I needed a moment to get to terms with my new reality. Once I was a little calmer and reconciled with my new situation I left the restaurant. Walking out, to the street Alrune spoke inside of my mind.

  “Vic, real talk!”

  “What’s up?” I mumbled under my breath.

  “How come you have no issue blatantly flirting with me, being close with me, and so on. But keep other women at arms length? Will I be getting the same treatment the moment I get my body back?”

  I could tell her voice was filled with a dangerous mix of emotions, she was being all at once, possessive, worried, caring and even a little scared.

  “No, you will not!” I answered.

  “Why?”

  “It’s hard to explain to you, since I even properly don’t know what the fuck is actually going on. When I am flirting with you it is like coming home from a long shift being welcomed by a wife, safe, warm and something to look forward to the whole day. As it should be. But the moment I even try imagining flirting or being romantically with any other woman it feels like I am putting my neck in the noose. My whole body and soul scream in fear and pain! Weirdest part, the more unhinged and possessive you act, the calmer and safer I feel flirting with you and clearer I can see myself being with you.”

  “That’s….heavy. Don’t take me wrong, I love every word you spoke about me, honestly if I had a body I would be already riding you like a horse, and I would not stop until morning. The issue is that however possessive and wiling am I to overload you with my feelings and ‘appetite’. The fact remains that for me to ever be able to do it, we would first need to close ten dungeons. And that’s the easy part. Then we need find and kill three mythical creatures. I am surprised we don’t need a semen from a fucking unicorn. It could take years, heck even decades and maybe forever to gather all that shit up. The last thing I want, is for you to wait for me to be there. I am not stupid. It’s not healthy to wait for me alone for that long.”

  I could tell that she was purposefully trying to lighten the mood with her choice of words. Not wanting to leave the atmosphere so heavy. Even so, there was an unusual heavy silence in my head, neither Alrune or my thoughts daring to intrude. Finally, Alrune spoke.

  “So let’s go back to basics and form a proper plan. How about something we can both agree on? The moment I get my body, I will lock you up in some basement and keep fucking your brains out until it’s just a mush! Deal?”

  I smiled meekly. “Deal!”

  “Until then I will push all of my unhinged love and possessive bullshit onto you so that we can wait in peace! Deal?”

  This time I chuckled a little. “Deal!”

  “Now with that clear and secure, let’s get to more controversial matters. How about you let me try to help you with your issues. Every time the fear and pain comes, just tell me what you are afraid of and where it hurts. I promise you that I will do everything in my power to make sure those fears will remain unfounded and pain non-existent? I can’t bear watching you live like a monk for decades. I am not worried about your mental needs, I can more than satisfy them multiple times over, but if we want this to work properly, we will need some help for the bodily ones. Deal?”

  This time I wasn’t able to respond so quickly, so after a moment of silence she spoke.

  “I know it’s hard, trust me. But we can do it together. If we are meant to reconstruct my body, we should be able to heal your soul. I will be there every step of the way, supporting you and holding your hand. Just promise me you will try your best to speak with me. Deal, my sweet Vic?”

  It felt like she removed all the constraints for the last sentence and let me feel the full weight of her feelings. It wrapped around me and my soul like a protective armor. I could feel it with every fiber of my being and my soul, and that was not all, there was still more and more. Those feelings had neither end nor start, they were everywhere. Normal person would be suffocating, I on the other hand could not be happier.

  “Deal!”

  “And one more thing, if you ever feel bad wanting to fuck another woman while I am like this, or fear that she catches feelings and you would be forced to break it off once I am in the picture. You can relax. I am a Valkyrie, I have been at more orgies than you can count. Having a girl or two join us while we fuck really isn’t such a big of deal for me, honestly I would not mind that so much. Sucking on tits while I ride your dick would feel so good! Now let’s go take care of that escort gig.”

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  I nodded still in shock from what I just heard. I felt very warm inside, but shocked nonetheless. I still needed to digest everything and so I stepped towards the noble district where the mansion of Baron Quenly, my employer, was. Dragging each step slowly digesting my conversation with Alrune.

  Since the mansion was where it was, I had to pass through two control gates to get there. First was to the academy district and second to noble district. Both checking my permit and papers. Luckily the job came with the invitation to the noble district so I had no issue reaching the mansion.

  The moment I stood in front of the main entrance, a guard stepped up to me.

  “What brings you here, mister?”

  I extended the invitation and missive from the job to the guard, he looked trough it and led me inside to spacious room that looked like it was made to serve evening tea and sweets, complete with a little podium meant for music to accompany the social moments. The Guard called the room ‘The Soiree’. I thought that was a name for a type of party, not a room, but who I am to argue. I was asked to wait there. Soon a man in his late fifties and a woman about my age entered The Soiree.

  The man was dressed in very costly looking clothes, about as pricey as mine, the only difference being his were not enchanted. Mine were costly because of practical reasons, his because he could afford it and he wanted everybody to know that. He was a little overweight, with perfectly trimmed beard and hair.

  The woman with him had high quality but very practical clothes. She looked more like the ‘CEO assistant’ type, rather than the ‘CEO wife’ type.

  Both of them looked me up and down multiple times, before the baron turned towards the woman and they both nodded. Than the woman stepped forward.

  “Greetings, I am Rebecca Hobsley.” The moment she spoke the ‘Hobsley’ a lot of memories appeared in my head, there was a character in the novel that was ‘Hobsley’, specifically a girl named ‘Karoline Hobsley’, she was a daughter of a single mother that worked for a wealthy noble…… “Before anything I would like you to sign a non-disclosure agreement, binding you not to reveal anything about your mission! And don’t worry, you will get paid triple of what was originally offered!”

  As she spoke she waved a paper in front of my face. I nodded and quickly signed, my mind a jumbled mess between processing what we talked with Alrune about and meeting what is most likely a mother of a character from the novel.

  Once the agreement was signed, a baron spoke.

  “The job mentioned that you are meant to escort my daughter, Jasmine to the social gathering but that’s just a phony job. The real request is something else.”

  The moment he finished speaking, the woman started.

  “My daughter, Karoline Hobsley, will be fifteen tomorrow. The issue is that her father is..” Her voice trailed off and she gently nodded her head towards baron. ”Not sure if you know, but baron’s wife had only one daughter, Jasmine. And while Karoline is very gifted in both studies and training, Jasmine is more of a ‘wealth enjoyer’. This stark contrast created tension in the family and Baroness even tried to end my daughter several times, since baron is able to take her in as a legitimate daughter until eighteen. Neither I nor Baron nor Karoline are interested in that, but Lady Baroness does not really trust us. She will be fine the moment she reaches eighteen, since from that point she couldn’t be legitimized.“

  At this time the baron picked up the talking while the woman stayed silent.

  “Due to this we moved her to hiding. But she needs to visit a chapel to get a tether, as you surely know. But to do that, she needs to leave her hiding spot. And I don’t want to bring more attention to this than necessary. So I can’t do anything flashy like hiring a top tier bounty hunter, or to hire a bunch of bodyguards or send my guards, since that would let my wife know where Karoline is. So we asked for the best low tier, ‘black horse’ guild has to offer.”

  The baron became silent and the woman picked up again.

  “That’s where your job starts. I submitted the job on behalf of the baron and I will be the one paying you. So that the baroness, won’t pick up on it. I do this all the time, for her, this is just you running a random errand. Hiring low tier bounty hunters as couriers and gophers under the guise of escorting somebody from family, is normally much cheaper and reliable than hiring actual couriers. I am even allowed to use baron’s name when necessary so nobody will find it weird that I submitted the task. Before I start explaining the details of your job, do you understand everything so far?”

  I nodded. “Yes, everything is clear.”

  “Perfect, now to your real job. You are to pick up Karoline at her hiding place” She pointed to a spot on the city map hanged on the wall. “Get her to the chapel.” She pointed to different point on the map. “Make sure she awakens and then you need to get her to the drop off point.” She pointed to the third point on the map. “Once she is safely delivered to there, and she personally tells you that you are free to go. You will go here!” She pointed to the forth point on the map. “There you will deliver a fake letter and the person that will accept it will sign your missive. From there you will just return to the guild and enjoy the pay, with the ‘good job’ bonus. Are we all clear?”

  I nodded.

  “Here is the letter. You will need to be at her hiding spot at seven in the morning. You need to be in church’s back entrance latest at seven thirty. So that she can awaken before it opens to public at eight. There is no time limit for the drop off point but sooner she is there, the better.”

  I nodded once again, still processing the situation I was in. This exact event was referenced in the novel multiple times. Karoline was actually one of the harem members in the novel. And one that rather stood out, missing her left eye and having a scar across her left cheek. Caused by the assassins that attacked on the day she awakened.