Steel and Mana

When the 'demonstration' ended, my father became like a little kid, asking us all the questions he could come up with.

"Do you remember the big flare you all saw in the sky months ago? The one that I told you not to worry about?" I countered one of his questions with mine, "Now, the first spell Sasha demonstrated here was that, but refined and without Merlin's interference. It is an original creation, so I am exceptionally proud of it! The second one is something that I 'stole' from the Empire."

"No wonder they keep it a secret!"

"There is more here, of course! I have brought ten long-range firebolts, the same one you just saw Sasha fire at the beast. Then, I have ten 'mines' which, as I said, I want to plant on the outside. If someone with actively releasing magic comes close to it, touching distance, it should activate and go boom. Then, the rest are flares, and I have a few experimental ones of different elements. I just don't know how they would work, as Sasha is best when it comes to fire-based spells."

Of course, he wanted to see the others right away, but I had to tell him that would be foolish. I don't want to waste them on the big nothing. I need targets for two reasons. One was the obvious one: seeing if they function as I wanted. The other was to train Sasha to hit moving targets. I was sure that sometime in the future, there would be problems between us and the Empire, and Sasha would have to be able to defend herself and our home.

If I could come up with methods to not put her in harm's way, I would, but I can't deny the fact that a mage is indeed a mighty force by themselves. I now fully understand why the Empire gobbles them up for their own use. It was enough of a demonstration for the night, so I headed back, going straight for a hot bath and enjoying Sasha's fingers as she helped me wash my body.

"Weird..." I whispered, sitting down on my old sofa with Sasha.

"What is?"

"That Luna wasn't here, peeping."

"Huh? Why would she do that?"

"Ah... n-nothing." I added hurriedly, but she wasn't letting it go. She scrutinized my face, leaning closer and closer, humming louder and louder.

"You are lying!"

"Wha-? No!"

"You are! You always move your eyes from left to right when doing it! You also blink twice, really fast!"

"Oh... I didn't know that... Haaah... Don't be angry, okay?"

"Tell me!" She pouted, sitting up cross-legged, wanting to hear it without sugarcoating, watching me like a hawk so I don't lie to her.

"Since the first day, Luna has been peeping, watching us having sex. I noticed it, but, well, it is harmless, and she needs some entertainment!"

"..."

"What?"

"..."

"Sasha?"

"Nyooooooooh!"

With a loud cry, she disappeared under her robe, pulling all the nearby blankets over her, cocooning up like some little caterpillar.

"It isn't that bad! Sasha! Hey! Saaaaashaaaaaa! Heelloooooo!"

No matter what I tried, no answer came from the bundle of blankets, so I began slowly peeling them away, layer by layer. It quickly became a struggle and a tussle to free her, making her tomato-red face pop out.

"I want to hide! Forever! Put me back! Hauuuuuh!"

"Nope. I won't. Come on, it isn't a big deal!"

"It is! She saw me moan and do things... I can't! Hauuuh! Meany! Bully! Perv! Idiot!"

"Don't blame her~!"

"I am not! I am saying it to you! You knew about it and did nothing! Uwuwuwuwu! Bad Leon! Superbad Leon! Baddy-bad, baddesty bad!"

"Ahahaha! Come on, relax!" I continued to laugh, finally pulling her up, starting to kiss her face and neck, massaging her body. I already knew where to attack to turn her on, and the effect was almost immediate as she began moaning. "So what if she watched us? She is our maid; if not watching, she would know it the moment she cleans up after us the next day! Who do you think changes the soaked sheets?"

"Nooooooooo!" She moaned again after the realization hit her, yet she still opened her legs wide when my hand slipped down there.

"There is nothing to be ashamed of~! I bet you talked about it anyway!"

"Not in details!"

"Ah!" I grinned, catching her stiffen up after realizing she let her words slip, "I knew it! See? It's perfectly normal! She is just curious and lonely. She doesn't have a husband who knows what she likes and how to please her..." I continued, whispering into her ear, making Sasha moan ever more louder.

"S-stop... for a moment! Please!"

"Hm? What is it?" I asked, surprised as her words were honest, so I immediately halted, releasing her from my grip. "If you are not in the mood, I'll stop... Sorry."

"No, not that!" She turned around quickly, holding my hands, and I noticed her eyes getting filled up with tears.

"What is it...? What's wrong?"

"I'm bad... I'm not good enough..." She sniffled, surprising me with her words that I was unsure where the hell did they come from.

"Woah, woah, slow down there! Who said that? Where did you even get the stupid idea?"

"But... But it is true!"

"The fuck it is!"

"But I can't get pregnant!"

"Huh?"

"We are doing it every day, and I am still not pregnant! I can't give you a child! I am useless!"

I don't know where this came from so suddenly. It stumped me, for real. She burst into tears when she saw me fall silent, and her loud wails were hurtful to see. I felt like my heart was being squeezed with two hands as I watched, hugging her close to me, gently stroking her hair.

"Ssshh... It's alright... don't cry! It isn't your fault, not at all!" It didn't seem to work, as she just began crying even louder.

It was futile to say anything more, so instead, I continued hugging her, stroking her back, trying to comfort her, gently kissing the top of her head. When the tears finally stopped falling, and she managed to breathe normally once again, I gave her a passionate kiss.

"Salty~!" I chuckled, holding her face in my hands, pinching her playfully. "Don't dare cry like this again, you hear me?"

"I-"

"Sssh! I said no crying! Listen to me, Sasha. I love you. Understand? Nod if you do~! Good girl... Now, you also know that my parents tried for years to have me! Who says it is your fault? It can be easily my problem! Maybe my sperms are lazy bastards, not wanting to swim deep enough or go the wrong way. Don't you dare blame yourself when it could be easily me!"

"It must be me... OWIE!" I couldn't help but chuckle after she grabbed her forehead, where I flicked her.

"Don't stress about it! We will try, try, and try, hm? One day, it will click as it clicked for my parents!"

"But... but..."

"But, but, butt!" I groaned, rolling my eyes, and with a flip, I made her lay on my lap with a surprised face as I pulled down her panties and slapped on her butt. "Bad girl! Thinking bad stuff! I will spank you!"

"But- OWIE!" She moaned again as I slapped her bottom.

"No buts, just butts!"

"Hauh... o-okay... I won't say it anymore!" She pleaded, yet still pushed her perky little ass to my hand as I began kneading it.

"Good girl~! As I said, we will try it repeatedly until it happens, got it?"

"O-okay!"

Both of us knew what would happen next, and it didn't take long for me to climb on her, pushing her down from behind and spending a delightful hour punishing her for thinking up stupid scenarios in her head.

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It was already way past sunrise when Sasha woke up, tucked in and still feeling Leon's warmth in her tummy. Rubbing her eyes and yawning, she noticed two white legs sticking out at the couch's end before the fireplace. Climbing out of bed and walking over, she realized they were connected to Luna, who was sleeping there, lying on her stomach, her head stretched against the same spot they had made love the previous night.

"..."

She wanted to feel embarrassed, but no matter how she looked at her silly smile, drooling a little, she couldn't help but chuckle in the end. Then a sudden idea hit her... She was sure it wasn't Leon's fault that she failed to give him an heir. He didn't live his childhood foraging in the forest and barely surviving, destroying her body. It had to be her who was incapable of bearing a child, yet he would need one. The thing they are all building up will need an heir; if she can't do it, someone else will have to.

"It is a better choice than Yuri..."

With that decided in her head, she gently shook Luna awake, who needed a moment to realize where she was.

"Ah, Sasha! S-sorry, I got sleepy! Hauh! I will make something to eat at once!"

"It's alright! I'm not that hungry!" She smiled, sitting down next to her. "Dreamt about anything nice?"

"Ah, um, w-well... This and that, you know..."

"About Leon?"

"Huh?!" Luna's body immediately stiffened, looking at her Mistress with wide eyes.

"He told me you are peeping at us!"

"Haaaaaauuuuh! So he did know! Awawawawawa! I didn't do it THAT many times!" Hearing the revelation, Luna began panicking, her face turning pink, then white, then switching back and forth because she couldn't decide to be afraid or embarrassed.

"It's okay! I was going to talk to you about it. So... tell me, do you like him?"

"H-h-he... he is my, Master so- Ah... Mistress, where is this going?!"

"Leon will need an heir, and it seems I can't give him one..."

"Hauh, not you too!"

"Huh?"

Now it was Sasha's time to be surprised, blinking her eyes rapidly before Luna finally explained what she meant. It turns out she was late yesterday because Louise, Leon's mother, kept her, conducting a long and extensive questioning and even suggesting she start preparing to become a concubine for her son.

"Hm, hm... She is right." Sasha murmured, crossing her arms, watching Luna and her body, starting to think just like her mother-in-law.

"Eh?! Mistress? Sasha? B-b-b-but!"

"Yes... you have a nice butt!"

"Eh?!"

It was not the first nor the last time for Luna to repeat the same simple questions as Sasha wasn't budging. While Leon was gone since early morning, planting his traps with his father and soldiers accompanying him, she was already planning how to make Leon sleep with Luna. It surprised her how calm she was about the idea. Watching her friend and maid squirming in place, rubbing her thighs together, looking at her with sparkling eyes, Sasha couldn't help but feel that something was being awakened within her. Something that she didn't know about before, yet it made her heart flutter and become excited. Leon was her man, and she loved him unquestioningly... Then there was Luna, her first friend, and she wanted to bond with her even more now.