After breakfast Lilith’s plan was to get Aurora registered at the guild. For starters Aurora lived most of her life in the slums were law and order were foreign concepts. As such due to a lack of money she had no identification papers. It wouldn’t be an issue as long as she stayed in the slums but now that was not an option. Because of this, having her join the guild is a necessity with little or no disadvantage.

“You know Lilith, I always wanted to join the guild. Mom used to be one and I have always looked up to her”

Aurora’s eyes sparkled with excitement, her steps light to the point she was just about to start skipping. Lilith, on the other hand, felt curious about Aurora’s parents. However, she understood that they had either died or abandoned her. Bringing up such topics would be uncomfortable for both of them, as such, she decided to keep her curiosity to herself.

“Well, if it’s okay with you, you can join our party. That way we could go out adventuring together”

“I would love to!”

Aurora’s eyes shone even brighter at the prospect of being able to join Lilith in her adventures. She had been left in the slums to rot and die alongside her brother for so long. Now she had someone she felt connected to. Even though she still felt pain for what she had done the night before. Something inside told her that it was necessary.

The thing neither of them knew was that this connection they felt was far deeper than anyone could have ever guessed. Born from the same spark at the same time, destined to be together yet separated by cruel fate. Like a curse to suffer and perish without the other. That is what should have been, and wasn’t. Either way, It is not a story to be told at this time, but one to be found in the future.

With the sun shining atop the sky the day held a healthy warmth. In such a comfortable climate a pair of girls walked with a pup and kitty in hand. A small bird resting atop the elf’s that accompanied them head as all of them chatted merely. After a while they reached the guild and walked in without a worry in the world.

“You little bitch, what do you do to them!?”

A man stood in front of them directing those words directly at Lilith. His eyes bloodshot with rage, an aura of murderous intent spreading to the surroundings. It took a moment before Lilith could remember who the man was. To Lilith’s defence he hadn’t left any lasting impression on her. At most she thought of him as a dumbass thug.

However, before Lilith could worry about the man in front of her, she had to deal with the enraged Mia as well as Sapphire and co, not to mention Aurora. Aurora’s heart beat was steadily increasing as her breathing became erratic. Her eyes slowly changed to the gold color of the night before. At that moment Lilith felt a crisis coming. She needed to diffuse the situation as fast as possible.

“Mia, calm down. Don’t be rash”

At the same time as dozens of words left Lilith's mouth she held Aurora’s hand tightly. The now blue eyes with gold highlights stared at her. A soothing smile bloomed on both of their faces as Aurora’s agitated state calmed down.

“Now, to answer your question. I have no idea who you are talking about, nor do I know why you are so furious. Not to mention it is not my problem”

Of course Lilith could guess what the man was on about. But why should she care? They were dead, and admitting to the crime would only bring her trouble. The best option right now is to act ignorant about the event and move on.

“Don’t fuck with me! I know it was you! You killed them!”

The burly man took a step forward stretching his hand in an attempt to grab Lilith by the neck. A fool's errand. Before the man could close his iron grip around Lilith his thumb and index fingers broke with a loud snap. Reason being for this event is Lilith’s small hands which just now let go of the broken fingers.

“I told you before. I know how to take care of myself. Not to mention trying to grab a lady without permission. I should have just cut your hand instead. Consider this me being considerate”

These words were said in a calm tone with a normal volume. Yet, for everyone present the felt far louder than the man’s pained screams. Worse were Lilith’s eyes, uninterested and cold, just like the aura she was currently emitting. Seasoned veterans as well as greenhorns felt shivers running up and down their spines.

“Miss, we came this time to take some quests as well as get my… ahem, as well as getting Aurora registered”

Suddenly the freezing aura disappeared while Lilith said that to the receptionist lady. The reason she had stuttered before was because she didn’t know what to call Aurora. A friend? Maybe, but she felt it was lacking. A lover!? The idea only appears for a second before Lilith’s heart felt like exploding. A bunch of thoughts swam through her mind in an instant before she pushed them aside. In the end she could only sigh internally and refrace her sentence.

“S-sure, this way miss Aurora”

The poor receptionist was still in a state of shock. Thankfully, her long years of experience in this job had managed to pull her through at this moment. It didn’t take long before Aurora got registered as an adventurer. The only thing that could be called a problem while this was going on would be Lilith’s reaction at the sight of Aurora’s drop of blood. An instinctual greed rose in her like a tide but in the end she managed to hold herself.

“Hey, Lilith, what request should we pick? Do you have anything in mind?”

“hm? Not really, I was actually thinking about letting you choose since this will be your first request”

“In that case let's take this one!”

The excited Aurora pointed at a subjugation request. Quite a simple one too. It consisted of hunting down a large boar that had been damaging crops in a nearby village. Perfect for a newby adventurer but extremely lacking for Lilith and co. However, taking it was still a good idea. This way both Lilith and Aurora could check out what Aurora was capable of.

Not to mention that they could experiment a bit while they traveled. After a short discussion the matter had been settled. With information about the village in hand they left the guild supposedly to prepare for their journey.

However, preparations were necessary. Food? they could hunt while traveling. Shelter? Mia’s magic could make a small dirt hut. Fire for cooking? Mia’s magic was the answer again. How about comfort? You can’t expect them to sleep on the hard ground. Well, Silver and Shadow have fluffy fur not to mention they don’t mind sleeping on the cool floor. As for Sapphire, her wings could work as a blanket.

They could get going whenever they wanted. But decided against leaving right away. After all, Lilith wanted to spoil Aurora a bit. They went around buying food that caught Aurora’s sensitive nose to enjoy together. From simple veggie soup to delicious skewered meat.

What surprised everyone was Aurora’s insatiable appetite. Like a deep pit without a bottom Aurora ate and ate making the others wonder. Where could all that food have gone?

By the end of the day. Aurora had eaten at least twice her size worth of food making a somewhat large dent in Lilith’s savings. However she didn’t care. As long as she could see Aurora’s happy smile she was willing to hunt down a dragon and cook it for her.

Aurora, on the other hand, felt indebted to Lilith. This had been the first time she could enjoy such a large feast! Her love for Lilith only increased on this day. You know what they say, the stomach of a person is a direct path to their heart.

Next in the list of things to do was a bath. This morning due to Lilith’s insistence on going to the guild as quickly as possible they had just wiped their bodies with a wet cloth. Now everyone present was looking forward to a long warm bath. They had Mia to thank for this. Her incessant yapping about how the inn was inadequate for Lilith had made them move to a higher class one a few days ago.

However, as they were getting ready to bath something happened. Lilith was taking off her clothes as she would usually do until she realized that Aurora was possibly doing the same thing right behind her. A rush of curiosity and excitement flooded her. Unable to take it she turned around to take a peek.

What a disaster it was that at that instant Aurora had the exact same thoughts and did the exact same action. Their eyes connected for a split second that felt like an eternity as both of their faces turned red. They were both girls, what was there to be embarrassed about? Hell, Lilith had seen Mia naked a bunch of times before and vice versa.

In awkward silence they finished undressing avoiding the temptation to peek at each other with everything they had. Finally as their bodies submerged in the large bath they could relax. The water had a slight tint to it, making it hard to look through. Thanks to that there was no way to peek at each other and so the embarrassment banished. However, the awkward atmosphere remains.

A while later the two girls fell on the soft bed completely exhausted. Now that they were dressed and out of the bath the tension they felt was gone, replaced with tiredness they had never felt before. However, neither of them hated the event and even hoped for it to repeat. Mia, had clearly caught on this, she as an adult understood what was going on. But of course she wouldn’t tell. After all, it was more amusing to see her master flustered like that.

In the end everyone had a fun day and a restful night. Tomorrow will be another adventure.