Veirya sat in the bathtub and scrubbed her knee with a sponge. She asked me, who was behind her, "What must be done to get Leah to call me Mama?"
I picked up a towel then lingered. I smiled helplessly, "Some things can't be forced. How shall I put it? While your relationship with Leah has become a lot more harmonious, it's going to take a long time to get Leah to call you Mama."
"I'm a better Mama… than that woman."
Veirya's remark came out of left field. I chuckled. I could figure out what she was thinking. She was jealous of Angelina. She wanted to prove that she was superior to Angelina in all aspects, so she wanted to be Leah's mother. I don't know who caused her to wake up one day and have an interest in being a mother. She seemed to persist with it after Leah called her 'Mama' once last time.
"Teach me. What to do."
Veirya turned her head around, causing her boobs to sway, thereby splashing her warm bath water on my face. I instinctively licked it off my face… then realised how damn creepy that was… Veirya didn't mind it, however. She then turned her body around, as well, and rested her breasts on the edge of the tub. She looked at me and seriously said, "Teach me. What to do. Why. Does she call you Papa, but call me Mama? What must I do to convince her to call me Mama?"
"Well, initially, it was because I took care of Leah, leading to her feeling warmth and hope. Hence, she called me Papa from then. Additionally, you threw her into the tent back then, so she's always resented you. That's why she's unwilling to call you Mama… In addition, she seems to have some wilfulness mixed in there. Come to think of it, I don't really understand how young girls think. Leah is a good girl, though. If you take care of her and keep her company, she'll come to understand you.
"Take care of her… Keep her company?"
Veirya pondered to herself for a short moment, and then added, "So I should sleep with her at night? I don't sleep at night, but I can stay next to her and watch her."
"Don't do that. If you watch her, she won't get any sleep all night."
I resolutely cut her incredibly dangerous idea… There's absolutely no way she can sleep together with Leah. If the two of them sleep together at night, something is bound to happen. Leah also becomes a full succubus at night. When she does transform, she won't be the kid that Veirya speaks of, but a demon through and through, not to mention that she's the Demon King's daughter.
Veirya looked at me with a very serious look, "Then, what other chances do I have?"
Indeed, she doesn't have many opportunities. After all, Leah basically follows me around all the time during the day. I keep my eyes on Leah wherever we go to avoid her identity being exposed. However, if I don't give Veirya an opportunity and she ends up coming up with some crooked idea to sneak in at night, we'll have a problem.
After some deliberation, I replied, "I'm usually the one who takes Leah out daily. You can take over now. Spring is here, while the chapel and the two from the company have come to the town, as well. If possible, I want to spend more time keeping an eye on things over there, so I'll entrust Leah to you."
I initially wanted to add, "Be careful with letting her change in front of outsiders," but then on second thought, if I told her that now, it'd be the equivalent of telling Veirya about Leah's body. Veirya will then inspect Leah's body, herself, and then we'll have a problem, so I decided it was best not to mention it.
'I don't think there'd be a reason to strip just to go out and buy some stuff, right? I don't think I need to mention it.'
Veirya looked at me and nodded, "All right."
Veirya then stood up from the water. I listlessly looked at the droplets of water slowly course down her perfect body. Veirya held her hair together. Her long silver hair swung in an arc as a faint silver light. Her buttocks were perfect. Her leg muscles didn't appear creepy; rather, they made her long slender legs look firmer. The water ran down along her silver hair and dripped down, drop by drop. The water droplets made her body appear very enchanting underneath the moonlight. Veirya had no excess fat on her stomach; instead, she had the Adonis belt that countless women dreamt of, which further emphasised her proud breasts underneath the quiet moonlight. She tied her hair, thereby generously revealing her entire body to me. I had seen her body many times already, but I could really feel myself slipping…
Immediately after, she turned around and picked up the towel. The maid then knocked on the door and entered. Veirya's reaction was extremely swift. She picked up her long sword from the side, drew it and immediately threw it. The sword stabbed the door and firmly rooted itself in it. However, the maid lived up to her rank as a Gold-ranked adventurer. The look in her eyes didn't change once. Instead, she pulled the sword out and apologised, "Sorry for disturbing you, Lord Veirya."
"Don't come near me when I'm bathing." Veirya gave a simple response. She wiped her body in front of me then continued, "He brings me. My clothes."
"Understood."
The maid gave a small nod, and then placed the clothes down. I looked at Veirya. I was slightly surprised. I asked, "So, you don't allow others to approach you when you're bathing?"
"No armour. It's dangerous."
Veirya's response was very simple. I looked at her as if I was fantasising.
'Could it be that Veirya lets me help her bath, because she likes me? Then… will there be a day… where after Veirya has a bath… with her body carrying a seductive fragrance… under the moonlight… with me…'
"You can't fight. It's very safe."
Veirya picked up her clothes and answered me in a very calm tone.
'Okay, I expected as much. I won't need to tease myself every day, too. Veirya is most likely ignorant about male and female relationships, so I don't need to think about these unrealistic scenarios again.'
Veirya went to sit at the dinner table after her bath. I placed down a blended drink. This is a very simple drink. All I did was fry some cereal, dry it, and then throw it in water. It tastes decent. Veirya nodded. She maintained her sitting posture. She placed her sword where she could pick it up right away. I never knew why she rested this way at night. Perhaps it was a habit she adopted from her military days.
I tossed a few bits of firewood into the fire to increase the intensity. Originally, I had no idea how to start a fire. I learnt how to from the maid.
I told the maid about the schedule for tomorrow, and then headed upstairs to my room. Leah was curled up on the bed softly snoring. I gently got into bed and caressed her face before pulling her into my embrace.
The moon outside wasn't so cold anymore. There's no hope left for this city. Merchants have come here to sell goods. The townsfolk have their own lives to live, while I have a fight with the chapel and merchant. Honestly speaking, I'm very emotionally aroused right now. I really want to know what exactly this group is after.