The Lionheart family happened to be such punctual people, showing up for a burial scheduled after just a few days was really impressive, since normally it would take a long time for the travels from those members of the family who resided far away.
Well, it was also due to the fact that members of their family don't marry out so much, as they were kind of inbred, preferring to preserve their pure bloodline and power, marrying partners from the branch family who were vessels of the Lionheart from long ago. The process was complicated, but it worked.
The only ones that had to come from afar were those fighting in the war around the borders and whoever had travelled out.
With the Lionheart family under control, it was only a matter of time before the rest followed suite, either that, or they would be forced into subservience by the Lionheart family that now had a rather powerful backing.
"Following that, the monster invasion plan is also coming along well and will be put into fruition in a month's time at most. Our plan to act on the rest of the noble houses during that period has been further solidified giving the recent developments. With the ongoing war reaching its climax, the kingdom has started employing mercenaries openly now, offering desirable benefits and rewards..."
"They've grown short on their own soldiers and their forces back home are strained... good, it will be a perfect time for the invasion." Aldritch said, piggybacking off her.
"Yes, master..."
She went on to give other updates, and before their walk came to a stop, they had finished their discussion.
"I see, everything's going well then. If you need anything, you can find me in my room, or anywhere else." Aldritch said.
His plan was to return to his room for the time being to check and experiment with his new skills. Their names sounded, interesting, and from the descriptions, they held a lot of potential... 'also, I might have to learn hand to hand combat, it feels rather natural.' He thought to himself.
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-A Few Moments Ago-
After returning to her room and asking the maid to wait outside as she planned to not take too much of her time, Ingrid proceeded to take off her clothes, stripping everything until there was nothing left covering her body. After grabbing a towel, she made her way into her bathroom naked with the towel held against her chest.
A bath had already been drawn for her, so once she was inside she hung her towel aside and proceeded to the bucket of water that was to the left side before reaching the bathtub.
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Taking a seat on the small bench, Ingrid fetched some water and poured it on her head, allowing it to drift all the way down as she used her hand comb back her hair slowly. The water was hot at just the perfect temperature too, just as she requested, so the feeling was soothing.
While in such a relaxed mood, her thoughts drifted to what she was thinking earlier, pretty much what had been reoccurring in her mind as of late.
Her eyes held a dull gleam as her thoughts continued, 'hah... I don't know anymore, I guess I just have to accept the fact that I feel something for Lord Aldritch... but...' she paused for a moment as a contemplating thought went past her head.
Even now, maybe it was because of the hot water, but the soothing feeling in her body was starting to develop elsewhere. In the position she was seated, it was almost like a squat if the small bench wasn't there to support her.
As her thoughts travelled, she began thinking of more graphic scenes as different lewd thoughts formed in her mind, her hand sliding down towards a particular area.