Chapter 6 - progress

“The only friendship i know of is the one between a slave and a master anything else is a cordial ceasefire waiting to be broken” - Kyros Thorn

POV: Kyros

Kyros looked upon the once again unconcious body of the tiefling before calling out.

“Elder!” a few seconds later the goblin elder entered looking around weary of all the damage around the room.

*Yes master?* the goblin elder called out in a subserviant tone

Kyros looked at him with a cold stare “have someone clean this place up and tie up the tiefling make sure you gag her with hard rope and blindfold her. Those measures should make it difficult for even her to cast any spells also if any of the goblins take liberties i will personally roast your balls over burning embers and feed it to him”

The goblin elder seemed visibly sick at the thought of roasted ball sack but simply nodded fervently in response.

Kyros then started to walk and without looking said “follow”

The goblin elder quickly shouted a couple of words in goblin to the guards and then fell in line behind Kyros. The guards hurried off to most likely find someone else to clean the room and restrain the seemingly very dangerous tiefling.

The goblin elder lifted his head *master?*

Kyros simply shifted his head to show the goblin that he had his attention

The goblin elder seeing that he had his masters attention continued *what if i may ask are you going to do now? The hunter cadres are getting more experienced by every hunt which has sorted out our food situation and the cleaning and administration of our humble cave has resulted in a remarkably positive increase in the workers overall productivity. The pallisade is nearly complete and the moat is almost 1 meter deep. by my last count there are a total of 104 new goblin younglings that have been born in the last week..” The goblin elder was about to continue before he saw Kyros gaping at him

“Master?...” said the goblin elder causiously

Kyros looked at the goblin elder in surprise “the goblin population has almost doubled?”

The goblin Elder nodded “indeed master but many will die in the first days due to cannibalism, disease and only the strongest survive. Us goblins have a predatory urge to multiply with the strongest and since our own race is so meekly master we do find other taller races very very attractive hence the interest in your tiefling woman. But now that you have conquered her she is yours and no other goblin would dare touch her without challenging you first master!”

Kyros scratched the stub of his beard thinking such a primitive society i suppose drow society is no less barbaric only we use more subtle ways and i suppose the roles between males and females are reversed interesting.

Kyros once again returned his focus to the goblin elder “i will not have you wasting my goblins for you to keep your seed strong”

The goblin elder spoke up in a concerned tone “but master the quality of our… your goblins will decrease!”

Kyros stared at him with an annoyed expression “I KNOW stupid goblin and i do not care two lesser goblins are better than one stronger goblin. Now here’s what you are going to do and listen closely for your sake because i will not be repeating myself. Once a goblin is born you will inspect it’s features if it is strong you will place it with other strong goblins if it is weak you will place it with other weaker goblins the stronger goblins will become hunters in the hunting cadres and the weakling goblins will become workers and servants a servant class for the warriors yes?” before the goblin elder can issue a response kyros has already turned his back on him and has started walking towards the surface

Kyros came out from the mouth of the cave he was now facing a half built palisade made out of giant mushroom logs it seemed to be nearing completion and the goblins were working diligently. It would seem the goblin elder is an adequate administrator after all.

Kyros once again shifted his head nonchalantly towards the goblin elder and spoke

“I will be taking a trip expect me back in 3 days i leave you in charge and once i get back i want a full report on everything but first fetch me the pelts you have gathered and the tiefling woman”

The goblin elder nodded noting everything kyros said down

“Of Course master everything will be completed and your words followed to the letter!”

The goblin elder said before leaving to carry out his orders.