I am not a daughter of the vampire queen!

The sun has begun to set, while the vampires have set up camp. With the city of Turhal in their view, they continued to observe the situation.

as the enemy didn’t seem to be yet aware of their presence. It was decided that the soldiers and officers alike would take a proper rest. Though most just saw in it an excuse for the princess to go to sleep, they happily obliged.

"Master? Are you asleep?"

Lily whispered, her voice barely audible. Her head slightly peaking from under the blanket, Lily held her breath as she waited. Her eyes were fixed on the calm face of her beloved master.

She waited for five, ten, and then twenty seconds. But the only answer she received was her master’s calm, relaxed breathing. Lily exhaled a sigh of relief and carefully crept out of bed. making sure she had not dragged the blanket from her master’s body. Once she made sure that her master was still comfortably wrapped in a blanket.

Lily squatted next to the bed, on the opposite side of her master. Her heart beating fast, Lily carefully digs through the things she has packed.

Lily turned her head towards her master nervously, heaving a sigh of relief when she was still sleeping. She clutched the thing she was looking for close to her chest. Lily lowered her body so that even if her master woke up, she would still not be able to see Lily.

"Ha… haa…"

Lily’s breath became erratic as she carefully removed the black choker from her neck and gently placed it on the bed. Gulping nervously, Lily took the thing she was hiding and moved it to her now-bare neck.

The thing, specifically a thick leather collar, was put on by Lily.

"Hm〜♥"

Feeling the sensation of the rough leather collar on her neck, a wave of pleasure washed over her. as she tightened the collar more.

"Haa〜 master〜♥"

Lily tried hard to suppress her moan, but it did not go well.

With the collar tightened, Lily could feel her skin bulge at the edges. Biting her lips, Lily’s hand reached downwards towards the hem of her skirt.

"hmmm…"

As Lily was about to start touching herself. A silent growl came from her master’s direction. Panicked, Lily put her hand away.

"No. I wasn’t doing anything! it’s just…"

Lily abruptly turned around, expecting to see her master’s angry face as she started to make excuses. But she only saw her master turned to the side, still sleeping soundly.

"〜♥"

Even though she expected to be punished for just a single second, a strong, electrifying pleasure overtook her.

"Huuf... ha- Why am I this way?"

Lily murmured as she tried to catch her breath. slowly removing the collar from her neck. Staring at it for a few seconds.

All those years I wanted to avoid being hurt, but now... I dream that master will treat me harshly… Lily felt confused by her own feelings.

It’s either that or… a memory flashed through Lily’s mind. The time she couldn’t control herself and assaulted her master. She felt ashamed that she did something like that, let alone that she enjoyed it.

"If I don’t punish myself like this, then…"

Lily gasped. She didn’t want to think about it. She hated herself for even having such thoughts.

"If I let master spoil me, then I will just end up wanting to bully her…"

Lily glanced at her sleeping master, at the only person in this world that accepted her. And yet, she desired to hurt her.

Lily had no idea where these feelings came from. Originally, she thought they were just a side effect of her being in heat. But as her master continued to be kind to her, Lily felt the strange urge build up.

Its only when I do this that I am able to be where I belong. Lily felt bad about disobeying her master. She knew she shouldn’t be doing this, but this was the only way that Lily knew of to remain submissive.

"Master, please don’t hate me…"

Lily suppressed a tear that began forming and laid back to the bad, cuddling to Julia who quickly hugged her. Letting her worries disappear, Lily smiled as she began falling asleep next to her master.

Female beastmen are a strange combination of sadists and masochists. just as I thought. Kana mentally noted the confirmation of her centuries-long theory. Then she fell in deep thought again. Their romantic relationships are built on dominance and submission. Is that why the master likes them so much?

Kana was with her master for almost three centuries of her two millennia-long life. During this time she saw many Beast-man females being all mighty and proud, only to later fight over which one of them gets to kiss her master’s feet.

Kana wondered if that was why her master liked them, but the more she thought about it, the less possible it sounded to her. After all, her master didn’t seem aware of this fact until former proud warriors of a few beast-man tribes began throwing themselves at her feet.

If she remembered correctly, beast-man began their relationship with a duel. If the challenger won, the loser simply submitted to the winner, and their love life would begin.

Her master was weirded out by this aspect of their culture. though she didn’t seem to hate the attention she was getting from the women. After all, she defeated them in the last battle, so as per their customs, they submitted to her. The princess’s expression when master was being treated like a goddess by them was funny. She looked like she was about to explode.

A hint of amusement appeared on Kana’s face as she remembered the face her master’s sister made that day. It was more than confirmed for Kana that the master’s sister was, what the master called a "siscon" But Kana found it strange that her master always described herself as such.

After all, the master only cared about her sister a lot, it's not like she was obsessed with her.

Kana looked at her sleeping master and her wolf-eared pet snuggling with her. Kana wasn’t sure if she had ever seen her master look so happy before. Maybe only when she started to get along with her sister.

Kana made sure that her master was covered properly with a blanket and then went to sit on a chair. Kana may be a sword, but as a spirit, she was able to protect her master more effectively. not to mention that she didn’t need to sleep. So, Kana positioned herself and the chair between the entrance to the tent and her master.

"I will not lose you again, master."

A fire of determination flashed in her dark eyes, as she mumbered.