They all walked back to the palace, but Sophie was the one holding Fae this time.
As they followed the path through the forest, the girls kept chatting and laughing.
Finn wanted to join in, but in the end, he decided not to because he wanted the two girls to get along.
The walk through the forest was another peaceful one, probably because even if there were some hidden monsters, they would run away after sensing the aura of twenty strong elves.
There was no carriage carrying them through the city this time, so they had to walk, but with the guards surrounding them, none of the civilians could see who was being escorted.
They all assumed that it must have been someone very important, though.
Looking around, Finn noticed that people were already putting up decorations for the upcoming festival.
Continuing their walk, they all soon arrived in the palace, and after the guards saw that Fae was safely escorted, they all dispersed.
Fae knew the interior of the castle, so she led Finn and Sophie while sitting on Sophie's shoulders.
Entering the study again, Finn noticed that the royal couple was still reading their books while sipping on tea, probably waiting for them to come back.
So, Finn walked up to them with Sophie and Fae next to him.
"This is my girlfriend, Sophie, that I have told you about already."
Finn smiled and pointed at Sophie.
So she put Fae down and bowed her head because she knew that she was in the presence of royalty.
Fae was also a princess, but she was just an adorable girl as compared to Erelith, who had a king-like, domineering aura around him.
"It is nice to meet you. I am Sophie."
Lusha and Erelith both got up from their seats and went to look at Sophie up close.
"You are gorgeous!"
Lusha suddenly grabbed Sophie's hand while looking at her with a smile.
Looking at the Elvish queen who had praised her, Sophie noticed how extremely beautiful she was.
Finn had already told her that elves were the pinnacle of beauty in this world, but only when she was looking at Lusha up close could Sophie finally see what he meant by that.
"I am flattered, but I think you are much more beautiful than me."
So she immediately returned the compliment.
"Oh my!"
Lusha hugged Sophie with a smile.
"I like you already. Finn had done well when he decided to date you!"
"I apologize. My wife is quite weak to compliments, but that is one of the things I love about her."
Erelith spoke up from behind Lusha with a smile.
"Darling! No flirting in front of Fae!"
Lusha let Sophie go and went to scold her husband.
"I am sorry. He is preparing himself for the Starry Night Festival."
After scolding her husband, she turned back around to look at Sophie again.
"The Starry Night Festival?"
Sophie asked while tilting her head.
Finn had mentioned a festival to her, but he never mentioned its name, so she wasn't sure if it was the same one.
"Yes! One of the activities that all couples have to do is go on stage, and the man must recite romantic words to his loved one under the stars."
Listening to Lusha, Sophie turned to look at Finn, but he just shook his head because he also didn't know.
Sophie wasn't sure if she was comfortable with doing something like that in front of a crowd, but she didn't want to make the atmosphere awkward, so she decided not to talk about it.
"Actually, the festival is tomorrow!"
Erelith excitedly told Sophie while looking forward to the festival.
It was already evening, and tomorrow would be the festive night of the Starry Night Festival.
Lusha was also looking forward to it because she loved it when her husband was being romantic.
"Let's go talk more! I want to hear everything about you!"
Grabbing Sophie's and Fae's hands, Lusha started to leave the room they were in.
"Can we join?"
Erelith looked at his wife with a smile, and Finn just stared at him with eyes that were filled with pity.
'I tried that one already, man… not gonna work.'
"Of course not! Its girls' night, so no boys allowed!"
Lusha turned around with a humph and led the girls outside the room.
Sophie first wanted to spend time with Finn, but she didn't mind spending time with the two beautiful elf girls instead since she would have Finn all to herself during the festival.
When the doors shut, the study became filled with silence, and only the sound of the clock ticking echoed throughout the room.
Erelith stood speechless in the same spot because he didn't expect to be rejected. He had also wanted to get to know Sophie more, but his wife took Sophie and Fae all for herself.
"So… How are you?"
Finn was starting to feel uneasy in the quiet atmosphere, so he decided to start a conversation with Erelith.
"...Haaa..."
Looking at Finn for a second, Erelith sighed and went to sit down.
"Come here, let's drink some tea together."
He then gestured for Finn to sit down in front of him.
"Okay."
So Finn sat down, and he was immediately poured some black tea that not only looked bitter but also smelled like it.
Sipping his tea, though, he was pleasantly surprised because it did taste bitter but had a sweet aftertaste, making it very pleasant to drink.
While he was nodding his head and enjoying his cup of tea, Erelith looked at him.
"Thank you for not telling Fae that me and Lusha were having sex."
"*Cough*"
Surprised by such a random sentence, Finn choked on his delicious tea.
He didn't expect Erelith to thank him because he thought that it would never be brought up again.
"...It's alright. I understand how awkward the situation would have been, so I was happy to help."
Finn tried to quickly end the conversation because he also felt bad for using the Elvish treasure to spy on Erelith and Lusha while they were having sex.
Thinking of different things to talk about, Finn quickly threw out a casual question.
"What do you enjoy doing?"
Erelith raised an eyebrow when he heard Finn's question, but then he opened his mouth.
"Lusha enjoys it when I slap her ass and call her a slut. I also like to shove my cock deep down her throat and let her choke on it."
"…"
Finn was speechless because he expected to hear things like reading books or sword training, but he didn't realize that asking his question right after they talked about sex would make Erelith misunderstand.
"I answered your question, so what do you like to do in bed with Sophie?"
After Erelith confessed his fetish that he enjoyed, he intertwined his fingers in front of his mouth and seriously looked at Finn.
'I don't know! I have never been in bed with Sophie!'
Upon being asked by Erelith, Finn could say that he hadn't done it with Sophie yet, but that would just make it look like he was dodging the question, and after Erelith answered him, Finn could easily anger him by choosing not to answer.
"We um…"
He didn't have a truthful answer, so he just decided to describe a girlfriend that he had in his previous life.
"Sophie enjoys acting like my servant. It really gets her going when she does everything I tell her to, and I reward her with a good fucking session afterwards."
Intrigued, Erelith began nodding his head at Finn's words.
"I see that sounds interesting. I should ask Lusha to try that too."
He didn't know a lot about fetishes as compared to Finn, who had been tainted by the internet, so he kept imagining his wife acting like his sexual servant in front of him.
"Anything else?"
Erelith then looked up at Finn, wanting to hear more ideas.
"Uhhh… Yeah."
So Finn then proceeded to name every fetish and every roleplay he could think of, just to sate Erelith's curiosity.
By the time he was done, Erelith didn't care if Finn had actually done all the things he had described, but the wide variety of ideas made him look forward to trying new things in bed with his wife.
"Thank you for telling me all this. You have really opened my eyes!"
Placing his hand on Finn's shoulder, Erelith smiled.
"No problem. Just don't make so much noise next time."
Finn chuckled and awkwardly scratched the back of his head.
"Hahaha! Yes, I will try!"
Erelith and Finn then kept chatting while laughing, and by the time it was morning, they didn't even notice they had been talking for so long.
Their conversation took a long time, so they both became friends with each other by the end of it.
The window in the study let the sunlight inside, and they both turned their heads to look outside.
"It's already morning?"
Finn was surprised because he had lost track of time while having fun.
"It seems like it. I had never laughed so much before, thank you, Finn."
"No problem. I also had a lot of fun."
Nodding back with a smile, Finn felt that his body was pretty tired.
The festival was coming up, and they hadn't slept, so they would be really tired during the festival, and that wouldn't be a good thing at all.
If the honorable human, who was the first to be let inside the Elvish continent, and the elf king fell asleep during the festival ceremony, the entire continent would be embarrassed.
So they left the study together and walked through the corridor.
"How about we take a bath before we go to sleep?"
Turning to his side, Erelith asked.
"Sure. I want to see the size of the palace baths."
During their conversation, Erelith had also talked about how great the palace baths were, so Finn gladly accepted his invitation.
"Oh, I forgot the bathrobes… Can you go to my room and grab them? They are in the closet. Just take two because we are both around the same size. I will go to the bathhouse and order the servants to prepare the bath."
Erelith sent Finn to retrieve the bathrobes because Finn had already seen which room was the royal bedroom.
He also remembered how his wife was talking about a girls' night, so he knew that their room would be empty.
"Okay!"
Finn turned around and went towards Erelith's bedroom, while Erelith went to wake some servants up and tell them to prepare the bath.
Finding the room was pretty easy for Finn because he remembered how he led Fae away from it, then was led to it by Fae, and after that he ran away from it again.
Seeing the room so many times made him remember its position.
So, once he arrived in front of the room, he opened it and noticed that it was dark inside.
There were no light switches or anything, so he just entered, hoping to quickly find what he was looking for.
It was already early in the morning, but the curtains were covering the window, so Finn couldn't see anything.
And while he was thinking about whether to go remove the curtain or try to go straight towards the cubboard that had the robes inside, he heard a very soft footstep inside the room he was in.
"Darling? Why are you back so late?"
Feeling the warmth of someone's breath on his ear, Finn's entire body froze up when he realized that Lusha was also in the room and that she was right next to him.