Chapter 16 a little more bonding

As I was tending the Smoke House, some of my older daughters came up asking what I was doing. Including Sasha. “So, you girls are interested in what I’m doing huh? Well, I need to keep the fire going, but not too hot. It’s the smoke I’m after, not the heat. It has to be special wood too. Usually fruit wood, luckily there was plenty of old fruit trees here, and they all had to be pruned back, and I have all the branches. The smoke goes inside that little shed, and inside the shed, is meat. It’s hanging up, so the smoke hits all sides. What this does, is flavors the meat, but also keeps it from spoiling. It dries it out, and if it’s stored correctly, it will still be ok to eat months from now, and if I make jerky, it can last for years.” Before too long, all of them knew exactly how to tend the smoker. “Um,…Father?” I looked at Sasha. “What is it Sasha?”

Looking like she was worried I’d say no, she took a deep breath, and spoke. “Can Zack learn this too?” I pulled her in for a Hug. “Zack can learn anything he wants to learn, and a few things he doesn’t, but needs to know. Never worry if I’ll teach him something, you just tell him what you learned about, and he’ll come to learn too, I bet on it.” Smiling broadly, she hugged me back. “Also, call me Dad ok, I didn’t make you happen, that’s the man who was your Father, a Truly amazing person in my book, cause he let me have you!” She scrunched her face a little. “Everyone teased me because of my Father, they said he was Gross. Why did they say that?” I sighed. “You Father found out a secret that nobody else knew. They thought something gross happened in order for you to live, but they were wrong. Even if they were right about the Gross thing, that doesn’t make you any less perfect, in fact you’d be even more of a miracle if the Gross thing was true. It wasn’t though, and My Father can verify that what I just said is true. Your Father wasn’t Gross, he was Smart.” The other girls were surprised I defended her Father, because they always had heard he was Gross too, but they believed my words, because they knew I wouldn’t lie. They had good food, good clothes, warm beds in rooms that were all theirs, exactly as I had promised.

Little Gina spoke up next. “Um, I know what the Gross thing was supposed to be. Um, what happens that’s different?” I didn’t want to answer, but if she knew the Gross part, she needed to know. “First, whisper into my ear what the Gross thing was, if you’re right, then I’ll tell you what’s different.” She did as I asked, and she was correct. I then whispered back what she wanted to know, and she tilted her head. “Isn’t the rest gross though?” I laughed. “One day, not too long from now, you’ll want to do that, and it won’t be Gross then, as long as you think it’s gross, don’t do it ok?” She nodded. “Sort of hard to think that won’t be gross some day, but I won’t do it.” I chuckled as they went off. Terra, Sasha, and Rachel confused about what Gina knew that they didn’t.

They’re all just so cute. I went over to the pond, to visit the Undine sisters. “Wripple, Spashta, how’d the swimming lessons go?” They smiled widely. “They’re all naturals, especially little Katy, she’s so precious. She really didn’t want to leave the water though, was very upset when Grace took her off to get lunch.” They both came for a hug, and kiss. “Why do we have to wait again?” Spashta whined. “Ugh, just give me a little time. I’m basically in my own way at this point, it probably won’t last near as long as I intended it to. My mind says I should wait till eighteen, but it’s getting harder to stick to that.” She rubbed my cheek with her hand leaving pleasant wet traces behind. “If you just let us have you, we might have a daughter of our own tomorrow.” My mind screeched to a halt. “Tomorrow,…?” She giggled. “We’re water spirits, we don’t need months like you fleshy creatures do, if we get lucky, we’ll have a daughter tomorrow. You could have two little Undine babies to pamper. Not that there’s much pampering for a water spirit.” “I’ll think about it, but there’s something I want to do before bed tonight, and it will need all of you. So I hope you can hang for a little past our Dinner. Speaking of, what do you need for food?”

“Silly Mark, we don’t need food, the sun gives us all we need, our job is to infuse the land itself with life energy. Your crops will grow better than most, even without the irrigation canals you made, but with them, you’ll see explosive growth at any time of year. Well assuming the pond doesn’t freeze over at least. When it freezes our powers are locked too.” I thought for a moment, then looked at the fireplace I had installed near the pond, and with the Chimney going through stream above the Water Wheel. “That over there will heat the water as it comes into the pond in winter, at least if we can keep the fire going.” Thinking a moment, I snapped my Fingers. “Black Obsidian! I can line that section of the stream with Black obsidian, and it will absorb more heat from the sun, that should help keep the pond from freezing over too. I’ll figure it out, one way or another.” I excused myself after that, kissing each one before I left. Their bemused expressions about methods of keeping the pond from freezing were adorable.

Dinner was rather Chaotic, all the kids were overwhelmed with the array of food displayed, and Theresa’s sisters had indeed showed up to help with the cooking, and serving. The younger children were eventually put to bed, only leaving those who were technically adults behind. Noting that Zack was the only boy still awake, or at least not in bed, and the older girls were clearly claiming his attention with a singular exception. Kora seemed to be focused more on me and my betrothed. I had all seven of the land bound ones around me for the first time all day. “Girls, I want you all to come out to the pond with me. Something for everyone.” We arrived shortly after, and unbeknownst to me, Kora had followed. I then gave each one of my future wives a ring, including the Undine sisters. “These are a tradition from my old world. Engagement Rings, I’ll add a second ring with a stone set into it when we officially become married, this is sort of a place holder for the real thing, but you add the other ring over the top. They connect, to represent our lives twining together.” All nine of them were overjoyed, and wrapped me in passionate hugs, including passionate kisses. I was a little damp, and somewhat breathless when a timid voice spoke up.

Kora was standing there, blushing fit to burst, but determined to make her wishes known. “I want to be your wife too!” Hardly more than a whisper, yet striking straight to my core. I panicked for a second until my nine’s unified gazes told me in no uncertain terms that I was saying yes. “Are you sure, you’re not going to want another Man later? I want you to be happy, and not to rush your choice.” She shook her head. “I want YOU, no other man truly cared about me, even Father only signed the papers, it’s you who made it all happen. I don’t’ ever want to lose you from my life, and that won’t change because some other Man walk by. I want you!” I was defeated, and I knew it, but I tried to give her the chance to rethink. My only answer after that, was to place one of the rings I still had on her finger. “It’s not right now, you’ll need to be patient, but I accept, as they all do.” Nine heads nodded with beaming smiles, and everyone who could hugged Kora tight.

Mother and Father chose that moment to arrive, having witnessed the giving of rings, and adding Kora at the last. “I still think you’re a little crazy Son, even if I was an idiot before. Ten women at once, isn’t that going to be a challenge?” Mother smacked him upside the head. “He’ll be fine, and besides I still want another wife. Now you know how much fun we’ve been missing, I don’t want anymore arguments about that.” I groaned. “Mom, I don’t want to hear about any potential additions, until and unless they actually happen. Decisions and method of approach have nothing to do with me. I already got enough of that from the Quest guild master after she found out about you two going at it again. She didn’t want to marry, because she didn’t want it only once. Now though, she’s probably going to come knocking on your door to see if she can make things happen here.” Mom’s happy squeal was rather priceless, and Dad seemed resigned. “I guess I can’t turn her down with that motivation, I know they love each other, they’ve been friends since before I ever met your Mother. She’s taking care of you at the Guild too, so having even more reason to make sure you’re not in trouble is a good thing.” I face palmed. “Don’t rationalize it, follow your heart!”

With a sheepish chuckle they excused themselves to go to their house this time. “Kora dear, I assume you’re just going to sleep with Mark and the others tonight.” She nodded while blushing. “Sweet dreams then, see you later!” Harmony and Penelope looked a touch sad. “Hey Grace, Veronica, maybe you two could swap out for Harmony and Penelope tonight.” They looked at the two dejected girls, and sympathy did the rest. “”Sure, as much as I’d prefer sleeping naked in Mark’s arms again, it’s only fair, and Theresa needs to get her run too, I guess she was too busy last night to come to bed.” Theresa blushed, “I was actually, fell asleep at one of the kitchen counters, so having a night actually in a bed would be lovely.” Margret and Debra came up just then. “I know we can’t join in, but we’re here too, we can watch over Harmony and Penelope’s work spaces tonight, then you can all be in bed with your man, except for Wripple and Spashta here, they’re stuck in the water unfortunately.” I slapped my head. “I can’t change them being stuck in the water, but I can make it so there’s water flowing though our bedroom, enough space for the both of them to join us when they want.” That got their attention. “When?!” they both asked. I laughed at their eagerness. “Let me think on it a while, I don’t want to risk damage, or mold, so I need to think carefully about it, but I SHOULD be able to come up with something in a couple days, and make it work within the week I hope.”

Thanks to Debra and Margret I had a very crowded bed, and the only clothes worn were my under bottoms. However, someone wasn’t satisfied with that, and before I knew what was happening, Rose had impaled herself on me while the other girls kept me from stopping her, and watched enviously as she effortlessly took a ride. When she was done, and not a drop of blood was to be seen anywhere, she crawled up to kiss my lips. “Sorry, I couldn’t wait to prove you right, and I love you more than I already did!” I couldn’t be mad, not a chance, nor could I stop the gentle caresses from the other girls exploring the thing they so wanted. “I was planning to give you all your first times alone, but I guess this works. Oddly I don’t feel like I’m spent, even though I know I just did. Wonder what that’s about.” Just then a notification went off.

Skill unlocked sexual technique level 1, past life modification increase to level 50

Milestone reached in Sexual technique Certain Impregnation unlocked All sexual interaction produce offspring. Secondary Milestone reached in sexual technique, Impregnation toggle, choose if you wish to be fertile or not, must choose prior to activity, or previous settings are in place. Currently toggled on.

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“Holy Crap! I just got Sexual technique at level 50 with two perks, the first perk make it certain to get pregnant, unless I use the second perk to not get pregnant. I’m turning pregnancy off for now, but I suspect that’s not going to help Rose, I think you just forced a baby into the world. How many kids would you have to make before getting that second perk I wonder. I bet I’m the only man to get past level one, let alone fifty!” Rose looked shocked for an instant, as did everyone else, but then tears of joy started streaming down her face. “I’m really pregnant, just like that?!” I held up my hand. “Not sure, I’m guessing so, but I didn’t get that first perk till afterwards, so maybe it didn’t take that time. Does it scare you to be pregnant already, or do you want me to turn pregnancy back on, and go again just to be sure?” She hugged and kisses me, before answering. “I want to be sure, turn it back on, and I want another round right now!” I did as instructed, and was utterly shocked to find myself emptying another batch of seed into her in less than five minutes. “That shouldn’t be possible, everything I know says I should be stuck waiting for an hour before I could actually go again, but I think this skill upgrade does a lot more for a man than I originally thought.” I quickly turned pregnancy off again.

“Mark, if you can’t get use Pregnant on accident now, then why wait anymore?” Marie asked, clearly impatient, and after Rose, I couldn’t justify waiting anymore either. “Well we don’t want any blood transfer, so whoever would go first would need to be totally cleaned up afterwards, as would I. Laying thick towels underneath to catch the blood helps keep things under control. Like you said though, why wait now, pregnancy is off again, so it’s just fun, and sharing love at this point.” They scrambled to fetch enough to cover everyone in the room, and it was a very fun night. No more under bottoms for me. Every girl had a turn, and every girl got a full load as well which still surprised me. We awoke in a tangled heap of flesh intertwined, and for a second I was worried about Rose, but she was safely laying across the top of everyone. Now I had to hurry up on the water feature for the room, as it wasn’t fair to the Undine sisters to not sleep with the rest of us.

I nudged Theresa awake, as well as Penelope, and Harmony so they could relieve Theresa’s sisters to help with breakfast. Quick kisses all around before they got dressed for the day. Grace took the mess of towels, and went off to launder them, and everyone else slowly roused themselves. I gave them all kisses after I got dressed being certain I wouldn’t get out if I didn’t dress first. I then went outside only to be greeted by my Father coming up to me with some concern. “I just got a Skill level in sexual technique. Level 2, nobody I’ve ever known has reached level two.” I laughed. “Well Rose kinda got things started last night, and thanks to my past life, I’m at level fifty. Two perks from getting certain levels along the way. First one make the second one almost impossible to get normally though, unless the guy is a masochist or something. First one is Certain Impregnation, then who knows how many levels till Pregnancy can be toggled on or off. Anyway, all the girls took their turn after that, except for Wripple and Spashta because they’re currently stuck in the pond. Going to fix that as soon as I can get some things together. Rose though is definitely pregnant, that’s one blood grandchild on the way.” Dad was standing mouth agape, but Mom who had followed him figuring there was something he didn’t want her to know squealed in excitement.

“If you get the first perk, stick with one woman, and go hells to leather all the way till the baby is about to be born to try and unlock the second perk. That second perk is a miracle, and worth getting if you get the first one. I don’t care how chapped you get!” Mom had rushed in to find her daughter in law for a fierce hug. I shook my head again, feeling like I had been doing a lot of that, clapped Dad on his shoulder, and walked off. I ran into town to the smithy, and commissioned some pipes, and a large enameled cast iron tub that I could put into the floor of my room. “By the way, I built a Forge on my Farm, but I don’t have anyone to give proper instruction to my adopted sisters, and daughters. I was hoping you could handle that, make it a sort of apprentice workshop under your banner so the small stuff like nails, and horse shoes that fill up so much of your time, but not so much your pockets can be done out there, and you could focus on the money work here. Plus you could do this project out of that smithy. I’m fairly confident I designed it properly if you’d care to look.” He scratched his chin. “I’ll be honest, you couldn’t have asked about this at a better time. Me own daughter is perfect for that work, teaching and doing this project of yours. Plus as it happens I wasn’t intending on working today, and she wasn’t best pleased about the idea, as she loves to forge. Can’t get her to take a break, unless I put my foot down, and close the whole smithy. Maybe you can keep her from overworking, if you get my drift.” I laughed hard. “And then there were eleven.”

“Father! You said the shop was closed today, why are you talking with a customer if the shop’s closed?!” She came storming in full of righteous indignation, and gorgeous as could be. “Well for starters, he’s not going to do my project, YOU ARE! Secondly, he just indicated that since I had my own Smithy on my Farm, and nobody to work it, and LOTS of kids to teach, You might just be interested in taking me as your Man to take possession of that Smithy for yourself.” She stopped still for about twenty seconds. “IF THIS IS SOME STUPID JOKE, I’LL KILL THE BOTH OF YOU!!!” I smirked. “Is that a yes, or a what the hell are we waiting for show me my damned smithy you asshole?!” She startled at my options, then responded with a little more joviality. “The second one Asshole! Will I be your first wife then?” I shook my head. “Nope, number eleven, but you have to get the other ten’s approval, but considering you’re a catkin, that’s a done deal already.” Ears twitching, and tail flicking merrily behind her she lunged at me. “Eleven sister wives, and you said kids already, then why take me too, don’t lie!”

“Because I’m not an idiot that’s why. Here’s a little something nobody else outside my family seems to know. You only bleed the first time, never after. Aside from monthly flow that is. Also you can have more than one child, with me, it’s literally as many as you want to bear, you’ll just let me know when you want another one, and I’ll start it for you. That’s not a boast, I have a Perk that lets me toggle if I can make you pregnant or not, and another that if pregnancy is on makes it so you will get pregnant the first time, regardless of the time of month.” The Smith looked at me incredulous. “Are you serious, not just about the bleeding thing, I’ll take your word on that, maybe make Marina here a sibling, that being the case. But where’d you get those perks?” Grinning like an idiot. “Well for reasons only family get to know, I somehow have Sexual Technique at level fifty, I don’t even know for sure what levels those perks unlock at, but the certain pregnancy came first, so if you end up unlocking that one, I’d suggest you go hammer and tongs till the second one unlocks, otherwise you’ll have way more kids than you can manage.”

“Fifty! Guess you’d have to know a thing or two at that level.” Marina, eyes sparkling grabbed the plans for the project off the table, then looked at me. “Do you have the supplies?” I nodded. “Then what are we waiting for, I have a forge to break in today, and you’ve got something else to break in tonight. Off we go loverboy,…wait what’s your name anyway?” Grinning at the eager kitten I replied. “Mark’s the name, S class Quester, owner of my own farm, with half an orphanage worth of kids I adopted, and the other half staying for a few days while the Orphanage is being renovated.” She tilted her head. “Half an orphanage adopted, and the other half there? How many kids we talking about, and how can you leave them alone even for this long?” “It’s around forty total kids there, but with ten wives, plus my folks, and the Orphanage director who’s used to be alone with all of them, it’s working out fine. Still having you there will make me much happier when it comes to those angels of ours. I want them learning everything they can, and we can handle the nails, and horse shoes and all the simples that need doing for the outlying farms, so they don’t need to come into town, once they know you’re there.” “I don’t want to wait another minute to get to my new babies, or my forge, let’s go already!” So saying she stormed out the door, only to stop, look back at me with a raised eyebrow clearly asking without words, ‘which way asshole’.

Instead of pointing a direction for Marina, I simply picked her up in a Princess carry, causing her to yelp in surprise, then scream in fright, followed by delight as I ran full speed whipping her hair, and even her tail behind me as we ran. With her cackling with laughter as I sprinted right to her new forge. Her Father would likely catch up, knowing the way already. Marie, and Grace were just looking for me to join them for breakfast. “Marina? OH MY GOD, This is perfect! You’re taking her as a wife yes? You better say yes, I’ll be furious if you don’t say yes!” Said Grace. “Calm your tits Grace, our man isn’t that stupid, right! Course he’s taking me, or rather, I’m taking him, seems the way things go raound here. Eleven of ya, and how many has he already bedded? Is he as active as he says he is?” Grace hugged us both fiercely. “Better than he says, if anything he’s modest about it. Only reason he hasn’t bedded all of us, si because tow of us are Undines, and can’t leave the water, so he’s making a place in the room for them to come when they want. Hasn’t said how yet.” Marina held up the plans. “You daft sweetheart Mark! That’s what these plans are for. Brilliant, I get to play with my new Forge on an epic project that’s actually interesting, AND it’s for my sister wives! I don’t know what I want more right now, the Forge, the Kids, or the Man!” Hearing that Marie spoke up. “I’d say kids first, it’s breakfast time after all, then you can pick some of the likely ones to help with the forge after that. I’m Marie by the way, welcome home sister wife.” So saying she gave Marina a kiss on the cheek, or tried to, as with Grace giggling behind her, Marina stole Marie’s lips. “Sorry, not sorry, I like Girls too. Hope you don’t mind kisses from me, not gonna be able to resist with you being my Sister wives an all. MAYBE I can resist the other stuff, you know, but that’s a hard maybe.” Marie smiled, and pulled the kitten in for another kiss, doing it my way causing Marina’s eyes to pop open in surprise. “If you’re going to kiss me, do it right, and you’re welcome to the other stuff too, I think Mark will like watching when he’s otherwise occupied. Also Mark sweetheart, you’re stopped now, you can put her down I think. I know you’re muscles are stupid insane, so I imagine you simply forgot you’re holding her.” Grinning impishly, I placed Marina on her feet, while she was still stunned at Marie’s kiss a moment ago, and then Grace followed suit plunging her tongue into Marina’s mouth. “I didn’t know you actually liked girls, I’d have been frisking with you ages ago if I had, same with you Marie, I know we haven’t known each other that long, hardly at all really, but you never even hinted at all last night, and we were all taking our turns with Mark then, would have thought I’d have caught you looking at least once.”

Maries blushed. “I didn’t know till Marina’s lips touched mine, then it just fit is all I can say, I caught you looking plenty, and I enjoyed the looks, but I thought that was it, till right now.” Her voice was cut off as Grace took her lips too. “We’re going to have to play together, and see just how much fun we want to have together.” Marie nodded, and I grinned at how loving these three would be together from now