Chapter 314 – Meeting a Child and Preparing to Meet a Queen

"Did Asariel give birth to a boy?" I ask. I didn't need a reminder that someone else has one of my kids, Goddess. Is it Fertility that sends this notification?

"No, Your Highness," Calli says. "Did someone give birth to a boy?"

"Yes," I say. "What fun."

"I'll ask Aurora to find the child. It may take a few weeks or months," Callie says. "I'm sorry we can't work faster, Your Highness. The Mother doesn't have to report him for a while to make it easier for commoners to follow the law. Sorry."

"It's fine. I know plenty of women have children with me, and I can't just take my kids from the Mother."

"Well, shall we meet the child you can raise, your Highness?" Calli asks.

"That is all we can do," I say.

Calli waddles through the extravagant halls and up the stairs, which I help her climb. I should get her into my bed tonight with Yuki so I can play with their tails.

But that has to wait until after this long and terrible day is over. I'll have to find some way to kill that Edeozia Queen, even if she becomes my wife, since she's the reason Esiyae raped me. The Queen definitely did a number on Esiyae's mind, and that should be enough to blame her for it. And I doubt I can ever truly trust her.

Azula De Vil seems to be a good puppet, if I can learn how to pull her strings. If I can get Elora to be the Queen of the Queendom, I can give Azula a territory to rule over, and that would placate her desire for power. Elora is at the point where she'll do just about anything to get my approval, and Azula will have a collar around her neck.

Of course, that's for after the war, if I make it.

"Hello, Your Highness," Asariel says, groveling at my feet. Osanna isn't in the room, just a small crib and a bed to decorate it. "I'm sorry for failing you. I didn't know. I loved how my Mistress treated me, and I let that blind me to your wishes. It was my job to keep her in line, and I failed. I'm sorry for the pain I caused you."

"I'm glad you finally learned that," I say. Sarania told me to ignore her. "I'm guessing the child is sleeping?"

"Yes."

"Sorry, little one, but Daddy wants to hold you for a few moments," I whisper, moving to the crib. Inside is a little brown dragon. My genes win again. "You look like grandma." I really shouldn't disturb my cute little newborn, but I really want to hold her.

Move slowly, Alzi.

Well, that turns out to be useless, as my baby starts crying. "Has she eaten recently?"

"She's most likely hungry," Asariel says.

"Well, that won't do now, will it, baby? No," I say. I pick her up and bring her to my breasts; Calli helps one of them out of my robe. She latches on without a worry. "Daddy won't let you go hungry. Asariel, are you producing milk?"

"Yes."

"Does she have a name?"

"No. I've heard you've already given your children a name. I'm fine giving her one if you wish, but I thought you may want to name her."

"You can name her."

"Thank you," Asariel says. "I will need a few days to come up with one."

"Fine," I say, turning around to find Asariel still on the floor. You sure can count on the submissive to be dedicated. "Who is your Mistress?"

"I love Osanna," Asariel says. "I love her. She'll always be my Mistress. Please don't take that from me."

Taking away her lover would be a bit much. Osanna tortured me, but she didn't keep me from marrying my Mother. "I'm your Mistress," I say. "Your family is mine. If I tell Osanna to do something, she'll have to do it. If I tell you to do something, you'll do it. Besides that, Osanna can have control over you."

"Thank you, Your Highness. Mistress," Asariel says. "We'll work hard to fix the damage we've done. I'm pregnant, Mistress. Twins, is what Kelly said. Thank you for the blessing of more children, Mistress."

"Good. Take good care of our children."

"Of course."

"Calli, do you know if our child is a dragon as well?" I ask.

"Yes, Your Highness," Calli says. "Our child is a dragon. She has more control over my mana than I do now. I don't use it much, so it isn't a big deal, but it is strange having it get pulled around."

"I guess this explains why the dragons are mad at me," I say. "I doubt they're happy that so many dragons with mana aren't under their control."

Nobody responds, not that there is much to say. Asariel just grovels by the door as our greedy child feeds from my breasts. Calli rubs her belly with a strange smile.

"I don't mean to blame you for it, Calli. The ones to blame are the nobles who had their way with me at the brothel, really."

"I know, Your Highness, but it still feels weird that they care about a silly maid's child."

"I thought it was strange that everyone cared about a slave. Nobles think weird things when it could get them power." My cute baby releases my nipple, full for now. "Asariel, take over. I have more stupid nobles to deal with today."

"Yes… My Mistress," Asariel says.

I kiss my baby and walk out. I'm going to have too many kids to spend much time with them all. How will I handle all the kids?

Maybe I can figure out how to split into multiple bodies or something. That would be weird and may just lead to even more kids, making me split my bodies more, and starting it all over again until the world is just me and pregnant women.

Back down to my room, I go. Hardly a moment for myself.

"Hello, Your Highness," Shyla says. "How does this look?"

"Is that dress going to be see-through?" I ask.

"No," Shyla says. "I would never force you to be naked without you asking for it. No, your skin won't be seen underneath the clothing."

I can't see the wall behind the dress, so I guess that's true. I was expecting more silver and less… clear? I don't know what that color is. White, but not. It looks like the ice they give me in those fancy glasses.

"How did you make a dress that looks that much like clear ice?" I ask.

"I'm good, aren't I, Your Highness?" Shyla says with a big smile. She really is trying for that concubine spot. "Shall we get you ready? We still need to make sure you like Esiyae's and Azula De Vil's clothing."

"Yes."

Shyla strips me with a snap of her fingers and then puts me in the dress. Like normal, the dress makes me look ready for a night at a brothel. All the cleavage my tits can give, hugging every inch of my beautiful body. Shoulders out for the world to admire. A slit along the left leg so the dress can even wrap around my legs. Then the heels, ten inches to make sure everyone else will be shorter than me.

Shyla stuck with the water theme for the jewelry—a pearl necklace and bracelet, and diamond studs for my earrings. We don't have time to do my hair up, and I do have a lot of it—just a high ponytail to capture it all.

"What do you think?" Shyla asks, pulling out a set of mirrors so I can see myself from every angle.

"Well done, Shyla," I say. "It feels good to put my hair up. Do we need to get going now? Are my Mother and lovers going to be at the meeting?"

"If you wish, Your Highness. The Queen would like to limit the participants. Sarania, Elora, Shimmer, Geta, and Aurora will be there. I would suggest that Yuki come, and if Nanoka is willing, that would be a good idea. Your Mother would be good for support. But they can be there, too, if you really want them there. This is supposed to be your meeting."

I guess that is quite the crowd already. "Have they all gathered somewhere?"

"There is a waiting room that Aurora has set up for your lovers to go to once she's done with them. I have prepared a dress for each of them to wear, and I'll look over them before we leave to make sure they fit properly."

"Then go help Aurora get them dressed. Calli, do you know the place?" I ask.

"I'm sorry. I do not, Your Highness."

"Annoris knows. I know you don't like her, but she is waiting outside the door for you, Your Highness," Shyla says.

"Fine," I say. I guess I have to give the stupid dryad a chance. I gave Shyla an opportunity for some reason. Outside, the pregnant dryad is waiting. Shyla and Calli go their own way while the dryad just stares at me with a smile.

"Shall we go, Your Highness?" Annoris says.

"Yes."

"Sorry for not doing much," Annoris says, walking towards the stairs. "I was doing things out of sight, just busy cleaning, my main strength. I've heard you aren't happy with how much I appear to do, and I'm sorry. I'm not happy with that either, and I'm hoping to work more where you can see it."

"Are you better at cleaning beds?" I ask. "Or changing diapers or something? It honestly seems like you should be the head maid of the house, not assigned to a lady."

"I am good at cleaning most things. Dresses, not so much. But yes to the rest. That was my hope. Not a great job, but an important one, and I'm happy to help the children."

"I guess I can give you a chance," I say. "Do we need more maids to take over for your work? I need to worry about money now, don't I?"

"Elora or Isda should be handling that if they haven't told you to do it. But you should look into it to make sure everything is fine and understand what is going on."

"I should. But I'm sure most of it will go over my head," I say.

"Sarania and Yuki should be able to help you understand it. And Aurora can help you learn the math needed to handle it," Annoris says, opening a room near the front of the manor.

Inside is just Mai in a beautiful black dress, showing off her gorgeous baby bump. She immediately comes running over to hug me. Well, I think she wanted to run, but heels and pregnancy are a bitch to move in.

"I'm like a kid next to you, with those damn heels," Mai says.

"Yes, my cute little kitty," I say, scratching behind her ears.

"I have a mean bite if you treat me like your kid. I'm even making us a kid!" Mai says, showing off her sharp teeth.

"You like it. I can tell you're holding back your purr. Your tail is working so hard behind you."

"Shut up."

"A few more minutes, and I'll let you feed off me tonight."

"Do it as long as you wish, my rainbow. I'm happy we're here together, free at last."

"Me, too. I just hope this war doesn't take it all from us."