That is why I used a full suitcase to embezzle more of the gold and diamonds off of the ship. I took leave to settle my affairs after so long at sea and such. I was granted leave for two months after my promotion. I had to go to several underground appraisers to throw off the scent. The value of my haul was 17.2 million of the Wendalian currency. I used the money to set up bank accounts for Martin and I in several major banks all over the kingdom. I kept a nice 2.5 million on me to buy a nice sized manor in Greenhill and a small house in the capitol. I was visited by The Pretty Boys and Suzie. They wanted to catch up and I gave them the stories of my time. They could not believe the stuff I told them about the people I met and the people I conquered. Suzie was laughing her ass off the whole time. She had landed on one of the peninsulas the continent had. Her crew met a matriarchal clan than harshly dominated and abused men. It was pretty sick from the way she described it. She liberated the men and had a fun time fucking all the women with her knot. She had her fun.
We were called in by the capitol for a debriefing as well as awards and commendations. I explained what happened with the Yejolli encounter. Suzie had a similar story to mine. The court and royal family were pissed. Yejolli had found us out and not only had something over us, but were now a competitor in the colonial game. There was nothing that could be done. The war we started were only just beginning. It would be a simple thing for them both to turn on us. "Thank you for relaying this crucial news to us." King Gervis said. He was glaring at Duke Bastion, who looked slightly pale. He had on a smile regardless. He clapped his hands together and said "I believe it is time to honor our intrepid explorers with the honor and glory they deserve." The king turned to us and nodded his head. Because we had fought and explored new territory, we both received the Expeditionary medal. Dukes Bastion and Felix "Davie Davids. Suzie Mechaheart. I'll ask you to kneel." We did so. "I hearby declare before you all gathered here today that I will promote Sir Davie Davids and Dame Suzie Mechaheart to count and countess, the fourth rank of nobility."
I was also in need of settling my affairs. Malcolm and Martin were mixbreed bastard children. Malcolm would grow up to marry back into the family and become a viscount. Martin would stay with me. Since I had 13 children on the way, if I did not want them to all be bastards, I had to choose either one of the concubines or Jump to marry. If I married Jump, my four daughters would be legitimate. They would be Alpha Prime noblewomen. The three whores that I took with me were Penelope, Rose and Mary. Penelope and Rose were half sisters. Since each were giving birth to triplets, that meant three legitimate sons. They would be Omega Prime noblemen. In a sense, it was a very important decision. Which children will have a leg up in society would be decided. On the other hand, it was not that consequential. Out of a total 15 children, at most 4 would be legitimate. All of the others would be bastards. I thought about it before reserving a time for a wedding. As long as it was available before we gave birth, it would be fine with me. I could choose later.
