Silvertree Chronicles Bk. 01 Ch. 35

Find Commander Tranosa, her husband, tell him I want him here. Then Commander Blaze as I want him to check out the two new wizards in my house. I want impartial evaluations."

He nodded, "You bringing them into the blades?"

Eldar looked at him. "Unknown yet. They have many options. Get riding as soon as we are done eating, we will be heading to the next village. You included. Then we will teleport into the capital."

He walked back into the house and the ladies were eating and chatting but all dressed. He looked at them, "FEED ME!"

They laughed at him and handed him a plate of food. He quickly finished the plate and looked at them, "Again keeping up with the 6 of you takes energy."

They laughed and he got some more fruit. He downed two whole water-skins and then filled a chamber pot.

He looked at the twins, "I am going to have you both evaluated for your skills with your chosen weapons but also to check for latent talents like magic." They nodded. "Based on that we can decide best where to place you so that you will be happy."

He looked at the 2 Crescent Moon sisters, "I want your magical talents tested. I sent for Commander Blaze. I need to know where you are at skill-wise to find the right spots for you in town. Everyone will have an area of responsibility. Annette is the Town Administrator.

There is an option for Staria to work in that area based on her work in the city. If your magical talents are what you want to work with then we will start there. I want to test all of the age-appropriate people in our 2 villages. I put that order out last night."

Eldar looked at Annette, "Please connect with the ladies on a personal level and explain your talents. I am going to check on my apprentices really quickly. When the twins are done head outside so we can contact your Princess."

They nodded as he walked out and heard gasps before passing the silence barrier."

He rode down to his apprentices, and they were working. He looked at them, "Pack up for the moment you are not traveling far, so no need to bring your packs. Get your horses ready to move.

Go and see Elder Strong Oak let her know I am coming to see her, the Master Bowsmith, and Master woodworker. Then head out and start your swimming early fully geared swords in hand."

They nodded, "Yes, Grand Master."

He headed back to the house as the twins came out in shock.

He rode over to them, "That is an Elven Kingdom State Secret. She has helped to capture, control, and interrogate more spies to protect this Kingdom and our allies than we could discuss. You needed to know because we are going to have both of you checked for that kind of talent. It could affect our children's destinies.

You will learn more after the wedding. If you ever feel adventurous have her share what she is feeling while having sex or what you are feeling to the rest of us. It's a very different experience to feel a climax from the perspective of the other. What it feels like when I shoot into you or you have my cock in a vise-like grip."

They nodded. "She will never violate your mind, but there might be the time that she needs to send you a silent message, or let you see what I am seeing so you do not get into harm's way."

They seemed relieved and nodded. "You want to know how successful she has been? Look at all the gear you are wearing from captured spies' caches. She was made a Dame for a reason and so was Charlemagne. I was named Knight Protector and then I was made a Duke who will be a Field Marshal.

All of you will be Duchesses by name by being married to me in three different Kingdoms. It is only hereditary to the Elven Kingdom and then to the eldest living sibling. When I die the sword can only be wielded by one of my children. I will keep a list and ensure it is updated on who should have the first right to claim it. I do not want this sword killing one of my children because they are not suited to what it represents."

He saw his two elven ladies listening to the conversation and they apparently got the same speech but they were a bit shocked. Tranosa, Keyno, Goldeagle, and his new lieutenant were riding in. He looked at everyone, "Mount up."

He looked at his officers, "We have a few Elders to visit in the next village. While I am talking with them, I would like you to evaluate the 4 new ladies' skills. Keyno I want you to give them a demonstration of what it is you do. Once I know your thoughts it will help to decide the best course of action for each lady." They nodded.

Eldar looked at Tranosa, "Grab a shield for the lady. She prefers to fight from horseback. Test her both ways."

He nodded. "Her sister loves all kinds of bows but her favorite so far is the light crossbow. Check her sword skills. My two elven ladies are both mages. That is why Blaze is going to evaluate them. I want to know their strengths and weaknesses. Check over the 2 spellbooks. They will expand with me around."

He rode out toward Silent Falls, "Evaluate here. Annette can come with me."

His Apprentices arrived and dove into the water with swords drawn and his officers got a kick out of that. He went and saw Elder Strong Oak who had the other two at her home waiting for him. He looked at his Grandmother, "Your village received the message about the ceremony and the mass marriages that will take place an hour afterward by The Lady of Dreams?"

She nodded, "That is a great honor to our villages and for what you have done."

Eldar smiled, "I know of this because she paid a visit to my wives. Because of my holy symbol's reaction to a magical necklace my sexual drive has accelerated. I also regenerate from wounds, and alcohol does not affect me. Even the vile dwarven stuff. I tried. Nothing." They chuckled.

"The Sex drive was an issue. The goddess told my wives that the only way to resolve the issue was to take 2 more sets of sisters as wives. She guided me to those sisters, one pair are Humans and the other pair are Moon Elves. Eventually, she will likely guide me Wood Elves, Gold Elves, and Snow Elves given the diversity changes she directed. Do not fret over this. One of them is a bow user and she is human but I want her sized up for a bow so I can get it enchanted for her.

She likes all types of bows. The 2 Moon Elves are the last of a poorer house which will cease to exist. They are both mages and I would like staves created for the 2 Sister's worthy of enchanting with these 2 Moonstones at the top of the staves. I know you can shape the wood to ensure they are secure and great weapons for a wizard. Also, there will be efforts going on to test the abilities of every age-appropriate person in both villages.

The Academy is not done yet, but we will start training those with talent. I have challenged the city Academy. Once we get established our students will compete in their tournament. We will see if skill over family name prevails. I have faith in skills. You can yell a family name at an enemy but they would just laugh at you."

They chuckled again.

He looked at them, "I ask for your support in this effort. The sword ceremony I am assuming my apprentice has extended the invitation to you Elder Strong Oak?"

She smiled. "Between myself and him we are the only two who could put a Moon Blade in a Wood Elf offspring. My bet is on my apprentice beating me to it. Given my Grandmother has a wife or 3 lined up for him already."

They laughed and she nodded, "You will have 6 wives?"

He nodded, "An amulet of health combined with my holy symbol which was not magical and merged into my chest. I spoke with a sage who said she had heard of these kinds of things happening to a God's Champion. That was when I told her. Guilty as charged. It enhanced the original item. I am just glad it was not a necklace of fireballs. Like I needed to shoot those from my chest."

They laughed.

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The lady of Dreams was taking notes, "He expects pairs of sisters from the other 3 races. I will have to work with Hanali Celanil to find the best 6 and keep a running change of them for him. I see the wives may curtail wives on him to limit the number of children and to keep from bringing in a new couple every time 2 of them die. They find the idea morbid if one or more of the sisters are in the morning.

Corellon nodded, "He is rather symbolic. We should work it that way. Let him and the ladies decide on how often to add them. We expected 36-48 children over his lifetime. If he is adding them that fast, it would be a lot more. That is both good and bad."

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Eldar smiled to the small group gathered and chuckled, "That was all I had, the new ladies are being evaluated on skill right now. We will teleport to the city to do some shopping. When you see them, especially my human wives, treat them as elf friends. They are friendly enough to me."

That got more laughs.

Elder Strong Oak looked at him, "You are going to have such a large family. When the Lady points you to Wood Elves I would be happy. My happiness now is what you do in your life. For my namesake, you returned to me. What you do for all of the people and villages. The money and stoves have been a welcomed addition to allow us to improve the quality of life."

Eldar looked at her, "If the elders have any other ideas on anything we can improve upon let me know. The first fuel-less forge has also been put into service. The forest we will reclaim will be named the Silvertree Woods in honor of my father. We will work to keep areas open to allow the Silvertree to be planted and thrive. I also planted one of the seeds in House Silvertree as a part of my father's funeral. It grew three feet in 2 days.

She looked around the room, "That is almost 10 times faster than it should. Did you do anything special?"

Eldar nodded, "I ensured the hole was 4-foot around and 3-foot deep. Two feet of it was filled in with horse dung from House Silvertree and our Elven Warhorse. Then I had my father's ashes spread over that. Filled it with dirt. Planted the seed a few inches into the earth. Had my cleric create water over the spot and bless the water to make it holy."

She shook her head, "I would ask the Lady. I think something special is going on with that tree. May I travel with you to study the tree for the day? Along with your surrounding Garden? I do not wish to visit the rest of the city but I do want to see this. As we gave those seeds to you to reclaim the land, I fully understand wanting to put one on the Silvertree Estate."

He smiled at her, "You are more than welcome to join me. I will show you to the tree and the gardener who tends to the place. You can see any of my officers and let them know you seek a caster to take you from House Silvertree and bring you back later if you wish.

Else we will when we return. You are an Elder and you are a part of my family. Meet us over by Silent Falls, we will be leaving from there shortly. If you are ready now you can ride over with me."

She grabbed a couple of items, "Let us go then I want to meet these 4 new ladies."

They headed out and mounted up. He helped his grandmother onto the back of T'suras.

He talked to T'suras, "She is family."

They rode to the falls and saw everyone was hard at work. He looked into the water and called out to his apprentices, "My two little fishies can come back over here. Dry yourselves off."

They swam back to them and got out of the water. Eldar smiled, "Making progress. I want you to keep it up to build up strength and endurance. But I want you to get a mid-day meal early so you can spend the extra hour on acrobatics. The course is a good start but start practicing more with your horses and while sparing."

They nodded and got cleaned up. He went and saw his men.

He looked at Tranosa, "Thoughts?"

Tranosa smiled, "Rachel is a beast with a sword and shield. She is quicker than her brother. She would make a good Captain. That is an honest assessment."

Eldar nodded. "What of her sister?"

Keyno looked over at her, "She has a talent with a bow that is better than a lot I have seen. I am not used to her bow. But she used mine with an equal skill I would almost say, lieutenant or captain.

Tranosa looked at me, "Her sword work is between that of a private and a sergeant."

Eldar looked at Goldeagle.

Blaze sighed, "They are missing some key spells to be battle worthy however they are both very talented. The elder wants to get into enchanting and the younger is eager to ride into battle with you."

Eldar smiled, "Ranking."

He looked at Eldar, "You get them the right spells they could both be lieutenants if you wanted them to."

Eldar nodded. "Nothing is decided yet, I have a complete library so give them a list of the spells you think they should have and I will make them available. Riding skills?" Trick-shot responded, "She might be able to learn what I do but the bow she is using would not be right. The heavy armor would need to go."

Eldar smiled, "Easy fix in the works."

He thought for a moment, "Tell Silversong I want to see her at the evening meal. Concerning her future husband if she has not gotten married yet."

Tranosa nodded. "Thank you all. Everyone that is going to the city gather, please." He had all the ladies, Lieutenant Walder, and Elder Strong Oak. He teleported them straight into the garden in front of the guards who got spooked. Eldar lowered the Elder down and they looked at a 12-foot-tall tree.

She walked up to it. Eldar looked at the Guards, "I want one of you to get her food, fresh fruit, vegetables, bread, and elven wine with some water. A few slices of cheese as well. She does not eat meat."

He looked at the other guard, "Find the gardener. This is my mother's mother and she came to see the tree and garden. Show her the respect due to me as she is an Elder of her village." He nodded and ran off.

Eldar looked at the ladies, "This is Elder Strong Oak, my grandmother, she wanted to meet the 4 new ladies. Please spend a few minutes chatting with her then we will head off shopping."

The gardener arrived and Eldar looked at him, "This is my grandmother and Elder of her village. Elder Strong Oak. She came to study the tree and the garden. Please answer any questions she might have and give her the utmost respect. She has my respect and my ear. If she has suggestions, take them."

The gardener nodded and headed over to wait for the ladies to finish talking. After about 30 minutes the ladies could see Eldar was getting antsy. They mounted up and left his grandmother to talk with the gardener. Eldar looked at them, "Market District, food first. Then let us go to the wedding shop and scare the shit out of that lady who owns it."

Charlemagne and Annette laughed. They gave a review of what happened to the other 4 ladies while they ate. They were a bit noisy but nobody dared to say anything as Eldar's reputation in the city had grown. Eldar checked the food for safety as always. They walked the short distance to the wedding shop and walked in and a saleswoman walked up, "Did you need something?"

Eldar nodded, "The owner if she is available."

She walked into the back. The owner came forward, saw Eldar, and froze, "How, how can I help you today."

Eldar looked at her, "We are looking for wedding attire, four wedding dresses for the ladies here. Nice matching wedding attire for myself and my two ladies that we can wear over our armor for this event. She took the ladies around the store and the twins chose the same design with a slight variation as one had one shoulder strap and the other had none. The seamstress seemed fascinated by his human brides' tits and how big they were.

The other two went with the same white color scheme but went with matching dresses that had more beadwork on them. They got 3 nice shirts and pants for each of them that matched up. His brides got shoes and gloves. His wives got the matching gloves as well. The owner came up with a figure and he handed her his golden tube.

She looked at it and revised the figure, "This is the new figure for you, Duke Silvertree."

The sales lady looked shocked. He gave her the account number and she wrapped everything up.

He whispered to her, "Repeat customers are not a bad thing. I might be sending a lot of business your way today. If they are in Gray Blade cloaks and tell you Duke Silvertree sent us to see you just assume I am standing here and use my account number to take care of what they want for their wedding.

There is a mass wedding event going on outside the city. One of those getting married will be the nephew of the Queen. You can expect she will hear of any issues. Please let your salespeople know."

She nodded and finished wrapping everything up. Eldar looked at Gabriel, "This is why you are here, to help carry packages." The ladies laughed. "Besides 2 of them are your sisters." They walked out of the store, "T'suras Unta, and bring the others.

They rode down an alley to the sex store. He looked at Gabriel, "Wait here. You get a bride. I will bring you here myself or she would probably be better."

Annette and Charlemagne laughed as the others had no idea what store they were going to visit. They went down into the store and Astria looked around, "I never knew this was here."

Eldar nodded, "Eagle-eye showed it to us."

He went to the strap-on attachments. He found the four best ones for each of the new ladies. He saw them over at the strap-ons and he grabbed a second one of the red ones, "This one will be popular for at least 3 of you if not 4 of you."

They chose one and he pointed over, "You should have a separate thinner one for anal play. You should each choose one of those. This one will be a bonus."

Eldar went over to the double-ended fake cocks. He found the red one, the little bubbles. He looked at it and it is just a bit too big for anal play.

He picked it up anyway. They got 24 of the new and improved artificer devices that had a cap on it to keep it from going all the way in and would take the command word if being touched by the lady's insides.

Eldar looked at the ladies, "Do I need a new cock ring?"

They all shouted over, "NO!"

Eldar shrugged "You got any more of those gnomish double-ended devices?"

He nodded, "We got an improved model. This one had a setting on it that will cause it to vibrate and turns even if the person does not do it themselves."

Eldar looked at him, "Grab 2 of those with 60 bottles of that lube put on this order. The ladies came up with no surprises and he added it up and showed him his golden tube and he adjusted the cost. Eldar gave him the account number. Charlemagne placed all the toys and lube away into the play bag.

He pointed out which attachment went to which lady so they would know if he was around or not. They left the store and got on the horse, "Palace district first. We need to see Moon Blade and pick up some swords and daggers, then we can hit enchanters' row."

Charlemagne, asked, "What did the evaluation reveal?"

Eldar looked at Rachel, "She could be our first human Captain in the Gray Blades if she wants action."

She smiled. Eldar looked at her sister, "I was thinking I still need a Captain for the town protection forces."

She smiled, "That takes care of two. The Wizards are another matter. One wants to be an enchanter?"

Staria nodded, "Finding a Master to teach me is the problem."

Eldar smiled, "My Battle Bard is marrying an Enchanter who is close to being rated a master. I think we could use that to get you in as his first apprentice."

Staria smiled, "I would love that."

Eldar smiled, "We need to talk to her as soon as we get back. I have an idea for your staves regardless and we are going to get your spellbooks updated so you can play Battle Mage when needed. I have the books to make that happen. I have two staves being crafted and someone is going to be sized up for a bow and a new saddle and see if she can fire from upside down if needed.