The Festival Begins!

The sounds of laughter, joy and great cheer fill the air as the group walk through the streets. Along with that, there's a huge smile on every face they see, and a drink in almost every hand.

"Seems like everyone's been looking forward to this festival" John comments.

"If you nearly lost everything you had, wouldn't you be?" Amilia responds.

The cats words make John think about Earth. In a single second, he literally lost everything he had, before finding himself in this incredibly fucking crazy world.

As John is reminiscing, Terra looks at John before looking at Amilia and whispers to her, "Amilia!".

Amilia looks at Terra, unsure of what she has done now. Terra then begins to gesture toward John, and Amilia finally clicks.

"Oh shit... Uhh... John, i'm sorry... I...".

John clears his throat, interrupting Amilia before saying, "It's fine, forget about it. Now, let's go and celebrate!".

The group cheer as they head up the final street before getting to the main square.

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REDUNA'Z SQUARE:

The group walk into Reduna'z Square, and are immediately taken aback.

The entire square is covered with tents, stalls, and carts. The entire square is practically filled to the brim with vendors looking to make some sort of sale.

"Damn, you guys really don't mess around with the festivals huh?" John says.

"It's like a wee Wiralsama! A wee home away fae home!" Daffy says giddily as she takes in the sight.

The group then split up into two different groups. The first group is John, Lani, Kyuala and Tally, with Amilia, Terra and Daffy making up the second group.

The two groups then split up and begin to peruse the various stalls.

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GROUP A:

John, Lani, Kyuala and Tally are standing at a stall that sells skewered meats. The alluring smell of the copious amount of cooked meats fills their noses, and it practically makes them salivate uncontrollably.

"Ahh, I see you are all hungry, yes?" The stall vendor says.

"Starving! What type of meats do you have?" Kyuala asks.

"Ooh, we have many, many meats. We have grickhen, byoar, kiow, beef, pork, mogaow... you name it, we have it!".

Tally hears that, and so she asks, "Do you have qrellan by any chance?".

"Oooh qrellan? Quite a rare choice, luckily for you miss, I do!".

The vendor then opens up a small hatch on his stall where some meat is being cooked. He then pops his hand in and pulls out a skewer of the presumably qrellan meat.

The smell of the freshly cooked qrellan fills the noses of the group, and their stomachs all collectively rumble. Tally then looks at the others, seeing their eyes solely focused on the skewer which makes Tally chuckle.

"Can I get three more for my friends here?" Tally asks.

"Absolutely!" The vendor responds, grabbing the three requested skewers from the hatch.

The vendor then says, "That will be two gold please".

Tally digs into her pocket and pulls out two shiny gold coins before giving them to the vendor. As the vendor takes the coins, the group then take the skewer with John picking up his and Lani's.

After some thank you's from the group, and a happy response from the vendor, the group walks away as they explore more of the festival.

The four then go to dig into their qrellan skewers, and almost immediately after the first bite, sounds of ecstasy ensue as they begin to chew.

"This... is... amazing!" Lani says as she takes another bite from a chunk of the meat.

Kyuala finishes her skewer in a matter of moments, "What type of meat did you say this was? Qrellan?".

"Yes, it's made from Qrella birds from Psyae, my birthplace".

"Psyae? You're from Dunesker?!" Lani says excitedly as she flies onto Tally's shoulder.

"Uhh, what's a Dunesker?" John asks, trying to have some participation in the conversation.

"Dunesker is a smaller than usual continent, very south-east from here. It is mostly comprised of sand, but it does have its fair share of cities".

After hearing Tally's explanation, John says, "Okay, i'm gonna need a geography lesson sometime soon, I still feel like I know precisely fuck all".

"Don't worry, you'll be learning plenty from us tonight" Kyuala say, slightly nudging Tally's as she says it. This causes John to remember last night, and how much he "learned" then.

"Moving on from the sexual tension..." Lani says, "Where to next?".

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GROUP B:

While group A move throughout the stalls, they pass by group B who are standing at stall filled with clothes very foreign to their eyes.

"Do you recognize any of these, Daffy?" Terra asks.

"Vaguely ma dear, we get quite lot o' clothing in Wiralsama, so I canny remember aw o' them" Daffy responds as she looks at what is essentially a t-shirt.

"Can I help you lovely ladies find anything?" A voice calls out.

The trio look to their left, and see a dark-skinned woman with a gem in her head, similar to the inn-keeper in Wyvern's Port.

"We were wondering where these beautiful clothes are from?" Amilia asks.

"Ahh, these clothes were brought from the isle of Juscia, one of the sister islands to Amornia".

Daffy's memory is jogged by the name Amornia. Her mind is then brought back to just before the attack, when she, John and Johtun sat up in the tower. She then remembers that Amornia is Johtun's birth place. As she remembers that, her face drops as she remembers something else about that night.

Eventually, Daffy is snapped out of her flashback as Terra puts her hand on her shoulder to ask, "Hey Daffy, are you getting anything?".

Daffy stammers for a few moments, quickly looking around before saying, "Ahh, I don't know... I've never really had such colourful clothes before".

"Well, this is the perfect time! Let's get you some new clothes!" Amilia says happily with a gleam in her eyes that for once... isn't lust.

Daffy is then brought around to the side of the stall where more clothes are on display. The amalgamation of the wide spectrum of colours fills Daffy's awestruck eyes as she can't wait to get started.

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A FEW MINUTES LATER - BACK WITH GROUP A:

After walking around, and scanning all the stalls they pass, the finally stop at one that catches their attention.

"VASMAER'S TARGET PRACTICE"

After John looks at the sign, he then looks down to look at the actual stall, that's when he sees that it's a game stall, completed with balls and bottles to hit.

"Ooooh! Let's play! We can have a competition!" Kyuala says giddily.

Without any hesitation, Kyuala rushes over to the stall, and the others soon follow as they chuckle at the sudden childlike delight on Kyuala's face.

"Alright, i'm in" John says with a smile as he stands to the right of Kyuala.

"I think I shall pass on the competition. I have heard tales of Miss Mar'azu's competitiveness, and I especially do not envy those who have arm-wrestled her" Tally comments as she leans against the stall counter next to John.

"I'm just too small to participate" Lani says as she flies onto Tally's shoulder.

Kyuala then says, "Since it's just you and me John, why don't we put something on the line?".

John looks at Kyuala's large grin, and immediately gets a feeling that taking her up on that, is the exact opposite of a good idea. He then turns to Tally and Lani who both have a look on their faces that scream "don't do it" which is his second warning.

He then turns back to Kyuala, and against all better judgement, he says, "Alright, what's the bet?".

Kyuala then grins again, "Okay, for tonight, the loser has to do whatever the winner wants to do, no questions asked. That sound good?".

John is stunned at the quickness of Kyuala's bet proposal, and quickly realizes the mistake he's made. He thinks about backing out since he has one last chance to, but he decides to shock her by saying, "You're on greenie".

"Greenie?! Ooh, you're gonna pay for that!" Kyuala says, but her grin then turns devilish as she follows up with, "Most bottles smashed wins, I'll go first".

After paying for the rounds, Kyuala is then given five balls and is then given a rundown by the stall runner: The player has 30 seconds to smash as many moving bottles as they can before time runs out. Also, the basket that holds the balls will magically refill so there's no chance of running out before the timer runs out.

After hearing the rundown, the stall runner then begins to count Kyuala down.

"3...2...1... Throw!".

Just then, Kyuala quickly grabs the first ball and throws it, instantly smashing a bottle. The group is then amazed as during the entire thirty seconds, they see that Kyuala managed to smash 17 of the moving bottles.

The group clap as Kyuala basks in her accomplishment, flexing her muscles as she gloats.

John lets out an amused smile, but inside, he is amazed yet terrified of Kyuala's skill. He knew going into this that Kyuala would be good, but he didn't expect anything like that.

He then thinks back to the confidence of her bet, and realizes that he has made a huge mistake.

John is then snapped out of his thoughts as he feels a familiar large green hand on his shoulder.

"So, are you ready to admit defeat John? I won't blame you if you wanted to give up already, but that won't save you from losing the bet".

Kyuala's smarmy tone suddenly refills John's drive as he looks directly into Kyuala's eyes before saying, "When I win, I may let you off the hook if you beg just enough...".

Kyuala's expression turns to one of shock, the gall of John to say that throws her off completely as he steps up to the counter.

"Alright, you heard the rules, so get ready... 3... 2... 1... Throw!".

John picks up two balls and immediately launches them, going for his tactic of speed, not accuracy.

The first ten seconds go well for John as he manages to smash seven of the bottles.

Twenty seconds in, and John has a little less luck with his throws, only getting 4 of the bottles which makes him worry a little.

John picks up another ball as the last ten seconds begin. His first throw hits, smashing a bottle completely. His second and third throws miss, and he worries a little more. The next three in a row all hit and his confidence comes rushing back.

Five seconds left, another throw, another hit, tallying his number up to 16.

Three seconds left, John has another ball in his hand, ready to match Kyuala's score. Even time itself seems to slow down as he prepares his shot.

John then brings his arm back slightly as he begins his throw. His arm moves forward, curving into his throw. Just then... he feels something digging into his side.

His arm fully extends, and he releases the ball.

The final second ticks by, and the ball...

Missed.

"Times up!" The stall runner calls out.

Kyuala erupts into a cheer as she just barely got the win. The large excited orc has her hands on John's shoulders as she shakes him in her elated state.

John meanwhile feels more confused than defeated, wondering if Kyuala just cheated to get the victory.

As Kyuala moves away, Lani joins her as the two celebrate a few feet away. John then turns to face Tally who has a large grin on her face.

"Seems you got unlucky, what a shame".

John looks at Tally, a suspicion growing within in as he asks, "Why did you help her?".

Tally then begins to chuckle before getting close to John, "Because... I'll get to be a part of the wonderfully perverted ideas she has brewing in that head of hers".

John looks at her surprised, "You do realise you were already going to be involved no matter who won, right?".

"Oh, I know" Tally says, "But I am much, much more interested to know what ideas she comes up with".

Tally then walks past John, heading over to Kyuala and Lani as John is left stunned, and slightly worried about the future of his "soldier".

He is eventually snapped out of his worry as Kyuala places her hand back on his shoulder before saying, "Well, that's the way it goes. I will admit, I was scared for a moment there".

"Ahh, it was close... Guess I just too overconfident at the end" John says, keeping Tally's intervention to himself.

"No matter, you did great!" Kyuala places a kiss on his cheek which perks John up a little.

Kyuala then begins to drag John as she says, "Now, c'mon... let's go get some food!".

"Didn't we just eat?" John asks.

"Yep, but you're gonna need all strength you can get for tonight" Kyuala finishes her words with a devilish chuckle which just makes John laugh as the four head to another food stall.

---

A FEW HOURS LATER:

The two groups are once again reunited, perusing the sat few stalls as they make their way back to the Kauldron.

The girls then begin to talk about how much fun they had, Terra talks about the apothecary stall she went to, how seeing the potions being made in front of her made her feel like an apprentice again.

Daffy then tells them about the new clothes she bought with the help of Terra and Amilia, she also mentions that for the first time, she hasn't bought anything that resembled a blacksmiths garb.

Amilia on the other hand, talks about how fat some of the purses of the stall runners were, and she mentions a very top-heavy minotaur woman who could "toss her around like a toy" and she'd thank her for it".

Amilia also talks about how very well-defined Daffy's body is, her description being "short and stacked in the right places with washboard abs" which causes Daffy to both blush and hide her face.

Lani is the next to speak as she gushes on about the strength of Kyuala who partook in one of those strength games where you have to hit the target with a large mallet to ring a bell and win a prize. However, Kyuala being the overachiever that she is, didn't just hit said bell, she actually broke the machine and was given three prizes as compensation, which John is carrying two of.

A large sheep-like plush occupies his left arm, while a large unicorn plush takes up his right. His expression turns to one of annoyance, and humour as the other girls tease him about losing the challenge. But that's not all, as they tease not only him, but Kyuala and Tally about their activities later tonight.

As they continue to walk, they hear a high-pitched yet innocent voice calling out to them from behind.

"Excuse me! Are you John?!".

The group turn around, and that's when they see the source of the voice.

A small petite woman, probably around five feet, maybe a few inches taller with blonde hair approaches the group, catching her breath as if she had been slightly running to catch up to them.

"Uhh, yeah.. i'm John... who are you?".

"Oh, my name is Annie! I'm an assistant of the Jarl" The woman replies.

"Why is the Jarl's errand girl running to catch us?" Amilia asks in a cold tone which causes Terra to slightly elbow her.

"What she meant to say is, why are you looking for John?" Terra says.

"I am here on behalf of Jarl Haxnir the Fifth to cordially invite you and your group to attend the Jarl's address tomorrow afternoon in the town square".

John is a little taken aback. This Jarl has sent one of his assistants to personally invite him to this address? He's kinda shocked, but also a little proud of himself since his actions have warranted some sort of audience with a Jarl.

He then remembers that Lani told him that there weren't any kings or queens anymore, so he's gonna have to ask her about how Jarls work here.

John then realizes that he hasn't actually said anything to Annie, so he then quickly says, "Uhh, okay. I'll be there".

After John's words, a beaming smile appears on Annie's face, "Great! I will let the Jarl know! Have a good rest od your night!".

With that, Annie turns around and walks away from the group who then continuing their walk back to the Kauldron.

"Look at you John, getting personally invited by the Jarl himself? You're becoming a local celebrity" Tally says.

"I wouldn't go that far, it's just a speech... it's not exactly like i'm drowning in a sea of women fawning over me" John responds.

Terra is the next to speak as she says, "Well... considering you're already romantically involved with two women, I would say that you're off to a good start".

Amilia follows that up with, "I did also happen to see some wandering eyes tonight...".

"What eyes?!" Kyuala quickly asks, making the group laugh.

"Relax, Amilia's just joking" John says.

"Actually... I wasn't joking this time".

Kyuala then asks, "So, what were they looking at exactly?".

"Well... let's just say that they were looking at his sword, but it wasn't the one in the sheath...".

Kyuala's eyes go wide, her expression can only be described as poorly hidden severe annoyance, "Okay... Ami... I'm gonna need you to write a list of everyone you saw looking".

The group erupt into a cacophony of laughter which gets them some looks from passer-by's as they keep walking.

John then remembers his question from a few minutes ago "Hey Lani, you said there were no more kings or queens, right?".

"Correct".

John then continues, "So, what's up with the Jarls?".

"Oh, they just act as decision makers for towns or small cities. Everything would be chaos if we didn't have some sort of hierarchy, so Jarls act as that pseudo-leader to keep everything in check. They're usually appointed by a group of respected, well-known, or rich people within a community, it's mostly the rich in the larger cities however".

John then asks, "So, what happens if a continent is threatened? Like if a war happens?".

"I... don't actually know" Lani says as she tries to think, "Something like that hasn't happened since before kings and queens were abolished. There's obviously been battles between towns and cities, but never a full-blown continental war".

"Congratulations John, you have managed to figure out how flawed our worlds politics are in just a matter of weeks" Terra says, causing the group to laugh as they turn the last corner before getting to the Kauldron.

---

ANOTHER HOUR LATER:

After some more drinks to cap off the night, most of the groups are sleeping in their respective rooms. Amilia is passed out in her room, while Terra and Lani, the fast forming friends, snooze away another room.

That leaves the trio of John, Kyuala and Tally. John is in the bathroom which leaves Tally and Kyuala to talk amongst themselves.

"Kyuala, I have a question" Tally says.

"Ask away".

"When Amilia mentioned that there were people looking at John, you immediately became very protective and jealous...".

Kyuala interrupts, "Because if people knew he was a human, there's no telling of how many people may try to hurt him".

"True, but I was more focused on the jealously part. When John and I came back to tell you that I accepted, you didn't seem jealous then... why?".

Kyuala takes a moment, seemingly gathering the right words before responding, "I guess I had already somewhat accepted it. I've known you for a few years now, so I know you aren't evil, plus, your obsession with humans isn't exactly a well-kept secret, so I knew you wouldn't risk letting any harm come to John. I know I can't be there for him all the time, but if I know you're with him, I can rest a little easier. I've also seen what your magic can do to drunken perverts, so I can imagine what it could do to an attacker".

The two laugh at that last part, and as they are, a shirtless John walks in.

"What'd I miss?".

"Oh, girl talk" Tally and Kyuala respond in unison, making them giggle, but slightly worrying John who sits down on the bed beside them.

John then hesitantly asks, "So, since you won the game earlier, what do you want to do?".

A huge grin appears upon Kyuala's face as she says, "I've got an idea!".

Kyuala then leaps onto John, holding him down onto the bed, taking the latter by complete surprise. As Kyuala keeps John held down with her immense strength, she says, "Hey Tally, could you tie him down please?".

With a grin of her own, Tally replies, "Gladly".

Just a second later, John's arms and legs are wrapped in a green magic, which fastens him down to the bed.

Kyuala then lets go of John before saying, "Can you guess where this is going yet?".

"I think so..." John says, "But you could've just asked".

"Yeah... but this was more fun" Kyuala cheekily says as she moves to straddle John.

"Uhh Kyuala... You do realise i'm still wearing pants right?" John says.

Suddenly, the magical binds that are around John's ankles begin to extend up his legs until his entire bottom half is covered in Tally's green magic. Just then, John's pants and boxers begin to slide down his legs by themselves, reaching his feet until they fall off the end of the bed.

"You were saying?" Tally says with the smug look still on her face, now sitting beside Kyuala who begins to take off her dress.

Following Kyuala's lead, Tally begins to almost tear off her own dress, and soon after, both women are completely bare.

"So, are you ready to play?" Kyuala says with a somewhat playful yet sadistic tone.

Before John can even answer, Tally's somehow already wet pussy is above his face in the blink of an eye. Not a moment later, Tally is sitting on his face as Kyuala takes his hardening cock in her mouth.

Both women go at a similar slow pace, Tally slowly moves her hips while Kyuala slowly takes more and more of John into her mouth.

A few more moments pass, and the tempo begins to get faster. John flicks his tongue over Tally's clit whilst the elf lets out a moan as she rides his face even quicker.

Meanwhile, Kyuala lets John's cock out of her mouth with a pop, she then guides his cock to her eager pussy before slowly putting it in.

Loud moans emanate from the two women, and even muffled ones from John as all three are having the time of their lives.

John feels his orgasm building, but he's not even paying attention as his sole focus is to make Tally moan his name.

The peak is rapidly approaching, and John finally realizes this. Kyuala also noticed this however, but she doesn't stop, in fact, she goes even faster.

The peak is passed, and John begins to cum.

Kyuala feels ropes and ropes of hot cum filling her up, and begins to slow down. Tally on the other hand, feels John's tongue penetrate her more and more, which sends her over the edge.

Tally then lets out a whimpering moan as she cums, her juices spilling all over John's face.

Eventually, her orgasm begins to subside and Tally falls off of John's face and lies beside him. Kyuala has also moved from her position, now sitting down in-between John's legs as she scoops up the leaking load from her pussy before licking it clean.

The trio take panting breaths, trying to fill their lungs as they relax.

Kyuala is the first to break the silence as she asks, "I hope you two don't think we're done yet".

John and Tally look at each other before collectively looking at Kyuala. That's when Kyuala continues, "Tally, open up that drawer beside you".

Tally does as Kyuala asks, and opens up the drawer. As she does, she sees three small vials of a pink luminous liquid. She then grabs all three, and turns to face the other two.

"Perfect, hand me one" Kyuala asks.

Kyuala takes the vial from Tally's outstretched hand and pops the cork before drinking it.

The other two are confused, wondering what it is Kyuala just drank. She then explains just that, "I'm not surprised you don't know what this is Tally. This, is a potion I bought at that apothecary stall. John, do you remember back before the battle, when I had Lani give me a little... boost?".

"Yeah, why?".

"Well, this... is a more concentrated form. It has three times the effect, which means we can go for longer, still no chance of pregnancy, and... each orgasm gets more powerful, and powerful".

John and Tally look at each other with intrigue, but also slight worry. Kyuala then says, "And as you can see, there's two more vials there, so...".

Without another word, Tally already has the potion down her gullet, swallowing it with a single gulp. Kyuala lets out a laugh at the sight of the very eager elf, but then, both women look at John.

"So..." Kyuala says, "Are you ready to drink, husband?".

John looks at the grinning duo, realizing this is a huge mistake, however, he can't actually do much right now. He does know that they would stop if he asked, but he knows deep down... he doesn't want to stop.

Just then, he cockily says, "Give me the potion".

The women giggle menacingly, both of the crawling right up to his head as Tally uncorks the vial before letting the potion fall into his mouth.

As he drinks the potion, one though enters his mind...

"This is gonna be a very, very long night".