The Vespyads mobbed Boldasarre, enticed to his white cotton briefs like nectar. With their trousers down as well, their colorful high-cut underwear accentuated their wasp-like hourglass forms and narrow waists. They were eager to prove to him not only were they in their panties, but they looked just as good in their panties as Ellustrya herself.
They lifted their tops, showing the waistband of their knickers, with their bare skin and navals exposed just above. Boldasarre, clearly flustered, tried to hide his burning red cheeks as he looked down at the ground sheepishly.
"Hey Bold! Check out my undies!" the pink-haired with equally pink satin panties said, which glinted in the late afternoon sun. She went into an action-ready pose: legs spread in a confident stride, her fists clenched, panties stretched, and ready to fight. She looked like a superheroine straight out of a comic book.
"D-Do you think they look good on me?" She asked, looking at Boldasarre with sweet puppy-dog eyes.
"Hey Zenlya, don't hog the pretty boy all to yourself!" Another rubbed her white silky panties against his cotton briefs, her hips brushing against his.
"What do you think of mine, Bold?" She said.
Another took his arm into hers.
"You're just too cute!" She said, her underwear-clad posterior pressing against his anterior. "And you look even cuter in your undies!"
A dozen more surrounded him, locking their arms together and dancing in a perfectly synchronized ring around her, their underwear flashing, and their shirts flapping, revealing the waistbands of their panties.
"Panty Power! Panty Power!" They chanted in unison.
I honestly don't know if I've gone to heaven or hell, Boldasarre's inner voice muttered. But I can't stop looking at their panties!
Sweating profusely before the knicker kaleidoscope before his eyes, the bare-legged nymphs looked like a superheroine team. He hyperventilated as they emulated superhero poses, legs in stride, chests puffed out, one hand on their hip and the other outstretched, pointing towards the sky, and knickers stretching over their derrieres above their well-toned legs.
"I'm W-underwear Woman!" The pink-haired nymph, Zenlya, exclaimed. "Evil doers, beware — all evil shall falter before my pink undies!"
Boldasarre was surrounded, in his underpants, by a crowd of exquisitely beautiful women, in their underpants. He couldn't take it anymore, as he felt his white cotton briefs begin to tighten around the front. He crossed his legs as tight as he could, hoping nobody would notice that he had a… little problem inside his undies.
"Bold, are you okay?" Zenlya asked, the worry evident in her eyes.
"Y-Yeah, I just have… a bit of a problem. That's all." He responded unassuredly.
"Why are you standing like that?" She asked inquisitively, cocking her head sideways. "Is that a new superhero pose?"
"Uh, no, it isn't." He replied.
"Just like Ellustrya, I'm a Princess too! And I'm wearing royal knickers just like her!" She announced proudly.
"You're a Princess? Then, you're—"
"Yep, I'm Lady Zatrona's little sis!" She said with a big grin. "and just like my big sis, I love to show my royal flair! You like my undies? They're the same color as my hair!"
"Yes, they're very, uh, pink."
"Hey Bold, do you think I look as good in them as Lady Ellustrya does in her royal knickers?"
"Well, I-"
What am I supposed to say, he muttered to himself. Pretty princesses surround me in their pretty panties!
"So, this is where I find you…" Ellustrya stood over him, her hands on her hips, pouting and looking very displeased. "Surrounded by nymphs, flashing their knickers, all just for you. Enjoying the spectacle? My, aren't you popular." She said, fuming.
"L-Lady Ellustrya!" Boldasarre stammered. "I-I…"
"I drop my trousers and adventure in my knickers, all for your sake, only for you to be staring at other women's knickers." She growled. "Now you'll never be free from the 'knicker' kingdom!"
"B-but I only have eyes for your knickers!" Boldasarre sputtered, his face like a ripened tomato. He shifted awkwardly, avoiding direct eye contact with Ellustrya and trying to hide the rather obvious 'little problem' beneath his underpants. "It's not what it looks like, I swear!"
"Oh? So you only value me for my knickers, do you?" She sneered. "And as for you lot…"
She turned to the Vespyad women around him, giving them a look that could kill.
"Boldasarre Ravenshade is mine, and mine alone. It seems that every Vespyad around here is determined to flaunt their knickers. If you do not moderate your behavior, I shall resort to more… drastic measures."
"But you're flaunting your knickers at him!"
"We're married! He should only be looking at my knickers!"
"How many times is she going to say the word 'knickers'?"
"When I'm through with you, my knickers will be the least of your concerns."
The Vespyads collectively gulped in dread.
"S-Scary!" One of them said.
"Who knew a woman in her underwear could be so frightening?" Zenlya muttered under her breath.
"And you, Boldasarre!"
"Y-Yes?" He squeaked pathetically.
"You might try to hide it, but your body doesn't lie. You're enjoying this! You must do more to control your urges, especially when wearing such tight, form-fitting underwear. Or I may be forced to have something… surgically removed…"
"S-surgically removed!"
"Now, Ellustrya, don't scare them too much!" Zatrona interjected. "We don't want Bold soiling his white briefs, do we?"
"He'll be doing a different sort of soiling if I don't do something… drastic." She said ominously.
"Have no fear, Your Highness. Our panties are no match for yours."
"Truer words were never spoken!"
"So, please calm down a little bit?"
"Then tell your people to show some more modesty!"
"Modesty? Are you joking? We all have our pants down! And you've probably got the most sensual underwear here!"
"I do not!" Ellustrya protested. "My knickers are fit for a Queen!"
"Well, I'll give you that," Zatrona said, tugging her own underwear. "I'm rather envious of your panties."
"Can we stop talking about my knickers?"
"Sure, sure, but can't promise we won't make your 'knicker royal decree' a running joke."
"How dare you!"
Ellustrya's pretty features scrunched up into a frown.
"Now, before you do anything rash, I came to give you intel on our ultimate destination."
"Good. Just how far away is the forest?"
"A few days walk from here," Zatrona answered her. "Normally, it would be a day and a half, but we all have our pants down."
"Then we have no time to lose," Ellustrya said steadfastly. "We must obtain the golden egg at any cost. Or else we will lose, and I will be sent home and…" she paused for a moment, "That Goldenstar woman will compromise My Boldasarre's chastity! I won't have it! I will not!"
As Zenlya walked by him, she whispered into his ear: "Guess your wife's got a 'knickers-only' rule, huh?"
"Okay, ladies, we're moving out!"
"Yeah!!" They chanted in unison.
In an entirely seamless synchronization, they planted their feet wide, puffed out their chests, stuck their chins up, and placed their hands on their hips. In what could only be described as a knicker kaleidoscope, they looked like a superhero team ready to save the day, swaying their hips and waving their colorful panties like flags, blurting in a chorus: "Panty Power!" Only this superhero team really was in their underwear.
Boldasarre's mind was overflowing with thoughts at this point. Great. Now my knicker adventures are a battleground for princesses. Why can't I have a normal quest? With the knicker nymphs all around me, my little problem will never go away!