A Wolf's Howl, A Fairy's Wing

An hour later, Erik was leaning with his back against the counter as he spoke a little more with Asha. Meanwhile, Leila was crouching between his legs, lovingly cleaning his cock with her tongue, legs wide as cum dribbled out of her well-fucked ass.

"Here," Erik grinned as he handed a flat piece of metal to Asha. It looked like a golden coin, adorned with the image of a wolf's head and fairy wings. "This is my last gift to you. That's all the help I'm willing to give you in pursuit of completing my challenge. The rest is up to you."

Asha grinned back at him confidently as she took the coin. "You've given me more than enough, teacher. I won't disappoint you." She glanced at the coin between her fingers. "What does this do, though?"

Gripping the counter's edge as he leaned back a little, Erik enjoyed Leila's cleaning service and smiled mysteriously at Asha. "It proves I sent you when you go to a certain location, the coin will guide you to. There's a sigil inscribed on it, so just activate it as you would a sigil stone."

She looked back up at him with a smirking pout. "Is that all you'll tell me?"

Erik chuckled and shrugged. "Just go and see. Maybe don't take Nita the first time, but in the future, I suggest you do. You might find it weird at first, but… You also might find some prospective harem members there. Either way, I think you'll enjoy yourself among like-minded people. Just don't pay too much attention to Nora's words…"

Naturally, he was guiding her towards the church his two servants had founded. He smirked inwardly, curious how much effect Nora's words would have on Sasha and her girlfriend. According to Nora, there were a number of dominant-leaning men and women among her followers, but Erik hadn't interacted personally with them yet.

He wondered how the dominant mindset interacted with Nora's influence, and if their reverence towards him grew in the same way it did with more submissive-leaning people, then how would that express itself?

Somewhere, he wondered when he'd gotten so comfortable with Nora's abilities that he started experimenting with them… but he discarded that thought. This was his life now. Refusing Nora's powers would not make his family safer or his empire stronger.

But… he hoped it wouldn't have a strong effect on her. He genuinely enjoyed interacting with Asha and looked forward to talking more if she managed to pass his test. Fortunately, according to Elora, a high willpower would significantly reduce the effects.

Plop

"All done, Daddy," Leila grinned playfully from between his legs. He looked down at her. Gently, she tucked his now-flaccid member back into his pants and ensured he was presentable again. With mischievous energy, she then planted a gentle kiss on his pants-covered crotch as her seductive eyes looked up at him. When his dick twitched again, she giggled proudly.

Chuckling, Erik pushed himself off the counter—thus pushing his crotch into Leila's face and making her eyes flutter as his powerful smell overwhelmed her senses for a moment—then stuck his hands in his pockets and smiled at Asha. "One more thing before I go… I actually did come here to purchase some things."

Asha's eyes immediately flickered as a greedy smile appeared on her lips. "Hehe, of course, teacher! I'm sure a powerful man like yourself wants his wives to look as beautiful as they can, and my products can help! Unfortunately, there are no discounts for emperors or teachers…"

***

Not much later, Erik finally left the store with Leila in tow, once again fully dressed. The market was mostly empty now, as the usual social gatherings were located elsewhere. Fortunately, he'd gotten more than he came for and started walking back towards the palace.

"You knooow~" Leila whined seductively, glancing at him mischievously, hands behind her back and leaning slyly forward. "You could lead me through the streets with a chain if you liked~ I could even crawl~~"

He glanced at her with a smirk. "Would you enjoy that?"

She giggled and straightened up again with a shrug. "Probably! I'm not into public humiliation per se, but… It would really piss off my biological assholes." She winked at him. "Plus, I'd do anything to please you, Daddy~!"

Erik laughed and shook his head. "Hah, well, I probably would enjoy it… But I'm going to decline. If you want to piss them off, I'll happily parade you in front of them privately sometime, but public sentiment isn't stable enough that I'd feel comfortable raising tensions like that right now. Plus, it would equally embarrass your brother and niece, lowering their prestige and ability to govern."

Leila pouted, but could only agree with a sigh. "As always, Daddy knows best… When you put it like that, I'm not interested anymore…" She perked up and grinned at him. "But I'll keep you to that promise of a private parade!"

***

Not much later, they arrived back at the entrance of his dimension and stepped inside. They were met with a pleasant surprise. Or, rather, a surprise to Leila, as Erik knew everything going on inside his dimension at any time.

"Erik!" his newest wife cried out excitedly as she rushed into his arms, a flurry of waist-long, straight, silky black hair. "I missed you!"

"Hey, Naeku…" Erik smiled, wrapping his arms around her slender body with a warm smile. "I missed you, too… A lot's happened, but nothing particularly bad."

With a contented sigh, he bent forward to pick her up and bury his face in the crook of her neck. Feeling her tight body press against him and her soft hair tickle his nose, he breathed in deeply of her smell. Among his wives, she had the best natural smell.

Naeku giggled as she was lifted off her feet. She smiled joyfully, arms wrapped around his neck.

They stayed still like that for a moment, enjoying each other's presence. During this time, Erik could clearly feel the increased weight of her presence and power in her limbs. She'd successfully broken through…