"Seriously Frederic? I told you not to talk to him!"
"I'm very well aware… Shen." With a shrug of my shoulders I replied. "I was a bit excited to see Mathew again."
As cute as ever. When I leaned on a pillar, Shen came close to my face with an irritated look. So-
"Fred, why are you both talking about Mathew?" Noa had her eyebrows furrowed, her usual stance she had her arms crossed. "Fred, you were only staring at that idiot named Yukina. Mathew wasn't here."
"Oh dear gods… I wanted to keep it a secret…" Shen gave me a glare, I basically gave it away myself and well— now I will have to explain..
"Keep what a secret?"
Nora never changes… I love that. Both of these two turned to look at me. "Yukina, that fenrir girl, she's… well, he's our son."
It seemed like this news shocked her. Her ears were completely perked up and the fur on her tail became disheveled. More than it already was..
"Yukina is Mathew?"
How long do you think it would've taken her?
… To be frank, it would've taken her all night. Back on earth she would've read the room… She's higher functioning here.
At least her anger issues are in check.
My lovely wife glared at us and started flicking her tail.
"Stop doing that magical vampire talking crap! You're telling me that fenrir girl is Mathew?!"
Soft. Shen held onto me as she started to get scared. I felt her body cling to mine as my wife stormed up to us.
"N-Noa-"
"You need to tell me next time! We've been looking for Mathew for so long! Also Fred!" My wife pointed at my nose. "Why are you not taking him back! You have been looking for us for so long!"
"H-Honey-"
There was no convincing her once she was in this mood, well— there was but it was difficult. I'd have loved to take Mathew back, I really did. But there were far too many complications for me to do so. Shen advised heavily against it at the current time.
"Shen, don't use this to your advantage to cuddle up to him! Explain yourselves now!"
"A-Alright! F-Fred and I are trying to keep Mathew to ourselves! He has two souls in that body, and I don't have much information on what a fenrir is!"
"... Two souls? What are you talking about? That's impossible, even the god I follow says it is."
"Well… clearly that god's wrong." Shen finally huffed and rolled her eyes. "Either that god is too young to know or lived under a rock. Mathew, or Yukina in this world has two souls living in that one body."
"Fred, whose side are you going to choose here? Is Mathew that dangerous?" My wife grabbed onto my collar and pulled me close to her face. "I'll let you give Shen a kiss if you agree with me."
"That's tempting… " I raised my hand to my chin while I felt a smile come to my lips. I also felt a dagger of a glare from Shen by my side.. "I'm sorry, honey, but there're too many things Shen and I still need to discover before we draw a conclusion."
In one second Noa turned to the side with a pout on her beautiful face. She puffed her cheeks out then gave me a side eye. That's the look she wants a kiss…
"Also why did you make that deal with him?!" Shen exclaimed as I gave my wife a peck on her cheek. "Why did I get brought into it?! I don't even like him!"
Uh-oh..
"Like I believe that. I can see the eyes of a woman who's heads over heels…" My wife finally mused back with a smug look. "Little Shenny… I can smell the disappointment in him not agreeing with me."
"Do not-"
And here I go. I tricked Shen— well just beckoned her to come towards us with my hand.
Wellll… Now she was embarrassed and holding her cheek. Her tail was wagging at a faster pace than anytime before. Even Valda, who was watching from a distance, closed her eyes and left the hall.
My wife looked at me with proud eyes, but I could see a flame in them. She definitely took her calming spell. She would've been screaming by now
"So, Fred, do you think Mathew's dangerous?"
"No, currently not now."
"Can I meet him? Officially, I want to see him and apologize for not realizing who he is."
I shrugged and held her close before responding. "After the banquet, honey. There's not much time."
Just as I expected, footsteps started getting close. My wife and I turned our heads.
"Greetings, Lord Frederic, Lady Shen and Lady Noa. I hope this hall is to your standards." Lorraine greeted us with a bow. I hate these formalities. "And… lastly, Welcome to Ard, the entire kingdom welcomes you."
"Thank you, Lorainne and Stark." I thanked them and returned the bow with the same monotonous voice. "The pathway and banquet are gorgeous."
Shen was still stuck in her own world with a wagging tail and flushed face; Noa clung to my arm and shoved her face into it.
"So, ya brough' your wi'e?" Stark remarked at us when staring at Noa. "Neve' thought she would be fi'e with you and Lady Shen."
"That's beside the point, is this like the usual yearly banquet?" I asked whilst tilting my head at them. "Everyone drinks, eats, then heads back to their respective kingdom?"
That is one dangerous bodyguard. At a glance, I caught a wolfkin behind them. Grey hair, yellow eyes that held no soul. A blank being, but I could sense something deadly. The same feeling when we entered this kingdom.
Unsurprisingly, Lorraine caught my eye. Demi-god of knowledge.
"Ah, no, there's an important topic we must discuss this time. We heard you talking about it, Miss Yukina."
"Ah~ We can discuss her when that bodyguard leaves." I lifted my hand and pointed at her. "As the demi-god of knowledge, you noticed… and that one is far too dangerous; especially when Valda enters the room."
"Lord Frederic." Lorraine called my name in a firm voice, and in an unsteady, unwavering voice. "For reassurance, Miss Evol is the bodyguard of Stark's and I's secretary; she won't attack unless asked."
"... Lorraine, as an experienced warrior, I can tell when someone is ready to kill or attack; that bodyguard is far too dangerous to be with us."
Lorraine, the o' mighty intelligent demi-god rolled her eyes and had that bodyguard leave the room. Even a fool could feel the burning intention of Evol when on sight of Valda.
Once we were left alone, I wandered to an empty table and beckoned her to come. Stark followed in toe as my wife and Shen stayed away from us.