Chapter Thirty-one – In which Ark talks about giving the breeding room a makeover, and then does some accidental demolition with Vera.

Chapter Thirty-one – In which Ark talks about giving the breeding room a makeover, and then does some accidental demolition with Vera.

The next morning was a full house. Every goblin that I’ve given big seed and a name to so far was present at my table. Including the newest, Pear. I know that I will have to reveal to Prima eventually what Vera can do, but I will push that back until necessary. I had the work order for Lily’s room today, and it was also my day for sun, so I wanted to capitalize on that as well.

Breakfast has become a fun time for me. I don’t know exactly what time I wake up each day, because being stuck in the cave has warped my sense of time somewhat, but it has to be sometime around ten in the morning right now. I know Prima, like Berry, is an early riser, and she always makes sure I have a big piece of cooked meat to eat. It has to take time for her to hunt, kill, drag her kill back here, and then butcher and cook my particular piece of meat. I also have every reason to believe that each piece of meat I have been given by her was pretty much freshly caught that morning.

Looking around the room, I feel like I know the next thing I need to do. I need to make plates and bowls. Silverware is probably too civilized for the goblin tribe right now, but plates and bowls would be nice to have. Berry has bowls, so I know that they must know how to make them. I can do so as well with land magic, probably in a fraction of the time.

Only Lily and I prefer cooked meat, everyone else is for bloody raw meat. Even my baby girl, Diana. Vera could possibly tolerate it being cooked, but right now she’s enthusiastically eating a bloody raw piece of some animal past identifying anymore that Prima gave her, so that’s fine. To each their own. Berry brought some berries to the table as a contribution, while Pear brought some fruits, and Truffle brought some mushrooms.

Variety is the spice of life. Whether it’s food, or goblins!

“So, I was thinking about doing some things around here to make this room a bit more fun to be in. Prima, would it be alright if I added a few things to keep from being bored?”

“Husband do anyway even say no?”

“...It would be nice to get your permission...”

“If need magic stone, not Prima need ask. Jewel task keep Husband magic.” Prima replied, passing the buck.

“What things make Husband cave-hole?” Lily asked with curiosity, taking a huge bite of her cooked rabbit meat.

“I have a number of things I want to make. First among them is a room for getting clean. I would be a shallow pit with water, like the fire-pit outside, and heated by magic. When you sit and relax in the water, it makes your entire body feel better.” I explained.

“Like body rub Husband give Berry?” Berry asked, interested.

“Similar, though it’s just the water doing the work. I could also make a pretty good massage table, but I’d like to have some oil to make rubbing easier before going that far.”

“What massage?” Pear asked first.

“When Husband say lay down, then push hands and fingers whole body. Husband do when Berry body sore, not sore after. Feel good, burp much.” Berry explained her experience. “Almost feel like Husband seed-stick inside, outside body.”

Every goblin present save for Berry opened their eyes wide.

“What oil?” Lily asked.

“It’s like thick slippery water. If I have many flowers and leaves to use, I can use heat and water to make different kinds of oil. There is a leaf called mint, which when eaten it makes your tongue feel cool. That is the easiest one to make oil from, and has the best effect in making your body and muscles feel loose.”

“Lily, know leaf?” Prima pointed to her. “Can get mint?”

“Not know. When go hunt, look for mint.” Lily agreed.

“Pear, you also know the best fruits around here, right? Can you bring me some different fruits to experiment with, even if you think they taste bitter?”

Pear nodded. “Husband make oil from fruit?”

“No. I have some other ideas for the fruits, but I promise it will be worth the effort. I will share all the good things I make with the goblin tribe. Guess I should make a kitchen while I’m at it.”

“What kitchen?” Jewel asked, since making anything with land magic required her to be there.

“It’s a part of a cave-hole where food can be made. Kind of like having a fire-pit inside your cave hole without all the problems of choking on the smoke from burning wood.”

I ended up giving a lengthier explanation, and there were limitations to what I could do with it even if I was allowed to make one. I also had no salt or spices to work with, so things wouldn’t be immediately fantastic. With some cut fruits and water though, I could make some palatable cold drinks like apple juice. I can see Berry and Pear liking those immensely.

“This might sound crazy, but does the goblin tribe trade with other people or creatures outside?”

Prima shook her head.

“No. Great Protector order not go past stream, black trees, big rock. Go past, big danger.”

Thankfully Vera had her sapphire in hand and there was enough time for us to separate our bodies and for me to explain things to Jewel before Prima and Tree-chopper showed up a few moments later.

“What do?” Prima interrogated, staring at the hole in the wall, and to Vera and I.

“A particularly troublesome section of the wall caved in. I didn’t mean to worry anyone. Don’t worry, Jewel was here keeping an eye on me.” I mostly-lied.

Prima sighed.

“Stupid Husband.” She complained and then turned around to leave. Tree-chopper the lazy guard waved at me and I did the same.

Jewel however...

I had to explain without any bullshit what had actually happened after the other two left.

“So, Stu–Vera use boom magic?”

“No. Maybe, but I don’t think so. I was pushing my mana into her body so she could figure out how to use the sapphire stone as a focus so that she could do what I do with the topaz stone, only I think I put a little too much inside and it had to come out like... boom?”

Jewel glared at me. “Husband. Not. Do. Again!”

“I promise! It was just an experiment to see if she could. Wouldn’t it be nice if the both of us could make your cave-hole even nicer in the future?”

Jewel squinted her eyes at me. I do think she sensed the bullshit behind those words, but she let it go. Of course, I had to pay the piper for the disruption. Not that I mind fucking Jewel at all, she has great tits to squeeze, and she really gets into it, wanting it rough.

Whew!

My dick is sore.

Is it possible to fuck too much?

With Jewel gone and it just being Vera and I, she pointed at her stomach.

“Know.”

“You know how to use force magic?”

She nodded, and then shook her head.

“So... you can, or you can’t?”

She took my hand and put it on her belly.

“Know.”

“Uh... are you telling me... the strong one?”

She nodded.

“Know.”

She took the bone used for drawing runes from me and began to write flattening runes on the wall, activating them as soon as she finished each one.

In no time at all, a second bedroom was created, adjacent to hers.

“Is that for me to sleep in?” I asked. Vera only shrugged. Was it just made then to cover up for the hole she blew into the wall?

Sadly no further answers were forthcoming. I felt like this was the perfect time to take a breather, so I asked if Vera would go get her sister so I could go get some fresh air and let whatever leftover dust was in the air, settle.