Sauron's road of redemption

As Mairon made his way trough the estate gates, he saw a profound lack of defences.

The guards looked vigilant, but that was only when they saw him.

His show of power guaranteed all but loyalty and discipline.

At least in front of him.

As mairon got to the flower garden, he saw Vysesa playing at the park bench.

A house keeper stood by the side, in a Roman style toga.

He sneaked up on her until his shadow reached above her.

Vysesa sat on the ground in her own little toga.

She was playing with mud mixing it with leafs and sticks.

She looked up after the sun mysteriously disappeared.

"Daddy!!"

She screamed happily.

Mairon took more than two days to finish the rings, leaving her alone with her mother.

Mairon picked up the little mud monster and held her in his arms.

"What have you been doing?"

"I am making a mud cake for mommy."

"Oh how so?"

"She said she would try convincing you to make me a big sister."

Hearing this mairon was a bit speechless.

"And to thank her I was making her a mud cake."

She looked mighty proud about her present.

"Pfff hahaha"

"That's great I bet your mother will love it."

Mairon started moving again, he saw the mansion in the distance there Messinia was waiting for them.

She was informed by the guards that Mairon, had returned from his business.

Seeing him return she couldn't help smile, as she saw Vysesa sitting in his arms.

She was happy that her daughter had someone that she could relate with.

The man that would end up marrying her.

To be honest she was not ready to remarry yet.

The loss of her late husband was still a fresh wound.

But for the sake of house Dracon and for the sake of her daughter, she could endure.

It was not all bad Mairons had shown concern for her and love for her daughter.

She may not love him yet but that could happen with time.

For now it was important that he had strength, and was not afraid to show or use it.

Mairon walked up to her giving a kiss on her forehead.

"I heard from Vysesa that she would get a new sibling?" He said with a teasing tone.

Messinia not ashamed at all looked up at him, before she responded.

"Yes that's right, at least if Mr immortal isn't afraid of starting a family."

Mairon was taking aback by her frankness.

"Alright let's discuss this some other time."

"Look at what Vysesa made for you."

Mairon signaled to the housekeeper behind him.

She walked up to the lady presenting her a mudcake with broken sticks and leaves.

Messinia gave a small smile before addressing her daughter.

"So sweety is that for me?"

"Yes mommy I made it for you!!"

She said while waiting for praise.

Messinia giggled at that.

"Alright thank you sweetheart."

"Why don't you go take a bath while your father and I have a conversation."

"I will make sure you get a present soon too."

"Oke mommy see you later"

The housekeeper took her from Mairons arms before walking away.

Standing alone Messinia got straight to business.

Follow me we need to talk.

As they sat down in the tea room Messinia threw the letter of challenge at Mairon.

Mairon picked it up with a relaxed face.

As he took his time to read it Messenia waited for him to finish.

"So these slobs want to claim your hand in marriage."

"No they just want house Dracon our dragon eggs and our wealth."

If I were to marry him, me, my daughter and sister would be dead within the week.

"I see, so how do we make them disappear from existence without any external problems popping up?"

Messinia gave a sensual smile at that awnswer.

This was the kind of man she could fall in love with.

"Simple they gave us a way in this letter."

"As they wrote about the rite of fire."

"It's a ancient custom of Valyrian high nobility."

"A test of bloodline purity and dragon power."

"One dragon of the opposing house will breath a full blast of dragon fire upon the other challenger."

"The higher the Valyrian bloodline the better our fire resistance is."

"So there will be taken turns being blasted with fire until only one stands among the ashes of the other."

Mairon gave a wicked smile hearing this.

"Hahaha good"

Wicked amusement plastered on his face.

Even his eyes sparkled with cruel flames dug deep from his past cruelty.

But he quickly hid this behind his façade of normality.

"Sent a letter back, I will accompany them in this game."

"Alright, I will write a awnswer as soon as we finish here."

"Now into the second topic."

"Our marriage and protage."

"I want at least one child between us to bind our bloodlines together."

"After that you can go around playing with other woman."

Mairon hearing this makes a disgusted face.

"What makes you think I want to sleep around."

"You are to be mine and mine alone."

"Deep dark obsessive eyes locked unto hers."

"I might not have experienced love between man and woman, but I am older than your gods."

"And my emotions are stronger too, you are the third one I started to care about."

"First was myself, then Vysesa in whom I saw my old self, and started to care for."

"And lastly you, when I saw how you cared and loved the only thing I care and love about in this world."

"I knew you would be mine."

"And you might escape anyone else when they declare this about you"

"But not me!"

His eyes burned with intensity.

Slowly he got less agitated.

Before he composed himself again.

"So yes you will carry my children and we will be a family."

"But first we will have to do something about your aging."

"I can't be living this eternal life alone again after a mere 70 years."