A Conversation Long Overdue J ake stared at the elf for several seconds as his brain tried to process what she had just said. "Mistress like the others." When the hell had he gotten any mistresses!? Why would she even think he had any to begin with? Few questions truly stumped him, but this one just didn’t make any sense, as it was rooted in nonexistent reasoning. He hadn’t even adequately processed the question before he just blurted out, "I have mistresses?" Now it was Meira’s turn to look confused back at him. She stared at his face for several seconds before finally speaking. "You know… the others." "Who?" Jake asked, more confused than ever and genuinely curious. "I… The ones you talked about," Meira tried to clarify, only making Jake more confused. Had Eversmile decided to t

