Chapter 21 Compensation

Lady Katarina led me to the room where Senna, Trina, and Eliza were waiting. Once I got inside the room, Katarina asked Senna and Trina to wait outside, and she left the room as well.

"So, umm, about Lady Katarina…." Eliza said, trailing off and looking out the window.

"Turns out she just had a hard-headed pupil that needed someone to sit her down and give her a rough talking to like I did, hmmm?" I asked as I walked over to sit down beside her on the couch.

"Yes, I am sorry for blaming her for my outbursts. Being around you has made me see what kind of a fool I have been acting, and I want to do better," Eliza said, turning to me.

"That is what I like to hear! Don't worry, I am not mad at you because you understand your mistakes. I would also like for you to meet someone," I said, and then a cloud of blue smoke puffed beside me.

? "Pleasure to meet you, Eliza. I am Xieus, Galio's Succubus Servant," Xieus said after she appeared, and Eliza gasped.

"Is she really your servant? You were able to bond with her?!" Eliza asked with surprise as she jumped up to look over Xieus.

"Yes, I found her in a gem from that big undead monster, and she gave up her immortality to walk by my side," I said, and Xieus smiled at me.

"I wish that I could stay longer, but I need to recharge now that I have a body again," Xieus said and then disappeared in a cloud of blue smoke.

"Wow, she is even prettier than I imagined! You are really something to have a creature like her bonded to you!" Eliza said, coming over to sit on my lap and leaning into my chest.

There was a knock at the door, and I called for everyone to come back in.

Once everyone was seated, I turned to the maid, Trina.

"My name is Galio, and I come from the village. They told me that you had been taken, but now I am hearing that you are enjoying your time here? Is this true?" I asked, and Trina nodded with a smile.

"Yes! I was scared at first, but Lady Katarina has been very nice to me, and I even get paid! I have never been able to buy dresses before this, so it has been a really nice change!" Trina explained with excitement that I could tell it wasn't faked.

"Good, I will let everyone know, but you should go visit from time to time," I recommended, and Trina nodded.

"Thank you, and I will do that!" Trina agreed.

[1 Karma Point Acquired! ? Points till next skill.]

There we go! All's well that ends well.

"Great! Now that everything is sorted, do you think that we could send a runner out with a message to retrieve the Gaurdswomen? I also want to let them know what happened and that I will be spending the next few days in the city before coming back?" I asked.

After getting here, there were just too many different things that I wanted to check out. I also had said we would drink with the girls later tonight, and I wanted to get some alone time with Eliza later.

"Yes, I will head out there myself," Senna said and shyly mentioned, "And maybe if Trina wants, she can join me."

"Umm, yes! I would really like that. I am sure it will, umm, be better if I am there with her, right? Make things seem better, right?" Trina replied nervously, and I grinned at Katarina, who was smiling and rolling her eyes.

"Yes, you to girls get going before poor Trina tries to think of the same reason to go again!" Lady Katarina laughed, and both girls jumped up and hurried out of the room like happy school girls.

"I am going to steal Eliza for the rest of the day. She and I are going to go around and look at different places. I was wondering if there was any reward system for killing that big undead, like money or compensation of some sort?" I asked, and Lady Katarina nodded.

"Yes, normally, it is split up between the fighters, but the reward for that monster is fifty gold pieces. I will have it for you when you leave," Lady Katarina explained, and I nodded.

"Thank you, but ten gold is enough for me; divide the rest up with the girls that I stole the monster from," I said, and Eliza looked up at me.

"You really want to give that much away?! You don't even know most of them!" Eliza exclaimed, and I ruffled her hair.

"Are we going to spend more than ten gold today? That sound like a lot of money, isn't it?'' I asked, and Eliza nodded.

"We would have to buy a lot to spend it all, without just wasting it! Even if you bought lots of weapons and armor, you wouldn't be able to carry it all!" Eliza replied, and I nodded.

"I can make more money tomorrow. Not that worried, now let's go! I want to try some of your street foods and look at the clothing, possibly even a tailor. I would also like to see an armorer and all the weaponsmiths you have in the town!" I declared with excitement, but Eliza put her hands over my mouth to shut me up.

"Calm down! It is already lunchtime! You have more than one day to see everything, so relax. You get to work on things when you are excited! You need to let me show you around, and we will get to all the places you want to go in time, I promise. For now, I agree that we should go get something to eat. I am starving!" Eliza told me, and I laughed, giving her a kiss that made her blush and cuddle into my chest.