Herald of Steel

The two sisters were quite well trained in their skills, which was not surprising given they were initially bought by Lady Inayah, and this made things so much easier for Alexander when it came to various plays.

And he did try many things which he felt a bit shy to do with the other four.

Things which were too risque such as exposure play, or plays that were a bit dangerous like various bondages.

But the girls adapted themselves to the new situation remarkably well, and under Alexander's constant 'nourishment', they began to glow with a certain aura, their curves starting to spill out even more than before. 

They were already very buxom even before, but now they reached a whole different level, oozing sexiness out of every pore.

But unfortunately for them, this constant attention from Alexander and their blossoming beauty drew the ire of all four of his wives, who felt angry that their husband was not sharing as much time as time with them.

Now, they did not bully or harass the innocent two.

But they did directly petition Alexander to quickly finish his fun with them and get rid of them.

And though Alexander could have easily resisted, he chose to respect the quad's wishes.

Alexander had also experienced all he wanted with the two. 

And then an opportunity soon presented itself.

One day he was reading an impressive report about an officer from Menes.

The man had seemingly baited a force of 2,000 Tibians under a noble into a narrow ridge and destroyed them with his contingent of 500 in a fantastic ambush. 

So in the spur of the moment, Alexander decided to reward the man with those two sisters.

But though that gift was easily accepted by Alexander, Kayvan's gift was a lot harder to swallow.

The two boys presented to Alexander appeared seven to eight years old, with auburn curly locks flowing up to their ears, their rosy cheeks still holding great lumps of baby fat, making them appear plump and full.

If they had been dressed in a suit and tie, Alexander would have found them very cute and proper.

But they were not dressed like that.

Instead, on the top they wore a very specialized shirt, one where the part covering the chest was cut out, and the top and bottom part of the shirt connected by thin straps.

And this was done to showcase their chest golden piercings, dangling off of which were conically cut blue sapphires.

While down below, their pants were too very custom made.

The shorts fitted very tightly only up to their upper thighs and let everything below be bare, except the ankle high socks and leather shoes.

But the true marvel here was the fact that the shorts had a very provocative cut on both the front and back, centered right down the middle, thus revealing everything that should have been meant to be hidden.

Kayvan had even decorated that 'specific front' part with a red and blue bow for the two boys respectively. 

This type of slaves was nothing new to Alexander.

He had seen plenty- though not as 'specially' dressed as those two.

But seeing this gift, Alexander felt an intense urge to reject it, for it clashed with values too greatly.

But he also knew that would be social suicide.

It was too rude to reject a gift and it might even cause his alliance with Pasha Farzah to come into jeopardy.

Especially when the gift was so 'normal'.

The act of taking and enjoying young boys both in Thesos and Adhania was seen as something as common as drinking in the modern day.

It was followed by almost everyone rich enough who could afford it.

Even almost all of Alexander's friends and retainers did so too.

Menes frequently visited buildings providing this type of service, while Hemicus had a few back at his home. 

And this was done in spite of both men being neither homosexual or even bisexual.

They had no intention of doing those acts with a grown man.

But somehow it was fair game if they were not grown.

Alexander did not get the reason.

But he had seen plenty of the act.

Not perhaps as much in recent times, but there were plenty of times during his mercenary days when he had walked in on such sessions happening inside an inconspicuous tent or behind a bush among a slave and his master.

Many had even cordially offered a taste.

Something he tactfully declined every time.

During the days he was with the slave traders, he was even put up for sale as such a type of slave.

And had to endure two full weeks of lecherous gazes and utter humiliation as men and even women prodded him.

His only saving grace was that none of them wanted to try him first.

Alexander was ultimately taken down after he proved too unpopular- scrawny and a dirty orphan, with no training, no one wanted to buy him, much to his relief, though that experience did leave a shadow in his heart.

Something that had resurfaced when Nestoras had bought him, but fortunately, the man was at the time infatuated with his wives and mistress and then had that infection.

Thus Alexander's behind remained untouched.

And having escaped that humiliation, Alexander even swore- if he ever found evidence of god, he would pray to Him every day for this lucky escape.

Whatever powers put him in his world and gave him such a shitty starting position, he at least gave him one boon. 

That was also why there were no boys in his gift to Ptolomy, even though the slave trader Cassim informed him that he had close to 50 very beautiful ones.

Now Alexander did not hate the people committing this.

Although the act seemed vile to him, it would be wrong of him to superimpose his world views on the people living in his time period.

Their behavior was a product of their time and it would be extremely arrogant of Alexander to judge them just based on that.

If Alexander had been born in this time period, he undoubtedly would have joined them.

And so with those thoughts, Alexander ultimately accepted the two gifts, thanking Kayvan for them.

And then after revealing to Kayvan his discomfort in a polite way, as a gesture of courtesy, he asked for his permission to transfer the two to someone. 

Kayvan had no problem with this and so after a bit of deliberation, Alexander actually chose Remus as the recipient.

The nineteen year old was in the city on leave from the main army and Alexander knew of his particular tastes, for Remus and his adjutant Piseus's relationship was nothing secret. 

So Alexander felt the two boys would suit them fine.

As to why Alexander simply did not set the two boys free, well even if he did, who was going to take care of them?

Certainly not Alexander.

As for employing these boys as guards or servants, well that would simply have been a waste of resources because remember these boys were chosen as gifts due to their handsome features.

So to Alexander, it simply made more sense to treat them as such.

The arrival of Lady Inayah and Kayvan did help Alexander with some of his administrative affairs, and further added weight behind when he sat down with the nobles.

Though by then it was as late as January.

Yes- the meeting that was supposed to be held in September got pushed back to January.

And even when Alexander did manage to sit down with these men, negotiations proved extremely tiresome. 

And the main reason was, as put by one noble- 

"Lord Alexander, we acknowledge that you have militarily defeated us. But that is not enough."

"Without any sort of treaty with His Majesty, we cannot swear any allegiances to you." 

"Our oaths still belong to King Perseus."

"Please ask His Majesty to relinquish claim over those lands."

This rhetoric did indeed have some merit.

Just because someone's army marches from point A to point D, that does not automatically mean he controls point B and point C in between.

Many times the army would simply bypass these cities, placing only a token garrison to ward off rebellion.

And it was usually only after a treaty was signed that the various claims each had over land were solidified.

But of course, that reasoning stood on the fact that there was someone to sign a treaty.

Hence hearing so Alexander frowned. sneering, "So what happens if Perseus is dead and there is no one to surrender?"

"Or what if he is unable to push me out of his country the war turns into a stalemate."

"By your words, he can just refuse to hand over the land I control and will I simply have to allow the treacherous foxes to feed off the land I control, ungratefully leeching off me."

"Is that what you are saying?" 

Alexander used some very choice words to describe the nobles, making many pull faces red with embarrassment or anger.

"Of course not," 

But at Alexander's scalding remark, another voice quickly chimed, this time very frankly saying, "But we do hope my lord will give us a bit more time"

"Lord Pasha, your army is still advancing and he would like to wait and see what His Majesty's response will be."

"If King Perseus cannot win or the war turns to a statement, we noble are ready to come to a suitable agreement with you." 

"But if he wins…. " That nobleman only trailed off with a smile, his innuendo clear.