Page 28 of Agnarr's Jarlin

This left us with Osif, the head carpenter, Magna, the smith, Vigot the elder representing the farmers, and Alvis, the manager of the hestrs. They varied in their level of support. Osif was absent from the meeting, having more pressing duties to attend to–namely meeting with Piper. The carpenters and Vigot were on the fence, whereas Alvis and Magna were firmly against including human women in the tribe. Magna didn’t want his sons breeding with human females. Alvis was just a grumpy old orc, set in his ways. It would take a lot to charm him into accepting the human women. Astrid stood, leading to a hush falling across the room.

“Okay, as we stand, we have five elders in favor of fully accepting the human women. We have two on the fence, and two firmly against? Is this correct?” She asked crisply.

“I believe that is correct,” Magna stated, crossing his arms over his chest, making his displeasure clear.

“Well, I would prefer a united front, but I will take a majority,” I said genially. I couldn’t help but step into the conversation, “We will have unanimity, don’t you worry. Many of you have not met Piper or the other human women. If after you meet them, you haven’t changed your mind, you are welcome to leave. Or keep your hands to yourselves.”

CHAPTER10

AGNARR

Ientered my room to find Piper sipping tea at the low table in front of the fireplace. She looked up to me, grinning, eyes ablaze.

“What’s for lunch?” I asked, looking at the tray spread before me.

“It appears to be meat pies and fresh fruit. I was waiting for you before I dug in,” she said, still holding her tea.

I sat and assembled plates for the both of us. I put two meat pies and a mountain of fresh fruit on Piper’s plate before handing it to her. She laughed.

“Eventually, you’ll learn what a human is capable of eating,” she said, handing me one of the meat pies, before taking a bite of the other.

Piper could eat, as she had clearly shown me, just not as much as an orc. She demolished the meat pie, humming in satisfaction, before turning to the fresh fruit. She finished about half of it, before leaning back in her chair, clearly filled to the brim.

“You will want for nothing,” I promised.

“Trust me, you’ll know if I am hungry. I promise,” she replied.

“So what did you get up to today?” I asked.

“Not much. Just convinced Osif to join us in integrating the human females into the tribe,” she said, beaming at me.

My eyebrows raised, “And how did you do that?” I asked.

“That’s for me to know and you to find out,” she said mischievously, “All you need to know is, you don’t need to worry about Osif.”

I leaned back from my plate. That was another elder in our favor, due to the work of Piper. We had the teachers, the healers, the cooks, the businesses, the warriors, and now the carpenters. That left the smiths, the farmers, and the keepers of the hestrs. It was six to three. The farmers and the keepers of the hestrs wouldn’t be a problem. It was Magna, the head of the smithy, I was worried about. I wondered if I could go around him. He had three sons on the hunt for a mate, perhaps they wouldn’t share the same views as their father. If they wanted a mate, they would have to be willing to accept our terms. I rolled it over in my head and decided it was a fight for another day. I had the midday meal to spend with Piper and didn’t intend to waste it.

I watched as Piper carefully finished her fruit, “what are your plans for the afternoon?” I asked.

“Well, I was going to meet with the human women and tell them about the strides I had made with the carpenters,” she said happily.

“Do you have time...” I hesitated, this was all new to me even though we’d talked about it, “do you have some time for me?”

She looked up at me grinning, “I always have time for you. What did you have in mind?”

“Um... Anything? Everything?” I said hesitantly.

“Ooh, I could be up for everything. When is your next meeting?” she asked, grinning.

“I am meeting with Astrid in two hours,” I said.

“Ooooh, that is plenty of time for everything. Strip,” she demanded.

“Wh-what?” I stuttered.

“Strip. All your clothing, off. Now,” she said imperiously as she moved to remove her own clothes.

I shucked my leggings and tunic faster than I thought possible. I found myself naked in front of Piper, my hard cock jutting out from my body.