32 Chapter 31 (1/2)

After those sexual exploits, her husband couldn't say another thing, so he just nodded his head, still regaining his breath. I stood up, threw on my clothing, and headed back down in a rush. That had ended up taking a little longer than I had planned. I initially was just going to flirt a little, maybe suck a guy's cock… I did not expect it to turn into that.

Either way, I jumped down the stairs and crossed through the tavern lobby. As soon as I reached the door, I ran face first into Devon. Min was standing just behind him. I almost felt like she was giving me an accusatory stare, but that must have been my imagination. I didn't feel guilty for sex, but I did feel flustered like I might have some cum stringing from my nose or something. I hadn't really checked to make sure I was presentable after the wild sex scene moments ago. Worse off, I probably smelled like sex.

”There you are!” Devon said with exasperation, ”I take off for just a little while and when I come back your servant is alone and saying you came in here an hour ago and never came back! I thought someone might have kidnapped you!”

I let out a forced chuckle, ”Don't be silly, I'm fine, see?”

Please Min, stop giving me that look, you're my servant? Right? You're supposed to be on my side!

The prince pinched his nose. ”Fine… fine… I guess you didn't wander off too far, but what are you doing?”

”Ah… first, did you have any luck with the inns?” I skillfully deflected his question with a question.

He winced from a memory. ”No… none of those places seemed trustworthy. I'm sorry, I just couldn't find any place with enough cleanliness that I'd trust them.

”Well, then…” I stated, holding out my hands. ”I secured us a spot for the night, see? That's what I was doing?”

He looked at me suspiciously, ”Really?”

”Of course, really!” said a voice from the stairs. It was Danielle, she had a rich smile on her face, and was quickly straightening out her clothing as she approached. ”I offered Aria our rooms. After hearing about your plight, it's the least I could do!”

”Oh, um… are you sure? I… uh. can't pay now, but I can pay la-”

”Don't be ridiculous,” she beamed, ”Any friend of Aria is a close friend of mine. Please, stay, relax, my home is yours.”

”Hey! We've been waiting for the last thirty minutes to be served, are you guys going to do anything?” A voice shouted from one of the tables.

”Just a minute,” she chimed back, not even taking her eyes off of me.

Yeah, even though she was talking to Devon, her eyes kept being drawn back to me while she beamed with a bright smile. Min was also staring at me, her face unreadable. Why do I feel like you're judging me, Min?

Her husband also finally made it down, back in his clothing.

Danielle immediately shouted to her husband. ”Husband! Do what you can for the other hosts, I'll be making sure Aria is happy.”

The was an odd inflection when she said Aria, which hinted at the extreme obsession hidden in her eyes. Fortunately, Devon didn't seem to notice. He seemed to be more apologetic, promising he would send money later. Eventually, I leaned over and whispered in her ear.

”Can you get us something to eat now, and then keep your distance for a bit?”

”Yes, my beautiful mistress.” She whispered back, bowed, and then walked away.

After she left to the back kitchen, Devon let out a breath in relief. ”Ahh… well, we have a nice place to stay, it seems, the hostess seems really nice, but doesn't this all seem a little odd to you guys? I know there I nice people in this world, but it seems almost too good to be true.”

Min said nothing, but she was still staring at me. I simply smiled and shrugged.

”I… simply talked to her, told her about my situation. It… turned out we had a lot in common, so we hit it off. I'm sorry we ended up spending so much time… talking… we were just… enjoying ourselves… just the company of another woman… that is… although her husband was there too…” I stumbled towards an explanation that was an approximation of the truth.

Min sniffed and turned away finally, while Devon nodded. My deception skill should get an award after this. With those accusatory eyes off of me, I could finally take a deep breath. The innkeeper and his wife, neither one exactly held up a calm front. He kept glancing between his wife and me, then shaking his head as if trying to convince himself what just happened actually happened. Meanwhile, his wife was staring adoringly at me from across the room. Fortunately, I had my back to the wall and Min and Devon were seated across from me, so they didn't get a chance to see those looks.

True to her word, Danielle brought out a complete feast. It was roasted pork, these incredible vegetables that were sautéed splendidly, soft baked bread, and more. She brought out wine freely, and I got the sense she was using the really expensive bottles. Her husband had gone stiff when he saw her pouring it. However, after getting the threesome of his dreams, he was no place to argue with his wife or the other woman that helped fulfill that fantasy.

Thus, we ate our fill. The finale was strawberries with whip cream. There was sugar in the cream, but I didn't know the source of the sugar. Not wanting to draw Danielle's attention and have her stare longingly at me, I decided not to ask.

After I was stuffed with as much as I could eat, Danielle came back to the table and while staring at me with hearts in her eyes, gave us our room arrangements. Devon nodded and took the key to his room, which was adjacent to ours. As a prince, he was probably used to being treated like royalty, so her overzealous behavior and generous offerings probably didn't set off his radar as much as it might have a normal person. Her finest wine is probably what he normally drinks, and the biggest room is probably cramped by his standards. At least he didn't ask questions and took the offerings graciously.