"Miss, it's time to wake up."

  "I'm up now. Thank you," I call out. I try turning, but a few kicks to the kidneys cause me to pause.

  "Sigh, I guess it's that time," I let out. "Holy, it seems a little te. Try to be o your Mommy; she's got a lot of you to carry." A few more kicks e in from the little ones as I try sitting up in the bed. The orphan has already slipped out of my room.

  "Look, I know you'll all leave me before I get a ce to hold you, but that doesn't mean you get to abuse me this muo matter what, I'm your Mother. Be kind, though my own Mom does say I was an active kid as well. My stupid geics getting in the way I guess."

  I force my way through what is going to be a stant now that they've started. I've got twenty-four little legs inside me; the odds that one is active are going to be high. My eyes watering a bit, thinking about how they'll all be taken from me, right from the womb.

  "The Duchess did say I'll marry her if she is pregnant. The odds are in my favor that she is. Yes, I should be with you all. Just a little te, but I'll hold you all. And maybe you'll still be breastfeeding! Yes, some go for a year, and I'll get out after eight months. Yes, so try beile. I may get to spank some butts."

  I make my way to the wardrobe to get a robe and slip some heels on.

  "I should che Yuki first. She may need some more healing before she starts her day. What if she is dang! That would be a problem if she was sore or something. Shit! Whoever did that is going to have to hug me more when I get back to you all. The stomach is off limits for your kicks!" I'm sure they'll ighat, and if I do marry the Duchess, I'll be giving them all plenty of hugs no matter what they do. So, my threat is a little pointless. Well, no, it's a good excuse I pull when they get to the grumpy teenage years. Look at me thinking ahead now!

  I head up to Yuki's room, ehe little waiting area, and then kno her door.

  "e in!" I hear her call out.

  "Hi, Yuki. How are you doing? Oh, and you too, Nakuma," I asked, walking into the luxurious room.

  She gets a desk, nightstand, a few extra chairs, a window, and a table to eat at right here. I'll never uand why they couldn't add a few more pieces of furniture to our rooms.

  Would the Duchess let me have all this? She would o teach me my letters before the desk would be useful, but some more chairs would be nice.

  "We're doing alright. I'm a little stiff, but that is expected after st night," Yuki answers. She's cuddled up with Nakuma, their tails hiding most of their body.

  "Same," the other calls out.

  "Good, I was really worried when you came back. I didn't do a good job healing you, did I? It looked like I was causing you more pain, and I wasn't healing the right parts. You were still bleeding when Kelly came in. The bruising..."

  "Alzi, I know you have o zero trol over your mana outside your skills. Yes, you didn't heal us in a good fashion, but you kept me and Nakuma alive a Kelly put us back together in a single night. ing back as I did would normally mean bedridden for at least a week. It will likely be a month if you don't have stant access to a healer. You didn't do anything wrong. It was my fault for ing back like I did. I should've beeer," Yuki forts.

  "I know. But it still feels bad seeing me cause you pain. Did you two, well, do everything?" I ask, eyeing a chair. Am I supposed to ask to sit or wait for her to offer? I just sit down? She is my friend, but there are s for this stuff, tht? She's normally offered me a seat the few times I e up here, but she's tired, so maybe she's fetting, or does she wao leave soon? I do have to get downstairs and at least eat, even if I skip the bath.

  "Yes, we did do everything, but it was sloppy. We may have attracted more attention than we wanted. We'll have to be careful going forwards. The guild expected us to attad even had hired some meraries to defend them," she says as she untangles from Nakuma. The colorful kitsuried hard to keep Yuki in her grasp. Lucky girl.

  "I'll have to do my o in a hurry soon, and you've got to eat. But for our pn. It should stay the same. You just o rex and handle your work. I'll be more careful. The stage is what I'm better at anyway, and we should be able to have a much er atta the st branch before we head to the headquarters. So, thank you for beio heal us. We may need you again, but hopefully, it won't be as serious. Now go get something to eat. I o send this ging girl home a ready myself. You've got a lot of mouths to feed; don't make them wait."

  "Ok, oh, and they've started to kick! They are kind of active. Oh, and do you think you could find out which Duchess fucked me and if she's pregnant? She said if I got her pregnant, I would have to marry her, so I'm..."

  "Don't worry about that, Alzi. She won't make you marry her. I promise. I still try finding out, but she'll be a bit secretive about a pregnancy with a brothel girl. Plus, she may have had sex with another man after or before you, making it hard to tell if it was you or not till the child is born."

  "Oh, true. Didn't think about that. Ok, then, you don't o go out of your way."

  "I'll still try Alzi, but I don't promise anything."

  "Ok, I'll see you tonight then."

  "See you, Alzi. Thank you for cheg in on us."

  "Yes, thanks for healing this idiot. Sorry, you didn't get to be a part of the pile st night. Wouldn't mind having a feel of your tits," Nakuma shouts out as I'm leaving.

  "You're wele," I say with a tiny bow before closing the door behind me. I head straight to the kit. Mai likely guessed I would be te or skipping the bath by now so I waddle on down.

  Inside, I find my guess correct as I spot her long tail flig around in the back. I quickly get my food ao my bea, taking the open spot tht.

  "Hi, Mai. Sorry for missing the bath. I went to che Yuki instead," I say, pg my food down and slowly w my way into the chair.

  "Hi, that's fine. Why did you che Yuki?"

  "She got hurt st night. Bad, me and Kelly had to work on her. She bled enough to soak my bed through and force it to get repced. I guess between all the fluids I pour into it, my blood, and hers, it was toone fic to fix."

  "Is she doing alright? That sounds like she was on the verge of death."

  "I think she was. She's doing alright. Kelly was able to patch her up well. After her massage today, she should be fine. I just worry about her future pns. They'll likely be more dangerous."

  "Shh, don't talk more about it. She'll be fine, and she always has you to help her out. Nakuma and her will be together now, so she'll be safe."

  "I guess so. Still, I don't like how we all seem to be ending up hurt. We were a lot safer before."

  "They started it. We've caused them a lot more pain than we've got. They're almost done, and soon after, you'll be free. Then we start our life. Just a few more months." She reaches up to pat my head.

  "I know. On happier news? Well, not really. My kids have started kig their poor Mother! Just a couple of them right now, but it won't be long till they all start up."

  "That is something I'm not looking forward to. Your stupid dragohing is a blessing, you know. I'll barely get any sleep. My st pregnancy had me running on fumes, and I then had that shitty birth. This time, I'll have mana to help me along, but still."

  "I would likely be dead without it. I don't think I could go on that little sleep all these years, even with my rge mana pool."

  "True, well, I've got my training. You're in the louoday, aren't you?"

  "Yes, kig and fug for me tonight."

  "I'll see you in the louhen," Mai says, getting up. I take the st few bites before heading to the louo rest a little before we open.

  Walking out of the kit, I feel a hand grab my shoulder, making me jump a bit.

  "Sorry, Alzi. I didn't mean to scare you." Ariawyn follows up by moving to be in front of me. Why is she here? I'm not dang anymore. "We've got a new booking happening in two weeks. A family wants to have a birthday party here for their head wife. Like normal, you'll be the maiertai. They even asked for you to be there, so I think they have some fun pnned."

  "Oh, um yay, that um is good, I guess? Is it the normal deal?" I ask. I don't mind these parties. They even be a little fun. Everyone is just there for sex of some form. No bondage, ropes, or torture. Just vanil group sex. Though they do have a habit of turning into a breeding pit, I go all night, and the guests get a little tipsy and fet I'm a breeder. Not that I think they're too mad about kids, just a bit of a surprise party favor.

  "Yes, yes. Normal stuff. It should be a fun time. They also asked for Mai. It's the first time that has happened, but she normally makes it in as well, so it's easy to aodate. I just wao warn you. You'll have a few days before it off to limit your stress and all that, so you've got a lot to look forward to. Well, I o get to the dancers. Take care, Alzi."

  "You too, Ma'am," I shout out to the running woman. Did she really o warhis early? Eh, take what they give you, Alzi. Maybe they'll tinue being nid help me limit the number of kids for my st sve pregnancy.

  On my way to the lounge, nothing else happens; I just find a chair to rest in while waiting for the guest to walk in.