Lords and Ladies (For ddybee)

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Ryan shivered, it was a cold wind that blew on the forest road. The sun was already setting, a sign of the end of the year coming. He huffed quietly and shuffled his long, flowing black cloak over his body as his horse trotted merely down the path. It had been quite the trip heading to Necatrine Nation, but Ryan was going no matter what. For the princess had wanted him to be there and that was more than enough for the one eyed lad, his black cloak concealed a crisp black suit. His horse was a steely black steed, easily nearly twice the size of a typical mare that Ryan affectionately named Duchess.

The Paragon petted the horse on the side as they shuffled down the roar, they'd managed to enter the land and were making for the castle now just before nightfall was to begin. Ryan couldn't say he'd ever been to this place before, but it was certainly endearing. The people had been friendly enough and it seemed that English was spoken widely too, the pair had been delayed helping someone with a cart of fruit however. This revelation made Ryan click Duchess lightly in the side to nudge her faster.

"Just a bit faster dear, after all a princess awaits us. I've told you of Peach have I not? What do you think of her?" Ryan asked his steed. It gave a simple huff in response, Ryan smirked and responded with "Truly? Well you've yet to actually see her in person mind. Perhaps once you do so you might change your tune!" the horse huffed again and the Paragon shook his head with a chuckle. Duchess was one that had little patience for anyone save the Paragon, regardless he'd press on to the castle.

A guard of the domain asked him to halt, a simple statement of who Ryan proved enough to let the lad pass. It wasn't that Ryan was plain looking after all, it seemed the Paragon's name reached even as far as here. Ryan smiled as he saw the domain of the lady, a grand place indeed! Ryan would ride Duchess close to the entrance, hoping to find the charming princess waiting there for him!

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Peach had first met Ryan backstage. The handsome, yet troubled lad had immediately caught the royal's attention. Prompting her to approach him and figure out what his deal was. She had challenged Mr. Knight to a match, with the hopes of pushing him beyond his past turmoil. And after a hard-fought battle on both ends, Peach managed to best him with overwhelming butt smothers. Though more importantly, she had brought him back to a more righteous path. Turning him from a dark knight to a noble knight once more. The cherry on top was that Peach built up a crush on Ryan, who seemed to feel the same about her. This led Princess Cake to invite Ryan to her fruit-based kingdom, the beautiful land of Nation Nectarine.

Nation Nectarine

This was a nation abundant in nature and fruit bearing vegetation. Peach used these organic fruits in many of her recipes, especially her desserts. She was looking forward to showing Ryan how skilled she was in the kitchen, among other things, like her smothering expertise. Ms. Cake had alerted the guards of Ryan's incoming arrival, and she waited eagerly for him at the front of her castle.

Alas, Ryan soon came into view. He was riding quite the impressive horse. Luckily, despite her seemingly sheltered upbringing, Peach was quite accustomed to animals. Her nature-friendly domain allowed many creatures to thrive in her kingdom's greenery. Once Ryan got close, Peach welcomed him with a warm smile. "Greetings Ryan. You're looking as cute and noble as ever." She started before approaching Ryan's steed. The monarch gently rubbed its neck in a way that made it clear she'd dealt with horses before. "And what's the name of your lovely companion here?"

Peach Cake's Appearance

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As Ryan saw Peach's lovely form ahead he bared a light smile, it alone made the trip worth it in his mind. The Paragon had been riding with Duchess for some time, thankfully she was a mighty steed that laughed at distances other mares would balk at. Ryan would nod with his head and say "Ah greetings m'lady!" with Peach remarking on Ryan's features the lad would lightly blush and cough politely before carrying on with "Ah please you flatter me, I'm not worthy of such remarks with this eyepatch of mine. I thank you though." Ryan had to remind himself, namely that there was someone besides John and Lucy that actually cared about him. The path to going on the right way started simple enough for him, but he'd find himself verbally backpedalling here and there if he felt he'd not proved it to himself.

Peach then remarked on the companion of the Paragon, to which Duchess would promptly turn its head to stare right at the princess. Ryan was taken out of his contemplations here as he quickly said "Duchess! Behave now! Easy girl, she's just looking to cause issues m'lady please wait." the horse would lower its head to look at Ms Cake. Almost sizing her up and down as well as a horse could, after it did this a couple of times it would then lower itself down into a sitting/bowing position and quietly huffed. Ryan chuckled and said "Ah you see girl! I told you so. Apologises m'lady, Duchess tends to be a bit errrrr.....standoffish with people, but she's a softie. Especially if you rub the back of her right ear." the Paragon did this and the hose gave a short little noise of approval as it lowered itself to let Ryan dismount. "Now then m'lady if I could request best let one of your guards find a stable for my girl here, the biggest you have if possible. She likes space."

Once the mare was set off Ryan would take Peach's hand and kiss it, before taking a deep breath and saying "Well then m'lady, shall we? I do feel a slight chill in the air myself, best we go in perhaps? How have you been since our meeting? I errrr.....bounced around my place the eve before setting off to see you here, really looked forward to it." with the Paragon offering the princess his arm as a polite way to start the evening off!

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"Don't let your eyepatch dictate what remarks you are worthy off, my dear." Peach advised, in response to Ryan's modesty. "Though your humility is much appreciated and adorable." Duchess then stared at the monarch, analyzing the plump princess up and down. Ms. Cake simply smiled and let the horse do her thing. And when Ryan's steed was done, the animal slumped down into a seated position, seemingly giving the monarch its approval. "I'm glad I passed." Peach chirped, before following Ryan's example. She too would rub the back of the steed's right ear, after Ryan had dismounted.

"Of course." The princess stated in response to Ryan's request to send Duchess to a to a stable. "Any stable for horses here is pretty big. But very well. She shall be sent to the largest one available. clapclap Guard!" One of Peach's guards showed up to take care of Duchess. "He's a trained professional with livestock, the royal assured her crush. Duchess should have a grand time."

The monarch blushed a little, after Mr. Knight kissed her hand. And she returned the gesture by pecking the handsome lad on the cheek. Peach then accepted Ryan's offer of his arm, before leading him to the door of her castle. "Indeed! Let us enter. I've made sure everything inside was prefect for your visit after all!" The doors opened, revealing a splendid castle with vivid colors, plenty of architecture, and many indoor plants decorating the palace. "Ready for the grand tour?" She chirped.

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Truth be told it was rare for Ryan to entrust things to people, heck even back when he was a good lad he'd rarely give his own personal belongings to people. His time he'd surely give to people yes, but things such as his burdens were shared only with a select few like his right hand man John Carnaby. The lad gave a polite nod of thanks to the guard that came by to take the reins of Duchess, inwardly he was still subconsciously reluctant to entrust such a task to someone else. But mentally kicked himself and nipped that line of thought in the bud, for Peach would subconsciously demand his attention.

Ryan smiled as she pecked his cheek, the chill on his body already warmed from the touch. The lad had been far too used to the far cold norths where the nights were long, he would enjoy the chance to replace that in time. After all Peach spoke of how she'd taken the efforts to make sure the place was looking its best, thoughtful indeed.

Truth be told the Paragon was never really difficult to please or entertain so long as you didn't half heart your efforts without justifiable reasons, but the fact Peach went the extra effort just for him as such warmed his spirit. When she gladly took his arm Ryan breathed a sigh of relief, true it might have been a tad corny however it was proper etiquette in the Paragon's mind at least. Plus well, she was a cute lass that linked limbs with him. That was a nice bonus!

"Yes, let's~ Lead the way m'lady~" Ryan said with a little chuckle as he'd let the princess take him ever which way, the lad couldn't say he'd been to a castle before. Historical sites sure, but this would a first time. And what better way to do so than with the lovely princess that helped him come back to being the hero he'd always been, felt like something out of a fairy tail perhaps. But Ryan believed in it all the same~

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After Ryan's trusty steed had been taken care of, Peach linked arms with her visiting knight and led him to the entrance of her castle. "Open." The princesses stated, and the doors did just that on voice command. The monarch then led her crush inside, to witness Peach's marvelous castle. It was quite a wide open space, filled with fancy furniture and decorations. Plenty of natural vegetation aligned the walls, and were fed with sunlight that beamed through large, corresponding windows. The palace was vividly colored, with residences and servants preforming varied tasks, some simply relaxing.

"Welcome to my castle!" Peach chirped, as she led Ryan down a long hallway. The scent of fruit-related baked goods flowed throughout the palace as Ms. Cake spoke. "Here at Nation Nectarine, the economy is largely based off of selling organic fruit and fruit-based delicacies. Ranging from fruit cake, to carrot cake, to peach cake, giggles, to pumpkin pie, etc, etc, etc. Many of the recipes here originate from the mind of yours truly, and the details of such are generally kept secret, as to not benefit competition."

The royal then led Ryan right into a dinning area. "With all that in mind, first off, would you happen to be hungry? Because we've got tasty grub to last ya for a lifetime!" If Ryan decided he wanted something to eat, Peach would prompt him to sit down, while she went right into the kitchen to get to business.

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Ryan had been to many a place in his travels, from the slums of Asia while he toured the indies to the domains of French nobility for fencing tournaments. But nothing really compared to the place he was at right now, Ryan gave a little smile as the doors to the castle opened. It'd been quite a long time since well, he felt welcome somewhere. He could recall many a time where he'd earned several glares from a bar as he opened the door to a cold wind, or people shuffling to give him space once he sat at the counter. Heck it happened even before he lost the eye, then the patch came on and it poured oil over a fire. Ryan bit his lower lip to bring himself back to the present.

The Paragon looked around as Peach led him around the place, it seemed like it was well run. That was already earning brownie points with Ryan, Peach had a tight ship which meant folks respected her authority. It inwardly made Ryan wonder how the heck Peach could shuffle off to go and wrestle people, but he choose not to remark on it and instead just enjoy the princess's warm semi embrace and chuckled at her little name pun as she asked if he wanted to try some of her land's dishes. To which Ryan would respond by saying "Oh certainly, thank you m'lady. I'll have whichever you think is best~"

With that Ryan would seat himself down but not before taking his cloak and gently draping it across the top of the chair before sitting down, crossing his legs and leaning back in the chair the lad would lightly twiddle his thumbs as he'd look at Peach with her back turned to him. A brief idea of the lad hugging her from the back while she cooked wafted into the Paragon's mind, but a desire to let the princess work in her element comfortably nixed it. Instead the lad would simply be a good boy and let Peach proceed with whichever she was going to give him here~

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Peach smiled after Ryan accepted her offer to dine. Inside of the ring, her specialties included high-flying, aerial kicking, and booty smothering. But outside of the ring, her talents consisted of gardening, royal leadership, and of course cooking. After Mr. Knight sat down, Peach immediately departed to the kitchen area to prepare her finest dish! She got busy chopping fruit, mixing vegetables, baking goods, and frying meat, before making her way back to the dining table, all in a relatively short order.

"Here ya go!" The monarch chirped, placing several plates of fine delicacies on the large table, ranging from fried rice, grilled chicken, mac and cheese, salad, banana/walnut muffins, and anything else Ryan would love to dine upon. "And here's the main dessert!" Peach continued, haven gone back into the kitchen to bring out her world famous peach cake, with organic peaches clearly lining the fine desert!

The royal cut her special guest a slice, before sitting at the table with him. "It's dessert, but I do prompt you to try my world renown, organic peach cake next. It's as healthy as any dessert can be. Teehee. Oh, I don't worry if you can't finish all the food. There's plenty of servants here who would be more than happy to "clean up", if you catch my drift." Peach chirped, before dining down herself, purring with each taste of food. The sweet, mouth-watering scent spread throughout the area, and it seemed Ryan would be in for quite a treat!

Peach Cake's peach cake

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Ryan was always someone that could tell when someone was truly good at their craft, such as seeing his stalwart right hand man John when he worked on a blank canvas. Seeing Peach at work in the kitchen made Ryan inwardly decide that him embracing her from behind wouldn't have been wise, surely she'd have accepted his contact yes. But then he likely would have just gotten in the way there and he'd have not witnessed her at her craft, Ryan hadn't realised how hungry he'd been now that he thought on it.

He'd spent the entire day striding over here and got sidetracked helping people along the way, that fruit cart was just the tip of the iceberg. Ryan remained steadfast though and was thusly rewarded as the Princess prepared her feast for the Paragon. For a moment Ryan closed his one eye and just breathed it all in, to feel the relaxing vibes. The Paragon would then open his eye again and say "Thank you m'lady, your skilled indeed. I look forward to this!"

The British could at times be known to be rowdy, but also genteel and cultured and Ryan displayed this with his table manners. Yet even then he could do little to conceal the grin that he was slowly developing, back in his country Mr Knight could drink anyone out in the bars and his appetite for food matched. Peach's speciality brought to Ryan a taste he'd never quite had, after a slice Ryan felt something inward. Namely he was feeling warmth in his soul. In an instant Ryan wiped his good eye and lips with a napkin and said "S-Sorry m'lady. Its just.......not had this sort of thing happen in such a long time. Forgot what it felt like, t-thank you......" the Paragon took a moment to compose himself there before saying "I.....am grateful, I know I've likely said it far more than once but I had to again." feeling the need to lighten it there Ryan would blush and then say "In hindsight, sitting on me did wonders I suppose." before looking down at this shoes in his flustered state.

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Princess Cake was an excellent chef indeed, serving her guest and crush Ryan a whole helping of tasty grub, before sitting down to dine herself. Despite being the chef, Peach never got tired of her own food, purring with each bite she took. But soon her attention focused on Ryan, and she was joyful to see him loving the feast as well!

Though in a short order, Peach noticed Ryan becoming a bit emotional there. Apparently he hadn't experienced hospitality on this level in quite a while. Ms. Cake wasn't surprised, given how cold and distant Mr. Knight's demeanor had been, before Peach really got a good opportunity to positively influence his outlook. The princess responded, by getting up and approaching the flustered lad. She then proceeded to embrace him in a big hug, cuddling her love interest in a very endearing matter.

"Shhhhhhh. It's all my pleasure, really." Peach comforted. "But I appreciate the gratitude nonetheless. You're doing very well. And this sort of thing is bond to happen a lot more, especially since you are now closer to me." The monarch then let up, in order to use her arm to push the plates around Ryan away a fair distance, likely confusing the lad. "Oh, I forgot. There's one more thing you should eat now, before dinning on anything else." Peach teased, before getting on the table and laying on her stomach. Her legs were bent in a way that prevented her shoes from touching the clean table, but allowed her legs to do something else...

Suddenly, the monarch sent her legs back to ensnare Ryan's neck, before she used them to pull the lad's head down. Showcasing masterful control of her lower body, she aimed to force Ryan's face down and deep between her big, sweet booty cheeks! "When I offered you I taste of my peach cake, you know I meant this kind as well. Smothers indeed do wonders, no matter where they happen!" The monarch chirped. "How about you just focus on me and my tasty bum for a bit." Peach's last statement hinted at her deeper intentions. While part of her did just wanna tease, fluster, and smother Ryan silly here, she was also doing this to further distract Ryan from his emotional turmoil.