§ Daughter of Deharè, thy vanguards face peril! The moment the Lord of the Forest’s warning came to me, I shouted, “Enemy!” and used my [Air Step] to dash out and up, into the forest canopy. The second step was so that I could get out of mortal sight and shift from Stage Two to ‘Stage Zero’, the immaterial state. …

§ I have to give Laylin serious respect. She could keep chanting her prayer even when the very ‘Lord of the Forest’ to whom she prayed actually materialized before her. I think, back when I was mortal, I would have, at the very least, forgotten my place in the prayer for a moment. No, facing the insane vision in front …

§ I returned from my overnight patrol shortly before sunrise to find the soldiers and adventurers cleaning up after breakfast and breaking camp. We would march at daybreak. Ryuu’s team stood gathered in the middle of it all, apparently in conference. It gave me the impression of a football huddle in the middle of the field. I made them my …

§ “So,” Lady Feraen pondered, “What exactly is the point of this disguise, Your Highness? I can clearly see who you are.” Several branches below us, a certain two of her fairy warriors giggled. Since they kept it quiet and I wasn’t sure if their captain knew about my relationship to them, I pretended not to notice. Feraen had been …

§ For the sake of full disclosure, we did not, in fact, continue what they had been doing when I showed up. With Lhan sort of in charge, I was tempted, but I assume they were too uncomfortable with the fact that I looked like someone else at that moment. So, after enjoying cuddling Mireia a bit longer, I needed …

§ Originally, Kanon wanted me to go when they went to bed. For various obvious reasons, I thought that would be bad. Although it did puzzle her when I said so.  “He’s your husband and she’s your Servant, right? It’s not so strange to share your Servant with him.” Her attitude regarding Servants made me frown a bit. “With respect …

§ Upon arrival, my sister Kanon smiled and shook her head while she gazed upon my dumpy figure, seated with my back against a large tree. I was resting in a little park on the edge of the central island that looked out at the open space of Sky Ocean. One of the babies chose that exact moment to deliver …

§ “Well, this puts a different color on things, doesn’t it?” Áda noted, sounding almost frustrated. “Indeed,” Velerè agreed. “So much for leaving Mother’s mortals to our youngest.” I looked around, a little confused. Huh? Wait, was that what they got out of it? That she was telling them to protect the mortals of Pendor? Given their tears, probably not. …

§ Several cat shapes emerged from the forest nearby, which I recognized as the pixie sister trio, along with other cats who were not cats. Spirit beasts, my [Fairy Sight] said. Were the pixies recruiting members? Human and human-like figures came behind them, including Ceria and Chiara, led by the fairy royal knight, Lady Serera, wearing her panoply. The non-feline …

§ Having described all the events leading up to this point, I suppose the next natural scene would be my awakening in the custody of my older sisters. Nah, my life was never that simple, you know? We can start with the ‘awakening’ part, saying something about ‘an unfamiliar ceiling’ and all that… Not this girl. It was a sky …