Chapter 844: If Only I Were a lord
Lycanor followed the line of Delilah’s finger, her eyes narrowing slightly as she took in the sight. She gave a faint hum of acknowledgement.
And so, the Warden from the blood elf race and the Elder of Stewardship of the Stoneheart Horde completed their first handover of duties and their first clash of wills. It was clear that Delilah, with the home-field advantage, had come out on top.
Three days later, Delilah summoned her Four-Winged Blood Bat and, leading a squad of the harpy Sentinel Corps, began the journey back to Stoneheart City.
Atop the great bat’s back, Delilah gazed down upon the vast territory of the Stoneheart Horde, her heart calm, yet tinged with a familiar sense of dissatisfaction.
In truth, the two succubus sisters were Orion’s most able consorts. Since they had joined the Stoneheart Horde, they had managed all of the clan’s affairs, large and small, with meticulous order. Lilith, as Orion’s wife, perfectly embodied the grace and magnanimity of a queen. Throughout the Horde, not a single negative word was spoken of her. All her people saw her as perfect, as supremely competent. Whether it was her management of the household or her raising of Orion’s children, she was beyond reproach.
Her sister Delilah, meanwhile, was known to all as the Giant King’s lover, and as the Grand Steward of the Stoneheart Horde. Beyond her own official duties, she would proactively step forward to secure every possible advantage for Lilith and for the succubus race.
The recent intimidation of Lycanor, for instance, was a task that rightly should have fallen to Lilith. As the wife, her authority to do so was unquestionable. But Lilith had to maintain a perfect image, both internally and externally; no scandal or stain could be allowed to touch her.
And so, all the dirty, tiring work fell to Delilah.
"Ah... I suppose I owe it to you. Who else is there to do it, since I’m the older sister? Hehehe..."
Though her sigh was one of complaint, Delilah could always find joy even in hardship, because she did it all willingly. But within that willingness, there was so much that she was not resigned to.