174 Friends (2/2)
Her words surprised him. He never had the feeling that she was cold and cruel. It seemed like she was a great actor if she was capable of fooling everyone.
Seeing his dubious look, she continued to explain, ”I guess you are wondering how I did that?”
He nodded in agreement and even added, ”If they look at you having fun with your friends here, wouldn't that destroy your image.”
”Of course not. I have painstakingly created an image of me being good to my friends and hard and cold to anyone else. It took some time but after I got my grandfather to heavily punish someone who annoyed me a bit too much it worked out.”
”So you are the reason everyone keeps a distance from you is that? How come I don't believe that?”
”Tsk. And here I thought I could take all the credit.”, Lin clicked her tongue and the other two girls laughed out loud.
”Haha, seems like your husband isn't stupid.”, Beth chortled.
”Of course, or how else could he be fit to be my husband?”, Lin said exceedingly proudly. She was clearly blowing into her own trumpet and the two girls dutifully praised her for her wisdom and greatness.
”Pff, don't forget that you have already told us everything about how your marriage came to be.”, Gala said with a voice filled with disdain.
”Anyways.”, Lin quickly got serious. She didn't want the topic to drift sideways anymore. Because if it did, then she didn't know what those two girls would tell Ivan. ”These two's father is the Alliance Master and their mother is a drake. So everyone is very respectful of them.”
With Lin's father being the Grand Elder, she was of similar status to them so it was no surprise for them to be together. Especially since they got along very well. Ivan didn't care about status at all, which could clearly be seen from how he interacted with Lara's parents. Many would have felt conscious of their titles but he hadn't been raised to have feelings of respect towards others because of their status.
What he truly was interested in was the fact that their mother was a drake. Drakes who were sometimes called fake dragons counted as some of the strongest races. So he wondered how strong a combination of human and drake would be.
The sisters saw that he didn't show a strong reaction to the revelation. His reaction seemed to be nearly nonexistent.
”You don't seem to be surprised?”, Beth asked. There was a reproachful undertone to her question. Something Ivan couldn't understand. What did he do for her to feel like this?
He honestly answered, ”Not really. I knew that there had to be something special about you. After all, you got a purple iris. Something pure humans wouldn't have.”
”You are right. Pure humans wouldn't have it but most people wouldn't guess that we would be mixed.”, Beth responded while looking at him curiously, ”Did you have contact with someone mixed before?”
”Hm, not sure. I got into contact with many bloodline things. And sometimes I have the suspicion that they have something to do with mixing humans with other races.”, he voiced out a suspicion he had for a long time.
Beth looked at him with praise in her eyes, ”You are correct. Bloodlines have something to do with mixing humans with other races.
When most other races get strong enough, they can assume a humanoid appearance. Oftentimes they can't be differentiated from pure humans. But not only are they able to assume the form but they are also able to mate and have children. Those are then called mixed races. During the eons, these mixed races can even develop into new races. For example, it is rumored that drakes have come into existence through the mating of dragons and humans.”
”Wow, Then doesn't every human who has a bloodline has ancestors that aren't human?”, Ivan asked in surprise.
”Yes, but it may have been far off in history so it doesn't make much difference as long as the bloodline isn't awakened.”
”Then do pure humans have a bloodline too?”
”Yes, they have one. But it is extremely rare for it to awaken. That's the reason that most people awake their bloodline from a different race.”