Anna craves for leadership so naturally she joins you

AN: Fixed several of the previous chapters, there were an embarrassing number of typos and grammar issues. Hopefully the story reads much better now.

"I'm in", Anna said. "I'll go with you Max", she continued, her voice now firm. Max nodded and placed a hand on her shoulder.

"Welcome to the team Anna", he said, giving the girl what he thought a friendly smile but Anna saw it somewhat differently.
"I think I saw an inn when I walked through the town centre so let's get some dinner and lodgings, and we can talk further", Maximilian announced as he turned and walked around the corner of the alley, forcing Anna to jog few steps to catch up.

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The inn was a modest one, a two-story square blockhouse made entirely out of wood. The windows were covered only by wooden shutters, no glass was present. The front door was a sturdy one which gave Max some confidence that the place wasn't a flophouse. The surroundings did not look like a slum either so in they went. The ground floor was divided into two halves, one being the common room with a handful of tables scattered around, a central fireplace and a long bar running around the backwall. A spiral staircase in the middle led upstairs and between it and the fireplace was a doorway, covered by a large yarn cloth, that presumable led to the kitchen and storage. Or so Max assumed.

Only one man stood behind the bar so Max walked up to him. The moustachioed fellow stopped polishing a wooden cup, dropping it on the hardwood top of the bar.
"How can I help young master and mistress, fresh from the school as you seem to be?" There was an obvious snideness to his question, as if the sneer he was giving them was not enough to convey the message.

"I was about to rent your best room for the night before milady and I take the morning carriage to Azure Port back to our families but if you're acting this way, my good publican, we shall find alternative accommodations!" Max channelled decades of experience dealing with privileged assholes to his little speech and it worked flawlessly.

His moustache shaking, the innkeeper's face went through several emotions before settling on the trusty old lickspittle:
"Oh, please forgive my impertinence, young master! Of course, our best quarters are available to you", the innkeeper prattled as he bowed repeatedly. Max had wanted to check the prices to get a better handle on the value of money in this world but a spoiled brat of a rich noble family wouldn't deign to haggle with common riffraff. So, he threw one of the solidus coins that he had just earned on the bar:
"That should be more than enough to cover our stay. Bring us some good meat and proper wine too, innkeeper!"

As the weaselly man twirled his moustache with one hand, he pocketed the gold-tinted coin with another.
"Of course, young master, of course. My maid will take you to your suite. Mara!" The innkeeper yelled at the doorway, where soon a shapely figure appeared. Mara was in her mid-twenties and, with a warm smile, guided them upstairs and to the end of the narrow hallway, where she unlocked a sturdy door.
"You just sit and take the load off, young master and mistress, Mara will bring supper", the maid explained as she took her leave, leaving Max and Anna to take in their surroundings.

It probably was the best the inn had to offer but that wasn't saying much. There was a wooden bedframe with a straw mattress on it, a table and two chairs, and an armoire against one wall with a small wardrobe next to it. The one window was covered by wooden shutters, which Maximilian opened to take look outside, revealing the alley behind the inn. He made note that there was no obvious way to climb up or down. With a sigh he laid down on the bed, kicking his shoes off. Anna sat down on one of the chairs.
"What's your speciality then? What can you do?" Maximilian asked, eyeing Anna sideways and wondering why the girl was blushing again.
"Oh, it's Divination. But I can't do any proper divination, just minor scans", Anna explained, wringing her hands in her lap after sitting down on one of the chairs, facing the young man.
"What do you mean by a minor scan? Explain", Maximilian commanded her.
"Well, I can detect life at about hundred paces or so. I can also sense emotions but only of a single person at a time and I have to be close to them", Anna explained. She felt a little tingle going up her spine as she followed his orders.
"That sounds impressive to me!" Max exclaimed. Detect life at hundred paces? That means he would not have to worry about ambushes or such!
"Maybe so but real Diviners can predict the future, read minds and more". Anna explained, though the way she looked at her toes while talking made it clear that her self-confidence was down in the dumps.
"Well give me a demonstration, detect life in this place now", Max said, not realizing that he had phrased the request more as a command but Anna certainly recognized an order when she heard one. Again, a tingle went up her spine as the naturally submissive girl fulfilled another command.
"Yes sir", she said without realizing what had slipped out of her little mouth. Max raised one eyebrow but remained quiet as the brunette closed her eyes and concentrated.
"There are no other people on this floor. Below us, there are two people. Must be the maid and the innkeeper. They are very close to each other. Now one is moving... yes, he or she went outside and is walking away", Anna explained, her eyes closed.
"Curious, why would the innkeeper send his only maid away. Or why would he himself leave?", Max wondered out loud.
"I don't know, it is weird", Anna agreed.

Max might not have thought it suspicious but Maximilian had worked some unsavoury jobs in his past - the sort of jobs that one was unlikely to survive without sharp instincts. And the situation made him concerned. There was absolutely nobody else in the tavern, which meant no witnesses. And he had flashed 'big money' when they entered. And now the innkeeper had sent Mara the Maid away or, alternatively, went himself somewhere. A knock on the door interrupted his train of thought. Before he could even ask, the door opened and Mara stepped inside with a platter and a smile.
"Here we go, young master and mistress, chicken broth and fresh bread, baked this morning. Mara will bring the wine next!" The chipper maid explained and left. Anna was about to start eating but Max slapped the wooden spoon off her hand.
"I have a bad feeling that there is about to be a ****-robbery in this establishment", Max explained. "Maybe the food is poisoned, maybe not, but we cannot take the risk. And we are definitely not drinking the wine!"
Anna nodded though she was clearly frightened.
"Should we try to run?" She asked but Max shook his head while unlacing his breeches.
"They would track us down; remember they are locals and we're strangers. Better to face whatever comes headfirst, at least you can see it coming", Max explained though Anna's attention had been grabbed by the appearance of his dick as Max stripped down before dragging the second chair in front of the door and sitting down it, making thus sure that nobody could just walk in.

"Anna, this might sound strange but I need you to suck my dick right now", Max explained with as much gravitas as he could while being bottomless. But Anna merely nodded as she slid down on her knees. This surprised Maximilian who had been trying to come up with a solid explanation on the act and how he hoped that getting a blowjob would recharge his 'magic tank' as he thought of it. But Anna required no such thing; the brunette just went at his dick without a word. She definitely had some experience - she licked all around his helmet before traveling down to his nuts, giving both a proper tongue bath before coming back up and swallowing the top third of his dick inside her mouth. She sucked and licked, bobbed her head up and down, before pulling off, though one hand kept jerking him off.
"Am I doing it right sir?" Anna asked, short of breath, to which Max could only nod. This submissive attitude was really pushing his buttons and, after all the excitement he had had today, climax was not far away. Especially once Anna brought her other hand to palm his balls as she returned to sucking his dick with gusto.
"Ah fuck, I'm going to cum, swallow it all", Max moaned and instinctively grabbed her head to keep her still. This was completely unnecessary as Anna had slipped into subspace and nothing could have made her pull off at this point. She did appreciate Max taking full control as it was the last bit she needed to reach climax herself. Maximilian was amazed to see Anna shudder in orgasm as she swallowed his seed. That's something new, he mused.

He focused his thoughts into his astral self and, to his satisfaction, observed the golden sphere being restored in size. Enki had told him the truth - sex recharged his mana reservoir.

"Okay good. My magic is coming back. Now, suck me off again but cast detect life too. I suspect that our dear innkeeper will return with some comrades and we do not want to be surprised, understand?" Max stared at Anna as he spoke. The girl nodded and got back to work.

And his suspicions were confirmed - just after feeding Anna a second load, the diviner gasped out a warning:
"Four people walking up the stairs together!"

Which gave Maximilian just enough time to fix his clothes.