AN: Loneliness...

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Since the weather is growing cold, I spend more and more time in my quarters, either in my bed or in the study, looking at my territory through the magic screen. While waiting for my diner to be served, I look at the statuses of my workers. I have noticed it a month ago, but the potential of my workers can be raised, probably with the improvement of their living conditions. They will even get a certain profession after some time.

Adelia has her power grow from 2 stars to 3, her precision from 2 stars to 4, and her charm and intellect grow from 3 stars to 4. And effectively, she has become more charming, slightly above average. Her breasts have gone from B cup to C cup, but their shape didn't change, still pointy and a little narrow. Her complexion improved a little as well. She has gained the housekeeper profession, makin her more effective in her job.

Dramar has his power and precision rise from 3 stars to 4. His body has become athletic as well. He and his subordinates have gained the hunter profession. The people working at the quarry and masonry have gained the mason profession. The ladies at the fishing cabin have become fisher(wo)men, the people at the sawmill have become carpenters, and the people working in the farm have become farmers. Finally, the 8 sentinels in the defense towers have become milicians. There isn't a single person with less than 3 stars in power, precision and intellect.

The farm is producing enough food for everyone, but not enough to increase the man-power. However, I want to have an explosive growth at the start of the year, with the coming of spring. I have the hunters and masons completely stopping their regular activities and have each group build a farm and work in them. Some of the carpenter are to help with fishing. With that, food production is more than doubled, and a lot of potatoes, eggs, meat and fishes are taken to the storage room.

In the evening, as usual, Adelia come to my room for diner. The weather that day is quite bad, with rain, wind, and winter's cold. As I lay my hands on my housekeeper, I notice that she is slightly shivering, not from excitement, but from the cold.

“Come here” I say as I stand up and take her in my arms while caressing her body. “I'll warm you up. You've been working well, you deserve it.”

“Thank you master” she answer while hugging me back.

“... Master Kain. For everything you've done for me, for us, I'm very thankful. Before, I was only waiting for death. Or being enslaved.”

“Waiting to be enslaved? It has already happened. The contract you have with me is no different than being a slave. A life-time slave.”

“... Yes, I am master Kain's slave... But compared to the other slaves out there in the world, my situation is much, much better. I'm not beaten, I have proper meals and a proper place to sleep, I'm not asked to work until I'm completely exhausted... Noone of us are. You always give us enough time to rest. You do not insult us. You never did...”

She hug me even tighter than before, and warp a leg around mine.

“Master Kain. By giving my life to you, I have gained more than I hoped for when I was struggling to survive. My life is yours, I belong to you... You don't have to hold back. Don't hold back anymore and use me. I will do my best to please you...” She raise her head and look at me in the eyes, her gaze filled with serene resolution. “It's the least I can do for you. No. It is my duty, and I will gratefully perform it!”

As she says that, my heart shake, its rhythm rise as I'm lightly confused. I didn't put it in her before because I was worried about illnesses and pregnancy. As our situation improved, I knew I needn't fear illnesses, but pregnancy was still something I wanted to avoid. I didn't have the confidence to think of pulling out before the discharge. But right now, all of that doesn't matter.

As I feel her warm body against mine, with her nipples already erect, and her crotch getting moist, I lose all pretense. I take of her clothes and look at her naked body for the first time. Simple, not a beautiful hourglass body, pale skin without blemish, pretty nipples, yet charming. Her determined blue gaze pull me in, and I kiss her.

The first kiss I have with a girl after 3 years. It fells like my very first kiss, and judging by her akwardness and clumsiness, it's her first one. I get more passionate with the kiss as my hands travel on her back and fondle her butt. My manhood is ready for action, and I can feel her damp crotch rubing on my leg. I can no longer hold myself back.

I carry her to my bed and laid her on her back. She open her legs on her own and I stare at the raw pussy in front of me. She stares at my manhood too. I advance toward her, she grabs me and lead me into her. As I enter, I'm overwhelmed by the feelings of her tight, warm and wet hole, and plunge my hole shaft inside her, barely registering her cry of pain. The only reason I stop moving is because I don't want to release my load to early.

However, I feel too good inside her, and soon start to move my hips. I quickly reach a fast pace as I seek more pleasure. I can hear her cry in rhythm as I move, I don't know if it's out of pleasure or pain because I'm too focused on my lower body. It doesn't take long for me to reach my limit and release my load in her. But I'm not done yet, and soon I start to move again. The cry has turned into moans, and Adelia move her hips in synch with me. The pleasure I feel is even more intense than before. After a few minutes she tightens a lot and we both scream as we have our orgasm.

I fall on top of her and she hugs me. The only thing in my mind is what I just experienced. After my mind clears a bit I roll to the side, my breathin regaining a normal rhythm. Adelia is still breathing roughly, we both have a thin layer of sweat on our bodies.

I look at her, with her damp and flushed skin, her satisfied gaze and her thin smile. I find her more charming than ever, and kiss her again. Not like the first, fiery kiss we exchanged, but a gentle one. I know I can no longer see her as an ordinary servant. She is the woman who gave her whole existence to me, with whom I lost my virginity and stepped into true adulthood. I am not in love with her, but I like her and I can't deny that tonight, a strong bond is born between us.

Adelia no longer sleep in the servant room. She sleeps with me. It's not like we have sex everyday. It's just that I enjoy her presence and her warmth at my side when I go to sleep. I like to hold onto her. I think I was missing intimate interactions with people. I have subordinates, but no friends, no confidents.

I think she can be someone with whom I can talk, so every night, just before sleeping, we talk. I talk to her about my childhood, my family, my life before coming here. I don't give too much details though. On the other hand, she also tell me about herself, about the village she grew up in, about her parents, brothers and sister. She tells me about the loss of her family, and the hardship she faced. We learn more about each every night, and grow more comfortable with each other.

I grow to like her a lot, so I start to teach her. I teach her what I know about maths, science and society in general. She only knows about villager's life. I teach her more about city life, merchants, nobles, politics. A lot of what I teach her comes from games, novels, series and movies. The rest comes from history and georaphy lessons. It's because I want her to stay by my side and understand me. I want her to become my secretary and know the basics of what I'm doing and why. I need her to know more about the relationships and interactions between villagers, crafters, merchants, soldiers and rulers.

That is how I spend the winter. With my subordinates producing food in the farms during the day. During the night I either give lessons to Adelia, or we both get more experience in the bed. On the night of the new year, I and my subordinates have a little celebration. It is also their first rest day. The only other time when they didn't work was when the weather was too poor.

One month after the new year, the winter is coming to an end and spring is about to start. I'm getting ready for it. My first goal is to find an ore deposit so that the smithy I will build can be productive. Without the smithy, I can't have access to the next tier of buidings, those buildings that will turn my base from a little hamlet to a small village, and later a town. Only then will I be able to think about conquering other lands.

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Farm-20 people led by Nathan & Marta. Fishing-5 people led by Elise. Hunting-0 people led by Dramar (all 6 busy farming). Masonry-0 people led by Harris (all 8 busy farming). Sawmill-7 people led by Marco. Defense tower-8 people led by Guss.

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