The Switch Chapter 7
Day 1 of wedded bliss.
The Switch
Chapter 7
Kragan woke up to a gentle knock at the door, and looked down to see you were still fast asleep. Your head still over his chest, over his heart actually which made him smile to see his bride sleep so peacefully in his arms and her head over his heart that was completely hers for as long as it would beat.
His left arm was around you possessively as you were still tangled up as he pulled up the blankets and made sure you were both covered before the knock repeated and Kragan didn’t want you to wake so he put his hand over your other ear to keep you from hearing it and keeping you from being disturbed.
“Yes?” Kragan asked as loud as he dared.
“Good morning Your Lordship, it’s just me. Are both of you awake yet?” Mildred asked as she opened the door just enough to poke her head into the door but respectfully kept her gaze down to the carpet.
“Good morning, I’m awake, Tessa is still sleeping though.” Kragan answered softly.
“Well I have breakfast for you if you’d like it.” Mildred offered.
“Yeah, sure, bring it in.” Kragan agreed as he kept his hand over your ear before Mildred came in and brought in a tray and gave you a quick glance before fixing her gaze onto Kragan.
“Where would you like it?” She asked.
“Um, over there on the table is fine.” Kragan answered as he nodded over to the little table in the room before she nodded and put the tray down and set up breakfast but kept the covers over the still piping hot dishes.
“Would you like for me to make you a plate Your Lordship? I take it you don’t want to wake her- seeing as your hand is over her ear.” Mildred gathered. Keeping her voice to a soft and low murmur. But not quite a whisper.
“Yes, thank you.” Kragan thanked her.
“Don’t let her sleep too much, she’s liable to sleep the day away.” Mildred gently warned him as she fixed him a plate of breakfast and brought it over to the table closest to him.
“She’s earned all the sleep she wants.” Kragan insisted.
“Very well Your Lordship. But I will warn you all the same- she’d sleep for 20 hours a day if you let her. She’s a long sleeper, been that way most of her life, even before her recent accident.” Mildred offered as she mentally made sure she said “accident” and not “illness” as she set the plate down and a set of silverware.
“Well, she’s earned it. She’s still recovering from that accident. Sleep is always the best medicine sometimes.” He gently countered and was looking at you too much to miss Mildred’s guilty expression that she quickly made vanish on her face once she realized it was showing.
“As you say Your Lordship.” Agnes quickly agreed with a nod and didn’t argue any further.
“Do you have to call me that? Lordship?” Kragan asked as his face was scrunched up.
“Is there something else you would prefer me to use?” Mildred asked.
“Just my name.” Kragan answered.
“I’m afraid I can’t do that. Sir- I think is the lowest but still appropriate term I could use though, if you would prefer that to Lordship.” Mildred gently countered.
“Fine, Sir it is then.” Kragan caved.
“Coffee or tea Sir?” She asked pleasantly.
“Coffee, please.” Kragan readily answered.
“Any cream or sugar?” She asked.
“No, just black is fine.” He shook his head.
“Very well Sir.” Mildred nodded before she poured him a cup and then brought the whole carafe over to him as well.
“How long have you been Tessa’s Lady in Waiting?” Kragan asked Mildred thoughtfully as he noticed that Mildred seemed more watchful of you than anything else.
“Only a couple of years. I’ve been her mother’s midwife, her nursery maid, her babysitter, her teacher, her best friend and confidant all her life though.” Mildred answered with a proud smile.
“Was she not sociable with her own peers to have a best friend her own age?” Kragan asked.
“Well that’s a bit complicated and not my place to say.” Mildred deflected.
“But I would still like to hear your opinion and point of view on the matter.” Kragan gently contested.
“Very well, permission to speak freely Sir?” She proposed.
“Please, by all means.” Kragan readily invited, which brought a fond but small smile to Mildred’s features.
“Well to answer freely Sir- yes and no. Yes- in that she could dumb herself down enough to fit in and be sociable among her peers. But never enough to have a best friend among them. Because frankly, she could never fully trust any of them with her true thoughts and feelings- because none of them could keep her confidence the way she could keep theirs. She found it exhausting in so many other ways too. Proper manners take a lot of mental work to constantly be aware of others and yourself. Both in manners, tone, facial expressions and body language, both for yourself and everyone else. All of which take an extremely sensitive and deft skill to read with accuracy. And then for her it was always a lot of work to glean between the pleasantries and politeness to really grasp what’s being said and what people really mean when they talk in social situations and through letters and not one on one.” Mildred began to explain.
“I see, which is probably why she prefers free and open and honest conversation so much.” Kragan realized.
“She does indeed Sir. And while her mother has prepared her well and educated her well in those respects. My Lady would much rather be doing mathematical calculations for a couple of hours rather than take tea and gossip for the same amount of time. Which has been a chore for My Lady but a joy for her mother and Lady Millicent especially.” Mildred confessed.
“And with My Lady playing dumb mentally- it was always a harship for her emotionally. She was over extended and her friends her age would bleed her dry of sympathy and empathy for themselves. Because no one else would give that to them except her. Not their parents or siblings or other friends. And definitely not their marriage mates. My Lady has always been very good at keeping - a confidence, but very wary to give it out in turn. Because those friends who use up her sympathy and empathy love to gossip to her about the others. And so because of that- she knows she can not trust them with anything of a sensitive nature about herself. Because she knows that if she ever did- they’d betray even her confidence even though they love to divulge everything into her.” Mildred explained as Kragan listened thoughtfully and intently.
“And once her friends realized that they could confide in her and not have her repeat anything they told her- suddenly everyone both in her peers and above and below her in age- sought her out- both for friendship and for advice. And so she in a way is a popular friend to have if you’re a Lady in the nobility and gentry. Especially if that Lady is already married- to exchange letters with or to call on or be called on by her. But not necessarily popular at a ball or a party. Where it’s all about appearances and a facade and pleasantries and politeness.” Mildred recounted.
“And because of her betrothal to Count Lavine- no other man in the gentry and nobility would dare stand up with her and dance with her at these balls. And usually Lord Saffiro was always with their father discussing business with the other gentleman. And Duchess DeBaringer was always engaged with the other mamah’s. And Lady Millicent could have her pick of any man she wanted at the balls and could charm the Prince of Solowards if given half a chance. All while all her friends were busy dancing with their husbands or prospects or socializing or most likely gossiping. So that left My Lady to often spend the evenings simply off to the side and enjoying the art in the galleries instead. So that is why the answer to your question is both a yes, and a no.” Mildred finished with a bittersweet smile.
“My Lady is a very sweet, and kind girl, with a good heart. I feel the world did her a very cruel blow…” Mildred began before she stopped herself from really saying what was on her mind as her voice suddenly flooded with emotion as she remebered who she was talking to and had to keep in mind your own confidence in you.
“Yes, Tessa’s told me. Saffiro wishes she would have been born a male so she would be her father’s heir instead of him. And how because she was a woman- she’s gotten criticisms for being too educated.” Kragan picked up where he felt Mildred left off.
“Oh, yes, of course. Yes, if she had been born a male- the world would have been her oyster and she- it’s finest pearl. It isn’t fair at all. Especially when Saffiro has always been like a twin and a best friend to her. Well, until the last few years, when circumstances forced that relationship to come under strain. But ever since, um, well- her accident and her slow recovery from it- they’ve rekindled their friendship and their closeness again. But of course with you being married to her now and moving her away. That relationship will be distanced yet again and I fear, never the same. Which is- unfortunately- just a part of life and growing up.” Mildred answered as she looked down at her intertwined fingers and fidgeted slightly at the mention of your “accident” again.
“Yeah, Tessa told me about Saffiro’s efforts to get her to elope with others and the unintended consequences she endured because of that.” Kragan supplied.
“The worst of which was My Lady’s own betrayal of trust in Lord Saffiro. The two, for being a year apart- have always been as thick as thieves even in the nursery and especially in their schooling. And while I too had misgivings about her match with the Young Count Lavine- the betrayal of trust between them was a blow My Lady never did recover from. And it irreparably damaged that bond. Because My Lady actually had a different lady’s maid at the time. But because of the attempted elopements and because the young girl was simply following orders given to her by Lord Saffiro to leave My Lady’s side for too long. And because My Lady was left alone and abandoned with those dishonorable men and unfortunately was left as their victim to their dishonorable intentions and conduct- I volunteered to replace her. Because watching her grow up, I’m quite fond and protective of her and would never leave her abandon her in a moment. The same way a grandmother, or even a mother or an aunt would be.” Mildred revealed as Kragan frowned and blinked a few times to wrap his head around that.
“I’m just grateful you care for her Sir. And I’m grateful that at least with you, she won’t have to worry about much of anything anymore. I’m sure you’ll be very happy together.” Mildred tried to offer, trying to push down her guilt as she dug her hand into her pocket and squeezed the glass vial that held your medicine in her pocket, using her thumb to make sure the cork was still firmly seated in the mouth of vial to make sure that none leaked out before she went around the room and only openned the curtains a little bit to let a bit more light into the room but not so much that it would wake you up but that Kragan could see better. Even though with his orcish eyes, he could have seen everything just fine before but his yellow glowing eyes from the bed was slightly disturbing for Mildred so she felt she needed more light in the room.
“Please, when she does wake, please ring me immediately. For she will need her day medicine immediately upon waking.” Mildred insisted once she returned and appreciated seeing more of Kragan in the light and looking more like a person and less like...something monsterous at least in her own eyes and to see you sleep so blissfully in his arms and on his chest, if you were happy and content with him, she would be too. For as long as she was needed to be too.
“I will.” Kragan assured her.
“Um, also, there is an obligation that must be filled today.” Mildred reminded him.
“What obligation?” Kragan asked with a frown.
“The bedding needs to be presented to her parents as well as your own as proof of your consummation of the marriage. And the proof of her virginity in doing so. So if she doesn’t wake in the next hour or so. I’m afraid I’ll have to wake her to move her at least attain the bedding.” Mildred bravely insisted.
“Oh, uh, she actually cleaned the mess with her chemise, we did it over the covers actually, it’s over there.” Kragan said as he pointed to the other side of the bed as Mildred walked over and picked up the bundled up Chemise and tried to find spots that didn’t have cum on it before she found the smear of blood and the bit of blood on the corner of the bed.
“Ah, this will do just fine. I’ll just need to bring in another blanket for the bed and I’ll take this for now. But once I bring in another blanket, I can take this one and that’s all the disturbance that will need to be done.” Mildred reassured him as she quickly made sure the smear of blood was on the top the bundled up chemise and quickly left and returned a little later with another blanket and did her best to gently take the soiled blanket off the bed and replace it with another.
“Again, just ring me when she wakes, otherwise I will make sure the two of you are left in peace. Is there anything you would like before I leave?” Mildred asked thoughtfully after she passed the blanket off to another servant beyond the door.
“Actually yeah, in my trunk over there, you’ll find a journal, if you can get me the journal and the pen and the ink well from the desk. I have some more ideas I want to write down while Tessa rests.” Kragan requested.
“Of course.” She nodded before she got the items and then pulled more pillows out of closet and helped prop him up just a bit and brought over the double tray meant to go over the laps of a couple for Kragan to put his journal, ink well and breakfast on as well as his cup of coffee.
“There, anything else Sir?” She asked.
“No, thank you.” Kragan shook his head with a grateful smile as he made sure you were still comfortable before Mildred gave you one last pointed glance before she left.
An hour later, Kragan’s bladder was about to burst and he had no choice but to try to untangle you from himself so he could go relieve himself. And came back as quickly as he could, relieved to see you had not moved and still slept blissfully away. Then there was another knock at the door before Kragan at least got some pants on and a shirt before he answered the door.
“Is she awake yet?” Mildred asked hopefully, if not a bit anxiously.
“No, she’s still sleeping. I just got up to relieve myself. Please, I do not want her disturbed and woken up before she is ready to do so on her own.” Kragan reminded her.
“But Sir, surely the food has gone cold by now and My Lady needs to eat with this medicine.” Mildred insisted from the door.
“Then when she wakes up, I’ll ring for you to reheat it. Please, just let her sleep.” Kragan insisted.
“Please, can I just check on her? I promise I won’t disturb her.” Mildred requested.
“She’s fine. Let her sleep. We stayed up most of the night. She needs her rest. The second she wakes up, I promise, I’ll ring for you.” Kragan reassured her.
“Yes Sir.” Mildred reluctantly conceded.
It was another two hours before you finally awoke and Mildred never left the hall. Choosing to continue to embroider your epitaph she was disguising as an embroidery project in the hall as Saffiro, sent no less than four messages and each one Mildred had to respond that Kragan was keeping her out of the room and letting you sleep.
It was almost lunchtime when you finally awoke to the sight of Kragan propped up by pillows next to you and writing on a tray over his lap but immediately stopped when he heard your breathing start to change.
“Well good morning sleepy head.” Kragan greeted.
“Good morning. How late is it?” You asked as you peeked at the windows to see the late morning light come into the room.
“Another half hour and it will be noon.” Kragan answered after casting a curious glance to a clock nearby.
“Why did you let me sleep so late? Half the day is gone already.” You complained with a frown as you squinted your eyes against the bright light.
“Because you’re still recovering from your accident. You needed your sleep.” Kragan argued as he took the tray and set it aside so he could move back down into the bed to be face to face with you.
“I missed breakfast.” You pouted.
“No you didn’t. It’s over there. Granted it’s cold, but it’s still over there. Also Mildred wanted me to ring her the moment you woke up.” Kragan asked.
“She must have been in here at least half a dozen times by now.” You winced.
“Nope, just twice. I told her- really gently and politely- to fuck right off and leave you alone and let you sleep.” Kragan informed you which got you both to laugh softly as you happily came into Kragan’s embrace so he could hold you comfortably.
“Well thank you, for once, I feel well rested.” You thanked him appreciatively.
“You’re welcome, hopefully every morning from now on, you will feel that way.” Kragan insisted.
“Now, not to be rude, but why do you feel the need to wear this bloody mask?” Kragan asked as he tapped at it’s now hard surface.
“Oh shit, my mask. Ring for Mildred please,” you gasped as you touched it and your eyes went wide to feel it’s hardened and cracking surface as you quickly rolled away and grabbed the piece of cloth that was attached to the bell in the hallway and Mildred was in the room only half a second later.
“Finally.” Mildred breathed in relief.
“Mildred, the mask is stuck to my face. Please, get me some fresh facial tea brewed in a bowl that I can dunk my face into to get it off. And I’ll only need half a dose of my day medicine, if I take a whole one- I won’t sleep tonight. And please bring some dish warmers so we can reheat our breakfast and of course send for some lunch to be brought up too.” You requested sweetly to Mildred, making sure you remembered everything.
“Yes of course.” She said as she gave you the vial of the medicine that you quickly downed only half the vial and gave it back to her as she put it back into her pocket as soon as you gave it back. As you quickly rinsed your mouth out with cold tea that had been there the night before before eating some more chocolates to get the taste out of your mouth because you didn’t want Kragan to taste it and discover it by kissing you.
The moment Mildred got the vial back she left you and poked her head out into the hall and ordered all that you had requested be brought to the room as quickly as possible. Then she came back and helped you slip on another soft and silky chemise to serve as your nightgown before you sat there and waited a few anxious moments for the medicine to kick in as you braced your hands on your knees and tried not to give in to the dizziness that always seemed to accompany you when you tried to sit up too quickly.
“Is it stuck to your face, My Lady?” Mildred asked anxiously as she gestured to the mask since she knew she couldn’t ask about anything else as she read your body language and knew she couldn’t say much of anything about it.
“A bit, but that’s only because it got dried out. As soon as it becomes wet, it’ll come right off. There will be no harm done. I can make a new one if I need to. And thank you so much for letting me sleep this morning. I did need it and I feel much better because I was able to fully rest again.” You reassured her with a pointed look from her to where Kragan was still on the bed as you forced a sweet and pleasant tone with her in your voice and a small smile that the mask allowed.
“Of course. Perhaps I should bring in the special face mask tea in the morning with his breakfast so that your Lord can use perhaps a brush to rewet it so that when you are ready to take it off, you can.” Mildred suggested.
“That’s an excellent idea, thank you.” You thanked her gratefully.
“Well you could also give me her medicine so you don’t have to wait for her to wake up and I can give it to her myself.” Kragan suggested.
“No, it’s ok. I don’t want you to have to worry about it My Love. It’s why I have Mildred to begin with. The finest Lady in Waiting in all of Solowards. The doctors gave her special instructions for my medicine and to dilute the medicine from its concentrated state to varying degrees and what to dilute it with. And depending on the strength and the dose- Mildred has it all memorized and I wouldn’t want you to trouble yourself Dearest. It really is ok. Plus the medicine can stain whatever it touches. And I wouldn’t want anything in this room to get damaged- just in case the vial were to fall and the top come uncorked. Or if any of your clothes were to become stained. Mildred has many sets of her maid’s uniform she can change into. You only have so many sets of clothes with fabrics that would be impossible to clean if it got on any of it. If any of Mildred’s clothes get stained, it’s not any trouble because I can replace hers much easier than I could replace any article of your clothing.” You readily and quickly excused with as pleasant a smile and tone as you could muster.
“Ok.” Kragan lifted his hands up in defeat as you and Mildred both seemed to share a meaningful look and breath of relief that he bought the excuses as Mildred gave a secret nod of approval because those sounded like perfect explanations to her.
“Excuse me, I must go to the bathroom, I’m sure by the time I come back, the tea will be up by then.” You excused yourself as your bladder was already needing to be relieved as Mildred helped you get up to your feet and was a steady hand to make sure you didn’t warble as she escorted you to the bathroom and quickly locked the door to give you privacy.
“Is learning her medicine that intense and complicated?” Kragan asked.
“Oh yes, it’s a very tight schedule. She’s supposed to take so much of it at a certain strength for so many days and then another, slightly less strength so many days after that so that her weaning from it is very gradual instead of a hard start and stop.” Mildred readily excused as she prepared the table to have warmers set up and for lunch to be brought in and added to the spread that was already on the table as Kragan seemed to consider that thoughtfully.
“It really is no trouble for me. But My Lady did make a good point. Your clothes are very fine Sir. I do not want any of your clothes or hers stained or dirtied or sullied beyond cleaning and repair if this medicine were to come into contact with it. Plus it’s in my black pocket. Not much of anything would show if it were to stain it.” Mildred excused sweetly before she heard the water run in the bathroom just as the lunch and the tea arrived just as you exited the bathroom with a robe on for your own modesty as you managed to get the mask off with some water and gentle tugging and had the mask in your hands and happily laid it in the large bowl that had been designated for it with the hot tea as the mask softened and returned to it’s soft jelly like form. Mildred took the bowl and it’s contents over to the bedside table for the side of the bed you had chosen as Kragan had joined you for a very late breakfast and an early lunch.
“Oh, Mildred- can you please convey to my father that my husband wishes to see those tests and the results from the testing Saffiro and Roncharles and I did together? I was telling him about it last night and he expressed an interest in seeing them.” You entreated her.
“And the letters of criticisms from the teachers and professors. Especially those.” Kragan added with a smug smile.
“Of course.” Mildred nodded as she tried to get you some breakfast.
“I can manage Mildred, please, those tests and letters as soon as you’re able.” You waived her off sweetly.
“Of course My Lady, at once.” Mildred agreed as she and the other servants finally left you and Kragan in peace.
And once the door was shut you immediately took the lids off of the bacon and ate that cold and moaned when you finally got to eat it and some breakfast sausages, stuffing them into your mouth as Kragan laughed to see you try to inhale so much food so quickly.
“I take it you’re rarely “allowed” to eat as you want too.” Kragan realized with just a twinge of sadness as you had to nod and continued to practically inhale food. Because for once, you had the stomach for it. You were genuinely hungry and tried to inhale as much as you could before there was a knock at the door as you put what you had taken in your hands and put it on the plate and quickly wiped your hands with your napkin and sat straighter and used the actual serving spoons to get your own breakfast “properly”. And once you were done, Kragan picked up the serving utensils and got himself a second helping of breakfast and Mildred came back with practically armfulls of letters and papers and put them on the table next to Kragan.
“Anything else My Lord and Lady?” Mildred asked.
“No, that will be all, thank you Mildred.” You thanked her pleasantly and delicately ate what was on your plate.
“Although for tomorrow’s breakfast and lunch and I’m going to assume dinner- could you please double the portion size?” Kragan asked thoughtfully since there wasn’t much of anything left of the breakfast foods.
“Yes of course,” she readily agreed before she saw herself back out before you took what was left and piled it high onto your own plate.
“Thank you so much for saying something.” You thanked Kragan over your full cheeks.
“You’re welcome My Love.” Kragan smiled happily as he was delighted that he seemed to have read your mind as he looked over the tests.
“You really are a genius, I have no idea what these questions are even about.” Kragan said as he looked them over and could only assume your answers to such questions had been right as he noticed the hand writing to these questions, was in fact your handwriting.
“Which ones?” You asked before he read them off as you explained what subject the question was about. And how to get the right answer, especially for the mathematics questions and science questions where it had been about the scientific method which took most of the afternoon to do as Kragan listened- practically enraptured that you could easily answer these questions as you casually ate your late breakfast and early lunch, using the whole afternoon to do so.
And then once he got to the letters the professors wrote your father after they found out you were a female made him almost see red as his expression darkened considerably.
“Are you ok?” You asked worriedly.
“Yes, I’m fine. I’m just fantasizing about burning this man to death in his own house and blowing up his university with my cannons.” Kragan waived off as he made a list of enemies for you. Every professor, every teacher, every university. He was going to roast them alive if he had the chance and his plans on how to exact the most revenge on them for you.
“Please don’t.” You requested.
“If you don’t want me to, I won’t. But I will do everything you’ll let me to get you vengeance.” Kragan offered in all seriousness which actually tickled you that he loved and cared for you so much that he was viewing these men as enemies that needed to be exterminated. He was surprisingly possessive but in a very good way that you found exceedingly attractive.
“Well, what did you have in mind?” You asked as you leaned forward on the table and considered him curiously as Kragan loved the wicked curve to your smile.
“Well, first- did you have anything in mind?” Kragan asked.
“Maybe.” You shrugged as you bit into one of the cupcakes that had been brought in with lunch.
“Well, please I’m all ears.” Kragan invited.
“Well, it’s not so much as me, as it would be something you would have to do and say.” You prefaced.
“Anything.” Kragan readily offered.
“Well, when we do go citizen shopping, if you bring up how not only were you mistreated and snubbed, that I was too. And use your own experiences and those letters as proof. It will give your case some real traction and tangible proof. Instead of just you- using your words and your own account out of your mouth and my account out of mine. And then really bring this matter to the rulers of whatever country we are at and that we’re contemplating settling down in. It would in turn give them something tangible to back up our claims. We can have those tests and letters translated to any number of languages and then those rulers can use them to really bring the heat back down on the King and Queen of Solowards. Who the princess and future queen of Solowards is Dorierran and very highly educated and shows no signs of madness at all. Because not only did they mismanage their most valuable merchant but their own gentry and nobility not only snubbed you but me as well. And once they have a copy of those letters, then the King and Queen of Solowards- can come down on these teachers and professors for you. Because, at that point- it will be a national embarrassment within the D.A., And especially in Dorierra- where every woman is given better educations than anywhere else in the world and fare just fine. And it would only prove that- that is why Dorierra can demand so much for their brides and why they’re so invaluable to begin with and why the King and Queen of Solowards got one too.” You offered.
“I love it. I had a similar idea. But yes. We are totally doing that if only to bring heat onto these assholes.” Kragan said as he held up the letters for reference.
“So who were the others that tried to take advantage of you?” Kragan asked.
“Oh that was….” You began as you listed them off as Kragan wrote them down as well. Making quite the list as he was more than ready and willing to take them all down. As quickly or at your leisure as both of you were giddy with delightful plans for how to enact such righteous revenge. And suddenly the afternoon had quickly and easily sliped into evening as afternoon tea, which was twice the size as usual which made you both happy. And then your dinner was brought in a couple of hours after that. This time- dinner also doubled the portion as Kragan had requested.
“Perfect, thank you so much Mildred. You can leave my honeymoon medication on the table.” You directed as you gestured over to the bedside table on “your” side of the bed.
“Honeymoon medication?” Kragan asked as you raised a finger to pause him as your blush and smile grew bashful and a little scheming.
“Of course.” Mildred agreed as she took the right medication from her pocket and made sure to set it down on the nightstand and a fresh pot of tea and a new box of chocolates to go with it before she saw herself out.
“Honeymoon medication?” Kragan repeated with a curious and delighted smile.
“Yes, usually the night medication puts me to sleep within minutes of taking it. But the honeymoon night medication makes sure to not put me to sleep immediately. Instead, to hold off for an hour or two so I can fill my appetite for you the way I want to.” You answered with a licentious smile that had Kragan’s cock hitting the underside of the table just at the thought of ravishing you again. Like he had wanted to all day but had been otherwise occupied with your revenge.
“How much of that do you have again?” Kragan asked hopefully.
“More than enough.” You winked as you happily heaped your plate high with different portions of the different dishes brought into the room.
“Now eat up My Love, you’re going to need your stregth again.” You practically purred as Kragan was smiling happily and a bit wolfishly himself.
“As will you.” Kragan returned as he- once again waited until you were happy with your portion first before he served himself dinner.
Which you took as a very good sign. He was always going to make sure you were happy and content before he made himself happy and content and sated- in all things.