Retired - Chapter Seven – Emperor’s Blade - Sex Stories

Retired - Chapter Seven – Emperor’s Blade

... you are?” “I am thinking about assuming the duties my rank demands. Your father is trying to bribe me by saying he will release me from my vow.” “Please, Uncle Drake, I promise not to do it again. I will do anything to get you back.” It came to me then, from out of the deepest part of my mind I understood. Cleo blamed herself for my leaving. The problem was it was true. I had left because of her. But could I continue to punish her for that? Was it right of me to absent myself from their lives because I had become a danger to them? “Cleo, if I come back it will not be as a Praetorian Guardsmen. I will not be the one who is diving in front of bullets for you.” Even Little Drake laughed when I said that. They all knew me too well for that to ring true. Lizell and I retired to our room for the night. This room was like a palace unto itself. As she stripped off her clothes, she headed for the bath. She turned and crooked her finger towards me in a come-hither motion. I followed like her puppy dog. We climbed into the vast bathtub and she sat in my lap as we soaked in the hot water. “Tell me,” she said simply. ********* I was talking with Angel about a rotation of the guards. We wanted to start instituting an off-period so the men in the spare units got some active time as well. We did not want them rusting. “Uncle Drake, I need to get out of the palace for a while,” Cleo said as she came up behind me. “You sound so much like your mother. What new pair of shoes are we hunting ...

... today?” “I just want to get outside. How about we go for a nice drive in the country and a picnic lunch?” “That might not be too bad. Who are you planning on having lunch with?” “The Barron Arshag is here, and his son is kind of cute. Maybe he would be willing to go with us.” “Cleo, aren’t you a little young to be thinking about boys?” “Uncle Drake, I am twenty now. Dad is already trying to find me a suitable match. I told him I wanted a nice docile husband who will be easy to henpeck.” I shook my head. “I will get Gold ready for escort, and I will act as chaperone. Why don’t you go invite your friend to join us?” It was only about thirty minutes later when we climbed into the armored car. The drive out was uneventful. I was glad for that. Then we toured the countryside as the wildflowers bloomed in profusion. I tried to keep my ear out of the young people’s conversation but it was really hard. The son of Barron Arshag was a scoundrel and I didn’t like him. His name was Rondal and his father thought he was the only choice for the princess. We found a place about fifty miles outside of town and the guard moved out to check and set up security. Then I laid out the picnic for the young couple. I stood a little ways away so I would no longer have to hear the conversation of the young noble. His very voice irritated me. Then I heard his voice start to go up several notches in volume. “When I am the emperor, I will pass laws that take the tax bases away from the noble families and bring ...