Very inspired, I smiled as I decided to design my own coat of arms. I was the head of the Rhombus Family. I had 4 sons and 3 daughters so far. I had even more children on the way. When Bonnie had her second litter, there were 2 more boys to welcome into the fold. That brought the total to 9 children I was not going to have more. I was a very rich man. That did not mean I had infinite money. The town's sauna we built was all my idea, so I did own it. I still had to pay tax on the earnings and pay wages. It was not like my remaining gems and gold bars were liquid. I had to be really smart. If I was not, it would be bad for me and my family. Since Bonnie gave them shitty names last time, it was time to name the boys. I went with Ren and Len. These hybrids were more doglike than the others. Bonnie was a mutt herself. I would not be too surprised if she had some wolf in her. Anthony and his family came to see them. They were not pleased to see them, but it was a matter of honor. Ottie also came to see them with Mighel and Barat. They were happy to see hybrids. The tails were wagging.
Doing myself a favor, I was going to start training my daughters. I was not able to teach them how to wield a weapon, but I could get them on track to being very fit. They could start small with simple calisthenics and cardio. I had her come over to the fields of the Brownflank Tribe. Push-ups, Pull-ups, Dips, Chin-ups, Planks, Pike Push-ups, Squats, Lunges, Jumps, Burpees, Crunches, Leg Raises, Planks, Jumping Jacks, Mountain Climbers and the basic yoga stances would be a good place to start. It was unacceptable for any of my children to be weak. I was also going to have my tutor begin to teach her magic. If she could not be a knight, she could be a mage if she had any mana to pull it off. That remained to be seen. Holly and Molly would be great to test out as well. The 6 boys could just focus on being knights unless they wanted to learn magic too. Johna loved going out with me and looking at the centaurs. I let them come by as guest often. My kids were a bit confused about centaurs. When they did not understand how it worked. I did my best to explain it to them. It helped a bit.
Zipping through all the exercises with her, some were easier for her than others. Some were more fun for her than others too. She was tired out by the end of the day. As this was the first day, it was actually pretty impressive. In a small way, she did a decent workout. Some of the centaurs had gathered around to watch. There was no way that she was going to make back on her own. She could ride on my shoulders. I praised her and told her we would do it more often. She seemed to like it too. Grissell was there at the door waiting for us. She wanted to know everything. It was clear that she was concerned that I would go back on my word. Johna was more than willing to tell her what we did. I had nothing to fear. Grissell looked at me. "You guys didn't do any fighting, did you?" she asked. "Grissy. You know I honor and respect you as my wife. If you have said no to her being a knight, then she will not be one. I still have the right to make sure she remains healthy as her father. If she has any real mana proficiency, we can see about making her a mage." I said with a smile. She frowned.
Even being a mage was a male dominated field. That was fine. I was not going to let this stop me. Not after compromising so much already. If Johna, Holly or Molly had the talent, I would not let anything or anyone get in their way. It took us a couple of years for us to completely clear our debts with the White Family. The Swifthunts still had discriminatory views towards them for being colorless. They did not want to rely on them for building their new settlement. They had the ear of the king. He loved to come out here for the sauna. It was the only time he could clear the hardened phlegm slowly chocking him. He was all for opening up the coffers to make a simple motte and bailey castle with a town. Simon's hand was promised to one of the king's many nieces. It just made sense with how close the families were getting. Their wedding took place in the capitol. We all had to go. That meant the court saw the hybrid children. Ren and Len were 2. Bruiser, Boxer, Brawler and Battler were 3 years old. The twins were 4. Johna was almost 7 years old. Mighel and Barat were coming with us.
