Ero Skill Tree

Chapter One Hundred and Eighty-Nine: Silthorn

The first of the girls to answer Serin was Liz. She had looked as if she had been thinking it over since I had first spoken.

She cleared her throat. "I think it would be a good idea. I still think it's dangerous, but if they all agreed to stick to our rules, I think we could minimise the risk. There would be advantages for having them with us too. You never know, with the news we're bringing back, people could start to change their opinions about the demon kind."

Beth almost choked on her own breath as she scrambled to reply. "What? I know we've been getting along with them just fine, since Theo did his thing, but I can't believe that!"

"Really?" Liz looked surprised.

"Of course, not."

"Have you thought about it seriously though. There's a pretty good precedent for it happening before."

"I don't have to think about it. We all know just how many people were killed in the war. No one is just going to let that go. People will hold grudges for generations."

"Some people might, they did after the great war before the alliance was formed. The majority of people coexist peacefully, or they did until recently."

"But that's different!"

"Is it really that different?"

Serin coughed loudly to interrupt the pair. "Yes, well we're going off topic a little here... I'd just like to know if anyone is going to object to Theo's idea, with the rules we lay down of course."

The girls all looked at each other, but none of them voiced any objection.

"I'll take that as a yes then." Serin then turned back to me. "Looks like we'll go along with your idea for now..."

"Thanks..." I glanced between Serin and the Harpies, Celine and Aetherin. "But we might be getting ahead of ourselves. We should ask them first if they would want to come with me."

Serin smiled. "Okay Theo, we'll ask them first." She got to her feet and walked the short distance to where the harpies were sat.

I got up and followed her.

Serin looked back to me. "Perhaps you should be the one to ask?"

I nodded, then stepped forward. "I'm not sure if you could all hear what we were talking about, but I've got something I'd like to ask you all..."

Enna got to her feet. "We could hear... I'm sure I'm speaking on behalf of the others when I say, we would all love the chance to be able to stay at your side."

The rest of the harpy girls were all nodding and voicing their agreement behind her.

"Great..."

I was almost knocked off my feet from behind.

"I'm definitely coming with you master!" Celine said whilst throwing her arms around my waist.

"Thanks Celine."

Aetherin calmly walked next to me. "I'd really like the opportunity to come with you too."

"Thanks, Aetherin, I'm glad you feel that way."

I never really had that much concern about brining those two with me. Aetherin looked for all intents and purposes, human. Perhaps someone could pick up on what she was, but with a little care she could live with us.

Celine could hide herself well enough and make herself look human when she needed to too. It was just the harpies I had concerns about brining with us, but I still appreciated their sentiment.