With the Duchess now gone from our land and hopefully going to put in a good word with the Queen, I could only slump against the table as I breathed a sigh of relief, feeling far more tired than I should considering the little amount of work I had done today.
Resting my head against the table, I sighed again before glancing up towards Rhefia as she approached me, her veil still covering her face as she reached down and helped me up, all while Ipoala and Ehretia shared one of her arms.
"Are you alright, Astra?"
Taking a deep breath, I nodded my head slightly as I leaned against her chest, before looking towards everyone else as they approached the pavilion, all of my family staring at me with worry.
"I... yeah, I should be fine. Just... tired. Woozy. She was so... strong. Powerful. The amount of mana coiled inside her body was insane, and the way she acted was just..."
Rhefia nodded, tossing off the veil and guiding me towards the campfire, where she sat me down and stroked my back as she said "That would be Duchess Renna Poinset alright. Second only to the Queen in terms of power and influence. What she says carried enough weight to transform this Queendom a dozen times over if she wanted to. I really didn't expect 'the Noble' that was coming to interview us to be her. Maybe a Countess, hells, even a Marquess maybe. But one of the Duchesses?"
The Deerkin sighed as she glanced at Sari, who added "Besides the three Magistrates, the two Duchesses are the pinnacle of high society and women who are far too powerful to even think of trying to go against. Where the Magistrates govern the provinces of the Queendom to make sure everything runs smoothly - acting like the 'brains' for the Queen - the Duchesses are the Queen's personal arms to rein in and control the Nobility.
And of the two Duchesses, Renna Poinset is the scarier one by far. A Nymph born of this land to protect it, she draws her strength from the Queendom's territories, making her one of the strongest women to ever live. Even the Queen would think twice before facing her. So why would she be the one to come here? To see us?"
I pursed my lips, mulling over the Catkin's confusion before glancing at Rhefia, who had tapped my back a few times, a question in her eyes.
"Perhaps it has something to do with Goddess Dryatra? After all, Duchess Poinset said that the land was only being sold because the Goddess agreed to let it go? And if that's the case, then..."
Smiling wryly at my wife, I took a deep breath as I nodded, understanding her line of thinking.
"Maybe? I wouldn't know though, nor would I place much of a guarantee in that idea, but it does make sense."
The others - including my own children - all seemed very confused by what Rhefia and I were discussing, since the whole thing regarding my own connection to the Goddesses was something we had only theorized between ourselves, never really asking the others about it.
Sighing once more, I looked out towards the rest of the family and said "I... for now, I'm tired. I want to just... relax for right now. Heila, could you make something filling for dinner? Sari, could you take Kalia and run into the city and schedule an appointment with one of the carpenters to deliver materials here soon? Keep the order reasonable; here's the gold and Land Owner Medallion."
Handing some of the things over to the Catkin, I gave everyone a tired smile before turning towards Camara, who nodded before I even asked her a question, my eldest reaching over and taking Ipoala and Ehretia from Rhefia as we stood up, our intentions obvious.
I gave everyone else a nod before guiding my wife towards our tent, wanting to temporarily forget everything that happened today and instead fill my mind with something besides worries.
Rhefia obliged instantly, understanding what I wanted as she spun me around and lifted the veil away, allowing her access to my lips as she began to kiss me passionately, the familiar taste of mint on her tongue sweeping through my mind wonderfully.
Her hands roamed down towards my ass, and I moaned softly as she dug her fingers deep into each cheek, pulling me closer and claiming me as hers as she began to spread her scent over me.
The stiff cock that pressed into my stomach was scorching hot as she removed her clothes, while my clothes dropped to the ground as we prepared to mate, the act of making love so deeply engrained into our beings at this point that we didn't consciously realize what we were doing, just that it would feel good.
My lips were locked against hers for a few moments, while my hands glided across her shaft and caressed her balls, coaxing her thick semen out a little more before I dropped to my knees, staring up at my dark skinned lover and meeting her amber eyes.
With her thick cock resting against my cheek, I inhaled the cloying scent of mint that permeated her crotch before resuming stroking her cock, all while I kissed and sucked on her heavy balls.
Rhefia growled softly above me, her hands stroking my hair as she watched me worship her perfect dick, before she eventually gave my head a quick squeeze to let me know she wanted more.
Obliging her request, I kissed the base of her cock before trailing my lips up her shaft, peppering it with kisses as I reached the tip, which was crowned by a pearl of her exquisite precum.
There was nothing better to help me forget my troubles then this cock and the semen that it shot out, so I parted my lips and began to suck eagerly on her tip, making my lover groan as I gradually swallowed more and more of her penis.
I filled my throat with her thick member before pulling away, all while my hands caressed her delicate, heavy jewels as I began to work on milking her, wanting that delectable nectar that waited me at the end of this.
So, I began to suck on her cock harder, throating it deep and using my tongue to stroke her shaft as I swallowed her cock whole.