"This place is starting to look livable." I said.
"Yes, they have already fixed the drafty door and some of the windows." Sister Lilly said as she came around the corner.
"It’s been a long day so I will go upstairs and rest." I said.
"Very well sir." Sister Lilly said.
I went to the attic and removed my armor before sitting back on my new bed.
Eventually after three hours the children had all been put to bed and the girls came in followed by the sisters.
"It’s so fun playing with all those children." Sarah said.
"I’ve been thinking." I said.
"About what?" Sarah asked.
Sister Lilly stopped and looked over at me.
"This orphanage only holds forty children. What happens if there are more than forty orphans in this city?" I asked.
"Then some of the children would have to share beds because each city only has one orphanage." Sister Lilly said.
"Then we need more beds. We only have room for three more children." I said.
"Each room already has two beds. What do you have in mind?" Sister Lilly asked.
"How about bunk beds. That way each room can hold four kids instead of two." I said.
"We could do that. Anything else sir?" Asked Lilly.
"We need more tables and chairs in the dining area. Tonight at dinner several children had to stand or sit on the floor to eat despite their being room for another table." I said.
"When do you plan on making these changes Mister Red?" Lilly asked.
"Tomorrow. While the children are at school I want you to go back to the bed store and trade the beds in for bunk beds and I want you to trade that little dining table in for something that will fit enough seats to fit the new capacity of this place." I said.
"Yes sir."
Sarah and the other wives began removing their dresses and put on their nightgowns. I stood up and removed my clothes.
"Goddess." Sister Lilly gasped as she covered her eyes and turned away.
"Sorry. I forgot to mention the fact I sleep in the nude." I said as I lay on top of the blanket with my legs slightly spread.
"Mister Red is this absolutely necessary?" She asked.
"What? We’re all adults here aren’t we?" I asked.
She turned to her bed and closed her eyes taking in a long slow breath through her nose before removing her dress and putting on the nightgown Sarah got her. It was a white see through top that stopped just above her belly button with white see through panties. After putting it on She quickly climbed into her bed and covered up with her blanket. Sarah began laughing as Lilly jumped into bed. Just then the other four sisters entered the room and froze when they saw me laying naked on top of the blanket. Since the beds were moved around the partitions had been taken down so there was currently absolutely no privacy in the attic. After the sisters collected themselves they made their way to their beds and changed into their nightgowns. All of their nightgowns were identical to Lilly’s. After putting her nightgown on sister Sandy walked over to the foot of my bed.
"Thank you for everything mister Red." She said.
"You’re welcome Sandy." I said.
"Did you mean it when you said you were going to pay for the children to be trained at the training grounds?" She asked.
"Yes I did mean it. The five of you are to make sure every child old enough to train there will be taken there three days a week. You don’t have to take them all on the same days either. You ladies can make a schedule to take some one day and the rest the next day but every child will train three days a week." I said.
"Yes sir. And you also meant what you said about the children that choose to join one of the tradesman guilds?" She asked.
"Yes. If even after being trained to fight they decide on a different path in life I will pay for their apprenticeship and the tools they need to begin their new career." I said.
"Goddess bless you mister Red." She said before turning around and going back to her bed.
The sisters all climbed into their beds and lay down.
The next day the sisters woke up early and dressed for the day before going downstairs and getting the children ready for the day. The girls and I got up and got dressed before going downstairs.
"Would you like to visit your mother before we go on our next mission?" I asked Lucy.
"Yes. That would be nice." She replied.
"Take one of the girls with you." I said.
"I’ll go." Lyra said.
"Okay." Replied Lucy.
After the sisters served breakfast the older children left for school. Lucy and Lyra left to visit Patty while two of the sisters took some coin from the safe and went to get better food. Lilly took some coin to place an order to trade the children’s beds for bunk beds and to order new dining tables and chairs to accommodate the new capacity the orphanage will have. The other two sisters stayed with the two children too young for school. I walked around the house and watched as workers began arriving to continue the repairs. As I watched them work I noticed some men in front of the building. I went outside and saw them putting up a large sign in the front a few feet from the walkway. I went to read the sign.
"Emerald City Orphanage"
Below that in print half the size it read
"Officially Sponsored by Erik Red’
The men put the sign in the ground and left. I went back inside and found the two sisters in the day room.
"When sister Lilly returns tell her I’m in the attic." I said.
I went upstairs and removed my armor before sitting on my bed.
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