Herald of Steel

Initially, Arrya had expected herself to be taken the very day she was given to Alexander. He had even called her to his room that very night.

But much to her great delight, Alexander never touched her, they only talked…at least as much as they could.

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And the same thing had repeated quite a few times until Arrya simply started to assume that Alexander was not interested in her.

This was of course great news to her, and she thought the status quo would continue even when she started living in the house.

Clearly, she was wrong.

And perhaps it was this realization that made Cambyses's orders come as such a great shock to her.

She quickly tried to ask for Alexander's help, wanting him to let her off, but unfortunately, only received a muted silence and a calm, pallid look.

Honestly, Alexander was also interested in seeing how his beautiful girl looked in all her glory.

Thus it was with a fiery, indignant gaze and a thumping heart that Arrya took off her one piece, letting the cloth pool around her fainty feet and revealing all that white curtain once hid.

…..

The noble maiden's figure certainly did not disappoint.

There have been already many hints to her bounties but now that there were no clothes to hide them, Alexander found those signs had grossly underestimated the hidden charms.

Possessing an hourglass shape, Arrya had all the angle and all the curves at all the right places- those places that were supposed to stick out, stuck out prominently, while those places that wished to be hidden, remained snugly so.

Her fine collarbones were immaculately placed accentuating her long neck, her flat, slightly chubby tummy reflected a slightly dull sheen and a cute bellycute, and her long, slim thighs were healthy and muscular, possessing a rosy complexion and powerful presence.

Alexander especially wanted to touch and pinch those fleshy pillars.

But much more than these parts, what his eyes were naturally drawn to were the organs that made a woman, a woman.

Arrya's fair breasts were predictably huge and abundant, almost matching Ophenia's and letting off almost a luscious sheen.

They graciously arched downward in evidence of their density and weight, hanging off her chest like the most delicious melons in the world, while at its center, laid two especially small pink buds, only the size of M&Ms, fully erect and simply begging Alexander to tug and play.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

While down below, a dense bush covered her crotch, hiding her private parts completely with a lustrous golden carpet that nearly let off a glow under the bright candlelight.

The sight stunned Alexander despite being prepared.

This was certainly worthy of belonging to an Iyizaridian noble lady, for he had never seen such dense and deeply blonde hair before.

Not even Ophenia was like that downstairs, to the point he could clearly tell where the hairline ended.

Such a thing was quite hard to do with blonde hair, especially under the soft candlelight.

In fact, if Alexander did not know any better, he would have definitely suspected Arrya had dyed her pubes.

He could now see why the Iyizaridians men liked their women to keep their hair.

While Alexander's loins started to subconsciously heat up at the sight of this naked girl, Cambyses eyes were far more mirthful.

She even subconsciously licked her lips at the thought of all the fun times she could have with that lewd body.

Playing and tugging that jungle was certainly at the top of her list

So with a nod, she lightly praised, "Mmmm, I can certainly see how you managed to seduce my Alex. You certainly have the body. I frankly admit defeat. Now get in the bath and wash yourself. You stink!"

Arrya of course did not understand what Cambyses was saying, but she did understand the sign of her pointing towards a bathtub filled with water.

This water was always kept there for Alexander's personal use- like washing his face or cleaning himself after going to the washroom.

However contrary to the couple's expectation, Arrya suddenly heavily shook her head at this order, even going as far as to point to the water and drawing an 'X'- a very clear no.

This surprised Alexander because Arrya had already followed orders for something much more demanding- getting naked.

Yet she continued to remain defiant even as Cambyses repeated her orders several times.

Seeing this for a while, Alexander finally understood that Arrya must have a good reason to hold on despite the pressure.

So he was just about to ask the heating up Cambyses to drop it when he heard her shout,

"You filthy girl. You must have not bathed in weeks. I can already see the lines of grime around your armpits and crotch. Aghhhh.. I cannot even begin to think what you will smell like if that close." Cambyses pinched her nose in exaggerated disgust, then menacingly threatened,

"Get in the water now or will have the guards break your legs and throw you in it!"

This mention of dirtiness immediately made Alexander also take a second look at Arrya, and indeed, now that he looked hard enough, he noticed those dark, dirty lines.

He was totally engrossed by her naked beauty to spot them before.

But now that he had… he instantly gave up any thought of trying to convince with wife to lay off.

Instead, he quickly joined her.

This also made him remember how Arrya never took a bath the entire time she was on the ship.

Now, predictably, for a lady taking a bath in an ancient ship was undoubtedly a supreme luxury.

You had to have sailors use a bucket attached to a long rope and painstakingly draw up the seawater, put it into a large barrel, and then bring it over to your tub below decks.

Whereas the men could simply get naked on deck and just bathe there, skipping the transfer phase.

This was one of several reasons why there were virtually no women sailors.

But despite such hassles, Alexander had made those arrangements for Lady Nanazin and Lady Parthia, they were royalty after all.

And he also offered the same services to Arrya.

But the girl had adamantly refused.

At the time Alexander thought perhaps Arrya was simply being shy, being in a totally new place without anyone she knew.

Many noble women also did not like to bathe alone, they wanted at least a maidservant to help them, pouring water, and keeping stock of their dress.

And it usually had to be a trusted one as many noble ladies were uncomfortable showing their skin even to other women.

Clearly, such maids did not exist for Arrya.

Combine all this with the fact that saltwater was not the best for your hair and skin and Alexander found her still smelling so good, he did not push.

But who knew…

….

Alexander personally loathed uncleanness and there was no way he was going to get within twenty feet of such such a girl.

Hence he directly overruled any concerns Arrya might have over getting into the tub and under the two's fierce instance, even some angry glares, with teary eyes, Arrya finally forced her long legs to move towards the stored water, revealing her half moon like luscious ass in the process.

Now, the reason behind her reticence was because according to Iyizarid tradition, bathing was unclean.

They believed water carried diseases that seeped into the body through the pores in the skin like 'reverse sweat'.

The way they devised to guard against this 'great malady' was by first using copious amounts of oil to cover their skin and then quickly wiping it off using a specialized tool or if one could not afford it, a damp cloth with as little as water possible.

The only exception to this rule was the parts covered by long natural hair, as they believed this mane shielded the skin from letting the water seep in, and even those that did were quickly absorbed by the hair's roots- similar to a tree.

In fact, in some parts of the country, they actually encouraged people to regularly wash their hair believing the water nourished the roots, making them longer and thus better protecting them from diseases.

This was another reason why Iyizaridians had famously beautiful hair and why they were so keen on maintaining it.

….

As Arrya finally entered the bathtub under immense coercion, both Alexander and Cambyses quickly approached her and each taking a mug, began to hurriedly pour down the water over her head, shoulders, and back.

Arrya really did have a bitter, acrid odor that stung Alexander's nose now that he was closer, making him almost retch.

He did not know how he could have missed such an obvious tell for so long.

The reason for this was multitudes.

The biggest one was that Arrya carried several scented boxes with her, placed strategically in small, specially designed pouches all around her dress.

These wooden and metallic boxes contained various highly scented herbs and other incense, which diffused out through many small slits and openings.

Combine this with the copious amounts of perfume Arrya loved to wear, and it made her usually smell very pleasant, kind of like cinnamon.

But now that she was naked…. her naked state was revealed.

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