Kat PoV
Oya and her two younger sisters, Poepa and Quarta, helped clean out the rest of the house, Oya stating that she had nothing to do today and couldn't bear to let do all this work on my own.
Besides that, after so poking and prodding, Oya finally relented as she stated her desire to find a mate soti soon, and either Eyoli or Valaka were her first choices.
Even with Eyoli likely being the mother of one of the Priestess' child, Oya shrugged and stated that it would be an honor to help raise a Priestess' child, whilst also making it clear that she wouldn't let Eyoli sleep until she herself was pregnant.
I shivered slightly at the hard eyes that she had when she said that, making send a prayer off for Eyoli's future.
Her two younger sisters stated that they wanted to remain with their older sister, which made Oya fake glare at them as she let out a long, weary sigh, only to look away and smile.
We talked for a long ti as we cleaned, discussing what they were looking for in their mates; I learned very quickly that the Arese didn't have much 'sha' on that front, as all three stated that they picked Eyoli and Valaka for their sexual prowess.
That, and that they knew both won would be able to grant them stable futures from their positions, so they were hoping to beco the mates of Eyoli and Valaka for that reason as well.
When I asked if all female Arese were like that, they all giggled and shook their heads, with Oya saying "No, not at all~! I'm just listing the upsides for becoming partners with them; we still look for good chemistry between us first. No reason to beco mates if we hate each other~!"
Nodding, I went back to beating out the dust from the cloth curtains, still listening as Oya said "I find them both to be easy going and fun to be around; so warriors and hunters get arrogant or too prideful to deal with, but Eyoli and Valaka are both bearable. They treat everyone with the sa attitude - save the Priestess', obviously - and don't stand on ceremony with us all."
"Yeah! I still rember dancing with Eyoli at one of the festivals~! She was so dreamy~!"
Glancing over my shoulder, I raised a brow as I saw Poepa spinning in circles, a wide grin on her face as she imitated the dance.
Her twin rolled her eyes as she chopped Poepa's head, snapping "You do rember that you then went and danced with seven other warriors, right?! One even took you ho for the night!"
Sticking her tongue out at Quarta, Poepa turned away as she let out a huff, saying "You're just jealous since no one wanted to dance with you that night you ugly girl~!"
Receiving another chop, Poepa glared at Quarta as she growled "We look the exact sa you imbecile!"
"Hmph! Then it's the inside that they were attracted to; you're such a boor sotis, so they were all put off!"
"Oh that's it! C're!"
Before the two twins could launch themselves at each other, they found themselves rooted in place as their older sister grabbed them by the collar, grinning down at them.
Watching as the two jovial won stiffened up and assud fearful expressions, I chortled as Oya growled "Must you both be so... insufferable? We're in the presence of another! Ah, what am I to do with the both of you?!"
Gulping, they remained silent as Oya glared at them so more, before she let them off with a quick swat to the back of their heads as she moved back towards .
Helping with the other curtain, Oya shook her head and let out a fake sigh, even as her lips were twitching into a smile as she listened to her sisters whisper quietly to one another.
"Out of curiosity, what will you do if Eyoli and Valaka both reject all three of you? Will you try again when they return, or..?"
Pursing her lips, Oya stared at the curtain for a few monts before muttering "No."
Peering over her shoulder, she looked at her two sisters for a mont before saying "Poepa and Quarta are free to try again, but... I'm reaching the end of my 'fertile' period. I have about three or four years left before it becos extrely unlikely for to reproduce, and so I need to find myself a mate. If they decline my advances, then I'll simply go to the next warrior I wish to mate with, until soone takes and claims as theirs. My sisters still have a decade left, so they can play around as much as they want, but I can't."
Her deep sigh and focus on the curtain made purse my lips, before I muttered "From what I've seen, Eyoli and Valaka are... dense. Maybe a more forceful approach will help? State your desires and wishes clearly to them, let them know, and work from there. Though, I don't know what it's usually like to attempt to find a mate in your Tribe."
Nodding, Oya glanced over at as she asked "You said you had lovers... how did you et them?"
A wry smile appeared on my lips, and I thought for a mont before saying "I was born to be close to my main wife. We were tied together as children, and it moved from a... 'Master/Servant' relationship to sothing more. She wanted to be her lover, but with the way it works where I'm from, she couldn't marry and alone.
So, she was given so choices on her other wives, and I got lucky there too; two beautiful won that were kind to showed up, and my wife fell for them both, so she took them both. It... could have gone worse, but I just got lucky. Each of them loves , and I love each of them... even though I never went out to court them or speak to them about becoming lovers. That's the crude, quick summary of it all, Oya. I just... got lucky, is all."
Smiling at her, I saw her tilting her head as she looked over, her eyes falling onto my breasts and hips before going back to my face.
"They'd have been stupid to refuse you. You're gorgeous and perfect for child rearing; there was no luck involved, Katherine. They just weren't idiots."
Staring at her blankly for a mont, I began to laugh at her simplistic, yet logical words; in the eyes of a Tribe like this, I would be a pri candidate for mating, wouldn't I?
Physically, I have everything needed to birth a child safer, and from the little we had talked, it seed that getting along with soone inside the Tribe is simple enough, so I would have likely been fought over...
Which, to the vain portion of my heart, was rather exciting to think about.
I an, who wouldn't want to be fought over by dozens of gorgeous muscled won?
...
Anyways, as Oya and I went to hang the curtains back up, Eyoli and Valaka returned, freezing at the doorway yet again as they looked inside.
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