Returning to his women, Cain told them Furtui and Joleen were now employed, they will work for Violetta. Looking at the table he noticed most of the scrolls had gone, Violetta pointed to the merry blaze in the fireplace.
Toni took Cain into Bounty while the other wives helped make the evening meal. Forty minutes later Toni and Cain laid on the bed holding each other, sweat covered their bodies.
"I needed to have you on my own, I know it seems irrational, we were only apart for seven days, it seemed like more. Cain Thomas I love you, love you more than I thought I could love anyone," Toni said.
Looking into Toni’s eyes, Cain bent his head closer, first kissing her nose then her mouth. Breaking apart breathless, he said.
"You know I love you too. I can’t believe how lucky I am, having found such a woman who wanted me, broken body and all."
Suzanna and Circe arrived before the meal began, while Cain and Toni came out of Bounty. They all enjoyed the simple pleasures of being together, without a pending crisis to solve or battle to be fought. Violetta had a special bed made by the Amazons during the day. They lashed four bed frames together, then stitched the four large feather mattresses making one massive mattress.
They retired early into Violetta’s bedroom, Suzanna was the first of Cain’s concubines to make love to him. Circe was happy to wait since the other women made love with him last night. Suzanna eased herself down upon Cain's erect penis, the walls of her vagina stretched as he filled her. Cain bent forward and took Suzanna’s left nipple into his mouth, teasing it with his teeth while he flicked it with his tongue.
Riding Cain’s penis Suzanna came twice before Cain rolled her over onto her back, moving her legs up to his shoulders and thrust deep into her body. Lesley kissed Suzanna while Areto squeezed her breasts, pulling on her nipples. Suzanna came a third time after which Cain filled her as he came. Circe wasted no time in keeping Cain hard, her mouth covered all of his penis, as she paid attention to the head drawing gasps of pleasure from Cain.
[Morning sleepy head, Simon killed himself during the night. I thought he would have lasted longer, but hey what do I know about humans I’m not attached to. Seven hundred million watched your love making last night. SPQR have advertised your session as a Joseph and the DreamBabes sexathon.
[They have bundled your meal followed by your time in the bedroom. The whole evening was billed as a real-time live stream event. Nobody had more than two hours sleep at any time. Cain is going to be running on empty and will need to sleep during the day. From SPQR, one point seven-three billion paid to watch most of the live stream event,] Rahab said. Daphne woke at the same time as Toni, they turned to look at each other, both had been spoken to by their AIs. They awakened their sisters, shooing them out of the bedroom, leaving Cain asleep in the middle of the bed.
Myrina, Areto, and Bethany went to the storage barn and worked out where to place the defensive point in case someone tried to force a travel-post connection. Toni, Violetta, Daphne and Lesley spent time planning their next moves. Toni told them about Aristotle’s quest and their need to hasten. Sophie took the protectors and went to visit Nithey and the VETS in Petrabele, returning three hours later.
Cain opened his eyes expecting the bright light of morning to sear his eyes, finding the gentle light of evening. Getting up and using the chamber pot since Violetta’s room was just a bedroom.
Dressing, Cain found his women lounging in what he assumed was a reception room, all were seated on the large feather-filled bags. Violetta was the first to see Cain enter, and she welcomed him to his study. Cain thanked them for letting him sleep as he had been running on empty for a while.
Suzanna and Circe had to leave, they promised to see them all again, especially since the travel-posts were working. Taking turns, Circe then Suzanna kissed Cain and said goodbye to their sisters before they walked hand -in-hand out of the room.
After Cain had eaten and enjoyed the conversation, they retired to Violetta’s room, they cuddled up close, Toni and Violetta on his shoulders as they fell asleep. Their skill points finally allocated during their nine-hour sleep.
Toni checked her points and Cain posted the party's stats in a group message. Daphne informed Cain the Amazons involved in the battle for Thessele had all levelled up eight times. Those with Toni levelled up five times.
Once they finished breakfast, everyone barring Violetta made ready to leave. Nithey came to the villa from Petrabele, bringing ShezzaRA, Mogastation and Boostoff with him. They agreed to rota members of the VETS with twenty specially trained militia at each travel-post, where Cain’s concubines lived.
They spoke in Bounty, they knew nobody could hear anything they said within its walls. Nithey handed to Cain a list of all the VETS, full names and addresses in the real world. Cain promised to protect those who once protected others. {I'll pass the details on to John, he will soon have security teams watching those players,} said Enoch.
Nithey and his men returned to Petrabele to make their own arrangements, Nithey felt relieved knowing his men would have oversight protection. Violetta made and blessed a travel-post for Daphne and Bethany to take to Serrena, as their first travel-post was in the large cave behind the estate they purchased, as the cave could not accept horses and covered wagons.
Daphne and Bethany, entered the barn and brought up the travel screen, Bethany selected Serrena and they travelled to the cave. They searched their estate and found an area between two buildings hidden from clear sight, they placed their new travel-post there. Once activated they returned to and renamed the travel-post in the cave, they added the activation security to the cave control panel to prevent unauthorised travellers accessing the estate.
Being the last to say goodbye to Violetta, Cain led his horse and walked to the travel-post barn. Bringing up the interface, Cain and the hundred Amazons with him in the barn found themselves on the estate in Serrena, positioned between two buildings.
They spent the night in the small and beautiful bedroom which the villa had. They made love several times finally they fell asleep after midnight. Daphne was up early and took the protection Amazons with her, she returned home by midday and had arranged for Cain and Toni to meet with King Philip, for the post of tutor to his son Prince Alexander, early the next morning. The rest of the day was spent working out and improving their individual skills.
Cain could tell the game system, Cybele, was running the quest as upon their arrival at King Philip’s citadel come palace, one of King Philip’s advisor met them in a reception room. The advisor handed Toni a scroll which was confirmation for the role of military strategist tutor to Prince Alexander.
The advisor told Cain, King Philip was unwell, he had spent the last three days celebrating a victory over the city state of Cytus. He informed Cain, King Philip would possibly see him in a day or three. The young Prince, he told Cain would be outside practising his sword fighting or archery skills.
Following the directions from a guard in the reception room, Cain and his women walked down several long corridors to the rear of the citadel. They found Prince Alexander on his own, practising his archery with a short bow. Cain checked the area and noticed there were no guards to be seen nor any other person, just Alexander.
Alexander had been up early for a change and had been out training with his weapons, first his sword, then shield on Doru, finally his bow, sweat ran down his body after two hours of constant exercise. As he drew the bow taking aim at the manikin , Alexander heard a group of people walk to the training area and he could feel the eyes of them upon him as he let loose the arrow, it skimmed off the top of the target. Cursing, Alexander tried to snap the short bow over his thigh, cursing again when he hurt his leg and the bow bounced back. Everyone with Cain laughed at the antics, Alexander turned to face them a look of anger washed across his youthful face.
Alexander was going to shout at the people but the sight of one man and a bevy of beautiful and deadly-looking women, made him bite his tongue. Nodding his h
ead, Cain held out the scroll which Alexander snatched from his hand. Reading the scroll Alexander said, "And I suppose as a tutor you are a better shot than me."
Cain messaged his protectors,
"It does not do for a Prince to look like he is a fly trap, your highness," Sophie said. "I am Joseph, your highness. These women are my wives, concubine and body guards. Aristotle asked if I would tutor you in the ways of battles and war," Cain said.
Training the Prince
"How do I know you are not a plant by my enemies? You could try to lure me with your wives and body guards?" Alexander said. All the females laughed, Alexander’s face flushed red with rage but Cain stopped him before he did or said anything life-threatening.
"Alexander, look at me. Yes, that’s right. Look at me. These are my wives, if anyone touched them, they would kill them, not me, them. I would never offer my wives, concubines or body guards to any man, ever. If they miss the slight or attempted coercion, I will not and I will defend them beyond anything they themselves would do.
"The same is true for my Amazons, they are under my protection. I would never offer their bodies to be used to anyone, neither man, prince or King. Would they want to go with somebody, then that is their choice, not mine? Do not assume these women are yours because you are a Prince, they are not they are mine. Each one of these women can take out any man, commoner or noble alike," Cain replied. Alexander listened to Cain, the red flush and his anger slowly drained away. To prove Aristotle sent him, Cain repeated the verse Aristotle gave him.
"Aristotle told me this when he asked me to tutor you. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then is not an act, but a habit. How could I know what he told you nearly every day?" Cain said. Alexander accepted the scroll and Cain as his tutor. Cain and his women spent the next five hours as a group, they watched and talked to Alexander and they each felt he was a good solid young man.
Alexander called for his seneshal, who arranged quarters for Cain and his women in the palace, near Prince Alexander, as he was working for him. After the training they went with Alexander to eat and spent the meal watching Alexander drink like a fish, Cain and his wives stood. Cain told Alexander he would see him at the break of dawn, and for him not to be late. Alexander waved goodbye but was so drunk he did not hear Cain's words.
In the rooms they had been given, Toni erected Bounty and they all trooped in, five protectors rotated as their guards in their rooms.
"Looks like you will have your work cut out, darling," Sophie said as they entered Bounty.
"He is acting like a rich kid without boundaries," said Daphne.
"No, he’s acting that way because he’s seeking attention from his father, the King," replied Lesley.
"No matter why or how, he will have to change. Said change starts early, we all need our rest, we have two hours before we sleep," said Cain as Toni began to undress him.
The fingers of dawn light crept up the palace’s outer wall, bird song filled the air as Cain and his wives stood on the training ground, waiting for Alexander. Checking his HUD, Cain realised dawn was eleven minutes old, still no sign of Alexander.
Cain, could see Alexander's icon on his local map. He sent half of the protectors to bring Alexander here, bound and trussed like a pig. The other half he sent to collect ten buckets of water, the colder the better. Six minutes after he sent the protectors to fetch Alexander, Cain could hear their footsteps on the marble-flagged courtyard. Alexander was struggling, they had jammed a gag into his open mouth as he laid on his bed, stinking of drink.
Once gagged the protectors, put a black hood over his head, then bound his arms, legs, elbows and knees and carried him between four of them. Alexander was squirming like a worm on a hot paving stone, being carried and dumped unceremoniously on the ground at Cain’s feet. Cain pulled the hood off then slapped Alexander’s face, hard. The young Prince struggled against the bindings, unable to get free he glared up at Cain.
"You stink, and you need a wash," said Cain as he stepped back. Ten buckets of water later, Toni cut the bedraggled Prince free of his bindings. Rubbing his wrists, knees and ankles, Alexander angrily stood and faced Cain, their noses nearly touching. Cain's wives and the protectors looked relaxed and calm, Cain had a slight smile on his face.
Alexander's eyes darted around, he noticed the calmness of Joseph's wives. They did not seem worried. Looking at Joseph, Alexander noticed he was fully relaxed, not worried about facing an angry prince. Alexander relaxed, the anger he felt fled his body, as he stood back from facing Joseph.
"You were so drunk a child could have killed you. You had no guards around in any state of watchfulness, they were drunk too. Damn Alex, you are setting yourself up to be killed.
"There is no problem in having a drink or two. If the drink leaves you unable to defend yourself, then I may as well cut your throat here and now. I don’t want excuses, I want you to be the best you can be. Now join us as we warm up," Cain said. Sophie and Bethany grabbed Alexander under his arms and lifted him from the ground, then dragged him after Cain and the others as they ran around the horse paddock ten times.
As they finished, Alexander fell to the ground and puked up a vile-smelling concoction, that took four buckets of water to wash the smell away. Alexander shakily stood and Cain thrust a wooden sword into his hand, telling Alex to show him which sword forms he knew. Alexander went through the forms he knew, by the time he finished fifteen minutes later he was gasping for breath and his arms were trembling from over-use.
"Not bad, but doing the forms against the air does not make you learn them sufficiently to become muscle memory. We need to find somebody who can spar with you, using the additional forms we will teach you," Cain said.
After Cain finished speaking to Alexander, Areto and Myrina faced off against each other. Alexander watched as they went through the same forms he used at three times his speed, and he stood with his mouth open.
"How can they move so fast? I didn’t think it was possible, they are faster than my father’s personal guard," Alexander said. Cain told Alexander the truth, "Practice becomes excellence, and excellence is repetitive practice."
After an hour of moving through the sword forms, sweat was running down Alexander's body in rivers the smell of alcohol oozed from his pores. Alexander noticed one of Cain’s bodyguards pick up a bucket of water, he closed his eyes as she dumped it over his head.
Cain had Alexander show him, how much he could do with a bow, especially the distance he could shoot. Toni had to agree, Alexander was no slouch with the short bow, longbow and recurve. Noticing the look on Toni’s face, Alexander laughed and said, "Beat that."
Toni equipped her recurve and shot ten arrows in under a minute, each one hitting the bulls-eye on the target. With her eleventh arrow Toni sent it an extra thirty yards beyond Alexander’s furthest mark.
"You are a freak, nobody is that excellent," Alexander said. He had to stop talking as all Cain’s wives and body guards equipped their recurves. They filled the three targets with bulls-eye shots, all of them sent their last arrows the same distance as Toni’s, beyond Alexander's.
"Practice is excellence. You did well but you have much to learn Alex," said Cain. Alexander asked Cain why he didn’t shoot, was it because he was not as good as his women. A collective gasp came from the protectors, and his wives led by Daphne laughed at Alexander’s comment.
Cain picked up Alexander's bow, telling him this was to show it is not the weapon but its user which matters. Putting the quiver on his hip, Cain felt the pull of the bow stretching the string as far as it would go. Two protectors removed the arrows on the targets.
Cain stood, feet shoulder width apart and began shooting, he selected, drew then loosed an arrow in under five secon
ds; he sent twelve arrows at the target in under a minute. Cain’s thirteenth arrow went twenty yards beyond the furthest marks. Alexander turned to Cain, his mouth opening and closing trying to say something, but no sound came out. Finally he spoke,
"You can shoot at nearly twice their speed, each arrow was a split and the distance on the last one would kill your opponent, before they could make out the details on your face. I apologise, I should have known you were better than these women," Alexander said.
Cain laughed, then told Alexander, "These women are better than me, I am only mediocre with a bow while such as Toni and some of the protectors are experts." Alexander looked from Cain then to his women and back again. Alexander could tell Joseph was telling him the truth. Cain turned to his women they each had a smile on their faces, happy that he held them above him in front of Alexander. They each knew, Cain was the most deadly archer of them all.
They stopped for a break of cold fruit and drank water from Cain’s flask. The flask water refreshed Alexander and cleansed his body of the final traces of alcohol. After the break they used a large sand table, Cain taught Alexander the basics of deployment. Cain had Areto and Myrina help too. Cain produced coloured wooden blocks to show Alexander how to plan and direct his troops.
Each of Cain’s wives took turns in being the enemy and used the red coloured force's phalanxes, while Cain instructed Alexander on how to use a cavalry and phalanx mix. Alexander knew about horses in battle as his father King Philip used them to throw javelins and harry their phalanxes.
His first few battles on the sand table, Alexander lost heavily, he managed a draw against Sophie and Bethany. Cain called it a night as the sun began to disappear behind the mountains. Alexander promised he would not drink so much he had to be hogtied.
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