A Tale After Four Lives - Volume 1: Receiving The Reward Chapter 21 21: Meeting The Gremory's

The train finally made it to the Gremory territory where Mournomon and Lady Sitri, who was carrying Sona, got of. Some Gremory guards were waiting for them to escort them to the Gremory residence.

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“Why am I not surprised”, thought Mournomon as he looked at the mansion in front of him, about the same size as the Sitri familiesMansion. They had been lead to the front of the mansion by the guards and left there, in front of the mansion a couple stood there waiting for there arrival.

The man appeared middle-aged with long crimson-red hair that reached down to his shoulders and a stylish short beard adorned his handsome face, his light blue eyes shined with vibrant life.

The woman had short flaxen colored hair and violet eyes that excitedly stared at Lady Sitri, she appeared very young, most likely in her early twenty’s but as a devil looks can be very deceiving, all in all, she was a beauty even among other female devils.

Lady Sitri handed Sona over to Mournomon as she ran ahead to her friend and the flaxen-haired woman doing the same, the two of them met each other met way and embraced each other while laughing. Mournomon slowly walked forward with Sona comfortably nestled in his arms and smirked at the two woman’s behavior while the red-haired man gave a hearty laugh.

” It’s good to see you Venelana”, Lady Sitri said as she tightened her arms around her dear friend.

“And you too, Sereixia,” the flaxen-haired woman said, hugging Lady Sitri back.

Mournomon stopped a few feet behind them waiting for them to finish there reunion, the red-haired man stepped around them and approached Mournomon, giving a slight bow he introduced himself, “Zeoticus Gremory, Duke of these lands”.

Mournomon gave a slight bow of his own, “Mournomon”. Zeoticus was about to speak but was interrupted by his wife, “So, Sereixia that’s Sona”, said the flaxen-haired woman called Venelana, as the two lady’s approached Mournomon.

Mournomon handed Sona back to Lady Sitri who started showing off her daughter to her friend. “See this Venelana, this is the most beautiful girl in all the underworld”, she said with a triumphant smirk.

“I will have to disagree that spot can only be held by my little girl Rias” Lady Gremory argued.

Mournomon silently stood at one side with Lord Gremory and listened to their ramblings and both signed at the same time, then looked at each other and both started laughing.

“So Sir Mournomon, what is your relationship with Sereixia?”, Lord Gremory asked as he saw how close they were to the extend of Lady Sitri not hesitate to have him hold her youngest daughter.

“I befriended her and her husband some time ago, We quickly became acquainted and I have been living at there residence for some time now”, said Mournomon

“I see, but they must trust you for that old bastard Ixisius(Lord Sitri) to trust you with his wife and child,” Lord Gremory said with a smile. He was quite interested in this dragon not only could he feel a horrifying amount of power in him but when he held Sona it was as if that power surrounded her letting not even a breeze to disturbed her sleep, which shows a very gentle nature in this otherwise imposing-looking man.

Mournomon thought for a moment before replying,” I suppose so”.

The two ladies finally stopped arguing, seeing this Lord Gremory spoke up, “Now let’s take our conversation inside, it won’t very much do for me to have my guests standing outside”, after speaking he lead the way into the mansion to a large room with furniture for everybody to sit in and a table in the middle.

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Mournomon and Lady Sitri sat down on a couch and Lord and Lady Gremory sat on opposite them.

“So how was your trip?” asked Lord Gremory as he watched a now awake Sona crawling sitting on the carpet at Mournomns feet playing.

“Very uneventfully,” said Lady Sitri.

“My, my it almost sounds like you wanted something to happen,” Lady Gremory said with a smile.

“Of course not, but at least it would have been more entertaining,” Lady Sitri said as she remembered Mournomon tearing apart at devils as if they were nothing.

Lord and Lady Gremory had no idea what Lady Sitri meant but decided just to move on with there conversation. “So how is Ixisius?”

“Very busy, I’m afraid, managing our territory, he rarely gets any time to spend with Sona and me. He tries but the work is just so much.” Lady Sitri said sadly.

“I know what you mean, the workload is ridiculous and I myself rarely get an opening in my schedule. Luckily I got myself a helper that can help carry the load maybe he should do the same.” Lord Gremory said.

“Yeah, there’s no reason for him to work to his death”, echoed Lady Gremory

“I talk to him about, maybe we can find someone trustworthy enough to help him”, Lady Sitri said with a smile. Her eyes sneakily glancing at Mournomon

Mournomon suddenly felt a chill run down his back when he felt her gaze, “Oh, hell no!” he thought.

“Lady Sitri?”, he asked “Ignorantly”.

Lady Sitri smile just widened a bit as she said, “Nothing, nothing just thought of something.

“I know exactly what your thinking and the answer is no”, Mournomon said to her as he stared at her with sharp eyes.

“Please”, Lady Sitri said with a begging expression and using a pleading tone, but her efforts were futile because Mournomon did not budge.

“Meanie”, Lady Sitri Harmphed when she saw she could not break him down even if she begged.

Mournomon could only sigh, “It’s not only that I don’t want to, but I don’t think I am suitable for such a job. With my temper, I might kill those idiots under me.” he said hoping to convince her.

Lady Sitri face relaxed as she spoke, “Your probably right”.

During the whole conversation, the Gremory couple just watched their exchange and couldn’t help but marvel at how close the two of them were. Although there was no love between them like a husband and wife it felt more like a brother and sister arguing.

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A woman wearing a french maid outfit with ashen colored hair and silver eyes entered the room after some time with a little girl red-haired girl in her hands, she moved towards Lady Gremory and handed the baby girl over to her. “She woke up a few minutes ago my Lady,” the maid said.

“I see, thank you, Grayfia ” Lady Gremory said and then smiled at her guests introducing the woman, “This is my daughter-in-Law Grayfia Lucifuge and this,” she said lifting the baby girl into the air for all to see, “Is my darling daughter Rias”.

Lady Sitri greeted Grayfia while Mournomon nodded in her direction, while the woman was beautiful, shockingly so in fact. What made him interested in her thought was that her power was almost as much as Serafall’s and if they were to fight she would be able to put a good fight before losing. To be able to have the power to fight one of the four satans was no joke.

After that Grayfia bowed in greetings before starting to serve tea to them.

Lady Gremory but little Rias on the ground so that she could play with little Sona and the two quickly became friends.

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After having a delightful conversation and having the two girls play till they fell asleep the group had some dinner before retiring to there rooms. Mournomon and Lady Sitri, with Sona in her arms, followed Grayfia as she led them first stopping at Lady Sitri’s room before showing Mournomon his room a few rooms away from Lady Sitri and Sona’s room.

“Thank you”, Mournomon thanked Grayfia before entering his room. After checking that everything was alright he went straight to bed having had a tiring day interacting with the Gremory’s.