The New Game Master

He nodded. "You choose a female consort for him. One. Who is infertile. She fucks him silly every night.

You can have anyone in your bed that you desire. Men, women, or both. He has had his fun. Now it is your turn. That also means the other woman would have to have guards placed on her or potentially be imprisoned. If he or she refuses that. Just to ensure he never fucked her again while you are alive at least. Then only after he becomes infertile."

He looked at Raven, "That does not work for me."

Raven nodded, "I could pull out my sword and cut his sack off and give it to you?"

The King looked at Raven, "Wait a damn minute."

Raven looked at him, "I have waited for hours already. What would you propose to ensure you never go fucking another fertile woman again? Do you have a potion that will make you infertile for the rest of your life? I know cutting off your sack will do the job."

Kerria jumped in, "There is a clerical ritual that will make a man infertile."

He looked at the King, "We'll walk this idea through. You become infertile. Your wife takes on a lover and you can screw who you want. You would not be allowed to have relations in any of the homes owned by the house.

Except for your mistress with your son if that is the one you wish to keep fucking. Knowing your wife is getting every sexual desire, fantasy, and whim tended to at home. You will, of course, have to move to a smaller bedroom as she will have an overnight guest every night."

He looked at her, "Giving you control, going infertile and I can continue my relationship with the boy's mother at the small home?"

She looked at Raven and almost laughed, "I was almost ready to tell you to take his sack. Given the fact he can only have sexual relations in this small home, we are talking about and control is given to me. Can I fuck anyone? Including all of his unmarried brothers if I wanted?"

He shrugged, "We left your bedroom options open to you. Of course, they would have to agree. But you are still a good looking female. You could have the choice of a lot of men and women."

She looked across the table, "I get control, you live at the small house permanently. I live in any of the others. You are not to enter them unless I summon you for something or there is a family event. You will not show your face in court unless I request you to be there. That boy and bitch will never come to any of my homes."

He looked around and nodded.

Raven sighed, "That took care of all the shouting issues. Now you just need to pull in the scribes from both houses and my grandfather to work the documents and get everything witnessed. Kerria. Thank you for that insight. Are you able to perform that ritual or does another cleric need to be called in?

He cannot go over until he has had his sack neutralized of any baby-making possibility. In fact, he should be barred from seeing her until she is through her current cycle and this has all been completed."

They all nodded. The head of the household nodded as well though he was not happy about the delay.

Kerria looked over, "My deity does not perform the ritual but there are others even in the elven city that can perform it. They can check to ensure he is completely infertile."

Raven looked at the King's wife, "You should go just so you can tell them if it does not work you're taking his sack home with you."

The ladies laughed but he did not. Raven looked at the new head of the household, "Just so you know your granddaughter and I came to terms. We both can have any women we want in our beds. I will probably have a lot of illegitimate children. However, the size of the third house is at a critical state so increasing heirs is a priority. Legitimate or not. We set rules for the throne and for the sword.

They are each different. The sword is based upon when they are born. Heirs for the throne start with the eldest of legitimate heirs and then moves to the eldest of illegitimate ones. We are hoping to add two or three more to the legitimate column. She will have her cycle monitored here and we will work to make that happen if we can.

She looked at me, "So she is agreeing to this before you marry?"

He nodded, "Even before we went to bed and I got her pregnant with a son last night." She looked over at her granddaughter. She got up and hugged her, "I was so worried she would never have children. Now she will become Queen of the third house and has a son on the way."

He nodded, "Once Joliara goes and changes we can look at the wedding before you dive back into the nasty paperwork side of things. Kerria, go to my grandfather's guards and let them know he is needed down here."

Kerria went out and Olivia follows Joliara. He saw Rosetta running to catch them so word has spread already.

He walked away from the table and the lady came over, "I am Rshiana. Thank you for bringing the yelling to a halt. Also, for my granddaughter."

He nodded, "I offered a similar deal to two other grandchildren of yours but they were not interested in the terms. She prefers female lovers. I do not blame her. She never had a man in her bed before.

We enjoy each other in bed to her surprise. Technically did not have one until this morning as we spent the night on the floor with myself and four women. Two of whom are barren; one of which is now my mother on paper." She laughed at that. "How did you meet Olivia?"

He smiled, "Her true love is Rosetta, Rosetta got saddled with me when her boss hired me. I hit on Rosetta and she took me to bed. She was my first, my teacher, and I also got her pregnant. Olivia did not start to trust me until she saw me draw my father's sword.

I had kept it hidden. I should say my family sword. Anyway, I found out she had been lovers of my father, losing her virginity to him in fact, and she joined us one night when I took Kerria's virginity. Both of them."

She looked at me, "Both of them?"

He nodded, "Cunt and ass." She went wide-eyed, "You screw women in the ass?"

He looked at her, "All of them at least once so they can decide if they like it or not. There was a lady in our village. The rumor was she preferred it in her ass because she came so much more from it. Joliara told me she took her own anal virginity and came 5 times from the effort."

She looked at me, "How did she take her own?"

He looked at her, "A long candle. Though she learned last night that lubrication is a much better route to not getting sore. That has to be done externally. Olivia has information on the lubricant if you are interested. Olivia's ass was the first I ever fucked. She loves anal play."

She looked shocked and simply nodded, "You are not very courtly."

He smiled, "I have no training in that matter which is why she will travel with us and start training me in those things. At least until I get word my Grandfather is stepping down for health reasons. Then she will be dealing with the court aspects. While I deal with impregnating half the world."

he smiled at her and she laughed at that. "Unusual circumstances but it works for both of you. You do have valid reasons I suppose."

His grandfather walked in and joined them with his scribe and guards in tow. He noticed no guards in the room, "Where are the guards?"

raven looked at him, "I kicked them out so I could get these people to sit down and stop shouting. They have a resolution. They will get to that later. I need a marriage contract drawn up that states she will be the mother of my legitimate children. Others will be mothers of my illegitimate children. We have agreed they will all be recognized the sword goes by birth order regardless of legitimacy.

The sword wielder should also have a title in the house as a duke or a duchess at a minimum. It would be high risk for the King's heir to try and take on a sword that could kill him. However, the choice falls to the child. The throne would follow the birth order for legitimate children and then birth order for illegitimate children.

I will honor your request to a point. I will not renounce and she will be my proxy for court matters. Any big financial decisions have to be weighed on the overall impact of both of us. My decision, in that case, will matter. When I am no longer fertile and all of my legitimate and illegitimate children are born we will revisit if I should renounce at that point.

Something I have to consider what will be best for the house when I am rarely in the city."

He nodded, "I thank you for that. You make my heart rest easier for that. Here is the cloak you asked for with the house pin. I have another for your bride as well."

He looked at the scribe who ran off to work on the document.

The scribe finished up as the ladies arrived and Joliara looked stunning in a mithril colored wedding gown with all kinds of lace. She walked over and handed Raven their rings and smiled. He pointed at the table and she read over the contract and they both signed. The documents were witnessed. He put on his cloak. Kerria kept it simple.

"Joliara. Do you take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband? To only have children with him and take no other man into your bed?"

She smiled, "I do."

"Lukottan. Do you take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife?"

he smiled, "I do."

They exchange the simple mithril bands with elegant engraving upon them.

Kerria Looked at us, "With the power given to me as a Cleric of Lyria, I pronounce you husband and wife. Kiss your bride already."

This got a laugh from the crowd and he kissed her and dipped her in his arms while doing so. He brought her back to her feet and she looked at him, "Wow, that was a great kiss to remember."

That got laughter and clapping from the small gathered crowd. He handed her the paperwork declaring her Princess Joliara Rising Moon of the third royal house.

He then draped her cloak over her shoulders with the house pin and fastened it. She smiled. He gave a kiss on the cheek to her grandmother and he shook hands with the bastard grandfather. His grandfather did the same by kissing Joliara on the cheek and then he whispered something in her ear and she smiled back at him.

He looked at Rosetta, "You want to get the guys gathered outside so we can do one big announcement and be done with that?"

She nodded. He looked over and the food was being brought in. They sat and ate. Joliara leaned in and whispered to Raven, "Your grandfather thanked me for being so understanding about the renouncing of titles. He told me I was a beautiful woman inside and out. I must get it from my grandmother."

Raven smiled, "I could see him saying that. Because it is true."

He whispered in her ear, "I want Rosetta's child to have a title of count or countess. As the firstborn of mine, the child will have a special place for all of us.

All other illegitimate children I might have shall at be listed as hereditary knights or dames. Except for the Blade Wielder title of Duke or Duchess. The heirs would have the previous title their parent carried. She smiled, "I like that as all of our children will be prince and princess by right."

He nodded, "This establishes our family royal court and sets up all children of my children to have a noble title."

She shook her head, "To a point, elven heretical titles can only be passed to those who are elven or half-elven. If a half-elf has a family with a human the titles do not transfer to those children."

He paused the conversation and nodded. "Titles could change based on what they do for the house."

She nodded, "I agree completely."

They finish eating and headed outside to his caravan group. He stopped Olivia, "Do we give them the truth of you or what is on paper? As they know we have been lovers."

She looked at him, "The truth with a twist, you had an elven mother but did not know who her family was."

He nodded to her and smiled. There was a lot of murmuring going on.

He looked at them, "While on this trip Olivia caught sight of this sword of mine. It belonged to my father. It is the Royal Blade for House Rising Moon. The third Royal Elven House. I was kept in hiding and they kept a lot of things hidden. My father had many enemies. The sword when it claimed me as it's new wielder changed my appearance.

It takes time before it challenges and potentially kills the wielder. I am fully elven. This fact kept from even me. The man who raised me was not my father. He was a friend of his who kept my father's sword in his grave. His spirit watched over it until it was time for me to retrieve it. That set me on this journey.

Less than an hour ago I married Joliara who is a great-niece of Olivia. Who is from the sixth royal family. I had issues to work out with my grandfather and a lot of things came to light that I now find myself to be his only viable heir. I will be traveling with you as will Joliara. We will be working together for some time.

I do not want anything to change; you saw the crap I gave the Duke. I meant every word of it. There is one other thing you will note. The sword when it chose me also barred me from using any other weapon including bows. It restructured some of my skills in addition to most of my appearance. It did not fuck with my cock and I am thankful for that."

That got a lot of laughs from the group. "My house is in trouble because of too few heirs. While my wife is already with a child after last night. Rosetta who is also carrying my child from my first night with her. I will be fathering more children to add bodies to a dying house that has material wealth to sustain them for generations.

Any questions talk with Olivia first and Rosetta second. I just wanted to get this out now. I still have my raven, I will still be scouting. I will just be getting a lot closer and using more magic in combination. No titles. Just Joliara and either Sarrion or The Raven for me. One other note on Olivia. She was a lover of my father and of me.

Because of the changes the sword put me through I needed an elven mother for my records. Olivia has been a lover of my father was a perfect choice. My Elven mother's name is unknown to me. We needed something for the records and Olivia agreed. Thanks guys, sorry for disrupting your evenings fun."

That got a few laughs. He few walked over and congratulated us. They walked back inside after everyone had a chance to do so. he looked at the ladies. "One-stop back in the big room and then going upstairs to get naked."

They laughed at him. Rosetta looked at me, "You two have the room across from us. Your wedding night. Olivia will be over in the morning to give you your wakeup call as requested. Your gear has already been moved over already."

He smiled, "Thank you, ladies." They smiled at him and we walked back into the conference room and the scribes were busy and his Grandfather was in the back of the room and waved him over. He looked at Raven and smiled, "You really stuck it to that asshole."

Raven smiled, "What else can family do for the family but watch your back. I wanted to request a copy of the House financial records, along with a list of what compensation is coming in so that Joliara and I can start looking at that stuff tomorrow and getting a head start. Also, any books on Elven Court protocols and procedures would be helpful. Gives me something to read and Joliara to explain all at the same time."

He chuckled, "The request for the records was made earlier and they are being copied. It should be here tomorrow. I will ensure a copy of the compensation is given to you as well. As to the courts. They can get a bit confusing. Especially when house order changes.

If the Second house has any bad investments of major losses we will be the second house in less than twenty years."

He looked at him, "How big is this ranking?"

He smiled, "The first house speaks for all houses in foreign affairs. Those with humans and the like. The second house has a responsibility to oversee commerce while the third house oversees defensive issues. By issues I mean budgetary issues. The defense has its own structure.

He looked at him, "You seem to think we will be overseeing commerce. What does that mean?"

His grandfather looked at Raven, "Setting and collection of taxes. Settling disputes in commerce between houses and sometimes in a house. If house six had not relented on my demand for the compensation they are the group who would have had to deal with it.

Fines, business monitoring for a century or two, forwarding a request to go before the other seven houses to force a leader to step down and possibly be imprisoned. They watch over the treasury house. What humans call banks but we have only one.

The first house oversees the royal accounts used for everyone's houses area of responsibility. Each house has its own series of accounts. This is where you would establish personal accounts for your children and their children so they will receive their stipends.

Also, account for paying for the upkeep of the hundreds of properties we own."

Raven looked at him, "How many of these are residences you actually live in?"

He smiled, "I have a 135 personal residences."

Raven looked at him, "You can only live in one home at a time unless these are spread across the entire kingdom."

He looked at me, "There is one home in each of the 14 provinces the other 121 are in the capital."

Raven looked over at him. "Given the number of members in the family at the moment would it not be prudent to sell some of those assets and reduce the number of empty homes we are providing upkeep upon?"

He nodded, "When you have so much sentimental attachment to the homes plus the prospect of liquidating the millions in hard assets in each home. Furnishing, art, weapons, and magical items. It is a task too daunting for me."

He looked at Joliara, "I want it down to 60 in the capital in 10 years. It might make his wish to become the second house a reality as well. Once we have a handle on how many children we have in total we can decide how much lower to go over the next couple of centuries.

All children in the legitimate line would have a home of their own to start a family. Meaning they are fertile, their spouse is fertile and they have children on the way. Bringing half-elven children into the main city would be a big mistake. Like slapping these royal families in the face.

Besides those children would feel terribly unwelcome. Buying more modest accommodations in the other provinces would be a better option but we can do that when and if those children decide to relocate to the Elven Kingdoms."

She nodded, "The emphasis on if they decide."

He nodded. His grandfather looked at Raven, "Thank you for taking this on. You are right reducing that many properties might push us into the position of the second house. Removing some unprofitable business would also help as well."

Raven sighed, "More sentimental attachment?"

He looked at Raven, "I have had a lot on my mind since your father left home. I have not focused on the business as closely as I could have. I suspected my second child with my first wife was not of my blood. I could not bring myself to challenge that assumption.

I was surprised when my new wife came to have a child as well as we rarely shared a bed let alone tried to time her cycle of fertility. Given the option between false heirs and no heirs. I was torn at what to do. When word came you had the sword I forced the issue. It confirmed my worst fears in the other children's mothers.

You being altered made the decision to make you my one true heir much easier. You were right the first offer was deliberately low. I wanted to see what you would do. The fact you asked to be recognized as a member of the family spoke volumes to your determination. I was also concerned you did not wish to claim the blade."