Herald of Steel

At Lady Felicia's retelling of her events, Alexander gave a sympathetic nod.

To him it seemed that her life had gone through quite a bit of ups and downs.

And the things he learned from her, especially about Lapitus, seemed particularly eye-opening.

When he first met the guy he did not seem like that type of person.

Alexander in fact would have described him as honest and a straight arrow.

But of course, he had met the man for only two to three hours.

Hardly enough time to form a concrete impression.

Thus he was inclined to put far more emphasis on Lady Felicia's recount, who had spent far more time with the man, assuming her to be a far more reliable source.

And the thought that the woman would be out to screw her husband over never even crossed Alexander's mind.

Because he could not see the point.

"Did your father have any other children like you?" As the meeting was drawing near its end, Alexander posed this one last question.

And hearing this caused a chilly flash to ignite for the briefest second deep in Lady Felicia's eyes.

'So you are looking for one of his sons to put as a puppet,' Lady Felicia instantly grasped the reason behind this seemingly innocuous query.

She would never let that happen.

Lord Ponticus did have three other illegitimate children, but given the proud man he was he never brought them into the sunlight.

Only Lady Felicia was ever favored due to her unique circumstances, while all the others were quietly forgotten.

In fact, the one in Lord Ponticus's family who had a complete list of all of them was actually Lady Felicia, as being their eldest sister, she had sought them out and at times even gave them more monetary assistance.

Lady Felicia would be a fool to reveal their whereabouts so with a firm shake of the head, she dashed all of Alexander's hopes,

"I'm afraid I do not know. I was so sheltered that even if there were, I never met them. In fact, I rarely met my legitimate brothers and sister."

Then putting one of her long, fair fingers on her chin, her eyes seemed to glow as if she remembered something as she revealed, 

"However once did hear rumors about a blacksmith and tanner being related to my father."

"But those kinds of talks are everywhere."

"After all, for anyone out in the streets, just claiming to be related to the city lord is enough to bring mountains of favors from all around."

Lady Felicia did not outright say there was none as that would seem too conspicuous.

After all, if Lord Ponticus could bear Lady Felicia in a drunken stupor, why could he not have others?

So she only alluded to the fact without any real directions, thinking that if Alexander found there was one blacksmith or tanner among an ocean of others, he was unlikely to try and search for it.

And as she had so masterfully guessed, this worked just as she expected, as Alexander's mood significantly dampened upon hearing it.

"I see," Alexander thus only curtly nodded with a bit of reluctance.

And decided to end the meeting with these words, "Does your mother still keep in touch?"

And though this innocuous question sounded innocent enough, it was said not only out of concern.

But because he wondered if she could shed some light on Lord Ponticus's other children.

It was a long, long shot, but Alexander was willing to try anything.

But Lady Felicia would not have been able to help him even if she had wanted to. 

"*Sigh*, that after so many years, ….*shake*." The melancholic lady shook her head very regretfully, putting on a light smile that was laden heavy with hidden meaning.

She seemed to indicate that after so many years, the original bond between the pair had long been eroded by the cruel currents of time and they had drifted apart. 

So Lady Felicia finished by saying, "Lapitus doesn't like it. And my mother seems happy with her new family!"

While deep inside, she made a chilly note of this regarding her two brothers and one sister, 'I will have to get rid of them!' 

But such assassination attempts were still in the future, as for the current times, that was how the first meeting between Alexander and Lady Felicia concluded, the talks lasting long into the night, with both sides more concerned about what they were being told rather than enjoying the fancy food they were served.

And in this exchange, it was certainly Lady Felicia who had come out on top.

Not only had she fed Alexander a bunch of garbage, but he had bought most of it.

While in return she had gotten some very concrete promises.

No matter how her next steps went, unless she screwed up loyally, at worst Lady Felicia and her daughter would be able to at least live a decent life in Zanzan from Alexander's stipend.

If Alexander knew how was played tonight, he would have certainly echoed the immortal words of Kazuha Miller, 'They played us like a damn fiddle!'

Once the night's meeting was all concluded, Lady Felicia very modestly covered herself with her cloak, feeling the chilly winds of the night, before bowing and excusing herself.

And as she left, Alexander's eyes could not help but linger on her luscious hind.

Though hidden by the baggy clothes she wore, he could certainly make the outline of what promised to be surely soft and voluminous pairs of pillowy flesh, gloriously moving up and down.

And remembering the charming scenery he was shown a while back, the embers that still lingered in his heart felt close to igniting.

Through his experience as Pasha up until now, Alexander had found that most of the children of mistresses and of other illegitimate lineage were usually prettier than legitimate children.

And if one thought about it, it made perfect sense.

After all, the main wife was usually chosen out of political considerations first and foremost, not due to her beauty.

While mistresses and concubines and even working girls were almost the opposite, chosen solely due to their looks and little else.

So it was only natural whose children would be better looking.

And this was even true for Alexander, as just based on looks, it should be Ophenia who deserved to be the main wife.

Her looks were enough to blow all three others combined out of the water.

Hence thinking about the pleasure that lay ahead and feeling pent up, a tiny part of Alexander wanted to request the lady to stay, saying something corny like, 'My lady the outside is so cold. You might catch a cold. Why not stay the night here?'

And what made this all the more tempting was that Lady Felicia's husband had even given her permission to lay with him.

So the setting, the atmosphere, the circumstances, and even the lust were all there.

What more was Alexander waiting for?

And if Lady Felicia had known these thoughts, she would have been very glad to comply.

She did not outright request this herself as this was just her first day and spreading her legs so soon would make her appear too loose and slutty.

She did not want to appear too needy.

She wanted Alexander to come to her. 

But of course, Alexander decided to disappoint her.

Like Lady Felicia's consideration that they had just met, Alexander had the exact same thoughts and he was not the type of person to stick his prick anywhere at the slightest opportunity.

So at Lady Felicia's bow, he returned a small one out of courtesy, and the two separated, each spending the night alone, though it was a lot harder for Alexander, who felt an urge to rub one out like he had not had in years.

Alexander had not done it himself since he hooked up with Cambyses.

There was never a need to.

But ultimately Alexander decided to suppress these thoughts and hand himself over to slumber.

And over the next few days, the man and woman got to know themselves a bit better.

Most of the time it was Lady Felicia initiating these encounters, as she would find various excuses to come visit Alexander's tents.

Sometimes it would be coming to visit with her daughter to get to know her 'son-in-law' better.

Sometimes it would be coming to tell him about her father and his family.

And other times it would be to let Alexander know about Tibias, its people, its nobles, and its customs.

Because remember, Lady Felicia had been taught a lot of these by heart.

And it was especially these that Alexander was most interested in.

So from Lady Felicia Alexander learned about the various large noble houses, their fiefs, the specialty of those lands, their strengths, their alliances, their banners, and so many other things.

Lady Felicia was a treasure trove for Alexander, and here, to build her credibility, Lady Felicia did not lie about a single thing.

She was as precise as she could be and if there was something she did not know, she clearly said so and did not try to patch over things.

And that was how the next six days went, until suddenly, Thesalies's gates opened from the inside!

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