{Alex}

I ended up having a romp with Yen to make up for the challenging morning and had to return to work with my mask fully in place. Redwood and the others made sure everyone called me Lord Savage while the crazy elf was in town. Turns out she brought a few others with her and her Knight. I was able to look it over and was not impressed. It was mostly standard but did have a few changes I would have to take a closer look at. I had finished my Warden, and it would have to wait until winter to fully test it, but I could work on two other Dire Knights. That and an RV would make my life easier. I had the metal, the time and manpower. Making these things should be a nice distraction or at least it would be if I didn’t have a nosy elf halfway up my ass all day. Why was she following me?

“May I help you, Lady Tovoear?” She frowned at me leaning on my chest and looking into my eyes, blushing madly.

“Please my dear kitten, call me Hena,” she said, batting her eyes at me. What did I have to do, whip my dick out to prove I was a man?

“For the last time, I am a man.”

“Sure, you are my cute little kitten.” She said winking at me. FUCK! Why me?

“Lady Tovoear, Hena, I have work to do.”

“I know and I want to watch.” She licked her lips in a way that made my spine tingle. “I need to know how these things work.” she was starting to breathe heavy, and it was a little uncomfortable. “How did you get the power output on the little wolf? No normal engine would fit in that thing.” If I didn’t know any better, she was getting turned on talking about Knights. Her hand reached lower, and I pulled away. Not going to get in trouble with the girls if I can help it.

“My secrets are my own. If you, please.” I waved my arm to the door. She frowned and pouted up at me. At least she had clothes on this time. All be it they were skimpy. A low-cut dress that had a gold chain holding those amazing breasts together. It had a long slit that made me wonder if she was wearing anything underneath. Everything about her was designed to get my blood and other things up too. She turned and walked slowly away swaying her hips before looking back and winking at me. That ass was just too good. With a shake, I got back to work the moment she was out of my workshop. It didn’t take long before Redwood was in my office again.

“How can I help you, Redwood.” He froze stunned when he looked at me. This was his first-time meeting, Lord Savage. “This mask alters my personality.” He shook and smiled.

“Oh okay, also your new stalker is bothering everyone about Shot Spears, Saber Shots and all your Knights.” Fucking hell. I wasn't going to get anything done today.

“Please send her and Batsy to me.” I said a frown on my face. Maybe Batsy could talk some sense into her. I would ask Lily, but today was her day to teach Gen. I went back to tinkering until the women came in. Luckily Batsy was first so I could explain my plan. She didn’t think it would work. Hena sauntered in swaying her hips in a sexy as hell way.

“What is this about my sex kitten?” She asked as Batsy started laughing.

“When are you planning on leaving?” I replied with a frown.

“I will leave when you offer your lovely rosebud to me.” she said licking her lips.

“No. I wasn’t born with one.” My response was rather cold as this was getting annoying.

“I have fought countless battles to reach you.”

“Thirteen and she ran from seven.” Batsy said giggling. Hena just frowned back at her.

“Those were bugs. I don’t Do bugs.” I pulled out my notebook and wrote bug Knights.

“Don’t give him any more ideas. His mind is frightening enough as is.” Batsy admonished with a frown.

“I have endured countless struggles.” Hena kept going as though she couldn’t hear Batsy.

“She had to sleep in her Knight one evening and the beds at the inn were not soft enough.”

“As I said countless struggles just to be with you. Your mind must be mine; your body must be mine. I need you in my life my sex kitten. Come with me and I will treat you like the princess I know you are.” Batsy was laughing again. She had fully forgotten the plan. Fuck me.

“That won’t happen. I have people here who need me, women I love and things I need to do. So no, I will be staying.”

“As long as you stay here, I will be staying with you. The moment I saw your Dire Knight, it was love at first sight and then seeing that big wargon Knight.” She shuddered and started rubbing herself. Suddenly Batsy stood turning her bracelet on.

“Gross. Save it for your bed.” Batsy said with a frown.

“If you are going to stay, a few rules are needed. Batsy if you would please.”

“Contract magic, as long as you are here, you are to act like a productive member of this town in exchange you will be allowed to stay. Agree?” Batsy didn’t have contract magic, but she could fool the elf using mind magic.

“I will not agree to that. How about I work for you sex kitten and you help me understand your inventions and even,” she moaned softly, “help you make more.” her hand started moving to her breast as she spoke.

“Focus if you would please,” I said outwardly cold, but inside I was rock hard and would happily enjoy the show. What was wrong with me? I had four hot women at home, and I was drooling over this elf. She looked at me and licked her lips before biting her lower lip. Fuck.

“What invention would it take to make you leave?”

“The one hidden in your pants, my dear.” she said with a wink.

“Not going to happen.” I said coldly. If I didn’t have this mask on and Batsy wasn’t here I would be tempted to show her just what I was hiding and settle the matter.

“Lady Hena, do you own clothes that are appropriate for this weather?” She looked down at herself pulling at the halter top dress lifting it playfully. She knew what she was doing as she gave me a coy smile.

“I do not, Lady Savage. Would you like to help out of these and into your bed?”

“No. Batsy, please take a gold and go see Lady Gutula, feel free to get one or two for yourself.” Batsy beamed at me.

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“Lady Savage, I have my own money.” This made me raise my eyebrow.

“I was informed that many lords and ladies are often in debt and lean on taxes to live.” She blushed and looked down pouting.

“Yes, but we still have money. Are you telling me you don’t have debt.”

“No, none at all.” She looked up at me in shock.

“You don’t tax your people?” She asked.

“No. there is no need for that.” She looked around not fully understanding.

“I have what I need and don’t seek more. Now, I do have work to do, please stop bothering my help.” I handed Batsy a gold coin and waved them out. When they were gone, I checked off a calendar that Lily had made me. Checking off each day helped me keep track of what day and month it was. I would forget from time to time, and she would check it to make sure I stayed on track. Once I was done, I pulled out my notebook and looked on the inside cover. Yen’s birthday was in just a few days. I wonder what she would want. I took off my mask and smiled thinking about my girls, Gen and the other people around me.

{Pretty Batsy}

She had her bracelet on so she couldn’t read the minds of those around her. It was so peaceful inside her own mind, and she loved just having her own thoughts to play with. She walked smiling down the road with a whole gold in her pocket to buy dresses. “You know he is a guy, right?” She asked the elf.

“No, SHE has to be a woman. I am only attracted to women, and I am very attracted to her.” The elf said proudly. Batsy didn’t care though. Maybe there would be enough for tea and cookies. She liked the inn and the fights that were always going on there. It was all so playful and calm. “Is there anything that could help me win my loves heart?” The elf asked her.

“Try being a good person and never insult his women or Gen. Past that, just be helpful. If you are useful, HE will like you. He may not love you, but he will like you.” The elf frowned at Batsy’s words.

“I wouldn’t mind other women being in HER life, but I want to be in her heart and her bed too. Can you tell me about these women?” Batsy just nodded and told her about the other women as they tried on dresses. She settled on a cute long white one that let her wings freely move. Tailor sowed a cute hood into it and even made her gloves. It made her look too cute. Meathead was going to give her all the kisses. She blushed and smiled at herself in the mirror as the elf walked up behind her. “What about you? Are you hers?” The elf asked. Batsy frowned at her.

“No, I like my muscle head meat man. He has the most beautiful mind and is a big cuddle bear.” She said, holding herself with her wings. The elf frowned at her worried. Elf did pick a nice-looking green dress with white pants. It didn’t look bad on her, but Batsy’s wings wouldn’t work on that dress. She would have to ask Tailor to make her a dress with huge sleeves so she wouldn’t be cold in winter. It only cost three silver per dress and Batsy pocketed the rest. That would buy her so much tea. “Would you like a drink?” Batsy asked.

“It is rather early in the day to be drinking don’t you think.” Elf said outraged.

“Not booze, tea you idiot,” Batsy said, anger on her face. "Who would waste money on that foul tasting stuff."

“I have yet to try their tea. Is it good?”

“They have several blends, but the one I like is a wildflower blend made by Hunter.”

“I thought humans have odd names, but the ones here go by interesting, but common sounding names.”

“They have the normal weird names, but Lord Savage gave them names they love. The woman we just left is named Gutula, but she likes being called Tailor. It has become a badge of honor if he gives them a name.”

“They have that much respect for her?”

“Yeah, HE is a big-time hero. Ask Lily she knows everything.” They walked into the inn and Elf froze. She looked over at the table a strange expression on her face. Batsy was almost tempted to turn off her bracelet but enjoyed having her mind to herself.

“What is this?” Elf asked looking at the table.

“Oh, that. Meathead loves that game. He and everyone else likes playing on it. Savage put it in here for everyone. What to watch?”

“Yes, but they aren’t using standard training dolls.” She said looming over the table drooling slightly.

“Our Lord Savage likes to let us test things out for him. We give him feedback and he changes anything that needs it.” Hunter said, beaming up at Batsy and Elf.

“Using a training table to test new models. Savage isn’t just my lost love; she is my soul mate.” Elf said. “I will have to write home about this.”

“You may want to ask Al,” Batsy coughed, “Lord Savage about that. It was his idea.” Elf beamed at her. The two women moved to a table and ordered a pot of tea and tray of cookies from one of the bunnies.

“Thank you so much miss bat, you may have helped me save face with my soul mate.”

“My name is Pretty Batsy, but all my friends call me Batsy.”

“Can I call you Batsy?” Elf asked. “I’d like to hope we could be friends.

“You can, what can I call you?”

“Please call me Hena if you please. All my friends call me Hena. Wait, I’ve never had friends before. I just wished I had some who would call me by my first name. I had people around me, but they just wanted my family’s favor and tried to get it through me.”

“That sucks. I was a slave up until a few days ago and forced to use my mind magic to torture people.”

“That does indeed suck. Is your life better here?” Hena asked. Batsy was starting to like her. It was nice having a friend. She thought of all of Alex’s women as friends, but this was someone new. It made her feel welcome. The two shared the tea and got to know each other.

{Gaven Devbot Tovoear}

He hid in a room and spoke into a puddle of mana water. “Hear my words elves of old. Let me speak to my lady.” He said in old elvish. The water spun and runes on the rim glowed showing the matriarch of their house. She was a proud older elf who stood tall over the viewing glass looking down on him.

“Report.” She said coldly.

“I don’t know what you want me to report on first, Matriarch.” He said bowing his head.

“My daughter you idiot.”

“She is in good health and good spirits.”

“Good and this Savage person.”

“He is an enigma, my Matriarch. He bears the mark of an orc war chief named by Prince Blood Blade and has a Sagebrush as a retainer. This leads me to think he is linked to the crown.”

“A Sagebrush you say. Are you sure?”

“Yes, Matriarch. He is even allowed to breed with two local bunnies. This may be the formation of a new branch in the human family line.”

“A noble of two races. Interesting.”

“Yes Matriarch, there is also a dragon here. She may be trying to stake her claim on him too.”

“Is he worth this much effort?” she said lowering herself to look at him closely. He took a breath and let it out slowly.

“I believe he is. He is making two more wolves, has a new strange Knight, seven new types of Knights and is training an army of Commanders. He arms ground troops with blades and spears that can use spells.”

“Blades and spears that can also use spells?”

“Yes Matriarch. I cannot understand how they work. The orc prince has one that can shoot bolts of ice and looks like a normal orc saber.” She was now nearly pressing her face into the mana water.

“How does my daughter feel about this man?”

“She is convinced he is a woman.” This made the Matriarch laugh hard.

“Is he a woman?” She asked.

“I do not believe so. He does have other women in his life.”

“Do tell.” she said her eyebrow raised.

“A bunny, Cottontail if I had to guess.”

“Clearly an offering from one of the greater nobles.”

“A tiger woman.”

“A bodyguard.”

“A coyote woman.”

“No clue on that one.”

“She seems to keep track of his finances and books.”

“Smart. That leaves him free to work and not worry.”

“The last one is a harpy.”

“Clearly a lookout and early warning. He has turned a small sleepy town into a hidden fortress with a sleeping army. This far north too. He is a dragon in the making.”

“There is one more thing Matriarch.” She tilted her head showing more of her eye. “Rumor has it he can break a slave collar without the control coin and the bridge tool.” She pulled back shock clear on her face.

“Really?”

“The town seem to view this as just one more thing he can do. One of the people told me he can handle the mana of a Knight and build one from scratch in a few months by himself.”

“Great mana stones.” The Matriarch swore. “Let me make this clear. We must have this man in our court. Do everything to stake our claim on him too. We need this man on our side. All the hells help us if the demons discover him.”

“Yes Matriarch.” He said with a bow.

“Keep her safe. Good job getting her there and getting this information to me. I will await your next update.” The mana water slowed and went still. He poured it back into the water skin and sighed.

“What did I get myself into.” He would have to get a job as it looks like he was going to be here for a while.