Riela did not remain idle while Rowan worked at the southern border. When she got up and saw that Rowan was away, she went to the village square to help Liora and Tiora distribute the remaining food supplies Rowan had left with them before leaving for the war.
After she finished distributing food, some of the ladies learning under her came and were ready for lessons despite the holiday, so she didn't waste time and began teaching.
She tutored them for about five hours before returning home late in the afternoon. When she got home, Rowan still wasn't back, so she helped arrange the house and added a little touch of decorations with the few materials she had.
Afterwards, she went to her place, which had all the cooking utensils, and brought them back to Rowan's place. Some young ladies saw her and volunteered to assist her.
Since she was now the wife of Rowan, her rank in the village had increased, and everyone began to respect her as much as they respected Rowan. She first noticed this positive change at the village square when everyone began greeting her the moment she arrived.
It wasn't that no one respected her in the past, but today, the respect and admiration she received were overwhelming.
It even made her swear to herself to achieve a name and achievements for herself to ensure she deserved all the respect and admiration she received. She planned to get better at her occupation and solve the problem of clothing across the village!
In this part of the world, there are three seasons each year—the very dry and hot season in the first four months, the moderate season in the middle, and the rainy and cold season at the last part of the year. They were currently in the middle part of the year, just a few months until the cold and rainy season.
In the last few months of last year, a lot of villagers fell ill due to the cold as they didn't have good clothes to keep them warm—three elderly villagers and two infants died because of this.
This year, she swore to make leaps in her endeavor and ensure everyone experienced the last part of the year in bliss.
After Riela got home, she quickly began preparing food while sewing some of Rowan's old clothes, adding new designs to them with her needle and thread to make them even more beautiful.
As she sewed his clothes, she couldn't help but sniff them and long for the presence of Rowan—she recalled everything from last night and Rowan's promise for tonight. It made her blush and become aroused.
Now it was nighttime. Riela had already taken her bath and was wearing a nice gown, waiting for Rowan.
She had already lit the torches, which illuminated the room—the new designs she added were accentuated by the yellow light from the torches.
At that moment, Rowan walked into the room.
He was greeted with the new and fresh look of his room, the crackling sound of the torches, and the sweet aroma coming from nearby.
"You did all this?" Rowan asked with a sweet smile.
His room used to look like a cage with a bed, but now it looked like what an average room should look like on Earth—though average compared to Earth's luxury, it was still a lot better than before.
Riela stood up and nodded with a smile.
Rowan observed the dress she wore with an appreciative smile and didn't hesitate before moving towards her to hug her, enjoying the softness of her body once again.
"You did a beautiful job and deserve a reward," he whispered in her ear.
Riela was already aroused even before he arrived, so everything became pretty easy.
He lifted her and placed her on the bed, engaging in about five minutes of foreplay, causing her to moan and almost reach orgasm.
Afterwards, he took off his robe and revealed himself.
He made Riela lie on the bed with her back touching the bed, then he dragged her body towards the edge of the bed and moved closer.
He planted a kiss on her lips as he used his hand to guide himself towards her soaking wet entrance and gently penetrated.
"Umm~" Riela let out a soft moan as she felt the penetration.
Her eyes reddened as she felt pain.
"Painful~" she commented in a soft tone.
"It's natural to feel pain at your first penetration, but soon you will be greeted with the best feeling you've ever felt, better than last night's." Rowan smiled and planted a kiss on her cheek before focusing on his motion to not hurt her.
As he thrust himself slowly into her, he could feel her wetness, warmth, and tightness, as well as the barrier guarding her entrance.
Rowan added more force to his thrust and finally tore through the barrier, causing blood to flow out with the original wetness.
Riela let out a moan as her virginity was finally taken by the man she loved; her eyes were filled with tears of pain, love, and passion.
Rowan maintained his gentle pace after deflowering her, and the moans inside the room intensified. He didn't thrust his whole length yet and only used about half of it, which was already too much for such a tight embrace.
The lovemaking continued, the sexy and soft moans of Riela as well as the manly growls from Rowan spreading across the room, voicing out their pleasure.
After ten minutes, Riela experienced her first orgasm for the day.
Rowan observed the sweating and smiling face of Riela and muttered loving words to her before thrusting again, this time with more force than the first round as he wanted to release too.
The session continued for another forty-five minutes before Rowan made Riela sleep after her third release.
After everything ended, Rowan proceeded to have his bath and eat before opening his status to view his stats and check out the new Wheel feature.