Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 3, Part 5

[Oldmansour]

>Smile
>"I appreciate the sentiment, nonetheless."
>Slightly concerned frown
>"To be honest, I had wondered if it would have bothered you if it were true..."

>"Bothered? You mean if you and Lily really HAD- Uh... Been doin' that?"

[DracoOmega]

>"Yes."

[Oldmansour]

>"Yes."

>Rin thinks about that for a moment, her tails slowly swishing side to side, until finally she says, "Honestly, Byakuren, I think I'd be happy ta hear it."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Oh? That's not quite what I expected to hear."

[Oldmansour]

>"Oh? That's not quite what I expected to hear."

>"Byakuren, you're the best woman I've ever met. You deserve that kind of love." She smiles and half-shrugs. "I admit, Lily White wouldn'a been the first woman I'd think about like dat for you, but you deserve all the love and all the happiness you can get. And more besides." she adds for emphasis.

[Hello Purvis]

>Smirk.
>"Now you have me half-afraid that you're going to try to manipulate things behind the scenes, you know."

[Oldmansour]

>Smirk.
>"Now you have me half-afraid that you're going to try to manipulate things behind the scenes, you know."

>Rin seems to stew over that for a moment, then smiles and shakes her head. "I reckon I won't have to."

[DracoOmega]

>Raise an eyebrow
>"Oh?"

[Oldmansour]

>Raise an eyebrow
>"Oh?"

>"I haven't been with ya long, but I know enough to know that you don't need no help from me makin' folks love ya. You do that everytime you walk into a room."

[DracoOmega]

>Chuckle lightly
>"Now, now, that's very sweet of you, but I don't think that's quite the same thing."

[Oldmansour]

>Chuckle lightly
>"Now, now, that's very sweet of you, but I don't think that's quite the same thing."

>"Well, maybe." Rin replies. "But the point is, ya don't need ta worry about me when it comes to this kinda thing. I want to see my master happy, bottom line."

[DracoOmega]

>"The reverse goes for me as well, you realize. I wouldn't say I was... 'worried', as such, but your feelings are important to me; I wouldn't want to do something that upsets you unknowingly. Nor would I want you to keep your own feelings quiet out of any sense of duty to me. If something is on your mind, you can always confide in me and I will never turn you away - no matter what it is. The greatest responsibility to have to me is simply to be true to yourself."

[Oldmansour]

>"The reverse goes for me as well, you realize. I wouldn't say I was... 'worried', as such, but your feelings are important to me; I wouldn't want to do something that upsets you unknowingly. Nor would I want you to keep your own feelings quiet out of any sense of duty to me. If something is on your mind, you can always confide in me and I will never turn you away - no matter what it is. The greatest responsibility to have to me is simply to be true to yourself."

>Rin's mouth opens, then closes slowly. "I don't.... I don't know if I can be that open, mistress. If I could ta anyone, I'd want it to be you!" she adds quickly, the poor girl looking rather stricken. "But I don't know if it... If it's in me."

[DracoOmega]

>Smile gently
>"It's okay. You don't need to force yourself. Just know that I'm here for you, and this will always be a safe place for you."
>Put a hand gently on hers and give a little reassuring squeeze.
>"Nothing you would say or do could change that."

[Oldmansour]

>Smile gently
>"It's okay. You don't need to force yourself. Just know that I'm here for you, and this will always be a safe place for you."
>Put a hand gently on hers and give a little reassuring squeeze.
>"Nothing you would say or do could change that."

>Rin's ears perk up, and she smiles softly. "Give me time." she breathes.

[DracoOmega]

>Smile
>"As much as you need, of course."

[Oldmansour]

>Smile
>"As much as you need, of course."

>Your kasha lets out a short breath that may have been a laugh, then says, in Eire, "You must have the biggest heart in the world." Or something very near to it, anyway. Your Eire still needs a bit of refinement.

[DracoOmega]

>She does know we could understand that, yes?

[Oldmansour]

>She does know we could understand that, yes?

>Oh yes. In fact, she's the one who's been teaching you Eire.

[DracoOmega]

>In Eire: "Thank you."

[Oldmansour]

>In Eire: "Thank you."

>Rin starts to say something else in Eire, which you don't immediately recognize, but then she pauses and switches back to Yamato. "I do wish dat I wasn't the only one. I know dat... you don't always like when I talk like I'm going to, but you're the kind of owner that a slave dreams of having."

[DracoOmega]

>Were there any fellow slaves in her environment, back when Orin was with Konngara?
>"I'll take that to mean simply I treat others with respect and dignity. But does that mean you feel somewhat... lonely, in your position?"

[Oldmansour]

>Were there any fellow slaves in her environment, back when Orin was with Konngara?

>Clarify, please.

>"I'll take that to mean simply I treat others with respect and dignity. But does that mean you feel somewhat... lonely, in your position?"

>"No, no, not one tiny bit!" Rin assures you. "I just think sometimes that... Well, that I weren't the only one, yknow what I mean?"

[DracoOmega]

>Orin was Konngara's only slave, yes? But would there have been others in the household, perhaps owned by other parts of the family?
>"You think it might be nice to have more company?"

[Oldmansour]

>Orin was Konngara's only slave, yes? But would there have been others in the household, perhaps owned by other parts of the family?
>"You think it might be nice to have more company?"

>To your recollection, Rin has mentioned only one other slave that served Konngara's family during her time with them. Her mother owned a swan youkai for a short time, but lost her over an outstanding gambling debt.
>Rin considers your wording for a moment, then nods. "Yeah, you could say it that way."

[DracoOmega]

>"What do you imagine it would be like?"

[Oldmansour]

>"What do you imagine it would be like?"

>"Well, for a start, we'd probably need a bigger place."

[DracoOmega]

>Laugh
>"Is that really the first thing that comes to mind?"

[Oldmansour]

>Laugh
>"Is that really the first thing that comes to mind?"

>"I have my practical moments." Rin replies, somewhat proudly. "..least I think that's the right word, there."

[DracoOmega]

>Nod
>"Right enough. Though I imagine a larger home is not what you were thinking about when you mentioned it first?"