Having been directly addressed by the Lord made Karl and Dana immensely popular at the party, and within minutes they had met dozens of new people from all over the Dragon Isles.
The locals seemed to have mostly retreated, as they could meet him again later. Nobody wanted to make some foreign Prince or Princess wait to meet the celebrity of the hour, and Karl’s popularity also dragged the most obnoxious away from them.
But the effect soon faded, as the Lord was still making his rounds, meeting new people who had done something noteworthy during the last year while he was distracted.
Butlers wandered the gardens, and once the crowd had dispersed a little, a second group of well-wishers gathered around Karl.
"Lord Karl, I don’t believe that we have met. But Midwife Musa informed us that you were the source of the fertility charm that has been so effective for the local Nobility. We have to thank you." An Oni Demon woman greeted Karl with a reverent look that put Dana on edge.
"No need to thank me, I was paid quite well for my services. Congratulations on the upcoming arrivals to your family." Karl replied with a faint smile.
The Demoness smiled. "Yes, it will be good to have children around the house again. I’m afraid all of my others are long since grown and moved out. The downsides of excessive longevity."
The man beside her chuckled. "It will be somewhat awkward at family gatherings for the next few years, I suspect. Our daughter-in-law and granddaughter are also customers of the Midwife."
Dana couldn’t help but laugh a little at the thought, and the handsome Demon smirked at her. "Yes, I am certain that it will only get worse once they are teens and getting closer to the Triplet Princes’ choosing year. But that is still a few years in the future, and it’s not the first time we’ve been through this in the last hundred years. ƒгeewebnovёl.com
The Lord and his wife are quite amorous, even after four centuries."
That made most of the nearby demons laugh. Every twenty or thirty years, the Lord’s wife would begin demanding more children, as she had gone too long without any in her home. Most men would suggest that she volunteer at an Orphanage, or other place that works with children. But the Lord has preferred to simply give her more of her own.
During the first century, they had dozens. Then it began to slow down, and many had assumed that would be the end of things, but since then, it has become a reliable event for new Royals to be born to every generation.
The garden party began to wind down late into the evening, though many couples had left early to enjoy a romantic dinner together either in the Castle or elsewhere.
Dana had opted to eat on one of the patios overlooking the garden, where she could see so much of the crowd’s social interaction. The dynamics between factions fascinated her, as many of them clearly despised each other, but none of them would dare to start trouble here.
The Lord’s butler came as they were finishing dessert, and waited to escort them inside for whatever meeting the Lord had required. Karl suspected that it had something to do with the Guild War, as Hawk had damaged the city’s public property. But that seemed like a small matter, as restitution had been paid and the damage repaired the same day.
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They were led directly to the Lord’s home wing, not to an office, which Karl hoped was a good sign. Nobody wanted to get blood on their carpets with kids in the house. It would end up everywhere.
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