Once Blake had left, Mist became considerably calmer. It was just having a baby, and she'd done that twice before--it wasn't exactly a new or particularly interesting experience for her.
Blake returned to the bedroom where Grace was waiting for him.
Treasure wiped away her tears and went to find Jason. She had taken him off the love potion that morning: it was time for the moment of truth.
"Jason?" Treasure half-whispered. "Do you still love me?"
"Of course I do," he answered, a little puzzled. "Why wouldn't I?" Treasure felt her eyes brim over with tears again, only these were happy tears. Everything was going to be okay, because Jason loved her. And that's what mattered.
Who needed Blake, anyway? If he had bad taste in lovers, then he didn't
deserve her. Even if he was the magic frog who she had kissed and brought to life, her prince . . .
But she had brought Jason to life, too. Maybe that was her problem: she kept choosing men who owed her, so once that obligation ran out they went looking for someone else. Now, at least, Jason had come back.
Inside, Mist gave birth to a beautiful girl with blue skin: Kylara Moonstone. Mist marveled at how gorgeous she was, with lovely auburn hair and--here, her heart almost stopped--Cassandra's grey eyes. She felt a strange little warm sensation looking at her, a feeling that compared only to her affection for Cassandra.
Kylara's hair had bright pink highlights--
just like mine, Mist thought. Perhaps this was a child that she would love, not like she had loved Treasure (as a possession, a trophy), but as her daughter.
Moments later, her epiphany was broken by a cloud of sparkles, and when they dissipated Mist found that she was old. And she knew that she wouldn't have nearly enough time to be with her daughter. She was determined to spend what time she had left with Blake.
With this in mind, she called all of her daughters and their spouses to the table outside.
The table was filled with tension, Treasure seated beside her husband and across from her sister, Jason wondering why everyone was glancing at each other.
At last, Grace broke the silence. "Treasure, you have no right to act like this--"
"Why? Because you slept with my boyfriend, then that wasn't enough for you so you slept with my husband?"
Blake just sat quietly, refusing to advocate for or defend himself.
"Children, children," Mist sighed, taking a seat. Immediately, all heads turned towards her. "Remember that you two exist only because of me, so stop yapping at each other and listen up."
"Now, you all probably had some suspicion of this, so I ask that you don't react to what I'm about to say. Jason is Cyllia's father. He's also Aliya's father, but there was a fifty-fifty chance of that because Grace is also sleeping with Blake. Oh, and Blake is Kylara's father, because we're also having an affair. Does that cover everything?"
Jason, Treasure, and Grace all uttered exclamations of surprise, but Mist cut them off with slashing of her hand in the air. "It must be very difficult for all of you, and I know it's difficult for me, too, so I propose that we do what we always do when things are confusing. We make someone else decide who will be left alone."
Blake cut in. "But . . . Jason and I are safe, right? Because we're the only men in this equation--"
"You will be safe, but you have caused enough damage that I doubt you will have any friend besides your intended in this house."
"Are we agreed?"
One by one, everyone at the table said yes.
That's right . . . I am so touched by your rampant emotional upheavals over this story that I'm letting you choose how it all ends out! Factors to consider:
Kylara is the only child Blake has in the house.
Jason was only recently taken off the love potion, but now he is definitely into Treasure.
In the game, Treasure actually really likes Blake, but she also really likes Jason.
Grace has been in love with Jason forever, since he was kind of the one who helped her step out of the shadows.
Wishes:Mist - Has loads of wishes for Blake.
Treasure - About half and half.
Grace - 55% Blake, 45% Jason
Jason - Mostly Treasure, lots of Grace.
Blake -
Tons of wishes for Mist, the wishes between Treasure and Grace are split evenly.
I hope this made you more confused! Voting below, choose wisely. I have paused the game at the point seen above, so from this moment on I'll be playing based on the results.
VOTING NOW CLOSED.
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