Mercy Orabyssi

"Are you sure this Mercy listens to us?" At this time, Sanryu and Zaria are walking in the city of Marienburg, heading towards a specific building.

"Mercy is the head of the Orabyssi family, she has always been a reasonable woman, and my father has always had a good relationship with her. I'm not 100% sure that she will believe it, but we will certainly have a chance to talk to her." Zaria puts a lot of trust in this Mercy.

"If I'm not mistaken, you mentioned that the Orabyssi are the second most powerful family in this region, after the Floga." Sanryu asks about this noble family.

"Exactly, they have always been loyal to the crown, like us Floga, and if we are the strongest fire mages in the kingdom, the Orabyssi have the best sailors. In fact, they are the ones who command the kingdom's fleet, they possess a large amount of ships. And thanks to them, our coasts are safe from pirates and enemy ships of other kingdoms." Sanryu now knows the potential of the Orabyssi family.

"I hope we can convince her...we have to return that relic to the tabaxi, before chaos occurs." Sanryu would like to deliver that cursed relic to its owners, she doesn't want the kingdom in which he grew up to fall into ruin.

"I want it too, Alterac is my family's ancestral home." Zaria is determined to convince Mercy to return the relic.

After a few minutes, the duo reaches the noble district of Marienburg, it's as per code, a guard blocks their path, wanting to try to understand what I was doing.

"I am Zaria Floga, daughter of Berdo Floga, and I would like to have a conversation with Mercy Orabyssi." Zaria displays the seal of her house, stunning the guard himself.

"Miss Floga! You may enter the neighborhood...but the man accompanying you who would be you-" Before the guard could finish her sentences, Zaria interrupts him.

"He is with me, he can come in, he has helped me many times." Zaria also lets Sanryu in, not wanting to hear of any objections from the guard.

"As he wishes, you may please proceed." The guard lets the two in, while warning one of his colleagues to accompany the boys to the Orabyssi mansion.

"Here we are, this is the Orabyssi family mansion, follow me." The guard makes a nod to one of his colleagues who is stationed at the side of the gate. The guard guarding the gate opens it, letting the three pass. "There is a guest who would like to talk to the head of the family, Zaria of Floga, can you organize a meeting?" The guard knocks on the door of the mansion, it's a servant who opens. The guard asks if it is possible to have a meeting between Zaria and Mercy.

"I'll ask the young lady, in the meantime you can wait in the guest room." The servant invites Zaria and Sanryu to enter the mansion, awaiting a response from the landlady.

"Excuse me." Zaria says that, she is right after she enters, followed by Sanryu. At the same time, the guard returns to do his duty at the entrance to the noble quarter. The interior of the mansion is like a normal noble house, the two only notice small differences between this and that of the Floga or even the Aspides.

The two are taken to a decorated room, a very normal guest room. "Just a moment, I'll go see if the young lady is available." The servant bows slightly and leaves the two alone in the room, closing the door.

"Since we managed to get this far, it's positive, now all that remains is the most difficult part." Sanryu doesn't hide her nervousness, who knows if Mercy will listen to the boys' words.

"I hope so too, but I'm in the same state as you." The two boys sat on a sofa, and are side by side. Zaria places her hand on Sanryu's, drawing the boy's gaze to her. "Together we can do it, we have possibilities." The two boys look straight into each other's eyes, one deep inside the other, it is very slowly, their faces are drawn into each other. But just when the most beautiful moment approaches, the door is opened and the servant enters the room, taking the two boys off guard.

"The young lady is ready to receive you, please, this way." The servant indicates the exit of the room, with elegant gestures, typical of butlers, envying them to leave the room.

The two boys look at each other, it's at the same moment, they think the same thing. 'It didn't take long for her!' But they don't do it tomorrow, they get up from the sofa, and then leave the room and follow the butler's steps.

After going through some corridors, he went up some stairs, the three found themselves in front of a well decorated door, with two guards on the sides to guard it. "This is the young lady's office." The butler says this, she is knocking on the door.

"After you." A calm voice is mature, coming from inside the room, inviting guests to enter.

"With permission, miss, the guests are here." The butler enters, bows slightly, and then indicates to the two boys to enter. "Here are the two guests, my lady."

"Thank you, Orfen, you can go now." The woman sitting on an armchair, tells her butler that she can go away, and attend to her duties.

"Of course, my lady." Orfen bows yet again, and then leaves, closing the door behind him.

"Please, have a seat." The woman invites the two boys to sit down, while the latter were still at the entrance to the room.

"Thank you, Miss. Orabyssi." Zaria speaks elegantly, and accepts the woman's invitation. Sanryu follows in Zaria's footsteps, but does not miss the opportunity to scrutinize the woman in the armchair.

Mercy Orabyssi is an attractive woman in her mid thirties, she is around 1.68m tall. She has long and flowing sky blue hair, she has enchanting eyes of the same color. She has large breasts, rivaling Lurue's, wide but hot hips. But unfortunately Sanryu can only see this, her thighs and butt are covered by the woman's desk. Mercy is also considered one of the most beautiful women in the kingdom, surpassed by few.

"How long has it been Zaria, we haven't seen each other for a long time. I would like to start this discussion, with my sincere condolences, your father was a just and honorable man, this kingdom has lost a valid pillar." Mercy apologizes sincerely, unlike Walter, and Zaria understands this.

"Thank you, Miss. Mercy, I appreciate your condolences." Zaria politely thanks Mercy for her condolences.

"But who do we have here? I don't think we know each other." Mercy turns her gaze towards Sanryu, asking who she was.

"My name is Sanryu, please Miss. Mercy, I am an adventurer from the guild, accompanying Miss Zaria." Sanryu introduces himself, with a slight bow while sitting.

"My pleasure, Sanryu, now that we've made introductions, I wonder what you want to discuss with me." Mercy invites the two to start talking.

"I'll get straight to the point, Miss. Mercy, I advise you to return the tabaxi relic to them, if you don't, uncontainable chaos may ensue." Zaria doesn't mince words, she advises Mercy to return the relic.

"I understand what you mean, and I'm surprised that you know about this relic, only a few members know about this fact." Mercy's eyes widen, she is amazed that the two boys know about this event. "I know that the Impenetrable Keep has fallen, and currently, that tabaxi legion is heading here to Marienburg. They have already destroyed and sacked several villages and smaller towns, and have Vestija as their prisoner. I would like to return this relic to their owners, but not I have the power to do it, because the king wants it, and I cannot disobey his order, otherwise my house will fall into ruin. And then the relic is in the hands of Kraven, and he will not give it away kindly, he doesn't care the fate of the kingdom." Mercy has already thought about returning the relic to the tabaxi, but her hands are tied.

"But by doing so, Marienburg will be destroyed, the tabaxi will not stop until they have what awaits them. If they have managed to overcome the fortress, it will not be a problem for them to take down Marienburg, its citizens will be massacred." Zaria tries to convince the Marquise to try to do something. "And not only are they the problem, there is a skaven invasion that is spreading more and more in the kingdom, we know individuals who have already fought with them in the past, and they know this enemy. And we have enemies within the kingdom too ..."

"What do you mean? Continue." Mercy already knows about the Skaven invasion, but the second thing Zaria said intrigues her.

"The Marquis Walter was plotting with a hooded figure, and we managed to find out what he is planning. He was kidnapping his own citizens, to sacrifice them to some dark entity, and bringing an army of demons into our world." Zaria tells Mercy about what happened in Strath.

"From what I heard, the marquis was killed by the tabaxi, would you like to tell me that he was planning something against the rengo? Do you have any proof about this, without it I won't be able to expose this event to the upper levels of the capital." Mercy asks Zaria if she has any proof.

"Mhh unfortunately we don't have any, as soon as we defeated the marquis and his followers, their bodies disappeared into thin air, and in their libraries they didn't find anything unusual. Only the basements are empty and full of prisons... but There are many prisoners we have freed who can testify to the Marquis's sinister plans." Sanryu answers for Zaria.

"Unfortunately boy, I can't explain anything without proof, the words of some citizen are from a group of boys, they won't help convince the king or his advisors. I'm sorry, Zaria, but I can't help you in this case... but I can only advise you to leave Marienburg, there will be a big battle soon. Even though Commander Leria is coming with a platoon of men following her, I don't think they will be able to stop the advance of the tabaxi." Zaria is surprised to hear the name Leria, the commander of this kingdom's army. "The leader of the tabaxi is a very strong and skilled being, who even Vestija was unable to stop."

"So he won't do anything to prevent these events?" Sanryu asks one last time, in a melancholic voice.

"I'm sorry boy, it's not that I don't want to, it's that I can't do anything. Out of respect for Berdo Floga, you will be my guests in this villa, if you want, you can also call your companions. But I repeat the previous advice, go away from this city as soon as possible, if you value your lives." Mercy suggests to the boys that they better leave this town before it's too late. "Now if you'll excuse me, I have some business to attend to, if I'm short on time, there's a battle coming up, and I have to prepare Marienburg as best I can." Mercy kindly asks the two to leave the room, she must prepare the city's defenses in view of the arrival of the tabaxi.

"Of course, thank you very much for accepting our visit, Marquise Mercy." Zaria gets up from the chair, and bows, Sanryu follows his example, and does the same. Immediately afterwards the two boys leave the room, closing the door behind them.

"I'm sorry guys, it's not that I don't believe you, but there's nothing I can do about it." Mercy whispers these words and she turns to the window, watching the sunset on the horizon.

"As I feared, we couldn't convince her...but we won't give up, there's definitely something we can do, I'm sure." Sanryu speaks to Zaria as they return to the tavern where they are staying.

"I'm happy you weren't discouraged, Sanryu, I'm happy with your optimism." Zaria has always admired this side of Sanryu, who doesn't give up easily.

"You just have to look on the bright side, that's all." Sanryu explains what he thinks.

Sanryu is not a boy who sees the world as all pink and flowers, but he always believes that there is good in this world, and it is worth fighting for.

"Sanryu, could you close your eyes?" Zaria asks Sanryu to close his eyes, without explaining why.

"Okay, but why-" Sanryu closes his eyes as he asks the reason for this request, but is interrupted as he feels a soft sensation on his lips. 'What?!' Sanryu opens his eyes, and sees Zaria's face very close to him, and their lips meet, giving each other a delicate kiss.

"I know you already have a partner...but lately I can't help but think of you, even if I'm a noble, I'm also fine with being your lover, don't you want?" Zaria's cheeks are completely red, and she looks away from Sanryu's face, asking if he will accept her as his mate.

"Zaria, how could I refuse a beautiful woman like you?" Sanryu grabs Zaria's hips, hugs her, and then gives him a romantic kiss, under the light of the sunset, with Zaria's heart exploding with joy.