The next morning came quickly. Upon opening my eyes, I appeared to be on my back with Selyse curled up like a house pet on my chest. I gently lifted her off me and set her back on the bed before slowly sliding off the bed itself. I walked over to the window, unlatching the wooden boards that acted like shutters. Looking out, I could see a majority of the kingdom and I could see that I was further up than I expected.

  Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Selyse sit up. She was nude and made no attempt to cover herself up, which at this point didn’t surprise me. She ran over to me, grabbing at my leg and hugging it.

  “Master Thadeus! I am so glad you’re back. I missed you.” She said.

  I looked down, giving her a chuckle. It amazed me how much she had changed in what seemed like a short amount of time. I started to think about how much time had passed and came to realize, she’s well over the average age of a normal human but stuck looking nineteen. I guess for any human, being well over thousands of years old but not looking a day over nineteen would be a blessing.

  “Hello Selyse, were you good for the others while I was gone?” I asked.

  As I sat down, she quickly hopped in my lap.

  “I did! She said, wrapping her arms around me and hugging me tightly.

  “Whoa there, you’re so strong, you might crush me” I teased.

  She laughed before letting go. She ran over to the wardrobe, opening a drawer. To my surprise, she pulled clothing out that looked exquisite for what she was considered. I watched her pull regal looking silk clothes out.

  “Hey Selyse, couldn’t help but notice that you are pulling some very nice clothing out of there and it appears to be in your size. Did something change while I was gone?” I asked, wondering if maybe there had been a policy change.

  She appeared to be struggling as she mistook an armhole for the neckline. I stood up and assisted her in fixing her shirt. Once she got her head through, she told me there was a note for me in desk next to the door. I walked over to the desk, opening the drawer. Along with the note was a rather large folder that I pulled out. I sat down in the chair, opening the folder.

  Upon opening, I noticed several clip-on badges that indicated they belonged to me and to leave them alone as they were more than likely on official business. In addition to this, it would allow Selyse and the others into areas normally not accessible to typical servants. There were also papers regarding my orders with Antharian, stating that in the event she wanted to go out, I had to keep a close on her and anyone that messed with her was to be executed immediately, plus other various papers relating to her.

  Then there were papers regarding what the servants could and couldn’t obtain with their new titles of “Royal Holy Order” servants, which granted them access to the highest quality of clothing and other necessities that they might need via my request. Somehow, Selyse had managed to convince someone that she was my head servant, allowing her to also be able to put in requests.

  I looked over at Selyse. “I don’t know how you did it.” I said.

  She looked at me, smiling.

  At the corner of the desk, the bottle of the wine remained there, unopened. I looked further into the drawer, looking to see if there were anything to drink from. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find anything. I opened the bottle.

  “Selyse, come here a moment.” I said.

  She quickly came over. I carefully handed her the bottle.

  “Here, take a small drink of this. It’s Angelic wine. I feel as though you somehow deserve a sip of this.” I said, handing it to her.

  She looked at it for a moment before raising the tip of the bottle to her nose to smell it.

  “Master, are you sure?” she asked.

  Under normal circumstances, it was forbidden to share the sweet nectar with those of servants but seeing as how I didn’t have to play by the same rules as most of the kingdom, I decided at my own discretion to allow her to have a little bit. It didn’t cross my mind that she may have never had any form of alcohol at the time, but I figured she deserved it. Somehow.

  She raised it up to her mouth, taking what seemed like a long sip before I spoke up.

  “Okay, okay, that’s enough. Save some for the others.” I said as I took the bottle away.

  She looked at me. “That… was good…” she said.

  I stood up and poked my head out the door.

  “Elise and the rest of you, please come into my room immediately” I shouted.

  A few moments later, everyone but Anatasia had shown up.

  “Where is Anatasia?” I asked.

  Elise looked behind her before looking back at me, shrugging.

  “Elise, go fetch both Antharian and Anatasia.”

  She nodded and ran off. While we waited for the three of them to return, Selyse laid on the ground.

  “Are you okay?” I asked with visible concern.

  “Mauster, why is the rhoom sphinning?”

  I looked at the bottle, seeing if I could potentially find any indication about how strong this may be. Then it dawned on me. This alcohol was specifically made to give creatures of my size a light buzz, so for a human, it more than likely was going to have them completely smashed.

  I continued watching her as she giggled to herself. I had started to wonder if allowing her to drink the sweet Angelic wine was a mistake, but it was too late now. Off in the hallway, I could hear footsteps approaching before Antharian, Anatasia and Elise all came into the room. They all looked at her, concerned, unsure what was going on with her

  “Ah good, now that we’re all here. I’d like to offer you all a drink of the wine.” I looked at Anatasia, making direct eye contact with her. “You… get a smaller sip though. I don’t want you to end up like Selyse there…” I said as I pointed at her.

  She looked at Selyse, still nude, stating it was hot in the room and asking us if we also felt hot.

  “Master. I’d like to experience what she is experiencing if it is okay with Lady Antharian.”

  I looked up at Antharian.

  “Do as you please Anatasia, if Master Thadeus tells us to have a drink, we shall listen.” She said, sounding as this was an inconvenience.

  “Antharian, you’re having a sip as well.” I said.

  She curtseyed, which I assumed was a way of her saying “very well.”

  I gave the bottle to Anatasia who took a sip as long as Selyse had, before I took the bottle away from her. She bowed before taking a seat next to her. I handed the bottle to Elise, which then made its way throughout the other servants before finally reaching Antharian and then myself. By the time it got to me, only a little remained.

  Whatever it was that anyone had planned for the day, the plans were going to be cancelled as it turned out that none of them had alcohol before and other than Antharian, they were all slurring their words and having a rough time standing up. I didn’t think about how the wine would affect everyone, only that I wanted to share my spoils of victory with everyone else.

  After spending so much time having to be serious, the countless missions and having to deal with Gabriel for so long, I found myself to be having a good time in the presence of all the drunken servants. Everyone seemed so happy, something I hadn’t experienced in quite some time. Antharian was standing at the window, looking outside. As I approached her, she moved over slightly which allowed me to gaze upon the rest of the kingdom along with her.

  “Master Thadeus, what was it like?” she looked at me slightly. “Living down there and being one of them? What was that like?” she asked.

  I looked at her, confused, unsure what she meant.

  She closed her eyes.

  “I know that you weren’t created as an upper-class Angel; you were likely sent out to die in the name of the Holy Order. I overheard the guards discussing, that some are created just to fight and die- There’s no hope for those ones. Plus, after spending a couple of days with and observing how you treat me and the servants, it’s clear you don’t belong here. Yet, somehow, you’ve managed to rise to become Gabriels top man.” She said skeptically.

  I lingered on her words, trying to find a response, unsure how to respond. While lost in thought, I felt something very warm around my leg. I looked down as Selyse wrapped her arms and legs around my leg, holding herself there. She looked up at me, cheeks as red as the wine itself.

  “You okay?” I asked.

  She started rubbing her face against my leg, giggling as she rubbed. I awkwardly walked away from the window, wondering how long she could keep her grip. Antharian watched as I walked around the room with Selyse attached to my leg while completely naked. I managed to lift my leg, with Selyse attached, up to face eye level.

  “Young woman, are you are having fun?” I asked.

  She stopped rubbing her face and looked at me.

  “I.. mashter…” she managed to slur out.

  I continued looking at her.

  “I… am yourth. Pleash.”

  I continued to look at her as I was trying to figure out what she was saying.

  While trying to figure out what she was trying to say, Anatasia approached me, latching onto my other leg in a similar fashion as to Selyse. I looked down at her, she too, was also unclothed.

  “Noooo, take meeeee” she whined.

  “You both had too much wine.” I stated.

  Antharian looked at me surprised. “Master Thadeus, other than me, you have the right to do as you please to these servants of yours. Do you not wish to take advantage of them in their current state?”

  I looked over at her, shaking my head. I walked over to bed, gently sitting down. They released their grip on my legs, jumping up on the bed and both sitting on my lap. Both giving me a look of lust. Anatasia started to grab at Selyse’s breasts, before adjusting to sitting with their bodies touching, kissing one another while occasionally looking at me to see if I was interested. After a few moments, I laid back on the back.

  Antharian walked over to the desk, taking the chair away from the desk and placing it in front of the bed as if she wanted to have a front row seat.

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  “Ooooooh” she said, thinking she was about to watch something go down.

  I tapped both my hands on the bed, to which Selyse and Anatasia each took a side of me. With them now off me, I quickly stood back up and faced them. Below me were to very beautiful female humans, willing to surrender themselves to me and by the Kingdom’s law, they were mine to do whatever with as they were considered objects of mine to do as I please with since females had no rights. Even if they were unwilling, they wouldn’t have a choice with me.

  I looked around at the whole room. Elise and the others were elsewhere doing who knows what; while Antharian, Anatasia and Selyse were all with me. I glanced over my shoulder, seeing Antharian had a disappointed look on her face. It made me wonder had if she not been claimed by Gabriel, would she have also wanted a piece of me.

  By the time I looked back at the two, they were embracing each other, but both had fallen asleep. I chuckled, putting my hand behind my head. Those two had so much energy, but then suddenly were just passed out. It was for the best though.

  “Antharian.” I said, still looking at the two sleeping before me.

  “What made you pull up the chair and why do you have that look on your face?” I asked.

  I heard her stand up and gently put the chair away.

  “The real question is, why wouldn’t you act upon that? Look at those two. Despite being here for several human lifetimes, their breasts are perky, they’re both pretty and they are willing to do whatever it takes to please you. Plus, the others. Why do you have all these beautiful servants if you’re not going to take advantage of having them around?”

  I walked back over to the window.

  “I didn’t take them because I wanted their bodies. I took them because I wanted to ensure that they would be safe. Other than your assistant/servant, these ones lived very rough lives in Gabriel’s castle where the guards would assault them. I don’t care if it’s out of the normal, Antharian. By going through what I have had to do to remain alive, what I had to do under Gabriel, all the missions I went on. I always ensured that Selyse and the others would be safe while I was gone, that upon my return they were in the same shape I left them.”

  She slowly approached me, placing her hand on my back.

  “Master Thadeus…” she said softly.

  I turned around, looking at her, wondering if she had more to say. She started to walk out of the room but motioned for me to follow her. She led us down the very bottom floor, the fire still roaring in the fireplace. She looked around before motioning for me to come over to her.

  She removed the veil covering her head.

  “I told them last night they aren’t allowed to come down here unless you have already accompanied them down here.” She said.

  I was confused as to why she would call me down here, only to talk. As I got closer to her, I felt my stomach flutter a bit. There was something about her face that gave me an inner warm feeling. By technicalities she should not be showing me her face but was breaking the rule anyways. I stood near her but was more focused on the roaring fire. The flames flickered in a mesmerizing way. She placed her hand on my waist, turning me towards her.

  We stared into each other’s eyes for what seemed like an eternity, her blue eyes felt enchanting as I just couldn’t look away. I slowly started to lower my head to her, coming inches away from her lips as she was leaning into it. She turned her head abruptly, wrapping her arms around me, followed by tears running down her face.

  “We- we can’t, Master Thadeus. It is forbidden. They’d kill you if you tried.” She said between sobs.

  I briefly embraced her as to not be rude. Even though I already knew this, my heart felt as though it had broken. I genuinely felt feelings towards Antharian and knowing that she belonged Gabriel while also being the one to watch over her, was frustrating. As I let go, I looked at her, wondering if I could at the very least enjoy however long it would be until he came to take her out of my custody.

  She suddenly ran towards the stairs, her light sobs echoing through the staircases. I stood there, feeling conflicted. While I was still free to do whatever, I was still here on an assignment but so far, had been difficult and it was only Day One. I smacked my face, as it was time to snap back to reality. I made my way slowly back to my room, Selyse and Anatasia still asleep on my bed. I walked over and gently sat on the bed.

  The females, now separated, I found myself staring at their unconscious, small and bare bodies. I started to feel around Anatasia’s thighs lightly, causing her to squirm in her sleep. I started to wonder if maybe I should just be like the others, and take advantage of having slaves, changing from the mindset of how we’re equals to how the others value females within our society.

  “This… is mine…” I quietly said out loud as I started to lay her flat on back. I saw her slightly open her eyes, smiling as I climbed over her, ready to unleash whatever it was I was about to do. I watched as she wrapped her arms around my neck, grinning from ear to ear. She was slowly licking her lips. I continued to look at her, her face deeper red now than before.

  “Master…” she whimpered.

  I had a moment of clarify shortly after she said that.

  “Let go of me…” I said, quietly.

  She released her arms, her expression changing to concern.

  “I need you to go back to your quarters and sleep this off.” I said, opting to look away from her.

  She slowly moved towards the edge of the bed before gathering her clothes up and exiting the room. I looked at Selyse, wondering if I’d feel wrong for wanting to use her for my own personal gratification, but she has been trying to get me for weeks. I reached out, placing my hand on her breasts, giving it a light squeeze. I moved my hand slowly up and down her body, which was surprisingly soft and muscular for how small she looked. I slid her a bit closer to me, which awoke her from her sleep.

  “Huh? Oh, master…” she said, half awake. “Ohhh, your hand tickles, but I love the touching master…” she grabbed my right hand, placing it over her breast and taking my left hand placing it between her legs. She looked at me playfully, as if to entice me to do whatever with her.

  I looked at her, unsure what to do and if I truly wanted this.

  “Master… I want you to do this…” she said softly.

  I laid there, thinking about resources I had access to, before remembering the folder with all the papers. I had only ever known a military-style life, never being able to explore any sort of amenities. I’ve only ever see the Great Hall of the Order, the castles of Michael & Gabriel and this building now.

  I finally mustered up the energy to go over to the desk and pull the folder out again. I was skimming through the papers when I saw something that caught my eye. I missed it before, but I saw that I was authorized to go to a remote outpost that would be half a sun cycle to where Antharian came from had she wanted to retrieve items, or to just walk around for a change of scenery and as long as I was with her, things were good.

  There were also a few other places that I could go to, but mostly outposts leading to smaller villages under the Holy Order’s rule comprised of Human and Elven territories. But it could still be interesting to explore these places. I searched the desk for something to write with and found small personal note-sized pieces of parchment. I wrote down the coordinates for each location on separate pieces of parchment, placing it on the small shelf on the desk.

  While I was trying to figure out what I wanted to do tomorrow, I heard a loud knocking at the downstairs door followed by a horn. I quickly got up, rushing over to the window to glance down at who was at the door. To my surprise, it was Michael’s blacksmith.

  “What can I do for you?” I shouted.

  He looked around, trying to figure out where the voice was coming from.

  “Look up!”

  He looked up, placing his hand over his forehead to block out the sun.

  “Ah, Master Thadeus of Gabriel! I have come to fetch the armor I leant you. In exchange, I have craft a similar armor for you but with Gabriel’s markings on it.” He shouted.

  “Are you alone?”

  He turned around, looking back to the right and his left.

  “Looks like it.” He said, sarcastically.

  “Okay, come on in, I’ll meet you down there shortly.”

  I quickly ran out the door and made my way downstairs. As I reached the bottom floor, he was sitting on the couch with a cart full of various items filling it. I walked over to him as he stood up, bowing.

  “My lord. I come bearing gifts for you at the request of both Michael and Gabriel”

  I was confused as to what possibly Michael had for me, since the last time I saw him, he was irate over the fact I had accidentally raided his armory instead of obtaining my own armor directly from Gabriel.

  “Oh?” I looked at the cart. “What would Michael have for me?” I asked.

  He stood up, making his way to the cart.

  “Well first, if you could fetch the armor I leant you, that’d be great. Then after that, I’ll explain to you what I have for you.”

  I rushed back upstairs, grabbing the armor from its stand within the library. I hoped it was clean as I came down the stairs with it in hand as I did not want to return it dirty. I presented the armor to him as he walked around, examining it.

  “Hmm. I see you took a hit to the arm, but it didn’t break the armor. That’s good. All right, it’s a little scratched up but good to see that it’s in pristine shape.” He said.

  I placed the armor next to his cart. He unlatched the back of the cart.

  “Okay, so lets get started. On behalf of Michael, he requested I made you a proper sword as you’ve been using a sword unfit for someone of your stature. He also said some other things, but we won’t get into that. So, this sword is made from the strongest material known to us and has your name engraved on the blade. Next up, is this shoulder-cape that has Gabriel’s insignia on it, along with your rank and will let you automatically enter areas others wouldn’t be able to. The armor in there, that’s the same style as the one we lent you, made of the same materials and everything.”

  He handed everything to me one by one. The shoulder-cape was bright red, with a gold insignia and said “DEMI-ARCH” on it, indicating that while I wasn’t an Arch-Angel, I was still high up there on the totem pole. The sword felt lighter than the standard swords that the soldiers had, and my name was indeed engraved along the blade and was silver in color. As for the armor, it looked exactly the same, just with Gabriel’s markings instead.

  “Smith, I have a question.”

  He looked at me. “Yes?”

  “Is there a way to modify the armor so I can get it on/off myself? I had to recruit one of my servants to assist me last time.”

  He looked at me for a moment, then looking at the armor again.

  “Due to how the armor is made, that is impossible.” He said, sighing.

  I was not ecstatic about the answer, but I ultimately understood.

  “Okay, that’s fine. Got anything else?”

  In the cart, there was a small crate with various bottles of sorts, which is why I asked.

  “Ah, yeah. In this crate here, there are various wines and other drinks. We… well… Michael managed to get a shipment of Elven wine in. He requested I give it to you, along with these drinks.”

  I lifted the crate out of the cart, expecting a small crate. Instead, it was large in size with several layers to it. Placing it on the ground, I lifted out several bottles, more than should have been in there. I started to grow concerned as I knew I would end up sharing this with the servants and while the Angelic females could handle the stronger wines, Selyse & Anatasia can’t when left to their own devices.

  “Do you have anything else for me, Smith?” I asked.

  He reached into his pocket, pulling out a piece of paper.

  “As it’s not a direct order from Gabriel, this is entirely option for you. But Michael wants you to go this outpost and meet up with someone named Artemis. He’ll have more info for you. Again, this is optional.” He said, making sure to clarify that it was optional.

  “Lets say I did do this. How long until it’s too late?”

  He looked at the fireplace for a moment.

  “I believe he said a week. But again, optional. Anyways, I best be getting back. Although I’m a blacksmith for one of the Holy Order’s Archs, I only have so much time I can spend in this sector. I’d normally ask you for an escort back to prove I was with you, but seeing as I have the armor, that should be enough. Thank you for your time, Master Angel.” He said, bowing before retrieving his cart and making his way out the door.

  As he left, one of the servants came down the stairs, her face slightly rosy.

  “M’lord, may… I help?” she asked.

  “Oh, yes, please come here.”

  She awkwardly walked to where I had placed everything, with me wondering if she’d be able to carry anything safely. Thankfully, the sword had a sheath that had a latch on it otherwise I’d have opted to send her to bed.

  “Okay, so I need you to carry the sword and armor. I’ll grab the cape and the drinks. For those, please place them in my room. I’ll be right behind you.”

  She nodded, bending down slightly to pick up the objects I requested she did. As she was drunkenly walking, I stayed close enough behind her that in the event she fell backwards I would have caught her. But we made it safely up to my room with no falls or false alarms. As we reached my door, I went in first placing the crate on my desk. I grabbed the armor from her, placing on the back of the chair for now. I thanked her for the help and dismissed her.

  Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed Selyse on the bed, sleeping. I looked at the window, noticing that the sun was going down. I figured before I went to bed, I would check on everyone to ensure that they were all still alive after drinking from the large bottle of wine. Since Selyse was in my bed, I knew she was okay. I walked out into the hall, poking my head into the first room adjacent from my room. Behind the door, I saw three beds. Other than Selyse and Anatasia, everyone else was in there. I noticed a couple were curled up in a single bed, probably a crash because of the wine.

  I checked the next room, which appeared to be an exact copy of the previous room. After satisfying my need to check up on them I decided to make my way up to Antharian’s floor to check on her and Anatasia. After going up a couple of sets of stairs, I reached her floor. It different than the rest of the floors as it had silk drapes all over the walls, a fancy carpet stretching the entire length of the floor, and a door with a gold lining. I figured the gold-lined door was more than likely Antharian’s room. I walked over to it, giving it a knock before entering.

  As I entered, Antharian and Anatasia were sitting on her bed talking amongst each other. Antharian looked at me.

  “Yes, Master Thadeus?” she said, as she stood up before kneeling.

  “Oh stop that. Oh, you’re doing that because of this…” I said, lightly tugging at the cape. “This was just delivered to me. I had to carry some things, so I just put this on. Anyways, I’m here to check on you two as it is growing late and I wanted to make sure everyone is doing okay.”

  Antharian stood straight up, stiff, looking insulted.

  “We. Are. Fine.” She said.

  While I could tell she wasn’t fine, I chose not to press it any further. As I was about to exit, I thought maybe she’d be interested in potentially visiting one of the Elven or Human villages with me. While probably was not a good time, I decided to ask anyways.

  “Lady Antharian, if at any point you would like to go, I am authorized to go with you to per-approved villages including where you came from. If at any point, you’d like to visit any of these places, please let me know.” I said.

  Her look on her face suggested she felt bad for speaking to me the way she had. However, she only nodded and motioned for me to leave. I waved at them both, before making my way out the door and back to my room. I placed the cape next to my bag on the wall, before walking back to over to the bed. Wondering how things would turn for this whole situation. I carefully climbed into bed as to not disturb Selyse, getting comfortable myself and falling asleep.