Bookworld Online: Marsh Man

Bokuboy

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After helping to prepare the feast and the banquet hall, I sent word with the carriage driver to apologize to Director Chasma for not showing up today for my dorm assignment. The driver picked up the four young women from the academy and I greeted them at the main doors of the Sanctuary wearing my best suit. Ferdinand always did great work.

鈥淭hank you all for coming.鈥?I said and kissed their hands and gave them a bit of magic.

鈥淭hat's not a real ship out there, is it?鈥?One of them asked. They were dressed up as well and looked great.

鈥淚t's fully functional.鈥?Jensen said from behind me. 鈥淲e brought it here from the harbour so that it wouldn't be raided by the army or stolen by the navy.鈥?He chuckled. 鈥淭hey would do questionable things to get their hands on the Heavy Kracken Tubes, not to mention the enchanted cannonballs.鈥?br>
The four women's mouths opened in surprise.

鈥淵ou enchanted cannonballs?!?鈥?One finally exclaimed.

鈥淲ell, we needed something to practice on.鈥?I said and waved them inside. 鈥淚 only have two arms to escort you inside. Would you like to wait here while I...鈥?br>
鈥淲e can go as a group.鈥?One of them said and took my arm. Another took my other arm, then the other two girls took the free arms of those two girls.

鈥淭hat works.鈥?I said and led them inside and up the stairs to the fourth floor.

鈥淭his place looks completely different from the tour we had during etiquette class.鈥?The one on my left arm commented.

鈥淲e've changed the lower floors into living quarters for everyone staying at the Sanctuary.鈥?I said and two slaves opened the doors.

鈥淏y the Son's Light!鈥?The girls exclaimed as we entered the elaborately decorated banquet hall.

鈥淥ur lord went all out for his very first guests in his new home.鈥?Gella said and bowed slightly. 鈥淪ince there are four of you, please do not be insulted if he sits two of you on either side of him at the head of the table. He wanted you all close enough to listen to his tales and changed the proper seating for you.鈥?br>
The young women blushed slightly and looked at me. I nodded and they smiled happily at me. I took them over to the huge table that already had over a hundred people sitting at it and talking animatedly.

鈥淎s you are or do you wish to switch?鈥?I asked them.

鈥淭his is fine.鈥?They said and I sat each down personally. Their smiles didn't lessen at all at the personal attention.

I waved my hand and let out some magic and they caught their breath, because we were nowhere near the kitchen door. A hundred slaves and two serfs entered the banquet hall with dishes of food for everyone. We were all served quickly and then given glasses of wine.

The four girls couldn't stop staring at the previous Baroness Sellwafer as she served me. I assumed that they had all been over to their place to visit Vannesa at some point and thought it odd to see the high class woman acting like a servant.

鈥淭hank you.鈥?I said and nodded to her.

鈥淵ou're welcome, my lord.鈥?She said with a blank face and bowed slightly, then quickly left.

鈥淪he just earned two gold crowns?鈥?The young woman on my right asked.

鈥淪howing me respect in front of my guests when she doesn't respect me at all, shows that she's making an effort to pay off her debt.鈥?I said. 鈥淚t's a really interesting and intricate spell.鈥?br>
The four young women exchanged looks and nodded, then dug out two gold crowns each to put on the table in front of me.

鈥淐an we add this to Vanessa's debt payment?鈥?The one on the left asked.

I smiled warmly at her and she blushed. 鈥淥f course you can.鈥?I said and scooped the money up to hand off to Gella. 鈥淚 knew you were true friends to her, even if she let her Lady title go to her head.鈥?br>
The four of them nodded and then sighed.

鈥淲e were pushed aside when those other girls started to come around. It was slow at first and we didn't really mind a new face or two. Then...鈥?br>
鈥淲e were soon replaced and she didn't hang around with us anymore.鈥?One of the others said. 鈥淭hat really hurt our feelings.鈥?br>
I reached over and took her hand. 鈥淚 know, and I'm sorry that even though she knew that you were her real friends, she ended up ignoring you anyway.鈥?br>
鈥淪he knew?鈥?The one on the far right asked, her face slightly angry. 鈥淪he knew and tossed us aside anyway?鈥?br>
鈥淯nfortunately.鈥?I said. 鈥淚 was in the same boat, if you'll excuse the comparison.鈥?br>
Their faces went sad and they ducked their heads.

鈥淚t's all right.鈥?I said and lightly touched each of their hands and shared a little magic with them. 鈥淚 may have lost everything I had here, including my future family...鈥?I said and my magic flared out to rattle everything on the table.

Gella nodded at Farra and she stood and walked over to me and gave my cheek a kiss. 鈥淢y lord, calm down. It's not time yet.鈥?br>
I nodded and my magic settled. She kissed my cheek again and went back to her seat to sit down.

鈥淎s I was saying.鈥?I said and lifted my wine glass. 鈥淚 brought a whole new life and a large group of friends back with me.鈥?br>
鈥淗ell YEAH!鈥?The crewmen and the slaves said as one and we all took a sip of wine. The servers had come back with their own plates of food and wine and had joined us at the huge table. The four young women looked around and were surprised to see that.

鈥淚 used to have separate tables for the help, just to respect the tradition.鈥?I said and they nodded slightly. 鈥淚've changed my priorities since then.鈥?br>
Their eyes went to my white skin and long white hair, then nodded again.

鈥淟et's eat.鈥?I said and we all dug into the delicious food.

When we were all sated, I made the end of meal toast and thanked the young women for gracing us with their loveliness. The four of them blushed when everyone cheered and upended their wine.

鈥淣ow for the show!鈥?One of the crewmen shouted and two dozen of them jumped up and ran from the room.

鈥淲hat's going on?鈥?The one on my right asked.

鈥淚 was only going to tell you stories about our adventures and a few people had a much better idea.鈥?I said and nodded at the door. The young women turned to look just as the men brought in sets and props for what they were going to do.

鈥淎re... are they building a theatre stage?鈥?The one on my left asked.

鈥淭hey are.鈥?I said and it was built, secured, and covered in a large curtain in only a few minutes. We all heard the banging and things behind it and only a few of us noticed some of the women sneak off to get the costumes.

Ten minutes later, we were all treated to a live re-enactment of my capture, being changed into a slave, dumped onto a pirate ship, taking said ship over, and then making it the best pirate ship on the open waters.

The crew and slaves cheered as each enemy ship was taken out and more slaves were rescued. The four women beside me had wide eyes and stared at the whole thing. The play was surprisingly accurate, even down to my oversized costume to make fun of the Gulf Kingdom as I took down the enemy navy ships. The fireballs were balls of red paper and the Kracken Tube ammunition were small wooden sticks.

It was really quite entertaining to watch their interpretation of everything, especially when we assaulted the port town to get the information to sail back to the Gulf Kingdom. One detail bothered me a little.

鈥淚 did not ride into town on four white unicorns!鈥?I said loudly.

鈥淪HHH!鈥?Everyone hushed me, even the four young women with me.

I smiled and sat back to let it play out. The defenders attacking us after the warning not to, burning a lot of the town down, rescuing Nana (who played herself), then liberating the slaves and sailing for our destination and fighting dozens of sea monsters along the way.

When the show was over, we all stood to applaud the people that had put it on and made everything for the players. My claps weren't as loud, without all my fingers to make the right sounds, and I clapped anyway. The players bowed and waved to us, their adoring fans, and made their exit.

鈥淎re they leaving it like that?鈥?One of the young women asked as we sat again.

鈥淚f they want to. That was a good show.鈥?I said and had a neat idea. 鈥淛ensen!鈥?br>
鈥淵essir?鈥?Jensen asked from ten feet down the table.

鈥淚 wonder if anyone else would be interested in buying tickets to see such a great show?鈥?br>
Jensen laughed and looked at Molly, who nodded enthusiastically. 鈥淢y lord, I think something can be arranged, especially since we already have all the set pieces and props.鈥?br>
I nodded. 鈥淟et them know, will you? Having their own income will bring their spirits up.鈥?br>
鈥淭heir own income, my lord?鈥?The young woman on my far left asked.

鈥淓veryone here works. Either tending the fields for potion ingredients, cleaning up, cooking, brewing potions, helping with errands, building furniture, buying and growing food...鈥?I said and those around us nodded. 鈥?..we all contribute and we all earn the money the Sanctuary brings in from sales of properly prepared products.鈥?br>
The young women looked around at all of the people and back at me.

鈥淵ou pay everyone?鈥?One of the young women asked.

鈥淵es. They all earn a fair wage. It's how the Sellwafers are making such good progress on their own debt.鈥?I said and the girls nodded. 鈥淚f you would like to retire to the parlour, we can talk for a bit and share a little more wine before I have to return you to the academy for curfew.鈥?br>
The girls gave me slightly excited faces and I led them from the banquet hall to the normal-sized parlour that had been built nearby. Despite being nobles, they didn't have closer gatherings than meetings at the old Mages Guild.

After asking them where they would like to sit, they pointed to the large couch and told me to sit. I did so and the two that had been sad at Vanessa's predicament tucked themselves into my arms and their dresses opened just enough to give me perfect views down at their cleavage.

鈥淟ord Drake, thank you for still taking care of Vanessa, even though you don't have to.鈥?The dark haired one on my right said. She took a deep breath and let me see how endowed she was. She also had dark pink nipples and they were quite wide and pointy.

鈥淵ou all know that I am no longer betrothed.鈥?I said and they nodded. 鈥淭hen I thank you for the privilege you are granting me this night.鈥?br>
They all blushed and nodded again.

鈥淢y lord.鈥?The blonde on my left said to get my attention. Her breasts were smaller and a lot perkier. Her bright pink nipples were also sticking out like fingertips. 鈥淚s it true that you refused to take a cut of the profits for months, even though you were the captain?鈥?br>
I smiled at her and she beamed a smile back at me. 鈥淚 told them at the time that there was no captain and that I didn't need the money because I was already rich.鈥?br>
That made them laugh and their breasts jiggled enticingly. It made me look and that pleased them.

鈥淗ow did they eventually convince you?鈥?The one on my right asked.

鈥淭hey didn't. A chest of gold was shoved at me and they told me that I was the captain now. They also said that I better do a good job at it or I'd be fed to the water beasts.鈥?br>
They laughed a little and then frowned slightly. 鈥淏ut...鈥?br>
鈥淎t the time, they didn't know that I ate water beast for breakfast and it was the water beasts that would be in trouble if they tossed me overboard.鈥?I explained and that set them off laughing hard.

We talked for a short time and the two girls switched out for the other two and I saw two more sets of very nice breasts. One had dark brown nipples and black hair and the other had light brown hair and her nipples didn't exist. I spent a bit more time looking down her dress than I should have and she was blushing deeply when I finally looked at her face.

鈥淢y apologies, dear lady.鈥?I said and leaned in to kiss her cheek and gave her a bit of magic. 鈥淚 was merely curious.鈥?br>
鈥淭h-that's all right.鈥?She said. 鈥淭hey... um...鈥?br>
鈥淵ou need to play with them or suck on them to make them appear and pop out.鈥?The other girl said.

鈥淪o, they are special and need special attention.鈥?I said in understanding, which made the young woman blush harder. 鈥淭hank you for letting me see such treasures.鈥?br>
鈥淏y the Son's Light.鈥?She whispered and put a hand over her eyes. 鈥淲hy are you complimenting me so?鈥?br>
鈥淒o you not deserve it for allowing me to see them?鈥?I asked and turned slightly to face her and the other girl let my arm go. I reached up and cupped the side of her red face and she moved her hand to look at me. 鈥淒id someone tell you otherwise?鈥?br>
She took a breath and sighed. 鈥淚... I've lost a contract because...鈥?br>
鈥?..the guy was an ass and didn't like that her breasts didn't stand at attention for him.鈥?The blonde spat and then huffed. 鈥淎s if it mattered. We barely even like the dunces our families set us up with for political gain. Why would we have to make them happy, too? That's asking for too much from us.鈥?br>
The other two girls nodded.

鈥淵ou're not under contract?鈥?I asked.

鈥淣-no, I... I'm not... but...鈥?She blushed. 鈥淢y lord, I... I'm not like Vanessa. I can't just... without...鈥?br>
鈥淚 never slept with her.鈥?I said and the four of them gasped. 鈥淵ou thought she did.鈥?br>
鈥淵ou gave her so much! We just assumed...鈥?br>
鈥淪he would have been pregnant immediately if we had.鈥?I reminded them.

鈥淥h! We forgot about that!鈥?The blonde said. 鈥淒ammit! We thought that was why she was so eager for a new betrothal after you were gone. We didn't think...鈥?br>
鈥淢y lord... what... what are you suggesting?鈥?The light brown haired girl whispered.

鈥淚 refuse to form any contracts after everything that's happened.鈥?I said and they all nodded. I glanced at the others. 鈥淚 assume you three are under contracts?鈥?br>
鈥淵es.鈥?They said as one. They even sounded sad.

I turned back to the light brown haired one. 鈥淚 would like to experience your nipples for myself on a casual basis with no requirements to wed you afterwards.鈥?br>
鈥淏y the Son's Light.鈥?She whispered and her blush went from her forehead to her neck. 鈥淢y lord...鈥?br>
鈥淚 know it's more commoner thinking.鈥?I said and she nodded. 鈥淗owever, letting you not be chosen as a wife because your nipples are different, is just as bad as people judging me for my skin color.鈥?br>
鈥淲e... we didn't judge you.鈥?She whispered and bit her lip.

鈥淚 know. Anyone that can want to be friends with Vanessa after everything, even to pay off some of her debt, are good people.鈥?I said. 鈥淢ay I explore your glorious mounds as a commoner would, so you do not mentally assume I am initiating a contract?鈥?br>
Her eyes went to her friends and she blushed at their nods. They wanted her to be happy with her breasts. She looked at my face and nodded slightly.

I smiled warmly at her and put my arms around her to open up the back of her dress. I had it undone in moments and then I folded the front down to expose her chest. 鈥淢agnificent.鈥?I said and dug my hands right in there and kneaded the flesh. I leaned down and started to suckle on the spot her nipple should be on her left breast.

鈥淥hhhhHHHH!鈥?She moaned and her nipple popped right out for me. It was only short and yet it was wide, as if it had been inside out. I was sure she had an orgasm, too. I dove for her other nipple and it reacted in almost the same way, so I played with them for several minutes, until she shuddered and let out another loud moan and she stared into my eyes as if begging me to take her.

鈥淭hank you.鈥?I said and leaned in to kiss her cheek and gave her a touch of magic. I did up her dress as I did so and you couldn't tell that I had just given her two orgasms, except for the lustful look on her face.

鈥淚 better get you back to the academy.鈥?I said and stood. I had to help her up and she clung to me with a happy smile. I walked the four of them out to the carriage and handed them inside, leaving the light brown haired girl for last.

鈥淢y... my lord.鈥?She whispered.

鈥淵es, if I wasn't adverse to the horrible things, I would accept your contract.鈥?I said and she took a deep breath and let it out.

鈥淭hank you, my lord.鈥?She said, more confidently. 鈥淚 will take solace in that... and what you did.鈥?br>
鈥淭hey're still out, aren't they?鈥?I asked.

She smiled and nodded. 鈥淭hey will be for a while, I think.鈥?She said and I handed her into the carriage.

鈥淲e will let everyone know about the new show coming soon.鈥?One of the others said.

I nodded and waved the carriage forward.

鈥淵ou're so lucky! I wish that was me!鈥?One of the girls said.

鈥淢e, too!鈥?br>
鈥淢e, three! That was... oh, that was...鈥?br>
鈥淚t was.鈥?The light brown haired girl said and leaned out the window to wave to me.

I waved back and she went back inside the carriage as it left through the guarded gate.