Thread: The Sultana's Perfect Harem {darkest_fate& 	ƒeral}

It hardly surprised Safiya that Inas found her condition to be borderline scandalous. The sultana rolled her eyes slightly and ended by raising her brows slightly. Safiya was about to point out, again, that she hadn't had much time for such things, or perhaps to yet again emphasize that the whole experience struck her as being more than a little overblown. Instead she found herself smiling as Inas spoke of her suitors. There have been a few that were at least a little tempting, Safiya confessed. What she didn't add was that most of the solid political matches were unappealing at best and sometimes downright repugnant. Inas had likely dealt with their affections herself, given her fairly elevated position not to mention the semi-common knowledge that Inas had the sultana's ear always a good position. The sultana kept bowing her head as her friend continued they both knew all too well that a female ruler's body was worth more than its weight in gold. To so easily dismiss all this again had Safiya raising her brows. She watched as one of Inas' girls came and simply plopped down on the other woman's lap. Yet again Safiya had to wonder about that touch, if the physical attention wouldn't be worth it. Did anyone have harems simply for caressing or perhaps kissing? Because that certainly sounded appealing to the sultana, at the least. It did seem as if there was affection between the girl and Inas, and surely it wouldn't be too much of a stretch to find that with someone else. Still, Inas's blunt offer had Safiya flushing again. She nervously fidgeted with the wrapping, her gaze wandering the admittedly appealing selection. She found her gaze lingering a time or two, though never quite so long as it did on Alasse. There was just something darkly appealing in the elf. Plus, Safiya couldn't help but feel that the elf at least understood, a feeling that soon received some vindication as Alasse made her suggestion. Safiya locked eyes with the elf, realizing that the woman read her as one skilled woman read such things. The sultana shifted, wondering just how intent that gaze had been. I do think it would perhaps be best to start small, she agreed, bobbing her head slightly. I do not think I need a... demonstration,' though her eyes again flickered about the harem. I've seen diagrams, after all, again she had to try not to sound overly offended. It wasn't as if she hadn't studied this to some degree, as she did everything else. She'd wanted to salve her curiosity at the very least. Said curiosity had her attention drawn to the elf, and her mind played with the thought. She could almost hear some inner voice screaming at her, reminding her that she was the ruler, that she could simply take what she wanted. But the sultana simply could not do that, even when so freely offered. Her gaze shifted to her friend, then back at Alasse. Would you be interested, Alasse? Safiya asked, drawing courage from she knew not where. After all, it does strike me that I should experience a gesture of affection from an expert, her gaze flicked back to her confidant before returning to Alasse. So if you are quite willing, I believe that kissing you would prove at least somewhat informative. Wouldn't you agree? Her gaze shifted from elf to friend at that last statement, clearly including both in the mixture. Her body shifted slightly, and she swore she could feel some warmth gathering in her belly.