The Burning Fiend

That night was the most fantastic night that Reynolds could remember, after learning that she could become a powerful magus she teared up for a while but regained her calm after 10 minutes. Windsor had decided that she had made a wining bet by becoming Reynolds's slave, he had kept his word and started helping her before taking anything from here. But she also panicked knowing that being 18 years old no academy would take her for free despite her talent, she would have to sell herself to a patron to be able to learn magic and she was not willing to leave her new Master, who knows what kind of monster she would be forced to serve if she was left on her own.

So after calming down she went looking for Reynolds on her own and knocked at his door. "Come in". She entered the room and greeted her Master with a bow. "Master, your slave is sorry to bother you". Reynolds looked up at that, she was not this subservient before, his bet on waiting seemed to have pay off. "You are not bothering me, what is it that you need Windsor?"

Then while he was watching her, she started to undress letting her clothes slide from her body to the floor and stood there trembling waiting for instructions as she did not know what to do beyond that.

Reynolds smiled as he felt his hearth beating faster than ever, she was indeed the most fascinating woman he had ever lay eyes on. "Turn around slowly". He thanked the heavens for the inspiration of stopping at that bar earlier and the thought of letting someone else capture this mesmerizing creature was unbearable.

Her body was even more fascinating than her clothes had let him believe, her round b.r.e.a.s.t were big on her slender curvaceous pale body. He kept admiring her for a moment before taking her in his arm in a bride hold and placing her gently on the bed.

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He had play with his new toy for half the night and just as he was about to sleep, one of the maids knocked on his door. He was curious as he wasn't expecting anyone interrupting his fun, but he was on a good mood as he was already preparing to sleep after a fantastic night.

He opened the door and asked smiling at the hesitant maid. "What is it Jenna?" Jenna was a middle-aged woman with black hair. "Master, a messenger from the Dowson Conglomerate sent a letter and said that it was extremely urgent". She said as she deliver the letter. Reynolds was curious and he read the letter immediately.

'Fourth brother, third brother's father has passed away I would take carriage with George to pick you up in an hour to make our way to third's brother home and pay respects. Yale.'

Reynolds sober up in an instant, he knew how much his brother cared for his family. It took him a moment and said to the worried maid. "Thank you Jenna, you did right. I would leave in an hour and probably will be back in a few days. I will be paying respects to my good friend departed father. Do not allow Windsor to leave the house until I come back, she is too attractive and may get into trouble, so help her if she needs something important and tell her that she is to keep meditating at least 2 hours in the morning and 2 hours in the afternoon. I will come back soon".

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"Eldest brother, do you know what happened?" Reynolds asked as they made their way through the night, Yale had brough several servants and food to help Linley with the funerary preparations. "I do not know, we can only wait". George released a sigh and side. "Just one third brother was turning things on the right track and even got over that treacherous woman. I just hope that he is alright".

"Hmm... third brother will be alright, but he care a lot for his family that he even went to the trouble of make himself famous. It will take time but we can be there with him and help him remember that he is not alone."

"Fourth brother, while I do feel you are sad and concerned for third brother... why are you smiling?" George asked curiously. Reynolds blushed and started laughing. "Well something incredible good happened to me today and I just can get over it, but I will tell you after we are done with our current responsabilities". Yale looked at him in a knowing way, he was the one who induced him into the p.l.e.a.s.u.r.es of life. "Third brother, I think I know what you mean and I will hear all about it after we are done with the current matters". George looked at his two brothers and released a sigh while muttering "perverts". That made both Yale and Reynolds laugh alleviating a little the heavy atmosphere on the carriage.

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When they arrived there was already a group of people paying respects, the whole town seemed to be there. But thankfully no important figure had arrived yet, so Yale instructed a butler to start organizing things and set up to met Linley.

Linley was seating while wearing a traditional mourning attire, they pay their respects and give him space to continue his dueling, there was not much to be done they can only wait and accompany him. Important people starting making appearances, the king of Fenlai had come as well as one archbishop from the Radiant Church, the curator of the Proulx Gallery and Delia also arrived and stayed with them in silence for along while.

Reynolds looked at Delia thinking, 'perhaps she is worth risking for, I wonder if third brother would manage to let his demons go... but I am not one to speak, the only woman I had conquered is in terms of equivalent exchange and pure d.e.s.i.r.e. I think perhaps that Alice not only left demons on third brother but on me as well? I seem to be scared of looking for love...' he released a sigh and smiled, he was young and he had to concentrate on his training so there was not need to worry, time will fix those things.

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Before leaving, Reynolds found Bebe and holding him as if to pet him he started muttering quietly. "Bebe, please let third brother know that if he need help either for revenge or other things he can count on me, alright?" Bebe nodded as he stayed in his arms for a while before leaving.

They were on their way back, when Yale said. "Well we cannot help in anything unless third brother ask us, so no need to keep with the depressed mood. So third brother, it is time for you to confess." Reynolds was startled at the sudden change from the solemn tone that Yale had been using that, for a moment, he did not know how to answer. George released a chuckle and, with a frustrated look, waited to hear the perversions his fourth brother had been enjoying. So Reynolds started his tale of conquest in all detail, how he had implied that, how he had directed the conversation there, how he had destroyed her hopes and then reluctantly opened a new door to her and how she willingly submitted to him.

Yale was wearing a proud expression and muttering "the child has grown up" while George looked with mixed feelings, he could not deny that he was proud of his brother but worried because he had directly make that girl a slave instead of wooing her as a partner. He remembered the question he had asked Lindley before and realized that George had been impressed by Linley's pain from Alice's betrayal, that cursed woman had created a monster indirectly and who knows how many poor women would suffer for that. He released a sigh and though that he had been doing that a lot lately and released another sigh.

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Reynolds returned home and found everything in order he was even surprised that soon Windsor came to him as if she was scared that he would not be coming back, Prepared a bath to welcome him and joined him as an obedient maid would. He was very happy with Windsor, she did not disturbed him while training and worked hard on her own training but was always waiting to serve him.

His life returned to normal as he continued his training he found surprisingly that his life and death magic essence had already reached the peak of the second rank and there would be a breakthrough soon, he knew that this would only happen on the earlier levels as the magic essence needed to upgrade from one rank to another was always growing. But perhaps it would take him close to three years to achieve the seventh rank on life and death magic, he was starting to think that he had been blessed by the heavens as his luck seemed to good to be true. So he decided to keep working hard not willing to lose his advantage.

Linley returned and announced that he was joining the Kingdom of Fenlai, he was granted a small manor on a luxurious part of the city reserved only for nobles. Reynolds knew that Linley was more determined than ever in his training and did not interrupt him but he paid him a visit every few days to drink a bit of wine with him trying to distract him for a moment of whatever was driving him into training like a madman.