Elunara stretched and sighed as she made her way down to the training yard. Last night was fun, but she might have twisted her hip out just a tad too much. It was always difficult to keep one's body shape when a pair of men were trying to shove their fingers in your crotch as the same time. She may have had the most delicious pair of husbands, but they did get a little over exuberant from time to time. She stopped and stared off into the distance. She called Jordan her husband. Yeah, it was mental, but that's where all the secrets hid out.
She was pleased to find both of them standing on the edge of the training ring, in a heated discussion about some of the newer recruits. She stood there for a moment, just watching them.
Grogek noticed her first. "What? What's wrong?"
Jordan spun around and frowned. "What's the matter?"
"Nothing actually." She strolled forward. "I was just thinking to myself that I had the most delicious pair of husbands on or off planet." She kissed Jordan first, since he was closer and then she kissed Grogek.
"Husbands?" Jordan squeaked. "Plural?"
"Well, that's what happens when I have two of them." She grinned. As predicted, it broke Jordan's brain more than it did hers. Grogek just grinned. "Unless you don't want to be." She gave a dramatic sigh.
"No. No, I'm ok with that one." He just continued to blink into space and stare like he got smacked with a hammer.
Grogek snorted a laugh. "You know, it took you longer than I thought it would to come to that decision."
She shrugged. "It is what it is."
"Uhhh, do I have to stand through a ceremony or something?" He winced.
"Gods, no. I'll have Tippy biting at my heels, screaming "I told you so." I just can't handle that kind of grief. A declaration is a declaration. I'm happy enough with that."
He let go of the breath he was holding. "Oh, thank the Gods."
She wrapped her arms around his torso and kissed him soundly.
He ran his hands down her back and across her ass. "So I guess this means I get to call you my wife?"
"Funny how that works." She grinned.
"Yeah, I'm definitely ok with that."
"You two are making me nauseous." Grogek grunted.
"Hah!" She laughed. "We're probably making you horny."
"Some days, I'm not sure there's a difference." He grinned.
She stepped over to him, and grabbing him by the fang, pulled her face to his.
"Hey, Baby, we have a visitor."
Elunara looked back and saw Charnak at the end of the training yard, just standing and watching. "Wonder how long he's been there."
"Don't know, I just looked over, but he might have been standing there for awhile."
"Eh. He hasn't seen anything I wouldn't have already done in front of him."
Charnak started forward and walked past the training soldiers. Many jump out of his way, or scrambled around him. He ignored every one of them, heading for the trio on the edge of the yard.
Elunara straightened up, gave him a cool look and crossed her arms.
He stopped in front of them, got to one knee and put his fist to his chest. "I, Charnak of the Warsong clan have come to declare my loyalty to my Goddess of War and Mercy, Elunara. I swear absolute loyalty to her. I have also come to give my humblest apologies to my brother Grogek for my misplaced judgment and attempt on his life. I swear my loyalty to him as Elunara's mate, and beg of his forgiveness. I realize now that you far superior to me, having earned the loyalty and love of this woman who is a goddess to me." He bowed.
He lowered his voice. "Whatever you have done to deserve her, I will never be able to match. However, I beg of her to reconsider her anger towards me, for I knew not the truth when I committed my heinous crimes. I realize now that I will never be your one or your two, but I request that perhaps I can be your humble pet." He took her hand and laid his forehead against it. "I am your to command, my great and beautiful goddess."
"Rise, Charnak, your words impress me." When he stood up, she ran her fingertips under his chin. "I will give your words the consideration they deserve."
Charnak bowed to Grogek. "Please, forgive me brother. I understand now, that had I faced you in one on one, you would have been superior. My tactics for dealing with you were cowardly."
"Hmm."
"Charnak," Elunara put a hand on his arm. "If you are doing this just to gain my favor, I will be supremely pissed." She dug her fingernails into his arm.
He winced. "No, my goddess. Your words to me last night sang true. Your heart was won by this man, and now I must make headway to even get in the same waters as he. I... I laid awake all night thinking and thinking. I can only assume that he has done something miraculous to obtain your affections. Even this little human is more worthy than I, and I am one of the strongest of our kind."
She released the pressure on his arm. "Very well. I have another task of you while I consider your words."
"Yes, my Goddess, anything."
"Near the entrance to Gorgrond, there is a Genesaur blocking trade routes. He is not hard to recognize, for he only has one eye. I am the one who took his other eye when he tried to eat one of my children. I would have felled the beast myself. But, I was burdened by my child. Bring it down, and bring me its skull. If the skull proves to be too burdensome, take a tusk. That bastard angered me when he tried to eat my child. Bring it down and earn more of my favor."
"Yes, my goddess." He lifted her hand to his mouth. "Your will be done." He turned and left.
"Elunara..."
"Yeeess?"
"The fuck have you done?" Jordan gestured towards Charnak's retreating form.
"I have NO idea." She shook her head. "I wasn't sure if I was supposed to laugh, cry, or get a migraine from rolling my eyes in my head."
"He had to eat a fair bit of pride to do all of that just now." Grogek frowned. "Even I am often amazed by the effect you have on people, my love."
"I thought he was going to wet himself when you said you took on a genesaur one handed." Jordan snorted.
"Technically, Bradly was tied to my back, so I had both hands free."
Speaking of, she got tackled by the two boys. "Did that Orc just swear to you?" Darguni asked.
"Yeah, he thinks I'm a goddess, don't try to dissuade him."
"Nuh uh, our momma is a goddess!" Bradly bounced.
"We have the coolest Momma ever!" Darguni chimed in.
"Yeah, so now I have an army of Orcs at my disposal, their leader thinks I'm a goddess, and I proved it by beating up seventy five of their best warriors at once." Elunara scrubbed her hands on both boys hair. "Oh, and I've declared Jordan as my second husband, just so we're all clear."
"Does that mean he's our papa too?"
"Eh, he's whatever he'd rather you call him."
"Well, I like Papa Jordan better than Uncle Jordan." Bradly declared.
"Yeah! Papa is my papa, but Jordan can be my other Papa, like Momma Tuly is my other Momma."
"Yeah! Let's go tell everybody!"
"Yeah!" The two boys took off running.
