Author's Notes:
Just a fair warning, there is more smut in this chapter. And like last time, I'll give you a warning before you get there.

Birds were chirping, the sun rising, and shops were opening, the city of Zestier was coming to life for a brand new day. As the shops opened people talked, and the hot topic, the wedding of their princess, and the continent's most powerful Lance and greatest war hero. Just as the council planned, the wedding was used as a moral boost for the whole continent, and a live viewing of the fairytale wedding itself was sent to every city, town, and village. Many saw right through it as a political move, and many wondered if this was some kind of arranged marriage and not one of true love like it was advertised as. But Arthur and Tess had earned a reputation over the years with the soldiers, adventurers, and nobles through their acts of affection towards one another, so they knew it was far from an arranged marriage.

In Zestier palace things were no different as the maids and servants gossiped about how beautiful the wedding was, and wondered how long it would be till a new Prince or Princess was born.

The sun was peeking in through the curtains into Arthur and Tess' room as the newlyweds laid naked in each other's arms. They laid facing each other with Arthur's arms wrapped around Tess and her head was nuzzled into his chest. Arthur gazed lovingly at her as she slept, though this was to be expected after last night. In his past life Arthur could have gone two, maybe three rounds in a night before he was completely spent. Last night however Tess went six before exhaustion overtook her and she fell asleep. Arthur expected her being in the white core stage as well as all the physical conditioning she had done over the years had contributed to her stamina, as he felt he could have gone all night.

Knock knock

Instantly Arthur became annoyed. "What ever happened to Tess and I having all this time to ourselves? We can request breakfast later, unless she sleeps till lunch."

Knock knock

"Damn you, whoever you are."

Carefully Arthur tried to release Tess, but got stuck as she was laying on his arm. Pushing his arm down into the mattress he carefully slid his arm out from underneath his sleeping beauty and got out of bed. It wasn't until he reached for the door knob that he looked down as he remembered he was still naked, and walked over to a chair to grab his outer robe from the wedding.

Knock knock knock.

"Grrr," Arthur was becoming more and more annoyed at whoever it was as he stormed over and swung the door open.

"Ahh, good morning Arthur," Virion greeted with a smile. "Did you sleep well?"

"Good morning Arthur. I hope we didn't wake you?" Merial said from behind.

"Mmm," Arthur grumbled. "No, I was awake, but Tess is still sleeping."

"Busy night I take it?" Virion teased with a knowing grin.

"What do I owe the pleasure of you both coming so early?" Arthur asked, ignoring Virion.

"Didn't Virion tell you?" Merial asked with a tilted head, then looked at Virion. "Did you not explain things?"

"Hmmm, must have slipped my mind," he replied with an amused grin.

"My goodness Virion," she said, shaking her head. "you enjoy picking on Arthur far too much. Arthur, can we please come in? I'll explain everything to you."

Arthur stepped aside and gestured for them to enter. "Please keep it down, I'd like Tess to be able to sleep to her heart's content."

Virion and Merial entered, with Merial pushing in a cart with food and two kettles of tea.

"My my, you seem to have really worn my granddaughter out," Virion commented as he saw her still asleep.

Arthur groaned. "I have a feeling this will one of the most embarrassing conversations of my life."

"Ha," Virion laughed. "while I have no doubt you're right, for us this will be completely normal."

Arthur stared at Virion with a deadpan expression, then looked to Merial. "So what exactly are you doing here?"

"Let's start with what you know, you do know essentially what this week is for correct?"

"From what I was told, it's a week for Tess and I to spend together in our home, in this case the Palace. So essentially the whole purpose is to pretty much try and conceive a child, right?"

"Hit the nail on the head there," Virion commented with a humorous tone

"Do you know anything else about this time?" Merial asked, to which Arthur shook his head. "During this time all of your needs will be taken care of by the two families."

Virion cleared his throat and showed his first serious look since Arthur opened the door. "Traditionally one member from each family would come during the first morning, the bride's mother and the groom's father, to answer any questions you may have." Virion paused for a second, then continued. "I hope you don't mind, but with your fathers passing, I asked your mother if I could step in for this role."

His expression was serious and sympathetic, confirming he didn't come to tease him, but to fill the role in earnest.

Arthur nodded. "That's fine. Honestly after my father, you're the only other father figure I've ever really had."

"Thank you," Virion replied with a smile, truly feeling touched by Arthur's words.

"Art?" Tess said groggily.

"I'm here Tess, and so are..." Arthur started, before Tess sat up, completely topless.

"Oh my," Merial gasped, as Arthur covered Virion's eyes.

"Mom? Grandfather?" She then was awake enough to realize her current state, and quickly pulled the sheets up to cover herself, as Merial rushed for a robe.

"Arthur! Why didn't you warn me?" Tess asked in a panic.

"I tried, but you sat up too fast."

"Arthur, remove your hand. That's my granddaughter, I used to even bathe her when she was little."

"Maybe so, but a lot has changed with her since then."

"Alright, it's clear," Merial stated as Tess slid out of bed, clothed and with a bright red face. "I'm going to take Tess to sit and talk on the balcony." She then took a tray with a tea kettle and two glasses and led Tess outside.

"So," Virion started after they were outside. "I saw some marks on her chest and neck."

Arthur groaned. "Yup, most awkward conversation." He then walked to the cart.

"Haha, I'm guessing you know more than I do then don't you."

Arthur opened the other kettle and smelled it. "Mmm, Java tea. You know my taste."

Virion chuckled as Arthur just ignored the question and sat down on one of the couches. "Tessia told us, so we have a generous stock in the kitchen for you."

"Would you like some?" Arthur offered as he poured his own.

"I'm fine, I can't really stand that stuff."

"It's an acquired taste," Arthur replied and took a sip.

"Acquired from your past life?" Virion asked quietly.

"Yeah. Back then, close to the end, I couldn't really function at my best without it first thing in the morning," he replied, trying to give his past as little thought as possible.

"And I bet that's why you don't have any questions for me."

"At least none related to last night, but I do have questions about other things."

"If it's anything about the war or the relic tomb mission forget it. I'm not letting you work during this time with my granddaughter."

"Fair enough," Arthur replied as he sipped his tea. "Then how about you tell me about anything else I need to know that you...conveniently forgot to tell me?"

"Hmm," Virion stroked his beard as he thought. "Oh yes, it doesn't pertain to you now, but in about...let's say fifteen to twenty years you'll need to be aware of this."

"What?"

"It starts happening to all elf women in their mid to late thirties."

Arthur's interest was piqued and focused intently on the old elf.

"Around that time, your anniversary to be precise, an elf woman's sex drive multiply significantly, by at least ten fold."

"What?" Arthur gave a deadpan look of disbelief.

"I'm serious. It lasts for about a week every year, and of course she'll be able to resist this for a day or two without anyone noticing, but if her needs aren't met, she'll see to it that they are."

"As in find another man to?"

"Oh no, nothing like that," Virion said sternly. "Remember, elves are loyal. That is something ingrained into our very souls, so you have nothing to worry about there." A teasing smirk formed on the old elf's face. "But allow me to explain with an example."

Arthur suddenly felt a wave of dred overtake him.

"Back during the war with Sapin, I was often very busy with the war, strategy meetings, arranging relief supplies to villages and evacuations, sometimes actually leading my troops into battle. My wife was saintly in her understanding, never once complaining or asking me to make time for her, even when her time came up and passed during the first year. However the second year was different. It had started again, but I was working late into the night every day, to where she would already be asleep by the time I returned to our room. A few days in, a day like any other, I was working late again. When I entered our room she was fast asleep, so I just slipped into bed behind her and held her in my arms." Virion gave a sad smile as he remembered his late wife. Then he chuckled. "The next morning I woke up to find myself tied down to the bed with my arms and legs stretched out, and my wife standing at the foot of the bed with a hungry look on her face, while only wearing a robe so thin I could easily see right through it."

"Ahhhh, no more no more," Arthur said in a panic as he shook his head. "Unfortunately I get the picture."

"Haha, she didn't let me loose for days, and not even the servants were allowed to enter our room."

"Yup," Arthur cringed as he shook his head. "This has by far been the most awkward conversation I've ever had, period."

"Hahaha, that's nothing. Be happy Alduin isn't here to share the first time Merial went through it."

As if on cue Merial walked in with a very serious look on her face.

"Arthur. I need you to be completely honest with me," she said in the most serious tone either Arthur or Virion had ever heard. "Have you ever had sex with another woman?"

Virion looked back over to Arthur with a wide-eyed curiosity.

Arthur placed his right hand over his heart and raised his left hand. "I swear on my life, I, Arthur Leywin have never had sex before last night with Tess."

She stared at him, studying his face for any sign of deception. "Ok, thank you." She then headed towards the door with a very concerned look of bewilderment.

"I see what you did there," Virion whispered with a smirk, then followed her out.

"I see what you meant now," Tess commented as she walked in. "About why I'm an only child."

"I think I need to write a book about that knowledge. I have a feeling a lot more women than your mother would appreciate it."

Tess nodded in agreement.

"So what do you want to do now?" She asked.

"Shower?" Arthur suggested.

"Good idea, I'd like to clean myself up," Tess replied, then kissed his lips. "Do you mind if I go first?"

"Go for it."

She then entered the bathroom and turned on the shower, having no idea what Arthur really meant. He then finished his tea and threw his robe back over a chair, then headed to the bathroom after her.

"Art?"

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It had been another hard day of training in the underground shelter for the upcoming relic tomb dive, as Kathyln and Lunaris were walking down the streets together to his room.

"Are you sure you don't want to go to your room to shower and then meet me back at my room after?" Lunaris asked as she walked beside him.

Since shortly after Lunaris arrived in the shelter, he and Kathyln had spent nearly all their free time together. Unfortunately though, they learned very quickly that with nothing to do, even spending time together started to become boring. However Lunaris had an answer for that. Since he joined the trailblazer unit clearing dungeons, he learned to do many things he either didn't know how to do, or do well. One of these became cooking. In the beginning Lunaris' cooking was only edible, mostly because Orson primarily cooked. However, in an effort to find things to do to keep himself busy between attacks in the dungeons, he worked to improve his skills. The end result was him practically becoming Kathyln's personal chef, and her coming to his room every evening after training to have a dinner cooked by him.

It wasn't that his food tasted better than the chefs that were brought to the shelter to cook for everyone, but it was different and left a full feeling in more than just Kathyln's stomach, but her heart. She couldn't explain it, but eating the food prepared by Lunaris made her feel happy.

"I'm sure," Kathyln replied casually.

It wasn't that Kathyln didn't like her room specifically, because their rooms were nearly identical. It was that she didn't like the fact that it was right across from her parents' room, and her mother did not really respect her privacy. Due to the buildings appearing to have been raised from the ground, many earth mages were too nervous to make any sort of modification to them with fear that they could affect the buildings integrity. Due to this, only a few doorways actually had doors, while the rest only had a heavy blanket or large section of leather, and those that had doors could not be locked.

Kathyln and Lunaris arrived at his building, walked up to the third floor, and through the heavy leather curtain into his room. The space itself was for the most part empty, except for a small square table with four chairs in the kitchen, and a full sized bed in the bedroom.

Lunaris walked in first, activating the built in lighting artifacts as he made his way into the kitchen.

"Would you like me to make you some tea for while I take my shower? Or would you like to shower first?" Lunaris asked as he gestured to a kettle on the stove.

"Just water please, and you can go first," Kathyln replied as she sat down at the table.

Lunaris pulled a metal mug from a cabinet and filled it with water from the sink, then brought it over to her.

"I'll try and be quick for you," Lunaris said, then kissed her on the lips, before breaking the kiss and walking through the thin curtain to the bathroom.

Kathyln had wished she asked for tea, as to calm her nerves. However she also had something she wanted to do, and didn't want to postpone it more than she had to. She heard the water to the shower turn on, and then when Lunaris stepped in. Kathyln took a sip of water before standing up, and putting her plan into action.

Here's your smut warning

Lunaris was in the shower, hot water raining down on him as he washed his hair, as a cloud of steam formed in the room. Kathyln had already removed her boots, so her steps were quiet as she walked in and her dress fell to the floor.

Lunaris was running his hands through his hair as one last effort to ensure all the soap was out, when he felt a gentle touch on his back, causing him to spin around.

"Kathyln?! What are you doing?" Lunaris asked, as he saw Kathyln standing there completely naked. His mind racing and not sure what to think right now as she stood there looking at him and the water began running down her slender body.

"I'm tired of us making excuses. We keep saying everything will come after the war, but Arthur and Tess aren't waiting anymore. They just got married two days ago, and we don't know when this war will actually end," Kathyln said, her voice sounding tired and frustrated.

Lunaris just stood there with his eyes wide. He wasn't sure what to do, he knew there were several others in the shelter that were having physical relationships. He had even heard Curtis and Lilia just last night from the floor above him, but he wasn't sure if he was ready for that step.

Kathyln slowly stepped closer as she tried to hide her nervousness and tried to put a small sway in her hips. She had planned this out in her head months ago, but the trashy adult novels she read while at The Wall did nothing to help her feel prepared now as they did while her plan formed.

"If you aren't ready to go all the way I understand, but can we at least take one leap forward together?" Kathyln asked, looking up at him, with an almost pleading expression.

"W-what did you have in mind for this leap?" Lunaris asked. He felt extremely nervous, but as he looked into Kathyln's eyes, she seemed so certain but also nervous. His fear of her father was screaming at him to run out of that shower as fast as he could, but knowing how much courage it must have taken her to make this move kept him there.

A small nervous smile formed on her face. "Could we wash one another?" Her voice was clearly nervous, and as Lunaris paid attention to her breathing he could see her breathing a bit staggered as she tried to calm her nerves.

Shakily Lunaris nodded as he held out a washcloth and bar of soap. Kathyln stepped closer as she breathed a sigh of relief, and took the soap and cloth from his hands. However instead of using the cloth, Kathyln tossed it aside and began lathering up her hands. She began moving her soapy hands over his firm muscular chest, her small delicate fingers sending jolts of electricity throughout his body just from her touch. She didn't look up at his face right away, but looked at his bare muscles as her fingers moved over them. When she did look up, their eyes met, and they could both see the longing and hunger for more, but remained in control the best they could. Even though they were both mentally losing the battle for control, it was visible for Lunaris as his member was hardening.

Kathyln's hands moved down to his abs as her fingers traced his six pack. As she moved further she arrived at his fully hardened member, and gently wrapped her fingers around it and slowly moved her hand back and forth.

"How is all of this supposed to fit inside me," Kathyln wondered to herself as she assessed his size.

Lunaris' self control was at its limit, if he didn't do something soon he knew he'd completely lose control. He looked at her soft pink lips with a small smile as she looked up at him.

"Just a small taste wouldn't hurt," Lunaris thought, and leaned in as his hands held her waist, and he gently pressed his lips against hers.

However, just like with an alcoholic, a small taste soon became much more. The soft kiss soon became more intense, as they began vigorously making out, their tongues dancing together in each other's mouths. His hands moved upward from her waist, caressing her soft silky smooth skin, until they stopped at her breasts. Her breasts were not very large, but were still large enough to fill Lunaris' hands as he squeezed them. With her milky white skin, they reminded him of marshmallows.

As he squeezed, Kathyln moaned into their kiss, causing Lunaris to subconsciously make a mental note of this. During his time clearing dungeons with adventurers, Lunaris learned how much more vulgar they were compared to many of the people he was used to from before the war. He often heard the male adventurers sharing stories of their sexual exploits, or trying to convince the female adventurers to sleep with them. Through this Lunaris was able to piece together that a woman moaning during intercourse tended to mean she was enjoying it.

As they continued making out, one of Lunaris' hands kept massaging one of Kathyln's breast, as the other moved down. Kathyln shivered as his hand moved over stomach, but the smile Lunaris felt form on her lips told him he could keep going. His hand moved in between her thighs and over her clit. He felt a slimy sensation as he moved his hand back and forth, before two of his fingers slipped inside her.

Kathyln gasped in shock as she stopped making out, as she was completely caught off guard.

Lunaris immediately pulled his hand out and away, fearing he went too far.

"It's ok, I just didn't expect that," Kathyln said as a smile formed on her face. "We can continue."

However Lunaris didn't begin right away. He noticed some of the slimy fluid was on his fingers that went inside Kathyln. Curiously he licked the fingers, it was salty, while also sweet.

"Lunaris?"

He liked the taste, and knew exactly where to go to more. He lowered himself to his knees, then brought his face closer to Kathyln and licked her slit. Instinctually Kathyln closed her thighs together. She had no idea what was going on now, as nothing like that had ever happened in her trashy novels.

Lunaris, while still on his knees, looked up at his princess. "Tell me to stop and I will," he said in a calming tone.

Kathyln wasn't sure if this was a good idea or not, but she did know that his fingers felt good down there, so she was curious how good it would feel with his tongue. She took a deep breath and nodded and she spread her thighs again.

Lunaris returns to licking her, trying to bury his face deeper, as his tongue laps up more of the liquid he desires. Kathyln fights to contain her moans, as she can't believe how good this feels. Wanting to give him better access, she lifts up her left leg and puts it over his shoulder and she leans her back against the cold stone wall. She bites her bottom lip and covers her mouth as she feels Lunaris' tongue enter inside her. After another minute or two Kathyln's eyes roll to the back of her head as her body shakes, as she climaxes for the first time ever, covering Lunaris' face with the liquid he desired.

"Lunaris," Kathyln said, getting his attention as she was still breathing heavily.

Lunaris pulled his face away and looked up at her waiting for her to continue. Her hair was flat, weighed down from the water falling on them, some of her face being covered by her hair. It was a sight to see, to see Kathyln looking even the slightest bit dis-shoveled compared to the constant put together look she always presented.

"Please," Kathyln said, almost sounding pleading. "Please put it in."

Lunaris finally came back to his senses, and realized how much more they had done compared to just washing each other, as they originally intended.

"Ok," Lunaris replied. Despite his original desire not to go this far, after everything else, it didn't seem like such a big jump anymore.

Kathyln took her leg off his shoulder, trying to decide how best to do this. In her trashy novels the women would always either lay on their back, or bend over pointing their backsides to the man. She didn't like the idea of laying on the shower floor, and she wanted to be able to look at him while they did it, so the other position wasn't an option either.

Lunaris stood back up and got closer, before leaning down, grabbing her butt, and lifting her up. Kathyln was surprised at first, but as he lowered her down she realized his plan, and reached around to grab his member. She lined him up, then looked him in the eyes.

"I'm ready," Kathyln stated.

He slowly lowered her down, as his member entered her body. Once he felt he had a good start in, he pushed his entire length in, and almost immediately regretted it. He felt as though broke through something, and Kathyln immediately buried her face in her neck to muffle her cries of pain.

Lunaris didn't understand at first, but then remembered what his father told him when he was given, the talk. His father had told him that a woman's first time will always be painful for her, but that if she truly loved him, that she would endure, and after a little time it would get better.

Slowly Lunaris began thrusting into Kathyln, as she endured with her face still buried in his neck. Lunaris hated this, and as far as he was concerned she loved him and had endured enough. He leaned her back up against the stone wall to provide extra support as he continued thrusting, and pulled her face out of his neck and began making out with her again. One of his hands soon made its way up to one of her breasts and began massaging it, all of this in an effort to try and bring his love some pleasure as they waited for the pain to subside. After a few minutes he could feel her cries had calmed down, and broke apart their lips, and brought his mouth to her breast his hand wasn't massaging. He licked and sucked on her nipple, occasionally flicking it with his tongue. Soon he could hear her pleasured moans filling his ears, bringing him a wave of happiness and relief.

He continued this as he picked up the pace with his thrusts. It didn't take long before his thrusts became erratic, and he felt something coming. With one last thrust he pulled out, while still holding her up with one arm, and released himself on her stomach. The white sticky strings shot out onto her, as his legs began feeling weak. He lowered her back down to her feet, and laid himself down on the floor before he collapsed.

They were both breathing heavily, and both very much so enjoyed what had just happened.

Kathyln laid down on top of him and kissed him tenderly.

"You know, you could have released inside of me. I wouldn't have been upset," Kathyln admitted as she looked away, a deep blush on her face.

"I won't do that until you are my bride," Lunaris replied as he ran and hand through her hair.

Kathyln smiled as she saw a light coming from the corner of her eye. She looked and saw Lunaris had pulled a diamond ring from his dimensional ring.

"I've actually put quite a bit of thought into this. I was actually going to ask you over dinner, but now feels right too."

Kathyln's eyes were wide and locked on the ring, her heart feeling as though it was about to burst from her chest.

"Kathyln, would you do me the honor of becoming my wife? Will you marry me?"

"Yes," Kathyln whispered out, her voice shaking. "Yes, I will marry you!" Kathyln said louder, and smashed her lips against his.