377 Girl Talk

"That she is. It must be what happens when you finally do that with the man you love." Claire chimed in.

"Look her face is turning red so we must be spot on." Annelia said as she let out a laugh.

"Now, now, girls, you are all just jealous that Alicia was able to step into the ranks of adulthood before any of you." Rose turned the conversation to the nonexistent love lives of the other three girls. Alicia gave Rose an internal thumbs up and decided she would give her a raise. That was until she heard what Rose said next. "But judging by the way she is walking it must have been an all-nighter. I guess Blake really knows how to hang in there."

"Okay enough! Continue and I will demote you all to counting ants outside the castle." Alicia whose face was bright yelled out. She couldn't take the teasing anymore. But her threat fell on deaf ears as the girls giggled.

"All joking aside, Alicia how does it feel?" Starla's eyes lit up with excitement. She had always wondered what it was like but since no suitor ever came her way she figured it would be a long time before she ever experienced that.

*Cough!* *Cough!* *Cough!* 

Alicia choked on air hearing Starla's question, her ears turned a beat red as invisible smoke poured out of the top of her head. Fidgeting with her fingers her voice turned to a whisper as she said softly: "Good..."

With that answer, seeing how shy Alicia was being, made all the other girls blush from ear to ear as they suddenly felt just as shy. For Alicia, she found that even though she could talk with Blake about these things, she was nowhere near ready being open about it with others.

After a moment of awkward silence, Alicia finally spoke up. "When are you girls going to find your special someone?" 

"Haha… Well.. for girls like us we are not very what you would call marriage material." Rose said scratching her head.

"Why not? Each one of you is very beautiful. I see no reason why you would not have many suitors. Are you not dating because of your obligations to me?" Alicia asked. She was confused. Each of these girls was in no way ugly. If placed on Earth they could easily become idols. She saw no reason why they wouldn't have a suitor or two.

"Well… We seem to intimidate men because we are too strong." Annelia answered. She blushed slightly but at the same time, her eyes showed a hint of sadness.

"I see. Well… What about the cultivators? I am sure they would not reject you because of your strength." Alicia could only think of the cultivators when it came to strong men on Phantasia.

Alicia smiled. It was just like a mixer back on earth. They went on a group date to see if anyone hit it off. Being in a group would make everyone less nervous. It was perfect for men, women, girls, and boys who had no experience with the opposite sex. An idea flashed in Alicia's mind. The cultivators were by no means ugly. Most were very handsome. It was their personalities that were a little off sometimes. "Then, there you go! As Crown Princess, I order you to go out on a group date with these cultivators to see if you like any of them and if you do, make them yours!" 

"Wait, Princess!" And all of a sudden each one of them yelled out Alicia's title, anxiously and shyly. It was only in these times when Alicia used her status that the four girls would all talk in unison like that. Alicia chuckled seeing their cheeks red. She felt very satisfied. It was as if she had gotten revenge for all the times they had teased her in one fell swoop.

"Not to change the subject but where has Loeri been lately?" Starla asked.

"Mmm subject changed or not the order just now still stands and as for Loeri. She has been spending a lot of time with Darktorn. It seems those two had hit it off." Alicia liked Darktorn since he was not prejudiced about other races, never acted high and mighty, and was a very hard worker. On top of that, he was still young. Well, in dragon years that is. Alicia had Loeri run a few errands that would force the two to meet more often allowing them to talk and get to know each other. But lately, Loeri has been going there to visit him on her own without needing Alicia to give her a task. When Alicia asked about it, Loeri's face turned red, and avoided the subject. 

"Oh? Maybe we will be having another wedding soon then!" Annelia joked.

"I actually hope they do hit it off that well. Loeri is my sister and my first true friend when I came to this world. Although Loeri is bound to me by a contract, none of that matters. To me she is family, and her happiness is important to me. Plus Darktorn is a very good guy. I hope they will end up happy together." Alicia said as she smiled brightly. "We are here."

Alicia and her group finally arrived at the land that she would be ruling. There were already quite a few wagons with cargo and other essential items parked in a line. Standing just next to these wagons were two familiar figures. "Mom, Dad!?"

"We decided we would come and help you build your new city."

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