Women really were the same no matter where you went, it seemed.

Even Sakura had been so deeply hurt when I left Shishi-no-su, her eyes carrying that silent pain even though she tried to hide it behind cheerful smiles.

Even when I had clearly told her that I was going to return one day, she still carried that heavy worry inside her.

She probably thought she could hide it from me completely, but I knew she had likely cried her eyes out once I was gone... Maybe letting the tears flow freely in private.

Speaking of crying...

Tania had slowed down her work noticeably, her eager movements growing gentler and less rhythmic.

Soon, small and warm drops of liquid began to fall onto my thighs in soft, scattered patterns.

The sudden change in her pace pulled me out of the haze of pleasure, and I lifted my head slightly from between her legs, concern threading through my voice.

"What’s wrong..." I asked her in a soft, gentle tone, immediately halting my attentive eating of her so I could give her my full focus.

"..."

She only let out a light sniff, the sound small and trembling.

But she didn’t say anything more, keeping her face carefully turned away from me as if trying to hide whatever was happening inside her.

I reached for her gently with both hands, attempting to turn her body so I could face her properly and see what was going on.

But she clung tightly to my legs, her small fingers gripping my thighs with surprising strength, refusing to let me catch even a glimpse of her expression.

Though, with patient persistence, I coaxed and encouraged her until she finally released my legs.

Yet instead of letting me look at her, she speedily moved upward to hug me, throwing her arms around my torso and burying her face deep into my chest.

She was still sniffing quietly against my skin as her body trembled with suppressed emotion.

"C’mon, stop crying..." I murmured soothingly, my hand rubbing slowly down along her silver-smooth hair in long, comforting strokes while my eyes traced the intricate patterns woven into her two braids. "Tell me what’s up. You can talk to me."

"...I don’t know if you u-understand," she whispered into my chest, her voice muffled and shaky as I felt warm tears soaking through the fabric there, seeping against my skin. "But... you might never return here again."

This again...?

Why did their thought process always seem to circle back to this same painful conclusion, no matter how many times I tried to reassure them?

"Hey, that’s not possibl--"

"It is!!" She cut me off sharply, raising her head suddenly to face me directly.

And damn, she was weeping so hard...

Her violet eyes shimmered with overflowing tears that spilled freely down her flushed cheeks in glistening trails, catching the soft light of the throne room before they dripped from her jawline.

Her delicate lips trembled uncontrollably, pressing together and parting again as fresh waves of emotion made her breath hitch in quiet, heartbroken gasps.

Her lashes were wet and clumped, framing eyes that looked both vulnerable and fiercely determined all at once.

The tears continuing to well up and fall without pause as she regarded me with raw, unguarded pain.

It pained me as well, honestly, seeing Tania cry so much.

"It is..." She hit my chest lightly with a small, trembling fist, the touch more pleading than angry. "It is absolutely what’s going to happen. You will eventually be reunited with the Amazons... and they will end up locking you away for your own good. They will never let you see me again. I know those girls. And I don’t want that!"

She cupped my face tenderly with both hands, looking down at me as she lay sprawled across my chest on the couch, her silver braids spilling over her shoulders like liquid moonlight.

"I love you so much! I’ve decided to spend eternity with you, so I don’t want to have to sneak around just to see you. It’s sad... I d-don’t want you to leave my side. I love you, I love you, I love you!"

Tania...

I smiled at her softly, warmth spreading through my chest despite the moment.

But then I gently brought her small head back down to rest against my chest as she continued to cry, letting her tears fall freely while I held her close.

"Hey, Tania..." I whispered, my voice low and steady.

"Hm?"

"Do you trust me?" I asked, keeping my tone calm and reassuring.

"...I do... I trust you, Benjamin." She answered, her voice slightly cracked from the crying, the words carrying the weight of her vulnerability.

"Then listen to me; Elara and the Amazons must be worried sick about me right now... But they will never enslave me due to greed and selfishness."

I raised her face carefully with my hands and kissed her lips—firm and sharp, pouring reassurance into the contact before pulling back just enough to meet her eyes again.

"I know this precisely because they love me that much," I assured her, my gaze steady on hers. "They love me so much that even if I told them I was never going to return, they would still let me go at the expense of their own happiness. It’s exactly why I love them so much too. So relax, all of you... There’s actually a lot of Benjamin to go around!"

She looked at my face for a long while, her tear-streaked cheeks still glistening as she searched my eyes, then slowly pressed her lips into a thin, thoughtful line.

Then...

SCHLICK!

Mhm.

At the end of it all, Titania was still the naughty little goblin I knew so well—playful and impulsive, and unable to stay serious for too long when desire took over.

Our breaths on each other began to grow hot and heavy once more... as she had moved her hips upward with sudden purpose, quickly positioning the head of my dick right at the slick entrance of her wet vagina.

Then, without any further warning, she slid down onto me in one smooth motion, taking me fully inside her welcoming heat.