"WHAT?!" Everyone in the room shouted at the same time, making Caepron's smile grow even more and Sarah hid her head deeper in his chest, which she was finding was a very comfortable place to be. Old Lui took a few seconds to get over his shock, and then a sneaky and happy smile slowly crept onto his face. "Master Caepron, if that is the case, we have many things to be celebrating then, the union of your young wife and yourself, and your first victory for Hoarde village. I suggest we have a ceremony tonight consecrating this union, and have a celebration as well." Everyone slowly agreed to this plan as they got over the shock that they had after hearing Caepron saying the naga girl in his lap was his wife. Caepron smiled as he listened to Old Lui's idea, knowing the old man was pushing for it as this would mean that Caepron had now a chance of leaving heirs in case anything happened to him. After a few moments to let everyone get their shock out, Caepron put up his hand for silence. "I understand that this seems sudden, but understand that I have done this because it is for the best for all of us. Now, going forward, the housing designs need to be expanded for non-human type beings. Such as the Naga and others to follow. The designs we have now are also on the small side for the giants, so we should make it bigger this way as well. The barracks should also be modified as well, with consideration for each type of people group we have. Starting tomorrow that is going to be our next goal." Everyone nodded, with Old Lui taking notes so as to relay them to the appropriate people.
After everything was taken care of, it was late into the evening, so Caepron sent everyone out so that they could prepare for the nights festivities.. All this time Sarah was just sitting quietly on Caepron's lap, curled up, her tail coiled around Caepron's waist, so as to not lose him. Something to note for the Naga species, the females will wrap around their mate when they first come together to leave her sent on him, and won't leave him for several days so as to rub her sent into him. The females were also incredibly clingy and moody, not choosing to leave their mate during that time. Sarah, not having a mother around to teach her about this, was going through an emotional battle. Her instincts were kicking in, refusing to let Caepron go. Her brain was telling her to let go of him and get off his lap. As the meeting started, she leaned her head into Caepron's chest, hiding her face from everyone. She slowly calmed down as she listened to Caepron's heartbeat, beating like a steady drum. She was also listening to the new plans he had for the village and her people, and she found that he was a strong leader, willing to listen to others and build off of the people around him, but he could also lead and put his foot down when needed. Subconsciously, she started to wrap her tail and lower half around Caepron's waist, underneath his cloak. As time went on, she snuggled into him and hid herself in his cloak. Finding comfort and warmth that both her snake and human side very much liked. She almost started dozing off she was so comfortable when she was startled awake, "WHAT!?"
She pushed her head out of Caepron's cloak slightly and moved aside the face of her cloak to look at what was happening. Everyone around her was looking at her intently with varying faces of shock and confusion. She proceeded to just hide her head again in Caepron's cloak and just rest there, in the comfort and warmth that he provided, and listen to his calm, steady heartbeat.
Caepron POV
Caepron smiled at everyone as they slowly processed what he said. Old Lui was the fastest to figure it out, and Caepron could see the gears in his head turning at speeds that Formula 1 drivers would be put to shame by. After the meeting ended, and everyone left to prepare for that night's festivals, Caepron was left alone with Sarah. They just sat in silence, Caepron relaxing in his chair, and Sarah, wrapped around Caepron, resting in his embrace under his cloak, where she was in the dark and it was warm. After a few minutes, Caepron took his right hand and started to slowly rub Sarah's back, nothing inappropriate, nothing touchy or handsy, just a gentle rubbing, making her feel safe and secure. Sarah enjoyed it immensely, slowly curling around Caepron even more, and her animal instincts were starting to kick in. Her tongue was going in and out at a rapid pace, her breathing becoming her breathing becoming regulated, and within 5 minutes, she was fast asleep. Caepron smiled and sat in the chair for half an hour before one of the young maids knocked on the door. "Sir, are you ready for bed?" As she moved the door to peep in, she saw Caepron staring back at her with a small smile. She was immediately stunned by his smile, without a care in the world, and relaxing without worrying about anything.