I filled his head with romantic nonsense. Men are so easy to manipulate that way. His fiancee didn't have a chance - I'm just that charming.
I've still got time to go before I'll be entirely ready for marriage, but ... well.
Let me back up a bit.
When it became obvious that my boss - and his boss - and his boss's boss - were all entirely useless lumps of flesh - puppets, mind-slaves with no thoughts of their own, I decided to take over.
I have to be subtle, but decisive - I have to strike when the time is right, and take over the corporation from the inside. No one will be harmed by the process, but if I want to cut through the red tape and reestablish supply lines - so that I can get some luxuries around here - then I'll have to do it myself.
I've already laid the groundwork, I'm just hammering out the details now.
A man struck my fancy - he claims to be in a position of power. I caught him bragging. Sure, he was engaged to another woman. I could care less.
It took almost no effort at all to wrap him around my little finger, and break his ties to his - now - ex.
I don't want any part of the factions in place already - the Resistance is no better than the Coven, and I'm not one to blindly follow anyone.
So what if I create my own? A dynasty, perhaps - a faction that belongs to me, alone.
Of course I'll grow old one day, that's to be expected. But if I set my heirs up right - they'll be in a position to crush the world under their boot. We'll own the world - we'll destroy the Coven and throw the Resistance to the four winds.
I'll start by ensuring that our finances are secure, stable. We'll buy the world, if nothing else.
That sounds good.
Humans are stupid, cowardly, and fragile. It will be the work of a few generations - at most - before my family dominates the world.
Only females should inherit, and only witches at that. I'll not have a human at the head of my household - and I won't let a man follow his penis to ruin, thank you very much.
I've still got time to go before I'll be entirely ready for marriage, but ... well.
Let me back up a bit.
When it became obvious that my boss - and his boss - and his boss's boss - were all entirely useless lumps of flesh - puppets, mind-slaves with no thoughts of their own, I decided to take over.
I have to be subtle, but decisive - I have to strike when the time is right, and take over the corporation from the inside. No one will be harmed by the process, but if I want to cut through the red tape and reestablish supply lines - so that I can get some luxuries around here - then I'll have to do it myself.
I've already laid the groundwork, I'm just hammering out the details now.
A man struck my fancy - he claims to be in a position of power. I caught him bragging. Sure, he was engaged to another woman. I could care less.
It took almost no effort at all to wrap him around my little finger, and break his ties to his - now - ex.
I don't want any part of the factions in place already - the Resistance is no better than the Coven, and I'm not one to blindly follow anyone.
So what if I create my own? A dynasty, perhaps - a faction that belongs to me, alone.
Of course I'll grow old one day, that's to be expected. But if I set my heirs up right - they'll be in a position to crush the world under their boot. We'll own the world - we'll destroy the Coven and throw the Resistance to the four winds.
I'll start by ensuring that our finances are secure, stable. We'll buy the world, if nothing else.
That sounds good.
Humans are stupid, cowardly, and fragile. It will be the work of a few generations - at most - before my family dominates the world.
Only females should inherit, and only witches at that. I'll not have a human at the head of my household - and I won't let a man follow his penis to ruin, thank you very much.
Moving on up in the world, Amanthea is now rank 6 with a full green bar for tomorrow. Houseboats are ridiculously cheap for the mob payments - we're talking $639 a week. Not bad at all, though that might be the spartan furnishings talking.
I picked a person based on the concept that they looked like a good catch. Looks can be deceiving, however - the very day after I had Amanthea get engaged to him, he turned old. Well'p, always more fish in the sea - gonna have to toss this one back.
I picked a person based on the concept that they looked like a good catch. Looks can be deceiving, however - the very day after I had Amanthea get engaged to him, he turned old. Well'p, always more fish in the sea - gonna have to toss this one back.
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