[RotDE] Chapter 4. Bathing together one last time... The eve of the tragedy. (Patreon)

The day went by, and night arrived.

Loreia was bathing in the wooden bathtub, big enough for one person to lie comfortably and sufficient for two if they sat in it.

The bathroom was not too big and didn't have anything more besides the bathtub and a showerhead created by poking holes in a barrel.

The cleaning soap was made of aromatic herbs and smelled quite good, giving the whole bathroom quite a nice scent.

'Tatyana will be sixteen soon. I hope she likes the present I prepared for her.'

Loreia imagined Tatyana's smiling face as she thanked her, and a silly laugh escaped her, "She will look very cute in that dress. I'm quite eager to see her with it. I had to go to the nearby town to buy it."

Loreia looked down at her hands and thought, 'Tatyana wasn't averse to having a relationship with a woman. This means I have a chance, right? But it is true that having a relationship with another woman is strange. The townspeople will look down on us as well.'

Loreia steeled her heart and said, "Worse come worst, I will just leave the town and start again with them. I've been honing my medical skills these years in case we have to leave and gain some money."

Suddenly, the bathroom door opened, making the distracted Loreia jump.

She looked toward the door and almost fainted.

Tatyana was at the door, with just one towel around her chest that barely covered her treasure land below. Her fair and supple skin was for Loreia's eyes to feast upon.'W-W-What is she doing!?'

Tatyana, unaware that she was almost triggering a heart attack on her big sister due to excitement, smiled and said, "Let's bath together, big sis! It has been quite a while since we did this~."

Loreia almost shouted, 'We haven't bathed together since I realized I liked you!'

Even though there was like, Loreia wasn't enough of a beast to take advantage of young Tatyana.

However, sixteen was the age of adulthood in this town and in Loreia's mind, so Tatyana was already a woman in their eyes! This made Loreia's bad thoughts have one of the limiters erased, making it harder to control herself. It was redundant to mention that Tatyana's budding body was too enticing for any person that wasn't limited by modern society's morals.

As Loreia's thoughts drifted, Tatyana saw how the elder sister's lightly tanned skin was getting somewhat red.

Worried that she was having a heat stroke, she approached quickly, not caring about the slipping towel, and asked, "Are you okay, big sis? You have a reddish face. Maybe you have been too much inside the bath."

Loreia barely held in from jumping to Tatyana after seeing the barely covered spring scenery, 'And whose fault is it!?'

She took in a deep breath and said, "I'm okay, but why are you here? Can't you see that I'm still bathing? There isn't enough space for both of us in the tub."

Tatyana smiled mischievously, making Loreia's heart accelerate, and said. "If we lie normally, there wouldn't be space, but…"

Tatyana took off her towel, revealing everything without a shred of hesitation.

Loreia's brain forgot about every function that wasn't related to remembering the scenery before her and instantly created a space to store it.

Then, before Loreia's brain could start functioning again, Tatyana jumped inside the tub, landing on top of Loreia with her back. Their naked bodies were now one on top of the other as Tatyana smiled sweetly and said, completely clueless about the situation of the person below her. "If I lie on top of you, we can bath together! Aren't I smart~?"

Loreia's brain crashed.

Feeling the soft body landing on top of hers, Tatyana's elegant and refreshing scent and the cute and proud tone in her voice were too much.

Loreia really wanted to shout to the sky, 'Dear little sister, you are playing with fire!'

Tatyana's head tilted as she felt how stiff Loreia was. 'Wow, all of big sister's muscles are stiff! Did she have cramps after today's work?'

Young Tatyana turned her head to look at Loreia with questioning in her red eyes. "Are you okay, big sister? You should relax your body!"

Loreia looked at Tatyana's wet face and gulped again. The water on her skin gave it a glossy look, and her long black hair was damp, sticking over her fair skin.

The contrast of black and white was very alluring, like a nymph bathing in the lake.

Loreia's arms disobeyed her orders and hugged Tatyana strongly. Her voice was low and husky, "Tatyana, my dear. Your big sister is at her limits."

Tatyana didn't mind the intimacy and asked, completely clueless, "Limits? Am I heavy?"

Loreia kissed her cheek and said, "Don't worry, just don't move around too much, and big sister will be fine. I don't want to lose control and hurt you."

Tatyana nodded with a proud smile, "Big sister is very strong, after all. You can defeat all of the men in the town!"

She turned her head again and rested her body on Loreia's. Her back made contact with Loreia's two soft mounds, and she blinked twice. "Wow, big sister, your breasts are big!"

Loreia's arms tightened around Tatyana's waist, but she didn't do anything more. She chuckled as she moved Tatyana's long hair to the side to have a better look at her face. "Do you like them? I'm the second bigger woman in town!"

Tatyana turned her head to look at her and smiled, "Yes! They feel so plushy and comfy on my back. The hard tips are also tickling me, hehehe."

Loreia had been protecting Tatyana from indecent knowledge, which was one of the big reasons for her ignorance. Of course, since Tatyana also learned medical knowledge, she had to learn about the reproductive organs. However, her lessons were purely theoretical.

Loreia caressed Tatyana's skin softly and kissed her cheek again; a fire began burning in her eyes. "You also have your tips hardening. Look~."

Loreia flickered Tatyana's cherries, making Tatyana release a strange voice. "Big sister, don't do that! It feels tingly!"

Loreia stopped and closed her eyes for a second to regain her calm, 'Stop. You are taking advantage of her if you do something now. She is still too innocent.'

Loreia opened her eyes, and here much more relaxed than before, and that growing fire in her brown eyes became only embers again. 'We have plenty of time in the future. I will slowly teach her, and when she knows what we are doing, and if she isn't against it, I will lead her and take that final step. If she likes it and wants to stay with me, we can live happily together.'

Loreia's thoughts trailed. 'If she is against it... I will think about it when the time comes.'

Tatyana didn't know about her big sister's struggles and kept moving in her embrace while talking, pushing Loreia's buttons unknowingly.

Loreia used every ounce of willpower in her body to resist chomping down at the absolutely delicious snack between her arms.

After soaking in the water for a while and speaking together, Tatyana insisted on washing her body, so Loreia let her do as she wanted. Loreia sighed with comfort as Tatyana's hands cleaned her and spread the soap on her body.

Tatyana didn't have any inhibitions and cleaned everything besides the lower part. "Wow, big sister, your muscles are so powerful! But even then, how do you maintain such a womanly body? Shouldn't you look bulkier?"

Loreia held in a moan while Tatyana's hands spread soap on her breasts and answered, "We learned this together, Tatyana. Try to remember."

Tatyana frowned for a second, and then her red eyes shone with realization. "Right! Women's bodies lack the large muscle fiber men naturally have, testosterone, and other properties. However, women can also become strong since their muscles become lean and their metabolism increases. Also, bone density increases accordingly... I think?"

Loreia smiled and said, "that's right. Although the muscles are not as big, that doesn't mean that we don't have strength. Of course, on average, a man may be stronger than a woman, but a woman can be more agile since they are less bulky. A comparison would be that a woman is like a horse, and a man is like a bull. They both have their strengths, but they are different."

Tatyana nodded and took a barrel of water to rinse Loreia's body. "Done! Now it is your turn, big sis!"

Loreia reciprocated under Tatyana's insistence.

Loreia was now in full control, so nothing more than a few involuntary touches occurred, things that could happen when two women bathed each other. Tatyana happily smiled as Loreia cleaned her tenderly, she could feel the care Loreia had when cleaning her, and Loreia's tender eyes gave her a strange feeling that she didn't dislike.

When they heard Salia's voice calling them for dinner, Loreia rinsed Tatyana, and they dried with towels made of sheep wool. They took clean clothes and put them on.

Loreia let out a sigh of relief she didn't know she was holding, 'My dearest is really testing my limits. I almost eat her whole more than once. Good job, me, for resisting her.'

They went to the kitchen together, Tatyana almost dragging Loreia by her hand. Loreia had a constant smile on her lips as she looked at the eager Tatyana.

Salia heard steps coming from behind, so she looked back. Seeing both her daughters walking hand in hand made her smile with satisfaction. When her sight landed on her eldest daughter, a pondering light flashed through her eyes, but then they returned to normal. "Did both of you have fun in the bath?"

Tatyana ran toward Salia and hugged her, "Yes! Big sister was very ticklish and let out strange laughs from time to time. She is so weird~."

Loreia blushed crimson, and Salia almost burst into laughter, looking with a teasing smirk at Loreia. "Did she also tickle you?"

Tatyana pouted, "She did at the beginning, but then no matter how I asked for more, she didn't do it more."

Salia looked at Loreia with pride, making the shy tigress dodge her eyes.

The fact that she didn't take advantage of her innocence was something few could do in that situation.

Salia knew about her eldest daughter's love that sprouted some years ago. At first, she thought that Loreia just liked Tatyana dearly as a sister. However, as time went by, she could see other signs.

Who confirmed her suspicions was Loreia herself!

Loreia didn't hide it from her parents and spoke about it a little more than a year ago; once she was one hundred percent sure of her feelings.

The three of them had a long conversation once Tatyana wasn't at home. At first, they weren't agreeable, Salia and Terrance treated Tatyana like their own child, so they felt strange letting both of them together.

However, Loreia told them that she wouldn't be too insistent, she would try to attract her slowly, and in the future, if Tatyana is agreeable, she would continue forward. If not, she would marry whoever their parents wanted.

They thought about it and finally nodded. However, they were a very traditional family, so they made their own demands.

Salia told her that she didn't mind as long as they got pregnant and had descendants. Although her daughters' happiness was important, grandchildren were something every parent wanted in their situation. Continuing the bloodline was so important that sometimes females, and rarely males, married off to families they didn't want to have descendants.

Of course, Loreia was vehemently against it. She wouldn't cheat on her dearest Tatyana even if you killed her.

Salia, of course, didn't want such a situation happening, so she relaxed the angry Loreia and told her about something she had researched in the past, artificial insemination.

When Loreia heard about the details, she wasn't against it anymore.

Even if the child wouldn't be completely theirs, at least there wouldn't be direct involvement from a third party, forcing them to cheat on each other. They could each have one child and live happily without knowing who the father is.

They would bring up the children since they were babies and even give birth to them, so it wouldn't be a problem.

However, both mother and daughter would soon learn that Tatyana's fate was destined to be murky and tragic, straying very far away from theirs.

A calamity was approaching.