The entire time I watched and marveled as the griffins worked, Velia tried to drag me to the showers. I was thoroughly entertained through and she failed until Pipi joined her in a complaint about my smell. The tag team duo held a weak spot in my heart greater than watching feats of magic. Threesomes. I did drag my feet a bit as a large fire erupted over the western fields in a pyre. The wargs were being roasted in a celebration feast for the griffins.
When I glanced up at Zenith I was in for an awe. For the first time, the population of the griffins came out as one as King Aves launched into a rousing speech. There were hundreds of uniquely colored griffins resting at the edge of the sloping ramp. They watched as King Aves animatedly talked of the death of our foes. Of how things were on the precipice of change and the griffins once again would raise in might. That babies were no longer a nightmare for rearing, instead, they would grow fat and strong. He pointed to the trio of terror and then had to hover when they darted in for his feathers. This brought the loudest cackle of griffin laughter I had ever heard. They were in a roar at the silliness and the joy of the situation that stretched the moment to minutes of fun. Lord Nova concluded his speech with thanks to his human allies and specifically me. Then mentioned we would be heading south very soon.
As one the griffins bowed to me minus King Aves. I returned the salute of respect and let my wives haul me to the shower. Now I was thinking a little bit of soap, some hair cleaner, and my body being scrubbed fresh. All those things happened and then I wanted some post combat sex relief. Nope, none of that. Zero. Big fat nothing. I even got a boner while the girls washed me. For the first time since I came to Vin, my penis was ignored. When I smacked Velia’s ass and dominated her by yanking her hair, Pipi interceded. Tonight was not for them. Addilyn was being shown respect, not my penis being shown disrespect. I understood but I had been burned to a crisp in my face. A fact which still baffled Fwar that I had not gone insane from the pain. I wanted some sex. So I ran out of the bathhouse butt naked with two dashing ladies in tow. I had no modesty. I raced for the Tipsy stark naked. Velia and Pipi faded behind me in retreat to the bathhouse to put on some clothes.
I entered the bar to find it packed with mage students. Shit… Oh well. I sped past the gawking people enjoying snacks and drinks, heading right for the stairs. I was going to find Addilyn, these fine folks be damned. I bounded up a zig-zag staircase and reached the fourth floor. There were four partitions here for visiting nobles. It was my understanding that the two noble sections on the right side of the building had been converted into my estate. Not sure why I was living in another bar when I rarely drank, but that was forgotten. Bella jumped in shock exiting a door before I could burst through it.
“Let me guess husband… battle, boner, and you are just missing the babe. This way my dear husband. You will catch her mid outfit too.” She said in delight. The thoughts of what was about to happen clearly running through her head and causing her to flush. “And I unlocked it for you. Love you… Enjoy.”
Bella was the best. I shoved the door aside and Addilyn jumped in fright. Then she saw me naked at full attention and giggled. Then laughed… She was giddy and almost tearful in joy. We closed the distance between us. I was naked while she was in a lacy pushup bra. Her tiny panties did a poor job of covering her firm ass. Addilyn stroked my face as we kissed. I picked her up and she latched onto me with her powerful thighs around my waist.
Her tight ass fit firmly in my hands as I carried us to the bed. I grabbed with abandon and she raced her hands down my back. We landed on the bed in passion. I was rolled over and she went down in a hurry to wet my throbbing cock. I watched her spit on her hand and moisten her little vagina. She raced up my body from the brief blowjob to slowly insert me into her. It was a tedious and euphoric pleasure at the same time. Addilyn had narrow hips and ran regularly. Her control of her vagina was unimaginable. She squeezed on me as she tried to engulf my penis.
The tunnel of her love slid down my shaft until she got it three quarters of the way in. It was enough for us both because she rode me to climax. I told her I was ready to explode when she shoved down onto me to catch all of my seed. I pumped for a minute and then softened.
“My dear husband, where did you come from naked? And why not until after the event?” Addilyn asked as I refused to uncouple us. She did not mind.
I told her of how I battled and then was rejected by my wives. She traced a finger down my chest and snickered at my denial. A reward was due to Velia and Pipi later. I was okay with whatever, happy I got to consummate my marriage and sate my desires.
A soft knock at the door a few minutes later and I was brought a set of fine clothing by Pipi. Addilyn raced out of bed to retrieve them and gave her sister wife a peck on the cheek. When Addilyn spun to return, she got an ass slap from Pipi that made her redden. My bi wife was not one to let a hottie run up naked to her without a reward. The door closed and a “Ladies rule!” echoed through the fourth floor.
We giggled at this as I was cleaned off by the sheets. The sex removed from my body. I dressed in the nicely tailored clothing from the seamstress we hired. It was a blue tunic with a golden collar and simple tan pants with pockets. The pockets were a new trending fad. Something our very own seamstress was helping take across the Empire.
I was dressed far quicker than Addilyn and Bella gave me a tour while we waited for her to get ready. Bella was in a yellow gown that matched her blond hair. A white gold necklace that sparkled with sapphires adorned her neck. She was beaming and told me how proud she was of me by expanding the family. Four showed my prestige and to a princess no less. I had to admit things were going well.
The tour started in the very room I was in. My new master bedroom. There was only one large bed in here. A soaking tub big enough for ten was carved into the floor. To be honest, I completely missed this earlier. I was only focused on Addilyn before. There were seven dressers against the wall. All back to back and you had to walk down the aisles of them to open drawers. I scoffed at the number, five was more than enough. I bet she thought I would marry more women and she was sorely mistaken. My house was perfect.
The dressers were followed by seating in front of mirrors. Powder tables is what Bella called them. I may use them to ensure my gear was kitted and on correctly but not much besides that. Addilyn sat in front of one doing makeup. I followed her to the adjoining chamber that went directly to the master. It was a storage closet for clothing too big for a dresser. Like my full combat kits, and the endless dresses the ladies had. This was a sound buffer Bella informed me to reduce the noise of crying babies. We waved goodbye to Addilyn and opened the door connected to the walk in closet.
This was the nursery. Thank all the gods… There at least was a little separation. The next room connected to the nursery was a playroom. Then it was six lavish bedrooms, each with nursing rockers and baby cribs. A room for current wives and possible expansion. I rolled my eyes at that. There would be no more wives. I was told the youngster school is where the babies and toddlers would spend most of their days. The playroom was really there for a backup napping spot or a sick child to separate. I nodded like I understand everything she was saying when she rolled off a ton of information about babies. I was clueless. I asked for a pamphlet because where I was from, men read about rearing children. She gave me an ‘are you stupid look’. Babies were raised by their mommas. The dads did a bit of playtime and to leave the professionals to the task at hand.
The Tipsy had its own bath system for guests and residents. Besides my pool, there were showers at the end of every hall. Servants or workers were on duty for the buckets that filled. They would haul the waste to burn pits. The rest of the tour showcased the first floor. There was the open expansive bar, followed by private rooms for meetings or special dinners. I waved at the guests I interrupted earlier with my antics. Everyone I met was in high spirits. Either from the mage academy, a stable well paying job, or general improvements to life. I skipped th
e rest of the tour to mingle a bit and dragged Bella into a bunch of small talk. It was all enjoyable and when Addilyn finally arrived, a hush settled over the jovial crowd.
The princess was wearing a white dress below her knees that was tight to her fit figure. She was classy and elegant with a tiara on her head. She wore a matching white gold with sapphire necklace. Addilyn had dangling diamond earrings and brown eyes radiated with happiness. She devilishly smirked and told everyone to enjoy their time. Addilyn crossed the room to us and linked arms with me. We left the Tipsy for the communal fire pit by the mages academy.
I was told to pause outside and shortly after, Velia and Pipi joined us. None of the ladies tried to dress fancy, they stuck to plain clothes to let Addilyn shine. I was fine with this and was jovial they were getting along so well.
“So ladies, now that I have you all here. Before we get swirled into endless side chatter and dancing… I want to tell you I am going south. Day after tomorrow. I plan on crossing the Venisis Sea for the Vartin Tundra. Everyone is pushing for me to go down there and I actually agree with them.” I said as I stopped the ladies from proceeding to the next festivities. “I would like Velia to come with me. That would mean one of the three of you would need to manage Streb in our absence…”
I let my words hang between us. Bella grasped the initiative.
“Dear husband, we can surely handle the three villages between us and Elan. Please come home to us and protect our sister wife. If there is anything you need from us, know you have to only ask. We will eagerly await your return. I will give up my night tomorrow for Addilyn as she is trying to immediately become with child this cycle. Merely spend some time during the day reading to me tomorrow and we will be even.” Bella said with her hands on her hips. Seemed the morning sickness was exactly that as she was fine right now.
“I think it will be good for you to bring at least one of us. Vern could handle a small trip with me away, but your campaign to the south will be exactly that. A prolonged engagement. I am certain that is why you are only taking Velia, but know I wish I could be with you and will help your household in your absence.” Pipi said.
Addilyn frowned and then smiled. “I want to go too. May I please husband? If I get Elan to cover my work?”
“Of course I would love that. If you both are trying to have a baby this would work the best. I will promise to keep you safely on a ship or in a port. No combat for you. You may lose some of your fine tone though from lack of running.” I said to her.
“Plenty of muscle to spare, I admit that it is jealousy on my part and worry. I do not want to marry to be left at home again. I promise to be diligent and helpful. You know my work ethic.” She was justifying something I didn’t need excuses for. She was more than welcome to join us.
I swept her small frame into my arms and kissed her. This was the right move as she gasped after, desire etched on her face. Then Pipi leapt into my arms followed by Bella, and finally Velia. I kissed them each tenderly.
“Now ladies… Let us mingle with our people. Our family grew by one, and we had a major victory. If that is not a cause for celebration I don’t know what is. Tonight will be filled with delight, the time shall fly by.” I said with a large grin and four ladies in a group hug.
CHAPTER 4
During our flight south to Bavie, I was given plenty of time to reflect on the previous two days that raced by in a hurry. Establishing we were on a mission to gain lots of catalysts for water magic, that being the easy part. The difficult part was the number of people allowed to accompany us. Since my wives were going, other wives wanted to go. Backups then wanted to go and then their families. The whole ordeal was turning into much more than I was willing to deal with.
I came to a decision after a headache and made a new rule for our team going forward. Our twelve members were allowed to bring plus two, if we were going to a city like Bavie. That sealed it when I set the rule and the haggling for more stopped. I felt it was silly that I was going to have to utilize the twelve allocated soldier slots to the port city. I knew I needed to study the peace accords at some points to see if there was a workaround… Jokingly to myself, I added it to the list.
I did do something Una once criticized me for. I knighted all of my team in an informal ceremony. The female mages were shocked, as were many people. I told them, my villages followed my rule, and if they didn’t like it, to take it to King Horus. Tammy actually complained a bit about the unwanted attention she would get from her title. I asked if she wanted Trade Master instead and she scoffed. She wanted the knighthood, and merely wanted people to respect her title. I reminded her it was exactly that, a simple title and the best way to show others you were worthy of it was to do your duties with your upmost abilities.
When that was done I granted Elan his biggest wish. He had been admirable in his duties and helped me run things as a balance to my wives. I made him a Baron officially before our contract was complete based on his excellent performance. The old man smirked with his cane at this and was jovial. That was good because I was leaving him again with more work than before.
The preparations to leave went smoother than I thought they would. We pulled some food supplies out for a few days with the intent to buy most of our perishables in Bavie. The port city would be flush with fish and seafood. The Knights of the Frontier had been preparing for weeks for this. Their dedication was the reason that the Streb engagement went so well.
We packed lava stones, torches, extra blankets, gloves, head warmers, and some basic survival items. The lava stones were the main trade item I was hauling south with me. We had a few hundred of the smaller ones as well as a dozen goblin hearts. Hopefully, it would help us acquire the extra materials and resources we needed.
Two days after the Streb fight, we launched into the air late at night to sleep on the ride down to Bavie. Without a lot of stops, it was an eight hour flight. The plus two included mostly wives, with Fwar buying other team members slots to take his full six. Well, we had to pit stop for potty breaks three times. Women and their bladders…
We left in the dark and arrived at the city with the morning sky in full bloom. I was flying with Velia and Addilyn who had used me as a pillow most of the way. I did check in with Sly often. She was the griffin with the task of hauling us. It was another conversation of glowing praise for Zenith and how she was looking for a mate. Apparently, griffin males were picky and it had nothing to do with demands in a mate. I chuckled at this. Sly was a tad bossy, but she would find some male to dominate. There were countless griffins in prides still inside barrier cities.
When we neared Bavie I absorbed the city with a long gaze. Bavie had no massive defensive walls. It was nestled between two eroded cliffs that faced the sea. As if some god had cut out that section of landscape to let a city develop. There was a standard six foot wall with minimal lookout towers and a large gate. The inner city was housing of all sorts of shapes and sizes. They were so different due to various upgrades. Many of the residents added custom deck rooms or another story altogether. I noticed two parks in the inner city and one central fountain beside a Horde portal. Down the slope to the beaches were docks intermingled with businesses. Every inch of land was crammed with buildings. You could see where clumps of tiny shelters were being torn down to make room for taller apartments. The economy here was booming and construction was in progress in many areas. In the bay, there were two sections for ships. Fishing ships on the west that drifted outbound for the day’s harvest. On the east, stationary warships bobbed along the water. The ships retreated to Bavie in hopes of being salvaged for later use. They reminded me of the horses in Lakeland. During their prime, worth a city, today now worth very little.
I had Sly fly us over for another pass and the locals were eagerly waving. The rest of the team had already landed. One of the items on our to buy list was a guide as well as a ship to hire. Looking over the old tilting empty vessels gave me pause. The sea rocked them with the gentle
waves. I lingered about, watching them. I reflected on their might before the Horde. Maybe we could help each other, the Duke of Bavie and I. Duke Jarv was a good friend of King Horus, and Duke Riza never spoke ill of him either. This should be a much smoother reception than in Malvia.
King Horus sent word a week ago to expect us. Based on that, I predicted we would be received as friends. Sly landed us at a small roost that was already crowded by our additional griffins. One look at the locals resulted in Lord Nova yelling at his underlings. These griffins were fat, which I thought was awesome to see them so healthy. Lord Nova said nope, they were now on a hard rotation of flying. A muttering slow male complained, while hesitating to take off.
Lord Nova was an alpha through and through. He trounced that poor griffin into submission. That was my first, and I hoped, the only time I ever see a griffin pee itself. The mess was awful, and the poor handler nearby was drenched in the yellow projectile. The young lady screamed in frustration and raced for the frigid waters to clean off. There were multiple gasps from all those around.
I pulled an alpha move myself. “Silence!”
The gathered humans stopped the side chatter. I helped Lady Addilyn and Lady Velia down. When we were situated I noticed Duke Jarv himself was here to great us. No army at his back, merely a few wives and grandchildren.
The noble was in a fine purple robe, his cheeks pinked by the chill of the day. His breath was not frosty, but by my guess, it would be soon. He extended open arms to us as we approached and bellowed out a welcome.
“Fine guests of Fernlan and mighty griffins of Zenith, I welcome you to my home, Bavie.” The Duke proclaimed. This was nice to see and the fact that he knew of Zenith spoke of him taking the time to prepare for us. “I have a fine estate set aside for visiting nobles that rarely gets used. Before the war, Emperor Igrad used to spend the summer here to escape the blistering heat of the old capital. His estate is still retained to this day and we will utilize it, for your stay. The last he was seen was during a parley of talks with the Horde. We still classify him as missing instead of killed in action. And of course, I need the estate vacated in the same condition it was occupied in. Follow me please.”
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