>>5589003“Good to meet you.” you reply, giving a shallow nod back to the girl. Her short haired bodyguard with the sword on her hip doesn't seem to like you, but as long as Iris keeps her people in line, there won't be any issue. “How did you come to know my son and daughter-in-law?”
“I actually met them long before the wedding.” she replies, smiling faintly as she remembers back. “The Demon King's forces were pushing into our territory, led by one of his eight generals. One known as Wolbach, a supposed Dark Goddess. I came all the way here to the Crimson Demon Village to find your son, once I'd heard rumors of his power and skill.”
“And tried to recruit him into your army?” you ask, tone slightly accusatory. The swordswoman Claire puts a hand on her sword, Meloka fixing the woman with her gaze. Your wife doesn't outwardly show any aggression, but you can almost <span class="mu-i">feel</span> the white suited woman wilting under your wife's pressure.
“No, nothing like that. Although, I would love to have him work for me.” Princess Iris answers easily. “But I did ask for his help, which he and Meloka gave.”
“And she was the one who took her down, too.” your son tells you, having rejoined after going...Somewhere. You'd lost track of him, despite his ki being only one of around a dozen of note. Somehow. “My wife managed to kill a god before I did.”
“And with their success, the Demon King's forces were pushed back and kept from approaching the capitol.” Princess Iris continues, then turning to your boy. “But don't undersell your contribution. Were it not for your powers restoring the castle fortress there on the front lines, even with General Wolbach gone it would have only been a matter of time before it fell. Your aid to the kingdom has been invaluable.”
“But if you're a royal, shouldn't you be off doin' royal stuff?” Okira asks her innocently. “This doesn't look like a kingdom.”
“Haha, no. The Crimson Demon Village is only a small piece, one place that is under the Kingdom of Belzerg.” the princess says, but something in her tone catches your attention. The way she's framing it is as if she has authority over the Crimson Demon Clan, and by extension your son. “The capitol is far larger and grander, but rather empty these days. With my father and my brother Prince Jatice off fighting the Demon King's army all the time, the castle feels rather empty. I just wish the war could be won already, so they can come back home.”
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