Chapter two
The new girl
After we returned home mother had a surprise for me. She called me to the common room when I was busy training my powers. That's mind controlling rats to perform tricks. I'd learned since I was six months old that I had powers to control minds. A fitting power for a villain's son if I say so myself. In this world most people manifest powers at six, any less were geniuses. Mine was thought a new record in the region and could have been in the world if Rea the protagonist wasn't born with powers.
Anyway I love organizing rodents and birds like armies and make them do amazing things. Imagine its potential for entertainment if I wasn't living in a scary world that demands I use it lethally. No options.
And so I went into the common room to see mother and her handmaiden Kina standing with another girl. This girl was dressed in new cloths but her blond hair was kept loose to cascade to her small back. She looked 8 or even 9, and kept her eyes to the carpeted floor. Well the carpets are Rhyles, very expensive, but there are better sights around I am sure.
"Here you are Sainty," my mother said in that dotting way. "Here, this girl, what do you think of her?"
Seriously, I thought. She interrupted my training for this? I scowled at the girl, cause I can't scowl at my own mother of course. Even if I am an old bastard, I am still a reasonable son. "She's stupid," I said. Realizing I sounded like a spoilt young master but I didn't care.
"Yes Sainty she's," mother agreed and I was stunned for a moment. "That's why I bought her for you. You are a Highvoid, rabbits won't do, you can use her to practice your powers."
I frowned in surprise. "She's a slave?"
"Yes, a Nimp slave. She's very expensive so don't break her too quickly. Anyway I need to get going." Mother stooped down, ruffled my hair, righted my collar, then kiss me on the cheek. I just waited it out patiently.
After she and Kina left I turned to the girl. "What's your name girl?" I asked softly.
"Cvela master," the girl whispered.
And that's all I needed to enter her mind, her name. I snuck in feeling the odd sensation of touching another's mind. Like euphoria and frustration put together. Cvela's eyes widened and I smiled. "No," she said, instinctively knowing something bad was going to happen to her.
'First you are going to be always truthful to me,' I sent the suggestion. 'Secondly you cannot betray or hurt me, any attempt will bring you intense pain. You cannot leave my side only for compulsory needs like bathing, eating, and call of nature etc. If you do leave me you'll feel additionally sick by the moments until you reunites with me.'
Cvela blinked in confusion as I finished. She couldn't understand why she had felt scared just moments ago right? Too bad I couldn't read minds I would have loved to see what's going on in her mind. I grinned at her. "Cvela come let's play."
Thank you mother for giving me just what I needed to survive, I thought. Practice with her? This beautiful thing? Nah I have already practiced on the maids in the mansion all I want. Giving them an ich, a caress of pleasure, or any dreams I want them to have. No I have all the practice I need. All I needed was an ally that will never betray me. Taking over a maid that completely was risky since the King's Curtains are still active at this time of the story. The King's Curtains are magic police of sorts that makes sure no one abuses their powers. We would eventually clash but not right now.