Chapter Three: The Small and the Wise

Luka awoke to the gentle caress of Alice's tongue against his cheek. It was not a gesture intending to shame or fluster, but one of genuine affection. Aiming for some payback for last night, Luka quickly snatched Alice's tongue in his mouth and sucked her in, pressing their lips together. Sadly, Alice didn't react at all, as if she was aiming for this to happen. She smirked as they separated, still holding him tight in her tail.

"Nice try." She said.

"A man can dream." Luka sighed, "Come on, I want to try find the rest of the girls before we go to the village.

"Sure. I'm feeling good this morning." Luka grimaced. Gee, I wonder why. Luka quickly got dressed. Alice waited patiently by the door, her tail wagging like a dog as she seemed proud of her meager work last night. Luka sighed. I'll get to a point where I can last, one way or another. It looked like Luka had given himself a new quest to complete. Once Luka was ready, they left the room.

"Oh!" To find the little Lamia waiting for them.

"What are you doing here?" Alice questioned, convinced of eavesdropping.

"I was going to bring you breakfast like the owner told me to but you're already leaving." The Lamia pouted.

"Well, we wanted to go say hi to the other three since we were in town." Luka explained as they walked down the hall.

"Oh, well Gobby isn't here at the moment." She pointed out, "I think she went back to Yamatai to see a friend."

"I see. We'll find her later then." Luka stretched his stiff limbs as he walked, would he ever really recover?

"Well, I think we should visit the tool shop first." Alice said.

"You want something?" Luka questioned.

"We're on vacation, is it not natural to get souvenirs?" Alice said defensively.

"If you want, but going shopping would only delay our trip to Happiness Village." Alice froze, as if Luka's words had signaled the end of the world. Suddenly she grabbed his hand, "Hey-!"

"Let's hurry up then!" Alice said loudly as she bolted out of the Inn. Dragged across town, Luka was finally allowed back on his feet was Alice abandoned him, rushing into the tool shop before him so she could pick out a souvenir. No doubt she'd forced him out when she found something, so better not to waste any time. Luka stepped inside, resisting the urge to laugh as he saw Alice rushing back and forth, torn between several items in the store. He saw the tip of a little blonde head, and tapped on the counter.

"Hey Vampy." He greeted.

"Oh! Hi!" It seemed she was working the store alone today and must have gotten scared when Alice ran in and went crazy. Luka looked over to her.

"Oh this is nice but-" Alice ran back to the other end of the store, "This hair pin would be so nice with my flo-" She saw something new, "Oh this frame is so detailed!"

"Is she going to blow up the store?" The Tiny Vampire asked timidly.

"No, she's just trying to pick something out so we can get going. Have you and the others been doing well?"

"Yep!" The Vampire grinned, "I even learned a new technique."

"Oh?" Luka knew where this was going.

"Look into my eyes..." She said, staring at him. Luka just covered her eyes up, "H-Hey! You're supposed to look!"

"Sorry, and I don't think my wife would appreciate you brainwashing me."

"Indeed." Alice growled, having picked out a small picture frame for some reason.

"Eep!" The Vampire squeaked and retreated, "Please don't eat me!"

"Good lord no." Alice was repulsed at the idea, "If a Succubus tasted that unsightly I don't want to imagine a Vampire."

"Succu-What?" Luka blinked. Alice just shivered at the memory.

"Long story." Was all Alice said as she snatched Luka's coin purse and paid for her souvenir. In fact, the story was very simple. During the hellish battle of the Monster Lord Coronation Royale, Alice fell prey to a series of unfortunate mishaps. Dodging Granberia's ruthless assault, she tripped over Tamamo's small form, causing the fox to turn and attack Granberia in self defense and occupying her. However, she didn't let Alice get out of the way first and ended up tossing her at the Dragonkin, who just ducked as the Monster Lord flew overhead. She regained her footing, but failed as she slipped on a puddle left behind by Erubetie who had been fighting Tamamo before. Falling flat on her back, Alma Elma swooped down to take advantage, and pressed her crotch against Alice's mouth, using the power of wind to pull her long tongue into her vagina. Alice quickly removed her, although her entire tongue had gotten a taste that didn't leave for a week first. Alma quit the fight then, and soon after Tamamo and Erubetie tied, leaving Alice and Granberia alone. The truth was that Alice won not only due to reading Granberia's moves, but because she direly wanted to find a river to clean her tongue.

"Well, why don't we pay Pup a quick visit and then we'll head out to get you that honey?"

"Sounds like a plan." Alice said, her tail wagging in anticipation to eating that lovely honey again. Luka and Alice left the shop, the former feeling bad for the latter intimidating the girl. However, she tried to seduce him yet again so it was probably a fitting punishment. The weapon shop was close by, and they both entered to see a small Dragon Girl putting freshly made swords and axes on their respective stands.

"Hello Pup." Luka said, making her jump.

"Heep!" She turned around, and grinned widely, "Yay! Luka!"

"Working hard I see." Luka said as the pup hugged his leg.

"Okay we said hi can we go now?" Alice said, not desiring a weapon as a keepsake.

"Just hold on for a bit?" Luka sighed. Alice just grumbled.

"Oh! I have to get back to making the rest of the swords! Luka wanna watch?!" Pup pulled on his shirt, and Luka was in fact interested to see how far the girl had come. Unwillingly, Alice followed them inside.

"About time kid." Alice and Luka stared.

"Granberia?!" Luka pointed in shock.

"Yes? Need something?" Granberia said nonchalantly as Pup started to work on a blade in progress.

"I didn't know you could smith." Luka said. Alice was surprised the knight was bothering to help the dragon.

"I'm a warrior; it would be insulting to not know how to care for a blade." Granberia said. Luka stiffened, he didn't know how to smith, after all Angel Halo was fairly self maintaining.

"Is it good yet?" Pup asked her mentor as she stopped hammering the molten steel. Granberia looked it down.

"Yes, cool it off." Pup doused the steel in the nearby tub of water, filling the room with a relaxing steam. Granberia sighed, "Ah, nothing feels quite like it."

"Yay it's done!" The Dragon Pup was running around with the fresh blade in her hands, happy for a successful forge.

"Just make sure you put the handle on it." Granberia said, suddenly vanishing. Luka and Alice glanced at one another, and then Alice dragged Luka out of the shop. She sped through the city back to Galda and ordered her to take them to Happiness village, not giving Luka a choice since they did what he wanted to do here and she was hungry.

After a very short flight through the skies, Galda lighted down next to the Harpy village, and several men and their feathered wives came out to greet them.

"Welcome back!" A Harpy said, Luka remembering her. She was the first Harpy had fought in his journey.

"Hello." Luka said as he slid off Galda's back, spotting the Queen Harpy coming towards them.

"Monster Lord, it's an honor to see you again."

"It is fine." Alice said.

"Perhaps you would like some honey? We keep some close by."

"That would be adequate." Alice said, trying to keep her authority. It failed miserably as her tail was wagging side to side, and accompanied by her serious facial expression just made her look all the more silly. The Queen made no remark as she escorted them to a hut in the village, and inside was another familiar face. Sitting in the hut, drinking honey, was a Bee Girl.

"Where's the honey?" Alice asked. The Harpy Queen smiled slightly and walked up to the Bee Girl, dipping a feather from her wing into the hive and then licking it clean.

"Right here Monster Lord. The honey is at its best when it is still in the hive, as the extraction causes it to lose flavor.

"But be careful please." The Bee Girl said, "It's only sold because the extraction makes it lose a particular entrancing aspect." Alice ignored the warning and began to eat from the hive delightfully. Luka sighed.

"Is something troubling you Luka?" The Queen inquired.

"Could I talk to you alone for a bit?" Luka asked.

"Of course, let us go to my hut." The Harpy Queen took Luka to the top of the tree and showed him inside her home. She set out some water and honey to drink and snack on. She stood next to him, "What is it?"

"I assume you've heard?"

"About your marriage?" Luka nodded, "Yes, I think the whole world knows."

"Well, after Alice...finished with me I realized something."

"And that is?"

"I can't really satisfy her, I...finish too quickly." Harpy Queen blinked before smiling.

"So you wish to learn how to last longer in bed?" She cooed, tracing the tip of her wing across his cheek.

"Y-Yeah."

"Well, I don't know what to suggest." She continued, "But we could try."

"B-But Ali-"

"As Queen I can only mate with the strongest of men." Harpy Queen said, pushing Luka onto her bed and pinning him down, "You are strong, and I must create an heir whilst in my prime." Her talons deftly removed his pants, exposing his erect penis, "My, my, for a married man you sure seem to be excited."

"Harpy Queen please I-Ah." She cut him off, grinding her crotch over his cock. Her moist opening was primed and ready for him.

"Come, Hero Luka." The Queen urged, "Let us make two birds with one stone. We'll see how long you can last, and I will propagate a new heir." Seeing it was pointless to resist, Luka just sighed. The Queen moved their bodies slightly to get into a more suitable position for insertion. Her soft, oddly warm wings rested on Luka's chest as she began to drop her waist slight. Just as his member broke inside, he shivered. It was warm and soft unlike anything he'd felt before. The strong, gentle muscles massaged his tip without rest. She smiled, "Amazing is it not? The pussy of the queen."

"Ah...It feels good..." Luka breathed, ashamed he was falling prey to the feeling. Searching for more, he pushed deeper inside, surprising the Queen slightly. She smiled, rolling them over and wrapping her wings around him, pressing his face into her bosom.

"Yes...embrace my affection." She said, her legs around his waist and forcing him to pump her cunt. Every time he moved out the pleasure grew more intense then when he pushed in, "Ah, you noticed. Once inside me, there is no escape. To try and leave will bring you a climax in an instant." Luka made no objection, it certainly felt true. He found himself staring at the Harpy Queen's large breasts as she made him pump her faster. She giggled slightly, "Do you wish for a taste? A Harpy always has milk in her." She placed her wing on his head, moving his mouth closer to her nipple. Woozy from the stimulation, Luka willingly sucked on her tit, his other hand grasping her other boob and squeezing. The Queen stroked his hair like he was a child, "Yes, what a good Hero. Go on; drink as much as you want." Luka obeyed, greedily sucking the queen's breast as it began to leak her nutritious milk.

The Queen was panting as Luka attacked her sensitive breasts, and pushed him deep inside her pussy. He knew he wouldn't last much longer, and the Queen knew as well since he was more aggressive with her breasts.

"Don't hold back, cum in me." She urged, "Bless me this, my Lord." Caving in at long last, with a final thrust Luka climaxed, bursting his seed into the queen's womb. She shivered in delight, finally able to not worry about selecting an heir for her position. They laid there for a moment, when the Queen finally got up, "Thank you Luka. I am sorry I was clearly no help in your quest, but I really did wish to help you." She said, "But, I believe it is time you return to the Monster Lord, our honey will only distract her for so long."