The longer you stay here the more you are thinking about what just happened

You aren't sure if you are feeling ashamed of what you just did or not. Edin wanted it, Asune wanted it and you joined in with a lot less encouragement than you would have thought. But laying next to Edin combing your fingers through his hair you feel horrible.

Sitting up Edin rolls over to look at you wondering at your movement. "Edin about." you don't know how to broach the subject since he has already said it was fine, "I don't want." You couldn't think of how to express what you were feeling with words.

Edin saved you by leaning up to kiss you. "Princess." He said with a smile. "Did you forget Christopher? When we are together I am Princess." He gets up and climbs on top of you. You lay back down and he sits on your hips. "Princess has to be perfect for you. I am me," he leans down to kiss you, "and I love you no matter who I am." He lays on top of you and sighs happily.

You wrap your arms around him. He is trying to give you a moral out by compartmentalizing but you don't want to take it. Because it isn't just about him. It's about Asune, she got you to play along with her with barely any effort and if she can do that with Edin. You shouldn't visit her estate anymore, you'd like to not see her much at all anymore but that simply isn't going happen unless you leave the academy and, given her interest in you, the capital at large.

"Edin I need to say something." You shift him off you and stand up. His closeness felt nice which wasn't want you wanted. He perks up and curls his legs under himself to sit. "I don't want to hurt you, I." you cut yourself off as you remember his reticence to hear words you want to say.

"I know." Edin said shifting to sit on his butt and pulling his knees up to his chin protectively. "I just, I can't," there are tears forming in his eyes for a moment before he relaxes and stands up on the bed. "I like being hurt." He walks down to stand on the ground next to you. "I like when someone," he takes your hand and puts it on his head, "controls me." He takes a few deep breaths before continuing. "Lady Ketersen caught me when I had just moved in, and she," he starts to shake a little, "I like being hurt and controlled when I say who it is. I want to give myself to you because I love you."

A part of you wants to know and you aren't able to stop it. "What did Lady Ketersen do to you?"

Edin pulls back from you. "No thank you."

"Nevermind." You say throwing the thought away to some where you won't remember it. "And if you ever want me to stop or if you ever don't feel safe or are uncomfortable, say pineapple." The word is conjured up from some forgotten place, as you say it memories of your last life tickle at your mind.

"What?" Edin asked the confusion at the word snapping him out of his own memory.

"Pineapple, say it and no matter what I'll make sure you are safe." You hug him into you but he is still a little confused.

"Pineapple?"

You let him go and look down waiting for his permission to resume. He looks something between confused, happy and a little disappointed at you pulling back. "Ok." He says and you hug him back against yourself. After a few minutes he make a small noise. "Um about Lady Asune." You feel uncomfortable at her mention but don't stop him. "I don't mind if you want to bring her back." You look down and see a blush on his face, "N-not that you are more than enough b-but."

You shush him with a kiss. "I'll think about it." Edin being ok with her does undercut your opinion, you are the only one who isn't apparently fine with what happened.

Edin shyly smiles at you then pulls back. "I need to go clean up." He reaches behind himself and rubs his ass wincing a little.

"You ok?" You ask a little worried you bruised him worse than you thought.

"Yeah already healed, but you coated me and my underwear is soaked and I'm leaking." He said with a content smile. "Want to come to the baths with me?"

You recall being worried about him going to the baths alone given the rampant sexual harassment you had suffered while there. Though right now it shouldn't be a problem since everyone is still in recovery. Also you don't know how much time has passed and that leads to you being worried Stephanie's class might have started.

"I shouldn't be long." You don't want to show up as you are now for obvious reasons. Together you hurry down to the baths. They are totally empty and while you feel bad for passing up the chance for some time with Edin in here alone you don't want to risk being late to Stephanie's class. You don't think she'll expel you again but that isn't the only thing she can do at this point, you do want to go on a date with her after all.

After a quick dive and mutual rub down, taking the chance to check Edin's butt and note the total absence of any mark, you both leave for the training ground.