The agreement was only a rough outline, it would be hammered out later on when all three parties were present, and the festival was over, it would be a bit disrespectful to the local G.o.ds if he started poaching the Awakened while they were supposed to be worshipped by all who were on the island, tourists included.The party did not last long, no one wanted to miss out much on the rest of the show, especially Yunan who seemed ever so close to reaching the doorway to the sage level, therefore any enlightenment he could glean was of the utmost importance, the rest all had their own excuses, only Death and Hephaestus who seemed to be urgently called left the island with a very unwilling Fortuna.
As for the rest they Debauchery party returned home, Reina and kitty took the chance to get the overly excited Catelyn to sleep and rest a bit, Sarrah and Lili went out with Sapphira and Ignis on some kind of quest, leaving only Yunan and Ophelia to accompany him, otherwise it was a sure thing that Yunan will be too absorbed to notice anything else.
After leaving the miniature village of the lizardmen, Yunan and Ophelia walked hand in hand back to the great coliseum, where they watched more and more tribes performing their arts and showing off their battle strength to the G.o.ds. The two of them chatted about what they saw and what they learned by pointing out small details that would escape the notice of casual onlookers. They witnessed the rare hypnotic gazes of the Gorgons, the charm exuded by Lamia"s dance, the fear-inducing rattle of the Bonesmen, the highlight of the first day was the water control of the water drakes.
For being descendants of true dragons, they lacked the majesty and were bathed in ferocity, even their Awakened could not help but let hints of this trait seep in their water control, although it was a sight for sore eyes, one could not help but feel a shudder run through them as the water changed to, from the shape of a charging stallions to a score of flood dragons bringing a storm with them from the high seas, the perfect control and the intent hidden in the roaring waves made the show exactly what you want to see upon witnessing the uniqueness of the event.
"Did you have fun?" Ophelia was for some reason more quiet than usual, that was why Yunan asked the lady about her experience. "I haven"t been able to hold your hand for so long in the past, do i had enough fun for the next decade" Yunan had to blink in astonishment and think for a moment before holding the fragile little hand a bit tighter "its frightening how easy it is to please this wife of mine, I feel like I wronged you when you say things like that". " My husband treats me just nicely, so no worries, but sometimes I feel like holding hands may feel a bit better than sharing you with 5 other women" there was a pink blush spreading on her cheeks, she leaned her head on his shoulder as they walked towards the lodging of the cat clan, the happiness of the moment was clearly overflowing in her heart and by extension making the rest of the wives ask what was so blissful.
Yunan knew that the simple looking Ophelia was the wife that would never ask too much of him, just being around her was enough to get her happy, what he didn"t understand was exactly that, Kitty acted like that out of loyalty, her highest wish was to be around Yunan, but to please her took a lot more than holding hands, only Ophelia was simple like that, she would never reject his love and care, she just liked it better if they did not do too much, thankfully when she felt Yunan struggling with this detail she explained it to him.
"I am no good when it comes to expectations, I can"t expect people to do things for me, especially if it was this husband of mine who keeps thinking about making me happy, no matter what I feel happiest when husband claims ownership over me for all to see, you once told me that you would fight even the G.o.ds as long as I was yours, back then, I was just a nurse, and you actually took away my fate from my G.o.d, therefore as long as you still prove that I belong to you still, I will smile to the end of days".
The best response Yunan could come up with was to wrap his arms around her waist and pull her as close as possible to himself, Yunan was seriously thinking about actually diving into Fate to see what he did to deserve this kind of unconditional love.
The answer was so simple that he missed it, he cared, for his friends, family, employees, pets and anyone that had any relationship with him, he cared about them so much it was painfully obvious to those who he cared for, he may not notice this, his mother taught him that caring for those that surround you is a given, not something to think about, it was a fixed law of the universe for him, to others who experienced neglect and disa.s.sociation from those around them, Yunan was like a shining star of warmth and comfort, especially people like Ophelia; who had no one care about her other than her master, she was especially weak and sensitive to Yunan"s endless supply of care and gentleness.
"Well if that is what my wife wants then let"s give the wife what she wants, also can you be a little bit greedy and jealous, it makes a husband feel good when the wife is a bit demanding and possessive". To that Ophelia only laughed sweetly, since she was satisfied with the simple things, she can only enjoy the extravagant treatment he keeps heaping on her all the time.