A New Path

by Xander Jade

  "Thanks babe, I needed that," Cass giggled out.

  Val snickered as well, "I second that. It was awesome."

  Chuckling I responded with a kiss on their heads, "Glad to be of service, ladies."

  "Hope we didn’t keep our guests up," Val chuckled.

  "Well, I guess we’ll find out tomorrow."

  "Babe, what are your plans for the elves?" Cass wondered as she traced a circle on my chest.

  I thought about her question for a minute and answered, "I’m not sure, just knew they needed help. Not sure if they’ll stay or not, but we’ll give them assistance if it’s needed."

  She agreed, Val spoke in a low voice, "Yeah, they’ve had it rough. Cass and I know what they’re going through. At least they want to help with the farm."

  "Yeah, speaking of, we need to get some rest. That farm needs some attention tomorrow."

  The girls agree and snuggled up to me, kissed my cheeks, then we fell asleep.

  Chapter Nineteen

  The next morning, the girls wanted another round so being the generous person that I am, gave it to them. Hard, fast, and relentless. If the elves weren’t awake at that time, they were shortly after we started, Val and Cass were very vocal.

  Lying in bed after our lovemaking, I asked Val a question, "No bad memories or visions during our coupling?"

  She smirked and panted, "No, I was nervous at the beginning, but after that first orgasm it was bliss."

  Smiling I replied, "Alright, let’s go get some breakfast and see if the others got any rest." They snickered. The girls and I walked into the kitchen to find the elven ladies sitting at the table sipping coffee, they all looked up as we came in and smiled.

  Lanahe and Shaila were whispering and giggling to each other, Leena stated calmly with a blank face, "Valencia and Cassie, we brewed fresh coffee for you. After all that screaming and moaning you ladies were doing, hopefully it will sooth your throats."

  Cass brazenly responded, "What can I say, our man knows how to fuck."

  Silence was only thing heard after that statement for many moments then all the ladies started laughing, I just shrugged and went to get some sustenance.

  Scanning the kitchen for any food, not seeing any that was cooked I went to the cold room for a couple slabs of bacon and cheese. Grabbing those two items, I headed out and placed the slabs on the counter, then went to start the fire on the cookstove. Grabbing a few pieces of beech, I threw them with some kindling into the compartment and started the fire. All the ladies were sitting and conversing at the table, I noticed Sasha discreetly glancing my way every so often, but didn’t think much of it. After placing the metal grate onto the stove, I went back to the counter to grab the cutting board. I started cutting up the bacon into sections, an onion was close by, so cut that up as well, then grasped the cheese to cut into thin slices. Putting the bacon and onions on a plate, I walked over to the cookstove, dumped the food onto the grate, and separated where it could cook evenly. Minutes later as the cured meat and onions were finished cooking, I took them off and placed onto a plate then went to get some bread. Cutting into half portions, I combined the bacon, onions, and cheese onto one side and placed the other half of the bread on top, making breakfast sandwiches for everyone. Taking the sandwiches, I placed them on the grate to melt the cheese and warm the bread, then deposited the finished product onto separate plates when they were ready.

  Sasha came over at that time, "Wow, a man that cooks. Where have you been all my life?"

  Looking over at her, she was smiling and I responded, "Well, you ladies were busy gossiping, so I figured it would make things faster if I did and to answer the last question, I was living in BlackCrest."

  I saw something flash in her eyes, not sure what it was but after a moment it was gone. She came up into my space and asked, "Can I help with anything?"

  Handing her a couple plates, she started placing them onto the table while I went back to the cold room. Grabbing some strawberries and blueberries, I went and washed them off, then placed them into a bowl on the table. Stretching my neck and back out, I sat down beside Val and Cass, who smiled brightly at me and kissed my cheeks. Someone had advised the elven males that breakfast was ready because they were sitting across from me. We thanked the gods for our provided food and dug in. Mmmmm’s and wows were going around the table, I didn’t really listen to them; my stomach demanded food so I devoured the sandwich and fruit on my plate in no time.

  "Damn hon, that was awesome. Where did you learn to cook that?" Cass asked while licking her fingers.

  "Yeah, that was outstanding," Elwin stated while finishing his fruit, everyone else agreed.

  "Where else? My mom."

  Everyone smiled, the ladies started cleaning up and the two males waited at the table.

  "What is the plan for today, boss?" Pelleus asked.

  "Boss?" I asked and they nodded. "Well, I found the wire and roofing for the coop. We’ll start chopping down some trees for that and the corral. We’ll put the corral on the east side and use the back of the barn for the fourth wall since it already has a door. The coop will be on the west side, we also need to build a few more stalls for the dairy cows."

  They nodded and called out to the ladies to say we were heading out. The fellows and I went to the barn to get started; getting the axes and saws out, we headed towards the forest. The two elves passed by numerous trees before stopping, we were out several hundred yards from the cabin.

  Elwin stated, "The forest is giving us the trees around this location, we had a conversation with the protectors last night to discuss what was needed for your projects. The area here will be enough to finish them."

  I didn’t know what to say to that, only nod and got to work. I would come back to that topic later though. Two hours later, we carried the timber back to the barn and started cutting into measured segments. The corral was going to be built first and the dimensions were going to be 20x20. Grabbing a post-hole digger, we dug out the holes, placed the timber in for our posts, and leveled them after pushing the dirt back into the holes. Elwin made sure the posts wouldn’t move when he hardened the dirt surrounding them. When getting the posts placed, we secured the measured out sections and finished one side before stopping for lunch. The girls fixed some rabbit and veggies, after eating and resting a little while, we got back to it. Late that afternoon the corral was finished, we let Zeus and his ladies out to check out their new area.

  The girls came out to see the finished product and smiled as they pet and nuzzled with Ally and Lily. Smiling, I had the guys help me clean up our work area and put the tools into the barn. Cleaning ourselves up, we had dinner and conversation, then went to bed. The girls came in after saying good night to the other ladies.

  Getting comfortable I asked, "What are the elves going to do for housing?"

  "They will live with us until we can get them something built," Cass stated nonchalantly.

  I stared at her for a moment and looked at Val, but she didn’t respond. "You girls don’t want your own rooms anymore?"

  Val replied, "Why would we? You’re in here, so we will be in here anyway. Those rooms would just be for storage." Cass agreed and blew out the candles.

  Lying there between them I thought about Val’s comment, then shrugged, and went to sleep not worrying about it if the girls weren’t.

  The next few days were filled with hard work, the ladies worked the gardens and fed the animals while the guys started building the coop and stalls. It was tiring but needed to be done, we built five additional stalls for new additions, for the coop we created a wooden housing with a roof, and a fence that surrounded it. The posts were set by Elwin every three feet and secured the chicken wire to the poles, leaving room for a simple gate to let them roam around the barn if needed.

  Pelleus helped the ladies water the gardens since he’s a water mage, I noticed Lashane and Shaila had numerous forest creatures come up to the beast mages and the two would talk to the critters. I thought tha
t was an awesome power to have, you could have them scout or infiltrate for you. Shaking my head, I turned back to my job which was finishing up the last stall before dinner. It was a last minute change, I made it bigger so we could put a wagon inside, we would need it to load and haul those chickens here. The wagon would be useful regardless, transporting anything that was needed or carry our goods back and forth to town. It was just after dark when the project was finished, Elwin and Pelleus helped clean up then we went to the creek to wash up.

  The ladies had dinner served and waiting for us when we came into the cabin, sitting down we ate and had small talk until Cass brought up the next project.

  "When will we get the cows and chickens, Max?"

  "Within the next couple of days."

  She smiled and replied, "Good. While you are taking care of those particular tasks, our guests will accompany us to the clothier and get some much needed clothing."

  I looked around the table and smiled at the surprised looks from the elves, I didn’t know what she was up to, but wouldn’t interfere with her ideas. All around the table, our guests looked down at their attire, but didn’t nod or say anything, just sat there in silence for a few moments.

  Sasha was first to speak, "Guys, we don’t have any coin to purchase anything."

  Val responded quickly, "You don’t need any, we’ll provide that."

  Leena replied shaking her head, "No, we can’t let you do that. We’re guests in your house and lands, you also feed us. We will never be able to pay that debt, let alone what you’re proposing."

  Cass shrugged, "We’re in the assisting business ladies, no need to worry or burden yourselves about debt payments. You’re our friends, we don’t expect to get anything in return."

  The wood elves glanced around to the others in their group and then all at once turned to look at me. I held up my hands and stated, "Don’t look at me. I’m not going against what they’re saying."

  The table laughed at my remark, I didn’t think it was funny, just a true statement. My mind brought up a couple phrases or sayings that was once told to me. ‘A happy cock depends on a pleased flock’ or is it ‘a delighted spouse means a relaxed house’, maybe ‘a happy wife means a joyful life’, not really sure if that’s right. Shrugging those thoughts off, I listened back to the discussion. The conversation turned to excitement, Cass and Val were jabbering about what they were going to get as well, the only thing in my mind was the diminishing of coin. After some more discussion, we called it a night and went to bed. The girls wanted a love session, we tried to keep the noise down, but when you have two passionate women it is difficult.

  The next day we had decided to travel to town and purchase the items that were discussed. Waking early, I grabbed the coin pouch and took out what I thought was needed and put it back in its hiding place. Walking into the kitchen, the ladies were eating and chatting until they noticed me, the talking halted for a minute while everybody bid good morning. I grunted and got some water to drink for my parched throat and ate some fruit. The night before I went to our armory in the hidden part of the barn to grab a few bows to take with us. The women already had Zeus and his ladies saddled up and ready to go when we walked out, evidently they were ready to go. Taking the same positions as before, our small group left the cabin and headed towards Silvershore, Reap and Herc sauntered behind us.

  When getting to town Reap and Herc stopped off in the forest to roam, I bid the others good day as my feet took me to the livery. Walking into the front door, I saw Sheila at the counter finishing with a client. After she finished with the other lady, she bid her goodbye and looked towards me.

  Smiling she said, "Well, how’s it going lad? The stallion giving you trouble? No refunds on him."

  Laughing I replied, "No, he’s great. I need a wagon and a couple draft horses. Can you help me out?"

  Sheila nodded and bid me to follow her out to the corrals. She showed me some young colts, but advised her to show me the older geldings, not too old, just ones that had life still in them and were in good shape. Sheila led me over to a couple of ten year old Percherons and immediately knew these were what I needed.

  "These are perfect for what I need. What about a cargo wagon? Is it a separate purchase or combined?"

  "Those are next door, we’ll go talk to our wainright division," Sheila advised as we strolled out a gate to head to an adobe building with a fenced in area. I’m assuming that’s where they keep the finished products.

  Sheila walked through the door, a bell rang out letting the help know someone came in, and a middle-aged male walked up and smiled at my salesperson.

  "Ah, Sheila, good day to you. What can I do for you?"

  "Don, I have a client here that needs a cargo wagon. Max is purchasing two Percherons to drive it. Can you take over for while I go and get his two horses fixed up?"

  He nodded and she walked off. "Max, let’s see if we can find something to your liking."

  I followed him out to see his wares. There were numerous of each kind: cargo, covered, different lengths as well. It took twenty minutes to browse, then advised the wainright that a medium sized wagon was needed, so he took me over to check them out. The dimensions were 5x8, thinking about what we could achieve with this, it was the right size for our needs.

  "I’ll take one of these, sir."

  "Alright, let’s go and speak to Sheila, she will get you a bill of sale. Then we’ll fit the horses to the wagon."

  "Sounds good."

  We walked back to the livery and they talked about what was being sold. I waited for them to finish, Don came over and shook my hand.

  "It was nice to meet you, Max."

  "Likewise."

  He walked away and Sheila came over to discuss prices. "I’m assuming you’re needing full bridle kits and harnesses?"

  I nodded and she spoke out a price. "The total will be fourteen gold."

  Staring at her for a moment with a blank face, I replied, "Five."

  "No, not going to happen."

  And then the haggling started, twenty minutes and seven gold, five silvers later, I had a wagon and horses with their kits to pull it.

  "Sheila, where can I buy dairy cows and chickens at?"

  She thought about it and replied, "Go north on this road until you reach the crossroads, the cows will be on the Foster farm out of town a couple miles to the east and the chickens are on the Grandal farm a mile to the west."

  "Awesome. Thanks for your help."

  She nodded, "It will be about twenty minutes before we’re done hitching the horses up."

  "Alright, I’ll be back in twenty." I walked out and went straight to the feed store and purchased fresh oats, grains, and feed for the chickens. Advising the clerk that I would be back with a wagon, I headed to the general store to purchase some things: flour, coffee, salt, tea, empty milk jars, egg baskets, cutlery, cups, bowls, and a couple more items. Thanking the clerk for bagging them up, I walked out to head back to the livery. It seemed my team and wagon was out front, so I placed the bags of goods in the back and walked in to see if everything was ready.

  "Your team is set. Thanks again for your business, Max"

  "Welcome. Thank you for your help, Sheila. Until next time." We shook hands and I walked back outside. Making my way over to the team, I climbed up onto the seat and let the brake go, then grabbed the reins, and flicked them. The two Percherons moved on a slow pace to the feed store where I set the brake and grabbed my purchases. After strapping them in, I looked around for Zeus and found him standing at the rail post outside of the clothier. It seems that they’re still inside. I chuckled at the thought of those Elwin and Pelleus getting poked around and measured, then took the brake off to move the team over in front of the shop, and waited.

  ***

  Val and Cass walked inside the store, advised the two males to look around for anything they would like and gestured to the female elves to browse as well. Cass and Val were somewhat familiar with the place since visi
ting before.

  A middle aged woman came up and spoke, "Hello folks. My name is Margie. Looking for anything in particular?"

  Cass and Val told the saleswoman they wanted to look for some short skirts, shorts, riding skirts, socks, boots, blouses, and underclothes.

  The lady nodded and took them over to browse the racks while Sasha and her crew looked around for something that would catch their fancy. Margie showed Cass and Val numerous outfits that would show off their long legs and fantastic asses, the girls were ecstatic to show Max. When deciding on the essentials, she pulled them over to some new products that were going to enhance bedroom activities. Margie showed them nightdresses that were see through, camisoles that were barely there, but the main event was when she presented to the girls what she called panties. All sorts of shapes, sizes, and designs: lacy, mesh, transparent, some even had no back on them except for a little strip of fabric. Margie laughed at the stunned looks from Cass and Val, then advised them they were called thongs. The panties had numerous colors to choose from.

  Cass and Val glanced at each other and naughty thoughts were bouncing around in their minds. They grabbed numerous designs of the panties and pulled their outfits they had already set aside, then had Margie put them behind the counter so they could pay when they were done. Cass and Val went back to check on the others, the two males were asked questions from another salesman. He got them some outfits suited to their specifications. Glancing over to Sasha, she and the other ladies were trying clothes on in the fitting rooms. They were giggling at each other and looked to be having a good time.

  Cass and Val brought the girls over to the Undergarment Department. The elven ladies were stunned silent and stood their wide-eyed. Cass and Val grinned, then grabbed Sasha to have a quiet conversation.