Table for Three

Count Agist finished getting dressed finally. He was wearing a simple gray coat and very lightly colored dress pants. He turned around and saw Lorraina and Lillica admiring themselves in the mirrors and was honestly surprised at how beautiful they were, even if they were demonesses.

Lillica always acted more mature and her tastes seem to show this as well. She picked out a long red satin evening gown that hugged her shapely body perfectly, her cleavage was almost completely exposed making any man desire to see just how deep that could go down between her supple breasts. She had taken her hair down and let it drape down her back.

Lorraina was the more energetic one and seemed a little immature at times, but she could pull off the mature look just as well. She chose a white summer dress that exposed her cleavage through a fine layer of white lace that covered her shoulders, chest, back, and down her arms while held in place by finger loops. She found some thick soled white heels as she appeared to be slightly taller than Lillica now. She left her black hair straight and it just reached her shoulders.

"Which one of us do you prefer sweetie?" Lillica said teasingly.

"I can look almost as mature as my sister, right?" Lorraina said playfully.

To Count Agist, he found Lillica to be an otherworldly beauty that he was sure kings and queens would feel insignificant in front of. Lorraina felt more approachable to him and he figured it would bug Lillica if he said he liked Lorraina's look better.

"Honestly Lorraina, I prefer you, Lillica gives off an unapproachable atmosphere where you feel like a beautiful maiden that I would slay an entire army single-handedly to have to myself."

Lorraina fidgeted and appeared to blush, then laughed and said, "Thanks Agi!" before she threw herself around Count Agist and kissed him on the lips suddenly.

Count Agist stepped back as he was not expecting that demanding she not call him 'Agi' while Lillica scolded her sister, "Lorraina love, try not to rip that dress, and act more lady-like in front of others. We need to behave like proper mistresses for Count Agist."

Lorraina stuck her tongue out at Lillica. "You're just jealous he liked what I picked better than what you picked!"

Count Agist found himself almost laughing out loud watching Lillica and Lorraina act this way. They acted the same as an older and younger sister.

"Do you find something amusing sweetie?" Lillica asked Count Agist.

"It's just that… you two act just like human sisters sometimes."

"Were you expecting something else?"

"Honestly, I don't know what to expect of demon sisters."

"Don't label us as just demons, we have feelings too!" Lorraina complained.

"Indeed, the way we perceive it is that humans have demon-like emotions."

"So does that mean demons can be good or evil?"

"Of course, humans can be good or evil as well, right?"

Count Agist nodded in agreement "So then how come we never hear of any good demons?"

"Because the good demons are smart enough to avoid humans, but also because they are few in numbers. Now stop stalling! Lorraina, love, let us both take him at the same time." Lillica said seductively.

"Sounds fun to me!"

Count Agist shrugged and said, "I'm assuming I have no say in the matter, but I am curious as to what you look like to everyone else. Can I see the illusion as well?"

"That's impossible now my dear Agi, you've already seen us and we like to show you the real us anyways."

"Oh well, I think you both look beautiful as you are anyways, and stop calling me Agi!"

Both Lillica and Lorraina blushed and then each wrapped their arms around his, "Lorraina, love, I think our dear count here is trying to lure us into bed… what do you think?"

"Hmm… I think he likes me better since he said he chose me first!"

Lillica flicked Lorraina on the forehead, "That's not the point…" Lillica then kissed Lorraina on the forhead where she flicked her. "Sorry, made me jealous for a moment. We'll share when the time is right…"

"Sis! Don't tease me with that!"

"Who said I was teasing? Now come, we're going to be even later than we already are!" Lillica and Lorraina pulled Count Agist out of his bedroom and walked side by side with him towards the dining hall.

"My dear count, you need to hold us like we're your mistresses, not merely friends." Lillica said.

"No, I don't enjoy playing your games honestly." Count Agist said wearily.

"What are you talking about, this isn't a game sweetie. Aren't you afraid we'll be seduced by your men?"

Count Agist rolled his eyes at Lillica "Quite the contrary actually…"

"Don't worry Agi! I'll do my best not to feed on someone until they die, just a nibble... probably…" Lorraina said and smiled impishly.

Count Agist released Lillica then grabbed Lorraina by the throat with one hand and said, "If you hurt any of my men, I will crush you even at the cost of my own life!"

Lorraina tried to inhale, let out a moan, and slowly started rubbing her whole body as if she was in a trance.

"Careful Agi, she considers that foreplay… as do I…" Lillica said with a wink.

Count Agist let her go quickly and said, "You know what I mean woman!"

Count Agist calmed down and held his arms out again for Lorraina and Lillica. Lorraina took his left side, Lillica took his right side, and they continued towards the dining hall.

Lillica whispered in Count Agist's ear plainly, "Thank you."

"For what?"

"You called us 'Women' instead of 'Demons', it may seem inconsequential to most, but it makes me feel like we're on equal terms."

"I never meant it as–"

Lillica put a finger on Count Agist's lips and said "Shhh… this is the part where you let me believe what I want to believe."

Count Agist nodded and then they finally reached the dining hall.

A butler waited next to the large wooden doors and bowed politely when he saw Count Agist with Lorraina and Lillica. He opened the door for them and felt his heart race when Lillica thanked him and brushed her hand gently across his chest.

When Count Agist walked in with Lorraina and Lillica at his sides, the loud conversations before ceased and were replaced with murmurs followed by several gasps upon seeing Lillica and Lorraina.

Count Agist really wished he could see Lillica and Lorraina the same way everyone else in this room did, but he still found both of them quite beautiful even as demons. Count Agist sat down at the head of the table in a relatively plain wooden thron. Lillica stood tall next to him and placed one hand fondly on his arm while Lorraina stood next to him and looked around at the different knights looking at her and Lillica.

Finally, Thomas broke the silence and asked what everyone else was thinking, "Well, are you going to introduce them milord?"

"My apologies men, this is Lorraina and this is Lillica, they are sisters and guests of mine for now."

All of the knights hastily introduced themselves and started trying to strike up conversations with both of them. Lorraina started to feel a little overwhelmed, but Lillica seemed unfazed with the self-assured demeanor of nobility.

Lillica would politely smile and answer quickly without missing a detail, but Lorraina started to get flustered and then grabbed Count Agist's arm, leaned closer to him, and whispered, "I'm not good at this sort of thing."

"Alright, you've had your fun men, let's eat!"

A servant brought out two chairs and placed one on each side of Count Agist for Lillica and Lorraina. After they were seated, tray after tray of food was brought out for everyone to enjoy. The dining hall had not had this many knights to serve in a long time so the atmosphere quickly became loud and chaotic. When the servants brought out the beer, the chaos became even louder as everyone started to drink their fill.

Normally a Count would have wine, but his lack of revenue recently through taxes forced the Count to give up many things other nobles took for granted.

Count Agist noticed that Lillica had taken a single sip of the beer in front of her but didn't drink anymore, but Lorraina was already on her third.

"Is she going to be alright?" Count Agist whispered to Lillica

"Oh, don't worry, she only drinks when she is nervous, and crowds make her nervous."

Lorraina was watching the brothers, Thomas and Nicholas, bicker among themselves and felt it was wrong for siblings to fight. She patted Count Agist on the arm and say with a slightly slurred voice, "Heeeeey, I neeeed to talk with them!" and before Count Agist could say anything Lorraina had gotten up and was wobbling over towards Thomas and Nicholas.

Count Agist was about to stop her when Lillica patted his other arm and said, "Don't worry, she will be fine."

"It's not her I'm worried about…" Count Agist said agitated.

"Oh don't worry, if anything she'll just have fun with them, she is much kinder than me."

"So I should worry about you then?"

"Not at all… I am your ally remember, as well as Lorraina, we want to–" Lillica stopped speaking suddenly when her eyes spotted Morgan at the table.

"Want to what?" Count Agist asked.

"Never mind that… who is he? I never knew you had a wizard!"

"Wizard? That is Morgan and he's one of my knights, not a wizard."

"Oh? And I'm guessing he has plenty of pain that racks his entire body, especially around his skull that has only came more and more frequently as he ages?" Lillica said with a whisper.

"How did you know?!?" Count Agist said in shock.

"He just reeks of magic! The pain is from the magic burning him internally without an outlet to escape."

"What should I do for him then?" Count Agist said worriedly.

"I can take care of his pain for now, but I would suggest he finds some way to train his magic in order to stop future build-up."

"Will it hurt him?"

"Of course not, he'll probably… enjoy it…"

"Then please do, it will go a long way in building trust if you can alleviate my friend of his pain."

Lillica smiled at Count Agist and said, "As you wish milord!"

"What should we do about Lorai–" Count Agist stopped himself when he looked to see Lorraina with one arm draped around Thomas's shoulders and the other around Nicholas's shoulders as she started to try and sing old folk songs with them and getting the words wrong every time. Count Agist shook his head.

"I'll just consider this a team building exercise for Thomas and Nicholas."