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Hiya there! To be honest, I didn't think I would write another story that takes place in the same world as "A knights honour", but I got some inspiration. Though you don't have to have read that story to be able to read this one, this one is chronologically after "A knights honour" and does explain some of it. Also, thanks for the nice comments on the previous story. Hope you enjoy! :D
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Sounds of a conversation between two men drifted her way. She slowly opened her eyes and rolled onto her side. Instinctively, she put her hand under the slight swell of her belly as she stood up. As she reached the door, she started to make out what they were saying.
'...Would love to help...'
'...Problem indeed...Got it coming...'
She decided that he probably wouldn't be very happy with her spying on him, so she simply opened the door and stepped into the familiar room as the conversation fell quiet. She smiled as her eyes were immediately drawn to the man sitting in the ornate chair. He smiled softly back and stuck out his arm.
'Ah, perfect timing. This is the woman I told you about. Her name is Amelia and she's a former knight. Though now, her entire purpose is bearing my children.'
He said it so matter-of-factly that it took the other man a bit by surprise as he looked at the missing knight in her thin gown. She walked right up to the man in the chair and kissed his hand as he raised it towards her. He stood up and stepped behind her. The other man looked even more surprised as he watched the former knight lean back against her captor. Her master moved his hands over her belly and gave her hard nipples a flick, causing her to moan softly.
'As you can see, she's completely under my control. She can of course hear and understand everything that we are saying, however she doesn't really care for any of it. She only wants to make sure that I'm still pleased with her.'
She finally took her gaze away from her master and spared the stranger a glance. She felt no shame as the man's gaze travelled over her body. If her master didn't want anyone to look, he would take care of that for her, she knew. The man in front of her looked even younger than her master, a slight brown stubble forming on his face, his clothes that of someone used to travelling around the woods. A hunter perhaps? Her gaze went back to her master before he even spoke.
'But where are my manners? Amelia, I would like you to meet Torin. He has come to ask for my help.'
'In return, it would also help you of course.' Torin added.
She turned to Torin and tried to really look at him now. Her initial guess of hunter seemed to be correct when she looked from the sheathed dagger hanging from his belt and the short bow on his back. His clothes, a simple mix of dark green and brown.
'As I said Valmer, they are a problem and with your help I can easily take care of them. I got a score to settle and it would make whatever you're trying to do a lot easier.'
She turned to her master as he sat down and answered.
'I could also take care of that lot myself, so why would I assign that job to you?'
'Because they don't deserve your kindness.' He almost spat out.
'My kindness?' Valmer laughed. 'Forgot the part where I brought a female knight down to her most base desires, turning her into my plaything?'
'With all due respect, besides that I can tell from looking at her that you've been very kind to her. She seems well fed and taken care off and that smile on her face is genuine.'
Valmer stayed silent as he seemed to think about that.
'Come here, Amelia.'
She was already moving before he had finished saying her name. She stood next to his chair and couldn't help biting her lower lip. He softly stroked her belly, sending a shiver down her spine.
'Torin here is proposing that he would take care of the orcs to the west of us. In return I would allow him to take control of the conquered lands. What's your opinion on that?'
'Whatever you want, master Valmer.' She spoke automatically as she put her hand over his on her belly.
'No dear, I want you to answer truthfully.'
The ever so slight annoyance in his voice scared her so she quickly stopped daydreaming and started thinking. For the first time in a long while her mind thought not of her master and pleasing him, but about tactics, other species, politics and everything she had studied so hard for before to understand.
'It would be good to have secure lands surrounding us and the orcs are quite the wildcard. Though I would advise striking a deal in such a way that you can make sure they are taken care of, I would also advise to make sure that you stay in control.' She answered, hoping she made him proud.
The warm smile he gave her made her legs wobble slightly as he stroked her side.
'Indeed. I would help you, but in return I want insurance that you keep the orcs in line. If you keep any of them alive that is.'
'I would make an example of all the males, if you want, I can sent them here to work for you as slaves or sell them off to every corner of the world. The women, I will punish differently. They will endure what I see fit.' Torin answered with no sympathy in his eyes.
'Indulge me, why do you want to do this so badly?'
Torin's eyes flashed as he started to think back.
The wooden splinters rained down on him as he just ducked in time for the oncoming club. The brutish orc in front of him growled, ripped his club out the hole in the wall and raised it above his head again. Torin didn't wait for that and ran down the street, past burning and collapsing buildings. Most of the screams had already seized as there were few people able to scream left. The lucky ones got a swift death. The unlucky ones were currently being gathered in the square. A resisting man was quickly silenced in front of everyone else. Torin looked on from the inside of the half collapsed building he ducked into. The orcs, all of them male, had come to his town. They hadn't even spoken a word. The farmers outside the wooden pole wall were the first they reached. After the farmers were either dead or running, the orcs turned their attention to the front gate, which they tore down and then proceeded to destroy the entire town. Now that the survivors were being gathered in the main square, it was the first time Torin saw a female orc among them. Despite the growing hatred he felt towards them, he couldn't help but admire the strong female who proudly patted one of the biggest male orcs on his shoulder. Just like the males, her skin had a slightly green tone, her hair was black and braided in a single long tail falling down her back. But his eyes were mostly drawn to her figure. Her breasts were contained in a simple piece of cloth wrapped around her chest. Her wide hips coming out from under her leather skirt, she looked smarter and more civilised than the brutish, hulking male orcs. Nevertheless, she was still obviously an orc and Torin felt his hate turn to her personally when he saw her grab a child away from their screaming mother. The female orc shoved the crying child to one of the orc soldiers and backhanded the mother who fell back into the crowd.
'Kill the useless ones. The rest we will take back with us.' He heard the female orc growl.
He turned and fled his own town as he heard more screams rising behind him.
Torin looked at the small vial in his hand and tried to listen to Valmer as he explained.
'So since using it on Amelia, I've been able to increase the strength of the serum. It's still most effective if it's put into food, water or even in the air. That and I haven't tested it on orcs so I don't know how well it will work on them. It now gives whoever wears one of these control over the ones effected by the serum.'
Torin only heard half of it as he saw his revenge in the small vial and the amulet that Valmer handed him.
'What if I brought you one?' he said absentmindedly.
'An orc? I suppose I could test on them, but if the effects are the same as with humans, there will also be a difference between males and females. Of course, if the effects are different, then there is no way to say what might happen.' Valmer answered as he squeezed his arm around Amelia, sitting on his lap.
'I'll see what I can get my hands on. So, do we have a deal?' Torin said extending his hand.
Valmer shook it in silence and stood up.