However, before I can say anything to her, my wives grab her and drag her off to the side. When I try to follow, I am gently but firmly pushed away by an invisible force. It is obvious that the girls don’t want me to hear what they have to say, but that makes me nervous.

Honestly, this makes me more nervous than if they had gotten mad at me about the flirting. They talk to Leafa for about ten minutes, then she disappears and my wives come back to me. The six of them are all smiling at me in a way that makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up.

“What?! Why are you looking at me like that?”

Lin says “She is cute and will probably be a lot of fun!”

Myria says “I certainly want to sleep with her!”

Kreno says “Me too!”

“Wait, who said anything about sleeping with her?!”

Lin says “Well, you wanted that VIP discount, didn’t you?”

“I mean it would be nice, but I don’t need it. I can make money without it.”

Lin says “But you are tempted by her, aren’t you?”

“Yes, but that isn’t a big deal. It is probably a part of her powers. Why are we even discussing this?”

Brightfire says “Because of what she is.”

“You mean a dryad? What about it?”

Lin says “Well, Leafa as a dryad is a spirit being and as such is able to be summoned. We discussed it with her and she would be willing to be summoned, with a few conditions.”

“That’s great, but why would we want to summon her?”

Mercy says “Do you know how dryads work?”

“Yeah, they bond to a tree or something. Then they seduce men, kill them, and feed them to the tree.”

Lin says “That’s partly right. They do bond to a tree and as long as they are bonded to the tree, both the dryad and the tree profit from it. The part about the men is only for those who threaten the forest the dryad lives in.”

“I still don’t see the point.”

Lin says “What do you think would happen if Leafa bonded with the tree of life?”

“Oh?! I never even thought of that. In fact, I haven’t thought about the tree in a while. How is it doing?”

Brightfire says “It is doing really well. It would be fine on its own, but it will do even better with the help of a dryad. Not to mention, all life in the capital would do better with a dryad bonded to the tree.”

“Alright, I get the point. So, you all want to summon her and bond her to the tree?”

Sero says “Pretty much.”

“And what are her conditions to be summoned?”

Lin says “First of all she wants a proper tree to bond to, which we obviously have covered. Secondly, she wants to be a mistress, not a wife, which makes things a little simpler. Thirdly, she doesn’t come alone.”

“What’s that supposed to mean?”

Lin says “She said she had a friend who would also need to be summoned with similar conditions. She said you had already met her?”

“Why didn’t she stay to discuss this with me?”

Myria says “She said she had to get back and man the store.”

Mercy says “Do you know who she was talking about?”

“Maybe, but I hope I am wrong.”

Kreno says “Why?”

“Because the one I think she is talking about is a demon.”

Lin says “That would certainly be complicated. What are you going to do?”

“I guess I will go to Soul City and talk to her.”

Lin says “Sounds like a plan. Of course, you have our permission to seal the deal if you can agree to her terms.”

“You are giving me permission to sleep with her, just like that?”

Brightfire says “We don’t like the idea of sharing you with another two women, but we think that it would be worth it. Not only would she benefit the tree and the city, she would help rule the city. We don’t know about her friend, but if she can be useful, then it might be worth it.”

Lin says “Something tells me that anyone who can live in Soul City full time would have the skills to be useful. We trust you and will let you judge if she will be useful enough to join us. The fact that they don’t want to be wives and aren’t human makes adding them somewhat easier.”

Myria says “It’s not that we want to share you with more women, although Leafa does look fun. We are trying to do what’s best for the empire and all of us.”

Kreno says “Besides, if the two of them join us you will then have the same number of women as you do kids!”

Mercy says “Although, I still think that even with that many women, you won’t convince any of us to sleep on gold with you!”

Lin says “Why would anyone want to sleep on gold?! Is this a new kink, Ash?”

“No, it’s not a new kink! I was having trouble sleeping and Mercy suggested I try to sleep like a dragon. I did and it worked. I am not planning to ask anyone to try sleeping on gold with me.”

Sero says “Good! That sounds uncomfortable to say the least!”

Kreno says “Well, not everyone has a thick, scaly hide like Ash does!”

Myria says “True, I miss when he was nice a fuzy!”

“You do know that I can still take that form, right?”

Myria says “Yes, but you don’t use it often enough!”

Lin says “We are getting off topic.”

“Alright, what do you want me to do?”

Lin says “Meet with Leafa and get the details. Then you make the call as to what you want to do.”

“What exactly are you expecting?”

Lin says “You can either accept the deal in full and have the two of them join us. Or you can just sleep with Leafa to become a VIP member. It is up to you.”

“And if I decide not to sleep with her at all?”

Lin says “That is also an option.”

Myria says “A boring option!”

“And you all are going to be okay with whatever I decide?”

Mercy says “Yes, we have all agreed. It probably wouldn’t have been so simple if they wanted to become wives and be our equals. Them being mistresses is much easier for all of us to accept.”

Lin says “Ash, there is something you are missing. These girls live in Soul City, they are bound to have a lot of useful knowledge. Useful to not just you, but to all of us. That makes it worth sharing you with them.”

“You’re right, I hadn’t considered that. Still, it is going to depend a lot on what the succubus has to say. I’m not sure how she will feel about us being at war with the demons. The last thing I want is to bring an enemy into our camp.”

Lin says “Alright, talk to them tonight and fill us in tomorrow night.”

“Yes ma’am.”

That gets a laugh out of them, but with that the conversation is pretty much done. We talk about it a bit more, but after a bit I summon the kids to come play with us. I also invite Lizzy and Leylisha, then just for kicks, I invite Koko to come play as well.