I left the kitchen and headed through the now empty living room and up the stairs. Mary's room was on the first floor, so I walked over to the pair of doors on the left.
There were two doors for the same room; the other was for Missy. I wondered if the two were getting along better now?
I opened the door, but there was a wall up this time, dividing the two rooms. I guess this was a good way to keep them from fighting.
I walked over to Mary's bed and slowly started to uncoil her off me. She stayed asleep for the most part as I did this, occasionally moaning about meats.
Once Mary was in her bed, I leaned down and kissed her forehead. Her snakes didn't hiss at me, and I smiled as I stood back up, heading for the door.
I would have to try and help the sisters mend things. I would need to figure out what was the reason for Missy's benign and constant questions.
I closed the door as I left and started to make my way up to my room. I was tired, but now I had Missy on the brain as I trudged up the stairs.
There was a chance that it was just part of her personality or a product of being catered to by everyone. I wasn't convinced on either point, and there was also the cluelessness of Mary.
I had finally reached the top floor, and my room was on the left, but I paused. There was one person that knew more about the girls than anyone else.
I turned to the right and walked over to Mex's room. I really didn't want to interrupt him in the middle of something, but this was karma.
*Knock, Knock*
"Come in, Zack," Mex called from the other side of the door.
I was surprised, but I shouldn't have been. Mex always seemed to know everything that was going on around him.
It made me wonder if that wasn't part of his Spatial Magic? I shook my head and opened the door; and Mex was in his shorts, sitting on the edge of his bed, but something was off.
The room seemed to be cut in half by what looked like a glass wall, but there was no light on the other side. I walked into the room, and Mex grinned at me as I looked over the wall.
"Candace is sleeping, so I put her in a pocket so we can talk without worrying about waking her. The woman does love her sleep, and she has well deserved it after the night we had! Thank you again for what you did for her! I know you don't want to know the details! Still, you truly deserve the title of Lord!" Mex exclaimed as he came over and gave me a hug.
It was still a bit of a shock to see him like this. Like me, mostly.
There were the gills and the extra finger joints, but at first glance, it was always surprising. I was so used to seeing monsters and Demons that Mex looked alien.
"I am glad that both of you are happy, and you look like you have trimmed up a bit? How was the Tower?" I asked Mex after the two of us broke from the hug.
"Oh, that? Well, I can tell you that I never expected to see Calabro in there with me! Then, after fighting me for the first bit, something dramatically changed inside of him!" Mex exclaimed as he summoned us to a pair of chairs.
A table appeared, along with a bottle of clear brown liquid and two glasses. I took a seat and relaxed in the chair as Mex poured us both drinks.
"That I assume was because of what your daughter did. Nushi told me about her struggle with Time," I said as Mex finished pouring the drinks.
"Now that is something to celebrate! MY LITTLE GIRL! Oh, Zack, you had no idea how proud it makes me see how much she has improved! Cheers to that, my friend, something that was only possible because of all of the things you have done!" Mex declared as I picked up the drink and smelled it.
Not that I was worried about what was in it, more curious about what it might be. I put the glass up to my nose and pulled it back right away.
"What is in this glass?" I asked as the heavy scent of alcohol still burned my nostrils.
There was a hint of butter, and spice, so possibly a rum.
"Demon Brewed Spiced Rha, this stuff will take the hair right off your chest!" Mex laughed as he raised his glass to me with a chuckle.
I was sure that this could be used to remove paint from walls, but I raised my cup to him. Even though everyone praised me, I had learned things from every one of them.
"Smells like buttery turpentine, but I also couldn't have made it here without you, Mex. Cheers to your evolution and everyone's progress as we head towards Gardania!" I responded, and we both clinked glasses, downing our drinks.
The first splash hitting my mouth had the makings of a spiced rum. Then I got the rest into my mouth and down my throat, and it was all fire!
I had to cough and lean away from the table as I started to take gasping breaths. The shit burned like lava going down, and I could feel it already burning my guts.
Mex laughed hysterically as I coughed and tried to get my breath back. It took me a moment, but after about five minutes, I turned back to the grinning fool.
That shit was bad, but I wasn't about to be outdone by Mex, and we had more to talk about. I pushed my glass towards the bottle, and Mex's grin broadened.
"You know, there aren't many Demons that care to ask for another drink?" Mex said as he filled us both our glasses back up.
"Well, I am not a Demon, and we have more to talk about," I said with a grin, taking the proffered glass.
"Could have fooled me," Mex replied with a laugh.
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