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I wanted him to say yes but I am a little disappointed.
He chuckles. “Are you unhappy I agreed?”
I move from his lap and slide down on the bed. “Yes, you could have used your powers of persuasion to take me.”
He laughs. “Oh, I will. But you are right. We need to meet my uncle, or he will take it as a sign of disrespect, and we are new in the community.”
I drop the dress I had been wearing and I change to another. I also freshen up and wipe my arousal. I learned from Igor that his kind have a long nose, and he could always smell my arousal. I wouldn’t want to give his kind a distraction.
He changes as well, and we exit our chambers, heading down to the meeting place. Today feels a little different. We still have looks on us, but more people we meet today bow to Igor in respect. We cross the assembly to the door I used that first day I arrived here.
“Our dwelling is in that passage.” He points to the last passage here. And I am only grateful they are not on a different level. “I’ll show you once we finish here.” He says and I nod.
He leads me by the small of my back to a meeting room with a large table and large chairs mounted with skulls on top surrounding it. I need to ask Igor what’s with the obsession with skulls and skin.
They could use cloths and wood and they wouldn’t die. Igor’s uncle, mother, Hani, and another female orc, as well as Zod, Azula, Todo and three other male orcs are already seated.
They all halt the chatter, and they turn to us.
“We see you,” Igor says.
“We see you.” They all respond in unison and Igor leads me to a seat and helps me on it because it’s a little high. I feel dainty as the table goes up to my breasts. But I lean back and pretend I don’t see it. I remember my Queen Aria face and mannerisms.Be polite but stand in your power.
“Nephew, it has been forever.” Gremlo starts. The orc is fearsome and instead of only two tusks protruding from his mouth like Igor, Gremlo has three on each side and he doesn’t look like he knows what smiling is. He isn’t a creature you would beg mercy from. If you were face to face with him, you’d just surrender.
“Indeed,KingGremlo,” Igor responds next to me, his words sounding more like a taunt than a sign of respect.
This orc of mine.
I turn to him to remind him I’m here and we need these orcs acceptance more than his need to prove he is still better than them. At least for now.
But Gremlo doesn’t seem touched at all. Like he was expecting nothing less, and so does everyone else.
“A hundred years. Tell us about your adventures in the human world. Of course, other than impregnating the wife of the ruling king of the land.” Gremlo says and my insides solidify. My gaze finds Igor and he is also a little taken by surprise.
“You sent a scout?” Igor asks.
“I had to know what my nephew has been doing for the last hundred years. You remember the conditions you left under.” He explains.
“How many times?”
“A few years after you left, a month ago, and after you returned.”
I look back at Igor and he doesn’t answer immediately. He looks around the table. Rage obviously boiling inside him. He bawls his fists, and his chest starts rising and falling quicker and he breathes loudly. Then he looks at me. His reaction softening a little.
“Zod.” Igor looks at Zod and Zod actually smirks a little. Not the least concerned by Igor’s reaction.
“You were living in paradise. Hardly a punishment if you ask me, cousin.” Zod says looking directly at Igor.
“No wonder he went soft.” Todo taunts next to Gremlo at the head of the table. Everyone finds it funny.
“Are you challenging me to the Ring of Dawn, Todo?” Igor’s smirk is evident even if my face is not on him.
“That’s enough.” Igor’s mother says sternly.
There is silence for a moment before Igor speaks. “Mother talked of new enemies and famine. Would somebody explain to me also why we have Bonos in our tribe?” his voice is clipped for that last one.
“From across the Dali River, 80 years ago came another tribe of orc we’ve never encountered before. They are called the Soko.” Gremlo starts.
