Blake was not offended at all by her ‘cattle’ statement. “I guess I should thank you. After all, I used to be human myself. I lived during the age you allowed to be created. Without you, I might not have been here.”

Vinea knew what was just said, but in her mind, all she heard was, ‘Without you, my life would not have been complete. Let’s get married!’

Vinea’s eyes were glazed over as she got lost in her own little world. Blake tilted his head to the side and looked at the girl who was making strange faces and then at Mile, who only shrugged in response.

“Anyway. What do you plan to do from here on out?” Blake asked as he got up and found a flat spot, and laid down. He planned to rest up a bit before heading out to search a few more areas between the mountains.

“Well, I will not be going back. I already sent someone to report about the reglios. We will be on high alert from this moment on. Luckily we are not a race that has shadows, so we do not need to worry about them jumping into ours. This means if they wish to fight us, they would need to storm in through the front. Vampires are crafty by nature, so this will not be an easy fight. This was why the dragonic were unable to win against us even after sending seventy percent of the forces at us.” Vinea lifted her chin proudly. She was very proud of her race!

“Princess! What do you mean you are not going back!?” Mile’s face paled as she shouted out. She had no idea why her princess would suddenly decide she was not going back!

“I am going to visit Blake’s city. And find out all about the place he lives in. Maybe I will go home in the next few hundred years, but for now!” Vinea got up and sat next to Blake, who was lying on the ground with his eyes closed, and reached out and stroked his hair. She would not normally do that, but she wanted to show Blake somehow what her true intentions were.

Blake cracked an eye to see the vampire princess smiling softly as she stroked his hair. He wondered when this little stinky feet got the urge to touch his hair. But he did not plan to stop her. It felt quite soothing. “You know, coming to my city puts you under contract. This means you will not be able to harm my people or the city itself. It is a contract that all citizens and visitors of Destiny City must have placed on them. This contract will be with you for all eternity.”

“It’s fine!” Vinea accepted these terms with no issue. It was just a contract to ensure the peace and tranquility of his people. She had no problems signing such a contract. Even if she was not looking to get to know Blake better, she would still do so.

“Then you are welcome to explore my city at any time.” Blake smiled. He liked people who were not hesitant to do such things. This showed that they never had any malice, to begin with.

Mile actually started to become interested in Destiny City after hearing Blake’s words. For him to go so far to protect his people must mean they were not so simple. Now that she was thinking about it, she had no idea what race Blake even was. “Blake, if I may ask. What race are you?”

Blake cracked his eye and looked at Mile, who was no longer staring daggers at him, and answered: “I am what is called a drakani.”

Both girls froze. Even Vinea, who had a fluff of Blake’s hair between her fingers, couldn’t help but look at him in shock. It took a minute, but a few things began clicking in her brain. “Wait, didn’t you say you were once human!? How did you become a drakani?”

“My wife Lillia had a vile of pure drakani blood. I drank it. It hurt like hell. Then I became a drakani.” Blake explained. But this confused the two girls even more.

“Wait. Your wife is human?” Vinea did not seem bothered by the fact that Blake had another wife as she began combing his hair with her fingers again. Even more attentively than before. For some reason, even Mile got up and walked over to the other side of Blake and sat down. She did not reach out to touch him but sat down.

“No. She was originally an ather dragon. Although now she is a drakani. But my daughter is still half human, half ather dragon. Although she is also a goddess.” Blake explained lightly, causing the two girls’ eyes to widen. But they slowly went back to normal when they figured he was either messing with them or he was just a dotting father.

“So you became a drakani, and you were able to turn your wife?” Vinea was trying to get her facts straight. Her clan knew about the drakani. Of course, they knew. They were a much stronger version of vampires! Many, many times stronger. You could say that vampires see drakani as gods. They are the peak of perfection that even pureblooded vampires want to reach.

“Wives…. I have quite a few. But they are all people I love dearly. But I did turn all my wives except the three that are pregnant at this time. They will come after.” Now that Blake was thinking about it. A lot happened in the past year. He wondered what the next year would hold.

“I am sure they are lucky girls.” Vinea smiled as she continued playing with Blake’s hair.

“I hope they think that way. I do what I can for them. It’s hard. But I still do my best to make them all happy. Although I can’t always be there for them since I have to do many things, as long as they are smiling when I see them, then I guess I am doing something right.”