The story took a little while to be told, and honestly it was sort of fascinating to me to hear just how much we had done in so little time; Winter had been a long few months, yes, but nothing happened thanks to it being... well, Winter.
That left the month or so we had before Winter and all the time since, which honestly was barely at a half year in total... yet I already had multiple kids, multiple wives, a really good place to call home and little desire for anything else physical in my life besides... well, even more wives and kids.
Or at least to have more of my current wives at more times before I put more kids into them...
Listening to everything quietly and just nodding along whenever she felt she needed to, my Dama let Astra and I speak as we went over everything we could think of before finally reaching today, which brought my attention down to the remainder of her helmet that rested in my hands.
"So yeah, that's... that's about it, honestly. I got accused of a crime I never committed, had to flee home, nabbed myself this beautiful, wonderful, perfect woman and then... began to live again. I know I haven't done a perfect job on everything that I am meant to, but I hope I've done well enough..."
Astra gave me a sweet smile as she gently rubbed the back of my head, making it clear that I had done very well as she also gave me a quick wink that my Dama couldn't see... directly, anyways, since that wink was pretty 'powerful' and it resulted in a physical display from me...
"And you've had a few children of your own now... One named after me, another that you seemed to wish into being as the 'protector' - Aethis turned into Aethisia - and then Ehretia, though you have another with a Doe who isn't here... you said her name was Netyl?"
I gave her a nod as I continued to enjoy the soft petting that Astra was doing to me, though again it was having an effect on me that was sort of embarrassing to have in front of my Dama... if only because this was something we had never 'shared' before.
"Well, at least I can rest assured that your sexual needs are well taken care of. You two can't stop flirting even when I'm sitting right here... On top of that though, it does make me somewhat envious when I see the kind of woman you snagged for yourself, Rhefia. Curvy in all of the right places... probably feels wonderful pressed beneath you, doesn't she?"
Before I could respond Astra just grinned and said "She and I both enjoy our intimacy quite a lot~! It's why I got pregnant so quickly when we first met; Rhefia needed the release and I wanted... something. Now we're rather happy with how everything is, so the sex is just for pleasure and nothing more."
"Hmm... Yes, having a child changes things a lot. Sadly I never really got to experience any of that with my own wife, but... I imagine we would have given you a handful of siblings, Rhefia. Your Mother was quite... hungry."
That was something that should have made me cringe a little since hearing about my parents love life whilst we had never approached that sort of relationship was just... something, but since I had never known my Mother and I had only had my Dama for so long, well...
"I was always... somewhat curious, Dama... Why did you never..?"
I couldn't even really bring myself to ask, but she understood what I was asking as she sighed and answered "Sex is great but I enjoyed the emotional connection more than the physicality of it all. Your Mother was my one and only, so even though there were some nights with my body craved intimacy I just... ignored it."
"That's a bit of a shame..."
Astra said that before she could seemingly think about holding it in, and while she looked a little mortified since the seductive tone she took was a little 'unbecoming' for this sort of situation, my Dama just chuckled and looked right at Astra's body.
"If I had been approached by a woman with a body like your's I might have had other thoughts, though. Problem with times of war is that the food is a little scarcer for the common folk, which leads to a leaner populace. I was a commoner, so to me seeing a woman as thick as you... it makes me think you're either a merchant or a Noble.
Different times though, I suppose, and I also suppose I am rather lucky to have died when I did, because otherwise I might have found myself rather conflicted... Like I said, your Mother was my one and only, but those Spring heats were dreadful with her gone... and if I had women like this walking around..."
Clicking her tongue and shaking her head, my Dama stared straight at Astra's hips before glancing over my shoulder, causing me to turn around and catch Renna creeping down the stairs with her dress just loosely held in front of her.
"If I had women like this..."
She just repeated herself softly as she watched the Duchess get closer, and although Renna was already blushing hard thanks to her doing something so 'unbecoming' of what she normally was like, the Duchess almost turned completely crimson when she noticed my Dama staring straight at her somewhat covered body.
"Well, this isn't just any woman, Dama. This is the Duchess we were telling you about."
"Oh I know, I recognize her somewhat. She's a bit older now and definitely more filled out, but I know Renna Poinset. I also knew of your parents, at least from a distance..."
Renna just gave a somewhat polite yet very embarrassed greeting as she scurried behind me, and once again my Dama shook her head as she ogled the two women on either side of me, her somewhat ghostly form not allowing her to 'enjoy' any of this... I think...