We retraced our steps back to the fancy inn without any trouble. It was a two-story stone building called the Gold Dust. The interior was decorated in gaudy gold decorations. Of course, none of it was actually gold since this was still not part of the noble district. Still, it was far better than the surrounding inns.

We split up and cleared the building after securing the entrances. There were only a couple large cockroaches and a giant rat that needed killing. After that we picked out our rooms. The girls claimed the largest room on the second floor for ourselves.

Even though they were getting along with Nix, they refused to let her sleep in our room. She pouted cutely as she was barred entry and had to find another room. Part of me was disappointed while another part was relieved. She was a beautiful cat girl, but I already had my hands full with the sisters. I honestly didn’t think I could handle another rowdy beast girl.

At first, I had thought Nix and Torg were a couple but that didn’t seem to be the case. They got along well but neither was romantically interested in the other. Shadow must have sensed that Nix was lonely so went to curl up on her bed down the hall.

Luckily, the inn was fancy enough to have a tub in each room. We were all in desperate need of a bath by this point. The bathtub was luckily big enough for two people. I immediately offered to let the girls wash themselves first. They each wanted to take a bath with me however, so it evolved into a back-and-forth argument. I finally resolved the fight by offering to take turns and bathe with each of them. They did rock, paper, scissors to decide who went first.

Lin won and immediately stripped down and jumped in the tub, dragging me along. While they were arguing I had already filled the tub with hot water using my magic. Ann just sighed and got out the soap, reluctantly waiting her turn. Lin had more than washing on her mind as she started to playfully grope my body, but I didn’t mind. I had a feeling Ann would do the same. We hadn’t had many opportunities to be intimate during our long jungle journey.

After we all had our fill of fooling around in the tub, we finally got dressed in the new clothes we had found and went to find something to eat. The rest of our party was already in the dining room on the first floor of the inn. “Took you long enough.” Nix commented jealously. I blushed and rubbed the back of my head, but the sisters just smirked. It was good to see everyone else had cleaned up as well.

Lux had gotten the kitchen going so we helped him make supper. We used some of our best ingredients that we had been saving to celebrate our first day in the capital. Using that and meat from the wolves we had defeated made for a very enjoyable meal. After eating we went over our plan for the next day.

We would continue toward the noble district and castle. To avoid backtracking too much we would scout out an even fancier inn from the noble district to make our home base. From there we would start exploring all the high-end shops and mansions in the area before turning our attention to the castle.

The next morning we started early. The girls worked me hard last night. Our tub session hadn’t been enough to satiate them, so we continued our love making in the large bed. I was still a little sore and tired but wasn’t complaining. Nix noticed and started teasing me. She was just mad she wasn’t able to join in.

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We passed the park again and were greeted by a couple more wolves which we handled without issue. After the wolves were quickly put down a large number of birds took off from the park area, seemingly disturbed by the fight. Birds were a constant presence in the jungle, but none had tried attacking us. That was about to change.

The birds were a dark color, black or perhaps dark purple. Usually the birds we had seen were brightly colored but I still didn’t think much of it. The number of birds taking off from the overgrown park was impressive, almost like a swarm of angry bees. When the swarm started heading in our direction I began to be concerned.

“Um, what kind of birds are those?” I asked nervously. “Not sure but maybe we should take cover.” Lin replied with her eyes on the birds. We were all spread out across the wide street. Lux and Torg raised their shields while Lin and Nix quickly got behind them. Ann and I unleashed our fire magic at the birds that were dive bombing us.

The birds in front of Ann and I were engulfed in flames while Lux and Torg were hammered by the flock. I got a closer look at some of the birds that fell down after getting their wings singed. They were about the size of a pigeon and had razor sharp arrowhead like beaks.

After the ones in front of us were burned up the rest decided to switch targets to Lux and Torg. There were so many of them that several birds managed to get around the shields. At times like this I wished that Ann and I had found some barrier type spells to learn.

I frantically looked around and saw a nearby building with a solid looking door and no windows. “Make a run for that building.” I yelled, pointing. The majority of the flock of deadly birds was now circling back around to have another go at us so it was the perfect opportunity to escape.

I was closest to the building so led the way, throwing the door open. Everyone else rushed over while I held the door. I made sure I was the last one in, slamming it shut and locking it. I breathed out a sigh of relief before looking around. We still had to be careful since we hadn’t secured this building yet and I didn’t know how hurt everyone was.

Ann fired off a glowing orb that illuminated what appeared to be a storage shed for one of the businesses. There were rows of shelving containing various objects but no magical lighting. Ann and I had come through unscathed but the rest had various wounds on them. We went around healing all the cuts and gashes from the sharp beaks.

A few thuds could be heard from the door before the birds gave up on us. We all caught our breath and waited another 15 minutes before peeking out. The coast was clear although I didn’t know where they had gone. There were even a few dead birds stuck into the wooden door. Those birds didn’t mess around.

We cautiously resumed our journey, making sure to stay quiet as we passed the park. Similar to West Port, the noble district had its own wall which we needed to go through. The gate for the noble district was wide open so we were able to walk right through. The buildings on the other side of the wall were taller and of better quality than that of the previous side. Elegant statues lined the well-maintained road. It was at least two or three steps above what I had seen in West Port.

I began to feel excited about what me might find in the fancy stores and palace. Our first priority was finding the next place to stay so we scouted the area for another inn. There were several close to the gate, but the girls were feeling picky. We kept watch while they decided which one was best. I didn’t really care myself as I’m sure any of them would do since we are in the noble district after all.

It seemed like there was some arguing before they finally settled on one farther down the street. It did seem larger than the rest and was called The Pearl. It was bright white and looked to be made of marble with five floors. We all went in to secure it which with five floors took a while. The girls then had to pick out rooms before we could move on.

Finally, we could get to exploring the expensive shops. If they were the same as all the other buildings we had entered then everything should still be intact and we would be very rich. I still hadn’t forgotten about the towers, but the pull of loot was too strong. I just hoped there would be enough room in our magic bags.