“Su...”
Wico blocked my mouth with her leg. She looked at Selva instead of answering the two rank 4 women.
“What do you think? Should we share him tonight?”
“You can share him with yourself, master.”
“Kahahah! Maybe I should!”
She then turned back toward the intruders.
“And you two. What do you even want to do with four women on one man?”
They answered as a matter of fact.
“That’s what we like.”
“Yes.”
Wico shook her head.
“Good for you. We’re not interested. Go away now.”
She shooed them away with a movement of the hand. They left, looking a bit disappointed.
“Bummer.”
“Pity. Feline men are boring.”
When they were gone, Selva asked curiously.
“They left quite easily.”
“Strength hierarchy is very important in Makji. And since they don’t have a rank 7, I’m at the top in this kingdom! Kahahah!”
“They don’t have any rank 7 because of the wars, right?”
“Correct. Makji, Taifau, and Thuk keep each other in check. Getting a rank 7 means war. But since they each have a population in the millions, they go to war all the time.”
“Why don’t the people stop trying to get to rank 7?”
“That’s a silly question. Would you stop trying?”
Selva had no answer to that and stayed quiet.
“Plus, there’s always this hope that they can hide it or resist the other two kingdoms until the rank 7 reaches rank 8 or more. It never works, though.”
“Why don’t they come to Geola? We have a few high-ranked people, right?”
“Some did. But then, they must give up their country and become Geola’s citizens. If they don’t accept, they’re sent back to where they come from, and war starts. Some left for other places too, like the Taende empire. You’re lucky to be born in Geola. Life’s much better here for people like us compared to our neighbors.”
She seemed pensive for a moment before switching to another topic of discussion. We weren’t disturbed anymore during the rest of the meal and finished eating in peace. After that, we moved to the carriage for another night of guarding the precious goods.
**********
City 82, on the same day. Suuru had chosen to challenge herself and was trying her best to sell the vegetables and fruits on her own. The first day was a bit hectic but now, on the second day, she had things under control. As Tila said, it wasn’t that different from what other merchants did. If they could do it, she could too.
In the afternoon, Ulum came to visit her stand.
“Hello, Suuru.”
“Oh! Hello, Ulum.”
The girl looked around before asking.
“Tila isn’t here?”
She wasn’t the first person to ask this. Tila was strangely popular among customers and many asked about him, even on the first day he wasn’t present. Being used to it now, Suuru had a ready-made answer to the question.
“She’s going to be busy working on something else for a week or two. I’m handling the booth during that time.”
“What work?”
“I’m sorry, she told me to keep it secret.”
“Even from me?”
She was much more insistent than other people and Suuru started to panic.
“Uh… Err… I mean, she didn’t name anyone specifically so… I’m assuming it’s a secret from everybody… Probably.”
Ulum looked annoyed but nodded anyway.
“I see. Thank you for telling me. I’ll go now.”
“Ah, yes. Goodbye, Ulum.”
“Goodbye.”
Once she was gone, Suuru let out a sigh of relief. She wasn’t good at handling intense women like her. How Tila managed her so well was a mystery. Sometimes, she wished to be a bit more like him. But not too much. He was simply over the top.
**********
We set our sleeping positions to be the same as the previous night, except for Wico, who directly snuggled up to me.
“Master, stop bothering him already.”
“Hmm? Oh, do you want me to sleep with you instead? It’s been a while since we did that. How cute.”
“You’re dreaming awake, master.”
Selva then stared at me.
“Tila, why don’t you say something for a change?”
“Well… I don’t really mind and I’m still looking for a chance to do something sexual.”
“Ha! You’re dreaming too. When did you two get along so well, anyway? You’ve only known each other for three days.”
“I think our personalities are very compatible.”
“Right! I also want to get along with my first disciple but she doesn’t want me to!”
“Why would I want to get along with you, master? Whatever, I don’t care anymore.”
She sat with her back to the carriage wheel, a blanket on top of her, and closed her eyes. Wico and I looked at each other for a second before grinning knowingly. I lightly kissed her neck while sending a hand to caress her butt under the blanket. She stretched herself to reach my ears and whispered.
“So impatient. Didn’t I say I’d reward you? Don’t you want to wait for Selva to fall asleep?”
“You told me you didn’t care, right?”
“You don’t get it. There’s some thrill in trying hard not to get caught!”
“Oh, as expected of master. You know your stuff.”
“Of course.”
We were interrupted by Selva.
“What are you two whispering about instead of sleeping?”
Wico instantly responded without any panic.
“Are you curious? Why don’t you join us, then?”
“With a horny guy and a lustful master? No thanks.”
“Your loss!”
I stayed still for a bit longer until I tried to move my hand again, but a lot more cautiously this time. I carefully caressed the soft feathers over her skin, advancing my hand at a slow speed. Progressively, I moved toward her inner sanctum, displacing my hand very slightly over time. Starting from her butt, I made room behind her tail, and entered her crotch from behind, massaging her flesh as I went by.
Stoic at first, Wico’s eyes soon became tainted by a faint amount of desire. She placed her head on my chest and slowly opened her legs, inviting me to continue my exploration.