Leon maintained a calm predatory grace as he walked smoothly toward the massive steel transport carriage parked in the ruined courtyard.
The heavy iron wheels were caked in thick dried mud proving the Vanguard knights had driven the armored beasts at a grueling pace to reach the capital.
Seraphina stood a few feet away from the vehicle engaging the crimson-clad head cook in a rapid serious conversation regarding the Patriarch’s current health.
Elara answered the noble daughter with perfect respectful deference but her dark eyes constantly darted toward Leon carrying a fierce unspoken hunger.
Beatrice stood near the rear of the carriage gripping the leather handles of a massive heavy trunk filled with essential estate supplies.
The pristine freezing head maid projected a strict flawless mask of unyielding duty as she prepared to carry the heavy luggage inside without asking for any assistance.
Leon stepped silently behind the beautiful ice mage utilizing a fraction of his monstrous Agility to bypass her refined magical senses.
He reached out with his large heavily scarred hands and firmly gripped the thick leather straps of the heavy trunk resting his forearms casually against her soft shoulders.
"Allow me to handle the heavy lifting Beatrice," Leon murmured softly his deep resonant voice vibrating directly against her delicate ear.
He smoothly hoisted the massive trunk into the air with a single effortless motion. As he pulled the heavy luggage away his left hand deliberately dropped lower brushing past the crisp white apron tied around her narrow waist.
He firmly aggressively squeezed her soft generous backside intentionally pressing his rough calloused thumb deep into the pristine black fabric of her uniform skirt.
Beatrice let out a sharp breathless gasp her piercing blue eyes flying wide open in pure shocking disbelief.
The freezing Tier Five ice mana aggressively radiating from her flawless figure instantly melted into a massive puddle of warm submissive heat.
She bit her lower lip forcefully fighting a desperate battle to keep her knees from buckling under the sudden intense wave of blinding arousal.
She cast a frantic terrified glance toward Seraphina but the silver-haired noblewoman was still deeply focused on discussing the eastern border defenses with Elara.
"What are you doing, Leon?" Beatrice whispered back her voice trembling with a chaotic mixture of strict maidenly pride and deep desperate devotion.
"Welcoming You," Leon replied offering her a devastating wicked smirk before casually resting the massive leather trunk against his broad shoulder.
[Quest Completed Successfully!]
[Your masculine pride remains safe and your trousers fit perfectly.]
[Distributing Rewards: +10 Mana, Skill ’Frost Resistance (Minor)’ Acquired, 600 Shameless Points.]
A refreshing surge of raw magical energy flooded his expanded core pushing his Mana to a terrifying one hundred and sixty-five points.
The new passive resistance integrated smoothly into his nervous system causing the ambient chill radiating from the Ice Queen to feel like a gentle cooling breeze against his skin.
Elara finally broke away from her conversation with Seraphina and walked over to join them.
The Tyrant Head Cook possessed a heavy steel meat cleaver strapped to her hip and her generous heavy assets bounced subtly with every confident step she took.
"It is good to see you surviving in the capital Leon," Elara purred softly offering a polite professional bow that cleverly disguised her true intentions.
Her dark eyes swept hungrily over his broad muscular chest noting the subtle changes in his terrifying physical presence.
"We brought enough premium spices and raw materials to keep this estate running for a year."
"Your arrival is perfectly timed Elara," Leon stated projecting his heavy Intimidation Aura to clear the nearby path. "The local merchants decided to boycott our coin this morning. I expect the kitchens to be fully operational by sunset."
The two beautiful devoted women followed him up the grand marble staircase and entered the dusty neglected foyer of the Sterling manor.
Beatrice stopped dead in her tracks the moment her piercing blue eyes scanned the faded tapestries and the cobwebs clinging to the crystal chandeliers.
Her strict tyrannical maid persona violently reasserted itself banishing her submissive thoughts as she stared in pure unadulterated horror at the disorganized state of the capital estate.
Corvis the elderly steward rushed forward offering a frantic nervous bow to the new arrivals.
"Welcome to the capital ladies," Corvis stammered wiping cold sweat from his pale forehead. "I apologize for the mess but we have been severely understaffed for years."
Beatrice did not offer a polite greeting. She summoned a dense wave of freezing ice mana that violently dropped the temperature in the massive foyer causing the terrified local servants to shiver uncontrollably.
"This is a pathetic disgrace to the Sterling name," Beatrice declared her voice ringing out like a cracking glacier. "Every single servant will report to the main courtyard in five minutes with cleaning supplies. Anyone who fails to meet my standards will be immediately dismissed without pay."
The broken demoralized capital staff scrambled rapidly into action deeply terrified by the flawless freezing woman who radiated the suffocating pressure of a seasoned Knight.
Elara chuckled darkly resting her hand on her heavy cleaver as she marched toward the kitchen corridors ready to aggressively whip the culinary staff into pristine shape.
Seraphina watched the two women take absolute control of the ruined manor and let out a soft exhausted sigh of genuine relief.
She turned her beautiful violet eyes toward Leon offering a warm possessive smile that made his heart violently accelerate.
"They are exactly what we needed," Seraphina murmured leaning slightly into his solid muscular frame. "I am going to the study to review the diplomatic missives they brought from my father. Keep an eye on the perimeter warden."
Leon nodded smoothly watching her athletic figure disappear down the grand hallway.
He turned around and carried the massive leather trunk up the winding staircase heading toward his own private quarters to prepare for the underground auction.
He pushed the heavy wooden door open and dropped the luggage onto the floor intending to wash the travel dust from his face.
The door suddenly clicked shut behind him followed by the distinct metallic sound of a heavy iron deadbolt sliding into place.
Leon turned his head slowly finding Beatrice and Elara standing side by side in the dim shadows of his bedroom.
Their professional masks were completely discarded leaving only a fierce competitive hunger burning in their beautiful eyes as they stared at their rugged magicless master.
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