"What is she talking about?" Eliza asked, and I shook my head.
"Nothing. It doesn't really matter who I am, just what I am here for," I said, and Chili looked up at me as food started to come out.
"What are you here for?" Chili asked curiously.
"To spend time with all of you! That and save the world from certain doom," I laughed, and Chili tilted her head.
"Really? You came here just to spend time with us?" Chili asked as giant plates of sandwiches were placed on the table, and everyone started to dig in.
I didn't really want to talk about who I was yet, or any of that stuff. I still didn't know everything, so there was no point in trying to explain what I didn't fully understand.
"More or less. Why I am here really isn't that important. What I have to do here is the key, so, while we are eating, why don't you all start asking me some questions. If we don't get started soon, we are going to be here all day with this," I said, and Breya gave me a look.
"You know that we could have all done this if someone had gotten out of bed sooner, right?" Breya asked, taking a bite out of her sandwich, and I shrugged as both girls leaned into my chest while they ate.
"Yeah, but then you wouldn't have won that money from betting on the girl," I said, and Breya shrugged.
"Like I really need to be gambling. Are you hungry, or do you just plan on watching the girls eat?" Breya asked, and I grinned and looked at both my arms.
"Not like I have extra hands right now, but I can eat after they are done," I said, but Breya shook her head, grabbing a crustless sandwich.
"Or we can feed you! Penny, help me shovel some food into this creature!" Breya laughed, pushing a sandwich to my mouth that I took a bite out of.
Almost right after, Penny tried to put another one up, but I pulled my head back as I chewed.
"Slow down! Let me finish chewing before you try to pack more in," I said as I swallowed.
"Umm, Galio?" Cherry asked from across the table, and I looked over at Penny, who started to push the sandwich into the side of my face.
"Yes? Penny, just wait!" I asked while trying to fend off the sandwich that kept trying to plug my hole.
"What do you know about fire magic?" Cherry asked as I finally let Penny shove a sandwich in my mouth, but now the other two on my lap had sandwiched in their hands, ready to feed me as well.
"Fire? Lots… Girls, if you are done eating, the two of you can get off my lap, and I can feed myself," I growled, and the girls giggled, putting the sandwiches down. The two cuddled into my chest after, and I didn't have the heart to tell them to get off my lap.
"Well, you see, I can't cast very well… I mean, I can use my dragon's breath, but I am a Red Dragon. I should be able to use other Fire Magic, but I can't figure it out," Cherry said, looking down.
I could see why she might be embarrassed. The first thing that came to my mind when I thought about Red Dragons was masters of the flame. It was curious that she was having trouble with it, but this was something that I was going to have to get my hands on.
"Once we are all done eating, I will help you figure it out. I need to place my hands on you so I can feel your magic and what you are doing with it. From there, I can help find out what you might be doing wrong. There is a chance that it has nothing to do with you at all, and there is something blocking you," I explained, and Cherry's eyes went large in surprise.
"You can really help?!" Cherry exclaimed, but I raised my hand to stop her.
One of my cat spirits, the orange one, Blitzy, rolled around my wrist as I did. The others were all still floating around, but Eliza and Chili were each holding one in their laps.
Since I gave them all enough Mana, the cat spirits could stay around all day. They were not using their buffing abilities right now, so they weren't losing any of the stored-up magic. If they were to attach to one of the girls, they would only have about thirty minutes of whatever targeted buff they applied.
"I can't guarantee that I can help you cast Fire Magic better. There might be something physically blocking you, or it might be something mental," I explained. "All I am saying is not to get your hopes up before we start. I may have all the answers, but they might not be the ones that you want to hear."
"I understand; it is just relieving to know that you will be able to tell me what might be my problem. It is a bit of a point of pride from me," Cherry said, and I nodded.
"I can definitely understand that, and I will do my best," I said and then looked at Breya. "Can you sandwich me?"
"Where? Between Listenia or my boobs?" Breya asked as she grabbed a sandwich with a smile.
"Can I have both?" I asked, and Breya shoved the sandwich in my mouth and leaned in to kiss my cheek.
"Maybe we will have to see if the elf will have a sleepover sometime? I have a nice place in town," Breya whispered in my ear, making Eliza look up.
"Oh yeah! That is right! Breya has a really nice place! You should go see it sometime!" Eliza said with excitement.
"Oh? I thought you stayed in the barracks?" I asked, and Breya shook her head.
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