A Mage's Tale Ch. 13

"I was unsure how you were proportioned before. I took the thoughts of your harem that they freely provided to repair it to proper function. If it's not correct alterations can be made in a few days. Don't want to cause harm by overlapping to many potions." Scelene rattles out.

"I think I'll see to its functionality at a later time. For now, I will talk with them and save you any real injury at their hands. I'm sure their thoughts on it of been taxing for you already. I can't read minds and their thoughts seem taxing to me at times." I ramble.

The stuttering hiss and quiver-twitch of facial tentacles carry laughter feel. The squint of the eyes and nod confirm Selene's emotional outburst. I get to my feet, I feel lighter somehow. I walk to the stairs and descend to the main floor, Scelene at my back still hissing. All eyes look towards me, as smiles come over their faces, so to do the tears of relief well up in their eyes.

Cross and Nix wrap their arms around me kissing my cheek. Oasis hugs and puts her cheek on my back between my shoulder blades. Clue wraps around my legs. Once they step back for a second Tempis bounces close puts her arms over my shoulders nuzzles close licking the side of my neck. Crys stands there tears rolling from her eyes in steady streams. I take her in my arms and hold her firmly to my chest.

"Thank you all. And Scelene not sure how it works for you but I invite you to join my harem." I say.

"You are still half-drugged or something, You didn't just ask that." Valkyrie blurts from where she sits.

Cross looks at Val venomously, "You have no say in the matter virgin elf girl."

"Cross!" I snap. "You are riled, no need to take it out on our friends."

"Caldoria has worried as well but things are different. Look." Nix says pointing out the window.

The normally clear waters are murky with waves rolling hard across its open mouth at the sea. Three mid-sized vessels rock in the stormy waters, hulls dragged across the rocky floor. One laying on its side looks to be splitting in half. Turning south the point that once jutted from the cliff face is crumbled into a pile of large jagged chunks.

"The bridge is destroyed. It fell into the rift during the quacks." Nix says. "The cliff face shed feet of itself. Yards in some places. This island is twenty feet from the cliff at the closest point now."

"Did the clan lose anyone? Injured?" Looking at Val, "And the Vale?"

"Three were injured in the clan, Scelene tended them. No one was lost." Nix says, Scelene bowing.

"The Vale is flooded. The upsurge from the deep rivers pumped five feet of water into the Vale. It is receding. Another day or two. We are going to have to put a number of places back on their foundations but, no one died, and only a couple got banged around." Val says.

"Meridous got hit hard. My Oom is here. The surge that flooded the Vale got Meridous too. It washed out roads and foundations. The cities bad layout has bit it in the ass. Cholesta lost a couple old block buildings but most people knew those would fall on their own soon anyway." Clue says.

"The lake has two dozen nixie there. The waters are still flowing but the passage is not passable. Valkyrie is here with wagons to take them to Vale lake. The rivers can still be reached from the springs under that lake." Nix says.

"It's my fault." Crys wails into my chest.

"Talantia says those that had it coming got it. This is the will of the Goddess." Nix says.

Scelene fixes it's attention on me. I level my eyes fixing this being a hard stare and nod. I get a bow but no other discomforting feel for the Mind-Flayer. Nix glances at Scelene and then back to me.

"It is how the Goddess of the sea wants it. You want to tell her it was you not her?" I ask Crys.

She giggles in my arms shaking her head no.

"I need food, pen, paper, and ink. Let's not dwell on what's past. We'll write down what we are going to do to repair or improve things for our little island. And please get the Jack statue, I feel like bragging." I say taking a seat at the table across for Val. "You are scared by how much I turn you on right now?"

I don't get an answer. Just a plate that I devour, followed by others that meet the same fate. Crys seems to be getting along well with the others. She is a little standoffish but, the others don't press. Each of them have an understanding of what she is feeling right now. Years of solitude giving a person their own ways and sense of time. Crys helps with food and tries to clean as she goes as an example. Not something that happens when making food for many people or lots for a hungry hot guy.

Valkyrie takes the trapped Nixie back to the Vale. Clues Oom sets up a small homestead and promises to keep the roadway and lake areas tended. Sounds good to me and I agree. Scelene is most fascinated by what I have going on and asks to set up shop in this area as well. Asking if some of the harem would sell some of their tears from time to time. I am ok with the shop but leave the tear trade between Scelene and the others. Adding a statement that if they are hurt, so will Scelene.

Over the course of a week, tons of stone from the broken cliff are moved. In and out of the cove a wall is stacked from the broken slabs. Under the water, it acts to shelter the cove from the more rapid current that now flows along the coast. On the cliff, top stone fences surrounding gardens and yards of Clue's families houses that are being built. And an Inn for travelers and visitors. We build a new bridge from the island to the cliff and large levees behind which Crys will start her new gardens.

Between these are time with the ladies. Crys finds the sharing ring and collar a must have more of pleasure. None of the others asked about it but are quick to join her in asking now. On the morning of the seventh day, a large building is just there. When I go over the bridge Scelene stands in front of it asking if it is too close to the road. I shake my head and see that a yard is paced off and stacked for the Mind-flayer. Walking back it seems Selene's communications are starting to sound more and more feminine.

The water in the cove clears and the with work the ships are pulled and preeminently anchored to the levee. One is turned into a work shed for tools and garden supplies. A second I convert into a research and potions lab. To keep any of those unexpected reactions from any of my lovely women from happening, remembering the apple blossom thing with Nix.

A nice seaside village emerges and everyone calls it No Name. So now I am Nameless of No Name Lord of Isle Amour. Word of the place brings many Bards and Minstrels wondering in. Tempis takes to her wings after not much longer. The Mer-Queen hosts her first summit of the sea tribes to a most talked about outcome. Well among sea folk anyway. One evening Scelene comes across the bridge in a palpable state of delight, 'she' waves for me.

"Nameless, would you bed me if I were more female?" she asks.

"Rather blunt about it, but I would say it would depend on how female. As a person I find you very attractive but, the facial testicles would keep me from, rising to the task." I try to be gentle about it.

"I understand that. I have found a spell that will not only give me female gender in body but give me a Nixie's form out of the water. I could have made myself a woman of many other races a thousand times over. But I want to feel it as me." she says.

"I think I followed that. I must be getting to know you well don't you think?" I ask.

"Yes, that's why I ask," she says.

"I would be open to the coupling. I am not the only one to ask though."

"I have a wager with Cross about that, perhaps you would enjoy watching after an evening meal." She says walking quickly down the steps into the villa.

"Wager? That betting on sex now? For sex? How am I missing these things?" I mumble as I follow.

Making it to the dinner table, the ladies are already in a heated debate over what else needs to be gotten in Cholesta on the next supply run. The list is already a full page of three columns. I sit down and Nix gives me a wink, not sure why thou. Scelene sits down next to Cross as plates get passed around. Which get picked from with what remains put on my plate. How this started I don't remember.

"So Cross you going to let me eat your brains after dinner?" Scelene asks loudly.

"Why would I?" Cross asks back holding her head.

"I don't want that. I want the thing between your legs you do all your thinking with. I eat that and I wouldn't need another meal for weeks." Scelene reasons.

"I..." Cross sits dumbfounded.

Nix starts laughing, Tempis looks so worried it's cute. Crys is equally confused.

"Wow, didn't think you could be shocked by a dirty joke," I say joining Nix in a little laughter.

"Like you got any room to talk, Captain Sex Fiend." Cross snipes back.

"I should have waited for Oasis to be here," Scelene says looking at Crys and Tempis.

"Would let her go down on you with that face?" Cross says tossing her dinner roll at me.

"No biting," I say waging my finger at Scelene. "Then we get to watch her eat your brains out," I say with a snicker.

"You'd let her do your manhood just to see her do things to me?" Cross ask wide-eyed.

"Yes, I would," I say with a giggle.

"Why?" Nix asks with a stunned look on her face.

"Curiosity," I say.

"You would cause your curious?" Cross asks skeptically.

"Yes, I would. You girls joke about what that guy would taste like or how it would feel if there were two of me. You all remember before your first time. Thinking about what it's going to feel like but kinda scared of it too. I'm a male, fear of how sex would feel never crossed my mind. This for me is like that for you ladies." I say.

"But she isn't even a she... or a he?" Cross states confused.

"Scelene has felt your pleasures through one of the rings. I'd say that gives her more she about her then most of those prissy noble women know in a lifetime. She has a spell to make her more female and would like to be with me. Sounds nice, but she is willing to pleasure us as she is, asking for our trust. Just as you did Cross, giving me your horns. Is it that difficult to feel the person past the skin?"

"I am not that attractive even to my own kind. I understand." Scelene says.

"I have never seen another of your kind, I still have to say your prettiest. Your smooth and gently colored. From what I've read your kind are typically scaled and have snake-like patterning. And hard ridging on your faces that gives them chiseled sinister visages even in the fairest of moods. You are much more pleasing to the eyes." I say.

"Are you blushing? Your turning purple?" Nix asks with a giggle in her voice.

"I think is cute how Master can make us all feel good and sexy." Tempis coos.

"And intriguing as it sounds. I doubt I could offer enough stimulation in that way to be called pleasurable for a male penis." Scelene says.

"But you could make it feel good to me?" Cross asks pointedly.

"These wiggly things won't fit in his penis," Scelene says wiggling a few of her tentacles at Cross.

At that, everyone gets a good giggle on.

The next morning a trip to the Vale is in order. Potions and a large folio are loaded with Cross and I. Scelene and Nix want to meet with some of Caldoria's Ambassadors about changes in the freshwater realms as well as talk about trades with the empire. We set out midmorning and make it to the Vale gate by lunch. Loose of the river route saddens me for a few reasons. First being how long tracking it over land takes and second is the lack of Nix's friends stopping by for a romp.

I know it sounds greedy, but the pure drives of a nixie and eroticism of being weightless with only your lover as support. It works for me. It also gives variety to the kinds of sex. Quality, I have so much quantity that I have to not whisper names for fear of using the wrong one. The getting rough with Cross the only real change in the sex. They won't try it firsthand, they all want to wear a ring and feel every bit of it when I ravage Cross. Even Caldoria wants it simple and passionate.

Thinking back my date with Clue was more arousing then the who's night is it I have going at the moment. I look forward to getting with Oasis. She will get more adventurous with me. And I don't mean the which hole kind. Scelene backed out of using that spell but Cross backed out as well. To much to fast. I think Nix is feeling it from me and that's why she stayed behind.

"HEY! We're here." Cross says with an elbow.

"Ow! Right, jeez keep your panties on." I say hopping down.

"Rough trip, Nameless?" Oasis asks.

"No, just a lot of clutter up here," I say pointing at my temple. "Where's Valkyrie?"

"Over in Downer's," Oasis says bragging a few of the bags out of the couch.

I grab the folio, "Thanks, you'll be up for some antics later?" I asked walking towards the bar.

"Aren't I always sexy?" she says with a smile.

I walk to the bar feeling a relief wash over me. With all the water Val shut the school side down and focused on repairs. Instructors assisted and the place looks good as new. The problems, however, had not been addressed but this folio had all she needed, spelled out for her. I step into the bar and get shoved against the wall.

"You candy ass mage, wha' you doin that's got boss lady so ready to kiss your ass?" asks a drunken Rogue.

Before I can answer, Cross grabs him by the throat and drags him over the saloon doors into the street.

"Thanks!" I call out to her.

Valkyrie looks up from the book she is trying to read again. "What was that?" she asks.

"Rogue's normal drunken interrogation. Cross is reminding him that he shouldn't touch me."

"Think he'll remember this time?" she asks.

"Don't care, Cross likes kicking his ass. Beer over here, please! Here a gift for you." I say setting the folio on the table in front of her.

"What's this?" she says opening it.

"How to run the Vale economy and point system step by step, going by handbook rules as you wrote them. As well as ways of streamlining certain skill sets as an add-on course if a student earns the marker or buys it with points." I say pointing out a skill tree diagram.

"You said I had to figure it out myself," she says looking half defeated.

"After the flood, I saw how much you loved the people here the buildings be damned. It also became clear that you had no way of taking a step back and see it from outside anymore. You needed someone that didn't feel so invested in every single person to show you what you can't see past your vision."

"But why now?" she asks timidly.

"Because I was being a cocky jerk before. I was right but very wrong in how I handled it. I'm sorry, please read this over, use what you think will work. Bring it with any of your ideas if you think I underestimated something or it needs tweaking. I'll be here all week and I brought the potions you wanted and a special one just for you. I think you'll enjoy it."

I toss coins on the waiter's tray taking the beer. I set it on the table in front of her. "Drink the beer while you read. Calm down and let go of the stress. Come over for a bath later. I promise I'll gawk at you the whole time, so you feel appreciated."

"Who are you and what did you do with the real Nameless?" she asks jovially.

"I got fucked to insanity. I think it's working for me. Stop in for that bath sweet tits." I say walking out of the bar. "Cross is he breathing?"

"Does snoring count?"

"Drop him, let's go," I say looking down on this master thief.

Walking back to the bookshop Clue darts at my legs in a blind run. I step to the side sweeping her into my arms and nuzzling a kiss to the side of her neck. She wiggles then goes limp.

"Your such a dick," she says.

"Your first ever and I know that spot makes you squishy," I whisper in her ear.

"That's why you are a dick. Put me down before they catch me" She hisses.

I put her on the ground and she takes back off.

"Damn it Nameless why'd you let her go?" a guard asks.

"Cause she called me a dick. It hurt my feelings." I whimper. Both roll their eyes and resume the chase.

"You're just all kinds of trouble," Cross says opening the door to the bookshop.

"So I have been taught, repeatedly," I say to her stepping inside.

Heading upstairs I see we didn't lose anything of value to the flooding. The aerial servants saving the rest from to much water damage. I take the last step and Oasis turns to show a lack any clothing behind her apron. Cross snickers behind me, knowing I see nudity all day, every day. I on the other hand like the level of teasing even if I know what she looks like unclothed.

"Did you want any grooming done this visit, Master?" she asks wiggling her tushy towards me. "And Blank style wake up calls?"

"We'll see on both of those. I need a day to decompress for the other level fluffcapaid." I answer.

"Should I change then?" she asks.

"No, I like that look. And still, easy access if I get the urge." I say rubbing her bare bottom.

"Ooo, Master. The ribs will be over shortly," she says.

"Make sure the bath can be ready, a Valkyrie may come with those ribs," I say.

"I'd call you a slut, Nameless, but then you won't fuck me hard enough," Cross complains.

I keep my clothes on until the ribs get there. Soon as they are I ditch the clothes and dive in on the ribs. Cross does the same. Oasis gives me the rundown on what I would want to know about the Vale being gone this long. Strike hopped a horse four days ago and has yet to come back. Rogue has been sober only three days this month so far.

The key in the front door signal Val's arrival. The fact that she relocked it before heading over to the stairs has the three of us exchanged glances. A thud followed shortly by a second has Cross sneaking over to peak on what she is doing. Cross shakes her head and mime's taking her clothes off.

"Nameless aren't you going to ask what brings me here at this hour?" Val asks.

"I figured you tell me after you were done stripping and came up here," I reply with a mouth full of ribs.

"You're too fucking smart sometimes, you know that?" she says half angry as she stomps up the stairs.

"Yeah, but if I was dumber you wouldn't want as much, if at all," I say give her a wink.

"Whaa... Cross?" Val asks pointing at me.

"I know, right," Cross answers bobbing her eyebrows.

"I take it my working outside and increased swimming has done more to my general looks then I thought? You haven't said anything." looking at Cross.

"I see you every day and she drools over you from down the block covered in mud," she says pointing at Oasis. "This is her first time seeing your fully restored hotness since your injury. Guess my panty puddles weren't all just in my head. Right Val?"

"You a fucking gorgeous man. I'm getting wet just staring at you. I think I really want you this time, just push me over the table and pound the desert right out of me. What do you think?" Val asks nodding wide-eyed on the verge of drooling herself.

"I think you need to cool down and talk about why you're locking yourself in the bookshop?"

"I want you. Those plans are amazing and easy for us to do. I wanted to come over here and really give it to you. I mean, yeah. Looking the way you do, please just take me. I thank you four or five times tonight." Val blabbers.

"By her scent, she ain't lying. You done tripped the elf girls trigger." Cross says.

"You really want to thank me? Let me open a brothel." I ask flippantly.

"Sure, that is going to have sex right?" she says stepping close enough to rest her hand on my arm.

"Wait, you'd let him open a brothel in the Vale?" Cross asks in disbelief.

"This gorgeous hunk of genius can have a brothel in the Vale and me right here and now." Val purrs. "I'll even get on my knees and suck cock until you're finished eating."