Hikari stepped out of the shower basin.
She dried herself.
A clean change of clothes.
Her lady has washed up and changed.
They ate together.
The warm cauldron.
Ria's portions had gotten larger to help her grow.
Nevertheless, Hikari offered Ria a spoonful of her stew, which her lady couldn't eat.
"Feast?"
"Ah yes, of course. I checked the manifest. As promised, a whole pig is waiting for you in the warehouse. The fattest one I could find. The roast is prepared. Look forward to it."
Hikari swallowed her stew.
She drooled.
"A celebration of the end of the cultist campaign. At the same time, my Father, Lord Razenheir, has returned from his campaign with the main RazenHeir territorial army. They reached Moradale yesterday."
"His lordship?"
"Indeed. But the war is not over. The war with the cultists just gave us an excuse to pull our army out. Much to the displeasure of House Arestor, one of the mainstays of the northern front."
Hikari ate.
"Orcs."
"Despite their appearant lack of strategy, they proved to be a formidable foe. We lost a lot of good men. More importantly, we lost a substantial chunk of food-producing territory. Our neighbor, the kingdom of Herdial, had a bad harvest too. I worry for our future at this rate."
"I go?"
Ria takes a bite of her carrot.
"Nope. You are the one defending the estate right now."
Ria swallowed.
"I don't mean to pry, but I read the records that we found you years back all alone amidst the battlefield on top of a pile of dead orcs along with an orc war chief. You were the only one standing; that must have been a traumatic experience. Are you still willing to go back there?"
Hikari swallows.
"It's nothing."
Ria was startled by her answer.
They continued eating.
"On a more positive note, I heard when you were still at the northern front. Even when being 'shorter' than you are now, you could cleave an orc in half. "
Hikari giggles at the compliment.
"My lady."
"Yes? Hikari, what is it?"
"I eat orcs."
"Eek! They are poisonous all over. The parts that don't immediately kill you are extremely tough. How do you even cook that?"
"Arms"
"The meat on the arms? Your jaw must be tougher than steel. I've read reports of hungry soldiers trying just that. Boiling, roasting, and beating the meat soft with the butt of their swords. Though, it mostly ends with just officers complaining about their soldiers losing their teeth."
Hikari giggles.
They finished their meal.
Ria leaned back against Hikari's leg, stuffed.
"Try on your new outfit. Word has arrived that his lordship was just camping out half a day's march from here."
Hikari stood up.
She strided to her wardrobe.
Ria was only halfway there.
Hikari stood before her wardrobe.
Several stacks of greyish-white wool sheets sat beside brown cotton ones.
Reinforced with an inner layer of leather to withstand her strength.
She studied the weaving enchantments.
Simple, uniform square pieces.
Her favorite kind.
She began the assembly process.
The sweater was baggy.
The collar covered her neck.
The long sleeves covered her arms to her fingers.
She raised both arms and flexed her arms.
She crossed her arms under her chest and flexed.
The baggy sleeves offered plenty of room for her muscular arms.
She continued.
The brown leather and cotton pieces assembled into a long skirt, extending from above her waist down to below her knees.
A bright brown butterfly hair tie for her silver ponytail.
Two more smaller ones for each sideburn.
A bow tie right on top of her blossoms.
A brown beret to top it off.
She looks in the mirror resting atop her wardrobe.
It didn't give the sharp, seductive aura of her black silk dress.
It felt warm and feminine, and it made her feel good.
"Do you like it?"
Hikari started swinging her body around to look at herself from different angles.
"Yes"
"I figured there was no need to accentuate your natural beauty too much. We wouldn't want to cause another riot like what happened at that ball. Perhaps a warmer look would balance that piercing glare of yours and really bring out your womanly charm."
Hikari took off her flats.
The pair that Ria cleaned while she was away.
They didn't have the steamy odor of her morning run.
They were the clean pair she wore only after a shower.
Her clean white socks, fresh from the washing bay, touched the ground.
She looks down at her lady staring up at her in admiration.
Her foot arched in front of her.
The giantess's heel reached her tiny kneecaps.
It draws her lady's eyes down.
She swallows.
Her legs were shivering.
"Kiss my feet."
Her knees cave. Her lips press against the fresh cotton.
Hikari giggles.
She pressed her nose into the sock
"Ah… your feet smell so nice. I hope one day I can buy some better, odorless soap that doesn't obscure the lovely smell of your feet."
Hikari giggles.
"Hmm… maybe Purlarian flower extract-based? Maybe Flomerlilies? But I don't think I can get enough in quantity. They have a strong smell too."
Kiss.
"Oh right! Your new shoes. I almost forgot."
She lifts her head and looks around.
Tap. Tap.
Hikari taps her foot.
Kiss.
Ria was getting accustomed to her signals.
"Shoes."
"They are in there. Your new shoes, Hikari. Brown loafers. Warm shoes for this time of the year. I ordered extra padding for the insole as well."
She was small enough to fit into her shoe compartment.
"Pull them out."
Ria swallowed.
The command felt sudden to her.
But it made her excited.
She knelt before the shoe compartment on the bottom row.
Each giant shoe was heavier than she was.
"Yes… of course Hikari… Anything for you…."
She tried anyway, pulling at the back of the shoe with both arms.
She pulled with her whole body weight.
The shoe didn't budge.
Giggles from above as Hikari watched her lady try.
She waved her hands and channeled a bit of her telekinesis.
Thud. The heel hit the ground.
Ria fell on her back from the recoil.
Hikari giggled.
It was a loafer.
A warm brown color.
The shoe covered the top of her foot.
She slid her foot in.
The insole padding was soft and thick.
She shifted her weight onto the shoe.
It held her weight.
The thick walls were warm.
She turned her foot in circles.
They change the
"They are nice."
"I'm glad you liked them. It was fortunate that you brought back the skin of the giant crocodile. It was difficult to find suitable materials to craft your shoes."
Hikari smiled.
Tap. Tap.
The thick rubber outsole made a loud sound as she tapped the bore against the ground.
Ria's lips touched the leather.
Giggles from above.
Hikari pinched one of her sideburns with the butterfly tie between her fingers and flicked it.
She ran her fingers through the side of her hair; her other hand pushed her long skirt into her crouch.
"Time?"
"At least an hour or so. Oh… These shoes look so much more beautiful when you are wearing them… "
Hikari gently lowered the mirror on the ground.
Kiss.
Ria turned her head and saw herself groveling at Hikari's feet.
"Oh… " Ria moaned as a loud giggle came from above.
"Pretty"
"Yes, Hikari! They are so pretty when you wear them. So many times prettier than me… that's why I … your inferior lady… I… am nothing but a piece of decoration standing beside them."
Kiss.
"Your undeserving lady is honored to make your shoes look more beautiful."
"Ria's pretty."
"Yes, of course. Your pathetic Lady looks pretty when she's around your shoes... Because without your shoes, men won't look at your lady. Men will only look at your shoes. When I walk in front of you… I block their view of your shoes... Ah…"
"Time?"
"Yes, his lordship is on the march from Mordale as we speak… Ah… It's been so long… I can't wait to meet him… "
Kiss.