Summoners Wings

A small female stared down at the man across from her. The same man who had no doubt allowed his children to drug her. Her stare was shocking for everyone in the room, well, everyone but the man. He was none other than Andri Ryuu, King of the Drake Kingdom. It was not uncommon for the Kings three boys to be stared down. They did have two other sisters after all. ”No, ” she said with a very clear tone. This small female was none other than Iris, the long-lost daughter of Andri Ryuu and his only heir. How unfortunate for the King that the only child that had been chosen by Kun to succeed him happened to hate royalty. Her mother also told him no once upon a time. How fitting that they were so much alike in the fact that they wanted little or nothing at all to do with this King.

Any other orphan would have been happy to have a family decide to come back for them. To take them away from the evil that was the Trinity House. But Iris would be free in just two more years anyway. Not that Trinity would stop her at this point from leaving. At her age, she had been deemed Useless. Orphanages stayed about for two reasons: noble bastards and legal child sales. Powerful bastards with no family ties could be sold to the highest paying noble. Most saw themselves being placed in the Arena to fight for the honor of their new house. Lies. Nobles had families born and bred for generations to fight for their honor. Orphans bought could expect the life of being a noble childs nursemaids and butlers. Or worse, a Pleasure Mate. Only Iris saw being a Pleasure Mate as a bad outcome. Indeed, becoming one seemed to be a great arrangement for both sides. You were fed, protected, clothed, and often provided very nice lodging. You would also be no more than a glorified Sex slave.

The Orphanage had treated her well enough when she was young. She had been dropped off there just days after birth without so much as a name. So, she had been handed to the sisters to care for. Without even a name, she was dubbed the red child for her hair. It had unnerved many of the sisters, but a baby could not be blamed for her hair color. She was officially labeled a whores bastard afte