Royle hid Adeline in a spot where she would not be spotted by anyone, waiting until he was off his shift before coming to fetch her and lead her home. It was just as well that Adeline had run away the moment she had sensed things weren't optimistic with the king. News broke out two hours later that the king had passed, and that Prince Andrew was now their new king. The death of the king, though he was rumored to have been ill for a while now, had surprised everyone. Some said he was found in a disgraceful manner, and the previous rumors resurfaced, reminding everyone he was said to have concealed a woman in his rooms.
Royle found it all hilarious. He wore a stupid grin on his face when he recounted the gossip to Adeline once they were safely out of the palace, but Adeline found his levity on the news of his king's death a distressing sign of his character. Although she had little fondness towards the king, she didn't find anything amusing about someone she knew had passed. Furthermore, didn't Royle swear to serve his regent since he worked at the palace?
"Do you know what they're saying? They say the king was found naked in his rooms, and that his cock was still erect when he was discovered by his servants. They even said there was still woman's juices dripping on his cock, that she fled and left the king to die from pent-up lust." Royle put his arm around Adeline's shoulders and groped her breast. "Is that true, little one? Did you fuck the king to his death?" His hands got bolder when Adeline didn't protest his molestation. Any other woman wouldn't have allowed such blatant fondling while they walked down a street. He leaned closer and whispered into her ear. "Do you think the king will haunt us now? Will he seek you out at night and fuck you with his ghostly cock?"
Adeline finally gathered up the courage to push him away. Not that Royle budged at all. It felt like a playful nudge to a man who was used to physical activity daily.
"Stop, please." She found what he said distasteful. She didn't know what 'ghost' or 'haunt' was but understood it was some form of life after death for humans. There was no such concept as an afterlife for the merpeople. When they died, their bodies simply vanished into bubbles and seafoam, reuniting with the sea which had provided them with life.
"What?" Royle asked, walking after her, "You don't think it's funny?"
Adeline cast him a glare and continued walking down the street. It was late and the sun had long set. A few torches were lit up along the road, but far from enough to dispel the shadows the buildings cast on the road. People mostly went home early, with only a few men ambling. Young women, especially as beautiful as her, did not stay out late -- not unless she was working, and not the respectable kind. Royle's antics were attracting a lot of attention from the occasional male who walked past. She found their looks changed slightly when they saw the way Royle was fondling her and overheard the bawdy jokes he made. Their gaze became more appraising as they scrutinized her body, paying particular attention to her face, breasts, and her skirt.
Instead of listening to the drivel of the man beside her and the proprietorial way he slung his arm around her, she turned to the scenery around her. She had never walked on human-dwelt land before. The world outside the palace was as different as it could be in comparison to the expensive opulence of the palace had been. The pathways were not well maintained but cracked in many places with small tufts of grass growing out of them. The buildings were more varied than the similarly styled architecture of the palace.
It was quiet now, but she had caught a glimpse of the busy port when she was brought off the ship, knew it could be lively and loud in the day. It was disappointing it wasn't so now, but she consoled herself with the fact that she could be witnessing that scene in the morning, now that she wasn't confined within the palace. Just imagine! She could be walking with the other humans in a human city! Like any other human!
Royle saw the excitement and wonder in her eyes as she took in the sights around them. Something sour and bitter rose in him. He wanted her attention, all of it. He glanced over at the lone male walking on the other side of the street and a wicked plan rose in his mind. He dragged her to the side of a stone building when the other male turned his head towards them. Then, in full view of the stranger, Royle pushed her skirts up so that her legs were bared. It took her a while to react to the suddenness of his sexual assault, but by then, he had already brought his cock out. Ignoring her silent struggles and pounding of her fists on his chest, he drove his entire cock into her sweet pussy.
Adeline gritted her teeth at the familiar sensation of a hard cock sliding into her and being fucked. She didn't want it now, not when she had guessed from the odd looks of people walking by them that it didn't constitute appropriate behavior for humans. Yet he didn't care, didn't mind if the others looked at her askance, so long as his own need was satisfied. Adeline didn't want it. She wanted to fit in with the other humans, not stand out again.
"Don't pout, sex slave. Your pussy is still clenched around my cock like a glove. You like being treated like this, don't you?" Royle asked as he pounded into her. When Adeline shook her head, he lifted up one of her thighs, forcing her legs to part most inelegantly. Her pussy tightened down around him as she clutched onto him for balance. He groaned. "That feels good. Squeeze down on my cock, woman."
She shook her head, refusing to cooperate. Her nails dug into Royle's forearms through the linen shirt he wore.
He hissed in pain, then laughed. "I wouldn't have guessed it when I first saw you, but you're one little firecracker." He thrust his cock hard into her soft depths and leaned in close to her. "The more you fight, the more show you're putting up for the guy who's watching us."
She stilled in his arms. Her eyes roved the street and found a dark figure around the corner not far from them. The man noticed he had been seen, and even raised his hand in greeting. Adeline jumped, panicked. She began pushing at Royle, trying to get him off. Her pussy squeezed down to dispel him, but it only had the opposite effect on him. He swelled even more inside her.
"You saw him? He has his eye on us right from the start. Some people enjoy watching others have sex, you know. And some people enjoy having sex in front of others. It's why they hold those sex parties in the palace every month. I heard you went to one of them with the prince. Which one do you think you are?" Royle's cock pummeled her soft depths, discovering that her pussy had been putting out a lot of juices since she discovered they had been seen. "You little whore. Your pussy is sweet on my cock right now. Shall I call him over? Invite him for a closer look?"
Royle grunted when Adeline tensed, her pussy tightening around his cock again. Her delightful pussy almost made him come before he intended. It would have been embarrassing. Royle was the sort of male who prided himself on his virility and sexual prowess. He wanted to make her climax first to prove that he could make her lose her mind with his cock.
Adeline had seen others have sex before at the palace. The prince and she had even indulged in it themselves. Yet, somehow, the same act performed in a different place with a different man was different. With the prince, it felt like a luxurious sin. Like lying naked on soft feathery beds and covered with the densest softest fur. Like rich wine and sweet fruits, and the loveliest of music in your ears.