Grogek chuckled and stepped out of the building. He started to make his way down to the yard, but the woman from before jogged up, child on her hip.
"I was rude before, I'm sorry."
He shrugged. "Not really."
"I have... questions."
"That night elf back there is my wife, Elunara. I have my own children... around here somewhere. I train the men, down at the yard, with my brother Jordan."
"Oh!" She shifted the child on her hip. "Well, that's... May I come see?"
"Sure, why not?" He shrugged. "Everyone is free to watch." He plucked Tina out of the woman's grasp and sat her on his shoulder.
Tina giggled and wrapped her arms around his head. "You're funny.
Grogek blinked. "Uh, hold on one moment." He back tracked and stuck his head in the healer building. "Elunara! Where's Lulu?"
"Jordan has her."
"Ah."
He returned to his path.
"Who's Lulu?"
"My daughter."
"Can Lulu play?" Tina bent over to look in his face.
"Lulu is barely a year old. She might not be much to play with."
"Aw." Tina pouted.
"You have a large family." The woman blushed. "My name is Susan. I was in town, visiting my sister Misty, when Tina here, got away from me." She sighed. "Just disappeared into the crowd." Shaking her head, she looked up, and was still amazed by the gentleness in the massive orc. "Someone said they saw her being taken to the healer building. Thank you so much for helping her."
"Eh." He shrugged. "We're here. You can sit on the platform with my brother Jordan." He transferred the child from his shoulder, to the platform.
"Uh, where?"
"That human is my brother."
Jordan eyed Grogek. "Gee, changing your clothes sure took an awful long time."
Grogek snorted. "I was not doing THAT if you must know. This child had a sprained ankle. I had to help her."
Jordan snorted. "Yeah right."
"Is this Lulu?" Tina leaned over.
"Yeah, this is my little girl." Jordan grinned.
"Yeah, she's a baby. Babies aren't all that fun." Tina sighed.
"I am so incredibly confused." Susan blinked.
"Jordan is my brother; we both married the same woman. Lulu is Jordan's birth child, my birth child Darguni is around here somewhere, and our adopted son, Bradly is usually with him." Grogek put his hands on his hips and looked around. He shrugged. "They're usually along sometime. I have to get back to work." He turned and left.
"Now, I'm even MORE confused."
Jordan laughed. "Let me see if I can make it easier to understand."
Susan sat beside Jordan and marveled at the activity below. "And no one has any problems what so ever?"
"Only outsiders. We're all open and honest and work through everything with each other. We take it as it comes. Grogek is considered the head of our household, but it's Elunara who directs us all. It's how we worked it out to be."
"I'll admit that I was rather frightened to see an orc, but he's so kind and gentle, my mind boggles with it."
"You and everyone else in the world." Jordan grinned. "That's my brother though."
"I am also amazed that you call each other brother."
"We all are."
They both looked back. Susan shot to her feet and curtsied. "Your majesty."
Jordan grinned. "I'd stand up, but I have Lulu."
"Where IS Elunara?"
"Tippy went into labor."
"Ah."
"Is she a midwife?"
Both Jordan and Varian started to laugh. "No, no Elunara HATES doing it. But... it's just one of her many gifts." Jordan shrugged.
"Your family just sounds so fascina-" She put a hand to her mouth. "Oh, dear me, in all the excitement I forgot to actually meet up with Misty."
"Misty... her brother is a magistrate?" Varian asked.
"Why, yes. That's them. "
Jordan snirked.
Susan frowned. "What?"
"Yeah... they don't like us." Jordan shrugged.
"What?" She blinked.
Jordan shrugged again. "You'll have to get it from her."
Varian smiled. "She happens to be at the keep right now, perhaps I could escort you there?"
"Oh, that'd be delightful." Susan blushed as she took his arm.
"I'll tell Elunara you were by." Jordan grinned.
"Thank you." Varian grinned back.
Vicki snarled at the little exchange, but she watched her target with interest. She knew his little weakness, and now she just had to figure out how to capitalize on this. Step two, would be learning his habits.
"Hey..."
Vicki looked back and smiled. "Ah, there you are."
"Yeah..." He looked around nervously. "Where...?"
She jerked her head. "I got a nice, quiet spot, this way."
The pair disappeared down an alley way.
"Just a quick one."
"I know how you like it." She purred. She tugged up her dress and ran her fingers through the soft hairs. "Nice and wet, just for you."
Licking his lips, he grabbed her waist and shoved himself in. He buried his face in her neck and licked it, as he pumped himself in and out with a grunt.
Afterwards, she shoved the small sum in her pocket with a grimace. "There's a reason your wife won't fuck you, asshole." She muttered at his retreating form. Using her dress, she wiped the inside of her thigh, and went back to watching her target.
"But SIS!"
"No! It's FINAL! I am SO sick of hearing about this stupid city's favorite family." Misty snorted. "I can't even get a decent dress made these days."
"But, he was so nice..." Susan sighed. "And gentle as a lamb... Tina now wants everyone to call her "Tiny Tina". It's so adorable." She picked at her own plain dress. "He has a beautiful smile." She said quietly.
"Dear GODS! Are you in LOVE with the ORC?"
"No!" Susan went red. "I just wasn't expecting that. He's... like this monstrosity, but he's not..." Sighing, she flopped in a chair. "Misty, I think you've been judging them all wrong."
"Ugh, just shut up. You don't know what it's like in this stupid city any more. You've been living in wetlands entirely too long. Perhaps its good Isaac is gone. You can move in with me, and I can TEACH you about things."
Susan recoiled as if slapped. "HOW DARE YOU!" She ran out of the house in tears. Blindly, she ran into the street, and just continued to run until she realized that she was completely lost. She had to get back to that small rental room, but she couldn't remember which section she had to be in first. Hand over her mouth; she turned in circles, until she ran into what she felt to be a wall. She bounced backwards, and was saved from falling, by a massive hand.
"Are you alright?"
She stared up into Grogek's concerned face and blushed. "Oh. Oh, I'm so sorry. I got turned around, and then I got lost, and now I have no idea how to get back to the inn..."
He cocked his head to the side. "You've been crying." He wiped a tear off of her cheek with his thumb. "Is something the matter?"
Her blush deepened. "My sister... she just said the cruelest thing to me..." Susan sighed and raked her fingers through her hair. "I'm sorry; I shouldn't bother you with my problems."
He shrugged. "You have a lot on your mind, and that's fine with me. If you wish to speak of it, then do. If you don't wish to speak of it, then don't. It matters not to me. Where is Tiny Tina?"
"Oh." She was trying desperately to fight the tears and embarrassment. "She's..." Susan closed her eyes. "Back at my sister's..." She scrubbed her fingers through her hair. "Ugh, I don't want to go back there, but I don't want to leave my baby in the hands of that... that... vulture." She snarled.
Grogek laughed. "How about this... I go with you to retrieve your child. I know that little witch hides behind walls when I am nearby."
Susan grinned. "Really? Now I just want to watch."
Susan knocked on the door.
Misty opened the door and rolled her eyes. "Did you come to your senses?"
"I have come for my child." Susan crossed her arms.
Misty looked up, and saw Grogek over Susan's shoulder, and shrieked. She ran into a back room and slammed the door.
"See?" Grogek gestured. "Find your child."
Giggling, Susan made her way to Gingy's room. "Come on Tina."
"Aw..."
"General Grogek is outside."
"Yeay!" Tina dropped the dolls. Running out the door, she flung herself at Grogek, clinging to one massive leg.
"Hello there." Grogek picked up the child and sat her on his shoulder.
Vicki watched with avid interest from the shadows. Licking her lips, she grinned. Oh, yes, the mighty were capable of falling.
"Where are you staying?"
"I... don't even remember." She sighed.
"What is the name of the innkeeper?"