Early the next morning

Azanii shifted the blanket off her as she was feeling a little warm with it on. It took a moment more for her to open her eyes to the smell of an amazing aroma of something frying. The popping sound of batter made her more alarmed until she heard a voice.

“ Morning sunshine. Want some chicken and waffles?”

Azanii blinked a few times as her memory starts to catch up to her awareness and she puts one of her hands on her belly.

“ Oh, yes, that sounds lovely. Mind if I take a shower?”

“ Not at all. The barrel probably has not filled all the way up again yet. So, beware of it going cold on you.”

Azanii did not respond back as she hurried to the wash. It was not that she felt dirty or anything like that, it was just, that she smelled like sex. And not a quicky with someone behind the barracks either, but an ‘I spent half a years pay in one night’ kind of sex. Not that she knows what that was like firsthand, but she had experience finding some of her troops after such sessions.

It did not take long for her to wash up and realize she had to wear her clothing from the day before when she saw them not scattered all over the place but in a basket, already cleaned and folded for her.

“ Someone knows I was here last night?”

David blinked as he turned to her. She noticed he was still not dressed except for a white apron with the words ‘kiss the cook’ on it.

“ Azanii I honestly believe how much noise we made last night, everyone probably knows you were here last night.”

After a moment to think about it she conceded the point and decided she was not embarrassed by the fact. In fact, it would be more strange for most people to think she had not already started sleeping with him some time ago with all the not-too-subtle moves and hints she had been putting out. For example, making sure his bed was able to fit her in it as well. Then her mind went back to what happened the night before and the message she got before falling asleep.

“ Was... last night weird for you?”

David paused halfway taking the breaded chicken out of the cast iron skillet before putting it on a plate with others. A moment later he started bringing over plates of food. Deep-fried chicken fillets, homemade waffles, some milk, juice, syrup, and a pair of apples. She blinked at all the food and remembered his people did not have a lack of food like hers did.

With a motion of his hand, the two began to eat and everything was gone before Azanii took all the cleaned plates and cups and took them to the sink for him. When she sat back down she took a deep breath and sighed. Knowing it would bother her if they did not talk about it.

“ Was last night... weird for you?”

David tilted his head to the side slightly in confusion before raising his shoulders.

“ Well, a bit...” Azanii quickly slumped her shoulders and he continued. “ But it was the best sex I ever had. Better than losing my virginity.”

She blinked at that before the fire came from her nostrils.

“ Yea, it was weird for me too. Probably something to do with cross-species stuff. We should ask the others about it when they ask about us being together.”

David just shrugged at that and chuckled to himself.

“ Since your sister did not tell you it would be weird, based on your reaction. I guess John and her were both virgins when they first got together.”

Azanii snorts fire again at that and shakes her head.

“ Always telling me how amazing it is. Did not even know how weird it is because she had never been with one of our own kind... Did you know, she is pregnant?”

David blinked at that and could only lean back in amazement.

“ Huh.”

Azanii gave David another look over. That is when she noticed a warmth coming from him. Not only that but a warmth coming for him, from herself. She was starting to enter a deep thought about that when David spoke up again.

“ What did you do last night... I mean besides the obvious. I woke up this morning and my body did not feel like it was on fire like it normally is. I mean, the fire is still there, but it seems... calmed down now.”

Azanii blinked to this and had a thought.

“ And I thought I really needed it last night, but I guess you needed it more than me.”

With a little more of a fire show, Azanii moved to rub her belly.

“ I do not know this for sure. I remind you I was born after the fall of magic. Most of the knowledge from back then has been lost. But a tale we were told when we were young spoke when one of the ancients would share their gift and accept them as a child of their brood. And when I say ‘share’ I really mean...”

“ Fuck’em silly.”

Azanii snorted fire so hard time that it actually hit David in the face. Who blinked a few times after it happened and chose to ignore what she had just done.

“ Yes. It is a practice only told about nowadays as there is no ancients anymore. Well for now.”

Azanii then took a deep breath and turned serious.

“ David, there are a few things you should know. My mother is of an ancient bloodline. The Silverwings. They were a small brood that homed to a rather isolated area. It is a small area of land that could not house very many. All the ancient ones of the brood gave their lives to sustain the mana well of our people for as long as it did. In a century, my mother will probably reawaken her bloodline ancestry and awaken as an ancient. So I say this knowing I am giving clan secrets away, but... you, to us are already are an ancient. And last night... we fucked each other silly... And now... your flame feels diminished... perhaps content or pleased...”

David’s eyes started to go bug-eyed as he started to put together what she was saying. Azanii could not help but literally laugh in his face again seeing that.

“ Oh, my mom has already given me her blessing in this by the way. She said it would be nice to have an allied clan she could trade with. So you know. Congratulation on joining the family.”