Crima and I stared at the two Airships before stepping forwards to greet the three people that stepped out of those Airships; two from Lady Von Goldiue's Airship and one from the Government Supply Airship.
Surprisingly, as those three approached, I recognized all three; Lady Von Goldiue was obvious, as was her trusty pink haired Catkin bodyguard and lover, but the third coming from the other Airship was most certainly a surprise, and a welcome one.
"Aunty?!"
A grin adorned my face as I stepped forwards, the familiar face of someone I held dear wiping away all the doubts and worries I had about this visit, and when she grinned back at me I felt all of my exhaustion and loneliness washing away as well, filling me instead with joy as I hugged her tightly.
"Oh? You two know one another? That is surprising..."
Lady Von Goldiue smiled at us both, and when we separated I beamed at her as I said "She used to work with my Mom as a Farmhand! She helped me learn all sorts of things about being a Rancher and how to work on one, as well as how to help various Demi Human's with all of their unique 'problems' that they might have!"
"But..?"
The Government Official who had made me a Rancher raised a perfectly trimmed brow as she looked between us, and that was when my 'Aunty' let out a bark of laughter, her warm expression spreading infectiously to us all as she said "I ain't her actual Aunt, just older than her by too much to be called a 'Sister'! Little brat used to poke fun of me at first with 'Aunty', and eventually it stuck!"
Lady Von Goldiue nodded, and I grinned at my 'Aunty' as I looked her up and down, realizing that despite not seeing her in person for about two years, she still looked the same; she was a tall, muscled woman with shapely breasts and wide hips, smooth olive skin and luscious black locks that fell down onto her broad shoulders.
"It's good to see you again, Hildegarde. I didn't mean to leave you be for so long, but uh... I had to find a new job after the last one fell through, and some of the Rancher's I met... I didn't really like 'em."
Scratching her nose, Aunty pursed her plump lips before looking back at her Airship, which was a Government issued Airship specific to her job, which was to be the Supplier of the Ranchers in certain areas of the Frontier; taking their surplus goods and recording whatever they were given so that the Ranchers would be sufficiently compensated.
After that they would be given a list of things that the Rancher wanted or needed, and they would take the money from the Rancher to go and procure that item, which they would deliver upon the next delivery a week later.
Suppliers were integral to this working properly, and they were a job that I didn't envy since they had to be stuck in the air for hours on end, as well as having almost no days off to do whatever they wanted; even when they were off they were barely doing much else besides tending to their Supply Airship, so...
"How did you end up as a Supplier, Aunty? I thought you hated flying?"
"Nothing else available for me to do. No Rancher that I could be employed by, no desire to be a guard, no desire to work in the city... all that was left was a Government position, and thankfully my time with your Mom got me quite the resume without me even knowing!"
She laughed and turned towards Lady Von Goldiue, who was smiling at us both as she watched from the side, the gold haired Government Official remaining quiet as she gave us some time.
"So you decided to take to the skies?"
"Yup! I only really hated flying 'cause your Mom sent me with Bullkin most of the time! They get anxious in the air, y'know? And while I can handle a Bullkin easily most of the time - and I usually love~ handling a Bullkin - handling a half dozen Bullkin usually had me bedridden for a few days. Goddess above, the amount of eggs I had to push out because of those trips..."
Shaking her head, Aunty stuck out her tongue and made a sour face, though I didn't point out how she always requested to be on those trips, nor how she snuck into the barn anyways most nights and woke us all up with her squealing...
"Well, anyways! We gotta schedule to keep! Is what I would say if you weren't my last stop for today! I have to say though Hildegarde, I am surprised you managed to get a Ranch this good considering you're fresh out the Academy!"
Slinging her arm over my shoulder, Aunty looked over the Ranch before turning towards Crima, who was staring at the pink haired Catkin behind Lady Von Goldiue, and as soon as Aunty saw Crima's stomach, she glanced down at my own before smirking at me as she said "It's only been a week Hildegarde~! Aren't you moving quick, hm~?"
I blushed at that, but I quelled my embarrassment as I replied "It makes more sense to expand my family of Wolfkin early on instead of having to rush to do it later! Besides, with how deep into the Frontier we are, I don't want my Ranch to be unprotected. And Wolfkin are really good warriors too! I was thinking of 'renting' them out to nearby Ranches as guards or aides to the Hunters."
"Sure, sure~! I'm certain~ you weren't losing yourself to lust yet again, hm~? I know how heated you can get, Hildegarde~!"
"Oh? I saw it before; she got my Catkin here pregnant for me, and she was rather adamant about getting more rounds in when they were breeding..."
Lady Von Goldiue grinned at me as I blushed some more, and as Aunty guffawed at her words, I went red when she said "I was the one who had to find that out the hard way! I popped her cherry, and for a week straight I could barely go anywhere without her following me around and pouncing on me! I honestly worried she would counteract the medicines I was taking and get me pregnant... your Mom woulda killed me if you did, Hildegarde..."
I ignored her and looked away, trying to hide my embarrassment at those memories from the past; she had shown me the wonders of sex, taking my lust inside herself many a time before telling me to start having sex with the Demi Human's on the Ranch instead, which... was likely why I had a rather 'twisted' sexuality.