The two of them danced in silence for the remainder of the song, Rose"s head resting gently against Jack"s breastplate. His heart continued to race, but now that they"d fallen into a rhythm with each other, his mind cleared enough that he had a chance to think.When he"d first wished for a harem, all he had been thinking about was what his hormones told him would be a great idea. Who doesn"t want a collection of compliant, perpetually-available s.e.x partners? Especially as a permanent member of the V-card club.
But for the first time, he was now beginning to realize what the reality of what he wished for really was. He had strong feelings for Eleanor, and now he was developing feelings for Rose too, and to his absolute befuddlement, both of them seemed to have feelings for him too. In a vacuum where feelings didn"t exist, that would be great. If this were an anime, all of them could be equally pursued by him, without anyone"s feelings getting hurt.
But he knew better than that.
This world worked exactly like the real one. Well, almost exactly, anyways. And that meant people would react naturally to things in the same way they would in the real world. It was very likely, that before the end of his time in this world, he would break one or both of their hearts.
There was almost certainly never going to be a "we"re all completely fine with sharing you" relationship with them. And, if he was truly honest with himself, now that he knew them both as well as he was beginning to, would he even be happy with that even if it was somehow offered to him?
As if on cue, the music playing wound to its end, and the various members in the clearing clapped as the musicians took their bows and began to pack up their instruments. One by one, the dancers left the circle and began filtering off in twos and threes to their respective groups for the night. Rose, however, still clung on to him as they stood in the middle of the clearing. She pulled him closer and squeezed him after several long moments of silence, before turning without a word and quickly leaving the dance circle to head into the woods.
Jack went to follow after her, unsure of where she was going but he was stopped short by a hand clapped on his shoulder. He turned to see Farlo standing behind him.
"It"s getting late, Jack. You might consider turning in for the night. We will need you well-rested for tomorrow" He said.
"But I have to see where Rose is going. She"s leaving the clearing by herself." Jack said, trying to shift out of the old man"s grip.
"I know why you"re going after her, Jack. But trust me when I tell you that she is leaving for her own reasons, and from what I"ve seen, is more than capable of taking care of herself while doing so." Farlo said.
He then leaned in further, speaking softly enough that only Jack could hear him.
"I"ve that look she was wearing before. On the the face of the woman who bore me my sons. I"m not here to tell you what to do or not do. But trust me when I tell you she needs to deal with something, and you following her would not give you, or her, what either of you are looking for right now. The best thing you can do is give her s.p.a.ce."
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And without another word, he nodded and walked on past, leaving Jack alone with his thoughts.
Sooner or later, he was going to be forced to make a choice when it came to Rose and Eleanor, even if that choice meant choosing neither. That choice could be years away, but it was coming one day, and at this moment he had absolutely no idea how he was going to deal with it when it did.