Steel & Thunder by Dominic N. Ashen

Author:Dominic N. Ashen
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Orc, fantasy erotica, humor, humorous erotica, DnD, Fantasy, Dungeon and Dragons, interracial, funny, kink, BDSM, fetish, gay, MM, Male romance, male male, gay erotica, LGBT, green, queer
Publisher: 4 Horsemen Publications, Inc.
Published: 2022-07-12T20:06:49+00:00

Chapter Twelve

“I am making soup for lunch—a family recipe.” Ironstorm is already grabbing a cutting board and vegetables. “My father says that a good soup can heal wounds of the heart.”

“Did your father do a lot of cooking?” I don’t think my dad was ever in the kitchen.

“Still does. Insists on it. This is his stock, in fact.” He holds up a jar of brown liquid retrieved from over the stove. Then he pauses, giving me a faux-serious look. “If I give you a knife for cutting vegetables, can I trust you not to try and kill me when my back is turned?”

Oh, he’s got jokes. “I dunno. Got any ancient ruins around here I can raid first? It’ll help sate my bloodlust.”

With a chuckle, he retrieves a knife, handing it to me handle-first. “Go ahead and wash those and then you can start.” He gestures to the vegetables on the counter as he moves to light the stove. “Seeing as you managed to tune out everything I said on the walk home, do you have questions about what happened today?”

We’re using some vegetables I actually know this time. I grab a carrot to start with while I think, not really knowing where to begin. “Was that a normal... Is trial the right word?”

“Trial is accurate.” He retrieves some meat from the icebox, some kind of poultry. “Other than the arrested parties being from so far away, that was fairly standard.”

“How come Redwish was the only one who talked to the ju—councilman?” I thought it was weird that no one else did any talking.

“Because your friends did not contest the accusations, another advocate was not needed.” He joins me on the counter where we both begin to cut our respective ingredients. “Had they fought against it, or if I or any of the other rangers involved had sought any personal reparations, there would have been someone there to represent us or the city.”

“What makes the councilman a councilman?” That sounded dumb.

“He is a member of the Tribal Council.” Finished with his cutting, Ironstorm moves over to light a pan on the stove. “Six orcs who form our head of government. In addition to making decisions for the city as a group, they also oversee trials like the one today individually.”

“How did they land that job?” I’ve finished with the carrots and move on to some potatoes.

“It is an elected position, held for three years.” I hear the sizzle of the meat hitting the pan to my right. “At the end of each year, two of the seats are made vacant and new council members are voted in.”

“Are those six responsible for every trial?” Doesn’t seem enough to go around.

“No, there are other officials who also oversee trials, usually related to the position they were appointed to.” He looks over to see me finishing with the vegetables. “Add those to the pot when you are finished.”

“I didn’t even realize potatoes and carrots grew over here.” I do as requested, gathering all

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