ushernet Chapter 546: Another Set Of Gifts (2)
Chapter 546: Another Set Of Gifts (2)
Chapter 546: Another Set Of Gifts (2)
"What made you ask about Orc children? Just curious, or..?"
Renna was the one to ask that, the red head staring at me curiously as she watched me tap the edges of the ingots they had both prepared for me, her question pulling me from my thoughts and forcing me to focus on her and Shelur once more.
"Remember how I was able to 'give' you some 'skills' that got us into this current position?"
I answered her question with my own question, confusing the Duchess for but a moment as she and Shelur exchanged a glance, only for them both to nod and wait for me to continue on, listening closely to what I had to say.
"Well, the thing is that extends to all of my children... and I can give them skills that would improve their talents and potential in certain areas, which also seems to affect their thought processes and how they act after they are born... Something that you could argue is a boon or a bane to this ability of mine. It gives them purpose and an idea on what they want to do, but..."
"It feels like it is forced onto them because they are good at a certain thing? Well... do you know how many people would kill to know what they are adept at doing naturally? It would make life so much easier if you knew right at the start what you were talented in..."
Renna gave me a small smile after that, while Shelur just shrugged and said "Orc's already have that, so if you were giving our child skills that revolve around being a fighter, that's fine. It'll just push their talent to a new level."
I nodded, those four skills I had already chosen feeling even more comfortable now that Shelur agreed with me, but as for that last skill and the dilemma I was facing...Nôv(el)B\\jnn
I froze as I realized where my mind was going; I was thinking it would be better to just let someone random knock me up and give skills to their child to see what would happen, and instantly, as soon as I realized I was thinking like that, I felt disgusted with myself.
Was I treating my children like an extension of their Dama's?
Was I alright with some random person having sex with me once, unaware that they had planted their seed inside me and therefor not having an obligation to remain close to me at all, which would then leave their child to simply be my own and only mine?
Therefor I was 'allowed' to 'do whatever I wanted' with them?
Biting my cheek, I took a deep breath and cast the thoughts from my mind, not wanting to deal with them right now as I instead said "I'll just go with the safer one... I don't think the risk is worth it, not now anyways."
Shelur gave me a nod before glancing at Renna, who had a relieved smile as she looked between the two of us, the red head clearly happy with the decision to not potentially manipulate this child in my womb to being something potentially terrible right away.
"So... are you going to need us to leave when you begin forging, or..?"
My attention was drawn back to the ingots, and I stared at them for a moment, wondering what I was supposed to do with them before remembering the real reason we were here, which made me smile wryly as I realized how easily swept away my attention was.
"You can stay and watch if you want. If you do, sit over there; I'll need all of this area here to work comfortably, and if you are near it, you might either be in the way or get showered with the sparks."