The goblins mate

The party was separated, doing their own thing in the town. Birin was out on a date with Onyx and Auralee was at the chapel, leaving Heien with Melsech to enjoy their time at the tavern they checked into. As they sat in silence, a young gnome girl approached them with a flirtatious greeting.

"Hello, boys. You don't mind if I join you for a chat?"

Heien waves at the gnome girl. "Um, I suppose. Not like we're waiting for anyone."

"Well thank you." the gnome girl sits next to Melsech and smiles at him. "What brings you handsome gentlemen to this place?"

Melsech raises a brow confused at who she was talking to, Heien interjects her statement. "I'm sorry miss, but I'm promised to another."

"Well, that's nice. I was actually talking to this handsome emerald here." the gnome girl says as she pokes Melsech on the shoulder.

"Ah. then I'll just-"

Melsech grabs Heien's belt and yanks on it to make him stay.

"Um… yes?"

"Where're you going?"

"Well, I was just going to let you have your fun talking to the wonderful person."

"Sit the fuck down you are not leaving me with this."

"Um, but I'm promised to another. I can't just… flirt. That would be against my promise."

"Who the fuck said you would be flirting back, dumbass?! I'm not sitting here to deal with this myself!"

"Okay, okay! I'll stay here with you then."

"Oh, come now, darling. It's not like I bite… hard."

"Huh!?

Why so shy, sweetness? Never been with a lady before?"

"Excuse me darling, but my friend seems to be a tad uncomfortable." Heian said as he adjusts his posture to seem taller.

She eyes Heien up and down with a playful glint in her eyes. "There's nothing wrong with a little flirting, my friend. I've just never seen such a beautifully built goblin before. I can't help but admire him." She leans her cheek on her palm and smiles sweetly at Melsech. She seemed to be enjoying herself.

Melsech simply side-glances at her with unease on his face. "... flattering…"

Heien relaxes a bit and just watches them.

"Simply truth, darling," she twirls her raven hair around one of her fingers, "what's you're name handsome?"

Heien rolls his eyes and pulls his hat down slightly to ignore them.

"Handsome? Me??"

"Uhg, no. The other goblin at this table. Of course, you, silly." she giggles covering her mouth behind her hand.

Melsech looks away with low, red ears as he covers his nose and mouth with one hand as the other crosses over his chest on the table. "Melsech… What is it you want from me exactly?"

She giggles with a shimmer in her eyes. "Melsech. Such a strong name." She hums to herself. "Well, Darling, as far as what I want… I think I'm getting everything I want as we speak. You're quite adorable and I simply can't help myself. Where do you come from, Melsech?"

"Ah…" Melsech looks at her for a while unsure how to answer. He had no proper answer to actually give her. He decides to change the topic. "You want to know so much, Yet I don't know you."

Heien snorts trying not to laugh at Melsech's attempts to change the subject. The gnome girl settles into her seat and waves over the barmaid, "Round of drinks for my new friends, Tabitha." the barmaid smiles sweetly with a "Yes'm," and scampers off to fetch them all drinks as the gnome turns back to the gentlemen.

"Name's Alessa. I come from Thile. Father works the smithy, 'n mum worked at a tavern. Pretty much it." she smirks, cocking an eyebrow at Heien, "Melsech, has anyone every told you how beautiful your eyes are?"

Melsech's eyes flutter, wide with concern and curiosity. He didn't know how to respond to her question. The gnome, Alessa, Smiles widely as the barmaid returns with their drinks. "Enjoy the drinks, love. They're on me. In return, why don't you tell me more about you, Melsech. Tell me e~verything." Sips her ale and flutters her eyes at him innocently.

Melsech speaks up, still baffled by her approach. "... Like what? I don't think I have anything interesting to share."

"Anything at all is fine, darling. I just want to hear your voice. How did you become so strong? Tell me an adventure you've had. Anything at all. I want to know about you." she emphasizes her interest with a sultry voice as it takes on a smoky tone. She ever so slightly nibbles on her inner lower lip as her eyes ravage Melsech's figure. Heien fidgets with his drink before taking a sip as he listens to her flirtations, staring at the grain of the wooden walls counting them to see how old it is.

Melsech slowly starts to feel his ears tingly from her change in tone as he thinks about how to answer her and swallows down a bubble stuck in his throat. "...well, I have a terrible habit of getting into trouble for being a goblin. Not a lot of good done in my life until I met my first friend, Birin. Fucker is like a damn granny yelling at me for being so hot headed, but that ain't my fault… uh, had a lot of ventures around half the continent on the way here… and some good friends here to put up with my assholery." Heien eyes Melsech with a knowing look as he sips his drink to hide his smirk.

Alessa chuckles at him, "Sounds like you know how to have fun. I could put up with your assholery if you'd let me."

"Teh! If by fun you mean finish a bar fight, sure. I can have 'fun' I guess."

She shrugs a bit at his words, "one's pain can be another's pleasure."

"In my case, I take pleasure seeing some other asshole in pain." he says before taking a gulping down his ale.

Alessa leans over to Melsech's ear and whispers, "you can male my asshole feel a bit of pain if you want."

Melsech spits out the last of his drink from the shock of hearing her words. "PFFFT!!! HUH!?"

Heien, overhearing her words, gulps down the dink in his mouth and flushes red as his ears wiggle from the secondhand embarrassment. "Hey~, Imma go to the counter and uh… g-get another drink Bye!" he gets up from his seat and wanders off before Melsech could stop him.

"What?! Oi! You bastard!!"

"I'll be back… with more ale. Have fun."

"Fucker!! That's the damn door!!"

Alessa grabs Melsech's shoulder and makes him look at her. She was still smiling, now with a more seductive look in her eyes. Her tone, teasing and sultry. "Let him go, Melsech. I want to take this conversation upstairs, in my room, if you don't mind."

"Fuck… uh… uhh~..."

Before Melsech could think of an answer, Alessa stands and pulls him out of his seat. "Come on, sweetness. Let me show you a good time." her fingers drag down his back, causing a trail of goosebumps to race after her finger. She drags Melsech upstairs before he had the time to think of what to do, and before he realized it, they were already in her room as she locks the door behind her. Once they were locked inside Melsech took the chance to look around the room. A nice full sized bed sits at the center of a long wall to the far right of the door with a side table on either side of the bed. A warm fireplace glows faintly on the left directly across from the bed, creating an alluring glow. "Well, sweetness. What do you want to do first?" she approaches Melsech while he was distracted and runs her fingers across his arms, stepping in front of him and closing the space between them until her lips could touch his chin. She leans into his ear and whispers softly. "I want to make sure you feel safe and help you enjoy yourself."

Melsech jitters with goosebumps, "safe, she says. What's safe about this situation to you? If anything, this is the most dangerous thing I think I've been in." His breath starts to tickle her ear as he speaks with a subtle purr escaping his throat.

Alessa lets a quiet huff escape her lips as she gives him a subtle laugh that fans across his ear, making it twitch from the warmth brushing past it. She nibbles his earlobe gently before speaking again, "then let's be in danger together.."

Melsech lets her do as she pleases with him, placing a hand on her shoulder and pulling their bodies together until their chests touch, pressing her bosom against his chiseled chest. She whimpers at the contact. One of her hands sneaks up his back and takes hold of his braid, tangling it between her fingers at the base of his skull, she pulls it gently to guild his head back and expose his neck to her. She nips at his skin working a small love bite into his apple, causing him to moan weakly. Her other hand trails to his rear and grips a good chunk of it between her fingers as she pulls their hips together and starts rolling her hips into his.

He lets out a soft purr from his throat as he enjoys her touch. He digs his other hand under her blouse and gently drags his claws up her back. Hums against his skin goosebumps prickling in the wake of his touch. Her breath is quick and needy as she runs her tongue up the column of his throat, nipping at his jaw before letting go of his braid and looking him in the face. She leans closer, enough for him to smell the honeyed ale tainting her breath with an intoxicating sweetness. "... Kiss me." she pleads, grinding her hips against him more, her breath stuttering and her eyes fluttering closed.

Melsech releases her shoulder, runs his claws through her dark hair, and does as she asks, pulling her in for a deep kiss. His lower body was quickly responding to her grinding and pokes at her inner thighs. She whimpers against his lips, tongues colliding, forcing her resolve to break. How could someone so inexperienced have her so bewitched? She guides him to the bed, lips locked, and gently presses him down into a sitting position. She breaks the kiss to look into his eyes, her pupils dilated wide with arousal as she tugs at the ties on his baggy trousers trying to get them off him. As he waits for her to undress him, he pets her hair and takes a lock of it in his hand to kiss it.

Her task finally complete, she drops to her knees on the floor before him in worship. Her hands resting on his thighs as she looks up at him through her long, thick lashes and licks her lips ready to take his girth. She takes hold of his base and runs her tongue along the vein underneath before taking the tip between her lips and downing his shaft, hollowing her cheeks as she begins to bob her head on his erection.

Melsech groans and cringes into a twisted smile from his first experience of getting devoured. He pants as he gives in to the pleasure of the slick warmth of her mouth.. He falls back on the bed as he caves to the pleasure. Alessa hums, sending the pleasurable chills song his length while watching his euphoric expression. She couldn't wait to take his length elsewhere. To feel his girth stretch at her core, knowing he could fill her completely. Melsech starts to move his hips to meet her lips at his base, forcing himself to sit up to watch her take in his length completely. The look in her eyes made him want to give her more of him. That desire made his cock grow ever so slightly thicker, stuffing her mouth more until she had to pull back. She let him go and begins to lick his tip before taking him all the way to the base again and making him moan and grip at the blanket under him. She whimpers around his cock, her breathing picking up pace as she goes down on him faster. watching , feeling, and tasting the salt of his skin and his growing arousal fueling her own.

The thought of being his first woman clouded her mind and she couldn't wait any longer. She pulls away and stands to remove her own clothes until she is bare before him as naked as a newborn. Melsech watches her underdress in front of him, her soft, alabaster skin free of most blemishes save for the long scar, seemingly made from a blade, along the length of her stomach and several small scars along her left thigh, bites from a large predator. She covers her stomach subconsciously, smiling shyly from feeling his gaze on her as she crawls onto the bed over him and straddling his hips and rubbing the lips of her pussy against his cock as he twitches under her.

"Are you ready?" she asks, stroking his cheek with one hand while the other strokes his cock with a firm grip waiting for his reply.

He doesn't answer as he reaches for her scar on her stomach and gently runs his claws down it to the ones on her thigh. He then takes her hips and makes her sit on his tip as he meets her hungry gaze with his own fevered stare. "A bit impatient actually."

Alessa smiles at him warmly, "feelings mutual, love." she squeezes his cock as she sank down onto him gasping at the stretch and moaning as she bottomed out. "Ugh~! By the gods, you are Perfection."

Melsech moans out loud as he feels her walls close around his cock tightly. He sighs and huff in bliss from the pressure around his cock. Still holding her hips in his hands, he forces her down more on him and then pulls her down for another deep kiss. He drags one of his hands down her behind and starts rocking his hips, making his cock rub against her walls and tap at her womb with every thrust. Alessa whimpers and moans against his lips, swallowing his pleasurable noises and combining them with her own. Her lips tangle with his until she breaks the kiss and plants a hand firmly on his chest and begins bouncing on his cock with ecstasy; her breasts bouncing as she rides him rhythmically. Her quiet moans grow louder in intensity. Her head tilts to the side, eyes shut, lips parted and swollen from the kiss. She babbles and moans breathlessly with her mind clouded in euphoria, "Melsech. Yes. oh gods, yes! Please! Melsech, Please! That's it! Just like that! Hah!"

Hearing Alessa cry his name in pleasure made him smile as he watched her ride him to her heart's desire. He couldn't help but chuckle between his huffs and moans at her enjoyment, making him pleased that he could satisfy her so well. His vision was soon stolen by her bounding bosom as she rode him. He sits up and pulls her hips in on him so he doesn't escape her walls and kisses one of her breasts and licks her nipple. His arms now wrapped around her waist to hold her steady as he pounds her harder. He then takes her beast in his mouth and suckles on it as if trying to feed. Alessa cries out in pleasure hugging his shoulders as he sucks her nipple, her nails digging into his back lightly. The arms trapping her against his chest was a welcomed anchor as her back arches, pressing her breast further into his face. The muscles of her walls clenching around his cock as he rails up into her. "MMM! AH~! Ah! Ah! Mn!!"

Her mind became too foggy to form coherent words any longer as she allows herself to lose all inhibition and she gives herself over to the pleasure entirely. Her entire being now belongs to Melsech at this very moment. Her continuous calls of lustful pleasure gave him goosebumps that spread on his back as her nails clawed at him softly. He stops suckling her breast and forces her on her back on the bed, now pinning her down and towering over her, despite being nearly the same height. Melsech buries his legs under her waist and continues to pound her mercilessly. One hand now in one of hers with the other locking her fingers. He leans over her and starts kissing her chest, shoulders, neck and chin, leaving a trail of hickies on her. Once he was near her ear he spoke to her in a sultry whisper. "Alessa… Alessa." he was completely entranced in the moment. Alessa could feel him low in her belly. The growing heat tightening light coil inside her, Melsech's voice in her ear and his show of dominance making her dizzy as a thin sheet of sweat coating her skin. She buries her face in his shoulder mumbling gibberish as her climax grows closer, "MM! Mmm! Mmm~…! M-Mel… Melsech!" She breathes against his skin tasting the salt of his sweat as her pleasure heightens. She squeezes his hand in her tightly as her other hand takes a firm hold of the blanket under her. Her walls tensing around his hard cock as he presses into her womb with each thrust, "Yes. Yes! Yes!! Harder, please! Fuck me Harder! Melsech! Yes!"

Melsech gives Alessa a deep kiss, dancing his tongue around inside her mouth, Alessa wrestling his tongue reveling in the feeling of him encompassing her.. He moves his free hand from her waist to her breast and fondles one curiously as his pounding continues, his hand exploring her body freely.. He suddenly sits up, raises her legs over his shoulders, and grabs her waist again with both hands and pulls her into a deeper and more powerful pleasure. Alessa Shudders, the coil in her body so tight she couldn't stand it. Faster and harder, he forces his cock deep inside her walls and puts force on her womb, his cock snapping her coil as an explosion of heat fills her with numbing bliss. As he watches her from above to see her face twist in pleasure, his eyes now glossy and glowing with excitement. Her toes curl, her fingers clawing at the sheets, her breath caught in her throat as she forces out a heavy groan and howls in ecstasy. Her muscles clenching around his cock as she drowns in the pleasure he gives her.

"Alessa… I can't… I'm at my limit!"" Melsech lets out a sigh and pants with impatience on his face, neither stopping or slowing his pace.

The faint sound of Melsech saying her name reaches her ears and she hums in approval for him, "Melsech… Please! Cum for me, Love! Cum for me! Fill me up!" Her eyes fluttered open to watch his expression twisting in pleasure. Her words breathless as she spoke. The tremors of her climax closing in, still convulsed around his pulsating cock. She reaches up and caresses his cheek gently. "I'm close too. Cum with me, love!"

Melsech leans his head into her palm and kisses her wrist with a lustful glare. "... you… are sure to make me regret this later." Melsech's eyes, now wild and chaotic with lust and hunger, stare into her eyes as he pounds her faster until he finally climaxes inside her, filling her insides with his hot semen until her stomach bulges and overflows. Alessa Twitches and jerks with tension as she climaxes with him groaning in her throat as her mouth gapes and her tongue sticks out, her eyes wide with ecstasy and roll back with bliss. He pulls out gently as they both gasp for air. His cock and base were covered in oozing semen. His hands glide across her thighs as he sits back and looks at her exhausted figure that he just made a mess out of.

Alessa chuckles breathlessly and tired as she pulls him to her bosom, "I certainly hope you don't regret this later… will you?"

He looks at her for a long moment in silence, then shrugs with his claim. "... well, if you're fine dealing with having more of me around, then I guess I don't really care." His smile was now gone and his face had returned to its normal calm, but his eyes showed his passion for their encounter. He sits up and helps her up and into the bed properly then tucks her in before laying next to her completely worn. "Ha~ah… I'm happy with this dangerous endeavor."

Alessa giggles uncontrollably at his words, "Well, I'm certainly glad you're happy with this endeavor, sir." She snuggles up next to him, getting quiet herself as she stares into the fire of the fireplace. A gentle smile paints her lips as she ponders his words. More of him? The thought hadn't crossed her mind and to be fair, it didn't really bother her much either. To have somebody pour her love into, even if they didn't stick around, was all she wanted. No one really did stay anyways. She sighs deeply, lost in her thoughts, resting her head on his shoulder.

Melsech wakes the next morning to find Alessa between in his arms, her forehead on touching his. Her soft breath tickled his face with each exhale. He moves a strand of hair from her face and admires her long, fluffy lashes and strawberry pink lips that stand out from her soft, alabaster skin. Alessa stirs, her eyes fluttering open to see him watching her. She smiles half asleep, "G'morning, Handsome." She leans forward and plants a soft kiss on his lips.

Melsech blinks a few times from the sudden greeting and sighs. "... Mel'nakit, Sia usjalil." (good morning, My lady.) He grumbles in his tired voice, two octaves lower than his normal deep voice. Alessa could feel the rumbling of his words in her own chest and smiles before fully realizing he hadn't spoken in common, "... you speak draconic!?" she was now fully awake, her amber eyes teeming with curiosity and bright with excitement."

Melsech yawns in anguish, "aye, Ha~hmm… came with the knowledge of my temple.."

"Can you teach me?" Her curiosity genuine, her cheeks flush pink at the idea of spending more time with this mysterious goblin she fancied.

"No." he answers quickly as he sits up and stretches the sleep out of his stiff body. "I can't teach you since it wasn't something taught to me. I kind of inherited it during my training. You could say the language was an earning of sorts for being part of that temple." He looks at her now a bit more awake, but still groggy. "I didn't find out about it until I got into it with a dragonborn talking shit about my friends. Course I chewed him out and kicked his ass for it. The party asked me how I knew what he said and I realized later that I didn't speak common or goblin to the dragonborn."

Alessa watched him stretch, admiring every movement of his muscles under his skin, the tenor of his voice soothing her soul like a song in her ears. "Hmm~. I understand that. You were granted with knowledge that you can't share, not because you can't or don't want to, but rather, you don't know how and don't have the means to." She sneakily trails her nails down his back gently and smiles up at him as she watches him purr and shiver, his back filling with goosebumps from her teasing. "Melsech?"

"Hm?"

She pauses a moment to take a breath, " thank you."

Melsech looks at her genuinely confused. "For what?"

"For being you…" she sits up and smiles warmly at him, then leans on one arm and brushes her fingers along his jaw to cup his cheek, "for giving me an unforgettable night." She kisses him gently before resting her forehead against his. He looks her in the eyes with a twisted brow.

"... T'heh. Fuck, you're way too damn dangerous, woman." he grabs her head and pulls her into a deep kiss, sliding his tongue into her mouth and pulling her body close to his. She whimpers and clings to him, as he forces her on her back, flopping on the bed. Her brow furrows as she battles his tongue for dominance.

She breaks free of his kiss with a gasp, "I could say the same for you, love."

"Melsech pins her to the bed by her wrists as he kisses her again, Alessa moans in the kiss reveling in the attention. He climbs on top of her and starts grinding on her thighs as his cock grows back to length again. He stops kissing her and sighs in annoyance. "Grrr…. It's too early for this woman. I don't know what you've done to me."

She pants as soon as he stops kissing her and pleads to him, "please don't stop. Gods above, don't stop. Keep going."

Melsech doesn't hesitate and moves her legs apart and penetrates her, he quickly starts pounding her mercilessly. Alessa flexes her fingers, gabbing at the air with her pinned wrist while her free hand grips his forearm with her free hand and her back arches as he thrusts into her. She bites her bottom lip trying to stifle her whimpers, desperately raising her hips to meet his thrusts. Meslech leans down onto her, letting their bodies meet as he starts to suckles and nibbles at her neck and collarbone. He glides his tongue up her neck and pecks her chin then sits up and taps his forehead on hers. His breath escapes his mouth as he looks her in the eyes. His free hand slips under her waist to level her into his thrust more, forcing his way deeper into her.

She lets out a throaty moan in response to his ministrations. Her Pupils blew wide in euphoria. She whimpers in pleasure, her back arching more as his cock forces its way past her cervix. Her nails clawing at his shoulders, "AH!! YES! YES! Melsech! Fuck, yes!!"

Melsech slows down and starts to rock gently into her with a purr escaping his throat with one more kiss before he pulls back with curious, lustful, glowing eyes. "... what do you want from me? Alessa… What should I do for you?"

Alessa only looked at Melsech as she caught her breath and recovered her thoughts, thanks to him taking it easy on her. She didn't know how to answer him though. Her brow furrows as she locks eyes with him, she whispers with a soft, caring voice as she cradles his cheek in her free hand, breathless in her reply, "... Anything you'll give me, love."

His slow pace gave her time to think. What did she want from him? His company mainly, but what else would there be? She wasn't sure. She didn't expect him to stay long, like most others before him, but his company and touch… they seemed to be enough.

Melsech finally stops moving but doesn't pull out, resting deep inside her cervix, pulsing and twitching all the while. He sits up a bit with a calm expression. " … what do you want from me? I can't help but think this isn't enough. And I don't want to leave it this way either." His ears hang low, making his calm appearance seem upset with her answer.

Alessa frowns and looks away from him, her eyes now glossy as a sad expression takes over her features. She shook her head slightly, "please, don't. I can't ask you for more than this. It's not fair to you."

"Melsech pulls out and sits on the bed still looking at her, still calm with low ears. "... I'll ask you something else… Why did you come to me; a monster with more sense than most, to keep you company?"

She sighs sadly, "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to upset you." she curls up and rolls to her side, her arms wrapped around her waist as if to hide her scars, very much resembling a scared child. Her voice slowly started to break."You're no monster. I've seen monsters, Melsech. I know monsters. And you're no monster. You've been nothing but kind. You're just… different. Maybe even like me." she begins to sniffle and wipes her tears away that she desperately tried to hide.

Melsech leans over her and wipes her tears and turns her head by her chin to make her face him. "... I am apathetic. I have never cared for anything but my own thoughts and desires. I don't care about your past or your fears. Yet I can't help but wonder about you. So tell me… what do you mean, saying I may be like you? What comfort do you see in me?"

She looks away from him, "being apathetic isn't a bad thing. It keeps you from getting hurt by the people who are supposed to care about you." She sits up and wipes her face, "for you being similar to me… I mean, I'm a fighter. And a bit lonely. For what I see in you… I don't think I have an answer…" She hugs her knees and looks down at her feet, waiting for Melsech to do something. She was expecting him to leave, just like everyone else has done. She sighs in sorrow, "I think… I just want to be loved, Maybe even for just a little while.

"What do you want me to do?" Melsech asked, still holding his gaze on her, "I'm asking now because I'm willing to answer you. If you want to feel love…" he cups her cheek in his hand to make her meet his gaze, "say that then. That much I can give, since my friends taught me how to, I can give it. Whether as a friend for you, or something more if you wish."

Alessa's Eyes widen from hearing his words. She blinks through the tears in surprise, licking her lips to wet them. She nods slightly as she answers him in a soft whisper, "yeah… I think I'd like that. Maybe…" her voice grew a bit stronger as she spoke. "Maybe… we can take things one day at a time? Get to know each other better." She nuzzles his hand with her cheek then takes his cheek in her hand and pulls his head close, their foreheads touching as they gaze into each other's eyes. "We could see where this goes. I really enjoy your company. I want to be… part of your life. And for you to be part of mine as well." she kisses the corner of his lips gently, "I want to mean something to you."

Melsech's mouth falls open slightly. He pulls back and pats Alessa's head as his ears rise over his head. "Alright then… shall we head out for a while?"

Alessa smiles and nods happily, "I'd like that."

Melsech stands and grabs his things to change. He made the tie of his sash look easier to deal with than when she tried to take it off.She watches him dress for a moment, mesmerized by his magnificence before hopping off the bed herself. She grabs her clothes and dresses up quickly not wanting to keep Melsech waiting. She folds her hands behind her back and rocks on her toes with a sweet smile on her face, "where do you wanna go?"

Melsech walks to the door and opens it to let her out first. "Lived here long enough for a tour after a meal?"

Alessa nods happily as she trots to the door after him with bright eyes. "Of course! Celeste makes a really good breakfast casserole. Pairs well with the ale we make in the house. Afterwards, what would you like to see?" They head downstairs as they chat together. Melsech looks around for his friend, Heien, But doesn't see him anywhere. "Hmm… not sure. Other than here, where's your favorite place to be?"

Alessa hummed to herself, "hmm… well, I really like the bazaar. So many sights to see. Everyone trying to peddle their wares. Great place to people-watch too. You can tell a lot about a person from watching them." Alessa leads melsech to a room in the back with a small porthole window. She pushes the door open and the smell of freshly baked bread and various breakfast foods wafted past them. Alessa stops to close her eyes and take a deep breath of baked goods, reveling in the smell. The cook, an elderly man seeming to be in his late sixties, stood behind the counter chopping vegetables for the lunch stew. He stops chopping and looks up from his board and smiles at the pair. "G'mornin', ma'm. Have the usual today?"

Alessa exhales before opening her eyes again, "good mornin' to you, Jeb." she turns to melsech with a soft gaze. "What'll you take for breakfast, love?"

Melsech wipes the saliva from his lips. "...What goods can you make with rice?"

Jeb smiles at him and tilts his head slightly, "I can make a chicken porridge with rice and egg, rie breakfast bowl, breakfast epp dumplings on rice… take yur pick, friend. I'm pretty sure I can figure something out. Just depends on what you want."

Alessa grips Melsech's hand and presses a kiss into his wrist, "ask for anything you want. Jebs's a great cook. Been here for quite a while."

Jeb chuckles, "fifteen years to be exact. Worked here before the little miss took over." He nods to Alessa, but keeps his eyes on Melsech, "I can say it's been nice working for her. She like family."

Melsech meets Jeb's gaze, twitching one of his ears to the sound of food cooking in the background. "The dumplings. Make 'em sweet, good man."

Alessa smiles and looks back at Jeb, "I'll have the usual, Jeb. Thank you."

He nods as he turns around and quickly gets back to work, pulling fresh vegetables from the pantry and returns to his chopping board. "Will ya' be eatin' out in the back garden, ma"m?"

Alessa looks at Melsech, "would you like to eat outside or inside?"

Melsech quickly looks at Alessa the moment she spoke to him. "Outside. I need some sun."

"The back garden it is." Alessa chuckles. Jebs nods as he stays fast at work.

Alessa led Melsech to the back garden. It was small and walled off from the rest of the city, hiding their view. The mid-morning sun warming her skin as she goes to take her seat at a small table. Her gaze inviting melsech to join her past the small manicured vegetable garden around them. As Melsech took his seat across from her, Alessa sighs happily as she watches him across the table. "... thank you."

Melsech leans on the table, his brow twisting in confusion from her comment. "Now what are you thanking me for?"

"For wanting to spend time with me." She giggles. "Outside of the bedroom, I mean."

He shrugs at her giggling, not understanding what she found funny. "What else am I gonna do? Run for the hills? You wanted my time and I got time to kill. I can enjoy that time with you just the same."

"How very practical. I'm just glad… you really didn't run. Most people would have. Hell, I wouldn't blame you if you changed your mind and ran right now." she chuckles in spite of herself. "I'm not the easiest to get along with sometimes."

"You think My friends are with me cuz I'm easy to get along with?" Melsech smirks at his claim, proud and confident in himself for it. "I'm just here cuz I trust you, Just as they trust me."

Alessa rests her cheek on her palm and watches him, contently, "I trust you, too" She sighs as she whispers her words, pondering something to herself, "how is it I barely know you yet I'm ready to jump into the abyss for you."

Melsech picks up her words with a twitch of his ear. Try it. Watch me jump after you and kick you for it."

Alessa Laughs heartily and tips forward in her chair, leaning her elbows on the table and chin in her hands as she gazes at him in adoration. Melsech watching her all the while sitting back in his seat. "Why does that not surprise me?" Alessa sits back in her seat and pushes her chair onto the back legs, closing her eyes as she soaks in the sun's rays waiting for their food. "I'm curious, Melsech. What are your weapon preferences? Other than your fists, I mean.

Melsech Still didn't understand what was so funny but he enjoyed her joy nonetheless. He takes a moment to think about her question. "Weapon preference, huh… I don't really have one. I was once a wild goblin so I was quick to adapt to whatever I could use. My martial arts allows me to utilize most heavy weapons in general, despite my small frame… What about you? Come to think of it, I don't even know what your class is. You mentioned you're a fighter but you don't seem like one."

Alessa's chair falls back to the ground, letting her fix her posture. She suddenly procured a dagger seemingly out of thin air and spun it between her fingers effortlessly. "I'm a rogue, actually. My training's a little all over the place. Been mostly self taught. I have some fighter training, but I mainly work in stealth. Being small affords me the ability to go unseen even in the small alleys. It's especially useful in crowded spaces."

"Ooh" Melsech watched her dance her dagger around in awe and curiosity. "A rogue, then? Now that explains a lot of last night's greetings."

She puts the dagger away and leans back on the table. "I prefer smaller weapons. Things I can hide easily. What was your training like?"

Melsech tilts his head back to think of how to answer her question. "... it's something even I find odd, honestly. After being thrown into a near death experience, I found myself in some old training room of sorts and decided to study what was there until I could get out of the room myself." He pauses a moment to think more. "To be honest, I still find it hard to understand, but the room was… well, I call it a room but it was more like a cave…how should I say… It's mystical. Everything I learned in the cave vanished as soon as I perfected each lesson.

Melsech raises his hand and clenches it into a fist. It instantly bursts into a smoky flame, lighting his eyes with a bloody crimson glow. His face was as calm as ever. "This… odd power that reacts to my chaotic nature made me accept that I was different from my own kin."

Alessa nods as he speaks until she sees his fist randomly combust. The light was mesmerizing, her eyes lit up in delight from the display. "So pretty!" She leans over the table slightly to get a better look at his glowing eyes. Her cheeks flush a shade of pink before she rests her cheek on her hand and smirks as she watches him. "You really are marvelous, you know that? I was serious when I said 'I want to know everything."

Melsech glances at her and she quickly clears her throat to hide her lustful tone. She fans her face to cool her embarrassment. To her, he clearly knew he was amazing with how confident, bold, and cocky he was; her eyes roamed over him as she smirks to herself, nibbling her lower lip. "You are perfectly splendid, Melsech. So you taught yourself? Did you study from books or tomes? Maybe tapestries? What was the room like? How was it mystical, as you said? … sorry. Didn't mean to overload you with so many questions."

Melsech relaxes his hand and the flame dies. His eyes dim as he watches her fidget around as she speaks. His ear twitched when he noticed her tone shift gears twice. "It's… fine. Where to start though?? I was technically self-taught, yeah. The room was technically a cave of pitch darkness, deep in the earth. A platform sat in the center of it. The cave walls would light up with images at night that showed me the motion of each movement I learned… I would get a full meal out of nowhere. There was nowhere to get it from, so I don't know how I was getting food. Then it gave me a pill that gave me this flame. I'm even able to breathe in like a dragon. Once I learned everything, it all just vanished the falling night. I don't know how long I was there for. It felt like over a year of isolation before I escaped it." Melsech folds his arms across his stomach and shrinks down in his seat.

Alessa notices the change in his posture and body language and stands to approach him. "That sounds terrible." she wraps her arms around his shoulders and pulls him into her shoulder to coddle him. "I won't let you feel lonely anymore. Not while I am still drawing breath."

Melsech looks up at her and a purr escapes his chest as she comforts him. He huffs and pats her back, then sits up and pats her head, running his claws through her hair and pulling a lock to his face to kiss it. "I don't feel lonesome now. It's a past terror that has allowed me vengeance and freedom. I'm content."

Alessa hums, holding him for a moment longer before pulling away, caressing his cheek as she pulls back. "I hope you never get tired of me showering you with my affection." She kisses his forehead before running back to her seat. Meslech watches her return to her seat without answering and just leans on the arm of his seat when their meal finally arrives. The door from the kitchen opens for a young woman heavy with a new life inside her, approaching their table with a large tray of their food in her hands. "Mornin', Miss Alessa." she says happily. She looks at Melsech and raises a brow in surprise from seeing him. "... g'mornin', sir."

Melsech Nods at her in reply to her greeting. Alessa stands and approaches the woman and grabs the tray from her and places it on the table. "Good morning Tituba. Did you sleep well last night?"

Tituba sighs with a chuckle. "As much as the little bean would let me, thank you for askin' ma'm."

"How's the babe?"

"Restless, Ma'm. You know how the last months are with me. Who's your friend?"

"A new friend I met last night. His name's Melsech. Do treat him like family, please."

"Hu hu. Of course, ma'm. Any friend of yours is a friend of mine."

Alessa moves their food to each side of the table. Melsech's side consisted of a full bowl of rice, vegetables, and a fried egg on top with tree large honey coated dumplings on the side. Alessa's tray had a simple porridge lightly topped with sugar coated assorted fruits; strawberries, blueberries, and peaches, with a small glass of milk coffee that had a subtle scent of hazelnut in it. She sits back down in her seat and hands the empty tray back. "Thank you, Tituba. Now go get off your feet! How many times have I got to tell you 'take it easy'?"

Tituba laughs as she cradles her belly. "Yes'm. I just couldn't pass up seeing you this mornin'. Good day to ya, Mr. Melsech. Keep our Alessa safe for us, yeah?"

"That's a no brainer, ma." melsech retorts with a shrug as he watches Tituba leave. He cups his fingers in a yin yang hold with his head bowed for a moment before he starts to eat. Alessa shifts in her seat uncomfortably, waiting for Melsech to eat, not realizing he had already started. "... hows the food?"

"Mn. not bad at all… Mm!"

Alessa giggles at his response, "I'm glad you're enjoying it." She starts with her coffee and takes a savory sip relaxing in her seat. Her mind wandered for a while as they enjoyed their breakfast. "Do you like cookies?" She says out of nowhere.

"Hm??" Melsech was already halfway through his meal when she suddenly spoke up. He swallows what he had in his mouth, "mn. That was random. Depends on the cookie. I'd probably eat you first though."

Alessa Chokes on her drink and covers her cough as she tries to swallow the bite of porridge she just took. Her face turns rosy as she looks up at him with wide eyes. Melsech had the same composed look as he always does. As if his words were nothing.

"P-pardon??? I… I, uh… wh- what?? I… Hmm."

"What? I regret what happened this morning."

Her face goes pale for a moment. "What?? What do you mean?"

"I wanted to keep going but I hated seeing you so upset, so now I'm frustrated with myself." Melsech leans back in his seat and folds his arms across his chest with a complicated expression. "I don't know how to explain this feeling… hmm…"

He suddenly stands from his seat and walks over to Alessa and pulls her out of her seat. Alessa squeaks as he takes her from her seat. He suddenly gives her a deep, long kiss that makes her hum and melt in his embrace as she clings to his robes. She reaches over his shoulder and caresses his head and plays with his braid. He stops kissing her and gives her a big, cuddly hug, resting his head on her shoulder with his face in her neck.

"Yeah… this was what felt off…"

Alessa chuckles as she picks his shoulder and hugs him back happily. "I mean, If you wanted a hug all you had to do was ask, love. As far as what happened this morning… it's okay, I'll be fine, so don't worry about me." she pulls away just enough to give him a gentle kiss on his nose and a kiss on his lips. "You are just… wow." she sighs. She strokes his cheek for a moment before pulling him back into a hug, with her hand rubbing the back of his head, holding him close. Melsech wraps his arms around her waist to pull her closer. She could feel a bulge pressing between her thighs as if it was trying to hide. "You know… if you want to continue where we left off, we could always go back to bed."

"You're not leaving the room all day if we do, Alessa."

"You'll find no objections from me, love." she chuckles as she squeezes her thighs together on his bulge while running her nails down his nape lightly, "i'll take whatever~ you give me."

Melsech pushes her back to stop her, and she whimpers from losing their connection. "You're gonna make me strip you right now, woman. Stop it until we get back to the room."

"I… yeah, we should head upstairs."

Melsech walks her back into the table. "Unless you want to make a mess of the table, that is." he says with a soft curiosity.

Alessa smiles mischievously as she leans on the edge of the table, her brow raised in curiously. "You, sir, are delightfully wicked." She pulls a set of keys from her back pocket and twirls thim on her finger. "Should we lock the door for some privacy? Or are you a thrill seeker that leaves the door unlocked?"

Melsech takes the keys from her and a smoky dragon creeps from his wrist through the air and locks the door to the kitchen before returning the keys to him then he hands the keys to Alessa, locking his fingers with hers as he leans in for a kiss, licking the inner roof of her mouth. Alessa squeezes his hand in hers, feeling the key press between their hands. Her free hand reaches for his cheek as she eagerly greets his kiss, the taste of honey and rice coating her tongue as she feels his tongue dancing in her mouth. She moans low in her chest, slipping her legs around his waist. Melsech's erection presses firming against her clothes, desperately throbbing and twitching. She starts grinding on him, whimpering for him as she slips her hand over his shoulder and to hold their kiss for longer. She wanted more, but she didn't want to stop this moment so soon.

Their hands holding the key fell to the table, dropping it and letting the key fall to the ground. Inhaling the hazelnut and berries that sat on her breath through their locked lips. He pulls her back for a moment to breathe before grabbing her waist with his free hand to hold her steady, then returns to kissing her lovingly. Melsech's erection was now rock hard and throbbing under his trousers as it pressed against her center, begging to enter. However, he didn't want to stop yet. He didn;t want to stop stealing her love from her lips just yet. Her new flavor fills him with an innocent happiness that he never felt before. He lets go of her hand and hugs her close, helping her sit properly on the table, letting her legs clamp around him and pressing her center against his erection firmly. He starts to move his hips to meet her grinding out of instinct.

Alessa moaned into Melsech's mouth feeling him grind against her. Her breathing quickened with excitement as her arousal increased. She was drowning in him, in his taste, his smell, the feel of him against her skin. The way he was holding her so securely making her feel safe in his arms. Her sigh became a whispery sound of bliss as she set the key on the table next to her. Her hand traveling up the back of his arm, her touch like feathers against his skin. Her heart racing in her chest like a tiny rabbit scampering across a field. She wants nothing more than to pin him to the table and ride him into oblivion, but she can't, she needs to let him take the lead. She wants him to take the lead, to do to her what he wants. She wants him to make her beg for him to fill her with his seed, to drown her in his love. Words she could never say she tries expressing with her love, pulling him closer holding him tighter. Her brows furrow as she breaks the kiss gasping for air, "Melsech," she doesn't wait for a reply as she captures his lips one more with a soft sigh as their lips connect and their tongues collide.

Melsech pulls away from her forcefully and starts trailing kisses and licks down her body; her chin, her neck, her shoulder, collarbone, and chest. He digs a hand under her blouse and lifts it to continue his trail; from the center of her breasts, down the scar on her belly. His hand follows his head to remove her pants and slides them off with one hand with ease and quickly pulls them down to her ankles. He starts kissing her hips and licks her inner thighs, causing her to lean back on the table as his tongue traces back up her thigh to her center and kisses her clitoris. His eyes are now glossy and glowing with hunger as he gets ready to devour her to his heart's content.

Before she could say anything to him, he gave her center a deep kiss and dug his long slimy tongue deep into her center, rigging and rubbing her walls viciously.

Alessa gasps her back arching as her shoulders fall back against the table. Eyes widening in surprise at the sudden intrusion, the warm wetness of his muscle forcing her eyes to roll back. Her hands grasping for purchase at anything she could find. Her right hand landed against his shoulder, her fingertips digging into his skin. She grips the back of his head trapping him in place as she grinds against his face. Clawing at the table with her other hand she's panting, her chest heaving as she gasps for air, "mmMNN!"

He slurps and suckles at her insides. Huffing through his nose as he drinks in every bit of her excitement and pleasure. His lips take a moment's rest from her center while his tongue stays well inside her. His breath cools her center, sending chills through her body only to return to suckling and kissing at her insides again.

Alessa shivers still panting. She raises up on one elbow and looks down at him with pleading eyes, "don't stop. Mm gods above please don't stop. Melsech." She gasps her head tilting back when he starts suckling again, her hand trailing down the back of his neck to claw at his robes. Melsech forces his tongue deeper until the tip touches her cervix walls. He wiggles his tongue and starts licking at it as if trying to clean away her juice as he swallows every lap.

Alessa gasps, clamping her arm over her mouth and biting down the taste of copper on her tongue in a pitiful attempt to stifle her cries of pleasure. Her back bowing as she falls back against the table once more grinding down on Melsech's now drenched face. Her core fluttering around his slippery muscle as her climax drew closer. The coil in her lower abdomen snapping as he probes the entrance to her womb. The muffled sounds of her cries and Melsech's slurping the only sounds coming from the garden as her orgasm slammed into her full force, "mmMN!"

Melsech takes his chance to gulp down every bit of what she released upon him. He pulls away with a sigh of delight as he slides his tongue out of her and lets it hang and relax as his jaw hangs low. He leans over her and looks at her erogenous expression out of breath from his meal. He takes his time licking his face clean before wiping his mouth off with his hand. A lustful grin creeps it way across his face behind his hand as he purrs loudly in delight. "edrok ewoig." He purrs in his throat.

Alessa looked up with an unfocused hazy expression, she trembles as the timber of his voice sends delightful shivers to her core. The aftermath of her pleasure starts to settle as her muscles stop quivering. Her chest heaving as she desperately tries to catch her breath. Her eyes focusing finally on Melsech's lustful grin, she groans, grabbing his robes and pulling him into a deep kiss, tasting the result of his attention on his tongue. She moans into his mouth before breaking the kiss, her voice hoarse and husky, "what does that mean?"

He chuckles and leans in to lay on her tired body gently and rests his cheek on her soft bosom. "Thanks for the meal." He answers with a smirk tracing his lips.

"Heh," she smiles blissfully, "there's more where that came from." She raises up cupping his cheek and pressing her kiss swollen lips to his passionately. She breaks the kiss running her thumb along his cheekbone and studying his face. She looks as if she wants to say something, but doesn't, choosing instead to pull him back into another passionate kiss.

Melsech let's her kiss him as she wanted before pulling back after noticing her gaze. "What's wrong?"

"Hmm?" She sighs dreamily, "oh it's nothing, I just.." she seems to think for a moment before kissing the tip of his nose, "can I touch your ears?"

"my ears??" his ears fall to his shoulders, "... just don't yank on them. they're long enough." he tells her as he grabs one of her ears and rubs it between his fingers.

Alessa squeaks in surprise her eyes going wide as a tremor runs through her body. Her core clenching around nothing as a throaty moan escapes her through closed lips. Her wish to touch his ears completely forgotten in that moment as her legs quiver. Her voice shaky, "Melsech." His name falling into another sinful moan.

Melsech looks at Alessa in surprise as he watches her squirm and squeak from him simply rubbing her ear. His own rising again with excitement and curiosity. He kisses her on the cheek right after hearing his name escape her so lustfully.

Alessa whimpers kicking her pants off the rest of the way and wraps her legs around Melsech's waist. Her hands clutching his sides trying to find anything to ground herself, "Melsech please," she begs tilting her head to give him better access to her neck and shoulder.

He stops messing with her ear and drags his claws past her jaw and down her neck to her collarbone. He kisses and licks her neck then suddenly nibbles at her trap between her shoulder and neck.

Gooseflesh prickles along her skin in the wake of his claws. She squirms, "plea-" her words cut short by a low whine as he nibbles. Her fingers digging into his sides as she presses up against him, "I need you."

"be patient with me." He mutters to her, his voice releasing a gentle purr out of his throat. "I want to claim you first."

As he spoke he dropped his trousers and loosened his robe. He slides his member over her center, rubbing her clitoris. He was pulsing as fast as his heart racing. As he drags his teeth across her trap muscle, he eases his member into her and slides past her walls, into her cervix with no trouble. His tongue work from earlier made her more sensitive and drenched, making it easy for him to enter with little friction. He starts rocking his hips into hers slowly, sliding the tip as far in as he could then back to her entrance without leaving. In and out, slowly and lovingly. Still nibbling at her trap.

Alessa nods eagerly, trailing her hands under his now loosened robes shifting her legs to give him better access to her drooling quim. She keens, her back arching as he grazes her swollen abused clitoris with his cock, shifting her hips up to meet his languid thrusts and breathes through her nose in an attempt to calm her racing heart, matching it to their pace. Her hands travel along the length of his back to grip his ass while she explores his body, letting out an intoxicated sigh as his teeth graze the crook of her neck. She trails the nails of her left hand up his back feeling his muscles flex each time he plunges into her folds, her right hand shifting to his lower back as she holds him close.

"Alessa..." he called as his teeth started scratching into her neck. He suddenly wraps his arms under her back and holds her tight, making sure she doesn't try to escape, taking the whole crook of her neck into his mouth and biting down on her, while simultaneously rushing his cock into her at full force, slamming his cock into her cervix, his base into her center, punching holes into her flesh like a snake poisoning it's victim.

His six canines, now covered in a special coat of smoky red ooze, puncture six holes into her trap muscle; two sets in the back and one set in the front. The ooze from his teeth stops her from bleeding as her pulsing muscles flex around his teeth. He rushes into her, pounding away at her walls and into her cervix as fast and hard as he could. Not letting her go for the longest time.

Alessa bites down on her lip hard to muffle the sound of her scream. The mixture of pleasure and pain spiraling her headfirst into yet another orgasm. Her muscles tensing and convulsing around his stiff member as she digs her nails into his back. The explosion of color behind her eyes leaving spots in their wake. She trembles in his grasp, her voice hoarse and dripping with unadulterated desire, "please please, yes Melsech, don't stop. Make me yours, only yours, always yours. Yours." She babbles promises, her mind fogging over entirely as she surrenders to Melsech completely. Giving herself to him without reservation and letting loose all her inhibitions.

Melsech rams her mercilessly, rocking the table beneath them as he bites down harder into her muscle, feeling every part of her body clamp around him and stiffen up. Huffing and painting, letting his wild nature take over his mind. He stays on her like this for what seemed to be hours. Relentless, refusing to slow down or let go. He had cum multiple times and still refuses to stop.

Alessa whimpers her continual mewls growing quieter with each orgasm, but even in her overstimulated state she could feel the coil returning. How many times has she orgasmed by this point? Her mind is a foggy cloud of ecstasy. The feeling of cum running down her rear as it drips and puddles on the ground at Melsech's feet, the lewdness of it making her engorged clit throb harder. Her face, neck, and chest flushed with their exertion. She didn't want him to stop. She was full, stuffed to the brim, and still wanted everything he could give her. The feeling of his teeth sinking deeper into her flesh, his jaw flexing as he bites down harder only heightening her pleasure. She gasps for air desperately, sweat coating their bodies in a salty swamp of rapturous sin. She clings to him trying to ground herself as the strongest of her orgasms washes over her in droves, her body bowing up against his, nails digging into his back. Her mouth falling open in a silent scream and muscles clenching around his cock milking him as he fucks his semen back into her, it was filthy and she loved it, the sounds of squelching as her core sucked him back in with each carnal thrust. Her legs trembled as her toes curled in delight. She pants, her eyes rolling back in her head.

Melsech let's out a loud, deep growl from his throat as he releases his final load through hera and relaxes. He slips out from the semen forcing its way out of her and spilling over like a waterfall. He loosens his grip on her body but doesn't move as he huffs through his nose. His breath cooling the sweat on her body. He became lethargic and calm but he didn't release her from his bite. He shivers and bites down harder with a purr as his hands slowly move to her arms and lift Alessa off her back to sitting up right and lean on him, his teeth still deeply sunk into her flesh.

Alessa gasps for air her body sagging against his as he holds her in his bite. His jaw flexing mixed with the little noises he made pulling a whimper from her throat and causing her core to clench around nothing. Her cheek resting against his shoulder as she tries to calm the the racing of her heart. She turns her head to nuzzle into his neck taking in his scent, pressing a gentle kiss into his flesh, the taste of salty sweat on his skin. Her mind quiet, still even, for the first time in many years. Without thinking she spoke in a whispery voice, "I love you." A quiet confession that she felt in her bones. She had very quickly fallen in love with this man, but how would he react? She was filled with uncertainty, fear even but a relief that quieted her soul. She was ready to go to war for him, bleed a nation dry for him. She knew if he were to ask her to follow him to Avernus she wouldn't ask questions, she would just pack up and go. As long as she was his and he was hers that's all that mattered to her. So she waited perfectly still for any kind of response.

Melsech drags his arms around her waist then forces them up to her shoulders as his ears fall. One of them taps her nose and pulls back as if it noticed her there. He finally starts to pull his teeth from her broken skin with a hiss escaping with his breath. He yawns a bit to stretch out his tense jaw and kisses her neck under her ear. He quietly cuddles her in his arms. She suddenly felt something cool fall on her neck and trail down her back.

"good... I can keep you to myself then." He purrs softly under her ear.

Alessa sighs contentedly at his acceptance, sinking deeper into his embrace and holding him closer, "I knew the moment I saw you. I was destined to be yours and only yours, for always." She plants several kisses along the curvature of his neck before turning her head and yawning deeply, resting her cheek back on his shoulder, "can we.." she blinks tiredly, "can we just stay like this for a while?"

"teh-heh." Melsech Snickers as he helps her to her seat and fixes his trouser before picking up the keys they dropped and going back to the kitchen for a while. He returns moments later with cleaning supplies and starts cleaning up around the table. Once done, he helps Alessa clean up and dresses her before bandaging her shoulder that he pierced and carries her off back inside.

"I can walk. You don't have to carry me if you don't want to." Her face flushing pink as they passed through the kitchen. Jeb's expression a knowing smirk as he watches them pass through, headed towards the dining hall.

Melsech heads upstairs and brings her into the bedroom. One of the barmaids enters the room after them with a wash bin and two rags.

"Thanks for the understanding."

"I can't believe you two. Outside of all places, really." The barmaid says to him holding her hips in annoyance.

"I said sorry, alright! I even cleaned the mess like you asked and brought her here." Melsech shrinks with his ears folding back.

"You best do good to that woman, ya'hear? We can't be having her walking around like Tituba and have everybody worried sick."

"I said I was staying until we were sure."

"You goblins are potent bastards, you know that! Virgin or not."

"Yes, yes. I get it. I'm doing my part."

"I thought you two had already left for the market but you were back in the garden the whole time. Doing such a thing. I feel bad for the tomatoes."

"Woman, leave already!" Melsech suddenly barks at the barmaid and chases her out while she laughs at him getting flustered.

Melsech stomps back to the water bin and wets a rag. Then helps Alessa undress completely. He grabs the rag and starts wiping her down starting with her back. He sighs in anguish and annoyance as he does. "Haa~h. What a pain in the ass. Now I gotta deal with all of them for a month. They're gonna be laughing at me and talking up a storm for weeks." He complains.

Alessa sits quietly watching the exchange. Listening to Melsech grumble under his breath as he wets the rag and helps her undress. She gasps lightly as the cool rag connects with her back. Her mind wanders as she stares at her feet feeling him wash away the remnants of their afternoon, her mind was racing spiraling out of control, doubt and fear mixed with self loathing. Was she broken? Was something wrong with her? She sighs and chews the inside of her lip, lost in thought, her hands resting in her lap. No that wasn't it. He had claimed her. He had said he would keep her to himself. She reaches up and touches her shoulder gingerly, her voice hoarse, "if you're worried about them teasing, I can ask them not to."

"It's fine." He sighs. "It shows how much they care for you. On the other hand, they're being extra feisty after I told them I had claimed you. That barmaid, ... Tabitha. She's especially mad at me for it and made me promise to take care of you for a month before I go on another venture with my party. So I need to hold that promise. I don't really blame her though, but still..."

"I'll talk to her. That's not fair to you. She had no right to ask that of you." Alessa dropped her hand back onto her lap, "are you worried about me having your babes? If you are, there are measures I can take, but I'd rather not if I'm to be honest." She sighed, "sorry I'm rambling again."

"Don't. It's perfectly fair because I basically just stole a family member from them. ... I know what that's like. I know how unfair it feels to lose someone that cared for you and helped you through tough times. So I don't blame them for their reactions. Marking you is like saying I'm taking you back home with me..." He works his way around her lower back and goes back up to do her shoulders and chest. "As for the young... I don't really care what you do with them. I hate my kin. I know I won't care for them, but I won't stop you from doing as you please. I won't subject you to something you won't like. Just don't expect me to do anything to help you with them." His voice became somber and cracked as he spoke as if he was afraid of something. "We goblins learn from our environments. We become what teaches us in a sense. So I'd be happy for you... If not for them, for being a good mother. I'm sure you will be."

He wets and wrings the rag again and continues wiping her down. Starting from her breast to her center. He then carefully wipes her thighs and calves of what was left of their endeavor from the garden.

Alessa stops him, her hand resting on his, "and yet here you are taking care of me, if I had been worried for one moment I never would have consented to you releasing inside of me, Mel." She cups his cheek and tilts his chin up looking into his eye, pouring all the love she can into her gaze, "I think you'll be an amazing father. You're already better than the one I had." She runs her thumb along his cheek, "we can teach them to be good people together, love. I have faith in you." She leans forward pressing her lips to his forehead, "I love you, Mel."

He pecks her lips and chuckles as a smile creeps across his cheeks to define his dimples as his brow furrows and crinkles the bridge of his nose, his ears still low but he didn't seem to be upset.

"Fucking embarrassing to hear that, woman." He pulls away from her hands and continues to wipe her legs and feet. He puts the water and rag away then grabs the other rag and unfolds it to reveal hair wash. He dips the rag in water and dampens her hair before putting a little hair wash on her head and using his claws to comb through it. Once he is done, he braids her hair in an elven style and sticks it in place with a lavender decorated clip that compliments her creamy skin and dark hair.

Alessa chuckles at his words. She sighs contentedly, her eyes drifting shut as he combs through her hair, remaining quiet while he works a thought occurring to her just as he finishes, "I still wanna touch your ears. I never got the chance."

He leans his head down on her shoulder and drops his ear in front of her nose.

She giggles, blowing on his ear gently before running her fingers over the soft flesh. A wicked glint enters her eyes as she watches him for any kind of reaction. She nips at it playfully before suckling on the tip, careful not to cause him any discomfort.

Melsech cringes from her teasing as his ear twitches from the rush of air and touching. As soon as she nipped his ear he groaned lowly as she starts sucking his ear. His other ear started flailing out of control as if it was a wing trying to fly off. His claws started gripping at the bed to hold himself still as he moans from the sudden sensation of having his ears messed with.

Melsech suddenly relaxes and starts to purr so loud that it makes him vibrate on her shoulder and neck, "that tickles."

Alessa giggles, letting go of his ear and pulling him down into bed with her, resting his head on her chest, "I'll have to keep that in mind." She holds him there, her fingernails lightly grazing his scalp as she plants several kisses to the dome of his head. She begins to hum softly, pulling him closer as she does.

Melsech wraps his arms around her waist and falls asleep as soon as he feels the soft cushion of her bosom under his cheek, still softly purring through his breathing.

Alessa's humming dies down her breathing evening out as the sound of Melsech's purring lulls her into a peaceful slumber.