"My Manda'lor, supply runs are being made monthly to the out-lying covers and colonies but I fear our food stores will run out."
"What about the farms?" Din shoots a look to Boba and he shifts, nodding curtly before he stands.
"Manda'lor?"
"Yes, Fett?"
"If we expand each farm by an acre, we could manage to increase their output. But we need to be careful not to drain the soil of its nutrients. Might I also suggest putting together a few teams to hunt on a few uninhabited jungle planets for meat."
Din looked to Talur who tapped his chin in thought, "that's a plausible idea. We could create an additional trade market for the leather and bones. Feathers too. It could help to further stabilize the economy if done properly."
Boba raised his hand and Din waved him to continue.
"We should also think about a conservation effort for the planets in question if you do agree to this idea. That way we aren't killing off an entire species of animals."
Din stands, "it's an idea that has merit. Draw up a proposal and have it to me as soon as you can. That is...all..." he shook his head, suddenly dizzy and he sways, vision blurring and he's pitching to one side, barely making out the figure of Boba jumping out of his seat.
"Din!"
His helmet bounces off the floor with a loud clang and darkness creeps into his head.
"Someone get a doctor! Now! The Manda'lor has collapsed!"
Boba lifts him from the floor, barking at Talur over his shoulder, "I said get the doctor!"
Talur nods, fingers flying over his tablet as he messages the medical ward, following Boba closely as he carries Din out of the throne room.
He's kicking the door panel, activating it and ducking sideways through it.
"Yuli!" She's rushing out at Boba's voice, eyes going wide when she sees him carrying Din.
"Din! Maker above! Boba what happened?"
"He collapsed, passed out in the throne room."
Talur rolls his eyes, "This probably can just be chalked up to stress. Worrying about the clutch and all."
"He was stressed before and didn't pass out like that. This...something's wrong. He's been eating like crazy lately too. It's crazy though...its almost like he's...well shit...can he? Shit."
Yuli prods, "Almost like he's what?"
"Almost like he's pregnant."
Talur laughs, "that's not possible though. He's male. I thought he needed someone else to carry for him."
"Is it a possibility though?" Boba directs this question to Yuli.
She shakes her head. "No. From what Din told me, his heat cycles are only once a year."
When Boba laid him on the bed, he slipped Din's helmet free, brushing a knuckle across his cheek.
'Wake up, cyare.'
A knock sounded on the doors and they slid open to reveal the doctor. Boba frowned behind his helmet.
A part of him hoped it was just stress.
Another...deeper, smaller part of him hoped otherwise.
"I came as quickly as I could. What is wrong with the Manda'lor?"
Talur explained to the doctor and he nodded, listening intently. He knew the Manda'lor's secret, sworn on pain of death to keep it.
"Then lets see what's wrong with his majesty."
It was a tense thirty minutes of him examining Din before he's gasping, shooting a look at Talur and then at Boba.
Yuli is the one to ask. "What is it? Something bad?"
The doctor seems almost nervous, his hands shaking.
"Well, you see...its...his body..."
Boba explodes. "What is it!?"
"He's carrying more eggs. Which shouldn't be possible, considering his cycle just ended."
'He's carrying more eggs.' Boba felt like his body was flushed with ice.
Yuli gasps, shocked. This was strange.
Din chose that moment to finally wake up and he's groggily looking up, half-blurred vision landing on Yuli.
"Mesh'la?"
"Din! How are you feeling?"
"Like a Rancor went romping inside my brain. What happened?"
The doctor was quick to back out of the room, stating he would be back later.
"You passed out...mid sentence by the way."
Din groaned, throwing an arm over his eyes.
"Din?"
"Yes, Yuli?"
"The doctor found out something and I think you need to know."
Din's arm froze and he lowered it, worried eyes falling on her.
"What? What did he find out?"
"You're carrying more eggs."
Din did a double take mouth gaping open and he looked at Boba who stood there, arms crossed, helmet still on. He frowned.
"What?"
"Eggs? You said your cycles were only once a year."
"They are. This is...oh...oh shit."
Yuli by now has crawled onto the bed, brushing his hair from his face. "Din?"
"I think I know why."
Its then that Boba removes his helmet, tossing it into a chair.
"Oh, then do enlighten us."
"Remember the last few times we...well that one time we went three straight hours?"
Boba chuckled hotly, "Yeah I remember. I remember all too clearly. Damn if you had been there Yuli..."
She blushed heavily, "Oh stop. What does that have to do with this?"
Well apparently Boba being almost balls deep inside my fucking ovipositor that long changed up a few things, internally for me. You came what? Three times the first time you were inside it? And the second time?"
"I stopped counting at five...we were intently focused on fucking each others brains out that night."
Yuli's face was hot as images of the two men together swirled in her mind. She was intrigued by it. She wanted to watch them or better yet join them. She had slept with Din regularly but Boba...she had yet to ride him.
She bit her lip, nuzzling her face into Din's neck.
Din smirked at her reaction, seeing her face flush and her eyes get this faraway look. He would bet anything that she had been imagining him and Boba together. He rubbed her back, kissing her head before turning to Boba.
"Okay, you can stop." Talur sounded rather put out.
Boba chuckled, "Jealous?"
"Not in the slightest. I...just don't want to hear about it. It's...shouldn't it be private?"
"When its that good...no."
Talur sighed heavily and just gave a look of pure suffering to Din and he laughed, waving him away. Yuli giggled to which Talur rolled his eyes.
"Go. Get out of here. Inform the rest of the council that I will be fine but I will be taking the rest of the day off."
"What should I tell them?"
"The Manda'lor suffered a wound when hunting that was more serious than first thought."
Din gave a surprised look to Boba who shrugged.
"What? It works."
Talur gives a short bow and sweeps from the room, muttering about horny men and stupid excuses.
Boba shifts from foot to foot, "So, this is a strange situation."
"You're telling me. That many times...it must of ended up fertilizing a few remaining eggs but I thought I had deposited them all into Yuli."
"So...what, your body decided to make more eggs because of us being able to barely keep our hands off each other?"
"It must have. The thing is I didn't think I could carry the eggs myself. I always thought I had to deposit them into someone else for them to gestate properly."
"It didn't cross your mind at any point?"
"I had hid my body's biology for a long time, Boba. Technically that first night we slept together was the first time I trusted anyone to be that near them, let alone fuck them. Well beside Yuli of course."
That made Boba do a double take and he looked at Din incredulously.
"What about your past lovers? How did you hide it from them?"
"The creed makes it easier than you think. Usually a hand job or blindfolding them and deepthroating them into next week."
"No fucking way...that night we...you...you were a virgin?"
"Technically yes."
"But you...how did you know to...you were fucking amazing."
Yuli is quick to add, "I second that. You made me orgasm six times that first night together."
Din chuckles, leaning over and running his hand over the curve of her hip.
"Well talk about a morale boost."
He pulls her into a heated kiss, moaning and she leans into it before she's suddenly pulling away.