His declaration finished with that. He didn't bother to answer any of their inquiries and let his words sink in. The adepts began eating quickly until one of them stood up.
"Thank you for the food," Aki said as he rushed back to the house. "It was delicious, but I better go now."
"I left the door to my room open," said the oldest of them as he began to run as well.
"Sweet gods, I need a bath," added Kei as she joined them in the run.
Soon, only Gale and the three ladies were left.
"Good lord, this is crazy," Jenni muttered, licking her dessert.
"Do you not intend to compete with them?" June asked her.
"I haven't thought of it yet," she said. "But I guess if I can get a load of food, I certainly will." She finished her dessert and began to lick the container under everyone's gaze. "Oh, them? Most of them are no competition to me."
"You better start first," Dawn added, shaking her head. "Knowing Sir, he wouldn't be looking for someone who's just better than six others."
"What do you mean?" Jenni asked.
Dawn kept her silence.
"What does that mean?" Jenni asked once more.
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Gale handed her the graph papers with a smile. "If I were to give points, you'd surely be on top," he said. "You got 62 out of 100, commendable for your first try."
Jenni frowned, her eyes flashing between the papers and the faces of Gale, June, and Dawn. "I feel like I'm missing something," she muttered.
Gale only smiled at her and moved to his hammock. He wouldn't worry his mind with any business until sunrise.
"And you're not going to tell me what it is, are you?" she asked, frustration mounting. "If this is some philosophical enlightenment thing..."
Unable to get her answers, Jenni complained a bit before departing as well, announcing she would throw a perfect design at his face by the end of it.
He pulled her close, raining kisses on her neck.
"About May," June said, whimpering from the intimacy.
"I have told you I'm not a womanizer—"
"Not that," June stopped him with a kiss. "With how you described her, May is likely my cousin from the side of my maternal aunt."
"What, really?"
"I don't know the details, but my aunt married outside the lineage when I was in a coma," June said. "I met her and May once a couple of years ago. They have a loving family."
"Well, she's sweet," Gale admitted. "She was very helpful to everyone on the mission. That reminds me, I asked her to give me some lessons on healing and forgot to show up."
"That sounds very much like you."
Gale smiled. "Enough about other girls, I want to see you now," he whispered into her ear as his palm slid into her gown.
June shuddered. "No," she cried with just a little touch on her back. "What if someone sees us?"
"There's no one around," he said, his palm moving further to feel her bare flesh. With a mental command, he brought out a blanket from his spirit domain and covered them with it. "My senses can pick up even a cricket falling off a leaf. I'll detect if anyone approaches."
June is still opposed. She was probably fine doing it in a private room, but Gale found the environment very endearing. Besides, the room would be far more disturbing, considering others would be staying next room.
"Fine, I'll lay an isolation script around us. Happy?"
"You pervert! What will others think?"
"Whatever they wish," he mumbled, giving her a slight knead on her hips. "Heh, they wouldn't have time to think about anything but runes."
June finally gave in. He showered kisses on her neck and upper chest, her own lust mounting.
"It's only been a few days for you," he said between the kisses. "But it's months for me."
"Mhmm..." she whimpered. "I'm not going to catch any sleep tonight, am I?"
"Don't worry, I'll leave you completely refreshed," he said, sliding off one side of her gown off her shoulder.