Silvertree Chronicles Bk. 03 Pt. 02

They were all dispatched with the rings gathered. They connected the crews together in one long chain and they were pushed off the stern of the ships by the slaves. He called in the Countess who found another zombie-like on each of the 6 ships and they were dropped overboard along with a few dozen orcs chained together.

The ship was searched and 30 dragon tracking wards were revealed. They got underway with 12 now flagged as Knight ships and his two. He pulled the countess into his office. "I have questions for you about these wards. Could a couple of our casters learn this if they were using the bodies of dragons?

Could come in handy at the island where we can get them to check over slaves. Without having to bring you in. Also, ships in the harbors will have to be checked. If they can 'polymorph themselves while in a dragon body they could search the interior of the ships."

She nodded, "That could work. The key is dragons with our magic. Your mages could learn the spell from us but would not be able to use it unless in a dragon body."

He nodded, "Teach our mages then while you are here."

She smiled, "I will train 7, they train 7 each and they can train the others on your other ships. The spell is a simple cantrip to find and there is a dispel magic variant to dispel draconic magic."

Travious nodded, "Thank you for the insight."

She nodded, "Now I might be able to get a full night sleep here and there."

She smiled. He looked at her, "Majisa having my children. If I were the male gold dragon could I fertilize the eggs?"

She shook her head, "You would have to get turned on and be bound to her in that form. Not possible. If something happens to you another caster could live that way and become bound to her to create dragon children theoretically."

He nodded, "Thank you for the answers."

Two days later and they capture the western port, another 13 rings, and killed another 6 dragons. They lost one mage to a ring during this attack as he got separated from his group and went into the water. They flew over hours later and captured the eastern portion of the island. His people spread out and they killed another 4 dragons.

They captured another 15 in rings while having to destroy 27 of the walking dead listeners. He now had a force of 105 Dragon Mages. All wards were cleared. The necromancers they found died in pain being cut from the groin through the top of their heads. They had been creating these walking dead including two elven males Travious had to kill.

He contacted the King, "Island captured. Another 40 ships captured. 6 necromancers killed. We lost one mage in a ring. The ring was recovered. All dragon wards and communication crystals have been captured or destroyed. Asking that we get another 200 barrels of explosives."

The king chuckled, "Seriously?"

Travious looked at the crystal, "Has the Goldbar funds come in your Majesty? I have a hundred communication crystals. I want to send a barrel to every mate of these crystals. Any ships approaching in the distance with them will light up with a plume of smoke or be destroyed by one of these barrels.

We can destroy them or capture them. They will have to engage us. I want to pull in dragon slaying ballistas that we can load with dwarven explosives. Any on land and we are crippling his communication network."

The King sighed, "It would take a few days. Take a day and visit your wives. You have a solid group in place. The assassins have stopped rolling into Quatarsia from all reports."

He nodded, "If my Aunt has another 1,000 vetted for me, I can do that, your Majesty."

He heard him chuckle, "She does, and then some. We are sending that many from the allied armies that are vetted. The human King is on board after we pulled 30 of those rings out of his own court. They're coming to you. Including two neutrals, another silver, and a bronze. Those last four were found in his court wizard's possession. Sound familiar? He is still holding up the finalization on expanding down to Cotton Web."

Travious nodded, "Yes, your Majesty. I will wait out the night here. If Kan Tri will make a move directly it will be at night. I need to be back here during the evening hours. That is a battle I have to take on, Your Majesty."

Travious heard him muttering, "Understood champion. See you in the evening then."

Travious looked at Gia, "Let us find a room for the night."

She sighed, "It is not like you have been sleeping much."

He nodded, "Adding journal entries and updating my will."

She sighed, "Why?"

He smiled, "The Lady of Dreams has stopped talking with me. Something is off."

She nodded, "Climb into bed and let me get my exercise in."

He walked over to her and she went to pull him down and he rolled and entered her from behind.

He gave her a frantic fuck through 4 of his climaxes. She looked back at him, "As she was covered in sweat.

She finally spoke, "I started to pass out once and you shook me out of it and kept going."

He nodded at her and pumped some healing into her and flipped her over and fucked her through four more while holding her legs wide. She looked at him, "Alright! We have got to get you another wife out here. You know I want Angel and she wants us."

He nodded, "We will see come morning what the other 2 say."

She smiled, "Thank you!"

He laid down next to her and found himself at the Falls. The lady was not present but Corellon Larethian was and he took a knee.

He looked at Travious, "Rise Champion. In the coming days, you will face an epic battle or twelve. The future is so uncertain for you. I do have a request."

Travious looked at him, "What is the request?

He looked at Travious, "You will state the blade goes to the next champion when they become 15 years of age. They begin training immediately. That Champion will be the eldest of your last wife. Be that in two years or two hundred."

Travious looked at him, "I will make the change. My actions have led to this?"

He nodded, "You have done extremely well. Every permutation of the future in unending. Several have you falling before the battle we predicted for you at your wedding. The damage you have done to the enemy to secure the empire is boundless.

Another blade holder would be tasked with taking on that battle if you fell. All blades will return but 4 of them will lose their current owners if that is the case. The order of Paladins will grow. We would direct the second round of training to your training partner Moon Ray. Training 4 more students while having a wife or three.

He would continue to do so as the Trainer of Paladins. Much like Master Trainer Yetto, your Grandfather, and onto your Aunt. This will occur within a year of your passing. You can include this revelation in your will if you wish. My wife will see you again in the morning to preside over your wedding. Melia is looking forward to it as is Majisa."

Travious asked him, "Why are all the Champion's Silvertree descendants?"

Corellon smiled, "That is the billion platinum pieces question. You want to know why. The answer is more complicated than you would expect. It goes back over a hundred generations. To the dying request of the last Silvertree male. The request came to us, on behalf of the mother of his unborn. Then to a Queen and this mother.

She allowed the line to survive at the behest of the Gods. That Ancient father of yours made an agreement with the gods in exchange for keeping his family tree alive. His legacy, a new heir would claim the family sword.

Use it in service to the elven people as the gods saw fit while allowing that champion autonomy to take action as needed instead of just as directed. A problem he saw with the champions on the field of that era.

We exercised a lot more control over the champions back then. For the longest time, we let the house grow and watched the blades get corrupted. Your grandfather took the steps to start to save the people in its darkest hours, prevent extinction, restore the blades to their former glory.

He saw the folly in the Dragon War treaties but was helpless to address it in his life. Your father picked up that burden. He saw the danger and brought it to light, while not a champion, he was a great hero with massive magical talent.

We saw to it that the people were protected for a time and that did little to stop the encroachment or losses on the outer edges of our Empire, that burden is now yours. To bring this chapter of the threat to resolution or continuation. The future is uncertain around you.

You have been thinking of ways to avoid this burden. Lose the sword and another will be led to it. Drop it in the Deep-Sea and it would never reach the water. Any heirs that tried to do so would fail as well. Destroy the blade in a retributive strike. That was done once in a prayer we answered, it would fail this time. The sword is not a curse, but it is a burden."

Travious sighed, "So this fool makes a bargain that affects every generation of Silvertree to follow while his spirit moved on into the elven afterlife."

Corellon sighed, "No. His spirit did not move into the elven afterlife. It will never move on to the elven afterlife as long as the Silvertree family still exists. That was his price for this bargain. This was an elf who cared more about his family than he did himself. Like yourself and those who have been raised in your environment."

Travious looked at him, "What was this ancestor's name?"

Corellon smiled, "Cursing his name would not help. Your great-grandfather knew him, as did your grandfather, and your father. His name was Sorak'tir Silvertree. His spirit has no memory of the bargain or the day it was struck. Even if you asked him or cursed him it would do no good."

Travious looked at him, "How could I ask him?"

Corellon smiled as he placed a hand on his shoulder. "He has been with you since the day you picked up the blade. Karti'Ros is Sorak'tir. He took the place of the original spirit of the sword. No, I do not worry about you telling anyone of this because you will never be able to articulate it. Even to him."

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Slintheraxxal listened to the loss and capture of two ports out on a distant island inside of HIS province. He contacted the Hybrid directly, "This champion needs to die, NOW. I want 100 of the eldest dragons in your alliance to aid in this attack to kill this champion."

Matroxxxa sighed, "Why would I want to commit that many high powered resources to you?"

Slintheraxxal hissed out, "He is disrupting shipping. Stolen your food and breeding stock. I will cut off all food and breeding stock until I have your assets at my disposal to kill this Champion. He captured both ports and all the ships out on Brixora Island.

Including all the slaves that were supposed to go to your kind and efforts planned in the next few weeks is completely disrupted now. It is a staging ground that is now in enemy hands. Your survival in keeping this flow of bodies going to you is in jeopardy. Your spies and dragons on these ships are not enough, too young, and immature.

He has been using mages with your dragons captured in them in order to take your forces out and destroy my assets as well. You will help with this process or else." The Dragon champion ended the call.

Matroxxxa cursed silently, "Assemble the hundred oldest we have." He looked at Draco-lich, "Half of them are coming from your followers. They are older and they still need to eat until you can change them."

Blornaxian hissed out, "They put that forge into a secure cavern we cannot reach or find. Your spies in that area have stopped talking as have the ones in the Human court now. His is an assault on all of our efforts. I will put those of my followers who volunteer at the top of the list for transforming, But I will only give you 25 of them as you have a larger following."

Matroxxa nodded, "Agreed."

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Travious awoke early and updated his will in accordance with Corellon Larethian's wishes. Even listing some of the prophecy stuff from his dream. He sat down and prayed for many things. Including a long life so the tasks remaining would not fall to others for centuries to come.

He added those entries to his journal. Everything but the history of the sword which would make no difference anyway. Not that he could. Gia was in prayers while he cleaned up and got dressed.

She looked at him, "You are up early."

He nodded, "We have a wedding to get to. The Lady of Dreams will be there."

She looked at him, "What?!"

Travious looked at her, "I am only telling you what Corellon Larethian told me."

She got up, "What else did he say?"

Travious sighed, "Much of my future is in fluctuation. We will talk when all of the ladies are together."

She nodded and hurried to get ready. He opened a crystal, "Captain Silver Moon, the elder of the two of you. You are in charge until my return."

He heard laughter between them. He walked over and looked at Angel, "You ready to convince two other ladies it is a good idea to marry me?"

She smiled, "Gia has been sending messages back with the Countess. They know and are looking forward to meeting me."

He mounted up as do they. The three of them appeared in front of the tack shop and it was getting late. They headed to the inn and walked into his home. Majisa was the first to try and tackle him but not to be outdone Melia jumped into his arms.

He held them both to him, "We need to sit and talk. Just the five of us."

They left his arms and mugged Angel who lost her balance. Gia and Travious chuckled. Melia stood and helped her up, "Her tits are firm, big and soft to the touch.

Majisa nodded. Travious laughed at them. Angel looked like she wanted to devour all four of them. He took them all back to the falls and had a seat in the grass. He handed his journal to Melia who read it out loud. She read through the last entry and her mouth went big. She looked at him, "Last night?"

Travious nodded, "My future is uncertain. If I marry and get Angel pregnant then she would become the last wife. I have it in my will. If down the road we add another because something happens, then the new wife becomes the last wife.

Melia nodded, "None of my children are destined to have that blade?"

Travious nodded, "True, that means they have their own destinies and not this burden. They may ask me to change it again in the future so it is not a done deal as they may request it to go to another who is older and married. For now, it deals with the children you currently carry or will be carrying if we add Angel.

Same for all of you. There is an epic battle coming and they don't know how it will play out or when it will play out but it is likely to be soon given the work we have been doing to interfere in the slave operations.

If something happens to me, I would hope Majisa would find a mage willing to bond with her using the gold dragon ring. To have some Gold Dragon offspring to carry on her species. Not a demand of her, just something to consider."

She nodded, "I will consider it for the good of my people. The Countess told me you asked about that. I thought it was a selfless question to ask. I thank you for considering the idea for my father's sake."

They all chuckled as she rolled her eyes. She smiled, "Until then we will keep making children together, at least practicing until this first set are born."

He nodded, "True and practicing as I certainly need more practice."

They all chuckled. "You all approve of Angel obviously."

They laughed at him, "The Gods do as well because the Lady of Dreams is supposed to be there."

They nodded. Melia smiled, "Guess we all love her and she is fertile then."

Gia nodded, "I already confirmed the fertile part when she read the book. I might be out of commission tonight in bed. At least not as active. He kind of went all out on me last night but stopped after he gave me eight in the cunt. Back to back."

The ladies nodded and Melia shook her head, "You need a second in the field with you."

He nodded, "I have a request for all of you. IF something happens or when it happens as it will someday. If you are carrying children. You will come out of the field and let them all have a chance to be born and raised here?"

They all nodded at him, Angel looked at Travious, "A small favor to ask."

He looked at the ladies, "Two of you have horses to get mounted. Let us try and make this a small wedding at Silent Falls."

They chuckled and Majisa looked at him, "Still no horse so I will have to ride with you."

He smiled, "Very well, you ride with me, and Melia could ride with Angel. Gives her some time to play with her soft breasts all the way to the falls."

The ladies laughed at him. They got downstairs and mounted up and that is just what happened. They rode out to the falls and dismounted. Angel's cunt was dripping wet in her clothes from the massaging of her tits that Melia did to her on the ride out. They stepped forward and he looked at them, "Take a knee."

They all took a knee including the three mounts. The lady appeared in front of them in a break with custom. She looked down, "Rise all of you." They stood and the whole falls area was surrounded in white.

"My husband spoke with him as he is concerned about the future. It is in a constant state of fluctuation as the balance is way off right now. Yes, while two of you just met Angel you do love her. Also the role she can fill in your family."

She held out her hand to Melia, "Your ring. She placed her ring in the Goddess's hand and she closed it. She opened it to two rings. She looked at the other two ladies, "Your rings." She took them all, and handed them to Travious, "Do you reaffirm your commitment to your wives and welcome Angel in as your fourth wife. To find another to replace them if something should happen to them. To love them always?"

Travious smiled, "I do."

She looked at the ladies, "Do you promise to love him and each other until his death. No jealousy, no division. Stand as a united team to support him. To find love again. To have more children once your children are born. To follow the Paladin's code for the rest of your lives in regards to your responsibilities to raising your elven or elf-blooded children in elven lands.

To keep your promise to your husband about retiring from the field until the children are born? Melia is responsible for raising them all but you can all aid in this effort and it is encouraged. If she falls at any point it falls to each wife in order to take up that responsibility."

The four of them said "I do." together.

She looked at them, "Because of the uncertainty we added the additional language. These are strange times."

She looked at Travious, "Place the ring on each ladies' hand and kiss them in order with them following you to the next wife. When he passes the three elves and elf-blooded of you are free to and expected to find new male fertile lovers, even if you never marry. Majisa will have some decisions to make on which path she wishes to take."

He placed the rings on each wife and gave each one a soft and passionate kiss. Angel tried to swallow his tongue which was not lost on any of them. The Lady turned to them, "I pronounce you all married or married again to the Champion. Live well and enjoy every day."

She simply faded out as the field disappeared. His Aunt was standing there. She looked at Travious, "Managed a private wedding for once."

He smiled, "Yes, to a point it appears."

She smiled and hugged all of the ladies and looked at Angel. She smiled, "Just like your father, there is nothing wrong with your eyesight. She reminds me of your mother Silver in some ways. Especially the chest on her, as does Melia for that matter."

They mounted up and rode back to the stable and unmounted. They brushed down the horses and stepped out to a crowd. They all clapped for them. Eagle-eye came over and hugged them. She looked at Travious, "Thank you for bringing my nephew home. He came back this morning and said you were talking about getting married again. He did not know when. We were waiting for you to show up and ask Doc to check."