Jaina yawned and opened her eyes to see gentle lavender curls as Gisley's head nestled below her chin. The woman was lying directly on top of her, acting like a blanket as she gently slept away.
"And here I thought you didn't need to sleep," Jaina said softly as she went to wrap an arm around the woman only to discover Roric's was already there. She realized that she had her back to his chest, and he was holding both of them in place. She put her arm over his and settled in to enjoy being held when his nose brushed her cheek.
"Are you awake?" he whispered.
"I am," she replied softly. "But our sex fairy is sound asleep."
"She told me last night she could sleep when she wanted to," he replied and looked to his right, where Evalynn and Chandice were snuggled together. "This is what I always wanted."
"A harem?" Jaina teased.
"This moment, I mean," he said. "To wake up and be surrounded by beautiful women sleeping quietly at my side.
"You have told me before," Jaina said with took a deep breath. "And this is what I always wanted. To be your treasured pet, sleeping on your chest and in your arms."
"How did we get here so fast?" Roric asked. "We didn't think any of this would happen for years."
"Maybe it was meant to be?" Jaina suggested as she started to bush Gisley's hair. "I can't believe how wonderful the others are."
"Speaking of meant to be, how are we doing?" Roric asked. "We always said we would check in with each other and be honest about things."
Jaina remembered the conversations where they talked about how they would check-in and make sure they were doing ok. It was so easy to talk about the fantasy when it was just a dream, but things might change now that they were actually doing it. She expressed that she was still content to be his slave girl and was particularly happy that she had sisters now. However, she admitted that she secretly harbored a fear that some of them might leave after the magic wore off.
"I worry about that too," he whispered. "I really like Evalynn despite how we met, and I want her to stay."
"I do, too," Jaina said and looked at the ceiling. "But this life requires a strong heart, and she is so heavily based on the fantasy. What if the reality of it doesn't live up to her expectations?"
"We will have to talk to her about it and hope we can find some way to make her happy," Roric said.
"It's funny how we never locked the collars," Jaina said and turned her head to look at him. "We talked all the time about locking me right away, and now we trade them around like a toy."
"They are a toy in a manner of speaking," Roric suggested. "The collar greatly improves the reward of sex, and people want to experience it without having to serve a master."
"I am sure there are some magical items that can help with that," Jaina said and thought of Chandice's magical dildos.
"Probably, but it's easy to put the collar on for an hour and have your fun," Roric said as he pondered a thought. "I wonder if the visitors will consider that an abuse? They have changed game systems that were being abused before."
"I wouldn't be surprised if they force people to lock the collar," Jaina said after a moment. "But it isn't causing any harm."
"I suppose not," he agreed and put his snout close to her ear. "But, how are you doing? Are you ok sleeping with all these men?"
"I am more worried about you," Jaina replied. "I know you said it wouldn't bother you, but the other day, you admitted you wanted to keep us to yourself. Are you having second thoughts about this? Just say so, and I will stop."
"I am not having second thoughts," Roric assured her. "I know you are mine, and you're being in this bed proves it. Still, I do think that I would like to keep you all to myself one day."
"You say when and it happens," Jaina promised. "I am here to be your pet, and I will do anything to make you happy."
"I suppose it isn't bothering me because nobody has challenged my ownership of you," Roric said. "If somebody were to claim you loved them instead of me, I would become very jealous."
"Oh, Roric, if that ever happens, I will personally and publicly set them straight. I belong to you, and I always will," Jaina replied and looked up. "But you know that many of my customers consider me their unofficial girlfriend. We talked about this before even setting foot in New Eden, and you told me it was alright to encourage them. I always tell them that so long as they know you come first and that they have to keep paying you, it will be alright."
"That's fine," Roric replied. "By paying me, they are acknowledging my dominance. It keeps my ego in check."
"We are doing well then," Jaina said.
"It looks as if we are," he replied.
"Good," Gisley said and lifted her head to smile at Jaina. "Because I want to stay with you two forever."
"Oh, sweetheart," Jaina said and rubbed her head. "I want you to stay too. But this might not be the life for you."
"What choice do I have?" Gisley asked. "I am a prostitute, and I need you to help me play my class."
"Speaking of that," Roric said and rubbed her back. "I think we should stop with the dreams."
"Why?" Jaina asked and looked over.
"Because I have to sell her dust to do it," Roric said. "I didn't think of it until last night, but somebody might understand the dust enough to raise the alarm. We are putting Gisley in danger by advertising her power."
"I didn't think of that either," Jaina agreed. "It was better when she did it secretly at the inn. That way, nobody even knew it was happening."
"Right, but we draw attention to it by selling even a small pinch," Roric said. "Somebody will recognize what it is sooner or later, and that might lead to trouble."
"But that means she has to start servicing customers directly," Jaina said and looked into Gisley's eyes. "You don't have to if you're not ready."
"I want to try," Gisley admitted. "Maybe I could try one or two tonight?"
"Pick somebody nice for her," Jaina urged. "Don't send her anyone who is just after a quick fuck."
"That's very hard to tell from a piece of paper," Roric pointed out.
"Then I want to be there when she has her first few," Jaina said. "So I can deal with troublemakers."
"I have had sex before," Gisley said as she smiled at Jaina.
"Yes, but not for money," Jaina replied. "When money is involved, they can have expectations. I had one last night who came in with a chip on his shoulder, determined to fuck a whore. I don't want you dealing with one of those until you have some experience."
"I don't want that either," Gisley agreed.
"Fine, let's try one tonight, and you can sit with her for it," Roric agreed.
They settled on the plan as the other two woke up and moved over to join the snuggle pile. Roric put his arms around them all, cradling them to his furry chest as he struggled not to cry out of joy. This dream of coming to New Eden seemed too far-fetched to believe, but now he was here, and four women clung to his chest. He found it difficult to attract women in the real world because he wasn't attractive. Yet here, as a gnoll, he had a harem. It didn't make sense, but he didn't care; he was happier than he had ever been. As if reading his mind, Jaina rubbed her cheek on his and whispered that she loved him.
An hour later, they finally parted to shuffle about the room and plan the day. Roric wanted to explore the city, and Chandice wanted to go shopping to buy a few things. Jaina remembered the earlier comment about Roric agreeing to let her wear something but Roric wouldn't say what it was. However, he did have something to say that took her by surprise.
"Maybe you should wear something to cover up," he suggested.
"You want me to wear clothes?" Jaina asked, somewhat surprised.
"I was thinking that people should have to pay to see you naked, so while we are in town, you should be covered, at least a little," Roric replied.
Jaina shrugged and activated a skill that, thus far, she had no use for.
[lvl 10 Morphic power: Layering] Your skin can imitate clothing so closely that it will even ruffle in the wind or become wet.
With a slight shifting of her form, she was now in the black dress she danced in. She was still barefoot, and the slave cuffs were around her hands and ankles, but otherwise, she was clothed.
"That should do," Roric said and took them to the common room to see what they had to eat. It was your typical meat and eggs kind of affair, but they did have an excellent bread and a jam similar to raspberry. After a short mean, they hit the streets with the girls riding on a magical disk while Roric carried Gisley on his shoulders again. For an hour, they wandered the street, looking at the various shops and talking to the occasional person. Chandice jumped off a few times to look in a few clothing stores but always returned to say they didn't have what she wanted.
Close to noon, the group was well down the street and just at the edge of a market square. Roric was talking to a man about where to buy magical items when suddenly three people approached the girls.
"Jaina," Sergius said as he stepped close with his two friends just behind. "We, uh, wanted to thank you for last night."
"All three of us did," the dwarf added before shoving the gray man forward. "Isn't that right, Droslin?" The gray man looked timid as he nodded and made weak eye contact with Evalynn.
"I really appreciated what you did for us," he said.
Evalynn jumped from the disk and walked up to the man, taking his hand in hers as she smiled gently.
"I am afraid you didn't get a very good experience," Evalynn said. "But if you come back tonight and put my name on the offer, I will give you another chance to experience everything I have."
"I will be there," he said with a nervous smile.
"Don't keep me waiting," Evalynn replied and ran a finger under his chin. "I get so lonely sometimes." She smiled and went back to the disc. Sergius approached Jaina and held out a handful of white flowers, nervously offering them to her.