Dominatrix System

Chapter 99

When I got back, the Duchess was waiting for me in the living room. I was a little off my game with the fright I had just received earlier. I was questioning reality and wanted to think more about it. I moved in and saw her looking meekly at me. She had none of the demeanor of a powerful woman that had the amount of power she had. Nickey was looked like a grown woman whose mother found her hand in the cookie jar. She wanted to apologize but knew that the mother had to speak first.

She sat in silence as I decided to let her wallow under my stare while I thought about what had just happened. She fussed with her dress while I stared at her without truly looking at her. My mind was in the streets where I was just coming home. How I was walking along, and my instinct went into overdrive.

This was compounded by the fact that I wanted to leave this city as fast as I could. With so many things on the burner and about to reap the rewards, I was hesitant. I could gain a lot if I stayed one more month and finish my plans. There was little I reaped if I left now. The girl that was being trained by Freya now was still in her early stages and not ready to commit either. She was half and half on the issue. I knew that I needed to spend more time building loyalty and deepening our 'bond.' There wasn't any of that there now, and I felt she would be a good seed. The next part was Cassandra with the necromancer guild. So much was happening there as well, with her now gathering the people needed to kidnap the City lord. Sherry was an excellent pawn that I could use until I had everything in the bag.

There was more to gain staying than leaving. This left me in an intense conundrum. My instinct told me even more that leaving was the smartest way to go. I felt like there was a fog over me clouding my insight. I continued to stare at the now trembling Duchess as she watched me stare at her unwaveringly. She knew she was in trouble and felt increased pressure from my stable gaze on her. She seemed almost on the brink of breaking down while I still thought in silence.

While I was thinking, I remembered the only undead I encountered. It was weak, but despite that, my instincts told me to run. It wasn't until I was forced to that I found out it was weak. My brain seemed to center on that and everything I knew about the Necromancers guild. I knew they were purchasing dead bodies from my gang. They did it even after we hiked up the prices. This meant either they were critical materials and didn't care about the cost. Or they thought they could take back the money. Those were the only two things I could see from it. That didn't mean those were mutually exclusive either.

They might need those materials but believe they can take back their gold in the end through some means. This was a troubling thought, but it put a lot of things into perspective. If there was a large army of undead, how would my instinct react? I did not know, but since I had been in this city, I wanted to leave. Opportunities made me stay. I wasn't sure I was correct, but this settled my mind. It was like I finally could see some light in the fog with the insights I thought of and not stumbling blind. I didn't have anything tangible, but what I did have gave me something to look into. If my assumptions were incorrect, I would need to theorize again.

I left my thoughts and looked at the very anxious woman across from me. She seemed to be becoming an anxious mess under my stable gaze. She continued to open her mouth to say something, only to close it. This continued as I watched her now I was looking at the mess she was becoming. When I first met her, this woman would have been able to take this silence and be more annoyed. Now she was anxious to make me angry. She knew my anger was more dangerous but still craved my touch.

Nickey only became indecisive in front of me due to her own emotions playing off themselves. I decided again to let her wallow under my gaze while I checked the system.

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Name: Sally

Age: 15

Titles: Ex-Slave, Apprentice of Jack the Torturer, Martial Genius, War Provoker, Gang leader, Dominatrix, Slave Trainer, In Training Shadow Ruler