King Elda suddenly jerked up from the bed, gasping for breath. She swerved her long purple hair out of her face and put a hand on her chest to calm herself down.
She was completely naked with only a part of the bedsheet covering her legs. As her breathing normalized, Elda lowered her head for a minute.
"What was that?" she thought to herself.
As she tracked back to her nightmare, another memory flashed through her mind and she saw the images of Aaron and Elsa in her head. She turned hastily to the sides of the bed but saw no one.
She was alone on the bed with the rumpled sheet being her sole companion here.
She looked around the room immediately, observing it with keen eyes and a confused expression.
"This is my... this is my room."
The room had been familiar but she still felt an odd feeling, knowing that she shouldn't be here.
Elda didn't recall sleeping off in her chambers nor did she remember any moment from the previous night where she slept alone.
"Was I dreaming?" she muttered, appearing grossly puzzled while continuing to look around, casting eyes of bewilderment on her chamber.
CRRRKKK!
The door of her room creaked open. Elda speedily grabbed the sheet to cover her nakedness from whoever it was on the other side of the door while she watched with a curious face.
"My lady," the feminine voice said as she entered.
"Yana." Elda sighed with relief on seeing a familiar face.
Yana, who had come for another matter entirely, noticed how flustered Elda looked.
"What is the matter, my lady?" she asked, "Are you alright!"
Yana hurried to her side out of concern but a wave of Elda's hand stopped her in her tracks. Elda rubbed her forehead and sighed.
"Yes, Yana. I'm fine," she replied, looking Yana's way. "What is the matter?"
"Aaron and Elsa are waiting for you already, my lady."
'Aaron'. That was the name that rang inside her head. The moment she heard Yana mention that man's name, she felt a sudden tingling run from her head down to her toes and her thighs twitched and spasmed. Her mind was flooded with a rush of remembrance from last night.
Remembering what Aaron had done to her made her reveal a slight smile that she tried very hard to hide from Yana.
Elda raised her hand. "I'll be there shortly."
Yana bowed slightly and dismissed herself leaving the room.
Elda lay back on her bed, arms and legs spread out, giggling like a child from the excitement.
"It was real," she muttered to herself as she turned her flushed face to a side of the room.
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Meanwhile, in what seemed like a meeting room, Aaron and Elsa sat and waited for Elda to make her presence known.
With only two of them in the room, Elsa was feeling uneasy with her situation. She couldn't hold her master's gaze anymore, not after what happened the previous night.
The mere sight and thought of Aaron made her twitch down there like she had never before. Elsa didn't understand this feeling since she was still a virgin, and she couldn't comprehend what was happening within her.
Was this love for this man? Was this what it meant to fall in love?
Or was it newly found lust for worldly desires of pleasure?
She didn't know the answers to all the questions that popped up in her mind. However, even in all her confusion, one thing was clear to her... she wanted to feel that way again.
It was surreal and she was willing to do anything to feel like that again but before that, Elsa needed to break the huge wall of awkwardness that separated her and Aaron.
Aaron, on the other hand, had his fist supporting his cheek as he pondered. He was lost in deep thoughts, wondering about things that only he knew about. He paid no attention to any other thing around him as he didn't even notice Elsa stealing bashful glances at him.
"It seems the purer the woman I'm intimate with, the more powerful I become. Also, the extent of intimacy determines how much power I gain. I could easily sleep with anyone but it wasn't that simple. The extent of intimacy had to do with the parties involved — how much they wanted a part of me, how much pleasure I'm able to give them and how far the thoughts of me linger within their being."
Aaron unconsciously puffed his cheeks and blew air out of frustration. This simple act startled Elsa who had been staring at him.
Her heart skipped and she perked up, shooting her gaze forward in pretence but she didn't realise that Aaron had not noticed her constant staring until this awkward reaction.
Aaron turned and caught sight of her frenzy.
"..."
Just as he was about to address Elsa, Rhis and Yana walked into the room and King Elda followed behind them.
Aaron stood from his chair and Elsa did the same as they both bent to bow.
"Don't worry," Elda stopped them. "Please, sit down."
Elda made her way to the tallest, most decorated seat in the room while Yana and Rhis took their seats by her right and left sides respectively.
The chieftain was putting up her best cover at the time because seeing Aaron face to face made her thoughts go wild... even wilder than she imagined was possible for her.
She felt that tingle again beneath her undergarments and immediately crammed her thick, smooth thighs together.
"I must say thank you, Aaron Winters," Elda said.
"We thank you for the bravery and courage you showed in your village during the bandits' raid. We heard and that is why I summoned you here... to reward you, for what you did was no small thing. Otherwise, many should have done it."
Aaron noticed how formal Elda was and decided to play along and avoid revealing anything from the previous night.
"Thank you."
Elda sat up straight on her makeshift throne.
"Step forward," she commanded.
Aaron got up and walked towards her, stopping just about two metres in front of her. They made eye contact and the chieftain smiled softly.
"How do you wish for your chieftain to reward you?" she said, the tone of voice changing a little bit.
Aaron stayed silent for several seconds. He lowered his head, pretending to think about what he wanted. He didn't want to speak too soon to avoid any problems.
"Speak, man!" Rhis barked at him. "A man should be a man in all things!"
After about two minutes, Aaron raised his head and stayed his gaze on the chieftain whose face was slowly starting to redden.
"Grant me a day inside the Crimson Star Library," Aaron demanded with a smirk.