Enslaved Sister Harem β V2 β Chapter 32
I had no map at this point, so I was basically moving blindly. If I went too far, Iβd end up on the outside of the castle. At that point, I would be very restricted in my movements under the eyes of guards and trapped within the crowds. Instead, I needed to focus on a way up to the upper floor inside, and I assumed any such entrance would likely be a secret entrance not unlike the one I just escaped out of. After walking hastily for a minute, I slowed to a stop.
Without looking back, I spoke. βAre you just going to keep following me, or do you know the way?β
After a moment of silence, Ayda moved from the darkness and walked to my side, a displeased look on her face. βI havenβt decided if I want to help you yet.β
βFortunately, you donβt need to help me,β I responded, causing her to glance at me suspiciously. βSee it instead as helping your nieces. One niece is about to be forced into a marriage she doesnβt approve of, and I have no clue what they plan to do with the other. Youβd be helping them escape their fate if you help me.β
βYeahβ¦ I get it.β Ayda crossed her arms unhappily. βI canβt say Iβm familiar with these tunnels, but I am familiar with the layout of the castle. I also know where you need to go.β
βIβm going to the wedding.β
She shook her head. βNo. The wedding will be too heavily guarded. Even if you could reach the bride, you wouldnβt be able to escape.β
βThen what do you suggest?β I asked, finally looking in her direction.
βSince this is a noble wedding, it is customary that after the bride and groom give their vows, they are to go to the throne room and kneel for a blessing. Their ceremony is private, and the guards will be at the entrance. That means, there will be a period of a few minutes where Akkar, Theo, and Saria will be alone. This would be the best time to strike.β
βYouβve put some thought into this. β I smirked.
She snorted. βI was responsible for castle security. I had to think about such possibilities for every event.β
βYet, you werenβt aware of the tunnels laying under the castle?β I raised an eyebrow.
βI said Iβm not familiar with them. I didnβt say I wasnβt aware of them.β She narrowed her eyes at me. βI know the entrances and the exits, and I have a rough idea of how to get there.β
βAnd the throne room, there is an entrance?β I bit my lip. βOf course, there is.β
The throne room would be an obvious location for a King to be cornered. If one needed to slip away and escape, that would be a means of doing so. There was one issue with their plan.
βWonβt this security measure be guarded?β
βUnlikely. The tunnels were a guarded secret of the royalty. I knew about it, but I dared not reveal them to anyone else.β
βIβm not sure about Akkar, but Theo knows about them as well.β
She shook her head. βHeβd have told Akkar. After all, theyβre working together.β
I snorted. βYouβre still thinking too innocently. Theo wouldnβt tell Akkar about this. It would put him at a disadvantage. Gantar and Gorwin were both betrayed by Akkar. Why do you think that is? It was because Akkar saw them as fools. Theo, on the other hand, has made himself indispensable to his brother. Besides hiding how he destabilized the country with the goblins, he also had several more tricks up his sleeve. Namely, his status as a will-user.β
βTheo isnβt a will user, is he?β Aydaβs stunned expression told me what I needed to know.
βI actually wasnβt sure that was a secret until your reaction right now. I suspected he was holding the secret since he deliberately avoided showing off any will in my earlier capture. The question becomes, is Akkar a will-user as well.β
βIf even one of them is a will-user, this will change our plans drastically. It wonβt be so easy to take Saria with a will-user beside her.β
βJust show me the throne room. Weβll make our decision then.β
Ayda nodded, but her uneasy expression wasnβt as confident as it was before. Maybe I should have kept this knowledge a secret as well. In reality, Ayda should be stronger than either of her nephews. The wounds on her body were a testament to how unwilling she was to fight her own. She may have resisted, but she wouldnβt dare use her powers and start killing. Thatβs how she ended up in her current state and in jail. She could only do so much without drawing her blade and fighting back. Suffice it to say that if a melee against her nephews broke out, I might find myself without any backup.
Ayda seemed to be moving with a purpose at that moment, so I followed her through the windy corridor. Once in a while she would stop and listen at a wall, perhaps listening for the sounds of the castle. I didnβt hear anything and was starting to think that maybe she didnβt know her way. However, just as my doubts were starting to grow, she stopped and crawled to a small panel. It wasnβt until I got on the ground and followed her on my hands and knees until I realized we were stopped at a grate. More than that, on the other side of the grate, was a large room.
βThe throne room?β I mouthed the words in Aydaβs direction.
She nodded, remaining just as silent. The reason for that was that the room wasnβt empty. There were two people talking in the middle of the room, away from the throne. One of them I instantly recognized as Theo. As for the other, he wore fine clothing. He looked a bit older and more mature than Theo, and if I had to guess, I would believe he was Akkar.
βShouldnβt you be at a wedding?β Akkar voiced the thoughts running through my head.
βMy bride can wait,β Theo responded smoothly. βThe wedding canβt take place without his highness present anyway.β
Akkar chuckled darkly. βThat is true. You wouldnβt by chance be planning to rectify that situation, would you? If you were King, then the world would wait for you.β
βDo not jest, brother, I have never had aims at the throne. Giving me my bride, you have already sealed our bond and my loyalty.β
βTime will tell with that. You never did tell me how you managed to cause half the country to die. You put the people into a state of panic. Father had to send out half of his loyal men to maintain peace. Taking over was all too easy. That was your plan. So, you can imagine my ill-ease that you might repeat the sameβ¦β
It seemed that Akkar was extremely paranoid. For a man who betrayed his entire family, he ought to be. As for Theo, he seemed more of the uptight kind of person. He was someone who did things by the book and was a no-nonsense kind of guy.
βBrother, as Iβve explained before, I do not have the forces that you have. I would never have been able to do it on my own. Furthermore, while Onvyr has always been cruel to me, I believe Akkar would be a far better King. I simply want the sisters.β
βHmphβ¦ but both of them? I admit you surprised me a bit at howβ¦ aggressive your appetite. I almost feel sorry for them. After all, Iβve seen whatβs left of those whores you play with.β
Theoβs eyes widened and his head raised for a second, but when he saw Akkar smiling, he glanced back down. βThat isβ¦ another matter entirely. Do not worry. Our sisters will be left alive. I just want toβ¦ have some fun.β
I frowned as I listened to the pair of them talk. Something about Theo felt a bit off. There was something I was still missing. It was a piece of the puzzle that I still needed to fit together.
βWhy have you come, Theo?β Akkarβs smile faded as he spoke in a demanding voice that possessed none of the original mirth.
βIβve finished checking the sisterβ¦ she had a letter on her that was supposed to be delivered to the King. At first, I thought to just kill them and throw it away, but I realized it might be best if my King read it. Iβm sorry to ignore your order, but the envoys from the beastkin are still alive.β
βWhat is this?β he took the letter and opened it.
The seal had already been broken, and it was clear that Theo had read it. My eyes narrowed even more as I watched.
βOh, hohβ¦ so their attack was actually such a thing?β Akkar let out a laugh. βTheo, why would you think to keep this from me?β
βIt could have been a trick or a lie. You had already given your orders, and I donβt like to break them if I donβt have to.β
βBrother, youβre way too rigid!β The suspicion in Akkarβs eyes dissipated for a bit as he looked down and reread the letter one more time, moving his lips as he sounded out the words. βThis is absolutely splendid. It looks like Iβll be getting married too. Tell me, is this Lucy beautiful?β
βShe isβ¦ a rabbitkin.β
βHeheβ¦ a little bunny, huh? Well, I bet she can go all night!β A bit of lewdness shown in his eyes, causing Theo to look away in disgust.
βOh, what? Donβt tell me little brother is disgusted by beastkin. Not all of us lust after our own sisters. Between incest and bestiality, well, we each have our perversions.β
Akkarβs mood seemed to be much greater, although my mood had soured quite a bit. It was my fault that the two of them were in this castle. If I failed to do what I needed to do somehow, and this all fell apart, it would be my sisters paying for it again. Just with the birth of the devil prince, my sisters had to suffer a great deal. They lost their mother when they were young, only to be replaced by an uncaring reminder of her that only obsessed over me.
Then, they were each dragged away from their homes, one at a time, being raised on foreign soil and away from both of their parents. Meanwhile, the devil prince lived in the home that was once theirs, living happily as his very existence caused the country around him to crumble. I could still save them, but now both of my sisters were caught by malicious elf princes who wanted nothing more than to play with them.
βMy lord, I need to go get dressed. The guests are waiting.β Theo bowed.
βLet them wait!β He snorted. βWeβre royalty. Itβs not like theyβll leave without us.β
I grabbed Aydaβs arm at this point and pulled her away from the grate. Once we were a good distance away that we wouldnβt be heard, I spoke.
βCan you take me to Theoβs room?β
βHis room?β She frowned and then nodded. βThere is another grate that lets out a hallway away from the royal suites. Why?β
βI just have a hunch is all,β I said.
The pair of us headed away from the pair. I couldnβt make out their voices, but Akkar appeared to be saying something to Theo. However, from the beginning, Theo had left me wondering. What was it about him that felt so different from the other brothers. I had only seen him three times. Once, he had bested me in the subterranean catacombs. The second time, he had arrested me as Gorwin. And then, just nowβ¦ I had seen Gorwin, Gantar, Akkar, and Theo. To the best of my knowledge, Onvyr was already dead.
βTheyβre fools.β I suddenly spoke out into the darkness.
βHuh?β Ayda raised an eyebrow.
I shook my head, but my mind was already working. That was the difference between them. The other brothers were all incompetent. Theo was the only one who gave me a feeling of pressure. He was the only one who came off as intelligent. That couldnβt be a coincidence.
βWeβre here.β She spoke this time, gesturing for me to go first.
I looked through the gate and then cautiously opened it and slipped through. She followed behind me. The pair of us moved quietly down the hallway. She stopped about three doors down.
βHe will be heading here before his marriage. You only have a few minutes,β she said stiffly. βAre you planning on ambushing him?β
βYes,β I responded simply.
That was why her actions were suddenly hesitant. She figured out I was going to make a move on Theo. The pressure he was giving off gave me a feeling like he needed to be taken care of. I was no assassin, but if I hid in his room with illusion magic, I could potentially kill him.
βIf he doesnβt show up, the wedding will be cancelled, and you wonβt have a chance to save Saria.β
βTrueβ¦ but she also wonβt be married.β I responded.
βI wonβtβ¦ help you with this.β
βGood. Be a watch instead.β
She lowered her head. βVery well. However, just like the King, my help only goes so far. If it is you who dies instead of Theo, then I will not make any move.β
βIf youβre okay with that, that is your own prerogative.β I turned to the door and grabbed the handle.
Ayda looked hesitant for a moment and then turned away, walking back down the hallway, likely to hide by the grate. With a breath, I opened the door and stepped inside. My eyes immediately jumped to a woman tied to the bed in chains. I was reminded of what the King said about Theoβs use of prostitutes. However, this woman was alive, and she was moving as if she was in physical pain. I could hear her panting in agony.
Recognizing the woman, I immediately raced to the bedside. βBala!β
As soon as I leaned close enough, she lunged at me. Her lips stuck to mine, and she tried to stick her tongue in my mouth. I pulled back instinctively, and her body started wildly thrusting out. I suddenly realized she was indeed in agony, but not in pain. Her pants had formed a wet spot, and she was looking at me with extreme desire. There was a hint of relief in her eyes that it was me and not someone else.
βBalaβ¦ aphrodisiac?β
βForced itβ¦ ahhhβ¦ just fuck meβ¦ Davidβ¦ fuck me!β She moaned, pulling against the restraints.
I couldnβt help but give a wry smile. It was rare I got to see a side of Bala that was thisβ¦ needy. He must have given her an extremely strong aphrodisiac. The only thing that worked that strongly that I knew about was concentrated devilβs blood. I stopped just as I went to touch her.
That was it! I leaned down and kissed her. Suddenly, her hands grabbed me, and her legs managed to wrap around each of mine despite her restraints. She started wildly humping me while she tried to suck my face against her own. It took me almost a minute to escape her grasp, and I had earned several bruises in the process.
Bala broke into tears. βPleaseβ¦ I need it. I love you, Master. Pleaseβ¦ I wonβt do it with him. Only youβ¦β
βYouβve given me the last piece of the puzzle. I know what to do.β I said, pulling a vial from my sock. βIβm glad they didnβt strip search me before tossing me in prison. They really did underestimate Gorwin. Here, this should cure you.β
I held the vial up to her lips, and she began to eagerly drink it as if she was desperate. She swallowed gobs of liquid down excitedly. As it entered her body and took effect, her normal cold demeanor started to return. By the time she drank the whole vial, she was watching me with her usual eyes.
βIf that didnβt do it, my fingers hold a bit of magic as well,β I said, touching her stomach and lowering my fingers down into her soaked zone.
βRelease my restrains,β she said, her voice cool and crisp.
I sighed and pulled my hand away. If there was time, I would. I removed her restraints, and Bala stood up immediately. Without hesitation, she stripped off her wet pants and panties, revealing her naked butt. I looked down at it, which she put on display without reservation.
She tossed her dirtied undergarments away and glared at me. βMy sister is in trouble. Stop acting like my brothers. Itβs disgusting.β
βYou were in more prominent danger, it seems. Well, I already have everything figured out, so now itβs just time to let the plan fall into motion.β
βWhat is the plan now?β Bala demanded as she covered her lower half with a sheet.
βI believe I have a wedding to attend.β