Chapter 146: Zee's Meeting

I walked in, and I saw Stacy smiling at me as I entered. "Welcome back, Mistress," She said. Her tone was professional, and I was tempted to look over the center to see if her thighs were moist.

Instead, I nodded before asking, "Is that little girl ready for her meeting with me?"

"Mistress," Stacy said, looking at me, and I could see the overflowing need as she looked at me."She is at the apartment door waiting for you."

I nodded and walked past her. Stacy had her punishment, and I wondered if she would break down before we left the city. However, I was tempted to give her a pain orgasm. I smiled at that thought, and although I was punishing Stacy, I wasn't about to punish myself for her misdeeds. If I wanted to do it, I would hear her cry out in both joy and pain while I did it.

As I moved toward the stairs, my smile grew with those thoughts, and I saw the girl waiting patiently. As I saw her, I saw the determination I didn't see last time. I felt the smile on my face change as I saw her determination. I opened the door, and I heard a loud cry as I did. I smiled as I walked in and motioned for Zee to follow me in.

Zee followed me in, and I had her sit on the couch across from me even as another loud cry came from the training room. I sat down and looked at her with a small smile. "Well, Zee, although I have seen you in passing, I have not heard from you in a bit."

"Yes, Mistress," Zee adapted to what Stacy and Freya called me, and I smiled.

"How has your family been doing since I sent some gold your way?" I asked her, and I saw her smile.

"My older brother is still working as a Coolie. He said education can no longer help him and is still bringing in his minimal income." Zee looked sad reporting that. "My mother is doing a little better since a brothel took her in and helped her out." I saw some tears and happiness from that, and I made a mental note that this girl cared greatly about her family. "My little brothers and sisters are all going to school. They are all doing excellent. I hate to ask it, though, Mistress, but I do need a few more gold coins for their paper and ink to practice their writing and maths."

I nodded, "Fair enough," I said, knowing that this world was not like my last world. None of the nobility here understood the real return of killing childhood poverty and universal education did for a nation. I didn't talk about that, though, and made a mental note to give her more gold for that. "How are their grades?" I asked.

This time Zee smiled brightly, "Although they are struggling with some of the things. They have been doing excellent in the past week. The teachers have praised my youngest brother." Zee then frowned, "The problem is that some of the other students are tormenting my eldest youngest sister."

My eyes narrowed, and I knew that she wouldn't be bringing this up if it wasn't worse than what she was making it our to be in that last sentence. "What are they doing?" I asked, my tone carefully neutral.

Zee paused and looked at me, and I could see that hard determination in her eyes. "They are hitting her, and I think they might have gone farther," Zee said with that determination in her tone, and I had the gist with those words alone. "She has come home with bruises, and none have been on the face. Only around her breasts and thighs." Those words left her mouth, and I saw a snarl developing on Zee's face.

I looked at her carefully, and I began to decide what to do about this. There were three options I could think up on the fly. One was to set Cassandra on the task and have her do things in secret. That was the best one, with the only downside being attaching Zee to my gang with a loose affiliation. That might not be terrible as I could do the same with her older brother since I owned a large portion of the territory on the docks. The second option was the dumbest, which was to leave it alone.

Zee came to me for help, and she would do something about it if I didn't. Zee had talent and a hard-working personality. I even believed that she had that rare loyalty talent that made her more valuable. I was fostering that loyalty by helping her family, and now I had to continue to foster that loyalty for when I was out of the country.

Putting her in contact with Cassandra in a small way wouldn't be a very bad thing as long as Zee learned and knew how to keep it secret from everyone. However, the third option was the most direct and probably least effective. It would be getting the teachers at the school to deal with it. That would probably do nothing as in this age of society in this world, and it would come down to who had better connections.

Zee's family had me, and I had the Duchess, but that would be a stupid use of those contacts. It would also put my backing out into the open, which would not be a good idea at this point. I frowned in thought, and I turned my attention back to Zee.

"I will deal with this," I told Zee, and without noticing while thinking, her expression had turned to one of anxiety. With my confirmation that I would deal with it, the smile on her face brightened. I looked over at Zee, and I noticed that the girl was beginning to get some meat on her bones. She lost that almost malnourished look she had that her mother barely made enough copper or silver to provide for her large family.

I could see that Zee would grow up into a charmer, most likely, and I wondered if, in the future, I should train her to become a Dominatrix herself. I stopped myself from shaking my head with this thought. It wasn't time to think that far ahead for her since I would probably do something in the empire years from now.

"Thank you, Mistress," Zee said. Tears started to stream down her face, and I knew they were not from sadness. Instead, it was tears that released frustrations that had been on her mind.

"Do not worry about it. I am nurturing you, and if you have stresses on your mind, you will become less elective." I told her in a neutral tone, and I saw her look up at me. "If you wish to pay me back, Do your best for me. Become the best that you can be without restraint." I finished, and I saw that determined look with those tears in her eyes. '

"I will not disappoint you, Mistress," Zee said, and I saw her take a deep breath. "Mistress, May I make a request that might anger you?" Zee asked it, and I grew instantly curious.

"You may," I said without hesitation.

That determination brought her here, and I saw Zee gather all of it. "May I learn how to Gather Mana from you?" Zee asked, and I ensured that my face remained neutral although I wanted to smile.

I watched her without saying a word for a full two minutes making Zee start to bristle in her seat. "That is a presumptuous request but also an understandable request in this world." I told her, and I saw her eyes widen, "Very well, I will teach you soon but not tonight, how to gather Mana. The only question is if you can reach the stage to gather Mana." I told her,

"Thank you for the opportunity, Mistress!" Zee almost yelled. A second later, a scream of pain sounded behind me coming from the training room. Freya must be enjoying the slave, I thought with a grin.

"I will let you know something, Zee," I told her, and I saw her look at me with a serious expression as I talked. In the Training room, I heard a loud moan followed by a scream of pain, "I will not teach you, Mana, right away. First, we must determine if you have any talent, then I will teach you something appropriate if I know it. Then you will probably teach yourself. How far you go will only be determined by one thing." I pointed at her, and I saw her nod. "Good, Now go downstairs and finish your work."

Zee stood, "Thank you, Mistress; I will do my best!" She cried out before turning around and leaving the room.

I watched her go, and I leaned back and heard another moan. I was curious but didn't go to the training room. I needed to go to the meeting with the Necromancers guild now and come to an agreement. I would then stop at the hideout to talk to Cassandra before coming back to sleep. I needed to trust Freya and let her have her fun.

I closed my eyes and stood, getting ready to leave. Determination colored my expression, and I hated that I would need to show my Sadists bladed whip, but I had no better weapons or alternative since I lost my whip in the fighting. I needed alternatives.

I moved quickly changing before leaping out the window onto the rooftop and heading to the meeting point.

I was determined to come to an agreement with them this time. I smiled as I had grown stronger since our last meeting.

I moved along the rooftops several blocks away before I melded into the night traffic, still walking the streets heading home as I made my way.

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