Paternal Visitation

In the weeks following their stay at the Queen's retreat Naofumi would travel back to the Melromarc castle (with Raphtalia and Filo in tow, of course). He had spent some days distracting himself with matters concerning Rock Village (and Sadeena's teasing), but was returned to the castle with the excuse of business matters.

The Queen was happy to have her secret husband on the premises.

Within a few moments Naofumi would part company with his party to speak with Mirellia. Telling them it concerned provisions in Rock Village. In that moment when they were alone with the advisors they did just that as a show for the nobles who often surrounded the Queen. Discussing the matters of the village and finances, giving the nobles the excuse to leave as they were aware of how irrelevent it would be to their goals and desires. Maybe they knew about what the Shield Hero and Queen were up to deep down, Naofumi had to imagine they had a few affairs transpire between nobles to recognize when one is happening actively, but he paid it little thought for the moment.

As they were disembarking from the large chamber, Naofumi stepped closer to Mirellia; and once he heard the doors close completely did not hesitate to kiss the Queen's lips. Mirellia kissed him back in equal passion.

"I've missed you…" He whispered briefly before kissing her neck.

The Queen smiled, "And I you." before they were again kissing lip-to-lip.

Mirellia spinned him around as they embraced. Guiding him toward the throne.

Knowing they were alone, away from the prying eyes of advisors, nobles, and even her own daughters and useless husband, Mirellia did not hesitate to let her passion run wild. Easing herself into Naofumi's lap as she eased him onto the throne and embraced. Caressing his cheeks whilst she felt his hands seize her by the waist.

Whatever love she once felt for Trash, it had long been supplanted. Mirellia felt herself entirely devoted to Naofumi. On occasions she questioned it—trying (and failing) to force herself to recall what it was that enabled him to steal her heart when they were young—but she did not really care any more. Allowing passion to smother those lingering thoughts. Why should she do otherwise? He (Trash) was worthless, now, and nothing when compared to her lover. The same lover who had secured a boon (through their child) for Melromarc's future relations with the demihuman nations in the future.

She hoped further boons would be birthed soon.

As the kiss intensified Mirellia discarded her purple gown, breast plate and even crown before she found herself motioned around, mounting her lover. Feeling him thrust into her as he groped a breast. "Yes, my love."

Naofumi smiled, knowing Mirellia would never settle for the simple missionary work. He thrust harder Listening to her moan "Oh, yes…" in a low voice as her waist shaked and jerked back and forth over his own. "Sir Naofumi…"

Feeling his other hand caress against her thigh she seized it with her own and rested it before her in a lower region.

Smiling more as he kissed her neck and thrust, thrust, thrust, thrust, thrust, thrust, thrust, thrust, thrust, thrust, thrust, thrust, thrust, thrust, thrust, thrust, thrust, thrust, thrust, thrust, thrust, thrust. thrust, thrust, thrust, thrust, thrust, thrust, thrust, thrust, thrust, thrust, thrust, thrust, thrust, thrust, thrust, thrust, thrust, thrust, thrust, thrust, thrust, thrust, thrust, thrust, and thrust into her body with great force.

"Ahhh!"

There was little risk of an intrusion upon their rapturous delights. Mirellia had given the Shadows explicit orders to permit none from barging in once the two lovers were left alone before the meeting had begun. Trash, Melty, Bitch, the other heroes, and even Naofumi's party members were not to be allowed inside and intrude upon their lustful act. Even if someone heard them there would be some difficulty for them to do anything about it. Thus they were alone and left to explore the passionate union thoroughly.

Bringing themselves to climax again and again.

Sometime later, Naofumi would awaken in the Queen's personal chamber. Finding her resting beside him on her belly, her pinky finger touching his own. After their union in the throne room they were able to sneak away to the chamber and indulge themselves more rigorously and exstensively.

A good reprieve from his trouble. Naofumi's days since his stay at the Queen's Retreat had been less than ideal. Sadeena knew about their secret relationships. It was clear as day to see. The Shield Hero would need to be a damn idiot to not notice it. Her words and actions she had taken at teasing him over the matter were more than sufficient confirmation for the young man. She knew. She knew and was keeping the knowledge to herself (perhaps for some measure of amusement). Raphtalia, Filo, Alta, and the others appeared to still be in the dark on the matter of his secret affairs with the Queen of Melromarc (Filo having been the most difficult to conceal the truth fom with that super sniffer of her's). But Sadeena (much like Melty) was clearly aware of what was transpiring between the two.

I need to tell her.

Though he wouldn't have minded a little bit longer to focus on him and Mirellia, this was urgent. Touching her leg with his hand, Naofumi slowly ran it upward, only stopping at the neck as he began to stir.

Mirellia's eyes slowly opened themselves. "Darling…?" Gradually coming to gain consciousness with a smile as she saw Naofumi laying beside her.

"There's something I've been meaning to talk to you about." he told her, caressing her cheek with the back of his hand. "Other than our mutual interests."

She was quick to pick up what was on his mind "Something has been troubling you?" although she did not know the exact details, they had become close enough for her to know how read him as if he was a open tome. Much like Raphtalia, after their adventure to contend with the Spirit Tortoise, she knew him that well enough. The only difference was that Mirellia knew him on a more…intimate level, that and Raphtalia had not been one to birth a child of Naofumi (at least for the time being, although, give how persistent the demi-human's interest was for the Shield Hero, Mirellia would not be too taken aback if the Katana Hero one day joined her in being a mother of such children; she would have preferred Melty to do so as well, but now Mirellia was less insistent on that outcome as her own actions made the desire redundant).

"Yeah." Naofumi did not even try to hide it on his face. "You remember that Sakamata woman who works in the village with myself and Raphtalia?"

"Of course, my dearest." Mirellia nodded. "You met her whilst acquiring the remnants of Raphtalia's village, I seem to recall you also won her affection through besting her in a drinking contest."

"That's the one." Naofumi sighed. It sounded even more of a headache when he heard someone recount it than he remembered. "I'm pretty sure while we were at your retreat Sadeena caught us together."

"Do you know how?"

It didn't take much of a guess on Naofumi's part. "Well…she spends a lotta time in the water, so I assumed it was when we were…enjoying ourselves with some time alone together on the beach." It was the only scenario which possessed the most practical and rational to him, at least in a logical sense.

Mirellia rested the side of her face against her hand as she rested on her side, giving him a pleasant view of her body, the body which now was his to with as he pleased. "Has she been threatening you over our relationship?"

"Not so much threats as she's been just making light comments and teasing me when it's just the two of us away from prying eyes."

"Are you concerned that she could cause our love to become more public knowledge?"

"It crossed my mind." was Naofumi's answer as he attempted to remain focused, and trying to not let his more base urge infect his mind—at least until the serious part of the conversation was concluded—as he was looking at Mirellia's enticing form.

"The solution is simple, Sir Naofumi." Mirellia told him. "She has feelings for you, and these can be used to your advantage."

"What…?"

It was true. Ren was more subtle with his crush on Eclair than Sadeena was with her interest in him (not that Naofumi was averse to Ren having feelings for her or begruging him over it; personally, he thought Eclair would be good for him if they were to enter a relationship).

"What are you getting at?"

Mirellia sighed, sometimes forgetting how clueless her secret husband could be when it comes to love and women (albeit not entirely). "I do not believe she would be so callous about her awareness of our secret if she had one of her own, especially if her secret was similar to ours."

"You want me to seduce Sadeena?"

"Is it really so difficult of a concept for you? It is obvious that she desires you as a woman, just as I do. It would not be too difficult to become intimate with her."

"And that doesn't bother you, Mirellia? The idea of me having sex with another woman?"

"Why should it?" she asked, using her other hand to stroke his cheek. "I do not have many more years before I shall be unable to bear further children, and would not oppose the idea of you producing more heirs for yourself. And besides that, multiple lovers are not forbidden in our world, or did you forget?"

That is true.

Soon her hand began to drift down to his chest. "So bed her if you wish, either for personal desire or to secure the secret of our union preserved for a longer duration. It will not trouble me."

Naofumi smiled, stroking aside a strand of her long purple hair, then promptly kissed Mirellia's lips and climbed onto her body with her legs wrapping themselves around his waist.

After his talk with Mirellia, Naofumi found his way to the bath reserved for the queen once again to ponder over what Mirellia suggested to him. He still had a few hours before the sun was to rise and he would need to reunite with Raphtalia and Filo, so he had time to ponder over the option presented to him.

Me…and…Sadeena…?

It was a concept that was a smidge difficult to wrap his head around. Though thankfully not beyond comprehension. It was not as if Naofumi did not recognize the pleasant features to Sadeena beyond her role as an asset to his cause as one of the Four Cardinal Heroes; even with the damage of Myne's action hampering his perception of women, the Shield Hero had recovered enough to be aware of the female Sakamata's charm. In fact, he was sure a number of men would jump at the chance to be sharing a bed with her. But he had tried to be professional with her, plus if anything had transpired between them physically he was fairly certain that Raphtalia would give him some grief.

But now he had a good excuse to try something. There was little doubt in his mind that she would go along with it. But would it cause more problems down the line? That was the real question.

As he rested in the bath, pondering gruelingly over this, he soon felt a pair of plump breasts pressed against his back.

"Found you, my love."

"Mirellia." Naofumi looked over his shoulder to find the Queen's exquisite face to greet him. "I wasn't hiding."

Feeling one of her hands run down his chest before the sensation of her touch caused him to reach full mass. "You recover fast for one who until some time ago was still innocent."

"Mirellia…that…" He couldn't find the words to describe how arousing it felt. He almost couldn't stand it because of how good it was. "I can't…stand it any more." So he abruptly pulled her into the bath from over his shoulder.

"That wasn't very nice." he told her as she sat on his crotch. "I think I'll be extra rough with you."

Mirellia smirked as she asked him "Is that a promise?"

Quickly finding his way into her. "AH!" The pair smile in their union before enjoying themselves once again; with Naofumi thrusting into her once more, suckling at her breast. They may as well, because they had some time to themselves before morning.

By the time the sun was at last up Naofumi was dressed and ambling through the halls of the palace, seeking the exit when he came upon a certain room by mistake: Hal's nursery.

Perhaps it was a sense of responsibility, perhaps paternal love; but regardless he wanted to see his son.

No guard attempted to prevent him from entering. It was as though they knew he was indeed the one who fathered Hal and therefore believed he had a right to see his own child—thankfully, like with Melty, Trash accusing him of actually being the one responsible made the idea harder for some in the palace to swallow—but more so that by then Naofumi garnered enoug respect among the people and within the palace that there was no motive for them to hinder his encroachment into the prince's room. Plus, if they did try to stop him, the Shield Hero was more than capable of forcing his way inside with little effort.

Reaching the crib, Hal's expression became one of jubilation at the sight of Naofumi's scowling visage. Barely any advanced functionality in the brain, and no way to know who he was, and yet the prince instinctively knew the Shield Hero was not a problem. He really takes after Mirellia. Naofumi, in response, unconsciously smiled back as he extended his intex finger toward the infant boy.

"Hey, little guy."

Hal's tiny fingers wrapped around the index pointer and he babbled his uinteligable words to his father. Making an adorable face that only an infant could muster. Naofumi liked his son even more than he hoped he would, deciding to tarry a little before meeting up with his friends.

Unaware that Filo had already discovered him.

"Master?" she said, her voice shocking him.

"F-Filo!" he gasped. "What are you…?"

"We were wondering where you were." Filo told him, then suddenly a smell caught her super sniffer's attention. "Why do you smell like the Queen, Master?"

"I was uh…" he needed to think quickly. Think, damn it. "I was talking to her earlier, for a good while."

He was certain he was up shit's creek without a paddle at that moment, then she seemed to drop the subject and he was able to relax. At least for the moment, he only had to worry about Sadeena knowing his secret. For the moment.