46 Ch 46 The Dove

(A Few Days Later)

(Slice Of Life Ch)

I kissed Ealhswith on her soft lips once and we separated. 

"Go my Love, it's time." She spoke softly and I kissed her once more before walking away from her and upstairs.

I neared the proper door where some slave women who tended to Judith were waiting outside.

Judith got meals and baths but no one talked to her and she wasn't allowed to leave.

I felt a few days in the room was sufficient so she could think about her situation.

When I reached the door a Slave scurried up and unlocked the door with the long key that hung around her neck.

*CLICK

The lock was undone and the slave woman pulled the door open and I stepped inside. 

Judith was sitting on the large bed leaning against the backboard and turned to look at me, her eyes went wide and she grabbed a pillow and held it tightly as If it provided a barrier between us.

In her mind I was probably here to take her purity.....but I wasn't.

I walked forward slowly and sat down on the bed a few feet away from her as she looked at me with distrust.

"Do you know why you are in here?" I asked her softly as I relaxed on the bed and turned halfway to her.

"B...Be...Because you hate me!!!" She shouted angrily as some tears formed in her eyes.

"What makes you think thatvi hate you? Have I beat you...Have I whored you out?....Have I raped you?....Have I starved or mistreated you in any way?" I asked with an eyebrow raised.

"You Ignore Me!!! You Sleep With Every Woman In This Damn House Except For Me!!! And Then You Act Like I Don't Exist!!!" She shouted angrily at me.

"I can see where I went wrong....I wished to give you time and space to adapt....At first I tried to connect and talk with you, But you did your best to avoid me and never made conversation...I hoped to give you some space to adapt to your new life here as my Wife..." I gaslighted her hard with my words.

She stared at me as and thought back to her days here....She remembered when I tried to warm up to her slowly.... She remembered barely responding to my words and acting coldly.

"Instead of adapting as I hoped, you were blatantly unfaithful to me at the feast even if it wasn't physical the betrayal still stands.....It pains me more than you know." I spoke and gave out a long sigh

"Since you will not be my partner willingly I will not force you since that would hurt your Mother's feelings and I Love too dearly to harm her." I spoke and I saw surprise in her eyes.

"From this day onward I shall not consider you my Wife in private but you may not take a new Husband or any Lovers.... we'll act as a couple in public....You are free to leave the room and do as you wish." I spoke coldly and moved to walk out.

I heard a faint pained whisper behind me.

"....wait....." She spoke with a trembling voice.

I turned and saw tears running down her pretty face. 

"....im sorry....I've been unfaithful with my actions.....I've been a terrible wife to you...forgive me...please....." She spoke as copious amounts of tears fell freely as her body trembled.

I walked toward her slowly and wrapped my arms around her softly and took her into a gentle hug as she sobbed her heart out.

I rested my head on hers and gently rubbed her back to calm her down.

"Don't Cry Lady Judith....You Don't Need To Force Yourself Into Being My Wife And I Do Not Hate Or Blame You...."

I spoke softly and held her warm soft body against mine as my clothes quickly became wet with tears....

Calling her Lady Judith like from Before our marriage was strategic.

"N...N...No....I...I...Want To ...I Want To Be Your Wife.....Please Forgive Me...." She spoke while sobbing loudly.

A few days were enough to break her down and now I'd strike while the iron was red hot.

I laid down and pulled her closely and for a moment she froze then realized I was just holding her against me and didn't plan on touching her intimately.

She snuggled up and cried hard into my chest for a few hours before finally falling asleep from emotional exhaustion.

Eventually I heard a soft knock on the door and it was gently pushed open.

Ealhswith peeked her head in and saw we were cuddled up with Judith sleeping.

She walked up quietly and placed her mouth beside my ear. "I'm glad it worked....but I know my daughter well, let her make the first moves and she will melt in your hands..." Ealhswith whispered and placed a soft kiss on my lips.

"I'll tell the Girls not to wait up for you." Ealhswith whispered then walked out quietly.

The sight of her wide hips visible even through her modest dress that hid everything....it made my cock throb but I'd have to go without draining my balls tonight and settle for cuddling with a princess.

I closed my eyes and wrapped Judith a bit more tightly against me before closing my eyes and trying to sleep.....

Getting to this point took a long time but this was the only way with a woman like Judith, I was just glad my mind games over this time worked out perfectly.

Soon enough I was off in Dreamland for a few hours until came back to consciousness, I feigned to be asleep but my Odin's Eye could see through my eyelid perfectly.

I saw Judith was awake and still snuggled up to me as she stared at my sleeping face as I breathed deeply.

she had puffy red eyes from the hours of crying earlier but she was still beautiful as she whispered to me.

".....so you're my husband.....youre not so scary when asleep.....you're even quite handsome.....I'm sorry for being a bad wife.....I swear I'll be better.....please forgive me....."

Judith spoke softly and when she finished talking I could hear the pain and regret in her sweet voice.

She laid her head back down onto my chest and soon enough she fell back to sleep.

I checked my System for the time and saw that a hidden mission had been completed.

[HIDDEN QUEST (WIN THE HEART OF PRINCESS JUDITH) THREE HUNDRED AND THIRTY THREE POINTS HAVE BEEN AWARDED] 

I stared at the system in disbelief....so many damn points....thank the Gods my half baked plan actually worked.

I smiled inwardly and checked the time....still a few hours before sunrise so I could still get a few more hours of sleep.

When the roosters began to Crow I woke up and found Judith stretching cutely beside me.

She slowly leaned over and placed a light kiss on my cheek, it wasn't much but I'd have to take it slowly with this skittish mare....she was worth it after all the points she got me, I might love her later but for now I'd see where this went.

We both stood and walked out after washing our mouths with stick brushes and a paste of mint, salt, and oil.

We walked hand in hand to the private dining room where my family usually took meals.

When the guards opened the doors my two daughters screamed happily and ran toward me after jumping out of their chairs.

All my Women smiled at the beautiful sight.

I wrapped my big arms around them both and kissed their chubby cheeks repeatedly as they squeezed me as best they could.

"Daddy I want to go horsey riding with you!!!" Lilyvetta spoke with a smile.

"Papa I want to go on ride Ignu too!!! He's sooo fast!!!" Athwyn spoke excitedly, I'd taken them on the Black Stallion a few times and after the initial scare they loved it.

"My lovely flowers, we will go after Breakfast only if your Mother agrees." I spoke and they ran to Althea for permission.

I walked to my three youngest, My son Vidar was three and a half....I stared at him as he ate some mashed vegetables and meat with a small wooden spoon.

He looked up at me. "PAPA!!! I WANT FLY PAPA!!!" He spoke cutely.... flying meant me tossing him fifteen feet into the air, needless to say his Mother Althea was not a fan. 

"I'm sorry boy, your mother will beat me if I do." I spoke and kissed his forehead before moving to my youngest daughters.

Sera was in Lagertas arms and Vira was in Alfhild's arms while their mommies fed them chicken mash.

I kissed both of their cheeks then I kissed my Women deeply.

And then moved to greet Thyri Ealhswith, Anna, Sveta, And Althea with sloppy tongue kisses.

My daughters yucked at the sight and looked away as I swapped spit with all of them.

Once I was done I sat down beside Althea and she pushed over a jug of her milk. 

"Freshly Squeezed for you My Love~" Althea spoke with a happy smile.

"I want it from the source after I take the girls riding." I responded and latched my mouth to her soft white neck and sucked hard as she let out a light moan.

She had my Lovemark on her neck as I poured myself a goblet of her delicious Milk and stacked my large plate with all different kinds of food.

As soon as I finished stacking my plate Thyri walked over and climbed into my lap as her soft ass pressed against my crotch.

"I will f..feed you H..Husband..." Thyri spoke shyly with a Red face, even with our own family around she never lost her shyness when It came to showing affection, but my brave and cute Thyri always fought her fears.

I wrapped my arms around her waist and laid a hand where our baby was growing.

She moved a peice of buttered bread to my mouth with her fingers and I ate the bread and locked my lips around her fingers as she squeaked cutely in surprise and my family all laughed in amusement.

Thyri turned even more Red and hid her face onto my chest shyly.

"....don't tease me....." She spoke into my chest.

"I'm sorry Love, you're just so cute that I can't help myself sometimes.....I even want to gobble you up right now." I spoke and she froze on my chest for a few moments.

Then she took her face off my chest while still blushing hard and spoke.

"....fine...I forgive you...."

She said in her sweet voice and brought the chalice filled with Althea's freshly Squeezed Milk to my lips as I drank deeply.

It was delicious and sweet as I savored every gulp.

We continued Dining as a family for an hour until it was time to take my girls Riding.

I walked out of the House with four of my warriors to accompany me, they knew nothing would harm me but it was a bad sight to see an Earl by himself like a peasant.

We walked to my stables and I found Ignu having his muscles massaged by two of the Stable slaves as he let out strange noises.

"Ignu it's time to go out." I spoke and his eyes opened as he snapped out of his blissful state.

The stallion was about to neigh angrily until he saw it was me then froze out of fear.

Then my daughters ran up and he lowered his head.

"HI MISTER HORSEY!!!" 

"YOUR COAT IS SO SHINY AND PRETTY!!!" 

Both my daughters praised him and he allowed himself to be petted on his huge face as the stable slaves began to saddle him up, I didn't use a bridle or reigns since he actually rode better without them.

I climbed on and reached down for my daughters while finding them playing rock paper scissors to see who would go in front first.

Athwyn won so I seated her in front of me and Lilyvetta behind me, the saddle was high backed so she had little chance of falling off.

My men mounted horses and soon enough we made our way out of the Northern gates and toward a flower meadow I found when I was a young naked hunter.

We slowly made our way out for a bit more than half an hour and veered off the road and toward the meadow.

Ignu wanted nothing more than to charge through the forest but I wanted this to be the relaxed part of our ride, and my girls getting scratched by stay bushes of branches would earn Ignu a beating.

After fifteen minutes we came out into a clearing, spring would soon end but the beautiful flowers still bloomed.

"DADDY!!! ITS SO PRETTY!!!" Lilyvetta screamed while looking around everywhere.

"PAPA CAN WE COME HERE MORE OFTEN!!!" Athwyn cried out cutely 

"We'll come here when both of you want.... But I thought you wanted to go fast?" I asked them with both and immediately they both shouted.

""GO IGNU!!! FAST!!! FAST!! FAST!!!"" 

The Black Stallion neighed happily and immediately kicked off and sent a shower of soft earth flying onto my guards behind us.

They watched as the horse galloped incredibly fast while dusting the soil off their armor.

"That's one hell of a horse." One man spoke.

"Only Earl Thenn can ride it, I remember seeing it when the old Earl brought it to town..... Never seen a more ferocious animal in my whole life." Another spoke.

The youngest of my warriors spoke next.

"Then why'd the Old Earl keep it if he couldn't ride it?" He asked while looking of into the distance at Ignu galloping.

"Because it was bloody expensive.... Even if he couldn't ride the huge beast he had something to show off... He tried to breed it as well but he never got a single foal." The oldest of the group spoke and the rest hummed in understanding.

Soon after my girls had enough and we began our slow ride home.....