Viola starts talking and I feel anger from Aelynthi.

The queen looks like she will rip me apart any moment now. The crowd is murmuring to each other from what I can tell.

"Bastard! You "

I interrupt: "I will renounce the bet after everything clears up. No need to jump to conclusions." When dragons start fearing me all of this will become irrelevant, hell it may become the pride of this small kingdom. I know that I will stand on top of this world, as that is only part of my plan and it is only a matter of time and my hard work. If I die in the process, well at least I tried my best. My ego is thinking again… Or is it confidence and bravery? I just hope there is nothing stronger than a rank 4 mage, I digress. Having, Viola, a rank 3 mage owe me, and with her mother being a possible peak rank 3, is a small step in the right direction. Though I may have just made some new enemies...

"...Why humiliate her like this?"

"They are your friends and family, but to me they are people who can kill me, take away my freedom and any hope of seeing my family again. Following that, the Queen threatened me. I think I can do whatever I want in this case. You have to understand that if you were not here, there would have been a bloodbath, a lot of dead fairies and a dead me. Even worse is if I was alive and they start torturing me for information I do not have or try to brainwash my mind to the degree of identity death, that would be wonderful." Aelynthi is filled with complex emotions right now...

"I told you to leave me back then."

"How could I leave you? I felt your fear and your care for me even when I had been nothing but an annoyance to you." Why is that past tense? Aren’t you still annoying?

"How could I not care about the beautiful annoying girl who follows me everywhere with her naive actions but kind heart... I blame your intelligence and curiosity, without them we would have seperated right after leaving the cave." I really blame your blind stubborn desire to do whatever you wish...

"Good thing I am not stupid." If you were I would not be with you right now.

"Why?"

"Otherwise nobody would be there to tell you what a bastard you are."

"Your bastard."

Aelynthi: "Fortunately."

Aelynthi: "I love you."

"You keep repeating those words, is this telepathy thing translating correctly?"

"What would you do if I was kidnapped by 100 rank 3 mages."

"Ask you if any of them are innocent before killing the rest."

"If I was sold as a slave and used for months."

"Worship the ground you walk on, end slavery on this world, learn soul magic and torture the souls of the people that wronged you. Most likely end slavery on any other world I find."

"Isn't that a bit too much?"

"After doing that I would learn time magic and make it so you never experienced such a thing, then beat up my younger self and tell him to end slavery or I will come back." I feel amusement from Aelynthi.

"I love you because there were no lies in your words. How can I not love a man that would go to any lengths to protect me." I could just be stupid?... Is this mana link working correctly?

"But do not even think that there will not be a punishment for humiliating my teacher like this." .....

Plenty of time has passed, Viola should ask her questions soon. I still have my sword up just in case, I do not like how the pink fairy is looking at me.

"I shall now confirm your intentions."

"What kind of magic have you used on Aelynthi?" I will leave no loopholes for her to understand the situation.

"I will start speaking about the state of Aelynthi, stop me if you find fault."

"The girl hugging me with silver hair is Aelynthi, she is the same girl you claimed to have raised and know as Aelynthi. I have used no magic on Aelynthi. I have not subdued or attempted to subdue Aelynthis freedom or mind or soul. I have not influenced or attempted to influence Aelynthis freedom or mind or soul. I have not brainwashed or attempted to brainwash Aelynthi. I do not control Aelynthi, Aelynthi is free and in control of her body. I have no information on the situation of Aelynthis soul other than that she has binded her soul to me. I do not know who or what could be in control of Aelynthis mind or body or soul. My intention towards Aelynthi is nothing but to protect and care for her. My intention in bringing her here is for her to reunite with a friend, without any other intention. I will protect Aelynthi from all possible threats even if I die." That should be enough, there is a lot of redundancy and I said it slowly enough.

"Hey is that last statement also true, I kinda wanna know if it is true." I get no response.

A minute passes, Viola: "Yes it is true from what I can tell."

"I love Aelynthi. Is this true?"

"Yes." Really? How does this thing work? I wasn't even sure about it. Where does this information come from? This mana reading is like a fool proof polygraph? I keep thinking about how this mana thing works. This should give time for Viola to calm down or whatever.

"Will you use me as a s.." I can feel fear, shame, guilt, confusion, anger.

"No this whole thing was to get you to spend time with Aelynthi back at our home, unless..."

"Unless what?" I feel relief coming from her.

"we enter a relationship and you consent to it. Besides I do not think it is physically possible for us to have sex." I can feel anger and a bit of bashfulness.

"You are a bastard."

"That is the first elvish word I learned, it was from Aelynthi. Why do I feel bashfulness from you?" Now I feel mostly anger.

"Why are you reading my emotions?" Women logic, I can but you can not.

"Why am I not allowed to read your emotions? Are you hiding something, have you been trying to manipulate Aelynthi?" Anger again from her.

"What? No! She is my daughter!.. I mean I love her as my daughter." From the mana link it seems true.

"Let us continue later, first please calm down your mother so she does not try to kill me. " She starts doing so via telepathy.

"I will go to my mother and let her cast magic on me to test the clarity of my mind." Hmmm...

"Wait. If you had to choose between your mother and Aelynthi, who would you choose?"

Viola stops, she understands my implication. Who knows what the pink woman is thinking. She seems to be talking to her mother again. After a few moments Viola tells me: "Aelynthi." Good, to Viola Aelynthi is a daughter, to her mother she may just be a political pawn.

"Is it true you are the student of Kathorrunth, Seeker of Knowledge?"

"Well, Kathorrunth never asked me to be her student, though I did learn from her for some time and she did name me as her student when she talked to some elves. I believe my relationship with Kathorrunth is on the positive side so if she is ever asked whether or not I am her student she will not deny it."

Viola yells something out loud which seems to piss off her mother.