Quietly, he stared me right in the eyes. I had to respond. "Of course. I raised all 6 of you on the same ideal. You are an individual who deserves respect and autonomy. It is a basic moral fact in my old world. I don't want anyone to brutally force themselves on you. No good parent, no good person would. Only you can give consent to being intimate with another person. Anyone that would not respect that consent is a bad person you should have no guilt in defending yourself from. I said that, and I meant every word. You matter to me. All of my children matter to me, Leonardo." was what I said. He rolled his eyes. "If that is true, it shouldn't matter if I use my pistil." he said in an angry tone. It was true. "It shouldn't, but the people here are not as advanced as the people in my old world. I just want the best for you. I would be a really horrible father if I let you carry the burden of being attacked and shamed by horrible people like this. Sometimes, it does not end well for people that are right on a matter like this too early. You still have the right, and you have my undying support. But it'll be hard."
Realistically, there was a reason that dryads were all female presenting. Putting aside the fact that sexy female nymphs in nature better captured the imaginations of the male dominated cultures that told the stories, if they were to give birth, it would be better for child birth to have a vagina. Since they were apparently hermaphrodites, I could only guess that she could deploy a dick if she ever wanted to impregnate someone. When it came to the myths about the succubi and incubi, they all could change sex at will. Maybe these dryads were like that. Maybe I was totally off base. It was totally possible that they could excrete pollen like a regular flower. I don't think Celosia would appreciate me going over to her tree to bother her about it. "Like I said, I am not going to force a wife on you. If you want to use your butt for sex, you can. I will just remind you that all actions have consequences. If you do it, you need to be aware that you could get pregnant. Being visibly pregnant will lead to people hating you and trying to hurt you. As long as you are fully aware you can do it as you like." I sighed.
Since Leonardo was someone who liked to have his own way, I knew things were going to get dangerous. All I could do was be supportive and keep Lenard and Lennox out of harm's way. Leonardo and the boys had done very well in the capitol. Molly and my 3 sons all made it to the round of 16. Out of a field of 128, that was pretty impressive. It did not even count all of the foes defeated in the qualifiers. Leonardo won the whole thing in the finals against Cody. All 6 of them got a private audience with the royal family. Due to this, they were all very confident in their skills. They had been tested and proved the belonged. People here still did not believe they actually deserved their knighthoods though. Haters were going to hate. The Swifthunts were granted this county. Our first settlement were comprised of mercenaries, the poor and craftsmen. When we had actually established ourselves in the region, the most devoted to Jeffery came over. More often than not, it was because they lost the favor of Fabien back in Hereford. More came with the big count title. That was not all of us.
