Chapter 90

"Shall I tell her what she must do to earn them?" Dieta asked, giggling.

"You may tell her how everyone else got theirs, but be sure to tell her she does not have to give herself to me for them."

"Why should she get them if she doesn't?" Dieta asked, but didn't seem angry about it.

"Did Failiela have to earn her clothes? Do you know of anyone who has the new clothes who didn't want to be with me anyway?" I asked.

"You are right. Most want to be with you and then wear the clothes for the honor of what it tells the other women," she said.

"Even if Ameliea doesn't want to stay with us I will treat her as my mate while she is here. As I have told all of you, I have told her - she can stay as long as she likes and she can leave anytime she wants. All I demand is she not be with other men while she lives with me. If she finds another man she wants she must leave and live with him," I said.

"There is no chance of it happening. She was the leader's mate at her last camp and she will never take another man who isn't a leader. Since you are the leader here and since it was you who killed her mate she will never leave you, no matter what she says now.

"I will tell her about the clothes and tell her what they mean, but also tell her she does not have to earn hers," Dieta said.

"Don't forget to tell her why I wanted them in the first place."

I should have made sure Dieta wasn't chewing when I said it. It struck her as funny and she choked on her food, spitting some of it out and then coughing loudly. I patted her back for her as she got control of herself. Of course everyone was looking at her and she blushed furiously.

After the meal Ameliea was captivated by the feeding of the dishwashers. Jaada was careful to explain how they made sure to alternate if there wasn't enough for each of them after a meal. I was careful not to laugh.

I slipped unnoticed over to Frank and when I got a response I told him I needed a ring and clothes for Ameliea. Ameliea still wouldn't know how the clothes were made, but it didn't matter since none of my other mates knew either.

When the women started hinting about a communal bath I begged off to go check on the horses. I got Maia aside as I left and told her the new clothes for Ameliea would be ready when they got out of the bath. I also told her I would have a ring for her, but I would present it when I came back.

I didn't really want to look at the horses. I was sure Danlo, Jonoco, Nadlo, and the others had seen to them. I just wanted to dodge the bath this time. Raalto was outside wandering around with a cup of coffee and he came back in with me so I could get one. We went back outside after I did.

"How are you getting along with Ameliea?" he asked, right off the bat.

"I'm just concentrating on letting her decide she is going to get along with me. I intend to have peace in my cave and while she lives with me it is all I'm going to ask of her. If she gets along peacefully she can stay as long as she likes," I said.

"What do you mean? Will you let her leave if she wants to?" he asked.

"Sure. I have plenty of mates and am planning on getting more soon, a few more anyway. I don't need to keep her if she wants to leave. Tell me though, do you really think there is a chance she will leave.

"Where would she go? Even if I teach her to ride and give her a horse and all she can carry - how would she live through the winter? It was obvious she wasn't well liked at Jakado's camp and wasn't welcome after he was gone."

"I saw they did not want you to leave without her. It made me wonder what kind of trouble she stirred up," he said.

"It makes me wonder too, but I haven't figured it out yet. I'll let you know if I ever do. You were right about one thing - she is very clever. She asked me questions constantly while we were coming back here."

"I had heard she was. It will be a shame if she does leave. She could probably be a big help to us here," he said.

"I'm sure of it and I don't intend to push her away. I want her to feel at home here. I even got her some of the clothes and had Dieta assure her that she needn't feel obligated for them."

"You are bending over backward in her favor. Are you sure it isn't her looks which make you want to keep her?" Raalto asked, laughing.

"They don't hurt a bit do they?" I asked back.

I was out of coffee by now and so was Raalto. He didn't want any more and I really didn't either. We said our goodnights and went back to our caves.

My mates were out of the bath and everyone was in their Wilma dresses when I got inside. Ameliea was sporting hers and she tried not to act self-conscious when she saw me glance at her, but she couldn't quite pull it off.

Ameliea was surprised at the engraving of her inside her ring when I showed her and even more surprised when I told her what it was for. She looked at me suspiciously at first.

"See for yourself. It will come off just as easily as it went on," I told her.

She didn't try it and she actually thanked me after a second or two. I did my best not to stare at her, but I had to sneak a look every time I could do it without her noticing.

Her tiny body was beautiful. Her titties wobbled and shook in the scooped top and her little ass was so cute under the tiny skirt. I could even tell she hadn't bothered with the thong, but I gathered it wasn't for my benefit. She probably had no previous dealings with underwear.

We went to bed soon afterward and I got a good look at her as her dress came off over her head. I looked away quickly though, and settled into the middle of the bed. I noticed my mates made sure they gave Ameliea a chance to slide in right beside me.

When she didn't they were quick to pile in and let her take a spot near the edge. I wonder who had explained to her what the bed was for and why we didn't sleep on furs on the floor.