Just a little warning.
I took the Easter, but I realized that the end of this story was somewhat weak, so I decided to rewrite.
Like Earth Loudest Heroes, it's going to be weekly, at least until I finish rewriting.
The sun lit the house, and Lady Ronnie began to wake up. Slowly, she surveyed her surroundings, and remembered where she was. She was still a little sleepy, but realized that Lincoln was sleeping in a chair next to her bed.
She looked at him with a smile as she wondered when he'd entered the room.
Seeing her lover rest so serenely made her heart glad. Although it was tempting to wake him, she decided to leave without doing it, and began to walk around the house.
As she reached the end of the hall, she came upon Lynn, again clad in her armor.
"Good morning, Princess Lynn."
"Why this formality?" Lynn gave her a puzzled look. "Except for Lola, none of us care about being called "princess", so you do not have to worry about that."
"Oh, sorry, it's the force of habit." Lady Ronnie blushed, but noticed the vesture of her hostess. "Why are you wearing this armor so early?"
"Well, I like to always be ready. Although we do not have a proper royal guard, I take seriously my duties as captain of the guard. I was going to wake Lana to train with me. Believe it or not, it's hard for anyone to train with me."
"Well, since I'm awake, I can train with you."
"Oh, really? Are you sure about that?"
"Of course. How hard could it be?"
One hour.
That's all it took for Lady Ronnie to regret accepting to train with Lynn.
The two were struggling with wooden swords in front of the house, both wearing golden armors. Although she did not feel comfortable in Lynn's spare armor, Lady Ronnie had to admit that the dragons knew how to make armors. Although they did not have a model more suitable for a woman, it was lighter than the armor she received when she became a Silent Knight.
Seated on the steps of the entrance, all the Loud sisters and Rocky attended the training.
While the other sisters paid attention to their training, Lucy laid her head on Rocky's shoulder, making him blush.
Each sister had an opinion about their performance, but both agreed that Lady Ronnie was the most impressive, since, aside from Lincoln and Lana, no one could last so long fighting Lynn.
"I have to admit, you really are a tough girl." Lynn said, not even showing any weariness. "No wonder you're the youngest Silent Knight to graduate from the Academy."
Lady Ronnie, on the other hand, was already having trouble standing up.
Even if Lynn did not demonstrate, she was very strong. When she remembered how Lincoln had carried the horses the day before, she wondered how strong Lynn would be if she assumed her dragon form.
"Hey Ronnie, you look tired. Do not you want to stop? I'm not even fighting seriously."
Just looking at Lynn's arrogant face made Lady Ronnie's blood boil. So angry, she did not even think of an answer before opening her mouth.
"Do you think that's enough to make me tired? I already fought with squires who were better than you. Show me your best!"
Lynn smirked, while all her sisters were shocked by Ronnie's mistake.
Her green eyes began to turn red, and her skin even redder. Soon, she was transforming in a dragon, while Lady Ronnie regretted having teased the dragon princess.
In a few seconds, a red dragon a little smaller than Lincoln was standing before her.
Lady Ronnie understood why the royal guard of Dragon Domain wore these golden armor. Unlike Lincoln's tunic, that tore when he transformed, the armor grew along with Lynn, coating her chest, limbs and neck.
"Is it hard enough for you now?" Lynn said in her now grave voice, with an evil smile.
Lady Ronnie froze, unable to even shake with fear.
Even when Lincoln had changed in front of her, something about him seemed to keep her from being frightened. Maybe it was the effects of the link forming, or the adrenaline she was feeling right there, but now it was different.
Last week she might think she could fight dragons, but with dragon Lynn standing in front of her, she realized the reality was very different.
Lynn spread her wings and was about to reach Lady Ronnie, when a blue dragon, a little taller than a horse stood in defensive position in front of the knight.
Lynn tried to stop, but was first pushed into the lake by a purple dragon as big as her or even Lincoln.
"Lady Ronnie, are you all right?" The blue dragon looked at her with concern.
It was not long before she realized that the blue dragon was Lana, and she felt calmer.
"I'am fine Lana, it was just a fright. I think it will take some time for me to get used to this."
Despite the large body, Lana tried to hug her knight, without much success.
As they broke the hug, they saw a naked Luna coming out of the water pulling Lynn by the left ear.
"My little sister has something to tell you." She narrowed her eyes, making Lynn understand what she meant.
"I'm very sorry for this." Lynn said, taking Luna's hand from her ear. "I should have been more mature instead of making a bad joke."
Lady Ronnie allowed herself a smile. Seeing all Lynn's attitude being pulled from her was something really fun. She was about to talk when someone caught everyone's attention.
"May I know what's going on here?"
Everyone gulped, as they caught sight of Lincoln with a furious look on the door.
"It's no big deal." Lady Ronnie regained her composure, and walked to the angry prince. "I volunteered to train with Lynn, and we kind of exaggerated a bit."
He did not like the answer, but ended up accepting it when she smiled.
He noticed Luna and the now human Lana, and sighed.
"Luna, Lana, if you do not mind, could you get dressed? We are not animals."
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After the disastrous training, everyone went into the house to have breakfast.
After some quiet time, Lincoln decided it was time to reveal his plans.
"Guys, I think it's time to share what I'm planning to do."
"Oh, and what does our great and noble leader intend to decree?" Lola said sarcastically, causing a few giggles.
"First of all, I want to make it clear that I will not let my position as prince regent make me a bossy narcissist. I am your brother, and I will never change."
Lola just crossed her arms and stared at Lincoln as if he were lying to himself.
All the others, however, seemed to marvel at the prince's conviction.
"Well, as I said yesterday, I intend to meet our grandfather, King Albert. I believe he avoided us for too much time."
"And you're really going to go to the kingdom alone?" Lynn was beginning to doubt her brother's common sense.
"No, that would be ridiculous. I will go to the kingdom with Lady Ronnie and her squires."
They were all in complete disbelief, their eyes wide open. Lincoln sure was crazy.
"Are you going to take your fiancée and your sister with you for a war?" Luna shouted.
"Can you calm down and hear what I have to talk until the end?"
Everyone was silent. Although it seemed crazy, Lincoln was right to want to explain himself.
"Alright bro. We will hear you". Lana said, saluting.
"Thank you, Lana. As you all know, our grandfather told Ronnie Anne to get the staff so he can name a new successor. I intend to ask, looking into his eyes, why he prefers a distant relative when he would only have to talk with his grandson."
"And what do you intend to do after that?" Lucy was worried, hugging Rocky tight.
"I still do not know, Lucy. What matters is that I have already drawn up a plan after spending the night in the library. I have reviewed all the statutes of Silent Valley and Dragon Domain monarchy. So the day after tomorrow, I'll take Ronnie, Lana and Rocky to the castle in Lincoln and I'll clear up this situation with our grandfather, whether he likes it or not."
"Wait, you intend to leave so soon?" Lisa was shocked. "As much as youre our regent, I do not think you should act in such a hurry."
"As you know, I want to surprise Ronnie on Lori's birthday tomorrow, and so I'll solve this." He looked at Rocky and Lana. "You two must be ready, for the next morning we will return, and then we will go to Lincoln and straight to the castle."
"You look so anxious about this trip. Do you want to do anything else?" Luna was intrigued.
"I shall go to our castle today, and I must not return until before nightfall."
The sisters were surprised by Lincoln's decision, since he had not visited the castle for years.
"What is so important to the point of making you go to the castle?" Lynn was suspicious.
"You, of all people, should know." Lincoln looked at her as if daring her to discover what he wanted. "But anyway, I do not think I can walk there alone, so I wanted you to go with me, Lisa."
The young girl was both puzzled and proud to be called to help her brother with his plans.
"Sure, why not? I've had nothing planned for today."
"Excellent. Meet me at the entrance in an hour, I need to pick up some things." He stood up and bowed. "I hope everyone has a great day. See you later."
Everyone just watched intently as Lincoln left.
Each one had doubts as to what he intended to do, but they left that aside.
After all, he seemed to know what he was doing.
.
For the rest of the day, Lady Ronnie trained with Rocky, Lana and Lynn, who ended up acting more friendly than in the morning.
Lady Ronnie noticed that Lucy seemed to follow Rocky wherever he went, and decided to call the sinister girl for a chat.
Lucy accepted, and they both went into a small room that was decorated with furniture apparently made of bones.
"It's in this room that I like to read." The girl said with a slightly disturbing smile. "I carved the pieces myself, and Leni helped me make the cushions."
The knight did not know what to say. Lucy clearly had a peculiar taste for reading and decorating, but she seemed to be a gentle girl beneath that dark exterior. They sat down and stood face-to-face.
"It's really impressive. But I think I need to get right to the point."
"You want to know about Rocky and me, do not you?"
"H-how..."
"It's not hard to imagine. He's your squire, and I'm practically throwing myself at him. You are clearly concerned about his well-being."
"Well, it's not that I do not trust you two alone in the huge house where you live, but it's just that your brother and I end up breaking certain limits very fast, and I wanted to make sure you guys are not going too fast."
"Do not worry about it." Lucy now smiled mischievously. "Do not forget I saw you two at the hot spring. Unfortunately, Rocky is much quieter than I'm, as well as being a bit shy. Do you believe he passed out when I removed my clothes last night?"
In fact, it was not hard to believe. Lady Ronnie remembered how Rocky reacted when Lana took off her clothes for a swim, and the way he was embarrassed. As Lucy wore tight clothing on her bust, it was possible to see that she would surely be able to make poor Rocky bleed through his nose until he died in ecstasy when undressing.
"Well, I just wanted to make sure that you guys are really involved in some way, and check on whether you are proceeding at a healthy pace."
"Do not you think it's a little hypocritical of you to say that, if you and my brother have acted like rabbits in heat since you stopped fighting?"
The knight blushed, and looked away.
"Sorry, I did not mean to embarrass you." Lucy approached and took the knight's hand. "But understand that it's normal for us to be a little naughty when we get through the link, even if I'm younger than you."
"So you actually had a link with Rocky? And how did he react?"
"Well, I admit it was rather disappointing." The girl was blushing, but she looked sad. "I saw him for the first time when you were taking turns watching over my brother, and I felt like I was floating. Lincoln had asked me to warn any dragon that was near your route to get out of the way, and then I went back home."
"And then you told your sisters about me."
"They were furious, and wanted to go after you immediately." She giggled. "I appealed to their common sense, and we decided that Lynn, Lola, and I would watch over you the next night. That's when I saw you two were "knowing better" and I suggested our little act."
"Wait, so you really kidnapped Rocky?"
"Well, while Lola came home, I convinced Lynn that my idea was great, and that we just needed a bait to get you home soon. After that, I took advantage of the two of you at the hot spring and left a note for Lana, explaining my plan, and took Rocky home while he was asleep."
"And left the doll to let us know it was you."
"Exactly. While my sisters went to bed to prepare for the next day, I took Rocky to a guest room, and spent the night with him."
"You do not waste time, do you?" Lady Ronnie gave her a smug smile, folding her arms.
"Not in that sense, Ronnie. I just lay on it, feeling his breath against my chest. I may be in heat, but I'm not a pervert to make love to someone sleeping."
The knight did not know if this was reassuring or disturbing. Lucy seemed to be a bit unstable, and she did not know if this was normal for the girl.
"But then... you two..."
"Sigh... no, not yet." Lucy became very depressed. "Since he woke up yesterday morning, I've done everything to show my desire, but he's so shy he can not look me in the eye, and all I got was some wild making out last night, and he let me hug him without being bothered."
"Gee, it really seems stressful." Lady Ronnie paused a little and remembered something Lincoln said. "So, if he accept you, will you want him to marry you immediately?"
The girl paused for a moment to think, staring at the ceiling.
"Actually, I think I'd prefer an engagement like you and my brother."
"Oh really? Will not you want to follow the tradition?"
"I think it might be more enjoyable to have a secret romance with a brave knight."
"What do you mean by that?" Lady Ronnie began to be disturbed by the look of Lucy, who was full of lust.
"I would always be hiding, traveling with him, unnoticed. And then, in the most risky moments, we would have moments filled with carnal emotion as we feel each other's touch, clutching us wildly as we felt the lustful excitement of the fear of being discovered."
Lady Ronnie's eyes were wide, utterly speechless.
It was hard to say what was more disturbing, whether it was Lucy's perverted sexual fantasy or that she hoped that a guy who could not keep conscious when she's naked was part of it.
One thing was clear. She had to get out of there.
Immediately.
"Well, I think it might be a little while, but I wish you luck with your... lover." She got up and went to the door. "I think I'll wait for your brother in the main hall, have a good day."
As soon as the knight left, the girl just sighed.
"First Lynn, then Luan, and now Lady Ronnie. Why can not any of them see that my love is pure and sincere, despite being lewd?"