🎀 Wisteria 🎀

Raphael shook his head with a smile – Leia was sweet, but not very tactful, as always, and he was glad that Linderia did not have a hot-tempered character.
- It's a little surprising, but not unexpected, - the old friend commented, taking a seat. - Although I'm a little late with this congratulations, may your marriage be as sweet as Rishi's singing under the full moon. I suppose... Well, knowing your romantic nature, I'm almost sure of it.
He nodded at some random memory that flashed through his mind.
- I can't help but notice how ascetic your current lifestyle looks.

— Ha-ha-ha, — Inar couldn't help but laugh, and as the elf poured him tea, he gave her a strong slap on the back, causing her to drop the teapot, but, fortunately or by design, the owner of the house deftly caught it and firmly held it in his hands, without spilling a drop, — so what are you doing, misleading people for no reason. Fortunately, Leia and I are not bound by marriage...
- What do you mean, fortunately?! — Leia folded her hands together and pouted. — Aha, I see! I understand!
- What do you understand, silly? — he asked good-naturedly.
- That you prefer some slave girl when there are all sorts of empresses and princesses in the city!
- Oh, Arteria... — As far as Nisan could remember, Inar Anluki had never been particularly pious in the past, and even less so a follower of the Arterian faith. The owner of the house pulled the disgruntled elf closer and sat her on his lap. — Nisan, Lady Orphidia, I apologize for this spectacle. — Taking advantage of the moment, Inar personally filled the guests' cups with freshly brewed tea. — Where should I start to answer your question? When I left Lisliar, I freed all my slaves, handing them over to the followers of Arteria. Well, all except Leia, she for some reason didn't want to leave and preferred to stay with me. — Having finished this sentence, Inar patted the girl on the head. — Of course, I didn't want to get involved with the church, so I had to work hard, figuratively speaking, to find someone who would remove the slave mark from her without asking too many questions... — The former slave trader happily took a sip from his glass. — If you think that I did all this because of some sudden enlightenment or a feeling of shame for past deeds, then no, that's not the case. It is true that I eventually grew tired of the slave-owning system in Lisliar, but I don't think that the world should bend to my personal standards and desires, so instead of engaging in stupid and unfounded subversive activities in Lisliar, a country that hardened my character and brought me prosperity, I simply found a more comfortable place to live and, eventually, moved here, where I met people from the "Lunar Princess", whose culture I later became interested in. I decided to give up my attachment to material possessions, Nisan, — Inar confessed calmly, without any fanaticism, — if my house burns down today and all my property is destroyed or confiscated, it will not affect the quality of my life. As long as I have a trusty sword at my side and a strong spirit in the depths of my soul, this life will not break me.
- Well, well, — Leia's face showed noticeable skepticism, — he's not interested in material possessions here, but when we get into bed, there's so much enthusiasm and creativity that it's just amazing... Your soul must be somewhere around your pelvis.