Marcos
B:*Having set up and designated The tavern area of the bottom of our home as a sort of meeting area for this particular excursion as the castle is now nearing its completion, he would have sent out a cabal of different maids and servants together everyone who is needed, namely of course his dear husband eirias, the sweet fox boy kurata, his new adopted son ayika and a selection of two of the maids who wanted to come along with us, this particular excursion was going to be regarding the technological advancement of the Kingdom itself, going out into the world together a Kabal of different information whether agricultural, technological, or architectural that could be used to continue the prosperity of the Kingdom, while also being a bit of a passion project for the deer dragon as he wished to see a lot of change in progress happen in the Kingdom to ensure the safety and the prosperity of its people and those he holds dear, alongside seeing who is for lack of a better word competition was in this large crazy world he calls home.*
Susan
*He was sitting in his chair quietly, as he had a cup of liquor his cheeks were slightly pink from being drunk as he looked at the group perhaps he shouldn't have drank so much as he didn't expect a meeting so soon his fluffy tail flicks left and right as he waited for things to kick off, he was king so he could do what he pleased in terms of drinking unless his husband told him otherwise.*

`"Sorry I'm a little hic! Drunk hic!"`

*He lowered his head down to the table with his ears laying flat on the table he saw double of everyone but he was happy the maids were helping eirias and trying to give him water to help sober him up faster he was still able to have conversations and didn't need help with anything currently.*

`"Is akiya doing alright, where is our little one?"`
Jorge
*Was still reserved and was sitting in a chair on the other side of bylin and eirias he smiles softly as he spoke softly*

`"What have I been called for I can help whenever I can... Is it still necessary for me to have um... A personal escort everywhere still?"`

*He asked nervously slightly but he was happy to ask questions and inquire and learn unlike a year ago or a month ago he was scared to voice any opinions but now has grown very much comfortable to express himself.*

`"You shouldn't drink so much eirias only moderately."`

*He looked to bylin with a smile as his different colored eyes examined some of the faces in the room it was familiar faces and he had come to know most If not all the people within the kingdom everyone being kind and nice to him*
Harold
*Tail sways excitedly as he stands beside akiya he gently placed his hand on the boys head and ruffles his hair as his ears flick around he was more muscular and strong himself his stature had grown stronger more into a CrossFit with defining abs and biceps and form. He took a breath and shook his head at akiya*

`"Yes I still must escort you whenever a maid is not available, until king bylin says otherwise we only want the best for you little one."`

*He said happily even the fox boys words were different he had grown slightly more masculine and more straightforward as he also had grown he was no longer shy or reserved but more outgoing and confident he was proud and stood tall beside akiya and the maids around the room*

`"What's your thoughts bylin on having personal escort for your little one here?"`
Kathleen
"Its ok hunny if anything I'm glad that you're a bit more comfortable around here but for the sake of the conversation you might want to sober up just a little bit~" *I would pay his head and give his head some scratches before looking over at my little one.* 

"Believe me I don't want to have you be escorted everywhere either but even after the year that's gone by you are still fairly unstable when it comes down to your emotional state so I feel like it's probably for the best to have someone watch over you to make sure you don't hurt yourself, don't take this as me not trusting you but more or less me wanting to make sure that you're okay you're my son after all" *I said giving him a smile and sending over a mage hand and to Pat him on the head and ruffle his hair a little bit more, looking at the still cute Fox boy despite his recent girl he is still adorable to me and giving him a firm thumbs up.*

"I would like you to continue escorting my son, I trust you with his well-being especially after the year that we've had of you becoming a lot more confident in growing into the person you are now both physically and magically so I appreciate you looking after my sweet boy." *And my face would take on a more serious presence as I put my arms on the table my claws clinking together as I was wearing some silvery caps on the ends of my claws making them look a lot more sharp and shiny.* 

"I know I must have been pretty confusing after I called you all here, and it's for nothing bad don't worry quite the opposite in fact, as you already know this Kingdom has grown quite a lot in just a year we've had plenty of new births are population has shot up tremendously we've had very few foods shortages, almost no conflicts between neighbors, and the happiness of all of the citizens has been at an all-time high and I cannot be any happier about this, however I do believe that it is time that we expand out into more... Complex forms of growth in the Kingdom."
Susan
*Tail wags left and right as he was given head pats and scratches behind his ear he blushes deeply and then turned to face him* 

`"Ok my love I'll try can I have some water?"`

*He looked to one of the maids they would already be serving him water and helping him drink it once he finished the cup they helped him lay his head back down without him hurting himself as one of the maids watches over him and runs his back whenever he looked like he was in pain for drinking to much.*


`"Yes akiya we don't want you to go anywhere without escort, as bylin said your not yet stable enough, to go about alone you had a few psychotic breaks occasionally where you don't know who anyone is, but with someone beside you it usually keeps you calm and can stop you from doing anything rash until there able to get you back to you some help if or at least until we get there to help you come back, to us mentally but you have gotten better. One mental break over the course of 2 months is progress."` 

*He looked to bylin as it seemed the pleasantries were over and it was time to move on to more serious matters so he would listen intently, with his ears perking up slightly he spoke softly*

`"How do you propose we expand we have remained hidden, we are a nation of demi humans and humans elves all races welcome here, this is something that is unheard of it will lead to us being a target and labeled perhaps as demon nation of evil because of our people."`

*Even drunk he still had sense his words were slurring slightly*
Jorge
*Sighed softly as his face turned red slightly embarrassed, as bylin doubled down on him needing an escort he understood why, he thought he himself has been getting better mentally to not go off the rails, but he would trust in there judgement feeling a magical hand ruffle his hair he smiles weakly.*

`"Alright, I trust your judgement I won't ask more about it unless something comes up."`

*He was happy to have a loving family though he had only recently been given his sword back as well, as it took nearly 8 months for him to be stable enough to be allowed to have one so he didn't harm anyone as the conversation shifted to something more serious he spoke.*

`"Where exactly should we go..? To the far north are racist elves I think... Far south racist humans, the nation of sicarlas um... I think is the world's peacekeeping force still..."`

*He said quietly trying to gather his thoughts on the knowledge he gathered whilst he was out and about the world before coming her.*
Harold
*Looked at bylin and nodded a soft blush appearing on his face he did have children now 2 beautiful kids, with his lover both a year old now, as he was given a thumbs up it made him feel warm and happy inside.*

`"I will without question keep watching over this little guy, he's wonderful to have around, has a lot to learn however."`

*He smiles as he speaks in reply to bylin*

`"Hmm do we have any knowledge on the outside world if that's where this was going in terms of expanding..?"`

*Even though the topic of expanding was at hand he couldn't help but think about eirias and bylin as his face gets more flustered it's been a long while since they been together all in the same room since they have all been so busy.*
Kathleen
"When I say expand I don't mean spacewise we still have a myriad of unused space within the underground and as there are and still sheer walls of Rock all around us if we needed more space we could always borrow into that to make more... I mean stuff along the lines of technology, agriculture, energy, magical enhancement, education, stuff along those lines will you stayed hidden for a good reason and for a long while and maybe even getting out and seeing what we can find out we'll give us a good thought process on whether it's a good idea for us to reveal ourselves at all, but to the point this would also be a good opportunity for us to get some information about the outside world make sure what we're in close proximity to places for us to look out for if we do need to step outside, and more of just a general safety log for our people." *I say as I put my claws up to my hair and use that to slick it back, taking a deep breath is my ice powers manifest as small icy flowers blooming in my silver hair, running through the thoughts of what we could do.*

"I admit the last time that any of us were in the outside world it was a racist, intolerant, and zealous place, however to that point it still stands that there are a lot of people out there who think and feel the same way that we do and the longer they have to stay in a world like that the longer they have to continue walking on eggshells until the day someone finds out that they don't feel the same way as the rest of the world does and they get exiled, penalized or worse, I'm going to be honest when it comes down to most kingdoms with a singular species as it's primary demographic... We're stronger than most, the amount of raw magic that I felt building up in this cave alone rivals most that I felt from outside, so while I still do worry about the safety of our people I believe that if we were to go to war with somebody we would have a fairly good chance of that however as most of you know I would like to avoid confli

Cts if at all possible."
Susan
`"I see... Remember my love the cave has been wide open we don't need to borrow into the rock perhaps we can continue what we're doing and keep converting the rock to soil and dirt to make way for forests and green plains of grass and more. I do agree we should investigate the outside world it's been a year perhaps since we stepped outside since we visited the capital of sicarlas. I say me bylin, akiya kurata and the maids go as a group so we aren't marching around with an army and explore the outside. Perhaps get maps of the outside world as well?"`

*He nodded agreeing with bylin but didn't want it to be there duty to fix the world only take care of there kingdom anyone was always welcome to leave there home nation and come here but they would have to know about it first.*

`"I know there is a demon lord kingdom not to far away from us to the south east of us under the blackstone estate from the few times I went above ground to get some air from the surface and go to some towns to get information and from people we sent out to gather information. For the year we was gone a demon lord rose and took over an abandoned city and had made a great nation a rising power in the region, they are ruthless from what I heard. But there are no recent reports that conflict against it, saying the demon lord has become more reasonable a white haired female with blood red eyes with immense power and the most elite ground troops in the entire world."`
Kathleen
"Interesting I'll make sure to keep an eye out for that while we are on our little expedition but I agree it should be a small group of us, and to be honest I imagine any of the maids could handle themselves against a good number of people, which means that all of us being together there should be no issues, find maps of the area is a top priority, and I also find steering clear of that demon Lord City should also be of a top priority we don't want to be putting our citizens in unnecessary danger for no reason unlike these thick headed Kings who constantly walk around boasting their superiority" *I say the smile popping back up on my face once again happy with the resolution that we've more or less come to, but now the thought of this demon Lord City being fresh in his mind, I'm trying to figure out a way that we can end avoid coming into conflict with them.*
Susan
`"Maybe we should visit this demon lord, i believe it may be linked to that demon lord boy we had here, well he wasn't a demon lord yet maybe something happened also, with deductive reasoning I'd like to assume white haired boys disappearance and not long after a demon lord began to rise, they are more then likely linked in some way. Also finding out if they are a threat first before we go anywhere else in our journey might beneficial, to know if we have to worry about them. We don't have to tell them anything about us being a nation or kings, we go in as adventurer's seeking knowledge and status, if they turn out to be not evil we could go from there? If they turn out to be evil we leave and now know to just avoid them and stay out of there way."`

*He put in his opinion as he was offered another cup of water he began to sip it slowly spilling some a occasionally until the maids helped.*

`"It wouldn't put out citizens in any danger if we go about it like I said."`

*He thought it best to tackle this problem rather than then being shocked or surprised if the demon lord discovers them and tries to force them to become a vassal state and they were not prepared at all for it.*
Kathleen
"I suppose you're right honey it would probably be better to tackle this situation head on then try and act like it doesn't exist and haven't sneak up on us, but should this go badly and someone is under the threat of getting hurt we leave immediately okay?" 

*I say very hesitantly agreeing to this compromise, although I was curious I was having a lot of people that I cared about sent into this and I didn't want any of them to get hurt.*
Susan
`"The. It is decided we will take akiya because his healing abilities but we need someone to watch over him so he doesn't have a mental break make and make sure he takes his medicine that you created it seems to keep him stable as well.."` 

*He nods however kuruta, akiya, bylin to many people risking there lives perhaps they should replace one of them.*
Kathleen
"Kurata when I say this please don't take this as lack of trust or lack of faith in your abilities, but for the sake of it I would like you to sit this one out, because I know that you've gotten a lot better and I know the trauma that you experienced is supposedly gone, but in a high pressure situation like this we don't know what could happen and since you're a nine-tailed fox you're a magic could cause a lot more damage I hope you understand." *I would stand up and walk over to him preemptively giving him a hug to tell him that this was not because we didn't think you were capable, but because we cared and rolling in such a large group with this many important people might backfire should anything go wrong.*
Harold
`"I understand then I shall sit this one out but I ask that you allow me to join the next excursion out to the world."`

*He smiles softly as he felt himself being hugged by bylin he hugged bylin back and nuzzles into his shoulder placing s gentle kiss on his lips*

`"I do have something to say I wish you to meet my little ones after this adventure when you return both of you."` 

*He looked at the drunk eirias with a smile and a blushing face as his tail sways a bit*
Kathleen
"That sounds like a good trade-off to me, I promise we'll come right back and beat you little ones when we come back from this excursion, so I think for now all of us should begin getting ready I may head over to my forge for a little while to make some adjustments and equipment that we may need to take with us, if anyone needs to speak with me then go in that direction." *I say dismissing this little meeting and smiling at kurata, returning the kiss before getting ready to head to my foundry.*
Susan
*Would slowly stand up and head over to bylin as the meeting was ended he would speak softly*

`"How soon should we leave for this expedition? Akiya go to your room for a bit take a nap and bathe to be ready to come with us."`

*He smiles softly to both of them slowly sobering up he did stumble a bit though.*
Jorge
*Looked at them and spoke softly as kuruta went on his way as he began to leave and a maid would take his place to watch over him.*

`"Ok I'll go get ready just let me know when I have to leave with you."`

*He began to leave as he went to his room to get ready he was slightly excited to see the outside world once more he had been here for about a year getting outside might be good for him.*
Kathleen
"I say let's go in about 4 or 5 hours, living down in this cave for so long has made the night vision of all of our human residents fairly good so even if we leave at night it should be fine for our sweet boy, and that also gives you plenty of time to sober up and get ready you mucky little pup~" *I said turning to my dear husband giving him some scratches behind the ears and quite a few kisses on the forehead, before turning him around and leaving him to our room with a smack on the butt.* 

"I get you like alcohol but you need to be prepared for the important things~"
Susan
*Smiles softly he caught bylins claw just before his smack would connect and hold his hand as his tail sways side to side, happy from the kisses on his forehead and scratches behind his ears he speaks softly*

`"Not while the child is nearby love. Mucky what does that mean love? It's a new term I haven't heard you use."`

*He followed bylin out the room not wanting to leave his side yet*

`"Your right love I do need to be more prepared but I can't help it, I do get lonely when your gone for so long working."`

*He kissed his lips softly as he held his face gently and was on the tips of his paws while looking at him before going back down.*
Kathleen
"Your right your right im sorry, I'm just so used to it and we didn't exactly have a son before so I'm still kind of used to doing that, but you need to sell the app and you need to get dressed I got you some of those cold weather clothes in case this excursion brings us to colder climates, and I want you to be ready." *I say before picking him up and helping return the kisses, happy that this year had gone by so well and ready for whatever the next has in store for us, before putting him down to making my way out of the room.*
Susan
`"It's ok don't worry love, I will be fine, you know I have fur to help with the cold I can also turn into a wolf you can csn ride on the back of or provide warmth to you and akiya if it gets to cold"`

*As he was picked up he blushes deeply and smiles as he was set down he sighed softly as bylin made his way out the room he closed his eyes slightly sad and had some things on his mind he turned away as he felt the scar on his eye lid gently with his paw like hand with his ears folding down to the sides*