The Giant Proposal

"THAT GIGANTIC BITCH!" Kyuala says as she launches her fist into the wall.

Clarva is the next to speak. "I expected the negotiation to be difficult, but I didn't see this to happening. Hells, I didn't expect them to know about John."

"Hold on, you're talking as if you already knew he was human." Terra comments.

"That's because she did." John says before taking a second. "I told her in the cave when you were all sleeping."

"Oh, so everyone knew apart from me?!" Virra barks, obviously pissed about being the last to know.

"Hey, watch the spit, pointy two." Amilia then wipes her fur, removing the spit shot out by Virra because of the elf's outburst.

Terra then puts her hand on Virra's shoulder. "Listen, I know how this looks, but trust me when I say that we didn't do this to hurt you. We kept it a secret to protect John."

Virra pushes Terra's hand off her shoulder. "Oh yeah, cause that's worked out so well, hasn't it?! Tell me, if John wasn't exposed in there, would any of you have told me?!"

"Of course! It's just-"

Virra quickly cuts Terra off. "There it is. There's always something else! So, what was it this time?!"

"We want to protect John. We need to protect him. Could you imagine what would happen if Father found out he was a human? And what would happen if any nosey maid decided to blab to the wrong person?"

Terra then takes a breath before continuing with her last point. "I'm going to be honest with you, Virra. I made the call to keep you in the dark because I was worried you would accidentally reveal it."

"Of fucking course!" Virra says, shocking the group. "After all these years, and you still can't trust me?! Why am I not surprised?!"

Terra realizes what Virra is referring to. "That is not what this is about!"

The rest of the group--minus the furious Kyuala--turn towards the sisters and look at them incredibly confused.

Lani then takes the plunge and asks, "What are you two talking about?"

Terra turns to the others. "Virra was the one who revealed to our parents that I had my first boyfriend."

"And I was constantly reminded of it for years! I had thought we had eventually got past it, but apparently not because I supposedly can't be trusted with secrets!"

"I just told you, that is not what's happening here!" Terra fires back. "Listen, if the wrong person were to find out that John is a human, we could all be in serious danger! They may do whatever it takes to get to him, and that could very possibly include killing all of us! I know I said that we were trying to keep the secret to protect him, but it's to protect us as well!"

"So, tell me then, who else knows about him?!" Virra demands to know.

"Apart from us, it's just two friends of ours back in Reduna'zriam. An elf and a dwarf." Lani answers.

"Actually... that's not true." John carefully adds, and instantly feels every pair of eyes turn towards him.

Kyuala then asks. "John... what do you mean?"

Immediately after hearing that question, John feels like he's under a giant spotlight with big red eyes in the surrounding shadows, just peering into his soul.

Seeing how there's no way out of this that doesn't lead to several people shouting in his ear, John decides to just bite the bullet.

"The night Terra was taken, Erya asked to talk, so I went with her. We talked for a good bit about how she was afraid about the curse and what might happen to her, but then she told me about what the Queen said to her. The Queen said she smelled a human, and that same day, we showed up, so Erya put it together pretty easily."

"So, the Queen told her?" Clarva asks.

"Pretty much." John responds.

There's a silence that actually surprises John as he immediately expected to be shouted at and scolded, but neither has happened... yet.

Eventually, the silence is ended as Amilia says, "The Queen's been jerking us around since the start. Anyone else just want to put a knife between her eyes yet?"

The hands of Kyuala, Clarva and Virra are raised, clarifying their answers to Amilia's question, but the others keep their hands down as they're still hoping for a peaceful solution.

Kyuala then looks at John and sees that something isn't quite right. She then walks over to him as she stares deep into his eyes, and it actually begins to frighten John a bit.

Kyuala then leans down, getting nose to nose with John before saying, "There's someone else, isn't there?"

The others all turn back to look at the human, and they all see that he has a guilty look on his face. Virra then turns her head to look at Terra. "Doesn't feel nice to not be in the know, huh?"

"Who else figured it out? The maid that was checking out your ass when you were heading up the stairs?" Amilia asks.

"No." John answers sheepishly. "It was... Myssera."

"OUR MOTHER?!" Virra and Terra shout in unison, causing John to recoil a little.

"What in the hells were you thinking?! Why did you tell her of all people?!" Terra angrily asks.

"I didn't tell her anything! She knew I was human because of the mark she has from the Emberskiln. It apparently glows when it's close in the presence of humans."

"What are you talking about?! I didn't see any glowing mark!"

"He's telling the truth." Clarva says in response to Virra as she moves her shoulder bracer and shirt to reveal a glowing mark.

"Woah." Lani says as she almost seems mesmerized by the aforementioned mark.

"You are a member of the Emberskiln?" Terra asks.

"Pseudo member, but enough of one to make the oath to protect humans."

Upon hearing that, Virra then asks, "Hold on, what oath?"

"Myssera told me that the Emberskiln and the other Orders were originally created to protect humans across the different continents. Eventually, they all split into their own little sects, but they all were founded on the same basic principle." John answers, thanks to his conversation with Myssera.

Virra just scoffs after getting the answers from John. "Fan-freaking-tastic! Is there anything that hasn't been kept a secret from me?!"

"Hey! I had no idea about this either." Terra then continues on. "Although now, it seems like we need to have a serious talk with Mother once we get back."

"Speaking of; how in the hells are we gonna deal with this shit? Do we have a gameplan?" Amilia asks.

"We're going to walk in and kill the cow." Kyuala says as she grabs her axe.

"No, no, no. We are definitely not doing that." Terra says as she gets in front of Kyuala.

"That damn whore wants to... sleep with my beloved! You think I'm just going to let her get away with that?!"

"I don't expect you to let it go. However, we can't even open the doors by ourselves, let alone start a fight!" Terra retorts.

"Why don't we use this to our advantage?" Clarva suggests.

"Elaborate." Terra requests.

"Well, I don't trust the Queen as far as I could throw her, and I know that she's gonna have some plan to probably try and keep John. She isn't just gonna get let the Second Human leave after something as simple as that. However... that might be our best chance."

"So, John distracts her with... you-know-what, and then we can take her out?" Terra says, trying to guess the plan that Clarva just insinuated.

"If we can manage to make our way through the place, then yes." Clarva replies.

"Hold on, before we talk about trying to kill the Queen, maybe I can try and reason with her?" John suggests.

Clarva then asks, "No offense, John, but don't be a gods damned idiot. What do you have to offer the Queen that we don't?"

"A penis." John quickly replies.

A few seconds pass before Amilia says to Clarva. "He ain't wrong." Clarva then simply nods, agreeing with Amilia's point.

"Okay, moving past that for the moment, we need to answer the bigger question: How are we supposed to even get into the Queen's room to save the Second Human?" Virra asks, but the 'Second Human' part definitely has a bit more of a snarky tone than the rest of her question.

"We'll have to create a diversion. Terra, you're most proficient in magic using stone, right?" Kyuala asks, seemingly cooking something up.

"Correct." Terra replies.

"Alright. The stronghold seems to be entirely made of stone, so you are going to be incredibly in your element. We won't be able to break the door down without immediately putting John in danger, so we need to make a huuuuge ruckus."

"And how'd you propose we do that?" Virra then asks.

"I request a fight in the pit." Clarva answers.

Immediately, the group all turn around and look at the half-giant who begins to speak. "The Queen knows me, she said just as much when I was about to leave. She knows that all giants love a fight, and she won't deny entertainment to her followers. So, I'll request a fight while the Queen and John are... away."

Kyuala groans at the thought created by Clarva's words before the latter continues. "Then, while I'm fighting, the rest of you look for an opening. Once you get it, do whatever it is you need to do."

"Won't we have someone watching us?" Amilia asks as she scratches the back of her right ear, causing it to twitch a little.

"Not during a fight. Someone will be assigned to watch you, but they'll be too focused on the pit to really notice you're there. If you don't do anything to bring attention to yourselves, you'll be fine. Plus, I plan on making quite the spectacle." An interesting smirk then appears at the corner of Clarva's mouth as several ideas pop into her mind.

Clarva then remembers another point she wanted to bring up. "John, I should probably warn you about your part."

John tilts his head slightly. "What do you mean?"

"Well... since giants usually have multiple slaves for sex, they usually run through quite a few before they... finish. However, with the Queen being bigger than all the others, it'll probably take longer."

There's an awkward silence that falls upon as they just realized that Clarva just warned John about having to make the Queen orgasm.

Mere seconds after that collective realization, Amilia begins to laugh her furry ass off. The others turn to her with confused looks--or in Kyuala's case, an annoyed one--and they just assume that she's laughing because of her natural immaturity.

However, after Amilia's laughter calms down, she then begins to talk. "I'm not laughing because of that whole thing by the way. I was laughing because I just remembered a funny ass story from a year back."

"Now isn't the time for stories." Kyuala sternly remarks.

"Hold on. It's actually related to the situation for once."

"What is it?" Lani then almost immediately wonders how quickly she's going to regret asking.

Amilia clears her throat. "Well, back when Ky wanted my head on a pike, and I was sleeping with every Thum, Ryk and Barre for some coin, I met this historian who had a lot of gold. Obviously, I slept with him--horrible lay by the way, but dude could really eat some box--anyway, after we did it, he started talking about giants."

Amilia then stops leaning against the wall before continuing on. "Apparently there're some books in a big ass library down in Vegaloth about the giants and how they take sex slaves, and according to him, it's damn near impossible for a single guy to make a giant cum. That's why they take all types of races as slaves to fuck. If I remember correctly, those giants used to take like a dozen each. So, I guess you're both figuratively and literally fucked."

The group go silent again after Amilia's attempt to lighten the mood, but it hasn't had the desired effect. It's actually quite the opposite as Amilia's story--to simply put it--has frightened the ever-loving shit out of John as he thinks about the fate that potential awaits him.

Kyuala then looks around the group. "Does anyone else have any another idea? Preferably one that doesn't have my beloved be used as a... toy for a giant."

The group are silent, giving Kyuala the answer that she dreaded the most.

Kyuala lets out a long sigh before digging her finger into John's chest. "You listen to me. I really, really hate this plan, but if it's the only one we have, you need to know that you are going to be in grave danger. So, if you do something stupid and get yourself hurt, I will kill you. Understood?!"

John swallows, causing an audible gulp. "Yes ma'am."

"So, we're all agreed then?" Clarva asks the rest of the group after waiting a few seconds.

Everyone then responds with either nods or words, but the most important thing is, they all agree on the plan, even if it's hesitantly.

Clarva then walks up to the door. "Is everyone ready?"

The group all nod, and Clarva gives a quick one back before slamming her meaty fist against the right door four times before taking a few steps back.

The door opens up soon after Clarva knocks, and the group carefully walk in, hearts absolutely pounding as they're about to embark on the most dangerous plan yet.

The seven then head towards the throne, seeing a relaxed Queen drinking from an enormous chalice. As they stop where they once stood just a few minutes prior, the Queen begins to speak.

"So, since you all have had the chance to deliberate. What is your decision regarding my offer?"

"Your majesty..." John starts. "We accept your terms."

The Queen then lets out a chuckle which worries the group before she says one single word.

"Good."

A sultry smile follows said response, and that simple change in expression terrifies John even more.