Chapter eleven A.

The next morning found myself once again cuddling with Sasha as the sun crested the horizon. The afternoon and night had seen us eating and soaking in the large tub. We had also spent the majority of the time preparing our belongings and sorting through them in order to get them ready for our travels.

My clothes had arrived from Madam Bristol’s, and I had used the services of the marina club to order a wide selection of provisions for our journey to the capital. The fruits, vegetables, loaves of bread, and meats had all been stored in my ring, some of which I gave to Sasha as well.

The last and most costly item the marina club had procured for me was a selection of mana crystals. I knew I had overpaid for them, but sometimes the luxury of having stuff delivered can’t be overlooked. Especially when you have more pleasant distractions to occupy yourself with than the hard cobblestone streets of a new city. The mana crystals came in four sizes; small, medium, large, and extra-large. I had purchased three of the sizes. The small crystals cost 10 gold each, mediums were a platinum penny, and the large was 1 platinum. The delivery fee was substantial as well; best to leave that out.

The reason I could not just make or drag the mana crystals from the ground was quite simple. The only place one could get mana crystals were from inside of dungeons. No amount of mining from any of the races had uncovered any. Even when one was felt, as soon as mining began, it would disappear. So, to get my own mana stones, it was going to be diving into the dungeons for me or money. Lots and lots of money.

[ Small mana crystal: Mana Capacity 200. Mana recharge rate: .14 per minute.]

[ Medium mana crystal: Mana Capacity 800. Mana recharge rate: .55 per minute.]

[ Large mana Crystal: Mana Capacity 2000. Mana recharge rate: 1.39 per minute.]

I ran my hand up the back of Sasha’s neck to her head, where I gripped her and pulled her closer. Snuggling in deeper alongside her warm body. Her tongue left her mouth, and she lightly licked my cheek and kissed it.

Her body was tone, and her skin was silky soft. I could not help myself as I reached down to the soft fur of her tails. They lightly brushed against my hands as I enjoyed the feel of the fluffiness.

One of the side effects of the body stat that books failed to mention back on earth, was how much stamina certain parts of life got. The natural healing effect of the worlds system treated expulsion of fluids as an injury, obviously, such as blood and I bet one could cry tears endlessly with the systems help, refilling the tanks so to speak. I had also very easily discovered that through my healing life magic, I could easily ensure I would be leaving no children behind in the city.

I laid that way cuddling with Sasha for another thirty minutes until her eyes opened slowly, and she said, “Good morning Eric. Were you watching me sleep?”

“I was, and it’s such a beautiful sight.” I smiled warmly down at the waking kitsune.

“You’re too kind master.” Sasha said as her cheeks flushed. She loosened her hold on me and stretched deeply. Sending long courses of tensing muscles rippling through her body. With a loud yawn, she added, “Is it about time to get ready and head to your ship? I still have not seen it and I’m really excited.”

“You bet your pretty little ass it is.” I said as I gave her a playful swat.

“Yeep.” Sasha started as she then chuckled, gliding down my body before kissing my abs lightly, before getting up and licking her lips, “Last one there is a rotten egg.” She said as she dashed off to the bathroom.