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Half-Blood Chapter LV- A Date to Remember pt 3 (First Steps in love)

Greg couldn't believe what was happening, he was actually on a date with a pretty girl, away from Ian, and he couldn't be happier! Not that he didn't love the wolf, but it was so nice to do something that didn't center entirely around him. He still couldn't believe he hadn't tried this before. Takahara had been in and out, refilling their tea kettle and taking their dishes after they finished and he had also brought them some delicious looking mochi for desert before bowing and leaving them once more.

"What do you think?" Erin asked him cheerfully, Greg couldn't help but blush bright red, slightly cursing the white parts of his face as it made it obvious. He didn't say anything at first, busy chewing on one of the pieces of mochi, before swallowing it and wiping his chin with a provided napkin.

"It's really nice, I'll have to see if I can take Ian and Richard here soon. The both of them love Japanese food," he said with a chuckle, feeling relaxed and happy. "Thanks for bringing me here Erin. This was nice, I haven't had time to myself for ages, so thanks for convincing me to do this." Erin herself blushed lightly and let out a cute giggle before beaming at him, her bright blue eyes staring right at him to the point he was forced to look away in fear of being consumed by those bright blue orbs, he was starting to understand why Ian was so enraptured by the girls brother. They had the same eyes after all. "But Lucas told me you liked to cook eastern food is that correct? He said he didn't have as much talent with it since he mostly favored European dishes."

"Yeah, I am decent at it, though I'm nowhere near as good a cook as Luc is, if he really wanted to he would have no problem making a better Asian dish if he wanted too," she said with a tiny smile. "But I'm so glad he is doing better, Ian has been a godsend. I'll never be able to repay him for bringing my brother back, I thought I would never see him smile again."

"Was he really that bad before he met Ian?" Greg asked, remembering how cold the boy seemed when he and Ian first met him. At first, he figured Lucas didn't like strangers, but from what he had learned from everyone around him, he didn't seem to like anyone and kept himself to a distance. Erin could only nod, looking down at her tea, a tiny frown falling on her lovely mouth.

"He was even starting to shut me out, I was so scared he would never open his heart to someone and he would be all alone for the rest of his life. Thomas did a number on him, and I don't think I will ever be able to fully forgive him for what he did," she said, her voice going slightly harsher as she mentioned the doberman. Greg nodded, remembering the doberman, he had honestly been worried that Ian would actually kill him for what he did and he was secretly thankful that the kangaroo was able to calm him down enough to let him go. Even though he knew what he did, he couldn't help but feel somewhat sorry for the doberman, he did seem truly repentant for what he did. But he didn't feel comfortable saying anything like that in front of Lucas or Ian as he had the feeling neither would take it well.

"I kinda feel bad for him, I know what he did was awful and he seemed to have the decency to know that himself, but I couldn't imagine living in an environment like he did," he said in a shy tone, hoping Erin wouldn't get angry with him for saying that. Thankfully, despite a tiny sour look on her face, she didn't say anything, just taking a breath before she spoke her voice sounding a bit conflicted.

"I didn't know how bad his parents were, I understand in some sense why he did what he did, but even still, he hurt Lucas so badly that he even attempted suicide," she said, before she started to cry but managed to stop herself. "But enough, I'm glad he has repented though," she said, before she started gathering everything into her purse. "I think it's time for us to get home though, it's getting late. So let's pay the check and get back to your place," she said with a bright smile and he smiled back at her. The two of them did exactly that and started walking back to the car, walking paw-in-paw. Once again they got looks from passersby but neither paid them any mind, only having eyes for each other. Greg couldn't stop the goofy smile on his face and everytime she looked up towards him with her brilliant smile, he blushed and looked away, with his heartbeat skipping several beats every time she did that.

Soon enough they found their way to the car and got in without any issue, before driving off back to the house. As he started to drive, he let out a happy sounding hum, but then he felt something brush against his crotch which made him jump and nearly crash into the car next to them, causing it to let out an angry sounding horn blare. He saw the driver give them the middle finger, but Greg ignored them and focused on the tiny white paw that rested on his crotch and the person it was connected to, his face bright red. "Erin..." he squeaked out as she continued to rub her paw against him. He blushed brightly as he felt himself get hard, and he did his best to ignore what she was doing, trying to just focus on the road so they wouldn't crash.

"What? Don't act so surprised big boy, don't tell me you weren't hoping for a bit of fun after our date?" she teased him as she continued to molest him. He just shivered as she moved her paws to his zipper and he froze up in shock as he felt her begin to unzip his pants.

"Erin, what are you doing?" he asked, his voice sounding far too whiny for his liking. He felt himself get hard under her ministrations and he shivered as his barbs came into contact with his underwear, blushing as he felt she then took it to the next level and undid his pants, fully exposing his boxers and gave a sultry chuckle as she saw a large wet-spot on the front of his boxers.

"Well, aren't you excited?" she said as she continued giving him a handjob through his undies, and he just stayed silent, too embarrassed to really say anything. He knew he should tell her to stop, they were in a moving car and this was dangerous. They could get into a crash and Jordan would be furious if he damaged his precious car. But the perverted side of him revelled in the fact that he was literally getting a handjob not only in public, but while he was driving. It was something out of his deepest darkest wank fantasies.

"Are... you sure this is a good idea?" Greg managed after a few minutes of silence. "What if we get pulled over?"

"We'll be fine, just keep your eyes on the road and just enjoy this okay? Think of this as a primer for when we get to the house, Allison is at her house so we'll have my room all to ourselves," she said as she pulled his pants down and without even thinking he lifted his arse a bit to make it easier and then came his underwear and she let out a loud whistle as he saw his fully hard penis. "Well, I knew you were big, but seeing it up close I'm impressed! How big are you if I may ask?" she asked as she started to jerk him off directly.

"I'm about 23cm's..." was the answer Greg gave as he did his best to keep himself focused on the road. She just nodded and gave an impressed hum as she started jerking him off faster and harder, using her other paw to play with his hanging balls, and then, out of nowhere, she bent down and he felt her breath on his dick and his brain froze as he started to slow down the car as his mind started to go wild. For the love of Eros... she isn't going too... he thought as his dick was enveloped by pure wet heat and he let out a guttural moan as he was getting road head, he was actually getting road-head by a hot girl and he wasn't stopping her. He shivered harshly as he felt her tongue lick at the underside of his dick and he panted, and, with a sigh of relief, he saw the gate to Jordan's house. However, right as he was about to park, Erin swallowed him completely and he slammed on the breaks as he quickly cast a silencing spell before he let out a loud, mighty roar as he came, filling the vixen's mouth with his hot white spunk. Remarkably, she managed to take it all and once she felt satisfied she let his spent member fall out of her mouth and gave him a small smile. "Well, how was it?" she asked teasingly as Greg panted to regain his breath. Once he felt he could talk, he let out a hoarse whisper.

"It... was really nice..." he said shyly, as he swiftly pulled his pants and underwear up.

"You think you can go another round kitty?" He blushed and gave a tiny shy nod, he did want to go again, he had just gotten his first blowjob and he was eager to try for more. With a smile, she gave him a kiss and Greg shivered a bit as he could taste a bit of himself in that kiss, before she got out of the car. "Meet me in my room, then we can play some more," she said as she rushed inside. Greg just shook his head, and parked the car in the garage and got out, he swiftly adjusted himself as he sensed around the building to see where everyone was and thankfully nobody was around that he would see if he went directly to Erin's room. Jordan was in his room and everyone else seemed to be downstairs, so with a sigh he started to walk carefully into the house, trying to not make a sound as he found his way to the room that Erin had claimed for herself during her stay here.

Once he entered the room, he saw it was a bit dark, but he smelt a delectable smell in the air and after reaching around for the lightswitch, and after a few seconds of doing that, he turned on the light and let out a shocked gasp as he saw the very naked vixen laying on the bed. She was laying in a way he had direct line of sight of her glistening pussy, especially as she was gently rubbing her clit with one paw and was rubbing one of her pretty, perky breats with the other. He stood there just gawking, only breaking from his staring as Erin spoke, her voice even more sultry than usual.

"Well? Aren't you going to join me big boy? Or do you just want to watch me play with myself?" She said as she slipped one of her fingers into her soaking wet folds and let out a happy sounding mold that made Greg's dick stiffen in his pants. "Don't worry, I already cast a silencing spell just make sure you lock the door. I don't want to be interrupted." Greg just nodded and with a nonchalant wave of his paw he cast a locking spell on the door before he started undressing himself. He couldn't believe he was doing this, he was actually going to have sex. He was finally going to lose his virginity and he was both extremely aroused, yet terrified... Erin had plenty of experience. What if he was a disappointment? What if he left her unsatisfied? He quickly shook his head rapidly to dispel his worries, he was new to the world of sex, but he was sure with Erin's help he would do a good job.

Once he was fully naked, he just stood there, blushing like mad. Thankfully, Erin took the lead and patted the place next to her on the bed. "Come on big boy, join me." He just gave a shy nod as he stepped towards the bed and laid down next to her. "You can touch me you know?" she teased gently as she rubbed her paw up his impressive pecs. As she was doing that, her other paw grabbed his and guided it down her own body and towards her sobbing wet pussy. He shivered as he felt her heat and she snuggled up to his chest as he got enough courage to play with her. He used his thumb and index finger to stroke her clit as he allowed two other fingers to dip deep into her and she let out a happy-sounding sigh as he began to slowly finger-fuck her.

"Oh Greg, yes! Yes! Pound me with your fingers, it feels so good!" She cried out as he slowly got faster and more assured of himself. Hearing her cry his name was a massive boost to his ego and he got bolder as he managed to get her off of him for a bit and started to move down, first kissing her lips then moved down to her breasts and took one of her pert nipples into his mouth and started nibbling and sucking on it as he started to pound her pussy harder and harder with his fingers, enjoying how wet she was getting from his ministrations and after a few minutes he moved down her body until he was between her legs. Taking a deep breath, he moved his face until it was right next to her pussy and with a small smirk he flicked his tongue against her clit and couldn't help but purr at the taste and smile at the loud cry she let out as he did that.

Knowing that he seemed to be doing a good job he dived into her pussy eating her out with extreme vigor and enthusiasm, He couldn't believe he had waited so long, he was starting to understand why Ian was so obsessed with sex it was a lot of fun hearing the person you were having sex with give cries of joy and need. Her voice got higher and higher in pitch until she gave a loud scream and he was surprised by the massive burst of fluids splashing him in his face as she came, but it didn't stop him from continuing to eat her out which led to her having yet another orgasm and eventually she had to pull him away from her and move him up to kiss him.

"That was amazing, but I think we know what we can do next, you have condoms right?" she asked, looking him directly in the eye. He just gave a small nod, blushing lightly at the question.

"Yes... um... Thorne made sure I pack some for our date..." He said as he got up and went to search for his pants and took out a tiny foil packet. "Is this good?" he asked and she nodded and beckoned him over and he handed the condom to her and she gently opened it and took the sticky piece of latex from the foil.

"Lay back okay, I want to put it on you alright?" Greg just nodded and got on his back and laid on the bed. Giving a smile she took the condom and placed it around his cock and pulled it down until it fully covered his cock and she kissed him deeply before getting up and sitting down on him. Rubbing her pussy against his cock for a bit before she lifted herself up and took his penis and stuck it straight up, and, with a sigh, sat down on it and Greg let out a small purr as he felt himself enter her and gasped as he felt her heat envelop him. Erin herself was panting as she slowly allowed herself to adjust to him, but slowly but surely she managed until she was laying flat on his crotch, his penis fully sheathed inside her. "God, you're so big..." she said with a smile.

After letting herself adjust Erin started moving up and down as she started riding him and he could do nothing but stare as she bounced up and down on him, he just laid there, a stupid horny smile spread across his muzzle. The feeling was amazing, she was so hot and tight around his dick and he just drank her beauty in. Her perky breasts bouncing as she moved, her head pulled back as she moaned, one of her paws was on his chest and the other was on her clit rubbing it fast and hard as she pounded herself on him. Feeling a bit bold, Greg decided to take control of the situation, grabbing her by the hips and starting to pump hard into her, causing her to let out a loud gasp. He couldn't help himself, this felt so good and seeing the look of pure joy on Erin's face motivated him to go harder and faster. This lasted for several minutes and it felt so good, but he just couldn't hold it any longer and with an extremely loud roar he came, came harder than he ever had before. He felt like his balls were going to explode from how hard he was coming, but thankfully, that didn't happen. Once they both came down from their respective orgasms, Greg sighed and rolled them over so they were lying on their sides snuggled together. Greg smiled and kissed her cheek as she snuggled up against his chest, his brown eyes gleaming as they peered into Erin's blue.

"That was really nice, thanks Erin," he said as he bent down to kiss her on the lips once again. "I honestly thought I would never get the chance to do this." Erin just chuckled as she stroked his chest, which made him purr from the sensation.

"It's no problem big buy, glad I was the one to take your v-card," she said with a small giggle. "I would have disappointed if some other random girl got to you first anyway." Greg just nodded, blushing lightly at the comment. "I'm glad I met you and the others though, not only because Ian is bringing back the Lucas I love, but you guys saved our lives. I don't even want to think what would have happened if you guys hadn't helped us fight off those angels that day."

"Speaking of Angels, how much do you remember? From when you were possessed by that angel... what was its name?" Greg asked, he felt bad for forgetting, but things had been so insane since that day that it just slipped his mind. "I know you said you don't remember anything but is that truly the case?" Erin just sighed and buried her head in his chest, Greg felt a bit bad for bringing up the possession thing, but at the same time he had suspected that she did remember more than she let on.

"His name was Ishmael, and if I'm being honest, I remember everything. The reason I said I didn't remember was because I didn't want Lucas to worry about me. He has so much crap going on and he is starting to recover, I don't want him to endanger that by worrying about me even more than he already does." Greg just nodded, he understood what she meant. During training, it was drilled into his head to never let his charge see his weakness, he was to be professional at all times with them and he took it to heart... or at least tried to, Ian didn't take it too well when he started acting the way he was told too.

In fact, it really pissed him off, which honestly surprised Greg, but at the same time he was glad that he wouldn't have to put up a mask. Ian wanted the real him and only the real him in his life, and he would always be thankful that Ian saw him as an equal despite their roles as Master and Protector. It was pretty unorthodox in their society. He knew a few of the other Protectors around his age. Outside the Mansfield Clan, there were five other Clans who with the Mansfield's made up the 'High Six' who were the most powerful Clans in Scotland and had the most history and prestige with the magical Community. Their members were the Mansfield's, the Tiernay's, the McNab's, the Hughes', the Ralston's, and finally the Muirs'. Together they were the most powerful of the clans in Scotland and each of them had several subordinate Clans to their name with of course the Moore Clan, his clan, being subordinate to the Mansfield's and interestingly enough the McKay Clan the clan of Ian's mother was subordinate to the Tiernay Clan and her brother just happened to be the Protector of Ian's Uncle Micheal, who, in all honesty, Greg thought was a total bastard, but he would never say that to Ian's face since for all his faults Ian did love his Uncle and especially his little cousin who happened to share his father's name.

He was, however, broken from his thoughts when he felt Erin poke at his stomach gently. "Yes? he asked in a sincere tone, a bit confused at why she was poking him... not that he was really complaining honestly.

"You were spacing out there for a second. But please, don't tell Lucas I remember anything... to be honest I still feel him... Ishmael, he's somewhere in the city, but I can't locate him exactly. I'm not yet skilled enough to do that I think. But I think he might be waiting in the shadows, plotting something as revenge for us foiling his plans," she said before shaking her head. "But can you tell me more about your training? How did you get to that point?" Greg just gave her a shaky smile, Ian had asked him the same thing once he had finished... and after he got Greg to stop being completely servile to him. Ian's tantrum at being called Master and Sir was pretty impressive in all honesty.

"Simple, my Master was a man named Eric Wood, he was the protege of Arlen, who you know was the great-grandfather of Ian and Richard and Allison's past life. Arlen was the one who trained me before his death and Master Eric took over and he was a pretty harsh man. He was also the Protector of the former heard of the Muir Clan. Our training was focused on combat magic along with medical training and basic healing magic, plus non-magical combat so we could defend our Masters even if we were somehow unable to use our magic. That was the main addition Arlen made. We also were training in other areas like cooking, plus we were taught how to drive so our Masters didn't have too." Erin nodded and smiled at him, which once again made his heart skip a beat.

"So you are basically like some combination of bodyguard, butler and valet." Greg just nodded, it was basically exactly what it was.

"More or less, I was in the class with a few other boys my age and pretty much all of them are in the same place I am, though I don't think they have as much of an informal relationship as me and Ian do. Ian isn't the type for formalities in all honesty, he just prefers being and treating everyone like equals. Its something I honestly admire him for, even if it kinda gets the ire of the more conservitive and traditional members of our society, but then again most the ones with a problem probably were born around the time of the Civil War in America." Erin just nodded at this, but her face had a look of awe.

"Mage's really live that long? The Civil War happened over 140 years ago, are you saying there are Mage's who are that old?" Greg just nodded. He understood her amazement in a sense, the average life expectancy for a Fur in Canada was a mere 81 while most Mages, if they didn't fall ill or suffer a violent fate, could easily live nearly double that. If he remembered correctly, the current oldest Mage in the world was a French Water Mage who was almost 160.

"Our kind is long lived, it's the magic inside us. It helps us live longer, it's why Mage-Mundane relationships are generally frowned upon, the Mage will long outlive their partner by decades so many of our kind just marry other Mages to avoid such things but they aren't that uncommon either since many are willing to take that risk for love," he said cheerfully as he stared at the ceiling.

"I'm curious. What about Ahtan's like my dad? Do they have extended lifespans? Or do they have a normal lifespan since they don't have magic?" Erin asked, with a mild look of worry on her face and Greg instantly understood what it was about.

"You are worried about your father aren't you?"' Erin just nodded, burying her head into his chest. "Don't worry, while Ahtan's don't live as long as regular Mage's do, they still have at least some latent magic in their blood. it's why their children have the chance to be a Mage or a Gifted."

"Wait a second, you say those who are Gifted like Jai have some magical ancestry?" Erin asked. "So how exactly does the Tahleno and Gifted thing work exactly? Aren't Jai's parents both Mundanes? Where did he get his gift if neither is an Ahtan?"

"It's pretty simple really, both his parents have a fairly recent ancestor who was an Ahtan, probably a grandparent and both of them had just enough latent magic in their blood to create a Gifted, but it isn't guaranteed though since I don't think any of Jaidev's siblings have a Gift themselves as the Gifted are quite rare, which is why both the Knights and the Brotherhood go out of their way to recruit those Gifted people. Honestly people are still unsure how exactly the Gifted even came about and how their powers even work without magic to fuel it. Especially when they do stuff that even Mage's can't do without great difficulty," he said in a calm tone as he lifted himself up a bit to get more comfortable.

"For example, a Mage doesn't have the ability to see the future, but both Seers and Oracles have that ability." Erin just gave him a confused look.

"What's the difference between a Seer and Oracle? Aren't they the same thing?" Greg just smiled and shook his head as he wrapped and arm around the girl and snuggled her close to him once again,

"Actually no, a Seer can see past present and future if they concentrate enough, but when they look into the future what they see is ever changing since the future is never a static thing, only rarely do they see an event that doesn't change. An Oracle, however, is different, the future they see cannot be changed, but they cannot control when they see the future and when their power activates, they go into an unconscious state. Only a few Oracles exist, however, with the most famous being the Oracle of Delphi who serves as Apollo's personal Oracle." Erin just nodded and let out a cute yawn.

"I think we can take a short nap. What do you think big guy? I'm kinda sleepy." Greg was about to say he wasn't sleepy, but he was betrayed by a yawn of his own, today had truly worn him out... so maybe a nap couldn't hurt?

"I think you might be right, it couldn't hurt." He said before he cuddled up with her and they both of them fell into dreamland.

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"Looks like they are back," Lucas muttered out of nowhere, taking Richard by surprise. They had just been hanging out in the basement area, Jonah, Ian and Tyler were all busy playing Call of Duty on their PS3 and much to Richard's amusement Tyler seemed to be the one dominating the match, which, given how competitive his brother was, must be driving him mad. But upon hearing his Mate's voice, his ears twitched and the elder of the wolf brothers turned his attention to the fox.

"Did you sense them babe? You didn't snoop on them using Seersight did you?" Lucas blushed and rapidly shook his head, looking almost insulted by the question.

"What!? Of course not! I said I would respect their privacy, so I didn't snoop. I just sensed their energy when they entered the house... I think they might be heading to the room Erin and Allison shared when we stayed here," Lucas said in a casual manner, before his face went bright red, realizing just what he was saying which made Ian and Richard both chuckle.

"Oh really?" Richard said, with a smug grin on his face. "It's about time the guy got laid, I'm still amazed he went this long without doing so," he said while rubbing his chin. He himself was probably the first to have lost his virginity, while Ian had fooled around with other guys before Lucas, Richard wasn't exactly sure if it went beyond mutual wanking and blowjobs and frankly he didn't want to know anything about his brother's sex life.

"To be fair, most girls back home were afraid of him," Ian countered. "You gotta admit he doesn't look like the most approachable chap you know, we know he's great, but the fact he almost never smiles when around other people didn't exactly help his image," Ian said with a mild shrug before he smiled towards Lucas, smiling brightly enough to make the fox boy blush. "But I think you and Erin had a good effect on him as well, I don't know what you said to him, but it seemed you and Allison finally managed to do what I've been trying to for years and get through his thick skull and remind him he was a person and had his own life to live."

"I didn't do anything special honestly, I think Allison did all the hard work. By the time I was talking to Greg, I think he had already decided to start being his own person," Lucas said calmly. "But I'm glad I could help even if it was in a tiny way." Ian just laughed and shook his head before sighing, looking a bit sad. "I'm jealous honestly, I'm happy that Greg is finally going on dates and getting a shag in. But at the same time it's not fair, Greg was able to go out in public and nobody cared, same with Richard and Allison, but I can't go out on a date with Lucas without it possibly causing a national crisis back home," the wolf said in a slightly bitter tone. "Why do I have to hide my relationship with Lucas? Why should those old sods back home care who I love?" he continued, before he focused his eyes on Richard himself, the younger wolf had just really been listening while Ian had his little rant. "Besides, even if I don't have kids, you and Allison could have kids, so it's not like there wouldn't be heirs to continue our bloodline."

Ian then got up and started pacing the room, his tail thrashing behind him wildly. "I hate the fact the Council seems to see me as more of a baby factory than a person, they want me to have kids because I'm a Light Mage so my cum is apparently super special."

"Do you think you might want kids Master Ian?" Agent Wallace asked in a curious tone, before looking towards Lucas. "What about you Master Lucas? Do you want kids?" This caused everyone's focus to fall on Lucas, which caused the fox to go bright red as he looked towards the ground, Richard also smirked when he saw Ian in particular seemed to be interested in what the boy had to say, the fox stayed silent for a few minutes his voice tiny and a bit sheepish.

"I never thought about that honestly, I mean, before Ian I pretty much gave up on ever finding love. I had just thought I would die alone and accepted it. But having children with Ian? Maybe? I think it's a bit soon to think about something like that right now, but I can say I wouldn't be opposed I guess? Especially if Ian having kids would make it more likely to make them accept up as a couple. I mean it would make sense right? They would still have an heir through Ian right? Even if it wasn't conceived in the traditional way? What's the Mage opinion on stuff like IVF and surrogacy?" Agent Wallace was the one to answer this, which made some sense, he was a father himself, so he would likely know more about this because Richard honestly had no clue about it.

"There isn't much of an opinion really, it's not discussed as we typically have kids the old fashion ways, but I don't think many people would care honestly, a child is always a blessing. I would never be upset if one of my children used that method to get me a grandchild. I would be happy since it's still a grandchild, but that is a long way away from now," he said with a loud booming laugh. "'But that's a good idea Master Lucas, they could not only get the heir they so desire, plus they would be foolish to not try, and get you on their side given how powerful you are," he said, staring deeply at the fox. "I've never seen someone do what you can do Master Lucas, you are truly one of a kind."

"Yeah, even Allison has said that and she has lived countless lives... I wish I knew why I can do those things, but I guess I'll never figure it out," Lucas said while curling up with his knees into his chest. Thankfully Ian was right at his side and snuggled up to him.

"Don't worry about it babe, the why doesn't matter to me, it makes you special and that's why I love you," he said while he kissed Lucas's forehead. "You are amazing and I got so lucky with you, I'm just sorry that I can't be open because of the stupid Magic society rules. If I had it my way, I would parade you around and show how awesome and amazing you are," he said as he brought the fox boy onto his lap. "Hopefully one day I can show the world how much I love you, hopefully you can be patient because I'm never gonna give up on us being accepted."

"If it helps, I doubt any Mages our age would care, plus Aunty Jeri is a lesbian so I doubt Grandpa would care, he'll support you no problem," Richard said in an encouraging manner.

"Who's Jeri?" Akira asked, he had been mostly silent and Richard had practically forgotten he was there in all honesty, the silver fox seemed like the type to keep mostly to himself.

"Jeri is our Great-Aunt, our Grandfather's sister... she was the youngest of his four siblings and the only girl among them," Ian explained helpfully. "She and her partner Jolene have been together before even my dad was born. But she is very low in the line of succession so her being a lesbian wouldn't be an issue," Ian said with a small shrug. "They generally don't care about gay mages as long as they don't have a direct line of succesion like I do." Richard looked towards Lucas who gave a tiny nod, Richard could only feel for the other boy, he looked so lost. But Richard figured it made sense, he grew up in this world and even he didn't understand everything about their society and the numerous rules and traditions that dictated their society. He could only imagine what an outsider like Lucas, who had been basically shoved into this mess headfirst, would think.

That was another reason why Mundane and Mage relationships were frowned upon a bit, because it took forever to explain how the Hidden World worked to a person with no concept of magic as a real thing. It got even crazier when it came to the Tahleno, having to explain to a Mundane that their precious bundle of joy had the potential to accidentally turn them into a feral toad was always a nightmare, and that didn't even get into the problems that would come up if the same child was an Elemental Mage... how on earth are you going to explain to a parent that their child literally has complete control of a literal force of nature that they can manipulate on a whim? Honestly, nothing scared Richard more than toddler-aged Elemental Mages since they had no control over their powers quite yet, he always felt a pang of sympathy for the ones who were tasked in teaching the toddlers how to control their powers better.

Richard just shook his head again before his eyes resting on Ian once more, who was snuggling up with Lucas once again. Seeing his brother admit he was jealous really shook something in Richard, he had been so consumed by his own petty jealousy of his older brother he had never stopped to think that Ian himself would ever be jealous of anyone, but thinking about it, Ian had his own issues and reasons to be jealous, and it kinda made Richard feel awful for having those feelings, he knew they weren't fair, but he decided he could make this right. So he got up, Xander and Akira giving him curious looks as he walked towards Ian and tapped him on his shoulder, which caused the older wolf to briefly stop molesting the fox in his lap and give him a quizzical look.

"You need something Bro?" Ian asked, flashing a bright smile at his younger brother.

"Yeah, I was wondering... can we talk? You know, just the two of us? I have a few things I want to get off my chest if that's okay," Richard said in a sheepish tone. Ian didn't say anything at first, just giving him a small smile as he gently shooed Lucas off of his lap, before he stood up and hugged the other wolf close to him.

"Sure, I would like that. We can talk outside," Ian said as he took Richard by the paw and led them upstairs so they could have their talk in private.