“[Would you like some water?]”

  “Mnnn...?” Krvavy blearily groans as those calm words stir her consciousness back to the present. Against her will.

  As is apparently quite common for her, a dull ache pulses through the barbarian’s body. Her arm are heavy and don’t want to move even a little. Her back is stiff and sore, spine and the base of her meaty tail pressed into uncomfortably solid stone as she ys sprawled out on the floor. A weight rests atop her, warm and... actually quite pleasant.

  “Hhhhaahnnnh...” A long, tired sigh escapes past Krvavy’s lips. Like it or not, she is awake now and her mind doesn’t want to go back to sleep... Her eyes zily flutter open.

  Two massive boulders, their grey stone surfaces polished to a smooth matte sheen, hang over Krvavy’s face and almost entirely fill her vision. It takes Krvavy a few seconds of slow, confused blinking to realize what exactly it is that she is looking at.

  Inanna is leaning over her, standing completely exposed with her huge tits on full dispy. In the Dwarf’s hand is a cup, held out to the barbarian.

  “[Thanks.]” A long, drawn out yawn follows that bit of gratitude. The Drakling’s elbows press against cold, hard stone as she props herself up just a little, gently taking the offered cup and bringing to her lips. She shudders slightly as the cool water flows down her throat in just a couple gulps.

  Now a little more awake, Krvavy can see that the weight ying on top of her is none other than Thea. Though that isn’t exactly a surprise. The silver-blonde girl is a complete mess, with her dishevelled hair soaked in sweat and her flushed body still twitching every now and then.

  “[Is she alright?]” The Dwarf asks with more curiosity than concern in her mostly neutral voice.

  Krvavy’s fingers slowly trace their way down the back of her beautiful brat’s neck. The unconscious girl trembles as that touch travels further and further, passing by her shoulder bdes, ribs, and even hips. “[Yeah. Probably...]”

  Those words have hardly left the Drakling’s lips before her palm finds itself colliding with Thea’s delicate rear. “Hhhhhghhhnnh~...!” The bratty girl convulses in pleasure, her unduting insides squeezing so tightly that she all but forces Krvavy’s thoroughly softened cock out of her slit. And with her hole no longer plugged...

  A deluge of cum spills free from that brat’s perfect pussy, adding to the sticky and goopy mess in Krvavy’s p... and on the ground beneath their bodies.

  That possessive bit of contact sends waves of tingling warmth flowing through the room, washing over Drakling and Dwarf. Those tingly feelings grow calmer and weaker as Thea descends from her trembling high, spiking slightly each time her mildly abused ass is lovingly kneaded and massaged.

  Inanna takes a single, cautious step back.

  “[Oh, don’t worry. Her magic isn’t dangerous.]” Krvavy begins to expin, slowly shifting upright into a proper seated position, carefully and comfortably cradling Thea in her arms. “[It just... turns her pleasure into health and mana regeneration. And her new spell seems to...]” She pinches Thea on the ass, sending another wave of tingling warmth out. “[Yeah, it seems to turn pain into even more pleasure.]”

  “[That is...]” Inanna seems completely lost for words and isn’t sure how to respond.

  “[It’s quite useful.]” The barbarian points out, rolling her shoulders and trying to get at least some of the stiffness out of her neck. “[Unfortunately, this cute little brat here doesn’t exactly like using her magic. She thinks that only being able to do literal sex magic is shameful.]”

  “[Mmm. You have... quite the group of women here.]”

  “[Yup... They’re all pretty unique~...]” A dopey smile fills the Drakling’s face as she cuddles and squeezes the girl in her p. Damp strands of silver-blonde hair glide between her fingers as she gently scritches Thea’s scalp, freely petting the girl and almost treating her as nothing more than an affectionate... cat.

  “Mghhhnnnghhnmmh...” The happy murmuring noises escaping past Thea’s slightly parted lips only serve to strengthen that thought. It is almost like she is purring. Which is definitely something that she’d be annoyed and embarrassed about were she conscious and coherent.

  A bit of drool dribbles down from that noble girl’s mouth, dripping onto Krvavy’s chest.

  “[Are you sure that she is alright?]” Inanna once again asks with a bit of concern in her voice.

  “[Yeah. This happens all the time.]” The barbarian leans down to kiss Thea on the forehead. “[It is kind of annoying, but I’m not going to compin about being able to cuddle this brat without having to listen to her compin about it~.]”

  “[Hmm...]” The Dwarf thoughtfully hums, tilting her head slightly.

  “[Oh!]” Krvavy abruptly perks up as a thought pops into her head. “[Do you know how long Thea and I were, uh, ‘going at it’?]”

  “[I am not sure.]” Inanna slowly replies. “[Perhaps... an hour or so? Assuming that all of the... noise marked the beginning of your tryst.]”

  “[Really? Just an hour?! That’s...! Hah! Haha!]” Krvavy begins to triumphantly ugh, gradually growing a bit maniacal as the Dwarf simply stands by and watches with a confused expression on her face. “[Ahaha! Hah...! Sorry, sorry!]” She struggles to compose herself. Tears of joy well up in the corners of her eyes.. “[It’s just... Hah...! I’m so damn proud of my girl!]”

  Inanna questioningly raises an eyebrow, waiting patiently for Krvavy to eborate.

  “[My mana is just shy of two-hundred right now! And I was completely out when we started! It’s just... wow! The st time we did this it took us around three to four hours to get that much mana back! My sweet little princess has improved so much already~!]”

  The Dwarf continues to silently stand by, watching as Krvavy vishes the messy, and barely responsive, brat in her arms with cooing kisses. And a few nuzzling nibbles. “[What is your retionship with these women?]”

  “[Huh?]” Krvavy is jostled out of her amorous affection by that sudden and abrupt question.

  “[You appear to truly love ‘your girls’. And at least some of that love is returned.]”

  “[W-why is that a surprise?]” The barbarian replies with a slight bit of embarrassment, her face flushing a deep crimson colour rivalling that of her hair.

  Inanna tiredly sighs and shakes her head. “[You yourself admitted to having essentially abducted each of them, though the Elf is clearly still here on her own volition. She could, no doubt, survive just fine on her own, if need be. Which is not something this Human could cim.]”

  “[So? Everything might have started off a... a little rocky. But we’ve worked past that and actually started to get to know each other!]” Krvavy defensively responds. She unconsciously hugs Thea tighter, pulling the mumbling and murmuring brat further into her pale breasts. As if she were expecting someone to try and steal the girl from her.

  “[Exactly. Why have you bothered with any of that?]” The Dwarf wonders, before shaking her head once more. “[I... Never mind, forget it.]”

  “[No. It’s alright. I don’t mind your questions.]” Krvavy slowly sighs out. “[I just... I don’t know. I guess that I’m just a bit soft, you know? Yeah, it sounds kind of dumb to say that after everything I’ve done...]”

  Inanna furrows her thick brows in thought, looking at the unconscious Human girl being carefully and possessively cradled in the barbarian’s arms.

  “[I know that I could have shattered her spirit and broken her completely. She is completely at my mercy.]” Krvavy quietly admits. “[But I... I can’t even imagine doing that to her now. Maybe, just maybe, if she was just an entitled, spoiled bitch with nothing redeeming about her...]” The barbarian sadly shakes her head. “[But even then, I don’t think I’d be happy. I... I want a home filled with people who actually care about me. People who want to spend time with me, and who will miss me when I’m not around...]”

  “[Apologies.]” The Dwarf immediately states. “[I did not intend to upset you. I simply... I have a hard enough time understanding two people loving each other, let alone how someone could love so many others.]”

  “[Really...? What about your parents? Did they not...?]”

  “[Mmm. They did love each other.]” Inanna answers. “[And that love was strong enough to still linger to this day. But they knew each other for decades before marriage. They grew up together. It makes sense. You, on the other hand, have know these girls for how long? Around a month? How can you feel that way for them in such a short amount of time?]”

  “[Oh. That is easy. I am broken. Absolutely fucked in the head.]” Krvavy ruefully ughs back. “[It’s a miracle that I can even love.]”

  The Dwarf simply furrows her thick brow, looking mildly confused and clearly not fully understanding what the barbarian is saying.

  Krvavy sighs again. “[Look, I went pretty much my entire life up ‘til now being unloved. So what do you think would happen when I find myself in a situation where I have people willing to love me and I don’t need to worry about any ulterior motives?]”

  Inanna briefly looks like she wants to say something – specifically when Krvavy mentions ‘ulterior motives’ – but clearly decides against it, simply nodding her head instead.

  “Nnmmmgh...” Thea groans from the barbarian’s arms, sounding a little more conscious as she seems to slowly stir awake. Took her long enough.

  “[Can you – Oh, thanks.]” Krvavy cuts herself off as Inanna holds out another cup of water, just like she was about to ask.

  The groggy brat sips at the water as it is brought to her lips, before zily opening her eyes.

  “Hey, you’re finally awake.” The barbarian pyfully says.

  “Wha–Ahh!” Thea shouts out as she sees Inanna, panicking slightly as she tries to cover herself up. “Mmph~!” She inadvertently moans as her hands sp down onto her sensitive nipples, causing her face to go red in embarrassment.

  “You might want to disable your spells before you run out of mana.” Krvavy calmly advises, a warm and affectionate smile pying at her lips. “Not that you’ve got much left, but... still.”

  The silver-blonde brat frantically nods her head and the tingling warmth flowing from her body abruptly comes to an end.

  “[Inanna, do you mind passing that bnket over? Thank you.]”

  Thea breathes out in relief as the bnket is draped over her body, completely covering her up.

  Krvavy gently shakes her head as she pushes the cup of water into the girl’s hands. “When are you going to get used to being naked around her?”

  The bratty noble girl just gres up at Krvavy, sipping away at her cup.

  “Alright...” The barbarian exaggeratedly sighs out. “Did you enjoy getting fucked unconscious?”

  “Ack!” Thea chokes on her water and immediately begins coughing. “W-why!?” Her hoarse voice whines between gagged gasps.

  “Sorry.” Krvavy pats her girl on the back. “Just curious. We’re going to be doing that every day from now on, so I hope you had fun.”

  “Wha – ahem – what makes you think that!?” The brat angrily demands, her voice almost completely gone after all the pleasured screaming she did earlier.

  “Well, for one, I got a lot of mana back. So the more we do that the quicker I can get the house done, and get a working bathroom all set up.” Krvavy nonchantly replies. “But more importantly, it is the quickest and probably most effective way to level you up. You’re getting the experience of four skills increasing when I fuck you like that, after all. Oh, and we also need to get you used to all that pleasure coursing through you. Leaving you a mindless quivering mess is pretty hot, but it is going to get stale if it happens every single time.”

  Thea presses her lips together and narrows her eyes. After a few moments she loudly exhales. “Fine...”

  “Hmm...” Krvavy pyfully taps her chin, acting like she is considering something important. “Maybe next time I’ll gag you~? That way you won’t lose that cute voice of yours.”

  Thea doesn’t deign that with a response, simply huffing out in annoyance as her cheeks burn red.

  “[Excuse me,]” Inanna suddenly speaks up, “[do you think that we could use this time for my nguage lessons? Assuming that you do not want to immediately get back to work on the plumbing, that is.]”

  Krvavy gnces down at the girl in her arms. Thea’s voice is pretty much completely gone, but she should be able to handle just a little bit of talking. “Do you feel up to teaching Inanna some Common?”

  “I...” The noble girl takes a deep breath, only for her beautiful face to scrunch up. “Can we... have a bath first...?”

  The barbarian blinks. It suddenly becomes quite hard to ignore the sticky puddle that she is sitting in, or how moist her skin feels. Or the scent of sex lingering in the air. She nods, eyes darting back towards the Dwarf. “[Do you mind doing it down in the hot springs?]”

  “[I have no problem with that.]” The Dwarven woman pinly states. “[Should I give the two of you a few minutes of privacy first?]”

  Krvavy tilts her head and... decides to not bully her brat for once. “[Yeah, thanks.]”