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"Make sure you remember their birthdays and the dates of any other special occasions you might've shared with them." That brings you back to your and Herta's once month anniversary and how it came close to disaster. Cattleya's month anniversary for getting saved involved destroying the goblin village, and she was quietly happy about it. You wondered what the four adventurers wanted for the one-month anniversary of getting accepted into your household, if anything. You realized it was coming up pretty soon.
Maybe you could even give Yumi something, her one-month anniversary for getting captured was also coming up. You gently touched the crystal in your pocket, feeling her presence inside of it.
The kitsune continues. He said that leaving drama between wives to stew can make for worse issues in the future. Intervening is good in most cases, especially if it has something to do with wanting your favor. On that note he said your hierarchy should be stable, but kept flexible. "I've seen some Masters turn their hierarchy into an unmoving cage, and most wives grow to resent it."
"What if I promised one of my wives a particular spot?" You asked, thinking of your catgirl.
"A few fixed spots shouldn't cause issues, though openly declaring first place to be fixed can be demoralizing to an ambitious wife." Your mind went to Ruby Rose. Whenever she was 'second wife' she liked to scheme for the position of 'first wife' against Herta. All of her plans tended to fall flat or work against her, ending up like some saturday morning cartoon. Except for the times you've had to 'correct' her, which was also fun. It was innocent stuff, but if it ever became a problem you had some plans of your own that would get Ruby to appreciate not being first...
"The most important advice I have in keeping your women happy" He said seriously. "is to make them feel useful. It doesn't matter if she's doing something that's actually productive, as long as she feels appreciated by you she'll be content."
"I'll keep that in mind." You said. "What should I do for my wives' pregnancies?"
Apparently pregnant women can be moody, needy, clingy, and easily tired. Keeping their stress levels low was and showing that you still loved them was necessary. "Headaches and throwing up are normal for them. Obviously, don't have them do much physical labor."
"Should I have to worry about my non-pregnant wives being jealous?"
"Depends on the wife. Thankfully mine are all a bunch of angels, so I don't have many worries... hm, now that I think about it, Risae was difficult with the other two when they've been pregnant before. Things got better when I gave her special attention and some work to do. After she'd given birth to Shizuku things naturally calmed down, and she hasn't been difficult since. I can't say it'll work out the same for you, but that's my experience." You haven't seen Kasato with any children yet, so this meant she and Eisho already had at least one kit that you haven't seen yet.
