She gently slid her palm over his face and shoulders, smoothing his lavender hair.
"I'm sorry, but we can't meet often," Lariel said, slowly kissing her. -"Adivaris will still come for you and take you home."
"Is it really impossible to avoid his annoying care?" Zarmina drawled pitifully, weakened by the pleasant stroking.
"No, but don't worry, all the Zarian princesses adore him. He is a master of sweet seduction."
"Oh, Lariel, how could anyone be better than you? One gaze from you excites me to the depths of my soul."
He smiled softly in response and continued to give the princess exquisite pleasure.
***
Adivaris, indeed, showed up next day, unexpectedly appearing in the bedroom.
"Zarmina, why are you here? You left Xantari without my permission."
His eyes blazed with green flames, looking at the confused princess.
"Lariel invited me to rest and unwind," she justified herself. "I like that place."
He, smiling friendly, sat down next to her.
"That's right! With such a handsome man you can go to the ends of the earth! Oh! I see that you relaxed well with the King and drove the Azaren vamps crazy with your wonderful singing."
Zarmina flushed at his comments:
"Why follow me? I don't like this kind of guardianship. Your interference in my personal life does not suit me."
"I also don't have the pleasure of keeping an eye on capricious princesses and getting into their personal relationships, but you can't challenge the orders of our Lord. Everyone is ordered to love! You, by the way, are the most obstinate of all. It's so hard to come to an agreement with you."
Zarmina threw an offended look at the Ruler.
"I didn't do anything to being called that."
"You reject men who are in love with you. This is not appropriate in our society! And it doesn't matter what planet you are on."
Adivaris shook his head reproachfully.
"Tarmio tried his best to please you, but still couldn't melt your heart. You sent him away and he is very upset. He confessed his love to you many times and, despairing of getting reciprocity, became attached to another guy. And yesterday you saddened Imarinis with your refusal to kiss, although he begged for it. Do you understand how important it is for the Overlord to develop love relationships between syrinxes? You need to decide who you will choose as your husband after the birth of your child."
"Why do I need a Zarian husband?"- Zarmina protested.
"I wouldn't want that either, after all, the local vamps are not purebred syrinxes, but you won't give the Xantarian aristocrats a chance. So you should not refuse to show sincere feelings, but allow courtship, even if they seem rude to you."
"Why are my feelings not taken into account?" The princess was indignant.
"Your beloved ones can only be lover for you, but not husband," - Adivaris answered irritably. "Lariel also has been married for a long time and will not break up the marriage for your sake. I've already explained everything to you about the boy..."
Zarmina frowned and turned away from her mentor.
"So take into account Imarinis's feelings, I see that he is very much in love with you and is looking for a meeting. This kind of love is worth a lot. I'll leave you in Ornalion for now to rest and look for new relationships. If nothing changes for the better, I will personally take care of you, my cold one."
Adivaris sighed tensely and disappeared.
***
It was already evening when Imarinis finally waited for the omnipresent Lord to appear at the residence, having spent half a day in the waiting room.
"Something urgent?" Rohen's question echoed loudly in the twilight of the large hall.
Imarinis perked up and stretched out in front of his majestic cousin, who was looking dispassionately at his guest.
"No, I have a problem of a personal nature and not only me," the young vampire began his explanation, hesitatingly. "Our families are falling apart due to the deterioration of the wives' health. No one was prepared for the fact that we all had an increase in radiation dangerous to people. No matter how much women love us, many decided to leave Azaren. I am in despair, my wife is also leaving me due to constant fainting. Is there anything that can be done?"
Rohen answered without hesitation:
"You and your brothers, having reached the age of three hundred years, became vamps, and over the course of several years your energy increased significantly. It so happened that you created families with mortals during this difficult period for you. I cannot interfere with the natural process of syrinx maturation and cut off the opportunity to increase your magical abilities. I'm sorry, but we will have to dissolve marriages with women who are not able to withstand your radiation."
His disappointing answer plunged the vamp into a sad state.
"Rohen, why don't we have princesses? I recently forcibly kissed Zarmina and realized how much I needed her."
"Zarmina?" Rohen perked up. "Oh, Lariel… How thoughtlessly he acted in bringing her to you. I understand your feelings, but she should live on Xantari, although..."
He chuckled thoughtfully:
"... if she is now in Ornalion, then you can look after her. She is one of the most problematic princesses. What a pain! Inaccessible and unloving. You treated her rudely and now it is more difficult for you to gain her trust. I personally looked for a husband for her so that she would not dream about me, but no matter how hard he tried, she still rejected him. Handsome Tarmio, a young hot vampire, with all his love for her, was never able to achieve reciprocity."
"What about Luanlia? Why is it not available to us?"
"She loves me, so she doesn't pay attention to others," Rohen explained with a satisfied smile. "I don't think you'll be able to surprise her with anything so that she'll at least allow you a kiss."