I smirked at him. "Then, you have a choice to make. Will you keep your blade, or will you replace it with Gakita's?" His eyes narrowed as he thought on it for a bit. It did not matter to me. He was the one that would be using it to fight on the battlefield. "I guess I'll be keeping my blade a while longer." he said with a wry smile on his face. It was a respectable choice. His blade had sentimental value. With that, I left them. There was nothing more that I needed to say. They got the job done. Gakita was a good level 60 Protector. I was not worried that he would get killed off by some random NPC or weak mob. If something happened to him, he could solve it. Tsukasa was also there to protect him now. These were his future children after all. Making my way back to the castle by way of flight, I saw Epsilon. He looked like he was in deep thought at the moment. I was fine with waiting. When he looked at me, he said "There you are. I've been waiting for you." I smiled and asked if he was okay. He took me by the hand and led me to the bedroom. "I want to fuck. Can I top this time?" he asked. I said "No."
Personally, the idea of bottoming for a guy had no appeal to me. I did not want any guy to stick their dick inside me. Epsilon looked really disappointed. "Oh. I just thought that you'd still want me after what you said before." he said. I felt so bad, but I had to keep firm about my boundaries. "I'm a strict top. You knew this. I still want you. You might have to ask someone else if you're in the mood to top though." I said gently. "And where will I find someone like that, huh!? It's just us over here on this side of the mountains!" he snapped. I crossed my arms as I looked at him. "You were here when I was making all of the Protectors. You know full well that there are dozens of people in this very castle alone that would be honored and happy to take your cock." I snapped back. He scoffed and turned his back on me. "Then that's exactly what I'll do. Don't wait up for me." he said before leaving his bedroom. Clearly, he was extremely pissed about the lack of reciprocity. He had a right to feel frustrated. I was not going to change my mind on that though. Things were working perfectly fine at the moment.
Quickly, things began to pick up pace here. Gakita was pregnant and was showing by the third week. Tsukasa was adamant that he treat his mate like a piece of fragile glass. Gakita was keen on being pampered until he was the one that wanted to do things proactively. Despite a ton of differences, Tsukasa was getting used to the bratty behavior. Gakita, to his own credit, was strong and very intelligent. Tsukasa had a companion that could match him in all domains. He was no shrinking violet either. It was what I wanted for him. Gakita would openly show Tsukasa affection. That was something he was not used to. He was used to soft demure omegas who were socially and mentally conditioned to be totally submissive and dependent on alphas. Seeing Gakita willfully push back or defy him was frustrating, but refreshing. He was a manly ronin, so he never felt overpowered. He just made sure that his omega would obey by explaining why he wanted things the way he did. Gakita could behave when he saw the need to. In the castle town, the first wave of heat took place. Omegas got sluggish.
Realizing that this was not working out so well for productivity, I decided to make the first day of their heats a festival. That way, everyone had a reason to not work. Their reaction was priceless. The people in the castle town all cheered for me. Obviously, the same was true for the castle staff. They could take the day off too. 2 members of my honor guard asked me join them in their room. They were 8 copies of the same model. I put 2 of them in a room to conserve space in the castle. I had named them due to leaving it up to chance seeming way too impersonal for an "honor guard". They were named Ace, Deuce, Domino, Heart, Spade, Diamond, Clover and Kard. The ones that invited me back to their room were Deuce and Spade. They, like all the others, had their sexualities and preferences randomized. These 2 wanted me to come along so much because they were both bottoms. While other rooms had at least compatible pairings, theirs did not. Ace was bunking with Kard. Ace was a gay top. Kard was bi and leaned submissive. Diamond was very straight. Heart, his roommate, was asexual.
