Outside the assembly hall, in a corridor, Elizabeth, her mother, and Theudas stood aside. Sera, Ravenna, and her wives—Aiden, Lila, Isolde, Selene, and Lyra—gathered near the waterfall while Ravenna seriously questioned her two wives, Selene and Lyra.
"What is the meaning of this? Why didn't you tell me before proposing something like that to the matriarchs?" Ravenna demanded.
"And what would you have done? Would you allow us to propose it?" Selene retorted.
"That's not the point."
"Then what is?" Lyra shouted, tears streaming down their faces.
"Sera isn't listening to us. You keep saying it will be okay somehow, but we don't know what to do," Lyra cried.
"Alright, alright, I'm sorry. Can you both stop crying?" Ravenna coaxed her wives gently.
"Hehehe, see? Didn't I tell you, mother can't win against them?" Sera whispered to Elizabeth.
"Hehehe, I know," Elizabeth giggled.
Bang, bang. Theudas knocked on Sera and Elizabeth's heads.
"Ouch, ouch," they both exclaimed.
"When you both have your wives in the future, you'll understand these troubles," Theudas said, glaring at the two who are rubbing their heads, embarrassed and resentful.
"Hahaha," everyone started to laugh, calming the crying mothers.
"Mothers, I know you did this for my own good. But..." Sera began.
"You keep quiet," Lyra glared, silencing Sera.
"Yes Ma'am" Sera stiffened.
"What is wrong with the matriarch's suggestion of marrying someone?" Selene asked.
"I tried, but I can't," Sera shrugged.
Sera's nonchalant attitude earned a glare from Selene, causing her to shut her mouth once again.
"Rave, can't you do something about her condition?" Lyra asked Ravenna.
"No, even the matriarchs are incapable of dealing with her artifact," Ravenna replied.
"I even took her to various places to meet different people to see if she might be interested in marrying someone she likes. We met with other demon kin, adventurers, high nobles, and even priests, but it was of no use."
Selene and Lyra's faces turned gloomy.
Ravenna smiled gently. "I know you both love Sera very much, but some things can only be resolved with time."
"But..."
"Moreover, your daughter has already found an appropriate solution on her own."
Selene and Lyra glanced at each other. "Are you talking about the artifact—Lamia's Embrace?"
"Yes."
"Is it able to break her inherited artifact?"
"No, but it will help address her immediate concerns."
"Mother, why didn't the matriarchs just agree to give me the artifact? They only lent it for ten years," Sera asked Ravenna.
"I believe it's because of its drawbacks."
"Drawbacks?"
"Yes, it's a very powerful artifact we received from the abyss during ancient times."
"Although it is powerful, it has a fatal drawback."
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The Eclipse Moons Grimoire: Lilith's Soft Whispers
FantasyA boy who wishes to be a girl dies in an accident and reincarnates in a world of gods and demons as the second son of the baroness with hidden past. His mother disguises and raises him as a girl. Note: There will not be any sex scenes between main c...
