"Don't have enough 'time'? How so?"
For the first time Heila spoke up, entering our discussion and reminding me that she was able to do an insane job in the kitchen while still conversing if she so desired; she just tended to keep to herself most of the time, so I had forgotten about that small detail.
"We have a lot of time each day, which translates to far more time every week and will mean we'll eventually have spent most of our lives in one another's presence, but how often are we actually 'free'?"
That made her pause what she was doing as she turned back to me, and since I could see the confusion on her face even before she turned around completely I added "Astra is always flitting from one place to the next - one person to another - every single day. Rhefia is 'lazy' until suddenly she decides not to be, I have so many responsibilities here that I can do from outside of the city but still need a personal touch..."
A bit of understanding shone through the confusion, but even still Heila asked "I still don't see how this equates to not having enough time?", to which I chuckled and replied with a question of my own, which was "How can I be with my wife, with my children, and still have enough time for Shelur, for everyone else in the family, and then for the people I am close with in the city?"
More understanding dawned on her, so I pushed forwards and added "I have so many people already to placate, so many responsibilities and desires I want to fulfill... I know I am blessed enough to have every single hour of every single day being pretty much mine to do with as I please without repercussion - mostly - but how can I spread them amongst that many different things?"
"Typically people create schedules and plan around events, but I have noticed a distinct lack of planning within this family... for better and for worse."
I ignored Shelur and kept my gaze on Heila as I said "I want to do so many things in just this week alone, but I can't do all of them... and that's somewhat depressing, really. I want to be here and play with little Netyl and Melia because they're so freaking adorable, I want to get some more practice in with Aka, Ehretia and Ipoala-"
At that I felt a bit of a quiver as I realized I should have separated the little milk fiend from the other two since the sort of practice she gave me was far different from the other two, but the point still stands.
"and I would like to chat with everyone about anything and everything as we cook, garden, make wine or simply lounge outside on the deck. Then I need to go fulfill my duties to the people, where I can multitask with someone aiding me - chatting and planning everything else out - before I have to worry about my businesses. Finally... I want to have a 'social' life as well, which needs a LOT of time."
"Well... like Shelur said, it seems like you need to make yourself a rigid schedule then, because otherwise you aren't going to get anything done. I mean... already you've overloaded yourself, haven't you? I remember Rhefia saying something about the Wolfkin who visited and the other Duchess, right?"
Just the reminder of the two Nobles that I had been fooling around with recently had my womb tingling pleasantly, but I was also smiling wryly as I tried to imagine how many hours were 'lost' thanks to their incessant, unending thirst for my body.
How Fenkar pleaded with me for one more round or how Leonisa coaxed me into just one final blowjob to help clean her up... things that I loved doing but took time away from my hectic days.
And if this was how I was feeling... looking over at the violet haired babe who had stolen my heart from me, I had to wonder how she managed with this... only for my wry smile to widen as I knew she didn't plan anything at all.
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Astra PoV
My nose began to itch in the middle of a sentence, so Rhefia took over for me as I stopped the sneeze from coming out since this was where both Ehretia and Ipoala were nodding off, and the last thing I wanted was to awaken them with a sneeze.
It didn't take long for the two to fall asleep, so without much issue at all I gently laid them out on the couch after Rhefia and I stood up, covering them with blankets and letting them sleep for now while we went into the guesthouse for some quick, much needed sex.
Immediately the Deerkin was shedding her clothes and dragging me onto a bed, where I was immediately stripped as well so that she could dive between my legs and give me some extra loving.
Holding her antlers and relishing her skilled tongue, I enjoyed this for a few moments before my mind wandered around to before, where I had been joined by Camara in sucking this incredible buck's dick until she erupted in our daughter's mouth.
"R-Rhefia..! W-Wait!"
She paused, raising a brow and clearly making sure I knew she didn't enjoy being told to wait right now, but the moment I gathered my breath and asked "Are you sure we shouldn't be worried about Aethisia and Camara?" she let that playful irritation melt away.
"I would love to say that - without a shadow of a doubt in my mind - they'll be completely and utterly fine and there's no need to worry, but... we need to leave them to it. It's their issue, their relationship.
I said this to Camara outside, so I'll say it to you; I'm going to make sure Aethisia gets an earful while we're away because there's no excuse for what she's doing. Whether she learns from that or not is on her."
That made me frown, since as their Mama I wanted them to get along perfectly and be as happy as was possible for the two of them, but somehow without me looking they had allowed a rift to form between them.
"But-"
"No buts. Camara still loves her, and no matter what I think she'll always love her. However that does not mean she's stupid, so I imagine she's issued some ultimatum before throwing Aethisia a bone as a reminder. That ultimatum was also probably an ego challenge that our white haired idiot isn't going to refuse.
Also... I hate to say this, because it's so... but sadly, Astra, this is a Spring thing for us, alright? Emotions are a bit more... fluctuating while our lust has spiked a LOT. That's why Aethisia wants to fuck everything that moves and it's added onto Camara's 'issue' with her mate. Melia lessens her needs a little but not by a lot, so... yeah."
Being reminded that they were going through something I wasn't aware of thanks to them being Deerkin was a bit grating, but she was right in telling me that there was something biological happening to them now because of their race.
It didn't make it an easier pill to swallow, but it was a pill I was now aware of... much like I was made aware of something else I was going to need to swallow when a certain tanned Catkin sauntered in like she owned the place.