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    Hero, Don't Kill The Demon King! Chapter 1: Lives Not Yet Thrown Away

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    Based on her sister's reaction to even herself, Thessy really was too far gone for her to do anything but try to protect her through her rage. Though, with her slaying the last of the enemies where would that rage be directed...? Thankfully that wasn't an answer that she'd be finding out today, Seilan had made sure of that. It was somewhat... commendable that he approached her raging sister, but she wasn't going to utter any compliments, even if she already owed him for healing her wings.

    "Hess dammit Thessy, stop introducing yourself by swinging that damn spear at me! Once was more than enough, you know!?" Xalrei huffed as she walked off, eager to get tback to the fight now that her sister was safe.

    Xalrei to 20,10

    Hero, Don't Kill The Demon King! Chapter 1: Lives Not Yet Thrown Away

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    "Get away from my sister, you bastard!" Xalrei roared seeing Thesephine in mortal peril, charging the mage casting light magic with nary a thought about how secret her identity should be. The human was already injured, a single stab should've been enough, or so her fury told her. What had meant to be a fatal stabbing in the man's abdomen had instead left her open to attack, unable to interfere with or otherwise dodge the shine spell cast in her face. Snarling as she reeled from searing pain of the magic on her skin, her grip tightened on Requiem as she tore it back only to drive it into the mage's heart.

    "Are you okay, Thessy!?"

    Xalrei: 19, 6 Requiem to Holy Guard 5

    Sollowy wanted nothing more than to rush to Thesephine side and tend to her injuries, but the menace the draco knights provided was enough to momentarily capture her attention. Flying forth, spell on her fingers, the Gathlain didn't hesitate to unleash the taboo magic against the drake and it's rider. Had they chosen more wisely in life, she wouldn't have been forced to use the spell against them.

    Sollowy: 22, 9 Seraphim on Draco Rider 4

    Hero, Don't Kill The Demon King! Chapter 1: Lives Not Yet Thrown Away

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    Xalrei growled as every enemy made to pile onto Bladen, shouting out a angry "Pick on someone your own size you overgrown carcasses!" which was quickly regretted once they aimed their magic at her. The entrance was too packed to avoid them both, fire searing her scales for the umpteenth this misadventure. A thump over in Bladen's direction made her think he'd actually got one, but instead it was him on the ground! Without really thinking, she snarled and lobbed her javelins at the closest enemy, everyone was to tightly packed for her to break through and use Requiem.

    Xalrei throws her javelins at Zombie Mage #1.
     

    Hero, Don't Kill The Demon King! Chapter 1: Lives Not Yet Thrown Away

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    "Wh--" Xalrei nearly tripped on her feet, head snapping back to look at Coteon's princess. "Why am I included in that group!?" She shouted back, huffing quietly to herself as she got out of range of anymore callouts. "One conversation and she thinks she can just say whatever she wants..."

    "Sh-Shut up!" Xalrei turned bright red for a moment from the cat's teasing, ironically putting both Marina and Agni in between her as she hurried along.

    Xalrei to 19,10

    "Be careful Thessy! Come back safe!" Sollowy shouted after Thesephine as the Demon King flew off. A strong part of her had wanted to speak up and offer to tag along with her, but she knew that, as she was now, she'd just be a burden on her lover in a fight. The battle with the Oni had told her as much, even if they'd sparred a little on their journey to Tepel. She sighed then shook her head, an usually resolute look on her face. I have to get stronger, so I can stand side by side with her when the time comes. Resolved, the fairy floated forward into battle.

    Sollowy to 21,8

    Hero, Don't Kill The Demon King! Chapter 1: Lives Not Yet Thrown Away

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    Fight Club

    Amera clicked her tongue. She was doing this out of the goodness of her own heart, but it still felt just a bit bad.

    It's my own fault for getting so jealous... But how could I not, when I haven't seen her for decades, and now I have to train one of the girls she slept with on the way here!? Ugh... I can't blame Nessraya, she's just eating to live, and I shouldn't blame Xalrei... Doesn't mean it's easy. With a grumble and a huff, Amera strapped some training leathers to her hands and got ready to do her best in teaching Xalrei how to throw a punch without throwing herself.

    Speaking of, there was the dragon now... With Nessraya in tow? "Here to make sure I don't beat her up too hard?" Amera joked to deal with the surprise, looking the girl over. "Alright... If we're going to do this, I need you to show me your best stance. Fist fighting isn't just about knowing how to punch."

    "Well. I figured that I'm the cause of tension here, after all. Besides, if one of you does go too hard, who better than me to nurse you back to health, hmm?" Nessraya replied, floating up against the wall and resting her back against it, waiting for the pair to start their sparring session. It also didn't hurt that two attractive, athletic young women were about to work up a sweat, inadvertently for her entertainment, but that bit didn't really require mention.

    Nessraya had agreed to come along, or rather, she had invited herself along and Xalrei wasn't going to tell her no. From what she'd seen of the cat at the forge, the young dragon wasn't entirely convinced Amera wouldn't just use her as a convenient punching bag. Nessraya's presence would hopefully discourage that sort of outcome. That way, at least, she could learn something from the bruises she was going to get.

    Amera's joke was met with a slightly nervous silence from Xalrei as she looked to Nessraya to answer the question for her, not comfortable nor confident enough to risk ticking off her instructor. Nessraya replied, then moved to the side, leaving Xalrei to stare down Amera. "Right... I know that much, at least." Slowly, Xalrei took a wide, low stance, her back straight up as she faced Amera. Taiyute had showed it to her one night during their trip, hopefully she hadn't butchered it too poorly.

    Fine... I suppose that's fine." Amera couldn't doubt what Nessraya was saying, not going further than that to address it. "Promise I won't hit her that hard."

    "Ohhh... So you do know something of what you're doing." Amera was impressed that the dragon had any idea of how to fistfight, her stance wasn't all that bad. Amera took a moment to inspect things, gently poking at her back to straighten it out a bit more, lowering her arm a little bit. "Alright. Take a swing at me."

    Amera stanced up across from her, back straight, hands up, knees bent. She wouldn't throw a hit back, but she needed to know how well Xalrei knew how to throw a punch beyond just throwing herself.

    "I had someone show me the basics like a week ago. It's not like I saw your gauntlets and suddenly wanted to learn how to fistfight..." Xalrei let out a tiny huff as Amera approached her, unsure how to feel about the beastwoman's apparent surprise. Though she did correct her stance without any complaint; it wouldn't do to be stubborn when Amera was the teacher here.

    "Well, if you want me to..." Though it was a little rude of her, Xalrei had been expecting Amera to be the one to throw the first punch. After waiting for Amera to stance up Xalrei threw a punch at the cat, turning her back in line with her fist as she punched towards Amera's raised hands; however, there was a slight delay between the two actions, making her punch jerk off course.

    "Ooh--" Amera was surprised that Xalrei had form enough to throw a seemingly proper punch... But it fell apart as she swung and swerved right past Amera, losing that good footing. "Mmm... Keep trying. Keep swinging until you hit me, or you fall over, Xalrei... And watch your feet. Having clawed feet like that might honestly make this more difficult... Come on, come on~" Hands up, Amera goaded the girl by motioning for her to come towards her.

    Xalrei let out a tiny sigh as she stood back up straight so she could drop back into her stance, mindful of Amera's corrections off course. "It's not going to take me that long to throw a good punch... It's just that I've never really practiced before now." Excuses aside, Xalrei took a centering deep breathe. If she was gonna actually hit Amera she needed to focus. Xalrei's next attempt came without much warning save the start up of her punch. There was no error in her timing this go around, her fist barreling straight towards Amera.

    "Excuses will get you nowhere-- Whoa~" Her punch was a lot better this time, good news for Amera. She sidestepped it all the same, but it meant Xalrei was a good listener. "Hey, alright~ Maybe you aren't just some cocky kid who thinks throwing hands makes them look cool... Mmm, keep swinging, okay? I wanna see how well you do with flurries. I'll block if I have to." Hands up, hopping lightly in place, Amera stopped and steadied herself, smiling behind her guard. "Just don't get tired on me, dragon girl~"

    "Don't count me out just because you think I'm a kid." Xalrei wasn't going to complain about not being the one acting as a stand-in punching bag. She had plenty of frustrations from earlier today she needed to work out, anyway. Like before, she gave no warning before she started swinging at Amera, her fists flurrying as she tried to land a solid hit around her guard...
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    Xalrei swung one final time at the mobile cat, her final punch more telegraphed than any of her previous ones. Panting and sweaty, Xalrei huffed as she stared at Amera. Most of her punches had been outright dodged by the nimble beastwoman, Xalrei only managing a few hits on her instructor. And even then not a single one of them had been a clean hit, Amera had managed to block every single hit. Was this what it felt like to be overwhelmed by experience? "Hahh, hah... I, I got close, at least..." 

    "Yeah, you did." Amera was surprised that Xalrei had lasted this long. A few times, the urge to give her a swing back and teach her what a counter felt like would surface in her mind, but she managed to keep it to simply guarding and dodging Xalrei's swings. "Still, you hit my guard plenty, and I was keeping on guard the whole time... I didn't give you any openings, so it's not like you wouldn't have found any if this was a serious fight. So..." Amera took a step back and let her hands down, smiling at Xalrei.

    "I guess you've done enough to convince me that a weapon for those fists isn't a bad idea. Just be careful, yeah?" She turned away from the tired dragon and fished into a nearby box, pulling out a pair of brass knuckles. "Getting in close with your fists is a lot more dangerous than using a weapon. A weapon gives you reach. It gives you that weapon's length in coverage against the enemy's weapons... It does have its pros, though." Holding the pair out to Xalrei, she smirked.

    "You can punch a lot faster than you can swing a sword... And you've got two hands. Always dual wielding. A good one-two to someone's gut or face, with things like this in your hands... If it doesn't kill them, it'll knock them right out. You can finish the job after that." Hopefully Xalrei understood the merits to hand-to-hand combat. There were plenty of reasons to invest, but plenty for the dragon to stick to her spears.

    "We can... Train again, if you want. You throw some good punches... Just know that I'll be swinging back next time, okay? You probably won't run into many fist fighters in Ithraxl's little army, so you won't have to worry... But you'll have to learn how to throw a punch and get ready to guard against a counter sooner or later. Sound good?"

    "Well would you look at that, I didn't even need to intervene~ Not that coming here didn't have it's benefits~" Nessraya noted, her tail swinging about from side to side as she watched Amera defend Xalrei's practice swings. She couldn't really make out the nuances of something like hand to hand, but even she could tell that the dragonewt was starting to hit her stride.

    But it's not like you wouldn't have floored me if this was serious fight... Xalrei kept her counter to Amera's praise to herself as she tried to cool down, repeatedly tugging her tabard open for the slight breeze it gave her. It'd been awhile since she'd exerted herself outside of combat; the feeling itself wasn't entirely unpleasant even if she was definitely going to take a bath as soon as she got back to the inn. 

    "I know that fist fighting comes with a lot of risks, the Salerra Officers' Academy won't even teach it since it's predominantly an academy for dragons. Stupid rules about 'protecting out precious students'..." Xalrei huffed as she accepted the knuckles, slipping them into a pouch on her belt. "Just cause we take a hundred years to fully mature they treat us like we'll explode if we learn something remotely dangerous."

    "Mhm. I think, I'd like that. I, still only understand the absolute basics... I'll need to learn more if I want to really improve... Just, don't beat me into a pulp please." A fairly simple request, but not one she was sure Amera would pay any mind to. She was probably only being nice since Nessraya was here...

    Speaking of, that reminded the dragon of something important she'd wanted to talk to the succubus about. No time like the present to do it. Suddenly feeling awkward, a little embarrassed, but mostly guilty, Xalrei approached the woman. "Nessraya, can I talk to you about something? It's kinda, important, I guess..." 

    "No promises~" Amera scoffed at Xalrei's request, shaking her head a bit. The girl was... Alright. Alright until she asked to speak to Nessraya. Probably alone... The cat wagged her tail and grumbled a bit, sneaking over to the dragon, before peaking her head over Xalrei's shoulder. "Whacha... Gonna talk about. Xalllllrei~?"

    "To me? That's fine, I've nowhere else to be at the moment." Nessraya answered, though based on the expression Xalrei was wearing, it seemed unlikely that Amera's prodding would be appreciated by the dragonewt. She hadn't had to break them up during their spar, hopefully not now...

    Xalrei... Didn't actually mind Amera poking her head into her business, even if having an audience to what she was going to say embarrassed her a bit more than she already was. "I... I just learned today, that someone... Precious to me, is actually still alive. Um..." Perhaps that would be enough for the succubus? No, not with how wishy-washy she was sounding...

    "Wh, What I'm trying to say is, as much as I'm grateful to you for letting me sleep peacefully and, other things... I, I'd like it if we could, just be friends? Without a physical relationship." A breath she didn't know she'd been holding in escaped her lips, posture slouching a bit. "It shouldn't be a problem, right? Amera's here now..." 

    "Oh, hey! Isn't that great? Glad for you! Never had that sorta thing happen to me but it must be some sorta weight offa your heart, huh?" Amera smiled and patted Xalrei on the back, walking away with a smile. "Hope she's ready for your warm return when we're all done here, yeah?"

    "Why would that be a problem, Xalrei? What sort of brute would I be, not to accept your decision?" Nessraya replied, reaching out and giving the dragonewt an affirmative pat on the head.

    "I am glad to hear that they are safe. As Amera said, I am sure it's a weight lifted. And if you ever feel yourself plagued by nightmares again, well... don't be afraid to reach out. It isn't as though I can't still assist with that sort of thing without the added frills... unless you are apprehensive sharing a bed, even if nothing happens I suppose~"

    "I, dunno... I guess I just, worked myself up over nothing. Thank you for being so understanding..." Xalrei felt silly to have been so worried about it after hearing Nessraya's response, managing a slight smile back at Nessraya. "And, thank you, for the offer I'll... Definitely consider it, if it becomes a problem again."

    "Now that that's out of the way! Go get some rest. You worked yourself up good... So did I, dodging you. Cat needs a bath, even if she hates it~" Amera sighed and shivered a bit, shaking out some of her body's hangups. "Mmmm... Warm bath, actually sounds kinda good, right now..." She couldn't help herself, glancing at Nessraya, wondering if she'd say anything or if she'd have to ask for it.

    "Honestly, I'm almost hurt you would think as such of me... but it's fine." Nessraya teased with a grin, before catching Amera's glances, her smile widening.

    "Speaking of getting worked up, I must say that watching you two work up a sweat has me feeling in a mood~ I know what you're suggesting, Amera... I hope you're ready~"

    Well, that was her que to leave if there was any; she had no intention of playing the part of the third wheel. She'd have to use a different bath, too. A small sigh at the inconvenience left the dragon as she let Amera and Nessraya alone. Maybe if she was quick she could get a better bathing spot before they arrived...

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    Xalrei and, her name's Sollowy right? flanked Thesephine as soon as she'd set down the table, the dragon on her left and the fairy on her right. She wondered, to herself, if it was okay to be taking such an important looking spot, but, Thesephine hadn't let go of her at all as they'd been exiting the fort. Odds were more than a few people had already seen that; additionally, Laselia wasn't stopping this, so it was probably fine.

    Xalrei turned to look at the voice that had come from behind, claw reaching for Requiem once she saw just who it was. Why was the fake Hero up already, why was that mage helping her along? Even as she collapsed against the table and said her piece to Ayane, Xalrei opened her mouth to snarl at her, but was cut off by Thesephine speaking up. She wouldn't defy her sister in front of everyone, at least not until the fake Hero told them what they wanted to hear...


    Sollowy sighed as this Ariana pushed herself to even be here, surely fighting through incredible pain just to offer her life for that Oni to take. Sollowy still wasn't sure what to make of the fact that there were actually two Oni already in the group; after her and Thesephine's fight against Oni the Great Tree she had assumed all of them were loyal to this 'Ouka'. Asami hadn't made it sound like they should be trusted that much, either...

    Watching as Thessy unfurled the map on the table, she waited for everyone else to gather, shooting Tundyssa a reassuring smile. The girl seemed on edge, almost unsure of if it was okay for her to be by Thesephine's side. Hopefully she'd grow accustomed to being there, Thessy was rather clingy...

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    As Nessraya went about with fixing --if you could call something so destructive and suffering inducing as such-- the fake Hero, Xalrei's attention had been captured by a particular line out of Coteon's princess' mouth. Magic that could repair limbs, fix serious injuries... Magic that could heal Nala. Perhaps the humans from Coteon weren't absolutely useless. Xalrei made a mental note to interrogate Tenebria later. The trick would be getting passed Agni and Marina to 'talk' to her alone, but, if Thesephine was serious about putting her to work Xalrei figured there'd be enough time to corner the princess at her convenience.

    Though, the plans she'd started to form were quickly put on hold as Thesephine began to talk about her... Their father. Xalrei's ears perked up as she pushed off the wall to stand straight up and watch her sister. She didn't really understand the talk about chimeras until it was dumbed down a bit at the request of Amera, but, given how her sister was talking about them and their father's research, Xalrei realized she would have preferred to remain oblivious to this particular bit of information. She didn't know much about her biological father, but she would have preferred for her mental image of him to remain untarnished.

    As Thesephine began to leave Xalrei followed after her, making sure to keep pace with the agitated medusa. Looking down at her, the dragon was hit with a sudden bundle of nerves, awkwardly walking along with the Demon King and the fairy accompanying her without saying anything. "I, er, Demon King..." finally, she managed to say. "No, Thesephine, I... Can I talk with you alone? It, it's important." Though trying to keep calm and keep her expressions in check, the was no mistaking the pleading look in her eyes.

    So that was why... The previous king had delved into places he shouldn't have all in an effort to keep his country and family safe. Or, at least, Sollowy hoped that had been Thesephine's father's intentions; from what the medusa had shared with Sollowy about her parents, her father had sounded like an upstanding man. A small part of her wondered that if his research had seen completion if it would've been enough to turn the tide, enough to keep him and Thessy's mother alive and with their daughter...

    She shook her head, such thoughts shouldn't be entertained. There was no fixing the past, no fixing the pain that Thessy had been forced to live though. Coteon would've probably used it as an excuse to further attack Vaia, Goddess knew they were experts at making excuses like that already. Who do they think they are, occupying Hwein...? Sollowy was shaken from her thoughts as Thessy started to drag her away, clearly agitated. "S, Sorry for making you explain all that, Thessy. I know that's probably not something you would've wanted made public."

    As she was dragged out of the room, Sollowy was immediately aware of the dragon following along side them. She had been silent near the entire time, why was she suddenly walking with them? She hadn't missed her attention being focused on Thessy almost all the time, but she'd been willing to let it slide if nothing came of it. But now here she was, asking to be left alone with her... What was her endgame? "If you need to talk to her that bad, it shouldn't matter if I'm with her." She said with a huff, her hand not being held by Thesephine placed on her hip.

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    Sollowy knew this needed to be done. This girl wouldn't ever be free from the Church's grasp otherwise, but... Is this really all that can be done? As Nessraya began the procedure, Sollowy tried to watch, to bear witness to this girl's pain. She couldn't handle it, turning her attention to Thesephine instead. The Demon King's pained expression was of small comfort as Sollowy tried to block out the noises coming from the cell; Thesephine may have ordered it done, but she was taking no joy in the act being committed. No one here was. Sollowy took the medusa's claw in her hand, entwining their fingers. She just, needed something to hold onto, right now.

    Once it was finally over Sollowy allowed herself to face the cell again, Ariana's near broken form lying in the cell. It hurt to see it. To be able to do nothing about it. As confident as she was in her healing, magic of that sort would have no effect. Maybe it didn't feel as bad for the others, Ariana had been an enemy to them not an hour ago, but as someone who hadn't directly been one of her targets all she felt was pity for the girl. At least someone seemed to care, the Hero, of all people, coming over and caring for the girl.

    "Are you doing okay, Thessy?" Sollowy could only hope what had transpired wouldn't linger with her girlfriend. Though, with how much she seemed to know about all this, maybe it was too late for that. "And, um, how do you know so much about this? I haven't heard of chimeras existing until today, but you aren't surprised at all. You sound almost like an expert."

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    "Guh!?" Xalrei had been holding Tenna loosely, certain the girl had worn herself out from her panic and tears. Apparently not. She stumbled back and dropped the girl at her unexpected assault, needing to flap her wings once or twice to keep herself from falling on her rear. Well, that ruined that opportunity to get under the humans' skin. Some other time then...

    Xalrei, for her role in capturing Tenebria, had been dragged along with the group dealing with their other captured human. It was nice to know that the group had handled Ariana without her, even if the young dragon had been looking forward to wiping the smug smirk off the fake Hero's face herself. At least she was dealt with. More importantly, Thesephine, the Demon King, her sister, was here. How or why she didn't know, just that some advance notice from anyone would have been appreciated. Somehow, she had to get her alone without revealing to everyone present who she was. Seeing as she was currently a nobody to her, Xalrei wasn't quite sure how that was going to work out. 

    Even as the situation with Ariana progressed Xalrei's attention was almost entirely on her long lost sibling, breaking only to start moving to intercept the fake Hero, then glare at her when her very short-lived escape plan failed. She didn't really get the talk about her leylines being messed up; she herself wasn't suited to more external uses of magic and she, admittedly, hadn't paid much attention during her magic lessons. All she really got out of it was that there was yet another reason to be pissed at the Church if Nessraya's reaction was anything to go off. A small huff escaped her, Xalrei crossing her arms as a scowl settled onto her face. "Damn Coteon... They sure know how to take things too far, even when it's another 'human' they're doing it to." 

    Today was turning into a whole mess of surprises. First being teleported into the tail-end of a battle, then dealing with Nessraya, and now there was some artificial half- human half-monster with her leylines completely violated by, presumably, Coteon's Church... Right, Coteon's princess was somehow here too. Sollowy cast a pitying look towards the captive in the cell. "The lengths Coteon will go to for their goals is terrifying... Do they just not care?" Though she was no expert like Nessraya, Sollowy had enough of an understanding of leylines to be just as appalled by the reveal.

    A glance towards Tenebria betrayed the question on her mind. Does she know anything? Could she be complicit in creating this Ariana? Is the fear because she knows she's done wrong? However, Sollowy held her tongue. The princess was even more tightlipped than the knight. As much as Sollowy didn't like their roundabout way of relying on the Hero to coax answers out of Tenebria, they really didn't have any other choice. Of small comfort in this mess was how she didn't feel entirely out of place surrounded by Vaia's leadership. These problems were hers just as much as they were Thessy's and, as much of a headache this was, it felt good to be invested.

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    It didn't take an expert to see the tension between both of the other women, nor one to tell how upset Nessraya was as she turned to leave. Catching Thesephine as she slumped against her, Sollowy began to tenderly pet the medusa's hair. "I can't say I know how your relationship was before I came into the picture, Thessy, but..." The gathlain sighed, pulling Thesephine into a hug proper. "Don't be so quick to give up on her, okay? I'd hate for you burn such a longstanding bridge for my sake. Sit down and talk with her, when there's proper time for the both of you to say what you need to say. Okay?"

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    Were it not for the fact that they were mid flight Xalrei would've growled out more accusations at Tenna for her attempts to defend her country's soldiers. Instead she loosened her grip just enough to give the girl the sensation that she falling for the briefest of seconds. It didn't take them long to reach the fort at all, flight proving to be much faster than they could've possibly traveled on foot. Touching down near the fort, Xalrei looked around for someone to hand off their captured princess to. There seemed to be a group near the fort, Nessraya and-- Xalrei nearly dropped Tenna straight on the ground when she saw who Nessraya was with. Why was her sister suddenly here!? Was now a good time to talk to her? It's not like she'd know who she was...

    It was, probably for the best to not meet her sister right now. Not before she could off load Tenna, the dragon concluded. It wasn't hard to find the group that had formed around Marina: Agni, of course, was there as well, as well as someone she didn't remember meeting. Looked like another human... Whatever, Tenna was supposed to be the human's problem, so Xalrei was going to make sure she was!

    Approaching Agni, Xalrei was tempted to just dump Tenna onto the young nobleman and see how fast he could react to catch his princess. In light of not actually damaging the terrified girl, Xalrei elected to not actually go through with that. "I got something that belongs to you, Agni." Still, though, she couldn't resist being the slightest bit antagonistic towards him, angling Tenna down in her arms so he could clearly see her face. "How much is she worth to you?"

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    "As long as you're sure you'll be okay..." Xalrei didn't necessarily like the thought of Bladen pushing himself when he was already injured; though, if he comfortable enough to make jokes about it, he'd probably be fine. "Let's try it then. If you go down I'm sure the Princess here would love to heal you, since she apparently can't ignore that." Xalrei blew some air up at her hair, not sure how much she believed of what Tenna said. They'd find out soon enough if Bladen couldn't stay in the air...

    "Yeah," Xalrei started, chiming in after Bladen, "as far as most of our group is concerned, you humans are the real monsters. I'm sure you saw it on you way in, what your soldier did to whatever was in their way..." Xalrei was already growling again, her claws gripping tight on the poor girls side and thighs. She stopped herself before saying anymore, or anything about Marina for that matter, that forced calm returning. "C'mon Bladen, let's get going already." Saying that she leapt into the air, wings flapping in overdrive to keep her airborne with all the extra weight she was carrying.

    Sollowy quickly picked up on Thesephine's distress, looking over to spot the incoming succubus. They'd ended on neutral terms back in the forest but Sollowy got the impression this encounter wouldn't end amicably; in Nessraya's eyes she would likely be seen as a thief who'd slipped in and stolen her bride-to-be. "I'll try my best to not start one, but if she goes too far I won't make any promises..." It was one thing to say something, another to hold to it with something happening right in front of her eyes. 

    The hug and hair petting was fine, simple affection like that wouldn't get under Sollowy's skin. As Nessraya touched upon the medusa's wing Sollowy did however feel a slight spike of possessiveness, but Thessy was quick to push her off so there was no need to act on it. A soft blush spread across her face from Thesephine's introduction, Sollowy herself surprised by how happy those words made her feel. She wanted to take her girlfriends hand it give it a squeeze after that, but that felt like it would only serve to aggravate Nessraya when that wasn't her intention. Instead she settled on floating directly adjacent to the tiny Demon King.

    "Yes, somehow there was enough time for our feelings to blossom. I, It's not as though either of us meant you any ill will it's..." a glance over at Thesephine, Sollowy unable to contain her fond smile, "just, how things happened." She wasn't about to tell Nessraya to not be upset or hurt; words like that from herself would likely only make her feel worse.

    Hero, Don't Kill The Demon King! Chapter 1: Lives Not Yet Thrown Away

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    "It's not about what I said to her." Xalrei huffed as she closed the distance between her and Bladen, giving her friend a chance to see just who she was carrying. "You'd have to ask her. Why Coteon's Princess is here is beyond me, too, but at least she's so scared she can't even properly fight back. If she could, I'd still be back in that house..." A low growl escaped her as she made a point to glare down at Tenna a little, even as the captured girl started to cry. She might've felt worse about it if Tenna hadn't been the one to open with violence, even if the attempt itself had failed, but that wasn't how things had gone down.

    "C'mon, let's get back to the fort before someone comes to pick her up. You're pretty hurt, too. She healed me earlier for some reason, but I don't think she'd extend the same courtesy to you even if she could. Can you fly? I see you flare your wings out all the time, but never for sustained flight. If not, we can just hurry back on foot." Xalrei readjusted her claws on Tenna, making sure she had a solid grip on the girl. If they were going to fly, she needed to make sure she wasn't going to drop her passenger.

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