the tree suddenly came with a ton of questions for aster, apparently it was quite interested in human customs.

it could be both, because it is the first time it has been a long time since it has talked with anything, and the first time it has talked with a human out of its own will.

unfortunately for the tree, aster had more pending matters to tend to in his hands, both literally and figuratively, since he is still carrying aria in his arms.

so, aster simply said.

"we are tired after our fight, so we will be taking out leave, call us when you are ready for the incoming battle".

the tree couldn''t do anything but nod and leave the questions for later, since it had its own preparations to do.

"enjoy your stay and don''t worry, the leader beasts are currently inactive, the method they used to influence the two moons turned the area around the other two central nodes, where they are recovering, spatially unstable, so even if we go right now, nothing can be done nor by them or us", said the tree.

aster nodded and they then left the main hall guided by one of the roots, once they reached the rooms mentioned by the tree, the root left having fulfilled its task.

they entered a room and aster closed the door behind them, he then gazed at eris who smiled understanding what he wanted.

she snapped her fingers and one of the faces of her cube necklace lit up as she set up a barrier, the tree made an oath but one can never be too cautious.

aster was next he took out the beds as well as the portable bathroom, as well as some other furniture like a table and chairs, since the room was empty previously, a tree doesn''t need a bed or anything like that after all.

each girl took laid down on their respective bed, it didn''t escape their eyes that aster didn''t take a bed for him and aria, but a couch in which he was sitting with aria resting in his lap with a comfortable expression on her pretty face, but they didn''t say anything.

under normal circumstances, aster would have been spoiling his cute aria in a separate room as of current, but before that he had some doubts he wanted to clear with eris''s help.

"eris, have you ever heard of that tree''s species, for some reason it sounded made up to me", he said.

ares slightly nodded as she answered him.

"everyone who has a decent background in the rune mastering business, knows runic oaks, their wood is probably one of the best materials that can be used to make paper for talismans, since that tree species has the natural ability to accommodate runs with ease, any talisman made with it will have a 10% extra of efficiency".

"that being said they are really rare because supposedly only one per divine firmament grows and once it is destroyed a second will never appear, also the amount of wood needed to make a single talisman is quite large, so the families that are lucky enough to have found one, treat it as a treasure, a single paper made out of its wood is quite pricey".

"back at the heavenly garden divine firmament, there is just one of them in existence and it is owned by the strongest force there, by the way my heavenly rose clan and mylene''s ash nether clan are the number two and three forces respectively", said eris.

noticing the "it wasn''t necessary to specify expression on the faces of the others, eris cleared her throat and then continued.

"ahem, in any case there is no such a thing as a yang runic oak, my grandma would have known about it if that was the case, but the tree isn''t necessarily lying, if its main body died and a small copy managed to survive to then merge with the yang chain, there is a possibility of mutation".

eris eyes sparkled for a second, a unique variation of a runic oak, something never seen before, especially because in exchange for their pretty useful ability, a runic oak with self-awareness is something unheard off.

aster processed everything eris mentioned and there is something that didn''t make sense for him.

"i''m not going to be able to look at them later you pervert dragon", she said with a feigned angry but ashamed voice.

aster saw the embarrassed expression on aisha''s face and he sinisterly laughed as he rubbed his face against hers.

"i couldn''t help it; my aria looks so cute when she is embarrassed after all".

"mmn~", for a moment aria was lost in the gentle caresses and sweet words of aster, but then she realized he was teasing her, just like when they met back then.

"y-you are always the one bullying me... not fair", she mumbled.

aster looked at the watery eyes of aria, and he couldn''t help but find her lovely, without any expression she is charming enough to make men want to do anything to protect her, now imagine the impact an emotion filled expression from aria will have.

her body constitution was made to easily touch the fibers in other people''s hearts, they will want to treasure her and adore her, like the cute ice fairy she is.

that''s in part what differentiated aster from the others for her, if she were to act like this with any other men, they will fall at her feet and do anything to please her, but aster not only was unaffected by the natural seduction of her constitution, he was the one to tease her all the time.

that being said, aster indeed loved to see the ashamed aria, just as much as he loved to see alice acting submissive after being dominated or lilia being aggressive in their lovemaking, not because of any sexual related reason, but because they didn''t hide their true selves from him, they trusted him enough to open their hearts for him.

aster closed the door behind and then he saw the barrier covering the room too, only then he put hands to work and took out his own bed which was spacious to fit at least ten people, but which today will only be accommodating his cute ice princess and himself.

"kyaa~", aria let out a startled sound, aster suddenly jumped onto the bed without letting go of her, they bounced a couple of times and she ended up laying on top of aster with her face resting on his chest.

aria smiled and then snuggled with him, she even closed her eyes as she focused on listening to aster''s heartbeat, the fact that she had aster for herself has been making her smile even in her sleep.

she also cursed alice for being able to enjoy this way before here, since she accompanied aster to zartia''s exploration.

aster could feel aria''s lovely body radiating yin in a try to tempt him, but aria wasn''t doing anything besides enjoying being in his embrace.

she never noticed it, but ever since that day where she became his for the first time, she has done this unconsciously, they say that melting the heart of a girl with a yin constitution is incredibly hard, but the reward is worth it, because they are extremely loyal.

that is only if one is able to break the ice that usually protects their hearts like an armor, a natural barrier that exists with the purpose of protecting them from being taken advantage of by those who only want them for the beneficial effects they bring.

contrary to what one would expect, aster didn''t jump on aria right of the bat, he instead started by gently caressing her silky platinum hair.

"as always my aria is the sweetest", whispered aster at her ears as he smelled a lock of her hair, which made aria blush since she understood the double meaning of that compliment.

unfortunately, she had no way to deny it, the extremely pure yin in her body made her attract unwanted attention anyone who saw her or even caught a whiff of her natural perfume will go after her, something she used to hate about herself, that''s also why she was always using a disguise, until she met aster.

the only one by who she wanted to be noticed.

"wuuuh~", aria let out a cute sound as aster gently nibbled on her ear, her thighs cutely rubbed together, aster purposedly stopped giving her yang energy though his radiance, before all the excess of yin in her erogenous zones was cleared.

for the leftover, he was planning to give her his yang in a different way.