Reincarnated as the Only Human

Chapter 997 - Just Some Letters

Renna PoV

Humming to myself, I read over a few more letters before letting out a laugh as a thought crossed my mind, causing Christina to stare at me with a raised brow as she waited for some kind of explanation.

I had shattered the quiet in the office and had done so in a rather odd way, but I couldn't help myself as I grinned at the Queen Bee and said "I just realized I'm not that horny now~! A few weeks ago uttering such a statement would be enough to make me blush crazily, but now~?"

Her brow arched higher as she remained quiet, letting me ramble on a little more as I sat a letter down and sank into the comfortable chair, relishing the feeling of being back in my office and taking it all in.

"I used to be so drowned in work that I never had time to pursue carnal pleasure. Now I've drowned in it for a few days - literally, the amount of time I've spent having sex since meeting Astra is now a few days out of two, three weeks I've known her - so my perception of myself is so damn different...

And then now that I am back at work, back doing the things I've done for so long now... the arousal that's been so debilitating these last few days is just... gone. The old routine is overwhelming the new one. Even with you here I just... don't feel that needy."

Christina stared at me for another few seconds before saying "Thanks, I guess.", making me laugh again as I looked the Queen Bee up and down, adding "Not that I don't appreciate the eye candy, Christina... You are one sexy Secretary, you know that~? And just because I don't feel an overwhelming amount of arousal..."

Trailing off and leaving it at that, I winked at her before picking up the letter and returning to my work, leaving Christina to stare at me some more before she too did the same, sorting everything out and sliding the finished letters into envelopes that I needed to have delivered.

For an hour or so we were working in silence, each complaint, request and disguised plea for either money or support getting combed over by me and responded to appropriately, and it was towards the end of that hour that I came across a letter from someone who did make my squirm a little in anticipation.

Seeing Leonisa's seal was enough to remind me of the Lionkin's powerful hips and rather perfect dick, the memories of me riding her in her office or being bent over her desk making me rather wet and needy even after what I had just told Christina.

I wasn't 'free' from desires like I once was, but it was certainly more manageable and definitely something I could live with as I pushed the memories to the side and opened the letter, unsure of what I would find.

Would it be a completely official request, something more personal that would further remind me of everything, or was it something in the middle of those two things?

It became apparent it was in the middle the moment I got past the first paragraph, the mentioning of a 'special Deerkin' that she needed me to inform of an 'important task' making it clear that this was about Rhefia and her path to retribution.

Sprinkled in were reminders of us needing to meet more frequently to discuss 'various things of importance' and how she very much anticipated my return to her office, those parts making my heart flutter a little as the unique style of writing that she used toed the line between professional and personal.

It read very much like a letter from one Noble to another, but at the same time it was very clear that between the lines she was reminiscing about our time together and how much she yearned for me...

It was very sweet and I got to work drafting up the reply immediately, making sure it was above adequate and promising her to return to her Manor sometime in the near future... and also reminding her that my office was always open to her if she found need of me.

On the other hand, the reminder of Rhefia and the mission she was going to have to undertake did sober me up a little, especially since the words Leonisa used were not as reassuring as they should have been...

There was some kind of development in that portion of her letter that she wanted to discuss in person, and specifically I had to imagine that it was something that would increase the risk to Rhefia by a decent amount.

To balance that out there was going to be an increase to the rewards as well, be it from Leonisa or from the populace when they learned of her deeds; hells, there might even be some sort of special apology gift from the Queen if it was that troublesome.

But I wouldn't know until I got my other Duchess to join me out in Astra's home one of these days, nor would I be able to accurately predict what would happen upon Rhefia's return to the populace of Birchan.

Some people might remember her, some of the military might celebrate her return, some of the Nobility might see something juicy to focus on or make use of... but some might not be so thrilled about the return of someone as talented as her.

Her accolades were numbered compared to her Dama, but the potential she had showed during her limited time serving was rather high; way higher than most of the Generals and other specialized soldiers we currently had, so how her return would be taken was a mystery to me.

I just hoped it wasn't something terrible since I had a feeling that anything bad done to Rhefia would just make it easy for Astra to decide to relocate everything and start somewhere fresh... and I don't know what I would do in that situation.

The heart and the brain were at war over that one, that was for sure, so I really didn't want to think about it as I just returned to the paperwork that had piled up during my break... and yet I couldn't stop myself from mulling it over occasionally, which soured my mood quite a bit.