Cecaelia

Walking into Alcina's office I sit down crossing my legs on a couch across from her before feeling Donna sit by me "Hello Donna" she greets smiling.

Donna nods waving slightly before going silent and unmoving, reaching over I gently pat her knee "I need our list Donna" I whisper to her.

She nods holding it out with shaking hands, once Alcina takes it I reach for the tea only to see Alcina grab it first "you are my guest" she says casually with a slight warning tone.

Raising my brow I set back watching her pour it before I add what I want after handling Donna's.

"I apologize for the miscommunication about the basement" she finally says frowning.

"Miscommunication is an interesting way of explaining it" I mutter taking a sip of my tea.

Seeing her jaw tense she eventually nods "again I'm sorry for it" she grits out.

Nodding I hum watching her as she looks over the list "this is simple enough" she finally says before looking at me.

"I also need you to keep your maids away from me, if I have one more groping my ass I'll take her arm as retaliation"

"They did what?" She roars with a snarl.

"I am a siren Alcina, I doubt they'd have done that without my natural influence on them, my presence will make them act on pure desire"

"I thought sirens could control it" she grunts.

"No, but singing makes it worse, it's why we tend to avoid humans" I answer.

"Was it you cleaning the reservoir?" She ask but by her smirk I'm sure she knows the answer and only asks to prove her point on something.

"Would you like to go for a swim in the dirty water?" I counter leaning forward "I'm sure it could be arranged for you" I add.

Seeing her jaw clinch I roll my eyes "look I'm not one of your maids that you or your daughters can push around and intimidate, if you want respect from me then I will be respected in return, if you're incapable of it then I will leave and not bother with repairs or any of the help, to give your girls things to still feel like their outside during the cold".

"This is my castle" she snaps glaring at me.

"And you still worship The Black God, that technically falls on me I may not agree with it and deny being it, but the fact stands without my intervention Miranda and Eva would have died, that means you die and your girls never coming to you, so if you can't respect me as an equal person you will respect me as The Black God"

Seeing her flinch at my tone before nodding I take a breath to calm myself completely "now that we understand each other, I had a few ideas that would hopefully help your girls still feel like they have freedom, and ways to pass the time".

Humming I glance her over "I believe I can make things easier for you as well" I add.

"What are you thinking exactly?" She asks frowning.

"For the girls I believe areas set up to mimic the outside world with flowers and stuff would be useful, maybe a way to watch more modern movies, then for you I believe marking your doors larger would help, and getting your desk set up for you to stand at times while working would help your back"

Getting up after she nods looking unsure I smirk "it's the same set up I have that Donna loves for movies, but first I need to finish up the basement since the wall is out, now someone needs to go down and make sure all your pest have been removed, once I'm sure it's clear I'll pick a handful of maids to help clean up and with repairs".

"My maids have work to do" she counters narrowing her eyes at me.

"And unlike Donna's house neither of them is weak to cold I could take my time to finish those and not worry, once I've repaired any drafts as you call them, they can return to their normal work" I respond raising my brow "If it's a problem I'm sure I can find an alternative such as picking people from the village, but that would mean men would be included, or I could speak with Miranda about this".

"You will not bring those disgusting man things into my home" she yells standing up.

"Then you will release maids I find appropriate for the job" I snap "you may rule this castle girl, but remember I ruled a kingdom and brought many kingdoms down. I am trying to help because Donna asked and you want to having a battle of wills" I hiss stepping closer to her refusing to back down even with her being taller than me.

"What is the meaning of this" I hear Miranda demand coming in with a crate.

"Mother, she wants to steal my maids or bring in man things" Alcina snarls.

"I need help with the work to complete it so the cold doesn't effect her daughters" I add keeping my voice calm.

"Alcina, you will give her what she wants to help the girls, remember from whence you came, do not challenge the Black God" Miranda orders.

Seeing her clinch her jaw but nod I look at Miranda and nod before looking at Alcina "I will not abuse this, my main concern is making it completely safe for your daughters and easier for you" I add.

"It's not your responsibility" she growls.

Humming I nod before motioning to Donna "Donna worries for her nieces so I worry for them, however by you all calling me your God, as much as I hate it I would prefer to keep my followers safe, healthy, and happy" I add before heading for the door.

"Donna, I'm going to speak with the girls to see if they have any special requests for their area, perhaps you would like to have tea with your mother and sister" I add glancing back at her.

She nods slowly before looking at them "if you need to leave come to me or my room".

Walking out I head for the library and walk in finding Dani with stacks of books around her reading "hey Dani" I greet smiling.

"You came" she says happily before swarming around me "I knew you would" she mutters.

Patting her back I frown confused by her comment "Dani, I'm repairing the castle and plan to replace or remodel things, do you have anything special you want?" I ask to move past the confusion.

"You want my help?" She asks, I frown confused at the way she asks it and her smile, since it sounded more sexually suggestive then how she normally speaks.

Shaking it off I lead us to the couch and sit down feeling her press against me hugging my arm, getting my arm free I grab a pencil and paper doing a quick rough sketch of the room "now this is your territory, is your room nearby?" I ask.

She nods pointing to a door hidden behind a bookshelf "the actual library is shared with my sisters but my personal room and library is there".

Standing up I take a step closer to the shelf looking it over "may I?" I ask.

Hearing her giggle I look seeing her nod so I push it aside and open the door, stepping in I look around doing another sketch "okay, if you could have it look anyway you wanted what would it be?" I ask.

"Like a princess waiting for her brave knight to come rescue her"

Keeping my face blank I add notes to the side "seems like you want to be a princess" I mutter.

"Yes, and then my knight and I marry, we'd dance in the halls living happily ever after"

Frowning I look at her seeing her dancing with an invisible partner, she's possibly delusional, it does explain why everyone's so protective of her, if she's like this all the time there's no telling what kind of danger she could run into.

"Okay, a room fit for a princess" I finally say before backing out while she's distracted.

Moving along I finally find the art room seeing Bela painting, stepping closer I raise my brow seeing it's a painting of me above her family with tentacles around them like I'm protecting them "that's a beautiful image" I say slightly disturbed by it.

"It's for you" she says smiling while still working on it.

"Why me?" I ask as while sitting down by her to look at it better, I raise my brow seeing lycans in front of them like an extra guard with Angie on the closet like she's riding it laughing.

"A thank you for blessing us with our family, we don't really remember our past but we been able to piece together that our home was not a good place, then coming here and was eventually blessed by you and given a family that loves us"

Nodding I frown "can you tell me what my parents were like before I was blessed?"

Shrugging I frown "I'm sorry I can't, I don't even remember most of my life before this and my death is completely blank to me, I know I was a queen and a highly respected warrior I even remember a few battles but not much else".

"Oh, I thought you would have known since you blessed us"

"Bela, it's best not to focus on the past or bad things, maybe you don't remember because it's a way to make sure you're past can't effect your current life" I say while tilting my head.

"How come you let Donna remember but not us?" She asks sadly.

"I don't know why she remembers a life so hard, the only thing I can think of is that it was so deeply rooted in her mind that nothing could remove it, or she fought to hold onto her memories while you three wanted a clean start without your past influencing you now"

She nods smiling at me "so you granted our wishes to forget it, grandmother's right you're a kind and loving God" she says softly.