The Demon King's Paladin Part 1 Vol 2.

Chapter 347. Aqua's Desire For Soap Operas

                                                                       Sarah Ericsson's Point Of View

" Okay, the meeting begins now!"

My Mother declared the meeting had started to the group of women that surrounded her. It was a collection of every girl that has been accepted into the Alliance.

" My, my. To think the Young Lord has caused another Princess to fall for him!"

" What do you mean? I was the 1st girl besides Sarah and Anna who liked him! They all came later. Also, Alle, what the hell! You said you weren't ever going to fall for him, and you flipped out when I told you that I was going to marry him as well. Don't you think you've changed your tune a bit too quickly?"

" Do you really think something like this has been easy for me, Cyn? Trust me, I'm already regretting all of my actions before leaving for Zana..."

" I was also surprised when Alice came back to Paradise and Sarah and Anna announced she had joined our Alliance."

" Not you too, Charlotte!?"

Mary began that chain of reactions to Alle's addition to the Alliance. I'm not quite sure why everyone was still shocked about her growing feelings for John. It's not like the rest of them didn't also grow feelings for him after he became betrothed to me, Anna being the only exception since she more or less fell for him at first sight, it just took him saying a few specific words for her emotions to burst out to the forefront. As for the actual members that have joined this discussion, we were all seated at a circular table in the garden. Starting from what would be 12 o clock on a clock's face and going clockwise would be my Mother, me, Anna, Alle, Charlotte, Ruby, Emily, Mary and then Cynthia on the other side of my Mother. We were using the guise of a tea party like we've been doing since the first Alliance meeting all those months ago. Thankfully, my Father had been able to distract John today with a training session. He used the excuse of it being a while and wanting to see how much John had improved to sway him. Truly, he's becomes so trusting of people he views as his family and friends. That's why it's imperative for Anna and me to carefully select who could join the Alliance. I had an inkling that Cindy Fracks was beginning to grow attracted to him during the aftermath of our battle. But with her bias towards him as a Human and the fact that at the end of the day John was the main culprit for the death of her father, Anna and I decided it'd be best to separate and create distance between the 2. In a way his episode of wanting solitude for those few days after finding the bodies of the victims was a perfect situation for us. I just wished he didn't have to experience the emotions that caused him to want to isolate himself from others like that.

" Oh my! Is it really worth arguing about, Ladies? At the end of the day, we all want the same outcome, don't we? The happiness and attention of our Young Lord?"

" Yes! Ms. Mary! That's right! For the most part at least!"

My Mother and Mary have become rather good friends already despite it being only a few days since they met for the first time. I guess since they're both mothers, there's a lot of common ground, though I've noticed my Mother showing a difficult expression on her face when speaking to Mary though, mostly this happens when she brings up her desire to marry into the Drake family in order to pay John back for helping her family and herd so much. John has spent quite a few hours to explain that she didn't need to repay him with her body and that she and the rest of the cattle are more than making up for the space and living costs of the herd. However, as every action and word from someone you love is seen in the best light, Mary simply pulls him in for a hug and the warmth and softness of her chest seems to melt anyone's resolve. I would know since I've also been a victim of it, Mary gave both Anna and I the same treatment she gives John when we allowed her to join the Alliance... From that experience, both Anna and I came to the realization that we couldn't truly become jealous from John's reactions to Mary's hugs... They may just be the strongest technique that Anna and I have come into contact within our lives.