" You !.. You will regret this ! "
Since Mariane threw out the unconscious man outside by the front door, the snake like girl, which saw it happen, could only swear her revenge as she followed outside to see the state of her tool.
The fight being over, the armor and weapons that appeared on her body dissipated while she took the box back in her arms, revealing her more ' casual ' clothes, which was still a maid attire, but not one made for combat.
The inn, being as silent as possible, had the people inside slowly realize what happened in the few seconds, and some gulps could be heard here and there.
" Does anyone else have a problem with us being VIPs ? "
Arthur, asking curiously, didn't feel any animosity from his question, and even if some could have felt like it was a mockery, none ever dared to step up to protect their honor more than their faces.
Nodding to such a sight, he turned back to face the receptionist which held her ground till the end.
" Thank you for your help. "
" It's nothing, as for the room, we'll stay for five nights for now. "
Finally expressing the time he could book a room for with his small pouch, he still had to take into account various expenses, which was why he decided to not spend it all on the duration of such a room.
" That will be twenty silver coins. "
" ... ? "
His maths wasn't wrong, while he prepared himself to take 25 silver coins out of the small leather pouch and pay, he received another price for the service they were offering.
" I'll offer the first night since you avoided me the trouble to clean nasty blood. "
" Is that so. "
While it seemed like he was asking a question, his curiosity died with the answer he was given, and taking out twenty coins instead, he handed them to the mature woman.
Taking them in her hands and putting them inside a pouch that rested below the counter, she didn't even counted them and quickly tied the bag before taking out a key that rested on her waist with many others, the keyring being attached to her belt.
" When do you wish your dinner for tonight ? "
" As soon as it's ready. "
" Sure thing, I'll tell the cook about it. "
Nodding to her words, he started to grew numb at such a ' high-class ' treatment, but being from a really rich family on earth too, it somewhat had him recall memory from his youth where he would follow his parents to many events.
' Well, if I had my credit card from earth, I would just buy the building though. '
Thinking that way, he grabbed the key he was handed back, looking at Marcus which was still waiting obediently.
" Oops, would you look at the time, I better get ready to head back now, haha.. "
With an awkward laugh, he left the building in quick footsteps, trying to act natural and all, but he sure was an original fellow, or that's what Arthur thought.
Finally, sending a glance to Mariane, he made sure that she was following him before heading upstairs.
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- Mariane's POV -
Watching her master sleep has been a new habit of Mariane.
Since she didn't needed sleep, besides for the few times where she passed out, she never felt tired and would wake up filled with energy.
And last night, coincidentally, her master was so tired that he ended up sleeping just after he ate something.
Of course, she didn't resent him for it, there was also no way she would be dissatisfied either, as she knew that her master treasured her so much.
But so did she.
Her second night where she didn't passed out, and the first where nothing happened between the two of them that would be enough to slightly wear her out, she didn't slept that night, and spent her time looking at the peaceful face of the man she loved.
Such a sight was a bliss for her to experience, as she never had been that close to a man in her entire life before her first time meeting him.
Love at first sight ? She was ready to believe in that if that was the reason of her constant growing love for him.
And with the fact that he would sleep naked around her, allowing her to look at his well-toned body, while being a proof of the trust he had in her, made it a much more valuable time in her eyes.
Yet, as his maid, lover, and partner, to his surprise, he wasn't the only one laying down on the bed and being naked.
Though she was embarassed about such initiatives on her own, she couldn't help it as she fell in love of a certain feeling.
The warmth of another being, the contact of their direct skins, the way he would hug her, even in his sleep, to keep her close to him, and if one would go too far in the list of things she liked about it, they would see the fact that she deeply enjoyed being completely naked around her master.
Albeit something she didn't knew of yet, a small part of her awakened to it, receiving his stare on her bare skin was a new source of pleasure for her, and she had yet to discover the feeling of not wearing any clothes and walking around freely with only her master around.
But right now, such kinky thoughts had no places in her mind.
Her whole being was filled with warmth, one that didn't came from the cover or just the contact of their body, but one that came from her heart.
Being embraced by his arms, she rested on her side, both of her hands against his chest, she wished to be able to cover him in kisses or have her hands explore his skin, but the fear of waking him up stopped her from doing so.
She couldn't bear to look at him in the eyes directly, be it his calculating stare, the fiery one, the filled with love one, the teasing one, or even the curious one, each time she would look at his eyes, she would feel her face burning and her heart melt, making it hard for her to keep any kind of composure.
So watching his face while he was sleeping was the best she could do to appreciate such a moment.
By doing so, she immersed herself in such a dazed state, one where she didn't even realized that the sun had risen in the sky, or just how much time she spent just staring at him.
" Mhm.. "
A small sound, coming from the mouth of the man, took her out of the hypnosis she was put in, and the next instant, the embrace she was residing in tightened, pulling her body closer to his.
It was something that would happen a few times in the night, and no matter how much her breast would press against the man's chest, or how close their bodies would end up, it was destined that the maid would love it.
' If it's master Arthur, then.. The tighter the better... '
Wishing to stay away from any other man than him, he was the only exception in her world where she wished that they could stay like that for a lifetime.
But something quickly took her by surprise as soon as she felt it.
Unlike the previous instances where he would just peacefully embrace her body closer, this time, there was something warm, big and hard, pressing against her lower stomach.
' Master is.. Arthur is-... ! '
Thinking that this one was still sleeping, yet showing such a reaction right now, she wished to know what kind of dream he was having, if it was with her, and what kind of things he would do to her body inside his mind.
In front of such a situation where his manhood was stuck to her that way, and she was the only one awake, she had no idea about what she could do to help him.
Per her few memories with him, he would either ask her to deal with it, or ignore it if they didn't had the time for it, like they did in the tent, so of course, the conclusion she reached, as it was still early in the morning..
' I.. I will take care of master's... '
Trying to remove her hand subtly from his chest, her slender arm slowly made it's way under the cover, and her thin fingers, used to hold a sword, caressed a handle that was bigger than her weapon.
' I can't believe I really took that in.. '
Exploring his lenght with her fingers, it was such a soft and delicate touch, almost teasing him, but it seemed that it was as far as she could go without being caught, as the voice of her beloved quickly tickled her ears.
" .. Good morning, Mariane. "