Upon his arrival, Raven was greeted with a rush of Aestradian citizens walking up to him with thanks in hand. Their minds have returned, and the future of their children has been secured thanks to him. Not to mention the military training to help the citizens fight against monsters by themselves, making them self-reliant, of course, with the exception of food, since the cursed land was still not fruitful enough to grow anything.
But as news spread through the crowd and eventually landed on Maria's ears, she didn't go to check on him directly; instead ordered a soldier to secure a room next to the false heroes at the inn. Finally, with Hilma in tow, she greeted Raven at the training ground, and the djinn sisters came not too long after.
Noticing Regalia as well, the priestess was slightly concerned at first, but upon hearing the news that everyone was supposed to return to Athenia for a few days of rest, all her worries were quickly washed away.
"Everyone's going home before we breach past the desert, apparently it's a rival guard's territory, and some true demon general isn't far behind either." As Raven's explanation came to an end, the girls were aware of everything that had happened at the oceanic desert. From the assassination of the lesser demon general to the god of the desert joining their party.
Needless to say, everything that came out of Raven's mouth felt surreal to the girls, but knowing that it was him who'd seen these things first-hand, none of them felt an ounce of doubt. Instead, accepting things as they came, the girls quickly recovered and, instead of letting him linger there any longer, decided to guide him to their beds.
About six months have passed since they felt his touch, and already, just by hugging his arms, a trail of their juices was dripping down their legs. The only exception was Hilma, who has yet to be accepted as Raven's woman. Taller than the warlord with the semi-muscular body fit for a warrior, she had always been quite an intimidating woman, but with Maria's plans for her, she knew that she might be part of the special night tonight.
'Am…I–shit, I can't believe I'm gonna do this.' Shaking her head as she walked behind the group, her eyes fixed on Raven's broad shoulders, she pondered whether someone like her, someone who hadn't been with a man and was emotionally a recluse, could even go through with what Maria was expecting her to do.
Passing by her nephew's room inside the inn, her anxiety only grew further. Allowing everyone else to walk ahead, she did as she was told and locked her nephew's door from the outside. Yet as her fingers lingered on the latch, her heart was pumping with angst and doubt about whether she should even betray her companions, especially Felix, even further.
'He can't have children anymore, so it should fall on me to continue our bloodline, no?' Searching for any excuse at all, she landed on one that she barely believed herself. In reality, she had grown tired of babysitting her dead sibling's son and wanted something more for herself–a life of her own with a man who could hold her tight.
Turning to the other door, now shut with the others inside, she stood frozen for a good minute, wondering whether the sacrifice was worth it or not. In Maria's own words, abandoning her nephew and crying the warlord's praises while he was forced to listen next door was nothing short of a ritual for a fae to claim a woman as his own.
'Who knew fairies were into such lecherous things?' Slowly walking closer to the door, her hand stretched out and shaking, she took deep breaths while trying to calm her heart, but the closer she got, the more the perverse image of her on top of the hero affected her. A woman who hadn't been made love to, a woman looking for companionship while nearing the end of her menstrual cycle; she felt desperate for someone, anyone really–but the choice right now was obvious. 'It has to be him, I doubt anyone else can give me what I want.'
The laughter of children echoed in the back of her head. Already, she was planning to give them the best life, and that started with choosing a partner who could provide exceptional genes. Thus, grabbing the doorknob, Hilma pushed it in. Lowering her head to avoid hitting the doorframe, she hesitantly entered the room to find the girls all undressing.
As for Raven? He sat on the bed with Regalia by his side, his fingers brushing through her wolf-like mane. Nuzzling her neck against the hero's, the demi-wolf was showing a tranquil expression that Hilma hadn't seen on another woman ever in her life.
"You're finally here~" Maria said, slowly getting closer to the tall woman.
Grabbing her hand, she drew her deeper into the room before letting go and locking the door behind them. Fidgeting where she stood, the warrior's eyes wandered about. She didn't know where to look, especially since all the girls were naked and the only garment on Raven's body was his pants with a massive bulge, even though he was just semi-soft.
Trailing her fingers across Hilma's arm, Maria chuckled to herself and looked up into her eyes. Staring at her for a brief moment, she turned around to her man and spoke with confidence.
"There she is, I told you she wanted to serve you more intimately than training soldiers, ahaha~" Grabbing Hilma's hand again, Maria led the woman to the foot of the bed. Once her shadow was being cast on the hero, the priestess turned to look at her and said. "Now, why don't you show him your loyalty? And forget your nephew next door, he's a cuck anyways, I'm sure he wouldn't mind his guardian choking on your master's dick."
Even though Maria's words were harsh, for some reason, they made Hilma's heart pound faster. Was it the taboo of the act or the fact that she was finally about to offer herself to a man? The warrior didn't know, either way, with the drop of her weapon, it was time for her to undo those buttons and win her way into her master's heart.