Meeting Queen Cielina in the Inner Sanctum.

Taking a deep breath now that the meeting is done, and a new dynasty chosen for Phebis, you make your way into the inner sanctum of the keep. It is reasonably quiet and empty, and you know that there is much more to be done in the days to come. For now, you make your way to one of the extra bedrooms in that part of the keep, where Queen Cielina of the Thessian Amazons has been staying in. When you arrive at the door leading into the said bedroom, you knock on the door, waiting for her to respond. You see the peeping slot open, seeing the eyes of the officer that first greeted you at the sacked village/Amazon encampment. There is a clear battle scar that is essentially vertical on one side of her face, right across an eye, which is undamaged.

"One moment, brave King of Itheria." The officer tells you, before she closes the peeping slot. "The queen and I are just finishing our talk."

You wait for the talks to finish, before she opens the door for you. You see that she is in her metallic breastplate, with leathers covering more of her body. A pair of knee-high boots cover her feet, and she has her round shield and broadsword by her side. In the distance, you can see Queen Cielina looking out a window, watching the night sky. Given that her back is to you, all you can see is her cloak that is made from the skin of a large marine mammal, and her full, blonde hair that goes down to the small of her back. Her crown has been purified by Vessa and her fellow magicians, to ensure that any taint left by the succubus does not remain.

"If I were you, King of Itheria," the officer speaks softly to your ear, "I would share the bed with her this night. (Normal tone of voice.) I bid you a fair good eve, my queen, and King of Itheria."

You step forward so that the officer can close the door on her way out, and then you lock it. You turn start to move towards Cielina, who is still staring out the window. When you get close enough, she raises her hand, gesturing for you to stop.

"That is close enough, King Bryce of Itheria." Cielina tells you. "I hear that you have helped chose a new king for this land. Did you put much thought into it, before you made your decision?"

"It was not an easy decision to make." You tell her. "Each of the three Phebian houses have their strengths, and where any new King will need to work on. The widowed wife of the dead king will remain as a court advisor, and her surviving daughter will be betrothed to a suitable man or teenage boy from the new royal house."

"In the Amazon Islands," Cielina replies, "we have no such rigid hierarchy. The status of a family is determined by their display of might, intelligence, and ability to lead the sisters. My family has ruled the Thessian tribe for three generations now. I had to compete with my younger sister, for the right to lead. She will be the equivalent of the legal age for your people, in about 6 seasons."

She turns around to face you, allowing you to see the front part of her body. She is only in a two-piece bikini, made from the pelt of an island jaguar, leaving nothing to the imagination, when it comes to her tanned, muscular frame, or the overwhelming beauty of her full, large breasts. The necklace that Maricara wore, as a symbol of her life-bond with Cielina, adorns the queen's neck, with the aquamarine pendant, dangling close to her wonderful cleavage. You see a pair of thigh-high boots on her shapely legs, which flares out at the top, and laces at the front. The heels of those boots are heavy and sturdy, to provide traction on the sandy beaches, or in the dirt of the tropical lands.

"When will the negotiations for peace begin?" Cielina asks you.

"On the morrow." You reply. "Both the new king, and the senior man of the new royal house will handle the negotiations for Phebis. I will help make sure that things go as smoothly as they can be. Regardless, they will want fair compensation for loss of the villages and villagers that you and your sisters sacked."

"All I can offer right now, Bryce," Cielina tells you, "is an offer of trade to help ease the pain that me and my sisters brought to these people, when we first landed. Based on the caravans we raided, before I was taken by that foul succubus, I can bring ships full of new beverages for these people--and maybe your people--to try. We also have other resources on the islands that may be of use for these lands."

"A very interesting offer." You tell her. "So why did you and your sisters come this far north?"

"We came this far north," Cielina replies, "because of the prospect of great rewards. When I led a recent raid on a merchant ship that strayed close to my home island, we found books and maps that mentioned this...Motania, in addition to all the fine luxuries and resources from a place called Al-Anashab. We also liberated a group of women and young girls from the deep belly of the ship, who claimed that they being brought to another part of Motania, to be sold as slaves."

"How long did it take you to learn how to navigate the distant seas?" You ask her.

"It took me months to figure it all out." Cielina tells you. "I did alot of trial-and-error with the tools I found on the ship, while my younger sister trained those rescued women how to fight. Some of them were very graceful in the way they danced with the weapons."

"The women of Al-Anashab are well known for their dance, and grace with weapons." You tell her. "What will you do, when the peace treaty is finalized? I do nae believe the people of Phebis will simply give you and your sisters the young, virgin men, they have left."

"We will only take what we had already taken," Cielina replies, "as I do not believe these people will want the goods tainted by my sisters' hands. What about your soldiers, King Bryce? You still have a strong number with you. What is 100, 50, or as little as 20 young men to your people? Even 20 strong fighting men means alot to my sisters, when it comes to breeding, or extra protection and firepower from my rivals."

"Every young man you take, Cielina," you tell her, "is a family that will nae see their loved one again, with no grave in the graveyard to visit. Itheria may be alot bigger than Phebis, but there are bigger kingdoms out there in Motania, with armies that dwarf even my own. There is also other threats that neighbor Itheria's borders. Every soldier in Itheria is precious."

"Mayhaps there are older soldiers in your ranks, that have nothing left to lose, other than their lives." Cielina tells you. "As long as they can help my sisters produce children, we will take them, too."

"The same kind of men that can do other things to help Itheria prosper," you reply, "when they can no longer be on the front lines. I cannot guarantee that you and your sisters can take some of my men back to your home islands, but maybe I can see if any of them are willing."

"Perhaps there is another way, then." Cielina tells you. "How do you feel if my sisters mingle with your men, even if for only a night, or two, to allow them opportunities to mate?"

You watch as Cielina boldly walks over to you, the sounds of her boots hitting the stone floor filling your ears, as she stops to within an arm's length of you. You notice her eyes staring into yours, as she takes your hands in her own, and brings them together. Her lilac purple orbs still show some of the sadness from losing her lifemate, Maricara, but they are soft with calm and content. There is even a hint of desire deep within the eyes of the Amazon Queen, perhaps from the fact that you rescued her from the succubi.

"Even I, Bryce," Cielina tells you, in a softer tone, "have the need to mate, as well. I am barely of age myself, so I do not have a man to mate with, at least not right now. Both of us have a need to mate, to work on securing our own respective bloodlines. And since you rescued me from the foul clutches of those succubi, I cannot think of a better man to be the first to share the bedrolls--or the bed--than with you."

"I may consider allowing your sisters to mate with some of my men," you tell her, "but if my advisors, and General Garrett allow it, then they can only do it with unmarried men."

"Please allow it, Bryce," Cielina replies, planting a light kiss to your lips, "give my sisters a chance to replenish our numbers."

"Well..." you tell her, thinking about it for quite a long while, seeing the pleading look in Cielina's eyes, "...if it helps both of our cause, then so be it."

"Thank you, Bryce." Cielina tells you with a smile, and gives you a deep kiss.

You feel a gentle tug, as Cielina pulls you closer to her, allowing her to wrap her arms around your neck. Your lips lock with hers, as she starts to kiss you with a heated passion. A cool breeze comes in, making the Amazon Queen shiver a bit, although it also makes her nipples harden, which makes them push more against the fabric of her bikini top. Cielina gasp from the mixed touches, and she gently breaks it, so that she can go to the window, and close the shutters. Once they're shut tight, she turns and walks back to you. She reaches up, removes your crown from the top of your head, and places it on the table. She does the same with her own crown, setting it alongside yours. Next, she unclasps her cloak, and sets it over a chair. Now she walks over to the bed, where she sits on the edge, and begins to unlace her boots. You watch her work to remove those boots, letting you see her now bared feet. After she puts her boots in a safe spot, she stands up again, and walks over to you, kissing you for a brief moment. When she breaks it, she starts to undress you, one piece of clothing at a time, until you are nude. She smiles, seeing the full erection of your manhood, which sparks her own arousal. As a result, she reaches behind her, and unties her bikini top. You watch as it falls off of her body, allowing you to see her bared breasts, with rose-colored areolae the size of coins, and large nipples that really stand out from its erection. Now she removes the bikini itself, and playfully tosses it at you, giggling. She raises one leg, and props it on the window sill, letting you see the full extent of her aroused petals, with a patch of blonde hair on her pelvis.

"I like the way your body looks now, Bryce," Cielina tells you in a soft, erotic tone, "although with a little more work, I can make it real special. But for now, shall we mate?"