Hero Of Harmony

Seeing Master's astonished face, I merely smirked in response before taking a bite of my cake, which tasted like carrot cake, one of my favorite types of cake, mainly because it's the only cake I've ever had in both of my lives.

"How do I know the Druidic language? Well, it should be rather obvious how, Master, after all, other than you, who else could I have learned it from? Talis?" Replied Alexander with a sly smirk while relishing his delicious cake; Talis was already finishing her slice, leaving her with a face full of frosting.

"I taught you? When did I do that? I don't remember doing so; the only time I ever used the Druidic language was when I cursed, and I don't do that often." Remarked Lavender with furrowed brows and a thoughtful expression as she intensely rummaged through her memories, searching for all the times she'd used that language.

'Heh, well, of course, you don't remember Master; you may have taught me, but you don't know you did.' Mused Alexander mischievously, though he was somewhat worried about when Lavender discovered the truth.

"No need to worry so much about it, Master; I'll tell you about it. Just enjoy the cake; I want to get the celebration moving." Said Alexander with an eager smile as he slapped Talis's talons away from the cake, stopping her from sneakily stealing more of the cake.

"Hmph, stupid Alex." Muttered Talis in annoyance as she sat back down while eyeing Alexander, who kept his eyes on her to ensure she wouldn't steal more of the cake.

Although Master seemed rather hellbent on unveiling the mystery as to how I learned the Druidic language, she did heed my advice and eventually left it be, though that was only for now; I knew she'd rest at nothing until she uncovered how I knew, I also knew, it would be best to inform her willingly since I did violate her privacy. Which isn't something I'm proud of, nor do I like deceiving Master, but since it was for her birthday, I did such things, though I had intended to tell her once her celebration was over.

"Hmm, since we've got important things to do, I'll set the matter aside, but don't think I'll forget about it as I'm sure I- MY GOODNESS!" Stated Lavender with a shake of her head while eyeing Alexander as she grabbed a fork she crafted with her earth mana before taking a bite of the cake, only for her eyes to widen in pure shock.

"Hehe, like it? I call it Carrot cake; it's my favorite cake back on Earth. I figured it would be perfect for a Dryad such as yourself, Master." Remarked Alexander with a large smile from seeing Lavender's delightful expression as she savored the taste, nearly moaning.

"T-This, this is utterly wonderful; I've never tasted a cake so delicious before in my entire life. With culinary skills like these, I wish you died sooner." Declared Lavender while her mouth watered from such delicious food as she nearly started to stuff her face with food, only restraining herself since she didn't want to get the dress stained.

"I'm glad you liked it, and I'll take your words as a compliment. I had made it with your mind, but I'm sure it'll taste even better if I do this; say ah." Said Alexander with a twitching expression while smirking as he grabbed a bite-sized piece of cake with his fingers before reaching forward and placing it inside Lavender's wide-open mouth.

As I placed the cake inside Lavender's mouth, she quickly closed her mouth while my finger was still inside, lightly sucking on my fingers while I slowly pulled them, causing them to be covered in her saliva. Yet, such an act only stirred my arousal as I felt my pants tighten around my crotch.

"Fufu, that was even better, Alexander, but I think you missed; I've got some on my lip. Could you be a dear and clean it up?" Remarked Lavender with a lovely smile, leaning forward while pointing at her perfectly clean lips.

"But of course, Lavender, allow me." Replied Alexander with an equally lovely smile as he licked his fingers, which were just inside Lavender's mouth, clean before leaning forward over the table and kissing her.

I intended for it to be a peck on the lips, but Lavender's charm truly knew no bounds, and before I knew it, the two of us were engaged in a deep sensual kiss, constantly sucking on our tongues and biting our lips; if this continued, I held no doubt, we would quickly head to her room for the remainder of the night.

Reluctantly, I pulled myself out of the kiss, causing the two of us to lean back in our chairs while breathing heavily from lack of oxygen. Looking at Lavender's sexy face blushing while her chest heaved up and down only ignited my lust further, and her gorgeous orange eyes, containing such intense desire as she looked at me, nearly sent me over the edge, though, thanks to my trait [Herat Of A Hero] I was able to contain myself, if just barely.

"Before we decide to move things to the bedroom, let's start the celebration; otherwise, I don't think my mind will be able to take it." Stated Alexander, regaining his composure and standing up, his words causing Lavender to chuckle since she felt the same desire.

"Ah, is it time for the presents, Alex? If so, I'm going first!" Said Talis energetically as she stood up and quickly towards the tarp before entering underneath it.

"Tsk, I wanted to go first." Muttered Alexander with a frown as he folded his arms and childishly kicked the ground.

A few moments later, Talis emerged from underneath the tarp while carrying a large pouch about the size of her body, though, despite her frail constitution, she could easily carry it towards the table where Master was sitting.

'I'm curious what it is; Talis wouldn't tell me whenever I asked her.' Mused Alexander curiously as he neared the table while eyeing the large pouch.

"Here's my present, Miss Lavender; I know you'll like it!" Declared Talis with a confident smirk as she handed the pouch to Lavender before landing on the table beside the cake.

"Hehe, if it's from you, I don't doubt such a thing." Said Lavender with a soft smile as she opened the pouch, only for numerous tentacles covered in thorns to emerge from the hole, though given Lavender's profession, she reacted almost instantly and froze them, covering them with a thick layer of ice.

"Care to explain, Talis?" Asked Alexander with a twitching frown as he eyed Talis, who didn't seem surprised by such an outcome.

"A few months ago, while flying through the forest, I found these weird vines that I've never seen before, so I followed them, which eventually led me to this even weirder plant with teeth and head! When it noticed my presence, it controlled the vines and tried to attack me, but obviously, the Queen of the Skies wouldn't be defeated by such a slow creature, so I defeated it, yet even when I cut it from its roots, it was still alive. At that point, I didn't know what to do with it, but I knew Miss Lavender's birthday was coming soon since Alex had been preparing for it, so I decided to make it my present." Said Talis with a prideful expression as she eyed Lavender, who was holding the head of the plant, which constantly tried to bite her.

Shaking my head as I knew Talis probably left out a good chunk of important information, I eyed the monster plant, which was, in fact, the first time I'd ever seen such a thing, so it was rather interesting. It had a yellowish plant head, similar to one of those carnivorous plants I remember seeing. Its teeth are also rather sharp, capable of tearing through flesh, and its vines seemed to protrude from the back of its head, probably where Talis had cut it from the ground.

"Can you speak to it or not, Master?" Asked Alexander curiously; while he could speak to plants, Lavender was much better than him, considering their language was one of the more complex ones he knew.

"Hmm, I can, but it's challenging; it doesn't like to listen, and it has an intense desire to rip Talis to shreds." Remarked Lavender with a frown as she looked at the ferocious plant monster within her grasp.

'Well, of course, it would want to rip Talis to shreds; she practically killed it, though I'm surprised it's still alive; it must be quite unique.' Mused Alexander with a raised eyebrow while eyeing the plant monster, which was stuffed back into the pouch by Lavender since it wouldn't stop trying to attack her.

"This is quite the rare find, Talis; the forest shouldn't have a high enough concentration of mana for such a creature to be born, yet I wonder what changed that." Said Lavender with a soft smile as she looked at the Talis, who was sporting a prideful expression before she glanced at Alexander with a smirk, confusing him.

"Anyways, this a wonderful gift, Talis, and I very much appreciate it; thank you." Added Lavender with a lovely smile as she stroked the Talis's sweet spot, causing her to purr like a kitten, which is something Lavender finds odd yet pleasing at the same time.

"Heh, you're welcome; the Queen of the Skies always delivers!" Said Talis pridefully in between her cat-like purrs while Lavender softly chuckled.