Chapter 39

Chapter 39: Chapter 3

Three days after Artemis’s departure from House Horriss to House of Sea Stone ruled by Lord Hofun. Lucian Mithandir arrived in Maldonia through the gates of House Horriss. Lord Aethelind properly welcomed him as if he was the King, as usual he threw a feast on his name and whores danced naked.

During that time it was House Horriss who had cash stacked up to the full. When the realm beggared for money, Lord Akirbus made sure to reach out to House Horriss before the main bank in over seas. One of the many reasons why king Arteides married Artemis’s mother was because he needed money, so the wedding was purely for his benefits.

So all these money, connections with high Lords and power were onto Lord Aethelind – a man larger than life. He had no respect for the King nor the crown.

Lord Aethelind housed Lucian with his ten thousand men on his lands. He promised Lucian another ten thousand men if he would give him land in Prophis once everything is settled.

Lucian Mithandir assured him “You, my Lord will have gold all over your body. Frozen and cursed lands all in your name, and whores to fuck...” he said while laughing. He was drunk and not himself, nor was Lord Aethelind.

“I hear Prophisians whores have frozen pussies”

“You’ll see it for yourself my Lord”

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“To bonds that may never die” Lord Aethelind raised a glass of wine and cheered it with Lucian.

“To bonds that may never die” Lucian toasted with Lord Aethelind and they continued to drink and celebrate with no care in the world.

It was as if they had already won the war against King Castellan. Even that day Lucian Mithandir dreamt of his seat on the silver throne. He finally raised the name of his family and restored what was the great house.

The news of the arrival of Lucian Mithandir’s army at House Horriss were all over Maldonia. They reached out to Artemis who had just arrived in House Cooperstone led by Lord Maureen. The tour at house Iron Falcon wasn’t fruitful – Artemis received hostility and he was denied the to wed Aurora the moment he just arrived.

Lord Finnian of house Iron Falcon was the most ruthless Lord Artemis has ever encountered. He was a know it all kind of person, old probably in his early eighties and a puppet of Lord Aethelind, he worshiped Lord Aethelind’s money and power more than the king.

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He told Artemis “A king is just a man with a crown. The ten houses are what gives the king his power, without us he’s useless. You are welcome to stay in my house and meet your people, but you will not have my to wed a servant with no name nor titles” Lord Finnian finished and left Artemis all alone inside the council chamber.

Artemis stayed only for a day in Iron Falcon and the next day he continued his journey. When they reached House Cooperstone, Lord Maureen was a very kind man and he hosted a feast on Artemis’s name and invited all the Highborn of his land.

The news of the king’s arrival made the good folks of Maldonia eager to see Artemis, some hadn’t travel to Blackmount during the day of the coronation. And the main reason for such tour was for Artemis to reconnect with his people and well wishers.

However, his mood was interrupted with the news of his uncle’s alliance with Lucian Mithandir even when he made it specifically clear to him that he shouldn’t associate with him.

Lord Balon also received the letter from Lord Balrus regarding his wife’s adultery. His mood also changed and he was wroth with Princess Sansa, the only thing he wanted to do was go back home and deal with the matter. But how can he abandon the tour with four months left?

“Something troubling you my Lord?” King Vaith was looking at Lord Balon from a distance. They were both outside in the garden during the evening taking the breeze of Cooperstone. Just last night they had a feast and lots of honeyed wine.

It didn’t require any further explanation as to why Artemis was still asleep during that time, he drunk the most wine as if there was no tomorrow. Lord Akirbus and Lord Angun spent their day at the gathering preparing for a stage where Artemis will be delivering his speech to his people in Cooperstone the next day.

“Your Grace?” Lord Balon turned to look at King Vaith. “I thought you joined Lord Akirbus and Angun for the... preparation”

King Vaith smiled making his small steps towards Lord Balon “I figured you would be there too my Lord, but I guess we are here now aren’t we?”

“Indeed”

“Are you going to tell me what’s troubling you?”

Lord Balon sighed as he didn’t even know where to start, nor was he planning on telling King Vaith the truth.

But then Lord Balon figured there was no benefit in keeping it a secret. “It’s my wife... she’s having an affair with a servant” he said sadly.

King Vaith gasped “Good Lord! I... I am deeply sorry my Lord. It wasn’t my intention to intervene”

“Argh, it’s alright. I knew I married a whore”

“You married a whore?” King Vaith asked.

“No, I mean she’s a princess... but – with a character of a whore” Lord Balon raised his glass and took a sip of the wine. He was half drunk already but he wanted to be more drunk so he can forget that about his wife’s infidelity.

“Seems like you aren’t amazed by it. My guess is it’s not the first time, is it?” asked King Vaith.

Indeed this wasn’t the first time Princess Sansa cheated on Lord Balon. At first their marriage was hard because the princess was exiled and in return she lost her family and relatives, but they found comfort between themselves and their two daughters. However as years went by, Princess Sansa seemed to seek pleasure elsewhere and it became a habit.

In Nemphis the princess was known as “Lady of the night” as the people didn’t distinguish her with the whores who sold their bodies in pleasure houses. Princess Sansa was well known for her taste of younger men, even though Lord Balon was just a thirty two years old young man who was able to give her all the pleasures of the bedroom, still she preferred a company of younger men.

At first Lord Balon protected her from the gossip, he defended her until one day he couldn’t anymore. Hence this didn’t come to him as a shock, King Vaith advised him to forget his wife and explore the pleasures House Cooperstone has to offer. Hence they went out that night without Artemis’s permission.

King Vaith asked for where he may find a pleasure house in Cooperstone, and he was directed to Jumbo Street.

“Come on, let’s go...” King Vaith urged Lord Balon to follow him inside the pleasure house.

Lord Balon hesitated “I’ve never been to one, I feel like my reputation as the Hand of the King will be compromised”

“No one knows you here. It’s like a new world... and in this world, you can be whoever you want to be, except the Hand of the King” King Vaith laughed and bursted inside the brothel leaving Lord Balon to think for himself.

After a few seconds Lord Balon decided to go in. He pulled his cloak over his head to avoid being recognized, but King Vaith was right – no one knew him there.

Everyone was naked inside the pleasure house, that’s the purpose of it being named a house for pleasure. Lord Balon’s eyes widened with amazement every time he stumbled upon a bare couple making love. He saw men fucking men, women onto each other’s breasts and tongues and a lot of things he’s never seen nor heard of it before.

However, King Vaith was used to it because he took off his robe and cloak the moment he got inside. He pinned a whore on the wall with a handful of the whore’s blonde hair on his right hand and raised his already hard phallus up on the woman’s arse. He turned sideways looking at Lord Balon with an evil smile.

“Did you get what you are looking for?” he asked. Lord Balon was confused “I mean a whore, did you get your type?” asked King Vaith and then he inserted his manhood inside the woman he pinned against the wall. The whore moaned and pushed back, King Vaith lost it and he paid his attention to stroking the whore to his satisfaction.

Lord Balon was confused, a whore named Malisa saw him and she went after him. There was no talking between the two, Malisa led Lord Balon inside and took off his clothes. “Don’t be shy, no one will know” she whispered to Lord Balon before they had a mind blowing sex. That day Lord Balon released all his lust and needs towards needing a woman’s body to satisfy him.