Module:RPG/Fox and Knight.json

[   {        "posts": [ {               "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond was not really having the best day in his life - having completed a rather dangerous mission, he had to fight off several poison-spitting spiders. Sure enough, he killed them all, he had eradicated them mostly, he also got the object of his mission, but in the process of it all, he epxended all of his mana, all of his ability to cast spells for the time being - thus, he got poisoned, and his survival depends on pure luck, nothing else.\u003Cbr\u003EHence, the armoured knight was making a run for it deep within the forest, as the poison was giving him hallucinations, and was starting to slow him down, making him clumsy, increasing his likelihood of tripping any time soon. And this forest was a rather deep one, inhabited by many other unsavory beings who might want to feast on his incapaciated body, if the poison ends up incapaciating him, that is. But will fate have mercy on him?\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T19:50:23.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588614623,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari laid low as her eyes locked onto a rabbit in an opening, hiding in the bushes as she was sure to stay down wind. With winter just around the corner, her food sources were growing scarce. Just as she was about to pounce, a noise startled the rabbit, sending it scurrying off. The ginger haired girl attempted to run after it, only to stop short in her tracks as she saw the human male running for dear life. She quickly darted for a tree, climbing into it and watching him closely while keeping herself hidden for the time being. \u003Cbr\u003E\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T19:56:57.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588615017,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond was running rather clumsily, and sure enough, he eventually tripped, crashing onto the ground, struggling to get up - as he was trying to get up, his vision turned green, he was seeing strange things that were difficult to describe and put to words. He was hallucinating. This is what happens when someone is injected with the crypt spider\u0026apos;s venom. Even in this state of hallucination, he was still conscious enough and rational enough to elect for conserving his energy by abstaining from unnecessary movements, anything that wasn\u0026apos;t necessary. He felt tired, but under his helmet, his heavy breathing could not be really heard. ~ Is this... the end? ~ he asked himself mentally, not out loud.\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T20:00:36.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588615236,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari watched as he stumbled and fell, although a normal human may not have been able to hear the heavy breathing from where she was, she most certainly could. The set of fox ears on her head ensured that as the matching tail swished lughtly behind her. After a few moments, she finally jumped down from the branch she was perched on, landing at the base of the tree on her feet, pushing her hands to the ground as well. She then stood upright, making her way cautiously over time him as she sniffed at the air. Once she got close enough, she knelt to his side on the opposite side that his head was facing, leaning in close and sniffing at him more, crinkling her nose at the scent of the venom.\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T20:07:04.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588615624,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond was still hallucinating - thus, he could barely even notice her being present. Or if he did, he would assume that it was a dream of some kind. Either way, he did not move - however, with removing his helmet to inspect a suspicious-looking cut on his neck with green ooze coming out, or without using her healing powers just in case, he might not make it. The venom had a distinct smell that was rather easy to make out - anyone who has fought the gross creatures known as \u0026apos;crypt spider\u0026apos; is already familiar with that smell. Putrid and foul, basically the smell of death, rot and decay, combined with green colours. All in all an unpleasant experience.\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T20:10:29.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588615829,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari frowned as she recognized the smell, removing his helmet to find the mark. She then placed her lips over it, sucking the venom out before spitting it out on the ground. She repeated this a few more times before watching him a bit longer. When she realized he needed more than just the poison removed, she took a nervous, deep breath. Her hand moved to rest over the cut, the hand beginning to give off a teal glow as the cut faded as well as any poison or damage done to his body. After a few moments the glowing faded and she wobbled a bit as she caught herself by placing a hdan on the ground beside her, shaking her head to get rid of the sudden dizzyness.\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T20:20:10.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588616410,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond did not react in too many ways to having the poison sucked out, other than groaning - but he continued doing that even as she was using the healing spell to cure the poison. After the glowing faded, he could see his vision returning to normal, with the world looking the way it meant to look, no more weird green tint, no more hallucinations, or visions of nonexistent spiders. Still, he had some issues getting up, with his first attempt to stand up resulting in a failure, forcing him to be content with just sitting up, still making some groans as he did. \u0026quot;T-thank you, miss....\u0026quot; he was about to ask \u0026apos;How could I describe you?\u0026apos;, but he didn\u0026apos;t. He looked at her, and let the silence do the talking - if she can even understand what he was saying, that is.\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T20:23:24.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588616604,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari didn\u0026#x2019;t do much more other than help him sit up before moving to stand up herself. She wore animal pelts over her body to keep her warm during the steadily growing colder weather, yet her feet were bare. This allowed her to move more silently when hunting. She glanced to him as he spoke, but didn\u0026#x2019;t understand what he was saying as she simply turned away to start walking. However, instead of walking, she stumbled and ended up leaning against the tree she had jumped from before.\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T20:34:41.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588617281,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond finally managed to stand up, slowly moving towards her. He put down his backpack, hoping she\u0026apos;d remain there to see, and he took out what looked like a small package - smoked bacon. It was smoked pork, together with bread. He also took out a flask of sorts that contained something drinkable. \u0026quot;You want food, right? I can give you food... I suppose you can\u0026apos;t understand a word of what I\u0026apos;m saying.\u0026quot; then why was he even saying that? So he showed her some signs, pointing at the food, and making an eating motion in the air, then pointing towards her, as in to ask - \u0026quot;The food, eat it, do you want to?\u0026quot;\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T20:38:21.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588617501,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari had moved to push herself off the tree, only to hear the male human speaking again, causing her ears to perk. She glanced over her shoulder at him before her brown eyes blinked at seeing the package in his hands. She gave him a confused look as he made gestures before slowly realizing what he was trying to tell her. Shde pushed herself off the tree before hesitantly stepping closer to him, keeping her distance out of caution as she started sniffing at the air to see if she could smell the food he was offering, her tail flicking behind her. She was much smaller than him at 5 feet tall.\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T20:45:35.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588617935,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond was offering her one piece of the smoked pork, with one piece of the bread. After all, that was the least he could have offered her for saving his life, when winter was closing in and food was getting scarce. \u0026quot;You don\u0026apos;t want it? It\u0026apos;s delicious.\u0026quot; he said, offering it to her. If she did not take it, he took another piece into his hand and began eating it to prove that it was perfectly edible and safe to eat, holding the other piece in his hand. ~ How will I get it through to her that it is perfectly safe to eat? ~ he asked himself the question.\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T20:50:27.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588618227,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari continued to keep her distance as he held it out to her, obviously unsure if it was safe to eat. Once he ate some himself though, she felt more comfortable as she stepped closer, snagging the offered food from his hand before quickly backing up and taking a cautious bite. The flavour alone was enough to make her pause, wide eyed for a moment, before quickly scarfing the rest down. Her actions made it clear that she was quite hungry as she glanced to him once more, waiting to see fi he was going to offer more.\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T20:53:49.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588618429,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond was in fact going to offer more - at least, the rest of the bacon and bread he had at his possession. Her hunter-gatherer lifestyle probably made grain-based food - that is, bread - quite alien to her, with the taste being bland to Stephanus\u0026apos;s palette, possibly quite exotic to Mika\u0026apos;s palette. Even the bacon was probably alien, as it was cured and smoked - just the way civilized humans preferred it, very much a far cry from the raw or otherwise unseasoned boar pork she probably ate habitually. After that, he had no more food to offer, only a flask with wine in it. After that - he had nothing more to offer.\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026quot;Thanks for saving me again... I think you might need more food in the futur- oh wait... I forgot that you don\u0026apos;t understand a word that I\u0026apos;m saying.\u0026quot;\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T20:57:43.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588618663,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari ineed found his food quite alien, but extremely delicious, although it had an almost nostalgic taste to it, like she\u0026#x2019;d had it before a very long time ago. She gave a rinkled nose to the smell of the wine though, not taking it as she shoved it away. Once he stopped offering food, she moved up real close to him, sniffing over his body for more food. Once she figured out he really had no more, she moved away from him again, getting ready to climb the tree from before unkess he were to stop her.\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T21:04:32.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588619072,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond did in fact stop her.... or rather, he just said something, and it was up to her to decide, if she was going to listen and stop, or just ignore it and climb up to the tree. \u0026quot;Hey, wait a minute!\u0026quot; of course, he had no hand-signs for this, so he was just hoping that these unintelligible words - unintelligible for her, that is - would catch her attention. \u0026quot;You want more.... food, right? I know a place with more food. Lots of food. Many many food. More than you could possibly imagine.\u0026quot; he tried to accompany these verbal words with hand-signals, showing her something about big food, big big food, but he was afraid that his point would fall flat to her. \u0026quot;The village, many people, many food, lots of bread.\u0026quot; he tried to say, once again showing hand signals to show an equation that lots of people equals lots of bread. \u0026quot;You just have to follow me, if you want that.\u0026quot; and he had no idea how to put this one into signs.\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T21:09:19.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588619359,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari paused as he shouted, looking to him once again, her head tilting in confusion as he seemed to ramble and the gestures somewhat helped her understand that he was talking about food, her ears perking. However she didn\u0026#x2019;t really understand what he was trying to convey otherwise, her ears pinned back at the gesture to follow. She felt unsure about following him, the last time she tried to follow someone, didn\u0026#x2019;t end so well for her. She turned back to the tree, climbing up into it, but only to a low hanging branch that could support her, looking down at him from where she was now perched with tail swishing behind her.\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T21:15:28.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588619728,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond sighed. ~ How do I get things through to her? Well.... I guess she is an expert at living in the forest. She\u0026apos;ll figure it out. ~ he said, giving one last sigh as he turned his eyes to the road, to the direction of the village, turning towards her one last time to wave his hand at her, saying \u0026quot;Thanks again for the help! You saved my life!\u0026quot; before he turned his eyes back to the road again to begin his journey back into the village, taking his backpack back onto his back, and taking his first step on the road towards the village, out of this forest, so that he can officially complete his mission. Even if she was secretly following him, as long as she didn\u0026apos;t intentionally try getting his attention, he remained completely oblivious to it.\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T21:18:51.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588619931,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari watched him quietly as he sighed and picked up his bag to start heading towards the village. After a few long moments, she finally decided to follow him, silently moving through the trees. There were a few times where he may have heard the shaking of leaves or saw a flash of orange, indicating her following, but it was obvious she was trying to make it seem like she wasn\u0026#x2019;t following him.\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T21:21:52.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588620112,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            }        ],        "sectionName": "Forest"    },    {        "posts": [            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond did not notice her. He figured it was some squirrel, or some other animal that was making the noise. So he would spend the next ten to fifteen minutes walking towards the village with no emotion only to sigh in relief as he finally left the forest, seeing a village made almost exclusively out of wood, with all the people farming the fields, the tavern still being open, with the sky being tinted red by the time of the day - or orange, the same colour as her hair and fur. As he did not notice Mika following him, he started going towards the tavern rather casually, as can be expected, taking his steps towards the relatively large wooden building that served the meals and beds. That is the place he was talking about, when he meant food: civilization. The hunter-gatherer lifestyle has been obsolete for tens of millenia, after all.\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T21:25:46.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588620346,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari came to a stop once he reached the village. The people there were well aware of her existence, but they referred to her as the demon the the forest. This he would end up finding out not long after entering the tavern as he would hear talks about the demon being sighted recently. They feared her, some even as bold as to threaten to try killing her if they ever see her. If he were to ask, some would say she would kill peole in the night, others said she would try to seduce men who cross her path. All of it was just hearsay and rumors, no one really able to prove if it were factual or not, just that it\u0026#x2019;s what they\u0026#x2019;ve heard from others around the village.\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T21:34:13.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588620853,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond first just tried listening on the rumours, as he was too busy doing what really matters - delivering the object of his mission to the contract who was waiting inside the tavern, giving evidence that he killed spiders, then walking over to the bartender to buy a room for the night, and also buy food. He\u0026apos;d sit down on an empty table, but would still look towards the direction of the gossip, asking the question himself - \u0026quot;The demon you are describing.... does she happen to be an orange, fox-eared woman by any chance? The wild woman who cannot speak?\u0026quot; he asked. He was a man of honesty, so if it was confirmed that they were talking about her, he\u0026apos;d tell the peasants - she actually saved his life, and he wouldn\u0026apos;t be here if it wasn\u0026apos;t for her.\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T21:37:52.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588621072,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "The gossipers would look his way, all holding beers as they seemed a bit drunk already, they were shocked to hear the stranger describe her, one of the men speaking up, \u0026#x201C;You saw the demon, did you? Did she try to seduce you too?\u0026#x201D; This got the rest of the tavern\u0026#x2019;s attention, everyone staring at him, eager to hear the tale of his encounter.\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T21:43:13.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588621393,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond shaked his head. \u0026quot;No. She didn\u0026apos;t understand a word of what I was saying. I had to use hand signals to tell her what I meant. After having completed my mission, I was poisoned by crypt spiders,but did not have any more power to heal myself. So as I collapsed and resolved myself to certain death, she came, sucking out the poison and curing me with herbs.\u0026quot; he distorted the story a little, as she clearly used healing magic. \u0026quot;Then, out of gratitude, I offered her some of my food - she was rather reluctant to eat it until she saw me begin eating. That\u0026apos;s when she began too. She seemed very hungry. But demons don\u0026apos;t eat human food. So what gives?\u0026quot;\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T21:45:28.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588621528,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "There were gasps as everyone began chattering amongst themselves before finally the man punched his table and stood up, \u0026#x201C;That\u0026#x2019;s preposterous! She\u0026#x2019;s a killer and a seducer! If she didn\u0026#x2019;t kill you then she was trying to seduce you and that\u0026#x2019;s that!\u0026#x201D; Others shouted in agreement with him. These people felt they knew much more about the so called demon girl than sime stranger passing through.\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T21:50:38.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588621838,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond pushed his hand on the table. \u0026quot;I am a paladin and I know far more about demons than any of you! I spent years studying how to hunt down those foul creatures, so I know one when I see one!\u0026quot; that was his final word on the matter, How can one seduce someone, when she can\u0026apos;t even speak? It didn\u0026apos;t matter. He spent the rest of the time waiting for food to arrive. And something to drink as well. He was expecting these peasants to show a little more gratitude after he got rid of their spider problem, and retrieved some stolen object. But superstitious peasants never change, he assumed. So much for him being a fanatic.\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T21:53:20.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588622000,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "The moment the word paladin left his mouth, the room went silent. Everyone was in shock as they slowly started to question everything they knew. He was left alone for the rest of his time while eating and drinking, everyone around him now starting to talk with each other as they wondered what the demon was if it wasn\u0026#x2019;t a demon.\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T21:56:37.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588622197,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond decided to not let his previous words be the last. \u0026quot;Have you people ever seen a demon? Demons all have red skin and animal horns on their head. Well, except succubi and incubi, who are shapeshifters. But why would a succubus take on the shape of a mute girl with fox ears? Doesn\u0026apos;t make any sense. If she was a succubus, why was she completely mute? Demons don\u0026apos;t have any need for human food either, so why\u0026apos;d she eat what I gave her, and still be hungry for more? She was no demon, you fools... Demons don\u0026apos;t dwell in the forests - they try to infiltrate us from within. I\u0026apos;d say, any one of you is more likely to be a demon spy than that girl.\u0026quot; he gave them his speech, his monologue. \u0026quot;So, which one of you is an incubus in disguise?\u0026quot; he jokingly asked, obviously intending the question as a joke, hoping that his tone made it obvious. But he wasn\u0026apos;t telling any lies - all demons have red skin and animal horns on their heads, usually goat or bull horns, with the notable exception of incubi and succubi, who had shapeshifting powers. \u003Cbr\u003EStill, he was waiting for the food and beverage.\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T22:03:01.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588622581,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Everyone grew quiet again, no one seeming brave enough to answer him. It was at this time that his food and drink were brought to him, the woman serving him leaning in close as she whispered, \u0026#x201C;meet me outside in an hour and I\u0026#x2019;ll give you the answers you\u0026#x2019;re looking for.\u0026#x201D; before walking off to cater to more customers.\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T22:13:57.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588623237,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond nodded in confusion - a bit confused by what she said - whispering \u0026quot;Uh, okay, yeah, sure.\u0026quot; back to her, as she was serving him the food and drink he ordered. And he began to dig in. He did not have much of a sense of time, but his estimate was that even if he ate as slowly as humanely possible, it would still take at most ten minutes for him to finish with his food. It was cooked bacon, grilled leeks and hardboiled eggs, served with crispy bread and pumpkin beer- just the way they preferred it locally. While eating and drinking, he took mental notes, thinking to himself. ~ They have a good taste of food, but boy are they superstitious... they had no idea what a demon even looks like. Who wouldn\u0026apos;t know what those red devils look like? ~ he asked himself the question, but not out loud.\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T22:18:14.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588623494,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "While he wondered to him self, people slowly started to leave around him, soon being replaced by new people. The new people were immediately joined by others who were there earlier to start chatting about how the demon girl may not really be a demon. Eventually, when an hour had passed, he would see the barmaid step outside, glancing to him as if to signal for him to follow.\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T22:23:53.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588623833,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond did in fact follow her, being rather bored - even when he tried to eat as slowly as humanely he could, he still had to spend at least half of that hour staring into the nothingness, occasionally interrupted by a yawn. If only there was something he could have watched, like a game of sorts. But the time eventually came, if very slowly,and he stood up, following that barmaid outside, wondering where would she take him, to what clandestine meeting would she take him. He said no words, assuming that she wanted secrecy.\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T22:25:54.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588623954,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "The woman lead him around to the back of the building where it was much more private, giving a sigh as she pinched the bridge of her nose while turning to him. \u0026#x201C;These damned rumors sure have made a mess of things.\u0026#x201D; She looked to the paladin apologetically, \u0026#x201C;I\u0026#x2019;m sorry for the people here, it\u0026#x2019;s been like this for some time now, not very many people know the truth about that poor girl.\u0026#x201D; She was an older looking woman, certainly older than most if the folks that he\u0026#x2019;d been talking to before. \u0026#x201C;That girl has been out there since she was a little kid, been about 12 years now. She won\u0026#x2019;t trust any humans, I\u0026#x2019;m surprised she came near you at all.\u0026#x201D; She crossed her arms as she looked to him curiously.\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T22:33:56.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588624436,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond was far more concerned about the peasants\u0026apos; lack of proper knowledge about what a demon is supposed to look like. He just couldn\u0026apos;t get over the fact, that they lacked such common knowledge! And he made those thoughts known as well - \u0026quot;I am more surprised by the fact, that those rumour-spreaders have no idea what demons are supposed to look like. She doesn\u0026apos;t have horns or red skin, and neither did she attempt to seduce me.\u0026quot; he made his first remark, his first answer to her. \u0026quot;But what you said about the poor girl puts a whole new spin on things. Why has she been out for twelve years? I mean, I don\u0026apos;t mean to come off as overly inquisitive, but what you just told me raises more questions than it answers....\u0026quot; - he stated, knowing full well that she was expecting answers from him as well. \u0026quot;I will tell you the full story, but I\u0026apos;d like to hear your side of the story first. As in, the full story.\u0026quot;\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T22:37:29.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588624649,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "The woman sighed as he said that, \u0026#x201C;I\u0026#x2019;m not sure why she\u0026#x2019;s there, she just appeared one day. I was the first to spot her, and believe me, I tried to get her to come home with me, but she was just too scared and kept running away.\u0026#x201D; She paused in thought, \u0026#x201C;Once the other villagers started seeing her, they all assumed she was a demon because of the ears and tail, she wasn\u0026#x2019;t always described as a killer and seductress, that only started happening recently when she seemed to attack someone, at least that\u0026#x2019;s what the guy claimed.\u0026#x201D; She shrugged. \u0026#x201C;This village is pretty shut off from the rest of the world, so they don\u0026#x2019;t know as much about demons as you or I.\u0026#x201D; She implied that she moved here from elsewhere.\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T22:46:24.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588625184,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond sighed at the hearing of her story. \u0026quot;I guess so. I tried to get her to come with me too, but, I suppose she stopped as soon as I reached the village. I tried to tell her, that, well.... she\u0026apos;s going to starve, if she doesn\u0026apos;t come back to civilization, but, she can\u0026apos;t understand a single word from my human tongue.\u0026quot; he finished his sentence by shrugging. \u0026quot;Her behaviour, her demeanor seems more animal than human. So if it really comes to that, she really will attack someone, for the sake of food.\u0026quot; he remarked, making the logical connection. \u0026quot;When I gave her food, she was first reluctant to eat. Then I showed her it was perfectly safe. Then she started eating. Then she started sniffing at me, only stopping as soon as she realized that I had no more food to offer.\u0026quot; he told her his side of the story laconically. \u0026quot;Truth be told, very few have seen demons in the last six centuries. But those who did - as well as our ancestors - had vivid memories of them. Vivid enough to be recorded, both by ink on paper and by dyes on a canvas. Even for an isolated village like this, it is not much of an excuse...\u0026quot; he sighed. \u0026quot;Either way, I have done what the village has asked me to do, and I don\u0026apos;t have much of a business here. I intend to return to Grandfolk tomorrow.... Do you want me to delay my route, and maybe try to reintroduce this girl to civilization?\u0026quot; he asked her.\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T22:52:45.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588625565,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "The barmaid nodded as she listened to his story, seeming surprised at how close the girl got to him. \u0026#x201C;Aye, sometimes I\u0026#x2019;ll sneak out there to give her some food, but she never comes to touch it till after I\u0026#x2019;ve left, she definitely seems much mire trusting in you for some odd reason I can\u0026#x2019;t understand.\u0026#x201D; She shook her head with a sigh, \u0026#x201C;Funnily enough, I\u0026#x2019;ve taken to calling her Mika over the years, she seems to respond to it when I call now, perhaps try using that to help. I\u0026#x2019;d be quite grateful if you are able to get her out of that forest and back to living like a normal girl should.\u0026#x201D;\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T23:02:28.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588626148,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond nodded. \u0026quot;I\u0026apos;ll try my best, but I can\u0026apos;t promise good results. Without a tongue, she won\u0026apos;t be able to communicate with anyone.... unless someone teaches her to read and write.\u0026quot; Oh, he meant the tongue part figuratively - he saw her eat, so she did have a physical tongue - just not a metaphorical one, she wasn\u0026apos;t able to speak, and couldn\u0026apos;t understand a word from his language. With his medieval education, he had no idea what causes muteness, but he just went along with it. \u0026quot;Well then, I suppose we should go back inside. I have a long day ahead of me tomorrow, and an even longer one than I previously anticipated, if I am to attempt to get her out of the forest.\u0026quot; of course, he wouldn\u0026apos;t go back until she accepted the idea of going back.\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T23:05:59.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588626359,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "The barmaid nodded in understanding, \u0026#x201C;Thank you, I apologize, I never introduced myself properly, I am Miss Maggie,\u0026#x201D; she holds out her hand to shake his, \u0026#x201C;and what was your name?\u0026#x201D; She seemed relieved now, smiling at the idea that someone other than herself finally realized that the girl in the forest was not a demon. Woman were not really seen as equals much, so a woman trying to teach the public the truth was often met with laughter and being brushed off, especially with her being the local barmaid.\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T23:14:41.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588626881,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond just replied - \u0026quot;Stephanus Tavilrond, one of the Knights of the Blood Red Light, Crusader at thy service.\u0026quot; he said, finishing his introduction with an obligatory kiss at Miss Maggie\u0026apos;s hand. Then, it was to go inside the tavern, as he had a long day ahead of himself. He was hoping that he did his job at teaching the folks an important lesson about demons, but he was pessimistic about it, and was assuming that it would fall flat, and they\u0026apos;d forget all about what he told them. Nevertheless, unless anyone stopped him, he walked up to his room, closed and locked the door, and started his slumber until the morning interrupted it.\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T23:17:12.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588627032,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari Miss Maggie curtsied to him before offering her hand for him to kiss, smiling as she let him head back inside, heading back in herself after a few minutes to go back to work. Indeed he was left uninterrupted to be able to head upstairs to his room and sleep for the night. The next morning Miss Maggie would be already up and about, serving breakfast and coffee to customers.\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T23:21:28.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588627288,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond woke up, and followed through the usual routine of dressing up, going down, asking to be served food and beverage - this time, meat pie with hot tea. Nothing overly complex, just something warm and hot to melt a cool morning. And so, that is what he\u0026apos;d order, that is what he\u0026apos;d eat, and he\u0026apos;d listen carefully with his ears, to hear if they were still talking about that girl and demons. How could the locals be so ignorant? What kind of sloppy excuse for a priest was residing in their church, if they did not know such things? Did they even have a proper church? Or a priest? Or just some elder who happens to know how to read and write, and reads their holy book in some abandoned house to a crowd? Or not even that, but some old baffoon who passes on oral legends? He did not inquire enough to know about that. Either way, he had already determined it: he will try to get Mika today morning.\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T23:25:27.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588627527,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Miss Maggie happily served him, waving the fee as part of her thanks for helping her, even if he may fail. Unfortunately the small village did not have a church or priest, relying on the village chief passing on old legends. They were a remote village after all. But of course, he wouldn\u0026#x2019;t find that out unless he looked into it. There wasn\u0026#x2019;t much talk at all about the \u0026#x201C;demon girl\u0026#x201D; but then again, there weren\u0026#x2019;t that many customers who were actually awake yet, most just staring off into space or making light chatter about the weather, some commenting about the first snowfall happening early that morning, indicating just how cold it was outside.\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T23:33:20.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588628000,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            }        ],        "sectionName": "The Village"    },    {        "posts": [            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond stopped listening in on the chatter as soon as he got bored with it and realized that they weren\u0026apos;t going to share any juicy gossips. So he ate his food, waved to Miss Maggie, effectively nonverbally informing her that this may be the last time they ever meet, went back to the bar to refill his supplies, as most taverns also serve as shops of sorts where adventurers stock up on food and water, and then he went out to the village, then back into the forest, and as soon as he was of a comfortable distance away from the village, he said her name. \u0026quot;Mika, Mika, where are you?\u0026quot; he was yelling into the distance, already at a distance from the village that he wouldn\u0026apos;t be heard there. \u0026quot;Where are you, Mika?\u0026quot;\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T23:36:56.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588628216,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Miss Maggie gave him a wave goodbye before sighing softly to herself, praying that he was successful in his mission. Out in the forest, it was a good few minutes of him calling before he would see Mika\u0026#x2019;s head peeking from a tree. She seemed curious to be hearing him call the name she was familiar with hearing from a woman\u0026#x2019;s voice. Her tail swished side to side behind her before swinging upside down and flipping as she fell and landed in a crouched position onto the snow dusted ground, her breaths visible in the cold air. If he were to pay close attention, he\u0026#x2019;d be able to see that she was shivering, having not had enough pelts to cover herself properly for the cold weather yet as she did not expect the early snowfall.\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T23:43:27.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588628607,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond tries his best to \u0026apos;reassure her\u0026apos; by patting her on the head, taking out some of the meat he brought back in the village for her, as well as a relatively large piece of fabric resembling a blanket or cloak of sorts. Warm, easy to cover herself with. He once again, began talking to her. \u0026quot;You see.... I.... I want to try to help you.\u0026quot; he did not really know how else to put it into signs. \u0026quot;I know a place, where it is warm, there is lots of food, and people will not hurt you.\u0026quot; he tried to indicate these with signals, indicating warmth with hands put forward, as if he was trying to suspend his hands in the air above a fireplace, indicating food as usual, indicating friendly people by negating hurt - by shaking his head and making an X-mark with his hands after the harming part. \u0026quot;Do you want to come with me? I can take you somewhere warm, where you can eat, where you can rest, very comfortable....\u0026quot; he was struggling in his attempt to make her understand.\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T23:47:58.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588628878,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari pinned back her ears as she quickly jumped back when he tried to touch her, her tail wrapping around herself as she crouched more defensively. Her ears perked though as she saw him pull out the fabric, stepping a little closer, but still cautious as she sniffed at the air. Her eyes darted between him and the cloth, obviously still on alert, but trying to move closer, soon getting close enough to reach out and attempt to rip the fabric out of his grasp and run back over to the base of the tree with it. She was quick to wrap it around herself, shivering some still, before slowly relaxing as she started to warm up. Her ears perked as he tried talking to her some more, none of his gestures seemed to help her understand, once again only seeming to recognize the one for food. After he finished, she curiously looked to her hand and then to him, copying his gesture for food.\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T23:57:11.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588629431,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond gave her some of the food he got - and he was surprised she didn\u0026apos;t try to take it before. He gave her part of the meat, and he was waiting her to start eating, only to signal to her to follow him. Unlike last time, he wasn\u0026apos;t on foot - his horse was waiting for him at the edge of the forest, or at least somewhat close to the edge, where he\u0026apos;d have a surprise for her: an offer to take her to civilized land. But he knew had to do a lot of convincing before even getting her to follow her, let alone sit on a horse. So he was patient with her, waiting on her eating the meat, familiarizing herself with the cloth, and overall just waiting. \u0026quot;I want to help you.\u0026quot;\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T00:01:40.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588543300,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari was once again hesitant to take the food, but doesn\u0026#x2019;t need him to prove it this time as she cautiously comes over and takes the food, quickly devouring it like before. She blinked as he gestured for her to follow after she finished eating, tilting her head curiously before getting up again to follow him at a distance. She stops immediately upon seeing the horse, pinning back her ears and stepping back a few steps, her head shaking like she was saying no as her tail curled between her legs as she hugged the cloth tighter around herself.\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T00:27:44.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588544864,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond walked closer to her, and made an attempt to pat her on the head. \u0026quot;I take you to safety. Warm food. Warm bed. Warm shelter. No hunger, no freezing, no harm.\u0026quot; he made his attempt to tell her what he meant as simple as possible. He tried telling it to her with signs, but he was hoping that by this point, she\u0026apos;d understand some words too. \u0026quot;Horse fast. Horse take us to warm safety fast. Legs slow. Horse fast.\u0026quot; he once again struggled to tell her what he meant. \u0026quot;Safe warm fire awaits us with warm food.\u0026quot;\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T00:30:27.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588545027,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari backed up more as he tried to touch her again. She obviously didn\u0026#x2019;t like the idea at all at the moment, and him trying to touch her didn\u0026#x2019;t help as she turned around and climbed up into the nearest tree, panting with fear as she ended up dropping the cloth while climbing, shivering from her perch in the tree.\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T00:39:49.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588545589,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond yelled at her again, picking up the cloth she dropped, holding it up for her. \u0026quot;Mika! Come back down here! I\u0026apos;m offering you safety, food, warmth, shelter! You\u0026apos;re going to freeze and starve if you stay there!\u0026quot; he did not even bother attempting to use any sort of sign language to code what he was saying. He allowed his tone to do all the talking. Even yesterday, he was losing his patience rather quickly - he was trying to save her and repay her for the favour of saving his life, but even his patience had its limits. \u0026quot;Come down here, or else I\u0026apos;ll just go and leave you here.\u0026quot; Of course, he had no real intention of just leaving the piece of cloth here. He felt a little bit heartless, but that piece of fabric cost quite a bit of money, and was not easily replaced. Either she goes with him, or the cloth also disappears. \u0026quot;Come down, come down....\u0026quot;\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T00:43:16.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588545796,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari kept her ears pinned back as he yelled, tears welling up and running down her cheeks. She was clearly terrified, not sure if he was someone she could trust now with his anger coming out. Rome wasn\u0026#x2019;t built in a day, surely he knew that. She obviously had experienced something in her past to make her so fearful of humans, and he was no exception even if she\u0026#x2019;d saved him. However, the lure of the warm cloth did not keep her up there for long as she slowly climbed back down, hugging herself as she rubbed her arms in an attempt to warm herself some as she stood there shivering with her ears pinned back and face frosted with her freezing up tears.\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T00:52:06.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588546326,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond took the cloth and tried to put it onto her, once again, slowly approaching her, trying his best to be as gradual as possibly, handing her over the cloth - even assisting with putting it around her - as he approached her, with his hand slowly approaching her cheek to rub it, trying his best to make it known that he meant her no harm. If all worked out, he tried giving her \u0026apos;reward snack\u0026apos; in the form of bread. He sighed, \u0026quot;You can\u0026apos;t keep living on like this. If you stay here, you are going to freeze and starve. I have to take you back to civilization.\u0026quot; he said to her, but without any signs to explain what it all meant. He lamented the fact, that he had no sleep spells or anything of that sort. A little magic could have went a long way, if only he had access to it.\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T00:55:12.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588546512,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari hesitated as he approached, but surprisingly allowed him to wrap the cloth around her, flinching as he rubbed the frosted tears off her cheek. Her ears perked some as he gave her food as a reward, eagerly taking it to eat, looking to him for more. It seemed the treat method was certainly going to be helpful in getting her to trust him quicker. She certainly seemed a bit malnourished, meaning she wasn\u0026#x2019;t eating as well as she should have, but that could have been due to her resources running low with animals becoming scarce due to winter coming.\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T01:01:57.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588546917,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond once again made his attempt to rub her head slightly - if she allowed it to happen, a bit more treat followed. Then he tried to signal her to follow him, leading her to his horse. Sure, he brought an ample amount of food for two people for a travel that will take at least a day, but he was still trying his best to ration it, so that he can keep rewarding her with treats, if she was playing along. If she accepted the headpat, the next step was to get her on the horse - again, with the notion of rewarding her with a treat. If she wouldn\u0026apos;t go onto the horse, he\u0026apos;d mount it and signal her to follow him, to sit in front of him, or behind him, whichever she prepared. Either way, food was there to reward her if she played along.\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T01:06:34.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588547194,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari flinched again at having her head rubbed, but did not pull away, her ears fully perking at receiving another treat which she eagerly ate. Her ears pinned back once again though as he tried to get her to come close to the horse, pulling the blanket tighter around herself as her tail once again curled between her legs. She watched him climb on, hesitating still, but if he were to show her the treat she would receive, she would cautiously step closer and allow him to help her up to sit in front of him. Once she was on, she looked to him for her treat expectantly.\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T01:12:37.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588547557,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond gave her the treat she was expecting. Then, once everything was in order, he put one hand in front of her torso. \u0026quot;Hang on tight. This might get a little bit rocky.\u0026quot; he said, as he ordered the horse to begin walking, towards the village, speeding up slowly and gradually. If she showed fear, he attempted to keep feeding her with treats from his haversack. Knowing full well what kind of attitudes they had towards her, his idea was to pass through the village as fast as possible, letting the horse trot its way through the road, so that they may be out of the village as soon as they came in. That may not have worked according to plan - it was his plan, and if it was all up to him, it\u0026apos;d work, but it would also require her cooperation, with her not jumping off from the horse or doing anything stupid like that. Hence him trying to hold her, hence him feeding her with small treats while on the way, hence him giving her a bigger reward if she persevered throughout the village - the attitudes of the peasants were irrelevant. None of them seemed to have access to a horse, and no one would be stupid enough to chase after an a paladin who was acting on behalf of the Church and the King.\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T01:17:21.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588547841,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            }        ],        "sectionName": "The Forest"    },    {        "posts": [            {                "content": "Mika Hinari wagged her tail a little as she was given the treat, seeming to smile a bit for once as she ate it. Her body tensed in his grasp as he held her, letting out a small gasp as the horse started moving. She leaned forward, wrapping her arms around the horses neck as far as her short arms could reach, shaking a bit in fright with her ears pinned back. At first, she didn\u0026#x2019;t realize the direction they were going, but as soon as she started to see the village, she immediately tried to struggle out of his grasp. However, she was much weaker than him, and as long as he had a firm grip on her, she wouldn\u0026#x2019;t be able to go anywhere. \u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe villagers were quick to take notice of the pair riding through, some cheering for him ridding them of the demon, others shouting and attempting to throw things at them, such as rocks and fruit. One of the rocks ended up hitting her square in the side of the head, cutting her temple and knocking her out as she slumped over.\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T01:36:36.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588548996,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond immediately began using his healing magic on her head to repay her for her favour, using his own wound-curing spell to get rid of the wound and make sure she remains fine - he really wanted to shout profane obscenities at the barbarous peasants, but he said nothing - instead, he made his horse hurry up to get out of the village as soon as possible, while he put his hand onto the bleeding part of her head, humming some unintelligible texts, which caused his hand to glow, forcing the bleeding to cease and the inflicted wound to simply disappear, as if her skin was healing. In a way, this helped - with her being knocked unconscious - as the spell only cured wounds, not unconsciousness caused by the very same physical trauma that caused said wounds - he could ride without having to hold her so closely and tightly to him - and wouldn\u0026apos;t have to keep giving her treats all the way. He cursed the fact that he wasn\u0026apos;t fast enough to use telekinessis to just deflect the rock back at the person who threw it.\u003Cbr\u003EBut either way, he was on the road with his horse, holding her unconscious body, en route to his fortress, where his people will be far more understanding and accomodating than these ignorant hicks.\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T01:42:24.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588549344,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Some of the villagers cheered at seeing her knocked out, the throwing objects ceasing as the one who managed to hit her was getting congratulated on taking out the demon. Meanwhile, Mika\u0026#x2019;s wound thankfully healed leaving her simply unconscious in front of him. Indeed, it was much easier for him to travel without worrying about her being scared and trying to fight him to climb off. With the pain of her wound gone, her face was no longer scrunched up in pain, simply looking like she was sleeping. She was rather cute when she wasn\u0026#x2019;t constantly on alert and worried, but with her body looking so young, it was hard to tell what her real age was, but based on the time he was told she\u0026#x2019;d been out there along with knowing she was just a kid when she was first discovered, one could guess that she had to be close to adult in age if not already.\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T02:01:00.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588550460,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond appreciated the fact that it was much easier to transport her in this state - although, the downside was, that if she was going to wake up in a future more distant than anticipated, she\u0026apos;d no doubt panic. With her effectively unconscious, he did not need to hold himself back - he could ride his horse as fast as possible, which is precisely what he did, disgusted with the state these people were living in, mentally cursing them as infidels and heretics who did not even have a proper priest and a church, effectively accusing them of being heathens who ought to be taught a lesson. But he also thought about the barmaid he talked with - what about her? Besides him, she was the only one who knew the truth about Mika. Or so he thought - but what if others knew too? What if they knew about the connection between her and Mika? For a brief moment, he considered returning to the village to talk with her one last time, but he quickly hushed away that idea. He\u0026apos;d rather not return to that village, ever - but if he had to, it would have to happen \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003Eafter\u003C/span\u003E he had taken Mika to the safety of more understanding people, who\u0026apos;d feed her, shelter her, and make sure she got everything she needed.\u003Cbr\u003EEither way, it would take quite a while to travel to his destination on horseback, and it would be no doubt already evening by the time he\u0026apos;d arrive. Will Mika wake up by then?\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T02:07:07.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588550827,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "The barmaid had managed to catch a glimpse of him leaving with Mika, quietly praying for their safe trip and even tearing up at knowing the girl would be okay from now on. Thankfully, those who did know of her connections with Mika were also ones who\u0026#x2019;d come to know that she was not a demon. They just did not talk about it as they knew It was a lost cause without someone of higher power to talk to them.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EWith just another hour left before they would reach their destination, Mika would start to stir as she began to regain consciousness finally. Her eyes blinked open to blurry vision before it started to clear up and her eyes opened wide, jolting upright with a gasp as she realized that the horse was running as well as remember having things thrown at her before she\u0026#x2019;d lost consciousness.\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T02:14:53.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588551293,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond wasn\u0026apos;t really noticing the fact that she was waking up - they were riding on a road surrounded by forests to a castle of sorts, so it might even look to her as if they went back to the forests. It was a little bit colder than down south where they came from, but with Stephanus holding her, it might have been slightly warmer. He sneezed once during the road, as the cold was starting to affect him too, especially when riding his horse so fast - even in his armour. Still, as she began jolting and gasping, he took out a little bit of smoked bacon to feed her, almost as if it was Mika\u0026apos;s version of a pacifier. \u0026quot;We will arrive soon. We have left that terrible place behind.\u0026quot; he tried whispering to her reassuringly. He ordered the horse to slow down a little, so that she wouldn\u0026apos;t feel so much tremor. He tried his best to keep her contented by feeding her some bacon, and rubbing her head. They were about to arrive.\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T02:23:07.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588551787,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari looked around her surroundings as she panted in fear, her heart pounding in her chest at how fast they were going. She was distracted somewhat by the offering of food, though her ears stayed pinned back as she seemed to lean back against him some while shaking, holding onto his arm that was wrapped around her to keep her from falling off. Her head turned to the side so that she wasn\u0026#x2019;t fully getting the full brunt of the icy wind in her face, shutting her eyes tight with her head ending up resting against his armor plated chest. At first, she refused more treats for a little while as she adjusted to riding the horse like this, but with a bit of encouragement and putting the meat to her lips, she would end up eating the treat and relaxing for a little bit as she was able to focus on it instead of what was happening somewhat.\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T02:39:44.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588552784,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            }        ],        "sectionName": "Riding out of the village"    },    {        "posts": [            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond tried to keep Mika distracted with the meat while he rode the horse to the fortress, waving his hand at the guardsman who was in the gatehouse so that the gate would open to his horse, letting him take the horse inside, straight into the stables, where he\u0026apos;d stop holding Mika - maybe adjust her so she won\u0026apos;t fall off instantly first - dismount the horse, and make his attempt to grab her, to take hold of her - easier said then done, as she displayed a lot of resistance to him early. Plus, the fact that there were other people around here: all seemingly passive, and completely ignoring the duo, as if they were ghosts. Still, he\u0026apos;d take her hand - or better yet, attempt to pick her up and carry her bridal-style, with the cloth wrapped around her - and make his attempt to take her into the barracks, where she\u0026apos;d be greeted with a warm fireplace to warm herself at. If she didn\u0026apos;t run away, that is. Which was difficult, as the gates closed down as soon as they entered the stables.\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T02:43:46.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588553026,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari was able to be kept distracted until her ears twitched at the sound of the gate opening, causing her to look up and pin back her ears as she felt a bit panicked by the unfamiliar place they were entering. Her hands gripped his arm tightly, barely letting him be able to climb off the horse once they were in the stables. She was quick to notice the other people, taking his hand and hoping down. She ended up stumbling and finding herself barely able to stand as her legs felt like jello from the long ride. This left her open to letting him carry her in his arms as she curled up in them a bit, staring down at herself nervously as she seemed to be expecting a barrage of people coming after her.\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T02:53:01.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588553581,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond took her inside the barracks, where the first thing they were greeted by was a fireplace, where she could go to warm her hands. He took her exactly there, with he himself sitting near said fireplace to warm his hands. \u0026quot;You are safe now. No one will harm you, I can guarantee that.\u0026quot; Sadly, he cannot guarantee her understanding what he was saying. Still, if his tone was anything to go by, he was saying something to calm her down. But he wasn\u0026apos;t lying - everyone here was either an educated person who did not believe in those pagan superstitions, or was simply informed enough to be able to tell the difference between a demon and whatever Mika was. That isolated village was just that - an isolated village, an island within a coutnry where just about everywhere else, people knew better. But now the knight had to do some thinking - he rescued her from certain doom, but now what? She cannot understand his language. She cannot read and write. She is mute. How will she reintegrate her into polite society? And how will he explain all that to his grandmaster? Oh, he will, he will definitely do that....\n",               "date": "2020-05-04T02:57:46.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588553866,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari kept staring down at herself until her ears perked at the sound of the crackling fire, her head lifting as she looked over to it. She quickly settled closely to the fire once he set her down, putting out her hands to warm them first as she seemed quite thankful for the warmth. This was indicated by the look of relief on her face as well as the wagging of her tail under the cloth. Once her hands were good and warm, she brought them back to adjust the cloth on her shoulders, pulling it tighter around herself as she seemed happy to just stare off into the fire, more than likely thinking to herself.\n",               "date": "2020-05-05T14:43:45.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588682625,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond adjusted some other things, as his hands warmed up. After all, it was the evening, and it was soon bedtime - as in, he removed the gauntlets he was wearing, and put them onto a table. Then he went to the proximity of Mika, warming his hands again at the fire, then rubbing her head for the first time with his bare hands - at least, if she allowed it to happen, that is. He was hoping that he had already established to her that he was a friendly face who wants to help her. Today evening, they could warm their hands at the fire for the time being, until slumber begins calling. Tomorrow, however, some questions will be asked.\n",               "date": "2020-05-05T14:47:25.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588682845,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari blinked as she was snapped out of her little trance when she heard him placing his gauntlets on the table, looking over curiously for a moment. She watched him return before looking back to the fire, hugging her knees to her chest. He was able to pet her head, but that was only because she was caught off guard, jumping a bit in fright from the sudden touch. Although she had begun to trust him more, she was still weary, especially in this new place surrounded by people who, for all she knew, could attack her at any given moment. That\u0026#x2019;s just what she was used to as that\u0026#x2019;s the life she grew up in.\n",               "date": "2020-05-05T14:56:00.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588683360,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond sighed as she saw her get scared. \u0026quot;You know what.... we actually need to go to sleep. We have a long day ahead of us, and....\u0026quot; then he remembered that she understands nothing of what he is saying. \u0026quot;I know, I know, you can\u0026apos;t understand a thing.\u0026quot; he said, sighing again. He assumed that while she was unconscious, she got a good sleep - while he had to stay awake and alert during the whole ride, which meant that he was rather sleepy by now - so he yawned to signal that. Then he took his gauntlets, picking them up, walking to the door of his own room, which was fortunately rather close to the entrance, opening the door with a key, putting his gauntlets onto the small, tiny room\u0026apos;s table, before he began removing his armour as a whole, so that he will be dressed only in regular clothing. His room was almost like a box bed of sorts, rather than a true room, with barely a little space for a single bed, and a wardrobe of sorts to store his armour, his sword, and some spare clothes. Downright claustrophobia-inducing. After that, if Mika didn\u0026apos;t follow him - he did not tell her to do so to begin with - he came back to her, looking at her, then the fire.\n",               "date": "2020-05-05T15:10:22.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588684222,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari blinked as he started talking again, relaxing some. Despite not being able to understand him, she was starting to find his voice somewhat calming, though she wasn\u0026#x2019;t sure why that was. Although, yes, she did get rest while unconscious, she still felt herself somewhat tired, her ears perking as he yawned. She watched him curiously as he went through the motions of opening his room and removing his armour, staying by the fire with her knees hugged to her chest. Her eyes followed him as he returned, just looking at him curiously until he looked to the fire, making her look to it as well.\n",               "date": "2020-05-05T15:17:45.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588684665,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond once again sat down next to her. \u0026quot;You know.... I don\u0026apos;t know if you are aware of it, but... You saved my life. So I am repaying the favour.\u0026quot; he told her, not even bothering to use any signs to explain what he was saying, almost as if he forgot that she cannot understand a word he is saying. \u0026quot;Tomorrow, I\u0026apos;m going to be debriefed by my grandmaster. I will also mention the village, and you.\u0026quot; he knew that she did not understand that. What he had in mind was, that in addition to being debriefed, he will mention how pagan the village was, and how they tried to kill an innocent girl, accusing her of being a demon - and the fact that he has that girl right here, having rescued her. Still, he attempted to put his hand onto her shoulder, or put it around her from the back, hoping she wouldn\u0026apos;t resist that.\n",               "date": "2020-05-05T15:21:45.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588684905,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari looked back to him again as he sat beside her and started talking again, soon looking back to the fire with her chin resting on her knees while she listened to him. Her eyes had started to lull while he spoke before snapping open again along with her body jumping a bit as his hand came to wrap around her shoulder and back. She did not resist however, looking up at him sheepishly as she kind of expected to recieve a treat if she allowed him to touch her.\n",               "date": "2020-05-05T15:32:09.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588685529,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond did not really have any more treats - just one small piece of bread in his haversack. He gave it to her. If she accepted that, he rubbed her cheek slightly. He was merely trying to be reassuring with her, and trying to calm her down fully. \u0026quot;We\u0026apos;ll have to go to sleep soon.\u0026quot; he said, signalling sleeping with his hands, or at least he tried. He looked at her once again, wondering to himself out loud. \u0026quot;Now, what will I do with you tomorrow? Someone will have to teach you how to communicate.... somehow....\u0026quot;\n",               "date": "2020-05-05T15:35:39.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588685739,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari perked her ears as he produced the treat of a piece of bread, happily taking it and eating it, once again allowing him to touch her as she even slightly leaned into his hand as he rubbed her cheek. Just as he started saying they had to go to sleep, she let out a small yawn, indicating she was tired as her eyes started to lull again. Her chin came to rest on her knees as she closed her eyes while he thought out loud to himself, falling asleep beside him within a few minutes. A lot had happened for her over the day, and being on alert and even panicking earlier had actually left her exhausted despite being unconscious for most of the day.\n",               "date": "2020-05-05T15:43:34.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588686214,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond sighed, picking up Mika - or at least, trying to pick her up, if she didn\u0026apos;t wake up as a result of it - and taking her into his room, onto the bed, setting her down gently, and then getting himself onto the other side of the bed - a bed normally intended for a single person. Won\u0026apos;t be too comfortable to sleep in, sharing it with another person at all, let alone another person he is not sexually involved with. They have a long slumber to look forward to, and he was a rather heavy, but silent sleeper, and unsure about what Mika was. All he knew, is that they had a long way to go, and her rebirth has just begun. To reintroduce a wildman - or in this case, a wild woman - to civilization is no small undertaking.\n",               "date": "2020-05-05T15:47:01.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588686421,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari was thankfully out cold when he lifted her up, easily allowing him to carry her to the bed. Although uncomfortable, he would find she didn\u0026#x2019;t take up too much space thanks to her smaller form. She was a quiet sleeper as well, but usually a light sleeper as well, it was a surprise she hadn\u0026#x2019;t been woken by him moving her to the bed. Just goes to show how tired she really was. The next morning, she would end up waking long before he would. She sat up in surprise as she took a few moments to remember where she was, but was more so confused about where she was laying. She looked to the male laying beside her before climbing out of the bed and wandering off towards the fireplace. She sat in front of it for a few moments, picking up the cloth that had been left behind The previous night and wrapping it around herself. She then took to exploring the room she was in, sniffing around at various things.\n",               "date": "2020-05-05T15:56:39.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588686999,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond was waking up rather slowly, but once he did, the first order of business was to locate Mika, scratching his head as he witnessed her sniffing at various things like an animal of sorts. So he talked to her - \u0026quot;Mika, I think we need to... well, we need to see my grandmaster.\u0026quot; he said to her, suddenly being reminded that she won\u0026apos;t understand it. So he walked to her, and tried taking her hand. \u0026quot;Mika, follow me, alright?\u0026quot; he said, signalling her to follow him. Ultimately, it did not matter much - he didn\u0026apos;t attempt to forcibly drag her by her hand, so he wasn\u0026apos;t exactly forcing him - but if she didn\u0026apos;t follow, he\u0026apos;d leave her behind, to go outside, out of the barracks, into a different building within the whole compound. Others would surely see, others would surely wake up - and while they certainly wouldn\u0026apos;t hurt Mika, they would look at her with raised eyebrows, if Stephanus left her behind.\n",               "date": "2020-05-05T16:01:46.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588687306,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari \u0026#x2018;s ears perked as she heard him say her name, looking to him as she stopped sniffing at things. She lowered her ears a bit as he came over, hesitating to let him take her hand, but again allowed him in hopes of a treat. Her head tilted when he made the gesture for her to follow, her free hand keeping the cloth wrapped around her shoulders as she did indeed follow him. Her eyes darted from varying people as they passed by, her ears turning this way and that at every little sound as she was on high alert while they walked to another building. He would feel her hand squeeze his out of nervousness, she really wasn\u0026#x2019;t used to being out in the open without someone attacking her at all.\n",               "date": "2020-05-05T16:09:00.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588687740,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond sighed, as he saw her being rather paranoid - but still, he accompanied her onto building that housed the office of the grandmaster, with them going straight into the room after the entrance, giving her very little - if any - time to see what the inside of the building looked like outside of that office: it wasn\u0026apos;t much to behold anyway, mostly just empty corridors leading to other empty corridors. Still, within the office, a man with grey hair and a beard was waiting for them, wearing a similar kind of clothing as Stephanus. Stephanus closed the door, letting Mika still hold his hand.\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026quot;Grandmaster - I have returned from the mission. I appologize for the delay, but I had... a matter at hand, relating to the village.\u0026quot; he began, to which the grandmaster said. \u0026quot;Very well. I\u0026apos;d like to hear the story, before I grant you the reward.\u0026quot; - \u0026quot;I got rid of the spiders and gave the stolen object back to the contact within the village. And the village... They\u0026apos;re in quite the pitiful state. They don\u0026apos;t have a proper church, no priesst, they are very superstitious, possibly pagans. This woman, next to me - they accused her of being a demon. They have no idea what demons look like.\u0026quot;\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026quot;Interesting. If that really is the case, then I will have to report it to the inquisition, and make sure they send a detachment to the village. We can\u0026apos;t let their souls be damned by their silly superstition.\u0026quot; he grandmaster replied. \u0026quot;We cannot let that happen, indeed.\u0026quot; nodded Stephanus.\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026quot;As for that girl....\u0026quot; the grandmaster wanted to ask. \u0026quot;She is mute, she cannot understand a word I am saying, cannot read or write, and largely only responds to hand signs and treats. She seems to have healing powers of sorts, as she saved my life. However... I am skeptical if I really am up to the task of... reintroducing her to civilization.\u0026quot;\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026quot;Worry not, young Stephanus... We have some of the best tutors available in the kingdom. This strange woman will be reading, writing and dressed in fine clothes in no time. But we will have to study her...\u0026quot;\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026quot;Of course, we will. This is unprecedented...\u0026quot;\n",               "date": "2020-05-05T16:17:18.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588688238,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari paused for a moment as they approached the building before walking again as she felt his hand tug her\u0026#x2019;s continuing to follow him inside and into a room within. Her ears pin back as she see\u0026#x2019;s the other man on the other side of the room, turning to the door only to have it closed by the man holding her hand. She quickly lets go of his hand, moving to the door and scratching at it for a few moments before turning around and pressing her back to it as she became frightened at being trapped. She looked around for a few moments before deciding to head to the corner to her left, curling up in it as she hugged her knees to her chest with her body shaking. During her frightful scurrying, she had ended up dropping the cloth once again, leaving it in the floor at the door. Of course, she was completely unaware of what their conversation was about the entire time they spoke with each other.\n",               "date": "2020-05-05T16:27:41.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588688861,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond did not even notice how frightened Mika was getting until the conversation was finished.\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026quot;Well then.... perhaps you should accompany her to your room, and begin teaching her the basics. The basics of what you know, that is.\u0026quot; the Grandmaster said, to which Stephanus just replied. \u0026quot;Yessir.\u0026quot;. And with that, he facepalmed himself as he saw Mika frightened in the corner, picking up the cloth he gave her, putting it onto her and taking her hand, dragging her out of the building, even picking her up bridal-style, if she did not want to move or follow him. Then trying to rub her head, while transporting her back into the barracks, right back where they started. \u0026quot;You need to learn to accept other people, Mika. You\u0026apos;re not going to live easily, if you keep acting like this...\u0026quot; he said, sighing....\n",               "date": "2020-05-05T16:32:01.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588689121,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari struggled against him trying to get her out of the corner, forcing him to have to pick her up as she continued to fight him. The moment the door was opened though, she stopped, blinking as she realized he was taking her out of there. She seemed to relax a bit, sighing in relief. She lowered her ears as she heard the frustration in his voice, looking down sheepishly as she pulled the cloth tighter around herself.\n",               "date": "2020-05-05T23:13:16.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588713196,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond carried her out of the room, back to the barracks, back to where she previously stood by the fire. They may not have noticed it on thier way from the barracks to this building, but quite a bit of snow fell during the time they were sleeping, and Stephanus only started noticing it while on the way back to the barracks. Winter was coming, that was for sure. Still, once back in the barracks, he put her down once they were inside. \u0026quot;Now, how do I even attempt to start this....\u0026quot; he asked himself, searching for something, going back into his own room of sorts, to take out something important - something that looked rather odd.\u003Cbr\u003EHe came back to Mika with what looked like a booklet of sorts but with only two pages, both being sheets of wax rather than paper, with a scraping instrument of sort attached and tied to it with paper. It was a wax tablet. \u0026quot;Okay, listen here, Mika... can you draw onto this?\u0026quot; he asked, showing her the wax tablet. \u0026quot;I\u0026apos;m going to use this to teach you how to write and count. See? I draw food on it now...\u0026quot; he said, using the scraper to draw some shapes that vaguely resembled what he was giving her to make her obey, showing it to her. Then he wrote some strange-looking drawings underneath that - letters in his alphabet - sounding out each letter as he was pointing at them, saying the word in full finally, then pointing at the drawing of the meat.\n",               "date": "2020-05-05T23:19:27.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588713567,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari blinked as a snowflake fell on her nose while he carried her, wrinkling her nose before wiping the now drop of water off her nose. It was still snowing it seemed. She looked to the ground as he walked, taking notice to the extra snow on the ground. Once she was on her feet again inside, she moved to warm up by the fireplace again. Her eyes blinked as he came back to her side, tilting her head as she sniffed at the strange object in his hands. She pulled away when he started drawing on it, this seeming to catch her interest as she tilted her head to the other side. Her ears perked when he pointed to the little scribbles under the vaguely food looking one, leaning in close and reaching up to trace the letters with her fingers. This was something she felt like she\u0026apos;d seen before, but once again, only when she was much younger, so her memory of what it actually meant was gone by this point as it\u0026apos;d been so long.\n",               "date": "2020-05-05T23:34:13.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588714453,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond once again sounded out each letters to her, then the full word it represented, then pointed at the food he drew. This was his desperate attempt at teaching her how to read those specific letters, but sadly, he wasn\u0026apos;t a good teacher - at least not when it came to reading and writing. He has been at a rank high enough to take an apprentice for at least three years at this point, and some of his superiors have complained that he hasn\u0026apos;t taken on an apprentice yet - yet he always told them: he still had much to learn. The only way to get promoted again and reach the next rank - that is, the rank of \u0026apos;Master\u0026apos; -, is to actually take on an apprentice, and educate them until they reach the rank he currently has. \u003Cbr\u003ESo, it has been established, that he was a rather sloppy teacher. Or at the very least, he didn\u0026apos;t have the kind of patience a good teacher would have, and didn\u0026apos;t know how to ration his lessons. Rome wasn\u0026apos;t built under one day, and no one gets taught how to read and write under a day either. \u0026quot;Okay, let\u0026apos;s try a different one....\u0026quot; he said, scraping away what he drew, smoothening out the wax, which was an easy thing to do, due to the proximity of the fireplace. \u0026quot;Let\u0026apos;s try... a human.\u0026quot; he said, drawing a stickman, then writing the word for human underneath, once again sounding out all letters while pointing at each, then the whole word while pointing at the drawing. \u0026quot;That\u0026apos;s a human. Like me. Do you understand, Mika?\u0026quot;\n",               "date": "2020-05-05T23:39:26.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588714766,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari watched carefully as he sounded out the letters and then the word, it definitely seemed like she was trying to learn from what he was teaching her at least. Her ears perked again as he moved to smooth out the wax and write something else, once again leaning in close once he showed her what was on it now. The stick figure caused her ears to lower, that brought back a vivid memory for her, it looked like the drawings she used to make when she was little. As he spoke trying to teach her, she carefully reached out to take the scraper from him, holding it much like how a small child would as she added in another smaller stick figure with what looked like ears and a tail. When she finished, her ears pinned back, her hands moving to quickly wipe away tears that had welled up in her eyes.\n",               "date": "2020-05-05T23:50:54.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588715454,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond looked at her with a surprise. She was crying? Why? He remembered her rather violent past with humans, so he thought, that maybe, this brought up a bad memory for her. So he quickly dropped the wax tablet with its scraper, and immediately went ahead to hug Mika, almost instinctively, wrapping his arms around her, and patting her back, as his own head was next to hers. \u0026quot;Don\u0026apos;t worry, Mika.... you are safe here and now. I will help you. I will do my best to help you. You won\u0026apos;t need to cry any more.\u0026quot; he said, trying to calm her down. It seems like he can\u0026apos;t even teach her how to read and write without getting emotional about it. So he still rubbed her back, hoping she wouldn\u0026apos;t resist it.\n",               "date": "2020-05-05T23:54:28.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588715668,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari jumped at the sound of the tablet dropping, not having enough of a reaction time to look up before realizing he had wrapped his arms around her. She froze up in his grasp, not sure how to react. Finally after a few moments, she relaxed, her face burying into his shoulder with her arms pinned between them. Her body shook as she quietly cried into his shoulder. She hadn\u0026apos;t cried over this memory in a very long time, so she didn\u0026apos;t understand why she was suddenly crying about it now, perhaps it was more so because he was there to comfort her while she let it all out.\n",               "date": "2020-05-05T00:08:23.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588630103,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond was trying his best to comfort her, hugging her, rubbing her back, keeping her close.\u0026quot;There-there, sweet Mika, just let it out. I\u0026apos;m here for you, I will protect you and help you.\u0026quot; he said, trying to reassure her. He had no idea what kind of vivid and saddening memories this would have brought up - but if it was about parental abondonement, then he was probably the worst substitute for a parent, with him being a de facto orphan who was raised to be a child soldier of sorts: he didn\u0026apos;t become a paladin overnight, and had to be trained for it since a very early age, and he was in possession of the order since infancy. Yet, years of military duty hardened him, so he never thought about the kinds of things that Mika must have been thinking about - he was just trying to comfort her. \u0026quot;I\u0026apos;m here for you, Mika. I\u0026apos;ll be here for you.\u0026quot;\n",               "date": "2020-05-05T00:12:00.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588630320,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari was indeed upset over parental abandonment, however, it\u0026apos;d probably be a good long time before he ever finds that out for certain. Thankfully, for him, she was not looking for a parental replacement. She just wanted someone to be there for her. After a good couple of minutes, she slowly calmed down, sniffling as she tried to pull away enough to bring her hands up to her face to rub at the tears that wetted her cheeks and soaked his shirt a bit where she had buried her face. After a few moments of rubbing her face, she simply lowered her hands to her chest, ears pinned back as she stared down at her own lap, seeming to be a bit embarrassed by her sudden outburst.\n",               "date": "2020-05-05T00:19:57.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588630797,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond gradually allowed her to be freed from his hold, as he reached for the wax tablet, looking at what she drew exactly, but in a way that she wouldn\u0026apos;t be able to see what he was focusing on. Instead of removing what she drew, he decided to draw something to the other side, the other page - a fox, showing it to her, then writing down the word for fox, sounding out all the letters, then the word. He then pointed at her ears and tails. Then at the stick figure. As if he was trying to say that she was a hybrid between a human and a fox of sorts. \u0026quot;You have ears and tails like a fox.\u0026quot; he said to her. \u0026quot;How did you end up in this world?\u0026quot; he asked her, using the wrong word - world? He meant continent. He heard that there were fox-eared and cat-eared people on the other continent, but to see one here....\n",               "date": "2020-05-05T00:23:44.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588631024,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari fully pulled away from him once he released her, scooting away from him a bit before adjusting the cloth around her shoulders as she settled to look at the fire. Her ears perked as she heard him scribbling again, glancing in his direction for a moment before actually turning to look at him as he got her attention. She blinked as she saw the fox, watching and listening before looking up to her ears as he pointed to them. She looked back to the fox drawing, leaning closer and pointing to it before pointing to herself, tilting her head curiously as if to ask if she was the same as the drawing and what he called it.\n",               "date": "2020-05-05T00:28:54.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588631334,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond certainly did not mean to ask it that way. Either way, he removed the fox-scratching, and quickly drew a horse, followed by the usual: letters drawn below it, sounded out, whole word sounded out, the drawing pointed at. \u0026quot;Remember the horse?\u0026quot; he asked. At this point, he was hoping that she would have noticed a pattern of a sort, as there were several letters - at least ones for vowels - that he re-used several times before. He was hoping that it was getting to her, that these letters represent sounds, sounds that when put together in certain patterns, can represent whole ideas: as in, food, human, fox, horse, etc. He finally looked at the still unremoved drawing of a fox-person, and wrote her name under it: Mika. Sounding out each letter, then reading it out. M-i-k-a. Mika.\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026quot;This is how writing works. Are you starting to understand it?\u0026quot; he asked.\n",               "date": "2020-05-05T00:33:20.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588631600,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari blinked and tilt her head as he removed the fox drawing, watching as he drew something else before her ears perked as she recognized it as the horse. She listened intently as he showed her how it was spelled and said, her tail twitching back and forth behind her as she rested her hands on to floor to lean closer. When he wrote her name and spelled it out, she tilt her head to the other side curiously, before perking up as he said her name. Blinking a few times at the realization, she scooted closer and reached out for the scraper, attempting to write her name like how he\u0026apos;d written it. The lettering was poor, but it was somewhat legible as she pointed to it and then to herself, looking to him curiously to see if she was right.\n",               "date": "2020-05-05T00:39:19.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588631959,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond looked at her lettering - sure, it was rather weird, a strange and clumsy immitation of what he wrote, but it still looked sort of on the point. He nodded to her, signalling that y,es it was right. He sounded out all her letters, and put them all together. \u0026quot;Muh-ee-kuh-ah. Mika.\u0026quot; he said, nodding to her as she pointed to herself. He then removed the horse, and drew a poor self-portrait of sorts - at least, something only marginally better than a stick figure - writing his own name underneath. \u0026quot;Suh-tuh-eh-puh-huh-ah-nuh-oo-suh.... Stephanus.\u0026quot; he said, pointing at himself afterwards. This might be the first time he told her his name. \u0026quot;My name is Stephanus. Stephanus is the word I listen to, Mika.\u0026quot; Unfortunately for her, his name was a rather complex one, where the spelling wasn\u0026apos;t even entirely phonemic, with a \u0026apos;ph\u0026apos; standing in for an \u0026apos;f\u0026apos;. This might be the first time he introduced her to a word that wasn\u0026apos;t exactly spelled as pronounced.\n",               "date": "2020-05-05T00:44:23.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588632263,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari \u0026apos;s eyes lit up as her ears perked and her tail wagged at finally fully understanding something. She watched again as he drew and spelled out something, tilting her head a bit in confusion before perking her ears as he pointed to himself. She moved to point to his name and then to him, wagging her tail. Never once did she try to speak in order to immitate what he was saying, further indicating she may not have a voice of her own. Even when she had cried earlier, their was no cracking of a voice from her like one would typically hear from someone crying. She was truely mute, and more than likely had been like that since birth.\n",               "date": "2020-05-05T00:50:11.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588632611,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond had already known that she was mute, but was unsure about her hearing - he had second thoughts, mostly assuming that her hearing was intact. Either way, he thought it would be high time to make an attempt at teaching her the alphabet - he scrapped away everything that was drawn on both pages of the wax tablet, then began drawing the letters in an alphabetic order, many of which hopefully seeming familiar to her. He sounded out each letter as he drew them, letting her take a good look at each before he\u0026apos;d proceed to the next one. He knew that she was mute - thus unable to sound out and imitate all the sounds he was making - but he was hoping that she had an internal voice of sorts, the type that people made use of when reading silently. In truth, in this medieval world, no one knew how did internal voices work, they did not know about any of the science or biology behind subvocalization, they just thought of it as \u0026apos;thinking\u0026apos;.\n",               "date": "2020-05-05T00:55:59.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588632959,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari tilt her head as he removed the drawings and writing, sitting back while she watched him start to write out individual letters. When she saw ones that she could recognize from his earlier lessons, she would perk up, smiling as she leaned close and pointed, tracing the letter with her fingers to study how they were formed. His assumption about her hearing being intact was correct, after all, she always answered to her name by looking to him. Her tail wagged softly throughout the lesson, soaking in every bit of what she was learning like a little kid. Outside, unbeknownst to them, the snow had started to come down heavily, blanketing the land. Mika\u0026apos;s ears would twitch and her head would turn to the door as they could hear the wind picking up. It sounded like a winter storm may be blowing in despite it still being early winter.\n",               "date": "2020-05-05T01:04:07.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588633447,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond looked at her smiling, patting her head as a reward for being such a good student. \u0026quot;Good, Mika, really good....\u0026quot; he told her, continuing with each letter. Luckily, their alphabet did not have too many letters, so he was able to show all to her rather fast. After they arrived to the last letter - W - he sighed in relief. Quite conveniently, they arrived just at a word that contained that: wind. He finally wrote down \u0026apos;wind\u0026apos;, drew some waves, pointed to the outside, with the cold breeze coming in. He wasn\u0026apos;t sure how else would he explain wind to her. But either way - once he told her about it, he put down the wax tablet, stretching his arms up. It was morning, and they haven\u0026apos;t eaten anything yet! At least, he hasn\u0026apos;t eaten anything. His stomach suddenly grumbled, probably for the first time they have been acquinted with each other.\n",               "date": "2020-05-05T01:09:54.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588633794,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari blinked as her attention was brought back to him as she heard him scribbling again, looking to the word and the drawing before looking to the door as he pointed. She hugged herself, rubbing her arms. She wasn\u0026apos;t actually cold, but that was what she usually ended up doing this time of year whenever the wind picked up like it did outside. Once again her attention was brought back to him at the sound of his stomach growling. She knew that sound all too well, but she was rather used to hearing it from herself by this point in her life. She looked back to the door as she thought to herself, wondering how they would get food in this weather since it seemed he wasn\u0026apos;t producing more food anymore.\n",               "date": "2020-05-05T01:18:08.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588634288,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond looked at her, patting her head. \u0026quot;I think we\u0026apos;ll have to go out into the city to get food.... Will you be able to handle more.... humans?\u0026quot; he asked from her, trying to use hand signals to signal what he actually meant. If that didn\u0026apos;t helped, he took back the wax tablet, drawing humans onto it, then food, then the two of them riding on a horse to go to the humans and food, using arrows to signal movement. Then he made a question sign to her, as if to make it known: it was a question. In the city, they\u0026apos;d be able to find plenty of food, and people won\u0026apos;t be as superstitious as in the village she came from, that was for sure. He looked at her once again, patting her head for the second time.\n",               "date": "2020-05-05T01:21:27.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588634487,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari twitched her ears as he started speaking again, looking back to him and watching his hand gestures. She recognized food and humans thanks to his lessons, imitating his hand motions before watching as he drew on the tablet again. After a bit of studying the picture, her hands moved to do the one for food before pointing to herself and then to him. She gave him a questioning look, it seemed like she was trying to ask if they were going to get food. With all his hand gestures, she started to figure out that she could use them herself to try to communicate what she was thinking.\n",               "date": "2020-05-05T01:39:49.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588635589,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond nodded to her - \u0026quot;Yes, we\u0026apos;re going to get food in the city, we are going to eat in the tavern.... But only if you promise to behave, not run away, always stay near me, and just stick close to me.\u0026quot; he told her. After that, he took the wax tablet, taking it back to his room, only bringing his haversack and sword with himself, with his haversack containing all of his money, his sword being in its scabbard, on his belt. \u0026quot;We are going to have to go out again, to the horse. But to the city.\u0026quot; he said, hoping she\u0026apos;d at least recognize the word for \u0026apos;horse\u0026apos;. He walked over to her, patted her head a little, offering his hand to her, trying to nonverbally tell her to follow him to outside of this building, to the stables.\n",               "date": "2020-05-05T01:43:40.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588635820,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari perked her ears and smiled as her tail wagged in response to him nodding, recognizing that as meaning she was right, as well as knowing he understood what she was asking. She seemed excited at the idea of finally being able to communicate. She stood up with him, heading to the door and waiting like an excited puppy ready to go for a walk as her tail wagged. Of course, in her mind, she thought that they would be going hunting for food, not fully realizing that he was taking her to a tavern. She also did not know what he expected of her, since she\u0026apos;s still learning his language. She still had the cloth he\u0026apos;d given her wrapped around herself, constantly having to hold it with one hand to keep it from slipping off her shoulders, knowing full well that it was something to keep herself warm in the cold weather. It wasn\u0026apos;t going to do much for her bare feet though. She allowed him to pet her head, since she was expecting it this time as she watched him approach, giving a nod of understanding to the signal to follow as she began walking behind him.\n",               "date": "2020-05-05T01:53:35.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588636415,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond was rather surprised at her newfound smile, but still, he rewarded her for her smiles by rubbing her head like that of a child\u0026apos;s, as they were heading to the stables, with him mounting his horse and lending her a hand, hoping she mounts it in front of him. There was no real alternative either way - he\u0026apos;d get her up to his horse, and ride out of the fortress with it, holding her tightly as he possibly could while the horse trotted out of the castle into onto the road, into a forest of sorts, with him taking directions towards another large entity in the distance that looked like an even larger fortress: a city. Just like during their entrance, they were ignored by the humans, almost as if they were ghosts. \u0026quot;We are going into the city, Mika. We will get food. Lots and lots of food.\u0026quot; he told her, rubbing her cheek slightly as they were riding the horse to the city. It was at least ten minutes of a ride till they\u0026apos;d arrive there.\n",               "date": "2020-05-05T02:10:40.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588637440,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            }        ],        "sectionName": "Fort Redlight"    },    {        "posts": [            {                "content": "Mika Hinari blinked as he rubbed her head again, looking up to him before following him out the door to the stables. Again she became a bit hesitant around the horse, but this time was a bit more willing as she watched him climb on before taking his offered hand to climb up in front of him. She held onto his arm tightly as he wrapped it around her, swallowing nervously as she tried to keep calm only because she knew they were doing this to get food. Her ears were pinned back as she tried not to look down, rather, she looked either ahead or closed her eyes whenever she got too nervous. Her ears perked as they started passing through the forest, looking around and then up to him curiously as she wondered why they didn\u0026#x2019;t stop to hunt. When she saw the walls of the city, her ears pinned back as she started to realize they weren\u0026#x2019;t stopping in the woods. She sunk back against him, as if she thought it might hide her appearance from any onlookers avoiding eye contact with anyone. When she didn\u0026#x2019;t hear shouting or see things being thrown, she slowly sat up a bit, blinking as she looked around and saw that no one was even looking atg her. This quite obviously confused her as her head turned this way and that to look at the humans surrounding them.\n",               "date": "2020-05-05T02:24:03.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588638243,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond had arrived to the city, without really being noticed. Most people were too busy to notice, and even when they did notice, the ones who didn\u0026apos;t treat the duo as ghosts simply walked away after an initial bewilderement and confusion, thinking they were just seeing things. But they didn\u0026apos;t dismount or stop once they were in the city: the horse kept trotting forward, and Stephanus was effectively \u0026apos;driving\u0026apos; it towards the center of the city, which almost took just as much of a journey on horseback as the journey from the fortress to the city itself. The city must have looked alien to her, as rather than wooden buildings standing at quite a distance from each other with plenty of farmlands in between, these were mostly stone buildings tightly squeezed against each other, separated only by roads, with very little in the way of greenery - or at least, that\u0026apos;s what it would have looked like to them, if it wasn\u0026apos;t for the snow. The fact that the snow began to cover the roads meant that at first sight, it probably looked little different than the village, with just the density of houses increased vastly, all the houses smashed against each other in a suspicious proximity. \u003Cbr\u003EBut their journey continued. During that journey, Mika probably saw more than just humans: people with sharp knife-ears \u0026apos;\u0026apos;(Elves)\u0026apos;\u0026apos;, people with green skin \u0026apos;\u0026apos;(Orcs)\u0026apos;\u0026apos;, suspiciously short people \u0026apos;\u0026apos;(Dwarves)\u0026apos;\u0026apos;, walking stone statues \u0026apos;\u0026apos;(Golems)\u0026apos;\u0026apos;, and more. Potentially bizarre and surreal to her, it was nothing out of the ordinary for him. They must have also seen some children, some of which were eager to play with snowballs - luckily, no one threw any snowballs in Mika\u0026apos;s general direction.\n",               "date": "2020-05-05T02:30:48.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588638648,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari was surprised by even the bewildered humans, her ears perking curiously before looking up to Stephanus from beneath him. She wondered why the people weren\u0026#x2019;t reacting like the ones from the village. Her eyes continued to wander over the different people and parts of the city as they continued forth. It was so strange to her how close the houses were to each other, and it seemed like there were far more people than there ever were back at the village. A harsh wind reminded her to bundle up better, shivering as even the cloth wasn\u0026#x2019;t always going to be warm enough with the dropping temperatures as the snow continued to fall around them. \u003Cbr\u003EThe moment she started spotting people that strangely didn\u0026#x2019;t look human, she sat up more to get a better look, curious as she took in their different features. In a way they were like her, not looking like normal humans, and yet, they were interacting normally with everyone else. The children throwing snowballs especially caught her attention, their laughter making her ears perk as she watched them toss snow at each other.\n",               "date": "2020-05-05T02:48:22.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588639702,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            }        ],        "sectionName": "Grandfolk, the city"    },    {        "posts": [            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond did not pay as much attention to things as Mika did, as to him, none of this was out of the ordinary. Children playing with snowballs? Perfectly common, and he paid it no mind - unless a child threw a snowball at him, which usually happened by accident. Being the good, heroic paladin, he wasn\u0026apos;t one to abuse his powers and teach the kids a lesson about throwing a snowball into the face of an important official, but he sure didn\u0026apos;t like snow being showed into his face either - so if that happened, which sadly happened, he frowned. Luckily, no snow for Mika. \u0026quot;Darn kids and their snowballs....\u0026quot; he mumbled to himself, before they arrived to the stables, looking almost identical to the one in their fortress. He dismounted the horse, signalled to Mika to also dismount it, then to accompany her to the tavern. If she didn\u0026apos;t get off on her own, he had to pick her up and carry her bridal-style. \u003Cbr\u003EBut either way, once they had entered the tavern, it must have been like a breath of fresh air for the fox-girl - in contrast to the cold outside, it was very warm inside. But it had music! Loud music! And all sorts of people intermingling: humans, orcs, elves and dwarves. They could even see an orc and a human drinking and laughing. But there was not much time to wait, as Stephanus wasa taking Mika with himself, either holding her hand or carrying her, taking her with him to the bar, where he\u0026apos;d order food and drinks from a bald man, paying shiny metal coins to him, then occupying a table afterwards, sittig down at the table, and trying to instruct Mika to do the same, to sit down - or sit on his lap, whichever she was easier to convince to do.\n",               "date": "2020-05-05T02:56:03.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588640163,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari jumped in surprise at first as the snowball was hurled in their direction before covering her mouth as she couldn\u0026#x2019;t help but find herself silently giggling along with the children at the sight of his face dripping with snow. She looked to the kids as they ran off to continue playing, her eyes going back to people watching as they continued forward. Her eyes looked forwards again as they came into the stable, her ears perking as she saw and heard the other horses. She reluctantly released his arm so he could dismount, her ears pinning back as she needed to have him help her down. Although she was great at climbing trees, they were much different from a living breathing animal, making it unfamiliar territory for her on how to get off without getting hurt. She curled up in his arms as he carried her, looking to the door as he brought her inside. She immediately winced at the loud music, covering her sensitive ears. With her hands over her ears, she looked out ahead of them as he carried her to the bar. Her eyes wandered as she took notice of the other people in the bar, more of those who didn\u0026#x2019;t look human! She was so curious of them, curious of how they were able to get along so well. She was too occupied with watching the other patrons that she didn\u0026#x2019;t take notice to him ordering and handing over the shiny coins, only looking up to him again as he brought her to a table. Since he was carrying her, she ended up sitting in his lap, not seeming to know that it was something promiscuous to be doing.\n",               "date": "2020-05-06T19:13:29.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588785209,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond did not mind her sitting on his lap, at least for the time being. If people wanted to complain, he\u0026apos;d have plenty of answers to them. Either way, they\u0026apos;d have to wait a little for the food. Stephanus asked for beef tartar, which had the advantage of not having to cook, thus not having to take ages to be prepared, which would have left him and Mika waiting for quite a while - and he knew that Mika was probably expecting food fast. He also asked for bread and beer, explicitly telling them, that the bread needs not to be fresh. And sure enough, a few minutes later, a barmaid appeared, bringing their food to the table - bread and steak tartar on two plates, and two mugs of ale. The tartar appeared to have onions, sliced tomatoes and eggyolk on it, and it was salted too. The bread was semi-stale, thus lacked the crisp and crunch of fresh bread. The ale was good, at least to Stephanus. \u003Cbr\u003ESo he pointed at Mika\u0026apos;s plate, trying to tell her to move to the other chair, so she can begin eating. Each of them also received a wooden fork and a wooden knife - Stephanus began by cutting his part of the tartar with his knife, and putting it into his own mouth with the fork. If Mika remained on his lap, he\u0026apos;d have to basically spoonfeed her - or forkfeed.\n",               "date": "2020-05-06T19:20:51.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588785651,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari shifted in his lap as they waited, she seemed like she wanted to get up, but wasn\u0026#x2019;t sure if this was something he wanted her to do specifically in order to receive a treat. She was still anxious being around all these people, but could at least not be so on alert in knowing that everyone was not paying any mind to her. She looked to the barmaid as she approached, her ears pinning back as she curled away for a moment defensively before perking her ears as the food and drink was set down before them. She tilted her head when he pointed to the plate on the other side of the table, pointing to it and then to her self with a inquisitive look to ask if that food was for her. Once he would answer yes, she would hop out of his lap quickly and scurry over to the other side, grabbing the meat of the plate first as she slipped under the table to hide while she ate.\n",               "date": "2020-05-06T19:52:50.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588787570,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond nodded - \u0026quot;Yes, Mika, that food is for you. This one is for me.\u0026quot; he answered to her nonverbal question, and as soon as she slided over to the other side, he began eating his part of the meal, downing it with ale. She also had her own mug of ale, and the knight was hoping that the fox-girl would follow his example in drinking it after eating some of the tartare with bread. He thought to himself - raw and uncooked, it did not feel as fufilling and nourishing as the cooked version. Maybe Mika - who got used to raw meat - would think differently, but Stephanus was a much bigger fan of cooked meat, except when it came to pork. Cured prok, he could tolerate in its uncooked form. But tartare was not something he was terribly fond of, ordering it instead of its cooked equivalent largely only to not have to explain much to Mika, who still did not understand much of what he was saying. Only after savouring the taste of the tartare would he begin to appreciate it for what it truly is - more than just minced raw beef, but also an infusion which had eggyolk, minced tomatoes and minced onions mixed in. Still, while he was eating and drinking, he was looking at Mika all along.... only to notice that she slid under the table!\u003Cbr\u003EThis made him rather disappointed, causing him to sigh. \u0026quot;Mika, come up here. Sit on the damn chair!\u0026quot; he whispered to her in an angry tone, patting the chair next to him, pointing to her, and to the chair. \u0026quot;Come on!\u0026quot;\n",               "date": "2020-05-06T20:10:13.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588788613,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari flinched at the sound of his angered tone, pinning back her ears as she watched him gesture between her and the chair. She hesitantly climbed out from under the table, climbing into the chair with the meat in her mouth as she settled into a crouched position. She was basically standing in the chair, however she was in the chair at least as she took hold of the meat with her hands and started to eat again. She did not take an initial notice of her drink, but once she saw him drinking from his own mug, she set her meat down on the table to reach over and grab her\u0026#x2019;s with both her hands, pulling it close to sniff at it before making a disgusted look at the smell and setting it back down. At least she didn\u0026#x2019;t toss it on the floor. She quickly went back to devouring her meat, soon finishing off before sniffing at her bread and perking her ears as she recognized it as a much larger version of one of her treats that he\u0026#x2019;d been giving her, grabbing it and taking a large bite out of it.\n",               "date": "2020-05-06T20:23:23.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588789403,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond was not over the need to sigh for the umpteenth time - at least she didn\u0026apos;t toss away the beer. That was something to congratulate her for. But she was still crouching on the chair, and was eating with her hands. Very barbaric, and it definitely caused people to stare and gasp - and Stephanus to facepalm and sigh in embarassment. He was a slightly more ballanced eater, splitting both the bread and tartare into smaller portions, eating one bread after one tartare, then a gulp of beer, then another tartare, another bread, another beer. He went through a nice sequence like this, occasionally glaring at Mika. He did not say anything, so he did not tell her what was wrong, only that she was doing something wrong. Everyone else was sitting down, Stephanus was sitting down, everyone was eating with their forks - everyone except Mika. But he did not expect her to understand it and act accordingly. After all, she still had a long way to go. A very long way to go.\n",               "date": "2020-05-06T20:27:40.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588789660,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari continued eating the way she did despite his glares, not really noticing them as she focused on her food. Once she finished eating, she sat more properly in her chair as she lowered her legs to sit on her rear, leaning back with a satisfied look at finally feeling full for once. At this point, she finally noticed the looks she was getting, pinning back her ears as she felt the eyes of everyone on her. She slid off her chair, yet again moving to hide under the table, curing up between his legs in fear as her tail curled around her.\n",               "date": "2020-05-06T20:41:52.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588790512,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond however did not just let her get under the table this time, using his hand to stop her, even grabbing her hand if necessary, trying to force her to remain still and continue sitting on the chair. \u0026quot;Mika... you eat with a fork. You see this? It\u0026apos;s a fork. And you eat like this.\u0026quot; he said, using it to feed himself first, then to spoonfeed her one more bite\u0026apos;s worth of meat, even though she was full. \u0026quot;And you must sit on the chair. Sit, not stand. Sit, no crouch. Sit, like me. Do you understand?\u0026quot; he asked. Does she understand? Probably not. He was throwing some unfamiliar words to her face in these last few sentences, and he did not bother to use any sign language, except when waving around the fork, using it to feed himself and then her.\n",               "date": "2020-05-06T20:44:46.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588790686,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari tensed as he grabbed her and forced her to sit back in her chair, her ears pinned back against her head as she looked at him in fright. She Watched with her head lowered as he fed himself and then fed her, hesitating before opening her mouth. She just didn\u0026#x2019;t understand why he was so upset towards her, which in turn was upsetting her as tears welled up in her eyes.\n",               "date": "2020-05-06T20:59:51.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588791591,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond once again - for possibly the millionth time - had to sigh. But he better get used to it in her presence, right? Upon seeing the tears in her eyes, he put down the fork, and began rubbing her cheek, rubbing the tears away from her eye. \u0026quot;Now, now, calm down, sweet Mika.... You will learn eventually....\u0026quot; he said, trying his best to calm her down. He just did not understand this girl. She was almost more like a clueless pet than an actual human being, constantly being frightened by human intervention, tearing up when admonished, instead of learning her lesson. Still, he tried his best to calm her down, and if she did in fact calm down, he\u0026apos;d finish his meal and finish his beer - as well as her portion, since she was seemingly disgusted by it. Who doesn\u0026apos;t like beer?\n",               "date": "2020-05-06T21:03:34.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588791814,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari flinched as he reached out to her before sniffling as he wiped the tears out of her eye, looking up to him sheepishly as she heard the tone in his voice change from upset to calming. This calmed her down as she raised her hands to rub the rest of her tears from her eyes while he went back to eating. She did make a face at seeing him drink her beer, she didn\u0026#x2019;t like any sort of alcoholic drinks as she had grown up in the forest drinking water from the river, so it was an alien thing to her and smelled awful to her sensitive nose.\n",               "date": "2020-05-06T21:13:59.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588792439,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            }        ],        "sectionName": "Grandfolk, The Left Hand of Salashi"    },    {        "posts": [            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond wasn\u0026apos;t sure what was he going to do with her - but for sure, he wasn\u0026apos;t going to order a room just yet. Or maybe not at all. Maybe he will bring her back to the barracks tonight, who knows. What he knew, was that with their meal finished, he had to take her hand and escort her out of the building, either by instructing her to follow him, or by carrying her bridal-style, whichever was the faster option, depending on her reaction. Once again, it was getting up to the horse in the stables, out of the stables, and onto the cold streets, where he\u0026apos;d begin \u0026apos;driving\u0026apos; the horse towards a different place: the marketplace. After all, with winter coming, they needed to buy warm clothes, clothes that would offer protection against the cold. And for Mika, he needed a whole set of female clothes - underneath the warm cloak he gave her, she looked like a barbarian of sorts! At least, the stereotypical and largely false and fictional idea of a barbarian that civilized people had in their minds. The stereotypical half-naked barbarian covered in fur and leather - not the real one that wore a linen shirt, chainmail armour, and so on. Still, he once again had to hold Mika tightly. This was going to be a long day, and he still had plans for more! As in, even more, after buying the clothes.\n",               "date": "2020-05-06T21:18:27.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588792707,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari stared down at her lap while he finished up eating. When he signaled for her to follow, she carefully climbed out of her seat. Making sure to grab the cloth to wrap around her shoulders once more, she followed after him out the door, her ears still lowered as she kept her gaze mostly downwards. Getting her on the horse was relatively easy as she took his offered hand once he was on and sat in front of him. She kept her gaze downwards still as he rode through the city, her hands holding onto his arm like before. Her eyes finally looked up as they entered the marketplace, the sound of various new noises catching her attention.\n",               "date": "2020-05-06T21:31:08.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588793468,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond brought her to the marketplace, where they\u0026apos;d have to dismount again, effectively using the rope to bring the horse with them instead of riding it. And boy, was the market something - at least, to a stranger. Noise was made by people who were talking to each other. Just like in the tavern, humans and non-humans seemed to get along, making trade deals, exchanging coins for goods, and speaking of goods - they definitely were a diverse bunch, that was for sure. Clothes, raw food, wheat, weapons, gadgets, even body parts of monsters. Mika could probably even recognize the carcasses of some of the animals she habitually hunted in her forests. However, Stephanus had one specific type of good in mind: clothes, First, he\u0026apos;d need a set of clothes for a woman of Mika\u0026apos;s size, and he had no idea how would it all work with her fox tail. But either way, he took the naive assumption, and looked around at the stalls that were selling clothes, holding the rope for the horse in one hand, and Mika\u0026apos;s hand in another, keeping her close to himself, like a parent would a child.... until he found a piece of red and white straped dress being on sale, along with some accompanying underwear. This is probably going to be the primary set of clothing for Mika, So he began pointing at it. \u0026quot;See that? I will buy it for you, Mika.\u0026quot;\n",               "date": "2020-05-06T21:37:22.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588793842,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari climbed off the horse with his help when it was time to dismount, looking around the various things on display. She especially eyed the meats hanging up, trying to walk towards them a few times only to be tugged back as Stephanus kept her going in the direction he was headed. She finally gave up as she realized he wasn\u0026#x2019;t going to let her wander, looking ahead as they came up to one of the stalls selling clothes, tilting her head as he pointed to the red and white dress, looking to him curiously. It would certainly be interesting for when he would decide to help her change into the foreign clothing.\n",               "date": "2020-05-06T22:05:51.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588795551,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond went ahead to the shopkeeper who was selling those clothes - a bearded and long-haired man - and after a short discussion that used many words which Mika could not understand, Stephanus handed him over a good sum of gold, to which the shopkeeper responded by putting the clothes and underwear into a linen wrap, tying it up, and handing it over to Stephanus, who took it to his horse, tying it to the horse\u0026apos;s side, so that no one may attempt to steal it, while he still had to hold both Mika\u0026apos;s hand, and the rope that held the horse. Afterwards, he continued to look around, holding Mika close to himself, as he was looking for winter clothes. Fur coats are expensive, but even a cheaper gambeson is somewhat of an overkill, so he went ahead to go for wool - looking for anyone who sold wool coats, one for his size, and one for Mika\u0026apos;s size. Unfortunately, it would be two exchanges, as he found one shopkeeper selling such clothes for men, and another for shorter women, requiring him to pay twice, and repeat the ritual of tying the package to his horse twice. After that, it was back to the horse - together with Mika. During all that time, while Mika may not have had any opportunity to wander off, she did have opportunity to look around by tilting her head and looking at different things, noticing the weird instruments, plant roots and monster eyes being sold, as well as several other things. Fish was there too.\u003Cbr\u003EBut after mounting the horse, what may surprise her, is that the route is going to take them back to the same stables that were located next to the tavern. Is he taking her back to the tavern?\n",               "date": "2020-05-06T22:12:21.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588795941,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari blinked as he moved them closer to start conversing with the shopkeeper, watching curiously as they made the exchange and Stephanus tied the bag to the horse. She continued to watch curiously throughout the different transactions, starting to understand that handing over the shiny coins would reward one with something. Had she been allowed to wander she would have likely tried to grab some coins from him in an attempt to trade them for some of the meat on display. However with him keeping a hold of her, she never had such chance and soon found herself being helped onto the horse again. The different and strange objects did catch her attention here and there as she wondered what they could be as they passed by. She didn\u0026#x2019;t realize it at first, but soon recognized the stable from before, looking up to him with bewilderment as she certainly did wonder why they were going back to the place they had eaten at earlier.\n",               "date": "2020-05-06T22:30:38.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588797038,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            }        ],        "sectionName": "Grandfolk, Streets"    },    {        "posts": [            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond did not let Mika know about it, but they weren\u0026apos;t really going back to the tavern. No, they were going to a different place. Once dismounted again, she\u0026apos;d realize it - he was leading her not to the tavern, but the building in the opposite of the tavern, on the other side of the road: the bathhouse. But before he did that, he took off the clothes he packaged and mounted on the horse, as they\u0026apos;d eventually change when out of the bathhouse. This is the part where Mika\u0026apos;s background as a \u0026apos;wildling\u0026apos; would be an advantage, thought Stephanus - he led her into the steamy building, which was mostly a corridor leading to a bunch of rooms with closed doors, and a large public area. The fog caused by the steam obscured most of it, but if Mika had a good eyesight and good hearing, she\u0026apos;d hear that at the other side of the corridor, there were people: lots of them! The large public room contained a huge swimming pool of sorts, in which people of all kinds were bathing: men, women, children, elderly, rich and poor. All naked together, using soaps and sponges. \u003Cbr\u003EBut he left little time for her to look around, as he led her into a small private room, which contained a smaller, pool, two wooden chairs, two sponges and two soaps. The water was hot, as the bathhouse was essentially more like a spa of sorts. As they got in, he closed the door, and he looked at Mika. \u0026quot;Well, Mika... this will be our time to take a nice, hot bath after the winter weather... \u0026quot; he said, but he did not begin undressing just yet. He gave Mika some time to look around in the room.\n",               "date": "2020-05-06T22:36:10.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588797370,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari blinked as after they got off the horse they headed to a different building. She looked to him curiously as she wondered what they were doing now. The answer only lead her to more questions and confusion as they entered the building. Her ears perked as she first heard the large amount of people speaking, causing her to pause for a moment before continuing again once he urged her forward. She pinned back her ears as they seemed to be walking towards the large group of people before blinking as they turned to go into a secluded room. Once in there she looked around in confusion, looking to him and then back to the water, slowly making her way over to it and crouching all the way down to sniff at it and even attempt to drink it, pulling away in surprise at it being hot compared to the cold river water she was used to as she spat it out.\n",               "date": "2020-05-06T22:57:57.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588798677,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond chuckled a little, as she spat it out. \u0026quot;That water is not for drinking, Mika.\u0026quot; he told her, and he began undressing. \u0026quot;You should undress, Mika. As in.... remove your clothes. Cloth - remove. Cloth - to the chair.\u0026quot; he tried to make it easier by pointing, after his short was off, and on a chair - the same chair that held the clothes they bought. Once naked, he went into the water, grabbing a sponge and a soap, starting to wash himself. \u0026quot;Come Mika, follow me, get into the water.\u0026quot; he tried to urge her slowly, but he would only do so, if she was naked too. He was hoping that her background as a wildling would make her not as nearly as modest as civilized girls, and that she wouldn\u0026apos;t have any reservations about nudity. This would be the one time when her background would come handy. But he was just hoping, and there was no guarantee of it being true. \u003Cbr\u003EHis own body has some scars on it, his skin looked somewhtat rough, it was muscular. He took the soap into his hand and started washing himself. He was seriously hoping she wouldn\u0026apos;t try eating THAT.\n",               "date": "2020-05-06T23:01:46.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588798906,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari looked to him as he laughed, moving to get up as he started gesturing and removing his clothes. She perked her ears before following suit, slipping the pelt off and putting it on the chair like how he\u0026#x2019;d done with his. His assumption was correct as she had no reservations at all about being naked together, not even trying to cover her small perky breasts. Her own body had scars of it\u0026#x2019;s own, they were mostly old looking, however there were some newer looking ones that had already healed on her back, a distinct set of hoof marks where a horse had trampled her. That would explain the fear of the horse. She was lucky to be alive given how small she is. She blinked as he stepped into the water, pinning back her ears a bit as he took her hands hesitantly stepping into the water as well. She did take a sniff at the soap as he washed himself, sticking her tongue out as she was about to attempt licking the suds off his arm.\n",               "date": "2020-05-06T23:20:04.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588800004,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond was utterly confused - what the hell was she doing? He quickly took away his hand from her tongue, as if to nonverbally tell her - don\u0026apos;t do it. Instead, he reached for her soap and gave it to her, telling her \u0026quot;Do what I do.\u0026quot; he said, and he began rubbing the soap all over his body in an attempt to clean himself. He then used the sponge to rub the soap off, hoping she\u0026apos;d immitate him. He was there with her all along, keeping a close eye on her, in case she\u0026apos;d attempt to eat a soap or lick off suds, or try to eat the sponge. If all else failed, he\u0026apos;d simply go over to her, and begin rubbing the soap against her skin to show her how it is done, which would unintentionally result in some belly-rubbing. He felt like he was dealing with a child, but it felt wrong, as she had the body of a grown woman: sure, short, petite and small-chested, but still having the proportions of an adult woman, not a child.\n",               "date": "2020-05-06T23:24:29.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588800269,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari flinched as he pulled his arm away, blinking as she looked up to him while still blepping with her tongue sticking out. She slipped her tongue back into her mouth as he made it clear not to do that again, tilting her head as he handed her the soap. Again, she would sniff at it, and of course, tried to take a bite of it. With him watching though he\u0026#x2019;d be able to stop her easily. With her being corrected again, she now paid attention to what he was doing, rubbing the soap over her body for only a couple of seconds until it slipped out of her hands and plunked into the water. She immediately reached down into the water, trying to pick it up again as it slipped around every time she grabbed it.\n",               "date": "2020-05-06T23:31:55.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588800715,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond did in fact stop her from biting anything. But after that, he was glad that she allowed her to help her a little. He did, however, find it a bit laughable that the soap slipped out of her hand any time she grabbed it - he could easily hold his soap with a firm hand, so he\u0026apos;d make his attempt to pick it up for her and try to tighten her hand around the soap. That\u0026apos;s what he\u0026apos;d do, until he was sure he could get back to cleaning himself, with a sponge this time. He rubbed the soap against the sponge, and then rubbed it against his hair, and some parts of his skin, causing suds to form almost immediately. The water was otherwise hot and relaxing, just what they needed. They were first and foremost here to clean themselves, but some relaxation did not hurt either.\n",               "date": "2020-05-06T23:38:02.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588801082,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari blinked as he moved to help her pick it up, taking hold of it as he helped show her she needed a firm grip to keep it from slipping again. Once she had a good grip on it, she started rubbing over herself again, watching him closely to imitate him, which lead to her grabbing her sponge to rub the soap on and start rubbing over her tangled mess of long ginger hair. Admittedly the water did feel quite nice compared to the frigid air outside as 12 years worth of dirt and grim were finally getting cleaned away from her body, her soft skin finally starting to show through.\n",               "date": "2020-05-06T23:49:30.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588801770,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond sat back in the water, largely having finished cleaning most of his body parts, he watched Mika clean herself. Admittedly, he found her rather attractive, which was giving him second thoughts. He involuntarily got himself into the quest of reintroducing this wild girl back to civilization - a widl girl who would have most likely frozen or starved to death, if not for his intervention. And given her unique characteristics, it was a lot harder than imagined. His grandmaster promised him that he\u0026apos;d hire a tutor - claiming that \u0026apos;they have the best tutors in the kingdom available\u0026apos; - to help her learn how to read and write, but so far, it was up to Stephanus to attempt to teach her the basics. And he thought about it. She saved his life, and he wasn\u0026apos;t one to break an oath - besides, he was starting to find her attractive. But he still thought to himself - why him? \u003Cbr\u003EEither way, after some thinking and relaxation, he swam towards her, just to look at her more closely. \u0026quot;There-there... you\u0026apos;re starting to clean up nicely.\u0026quot; he said.\n",               "date": "2020-05-06T23:56:08.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588802168,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari noticed that he had stopped rubbing himself down, following his actions as she set the soap and sponge aside to sit back in the water as well. She couldn\u0026#x2019;t help but close her eyes as she sunk all the way down to having the water just under her nose so she could breathe still. It felt sooo nice. Her ears twitched as she heard him moving over to her, sitting up again and looking to him curiously as he spoke. The lower half of her face that\u0026#x2019;d been in the water had the dirt rinsed away while the upper half was still rather dirty.\n",               "date": "2020-05-06T00:08:20.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588716500,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond decided to exploit the opportunity, to clean her face a little. He took his sponge into the water, and approached her upper face with it, to rinse off some of the dirt and suds. \u0026quot;There-there, Mika... nice and easy.\u0026quot; he said, helping her get her face cleaned up. After that, he\u0026apos;d put the sponge aside, and simply start rubbing her head gently. \u0026quot;I never said it, but... you look quite beautiful.\u0026quot; he said it now. He then just looked at her, at least, at her eye - unless she went back into the water to relax in it, in which case, he\u0026apos;d follow suit and do the same. They still had plenty of time, after all. And he still had to make up his mind about other things.\n",               "date": "2020-05-06T00:13:11.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588716791,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari blinked as he put the sponge in the water before shutting her eyes tight at the strange feeling of the sponge rubbing against her soft face. Her ears perked as he rubbed her still soapy hair, once again looking up to him curiously as she stayed above the water, her brown eyes locking with his as she stared up at him. Her tail swished a bit behind her, making the water move as it rinsed more dirt from her fur.\n",               "date": "2020-05-06T00:19:43.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588717183,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond - with her electing to stare at him - rubbed her cheek even more, even though she wasn\u0026apos;t crying. Maybe this was the time? Time for what, exactly? As he rubbed her cheek, he leaned in closer to her, so that their noses would touch. If she didn\u0026apos;t resist so far, didn\u0026apos;t slap him or anything like that, he made a somewhat meek, awkward attempt to kiss her on the lips. If she did not resist it, it would be followed by his other hand travelling down to her torso, to rub it. But, if she resisted, he pulled away at the first sign of resistance, and swam away. It all depended on her reaction.\n",               "date": "2020-05-06T00:23:53.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588717433,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari blinked a bit as he leaned closer, giving him a confused look as he touched his nose to her\u0026#x2019;s. She continued to just look at him in confusion as his lips met her\u0026#x2019;s, flinching a bit as she felt his hand rub along her torso. She wasn\u0026#x2019;t sure why, but this elicited a flutter from her heart. She didn\u0026#x2019;t know if she should resist or not, she didn\u0026#x2019;t understand what he was doing to her at all, but she was trying to be good so as to not upset him like how he\u0026#x2019;d gotten upset earlier at the tavern.\n",               "date": "2020-05-06T00:28:53.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588717733,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond certainly did not realize that she was being confused by this. Luckily, what he was doing did not last too long - after a few seconds, he pulled away, and then elected to get out of the water. For the very first kiss in his life, still not too shabby. Still, he got out of the water, and without even bothering to get himself dry, he began to examine the package of clothing he had bought earlier in the marketplace. He did not invite her to get out yet, but instead just began to take back his own clothes while still somewhat wet, and once dressed again, he sat down at that chair, putting the clothes away to the other chair. He had his bath, now he\u0026apos;d sit back a little on the chair, to look at Mika bathing - unless she followed him, that is.\n",               "date": "2020-05-06T00:32:41.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588717961,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari sat there in confusion after he stoped and got out, blinking a few times, before looking to him and climbing out of the water as well, again hair still full of soap and a mess as it dripped everywhere. She began shaking her head and body, flinging water everywhere while he was in the middle of getting dressed. She then went to start ringing the water out of her hair lots more water flowing out onto the floor before she started doing the same to her tail.\n",               "date": "2020-05-06T00:37:50.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588718270,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond noticed how she was also got out of the water and began to shake it off, so he stood up, and unpacked the clothes he brought for her. \u0026quot;Well, this is going to be a really difficult one...\u0026quot; he said, starting with the underwear part of the package - which consisted of socks and panties, but no braserie. Not that she would need that anyway, given her flat chest. He sighed to himself. \u0026quot;Allright, how are we going to do this?\u0026quot; he asked himself a rhetorical question, looking at her new panties first, unsure how is he going to go about making her put it on. Her new clothes are going to be quite the challenge, that is for sure.\n",               "date": "2020-05-06T00:41:31.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588718491,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari continued ringing out her hair and tail while he opened the package, looking to him curiously as he held up the small piece of cloth that was panties. He was certainly going to find this a challenge, especially without another female around to show him how to put it all on properly if he\u0026#x2019;d never witnessed a woman being dressed before. The even bigger challenge of course, would be convincing her to wear them over her pelts which she was now making her way over to in order to put them back on.\n",               "date": "2020-05-06T00:46:27.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588718787,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond said - \u0026quot;Mika, come over here.... I am going to dress you.\u0026quot; he said, walking over to her with the piece of fabric. He then looked at her, and then looked at her legs. \u0026quot;Can you.... raise your leg?\u0026quot; he asked, but he knew she wouldn\u0026apos;t understand. So he had to think again. \u0026quot;Can you.... damnit....\u0026quot; he was thinking out loud. He indeed has never really seen a woman dressing up or down before, but he figured - how hard could it be? \u0026quot;Aha! Bingo!\u0026quot; he said, thinking out loud, putting the panties down on the ground, stretching it somewhat. \u0026quot;Can you put your legs onto it?\u0026quot; he told Mika. \u0026quot;Mika, please take your leg here, and here...\u0026quot; he said, pointing onto the floor to her, trying to convince her to step onto the parts of the floor where he put down the panties, with the intent of pulling them up after she has her legs at the right place. But will it work?\n",               "date": "2020-05-06T00:50:08.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588719008,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari paused in her steps as he spoke and approached her with the small piece of cloth, tilting her head as he tried to tell her what to do. She jumped a bit with he shouted in his moment of eureka, seeming even more confused now. She blinked as he knelt before her and pointed to the floor through the holes. This seemed somewhat familiar to her as she soon raised one leg after the other, awkwardly trying to put her feet through the holes. She ended up having to hold onto his shoulders to hold herself steady before the panties were finally around her ankles.\n",               "date": "2020-05-06T01:16:58.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588720618,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond sighed in relief, as that part of the clothing was coming onto her, him pulling it up all the way to her hips, so it would cover the part it needed to cover. He stood up, sighing in relief. \u0026quot;Well, now that that part is over and done with...\u0026quot; he said to himself, turning to the other clothes he brought for her. He once again thought to himself - \u0026quot;How will I make you wear this?\u0026quot; Yes. This. How? It looked like the part other than her hands was more or less one piece, so he was guessing she would have to put it on the same way she put on the panties, and then use a lace to tie it.... So he went along with that exact plan, just from the other direction, first telling her. \u0026quot;Raise your hands, Mika, up into the air. I\u0026apos;m trying to put the clothes onto you.\u0026quot;\n",               "date": "2020-05-06T01:21:36.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588720896,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari leaned back a bit to watch as he pulled the panties up over her hips, the base of her tail stopping it from being able to be fully pulled up. Her tail twitched from side to side At the feeling of the fabric rubbing at the base of her tail before she reached back to tug it down a bit. She looked back to him as he brought the dress over to her, another somewhat familiar memory as she went to pull up the skirt and lift it over her head, raising her arms through it to allow it to slip over her head.\n",               "date": "2020-05-06T01:29:51.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588721391,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond slipped the skirt down on her, pulling it down until it was also on her, below her arms. Then he took the lace from the package, pulled up the upper part of the dress, tying it from behind - it was rather hard for him to figure out where did he need to tie what. He never saw a woman dress up like that before, so to him, it was nothing but confusion. Eventually, he did find a few holes at the back of her clothing, and he used those to tighten the whole dress at her back with the lace. It was almost like a shoe of sorts, but slightly more confusing. Then came her socks, which he tried putting on her by attempt to get her to raise one leg at a time, as he\u0026apos;d pull it over her. Then came the winter warm wooly clothes, the coat they are going to wear, first getting out her coat, trying to get her to it on, this time via inserting her hands into the hand parts of clothing, only taking on his version of the winter coat after she took on hers. Other than her socks, he did not buy footwear for her - maybe an oversight of sorts, but for now, she\u0026apos;d have to wear what she wore before, if she didn\u0026apos;t go barefoot to begin with - if she did, she still had her socks. And then, after both were dressed up fully, he opened the door, making it clear - they were leaving the bathhousoe.\n",               "date": "2020-05-06T01:35:51.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588721751,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari had attempted to turn to face him, thinking that was it, but once corrected would stand still as he grabbed the lace and could feel him messing with the back of the dress. When he finished with that she tried to look over her shoulder to see what he had done, turning around a few times before blinking as she saw him grab the socks. Once again this was something she remembered doing a very long time ago, holding onto him to keep balanced while she raised her feet one at a time for him to slide the stockings up along her legs. Of course she was barefoot, meaning nothing to cover her feet over the socks. With some help from him, she allowed him to put the heavy coat on her, holding the front open as she held it up to her nose the sniff at it while he put his own coat on. She at least looked closer to a proper woman now, other than the lack of shoes and tangled mess of long ginger hair. That hair would have to be dealt with sooner or later. She looked up when he opened the door, her ears perking before moving to follow him out. Her hair and tail still quite damp as they made their way out of the bathhouse.\n",               "date": "2020-05-07T17:55:28.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588866928,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            }        ],        "sectionName": "Grandfolk, Bathhouse"    },    {        "posts": [            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond led her out of the building, once again taking a hold of her hand, leading her back to the the stables, again to the horse, holding her hand all the way through, leading her almost the same way a gentleman would lead his woman. He noted that with her being properly dressed, they were starting to almost look like a couple. He, once again - possibly the fifth time so far - had to help her get on the horse - harder than before, as she had heavier clothing on - and get on the horse himself, leading it out of the stables, once again holding her close to himself, at least if she was sitting in front of him, rather than behind him: he\u0026apos;d first and foremost try to get her to sit in front of him though, mostly to minimize the chances of her just jumping off. The warmer clothes were already showing their effect, with the cold hitting Stephanus not as hard as it did previously. Sure, if they trot on a horse, the cold wind will still end up slapping their faces, but at least their bodies won\u0026apos;t have to shiver just by being out there. And the horse began walking slowly, rather than running fast, walking on the road out of the city - which will take some time. More than fifteen minutes, that is. What will they do during that time?\n",               "date": "2020-05-07T18:03:24.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588867404,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari followed him as he held her hand, not having the same thoughts as he did about looking like a couple. When they got to the horse, there was a lot more awkwardness to it as she had to fumble with figuring out how not to get tangled in the dress as her leg lifted up over. Once again she was in front of him, this was just the position she felt he expected her to be in, holding onto his arm as usual to held her feel stable atop the horse. The warmth of her new clothes definitely helped with the cold, for that she was extremely thankful. During the trot out of the city and back on the road, she simply looked around as they passed more people, taking notice that it was still snowing. Her ears perked as they left the city and were now walking through the wooded area again, sitting up a bit as the sound of wolf\u0026#x2019;s howl could be heard. Thankfully it sounded quite far off, so it shouldn\u0026#x2019;t be an immediate threat, but it still put her on edge as her tail twitched against him through her clothes.\n",               "date": "2020-05-07T18:19:22.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588868362,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            }        ],        "sectionName": "Grandfolk, Streets"    },    {        "posts": [            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond listened to the sounds coming from the forest. Aside from that wolf, it was far less nosiy than before. He couldn\u0026apos;t hear the chirping of birds that he usually heard. Not much other noise either. As if all the forest animals knew that winter was coming, and thus acted accordingly, by hiding and burrowing, or migrating to warmer pastures. He assumed that the wolf was howling out of hunger - hunger caused by the upcoming winter. The same reason why Mika was starving when he ran into her. There just isn\u0026apos;t much food to good around when it was winter: the berry bushes were dying, the leaves were drying, the trees were balding, the grass was hybernating. Only domesticated animals could really thrive in this new weather, because humans fed them with rationed wheat.\u003Cbr\u003EStill, they eventually arrived to the fortress, the gates were opened to let him in, giving him a straight passage to the stables, once again dismounting, and helping Mika by picking her up, leading her back into the barracks they woke up this morning, the same barracks he took her to yesterday evening, the same barracks that had a fireplace where they could warm their hands - even if they wore warm clothes, they still needed to warm their hands after this, and he still had lessons for her. Reading and writing lessons. He wonders if he should buy her her own wax tablet, and maybe an abacus too, at this rate....\n",               "date": "2020-05-07T18:27:13.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588868833,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari kept on alert the rest of the ride back to the barracks, finally looking ahead when the gates opened for them to enter. By now her wet hair and tail had frosted over, covered in crystals of ice and the longer parts completely frozen. Once dismounted with his help again, she followed him inside, her stockings becoming soaked at the feet as the snow melted on them. She made her way over to the fire, keeping the coat on as she sat with her feet in front of her and held her hands out as well to warm up, her hair and tail starting to defrost as she let out a sneeze.\n",               "date": "2020-05-07T18:42:22.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588869742,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond on the other hand, took down his coat and went ahead to put it into his room of sorts, after opening its door, then closing it, joining Mika at the fire later, sitting next to her, and looking at her while smiling. A few people were passing through the building, but it wasn\u0026apos;t usually too many people. \u0026quot;So, Mika... I know, you won\u0026apos;t be able to answer me, but.... how are you doing so far? Are you any better now?\u0026quot; he asked her, knowing full well in advance, that she won\u0026apos;t be able to answer his question. So it was more of a rhetorical question at this point. Still, he looked at her, smiling so far, not touching her yet. He was doing some thinking too - as in, what is he going to do with her afterwards. She looked so cute, even with her messed-up hair. Yet, he wasn\u0026apos;t sure if suddenly putting his hand over her shoulder or rubbing her head was a good idea or not. So hedid not do it so far.\n",               "date": "2020-05-07T18:46:49.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588870009,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari seemed quite relieved to having her hands and feet warmed by the fire as he came to sit beside her. Once her hands were warm enough, she went to pull the stockings off her feet, tossing them aside so that her feet could get dried and properly warmed. She blinked as he started speaking, looking over to him and tilting her head curiously. It was interesting to her that he talked to her so much even though she was sure he knew she didn\u0026#x2019;t understand him at this point based on him teaching her before. His smile made her more curious, staring at his lips for a few moments before leaning closer to touch the corner of his mouth, essentially poking him.\n",               "date": "2020-05-07T19:00:05.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588870805,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond was confused and made curious by the poking at his mouth - \u0026quot;What is it Mi-?\u0026quot; he was about to ask her, as she poked his mouth. He just looked at her as a response, essentially staring into her eyes. While she was staring at his lips, he was staring into her eyes, with his hands slowly migrating towards her back to get a hold of it. Then, his head slowly started to move forward, away from her hand and on towards her own head, in an attempt to kiss her lips for a second time. Will she resist?\n",               "date": "2020-05-07T19:02:49.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588870969,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari pushed the corner of his mouth upwards some before blinking as he started leaning closer. She let her hand fall as she looked back into his eyes as his hands wrapped around her back, keeping still as he pressed his lips to her\u0026#x2019;s again. She was, of course, confused again by the strange interaction, but did not pull him away. She didn\u0026#x2019;t know what to think of what it meant, but he obviously wanted to do it, so maybe he was trying to teach her something again?\n",               "date": "2020-05-07T19:09:35.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588871375,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond certainly wasn\u0026apos;t trying to teach her anything. If only poor Mika knew what this interaction meant. If only Stephanus knew about Mika\u0026apos;s confusion and ignorance on the matter, he would have felt guilty about exploiting her. But alas, neither of them knew. Still, just like the last time, he was content with just one kiss on the lips - he did not take it any further, he did not extend it into a mouthy tongue-kiss, or anything beyond. He just briefly kissed her, then gradually let go, unsure of what to say or do. \u0026quot;Mika...\u0026quot; he just said faintly and slowly, moving one hand onto her cheek to rub it gently. He slowly rubbed her cheek, until he decided, that maybe, he should attempt to teach her more - but he did not stop it yet, and it took some time to muster up the willpower to cease holding her and rubbing her cheak, stand up, bring back the wax tablet, and sit next to her once again.\n",               "date": "2020-05-07T19:13:40.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588871620,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari blinked again as he pulled away, her ears perking to hearing him say her name. She flinched a little as his hand touched her cheek before relaxing herself as she did not stop him while staring up at him curiously. Once again her eyes blinked as he got up, tilting her head as he walked off and came back with the tablet from before. Her tail swished in a soft wagging motion with her ears perked, seeming a bit excited to be learning some more of his language again.\n",               "date": "2020-05-07T19:19:18.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588871958,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond took out the tablet, opened it, scratched off anything that could have remained, and said. \u0026quot;Alright, this\u0026apos;ll be a repeat of yesterday\u0026apos;s lesson.\u0026quot; he said, as he began to draw just the letters of the alphabet onto the wax tablet once again, sounding each off as he did so, as he showed her the letters. After that, he scratched it all off, and gave her the wax tablet, saying. \u0026quot;Alright, so now, try to write what I am saying, alright? A.... A.... B.... B....\u0026quot; he said, trying to get her to associate specific sounds with specific letters. He figured - once she knows how to read and write, teaching her the rest of their language will be a piece of cake, with him being able to use books and encyclopedias to teach her, or just drawing things down and writing down the letters.\n",               "date": "2020-05-07T19:26:06.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588872366,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari watched as he spoke and started writing, listening closely to how each sounded before blinking as he handed her the tablet and scraper. It took her a moment realize he wanted her to write the letters he was saying, quickly starting to write each letter as he said them. Again, they were messy, and a few were incorrect along the way, but she was already learning quite well about each letter of the alphabet.\n",               "date": "2020-05-07T19:38:36.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588873116,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond was quite happy to see her progress even if she got some of them wrong - but memorizing which sound which letter stood for which sound was one thing. It was another to be able to write down whole words after hearing them. So he pointed at the wax tablet again and said. \u0026quot;Mika. M-i-k-a. Mika.\u0026quot; asking her to write down her own name. After that, he gave her his own. \u0026quot;Stephanus. S-t-e-f-a-n-u-s. Stephanus.\u0026quot; he was still going easy on her, as he did spell out each name once. But the next one was slightly more challenging: meat. It\u0026apos;s a word she must have hard several times before, but he did not spell it out for her at all. He wanted her to write it down without aid this time. Could she do it?\n",               "date": "2020-05-07T19:41:56.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588873316,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari was trying her best, it was all still very new to her, but she wanted to learn to communicate more. She she wouldn\u0026#x2019;t always be wondering what he was saying. Her ears perked as he had her spell her name, spelling it with his instructions and doing the same with his name. Her tail wagged as she held up the tablet for him to see and make sure it was correct, even pointing to his name and then to him reaffirm that she understood that it was what he answered to. Then came the challenge. She looked to him expectantly for the spelling, only to be met with him giving her a shake of the head, making it known he wanted her to try to figure it out on her own. She pinned back her ears, thinking hard over how it sounded and thinking back to the letters and how each sounded. Eventually she put scrapper to tablet and slowly wrote, \u0026#x2018;M E T\u0026#x2019;.\n",               "date": "2020-05-07T19:47:20.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588873640,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond smiled and patted her head every time she spelled the names correctly. But with meat? He made an awkward smile of sorts, saying \u0026quot;Eeehhh, close enough.\u0026quot; still patting her head. At least she got the two consonants right. The vowel was a bit different, but otherwise, it was correct. \u0026quot;Good, Mika, very good! You know how to spell words!\u0026quot; he told her. Then he took away the tablet, scraped off what was written, and then told her. \u0026quot;Alright, now we are going to practice a bit of.... reading. I\u0026apos;ll spell words down for you, and ask you to draw them, alright?\u0026quot; he said, writing down the word for \u0026apos;horse\u0026apos;, and drawing a horse underneath. Then he wrote the word for \u0026apos;meat\u0026apos;, but did not draw anything above it, leaving it up to her to do it, as he handed her back the wax tablet.\n",               "date": "2020-05-07T19:51:19.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588873879,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari seeing him happy as he pat her head indicated she was right, smiling as she wagged her tail. She blinked as he took the tablet back, her head tilting as he wrote horse and drew one. She became more confused by the next word, looking to him as she didn\u0026#x2019;t remember what it\u0026#x2019;s spelling meant and sounding it out in her mind didn\u0026#x2019;t help either. She was essentially stuck as she went back to staring at the tablet with her ears pinned back.\n",               "date": "2020-05-07T19:59:37.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588874377,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond pointed at the word for her, sounding out each letter, than the word as a whole. \u0026quot;M-e-a-t. Meat.\u0026quot; he said to her, trying to give her a little bit of a help. Then, he watched her continue to struggle - if she did. If indicated in any way that she was giving up, he took the tablet and drew the meat onto it. The next challenege was the word for fox - this time, he helped her by once again sounding out each letter and the whole word. After that, the challenege would be \u0026apos;man\u0026apos;. But that was a word he seldom used. And he was just explaining tangible objects to her! How will he explain abstract concepts, like love?\n",               "date": "2020-05-07T20:02:32.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588874552,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari her ears perked when he said the actual word, remembering it now as it was one of the first ones he\u0026#x2019;d shown her before. She went to draw meat that looked like the little meat treats he\u0026#x2019;d given her before. Once again she was back to following his instructions as she scribbled along. The next word left her confused as this was brand new to her. Indeed love would be something very hard to explain so early into her teachings, he would just have to wait until she was better able to understand more of the language before he can teach her that.\n",               "date": "2020-05-07T20:12:30.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588875150,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond thought he had already taught her the word for \u0026apos;fox\u0026apos;, but it seemed like he was wrong. Either way, after giving her one minute to hesitate, he just put on a smile and helped her along by completing the exercise for her. Was this really the right way of going about it? He only tried teaching her the names of tangible objects, rather than basic things like pronouns. And pronouns are essential too! Still, he thought that he\u0026apos;d at least teach her at least one word that wasn\u0026apos;t a noun. He scraped off everything, and drew some heads, with a line separating each group. The first one was trying to represent someone shaking their head, the second someone nodding. Along with it came two words - \u0026apos;No\u0026apos; and \u0026apos;Yes\u0026apos;. And he accompanied it by body language too, pointing at the No, and shaking his head in faked protest, pointing at the Yes, and nodding in fake approval.\n",               "date": "2020-05-07T20:17:22.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588875442,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari seemed to be learning well enough with the way he was teaching her, she was learning after all wasn\u0026#x2019;t she? Pronouns should probably be left to the Tutors, whenever they would show up that is. She watched curiously as he went to drawing heads and words, her ears perking as he pointed to each word and showed her the movements of his head that indicated each. She wagged her tail, nodding and shaking along with him to get a feel for it. At least a nod and a shake were things she could recognize what they actually meant, she could just put words to them now.\n",               "date": "2020-05-07T20:23:37.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588875817,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond finally managed to teach her two very basic words. Yes and no. This may have seemed like a small step for both Stephanus and Mika, but it was in fact a huge step, as for the first time ever, she was taught how to put two abstract concepts into words - as in, the concept of positive and negative, the concept of yes and no, the concept of affirmation and negation. Sure, a highly abstract concept like love or hate was still miles away, but at least he could tell her if something was there or missing. He then removed what he drew, and drew more faces, each with an accompanying word - a tearing up face for \u0026apos;sad\u0026apos;, a smiling face for \u0026apos;happy\u0026apos;, an upset face for \u0026apos;angry\u0026apos;. Three basic emotions. After that, he also drew a question mark down, pointig at it, saying, \u0026quot;Yes or no? Yes or no?\u0026quot;, somehow trying to tell her, that that sign did not stand for any sound - unlike all the previous letters - but instead indicated that the sentence is a question, rather than a statement. Sadly, this may be a bit too abstract for her at this point.\n",               "date": "2020-05-07T20:28:43.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588876123,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari became curious again as he removed and drew something new, tilting her head at seeing the different faces and hearing their accompanying words. When he went to \u0026#x2018;happy\u0026#x2019; she looked to him and pointed at his lips, tilting her head. She seemed to want to know if he had been happy earlier when he was smiling. Of course, the question part completely left her confused, staring at him like he had three heads as she didn\u0026#x2019;t understand at all what he was trying to convey using yes and no.\u0026#x2019;\n",               "date": "2020-05-07T20:34:45.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588876485,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond nodded to her nonverbal question - he was in fact happy, when he was smiling. \u0026quot;Yes, I was...\u0026quot; he said, but sadly, the question part left her confused. So he decided to write down \u0026apos;yes\u0026apos; and \u0026apos;no\u0026apos; each two times, once without a question mark, and once with. Then he sounded each other, but instead of sounding out the question mark - which had no sound - he simply raised his voice at the last letter. When reading the full words with question marks, he read them with a questioning tone. He then pointed at the question mark, as if to indicate to her, that it stood for raising one\u0026apos;s voice, as in, asking a question. He was highly pessimistic, if she could understand that.\n",               "date": "2020-05-07T20:37:29.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588876649,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari tilted her head a bit as he sounded a bit sad when he said yes. She still seemed confused as he continued tot ry to get her to understand. Now she would put her learning to use as she gave him a sort of sad look and shook her head to indicate she just didn\u0026#x2019;t understand what he was trying to teach her still.\n",               "date": "2020-05-07T20:40:31.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588876831,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond noticed her sad look, temporarily putting away the wax tablet, and going over to hug Mika slightly. He didn\u0026apos;t really know the reason for her sadness - he assumed that she remembered something sad again, and needed comforting. He was wrong, but it didn\u0026apos;t matter. He patted her on the back, as he hugged her, saying. \u0026quot;It\u0026apos;s alright, Mika.\u0026quot; holding her for a short period of time. The poor confused knight really did not know what made Mika sad, so he was left completely clueless.\n",               "date": "2020-05-07T20:47:17.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588877237,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari blinked a bit in surprise as he moved to wrap his arms around her, flinching a bit as he pat her back. When he finally released her, she looked at him in confusion, not sure why he randomly decided to do that. By now she was plenty warm, so she ended up deciding to remove her coat, pulling it off her arms and letting it fall to the floor is a pile behind herself.\n",               "date": "2020-05-07T20:50:49.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588877449,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond picked up the wax tablet again, trying to show her once again, what the question mark meant, but now, with a different word. He wrote down \u0026apos;meat\u0026apos; three tones. Once with a dot on its end, then with a question mark, then with an exclamation mark. He read the dotted one with no tone. The question marked one with a questioning tone. The excalamation mark one with a slightly upset tone. And he did it at least three tones, each time pointing on the dot, question mark and exclammation mark, smiling as he was finished sounding out those three different tones to her. Then he asked her, while smiling - \u0026quot;Do you understand now?\u0026quot; he asked, with a reassuring, calming voice, to make sure she knew, that he wasn\u0026apos;t upset - that he was faking it. He may end up confusing her a little more.\n",               "date": "2020-05-07T20:53:24.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588877604,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari looked to the tablet once he finished scribbling and showed it to her. Unfortunately the concept only confused her more by him adding the exclamation mark. She looked to him and shook her head again, this time opting not to make the sad face so he wouldn\u0026#x2019;t feel the need to hug her again.\n",               "date": "2020-05-07T20:56:04.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588877764,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond had one last idea on how to represent tones - waves. He scratched off what he wrote, and tried to represent the change in pitch and volume with lines for each of the three symbols: the dot, the exclammation mark, and the question mark. Then he just hummed with the correct tones, replicating the exact lines he drew with his hand, going down if his pitch and volume went down, going up if his pitch and volume went up. He was hoping this would make it slightly clearer. He was hoping.\n",               "date": "2020-05-07T20:58:30.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588877910,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari unfortunately still did not understand even his last ditch effort. It would just have to be something she learned about later. She sighed and looked back to the fire, seeming to be losing interest now as she moved to hug her knees to her chest.\n",               "date": "2020-05-07T21:15:16.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588878916,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond put down the wax tablet, sighing, putting his hand onto her shoulder. \u0026quot;I know, I know.... it\u0026apos;s not easy to learn these kinds of things. But we\u0026apos;ll get around to them eventually. Or the tutor will get around to them.\u0026quot; - speaking of the tutor... how will he even teach her things? Even Stephanus himself had a hard time earning Mika\u0026apos;s trust, a complete stranger like the tutor will have an even bigger challenge ahead of himself. Still, at least he taught her some of the basics, like most letters, more or less. He taught her yes and no. That was something at least. He also taught her a few basic words for emotions. That was also something. And now he was giving her shoulder some patting.\n",               "date": "2020-05-07T21:18:28.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588879108,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            }        ],        "sectionName": "Fort Redlight"    },    {        "posts": [            {                "content": "\u0026apos;\u0026apos;\u0026apos;TIME SKIP\u0026apos;\u0026apos;\u0026apos;\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe next few months would be a tedious time. Introduction of the tutor took a good few days before she would finally be okay with him being around and actually try learning from him. Once lessons could finally begin, she was actually quite the fast learner. Soon enough she could read and write well enough to form sentences and communicate things, even learning more hand gestures to also use for communication without having to use writing. She was also beginning to learn the different ways of how to act in the civilized world.\n",               "date": "2020-05-07T21:38:33.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588880313,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond was also hoping that she learnt some of the basics of counting, because the tutor definitely did attempt to teach some of it to her as well, and Stephanus bought an abacus for Mika, alongside a clay tablet. The clay tablet will be definitely much more useful though - sure, sure, Stephanus was getting used to Mika using hand gestures to communicate, but with him being used to verbal community, the best and most sure-fire way to get the points accross to him, was to write them down. Luckily, with Mika finally being literate, and knowing enough about the language, she could be taught from books as well, possibly left alone to learn from a book on her own. There were some times when Stephanus was absent for a prolonged period of time - usually a day or two - but overall, he was almost always there to give food to Mika, to accompany her to the city to show her more of it, and teach her how to buy things with coin, and to cuddle with her before sleeping.\u003Cbr\u003EA day came, when both him and Mika would have an opportunity, to sit by a fence, with both having their wax tablets with them. The winter has went away, giving way to a new spring, with the snow melting to give birth to green grasslands, the birds coming out to chirp again. So Stephanus asked the first question from Mika, not by speaking, but by writing it down onto his clay tablet and showing it to her: \u0026quot;How are your studies?\u0026quot;.\n",               "date": "2020-05-07T21:43:46.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588880626,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari indeed learn the basics of counting as well, happy to receive the gifts from Stephanus that would help further her studies. She continued to use the hand gestures around him, but when he didn\u0026#x2019;t understand her completely she was sure to keep the tablet nearby to write on for him. She happily welcomed the warm weather as it came around, the winter had been relatively bad with multiple heavy snowstorms. To think she more than likely may not have survived out there if he had not taken her in. \u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EShe looked to Stephanus\u0026#x2019;s tablet when he showed it to her, blinking a bit before smiling and writing on her own: \u0026#x201C;Good.\u0026#x201D; A simple enough answer. During these last few months, she\u0026#x2019;d started to feel something she\u0026#x2019;d never felt before, her heart fluttering anytime she saw him after being separated for days. She would find her cheeks warming whenever she looked into his eyes, and she wanted to stay close to him like this all the time. She wasn\u0026#x2019;t sure what it was she was feeling, but she at least knew it had to be something good if it made her happy and smiling all the time around him. Her hair swayed gently in the breeze, it\u0026#x2019;d been cut to remove the worst of the knots back when she first arrived here, but thankfully most of the length was able to be saved and brushed out, having already grown back some. It turned out that she had quite beautiful curly hair that flowed in soft waves down to her upper waist, and it was even as soft as silk once it was cleaned and brushed.\n",               "date": "2020-05-07T21:58:35.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588881515,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond went on to ask the next question, but he scraped it off before showing it to her, rewriting it instead - \u0026quot;You look very beautiful, Mika. Ever since we first arrived to the castle, I wanted to ask a question. How do you feel about me?\u0026quot; he asked from her in a written form. Writing a long sentence like that on a wax tablet was a rather tedious task: writing on paper with an inked pen ora charcoal pencil would have been much faster, but that would have wasted expensive paper, so wax tablet was it. He looked at Mika, finding her even more beautiful than before. To think that she looked like a complete mess before, having a messy hair, wearing barbaric pelts, not knowing proper dining etiquette, having constant emotional swings, and so forth. Yet here she was, beautiful, well-ordered, wearing civilized clothes, having her hair in order, and overall just appearing pretty and clean. \u003Cbr\u003EHis question about how she might feel about him was almost like a rhetorical question, or a bait of sorts, as he originally wanted to get her to ask that question from him. He had a rather peculiar answer to that question himself, but he\u0026apos;d only answer it once she answered it. His answer was: \u0026quot;I love you.\u0026quot;, given only after her own, no matter what she wrote, no matter how she answered his question.\n",               "date": "2020-05-07T22:05:21.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588881921,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari blinked and tilt her head as he wrote, scraped off, and wrote again, looking to the tablet when he finally showed it to her. This caused her cheeks to flush red. How should she answer that? She didn\u0026#x2019;t even know what it was that she felt. She didn\u0026#x2019;t know how to put it into simple words. Her eyes stared down at her tablet as her cheeks burned, trying to think of how to write what she wanted to say. Eventually she finally started to write: \u0026#x201C;You make me very happy.\u0026#x201D; That was the best she could come up with, although she\u0026#x2019;d learned the meaning of love, she didn\u0026#x2019;t know that that was the feeling she actually had towards him.\n",               "date": "2020-05-07T22:13:48.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588882428,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond on the other hand, did not mince words. To her \u0026apos;You make me very happy\u0026apos;, his answer was an \u0026quot;I love you\u0026quot;, written on the tablet, shown to her. The next thing to do for him, was to put the tablet back onto his haversack, and approach her, in order to hug her, and then kiss her on the lips - this time, with her having some understanding that it is a sexual thing to do, something done by men and women largely only when they hold strong feelings towards each other. Of course, she still had the option of resisting, and should she resist, he\u0026apos;d back down - but if she didn\u0026apos;t, he wouldn\u0026apos;t be satisfied by a regular lips-kiss, but would work his way towards turning it into a tongue-kiss fairly soon. Either way, it would be accompanied by him touching her flushing red cheeks and rubbing them - at least, rubbing one of her cheeks with one of his hands. He wasn\u0026apos;t even sure what made him feel that way towards Mika. Sure, she saved his life, but otherwise.... what did she really do for him, other than making him happy? He did recount, that she was trying to help him as much as she could. So that counts. Before that, he thought, that maybe he has simply grown attracted and attached to her, due to her dependance on him - but as she grew less and less dependent on him, due to the teaching, he still had these feelings for her, an dstill considered her highly attractive, especially in her present state.\n",               "date": "2020-05-07T22:19:03.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588882743,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari widened her eyes as she saw his words, her face flushing bright red as she looked up to him, surprised to see the word love. She did not resist his advances to hug and kiss her, instead she reciprocated them, closing her eyes as she kissed back. His tongue did startle her as that was something new to her, causing her to pull back a bit as she looked up to him while he caressed her burning cheeks. Her eyes locked with his, gazing into them before she leaned towards him to kiss him again. This time she pressed her body gently against his, her tail swishing side to side behind her.\n",               "date": "2020-05-07T22:49:49.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588884589,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond expected that their first real kiss - in reality, third, but the first one where his partner knew what she was doing - would be a little awkward, so her pulling back was nothing new to him. What was new to him, however, that she initiated the next kiss and pressed her body against his. He kissed her happily, sucking on her tongue, if it deepened towards that again - but if not, he was happy to just press his lips on hers. He rubbed her caressed her cheek and kissed her, savouring the taste of her lips. He continued kissing her, for possibly a minute or so, until their kiss would inevitably have to break, and the two would be hugging each other again. \u0026quot;Do you want to go to the tavern with me again, for a dinner?\u0026quot; he asked Mika after the inevitable break of their kiss, this time verbally, without the help of his trusty wax tablet. For an answer, a simple nod or head-shaking was more than sufficient.\n",               "date": "2020-05-07T22:54:28.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588884868,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari continued to hold the kiss as long as he allowed it. She flinched again at the introduction of tongue, but was able to give it a try now that she\u0026#x2019;d expected it. It was a bit sloppy, but once she understood what his tongue was doing, she would swirl her tongue along with his, savoring the kiss along with him. Once he pulled away, she looked up to him, gazing into his eyes again. Her heart was pounding in her chest, so this is love? Her thought was interrupted by his question, blinking before smiling and nodding to the offer of going to the tavern for dinner. Her face was still flushed bright red, knowing he loved her was an exciting new concept in her life.\n",               "date": "2020-05-07T23:14:04.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588886044,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            }        ],        "sectionName": "Fort Redlight, several months later"    },    {        "posts": [            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond smiled at Mika, and put one hand onto her shoulder briefly, looking into her eyes, before leaning in for another kiss on her lips: but this time, just a short peck on the lips, with then him saying. \u0026quot;I love you, Mika.\u0026quot;, and then a \u0026quot;Now come with me, sweetheart. After all, we should get to our food as soon as possible, right?\u0026quot; he asked. That tutor must have been a real wonderworker. Sure, it took a few months, but Mika went from not being able to understand ninety percent of what he was saying, to understanding pretty much everything - both spoken and written - and being able to reply either with written words or with sign language. It truly was amazing. Sure, he still didn\u0026apos;t usually hold long-winded conversations with her - after all, scratching letters into a wax tablet was a far more energy-demanding task than opening his mouth and rapidly moving his tongue and larynx - but to think that just a couple of months ago, she did not even really know the words for \u0026apos;yes\u0026apos; and \u0026apos;no\u0026apos;.\u003Cbr\u003EStill, he expected her to follow him to the stables, going through the usual ritual of mounting his horse and riding out into the city - the city, which must have grown familiar to Mika. Stephanus did teach her how to buy things for coins, and and some of the basic common-sense knowledge about how the economy works - no abstract economical lore, just really basic, really common sense things that even a peasant knows about. Still, he did not usually leave her unattended in the city, lest she get into trouble by wandering into the wrong street. As usual, their journey would take them to the tavern, with this time, both being equipped with the knowledge of just what kind of foods exist, and what do civilized people like to eat. That wax tablet sure will come handy, if Mika wants to eat or drink something different than Stephanus.\n",               "date": "2020-05-07T23:21:55.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588886515,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari blushed and smiled to him after the quick kiss, staring up at him lovingly as he tells her he loves her. She blinked as he told her to follow, smiling and nodding in agreement as she moved to hold his arm with one hand while the other held her tablet. She was much better around the horse now as she mounted in front of him, leaning back against him as he took the reins. Indeed the city had become a more familiar place to her, becoming much more comfortable and not constantly in fear of someone wishing to cause her harm. Learning the concept of buying things with coins was quite the comical event as she at first attempted to hand over all of her money in exchange for some meat that didn\u0026#x2019;t nearly cost as much. Thankfully Stephanus would have corrected her easily and shown her how to know how much to pay and what not. \u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EWhen they came up to the tavern, Mika was quick to dismount, hopping down off the horse and giving it a couple of softs pats on it\u0026#x2019;s neck before smiling to Stephanus as they made their way inside. She was still not a fan of drinking the beer, but with water not being much of an option around here, she took to learning that wine wasn\u0026#x2019;t as bad in taste, and therefore more tolerable to drink. She ended up ordering the meal that had become her usual favorite, the cooked pork dish, writing it down on the tablet before handing it over to him so he could speak the order for her.\n",               "date": "2020-05-08T17:49:09.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588952949,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond knew that Mika has changed, but to observe the changes in her personality up close and so personally, was still a surreal experience - even if her personality has changed for the better, and she had become a cheerful girl who pats the horse on its neck after dismounting. He noticed that she had become much more confident too, confidently asking for what she wanted, when she wanted, instead of being scared of everything and acting like a scaredy cat. Still, once inside the tavern, he ordered his own favourite: roasted chicken with almond cream, roasted potatoes, and red wine. Quite different from Mika\u0026apos;s favourite, the cooked pork dish. Still, he only now noticed just how much things have changed, how the two of them were genuinely happy together, how much he had grown used to her presence, even when he had to leave for days often.\u003Cbr\u003EAs usual, he sat down at an empty table after ordering both his food, and Mika\u0026apos;s food on her behalf. If Mika has already occupied a table, he\u0026apos;d simply sit at the one she sat at, sitting next to her. Unlike the first time they went to the tavern, when they ordered a raw steak tartare, this time, both ordered cooked food, which would take a while to prepare for them - giving them plenty of time to talk. So he began by taking out his own wax tablet, putting it onto the table, and writing into it: \u0026quot;You have become quite the confident girl, Mika. And you\u0026apos;re more beautiful than ever.\u0026quot; he wrote for her to see.\u003Cbr\u003EAt the same time, he wondered what happened to the village he first visited. He has completely forgotten about the barmaid whol told him about Mika\u0026apos;s identity, having no memories of her - even though she was actually here, in this building, no longer in that village. But what about the village? Apparently, the Inquisition paid them a visit, and began their missionary work - but Stephanus did not hear about that. And even if he did, he would not bother Mika with such details. He was happy to have saved her from that village.\n",               "date": "2020-05-08T17:58:34.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588953514,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari had settled herself at a table while Stephanus made the order. She hadn\u0026#x2019;t noticed Miss Maggie at first, so she was not aware of her presence working here yet, but Miss Maggie had certainly noticed their arrival. The barmaid wasn\u0026#x2019;t sure at first with how different Mika looked now, but seeing her with Stephanus made her certain that it really was her. Of course, she kept her distance for now, waiting until it was time to bring them their food and drink before approaching. \u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EMika smiled to Stephanus as he joined her at the table, blinking as he chose to write instead of speak to her. Her cheeks blushed at his words, playing with her hair a bit before finally writing her reply, \u0026#x2018;You really think so?\u0026#x2019; Despite his words and her appearance of confidence, she still had doubts about herself, especially with how she looked now that she was fully aware that how she looked was the main reason she had been hated so much in the past.\n",               "date": "2020-05-08T18:10:49.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588954249,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond did not share Mika\u0026apos;s belief, that she was discriminated for her looks - at least, not for her unkempt looks, at least. He knew that the local peasants were very superstitious, and would likely even see elves and orcs as \u0026apos;demons\u0026apos;. Still, the Inquisition was there to set things in order: probably rather violently, but Stephanus knew nothing about that. To think that this kingdom had embraced its official religion eight centuries ago, yet there were still some holdouts clinging to the old ways. He had suspected that the villagers were those kinds of holdouts. Still, he had no time to think about that - his mind was on Mika, the beautiful Mika whom he praised a lot. Seeing her blush made his heart flutter, so he quickly leaned in for a kiss onto her lips. Then, he scraped off what he wrote, and wrote something else - \u0026quot;How do you imagine your future?\u0026quot; - he asked from her, written into wax. Writing into a wax tablet was rather tedious, but at least he wasn\u0026apos;t wasting precious ink and paper on what was essentially idle chatter - ink and paper are saved for documents of importance... and letters. But mostly documents of importance. And the food was yet to arrive - they ordered cooked food, of course it\u0026apos;s going to take ages to prepare! If it wasn\u0026apos;t for the limited size of their clay tablets, they could write a short novel during that time.\n",               "date": "2020-05-08T18:16:41.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588954601,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari blinked and blushed deeper as he gave her a peck on the lips, not having enough time to kiss back before he was back to writing again. She looked to the tablet once he held it out for her to read, tilting her head for a moment before looking up in thought with a finger on her chin for a few longer moments. Finally she blushed as she wrote on her tablet, \u0026#x2018;Staying with you.\u0026#x2019; smiling shyly to him as she blushed deeply. It was a simple enough answer, but still open ended as she wasn\u0026#x2019;t sure what he had in mind for their furture together.\n",               "date": "2020-05-08T18:28:14.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588955294,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond smiled as he saw what she had to write for him. So he responded, also in writing. \u0026quot;I imagine my future with you as well. I love you.\u0026quot; he wrote. He wamted to ask a serious question from her, but he figured he\u0026apos;d delay that until a certain metallic object decorated with a gemstone of any kind was in his possession - that would be the right time to ask the question he was thinking about. So instead, he wrote what he wrote, declaring his love for her once again. Then giving another peck onto her lips, this time, giving her enough time to kiss him back. Of course, their food was still in the process of being cooked, nowhere near the state of being finished. How do people pass this kind of time? Mostly by chatting or playing card games. Sadly, Stephanus had no cards with him, so instead, he decided to ask her a question after the kiss - \u0026quot;Should I buy a game for us next time?\u0026quot; - and by game, he meant a deck of cards, or anything people typically play while waiting for the food in these kinds of situations.\u003Cbr\u003EHe had no memories of the barmaid that was eventually going to bring them their food and drinks, so he had no reasons to wonder how would she feel, if she saw him kiss Mika on the lips, and saw Mika kiss him back.\n",               "date": "2020-05-08T18:33:38.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588955618,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari blushed deeply as he said that while also declaring his love for her again, smiling to him. She was of course completely unaware of his intentions to ask such a big question, however she hadn\u0026#x2019;t really learned about that custom just yet. Sure, she knew about the meanings of marriage and love, but not much more than that as the tutor was more focused on making sure she knew other things first. This time she was ready for his kiss as she closed her eyes to kiss back. Of course, Miss Maggie had taken notice of their affections towards one another as she served other patrons, raising a brow in surprise but simply smiling and shaking her head. She was just glad to see the young girl happy for once. Mika blinked as she saw the question, tilting her head curiously, she\u0026#x2019;d been taught a little about games, but again it was another concept that she didn\u0026#x2019;t know much about just yet.\n",               "date": "2020-05-08T19:11:56.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588957916,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond just smiled at her, writing. \u0026quot;Forget it. It is just something to pass time, when we wait for food. For fun.\u0026quot; and showing it to her. Of course, they can also pass the time by doing exactly what they are doing now: writing for each other. \u0026quot;Do you want me to buy anything for you after this? Some jewelry, perhaps?\u0026quot; he asked her a written question, hinting at what he was going to ask from her in the near future, even if she said no to this. He also wanted to write \u0026apos;it would only be befitting someone as beautiful as you\u0026apos;, but he could not be bothered to scribble that into the wax tablet. He thought that those words would be sufficient. \u0026quot;I just want to let you know, that your happiness is my happiness.\u0026quot; he wrote this for last, to show it to her - it was to say, that he would go to great lengths to ensure Mika\u0026apos;s happiness. As such, he started to gently rub her cheek after showing her his last statement.\n",               "date": "2020-05-08T19:20:47.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588958447,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari blinked at his writing before nodding in understanding. She was more than happy to pass the time this way, chatting with one another. She looked up at him as he asked if she wanted jewelry. She did rather like the shiny look of it, often staring at different necklaces and such whenever they went shopping. So, she gave him another nod in answer, smiling as her tail wagged behind her while she wrote as well, \u0026#x2018;That sounds lovely.\u0026#x2019; By now their food was finally ready, Miss Maggie taking the tray with their food and drinks over as she smiled while setting them on the table. It took a few moments before Mika finally looked up and her ears perked in surprise, standing up from her seat with her hands on the table. \u0026#x201C;Well, hello to you too, sweety.\u0026#x201D; The barmaid chuckled as Mika just stared at her.\n",               "date": "2020-05-08T19:35:15.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588959315,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond smiled at Mika when seeing her answers, but was very much surprised when it turned out that she knew the barmaid. This was a person that Stephanus has in fact talked to before - yet he could not remember her, \u0026quot;Y-you two know each other?\u0026quot; Stephanus asked. Of course they did. Before Stephanus took Mika away from the village, Miss Maggie was the only one whom Mika trusted. She told Stephanus about Mika\u0026apos;s true identity, she told Stephanus about the pitiful state of the village, and many other things. If only Stephanus had remembered her, he would have asked \u0026apos;What is the state of the village?\u0026apos; - but since he didn\u0026apos;t, he didn\u0026apos;t ask her that question. What would have she answered anyway? That the Inquisition came in, and literally beat some sense into the locals? That they had built a chapel and assigned a priest to the village, and threatened to use violence if the locals resisted to the changes? Maybe she left long before the inquisition arrived to begin with, not knowing. But if she slipped out after their arrival.... Who knows. Since Stephanus did not remember her, he did not ask such a question - instead, he looked at Mika, still wondering what was their connection - for a few seconds at least, snapping out of it.\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026quot;Thank you for the dishes, miss.\u0026quot; he said, thanking her for bringing the food over. They were already paid for. Still, he did not dig in just yet, but instead, expected to learn about the barmaid\u0026apos;s connection with Mika.\n",               "date": "2020-05-08T19:41:09.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588959669,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari had teared up a bit at seeing her standing there, covering her mouth for a moment before moving to write on her tablet. Before she could finish writing to answer his question though he would hear the barmaid chuckle, \u0026#x201C;I see you\u0026#x2019;ve forgotten little old me then.\u0026#x201D; She shook her head, \u0026#x201C;I asked you to help her.\u0026#x201D; Mika blinked as she looked up from her tablet, finally holding it out for him to read, \u0026#x2018;She was the woman who always came to visit me.\u0026#x2019; She pinned back her ears, feeling a rush of guilt for the way she\u0026#x2019;d acted towards Miss Maggie in the past, snapping out of her thoughts when the barmaid spoke up, \u0026#x201C;I\u0026#x2019;m so glad to see that you\u0026#x2019;re doing much better now.\u0026#x201D; The woman smiling warmly at the pair before giving a sort of motherly glare at Stephanus, \u0026#x201C;I trust you haven\u0026#x2019;t been taking advantage of her these past few months young man?\u0026#x201D; She had at least double his age over him when it came to seniority.\n", "date": "2020-05-08T19:56:35.000+02:00", "hun": false, "streamlinedDate": true, "unixTimestamp": 1588960595, "user": "Mika Hinari" },           {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond scratched his head awkwardly, chuckling. \u0026quot;I guess I did, my bad.... But I did help sweet Mika. Say, what happened to the village after Mika and I left?\u0026quot; he said, finally asking the question about the village, then looking at Mika, looking at her answer, and nodding to it. He did not appreciate the glare that woman was giving him though - after all, what did she know about their relationship? Instead of an awkward no however, he boldly declared that \u0026quot;As a matter of fact, I intend to make Mika my wife. She is the sweetest.\u0026quot; he originally intended to ask \u0026apos;Will you be my wife?\u0026apos; from Mika after having bought a ring for her, and offering it to her, but sadly, Maggie\u0026apos;s appearence shaked things up. If it wasn\u0026apos;t for that, Stephanus would have bought Mika a ring, and asked her that question later on. But alas, the trio had to confronted with this reality much sooner. Still, he was hoping that he\u0026apos;d finally have the opportunity to dig into the food while still hot - and he was hoping that Mika would do the same.\n",               "date": "2020-05-08T20:02:30.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588960950,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari Maggie shook her head to his first question, \u0026#x201C;Aye, it was a mess after the inquisition came. They let me go once they knew I was not a heathen like the rest of them.\u0026#x201D; She gave them a shocked look alongside Mika when he announced his plans, something he could have easily kept secret until the right time. Oh well, the cat was out of the bag now as Mika started signing with very fast gestures, pointing to him, herself, and pretending to spin a ring on her left ring finger. Miss Maggie leaned in close to him, \u0026#x201C;Really now? After only a few months?\u0026#x201D; She was judging him hard. Even if Mika seemed much more civilized now, Maggie didn\u0026#x2019;t like the idea of it. After all, she did sort of view Mika as like one of her own children, even if she was never able to get as close as he was able to.\n",               "date": "2020-05-08T20:13:16.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588961596,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond was at least glad to know that no harm came to her specifically. And being a religious knight, he sure did approve of the inquisition finaly bringing enlightenment to those people, even if they had to be brought into the real world kicking and screaming. Still, there was no time to answer to that statement of Maggie\u0026apos;s, as he had to deal with her judgement over his plans with Mika. He did not really understand what was the fuss about - they lived in a world where arranged marriage is the norm, where people who barely even know each other at all get married all the time, simply because their parents said so. Is three months of budding romance not enough? Besides, he did not imply that he would force her to do anything - at least in his mind, his plan was to ask her with a ring. Sadly, there was no ring yet. Still, he said - \u0026quot;Sadly, there is no ring yet.\u0026quot; that is all that he said, before he turned to the food to begin eating. He had such bright hopes for today, and now.... now it turns out that maybe he made a mistake? Maybe this stay at the tavern will redeem itself once they finish their meal and get to a room upstairs - except that they did not even really start eating yet. Stephanus began eating, after his statement, for sure, but what about Mika?\n",               "date": "2020-05-08T20:20:20.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588962020,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari Maggie sighed, shaking her head at his answer. She was just being protective, the last time she\u0026#x2019;d seem Mika she was a wildling who knew nothing about the civilized world, and now all of a sudden she was getting married. It was honestly quite a shock for her. She wanted to be sure she could approve of their relationship if she saw herself as a parental figure of sorts. With him giving her the cold shoulder she simply shook her head as another patron called out to her, \u0026#x201C;Well, If you really want to go through with this, I can\u0026#x2019;t really stop you.\u0026#x201D; And with that she stepped away to get back to work. Mika sat down, pinning back her ears. She was honestly in a state of confusion as she stared down at her plate of food, not sure how to react to the idea of getting married.\n",               "date": "2020-05-08T20:30:41.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588962641,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond realized that this may not have been the bes time to reveal that intention of his, but he was still satisfied with himself insofar that he stood his ground instead of letting a third party interfere in his relationship with Mika - in his mind, at least. He was quite emboldened by Mika\u0026apos;s earlier answer to him, to his question about her future, with her telling him that she imagines her future together with him - that is what emboldened him to come forward with those plans of his. Even so, it was tad too early. With Maggie gone, he just ate, quite enjoying the food, downing it with wine. If Mika ever took a look at him during that time, he would pat her back, saying \u0026quot;I\u0026apos;m sorry Mika.... if it\u0026apos;s too early.....\u0026quot; verbally. But even after that, he\u0026apos;d return to the food. Even with the delicious food, this is not quite the way he imagined it. But that teaches him an important lesson about forgetting about loose ends.\n",               "date": "2020-05-08T20:37:15.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588963035,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari had stared at her plate in thought for a good while before finally looking his way. It was just a lot to take in with only the knowledge of knowing that marriage was something very big and important between a man and a woman. After all, they had only just admitted their love for each other today. She blinked as she was snapped out of her thoughts by the pat on her back, blushing as she looked up into his eyes while he apologized. She was quick to shake her head in protest, waving her hands as well before moving to write on her tablet, \u0026#x2018;I Don\u0026#x2019;t think it is, but I just wasn\u0026#x2019;t expecting it so soon.\u0026#x2019; She blushed deeply as she held it out to him sheepishly. In truth, she had been hoping for marriage with him down the road, but she didn\u0026#x2019;t know if it would actually happen or not.\n",               "date": "2020-05-08T20:45:42.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588963542,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond smiled as he saw Mika\u0026apos;s answer combined with her blush, patting her on the shoulder once again, and giving a quick peck to her lips. \u0026quot;Alright, let\u0026apos;s eat, my love.\u0026quot; - he said, returning to the food. Well, at least everything was back to \u0026apos;normal\u0026apos; - from his point of view, that is. He too was somewhat skeptical of the idea of marriage earlier on - with him being a dutiful knight who never had experience with women, and was prepared to dedicate his life completely to his duties before he met Mika - but when Mika entered the picture, he felt likesomething had awoken in him. Either way, he figured: why not? After all, what is the logical conclusion of romantic love, if not marriage? If they love each other, they should get married - or so he thought. But he was just overthinking it. He was happy for now, that Mika made things right for him.\n",               "date": "2020-05-08T20:51:11.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588963871,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari smiled sheepishly as she kissed back, glad to see he wasn\u0026#x2019;t upset anymore as she gave a nod to his words. With that she started eating, using the proper fork and knife method that had been taught to her very early on by the tutor. Miss Maggie left them be for the rest of their time there as the tavern grew quite busy with the dinner rush. Not that she would have bothered them again anyways, however she did glance their way every now and then. The longer she had thought things over, the more she realized she shouldn\u0026#x2019;t have gotten so upset, and she wanted to apologize, she just didn\u0026#x2019;t know how. Plus this was not the best place to talk about such a subject. She would just have to try to catch them on their way out as she kept an eye on them to make sure they wouldn\u0026#x2019;t disappear before she gets the chance.\n",               "date": "2020-05-08T20:59:10.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588964350,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond on the other hand had different plans than what Maggie might have had in mind - he did not intend for him and Mika to just walk out once they finished their meal, nu-uh, not at all. He intended for them to buy a room for tonight, so that they may spend some quality time together, in privacy, away from the prying eyes of... well, everyone else. He quite loved the taste of roasted chicken with almond cream, as well as the roasted potatoes. Giving those ignoble plants a good roast really did its magic. And the wine as well! Even though it was probably just a cheap imitation of a much more reputable wine from the neighbouring country, it wa pretty good to him. He kept glancing over at Mika, to see whether she was enjoying her food or not.\n",               "date": "2020-05-08T21:04:02.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588964642,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari had seemed to cheer up now when he did take a look at her, happily enjoying the flavors of her own dish as he would be able to tell easily by the wagging tail behind her. She reached out to take a sip of her wine, making a bit of a sour face at the taste, but that was normal for her, at least it wasn\u0026#x2019;t like when she got sick at the taste of beer for the first time. Soon enough she was finished with her food, leaving the plate clean - without licking it of course as that was something else she had to be taught not to do - as she carefully pushed the plate away and finished off her wine as well, smiling to Stephanus as she checked to see if he had finished eating as well.\n",               "date": "2020-05-08T21:11:40.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588965100,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond had in fact finished eating, and he smiled back at Mika, giving just another kiss on her lips - this time, and longer one. After that, he stood up, telling her \u0026quot;Come with me, my love.\u0026quot;, as he led her to the bar, where he\u0026apos;d buy the keys to a room for one night. Yes, one night. One night that they\u0026apos;d spend together in a bed far more comfortable than what he had in his barracks. Far more space, with a real room that had some empty space in it, rather than a glorified box-bed of sorts that barely qualified as a room. He led Mika upstairs, said room, opening its door to let her in, closing it once in - if there was no resistance from her, that is. Or if Maggie didn\u0026apos;t show up to talk to them before they went upstairs. After all, anything was a possibility, and going up uninterrupted was not guaranteed.\n",               "date": "2020-05-08T21:16:09.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588965369,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari blinked and nodded when he urged her to follow, coming up to the bar with him while he spoke to the man at the bar who wished them a good stay as he handed over the key. This was something Mika was unaware he\u0026#x2019;d been planning, tilting her head as she wondered why he would want to rent a room here when they had a room back at the barracks. Fortunately for Stephanus, Maggie did not notice them heading upstairs, so the next time she glanced at their table she would sigh and shake her head, cleaning it up. Mika\u0026#x2019;s ears perked as she saw how big the room was, stepping inside as she looked about it in awe, it was huge compared to the tiny barracks room! She made her way over to the bed, testing it a bit as she pressed on it with her hands before climbing up into it to see just how soft it really was. She smiled in bliss as she stretched out on it, enjoying the feeling of the soft bed for the moment.\n",               "date": "2020-05-08T21:28:22.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588966102,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond smiled at Mika when seeing her smile, sitting next to her. \u0026quot;I intend to buy a house in the city in the future. And I intend to make us live in it.\u0026quot; he told her his plan - this was also something he wanted to wait with originally, but since the cat was out of the bag in regards to his plan to marry her.... why not tell her this. Nevertheless, he took a good look at her. That bed was indeed comfortable, and it was big enough for two people as well! He decided that laying down is more comfortable than just sitting, so he took down his boots, and laid back on the bed, also stretching himself, right next to Mika. Once sufficiently close, he took his hand onto her torso, slowly starting to rub it with one hand, and then her cheek with another. What he intended to follow that up with was, as can be expected, kisses. What else?\n",               "date": "2020-05-08T21:33:56.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588966436,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari looked over to him as he sat next to her, blinking and sitting up as he told her he also intended to buy a house for them to live in, blushing as her face asked if he was telling the truth. When he would answer yes, she would blush deeper, holding her cheeks as they burned. Her attention was pulled to him again when he moved to remove his boots, prompting to remind her to be doing the same as she took them off and carefully set them aside on the floor next to the bed. Once that was done she laid back down beside him, continuing to feel her cheeks burn as he touched her. When he finally leaned in to kiss her, she closed her eyes to kiss back, feeling a flutter of butterflies in her stomach as well as her heart. She loved the feeling it gave her when they were close like this.\n",               "date": "2020-05-08T21:39:48.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588966788,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond did in fact nod to her nonverbal question, and gave her the kisses she deserved - he too, loved the feeling she gave him when they were together like this. He deepened that lips-kiss into a slightly more passionate tongue-kiss, with one hand rubbing her burning cheek, the other rubbing her belly, He definitely enjoying being so loving and passionate with her, being so close together, enjoying each other\u0026apos;s presence privately - this is something that was most certainly out of the question everywhere else, even in the barracks - that tiny pathetic excuse for a room may have visually concealed whatever they could have been doing, but its paper-thin walls would have allowed the sounds to travel far. Not in this case. They had full privacy, and they were using it for kissing so far. One extended kissing session.\n",               "date": "2020-05-08T21:44:54.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588967094,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari smiled at the idea of getting a house together, closing her eyes as she kissed back again, allowing the kiss to deepen as she turned towards him to reach over to cup his face as well. She loved him, and loved being so close with him. The thought of becoming married to him meant they would become even closer, and this only roused more of that fluttering in her chest as her heart pounded. The tingling in her lower belly was something new to her though, causing her to shiver, but not making her pull away from the passionate kiss as they held each other.\n",               "date": "2020-05-08T21:52:41.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588967561,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond loved her. He wasn\u0026apos;t sure when did exactly he fall in love with her, but maybe it did not even happen suddenly either - maybe he just gradually grew attached to her as she depended on him first, coming to love her eventually. He kissed her passionately, still rubbing her torso, and enjoying the touch of her soft hand on his cheek. After a while, the hand went down from her cheek and onto her clothing, making an attempt to pull it down slightly. They were kissing each other on the bed,but he thought that maybe, they should do something even more passionate after that - but he proceeded to that only slowly, only making one slight attempt to pull down some of her clothing while he was kissing her.\n",               "date": "2020-05-08T21:57:09.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588967829,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari was the same in being unsure when her feelings had grown from being fond of him to loving him. She still wasn\u0026#x2019;t even sure why she\u0026#x2019;d saved his life that fateful day they met, but she was certainly glad she had now as their tongues danced with each other between their mouths. She started to pant some as they continued the kiss, her ears perking some as she felt his hand move to tug on her clothes. That did not make her stop though as her arms wrapped around the back of his neck to pull herself closer to him, pressing her body against his. She didn\u0026#x2019;t know what her body was telling her, but it just felt right to press against him like that as her tail flicked about in anticipation behind her.\n",               "date": "2020-05-08T22:08:21.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588968501,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond certainly had some heavy breathing as well, since their kiss went on for so long, but he still enjoyed it so much - he stopped tugging on her clothes as she wrapped her arms around his neck and pressed her body against his - it only compelled him to plant another kiss on her lips, and then on her neck. He wasn\u0026apos;t exactly sure what he was doing at the moment, but he figured that they had to strip down to truly have body-to-body contact with each other. Still, with her locking in with him, he ceased his ambition to strip both of them for the time being, and instead gave her kisses again, as well as some rubs. He saved her, because she saved his life. Why did she save HIS life? That was the real question.\n",               "date": "2020-05-08T22:12:17.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588968737,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari finally pulled away after a little longer as she pant heavily, catching her breath from the long kiss. Once she did catch her breath, she smiled up to him, blushing deeply still as she pulled down a hand to sign, \u0026lt;I love you.\u0026gt; Her tail still flicking about behind her as she gazed lovingly up to him. She didn\u0026#x2019;t know what more they could do to show each other how much they loved one another, they were already getting married and a home together, but what more was there? She had yet to learn the biggest way of all to show your love, sex. But her body seemed to have an instinct for it, she just didn\u0026#x2019;t know or understand what it was her body was telling her.\n",               "date": "2020-05-08T22:56:49.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588971409,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond showed her the exact same handsign for love. He gave her one more kiss, smiling at her lovingly, before he partially gave in to his instincts, peeling down his own shirt, before going for her clothing, this time actually putting focus into peeling some of it off from her. It was rather awkward - their positions in the bed, her hold over him, their close proximity, all of it made stripping down rather difficult and awkward. Not to mention, even though he dressed her once at least once, he still wasn\u0026apos;t really sure how to go on about peeling off her layers of clothing. He was hoping that she\u0026apos;d do some of it herself, so that they could finally be ready for the greatest trial of all, the true definition of lovemaking.\n",               "date": "2020-05-08T23:03:05.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588971785,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari watched as he removed his shirt, shifting some as he tries to then remove her own clothes. Upon realizing that he was struggling, she moved to sit up, pulling her hair aside so he could undo the tie of the lace on her back. Once it\u0026#x2019;s loosened she can allow it to slip down her body, standing up for only a moment to let it fall to the floor before climbing back onto the bed on her hands and knees to lock lips with him again. She stands up on her knees with her hands on his shoulders to keep herself balanced while they continued their make-out session.\n",               "date": "2020-05-08T01:51:13.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588895473,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond - after Mika sat up, at least - had a much easier time stripping himself naked, which is precisely what he did, followed by once again locking his lips with hers, with him being on his knees while making out with her, their tongues just swirling against each other and dancing, with one hand of his at her cheek, the other at her belly, rubbing gently and softly. More and more kissing followed, which was accompanied by him gradually moving his hands towards her hips, trying to effectively simulate a fall together with her, so that they may lay on the bed once again, with him above her, suspending by his hands, still kissing.\n",               "date": "2020-05-08T01:54:51.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588895691,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari found herself slowly lowering onto her back on the bed as he gently guided her, her tail swishing between her legs as it accommodates to the new position. Once again her hands moved to wrap around the back of his neck, keeping her pulled close to him as she savored every moment with him like this. Her heart was pounding in her chest, panting through her nose as their tongues continued to dance as they held the kiss. Her leg gently slid along his hip as she laid beneath him, finally pulling away from him again, panting as she had to catch her breath again. Her cheeks burned bright red as she looked up to him, her heart fluttering at seeing him above her like that.\n",               "date": "2020-05-08T02:03:09.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588896189,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond was in the perfect position to do what he has intended to do with her, but before that, he kissed her one more time, looking into her eyes afterwards, smiling as she was blushing so much. Then, as he so close to her, he did something he had never done before - if Mika\u0026apos;s legs were open, that is. If her legs were open, he managed to position himself just right above the middle, while her hands were tied around his neck, and he could point his stiffened instrument of lifegiving right in front of her feminine cave of wonders, and push it to enter. Then out, and back inside.... and then he kissed Mika again. If she wrapped her legs around him, it would have helped - but even so, with this being his first time, he had a long way to go, as he was being very inconsistent, his lack of experience causing him to have no idea if he was being too hard or too soft, too fast or too slow, but most likely very slow. He breathed heavily through all of this, panting due to the earlier kisses, and now panting because he had to hold himself above her, and penetrate. It was almost like doing pushups to him, just with Mika laying below him.\n",               "date": "2020-05-08T02:08:54.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588896534,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari closed her eyes as she kissed back, expecting another round of passionate kissing only to find it was just a quick one as she looked back up at him again. Her legs were indeed wide open as they rested on either side of his hips. She was about to lean up to kiss him again as he shifted himself into position before shuddering as she let out a gasp of surprised pleasure at feeling his sudden invasion. Her body tensed as she hugged herself tightly to him, burying her face into his shoulder. This was something extremely new to her but she knew it scratched the itch of that strange tingling she\u0026#x2019;d felt earlier as she let out a long heavy breath that could only be interpreted as a silent moan of pleasure from her.\n",               "date": "2020-05-08T02:20:00.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588897200,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond may not have heard any moans coming out of Mika, the fact that she leaned against his shoulders was more than enough to encourage him to keep going and going inside her, invading her mound with little regards to the implications of what they are doing. While first inconsistent in both speed of penetration and degree of penetration, he eventually settled into a consistent rhytm of sorts, and this resulted in a smoother experience for himself at least. While Mika did not really moan - at least not in the traditional sense, since she was mute - Stephanus did in fact moan.... more or less. His moans were more like short grunts and groans than moans, they were more \u0026quot;Huh-uhh.... huh-uhhh...\u0026quot; than \u0026quot;Ahhhhh\u0026quot;, but nevertheless, he still made sounds while performing the hard labour of battering her sheath.\n",               "date": "2020-05-08T02:24:02.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588897442,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari tightened on her grip on him as he kept going deeper within her, panting hot heavy breaths against his shoulder as she quivered beneath him. Before he gets very far he can feel a slight resistance before it\u0026#x2019;s quickly broken past, eliciting a gasp of pain as she tightens her hold, digging into his skin a bit with her nails as she trembled. It didn\u0026#x2019;t hurt too badly, it\u0026#x2019;d mostly just surprised her as she slowly loosened her grip again.\n",               "date": "2020-05-08T02:32:22.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588897942,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond in fact was slightly hurt by her nails in his back - ironic, given how he is literally a warrior who has survived some borderlone-lethal adventures so far. This caused him to go into her deeper, and if the attack of her nails was caused by too deep penetration, it could become a feedback loop of some kind - except it didn\u0026apos;t, and he began penetrating her at a consistent speed once again, enjoying the warmth, yet still making groans as he was doing it. He certainly did not expect it to ever come to this, yet here he was - fornicating with the beautiful girl he confessed his love to just earlier today. He never imagined that his first time would be with someone like her. But now that it had come to this, he hoped, that she would be the one and only.\n",               "date": "2020-05-08T02:36:19.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588898179,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari felt bad at having hurt him in her moment of pain as she tried to keep control of her grip, slowly getting back into feeling pleasure as he pushed forward and kept thrusting inside her. She did keep her face buried into his shoulder as she started panting in rhythm with his thrusts. After some time though, she leaned her head back to look to him and kiss him deeply, letting out another small silent moan of pleasure.\n",               "date": "2020-05-08T02:43:33.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588898613,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond was quite happy to be kissing her once more, and it certainly did not interfere at all with what he was doing to her down there. He kissed her happily while ramming her, once again initiating a passionate tongue kiss, as usually. He kept going into her in and out, in and out, feeling that something was about to come any time soon, yet nothing came so far. He was beginning to feel that something was about to happen, just not exactly sure what. So he increased his pace, while still kissing Mika passionately.\n",               "date": "2020-05-08T02:45:49.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588898749,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari closed her eyes tightly as they passionately kissed, she could feel her own build up within herself, however her\u0026#x2019;s was coming on quickly as her body soon tensed. Her tunnel clamped around his shaft as her love juices flowed around it. This caused her some confusion as she soon relaxed again, panting heavily with her eyes closed and forehead resting against his own. Her heart was practically pounding out of her chest as beads of sweat dripped down the sides of her face.\n",               "date": "2020-05-08T02:58:09.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588899489,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond came not much after her - quite unusual, as typically, men come much earlier than woman. Yet, it happened: his rod erupted like a volcano, spilling all the sticky, transparent white juices, juicy seeds of life straight into her womb. He was unaware of the ramifications of such a thing. Yet, he was there, panting and breathing heavily afterwards. He kissed her once again, now taking a hand to her cheek to rub it, as he finally pulled out of her. After maybe half a minute of passionate kissing and heavy breathing, he declared his love for her once again: \u0026quot;I love you.\u0026quot; he simply said, and returned to kissing her.\n",               "date": "2020-05-08T03:00:52.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588899652,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari shivered as she felt the burst of hot seed into her fertile womb, neither of them aware of what this would end up leading to down the road for them. Her body was quivering beneath him as he kissed her once more and cupped her cheek, Her brown eyes looked up to him as he pulled away and declared his love once more to her, kissing back once more before finally letting her head fall back onto the bed, finally catching her breath fully as she started to actually relax beneath him, blushing still despite her exhaustion from their lovemaking.\n",               "date": "2020-05-08T03:07:40.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588900060,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond decided that it was time for him to move to a slightly more comfortable position, instead of suspending himself up in the air with one hand - quite an energy-demanding task. So he moved to laying right next to her, looking at her beautiful blushing face, as well as her brown eyes. He cupped her cheek for a second time, and then kissed her nose, rather than her lips this time. \u0026quot;I love you, Mika. I want you to be my wife.\u0026quot; he said to her, this time, admitting his feelings slightly more honestly. \u0026quot;You said that you imagine your future with me. I feel the same. I imagine my future with you, sweet Mika.\u0026quot; and with that, he pecked a kiss on her lips one more time.\n",               "date": "2020-05-08T03:11:00.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588900260,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari watched as he moved to lay beside her, cuddling up to him once he was settled as she gazed back at him. She smiled as she leaned into his palm as it touched her cheek, blinking as he kissed her nose before smiling warmly at him as he spoke more openly honest to her. Her heart fluttered at knowing he wanted to keep her in his future, just the same as she did. She happily kissed him back before signing, \u0026#x201C;I love you too,\u0026#x201D; laying her head down and nuzzling into his chest as she closed her eyes.\n",               "date": "2020-05-08T03:17:02.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588900622,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond knew she couldn\u0026apos;t speak, but her signs were more than enough. With her cuddling up to him and nuzzling him, he began to simply rub her cheek, keeping her close with himself. He had already forgotten about the lowest point of the day, with the happiness of making love with Mika completely washing those bad memories away, redeeming this day for good, making him quite happy. He felt that this is what true happiness is like. To lay in the bed with his beloved Mika, and show affection for her. And it all started with her saving his life in that forest. To think, that those foolish and superstitious villagers saw someone so sweet and adorable as a \u0026apos;demon\u0026apos;. Luckily, Stephanus certainly did not have the villagers on his mind at all, as he did not allow any negative thoughts to pollute his mind during these magical moments with Mika - the only thing he had in his head, was his love for Mika, and their future together.\n",               "date": "2020-05-08T03:22:12.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588900932,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari had not taken long before she fell asleep like that beside him as he rubbed her cheek. The day had been full of emotions and excitement that she couldn\u0026#x2019;t help but be exhausted. Not to mention that soft and comfortable bed they were laying on only helped further lull her to sleep once they were lying still. The next morning, she would wake to the light of the sun coming through the window, taking a deep breath and turning onto her back as a hand moved to both cover and rub at her eyes.\n",               "date": "2020-05-09T18:16:08.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589040968,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond was - as Mika have already known and probably got used to - a rather deep sleeper, which is arguably a rather bad trait for a warrior. Still, he eventually woke up, compelled to stay by the bed. He took some effort to actually sit up, stretching his arms and yawning, looking at Mika. \u0026quot;Good morning, sweetheart.\u0026quot; he told her. If she was still in the bed - and in a position that was fit for interaction with - he leaned in to peck a quick kiss onto her lips before standing up from the bed. If she was already out of the bed, or in a position that did not permit kissing, he\u0026apos;d simply get out of the bed. Either way, once out, he\u0026apos;d dress up, get himself dusted off, and begin waiting for Mika, whose clothing involved lacing and some other things. They had a breakfast to have, before they\u0026apos;d get to the main business of the day.\n",               "date": "2020-05-09T18:21:45.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589041305,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari had kept her arm over her eyes while still on her back, somewhat falling back asleep until he finally awoke, causing her to wake again while he sat up and stretched. She moved her arm off her eyes, looking up to him and smiling as he told her good morning. She gave him a tired wave as a lazy way of saying good morning back before returning his kiss when he leaned down to her. As he went to stand up she finally sat herself up in bed, having a good stretch of her arms over her head with a yawn. Finally she pulled herself out of bed, collecting her clothes from the floor and setting them on the bed as she started with getting her panties back on, then pulling the dress on over her head, and finally putting the corset over her torso and starting to lace it up, though doing that by one\u0026#x2019;s self is a bit difficult to get it properly tight when the lacing was in the back.\n",               "date": "2020-05-09T18:32:02.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589041922,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond - having dressed up far quicker than Mika - did in fact offer her some assistance in the matter of dressing up, but overall, whether she completed it with his aid or not, the couple continued their day by gathering up everything they brought here, taking those with them, opening the door, getting out of the room, closing the door, walking downstairs into the somewhat quiet morning that was lacking the cacophonic music that played yesterday, handing over the key, and ordering their breakfast. For Stephanus, it was beer with bread and egg soup: a rather simplistic meal. For Mika? Stephanus allowed Mika to make a choice, and ordered what she wanted, what she wrote onto the tablet of hers. Despite their limited amount of visits to the tavern, this has become sort of a routine for them - for their lifestyle back at the barracks was barely any different, except for the food being far less varied, of a lower quality, and not giving them much of a choice in what was available.\n",               "date": "2020-05-09T18:36:43.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589042203,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari was able to get it tied properly with his help, smiling and giving him a kiss as a thank you before moving to pick up the rest of her things. She followed him out the door and downstairs. Maggie was not working at this time as she usually worked the evenings, thankfully she was nowhere in sight for Stephanus. While he ordered himself a soup, Mika opted for some fried eggs and toast with some wine. All of this being written down on her tablet for him to read and put in the order. The quiet morning was a nice change from the previous night\u0026#x2019;s noise, it was calm and relaxing and much less crowded.\n",               "date": "2020-05-09T18:51:34.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589043094,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond smiled at Mika, as they sat down at the table, knowing full well, that both had ordered a kind of food that wouldn\u0026apos;t take too long to make, leaving them with not much time to talk, but instead, a little bit of time to enjoy the quiet. It took perhaps five minutes till their food was finished, as neither egg soup, nor toast and fried eggs take terribly long to prepare. As expected, a barmaid brought them all their food, to which Stephanus reacted by looking at Mika, smiling, and saying - \u0026quot;Well, then, let\u0026apos;s dig in.\u0026quot; With that said, he began to eat his soup - it was a little bit bland, but that was not much of an issue, as most dieticians in this world recommend \u0026apos;light food\u0026apos; in the morning. They recommend people to leave the delicious delicacies for the lunchtime and dinner, and eat something plain for breakfast, if anything at all. Wine, however, was still essential.\u003Cbr\u003ELooking at Stephanus and Mika eat together, they were already starting to look like a married couple of sorts, despite not being married yet.\n",               "date": "2020-05-09T18:56:46.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589043406,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari took the time to enjoy the quiet as they sat at their table, ears perking when the barmaid approached, smiling back to Stephanus before nodding in thanks as their food and drinks were set before them. She nodded again to his words before picking up her fork and knife, enjoying her food as she took bites of both egg and toast together to make it a bit more flavourful overall with the combined tastes. She also took sips of wine after each bite with wash it down, soon finishing her food and drink as she looked to see if Stephanus had finished as well.\n",               "date": "2020-05-09T19:04:12.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589043852,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            }        ],        "sectionName": "Grandfolk, The Left Hand of Salashi"    },    {        "posts": [            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond finished a bit more slowly than Mika, but only by a couple of minutes. Having finished his meal, he once again yawned and stretched his arms, stood up, and began waiting for Mika to do the same - if she did, he would take her hand, and lead her to the marketplace. As they were not really in much of a hurry, he figured that instead of riding the horse to the marketplace, they could go on foot - something which they\u0026apos;ve actually done several times before, giving Mika an opportunity to look around the city - not that there are any parts between the tavern and the marketplace that she hasn\u0026apos;t seen before. They were essentially going shopping, and he figured he\u0026apos;d just comfortably take his time getting to the place, instead of hurrying up.\n",               "date": "2020-05-09T19:07:27.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589044047,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari waited patiently for him to finish before smiling to him as he got up, moving to stand up as well while letting him take her hand. She leaned against him as they walked along the street together, tail wagging under her skirt as she realized they were heading to the market instead of the stables. She rather liked going there as there was always something new to see there every time they went. She didn\u0026#x2019;t mind the walking, it felt nice to just stroll along with him like this in the morning light as the chilled air warmed in the glow of the rising sun.\n",               "date": "2020-05-09T19:17:09.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589044629,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond also enjoyed walking, at least walking together with Mika, hands held together, her leaning against him, what can be expected from a couple deeply in love with each other. He even felt tempted to occasionally peck a kiss onto her cheek as they kept going, with him giving her a small peck on her lips as they arrived. He then gave her fifteen golden coins - quite a bit of money in this time and place - telling her \u0026quot;Let\u0026apos;s meet here again. I\u0026apos;m going to buy a surprise for you. You can buy anything you want from this money while I\u0026apos;m getting you your surprise. So let\u0026apos;s get back here when we\u0026apos;re finished, alright?\u0026quot; he said, smiling at her. It was effectively his way of saying that they should temporarily split up -for ten minutes or even less - and then regroup here, after both bought what they came for. If Mika agreed to this, he went ahead looking for any vendor who was selling golden rings with any specific decoration, and maybe other jewelry. If not... then he\u0026apos;d have to take her with himself to see the jeweller.\n",               "date": "2020-05-09T19:21:17.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589044877,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari blushed each time he kissed her cheek, smiling to him as she nuzzled his arm before kissing back when they finally came to a stop as they reached the market. She blinked as he handed her the coins, a bit surprised at the amount before nodding as he told her what to do. She smiled as she put the coins in her skirt pocket, giving him another kiss before waving and heading off to start looking. She wanted to look into finding something new to wear, stopping at various vendors to look at their dresses and prices. She may have even been pulled in by someone calling out into the crowd trying to sell random things, taking a look at their wares as well. She was not always the best at perceiving time, so when it came time to meet up again, she wasn\u0026#x2019;t around where they were supposed to be meeting.\n",               "date": "2020-05-09T19:31:35.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589045495,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond was a rather no-nonsense person - he did not exactly tell her when to go back to begin with, but he was a rather quick one, and he thought that he silently implied around ten minutes. Either way, it took a shorter amount of time for him to get what he came for: a golden ring, and some brass jewelry, since even when he had quite some money, he couldn\u0026apos;t afford a whole set of golden jewelry, only a ring. Luckily, the ring was adorned with an orange-coloured gemstone, which was just perfect, as it reminded him slightly to Mika\u0026apos;s hair, or her brown eyes. And the other jewelry? It was just a torc, a necklace, and a circlet of sorts. Sure, with the exception of the ring, everything was brass - a high-ranking aristocrat might find such cheap imitation of gold offensive, but to someone from the middle-class or below, it was almost luxury. Even the golden ring might have been a bit of an overkill.\u003Cbr\u003EBut regardless, he began waiting for Mika patiently, smiling at her when she\u0026apos;d arrive, wondering what kind of hoard did she collect.\n",               "date": "2020-05-09T19:36:16.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589045776,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari in the end had managed to control herself, sticking to just being happy with the new clothes as she remembered him teaching her to be careful of what she buys. She\u0026#x2019;d gotten herself a dress that was green in color, but He wouldn\u0026#x2019;t be able to know that or what it looked like at all until later as she carried it in a linen bag when she finally approached. She smiled and waved to him as she saw him waiting for her, unaware of how long he may have been waiting on her.\n",               "date": "2020-05-09T19:47:26.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589046446,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond was a patient man. So when she arrived, he took his hand into his pock for the ring he bought for her, kneeling down in front of her, presenting the ring and saying. \u0026quot;Mika... will you be my wife?\u0026quot; - this was the big moment. The big moment has come. He had already revealed his intention of marrying her once before, albeit unintentionally - if it wasn\u0026apos;t for that, for Maggie\u0026apos;s incursion, this would have been the first moment he\u0026apos;d mention marriage. But alas, that was not so, and thus the surprise wasn\u0026apos;t there - or so he assumed. \u003Cbr\u003EOf course, getting married is more than just putting a ring on someone\u0026apos;s hand. If Mika \u0026apos;says\u0026apos; yes and accepts, he puts the ring onto her hand, but that still doesn\u0026apos;t account for anything official, until a wedding ceremony is held - and that might be at least a week away, even if he ordered for it now. Rejection would make for a very awkward moment, as he had also bought other jewelry for her, and hasn\u0026apos;t even presented them for her yet. In hindsight, this might be a mistake, as he thinks she might be disappointed by the brass jewelry after being shown an impressive golden ring.\n",               "date": "2020-05-09T19:52:19.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589046739,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari stopped in her tracks as he knelt down before her. She was a bit surprised by the question, since she thought they were getting married anyways. However, seeing the ring made her blush brightly at seeing it\u0026#x2019;s golden color. She covered her mouth before smiling widely and nodding, as if he even had to ask that now with the love they\u0026#x2019;d show for each other. She came over to hug and kiss him before allowing him to put the ring on her finger, looking down to it to get a better look at it. She was grinning happily as she spun it back and forth on her finger.\n",               "date": "2020-05-09T20:04:37.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589047477,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond was happy to return her kiss and hug before putting the ring onto her finger, smiling at her as she was grinning, giving her another kiss on the lips. After that, he said - \u0026quot;I also bought you some jewelry, my love.\u0026quot; he said, taking out the torc, the necklace and the circlet to show those to her. Sure, not solid gold, but still shiny and impressive looking none the less. If Mika wasn\u0026apos;t a proper lady already, not she would be, with her ring and jewelry. After that, he\u0026apos;d take them back onto a haversack, and hugged Mika for a second time, saying - \u0026quot;I love you, Mika.\u0026quot; He was happy as can be with her. Sure, it wasn\u0026apos;t official yet - as she had been taught - but it was one step closer to it. And this is what he was being judged for? God forbid that they run into the judge now, as Stephanus was absorbed in these moments of happiness with Mika. She said yes!\n",               "date": "2020-05-09T20:09:00.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589047740,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari happily kissed him back before perking her ears as he said he had more jewelry for her, blushing as she saw the beautiful pieces. She would have to try them on properly once they got home, hugging him back and signing in response to his words, \u0026lt;I love you too, Stephanus.\u0026gt; She was just happy to know that he really did mean what he\u0026#x2019;d said the day before, they were really getting married. Oh God, they were getting married. And she didn\u0026#x2019;t know the first thing about how weddings were done other than saying your vows before God. What else is done at a wedding? She had a lot of learning to do in a very short time now.\n",               "date": "2020-05-09T20:18:09.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589048289,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond then happily took Mika\u0026apos;s hand again, saying. \u0026quot;Well then.... We should go back home. We will have to plan for the wedding ceremony at least a week ahead. We\u0026apos;re getting married, my love...\u0026quot; he told her, effectively saying, that they were going back to the barracks, to try on the jewelry first and foremost, and also, to plan for the wedding. She didn\u0026apos;t know much about weddings, other than saying their vows, and that it was supposed to be a highly extravagrant event for some reason. Still, Stephanus did not feel rushed to fill herin with the details - let\u0026apos;s surprise her, he thought, let it be an event they will remember for the rest of their lives. The only weddings he has seen in his life were ones that involved his fellow knights, so he wasn\u0026apos;t sure how was it going to look: will it take place in the large church in this city? Will it take place in the chapel in their fortress? Will there be an extravagrant dinner following? What about Mika\u0026apos;s wedding dress? There were so many things to plan out.\u003Cbr\u003EStill, if Mika followed him, he\u0026apos;d begin leading her to the stables, unless she had protests and wanted to go somewhere else.\n",               "date": "2020-05-09T20:23:53.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589048633,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari made no protest to start heading back to the stables, smiling sheepishly and nodding at hearing the wedding would be in a week\u0026#x2019;s time. She moved to hold onto his arm, finding herself staring at the ring on her finger every so often as she blushed deeply. She was in a whirlwind of thoughts inside her own mind, barely paying attention to the road she was walking on. Not that it mattered anyways with him guiding her along. Once they got back to his horse, she waited for him to mount before taking his hand to mount in front of him, leaning back against him as she hugged his arm that held her. Her eyes stared up at the sky, thanking God for her new life being laid out for her.\n",               "date": "2020-05-09T20:34:36.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589049276,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond thought of himself as the happiest man alive, as he rode the horse with Mika sitting in front of him, hugging his arm. He was never a sad man to begin with, but this... and to think, that he also saved someone\u0026apos;s life, and completely turned her life around too, turning his own life around as well in the process. She saved his life, in return, he saved hers, but went even further - now they are happy, they are a couple, and are soon to be a married couple. He rode out of the city with his horse, trotting back to the fortress they came from, so that they may dismount in the stables at the fortress and head to the barracks, where they may unpack her new belongings. His \u0026apos;room\u0026apos; - which barely qualifies as a room, but instead more as a weird lovechild of a box bed and a medieval equivalent of a pod - was getting quite small for them and their increasing number of belongings - hence him mentioning yesterday, that he was eventually going to buy a house for them as well, which will only be fitting as they were getting married soon. Storing all of their belongings in that \u0026apos;room\u0026apos; was getting difficult anyway.\u003Cbr\u003EThere are many people he will have to talk to, but first and foremost, his priority was to let Mika try out her new clothes - and jewelry - in his room. Something he will congratulate her for.\n",               "date": "2020-05-09T20:40:23.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589049623,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            }        ],        "sectionName": "Grandfolk, Streets"    },    {        "posts": [            {                "content": "Mika Hinari The week had practically flown by them as their wedding day fast approached. They had been able to see Maggie again when they came back to the city for wedding shopping. Maggie profusely apologized for her earlier behavior and begged for Stephanus\u0026#x2019;s forgiveness. After she was forgiven, she offered to help with the wedding, shooing off Stephanus while she took Mika dress shopping. They were sure to keep the dress hidden from his sight until he would see Mika in it when she walked down the aisle. Throughout the week they spent their time inviting guests and gathering decorations in the form of flowers and plants of all sorts. They had even gotten the priest and church in the city. Today was the day, it was finally happening. Guests were arriving and taking their seats while the bride and groom got ready. Stephanus would have an easy time as he would simply need to dress in his finest clothes. Mika on the other hand, would need more time as Maggie spent what felt like hours meticulously styling her hair and carefully placing flowers and herbs in it to ensure she both smelled good and looked beautiful. Finally, the doors opened and everyone stood as the music started. Standing there was Mika blushing deeply as she clutched the bouquet of flowers to her chest. She was wearing a gorgeous sapphire blue dress with golden accents along the collar and ends of the long flowing sleeves. It was a beautiful contrast to her bright ginger hair as it flowed in curls around her face. Two sections of her hair had been twisted and brought around to the back of her hair which held the crown of flowers atop her head. She took a deep breath, obviously nervous as she slowly walked down the aisle towards him, and once she reached the alter the music stopped. All of the guests taking their seats once more.\n",               "date": "2020-05-09T01:27:18.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588980438,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond responded to the quick flow of time by... well, by preparing. After all, he was the one who had to talk to all the people to arrange the wedding ceremony. He talked to the priest, talked to his grandmaster, called in favours from people, arranged for the dinner to take place in the Left Hand of Salashi - the tavern they usually visited - where tables would be reserved for the guests. He arranged for the ceremony to take place in the church, he forgave Maggie and allowed her to tend to the blushing Mika, and eventually, after much careful orchestration, it seemed like it was off for a smooth start. \u003Cbr\u003EHe wore his finest clothes available, had a decorative scabbard with his sword to show off, and overall, had little to account for, other than being well-bathed, well-groomed and perfumed. The blushing Mika was marched in with the help of Maggie, with Stephanus converging on her, taking her hand, and continuing their march towards the altar, smiling at her all the way. They made their way to the priest, The music stopped, the guests all took their seats, and the priest began to speak.\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026quot;Today, we have gathered to witness the sacred union of a man and a woman in front of our God, Titanius. For he is a God of Light, and has declared, that life is best spent in each other\u0026apos;s arms. Today, we witness the union of Ser Stephanus Tavilrond, and Mika of Hinari.\u0026quot; the priest began his speech. Everyone listened intently. This was followed by him quoting a random passage from his religion\u0026apos;s holy book, followed by some more religious mumbo-jumbo that Stephanus has heard many times before. He didn\u0026apos;t consider it mumbo-jumbo though, as he was a religious person himself. Then finally, the priest turned to Stephanus. \u0026quot;Ser Stephanus Tavilrond. Do you accept Mika of Hinari as your wife, your legal spouse, your beloved one, and swear solemnly to be loyal to her, and be united with her in happienss and despair alike?\u0026quot; the priest asked. The knight immediately nodded and answered. \u0026quot;I do.\u0026quot; - then the priest asked the same question from Mika. \u0026quot;Mika of Hinari. Do you accept Ser Stephanus Tavilrond as your husband, your legal spouse, your beloved one, and swear solemnly to be loyal to him, and be united with him in happiness and despair alike? Nod if you do, shake your head, if you don\u0026apos;t.\u0026quot; he priest said, effectively implying to everyone else, that Mika was mute.\n",               "date": "2020-05-09T01:40:11.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588981211,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari teared up as she smiled to Stephanus when he took her hand and lead her the rest of the way while Maggie took her seat. She looked to the priest as he spoke. Religion was still an entirely new concept to her, but she tried her best to follow it and understand it alongside her lessons. When the I do\u0026#x2019;s finally came around, her ears perked as she smiled to Stephanus when he said I do. She then looked to the spriest again as he spoke directly to her, smiling as she gave a nod to say I do as well when prompted. During the ceremony, her\u0026#x2019;s and Stephanus\u0026#x2019;s hands were wrapped together by the rope that Mika and Maggie had carefully braided over the week. When the last I do was said, the priest tied a knot in it before pronouncing them husand and wife. He then carefully had them remove their hands, making sure the knot stayed before setting it aside and allowing the newly weds to walk back down the aisle together.\n",               "date": "2020-05-09T01:55:59.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588982159,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond smiled at Mika all the way, but the couple would not walk down just yet, as the priest had one more thing to ask of them, before they could leave the altar - \u0026quot;Then I pronounce you two husband and wife. You may kiss the bride, Ser Tavilrond.\u0026quot; - which Stephanus did without hesitation, planting a kiss onto Mika\u0026apos;s lips with zero hesitation, while their hands were wrapped together. \u0026quot;Go now with Titanius\u0026apos;s blessings, young couple, and celebrate your newfound love for each other.\u0026quot;\u003Cbr\u003EAnd then came the march down the aisle, and then the march out of the church, onto the street, and onto the tavern - all on foot. The couple was leading the march, and the guests were the ones marching with them, almost like soldiers. If Stephanus\u0026apos;s master was still alive, his master would have been the \u0026apos;best man\u0026apos;, the one marching right behind the couple, along with Maggie. But alas, he died in battle long before, so his substitute was another master with whom Stephanus had close relations. Either way, the marching guests were singing wedding songs, while Stephanus looked at Mika smiling. \u0026quot;This is it, my love. We\u0026apos;re finally married. We\u0026apos;re finally husband and wife.\u0026quot;. Wedding ceremonies in this world, while still somewhat extravagrant, aren\u0026apos;t as much as in more affluent places. A relatively short church ceremony, followed by the guests marching to the tavern, where husband and wife shall dine and wine with the guests, and there shall be dancing until the night, when the husband and wife shall engage in lovemaking in a room.\u003Cbr\u003EOf course, they had just arrived to the tavern, where food and wine shall await them - every single one of them. The tables have been rearranged, to give the couple the two main positions at the table, letting every other guest sit side by side, while the married ones sat next to each other, with the ones marching directly behind the couple sitting in very close proximity to them. And so shall the feast begin - at least once the food arrives.\n",               "date": "2020-05-09T02:05:47.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588982747,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari closed her eyes as she kissed him back while the guests applauded the newlyweds. She held his hand tightly as they walked back down the aisle together. Just a few mere months ago, she would have never dreamed of a day such as this, and now that she was here, tears welled up in her eyes and flowed down her red tinted cheeks. She was just so happy to have come so far and had come to find someone who would be with her for the rest of her life. She looked back to the guests as they started singing before looking up to Stephanus as he spoke to her, smiling brightly as they made their way down the tavern with their parade of guests. It was interesting to her to see the tavern rearranged and decorated for them, the place smelling of freshly cooked food that had been prepared ahead of time for the large amount of guests that would all be eating at the same time. As everyone seated themselves they were greeted by the barmaids who started getting their orders, filling their cups with requested drinks to sip on while they waited. Mika smiled happily as she continued to hold his hand even after sitting down, leaning against him as she cuddled to his arm.\n",               "date": "2020-05-09T02:17:01.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588983421,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            }        ],        "sectionName": "Grandfolk, Church, a week later"    },    {        "posts": [            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond, as usual, would smile at Mika, and embraced the fact that she leaned against him, rubbing her cheek as she did so, with the one arm that was free, while she cuddled the other one. He was so happy - yet, he had some trouble expressing it to the same degree that Mika did. So he tried his best by rubbing her cheek gently, before leaning to her face to give her a kiss on the lips. He wouldn\u0026apos;t dig into the food before giving Mika a kiss - possibly not even just one small kiss, but a larger, more passionate kiss, reminding everyone present, that this was no loveless arranged marriage - this married couple was made up of two individuals who truly love each other, and have expressed to each other that they make each other happy. The two would have to be reminded by an external party - either Maggie or the knightly master - that they should save such moments for later, as the food was freshly cooked, and kissing can be saved for the time after the food was eaten.\u003Cbr\u003EWhichever of the two did the reminding, Stephanus and Mika would stop kissing, and get to eating, along with the rest of the guests. The food was cooked pork with roasted potatoes and hardboiled eggs, a rather interesting mixture. The drink was mostly wine. It was fine dinner for a fine companionship. Still, even when eating, Stephanus couldn\u0026apos;t stop looking at Mika with a smile.\n",               "date": "2020-05-09T02:27:05.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588984025,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari blushed again as he rubbed her cheek, her blush turning a deeper shade of red as they kissed. Her eyes were closed as their tongues swirled in the passionate kiss for only a few moments before they would hear both Maggie and the master clear their throats in unison. The sound was more than enough to remind the couple to part with embarrassment as it elicited a few chuckles from the guests around them. It certainly was a sight to behold, a couple who truly loved each other without having to be forced together. Mika took a sip of her wine in an attempt to compose herself her ears perking as the food was served and they began eating. Mika would often glance his way as well, blushing and smiling anytime their eyes met. She ended up having more than a few glasses of wine throughout dinner, finding herself quite thirsty out of nervousness, or maybe the pork was a bit dry? Either way she found herself quite a bit tipsy as her head felt like it was swirling by the time everyone was done eating and were congratulating the happy couple.\n",               "date": "2020-05-09T02:41:09.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588984869,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond did in fact find the pork a little dry, but not much can be done about that - few sauces work well with cooked pork, and the boiled egs and roasted potatoes compensated well enough. And the wine! So much wine! Sure, he could hold his liquour rather well, but there has been a very long time since he drank so much. Even so, he constantly glanced towards Mika, smiling at her, looking at her lovingly. He wasn\u0026apos;t drunk by any serious measure, but to call him entirely sober would have been an exaggeration too. Either way, when the time came to dance, they\u0026apos;d have to all stand up, the music would start. Stephanus would only stand up if Mika would, and he\u0026apos;d go with her, taking her hands, effectively nonverbbally asking her to dance. He wasn\u0026apos;t a good dancer - in fact, he was quite inexperienced and clumsy -, but arguably, he had far more experience with it than Mika, who spend the past months learning how to read and write, how to express herself in the written language, and read encyclopedias on various things. No time left to learn how to dance - but was there any need for it though? After all, such things come naturally, and one can literally learn the basics instinctively within a couple of seconds - or so they say. While Stephanus would be dancing with Mika, the master would ask out Maggie for a dance - a rather no-nonsense man with short hair, a thick moustache, and a thin face.\n",               "date": "2020-05-09T02:49:18.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1588985358,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari looked around as everyone else stood, moving to stand up as well, wobbling a bit from the head rush as she held her chair to stable herself. She then looked up to Stephanus as he took her hands, smiling sheepishly as she followed him to where everyone else was dancing. With both of them on the tipsy side as well as not well experienced in dancing, there was quite a bit of stumbling as they tried to get into the rhythm of things with each other. Mika would lean against her new husbands, head against his chest as they seemed to settle for just swaying for now. Maggie would blink at the offer to dance, smiling and accepting as she took the master\u0026#x2019;s hands and joined in on the dancing, seeming to rather enjoy herself with him. Mika smiled up to Stephanus, leaning up to sneak another kiss from him despite being chastised for it earlier.\n",               "date": "2020-05-11T18:39:01.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589215141,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond was not experienced at dancing either, so he took to the type of gradual, slow swaying that Mika also did, while she leaned against his chest. He happily accepted the kiss from her, returning it happily. With all the food eaten, there was no more need to abstain from kissing, as they were no longer at the risk of getting too carried away with kissing to let perfectly cooked food cool down too much. He smiled at her, kissed her, and did the relatively simplistic dance that allowed them to be in their position. Not as nearly as impressive as the ones the others were doing, it was nevertheless still a modest way of dancing. They were quite the couple, as one could tell.\n",               "date": "2020-05-11T18:42:59.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589215379,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari smiled warmly as she gazed lovingly up to him after their kiss. The dances carried on and the party would probably continue on all night, however at this point it was more than acceptable if the newly weds wished to go up to their room to consummate their marriage. Maggie smiled as she saw the two enjoying each other in their own way, \u0026#x201C;I never thought a day like this would come for her.\u0026#x201D; She looked up to the master she was dancing with, \u0026#x201C;He is quite the miracle worker isn\u0026#x2019;t he?\u0026#x201D;\n",               "date": "2020-05-11T18:50:33.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589215833,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond kept dancing happily with Mika, until it was deemed suitable for the two of them to go upstairs, to get to their room, where they shall spend the \u0026apos;first night\u0026apos; - not truly first, as they have already robbed each other of their virginities one week ago. Still, formalities are formalities, and they are expected to do it - so Stephanus leads Mika upstairs, where they shall go through the usual ritual of stripping down to nakedness on the bed, embracing each other and kissing passionately as a sort of foreplay before the deed.\u003Cbr\u003EAt the same time, the master nodded to Maggie\u0026apos;s question. \u0026quot;Aye, Stephanus is not like the others - he thinks of himself the last, and others first. He had no parents. He was an orphan taken in by the order. Yet, in spite of all the tribulations he had to undergo, he has a heart of gold.\u0026quot; - in other words, he may be somewhat clumsy and socially awkward - albeit not as much as Mika - his heart is in the right place, and is quite the chivalrous man. The man was speaking the truth - while Mika had faint and sad memories of a family, Stephanus had no such thing at all. Still, he was a happy man - happy to be marrying Mika right now, happy to be in love with her, and happy to be soon to be making love with her.\n",               "date": "2020-05-11T18:56:01.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589216161,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari perked her ears a he lead her up the stairs, stumbling a bit but managing not to fully trip up as they made their way to their room for the night. She was more than happy to take part in love making once again, this time her dress being much easier to take off as they simply had to pull it and it\u0026#x2019;s under dress up over her head. This would reveal the special lingerie underneath that Maggie had obviously picked out for her. No brassiere of course thanks to her smaller chest, but she did where a set of white thigh-high stockings that were held up by a white garter belt with no underwear to speak of. The top hems of the stockings along with the garter belt itself where made of an intricate lace pattern. The garter belt delicately hung onto her hips just below the base of her tail which swished anxiously in anticipation. She wanted him, and she wanted him now as she pulled his own shirt over his head before reaching up to pull him in for a passionate kiss. The excess wine may have made her a bit frisky. \u003Cbr\u003EMaggie raised her brows at hearing He had been an orphan, seeming a bit surprised that the two would happen to have such a similar past. At least in not having parents to raise them that is. She smiled warmly at knowing the man truly was a good soul. \u0026#x201C;Well, I\u0026#x2019;m glad to know that such a man will take good care of her.\u0026#x201D; Leaving it at that as their dancing continued on.\n",               "date": "2020-05-11T19:13:15.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589217195,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond did not know what to expect - but certainly not that. Certainly not the garter belt, or the friskiness, the sudden passionate kiss. They were all surprises, albeit very much welcomed and positive ones.He took it upon himself to return her passionate kiss, first touch her small chest, and then her hips, grabbing her by the hips to transport her to the bed while they were kissing, gradually setting her down on the, but making sure to always remain close enough to her to continue the kiss. As before, he laid above her with his right hand next to her right shoulder, his left hand next to her left shoulder - or maybe the other way around? Just like the last time, he waited for her legs to open and wraps themselves around him, so that he could force the snake into its lair, poking her feminine cave of wonders with his masculine staff of pollination, going through the mechanical motions of getting in and getting out. They were a newly wedded couple, but since neither of them were virgins at this point, he did not anticipate any bleeding - or any radical new experiences. After one trial, getting into the right rhytm was a piece of cake for him - if only they were affluent enough to afford an actual cake for the wedding. Oh well, neither of them have professed having a sweet tooth before.\u003Cbr\u003EDownstairs, the dancing continued, with just about everyone winking and taking on a dirty smile, knowing full well what was going on in the room upstairs. Everyone knew what was happening upstairs, as most of the guests were married men and women themselves, who have went through that ritual before. Still, without any words spoken, without anything to say, everyone collectively agreed to pretend to be ignorant of that fact, and preserve the innocent and wholesome spirit of marriage, while secretly chuckling to themselves.\n",               "date": "2020-05-11T19:22:12.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589217732,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari shivered as she felt his hand roam over her body before wrapping her arms around the back of his neck as he lifted her up. Her legs proceeded to wrap around his hips to help keep her up as he carried her over to the bed, already starting to pant as their tongues swirled and danced between their lips. She kept the kiss going even after being laid on the bed, knowing exactly what to expect as he shifted his hips into position between her legs. She let out a gasp of pleasure as soon as he pushed inside her. From there she clung to him, making sure not to dig her nails into his back as pleasure and his movements rocked her body beneath him. She finally broke from the kiss, panting headily as her head tilted back, letting out a silent moan. She had been wanting to do this again ever since that first time, but she had never once let it be known since they had been so busy with the planning. However the alcohol in her system made it much easier for her to make her need for him clear as she silently moaned out in pleasure.\n",               "date": "2020-05-11T19:37:14.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589218634,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond continued rocking the bed by pushing into her over and over again. There was not much else to do, as she broke the kiss as well. There was not much unusual about what they were doing at this point, but it was still a lot of pleasure. Luckily for him, her legs were wrapped around him, which allowed him to do it fast. As can be expected, he began sweating rather fast, and his own moans turned into groans of sort quickly. Fortunately, Mika was considerate enough not to dig her nails into his skin, which made it even more of the flawless experience. He was ramming her walls, and was determined to plant his seeds into her womb - once again. But there was much ramming to be done before that would be possible. What is better than the first time? The second time. Sure, he was enjoying it quite a lot even during the first time, but this.... time was almost like that, but minus the awkwardness, and plus some experience, actually knowing what they were doing. All in all, it was a good experience.\n",               "date": "2020-05-11T19:44:06.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589219046,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari panted heavily as she tried to catch her breath through the pleasure before moving her burying her face into his neck. There would would kiss and even suckle gently at his skin, she wasn\u0026#x2019;t sure why she was doing, she just felt the need to. The second time was definitely better as things went much more smoothly, she was even finding her own rhythm as she started to grind back against him each time he hilted her. Her body quivered in pleasure as she could already feel her climax approaching, her body tensing as the wave of pleasure flooded over her and her love tunnel clamped down on his length like before. After a few long moments she would finally relax again, panting heavily against his shoulder as she had ended up holding her breath from her body becoming so tense. She was already sweating just a much as he was, beads of it rolling down the sides of her face as she continued moving her hips in time with his again for even more pleasure.\n",               "date": "2020-05-11T19:53:13.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589219593,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond was quite lucky to have his own climax coming at a slow pace - a pace that can be expected of a woman, not a man. His own climax would not come until her own, at least, it would only come maybe a few seconds after it. He kept pounding her until that moment came, and when it did: the expected happened - a volcanic eruption of sticky, hot and white, semi-transparent goo shooting out from his staff of pollination, from his battering ram of seeds, into her chamber of receptors. This, as can be expected, was accompanied by much pleasure - a loud moan from him, heavy panting from her. Eventually, he began panting too, breathing heavily, but his member remained in her channel. Still, he was quite satisfied. He planted his seeds within her womb for the second time. If he didn\u0026apos;t impregnate her one week before, he certainly did it now. And thus, their marriage was consumated.\n",               "date": "2020-05-11T19:57:50.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589219870,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari kept her hips pressed to his as he fully hilted her one last time before feeling the flood of heat in her core. She waited a few moments for him to catch his breath before softly grinding against his hips as a way to see if he would want to continue. In all honesty, she should be tired again after that, but her body was riled up and wanted more. She seemed to be following instincts rather than her own mind at this point. However if he were to make it know he wanted to stop, she would not push it further and stop to rest alongside him. Her body was still shaking beneath him as her tail twitched from side to side between their legs as they laid there atop the bed with the faint sound of the party continuing on without them downstairs.\n",               "date": "2020-05-11T20:07:33.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589220453,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond wasn\u0026apos;t exhausted yet - his member was still hard, and he still had some force inside him - yet even as he returned to pushing into her a few moments later, the rod has been drained, and nothing viable would come out the next time. Truth be told, he only had energy for a few more minutes of battering her, before he\u0026apos;d gradually grind to a halt and collapse next to her, laying on his back, breathing heavily. \u0026quot;Wow... this was.... wow.... This was amazing, my love.\u0026quot; he exclaimed in a rather breathe voice, as he laid next to her. The deed was done. They were married, they have consumated their marriage, and he expects Mika to be carrying his child. What more can be done this time? He was exhausted, and thus, he had no more energy to continue - still, he decided to peck a kiss onto Mika\u0026apos;s cheek. \u0026quot;This is the beginning of our new life...\u0026quot; - oh, it sure is. But he is still yet to buy a house for themselves, and handle other things in the aftermath of the wedding.\n",               "date": "2020-05-11T20:12:42.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589220762,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            }        ],        "sectionName": "Grandfolk, The Left Hand of Salashi"    },    {        "posts": [            {                "content": "Mika Hinari clung to him as he’d continued to pumping for a few more minutes before laying back when he finally fell to her side, pinning back her ears a bit at seeing how exhausted he was. She curled up to his side, resting a hand on his chest, blushing and smiling at his words before nodding in agreement. Of course, she was still completely unaware that this sort of activity would lead to having a baby, nor was she really aware of what having a baby was like at all. She would just have to learn along the way. She rested her head as he kissed her cheek, closing her eyes to rest with him for now.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EA week passed since their wedding night and excitement was in the air as they packed their bags. They didn’t have much in the way of belongings, but they would surely soon gain enough to fill their newly purchased home which they would be moving into today. Mika tied her bag shut and looked over to her husband, smiling as she tucked some hair out of her face over her shoulder.\n",               "date": "2020-05-11T22:55:48.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589230548,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond smiled at Mika, as they were packing their belongings, kissing her on the cheek, and followed her footsteps by tying the container of his belongings shut. All in all, their belongings combined were light enough to be easily transported by a lone horse that was still carrying both of them. And that is what they did, when transporting their goods into Stephanus's new home, which wasn't built on his orders - it was bought, bought from a family that was leaving their house for a bigger home. The house may have looked like a rather small and plain brick house, it had everything for them: it had a kitchen, a bedroom - an actual bedroom! - a toilet of sorts, and a small 'stable' of sorts, which was more like a garage for a single horse - which is what they had. They had no bathroom, but they didn't need one - the public bathhouse was rather close, and only the most affluent had their own private bathroom. Being close to the bathhouse naturally also implied being close to the tavern and the stables - at merely fifteen minutes away from the marketplace. Of course, it also meant that every trip back to the fortress was at least half an hour's worth of a ride.\u003Cbr\u003ENevertheless, he happily rode to their newfound house with Mika, and transported all of their belongings into the house, onto the kitchen table for now, until they'd unpack. It seemed like the family who sold them the house was looking for a complete makeover - they left the furniture here, and had no intention of transporting them to their new house. Good for Stephanus and Mika, as they didn't need to buy a new bed, table, or kitchenware. They also had some old, rustic-looking wardrobes - perfect storing both clothes and other personal belongings. Out of all the rooms, the kitchen was far by the biggest one, also serving as a dining room, and as a workroom or office of sorts, while the toilet room only contained a toilet, the bedroom only contained a bed and two wardrobes. Not too shabby, but nothing to write home about. This is all that Stephanus could afford with his meager income.\n",               "date": "2020-05-11T23:04:51.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589231091,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari blushed and smiled as he kissed her cheek, following him out the door and to their horse where they would tie their bags to the horse and she would mount in front of him. She leaned back against his chest as they made their way towards the city they had been married in. Once inside their new home, she didn’t seem to care about some of it’s less desirable features, it was a house, a home of their own where they could enjoy peace and quiet and being together alone without having to go to the tavern! She was quick to start exploring the place, finding the bedroom and wagging her tail at seeing the bed there. She immediately went to test it, hopping on top of it and laying down to see what they would be sleeping on, somewhat hoping it would be like the ones at the tavern.\n",               "date": "2020-05-11T23:17:01.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589231821,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond did not test the bed yet, but - given how he bought it from someone from the middle-class - he was expecting it to be roughly as good as the one from the tavern. And he'd be right. It was as comfortably as the one from the tavern, but it was clearly less maintained and less clean. The bed needed a good cleaning, and in a medieval town, the only option for that would be to take out the blankets to the nearest river with some soap. Overall, not the end of the world. He was more curious about how much room they would have for things like books and other personal belongings. There was an empty bookshelf in the kitchen, and one in the bedroom as well, so those could suffice. There was table with a chair made specifically for ones with a pen in their hand. Those who sold the house left some blank paper, ink and quills, but at this rate, both Stephanus and Mika have grown accustomed to writing onto their trusty wax tablets instead of wasting valuable paper and ink. The kitchen? There was an oven for baking bread, and also a woodless part for cooking in a pot - whether cooking soup or bacon. He was overall satisfied with the house, as all of his own personal belongings could fit in it. And Mika's too. The writer's table in the bedroom was perfectly suitable for doing paperwork as well - and paperwork they will have to do. As owners of real property in a city, they'll have to pay property taxes, after all.\n",               "date": "2020-05-11T23:23:21.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589232201,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari was quite pleased to find that the bed was just as comfortable as the ones at the tavern, smiling and rolling around on it for a few moments before getting up to explore some more. She came back out of the room as look over the kitchen curiously before moving on to look at the fireplace. It was currently not lit, but that wasn\u0026#x2019;t too big of an issue at the moment since it wasn\u0026#x2019;t cold outside. She then looked back to her husband, smiling to him as she walked back over to him to see what he was doing.\n",               "date": "2020-05-12T18:33:36.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589301216,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond was not doing much when Mika came over to him to check what he was doing - he was checking the the empty bookshelves. Just like in the months before, there will be times when he will be absent. What does that have to do with the bookshelf? Well, the fact that his sweet wife Mika will be quite bored in his absence. He will have to get some books for her to read. That was definitely certain. He went over to Mika, to also take a look at the fireplace. \u0026quot;That will be where we will also cook our meals.\u0026quot; he said. The salted pork he fed to Mika when they first met? They better say a goodbye to that: it\u0026apos;s going to taste much better when cooked - or so did Stephanus believe. He took his hand onto Mika\u0026apos;s back, then pecked a kiss onto her cheek. \u0026quot;You will get bored when I\u0026apos;ll be absent. I believe we will have to buy some books for you in the near future, my love.\u0026quot;\n",               "date": "2020-05-12T18:54:30.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589302470,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari still had a long way to go when it came to learning how to cook though. At the barracks, she didn\u0026#x2019;t have to worry about cooking or cleaning much. Now she was going to really have to learn how to cook, that would be something Maggie would have to work on with her though. Her ears perked when he mentioned getting her some books, those were rather expensive, Her eyes asking if he was sure that was something they could afford. After all, he did just have to spend a lot on both their wedding and their new home in a short span of 2 weeks.\n",               "date": "2020-05-12T19:01:34.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589302894,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond wasn\u0026apos;t really sure whether he could afford any books - after all, they really spent a lot of money during a short period of time. But what else was there to do? The only other alternatives he could have thought of was to give Mika something she could draw or write on. Musical instruments weren\u0026apos;t cheap either, but ironically cheaper than books. However, a few sheets of paper, a few glasses worth of ink and some quills? Those were rather cheap. Stephanus never considered the possibility of Mika getting a job. He did figure she might go to the tavern to hang out with Maggie during his absence, as a cheaper alternative to buying some means of entertainment for her. \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026quot;No, I don\u0026apos;t think we can afford any books for the moment.... but we do have quite a lot of paper. You could try your luck at being a poet, peraps....\u0026quot;\n",               "date": "2020-05-12T19:05:30.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589303130,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari Mika tilt her head at his answer, a poet? That was quite far fetched considering she still only had a basic level of reading and writing. Regardless she smiled and gave a nod at the idea. She would certainly give it a try even if she didn\u0026#x2019;t know the first thing about how to write poetry. She hugged his arm, nuzzling him for a moment before signing to him, \u0026lt;What do we do now?\u0026gt; They still had to unpack and figure out where they wanted things, probably work on getting some food as well soon.\n",               "date": "2020-05-12T19:20:14.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589304014,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond said \u0026quot;Well, we better unpack our belongings. All clothes go into the wardrobes in our bedroom, and all other belongings will go onto the bookshelves, also in our bedroom.... I suppose.\u0026quot; - while smiling at her and rubbing her slightly. Of course, he wouldn\u0026apos;t go on to do it too fast - he\u0026apos;d wait until she lets go of his arm. Only after that would he go on to robotically start bringing the clothes from both packages into the wardrobes, using his telekinessis magic to lift them all up, walking into the room to open the doors of the wardrobes, effectively pulling the clothes towards him, then pushing them into the wardrobes.... until he realized that there is more to unpacking clothes than just throwing them into the wardrobe. They\u0026apos;ll have to also put them onto holders. Still, he went ahead and tried to do the same with all the other belongings, but this time making them fly towards their destinations one by one. \u003Cbr\u003EHe has been with Mika for months, yet this might have been one of the first times he demonstrated his magic to her.\n",               "date": "2020-05-12T19:24:04.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589304244,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari smiled and nodded in understanding, moving to release him arm so that they could go do just that. Before she could even really have a chance to grab some of their clothes though, she found herself pausing in amazement at the clothes flying all by themselves. It took her a few moments to realize he was doing it, but she was still not sure how he was doing it since he\u0026#x2019;d never shown this part of himself before. She finally shook the initial surprise off, reaching out curiously to grab one of the floating items from the air. Carrying the shirt into the bedroom she watched him for a few more second before getting his attention, \u0026lt;How are you doing that?\u0026gt; Although she knew how to use her own sort of magic, it was the only thing she really knew how to do and didn\u0026#x2019;t know that other sorts of magic existed, let alone that he was able to do it.\n",               "date": "2020-05-12T19:32:24.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589304744,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond was completely oblivious to Mika being surprised. He had already healed her once before, and he took the existence and usage of magic for granted. After all, all knights use magic. All priests use magic - mostly healing magic. The Mages Guild\u0026apos; is very popular..... which made an idea click in his head. What if Mika joined the Mages Guild? She already had an aptitude for magic, and was a literate person. But given how shy she was... no, probably a bad idea. \u0026quot;I never thought we\u0026apos;d make us of magic for such domestic purposes.... feels almost... civilian.\u0026quot; he said, sighing. This implied that he mostly used magic for military purposes: either healing people who got wounded in combat, or peppering his enemies with thunderballs. \u0026quot;To think that magic can be used like this... yet most buildings are still built by mundane hands.\u0026quot;\n",               "date": "2020-05-12T19:37:43.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589305063,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari blinked as he spoke, coming over to put the shirt up where it belonged while he continued. She definitely couldn\u0026#x2019;t join the mage\u0026#x2019;s guild, at least not now. She still found it hard to be around strangers up close. And if she were to use magic, she would need to learn the basics of understanding how it actually works despite already knowing how to heal. \u0026lt;Why don\u0026#x2019;t you use magic very much?\u0026gt; she questioned, considering she this was only perhaps the second time she\u0026#x2019;d ever seen him using it. If magic was so powerful, why wasn\u0026#x2019;t everyone using it as part of everyday tasks?\n",               "date": "2020-05-12T19:53:22.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589306002,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond blinked at her nonverbal question. They certainly couldn\u0026apos;t communicate telepathitcally, but by this time, he has already known her enough to know what kind of questions she was asking him. \u0026quot;I don\u0026apos;t know. I use magic to smite my enemies and heal my fallen comrades.\u0026quot; he said, shrugging. At that really was it. Magic was in fact used for everyday tasks - just not for the kinds that Mika was imagining. Mages constituted less than one percent of the population, and thus, they were too expensive for everyday chores - they did not find such work dignified. They preferred either throwing fireballs at their enemies, or being bookworms, over actually making their powers useful. Still, he looked at Mika. \u0026quot;I think that should be the last of it. We\u0026apos;re all set, right?\u0026quot;\n",               "date": "2020-05-12T19:58:08.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589306288,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari pinned back her ears at that. She knew that when he was away it was usually for fighting, but that didn\u0026#x2019;t mean she liked knowing that. She wished that she\u0026#x2019;d be able to go with him to be able to heal him whenever he\u0026#x2019;d get hurt, but that would be just too dangerous. But she wasn\u0026#x2019;t going to let herself worry about that, he obviously could take care of himself. Well except for when she had to save him. She snapped out of her thoughts when he spoke to her again, blinking and nodding to his question. Indeed unpacking was already finished thanks to the lack of items. Hopefully they could rectify that once they had more money.\n",               "date": "2020-05-12T20:26:22.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589307982,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond then decided that he is going to give Mika a kiss on the lips then. After all, why not? He took his hand onto her torso, to rub it a little. What else can they do in this little house with so few items in it? He then briefly looked at their bedroom and its bed. Maybe it\u0026apos;s time to have the opening ceremony for their bed? Even if the two of them will be together, what else will they be able to do with each other, other than eating and talking? They will be making love very often, he can already tell that. He then said. \u0026quot;I suppose we should give a bed a try, should we not?\u0026quot; he asked, smiling at her.\n",               "date": "2020-05-12T20:31:45.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589308305,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari blushed a bit a he leaned in close, her eyes closing as she kissed him back. Her blush only deepened when he mentioned giving the bed a try with that glint in his eyes. She smiled back, giving him a nod before leaning up to kiss him again, this time more passionately. She liked the idea of being able to make love whenever they felt like it now, her hands moving to slip under his shirt and slowly slide up to his chest, effectively pushing the shirt up for him.\n",               "date": "2020-05-12T20:42:03.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589308923,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond returned the passionate kiss with enthusiasm, but was rather surprised when she began to effectively undress his upper body - but he did not protest. Quite the contrary, he took it upon himself to attempt to do the same to her, untying the laces that held her dress together - or at least, attempting to do so. He did not expect it to happen again so spontaneously, but he certainly wasn\u0026apos;t protesting - he liked the idea of making love in their own house for their first time, in their own bedroom and their own bed for the first time, without the weird idea that they were doing it on someone else\u0026apos;s property. Now it was time to make their own property truly their own.\n",               "date": "2020-05-12T20:48:47.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589309327,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            }        ],        "sectionName": "Grandfolk, Tavilrond/Hinari-household"    },    {        "posts": [            {                "content": "Mika Hinari smiled into the kiss as they undressed each other and proceeded to the bed to do the deed.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EAbout a month had passed now since then, the couple were settled into their home and getting into the rhythm of their lives together as a married couple. Maggie was coming over every day to teach Mika how to cook all sorts of different meals. From buying food all the way to serving it on the table. At first the food tended to be over cooked and burnt, but now she was finally getting the hang of it as a large pot of stew was cooking in the fire place and bread in the oven. The whole house smelled delicious, the scent even surrounding the outside of their home as the windows were wide open the let the late spring breeze in. Mika was eager for her husband to come home from work, proud of the meal she made today with Maggie who had left not too long ago to head over to the tavern for her evening shift. The last few days she had been getting sick periodically, but she tried not to let it stop her from doing her wifely duties. Maggie had her suspicions, but didn\u0026#x2019;t say anything yet, wanting to give the couple a chance to figure it out for themselves.\n",               "date": "2020-05-12T21:10:43.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589310643,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond came home from his typical duties, dusting himself off, and bringing a little big full of coin home, dressed in a full set of armour. This is the way he usually came home after a mission, after a day or week of absence. He had already gotten used to Mika\u0026apos;s cooking, and even when she wasn\u0026apos;t doing the best, he smiled at her and acknowledged that she gave it her best shot. Still, now, it seemed that his wife outdid herself, as he came home to a particularly delicious smell. \u0026quot;Good day, my sweetheart.... you seem to have outdid yourself greatly today. Did you drink a skillful potion?\u0026quot; he asked from her jokingly, chuckling. He of course knew that she was improving. And had also noticed that her torso had something off with it, although he wasn\u0026apos;t sure what it was exactly. She certainly couldn\u0026apos;t have gained weight, as that would have shown its marks on her face too. Was something growing in her stomach? Or maybe he was just seeing things. Maybe it was just her wearing unusually loose-fitting clothing. But either way, he smiled at her, looking at the meal she had prepared. \u0026quot;It not only smells delicious, it looks delicious too!\u0026quot; he said, but knew that his wife wouldn\u0026apos;t let him take from it before getting his armour off and dressing normally. So he walked by her, giving her a kiss on the cheek in the process, into the bedroom to get his armour down from him, and put it into the wardrobe, so that he would be reduced to his daily clothes. Then he\u0026apos;d return to her to kiss her on the cheek again, and rub her belly a little from behind.\n",               "date": "2020-05-12T21:18:03.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589311083,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari perked her ears as she heard him return home, wiping her mouth and taking a sip of wine after coming out of the toilet room. She smiled to her husband as he greeted her, blushing at him complementing her cooking just based on the smell. She silently giggled at the skill potion bit, shaking her head. She let him kiss her cheek before heading into the kitchen while he went to change. She carefully pulled the bread out of the oven, setting it on the counter to allow it to cool. From there she started grabbing the appropriate dishes to serve the food with, filling two bowls with the stew and slicing a few pieces of bread to set beside the bowls. By the time he returned, she was setting their drinks on the table, ale for him, wine for her. She blushed and smiled over her shoulder to him as he wrapped his hands around her waist, leaning back against him and giving him a kiss on the lips as he could definitely feel the small bump of her belly under the looser fitting dress.\n",               "date": "2020-05-12T21:57:58.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589313478,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond happily kissed her on the lips, smiling at her after they concluded it, letting go of her quickly, to sit at their table, waiting for her to join him in the meal she prepared for him. He took his spoon into the stew, smiling at her, before taking it into the mouth. The sound he made afterwards was a surefire way to tell - he liked it, he was enjoying it, it tasted delicious. \u0026quot;Mmmmm! This is quote the delicious meal!\u0026quot; he said, taking a bit from the bread and taking a bite from his slice, then a bit of ale. \u0026quot;You have become quite the cook lately, my beautiful wife. I couldn\u0026apos;t have gotten a better wife, even if I asked our god for it.\u0026quot; he said, chuckling a bit - this was quite the praise: by the last sentence, he meant that Mika was the perfect wife for him. \u0026quot;I wonder where did you get the ingredients. It is even better than last time.\u0026quot; he said, while eating. Well, to be fair, her cooking skills have improved, but there is always more to a meal than just the skills of the cook who prepares them - the quality of the ingredients matters too, and fresh beef and pork are much more full of taste than their cured, salted and preserved equivalents. Winter is over, the animals have returned to their grazing fields. The cows were chewing on grass instead of wheat. Fresh meat from free-range livestock was making a comeback.\n",               "date": "2020-05-12T22:05:38.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589313938,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari smiled as she joined him at the table, her tail wagging as he seemed to be enjoying her meal quite a bit. She blushed at his compliments, nodding in thanks as she moved to eat as well. Her ears perked when he asked where the ingredients came from, smiling as she signed to him, \u0026lt;The butcher at the very end of the market.\u0026gt; There were a few different butchers in the market, so her and Maggie had been trying different vendors to test their quality of meats and had come to find that particular one very good for the price. After a few more spoonfuls of her stew, she seemed to pause before cupping her hand over her mouth and quickly getting up to head to the toilet room, where he would be able to hear her getting sick.\n",               "date": "2020-05-13T18:42:32.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589388152,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond was initially slightly confused when he saw her going into the toilet room completely out of the blue. After all, as a product of a medieval education system that lacked any sort of sexual education, he could not quite put two and two together. Someone capable of adding two and two together would have remembered the lump on Mika\u0026apos;s belly, and her sudden departures to the toilet, and would have made up the conclusion that she was pregnant. Not so much with Stephanus, who couldn\u0026apos;t quite put two and two together - at least, not yet. Maybe he needed one more clue? Either way, he continued his feast, wondering if Mika\u0026apos;s recent sicknesses and departures to the toilet had anything to do with her growing belly.\n",               "date": "2020-05-13T18:48:01.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589388481,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari returned to the table after a few minutes, wiping her mouth clean with the apron she was wearing, not sitting down. She decided not to touch her food for fear of further wasting it since she was still feeling a bit nauseated. However, she did at least take a small swill of her wine to rinse her mouth some, looking to him sheepishly after setting the cup back down, \u0026lt;Sorry, I\u0026#x2019;m not feeling well.\u0026gt; She moved to pick up her bowl and cup to set on the counter, hoping to be able to come back to it later as she made her way to the bedroom so that she could lay down for a bit.\n",               "date": "2020-05-13T18:57:50.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589389070,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond looked at Mika with a bit of a worry - \u0026quot;I see... you have been getting sick a lot lately, my love. Is everything alright?\u0026quot; he asked, still not being able to quite put two and two together and suspect that she might be carrying his child. Out of the three of them, only Maggie was suspecting anything - both Stephanus and Mika were rather ignorant of the matter. Still, he nodded and continued to eat, finishing his meal and walking over to Mika into the bedroom, immediately kneeling down next to the bed at her side to rub her belly. \u0026quot;What\u0026apos;s wrong, my love? You\u0026apos;ve been getting sick a lot lately. Is it something I can cure with my magic?\u0026quot; he asked.\n",               "date": "2020-05-13T19:03:51.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589389431,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari would be curled up on her side under the blanket when he\u0026#x2019;d come to check on her. She opened her eyes to look up to him when his hand came to rub over her belly, ears pinning back before she adjusts herself to be able to sign better, \u0026lt;I don\u0026#x2019;t know.\u0026gt; She didn\u0026#x2019;t understand why she was getting sick so often, she didn\u0026#x2019;t feel hot like she had a fever, and there really weren\u0026#x2019;t any other symptoms she could think of other than her bloated looking belly. She felt bad for making him worry over her like this.\n",               "date": "2020-05-13T19:11:37.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589389897,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond wanted to reassure her that there was no reason to feel bad - he was here for her and ready to serve. He kissed her forehead, saying \u0026quot;I love you. If you need anything, you only need to ask. I am here for you.\u0026quot; he said. He had no clue what her sickness would be, even though it would have took only one talk with literally any woman to find it out. \u0026quot;Perhaps I should take you to a library? Some books might provide an answer...\u0026quot; he thought out loud, just as an idea rather than a serious proposal. \u0026quot;Maybe we should ask some of the locals...\u0026quot;\n",               "date": "2020-05-13T19:17:10.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589390230,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari smiled a bit as he kissed her forehead, nodding in understanding she show she knew she could ask him for help. The library sounded like an idea, but it may take much longer than simply asking around or even considering seeing a doctor. She gave a nod of approval for the idea of asking the locals, \u0026lt;Maybe ask Maggie?\u0026gt; giving him a suggestion since Maggie was someone they knew who was old enough to have seen plenty of illness.\n",               "date": "2020-05-13T19:25:44.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589390744,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond briefly thought to himself - \u0026quot;Perhaps... She might know a lot about such ailments. Do you two meet tomorrow? We could ask her about this specific ailment of yours...\u0026quot; - he said, not realizing that doing so will mean answering to some awkward questions - such as whether they made love or not, how often, etc. They made love very often, and the first time was one week before their wedding. Is it really the birds and the bees? He can\u0026apos;t be sure. Nevertheless, he gives a kiss at Mika\u0026apos;s cheek. \u0026quot;We\u0026apos;ll figure it out eventually, my love...\u0026quot;\n",               "date": "2020-05-13T19:29:51.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589390991,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari gave a nod, they were meeting every day for her cooking lessons after all. They may not have to answer such awkward questions, she was there for the wedding night after all and had witnessed them go up to their room. Regardless, right at this moment, Mika gave him another nod to his words after he kissed her cheek, pulling the blanket back over her shoulders so she could try to rest and hopefully not get sick again.\n",               "date": "2020-05-13T19:33:52.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589391232,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond nodded to Mika, and with nothing better to do - as they had no books to read - he decided to lay next to his wife, and begin rubbing her head. \u0026quot;Tomorrow it is, then...\u0026quot; he said, smiling at her and kissing her nose. Even with this health condition, he still considered her the cutest and the most beautiful. He still felt burning love for his wife. He wondered if their love for each other was preordained, if maybe it was truly fate. After all, it cannot be just a coincidence.\n",               "date": "2020-05-13T19:41:36.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589391696,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari cuddled against him as he joined her in bed, laying her head on his chest while he pet her head. The next morning, he would find that Mika was up and about before him, already getting the fires going so that they were ready for cooking. It wouldn\u0026#x2019;t be long before Maggie would arrive With a knock on the door for the usual routine between her and Mika of making breakfast and getting ready to head out to the market to shop for that night\u0026#x2019;s dinner.\n",               "date": "2020-05-13T19:50:24.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589392224,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond was the first one to open the door to the guest, welcoming her in, as well as the fact that she would go through the usual routine with Mika - buying groceries and going through cooking lessons. He also had some duties to attend to - which would involve a ride to the fortress and a ride back to the house in the best case scenario. Mostly administrative duties, aside from checking if he had a mission or not. In the best case scenario, he\u0026apos;d be back in an hour - in the worst case scenario, he\u0026apos;d also be back in an hour, but only to say goodbye and return days, or even a week later. Luckily, this time was a best case scenario: no incidents to solve, just some paperwork that took ten minutes at its longest. And he\u0026apos;d be back at the house, waiting for Mika and Maggie, if they didn\u0026apos;t return already.\n",               "date": "2020-05-13T20:09:04.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589393344,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari did not take long to shop with Maggie the pair returning home shortly before Stephanus as he would find them in the midst of prepping ingredients for pork chops with green beans and potatoes. A good well rounded dinner. While they were out Mika had managed to ask Maggie about her symptoms and was quickly met with the answer of she was expecting. She of course, had been confused by the concept of pregnancy but quickly learned that it meant she would be having a baby, leaving her blushing deeply. She\u0026#x2019;d seen animals in the wild getting pregnant and having babies every year, she just never had words for describing it. So in her mind she thought she was going to end up having lots of babies at once. She never mentioned that thought though as she was just left blushing deeply and smiling sheepishly as her husband came through the door, anxious for him to learn of the news.\n",               "date": "2020-05-13T20:25:48.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589394348,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond definitely likes the looks of that - pork with green beans and potatoes. He had no complains about that, nodding approvingly. He did notice that MIka was blushing, and instead of asking for the reasons of that directly, he asked. \u0026quot;So, my beloved.... did you.... ask Maggie about your illness?\u0026quot; he asked, expecting to be briefed on what it was. If he was told that it was pregnancy and that he would be a father, his reply would be \u0026quot;Well, those are wonderful news! We ought to come up with some names before it\u0026apos;s too late!\u0026quot; - but if he was kept in the dark, he wouldn\u0026apos;t have much to say. But it\u0026apos;s not like they had any reasons to lie to him in the first place - why wouldn\u0026apos;t they tell him that Mika was expecting? Well, either way, he\u0026apos;d oversee the process of preparing the food with a smile on his face, eager to take a sniff at its smell.\n",               "date": "2020-05-13T20:34:56.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589394896,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Maggie chuckled at his question, answering for his wife, \u0026#x201C;Looks like the little lady is expecting, congratulations daddy.\u0026#x201D; Mika stiffening a bit as she looked up to him with a smile as she nods to give confirmation. Maggie chuckled at his eagerness, \u0026#x201C;You\u0026#x2019;ve got plenty of time for that, don\u0026#x2019;t rush the poor dear, she just learned what being pregnant means today.\u0026#x201D; Mika had gone back to her peeling of potatoes, nothing had started cooking just yet, mostly just them cutting the food to shape at the moment.\n",               "date": "2020-05-13T20:45:21.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589395521,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond still looked at Mika with a combination of a smile and amazement. \u0026quot;Still.... this is wonderful news. Mika and I are going to be mother and father... \u0026quot; he could only say this in his amazement. Still, Mika\u0026apos;s pregnancy only raised more questions than it answered: what will the children be like? Will they be fox-people like Mika, or humans like Stephanus? Not that Stephanus concerned himself with such questions, as he was too busy being happy with the news. Still, he eventually snapped out of it, and asked. \u0026quot;Can I help with anything? I arrived home a bit early, so....\u0026quot; - the answer would be most likely no. He was no cook, and had no idea how to cook anything, other than the basics. The closest thing to cooking that he knew was how to cook bacon in its own fat, and then cook eggs in the rendered fat. And there, his knowledge of cooking was exhausted.\n",               "date": "2020-05-13T20:49:24.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589395764,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Maggie smiled and gave a nod, \u0026#x201C;That you will be.\u0026#x201D; She then shook her head to his offering to help, \u0026#x201C;No no, shoo, this is a woman\u0026#x2019;s work.\u0026#x201D; She made the shooing motions with her hands before checking on the potatoes Mika was working on. She smiled at seeing they were all good and peeled, \u0026#x201C;Right, now get to cutting them up like how I taught ya.\u0026#x201D; Mika gave a nod, using the same knife she was using for peeling to start cutting up the potatoes. Maggie nodded approvingly as she went to wash the green beans, \u0026#x201C;Now once you\u0026#x2019;re done with that we\u0026#x2019;ll get that meat on the fire.\u0026#x201D; The older woman moving to grab a cooking pan to set on the stove that was nice and hot with the fire underneath.\n",               "date": "2020-05-13T20:57:57.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589396277,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond accepted the idea of this being a woman\u0026apos;s work - after all, he was the one bringing home the coin, paying the taxes and and overall making sure this place was livable. Much of his salary was going towards the taxes and the groceries, with them being able to save a little bit each time he was paid, collecting it into a a small chest. \u0026quot;I suppose I shall sit back and watch it then.\u0026quot; he stated, sitting down at a stray chair that wasn\u0026apos;t needed. He silently looked around the house with his eyes, without moving, wondering what should be the first thing some of their savings should be spent on. He quite liked this house, but always thought that it was a little bit empty and could have used a bit of clutter. That, and Mika could have used some forms of entertainment during his absence - like some books.\n",               "date": "2020-05-13T21:04:20.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589396660,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari would often glance his way while she worked with Maggie, coming over to the stove where they would start cooking up the meat, Maggie mostly giving instructions and letting Mika do it for herself. After all the best way to learn is to do it. They did have to pause at least once as Mika had to excuse herself to the toilet room, Maggie shaking her head, \u0026#x201C;I ought to get her some ginger root to help calm that stomach of her\u0026#x2019;s.\u0026#x201D; The woman mostly making the note to herself but also giving him an idea of how he could help his wife whenever Maggie isn\u0026#x2019;t around. Once Mika was back, they got right back into the swing of things, soon finishing up the food as Maggie wiped her hands clean on her apron, \u0026#x201C;That about does it, enjoy dinner you two, I\u0026#x2019;ve got to get headed to work now.\u0026#x201D; She smiled as she gave Mika a kiss on the cheek goodbye before heading out the door, leaving the couple alone.\n",               "date": "2020-05-13T21:25:42.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589397942,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond took a mental note ~ Ginger root, yes.... I better keep that in the back of my head ~ he thought to himself, nodding in agreement. It didn\u0026apos;t take too long until Maggie disappeared, leaving Stephanus alone with Mika - which caused him to transport the chair back near the table, and pat Mika\u0026apos;s back, before taking a good look at the dinner that Mika cooked. \u0026quot;It looks delicious, as usual, my love.\u0026quot; he smiled at her, congratulating her, before taking the first sip. \u0026quot;So, we are going to be mother and father, you and I....\u0026quot; he still had a hard time processing such good news. It was wonderful news - so wonderful that he had a difficult time processing it. Still, they had food to eat - \u0026quot;Looks like we won\u0026apos;t have to consult any books...\u0026quot; he chuckled, realizing that Mika\u0026apos;s condition was no sickness at all, but instead the harbringer of good news.\n",               "date": "2020-05-13T21:31:25.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589398285,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari smiled to him as he gave her a pat, leaning over to give him a kiss before reaching for her fork and knife to dig in. This was the same exact meal she loved to get at the tavern after all, so she was excited to see if it tasted just as good. Her eyes lit up the moment the pork was in her mouth, yup, just as good, if not better! Maggie may have given her a slightly improved recipe. She blinked as he mentioned not having to look at any books, smiling shyly as she nodded in response. Her tail wagging behind her as she went back to happily eating her meal.\n",               "date": "2020-05-13T21:50:05.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589399405,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond was definitely satisfied with the meal - it tasted so much better than what they had eaten on the wedding day. Mika was definitely giving the bartender Salashi a run for his money - Salashi being the owner of the inn - the Left Hand of Salashi - that they visited during the first time Stephanus and Mika had warm food together, the first time they robbed each other of their virginities, and during the wedding feast. If it wasn\u0026apos;t for her muteness and aversion of crowds, she could have even replaced the local cook! But that was all a segway - Stephanus enjoyed the meat, and it was best left at that. Just when he thought that their happiness as a married couple couldn\u0026apos;t grow anymore, her pregnancy was announced, and her cooking skills increased. Truly a blessed marriage they had. \u0026quot;This is amazing, my love. You really outdid yourself once again!\u0026quot;\n",               "date": "2020-05-13T21:55:07.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589399707,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari blushed and smiled shyly as he praised her, she could tell he really meant it compared to those first trial days where he would grin and bear it for her. \u0026lt;Thank you.\u0026gt; She was quite proud of the meal she\u0026#x2019;d made, and more so of the progress she\u0026#x2019;s made overall. She was hoping that soon she\u0026#x2019;d be able to not need to rely on Maggie so much so that she\u0026#x2019;d be able to really say she\u0026#x2019;d made the food all by herself. Sadly she\u0026#x2019;d still have a long way to go, needing to learn lots more recipes before Maggie would be done with her lessons for her.\n",                "date": "2020-05-13T22:15:54.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589400954,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond he patted Mika\u0026apos;s head gently. Not the first time he did that. \u0026quot;You are so lovely, my sweetheart.\u0026quot; he told her, before digging in once again to finish his meal. Truly, it was amazing. He didn\u0026apos;t expect Mika to develop such skills, yet here she was. This life was almost a heaven on Earth for him - he had everything: a nice house, a relatively well-paying job, a beautiful wife who cooked well, and he was soon to be a father too. The Etrandish dream, isn\u0026apos;t it? Well, not exactly. They were still lacking in certain materials, and their house was a bit on the more empty side - not as cluttered as Stephanus and Mika would have liked it to be. After eating, they wouldn\u0026apos;t have much to do to pass the time, other than make love and sleep - unless they went out to see some entertainment on the streets. They still had to rectify that by buying some books, or other means of entertainment perhaps: like some cards of a chess board. He did get himself reminded of an old and relatively cheap game to play, something they could literally play today - but he\u0026apos;d have to teach Mika on how to play it.\n",               "date": "2020-05-13T22:21:04.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589401264,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari smiled as he pat her head, she\u0026#x2019;d gotten more than used to it, enjoying it as he continued to praise her. She soon finished eating as well, finishing off her wine before taking their dishes to go clean them up. She didn\u0026#x2019;t seem to mind the lack of entertainment much most of the time, as she usually was able to busy herself with cooking and cleaning. Though books would be something nice for her to enjoy when she does not have anything left to do. If he were to mention wanting to teach her the game he was thinking of, she would certainly become curious of what it was, moving to sit beside him. If not, then she would simply head to their room to get ready for bed.\n",               "date": "2020-05-13T22:26:07.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589401567,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond didn\u0026apos;t mention the game itself yet, but he marched to the bedroom quietly to take a piece of paper, and actually use the ink instead of their usual wax tablet. What was he doing? Was he writing a letter? Not at all - he seemed tobe drawing something. Three squares, each within the other, then a cross of sorts - an imperfect cross around four edges, except in the middle. Then each crossing marked with a dot, as well as each corner of each cube - he was drawing a field for nine men\u0026apos;s morris. After this, he drew eighteen circles into another piece of paper, and used his knife to make rudementary cuts. He distinguished them by drawing a letter A into nine, and a letter B onto the other nine. \u0026quot;Sweetheart! Look at this.... it\u0026apos;s a game for the two of us to pass time in the future....\u0026quot; he said. But of course, he\u0026apos;ll have to teach it to her in the future.\n",               "date": "2020-05-13T22:31:11.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589401871,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari blinked as he came into the room after her, tilting her head as he walked out with his ink and paper. She wondered if he had forgotten to do some paperwork or something for work, not giving it much more mind after that as she pulled her dress off, leaving the under dress on as her night gown. She then went about slipping off her stockings before her ears perked as she heard her husband call for her. She got up off the bed after setting her stockings aside, poking her head out curiously of their bedroom and then coming closer to see the game he was talking about, giving him a very confused look at the crude board and pieces made from paper.\n",               "date": "2020-05-13T22:54:14.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589403254,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond just smiled at her, before standing up from the table to reduce his dressing to what he normally wears while sleeping, kissing Mika on the lips, before following her back to the bed, laying next to her, and once again kissing her on the lips, ready to either get into a slumber - or to engage in carnal activities with her, if she was in the mood for that. But he imagined that due to her condition, she likely would not be. Whichever the case, the following morning would be no different than this one - going through the typical routine of waking up, kissing each other on the lips and anouncing their love for each other, Mika going to the market, Stephanus going to his order, then coming bac, - but this time, with a little delay, buying some ginger at the marketplace after getting back into the city, before entering the house once again.\n",               "date": "2020-05-13T23:10:53.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589404253,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari  miled as she kissed back and followed him to bed. He was right to assume she wouldn\u0026#x2019;t be in the mood due to not feeling well, the poor wife ending up getting up quite a few times throughout the night with being sick. Not like he would have noticed probably with how heavily he slept. He would, however, be able to notice the circles under her eyes and exhausted look on her face in the morning. Regardless, she managed to smile for him as they kissed and went their separate ways for the day. When he would return, he\u0026#x2019;d find Maggie in the kitchen, finishing up the food and giving him the gesture of a finger over her mouth to indicate he should be quiet, \u0026#x201C;She\u0026#x2019;s resting at the moment. I gave her some ginger root, poor thing told me she was up half the night with morning sickness.\u0026#x201D; The house smelled of chicken soup, a good light meal for when you\u0026#x2019;re feeling sick. That morning after hearing about the rough night, took it upon herself to take care of dinner and let Mika rest for the day.\n",               "date": "2020-05-13T23:24:31.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589405071,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond did in fact notice how she looked almost exhausted - and felt compelled to confront her about it, but some force - or maybe Mika herself - hushed him away onto his daily ritual. He did not find Maggie\u0026apos;s presence unusual at all - if anything, at this point, the real anomaly was when she did not visit on a day. Still, luckily for him, Maggie did the explaining, so that Mika would not have to do it. \u0026quot;Poor Mika. I noticed the circles around her eyes in the morning. I figured that the pregnancy must be giving her nightmares.\u0026quot; - well, yes and no. It was actually morning sickness, as Maggie explained, but it might as well be a nightmare, as it wakes her up and prevents her from sleeping. Still, he spoke quietly, almost whispering. \u0026quot;I bought some ginger as well.\u0026quot; he said, He did so, because Maggie told him that he should be getting ginger for Mika, albeit he wasn\u0026apos;t sure how to administer it to Mika: in these times, ginger is commonly thought of as a spice, and is frequently used in all sorts of food and beverages as a flavour enhancer, or even the main flavouring agent in some drinks. Still, the medicinal qualities of ginger weren\u0026apos;t alien to him either, he just did not have much experience with it. Still, he nodded to Maggie. \u0026quot;I\u0026apos;m glad you are taking care of sweet Mika. If only my powers could help her.\u0026quot; - yes, his healing magic may have been good at re-growing decapitated arms and legs, they weren\u0026apos;t terribly effective against mundane sicknesses, especially ones that were part and parcel of basic things like pregnancy: there is no cure for the morning sickness, only symptomatic treatment to ease the pain.\n",               "date": "2020-05-13T23:32:23.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589405543,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Maggie nodded as he explained his noticing that morning, she understood why he had left instead of staying home, after all, Mika did urge him a bit not to worry that morning. She smiled at him saying he got some ginger as well, \u0026#x201C;Good, I\u0026#x2019;ll show you how to make a nice warm tea with it later.\u0026#x201D; At least they would have plenty to last for a while. She waved her hands a bit at the powers bit, \u0026#x201C;Don\u0026#x2019;t worry about it, we were able to care for ourselves long before magic came around after all.\u0026#x201D; She moved to open the oven, pulling out the freshly baked bread that would be going with their dinner and quickly setting it on the counter to cool. \u0026#x201C;Right now, you just worry about comforting her and being there for her when she\u0026#x2019;s not feeling well.\u0026#x201D;\n",               "date": "2020-05-13T23:42:55.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589406175,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond nodded. \u0026quot;I\u0026apos;ll do just that.\u0026quot; he said, going into Mika\u0026apos;s bedroom instead of even checking on the food. He went into the room to check on Mika, kneeling on the floor next to the side of the bed she was on, putting his hand onto her forehead to rub, and also rubbing her belly a little, kissing her cheek next. \u0026quot;I am here for you, my love.\u0026quot; He was there comforting her, when she was not feeling well. Of course, before he went into her room, he put the ginger he bought onto the table, so that Maggie would have access to that good batch. He wondered though, why would they make ginger tea, instead of cooking it into the soup, effectively merging the ginger tea and the chicken soup. Ginger was widely used as a spice in this time and place, so the idea would not have been that out of the ordinary. Still, he did not question Maggie\u0026apos;s advice, as she was older and more experienced - Stephanus just tried his best to make Mika happy.\n",               "date": "2020-05-13T23:49:27.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589406567,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari was fast asleep when he came into the room, taking a sharp breath when she woke to the feeling of his hands on her body. She blinked open her eyes and looked to him as he spoke, taking a moment to wake up fully before smiling to him. There was ginger in the soup already, the tea was just something that could be made up quickly for a quick remedy. Maggie came over and softly knocked on the door, \u0026#x201C;Dinner\u0026#x2019;s ready.\u0026#x201D; Mika moved to sit up, rubbing the sleep out of eyes. She felt like she could go for something to eat at least.\n",               "date": "2020-05-14T00:08:52.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589407732,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond  followed Mika to the dinner, smiling that she at least had the energy to eat. Still, he was right behind her, to make sure she does not fall behind, or to get a hold of her hand, if something happens. If she wanted to use him as a living crutch, he was fine with it. Still, eventually, they made it to the tables, where food was waiting for them. He kept himself close to Mika, waiting for her to start eating, before he\u0026apos;d follow suit. \u0026quot;How much of her symptoms will the ginger aleviate?\u0026quot; Stephanus asked from Maggie, before even eating one bit.\n",               "date": "2020-05-14T00:13:12.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589407992,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari did take enjoyment in holding his hand, not needing any help walking now that she\u0026#x2019;d gotten her rest. Maggie came to join them at the table, today was her day off work, so she was able to stay and chat. Mika smiled as he sat with her, happy to have him at her side like this. \u0026#x201C;Just the nausea.\u0026#x201D; Maggie stated, \u0026#x201C;But alleviating that will allow her to be able to eat and get some much needed rest.\u0026#x201D; Mika went to get a spoonful of soup, savoring the taste and even dipping her bread in it a bit before grabbing a sip of wine.\n",               "date": "2020-05-14T00:19:45.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589408385,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond did the same as Mika. \u0026quot;Better than nothing, I suppose.\u0026quot; he sighed at Maggie\u0026apos;s answer. But then again, asking for something to aleviate all of her simps and make the pregnancy symptomless until the big day would be like asking for an impossible miracle. It may have been theoretically possible, but if it was, the cost was most certainly far bigger than the gain. For some reason, pregnancies are never mentioned in great detail in history books - and now he knows precisely why. Still, the food was great - nothing he could complain about. Still, he was focusing on the part about it helping Mika.\n",               "date": "2020-05-14T00:25:24.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589408724,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Maggie chuckled, shaking her head at his comment as she ate a spoonful of soup, \u0026#x201C;I\u0026#x2019;m certainly not a doctor you know, and you really should start having one see her.\u0026#x201D; Mika was happily enjoying her soup, finishing her meal for once and even getting up to get herself some more, to which Maggie nagged her to sit back down before grabbing Mika\u0026#x2019;s bowl and filling it back up for her, adding another serving of bread with it as well.\n",                "date": "2020-05-14T00:34:31.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true, "unixTimestamp": 1589409271, "user": "Mika Hinari" },           {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond  had to consider what Maggie said - perhaps she was right. Perhaps he should have asked a doctor to see her. Who knows what kind of complications could there be from an interspecies pregnancy such as this. He never even considered the implications of the fact that he\u0026apos;s a human and she\u0026apos;s a fox-girl. To him, she was just a human with fox ears and tails. But they can be sure that that has nothing to do with Mika\u0026apos;s morning sicknesses - it\u0026apos;s just regular morning sicknesses. So, seek out a doctor to see her, she says? In this time and age, most doctors are also priests or monks - secular doctors are near-nonexistent, with the church having a near-complete monopoly on medicine. So why not ask the priest who got the two of them wedded? Surely, he could have some medicine for Mika, or even some magic. And if not... there was always the option of just seeking out some good old folk medicine to ease the symptoms of her condition. Still, Stephanus enjoyed the food, but he did not eat too much - he was fine with just one serving: he left the rest for Mika, smiling at her. \u0026quot;Mika should more. Her condition seems to be draining her energy.\u0026quot;\n",               "date": "2020-05-14T00:48:00.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589410080,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            }        ],        "sectionName": "Grandfolk, Tavilrond/Hinari-household, a month later"    },    {        "posts": [            {                "content": "Mika Hinari stretched her arms above her head as she got ready to head to the market place. It\u0026#x2019;d been two months since finding out she was pregnant with Stephanus\u0026#x2019;s child, with the help of her clothes, she wasn\u0026#x2019;t quite noticeably pregnant yet unless she were naked. Today she would have to go shopping and do the cooking on her own as Maggie had to take on both the morning shift and night shift at the tavern. This was too much of a problem since she\u0026#x2019;d gotten fairly good with all the teaching she\u0026#x2019;d received from Maggie. With basket in hand, she locked up her home and stopped out into the hot summer sun. She wore a large brimmed hat to cover her face, thankful for the breeze that helped cool her off as she walked towards the market place. She was hoping to find a good deal on the food she would be using for that night\u0026#x2019;s dinner.\n",               "date": "2020-05-15T18:34:25.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589560465,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond was absent - he was due to coming home this afternoon, However, in his absence, someone of a criminal mind had taken notice of the beautiful Mika, and has decided to orchestrate a diabolical plan to kidnap the fox-girl and sell her as a slave for quite a price - after all, fox-people like here are near-nonexistent on this continent, so even if she wasn\u0026apos;t exactly that, he could still pass her off as a specimen of that exotic oriental race. \u003Cbr\u003EThe plan was simple: wait until Mika goes to buy some wine - then offer her a taste of a peculiar kind of wine for free. Just for her. That will sedate her, allowing the bastards to quietly bring her to remote location still within the city - in the shanty quarters. In the one part of the city where crime is abundant, where illegal trafficking happens. Slavery might be legal, enslaving lawful citizens is definitely not - sedating someone and trafficking them out of the city as a slave is also very much not legal either. Where will they drag her exactly? Into a building that looks like an old decrepit apartment of sorts, if such a thing can even exist in this medieval era - a building that was a very cramped living quarters, until it was abandoned, or rather, recycled for a different purposes. That\u0026apos;s where Mika will wake up, with her hands tied behind a chair, and some rather unsavory-looking figures with knives and clubs dressed in ragged clothes in the room. Mostly humans, but also a few green-skinned Orcs and blue-skinned Dark Elves.\u003Cbr\u003EWhere is Stephanus when he is the most needed?\n",               "date": "2020-05-15T18:54:14.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589561654,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari had been enjoying her time finding deals of all sorts, when her ears perked at seeing the wine booth. She was in need of it soon, better to get it now as she looked over the offerings for the day. Her interest was peaked as she was offered a new flavor of wine to try, gladly drinking it. She made a bit of a sour face, it had a strange taste to it. Within minutes she found herself suddenly quite drowsy. Next thing she knew, she was waking up in a strange place. Her ears pinned back in fright as she saw the thugs surrounding her, her hands struggling against their binds behind herself. She curled in on herself, looking around herself. There was no way for her to call for help, no way for her to escape. She truly feared for her life right in this moment as she saw the weapons in their hands.\n",               "date": "2020-05-15T19:05:20.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589562320,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond came home rather recently, finding Mika\u0026apos;s absence rather intriguing - \u0026quot;Where is she?\u0026quot; he asked himself, only to find a note on the table at home, saying - \u0026apos;If you want your wife, bring eight hundred golden pieces to us at the old Purple Brother Brothel this night, or you shall never see her again.\u0026apos; - he obviously had less than even a tenth of that. Still, he took it upon himself to arm himself, take on his armour, his sword, and a cloak to conceal his armour, and exit the house clandestinely, so he can make it to the mentioned area, on foot, without his horse even.\u003Cbr\u003EAt the same time, the thugs were talking in front of Mika - \u0026quot;Oy boss, ya think she\u0026apos;ll fetch a nice proice?\u0026quot; - asked the Orc. \u0026quot;Of course she will. Look at her!\u0026quot; said the Dark Elf, cupping Mika\u0026apos;s cheek aggressively. \u0026quot;She\u0026apos;s an Azisiri! Well... at least she looks like one. Still, her kind does not exist on our continent! Think of the kind of money we\u0026apos;ll earn by selling off an exotic specimen of a sultry race! I bet a noble will want her....\u0026quot; he said, laughing. \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026quot;What of her husband though? I think it was a mistake to leave that note in his his house. He might come.\u0026quot; - said one of the humans. \u0026quot;Don\u0026apos;t be stupid, Ravok. He isn\u0026apos;t stupid enough to come here all on his own. And if he was, he can\u0026apos;t take on all of us single-handedly.\u0026quot; the Dark Elf laughed. \u0026quot;I wouldn\u0026apos;t underestimate him, boss. Knights like him are not to be messed with. We should take her away before he arrives home.\u0026quot; replies an other human.\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026quot;Bah, he\u0026apos;ll be only coming home during the evening... by that time, we\u0026apos;ll be long gone....\u0026quot; the Dark Elf said, oh so wrong.\n",               "date": "2020-05-15T19:22:11.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589563331,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari tensed as he touched her face, spitting at him in an attempt to make him back off. Her tail twitched behind her, still struggling against her restraints. She listened to their conversation, it seemed they knew who she was. That meant they\u0026#x2019;d probably been following her for quite some time now. She really wished she hadn\u0026#x2019;t gone shopping on her own. Her hope was slowly fading at hearing they would be long gone before her husband would return home. Her head drooped as she was starting to give up the idea of trying to fight.\n",               "date": "2020-05-15T19:32:40.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589563960,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond on the other hand did not give up. Maybe it took half an hour for him to silently make his way to the shanty quarters in a paper-thin disguise that barely hid the fact that he was well-armed, but eventually, he arrived to the building. It truly was in a lawless part of the city, where guards never went, where people could literally get away with straight-up murders and the agents of law enforcement wouldn\u0026apos;t bother to even investigate - largely because most victims were just as criminal as the perpetrators, and the guards had no interest in stopping gang wars. This was a bad thing for all the lower-class people who constantly got caught in the crossfire, but a good thing for Stephanus, who could easily get away with cutting down all the cutthroats and get away with it. Hell, he could even claim self-defense, if someone were to really sue him. \u003Cbr\u003EAs he arrived, he did not hear anything - the walls of the building concealed the sound, and either he was sneaky enough not to get noticed, or his paper-thin disguise was more effective than he thought, no one picked up any red flags. One thug went out of the building to an alley next to it in order to urinate, only to be stealthily assaulted by Stephanus, who used his magic to choke him to death, slicing his throat from behind as a good measure. Ten minutes passed, and some of the thugs were getting nervous. Another guard went out, but before he could report the corpse to his comrades, Stephanus was there to punch him in the face, grabbing him by the neck and taking a sword to his neck, using him as a living shield as he entered the building.\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026quot;You messed with the wrong person, bandit.\u0026quot; Stephanus came in, anouncing his presence.\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026quot;Impudent whelp! Do you really think you can save your wife, against eight of us?!\u0026quot; the Dark Elf shouted at him.\n",               "date": "2020-05-15T19:42:40.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589564560,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari having given up hope already, she simply sat in her chair with her head lowered. Her ears perked though when she noticed the thugs leaving, pinning them back as she thought they were getting ready to take her and leave. She was surprised though to hear her husbands voice, tears of joy welling up in her eyes, but also fear with hearing he was outnumbered. She so badly wanted to cal out for him, to tell him where she was. Her hands twisted and turned against the ropes binding them together, wincing as it was cutting into her skin but not caring, hoping to loosen them enough to be able to get herself free while the thugs were distracted. The fighting may have also meant that they would try to whisk her away during the commotion.\n",               "date": "2020-05-15T19:54:22.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589565262,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond noticed his wife was here, but was too much in a violent trance of sorts to really talk to her, looking at the bandit leader with bloody eyes - \u0026quot;You really thought you could just kidnap my wife and get away with it, huh, idiot?!\u0026quot; he said, as he was talking towards the group. \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026quot;You really thought that you could just barge in here and ruin my work?! You will pay for it by your life!\u0026quot; yelled the Dark Elf, nonverbally instructing two of his men to run towards Stephanus, who pushed the guard he previously held against one of those who were charging - with telekinessis - and then pushed the other out of the window with his telekinessis, making him fall down, possibly breaking a few bones. After the two bandits collided, they both began running against him - he simply dodged an attack by one, only to cut off the other\u0026apos;s head with a swift strike, then stab the other in his heart. So far, four out of the ten bandits dead, with quite an amount of visible blood spilled\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026quot;Idiots! Try actually killing him when he\u0026apos;s preoccupied!\u0026quot; said the Dark Elf, ordering the orc and the remaining four human bandits to attack him, while he himself took a look at Mika \u0026quot;And now you, my pretty, you are coming with m-\u0026quot; but as he said that, he got struck by a lightning - a lightning bolt by Stephanus, causing him to trip. What followed was Stephanus throwing a thunderbolt into the orc\u0026apos;s face - electrocuting him, but not quite killing him yet -, using telekinessis to force two bandits to glomp into each other, kicking one that came too close to him, and cutting off the arm of another one that also arrived to him. \u003Cbr\u003EOne dead, five not quite dead yet. This should be giving Mika some time to maybe lift up the chair and step on the Dark Elf\u0026apos;s face, to kick his teeth - or just run away.\n",               "date": "2020-05-15T20:02:30.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589565750,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari had never heard him so angry before, it was terrifying, but maybe even a little sexy knowing that he truly would go to such lengths for her. She flinched at the sounds of bones breaking and thugs dying. Her hands weren\u0026#x2019;t making any progress on the rope, a bit of blood starting to soak into the rope. Realizing that wasn\u0026#x2019;t working, she started trying to scoot the chair around, only to stop as the Dark elf approached her. The bolt of lightening bolt frightening her as she jumped in shock, the chair wobbling and causing her to fall over with a thud. She\u0026#x2019;d hit her head, but thankfully was only stunned for a few moments before shaking her head and blinking a few times, immediately trying to wiggle herself free from the chair.\n",               "date": "2020-05-15T20:15:37.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589566537,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond was now facing five opponents - a slightly better number than the previous eight. Out of those five, two were stunned, one kicked away but soon coming back, and one had his hand cut off, running out of the building in terror, only to die off bloodloss once out. One bandit was still lurking around, assaluting Stephanus from the behind, only to be stabbed in the chest with his sword. Another came, also from behind him, only to be choked to death with telekinessis. That left only two more remaining: the stunned ones. The orc, to whom he gave the mercy-kill with his sword, and the Dark Elf, whom he simply took, and threw out of the window like spoiled food, onto his inevitable death.\u003Cbr\u003EOnly then, would his anger subside, taking the sword back to its scabbard, and taking a good look at Mika and her chair. \u0026quot;My love! Are you... alright?\u0026quot; he asked from her, using his sword to cut away the rope and help her up, using his remaining magical energies to cast a Cure Wounds spell on the bleeding parts of her body, and then holding her closely. He has spilled quite an amount of blood today, and it was showing on his face and clothes alike. He could have collected the heads of these criminals and presented them to the local city guards for bounty - but he did not. He only had Mika on his mind, getting Mika home.\n",               "date": "2020-05-15T20:26:44.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589567204,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari managed to free herself from the chair just in time to witness her husband throwing the dark elf out the window, panting some as she could finally let herself relax with a sigh. She laid her head on the floor while he freed her hands before sitting up as he healed her wounds. Tears welled up in her eyes once again as she hugged herself tightly to him, crying into his chest. She had been so scared, she thought she would never see him again. She didn\u0026#x2019;t care that the blood on him was staining her clothes and wiping off onto her face, she just want to hold onto him and never let go. She clung to his side all the way home, even if he was carrying her there.\n",               "date": "2020-05-15T20:37:06.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589567826,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            }        ],        "sectionName": "Grandfolk, marketplace and shanty quarters"    },    {        "posts": [            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond held Mika and carried her bridal style all the way back while she was clinging onto him. Parts of his anger still remained with him, and the desire to tmake all criminals suffer was there. Even as he took his long march back to his home, with people giving him glances, knowing - this valiant champion of the light purged the city of some unsavory elements. This was not the first time in his life that he had to teach a bunch of cutthroats some lethal lessons. Everyone knew the saying: if he was still breathing, he hadn\u0026apos;t learned his lesson. No doubt that some criminals might get scared by this recent massacre and think twice before trying to kidnap someone in broad daylight ever again.\u003Cbr\u003EAs he took her home, he took her to the bed. He bought a bowl of water for her, so that both of them can wash their faces off the blood. This experience was too trumatic for both of them to just go to the public bath and take a bath there, or even get a change of clothes. No. They had to sleep it off, and maybe make love to solidify the fact, that they were together again.\n",               "date": "2020-05-15T20:42:59.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589568179,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari had just kept her face buried into his chest the entire way home with her ears pinned back, not taking notice of all the looks they were receiving. Once they were finally home, she sat on the bed and hugged herself with her ear pinned back while he went to fetch clean water for them to wash up with. Her brown eyes looking up to him when he returned and giving a small nod of thanks as she took a cloth and wiped her face before moving to help clean him up. IT was obvious that she was in a state of shock, simply going through the movements with her mind barely there. Once they were cleaned up and changed out of their dirtied clothes, she simply laid down and curled against him to go to sleep despite it still being the middle of the day, intimacy would have to wait for now while she processed the events of the day.\n",               "date": "2020-05-15T21:05:29.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589569529,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond had understood the fact that she was clearly in a shock - he decided to respect her unspoken wishes, and cuddled her on the bed, happy to have saved her from certain doom. Had he not arrived home sooner, things might have played out differently. He cuddled with her and rubbed her head, saying nothing - their facial expressions and actions were doing all the talking instead. His mind was on her, but understandibly, part of his mind was still on the bandits, hoping that other criminals had learned their lesson and know better now, and know that messing with someone of his status would result in blood. He was quite certain that some cutthroats would try to avange the Dark Elf and target him instead of Mika next time. During his career, he has killed a countless number of bandits, after all.\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026quot;We are home now, my love... no one shall harm you ever again.\u0026quot;\n",               "date": "2020-05-15T21:09:12.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589569752,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari buried her face into his chest once more, closing her eyes and soon falling asleep like that beside him. She would eventually wake to it being dark outside, slowly sitting up and rubbing her eyes. She then looked to Stephanus\u0026#x2019;s side of the bed to see if he was still there. Whether or not if he was, she would move to climb out of the bed and head into the kitchen. There she would grab a bit of clean water and splash her face with it, rubbing her face dry with the skirt of her night gown. Now that she\u0026#x2019;d had some rest, her mind was finally going over everything that\u0026#x2019;d happened. She could have been sold off as a slave, or possibly even killed. Her eyes looked out the window to the night sky, wondering just how late it was, it had to have been late, perhaps almost midnight. That was a very long sleep. Her stomach reminded her that she needed something to eat, her hands moving to grab a candle and light it so she could see properly while she scrounged for something to eat.\n",               "date": "2020-05-15T21:33:27.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589571207,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond was there when she woke up, just taking a nap. He did not follow her into the kitchen, as he was wondering what might need to be done in the future to prevent such incidents. After such events, everyone gets paranoid and thinks about prevention - even though this was a one-time event, He thought to himself - how will life go on, if it is realized, that the streets might be too dangerous for Mika like this? After all, if someone can just try to kidnap her in broad daylight like that.... he thought hard about the future, wondering if maybe he should be constantly taking Mika with himself, so that he can always have her at his side. That would have been too dangerous - but he couldn\u0026apos;t just abandon his job either, which involved protecting the weak, which was the very reason why Mika was his to begin with. What to do?\u003Cbr\u003EHe did not know. So he went into the kitchen too, to see if there was anything to eat....\n",               "date": "2020-05-15T21:43:19.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589571799,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari did not notice him entering the kitchen at first, having decided to just munch on bread since there wasn\u0026#x2019;t really anything for a more hearty meal. She was sitting at the table, with her back to the bedroom entrance, surrounded by the soft glow of her candle. She seemed to still be in a bit of shock, but was at least more aware than before. She would nearly jump out of her seat when she\u0026#x2019;d finally realize his presence, coughing on a piece of bread before washing it down with some wine. She looked up to him sheepishly with her ears pinned back as she no doubtedly scared him from choking on a piece of bread. \u0026lt;Sorry...\u0026gt; Sorry.. She wanted to just say sorry over and over again. Sorry for getting kidnapped. Sorry he had to go through so much for her. Sorry she was so troublesome. Her eyes welled up with tears, dropping her face into her hands as she started to cry uncontrollably. Yes, her emotional state was because of everything that happened, but those darned pregnancy hormones only made it much worse as her emotions ran wild.\n",               "date": "2020-05-15T21:55:49.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589572549,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond too wanted to eat something, but delayed it, as he saw that she began crying. Tears. Again? The last time he saw her cry, he comforted her by hugging her tightly and rubbing her back - so that is what he did this time as well, rushing to hug her tightly and rub her back. \u0026quot;It\u0026apos;s alright, Mika... What matters the most is that you are safe now. You are safe, and with me. I love you, Mika, and would do anything for you.\u0026quot; He did not hear her unspoken sorries, so he just hugged and comforted her, rubbing her back.\u003Cbr\u003EEven during the best and most loving relationships, plates are guaranteed to be broken - but this time, the cause of their woes was a third party, an incident that was beyond their control. \u0026quot;I hope you\u0026apos;ll forgive me for arriving so late....\u0026quot; he said, blaming himself for the fact that she was even kidnapped in the first place to begin with.\n",               "date": "2020-05-15T22:01:22.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589572882,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari immediately buried her face into his chest as he hugged her, shaking in his arms as she let it all out. His words were comforting, her head managing to nod a bit to knowing she was safe now. She just needed to get her emotions all out of her system now. When he asked for her forgiveness, she sniffled as she pulled away, nodding to him. Of course she forgave him. Had he arrived any later she could have been gone completely from his grasp and they may not be here now. She looked directly into his eyes, \u0026lt;If you hadn\u0026#x2019;t come when you did, I would be a slave right now..\u0026gt; She cupped his cheeks, kissing him deeply to show she still loved him very deeply and did not put any blame on him, only herself even if she didn\u0026#x2019;t tell him just yet.\n",               "date": "2020-05-15T22:44:14.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589575454,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond was still blaming himself for this, frustrated that the secular authorities tolerated the existence of the slums in the first place - he had no ill will towards the lower class working smallfolks, but moments like this fermented a bitter taste towards them - now he partially understood why aristocrats hated peasants, and hated the urban proletariat even more. Still, this was no time for bitterness, but for reconnecting with Mika, returning her kiss on the lips deeply, while putting his hand onto her cheek, the same way she did it to him. His love for her was still very strong, and if the fact that he went to all that length just to save her did not prove it before, this kiss sure did. Even if the kidnappers already paid the price for their dastardy deeds with their lives, he would still file a complaint at the local city guard, for daring to tolerate the fact that someone - a high-ranking knight\u0026apos;s wife in fact - was kidnapped in broad daylight, and that the guards did nothing. But this was no time to think about that - what he thought about was Mika now, how he\u0026apos;d try to comfort her next.\n",               "date": "2020-05-15T22:50:26.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589575826,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari continued the deep kiss for a little longer before hesitantly pulling away to look up to him. He had already proven his love for her plenty, now it was her turn. \u0026lt;I love you, so much.\u0026gt; her hands moving to wrap around the back of his neck as she went in for another passionate kiss. He could worry about complaints and things later, right now it was time for him, and she wanted to be as close as possible to him. Her tail swished anxiously behind her, tongue slipping between their lips in search of his.\n",               "date": "2020-05-15T23:05:44.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589576744,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond returned her passionate kiss, happily taking a hold of her, pulling her as close together as he could while their tongues were dancing. With them wrapped so closely together, he exploited the moments to take hold of her by the hips while still passionately giving her a french kiss, slowly transporting her to their bed, but carefully putting down in a way that ensured their continued close proximity, refusing to break the kiss for even one moment, so that they\u0026apos;d continue to kiss on the bed this time, instead of the kitchen. What was his plan? It was to take this passionate kiss into something even further - perhaps lovemaking? They definitely need that after this recent trauma. And the kiss serves as the perfect foreplay for that.\n",               "date": "2020-05-15T23:09:23.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589576963,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari lifted her legs around his waist as he held her up by the hips, swirling her tongue with his as her ginger hair fell around their faces. Once on the bed, she lowered her legs to rest her feet, allowing him to be able to pull her skirt up out of the way. Lovemaking is exactly what she was looking for, and that was exactly what she was going to get. Her arms slid down from his neck and down to his pants, trying to undo them for him, though fumbling some with her arms having a little bit of a hard time reaching that far down. So she ended up having to break the kiss, panting as she sat up a bit and fully undid his pants properly.\n",               "date": "2020-05-15T23:26:49.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589578009,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond \u0026apos;s pants were undid rather easily, despite the fact that MIka was having a bit of a hard time undoing them. Still, in the end, he stripped naked rather easily, while he pulled up her skirt and got it out of the way, along with her panties. In the end, they more or less reduced the amount of clothing to the point where lovemaking was possible - and as usual, he started it by inserting his rod into her feminine hole, returning to kiss her lewdly as he did so. This was a routine \u0026apos;job\u0026apos; for them, as they have done this so many times - not necessarily every day, but certainly extremely often. Yet, it never lost its charm - he stilled moaned the same way he did when they were first doing it.\n",               "date": "2020-05-15T23:31:43.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589578303,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari allowed him to fully undress himself, wrapping her arms back around his neck once again as they locked lips in that passionate kiss once again. Her tail swished and twitched between their legs, her body stiffening as she gasped at his welcomed invasion. Today she wanted to try something new, nothing drastic, of course, as one of her hands moved to grab one of his. She moved his hand under her skirt and up to her chest, allowing him to grope it. She had heard from maggie that allowing her husband to grope her there would allow her some added pleasure. Her breasts had grown a bit since the start of her pregnancy, filling out and preparing to produce milk. This also happened to make them a bit sore, but the massaging of his hand felt good for sure.\n",               "date": "2020-05-16T00:04:23.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589580263,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond did not have the pleasure of groping breasts before, and his marriage with Mika has all but erased the possibility of it, since Mika was rather flat-chested - or so he thought, but her pregnancy seems to have changed that, with her body anticipating for the necessary milk-production. So he groped them, following her instructions, while still slowly penetrating her. He wasn\u0026apos;t sure if it was going to bring her pleasure, but it was certainly bringing him pleasure - he was hoping that massaging them would also pleasure her. But either way, while massaging her breasts, he also continued to invade her territory, albeit rather slowly.\n",               "date": "2020-05-16T00:08:52.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589580532,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari shivered as he groped her breast, letting out a silent moan into the kiss. Her hand moved back up to wrapping around the back of his neck, keeping herself pulled close to him. She pulled out of the kiss, panting as she nuzzled into his neck, kissing and suckling on his skin to further pleasure him. Her hips started rolling in rhythm with his at his slow pace, hot breaths panting over his skin as she was trying to make sure he was being pleasured as much as she knew how.\n",               "date": "2020-05-16T01:42:54.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589586174,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond was most certainly being pleasured - he also made moans into their kiss, and continued to do so even after she pulled away from the kiss to nuzzle his neck. while he continued the regime of penetrating her and groping her swollen chest. He was too busy making love to Mika to even think about anything, but if there was even one bit of processing power remaining in his brains during this act, it would have thought about how strange it was, that a little bit of bodily action was all that it took to almost forget about the near-tragedy that happened today. Truly, lovemaking mends the wounds of the heart.\n",               "date": "2020-05-16T01:46:16.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589586376,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari moaned silently against his neck as she starts to finally feel her climax coming, shivering and soon tensing in the familiar feeling as her love tunnel clamped around his length. Although allowed them to forget what had happened earlier that day for the moment, it would still be something engrained in their minds for a very long time, at least for Mika it would. This was only a small bandage for a deep wound, she would still have to work through a lot of emotions, and finding herself fearful of people yet again after finally getting used to them.\n",               "date": "2020-05-16T01:58:51.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589587131,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond continued to go into Mika, reaching his climax not too soon after, once again following Mika - unusual for a man to climax so late. Yet, it happened, with him coming into her womb, as before. True, it was in fact just a small bandage to the grave wound, as the following day, Stephanus would still think of the event and think of a way to prevent this in the future. What good was living in the safest party of the city, if the marketplace was unsafe? What good was being invulnerable in one\u0026apos;s shell, if one still had to come out of it to feed... or rather, to buy groceries? Still, at least by this point, Mika had learned to communicate with Stephanus and other humans - at least the literate ones. She was once again subjected to abuse for who she is, but not by superstitious peasants thinking her a demon, but instead by cutthroat rufians seeing her as the living and breathing equivalent of an exotic drug: to be smuggled, trafficked and sold at an expensive price. Whatever the case, this might be a valuable lesson that a gift horse \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003Eshould\u003C/span\u003E be looked in its mouth, as the gift horse might be a trap.\n",               "date": "2020-05-16T02:07:02.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589587622,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari clung to him as he soon finished, panting against his shoulder before slowly sliding off him. She looks up to him, leaning up to kiss him again before allowing him to move to lay beside her. Once he\u0026#x2019;s laying down, she curls against him, closing her eyes. It\u0026#x2019;s still dark out, and there was a faint glow coming from the kitchen area where they had left her candle burning in their haste to get back to the bedroom. She couldn\u0026#x2019;t be bothered to do the safe thing and get back up to put it out, her eyes already closed as she wanted to just go back to sleep for the rest of the night.\n",               "date": "2020-05-16T02:24:14.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589588654,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond could not be bothered to put out the candle either, but it was no trouble - the wick would eventually collapse into the liquifying wax anyway, and would put itself out. Still, he kissed her, then laid besides her, allowing her to curl besides him, with him wrapping his hand around her as he drifted off into a slumber, into the night. The aftershocks of the trauma they experienced may haunt them for weeks, if not months or even years to come, but activities like this - namely lovemaking and cuddling - at least somewhat helped to ease the pain and make coping easier. So he slept, sleeping until the morning. The next day, he would accompany Mika, and he wouldn\u0026apos;t take no for an answer.\n",               "date": "2020-05-16T02:28:28.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589588908,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari  soon feel back to sleep, eventually waking to the sound of knocking at the front door. She\u0026#x2019;d slept much heavier than usual, as well as later, not even waking up to Stephanus getting out of bed if he were up before her or the sun bringing light into the room. In response to the sudden waking, she simply pulled the blanket over her head. She didn\u0026#x2019;t want to get out of bed. At the door was Maggie, who would let herself in if nobody answered and the door was unlocked. She had yet to hear about what had happened the day before, blissfully unaware as she was ready to go about the usual routine of the day with Mika.\n",               "date": "2020-05-16T20:09:16.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589652556,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond  was the one who got out of the bed earlier, letting Maggie in, with no need for her to let herself in. The poor woman was blissfully unaware of what happened - so Stephanus whispered. \u0026quot;Something terrible happened yesterday.\u0026quot; he said. Arguably, it was not the best way to start a conversation when he wanted Maggie to be as quiet as he was, so that Mika can still sleep for some time. \u0026quot;Mika was kidnapped yesterday while on the market. I rescued her, but.... I don\u0026apos;t want to let her to unaccompanied. I considered accompanying her this time.\u0026quot; he just whispered, effectively telling Maggie an abridged version of the story. He wasn\u0026apos;t there when Mika was kidnapped, and Mika did not bother to give him the details, so he could only tell the tale to Maggie in broad strokes.\n",               "date": "2020-05-16T20:12:54.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589652774,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari  Maggie smiled to Stephanus as he answered the door, however that smile quickly faded and was replaced with worry and then shock, \u0026#x201C;What?? Is she alright??\u0026#x201D; Taking notice of his hushed tone she kept her voice down as well, quickly making her way over to the counter to set her shopping basket down. She felt terrible for having to take that double shift yesterday, the one time she left Mika to do things on her own and this happens! \u0026#x201C;Why would anyone try to kidnap her, and in broad daylight of all times??\u0026#x201D;\n",               "date": "2020-05-16T20:19:30.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589653170,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond  sighed. \u0026quot;She\u0026apos;s very shaken up. I don\u0026apos;t think I\u0026apos;ll let her go to the market unaccompanied any time soon.\u0026quot; he replied to Maggie\u0026apos;s first question. As for the second one - \u0026quot;A bunch of cutthroats mistook her for an Azisiri from the Orient, think she\u0026apos;d fetch a price as an exotic slave. I made short work of them, but, it is still worrying news... I ought to notify the law enforcement about this incident.\u0026quot; he replied. Crime was not unknown in this city, but kidnapping a resident of the Inner Quarters in broad daylight is scandalous. Downright scandalous.\n",               "date": "2020-05-16T20:22:42.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589653362,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari  Maggie sighed and shook her head, \u0026#x201C;I don\u0026#x2019;t blame you, she probably wouldn\u0026#x2019;t want to again anyways.\u0026#x201D; She leaned against the counter crossing her arms, \u0026#x201C;Azisiri? I\u0026#x2019;ve never heard of those before, what are they?\u0026#x201D; She frowned at hearing the thought of her being sold off like some exotic pet or something, nodding in agreement to having it reported. \u0026#x201C;You should go and do that now, I\u0026#x2019;ll stay here and keep her company while you take care of that.\u0026#x201D;\n",               "date": "2020-05-16T20:27:57.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589653677,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond  was definitely far more well-read than Maggie on the subject of the Orient - \u0026quot;They are a race in the Orient, on the continent east of the great sea. They look like us, but have fox ears and tails, like Mika... except, they cannot procreate with humans.\u0026quot; he explained it to Maggie rather laconically. An exotic Eastern race that mistifies Western people. Simple as. \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026quot;Aye, I\u0026apos;ll be back as soon as possible. Should I also buy groceries while you comfort Mika?\u0026quot; he volunteered to do that in Mika\u0026apos;s and Maggie\u0026apos;s stead, but it would have been a secondary thing to do. Regardless of what Maggie said, he\u0026apos;d soon leave the house, and come back perhaps an hour later - or an hour and a half, if Maggie told him to also buy groceries. When he came back, he had a look on his face that said: he wasn\u0026apos;t entirely satisfied with the answer he got from the agents of law enforcement - even if they actually paid him the bounty of getting rid of the cutthroats he killed yesterday, despite the fact that he did not present any physical proof that he was the one who did the deed.\n",               "date": "2020-05-16T20:32:50.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589653970,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari  Maggie nodded in thought, \u0026#x201C;I see, if she could be one of them, I wonder how she was able to bear your child..\u0026#x201D; Though that only made her wonder more, if she wasn\u0026#x2019;t one of them, then just what was she? She looked to him and nodded as he offered to get groceries, \u0026#x201C;Yes, I was thinking of a roast chicken tonight, make sure to get carrots and potatoes.\u0026#x201D; She thought for a moment before whispering, \u0026#x201C;Perhaps see if you can get your hands on something sweet and some flowers, that might help cheer her up a bit.\u0026#x201D; She smiled and gave him a hug before waving him off as he left. When he returned home, Maggie had the fireplace lit and was currently coming out of the bedroom with an empty cup that presumably had tea in it for Mika, \u0026#x201C;Welcome back, how did things go?\u0026#x201D; The look on his face worried her a bit as she set the empty cup aside for the moment.\n",               "date": "2020-05-16T20:54:08.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589655248,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond  came back with chicken, carrots, potatoes, ginger and some spices. He also bought something sweet for Mika as well: a bar of honeycomb toffee, and some stargazer lilies, and another type of sweet: candy made out of sugar, cloves, ginger and mint. His hands were almost full. \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026quot;Not as well as I had hoped. They made promises to tighten the security around the market, but no raids into the shanty quarters. They kept trying to tell me that \u0026apos;Oh, it was a one-time incident, won\u0026apos;t happen again\u0026apos; - yeah, it only needs to happen once, and you lose a loved one. Idiots...\u0026quot; he answered. \u0026quot;... on the other hand, they did pay me for killing those fools. So I suppose they will be putting bounties on the heads of more cutthroats. Anyway, I brought some flowers for Mika, as well as some sweets...\u0026quot; he said, putting down the food - the candy and the honeycomb toffee - on the table first, then going into the bedroom with the flowers.\n",               "date": "2020-05-16T21:01:19.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589655679,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari  Maggie moved to help him free up his hands, chuckling lightly at the sight of the flowers as she sorted out the groceries. She gave a sigh and a shake of her head at hearing how things went, \u0026#x201C;Lazy guards.\u0026#x201D; She rolled up her sleeves to get them out of the way while she prepped dinner, \u0026#x201C;Well, at least your efforts did not go unrewarded. The flowers are beautiful, I\u0026#x2019;m sure she\u0026#x2019;ll love them.\u0026#x201D; She went about giving the chicken a rinse as he left to head into the bedroom. In there Mika was curled up under the blankets, her head covered in an attempt to keep out the light. When she heard her husband enter the room, she pulled the blanket down and turned over to look up to him. Her eyes immediately went to the flowers in his hand, ears perking a bit as she moved to sit up.\n",               "date": "2020-05-16T21:12:05.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589656325,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond  smiled at Mika as he entered the room, putting the flowers onto the night stand right besides the bed, \u0026quot;Good morning, sweetheart.\u0026quot; he said to her, kneeling down next to the bed to give Mika\u0026apos;s head a good amount of rubbing, alongside some kisses on her nose, forehead, and even possibly her lips. \u0026quot;These are for you.\u0026quot; he said, pointing at the flowers. \u0026quot;Something to cheer up the most beautiful wife in the world.\u0026quot; he said. \u0026quot;I have also something in the kitchen for you.\u0026quot; he continued, talking about the honeycomb toffee, and that sugar-clove-ginger-mint candy. Then he continued patting her head. \u0026quot;Are you doing alright, my love?\u0026quot;\n",               "date": "2020-05-16T21:15:50.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589656550,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari  gave him a small smile as he greeted her, blushing as he showered her in kisses, even kissing lightly back to the one on her lips. Her eyes looked to the flowers again as he told her that they were for her, her hand reaching out to pick them up and give them a smell, blushing deeply at him calling her the most beautiful wife in the world. Her ears perked to him saying he had something for her in the kitchen, then lowered a bit as she felt unsure if she felt like leaving the bed just yet. She looked down as he asked if she was doing alright, setting the flowers back down, \u0026lt;I don\u0026#x2019;t know.\u0026gt; Her body just felt heavy and all she wanted to do was sleep all the time. A typical sign of depression, but not something well known in this day and age.\n",               "date": "2020-05-16T21:23:16.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589656996,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond  may not have known about the definition of depression and its symptoms, he certainly could make a connection between her being shaken up and wanting to sleep more... or could he? So he went back to the kitchen, telling Maggie that \u0026quot;Mika doesn\u0026apos;t want to come out of the bed. She might be ill. We should give her her food on the bed.\u0026quot; he said - it turns out, that he was still somewhat confused about her mental condition, but was nevertheless willing to cooperate with her.\n",               "date": "2020-05-16T21:27:40.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589657260,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari  laid back down as he left her side, turning on her side and pulling the blanket over her head once again. Maggie looked up from the potatoes she was currently cutting up when he returned, giving a nod to his words, \u0026#x201C;Poor thing is still pretty shaken up, I wouldn\u0026#x2019;t want to leave bed for a few days either after what she went through.\u0026#x201D; Maggie had managed to get more of the story from Mika\u0026#x2019;s point of view, so she knew just how terrified she\u0026#x2019;d been. She finished cutting the last of the potatoes, working on the carrots next.\n",               "date": "2020-05-16T21:42:47.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589658167,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond  sighed. \u0026quot;Oh, I can only imagine....\u0026quot; he replied. \u0026quot;Just when she was growing to trust people, this happens. I guess that teaches all of us an important lesson: \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003Ealways\u003C/span\u003E look a gift horse in its mouth, because it might be poisonous.\u0026quot; he said. He wasn\u0026apos;t sure what else to say. Maggie didn\u0026apos;t want him to aid in the cooking earlier, claiming that it was \u0026apos;a woman\u0026apos;s work\u0026apos;, and he had not much else to do, besides getting back to Mika to rub her head. He considered - was it a good idea to even buy a house? Could they be better off in the barracks? Sure, cramped space and no access to Maggie, but it certainly would be safer. How can one even leave the house, if there is a chance of getting kidnapped?\n",               "date": "2020-05-16T21:50:08.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589658608,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari  Maggie gave him a nod with a sigh, \u0026#x201C;Yes.. I definitely won\u0026#x2019;t be letting her go alone again. Next time I\u0026#x2019;ll send someone if you\u0026#x2019;re gone and I can\u0026#x2019;t come.\u0026#x201D; At least that way they could ensure she was always accompanied. Yes, she would be safe at the barracks, but that would mean sacrificing their comfort and privacy that they had grown accustomed too. Not to mention they had a child on the way, the barracks not being that great for a baby. She looked over to him as he seemed unsure of what to do, she usually didn\u0026#x2019;t let him help in the kitchen, but in this case, she would make an exception. \u0026#x201C;Mind coming here and cutting up the rest of these carrots for me?\u0026#x201D; She stepped aside, starting to work on seasoning the chicken beside him.\n",               "date": "2020-05-16T22:03:03.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589659383,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond  came back to the kitchen, answering to Maggie\u0026apos;s calls for help - \u0026quot;Sure, I\u0026apos;ll do it....\u0026quot; he said, going next to Maggie to cut the carrots down the size, chopping them into small pieces - tiny pieces in fact, effectively dicing them. He was rather fast with it, getting done with the carrots rather quickly. He figured that it would take quite some time for things to get back to normal, but at least Mika was safe for now. And that is what truly mattered to him. Lazy guards don\u0026apos;t want to go into the Shanty Quarters to bonk some heads - lazy cowards. Or so thought Stephanus, but the reailty was far more complicated. The reason why this part of the city was so safe, was because this is where the guards were. If they diverted their attention to cleaning up the slums even for a single day, all the criminals would use that opportunity to shock the world by commiting their crimes in the Inner City. What they would have needed was more manpower.\n",               "date": "2020-05-16T22:08:36.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589659716,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari  Maggie proceeded to coat the chicken in a mixture of butter and herbs, tying the legs together, \u0026#x201C;So, how long will you be around before your next mission?\u0026#x201D; She was trying to make small talk to break the deafening silence between them. Her hands moved to setting the potatoes around the chicken on it\u0026#x2019;s pan before noticing how small she was cutting the carrots, \u0026#x201C;Hey hey, I don\u0026#x2019;t need them that small, I just needed them sliced.\u0026#x201D; She chuckled a bit, \u0026#x201C;Oh well, it\u0026#x2019;s fine, mind moving them to the pot of water once you\u0026#x2019;re done?\u0026#x201D; She then started working on covering the potatoes in a similar butter and herb mixture as what she\u0026#x2019;d used on the chicken.\n",               "date": "2020-05-16T22:15:29.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589660129,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond  thought to himself - \u0026quot;I don\u0026apos;t know. I might ask for a temporary break from the grandmaster, due to family circumstances... that is, Mika\u0026apos;s condition.\u0026quot; that was his reply to Maggie\u0026apos;s question. \u0026quot;I certainly won\u0026apos;t be letting her go to the market unaccompanied for a while. I don\u0026apos;t buy what the guard said about tightening the security.\u0026quot;\u003Cbr\u003EAs for the carots - sure, he moved them to the pot of water. Then came the potatoes, then the butter and herb mixture. \u0026quot;Maybe I should have brought more wine as well. We\u0026apos;ll be running out of it soon.\u0026quot; he remarked, effectively implying that that might also help Mika\u0026apos;s mood. People in these ages were blissfully ignorant about fetal alcohol syndrome, so even Maggie would not know about it. Likewise, it was a commonly accepted idea in these times, that alcohol was a cure for depression as well as \u0026apos;the monthly mood-swings\u0026apos;. With alcohol being considered the cure to so many things, it was no wonder that alcoholism was such a prominent problem in this kingdom - but mostly amongst men. Women seemed to know how to moderate themselves.\n",               "date": "2020-05-16T22:19:49.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589660389,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari  Maggie gave a nod, \u0026#x201C;That\u0026#x2019;s a good idea, I\u0026#x2019;m sure she\u0026#x2019;d be very appreciative to have you home for a good while.\u0026#x201D;  She moved to put the chicken and potatoes in the oven to cook, wiping her hands. She looked back to him as he mentioned getting wine, \u0026#x201C;Be very careful, that\u0026#x2019;s how the kidnappers got her...\u0026#x201D; She sighed as she leaned on the counter. \u0026#x201C;Apparently, she was offered a taste of a \u0026#x2018;new wine\u0026#x2019; and then passed out shortly after.\u0026#x201D; Of course, no idiot would dare try to knock him out at the market, right? Regardless, she wanted to make sure he wasn\u0026#x2019;t going to get a poisoned wine or something.\n",               "date": "2020-05-16T22:25:33.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589660733,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond  sighed. \u0026quot;You can\u0026apos;t trust wine wonders anymore in this day and age, I suppose.... If out of all people, you can\u0026apos;t trust those who give the medicine to aching heart, who can you trust?\u0026quot; he asked the rhetorical question from no one. It was a more poetic way of putting his sigh into words. If there is one thing holy in this world, it is food and beverage - abusing the trust of one\u0026apos;s guest and host are grave offences, and so is poisoning food. Those who do that are the lowest or the low, according to Stephanus at least. But since when was he expecting honour from common criminals? Those people are characterized by their lack of honour - and by their lack of intelligence too, as they paid for their stupidity with their lives.\u003Cbr\u003ETruth be told, their problem was mostly a money-problem: they were living in the Inner City, which is where all the rich people lived, but those rich people had money - money to pay for the services of some household servants who went out to the marketplace to buy things. Money to pay for high-quality wine imported from abroad. Some even had slaves - slaves that were treated well and were trusted with buying groceries on the market and bringing them back without even thinking of running off. But Stephanus and Mika had none of those. They had no servants. They barely had money. They certainly did not own any slaves either - in fact, Mika was at the risk of becoming one herself yesterday! The only thing they had was a good friend in the person of Maggie.\n",               "date": "2020-05-16T22:32:11.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589661131,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari  Maggie gave a nod in agreement to his words, sighing as she pushed off the counter to stand proper. She stepped over to the pot of carrots, giving them a stir, \u0026#x201C;I pray that something can really be done about crime over in the market.\u0026#x201D;She spoke, shaking her head. She moved to take the pot off the stove before moving to take a seat the table while they wait on the chicken and potatoes. She looked to the doorway of the bedroom, \u0026#x201C;I do hope she\u0026#x2019;ll decide to leave that bed after a day or two. It can\u0026#x2019;t be good for the baby if she\u0026#x2019;s not moving around much.\u0026#x201D;\n",               "date": "2020-05-18T19:52:17.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589824337,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond  had hoped the same - but he did not put it onto words. Instead, he sighed, silently noting to himself - as much as he prays for it, the lazy guards likely won\u0026apos;t do much. At least, not unless something special and extraordinary happens, but thinking about that possibility is just asking for some winks and teasing from fate. He just wished that the guards actually cleaned up the slums instead of ignoring them, since the Shanty Quarters are essentially the criminals\u0026apos; hideout. If there is one thing that infects people with classism and irrational fear of the underclass, it\u0026apos;s the Shanty Quarters, the slums. A hotbed of crime, sin and vice alike, a part of the city where no law-abiding citizen dares to enter. Yet, the guards refuse to enter, as they have an informal agreement with the organized crime groups - they let them have their turf, and in exchange, they keep the crime contained, and crack down on disorganized crime, acting as a police force of sorts.\u003Cbr\u003EBut Stephanus had no aptitude or affinity for such complex politics. He just watched the food being cooked. \u0026quot;She can\u0026apos;t stay in bed forever indeed. Eventually, life will have to get back to normal....\u0026quot;\n",               "date": "2020-05-18T20:02:32.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589824952,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari  Maggie gave a nod. As the conversation came to an end, it was awkward silence from there while they waited on cooking food. The chicken would take at least an hour, so they had quite a bit of time on their hands. After a few minutes Maggie finally spoke up again, \u0026#x201C;How did she fancy the flowers?\u0026#x201D; Trying to make things less awkward and to hopefully change the atmosphere in the room. She glanced over to the candies and sweets on the counter, \u0026#x201C;You know, she hasn\u0026#x2019;t really eaten today, the most she had was some of that calming tea I made for her.\u0026#x201D; She let out a sigh, rubbing her temple at remembering Mika telling her that she just wasn\u0026#x2019;t feeling hungry. \u0026#x201C;Do you think you could take those sweets to her and see if that could bring about her appetite?\u0026#x201D;\n",               "date": "2020-05-18T20:10:51.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589825451,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond  thought to himself - did Mika actually like the flowers? \u0026quot;She smelled them and blushed. I figure that should be a yes for an answer.\u0026quot; he replied that to the first question. His face changed from a sour to a slightly happier one, as Maggie mentioned bringing the sweets to Mika - \u0026quot;S-sure, I\u0026apos;ll see if that helps her. She needs every bit of help.\u0026quot; he said, taking the honeycomb toffee and the sugar-cloves-ginger-mint candy from the table, bringing them inside the bedroom where Mika was sleeping on, setting them onto the table, opening the linen wrappings of all of them.\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026quot;You need to eat, my love. I brought these for you.... Honeycomb toffee gives you strength to get up, also good against a sore throat. Candy, from sugar, cloves, ginger and mint - it is sweet ,and also medicine. It will give you your appetite back.\u0026quot; he said, as he cupped Mika\u0026apos;s cheek while talking. \u0026quot;You have to eat, my love.\u0026quot; he said - this amount of sweets was quite a lot though. One could even accuse Stephanus of trying to fatten up Mika with sweets. Lots of sugar, but it is good for the baby too - people in this day and age might not know about the correlation between mother\u0026apos;s sugar consumption and child\u0026apos;s intelligence, but they do seem to figure out that sugar is good for mothers.\n",               "date": "2020-05-18T20:18:55.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589825935,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari  Maggie smiled softly as she watched him get up and take the sweets into the bedroom, sighing to herself and leaning back into the chair she was sitting in. Mika at first didn\u0026#x2019;t stir under the blanket, but did start to shift when he started speaking, indicating she\u0026#x2019;d fallen asleep and was waking back up. She looked up to him in tired confusion as the blanket was pulled back some and had her cheek cupped. She seemed to take a few moments to realize what was going on before looking to the honeycomb toffy and finally moving to sit up. She rubbed at her eyes taking a piece of toffy with a nod of thanks and putting it into her mouth. She hadn\u0026#x2019;t had much in the way of sweets before meeting Stephanus, however this was still a new kind of sweet for her since they don\u0026#x2019;t get sweets very often. Her ears perked at the taste as it seemed to wake her up a bit, happily savouring the flavour as she rather enjoyed it, even her tail seeming to wiggle under the blanket a bit as it wagged softly.\n",               "date": "2020-05-18T20:29:18.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589826558,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond  smiled as he saw Mika enjoy at least the honeycomb toffee. That was a good sign. He never knew Mika for having a sweet tooth, but he clearly saw that she was liking it. He was wondering how would she react to the candy - he did not eat any of it, but from what he was told, it had to be quite the taste infusion: sugar, cloves, ginger, and mint. Part candy, part medicine, they said. The cure to sadness and despair, they said. Well, he certainly did not bother putting that theory to the test, but he happily stood back to watch Mika eat what he brought her. \u0026quot;Do taste the candy too. They said it is also medicine, and will put some spirit back into your body.\u0026quot; to be fair, they said exactly that about the toffee too. \u0026quot;Are you liking it, Mika?\u0026quot; he asked, looking at her with a smile. What kind of question was that? Of course she was liking it!\n",               "date": "2020-05-18T20:38:32.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589827112,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari  blinked and looked to him as he told her to try the other candy as well, nodding as she finished eating the piece of toffee in her mouth before reaching out for the medicine candy. She put it in her mouth, giving a bit of a sour face at the initial taste. It was a strange combination of flavours, but overall wasn\u0026#x2019;t bad, she just needed a moment to get used to them. She suckled on the candy for now, slowly starting to enjoy it as she smiled softly to him. After a bit she chewed on it and swallowed before looking back to the toffee. She seemed like that one more as she went for another piece. At least she was seeming to have a bit of an appetite. She smiled and gave him a nod when he asked if she was liking it, \u0026lt;Yes, thank you.\u0026gt; She leaned back against the headrest of the best, the position making her slightly pudgy baby bump more prominent under her night gown. Her hand came to rest over it while she continued to savour the toffee in her mouth.\n",               "date": "2020-05-18T20:49:19.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589827759,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond  just kept smiling at Mika and went over to give a bit of a rub to her belly - whether over the blanket or underneath it. \u0026quot;I\u0026apos;m glad that you are having somewhat of an appetite. I should buy you sweets more often. They say it is good for the baby.\u0026quot; yes, they do say that, but they don\u0026apos;t exactly know why. In this day and age, they haven\u0026apos;t worked out the science yet. Still, he was quite happy that she was enjoying it, and there was not much else to say about that. Even if they wouldn\u0026apos;t buy sweets like this very often in the future, they could still stop being so frugal, and eat sweeter food, or rather, augment their existing food with some nice additions, like almond cream and honey. Still, he continued to be there, rubbing her belly.\n",               "date": "2020-05-18T20:56:05.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589828165,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari  blushed a bit as his hand rubbed over her belly, The blanket mostly covering just her thighs down, leaving her belly exposed for him to freely pet over. She blinked and perked her ears bit at the suggestion of more sweets in the future, nodding a bit excitedly in approval to that idea. She finished eating the second piece of toffee, reaching for some more candy, preferably another toffee if there are still some there. As she\u0026#x2019;s moving to lean back against the headrest again, he\u0026#x2019;d be able to feel the smallest thump against his palm while rubbing over her belly. At the same time she would jump a bit in surprise, blinking as she looked down to her belly wondering what she\u0026#x2019;d just felt. It was the baby\u0026#x2019;s first kick.\n",               "date": "2020-05-18T21:07:43.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589828863,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond  wasn\u0026apos;t sure what was exactly that.... but by this point, it didn\u0026apos;t take too long to add two and two together and figure it out: the baby. Given how they were nowhere near the nine months, they didn\u0026apos;t have to worry about the baby trying to escape the fleshy cell it was \u0026apos;imprisoned\u0026apos; in - however, this was a surefire way to know that they were most certainly expecting. They were already quite certain of that, but this just made it even more certain. Still, he was even more surprised by Mika\u0026apos;s surprised reaction than the baby\u0026apos;s actual kick - \u0026quot;Wow.... did you feel that too? Is it.... what I think it is?\u0026quot; he asked. But this was more of a rhetorical question: yes, it is. It was just that: the baby conforming its existence.\n",               "date": "2020-05-18T21:12:22.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589829142,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari  looked to him sheepishly, nodding in response to his question of if she\u0026#x2019;d felt it too. It had taken her a few moments before finally realizing that it was the tiny life inside her making it known that it really was there. She moved her hand back to her belly, seeming to be waiting to see if it would happen again. Surely enough, after a few moments, there was another tiny kick, just barely able to be felt. Her ears perked as her eyes teared up, it was one thing to know she was expecting, but it was a whole other thing experiencing feeling that tiny life moving inside her for the first time, giving solid proof that she was growing life inside her.\n",               "date": "2020-05-18T21:21:15.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589829675,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond  looked back at Mika happily, instantly beginning to rub her face as she started to tear up. He knew that these were tears of joy, yet old habits die hard - at least he was making it known to her that he appreciated the news too. \u0026quot;Oh, Mika... this is wonderful....\u0026quot; he just said, completely forgetting that in the kitchen, Maggie was there, probably listening to all that was going on. He put his hand onto Mika\u0026apos;s belly again. He never would have thought that it would come to this. He did not expect his life to get to this point at any time. Yet, it did. In his mind, he recalled memories of how he first met Mika - in the first month, he never would have expected this to be the outcome. Yet, this was an extremely pleasant surprise. If he told his past self from one year ago, that he\u0026apos;d end up marrying a fox-girl like Mika, his past self would have laughed. Yet here they were, united in moments of joy. Yesterday, it was trauma and tragedy, today, it was the joy of future parenthood.\n",               "date": "2020-05-18T21:25:56.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589829956,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari  leaned into his hand as he rubbed her face, smiling to him happily with her eyes closed as she tried to compose herself enough to at least not tear up so much. Maggie of course, wouldn\u0026#x2019;t be able to know all that is happening, just hearing his side of the conversation. It did make her curious as she got up from the table and made her way over to the bedroom doorway, \u0026#x201C;Everything alright in here?\u0026#x201D; Mika blinked looking up to Maggie and smiled with a sniffle and a nod, looking to Stephanus so he could fill her in on what was happening.\n",               "date": "2020-05-18T21:35:14.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589830514,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond  just kept rubbing Mika\u0026apos;s face happily, almost about to give her lips a kiss, until Maggie interrupted it - and she asked if everything was alright. To which Stephanus replied with hesitation.... \u0026quot;We.... we felt it. The baby\u0026apos;s first kick. We felt it.\u0026quot; he repeated himself. That they did. They felt the baby kick. This was clearly wonderful news. But there was nothing else he could say, so he returned to rubbing Mika\u0026apos;s face happily. There was no real need for words: the actions and facial expressions were doing the talking instead of them. Both Stephanus and Mika were clearly overjoyed with this new development, no matter how mundane it might seem to Maggie.\n",               "date": "2020-05-18T21:38:42.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589830722,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari  Maggie lit up at hearing the news, \u0026#x201C;That\u0026#x2019;s wonderful!\u0026#x201D; Chuckling, she watched the lovebirds staring at each other, \u0026#x201C;Sounds like you\u0026#x2019;ll have a strong healthy baby.\u0026#x201D; It\u0026#x2019;s a little early for the kicks to be felt, but not unheard of, typically being associated as a sign of a good healthy baby. Some even see it as meaning it could be a boy since it\u0026#x2019;s strong. Maggie watched them for a few moments longer before leaving them be again so they can enjoy their joyful moment in peace. Mika looked back to her husband with a smile, finally leaning in for that kiss he\u0026#x2019;d been trying to give her beforeMAggie\u0026#x2019;s interruption.\n",               "date": "2020-05-18T21:48:28.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589831308,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond  happily gave the kiss on Mika\u0026apos;s lips. After the kiss, he just told her - \u0026quot;I love you.\u0026quot; He was happy to have felt the baby kicking, but arguably, what made him even happier, was to see Mika happy, to see Mika smile and cry with tears of joy. This is what truly drove him to happiness. this time. Still, all that time spent happily with each other, a clock was ticking, and that meant that lunch must be ready soon - right? He was hoping that Mika would still have something of an appetite, even after being fed with all those sweets. Still, he did not stand up until Maggie would call them or anything like that. The baby\u0026apos;s kicking came at the best timing - just when Mika needed something to cheer her up. That baby was destined to be a miracle-worker, that was for certain.\n",               "date": "2020-05-18T21:53:30.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589831610,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari  cupped his cheeks as they kissed, resting her forehead against his own with her eyes closed and a smile on her lips once their lips parted. Her smile grew bigger as she heard him tell her he loved her, nodding softly to respond that she loved him too. The house was slowly starting to smell of the cooking chicken. They would soon hear the oven being opened and then Maggie coming back to the doorway to give a soft knock, \u0026#x201C;Dinner is ready kids.\u0026#x201D; She chuckled to the pair as Mika blushed and pulled away from him, looking to Maggie with another nod before looking back to Stephanus to see what he would do first.\n",               "date": "2020-05-18T22:03:06.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589832186,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond  heard it loud and clear - dinner was ready. He smiled at Mika, taking her hand into his own hand, trying to help her up from the bed, essentially. If Mika resisted, he would stop, saying \u0026quot;Allright, we will bring you the food to the bed\u0026quot;, but still smiling at her - if Mika didn\u0026apos;t resist, he smiled even more, saying \u0026quot;There-there, Mika... you can\u0026apos;t stay in the bed forever, after all.\u0026quot;\u003Cbr\u003EEither way, with or without Mika, he made his way to the kitchen, following Maggie. If Mika remained in her bed, Stephanus\u0026apos;s first priority was to bring a pot\u0026apos;s full of the food to Mika\u0026apos;s bed, only returning to the table to eat himself later - but if Mika was with him, he\u0026apos;d tread as usual, eating the usual amount, leaving an extra amount for Mika specifically, knowing that she needed more to eat, due to her baby. If the baby was to be strong, it would need to eat a lot, after all.\n",               "date": "2020-05-18T22:09:27.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589832567,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari  was hesitant to leave the bed, but in the end did get up as he held her hand. She walked out with him, barefoot and only in her night gown. It wasn\u0026#x2019;t exactly proper to look like that with a guest in the house, but Maggie didn\u0026#x2019;t mind one bit as she smiled at seeing the fox girl finally out of bed. \u0026#x201C;Well now, glad to see you up and about sweetie.\u0026#x201D; The woman gave Mika a gentle pet on the head as she sat at the already set table with food on the plates. Mika smiled sheepishly to Maggie before starting to eat. She mostly sipped at her wine, eating a few bites of everything before getting full. That\u0026#x2019;s what you get for eating a bunch of sweets right before dinner though. At least she ate something.\n",               "date": "2020-05-18T22:17:30.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589833050,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond  insisted on Mika eating more, but it couldn\u0026apos;t be helped - he ate as much as it took to get himself full only after confirming that Mika is not going to eat any more today. Well, if all else fails, she will get some ginger tea later. He definitely enjoyed the food - it was delicious. Sure, the chicken soup was getting a bit old, but this is what they had to eat for Mika\u0026apos;s sake. There was nothing to complain about anyway - what\u0026apos;s wrong with always eating the same thing, if it tastes so good? Don\u0026apos;t fix what ain\u0026apos;t broken, Stephanus tends to say, and while he may not be a man of habits and traditions, he is not the type that would rip on perfectly good food just for being repetitive. He liked it. He also liked seeking Mika smiling - that is what mattered the most to him, after all.\n",               "date": "2020-05-18T22:23:36.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589833416,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            }        ],        "sectionName": "Grandfolk, Tavilrond/Hinari household"    },    {        "posts": [            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond   was happy that for one, Mika was also happy and smiling. The kicking of the baby did a lot to brighten the mood of the household, that can not be denied. The next couple days thus were spent in a more jovial manner, with Mika still abstaining from going out alone and unaccompanied. She\u0026apos;d either have to be with Stephanus - holding his hand constantly like when they first met -, with Maggie, or preferably with both. Arguably, this made getting groceries less convenient, but it was a small price to pay for more safety. As Stephanus promised, there would always be some sweets for Mika.\u003Cbr\u003EHowever, the following days, something special happened - a festival. If it wasn\u0026apos;t for another unrelated special event coinsiding with it, it would have been just another festival where nothing noteworthy happens, besides the sudden influx of musicians, dancers, jugglers and other entrainters, as well as the amount of vendors at the markets multiplying tot the point of having to pour out to other parts of the town, much to the chagrin of the quiet-loving rich folks - if someone was saving money for something, this was the time to buy it, as everything was on sale, much cheaper than usual. But alas, festivals were not much of an attention-grabber for this couple: the few festivals they went to were more like shopping tours while enjoying some of the music, then going home to respect Mika\u0026apos;s introverted personality.\u003Cbr\u003EHowever, coinciding with the festival was the arrival of Eastern dignitaries to the city. Emissaries, and maybe even some princes from the East, which led to the increase of tavern room prices, as well as a the number of armed men - bodyguards of said eastern princes and diplomats. Some of them, much to Stephanus\u0026apos;s, Mika\u0026apos;s and Maggie\u0026apos;s surprise were Azisiri - people with fox-ears and fox-tails, wearing exotic eastern armour, curved swords and strange helmets. The ones who weren\u0026apos;t in arms were wearing very eastern-looking loose-fitting clothes that made them stick out like a sore thumb in this country. Their presence might offset the cheapning of prices due to the festival - if these eastern princes and diplomats go shopping, the prices will rise again - to what they would be if there wasn\u0026apos;t a festival.\u003Cbr\u003EThe question is - will Mika, Stephanus and Maggie go to this festival, or skip it?\n",               "date": "2020-05-19T21:18:52.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589915932,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari  was hesitant to go back out into the world at first, but having Stephanus and/or Maggie at her side certainly helped as she would hold onto those hands tightly and keep as close as possible to them. She was very weary of anyone else getting close, and refused to try any samples that were offered. Loud music didn\u0026#x2019;t bother her sensitive ears as much as it used to at least, so she was able to handle the musicians. It\u0026#x2019;s the large crowds of the festival that more so worried her, especially since the kidnapping. Her attention was grabbed by the Azisiri people though. Her ears perking as she looked on in surprise to see that there really were other people out there like her. She seemed like she would have wanted to approach one to investigate, but she was again, still fearful of other people, even if they seemed to be like her.\n",               "date": "2020-05-19T21:27:34.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589916454,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond  looked over at Mika. \u0026quot;Do you see them? They are the Azisiri from the Kingdom of Strba. People with unpronouncable names and strange customs. They are vassals of the Sh\u0026#xE1;r Empire, quite possibly the largest empire on this world. Their emperor has sent dignitaries to our king, yet, I still know not what they might want from our people.\u0026quot; he told Mika. Oh, he did not mind the idea of Mika approaching them - even though it was fruitless, as those people spoke a completely different language and would not have understood anything from what Mika said. This did not stop the Azisiri themselves from staring at Mika though, wondering how would one of their own - or someone they confused for one of their own - end up in this world. \u003Cbr\u003EOne of them - a diplomat - seems to have gathered up the courage to approach the couple, which only caused Stephanus to tighten his hold around Mika, anticipating for her being fearful.\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026quot;Excuse me... the lady. Is she... is she one of my kind?\u0026quot; - a very strange question to ask from two complete strangers, but this is what the lone diplomat asked, in a heavy accent that rendered what he said hard to understand. Stephanus then looked at Mika - briefly comparing her with the man. Yes, both had fox ears and tails, but the man had black hair and a few other features that made him look rather different from western humans like Stephanus,or the likes of Mika, who still looked like a regular human from the West, if not for her fox ears and tails. \u003Cbr\u003E~ Why would he ask such a question from two complete strangers? ~ asked himself Stephanus, who did not really answer the diplomat\u0026apos;s question yet - only after some hesitation, did he say. \u0026quot;I don\u0026apos;t believe so.\u0026quot; he just said, rather bluntly.\n",               "date": "2020-05-19T21:34:06.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589916846,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari  blinked and looked up to him as he explained who they were, looking back to the group of Azisiri while he continued to speak. Her own hand tightened on his as the diplomatic male approached, taking a few steps back before half hiding behind her husband with her ears pinned back. Her tail curled around her legs. She wasn\u0026#x2019;t ready for this yet, and that was made clear by her actions. She was just still very untrusting of anyone she didn\u0026#x2019;t know. Her hand never let go of her husband\u0026#x2019;s even as she half hid behind him, curled against his back while the male asked if she was one of his kind. She certainly fit the bill very closely, but there was still the one detail, her being able to have a child with her human husband. Though that has yet to be made known, and there\u0026#x2019;s no way the male would know she was even pregnant yet since her dress hid her belly well.\n",               "date": "2020-05-19T21:43:14.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589917394,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond  scratched his own head, as the diplomat disappeared. \u0026quot;What a weirdo...\u0026quot; he semi-silently concluded, in a way that Mika could hear it, but others could not. Then he looked at Mika, patting her head slightly. \u0026quot;Don\u0026apos;t you want some sweets, Mika? Let\u0026apos;s buy some before those foreign diplomats buy up everything.\u0026quot; he said, encouraging her to get out of hiding and take his hand again, leading her to look around some vendors anyway, to see if anyone was selling honeycomb toffee - that was the one that Mika liked a lot. \u0026quot;We better buy you some honeycomb toffee. You seemed to have liked that one the most.\u0026quot; he said. Then, what he saw was... strange.\u003Cbr\u003EHe knew that there were some eastern dignitaries and princes in the city, but he did not expect eastern merchants to also show up, nearly all of them accomapnied by a local translator to smoothen the deals. Most of them selling clothes, with a few selling perfumes, potteries, chinaware, and even sweets! And one of those was an Azisiri, also selling beautiful rugs - no doubt too expensive for the Tavilrond-Hinari household. \u0026quot;I certainly did not expect their merchants to show up either. Oh well... it\u0026apos;s not like we have the money for exotic eastern goods, unless....\u0026quot; unless Mika was very insistent on trying out exotic sweets.\n",               "date": "2020-05-19T21:48:11.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589917691,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari  sighed in relief once the male left them alone, slowly coming back out from behind her husband. She looked up to him, giving a soft nod and even wagging her tail a little as he mentioned getting more of that toffee she really liked. Her ears seemed to perk though when she saw the foreign sweets, looking to her husband sheepishly. She did want to give those foreign sweets a try, but other than that wasn\u0026#x2019;t much interested in anything else. They also still had their regular shopping for dinner to do as well, it was a shame they wouldn\u0026#x2019;t be getting those deals they were hoping for with diplomats and princes around.\n",               "date": "2020-05-19T21:56:39.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589918199,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond  smiled at Mika. \u0026quot;Very well, let\u0026apos;s get some exotic sweets for you first.\u0026quot; he said, leading her to that fox-eared eastern merchant who was selling the sweets and rugs, asking. \u0026quot;Excuse me, how much would it be for some of that red candy for my wife? She has a real sweet tooth, and....\u0026quot; - he was asking, but the merchant opened his mouth wide without saying any sound, as if his jaw was dropping. Why? Because, just like the kidnappers that fateful day, as well as the diplomat today, he mistook Mika for an Azisiri - so he spoke to the translator, who transmitted \u0026quot;Because she appears to be one of his own kind, he still give it to her at its real price. Not the price at which it is sold at gullible westerners.\u0026quot;\u003Cbr\u003E~ Its real price, eh? That might still be a tad expensive.... ~ Stephanus remarked silently to himself. Still, that red candy was some sort of exotic eastern candied fruit on a bamboo skewer. Very delicious and sweet, yet Stephanus did not know its price until the merchant showed a one-sign - one silver coin, the translator translated.\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026quot;Just one? Alright...\u0026quot; he said, buying two for Mika. That merchant was selling more sweets though: such as sweet bean paste with the colour black, as well as some sweet, candied peanut cracker. He looked at Mika - \u0026quot;Do you want more of it, my love?\u0026quot; he asked. The merchant wa also selling rugs, but Stephanus did not want to buy rugs.\n",               "date": "2020-05-19T22:04:38.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589918678,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari  looked down At the sweets on display, giving them a sniff to see if she could tell what they may taste like with out trying one. Her ears perked as she blinked at hearing they wouldn\u0026#x2019;t be getting a discount, looking at the translator in confusion. She looked back to her husband as he seemed to be a bit upset about that. When he asked if she wanted any others she did consider it for a moment before sheepishly pointing to the candied peanut cracker. They smelled quite good to her and she was curious of how they would taste. But other than that she didn\u0026#x2019;t seem to want anything else. Was it going to be like this at the other venders?\n",               "date": "2020-05-19T22:12:38.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589919158,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond  still happily bought Mika the candied peanut crackers, smiling at her, and rubbing her head. \u0026quot;Alright, sweetheart, let\u0026apos;s go check some other vendors.\u0026quot; he said, giving her that candy, as well as the red one he already bought for her before - if she did not one one of them, he\u0026apos;d just put it into the basket, before they checked on more vendors. This time, it was local vendors, to buy her some more honeycomb toffee - to which they hurried to catch it before some eastern princes would drive the prices up. Once that was over and done with, he wondered. \u0026quot;Alright, we got the sweets for you... what next? Something for our dinner?\u0026quot; he asked, breathing a bit heavily after hurrying to get the honeycomb toffee for Mika, still having the energy to rub her head softly. \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026quot;It has been some time since we last had some beef. Maybe we should be eating that for this dinner?\u0026quot; he asked Mika, making a slight suggestion.\n",               "date": "2020-05-19T22:18:33.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589919513,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari  smiled as he bought the peanut candy for her, waiting till they stepped away some before taking one and giving it a try. The flavour was something unlike what she\u0026#x2019;s had before and it may have just become her new favourite as she quickly devoured it. Her hand always held onto his even as he rushed them to the toffee vendor, panting a bit herself as she caught her breath for a few moments. She blinked and looked up to him when he asked about dinner, thinking over the idea of beef before smiling and nodding. Indeed that sounded nice, perhaps a stew or maybe steaks? Hmm she would have to think over the options once they get to the butcher she likes and see\u0026#x2019;s his prices for today.\n",               "date": "2020-05-19T22:24:28.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589919868,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond  smiled at Mika, then looked around to see which vendor was selling the cheapest cuts of beef - and once he found one, he quickly bought a cut that would be sufficient to feed himself, Mika and Maggie, and maybe even a little bit of excess. Once they got the basic ingredient, they\u0026apos;ll need something to season and spice it - what they usually had in mind was salt, ginger, garlic, onions, tomatoes, bellpeppers, black pepper and red pepper - they had a little bit of all of that at home, but probably not enough for a full-fledged dinner. So what Stephanus considered, was to look around for some spices. This time, while looking for the cheapest spice vendor, they ran into a Sh\u0026#xE1;r merchant - an oriental merchant, but not an Azisiri one. The Sh\u0026#xE1;r looked very similar to regular humans like Stephanus and Maggie, but they were characterized by slanted eyes, relatively flat faces, and all sorts of strange hair and eye colours that humans normally lacked, such as vermillion red, even blue and green sometimes. This merchant was selling some fine herbs and spices that smelled good, such as fennels seeds, sesame seeds, white pepper, pink peppercorn, green peppercorn, star anise, and dried orange peel.\u003Cbr\u003EStephanus looked at Mika, asking her - \u0026quot;Should we try to buy some of his spices for the beef today?\u0026quot; he asked. This may be their one and only chance to try out something simultaneously familiar and exotic: beef with eastern herbs to season it, but still prepared by Mika and Maggie.\n",               "date": "2020-05-19T22:32:34.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589920354,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari  had planned on going to her usual butcher, who thankfully had the lowest prices today. The man smiled and waved to her, even offering a discount since she was a regular. It may also be possible that he heard down the grape vine about her kidnapping, but if he had he never brought it up, just simply insisted on the discount for their purchase. Mika of course thanked him profusely, as it saved them some extra coin that they could use towards the rest of their groceries. This extra coin would be useful for their spice shopping as she smiled and nodded to him. That certainly sounded interesting to try. Mika was a bit curious of the merchant\u0026#x2019;s different features, but more so kept her attention on the spices he had for sale. They all seemed so interesting, but she wanted to know more about their taste since spices are notorious for not always smelling like how they taste.\n",               "date": "2020-05-19T22:52:23.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589921543,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond  did not really interfere with Mika\u0026apos;s idea of buying the spices, although the merchant seems to have insisted on selling a little bit of all as one package - and tried to pressure Mika into getting that. Asking about their taste - or asking for a taste - would be met with the merchant offering a bit of all, just a tiny pinch. Stephanus wasn\u0026apos;t expecting Mika to ask for a taste test though, not after what happened with the grape wine. Either way, by the end, if Mika was hesitant, then Stephanus was first one to cave under the salesman\u0026apos;s pressure and offers at a discount, buying a combined all-in-one package. It was a small package, thus wasn\u0026apos;t pricey at all - besides, if all else failed, they could just combine these spices with the ones they had at home. Whether courtesy of Mika or Stephanus, they ended up poorer in a few coins once again, but richer in exotic spices that would be sold for a hundred times more in different times.\u003Cbr\u003ENow that they had the spices too, he looked at Mika once again - \u0026quot;I guess we could still spend some money here. Would you like a new set of clothes, my love? Or more sweets?\u0026quot; he asked, looking around. Both Mika and Stephanus would notice another oriental merchant selling some kind of brown powder that had an unusually sweet smell, calling it the \u0026apos;drink of kings\u0026apos; - even though it was a powder. What was it? Of course, it had to be chocolate, something they never had the pleasure of tasting before.\n",               "date": "2020-05-19T22:57:56.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1589921876,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari  ended up being too hesitant to decide on the purchase, leaving her husband to be the one to buy it. She looked up to him as he asked if she wanted to buy perhaps some new clothes or more sweets. She was considering some new clothes as her\u0026#x2019;s were slowly starting to get tighter. However, the sweet scent in the air from the brown powder had now caught her attention, making her curiously wonder over to the booth to see what exactly the sweet smell was coming from. Once she got to the booth she leaned in close to look at the powder. It looked like a spice, but smelled sweet, and was being advertised as a drink, she didn\u0026#x2019;t know what to think of it.\n",               "date": "2020-05-22T18:27:08.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590164828,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond  also got rather curious about that strange powder, and he walked over to the booth. \u0026quot;Excuse me, I believe my wife would like to inquire about this product... Sadly, she cannot speak, so, if you could enlighten us about its qualities...\u0026quot; he awkwardly tried asking just what the heck was this sweet-smelling brown powder advertised as a drink. The translator whispered it into the ear of the merchant, who then whispered something back into the translator\u0026apos;s ear.\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026quot;It is chocolate! Never heard of chocolate? It is made from the dried cocoa beans that only grow in the warmest regions of the Orient! The warmth of the southern sun gives them a very sweet taste, and when combined with boiling hot water or milk, it makes a very delicious drink!\u0026quot; - that was partially a lie. Chocolate itself was anything but sweet - without any sugar, it was actually rather sour. In this context, the sweetness came from the finely grounded brown sugar that was mixed into the cocoa powder, giving it its sweet taste.\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026quot;Tis the drink of kings! Drink like a king for a day, for only a fraction of its price!\u0026quot; it was proclaimed.\u003Cbr\u003E~ I\u0026apos;m not so sure... ~ Stephanus thought - \u0026quot;Mika, do you want some of it?\u0026quot; he asked.\n",               "date": "2020-05-22T18:33:52.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590165232,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari  was very intrigued by how it was advertised, her ears perking at the part about drinking like a king. That was something she learned meaning a man who ruled over land and people, someone who her husband worked for if she remembered correctly. So that meant they were somebody important, and by drinking this, she would become someone important - or at least feel like it. She looked up to her husband with a nod, she definitely wanted a try of this, especially since it smelled so sweet. She gave him a bit of an apologetic look, knowing they were spending quite a lot of money just on sweets for her.\n",               "date": "2020-05-22T18:51:05.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590166265,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond  nodded. \u0026quot;Very well. Give a bottle\u0026apos;s worth.\u0026quot; he said, already saying goodbye to the money spent on such a thing - a bottle\u0026apos;s worth of this brown powder. For that price, it better taste good. They got the bottle\u0026apos;s worth of cocoa powder in a linen bag of sorts, and they\u0026apos;d have to pour it all into a glass jar at home, if they had one free. So much for the cocoa powder. What have they bought today? Lots of sweets for Mika, eastern spices, cocoa powder, beef... Did they really need anything else? He was going to ask.\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026quot;Alright, we got the sweets, the spices, the beef.... do we need anything more, Mika? I\u0026apos;m not sure if we have much more money to spare at this time...\u0026quot; he said, wondering if they could afford much more at this rate.\n",               "date": "2020-05-22T18:56:20.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590166580,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari  took the bag as it was handed over, opening it to check to make sure it was what they actually paid for since she didn\u0026#x2019;t see him pour it in. She then blinked as her husband listed off everything they got and asked if they needed anything else, giving a shake of her head. The rest of the ingredients for dinner were already at home. Plus, she felt pretty bad about how much they\u0026#x2019;d spent. If the bag actually contained what they had bought and smelled right, then she would take his hand so they could get heading back home, if something didn\u0026#x2019;t seem right, she would turn back to the vendor to get it sorted out.\n",               "date": "2020-05-22T19:05:06.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590167106,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            }        ],        "sectionName": "Grandfolk, Marketplace/Festival"    },    {        "posts": [            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond  took Mika\u0026apos;s hand - fortunately, the bag was real, and so were its contents. Chocolate powder mixed with finely ground brown sugar, to the point the two were inseperable, also giving it a slightly nutty taste. He took Mika\u0026apos;s hand and led her home, where they\u0026apos;d unpack everything they brought, such as the candy he brought for her - such as the candied peanuts, the red candy on a bamboo skewer, the honeycomb toffee -, the beef, the spices, and the chocolate powder. All things over and done with. He then counted the amount of money they ended up retaining - to recall how much they spent, that is. The answer was: quite a lot. \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026quot;Well then, my love... maybe we should give these new things a try? Why don\u0026apos;t you season the beef with these exotic eastern spices, and also prepare some hot water for this brown powder... They said that kings drink it, so it must be good, right?\u0026quot;\n",               "date": "2020-05-22T19:10:00.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590167400,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari  smiled as she secured the bag closed, holding his hand as they made their way home, glad to know they weren\u0026#x2019;t scammed. Hopefully. Once home, she helped unpack everything, taking a nibble of that peanut candy before nodding as he asked if they should give the new stuff a try. She first went to work on getting the oven fire lit, taking only a few minutes as she stacked the wood inside and set it ablaze. While that was warming up, she got some clean water and put it in a pot, setting it atop the lit stove before going to the meat and carefully taking out the spices. She started by giving each a small taste to see which ones tasted best together, shivering at how much pepper there was. She decided on the pink pepper with salt, and the star anise and a few herbs to add to the mix. She then rubbed the spice mixture all over the meat, making sure to swipe up any bits onto the meat from the table if they fell off since wasting spices any would be money lost. She didn\u0026#x2019;t mind having him help in the kitchen, having pulled out potatoes and green beans so that he could help prep them for cooking. Once the water on the stove was boiling, she pulled it off and set it on the counter, opening up the pouch and wondering just how much she should add to the water.\n",               "date": "2020-05-22T19:21:45.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590168105,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond  did not mind helping Mika out in the kitchen either - peeling the potatoes, among other things - which was about the only thing he was good for, according to Maggie. He did not have much intuition for how much of the cocoa powder should they mix how much water either - He did ask for a \u0026apos;bottle\u0026apos;s worth\u0026apos;, but it was literally a bottle\u0026apos;s worth! As in, not just enough for a whole bottle of hot chocolate, but literally a full bottle of the powder, just packed in a bag instead of glass bottle. \u0026quot;Hmmm.... he did say it was a bottle\u0026apos;s worth of chocolate... So I think it might... Hmmm.... normally, when we mix something into water, it is two or three spoons of powder per glass of water.\u0026quot; he said, thinking it might be a good rule of thumb for Mika to follow. Otherwise, he watched her prepare the rest.\n",               "date": "2020-05-22T19:34:32.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590168872,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari  blinked and looked back to him as he made his suggestion, nodding and putting a few spoonfuls into a glass before pouring the water over it. She watched as the water turned a muddy brown making a bit of a face at it, but continued to make a second cup before rummaging for a spare jar. She managed to find one, opening it up and pouring the rest of the powder in before closing the lid for safe keeping and preservation. She then set the jar beside the others and picked up the cups with their chocolate drinks, bringing them over to her husband to give him his as well as so she could continue working on prepping the food with him.\n",               "date": "2020-05-22T19:39:05.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590169145,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond  smiled at Mika, giving her cheek a kiss, as she passed over the cup\u0026apos;s worth of hot chocolate - then he put his mouth over it, already finding it unbearably hot before even taking a sip, so he breathed on it a little, giving it some cold breath, before taking a very slow sip of it. \u0026quot;Wow....\u0026quot; he said, as he temporarily stopped to evaluate its taste. \u0026quot;Wow...\u0026quot; he repeated himself. Was this the drink of kings? He did remember a famous quote - a conversation between one of their insignificant kings six centuries ago, and one of his servants, with the king saying \u0026apos;I love milk\u0026apos;, the servant asking \u0026apos;Chocolate milk too?\u0026apos;, to which the king replied yes. Stephanus had no idea why was this conversation so significant that it had to be etched into all the history books, but there it was, and he remembered it, as he drank the hot chocolate.\u003Cbr\u003EYes, it was very delicious indeed, but he was expecting something far more intoxicating for the supposed \u0026apos;drink of kings\u0026apos;.\n",               "date": "2020-05-22T19:44:09.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590169449,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari  was waiting for her\u0026#x2019;s to cool down some as she cut the ends off the green beans, blinking as her ears twitched to the sound her husband made. She looked over to him to see the look on his face, peaking her interest. Was it really that good? She had to try it now, carefully picking up her cup and blowing on it a few times, having learned her lesson already about eating food or drink that\u0026#x2019;s too hot. She then cautiously took a small sip, her eyes lighting up at the taste. It was far better than she expected, and possibly even better than her favourite sweets. Yup, this was going to be her new favourite for sure with the look on her face as her tastebuds practically sung in delight. She went back for more, sipping carefully so as to not burn her mouth as her tail wagged excitedly behind her.\n",               "date": "2020-05-22T19:49:25.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590169765,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond  found it rather delicious, but he regretted the fact, that they won\u0026apos;t be having this very often - just like the eastern spices they bought to season the beef with, or the exotic eastern sweets they bought for Mika. This might be a one-time delight, unless they hit the books, do some research, and maybe find some substitutes later down the line. He smiled as he saw Mika feel delighted by the taste of this strange exotic drink. So that\u0026apos;s why it was advertised as a drink - because it has to be mixed with water, or milk, depending on their preference. He still felt asking like a rhetorical question, despite already knowing the answer to it: \u0026quot;Do you like it, Mika?\u0026quot; he asked, but this was more of a question about \u0026apos;Should we look for a substitute for it in the future, since we won\u0026apos;t be able to buy this again any time soon?\u0026apos;.\n",               "date": "2020-05-22T19:56:23.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590170183,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari looked to him as he asked the obvious question, smiling and nodding before going back to sipping at the chocolatey delight. She did hope to be able to find this more often, but based on them never seeing it before, it was obvious to her that it was at least something very rare to come to their market. She set her cup down in order to sign to him, \u0026lt;So you like it too?\u0026gt; perhaps he would considering buying more before it\u0026#x2019;s gone again, not knowing he was thinking of attempting to find a substitute instead.\n",               "date": "2020-05-26T23:03:36.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590527016,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond nodded at Mika\u0026apos;s also obvious question. Yes, he liked it too, although he was expecting something more.... he didn\u0026apos;t know what was he expecting, but he did not expect the \u0026apos;drink of kings\u0026apos; to taste like a mundane drink that just happened to be extra-delicious. Still, he too set down the cup, smiling at Mika. \u0026quot;Well, I suppose it tastes really good. Though, I must say, I was expecting something more unusual from the drink of kings. But I suppose its rarity is what makes it so special.\u0026quot; he acknowledged. \u0026quot;I wonder if those eastern spices are going to taste good as well. Perhaps in the future, more oriental goods will arrive. I would be certainly happy, if this kingly drink came more often.\u0026quot; he said, also hinting at the future dinner.\n",               "date": "2020-05-26T23:08:15.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590527295,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari smiled to his words, nodding in agreement to the hopes of seeing it appear in their market more often. His reminder of the dinner causes her to get up in order to check on it, making sure things are cooking properly and not burning. Once she\u0026#x2019;s done checking she comes back over to join him and sip some more at her still fairly hot drink. She looked to him after setting her cup down again, \u0026lt;Should we go buy more in case they don\u0026#x2019;t come back?\u0026gt;\n",               "date": "2020-05-26T23:34:03.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590528843,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond scratched his head at Mika\u0026apos;s question - should they buy more in case they don\u0026apos;t come back? He had to think about this. \u0026quot;Maybe we can check tomorrow, if they\u0026apos;re still here. These foreign visitors tend to stay for a week or even a month before leaving for good.\u0026quot; of course, whether they\u0026apos;d still have chocolate to sell would be questionable. But then again, even if they went out right now to buy more, there is a chance it might be already sold out to begin with. They arrived to the market just in time when they did, and there is no telling if they\u0026apos;d be so lucky if they did it again. \u0026quot;But not today, I think.\u0026quot; he also neglected to mention money as well, but he did not think about that. He thought about Mika\u0026apos;s happiness first and foremost.\n",               "date": "2020-05-26T23:37:20.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590529040,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari nodded in understanding to his answer, picking up her cup to sip again. The hot chocolate had cooled enough to where she could sip more of it more quickly, soon finishing off her drink. Once she realized her drink was finished her ears lowered a bit before she sighed, knowing she would need to be cautious and not consume the rest of their supply too quickly. She moved to stand up, taking her cup to the sink to give it a quick wash, tail swishing side to side behind her a bit in annoyance.\n",               "date": "2020-05-27T00:26:10.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590531970,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond sighed a bit as a result of Mika\u0026apos;s minuscule, but still visible annoyance. He knew, that out of all the ways to make her happy, sweets were one of the most effective ones - and sadly, this one became her new favourite. All supplies run dry at one point, and they\u0026apos;d have to eventually ask Maggie for a substitute of some kind - luckily, they sort of exist... well, sort of. One might be acorn coffee with heavy sugar and milk added - close enough and very nutty-tasting. The other would be mulled wine, which is also a very sweet drink drank hot. Of course, nothing can replace the taste of chocolate, but drinks that have a similar texture exist. Still, he was just sitting there, watching what Mika was doing. He was wondering if Maggie would come over for dinner today, or if she was busy working the rush hour in the tavern - which would be understandable due to the influx of foreign visitors.\n",               "date": "2020-05-27T00:30:06.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590532206,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari moved to check on their dinner once more, she seemed a bit impatient as she moved about, ending up pacing a bit when she realized the food still wasn\u0026#x2019;t ready yet. The sugar had her heart rate up, which made her want to move around more. Since Maggie hadn\u0026#x2019;t shown up by now, it would be obvious she wouldn\u0026#x2019;t be coming over at all today. The Tavern was indeed just too busy and she could always use the extra coin from all the extra foot traffic. After a bit more pacing, Mika leaned on the counter, tapping her fingers on the counter, trying to think of something to do while she waited, tail swishing more anxiously behind her. Man, just how much sugar was in that drink?\n",               "date": "2020-05-27T00:35:00.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590532500,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond did not feel anything - but perhaps because he was used to eating a variety of foods, while Mika... Mika was not. He decided to stand up and walk over to Mika in an attempt to calm her down, taking his hand onto her shoulder, saying. \u0026quot;Relax, sweetheart...\u0026quot; not realizing the possibility of only making it even worse. Still, he did what he did, putting his hand onto her shoulder. She never acted like this, not even after being fed with sweets. The drink did not feel \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003Ethat\u003C/span\u003E sweet to him, yet... just what? He did not know. \u0026quot;Maybe we could play that mill game while waiting, sweetheart.\u0026quot; he told her, giving her an offer.\n",               "date": "2020-05-27T00:41:23.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590532883,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari jumped a bit as his hand came to rest on his shoulder. She did sometimes end up feeling like this after eating a bit too much sweets, and she\u0026#x2019;d already had quite a bit today before the drink after all. Usually her having too much sweets would end up happening when he wasn\u0026#x2019;t around though. Letting out a sigh, she looked to him over her shoulder and nodded in agreement to playing a game, standing up properly to follow him back to the table. Her body just still wasn\u0026#x2019;t entirely adjusted to having so much sugar in it\u0026#x2019;s system, basically she was at the start of a sugar high. Even after she was sat down, her leg started bouncing, attempting to burn off some of that excess energy that was building up inside her.\n",               "date": "2020-05-27T00:48:26.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590533306,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond just smiled at Mika, setting down the the \u0026apos;field\u0026apos; and then the eighteen pieces, telling her that the first turn was hers. Each player would need to begin by taking turns deploying their nine pieces, and then they\u0026apos;d have to move those pieces around. When three pieces were next to each other either vertically or horizontally, the player could delete any of the enemy\u0026apos;s figures. Once a player was reduced to just three figures, they could move around three pieces freely, effectively \u0026apos;flying\u0026apos; - the game would be lost by the first one to be reduced to only two pieces. Overall, this game was a tactical game that relied on being able to predict the enemy\u0026apos;s moves and counteracting them before they even did them. Stephanus\u0026apos;s strategy would be a defensive one done to prevent the enemy from connecting at all costs - instead of aggressively trying to get connections to delete the hostile pieces. While he certainly had more experience at this game than Mika, he was getting rusty, so he expected to lose with his defensive tactic.\n",               "date": "2020-05-27T00:53:14.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590533594,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari having only just learned how to play the game in recent weeks, she was still very new to the game. She knew how to at least move pieces properly, but otherwise, her playing tactics were poor and not well throughout. Even with his defensive strategy, it quickly became clear that she was losing the game. Before long she was down to her last 3 pieces, ears lowering as she struggled to find some sort of solution to evade losing that final piece. But alas, she ended up losing it regardless and sighed in defeat, laying on the table, her foot still bouncing and tail still swishing anxiously, finding that the game did not do much to calm her heart rate at all. She moved to get up yet again, checking on dinner. It was so tantalizingly close to done! She sighed as she shut the oven door once more, deciding to leave it in for at least a few more minutes to ensure it was cooked properly.\n",               "date": "2020-05-27T00:59:20.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590533960,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond sighed as he defeated Mika in the game, having really intended to lose at least once to cheer her up. But alas, that did not work, and she lost. He felt no pleasure in defeating his inexperienced wife in this game, so he sighed and put it away, back to their bedroom, coming back to the kitchen afterwards. Perhaps next time, he\u0026apos;ll do better at intentionally losing the game. Or maybe he should go all the way, so she learns the hard way? Who knows. He just sat down, knowing that dinner is soon done, making him lick his own lips. Perhaps the delicious food will calm both of them down, and make them happier? They never tried those eastern spices, after all....\n",               "date": "2020-05-27T01:03:00.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590534180,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari was once again tapping on that counter impatiently as she waited for those few extra minutes. Finally, when she checked once more, her tail wagged in a more happy manner as she pulled the beef out. She quickly moved on to cooking up the green beans while it cooled. The potatoes had been roasted along side the beef, so once the green beans were done, she drained them and quickly started cutting slices of the beef. Before long, she brought the plates to the table, smiling to her husband. She was both nervous and anxious to try her new recipe, hoping she did well in pairing the spices. She went to take that first bite before making a bit of a face. Unfortunately, it was rather disappointing and somewhat bland, she hadn\u0026#x2019;t used enough spices...\n",               "date": "2020-05-27T01:09:51.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590534591,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond had a slightly different reaction - she may not have used too much spices, but the unfamiliar taste hit him hard, and in the good way. There was a bit of ambiguity whether he\u0026apos;d like it or not, as he was chewing and humming before finally swallowing and smiling, saying \u0026quot;It\u0026apos;s not so bad, actually. Could have used some more spices, but it\u0026apos;s not so bad.\u0026quot; To be fair, they can put on the spices even after it was cooked. In fact, some spices lose their punch after being cooked. But doing so clashed a bit with their culture, as they preferred to get everything done prior to serving - the humans learned it from the High Elves, who even cut meat into bite-sized chunks \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003Ebefore\u003C/span\u003E even cooking! Crazy people.\u003Cbr\u003EHe patted Mika\u0026apos;s back. \u0026quot;Don\u0026apos;t be disappointed. Life is all about trial and error, my love.\u0026quot;\n",               "date": "2020-05-27T01:13:23.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590534803,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari\u0026#x2018;s ears perked as he said it wasn\u0026#x2019;t so bad, smiling sheepishly as he pat her on the back. His words seemed genuine, but she couldn\u0026#x2019;t help but feel he was saying it just to make her feel better. She blinked as he mentioned trial and error, something Maggie constantly taught her about in the kitchen. She smiled and nodded in agreement, moving to eat some more. He was right, it wasn\u0026#x2019;t that bad, she had just been expecting more, like how he had expected more out of the chocolate drink. She leaned over to kiss him as her way of thanking him before continuing to eat some more. By the time she was done eating, her heart rate had calmed down, sugar high finally going away. However, the tiny life inside her seemed to kick up in activity a bit, her ears perking as she felt the tiny kicks. She quickly reached over for her husband\u0026#x2019;s hand like she usually did whenever this would start happening, placing his palm over her belly so he could feel the tiny life inside making itself known once again.\n",               "date": "2020-05-27T01:21:30.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590535290,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond just continued smiling at Mika, kissing her back when she kissed him, happily finishing his food, then happily taking his hand onto her belly so he could feel their baby kicking. This made him very happy. The realization once again, that he was going to be a father - something he never thought would even happen. But then again, he did not expect to have a wife either. Yet here he was, happily married to a beautiful woman, someone who was once a wild child, but now a beautiful housewife. What more could he ask from life? Perhaps a promotion and better payment, but that was not possible unless he took an apprentice - which would require him to be away from home more often. And such a thing was simply out of the question when he was soon going to have a child who will need just as much fatherly love as it will receive motherly love. \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026quot;It\u0026apos;s kicking. Our child is kicking.\u0026quot; he stated the obvious, smiling. \u0026quot;I never thought I would live to see the day when something like this would happen.\u0026quot; he said it, meaning it in a very positive way. But he said the same thing when he married Mika.\n",               "date": "2020-05-27T01:28:28.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590535708,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari  smiled as he spoke, blushing when he said the last part. She leaned over to kiss him lovingly. A life like this had never crossed her mind before meeting him, let alone a life outside of that forest living in fear. After a few moments the kicking died down as the little one got tuckered out. She still held onto his hand though, wanting to spend this time with him, to enjoy being with him like this. There was the possibility of her becoming his apprentice since she already had an affinity for magic, but again, that would require her to do things she obviously wasn\u0026#x2019;t ready for, especially now that they had a child on the way.\n",               "date": "2020-05-27T18:00:31.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590595231,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond  kissed Mika back. and continued holding her hand. He had not much to say other than smiling at her and savouring the moment. He too wanted to spend this time with her, enjoying it with her. He did not consider the possibility of Mika becoming his apprentice, for three reasons. One being that as husband and wife, the thought never even crossed his mind in the first place, and not everyone would look at it favourably. The second being that being a knight requires serious religious dedication. The third being... well, the child. In fact, this is going to put even his career on hold for a while, as no doubt he will take as much time out to be with his child.\n",               "date": "2020-05-27T18:04:57.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590595497,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari  smiled to him and leaned over to nuzzle him before getting up to clean up their dishes.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EAbout three months passed since the kidnapping. Mika\u0026#x2019;s pregnancy had progressed well. Her belly had grown quite well rounded, and there was no hiding it at all now. She almost looked as if she were due any time already with how big she\u0026#x2019;d gotten, which brought up the question of perhaps she was bearing twins. However that wouldn\u0026#x2019;t be known for sure until the midwife were to come check her the next time she comes around. Thankfully they wouldn\u0026#x2019;t have to wait much longer, as the midwife was due to come by today. For now though, Maggie and Mika were just returning home after a trip to the market. With the added weight, Mika had been finding it more difficult to get around, but did her best not to complain about it much at all. Although, it was very obvious at the end of the day when Stephanus would be able to see her swollen feet and ankles and the way she had a tendency to put a hand on her aching back. Maggie was sure not to overwork her though, making her sit down while she got to work on starting dinner.\n",               "date": "2020-05-27T18:32:19.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590597139,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond  was not one to comment much on people\u0026apos;s looks - he knew the full meaning of Mika\u0026apos;s growing belly: after all, his children were growing inside it. As usual, he\u0026apos;d take his time to get home from work, which was what it was - there were times he had to be absent for days, but luckily, this was not such a case. He came back roughly at the same time Maggie and Mika were returning home, knowing full well that a midwife was also coming to check on Mika. The spending at the festival was in the past, and the couple have managed to get themselves sorted financially, being able to afford a midwife. Sadly, there wouldn\u0026apos;t be more chocolate around after a week has passed since the festival, let alone three months: but Maggie sure tried showing Mika some similar drinks that might serve as substitutes... with questionable success. With the added sugar and milk, the texture of the acorn coffee is not the most appealing, no matter how healthy it is for everyone. Still, he noticed that Mika was having a trouble even getting by - perhaps soon it would be time for her to get bedridden?\n",               "date": "2020-05-27T18:37:24.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590597444,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari  looked to her husband as he came through the door shortly after she\u0026#x2019;d taken her seat, smiling and giving him a wave with one hand while the other rested on her gravid belly. Maggie smiled to him as well, \u0026#x201C;Welcome home, glad to see you managed to get out early this time.\u0026#x201D; She wiped off her hands from seasoning some pork chops, turning to start making some of that acorn coffee for Mika. Although it wasn\u0026#x2019;t as good as the chocolate one, it was good enough for Mika to enjoy and get any chocolate cravings out of the way.\n",               "date": "2020-05-27T18:43:35.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590597815,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond  smiled at Mika immediately, then replied to Maggie - \u0026quot;Aye, it was just the usual. Paperwork.\u0026quot; he said, partially happy, partially lamenting. He was happy that he could be home so early, but he was also lamenting that his skills as a paladin were being wasted on lousy paperwork. He was a warrior, not a bureaucrat. Still, at least he wasn\u0026apos;t risking his life, and he could be home with Mika. \u0026quot;How is our sweet-toothed little-mother?\u0026quot; he asked, smiling at Mika. Little-mother meant a pregnant women, and sweet-toothed.... well, it just means sweet-tooth. Which is exactly what Mika has. He then sniffed at the porkchops that were in the process of being seasoned. \u0026quot;Very tasty-smelling. Porkchop is an eternal classic.\u0026quot;\n",               "date": "2020-05-27T18:47:50.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590598070,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari  blushed a bit at him calling her that simply replying that she was fine with her hand. Maggie chuckled to him, \u0026#x201C;Yeah, your little lady told me she was craving pork, so we\u0026#x2019;re having pork.\u0026#x201D; Maggie was off work for today, so she would be joining them for dinner. \u0026#x201C;Agnes should be here soon, so I\u0026#x2019;ll take care of dinner.\u0026#x201D; Agnes was her midwife friend whom they had hired.\n",               "date": "2020-05-27T18:54:25.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590598465,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond  nodded. \u0026quot;My-my... I didn\u0026apos;t know that Mika liked pork so much. I thought she was a beef-person.\u0026quot; he said in surprise - but in truth, there was not much of a surprise. Mika was am omnivore when it came to meat, from what he has seen. He reminded himself of the first time he brought Mika with him into the city, buying steak tartare for her. But then he also remembered that the first time he met her in her forest, he gave her bacon. He then reminded himself of the times she was eating chicken soup. So he wasn\u0026apos;t sure which one she liked the best. \u0026quot;Very well. About time we hear a professional\u0026apos;s verdict on Mika\u0026apos;s situation.\u0026quot;\n",               "date": "2020-05-27T18:58:26.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590598706,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari  looked to him sheepishly, pork had ended up being her favourite out of all the meats, Maggie just often made her use different kinds to give them variety so that they were stuck eating just pork all the time. Maggie chuckled and nodded in agreement as she moved to put the pork chops in the oven before moving to get the vegetables started, peas and carrots. Just as the oven door had closed there was a knocking at the front door with Anges on the other side. She was around Maggie\u0026#x2019;s age, and had been in the world of midwifery since she was born, as her mother before her had been one. She knew everything there was about giving birth and was the best midwife in the city, they were certainly in very good hands.\n",               "date": "2020-05-27T19:08:06.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590599286,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond  moved to the door to open it, as he was the only one whose hands were completely freed. \u0026quot;Come on in. You must be the midwife came to check on my wife, am I correct?\u0026quot; the knight asked politely, letting in the land to take a good look at Mika. What good was Mika\u0026apos;s literacy, if there were no good books on her condition? Midwifery was a profession, where knowledge was passed down orally, usually from mother to daughter, or from within the community. Through all their time, even if they could afford to buy a book instead of just borrowing it, he could not find a good book on pregnancy for Mika. Thus, the midwife will be the one with the knowledge.\n",               "date": "2020-05-27T19:12:12.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590599532,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari  Agnes smiled and nodded to him as he greeted her, \u0026#x201C;That I am, Agnes, nice to meet you.\u0026#x201D; She held out her hand to shake his before entering the home and spotting Mika at the table, \u0026#x201C;And you must be mommy, how are you doing dear?\u0026#x201D; Mika blushed and signed that she was fine once again, Maggie translating for her, \u0026#x201C;She said she\u0026#x2019;d fine, You remember I mentioned she\u0026#x2019;s unable to speak, right?\u0026#x201D; Agnes nodded, \u0026#x201C;Right, right, well dearie, no time to waist. Let\u0026#x2019;s get you into bed so I can take a look at you.\u0026#x201D; Mika blinked a bit in surprise, looking to her husband as Agnes took her arm and helped her to her feet, \u0026#x201C;My-My! You look like you\u0026#x2019;re ready to pop! Are you sure you\u0026#x2019;re not due soon?\u0026#x201D; She chuckled as she followed Mika to the bedroom.\n",               "date": "2020-05-27T19:18:15.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590599895,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond  did shake Agnes\u0026apos;s hand before leading her to the Mika-Maggie duo, listening in on the conversation, nodding to Mika to encourage her to cooperate with the midwife instead of being shy. He briefly hesitated to follow them, after all... would Mika want him to be around when she is discussing things with the midwife? In the end, he decided to follow them and listen in on what she might say to Mika, or translate what Mika is \u0026apos;saying\u0026apos;, if need be. Just like Maggie, he has gotten used to Mika\u0026apos;s muteness and has learned to understand her body language and sign language, learned to read her expressions, and their close proximity has given him the ability to effectively \u0026apos;read her mind\u0026apos; - not really, just the fact that he knows her well enough to know what to assume, what she might be implying.\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026quot;I\u0026apos;ll be here to translate anything she might say. Though... If you can read and write, that might make it easier. Mika is practically one with her trusty wax tablet.\u0026quot;\n",               "date": "2020-05-27T19:23:27.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590600207,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari  had seemed a bit anxious being so close to the stranger. Although she knew that her andMaggie were good friends, she still felt nervous, so she was glad to have her husband in there with her as she was prompted to lay on the bed. \u0026#x201C;I can\u0026#x2019;t really read or write, sir, so your translating would be very much appreciated.\u0026#x201D; Agnes smiled warmly to him. \u0026#x201C;Now, how far along are you again dearie?\u0026#x201D; She knew from Maggie telling her, but she just wanted to be sure. Mika looked to Stephanus on that one, she wasn\u0026#x2019;t very good at keeping track of time still after all.\n",               "date": "2020-05-27T19:28:09.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590600489,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond  nodded. \u0026quot;Very well. If she says anything, I\u0026apos;ll just translate.\u0026quot; he said. \u0026quot;She is.... seven months.\u0026quot; he said, after a bit of hesitation and some calculations in his head. Seven months sounds about right. \u0026quot;She and I consumated our marriage seven months ago. She started having morning sicknesses four months ago, but chicken soup made it go away most of the time. The baby started kicking three months ago.... and that is when we saw her belly grow for the first time.\u0026quot; he stated, reminding himself about as much as he was informing Agnes. \u0026quot;We initially considered calling you earlier as well, due to her morning sicknesses, but those seem to have went away, I think...\u0026quot; or Mika was just constantly taking herbs that made it go away, while Stephanus was away.\n",               "date": "2020-05-27T19:33:02.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590600782,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari  Agnes nodded as she listened to him, \u0026#x201C;Alright, then she only has about 2 months left then.\u0026#x201D; She sighs shaking her head, \u0026#x201C;It would have been best to have me start coming as soon as you found out, but not much I can do about that now.\u0026#x201D; She turned back to Mika, \u0026#x201C;Do you still have morning sickness?\u0026#x201D; Mika shook her head no, thankfully that had stopped after a few months. \u0026#x201C;Good, good,\u0026#x201D; she nodded with a smile, \u0026#x201C;And how often does the baby move?\u0026#x201D; Mika seemed to think for a few moments before answering, \u0026lt;Very often, it keeps me up at night sometimes.\u0026gt; She blushed a bit in embarrassment, though that was something Stephanus already knew from Maggie relaying that to him after she\u0026#x2019;d complained about it at one point recently. It seemed she just didn\u0026#x2019;t like the idea of him worrying over her so much.\n",               "date": "2020-05-27T19:43:53.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590601433,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond  was the one who had to translate, as usual, when what Mika was trying to show wasn\u0026apos;t obvious enough - \u0026quot;She says the baby kicks from inside very often, and it even keeps her up at night at times.\u0026quot; he translated. He was still wondering about the fact, that Agnes did not comment on the elephant in the room: that is, the fact that Mika had fox ears and tails, and was still being treated like a regular human in regards to pregnancy. But then again, he figured that pregnancy is the same for all humanoid mammals at the end of the day. Just about every mammal that walks on two legs spends nine months being pregnant before giving birth - lizardmen are not mammals, they lay eggs.\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026quot;So, two more months? Does she... need to take any kind of medicine or herbs?\u0026quot;\n",               "date": "2020-05-27T19:47:26.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590601646,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari  Agnes nodded once more, \u0026#x201C;I see..\u0026#x201D; The reason she didn\u0026#x2019;t question the ears and tail was because Maggie had already explained to her about it. Upon knowing this information she simply decided to treat this like any other pregnancy and simply ignore the ears and tail. \u0026#x201C;Well, as long as she is eating well she shouldn\u0026#x2019;t need to.\u0026#x201D; She turned to Mika once more, \u0026#x201C;May I touch you dear? I need to feel how bit the baby is.\u0026#x201D; Mika lowered her ears, a bit hesitant but nodding anyways. Once given permission, Anges carefully lifted Mika\u0026#x2019;s dress up over her chest to expose her bare belly underneath. From there, she began groping and pressing gently all around her belly, humming to herself in thought for a good while before nodding to herself, \u0026#x201C;Yup, there\u0026#x2019;s two in there.\u0026#x201D; Mika\u0026#x2019;s ears perked at the announcement.\n",               "date": "2020-05-27T19:54:28.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590602068,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond  \u0026apos;s jaw almost dropped. Two?! She\u0026apos;s having twins?! \u0026quot;T-two? She is.... she\u0026apos;s pregnant with twins?\u0026quot; he asked in surprise. Twins. Now that puts a whole new spin on things. Mika is going to be giving birth to not one child, but two children, He didn\u0026apos;t know how to react to this knowledge. Obviously, they did not know about the gender of the children just yet, and they wouldn\u0026apos;t until they\u0026apos;d be born. But still.... twins.... he mentally dropped this jaw at hearing this. \u0026quot;Is... is giving birth to twins much harder than a regular birth?\u0026quot; he asked.\n",               "date": "2020-05-27T19:58:00.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590602280,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari  looked to Stephanus as he seemed to become very anxious at the news. She however had initially been excited at the idea of two children, until the look of concern made her worry as well. Agnes pulled Mika\u0026#x2019;s skirt back down over her belly, giving him another nod, \u0026#x201C;Yes, very much so... It will be a very difficult birth...\u0026#x201D; Mika\u0026#x2019;s ears pinned back at hearing this, \u0026lt;What do you mean?\u0026gt; She looked back and forth between the two. She didn\u0026#x2019;t even know yet just how hard a regular birth is, and here she was being told it was going to be even harder than a normal birth? It was obvious that this thought was distressing her as she sat up, hugging herself.\n",               "date": "2020-05-27T20:10:19.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590603019,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond  \u0026quot;She... she doesn\u0026apos;t even know how hard and painful a regular birth is. Let alone a twin birth.\u0026quot; he said, effectively translating what Mika \u0026apos;said\u0026apos;. Then he asked - \u0026quot;Is there anything to ease the pain when the time comes?\u0026quot; he asked. Yes, there is: there are plenty of herbs and potions that temporarily numb the pain and make the otherwise highly painful experience painless. The problem? It\u0026apos;s neither cheap, nor is it always recommended, as it puts extra amount of work on the shoulders of the midwife. The pain is part of the motivation to push even harder out, after all. The excruciating pain - Mika has no idea what is coming. Additionally, said potion is magic - a mundane midwife may or may not be necessary with it. Some also oppose its usage on the grounds that removing the pain removes some of the bonding between mother and child.\u003Cbr\u003EStephanus sure was not aware of the existence of such a potion - Agnes might be... or perhaps not.\n",               "date": "2020-05-27T20:14:46.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590603286,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari  Agnes was well aware of the existence of such a potion, but was rather against it personally. Mika\u0026#x2019;s ears pinned flat against her head as He said that, looking to him for answers as she felt completely in the dark in the conversation now. Agnes sighed out, rubbing her temple, \u0026#x201C;There is... A potion, but I really don\u0026#x2019;t recommend it. Plus, you probably wouldn\u0026#x2019;t be able to afford it anyways.\u0026#x201D; Agnes looked to Mika, seeing her shaking like a leaf in fear at this point, leaning over to pat her shoulder, \u0026#x201C;Dearie, pain in birth is completely natural, and over all it is completely worth it once you\u0026#x2019;ll have your children in your arms.\u0026#x201D; Mika flinched to the touch, avoiding eye contact with either of them now as she stared down at her own belly.\n",               "date": "2020-05-27T20:23:36.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590603816,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond  sighed. \u0026quot;Very well. I will let Mika decide it, if she wants to take the easy route or the hard route.\u0026quot; he said. To be fair, it wasn\u0026apos;t \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003Ethat\u003C/span\u003E expensive - at least, not when one factors in the eastern spices and chocolate they bought earlier - but if it\u0026apos;s not cheap, it\u0026apos;s not cheap. But most importantly, if the midwife does not recommend it, it\u0026apos;s probably for a good reason. Stephanus was a man, someone who will never have to experience the pain of giving birth, so he concluded that he was in no position to dictate whether Mika would like to employ the usage of such a drug or not. He is someone with healing magic at his disposal, but he can only cure wounds and some diseases, not pain, which is merely a feeling, not a condition in itself. A terribly unpleasant feeling that at its most extreme may be even worse than death itself, but still a feeling none the less - something for which there is no magical cure, save for potions or poisons that numb the nerves, which also comes with a ton of negative effects. Fortunately, none of those negative effects would pass over to the babies themselves, only making the user\u0026apos;s own body less responsive to things: after all, pain exists to warn us of dangers and make our body respond to things.\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026quot;I\u0026apos;m afraid she... is very much afraid of the pain.\u0026quot;\n",               "date": "2020-05-27T20:29:22.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590604162,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari  looked back to her husband as he said she would decide, Agnes nodding in agreement. After all, she couldn\u0026#x2019;t force Mika to not take it if she wanted it. \u0026lt;I don\u0026#x2019;t want it to hurt..\u0026gt; Mika responded sheepishly with her ears still pinned back. \u0026#x201C;Alright, then if you can get your hands on the potion, I won\u0026#x2019;t stop you from using it.\u0026#x201D; She moved to stand up, \u0026#x201C;I\u0026#x2019;ll be back once a week to see how things are progressing, during that time, should anything happen, you need to send for me immediately. There is a high chance she could go in labor between now and when she\u0026#x2019;s due.\u0026#x201D; Agnes moved to shake Stephanus\u0026#x2019;s hand again, \u0026#x201C;It was lovely to meet you both.\u0026#x201D; She then took her leave.\n",               "date": "2020-05-27T20:40:40.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590604840,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond  nodded to both Mika and Agnes, shaking her hand as she was leaving, saying \u0026quot;We\u0026apos;ll do\u0026quot; to the sentence she said before the last one, watching her leave, only to sigh afterwards. \u0026quot;Well, I suppose I\u0026apos;ll have to get that potion for you, Mika. Though, I want you to reconsider it. Maybe the midwife discouraged you because there are risks or something.\u0026quot; he said, then adding \u0026quot;Maybe we should have hit the books earlier.\u0026quot; and then taking his hand onto Mika\u0026apos;s belly, then to her hand. \u0026quot;Should we check on Maggie to see how is dinner progressing?\u0026quot; he asked Mika.\n",               "date": "2020-05-27T20:43:01.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590604981,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari  watched as Agnes left them alone before looking to him again as he sighed. Her ears lowered as he asked her to reconsider the potion. The idea of no pain just sounded better to her, her hand squeezing his as he took hold of it. She looked down to her belly again, rubbing it with her free hand before nodding to the idea of checking in on Maggie. She released his hand before moving to climb out of bed, wincing a bit as she stood on her feet before placing a hand on her back as she followed him out to the kitchen where Maggie was chatting with Agnes. \u0026#x201C;It was good seeing you again Agnes, you sure you don\u0026#x2019;t want to stay for dinner?\u0026#x201D; Agnes shook her head, \u0026#x201C;It\u0026#x2019;s fine, I have other people to see today.\u0026#x201D; Maggie nodded and got the door for her friend, waving her off as she left before closing the door. She then took notice of the couple, \u0026#x201C;Hey, how\u0026#x2019;d it go?\u0026#x201D;\n",               "date": "2020-05-27T20:52:26.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590605546,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond  was the first one to open his mouth. \u0026quot;Mika is expecting twins, but... it\u0026apos;s going to be very painful for her. Agnes mentioned that there are some draughts that might ease it, but... she does not recommend them.\u0026quot; he was as laconic as possible, while still being grammatically correct. He summed it all up: Mika is expecting twins, it\u0026apos;s going to be more painful than a regular pregnancy, and Mika is afraid of the pain, and so wants the potion that will ease it all. \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026quot;So, how is our dinner going?\u0026quot; he asked, looking and sniffing around. \u0026quot;Some good pork will ease Mika\u0026apos;s mind about this, I\u0026apos;m sure of it.\u0026quot; he assumed, remembering her porkchop cravings. He was also getting somewhat hungry himself, after all.\n",               "date": "2020-05-27T20:57:10.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590605830,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari  Maggie looked to them in shock, \u0026#x201C;Twins?! Oh my!\u0026#x201D; She quickly pulled the pork chops out of the oven, setting them on the counter to rest, \u0026#x201C;Twins are not easy! They often end in death..\u0026#x201D; Mika felt sick at hearing that, her heart dropping into her stomach as she leaned her hand against the nearby wall and the other over her mouth. Agnes had failed to make that tidbit known to them. Maggie gasped as she covered her mouth at seeing how distraught her statement made Mika, \u0026#x201C;Oh dear god, I\u0026#x2019;m so sorry, I-\u0026#x201C; Before she could finish Mika had hurried off to the bathroom just as Stephanus was trying to change the subject, Maggie sighing.\n",               "date": "2020-05-27T21:05:12.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590606312,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond  sighed and looked down, but he said nothing. He wanted to say \u0026apos;Was it really necessary for you to say that?!\u0026apos; - but instead, he remained silent, knowing full well what would Mika do in the bathroom. It could have been just an unfortunate coincidence instead of any real correlation, but Stephanus had assumed that Maggie\u0026apos;s words reintroduced Mika\u0026apos;s morning sickness. Only once Mika left for the bathroom, did Stephanus open his mouth again. \u0026quot;Childbirth is entirely avoidable, if you have a good midwife and a priest around.\u0026quot; he said it, loudly enough for Mika to hear in the bathroom. \u0026quot;We\u0026apos;ll call a priest too. Never know when is some healing magic going to be necessary.\u0026quot; he was hoping that Mika would hear this and get calmer.\n",               "date": "2020-05-27T21:11:03.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590606663,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari  Maggie lowered her head in shame, \u0026#x201C;I\u0026#x2019;m so sorry, I... I wasn\u0026#x2019;t thinking, it just slipped..\u0026#x201D; She looked towards where the bathroom was, sighing, \u0026#x201C;I know, I know, I\u0026#x2019;m just so used to hearing about it from Agnes when she has someone who couldn\u0026#x2019;t afford to have someone there that can use the healing magic...\u0026#x201D; Mika could indeed hear their conversation entirely, even without them speaking loudly, she did have great hearing after all. After a few good minutes, she finally came out, ears pinned back as she looked to the two. She hesitated for a moment before finally signing, \u0026lt;if we don\u0026#x2019;t have a priest.. Am I going to die..?\u0026gt;\n",               "date": "2020-05-27T21:26:15.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590607575,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond  shaked his head. \u0026quot;No, but there might be a small chance...\u0026quot; he replied to Mika with full honesty, sighing. Truth be told, even if they weren\u0026apos;t twins, the chance of maternal death was still there, with or without priest. \u0026quot;Don\u0026apos;t worry, I\u0026apos;ll get a priest for you. I\u0026apos;m a member of a knightly order after all. They must loan us one for free.\u0026quot; he said, confident that they would do it. Still, he sighed again, saying. \u0026quot;I guess we should just begin to eat. We better not discuss it again until the time comes.\u0026quot; with that, he sat down at the table. The whole mood of the house quickly turned sour from just one sentence uttered by Maggie. Just one sentence. And there was no undoing it, no matter how much Stephanus was trying.\n",               "date": "2020-05-27T21:31:26.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590607886,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari  clutched her hands to her chest with her ears still pinned back. She was relieved at knowing there was not much of a chance of her dying, but even a small chance was terrifying. Maggie felt horrible for bringing on such a terrible mood, quietly serving dinner. Dinner itself was very awkwardly silent, Mika barely touched her food for a while before eating at least half her pork and then pushing away her plate. She felt bad for not feeling able to eat her entire plate, but her stomach just still felt upset after all that stress. Once everyone was done eating, Maggie took the dishes to wash them before quietly saying goodnight and leaving.\n",               "date": "2020-05-27T21:37:40.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590608260,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond  observed how sour the mood was during the dinner, but there was nothing that could be done about it. It was all just awkward silence, and he couldn\u0026apos;t bring it to himself to say anything. So he ate as much as he could until he got full, then waved a goodbye to Maggie, and went to bed with Mika - or at least, accompanied her to the bed and tried his best to improve upon her mood by rubbing her belly and giving her a kiss. Not much else he could do at this point. Not much else any of them could do, other than wait until she was close to labour. Sure, the following day, he\u0026apos;ll have to pre-arrange things with his order to get the priest, he\u0026apos;ll have to make sure that everyone is ready when the time comes, he\u0026apos;ll have to think about the potion and ask Mika once again about her opinion on it. But overall, it was basically a waiting game until the big day.\n",               "date": "2020-05-27T21:41:31.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590608491,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari curled as closely as she could to him as they laid in bed together. It took a good while for her to finally fall asleep. The next few weeks involved talking about the birth plan and researching that potion. They also had to prepare for the birth to happen at any time despite not being due for another month or so. This time would also be spent gathering things needed to care for twins, cribs, clothes, diapers, etc. the second time the Midwife came around, she instructed for Mika to go on bedrest. She was to minimize being on her feet as much as possible to reduce both her pain as well as the risk of going into labor early. That wouldn\u0026#x2019;t mean it would prevent it completely, but it would at least be helpful in trying to let those babies have more of a chance to grow and having a higher chance of surviving their birth. Mika was not much of a fan of this, she was used to moving all the time, not lazing about in bed all day. She would often be caught attempting to sneak into the kitchen or clean around the house out of boredom when she thought no one would be paying attention. Currently, Maggie was out shopping and her husband was out at work, so she was in the kitchen, fixing herself some of that chocolate drink substitute in her night gown.\n",               "date": "2020-05-28T20:47:38.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590691658,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond was not spending the past few weeks doing nothing either - he had arranged for a monk to come when the big day would come, and that monk already had all the equipment ready for the time. His speciality wasn\u0026apos;t the treatment of women who give birth, but his general-prupose healing magic will suffice for curing any wounds, and curing any infections magically. That monk was also a skilled surgeon, in csae of a need for \u0026apos;the royal cut\u0026apos; (Caesarian section). Eventually, the potion was procured and put onto a place where it lasts, with Stephanus having to get it from the Mages Guild, who gave it to him at a discount for past favors. But of course, all of this was done prior.\u003Cbr\u003EToday, he had nothing else to arrange or do, other than go home and visit his wife. He lamented the fact that they had no extra hand to make sure Mika can stay in bed - all of their rich neighbours either own a household slave or pay someone to be their household servant. The Tavilrond-Hinari household could not afford such a thing. They could barely afford their current lifestyle, let alone sheltering and feeding another hungry mouth! So they had to make do with what they had. As such, Stephanus gently opened the door, only to see that his wife was in the kitchen, in spite of Agnes\u0026apos;s instructions for her to stay bedridden.\n",               "date": "2020-05-28T20:55:29.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590692129,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari flinched as she heard the door open, pinning back her ears as she knew she was busted. She turned around, expecting to see Maggie at the door but was surprised to see her husband instead. She fidgeted with her hands atop her heavily gravid belly, looking down sheepishly as she waited for the scolding she was sure she was about to receive. Despite knowing she wasn\u0026#x2019;t supposed to be up and about, she just couldn\u0026#x2019;t stand it, she felt like she was going to go mad if she didn\u0026#x2019;t get up and do \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003Esomething\u003C/span\u003E.\n",               "date": "2020-05-28T21:03:06.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590692586,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond just sighed. \u0026quot;You remember what the midwife told you, didn\u0026apos;t you? It\u0026apos;s not good for your health.\u0026quot; he said, but still slowly, calmly and quietly. That was his scolding. No screaming, no yelling, no accusing stares, just a quiet reminder of what she was told to do for her own sake. \u0026quot;I know, it\u0026apos;s not easy to stay in bed all day long, when you aren\u0026apos;t debilitated by some sickness, but...\u0026quot; But what? He had no way of completing that sentence. \u0026quot;... if only we had someone to do these things for you when no one else is home for you.\u0026quot; Well, no, there will probably never be. Bought slaves and paid manservants alike are expensive, and an animated golem can only do very simple tasks, largely ones involving transportation, mining and (body)guarding.\n",               "date": "2020-05-28T21:08:00.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590692880,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari nodded softly in response to his question, at least relieved that he wasn\u0026#x2019;t scolding her the way Maggie would have. She looked up to him with her sad puppy dog eyes as he continued to speak, only to look back down as he seemed to be wishing to himself that they could have someone extra around to tend to her needs. Her ears twitched to the sound of her water boiling over, causing her to quickly turn around to take it off, only for her belly to knock her cup off the countertop and spill the mix all over the floor. Those ears quickly pinned back against her head as she felt terrible for the waste as well as the mess, immediately trying to crouch down and at least pick up the cup off the floor, holding onto the countertop in order to help keep her balance.\n",               "date": "2020-05-28T21:14:16.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590693256,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond quickly crouched down to the floor to pick up the cup from the floor, to prevent Mika from having to pick it up herself, but it was already too late - as she already reached it and got it back up. \u0026quot;You\u0026apos;re not supposed to crouch down either, Mika. It\u0026apos;s bad for the babies.\u0026quot; he said, reminding her, that pregnancy - especially late stage pregnancy - comes with a lot of limitations. She\u0026apos;s not supposed to sleep on her belly either, only on her back. Either way, he said. \u0026quot;I\u0026apos;ll make some of this for you. You go back to your bed, before Maggie comes back to see you out of your bed.\u0026quot; he said, offering her to make some coffee in exchange for getting her back to bed.\n",               "date": "2020-05-28T21:17:22.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590693442,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari nearly lost her balance as she stood back up, holding tightly to the countertop as she pulled herself back up. She looked up to her husband sheepishly as he reminded her that she wasn\u0026#x2019;t supposed to be doing what she just did either. She was doing her best to fight back tears that were trying to well up in her eyes, her hormones over these last several months making her easily upset over the most trivial of things. Hesitantly, she nodded her head before turning with a hand on her back as she slowly waddled her way back into the bedroom where she would crawl into bed and curl up on her side under the blankets. Laying on her back was just too uncomfortable for her.\n",               "date": "2020-05-28T21:23:26.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590693806,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond got to work on preparing the acorn coffee for her, boiling water and submerging filter\u0026apos;s worth of pulverized roasted acorns, adding some caramelized brown sugar to the mix, and finally some milk, to make it the way Mika preferred. He\u0026apos;d be able to finish it, and bring the cup to the night stand next to Mika\u0026apos;s bed just shy ten minutes before Maggie\u0026apos;s inevitable arrival. After serving her the cup\u0026apos;s worth of the coffee, he remained there to comfort her and rub her head, or her belly, whichever succeeded in not getting in the way as she\u0026apos;d drink her second favourite beverage. Sure, it\u0026apos;s not hot chocolate or chocolate milk, but it\u0026apos;s the closest they can get to it: a sweet hot drink with a nutty flavor and milk in it. Close enough, right?\n",               "date": "2020-05-28T21:29:29.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590694169,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari could smell the scent of the drink as he prepared it for her, soon hearing him enter the room. She moved to sit up in bed as he set the cup down and joined her at her side. Her lips curled into a soft smile as he rubbed her head but would have to move to her belly once she moved to reach for her drink. Her tail wagged softly under the blanket as her sweet tooth was satisfied, enjoying her drink slowly to enjoy it\u0026#x2019;s flavour as well as being careful not to burn her mouth. Sure, it wasn\u0026#x2019;t really chocolate, but it was good enough for her and that\u0026#x2019;s all that mattered. Sure enough, Maggie was soon heard coming inside the front door, moving about quietly as she was relieved to not see Mika up and about and assumed she must be sleeping. Once the groceries were set on the counter, she moved to peek into the room only to give a bit of a surprised look, \u0026#x201C;Oh! Stephanus, I didn\u0026#x2019;t know you would be home so early, I hope things were alright here when you got home?\u0026#x201D; She gave a look to Mika, expecting to hear that she was naughty and had gotten up out of bed on her own again.\n",               "date": "2020-05-28T21:37:28.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590694648,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond went over to greet Maggie, He\u0026apos;d tell a white lie to her, saying \u0026quot;Things are alright. Mika is staying in her bed, and I just made some coffee for her.\u0026quot; he intentionally neglected to tell her, that Mika went out of her bed to make coffee first, only to drop it to the floor - something he still failed to clean up. \u0026quot;So what will we be eating today?\u0026quot; he asked before going into the kitchen to see what kind of groceries were bought, only to come back to Mika afterwards. He figured he\u0026apos;d have to be there to watch over Mika to make sure she won\u0026apos;t leave the bed while the food is prepared for them.\n",               "date": "2020-05-28T21:45:20.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590695120,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Maggie raised a brow at the white lie, she\u0026#x2019;d seen the mess on the kitchen floor, \u0026#x201C;Then I assume that mess in the kitchen is your\u0026#x2019;s?\u0026#x201D; She asked him. If he answered yes, she would respond with, \u0026#x201C;Right, then go clean it up.\u0026#x201D; before shooing him into the kitchen and taking Mika\u0026#x2019;s empty cup to clean it. She looked to him as he asked what was for dinner, \u0026#x201C;I\u0026#x2019;m making a beef stew tonight, it\u0026#x2019;ll take several hours to cook, so make sure to keep the little lady in bed.\u0026#x201D; Once the cup was clean, she dried it off and put it away, moving to the groceries to start cutting the beef into bit sized pieces first.\n",               "date": "2020-05-28T21:59:17.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590695957,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond continued with the white lie - \u0026quot;I suppose it is\u0026quot; - and went to clean it up, only to come back afterwards, answering to Maggie\u0026apos;s other \u0026apos;command\u0026apos; - \u0026quot;Aye-aye, capn\u0026apos;n....\u0026quot; as he went back to Mika\u0026apos;s bed after cleaning up the mess that Mika made, but Stephanus assumed responsibility for. Beef stew? Now that was great news. Sure, they had a varied diet, but they hadn\u0026apos;t had beef stew in a while. Maybe because the price of beef fluctuates to a degree, maybe because pork or chicken was unusually cheap these days, or some other reasons. He couldn\u0026apos;t tell. All he could tell was that he would definitely enjoy it, especially if it was well-seasoned.\n",               "date": "2020-05-28T22:03:44.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590696224,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Maggie smiled and nodded before sighing and shaking his head once he was gone again. Mika had curled back up on her side by the time Stephanus returned to her side, looking up to him apologetically. She felt bad that he had to clean up her mess and that she wasn\u0026#x2019;t always staying in bed like she was supposed to. Her face nuzzled and buried into his chest as she hugged herself to him, mostly just buttering up to him so that he wouldn\u0026#x2019;t feel mad at her or anything.\n",               "date": "2020-05-28T22:11:20.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590696680,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond didn\u0026apos;t feel mad at Mika - perhaps slightly annoyed, but definitely not mad or angry. He rubbed her head and gave her lips a kiss, Not much else he could do while he\u0026apos;d have to wait \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003Ehours\u003C/span\u003E till the beef stew was ready. Now he was starting to understand Mika\u0026apos;s lament. To wait so long with nothing to do. They\u0026apos;d have to pass the time somehow - and he had just the way. \u0026quot;Say, Mika.... do you want to play the mill game again? Otherwise, it\u0026apos;s going to be awfully long hours of waiting until Maggie gets ready with our food...\u0026quot;\n",               "date": "2020-05-28T22:13:39.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590696819,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari blushed a bit as he leaned down to kiss her, kissing back softly as she rested her head against his chest. Her eyes blinked as he offered to play that game again, ears perking at hearing it was going to take a while before the food was ready. She nodded softly in reply, they\u0026#x2019;d been playing together more, so she was finally starting to get better at it. Even enough to be able to actually beat him when he purposely played in a way that she could win.\n",               "date": "2020-05-28T22:17:20.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590697040,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond brought the paper \u0026apos;playing field\u0026apos; to the bed, along with all the paper figures that they\u0026apos;d have to play with. They\u0026apos;d have some hours before dinner is ready, leaving them plenty of time for several matches: a typical match takes anywhere between five and fifteen minutes, after all. At first, he\u0026apos;d play softly, to let Mika win at least once. Then he\u0026apos;d play harder, using his full skills. He figured that if Mika cannot be allowed to get up, she should at least be allowed to play this game with someone - in this case, Stephanus. It was the perfect game for them to play, really. Did not even require any verbal actions at all.\n",               "date": "2020-05-28T22:21:37.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590697297,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari watched as he left and returned with the game, smiling and even her tail wagged a bit under the blanket. She definitely enjoyed playing it with him to pass the time, and with each game she seemed to slowly be figuring out how to best strategize how she should move each turn. She even managed to actually outfox him and defeat him one or two times when he was playing for real. Eventually she grew tired of it though, only a few hours in, sighing as she shook her head to any question of wanting to play again. It just lost it\u0026#x2019;s luster for the day with being overplayed.\n",               "date": "2020-05-28T22:34:08.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590698048,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond nodded. \u0026quot;Alright then\u0026quot;, as he put away the game and its figures. It can sure get very bland and boring after being played so often. Maybe next time, he should bring something else, like draughts or checkers. Not chess though, he never learned how to play chess. He also figured that after today, it might be an opportune time to take out some books from a library, to borrow them so that Mika will have a pasttime of sorts. \u0026quot;Say, my love... would you like me to borrow some books from the library for you next time? So you\u0026apos;ll have something to read while everyone else is away...\u0026quot;\n",               "date": "2020-05-28T22:36:40.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590698200,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari leaned back against the headboard while he put the game away, her ears perking up when he asked if she\u0026#x2019;d want him to get her some books from the library. She sat up again, nodding excitedly. God, how long had it been since she was able to read a proper book? Probably not since they moved from the barracks where she\u0026#x2019;d had unlimited access to books. The idea was exciting to her, and it showed in the way her eyes at lit up.\n",               "date": "2020-05-28T22:40:05.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590698405,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond smiled at Mika, saying. \u0026quot;Very well, I will bring you some books tomorrow. Now, be a good girl and stay in bed. No books for you, if you move out of the bed tomorrow.\u0026quot; he playfully warned her, but that \u0026apos;threat\u0026apos; wasn\u0026apos;t meant to be serious, more as a joke to encourage her to behave, accompanied by him gently poking her nose, with the intention of making her pout. He figured she\u0026apos;d be excited about the prospect of finally being able to read some good books.\n",               "date": "2020-05-28T22:42:30.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590698550,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari slowly lowered her ears as he told her she wouldn\u0026#x2019;t get any books if she got out of bed, blinking and wrinkling her nose as it was poked. She was obviously taking his little threat seriously, nodding sheepishly in agreement. She was determined to be good and stay in bed if it meant being allowed to have some books to read, however she did have a need that would require her to get out of bed, sheepishly requesting help to the bathroom. After all that was done though, she pulled the blanket over herself in bed and grabbed her wax tablet to doodle in and patiently wait for dinner to finish cooking.\n",               "date": "2020-05-28T22:47:16.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590698836,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond agreed to help her get into the bathroom and do her business there, accompanying her to the room and helping her go, and then helping her go back to the bed. He figured he\u0026apos;d also be in her room just waiting for the food to finish and just keep on waiting and waiting. He was happy that he was finally going to find something for her to enjoy - she\u0026apos;d need it, since she\u0026apos;d only have around two, or one and a half months before popping! Oh boy, how intense things are going to be when that moment will finally arrive. But they can still rest calmly, for the time being....\n",               "date": "2020-05-28T22:51:36.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590699096,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari  scribbled quietly on her wax tablet while they continued to wait, though even that eventually ended as she slowly started to nod off as she sat there leaned against the headboard. Once dinner was finally ready, Maggie knocked on the door with a tray in hand, setting Mika up so she could eat in bed before heading back to the already set table. Another couple of weeks pass by, and now she only has 4 weeks left till she\u0026#x2019;s due. The books have done well in keeping her in bed, though there are still those few times she gets up, but only if she really has to and no one is around to help. When she is up on her own, she has to lean on the wall or counter/table to help her stand. Currently, she was in bed, halfway through reading her latest book. The book is resting against her belly to help hold it up, although her belly has been bothering her since early this morning. She didn\u0026#x2019;t think to tell anyone about it, not knowing that the occasional pains could mean anything.\n",               "date": "2020-05-29T17:46:15.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590767175,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond  arrived home at the usual time, although with her being due in only four weeks, visits by both the midwife and the monk have gotten far more frequent. With both being brought here together to see if she was going into labour any time soon. It wasn\u0026apos;t easy to arrange their presence around Mika, but they somehow managed to do it, making sure that each of the two important people were only at most ten minutes away at any time. As usual, Stephanus would bring both the monk and the midwife to check on Mika as he came home - while the tonsured man may not be specialized in births, he is the one with the healing magic powers, as well as the experience in both medicine and surgery, if a Caesarian cut needs to be performed or if Mika suddenly gets somehow sick: sick in a way that a medicine can help it. \u003Cbr\u003E~ Birthgivings really are quite the administrative headache, are they? ~ he asked himself only in his thoughts, as he opened the door.\n",               "date": "2020-05-29T17:52:12.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590767532,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari  perked her ears as she heard her husband come home, wincing some as that nagging pain returned. Agnes was right behind him as they all came into the home. She moved to remove her cloak, the days had been growing colder and leaves changing colors as Autumn was back around again. It\u0026#x2019;d been almost a year now since Stephanus had been saved by Mika. The midwife moved to hang up her cloak before picking up her bag again, ready to head into the bedroom as usual. Mika looked up at Agnes entered, smiling lightly and giving her a wave before putting the book mark between the pages she had left off on and setting it aside. \u0026#x201C;Hello dearie, how are you feeling today?\u0026#x201D; The midwife knew she wouldn\u0026#x2019;t be able to know the answer for sure until Stephanus was there to translate, but she still did it out of habit.\n",               "date": "2020-05-29T18:11:24.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590768684,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond  however, did not have much to translate yet, as Mika did nothing, other than putting down her book, smiling and giving a wave. Stephanus did see some wincing from Mika, so he \u0026apos;translated\u0026apos; - \u0026quot;I believe she is feeling a little bit of pain. I hope she is no danger of giving birth prematurely.\u0026quot; he said, Would it really be premature at this point though? Yes. Anything earlier than three weeks earlier than intended is premature. \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026quot;I have some herbs in case the morning sickness is returning.\u0026quot; quietly said the tonsured individual in the robe. \u0026quot;Well, Mika, are you feeling alright?\u0026quot; asked Stephanus from Mika to confirm her status, as he wouldn\u0026apos;t be able to tell much from her earlier gestures. It has been almost one year since they first met. Time flies by fast, doesn\u0026apos;t it? It sure does. Mika was not only transformed from wilderness to civilization, but was also made into a housewife, and soon a mother.\n",               "date": "2020-05-29T18:18:55.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590769135,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari  rubbed over her belly for a few moments as her husband responded for her, ears lowering as he said she was in pain before she nodded sheepishly to confirm, \u0026lt;I\u0026#x2019;ve been having pains all morning...\u0026gt; Agnes frowned a bit at hearing that, nodding in understanding, \u0026#x201C;Did your water break at all?\u0026#x201D; Mika gave a look of confusion to which the midwife responded calmly, \u0026#x201C;Did you have a rush of fluid between your legs?\u0026#x201D; Giving a look of understanding, Mika shook her head no. \u0026#x201C;Alright,\u0026#x201D; Agnes moved to lift the blanket at her feet, \u0026#x201C;I will need to look between your legs.\u0026#x201D; Mika\u0026#x2019;s ears pinned back at that.\n", "date": "2020-05-29T18:26:52.000+02:00", "hun": false, "streamlinedDate": true, "unixTimestamp": 1590769612, "user": "Mika Hinari" },           {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond  translated quickly - \u0026quot;She has been in pain.\u0026quot; he said, still unsure just how did he know it. Neither he, nor Maggie were mind-readers, yet somehow, they learned the art of \u0026apos;reading\u0026apos; Mika\u0026apos;s mind... or her signals. He figured that he - along with the monk - would leave for a moment, while Agnes checks on Mika and what is going on with her. \u0026quot;If you need us, call us once you are done checking on her.\u0026quot; he said, as he went to the kitchen.\n", "date": "2020-05-29T18:29:37.000+02:00", "hun": false, "streamlinedDate": true, "unixTimestamp": 1590769777, "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond" },           {                "content": "Mika Hinari  Agnes nodded before shooing the men out of the room. Once they were gone, she lifted the blanket carefully. From outside the room they would be able to hear Agnes trying to keep Mika calm while she checked between her legs. After a few moments they were told they could come back in as the midwife lowered the blanket back over Mika\u0026#x2019;s legs. Mika was hugging the top half of her blanket, ears pinned back, that was a very strange experience for her. \u0026#x201C;It seems she\u0026#x2019;s already started dilating. She\u0026#x2019;s in labor, but it\u0026#x2019;ll still be some time before it\u0026#x2019;s time to push. It\u0026#x2019;s not ideal, but these babies are coming tonight.\u0026#x201D; It was early, but there was still a good chance of survival at least.\n", "date": "2020-05-29T18:36:11.000+02:00", "hun": false, "streamlinedDate": true, "unixTimestamp": 1590770171, "user": "Mika Hinari" },           {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond  \u0026quot;T-Tonight?!\u0026quot; Stephanus asked in great surprise. But he thought she wouldn\u0026apos;t be due for at least four weeks! Will the babies be alright? This sounds like premature birth. \u0026quot;Looks like everyone\u0026apos;s staying here until she gives birth. Me, Agnes and Brother Mickaelus.\u0026quot; he said. \u0026quot;I have all my tools ready, in case she needs healing, or a cut.\u0026quot; said the monk. He also has all the herbs and holy water too. \u0026quot;Let\u0026apos;s hope it will not come to that.\u0026quot; - Stephanus said, hoping that there would be no complications. They had a midwife and a monk. The earlier was a master of her craft, and so was the latter, experienced in surgeries and healing - both with and without magic. What could go wrong? \u0026quot;Don\u0026apos;t worry. I will heal any wounds and infections the birth gives her.\u0026quot; the monk said. \u0026quot;I hope you won\u0026apos;t have to cut anything.\u0026quot; Stephanus replied. The idea of a Ceasarian surgery - or \u0026apos;royal cut\u0026apos; positively frightened him.\n",               "date": "2020-05-29T18:43:45.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590770625,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari  Agnes nodded to his surprised response, \u0026#x201C;Yes, hopefully with Brother Mickaelus\u0026#x2019;s healing we won\u0026#x2019;t lose anyone tonight.\u0026#x201D; She smiled reassuringly to him. Mika hugged the blanket tightly, obviously just as scared as her husband, if not more while the monk and midwife spoke with each other, discussing back and forth about the birth plan. Agnes looked back to both Stephanus and Mika, \u0026#x201C;Right now, it\u0026#x2019;ll be a waiting game until it\u0026#x2019;s time to push, I will be checking every hour to check the progress.\u0026#x201D;\n",               "date": "2020-05-29T18:58:02.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590771482,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond  sighed in relief. \u0026quot;I hope so.\u0026quot; he said. He originally wanted to say \u0026apos;Well then, let us put our faith in our god and pray\u0026apos;, but he thought it sounded too cheesy. Still, he managed to salvage parts of it - \u0026quot;Let\u0026apos;s pray that our god favours Mika and her children tonight.\u0026quot; - \u0026quot;One does not simply perish in birth when a hand of the church is nearby. My healing hands will make sure of it.\u0026quot; the monk said reassuringly. \u0026quot;Say your prayers as soon as you can. Once she goes into labour, there is no going back.\u0026quot; he continued. To this, Stephanus responded by putting his hands together while closing his eyes and mumbling something unintelligible at the volume of a faint whisper - a prayer.\n",               "date": "2020-05-29T19:04:53.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590771893,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari  Agnes nodded as she also clasped her hands and bowed her head in prayer. Seeing that they were praying, Mika did the same. She wasn\u0026#x2019;t very good at it, but she mostly just asked that everything would be okay in the end. Once Agnes finished her prayer, she smiled the the couple before moving to step out of the room so she could wait in the living room area by the fire place. Mika looked to her husband, reaching out for his hand to hold it in search of some comfort.\n",               "date": "2020-05-29T19:11:30.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590772290,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond  gave Mika the comfort she needed, stepping close to her and taking hold of her hand, rubbing her head afterwards. \u0026quot;Don\u0026apos;t worry, it is going to be alright.\u0026quot; he told her. Is it? He definitely wouldn\u0026apos;t be able to overhear any conversations between Agnes and the monk, so he wouldn\u0026apos;t know about their verdicts, about the potion Mika wants to drink, whether a Caesarian is necessary or not, etc. He is hoping that it will all go down without any complications - but will it? That is the question.\n",               "date": "2020-05-29T19:17:40.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590772660,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari  squeezed his hand softly before nuzzling into his other as he pet her head. Maggie would soon come through the front door, hearing of the news first from Agnes as she settled the groceries onto the counter. After a quick bit of excitement and hugs, Maggie quickly went to work on making dinner, it\u0026#x2019;s a good thing she was planning on making extra already, having gotten everything for another beef stew to warm everyone for the chilly night ahead. Several hours later, the stew would be finished and Mika\u0026#x2019;s contractions had grown closer together and more painful, though her water still hadn\u0026#x2019;t broken. She was curled up in bed, panting after her latest contraction. Agnes didn\u0026#x2019;t seem too worried, she was used to long labors after all, though she was just a little concerned that her water had yet to break.\n",               "date": "2020-05-29T19:26:22.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590773182,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond  remained with Mika through all this time, watching over her. Easier said than done, but he was there for her to comfort her in her hours of pain. The monk was no expert at births, so he was curious and tried to \u0026apos;interrogate\u0026apos; \u0026#xC1;gnes about the whole water deal, asking if maybe a Caesarian section might be a solution - but asking it in conditions that would prevent Stephanus from overhearing it. Before the prayers, that was mentioned as a last resort, if things go awry. \u0026quot;Hang in there, Mika.\u0026quot; Stephanus told her while comforting her.\n",               "date": "2020-05-29T19:34:52.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590773692,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari  Agnes would simply respond that the water breaking would mean it would be soon time to push, disagreeing to the caesarian, since that was meant to be a last resort. Mika looked to her husband with her ears pinned back. It hurt so much, she just wanted to take that potion now and stop feeling this pain. But it was best not to take it until it was time to push as that would be when the worst of the pain would be. She curled against him, laying her head against his chest, her tail flicking about under the blanket behind her.\n",               "date": "2020-05-29T20:03:31.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590775411,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond  continued to hold Mika. \u0026quot;Don\u0026apos;t worry. Soon, you will be able to take the potion.\u0026quot; he said, rubbing her head and giving her a kiss on the lips. \u0026quot;Soon, soon, our twins will come....\u0026quot; he said, kissing her forehead. Soon couldn\u0026apos;t come any sooner. To him - and quite possibly to Mika too, and maybe even to the monk, midwife and Maggie as well - the passing minutes felt like an eternity, each passing second feeling like an hour, if not more. It felt like a heavy sound was playing in his head, as the awkward waiting continued. Even though he was there to comfort Mika and rub her head, the whole situation felt as tense as it can get. Like hunters biding their time to ambush a pray, or two armies face to face with each other, each unsure who should be the one to draw first blood. The simultaneous tension of having to be as prepared as possible for the inevitable, while the boredom of having to wait for it. The combination of the two made the tension even more tense.\n",               "date": "2020-05-29T20:10:22.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590775822,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari  buried her face into his chest while he spoke as calmly as he could to comfort her. Indeed soon was not soon enough, She had no idea having a baby was this much work, let alone two at the same time. Her body tensed as the next contraction came, shuddering after a few moments with a gasp as she suddenly felt the rush of fluids between her legs. Her hand instinctively reached down to feel, pulling her hand back to reveal the wet substance on her fingers. Her water finally broke.\n",               "date": "2020-05-29T20:17:46.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590776266,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond  quickly yelled to Agnes and Brothel Mickaelus - \u0026quot;She is getting wet! She\u0026apos;s getting wet!\u0026quot; he yelled, effectively summoning Agnes and Mickaelus, prompting both of them to rush into the room. The monk had brought all of his herbs, potions, knives and other gadgets with him in a bag, expecting the midwife to perform her duties. ~ This is the moment of truth. And so it begins.... ~ he thought to himself, though he might as well say the last sentence. The monk also bought the potion for Mika, the one she wanted to drink to save herself from the pain. And so it starts.\n",               "date": "2020-05-29T20:20:59.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590776459,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari  Agnes was quick to respond, grabbing her own bag and rushing into the room. Within a few moments she had Mika turning onto her back and commanding Maggie to hurry and fetch hot water and clean cloths. She then lifted the blanket to check between her legs, confirming that indeed her water had broken as well as seeing how dilated she was. \u0026#x201C;Alright, it\u0026#x2019;s time.\u0026#x201D; Mika quickly swallowed down the potion once it was offered to her. Agnes moved to get Mika\u0026#x2019;s legs into position, propping them up so that her knees are up in the air and feet planted flat on the bed, \u0026#x201C;Alright, Mika, I need to to push when the next contraction comes.\u0026#x201D;\n",               "date": "2020-05-29T20:27:36.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590776856,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond  watched from a distance, unsure how it would go down, effectively praying that nothing bad would happen, that no complications would arise. For the first time in his life, he would witness a birth. And boy, was it looking tense - even more tense than before! The tension waiting was bad enough, but to see it himself was a whole other thing. To hear and see Mika being in pain... sure, she now just swallowed a potion that changed all that, but still. To think that creating life is such a painful process... And to be constantly worrying that no complications come! Now that was definitely something.\n",               "date": "2020-05-29T20:34:43.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590777283,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond observed happily, as the whole \u0026apos;operation\u0026apos; went down smoothly, with Mika giving birth to a healthy boy and an equally health girl with no complications, being in perfect health afterwards. The children inherited their mother\u0026apos;s hair and eye colours, but not her fox ears and tails or muteness. Otherwise, the girl was destined to be a mirror image of her mother when grown older - but let\u0026apos;s not get ahead of ourselves, as she was just born! - and the boy would be like his father, just with the mother\u0026apos;s hair and eye colour. With two healthy babies having been born under such auspicious stars to a healthy mother, everyone thanked the skies that nothing went wrong. The children were given an early baptism by the monk, who asked for their names.\u003Cbr\u003EStephanus and Mika had littel time to discuss baby names before, but he went with naming the boy Corlagon - after their kingdom\u0026apos;s first king - and the girl Mythela, after their country\u0026apos;s only queen regent. If Mika has been reading history books in the weeks up to her birthgiving, these two names should be familiar to her. \u003Cbr\u003EBut of course, with the birth just having been given, it was call for a celebration - lucky for them that Maggie started preparing the beef stew in advance.\n",               "date": "2020-05-31T20:51:01.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590951061,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari panted heavily once it was all said and done, laying her head back now that she could finally relax some. She would have to be cleaned up as well as the bed, but that could wait as she was handed her twin children all bundled up. Her eyes welled up with tears of joy to finally meet the little ones that had been growing inside her for so long. Agnes was sure to make sure both parents knew how to hold the fragile infants properly as well as just how fragile they really were right now. Mika was scared of that fact, so she was very cautious, almost holding her breath as she looked between the two infants in her arms. The names were unfamiliar to her as she\u0026#x2019;d not really ready history books, but the names were perfect to her either way.\n",               "date": "2020-05-31T21:03:33.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590951813,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond was with Mika all that time, smiling with her and helping her to hold the children, taking one of them, if need be. In fact, later down the line, he asked to have the privilege of holding them, one at a time, rotating with Mika. \u0026quot;There they are...\u0026quot; he said. \u0026quot;Our children.\u0026quot; he said, smiling during all that time. \u0026quot;May they be as healthy as can be.\u0026quot; he wished. At this age - as infants - the two babies looked almost identical, but give them time, and they will grow into what they\u0026apos;re destined to grow into. Fragile as they may have been, at least they were out there, and looked healthy. Luckily, much shopping was done in preparation of Mika\u0026apos;s childbirth, so things were already prepared, such as a bed for both of them, diapers, and so forth. Or whatever is the closest medieval equivalent to diapers. \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026quot;They look beautiful. I hope they will grow to be as beautiful as their mother.\u0026quot;\n",               "date": "2020-05-31T21:12:14.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590952334,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari was happy to exchange babies with him so he could enjoy the feeling of holding his children. They were so tiny, perhaps a bit smaller than normal, but that was to be expected with their premature births. She carefully leaned down to plant a soft kiss on her son\u0026#x2019;s forehead while her husband held their daughter. Medieval diapers were simple cloths that would have to be washed after each soiling, at least they had more than a few for each child so that they didn\u0026#x2019;t have to wash the cloths right away. Mika blushed as he called them beautiful, smiling warmly to her husband as she laid there in the bed to recover for a bit. Soon Agnes returned to the room with a bucket of hot water and wash rags, getting ready to start cleaning up Mika, \u0026#x201C;Once you\u0026#x2019;re all clean, we\u0026#x2019;ll all have some supper.\u0026#x201D; Maggie was in the doorway behind her, smiling at the sight of them with the infants, \u0026#x201C;Congratulations you two, you\u0026#x2019;re officially parents.\u0026#x201D;\n",               "date": "2020-05-31T22:14:20.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590956060,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond said - \u0026quot;I never would have thought that this day would come.\u0026quot; and yet it came. Not only he did not expect to have progeny so soon in his life - if at all - he also did not expect it to come from a source such as Mika. But then again, earlier on, he learned that love can come from all the unexpected places, as Mika became his wife. Never would he have thought, that the wildling from the forest - once persecuted by superstitious heathens - would not only become his lover, but also his wife, and now the mother of his children. \u003Cbr\u003EStill, supper was mentioned, and he had to ask - \u0026quot;Are the children hungry? We can\u0026apos;t just leave them here to eat... Unless....\u0026quot; - his children were recently born, and he was not about to leave them alone, even to have a dinner. Their births call for a celebration, but he wants to make sure that even during that celebration, they will remain safe and secure, as they are so fragile.\n",               "date": "2020-05-31T22:24:29.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590956669,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari Maggie smiled as he said that, thinking the same thing herself, but more so of the idea that she\u0026#x2019;d never have children of her own or grandchildren for that matter. Mika may not be her daughter biologically, but she still proudly claimed her as such, and she was so proud of her in this moment. Agnes chuckled at his question, \u0026#x201C;Mika will be staying in bed, and yes, they do need to eat.\u0026#x201D; She stepped over to Mika, \u0026#x201C;I\u0026#x2019;m going to show you how to feed them now, okay?\u0026#x201D; Mika nodded in understanding. Thankfully over the weeks, she had been taught that the babies would be drinking from her breasts, so this she was at least ready for as the top of her night gown was pulled down to expose her breast. Agnes then gently pushed Mika\u0026#x2019;s arms so that Corlagon\u0026#x2019;s lips touched the nipple. Almost immediately he latched on and was suckling away. The midwife then stepped over ot Stephanus, holding out her arms, \u0026#x201C;May I?\u0026#x201D;\n",               "date": "2020-05-31T22:34:51.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590957291,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond nodded and gave Agnes Mythela, saying, \u0026quot;So this is how they feed....\u0026quot; he said in fascination. There was a time when he did the same, but that was so long ago, that he has completely forgotten. Still, he handed over the child, and watched in awe. The celebration was yet to begin, as they had to witness the children suckling on their mother\u0026apos;s breasts for the first time in their lives. So this is how babies are like? But they are yet to experience the juicy parts of parenthood, which will be along the way. He had not much else to do, other than watch, and wait for someone to say something, or for the children to make a noise. They will give Mika quite the time in the future, he bets.\n",               "date": "2020-05-31T22:43:44.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590957824,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari Agnes smiled and nodded as she took hold of the little girl, soon setting her up in Mika\u0026#x2019;s arms and getting her latched onto the other breast. Mika was blushing as she smiled warmly to her children, the feeling of them feeding was quite the experience, a little strange, but it also felt right as she bonded with her children. Maggie smiled as she watched from the doorway, soon making her way over to Stephanus, \u0026#x201C;Beautiful isn\u0026#x2019;t it?\u0026#x201D;\n",               "date": "2020-05-31T22:52:17.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590958337,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond nodded. \u0026quot;Very beautiful.\u0026quot; and a bit ironic, he thought - two orphans have found love in each other, and now they are both parents. They shall give their children what they themselves lacked: a warm home and a happy childhood. At least, that is what they try to promise. At least, he made that promise. Perhaps Stephanus and Mika will make better parents than most, not taking things for granted, and knowing what to give to their children? Who knows. Only time will tell. He wanted to say \u0026apos;Quite the transition\u0026apos;, but he did not say it, only thought it, still remembering how he saw Mika the first time. Quite the transition it was, wasn\u0026apos;t it?\n",               "date": "2020-05-31T22:56:51.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590958611,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari Maggie smiled and pat his shoulder before moving over to give Mika a kiss on the head, \u0026#x201C;You did a perfect job sweetie, I\u0026#x2019;m so proud of you.\u0026#x201D; Mika smiled happily to that, leaning against Maggie as the woman hugged her for a few moments before standing up again, \u0026#x201C;I\u0026#x2019;ll get dinner served up and bring you some when the kids are done eating.\u0026#x201D; Mika nodded in response, looking back to the twins again, she just couldn\u0026#x2019;t take her eyes off them. It was so interesting how these tiny beings grew inside her and now were here in her arms. Quite the transition indeed.\n",               "date": "2020-05-31T23:05:25.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590959125,                "user": "Mika Hinari"            },            {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond said - \u0026quot;I will stay here too. I won\u0026apos;t take my eyes of my children for quite the time.\u0026quot; he proclaimed. Earlier on, he mentioned that celebration might not be easy if they don\u0026apos;t intend to leave the children behind - even in happy moments like this, awkwardness sometimes ensures. It\u0026apos;s a bit awkward to go from staring at one\u0026apos;s own children to eating beef stew, unless they maybe bring the children with them somehow, but that is unlikely to happen.\n",               "date": "2020-05-31T23:09:36.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590959376,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            },            {                "content": "Mika Hinari Maggie shook her head, \u0026#x201C;Now now, come on, you gotta eat, they\u0026#x2019;ll still be here when you come back.\u0026#x201D; She moved to grab his arm and lead him out of the room, Agnes staying behind as she grabbed a wash cloth and got it wet, starting to wipe Mika down and clean her up a bit while she relaxed and continued to feed the twins.\n",                "date": "2020-05-31T23:15:20.000+02:00",                "hun": false, "streamlinedDate": true, "unixTimestamp": 1590959720, "user": "Mika Hinari" },           {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond reluctantly left the room to get to the kitchen to have his dinner, letting the two women who remained in the room to stay behind and tend to the children - and to Mika\u0026apos;s needs. He was acting almost like Mika when she was having her sugar-high, feeling a bit hyperactive and a tiny bit restless, as he had to sit down at the dining table to have his dinner. However, there was one last thread that went untied so far - the monk. After contributing to the fact that the birth would be without complications, he was rather silent, yet he did not leave just yet - until now. For the first time in a bit, he opened his mouth saying \u0026quot;Well, I believe my work is done here.... May you all be blessed, and your children live a long healthy life.\u0026quot;\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026quot;Won\u0026apos;t you stay for the dinner at least, brother?\u0026quot; Stephanus asked from the monk.\n", "date": "2020-05-31T23:18:58.000+02:00", "hun": false, "streamlinedDate": true, "unixTimestamp": 1590959938, "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond" },           {                "content": "Mika Hinari Once he was sat and eating, Maggie made a bowl for Mika before bringing it into the room to set on the bedside table for when Mika would be ready to eat. She was returning to the kitchen when the Monk finally spoke up and Stephanus replied, speaking up herself, \u0026#x201C;Yes! Please stay, I made plenty for everyone, including you, brother.\u0026#x201D; She smiled to him as she made a bowl for the monk, holding it out to him. \u0026#x201C;You must be famished being here half the day.\u0026#x201D;\n", "date": "2020-05-31T23:26:37.000+02:00", "hun": false, "streamlinedDate": true, "unixTimestamp": 1590960397, "user": "Mika Hinari" },           {                "content": "Stephanus Tavilrond only nodded to what Maggie was saying as he ate, with the monk surrendering, smiling and silently nodding, then sitting down to eat as well. He would eat, knowing that his work here was done, unless something were to happen to the children. Stephanus figured that this might be the happiest day in his life so far - or second happiest - and he makes sure to remember its date. The children already got baptized early by the monk, who has recorded their names, and will submit them to the church. Soon, they will have to be registered at some other offices as well. But that can wait. So far, what matters is to celebrate their cause of happiness: Mika giving birth to two healthy children, thus ensuring that this chapter of their life meets a happy ending - but that is merely the beginning of another chapter in their life, one far more testing of their patience. Will they be ready to persevere through those tests? Only time weill tell.\n",               "date": "2020-05-31T23:31:32.000+02:00",                "hun": false,                "streamlinedDate": true,                "unixTimestamp": 1590960692,                "user": "Stephanus Tavilrond"            }        ],        "sectionName": "Grandfolk, Tavilrond/Hinari household"    } ]