously back home. We did use our personal titles such as "Minister of the Right and duke on Mantequira" as well as "Minister of Economy for the Alquian Empire."

I wonder if we should ask Mako for an important-sounding title for stuff like this? I mean, there ARE landless nobility so we could be a whatever of Alquia and not own any land... well, it would definitively be us taking advantage of personal connections... yeah, that would probably be bad.

The Marquis, however, seems to correct his posture a little after we're done, sitting a little bit straighter... his wife keeps the same attitude, though, polite and interested.

Is she the type that judges people on a per case basis rather than by titles? That would be nice.

>Lets try to ingratiate ourselves to the marchioness. She seems like a more honest person for our imouto to deal with.
>Sadly the marquis is the one with actual power, so let's deal with him
>Other

>>3756146
>Other: keep it equal between the two, and watch the Marchioness carefully; she could be acting that she is a more honest person, her husband acting the part of a power-hungry but incompetent fool so that we underestimate them.

>>3756146
supporting >>3756748

>>3756146
you ok king?

>>3763488
yeah sorry i was GMing on the weekend, then had a party, and today I started playing xcom2 and lost track of time.

Also having trouble imagining how to keep it neutral between the two without just going lazy and saying "we keep it neutral betwen the two" you know?

>>3763579
Then would it be easier if we say to ingratiate ourselves with the wife, while actually being really suspicious of her?

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>>3763593
sure, but let me give it a try

Ah that makes me think about something else anyway:

Do you want to sit on the marchioness side of the table? That way its 3ppl in one side and 2 on the other. Or on the side of their sons so we can talk to the marchioness more easily? But that way it would be 4 people in one side and the marchioness alone on the other, which for some reason feels really unbalanced to me. Or Stella in one side and ourselves in the other, and if so, who, where? Or sit Stella at the end of the table since she's the honor guest, then us next to her or maybe next to the marchioness?

>>3763684
Stella at one end of the table, and us beside her.
Across from Stella would be the Marquis. To the right of the table would be the two sons, and to the left is the marchioness.

>>3763684
supporting >>3763709

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>>3766152
>>3763709

Alright Im going to assume we are sitting on the marchines' side of the table, then, with Stella next to us at the end of the table.

Thankfully its not that big a table.

***

We pull the chair out for our imouto, then sit next to her.

It is a bit interesting to notice that the servants did not set the table for us beforehand, which would have decided our seating spots for us, but we were allowed to sit anywhere we wanted to.

"Thank you for your invitation." - says our puppy imouto once the servants are done setting the table in front of her - "It is regretable that only now do we get a chance to talk."

"Yes, well, it couldn't be helped." - says the marquis - "Thank you for your patience."

The entrance dish is a salat of low level monster plants with high level fish monster drops. Does that mean the cooks splurged on the fish, were stingy with the veggies, or is it a seasonal thing, maybe its just the recipe? Are we thinking too much about it?

>It has no deeper meaning, no need to overthink it
>Other

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Is anyone playing XCOM2, Civ5, Civ6, or Endless Space?

I'm trying to make the thread characters into xcom agents, but the hair/faces options without mods are really shitty... these are with mods

>>3766480
>It has no deeper meaning, no need to overthink it

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How's this hair for Zoe? Though she's started wearing it long as of late

>>3766539
Yeah, it's good for when she had it shorter.

>>3766480
>>It has no deeper meaning, no need to overthink it

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How's this for Dawn?

>>3766718
>>3766531
>>It has no deeper meaning, no need to overthink it

***

"...so instead of 120.000 credits, we'd like to ask for about 75.000 and a copy of your family's rockitship blueprints..."

The dinner moves on, with Stella and the marquis talking about the purchase of the marquis' beastkin kennels.

As we expected, he really wants those, eh?

Stella looks at us for advice... yes, yes, I know.

>Is alright (just having the blueprints doesn't means they can make them)
>Is alright, also let's propose a better deal, by offering them to hire some of their people in our factory so they can learn to make the things (they'll still need the equipment anyway)
>Disagree. We'd rather just pay the money and raise the perceived value of the blueprints for a later negoatiation
>Other

>>3766772
>Disagree. We'd rather just pay the money and raise the perceived value of the blueprints for a later negoatiation
the plans are worth far more, since whoever has them will be able to start their own trading and freight company.

>Other: let Stella try to sway us, and we waver, but ultimately hold on
Project that decisions concerning such a valuable family asset as the rockit-ship plans can only be made by us, the heir. But our weakness is our little sister, so if they suck up to her, they may get a better deal from us.

Also, what do they take us for, idiots? 120,000 gold is something that we could get in a week of heavy dungeon grinding with all of our Pet teams, or that our company could make in profits in a few months.

>>3766772
supporting >>3766812

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I think this haircut makes her look cute and friendly

>>3767023
>>3766812
>Also, what do they take us for, idiots? 120,000 gold is something that we could get in a week of heavy dungeon grinding with all of our Pet teams, or that our company could make in profits in a few months.

Well, it is a lot of money for a normal person, you know? We earn like a intercontinental corproration, so they think it's a good offer.

***

"Ah... big brother, my funds are..." - our imouto starts speaking, but we gently shusch her by placing our hand on hers
"Its alright, we can make that much..."

>Within a couple of weeks with ease"
>Any day."
>Other

>>3767130
>Any day.
I think the deeper levels of the Lightbringer Keep Dungeon? Or maybe one of the World Dungeons, so that Squidward could also be sent out?

>>3767130
>>Any day."

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<- Mia
-> Ren

>>3768776
>>3767569
>>Any day.

"Hn. Alright." - our imouto trusts us, and refuses the offer

"As my dear brother says, it will be more convenient to pay in credits." - she explains after sipping a bit of her drink
"Is... it that so?" - says the marquis after half a pause - "I see. What about kennel staff? Cooks, breeders and trainers? My family has raised beastkin for well over 700 years. We have refined their meals and exercises specially for each beastkin subrace..."
"ah..." - she looks at us

>Let her handle it
>"What we do with the kennel after they sell is not really their business anymore."
>"I am somewhat interested in that knowledge..." (I mean, what is best/healthy food for each of them)
>Other

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My bad, it was Ami, not Mia

<- Aritsu I Ren I Ami ->

>>3768870
bah i meant
<- Ren I Aritsu I Ami ->

>>3768830
>"I am somewhat interested in that knowledge..." (I mean, what is best/healthy food for each of them)
But we should downplay our interest.

>>3768897
The marquis will probably try to use this to get us to sell the rock-it plans.

>>3768830
>>"I am somewhat interested in that knowledge..." (I mean, what is best/healthy food for each of them)

>>3768960
>>3768897
>>"I am somewhat interested in that knowledge..." (I mean, what is best/healthy food for each of them)

"Well, if you sell, the staff will be worried about losing their jobs. Its not as if we'll keep everyone, but we should properly interview them." - we supply
"I see, that will be convenient indeed."

Alright, it seems the marquis was actually worried about his workers, so maybe he's not a monster. Just racist (which is pretty bad but can be cured).

"Is that so? But we wont keep the... ah, is it for big brother's pets? You do have a lot of them..." - Stella was about to say we are going to close the kennels, but switched.

Actually that's probably not a bad idea? Some staff specialized in beastkin nutrition and healthcare, including pregnancy care and such... well, depending on how things are, they may actually be worth keeping?

Yeah, let's talk with them individually.

>End the conversation politely so we end in as good terms as possible
>Poke at how they made us wait to make sure he owes a favor to Stella
>Other

>>3770252
>Other: ask if the Marquis has adequate security for the kennels. Why, we were just informed by the security at Stella's manor that they had captured a thief, and were beginning to interrogate him. Fortunately we have ways of breaking past protections meant to keep people from talking.

>>3770252
supporting >>3770271

Sorry guys had a large power blackout over here. 3rd world country, everyone!

>>3770312
>>3770271
>>Other: ask if the Marquis has adequate security for the kennels. Why, we were just informed by the security at Stella's manor that they had captured a thief, and were beginning to interrogate him. Fortunately we have ways of breaking past protections meant to keep people from talking.

***

The marquis pauses, the facade of congeniality falling off his face for a moment or two before he recovers.

"Is that so? Well, there's plenty of ways to mess with a slave memories, after all, so you can't really trust their words. They may not lie, but they may not know the truth to begin with, either."

As expected from a professional politician, he sure recovers fast, uh? But now he knows that we know. We should let him know that we know that we know, i guess.

"Is that so? We'll take that into consideration. After all, he may only speak what he knows, but there's no way to know if he knows the truth or not, so it would be foolish to completely ignore his words, you know?"
"..."

Stella gives us a 'wut?' look, but she's waggin her tail happily for some reason. Yup, she's cute... ah but this isnt time to appreciate our imouto's cuteness.

>Well, let's leave for now and go pick up Aritsu and Dawn
>Let them enjoy their closeness time with each other and enjoy our own closeness time with our puppy imouto tonight
>Lets pick them up and get ready to continue working
>Other

>>3770615
>Let them enjoy their closeness time with each other and enjoy our own closeness time with our puppy imouto tonight
>Other: have some of our other Pets (the Constructs) help to patrol the Manor tonight. The Marquis might try to send an assassin to kill the slave thief to silence him.

>>3770615
supporting >>3770865

>>3770972
>>3770865
>>Let them enjoy their closeness time with each other and enjoy our own closeness time with our puppy imouto tonight
>>Other: have some of our other Pets (the Constructs) help to patrol the Manor tonight. The Marquis might try to send an assassin to kill the slave thief to silence him.

Well I have two questio- maybe more than two really.

1) While it seems fine to leave our (relatively) low level construct-type pets watching the house, shouldnt we send them to level up in a local dungeon?

2) Remind me, have we set the winged girls with any exp party yet? I feel that if we aren't doing anything towards Kya's pet status just yet, it would be a waste to not take the chance while she's technically immortal to go get as much exp as possible in the meanwhile. Maybe along her 'children' and other descendants?

3) How cuddly or lewd do you want the Stella cuddle time to be? IIRC we said our relationship with her would be more S/M than vanilla with her, but in the
I Cute Love Slave I ---------O---------- iToyI
sliding bar, towards which side do you want to move the marking O?

4)Do you want a "meanwhile" scene with Aritsu and Dawn? I assume it would be more than 1200 characters of 'suckle' and 'suck' of course. Well, yuri scenes are surprisingly annoying to write since using "she XXXXX her" gets confusing super fast so have to use the participants names constantly and it feels slightly off after a few lines. Thankfully they're quite different so it doesnt just has to be their names, it can be 'the blonde' 'the princess' 'the elfie' etc

5)Any suggestions? For any of the scenes?

>>3772133
1. they should be part of an XP-grinding team, yes, but have them part of a Party that doesn't push itself to go deep. Their XP gain rate will be slow, but we can't help that because they're needed here to guard the manor.

2. The winged girls should be part of XP farming parties. I think they were going with the Griffons and the Mantis, but a family party of Kya and her daughters sounds nice. So make a family party while Kya is our Pet.
And we can watch Kya and her daughters take part in our Island Manor activities while she's a Pet and feels no shame.

3. 1/4 of the way towards Cute.

4. Yes, I would like a "meanwhile" scene.

5. Cuddly-times with Stella, lots of stroking her hair and stroking her tummy, while kissing her body. Maybe asking her how much she loves big brother, does she want to marry big brother, how does big brother pressing down on her feel?

As for Aritsu and Dawn, exploring each other's bodies, maybe experimenting with where Eldric put those jewelled plugs with their tongues. Maybe having the head maid join in as part of her maid duties.

>>3772133
I'm good with >>3772187

Well, let's FFWD to the next morning then? Because otherwise it'll take me at least a few days to write the PDFs.

***

The next morning, we squeeze and smooch our Imouto into wakefulness, enjoying the feeling of her warm figure, soft fluffy ears, and cute little complains as her big brother woke her up.

Yup, she's quite lovable.

Well, once we got up properly, we have to...

>Go pick up Aritsu and Dawn... they're probably not dehydrated after all that milk, but famished... maybe not that either... well, we can't leave them like that today too, right?

>Take the chance to make a party with our constructs and dungeon dive. Since its day now, Stella's normal security should be enough to handle things here.

>Have another conversation with the bear kid, remove his collar, and get him a job.

>Other

>>3772253
>Go pick up Aritsu and Dawn... they're probably not dehydrated after all that milk, but famished... maybe not that either... well, we can't leave them like that today too, right?
>Other: Ask Stella to have the bear kid's collar removed, and have him kept close by in the manor (maybe as a valet or footman for us) so that he can't be ordered by the Maquis and he can be questioned about the Maquis' plans, such as where he was to bring the plans if he found them.
Delegate and do other stuff.

>>3772272
>>3772253
Rather, Stella can take care of the kid while we pick up Aritsu and Dawn, and after some kissing and cleaning them up, we come back to Stella and find out what the bear kid knows.

>>3772253
supporting >>3772288

We speak with Stella in the morning, and trust her to get rid of the kid's collar.

We'll come back about tea time this evening, since we have a bunch of stuff to do.

"Ah... can we go on a date today?" - she asks while wagging her tail
"A gate..."
"Yes! I want to go level up with big brother!"

Oh, so she meant to a dungeon. Is that a date for her?

>Sure!
>I'll try to come back earlier but if I can't, just go ahead and we'll see each other at tea time
>Other

>>3772817
>I'll try to come back earlier but if I can't, just go ahead and we'll see each other at tea time
As much as I want to coddle her, we really shouldn't. We have, like, 4 jobs we need to juggle.

>>3772817
>>I'll try to come back earlier but if I can't, just go ahead and we'll see each other at tea time

>>3772967
>>3772827
>>I'll try to come back earlier but if I can't, just go ahead and we'll see each other at tea time

"Alright!" - she replies cheerfully, her tail wagging energetically.

She's an easy-to-understand person. Talk about wearing your heart on your sleeve, or in this case, her tail.

We give her a little kiss, and...

>Leave to pick up the girls, then check the office at Mantequira... oh, come think about it, right now it would be yesterday evening in Mantequira... talk about time zone difference, uh? I guess it'll be more of a night visit. Let's check on Yin in the manor, I guess
>Go to the office first, otherwise it'll be closed when we get there. Do some work, check on our cute harpies, thenpick the girls up.
>Other

>>3772974
>Go to the office first, otherwise it'll be closed when we get there. Do some work, check on our cute harpies, thenpick the girls up.
I hope the girls understand that we have to fulfill our duties sometimes.

At least, Aritsu probably will.

>>3772974
>>Go to the office first, otherwise it'll be closed when we get there. Do some work, check on our cute harpies, thenpick the girls up.

can i get a thread description?

>>3777454
Uhmm no idea on the description

***

We [Treestride] to the sacred peach tree, and head towards the office.

Eh, what's with this warm-looking pile of harpies in the corner? Why aren't they wor-- ah, there's Ren somehow hug-cuddling all of our girls at the same time.

"Ah, Master!" - cries out little Rosa as she sees us enter the office.

There's a incredibly pink, flowery mood in the office... well, Yin seems a little resigned, though. It doesn't looks like there's much pending work, thankfully.

>Gently admonish Ren about taking the harpies out of work
>Gently admonish the harpies about playing during work time
>Other

>>3777460
>Other: It is the will of the Empress, so it cannot be helped. Kiss Yin, the Harpies, and Ren.

>>3777460
supporting >>3778136

>>3777460
>description
how's "passive-aggressive dinner with the Marquis" ?

>>3779240
I think that description is fine.

>>3779486
Archived

>>3779240
>>3778136
>>Other: It is the will of the Empress, so it cannot be helped. Kiss Yin, the Harpies, and Ren.

With a smile, we walk over and picl up the small bundle of documents. Indeed, it is not enough work to count as much, and it seems like most of it are simple progress reports, the most important of which would be the new aquaculture labs coming out with a way to produce low agression, low power fish species as the beginnings of a safer food industry.

Sadly the fish are quite small right now, so once the breed has been settled into an easy-to-handle one, selective breeding will begin for size and weight. On the plus size, the ones we do have right now appear to be quite tasty and easy to raise, so perhaps if mass breeding was implemented, quantity could prove to have a quality all its own?

"Well, this looks like good news." - we comment as we sign the report and put it back down on the desk
"Ah, the aquaculture laboratories..." - Yin approaches to pick it up

So, we obviously take the chance to grab and kiss her, gently.

"Ah! me too!" - cries our cutest, most petite harpy as she runs over from the cuddle pile

Her feet go 'pat pat' as she crosses the room.

>Smooch her and pat her head
>Admonish her gently first for cuddling during work hours, then cuddle her
>Other

>>3783954
>Smooch her and pat her head

>>3783954
>>Smooch her and pat her head

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>>3784011
>>3783977
>>Smooch her and pat her head


"Are you being a good girl?" - we ask her as we smooch her forehead and pat her head
"Ye~s" - she chirps happily

Of course we get swamped by the rest of the flock, as even the more mature of them want to get petted and smooched by us.

"Our duke." - says Ren with a slightly pained smile as she is left alone - "Shouldn't you have greeted your empress first?"
"I'm sorry, but there never was a way to get to you without passing by them first."

She claps her hands, and the harpies turn around to look at her before she invites her to go grab 'tasty treats' from the kitchens, which successfully sends all of them except for Nina and Sirona.

Nina stays back to report on their work, while Sirona seems to have preferred her master's cuddles rather than cookies and pastries.

Well, they're both good girls, so lets give them another smooch and gently place them aside so we can properly greet Ren, yup,

"Hm~ our duke is truly beloved by his pets, isn't he?" - she walks over, wearing a long but very light gold and white dress.

It clings beautifully and elegantly to her figure, leaving the upper sides of her thighs and waist exposed while otherwise covering her from the neck down, giving a very fresh and interesting contrast. The dress has no sleeves coming down from her shoulders, though she is wearing soft and loose gloves from her hands to her elbows.

It feels very fantasyesque, but also very elegant and proper.

>Let's walk over and kiss her passionately
>Let's walk over and give her a little kiss
>Let's kneel and wait to kiss her hand
>Other

>>3784031
>Let's kneel and wait to kiss her hand
>Other: Once we receive her permission, kiss her passionately, and whisper to her that we love her and missed her

>>3784031
supporting >>3784038

>>3784038
You sure thats a good idea? She's already pregnant from us and loves us quite a bit, I mean, it may give her the impression we're willing to leave Mako for her or something like that

>>3784128
I thought we told her that we love her and Mako. Am I misremembering things?

>>3784128
I checked, We intend to love them both, though we didn't tell Ren that, and we already started making arrangements for the two of them to be able to meet frequently.

We only told Ren that the one time we had with her wouldn't be the last, like she thought. So we told her we're going to marry Mako, but we also said that we'd be with her in the future as well.
So I think she knows we want to love them both?

>>3784138
>>3784164

Uhmm... I think you're right, but maybe we shouldn't overstate it, is what im saying

>>3784168
Ah, okay. Then just keep it to a passionate kiss. And maybe some loving caresses instead of saying anything?

>>3784170
Sure. Maybe we could give it an illicit/exciting air in the future? Though it would also be nice if we could all enjoy time together in the future.

Everyone alright with >>3784170
or do you still wanna go with the love confession?

>>3784184
>Maybe we could give it an illicit/exciting air in the future? Though it would also be nice if we could all enjoy time together in the future.
Have Ren send away her servants under the flimsy excuse of discussing important matters of state, before making love with Eldric, who then has to satisfy Ren and her Shadows?

Maybe it would be nice if Ren and Mako could use our island manor for "diplomatic retreats", which are really just hedonistic times where they can leave behind their responsibilities and worries, and simply spend time with the man they love and each other.

>>3784184
im ok with >>3784170

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<- how's this for a harpy Ren? Just throwing out that with how many levels she has, she can actually get to choose any race she wants if she goes through the citizen->monster process, unlike the soldier we transformed, who didnt get a choice.

>>3784207
>Maybe it would be nice if Ren and Mako could use our island manor for "diplomatic retreats", which are really just hedonistic times where they can leave behind their responsibilities and worries, and simply spend time with the man they love and each other.

I was thinking in family friendly BBQs so our daughters could spend time with each other in the future? But I guess we could have either a small nursery area for them, or a small lewd area for us *shrugs*

***

We wait for her to come a little closer, then gently wrap our arms around her waist and lean in to kiss her. Her dress is absolutely opaque, but it is so thin and light it still feels as if we were caressing her with nothing between our hands and her.

"Our duke... we have news." - she says with a happy smile and shining eyes

As we hear her confirm her pregnancy, we

>Hug her more gently and kiss her again, then promise to work (was going to say twice as hard but thats not too hard, is it?) much harder for the princesses' future
>Pick her up and kiss her until she stops us, cherishing the family in our arms, in silence. (since that's pretty much tradition)
>Other

>>3784278
>Pick her up and kiss her until she stops us, cherishing the family in our arms, in silence. (since that's pretty much tradition)
>Other: kiss her on the tummy, right above her womb

>>3784278
supporting >>3784290

>>3784353
>>3784290

She smiles happily as we hold and kiss her, her left sandal falling off in her susprise while we kiss her lower tummy.

"Our duke, y-you're too demonstrative...!" - she complains happily

We keep holding and kissing her until the harpies come back and start asking for the same treatment.

She wants to know if we have any name suggestions...

>No, it isnt the tradition
>Suggestions

>>3784379
Rena

>>3784379
Reina
Kinu
Motoko

>>3784505
>Reina
>>3784469
>Rena

These are basically the same, aren't they? Let's go with Rena and either Kinu or Motoko, I think.

>Kinu
>Motoko

>>3784586
Rena and Reina are pronounced differently. But that’s fine.

I like Kinu.

New thread >>3785150