Heading Out
I woke up to being pinned to the bed. I could not free a limb without bodies needing to be moved. I looked up to the ceiling, feeling like a chapter in my life was ending. Today I will be leaving the Elven Forestry. It was sobering, and I thought back to the years on the forest floor.
It was almost a blur of movement in my memories now. It was only just over a week. My mind was already working on trying to suppress the memories—the near deaths. I will forever thank having fur for warmth during that year. We all huddled at night while someone was staying up watching for monsters. Every day I sat in meditation, desperately soaking in mana as fast as possible. This would promptly be used within hours of fighting. It was becoming a blur. We all felt closer after that.
We gained combat and survival experience. In my previous incarnation, I had done extreme sports which I also learned survival tactics in case the worse came to pass. This proved useful on the forest floor. This was not as sobering as the experience, though. I will never traverse the Elven Forestry floor again without some serious prep. The arrogance of leaving the path to remove the arrogance was completely stupid. I needed to take these lessons and move on.
I felt movement around me as women started to wake up. My first arm was free as I received a kiss from Emily. She was on my right arm. Trisha woke up and kissed me, freeing my left leg. Mally awoke, freeing my left arm, and she kissed me as well. My right leg was freed when Betsy woke up and brought her huge breasts off, and smirked.
I finally got up and looked at the state of the room. Lisa and Rebecca were snuggled in the corner, looking peaceful. The place, though, was covered in the ejaculate of both genders. It reeked of sex. I just found a set of everyone's clothes, and my mana swept forth, cleaning everything since we needed to be ready soon. The filth on our clothes dropped to the floor. I hung things on clean surfaces. It was time to pack up and go.
I did what I really didn't want to do. I clapped loudly in the room. Anyone not awake before awoke. Exclamations were heard all around the room. It was amusing to see everyone groggily exclaiming at me. Lisa did not look impressed.
I smiled at them all and announced, "We are leaving today, ladies!" This woke everyone up more. Then the movement started as everyone started to pack up what little we had. Tina was on some crates in the corner, checking things carefully. I was going, to be honest. I forgot about those crates. They were filled with materials that could only be found in the Elven forestry.
People moved, and Mally was about to leave when I said something, "Mally, we all need to bathe..." I tailed off, and everyone looked at the state we were in. We were all a mess and looked like it too.
"Baths for all now. Clean up quick, and we go!" I told everyone, and Mally created an illusion spell that we used to cover up. We took out clothes with us and bathed quickly. I noticed bitch boy subserviently following Rose. We all cleaned up, and we dressed as well. The little bitch was dressed in woman's clothing and wasn't even blushing anymore. He was completely used to it.
I tossed that out of my mind as we were all cleaned up quickly and getting ready to go. Our inn room, despite the mess, was soon cleaned of our belongings. The filth was left for the cleaners. It was quickly finished, and we had it in a pile, ready to go.
The door swung open, and my mother entered not too long after we finished exclaiming, "Wake up!" she then saw all of us turn to stare at her with looks. She visibly deflated, "Aw, I was hoping to see you in various states," She frowned as many of us rolled our eyes.
"Lisa, Rebecca, Thank you for helping us pack up to leave. Congratulations on your pregnancies." I told them simply with a smile.
"No, thank you!" Rebecca seemed to have woken up to chatting, filling the room, "We just couldn't believe you are completely willing to do that for us. It is so amazing to be with a child and be able to raise it with my partner. Last night was amazing as well. That little bitch boy's screams were a turn-on. I hadn't seen Lisa having so much fun in a while. I can tell she has new things she is ready to do to me at home!" She paused to grab some air with a huge smile, "I cannot wait! I love her so much, and I thank you, Chelsea, for giving us, such strong kids!"
She was about to continue when a hand covered her mouth. Lisa had been across the room when she started, and she made her way to Rebecca to stop her rambling. "Sorry about that; she is still as chatty as always. Thank you, Chelsea. I hope we can do this again. I am due to go back home soon from the Elven territory. Please take care of us in the future." She bowed and started dragging Rebecca out while still trying to talk.
"See you later then; I look forward to next time!" I said and was joined in by my women, all waving with smiles on their faces. "Last night was fun, wasn't it Bitch boy?" I turned to him, and my mother raised an eyebrow. The ex-innkeeper nodded his head with a blush. "We need a name for you," I commented and thought about it, "Rose will give you something," I started interrupting something he was about to say.
"Well..." My mother looked at us all, "You ready?"
"How are we transporting this all?" I asked simply, and my mother smiled.
"We have a diplomatic caravan train on the forest floor ready to go. Your new woman Rose has been adding a lot to it." My mother pointed out, and I realized that made the most sense. Then I caught the meaning.
"Rose, what are you bringing?" I asked simply, and she blushed.
"I told you last night that I was coming with you, and since you are in Beast-kin Country, I can start new businesses there. I am bringing gold and goods as well. I can sell at a major profit since your mother and you are guards yourself. The danger is limited as well. So I thought, why not take advantage and move a lot with me? Everything I move after this will cost more, so now the time to do it." She was blushing harder, and It looked cute.
"That's fine," I simply stated and started to grab our stuff. "Let us go, Ladies!" I cheered and matched them. We took our stuff to the Elevators and realized that the Diplomatic caravan train was longer than I thought. There were over forty large carriages. I shrugged my shoulders and looked at the guards my mother had prepared.
This was when I noticed something. The mana fluctuations. These guards were at least C-rank. Each was a Bunny-kin. They looked professional and ready to fight. These men and women with various fur colors changed between white and black skin. I noticed one bunny kin with black skin and purple hair. The variety was great, and I was questioning how we evolved to have such diversity.
I started loading up the rest of the gear and packing it tight. I looked around and counted the guards finding forty of the wizards around us. The people guiding the animals looked to be at least D-rank fighters. When we were all finished, we packed into one of the more middle-large carriages for personnel.
My mother was inside the large area, looking at herself in the mirror. She was looking good, showing herself off. I stepped inside into the seats arranged. The carriage on the inside looked larger than it should be. I started to do calculations and realized the dimensions were off what was possible.
"It's an expensive carriage, honey," My mother looked at me through the mirror, "There are space enchantments in here. It doesn't do much, but it increases the space in here for us to feel more comfortable."
My women started to come in after taking seats and getting comfortable. "Mother, we have a lot of powerful guards here," I stated, the question implied, and my mother smiled wryly at me through the mirror.
"Honey, We are going through some hostile territory..." She paused before continuing, "We are the upper levels of government no matter how much you throw it away on convenience. Our people need us protected for their own good." She shook her head at me.
"I might be a high B grade wizard Chelsea, but even I can die to the wave tactics. This also stops random bandits from stopping us. Now with the amount of gold your woman brought. It makes even more sense." I smiled and realized at this point, I should be quiet.
I think I have trouble with the thought that my life needs protection. I know it does as well. There was just something that made me reject the thought. I sighed and sat back. I decided then it was time for me to meditate. As everything was ready, I entered a meditative trance, and we moved forward.
The carriage moved towards home, and my mind was enveloped in the mana.