A Wolf's Howl, A Fairy's Wing

Chapter 480 - Frustration*

"I refuse your aid," Ankhur growled, a harsh glare fixed on Elora with sternly furrowed brows. "And I demand you tell me what deal you just made with my daughter."

"I'm afraid that's between me and her," Elora smiled indifferently. "But I haven't forbidden her from saying anything until I've actually cured you. If she does, however, I won't lift a finger, so you can still put a wrench in our deal if you convince Naeku to tell you."

Instantly, Ankhur turned to Naeku, still glaring harshly, "Naeku… I won't allow you to suffer in my stead. I demand you tell me what is going on!"

The young werepanther trembled under her father's glare, but she pursed her lips and remained silent, glaring back at Ankhur, eyes filled with an unbreakable resolve.

Father and daughter were locked in a contest of wills but, to the older man's frustration, it didn't appear like Naeku was going to budge.

Meanwhile, Elora decided to push a little. "You should know, Ankhur, that my deal with your daughter stands, even if you refuse my aid," she purred temptingly. "I'm sure you've done all you could to keep her safe over the years, but your daughter loves you a great deal, and now she wants to protect you, instead… Wouldn't it be dishonourable to refuse her?"

Instantly, Ankhur whipped his head back towards her, and snarled, "What do you know about honour?! Callously using my daughter… Do you treat your own family like this?!"

'And that reaction is exactly why I'll be altering your memory a little,' Elora scoffed inwardly, in utter disregard of Ankhur's so-called honour. She respected the love that existed between this father and daughter, but she cared not for his sensibilities.

"Family is the most important thing in the world to me," Elora scoffed indifferently. "But family means supporting their decisions, not trying to coddle them."

Although a spark of anger flared up inside her over any insinuation that she'd mistreat her family, she refused to get angry at someone she didn't consider consequential.

Ankhur actually flinched a little from that comment. He could feel the sincerity and truth in her words, and it caused him a little distress.

"The deal I made doesn't harm me in any way, Father…" Naeku pleaded when she realized her father was faltering. "It will just take up some of my time. A small price to pay for your wellbeing."

Ankhur looked at his daughter with a sombre gaze, and once again saw only truth and sincerity.

Thus, closing his eyes, he realized there was only one way forward… to respect his daughter's decision.

"Fine…" he muttered, feeling deflated and defeated. "Do as you wish…"

Next to him, Naeku sighed in relief. Inwardly, she smiled wryly, 'Perhaps it's better for all of us if he doesn't remember this…'

Elora didn't waste any time. With a satisfied grin, she closed in on him.

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"It took a few days to fully heal him, since the infection had taken far deeper hold than it did on you, but by the end he was back in top shape, and didn't remember a thing about a deal being made," Elora finished her story.

They were in much the same state as before, with Emily and Astrid cuddling up to Erik on his sides, Emma providing her lap as a pillow, and Elora lying on his chest, careful to avoid the wound.

All of their lips were curled up in loving smiles as they looked at Erik. The relief they felt over his recovery and return to conscious life practically flowed out of their expressions.

Beside them, Alice remained asleep, despite Elora's many hours long story. The young wereverine had exhausted herself by training without end during those ten days she was locked alone in Erik's dimension, and she needed the sleep. Elora had even ensured just that with a bubble of Seidr magic.

With the story having ended, Erik returned the loving smiles he was getting. "You were amazing as always, Elora. As were all of you," he continued while looking at them one by one. "Thank you for keeping our family alive without me."

"Of course," Astrid grinned confidently. "Surely you wouldn't marry any useless wives, right?"

Emma, Emily, and Elora all quickly agreed with her, but then Astrid's face fell a little. "Although, I would have liked to be a little more useful during the actual healing… In the end, I'm only good at fighting…"

Erik turned his head to look at her sullen expression. He slightly tightened the arm wrapped around her, and smiled, "Then you just need to make sure you're the most powerful of my wives… After all, one day they might need your protection."

Slowly, Astrid's gloom made way for determination. Leaning over, she softly kissed her husband's lips. "Then I'll make sure no one harms my sisters while they heal you."

"Goo—" Erik began as he turned his head back, but was instantly interrupted by another set of lips pressing themselves against his. Soon, Emily, Emma, and Elora had also gotten a taste of his lips.

By the end, they were all licking their lips and grinning at him. "I missed that," Emily chuckled deviously. "I think I'll keep doing that until you get the strength to punish me for it, Daddy~~"

Suddenly, Erik could feel the temperature in the room start to rise, and he smirked wryly. He wasn't necessarily opposed, but there was one burning question on his lips first.

"Elora?" he asked, cautiously eyeing his wives for any further movement. "Can you tell me what you did with my mother, exactly? Will she really be alright?"

"Sure," the fairy nodded, after turning to human size and slowly grinding her hips on his crotch, causing Erik to groan and roll his eyes. "Unfortunately, Lilith had managed to fully dominate your mother's soul before you interrupted her, but fortunately, we still possessed an uncorrupted part of it..."

Erik nodded with a frown as he desperately tried to ignore his stiffening member… he was still too worried to enjoy it, and far too weak to stop it.

Not that he necessarily wanted to. He could feel his wives' frustration, and was perfectly happy to relieve them, despite his current weakness.

Yet, he still wanted an answer first.

"So, I first sealed the dominated part of your mother's soul, before reintroducing the pure part of it," she continued, while mysteriously loosing piece after piece of clothing at the same time as her sister-wives did. "That small piece of pure soul will then act as a template, and begin to purify the dominated part."

"Finally," she finished after her divine beaty was on full display, a mischievous grin on her face. "I put that tiny part of her soul back in control of her body. It's currently still too weak for mother-in-law to wake up, but it shouldn't be more than a few days before it grows strong enough. She'll still feel weak until her soul is complete again, but after another month or two she'll be back in shape."

"And the best thing is?" she whispered after leaning close to Erik's ear, her bare pussy rubbing against Erik's crotch, still hidden under the blanket. "That purifying process will constantly torture Lilith through its connection with her… Because I made sure the connection cannot be broken, hehehe"