The black winter wolf Eris from the Frozen Wastes wasn't the type to pursue power.
Driven from its pack as a pup, this naturally powerful creature had gone without a true enemy for hundreds of years. It had lived like a king in some remote, sparsely populated corner of the Great Wilderness, enjoying a life of absolute comfort.
Like some legendary creature raised in a jar of honey, it had no interest in becoming stronger.
As far as Eris was concerned, power only had to be enough. Why spend every day fighting and killing in pursuit of some damned godhood? Wouldn't it be better to use that time to seduce a few more lovely married women?
And this creature wasn't all talk. It put its ridiculous philosophy into practice. The direct consequence of a legendary creature's wanton behavior was that, after following Murphy to the Sanguine Empire, Eris had spent just over a month seducing every lonely noblewoman in the place. The pharaohs usually wouldn't fly into a rage over something as trivial as being cuckolded, but Eris had gone too far. The moment it appeared in human form, a crowd of "duelists" would show up.
And those duelists had a point!
If you're going to fool around, at least keep it discreet, damn it! It could've been a private little bedroom game, something only you and the woman knew about. But it had gone so far as to gather the wives of several pharaohs together for a damn orgy. That wasn't just provocation!
That was rubbing their faces in it!
Eris was a legendary creature. Its stamina and energy were beyond the comprehension of ordinary people. Lately, Freya and Murphy had been busy with serious business, and nobody had bothered to keep an eye on it. So when Her