Mercy says “That sounds like it is going to take quite a bit of time.”

  “Yes, it will. Which is why I won’t be starting it until after the honeymoon. That also means you will have to wait a while before you get the ability to gate around. Actually, I will have to wait to start it until after I have visited the dragon.”

  Brightfire says “Why is that?”

  “Because what the dragon is going to teach me will likely change the way I use magic.”

  Myria says “What is he teaching you?!”

  “The dragon’s language. It can be considered the true language of magic, or at least as close as mortals can get.”

  Lin says “I don’t suppose that you will be allowed to teach others?”

  “I don’t know for sure, but I doubt it. I will be sure to ask.”

  Brightfire says “If you aren’t allowed to teach her, she is going to sulk for weeks!”

  “I know, but I can’t break a promise and the dragon knows that. I’m sure he will make me promise not to teach it to anyone else if that is the dragon’s rule.”

  Lin says “Any idea how long you will be gone?”

  “Again, I’m not sure. I would expect it to be at least a couple of days, but it may be as much as a couple of weeks.”

  Myria says “So, the first thing you are going to do after marrying all of us is run off for weeks? That figures.”

  Lin says “We should be grateful that he managed to stay still for this long!”

  Mercy says “I thought that was the whole point of exhausting him? So he couldn’t run away!”

  Myria says “Well, that was one of the reasons!”

  “We all know the other reasons, no need to mention them.”

  Kreno says “It is so cute that you can still be embarrassed even after all of the things we have done!”

  Lin says “Wait till later, when he is in a form that doesn’t have fur, and I will show you how much he can blush!”

  Sero says “That doesn’t match what our creators said about him, I have to see that!”

  Myria says “Oh, he’s growling! I love it when he growls at us!”

  Lin says “We know, we also know that that’s why you are always trying to get under his skin and get a reaction from him.”

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  Myria says “Don’t try to pretend that you don’t like what happens after I get him worked up just as much as I do!”

  Brightfire says “I’ll admit that I do!”

  Kreno says “This sounds interesting! Is he going to go all beast mode and ravish us?!”

  Brightfire says “He never actually loses control, but basically, yeah. It has to do with Myria being a beastwoman, occasionally she needs to be put in her place.”

  Mercy says “That doesn’t sound as fun for Sero and I.”

  Brightfire says “Hmm, true. He does tend to be a little more physical. It is painful for me as well, but I still enjoy it.”

  Sero says “Is it just because he is in his beastman form? Or will it be the same when he is in elven form like you requested?”

  Brightfire says “It may be a little more tame, but it won’t be gone completely. We elves also have our baser instincts.”

  Lin says “For Myria it is all about her instincts. For Ash, it is more him playing along to satisfy her instincts.”

  “That is true, but I do enjoy it. It allows me to cut loose a little.”

  Lin says “Ash, what do you want to do? Do you want to work on your experiment, or do you want to deal with our bad bunny?”

  “I should probably deal with Myria. It will only get worse if we put it off.”

  Brightfire says “What about my request?”

  Lin says “It is still early. Ash can take care of Myria before dinner, with anyone else who wants to experience it. Then, after dinner, Ash can change into an elf to take care of the rest of us.”

  Krenocia says “Count me in!”

  Myria says “That works for me, if Ash can bear to put off his experimenting!”

  “Of course I can! Taking care of my wives is more important.”

  That makes all of the girls smile and Kreno, Lin, and Brightfire join me in dealing with Myria. While we are busy, Sero and Mercy spend the time chatting and occasionally watching the show. The weather outside turns and by the time we are ready for dinner a heavy rain is falling.

  Eating while watching the storm rage outside is strangely peaceful and helps to set the mood. I shapeshift into my elven form while everyone is finishing up their desserts. Since Brightfire requested it, when we move to the bed I give her just slightly more attention.

  I do my best to keep it so that she feels special without it being enough to make the others feel that I am playing favorites. It is a very thin line to walk, but I don’t see any upset looks by the time I am exhausted. It is almost impossible to treat them absolutely equally, but I am doing my best.

  Surprisingly, it isn’t Myria or Brightfire who is the happiest at the end of the night, it is Kreno. However, to her credit she took the effort to make sure that everyone was satisfied. She already knows exactly what everyone wants and she made sure that they got it.

  As usual, I am the first one to wake up, but not that long before the girls start to stir. When Kreno wakes up, she wakes those that aren’t awake yet and then instigates another round of fun. We keep it to a single round, not enough to exhaust anyone, and then we have breakfast.

  Lin says “So, what’s the plan for today?”

  “Well, the weather is back to being beautiful, so how about after breakfast we spend some time outside?”

  Everyone agrees, so after we are done eating we head outside to swim and enjoy the sun. After today, we only have one more day left before the honeymoon is over. It has been fun and relaxing, but I am a little ashamed to admit that I am looking forward to getting back to work.

  As much fun as I am having spending time with my wives, I am not getting any stronger. There are also a ton of things that I need to take care of to help establish the government. This is probably the only time that I am going to have this much peace and quiet before the war.

  I know that I should focus on enjoying it as much as I can, but it is hard for me. I feel guilty about not doing all the things I could be doing to become stronger and prepare for the war. I do try explaining it to the girls when they ask, but they just don’t understand.

  Lin understands the most, but even she doesn’t quite get why I can’t sit still for any length of time. Honestly, I don’t fully understand it myself, I was pretty lazy in my first life. I could have spent an entire week reading without even thinking twice about it.