A lot of the Order of Hissteria went to see their families for the Winter Solstice. Ssylphiel and Bea already had their celebrations at Coilzette and William’s respective palaces, now Bea was going with her blood parents for a long overdue family celebration. Right now, it was just Ssylphiel in her private room, staring at the fire flickering in her fireplace. She always missed the noise of the palace when her harem was gone. She was about to go get herself some eggnog when she heard a knock on her door. “…Hello?” asked Ssylphiel.
“Can we come in, Mistress?” asked a familiar voice.
“Beth?!” Ssylphiel got up and slithered to the door. It wasn’t just Beth, it was her, Shannon, Sanliel, and Nora! “What are you girls doing here?!” asked Ssylphiel. “I thought you’d be celebrating with your families!”
“We already did, Mistress,” replied Nora. “But ye’re all alone here!”
“And the Winter Holidays,” continued Sanliel, “are all about joining together with family and friends, those you care about.”
“So, if you’re all right with it,” said Shannon, “we’d like to celebrate with you.”
“…Girls, you four are the sweetest!” said Ssylphiel as happy tears rolled down her face. “Come on in!” With that, the girls entered the room, following Ssylphiel to the fireplace. The fire felt a lot warmer, now that she had people with her. They all settled down with Ssylphiel coiling her girls’ ankles and tummies. They sat there for a while, not talking about anything, nor did they need to. They just sat there and enjoyed one another’s company.
“…Mistress,” said Sanliel, breaking the silence, “call me nuts, but throughout this year, I thought I felt eyes from another world popping in.”
“Oh, you’re not insane,” replied Ssylphiel. “I allowed a chronicler from another world to see glimpses of ours and write stories about them. They’re watching and writing now so the rest of their world can see us. Nothing too raunchy, you understand, but giving them options of if and when they get…isekai’d here, I believe is their term for it.”
“…Isekai’d?” asked Beth. “That’s a word from my home that means another world.”
“A lot of our languages are similar to that world’s,” answered Ssylphiel. “What say we give them a ring?” Ssylphiel snapped her fingers and the girls suddenly became aware of us watching them. “Hello, everyone!” Ssylphiel said to us.
“Wow, that’s quite a lot of people!” remarked Nora.
“I have to say, we’re glad you could see those glimpses of our world!” said Shannon.
“Maybe you’ll find more glimpses of us later, who knows?” chuckled Beth as she flicked her tail.
“I’m sure you saw the good and the bad decisions we all made,” remarked Sanliel, “but one DOES need to see all sides of our world.”
“So, from the bottom of our hearts, we thank you for making this year the Year of Ssylphiel,” said Ssylphiel. “We hope to see you either in person or watching us soon!”
“Happy Holidays from Ssylphiel and the Order of Hissteria!” said everyone. With that, our Year of Ssylphiel comes to a close. Thank you for reading these twelve glimpses of Ssylphiel and her escapades.
