I Got Isekai'd, Well Shyt! Vol. 1, 2, and 3

Vol.3 A Strange Tea Party

Tayna looked at the four female humanoids and frowned, "Let's go to the parlor. I'll have the servants bring some tea and pastries."

Dalia got excited about the sweets, while Yuliana looked unamused. Nieren was trying to be the proper guest, and Rya stood up and said, "That would be nice... Percy, would you like to join us?"

Percy looked at all the women standing up before him.

"I think I'll go exploring. Maybe talk to some soldiers. I don't want to intrude on your time together. Besides, I'm sure you want to talk about things without a man listening in," Percy said.

Rya rolled her eyes. 'Of course. Leave the girls to have some girl time. Typical... I hope I can control Dalia without him around... Who am I kidding? Dalia's going to be Dalia... Well, let's see what is up with this chick.'

"Fair enough. Go and explore. We'll try not to get into trouble," Rya said.

Percy saluted her, "Aye, aye. My lady!"

"Hehehe," Dalia giggled at her mate's behavior.

Rya shook her head, and the party of five walked out of the dining room. They followed Tayna into a large parlor, where a couple of couches and a large table with four chairs were.

Rya sat down on the couch. At the same time, Yuliana and Dalia took the couch across from her. Whereas, Nieren picked a chair next to the window. The servants came in with tea and snacks. Tayna took her time to sit in a chair across from Nieren and was in between the couches. Rya was to her left, while Dalia and Yuliana were to her right. A servant came up with a freshly brewed pot of tea.

"Ma'am, I chose the Corialis Green Tea with the Honey Citrus and the Lemon Curd Pastry."

Tayna nodded her head, "Fine. Put the teapot and pastries on the table."

"Of course," the servant replied.

Tayna was still annoyed about having to entertain a bunch of people out of the blue. And she had to use her better manners because Rya was going to be marrying into royalty.

"So... Tell me. What is it like to be a dark elf? All the stories I've heard don't paint your kind in a good light from what I remember," Tayna asked as she took her cup of tea and had a sip.

Nieren and Yuliana seemed to have a guilty conscience as they recalled how badly they acted towards Rya when they first met her on different occasions.

Rya smirked and took her cup of tea, "What is it like to be a scarred woman?"

"Excuse me?" Tayna said angrily.

"You heard me. I'm a dark elf. And you are a woman with scars... Do you fear what will happen when the other nobles find out? You'll be shunned and cast out... Unless your husband protects you. Or maybe you want someone else to protect you," Rya said.

"Wh-what?" Tayna was shocked by Rya's words.

"You fear not knowing how someone will react to you. Will they treat you with kindness, disgust, or murderous intent? You have the same fears I do. But the difference is that I have the power to change people's minds. And I have a powerful family backing me up... But here you are, insulting your husband... He seems like a good person from what I've seen. You're a fool if you let his kindness go to waste. If I were your husband, I wouldn't take this treatment...," Rya said before giving her a sly glance while sipping her tea.

Yuliana and Nieren didn't know how brutal Rya could be when she needed to. While Dalia was too hyper-focused on the sweets to care about anything that was happening around her.

Tayna was shocked. Her face turned red. Her hands started shaking, and her eyes were wide open. She knew Johan didn't have a mana vein. Meaning the nobles would see him as a commoner and wouldn't respect him or worse, they would try to strip his title. And she was nothing more than a trophy. A damaged trophy.