Chapter 182 – Lovers’ Quarrel

*** Alzi ***

"You doing ok?" I ask the Princess.

"I'm fine," the Princess says.

I give her a light touch on the back, and she flinches. She can hardly move anywhere, so I could force her, but I wouldn't mind some space as well.

"I don't like this any more than you," I say. The guards make it a little strange to have this conversation. Had similar ones with Yuki and Mai before. Of course, I was the only one raped in those discussions, but close enough, I guess.

"I know. I'm not mad at you. Sorry, I did this to you," the Princess says. "Can you hold me? It'll help me a bit."

"I guess," I say. So much for space, but I'll need her to have strength. I doubt bitch is giving up on me getting my last level. I need to kill whoever gave that one away.

Calli? No, no, no. It can't be that little dog. I'll cut the bitches tail off and shove it up her ass...

"Alzi, please, not so tight," the Princess asks.

It is nice that she isn't commanding me to do things, and I shouldn't talk about Calli yet. I'm probably just making things up, or maybe they tortured her for information. Don't start hating people yet. You have enough people to hate on the boat already.

"Why don't you two give us a show?" a guard says, their stupid spear poking into the cage.

"Yay, finger the broken Princess," the other adds, her chuckle grating my ears.

"Why don't you two come in here and let me pound you into the ground?" I say back. I work to move the Princess away from the bars. With all the missing limbs it's kind of hard to move her around. But I've got all day to do it.

When is lunch? I bet we go back to that stupid mana food like the brothel.

"Thank you Alzi," the Princess says, her single leg helping to scoot her over finally. I know she's lost a lot of blood, but sleeping with me normally heals pretty well.

Bitch isn't my owner, so I could just slowly heal us. The worst she does is remake the injuries.

I can just replace the Princess's blood and her fresh cuts. She'll just have to deal with the pregnancy.

We get pressed into the back of the cage and lie down. We cuddle and fall asleep once I have nothing left to heal without making it obvious I broke the rules.

...

Cold water startles me awake again. The two guards laugh as they watch us flail awake.

I guess it's lunchtime by the two plates just inside the cage door. Somehow, looking even worse than what the brothel fed me. I wonder if the Princess has ever had that shit food before?

"You know you'll have to return us soon," the Princess groans. "Think I won't tell my Queen about the treatment? How are your nobles going to react when they find what their treatment will be in our hands now?"

"Whatever you say slut," the guard taunts. "Enjoy your meal."

The Princess brings the plates over to us with a bit of mana while I work us into a sitting position. I let her sit in my lap to help keep the Princess stable. She did take an injury for me earlier.

I'm not sure what the meal was supposed to be. Maybe it isn't meant to be anything, just a grey block. Maybe bread? Tasted just as it looked. The only good thing about it was that it was soft. Hopefully, it is mana food so we don't starve to death before someone comes to save the Princess. Hopefully, they remember to bring me along with her.

"Thank you, dear, for helping me," the Princess says. "I really tried to get to you, but I had too many to get through. The manor isn't meant to have someone walk in through the tunnels like that."

"How would they do it?" I ask.

"Traitors," the Princess says. "Some noble that used to live in that manor gave them an extra key. I was working on finding a builder to change the tunnels, but there aren't many of those around and they have a lot of work to do already. I'll have the house completely rebuilt for us, and you'll move in next door to me on the third floor."

Small improvements, I guess. Dropping a whole floor! Just two more to go. Maybe I can have Aurora get me pregnant and see if Isda was just bluffing?

"Where is my dildo?" I ask. I'm sure the Mistress gave them that cursed toy.

"She has it," the Princess spits out. "I'm sorry. She threatened to kill my maids. I didn't know she was going to treat us like this, or I wouldn't have given it over."

"If I get pregnant..."

"I'll make her your slave," The Princess says. "I'll start a war, and it won't end till her entire family is your slave."

"What if I want something else?" I ask. I wouldn't mind making this bitch my personal breeding bitch if she dares to stick that dildo in me. See if I can make a womb pop.

The Princess thinks for a bit, nibbling at the grey block of food till she slowly says, "What would you want?"

"Take my collar off," I say. Go big, I guess.

"But you'll run off," the Princess says. "You'll run into that stupid Kitsune's arms."

"Of course," I say. "Why would I stick with you?"

"I care about you," the Princess says.

"I'm kidnapped and may be forced to carry yet another bastard," I say. The guards love every word of our little fight. "Why would I stick with you."

"She watched you get raped day after day, get pregnant the second you can after each birth, and only promised you a marriage after your suffering," the Princess says. "I promise you a marriage with your Mother, Mai, Kelly, and even that very same Kitsune if she accepts this time. Oh, that is right, I offered her and her true lover, Nakuma, a spot in my harem. She isn't here because she said no. I'm right beside you in this cage. I have no power here, and I'm down to just two limbs trying to keep you from getting raped. Why would you run into that woman's arms? What do I lack?"

"I don't love you," I say. "Isn't that enough?"

"Yuki had ten years of making you slave away for her. I get two weeks of helping you transition into being a noble, and you want out already?"

"She..."

"She made you give her a bath and massage every night no matter how pregnant or tired you were," the Princess says. "She did the bare minimum for you. What? She was there and listened to you? She could've freed you just as easily as I can free you. Think she wouldn't keep that collar on you? Yuki is just mad I bought you before she did. I promise to free you. Yuki hasn't made that promise. You have no idea what she truly would have you do, and I promise to give you what you want."

"I trust Yuki," I say. "I don't trust you."

"Your wife?" the Princess says. "The one that has a Goddess looking over my words? One that actually has to keep her promises? Yuki has no obligation to keep her word to you. If you stay married to me, you will marry your Mother. With Yuki, who knows, and the Goddess won't let you walk out of a second marriage."

"She wouldn't keep me a slave," I say.

"She wouldn't need to. Just stick you in her realm, and you'll have no choice but to do what she says. You'll have no way out," the Princess mocks. "The only thing Yuki wanted from you is a breeding whore. Everything you claim I want from you. I want a strong wife and husband. I've even commanded you to not get us pregnant. To limit how many kids you get. I want you and your strength. Yuki just wants your fertility."

"How would you know?"

"Every so often, a kitsune comes out and grabs a man to take back to their realm. I'm sure that was what Yuki was meant to do all those years ago. She took her time and now wants you so she looks like less of a failure," the Princess says. "Why else would that bitch watch you turn into the perfect breeding tool? She would've just grabbed you the second she fell in love and left. I mean, you must somewhat believe me to keep me sitting up. If you hated me, you would've dropped me a while ago."

"Maybe I'm just not an asshole?" I say. It would be a little useless to drop her now. Plus, I think the guards want me to do it.

"Maybe," the Princess says. "You are a little too kind. Even if getting all of them pregnant helped you, I don't think anyone else would even try if they disliked their wife. Most men don't even try to get the maid pregnant. You got both for all, and I'm grateful. I kept my promise and didn't force you. I will keep the Silvana family out of the tea parties in the future unless you ask for one to be there. That was wrong of me to include her."

"You want a breeding whore. Doesn't that party prove it? You wanted me to get two women pregnant," I say.

"I hoped you would prove your ability. Just as I was planning for you to prove your skill next week helping Lady Oriphusa as a healer," the Princess says, taking her last bite. "Is it so bad of me to want to show off the skills of my wives? I wasn't going to pack your schedule with tea parties next year. I just wanted one party where you prove your ability, then after that, everything would be as you wished it. You would be a healer. Isda is going to give birth soon and you could be a parent to your kids finally. The only thing you were missing was your Mother and I promised she would come eventually."

"Oh, are the lovers fighting?" bitch says, slamming the door open. "I would love to watch a hate fucking right now. Show your anger the primal way."

She made it abundantly clear she wasn't suggesting the idea. Her damned icicles coming to life. The Princess shaking in my arms a bit.

"Really slut, you can't even make a whore happy in your family?" bitch says. "Let me help you. Just spread your legs for her and take her cock deep inside you."