Bab 414: Harvest Festival (4)

Pulling away from the Duchess, Annie coughed and turned towards the rest of the store, the older sister saying "Well, you were coming by to go with Renna around the Festival, right? To look at the various stores she owns and take it all in?"

I nodded, looking between the two red haired, blue eyed women before saying "That is correct, Miss Annie. Though, I didn't imagine that one of the stores the Duchess owned would be one that was so... important to her."

The two women just smiled at me, glancing at one another a moment later and nodding as they communicated silently.

"Many don't expect it. They look at my position and believe that I came from a long line of Nobility, that I was fed everything on a golden spoon from when I was just a baby until now, but... Unlike the other Nobility, I worked for what I had. I put my talents to use and served my Queen, my Goddess as faithfully as I could... It's thanks to that faith, that servitude, that I am lucky enough to have what I have now. Something few of my peers actively understand..."

Annie hummed in agreement as she made her way towards the counter, the older woman remaining quiet despite clearly wanting to add something, which made the Duchess roll her eyes and say "Annie, stop being difficult and just speak. We're sisters, not ruler and subject."

Snorting, she picked up the papers and began to look over them, eventually looking towards the Duchess and saying "None of your 'peers' are able to understand because all of them are stuck up twits who don't deserve the wealth they have. Mommy was the one who did everything noteworthy, and they're just riding her coattails to a cozy lifestyle... None of 'em deserve the life they live. Not a one of 'em."

"Annie..."

The Duchess let out an exasperated sigh as she stared at her sister, the older woman making her feelings about the Nobility known with another snort as she shook her head, only to glance at her sister as the Duchess said "What do you think about the toys? Can my beautiful and motherly sister in law make them? Perhaps to eventually keep her own children amused?"

She snorted for a third time, but this time it was filled with amusement as the subject changed once more, heading back to lighter, less worrying topics as she nodded.

"Aye, Ceci can do this. It was your idea though, wasn't it Astra? The more realistic, larger dolls, meant for both girls and futanari? I have to say, it seems so obvious, but... never woulda thought about it myself. Neither did Renna, which was why she was so excited whe-!"

"Annie!"

I blinked a few times as I took in the way the Duchess acted around her older sister, the usually serious and elegant red head acting so much more openly and looking so adorable as she glared at her sister, who just smirked back at her knowingly...

Though, I wonder what..?

Perhaps she-?

"Astra?"

"Hm? Ah, my apologies. Um, I was taking the idea from how I had seen children react to my Geri, honestly. Everyone loves fluffy things, but children adore them to another level. So what if - instead of an actual animal - they could have their own 'animal' with them, you know? A wolf, a deer, a bunny? Fluffy, cute, easy to make, cheap? Wouldn't people want to buy them more than the-"

Annie grinned as she interrupted me, staring at her sister as she said "Fluff balls that we initially thought up? Yeah, I think they would."

"They aren't-! Hmph."

Pouting slightly, the Duchess shook her head and brought us back towards the matter at hand, making her way towards the display window and lifting up the plush that rested atop a table, bringing it back with her as she said "These already sold so well, so I can't imagine what the new line would do. Especially if we manage to get a few made before tomorrow..? Something to showoff at the Festival and tell people to come and get them in a weeks time, perhaps?"

Slipping back into business, the Duchess looked at her sister and got a nod, before they both looked towards me, sky blue and deep oceanic blue fixing me to my spot as two utterly gorgeous women stared at me curiously, looking for my opinion as well.

It made my heart skip a beat, but I was paying attention enough to the here and now to say "I would think that would entice a number of people to visit, if only out of curiosity. Perhaps you could make a certain stuffed animal that is limited to just that day? Sell one per person, and try to entice more that way? The fear of missing out on something would get more people here..."

They both stared at me for a few moments more before Annie grinned, nodding her head and saying "Yup, she's a keeper alright~! What a good idea~! Only problem is deciding what would serve well as an exclusive, limited plush..."

Stroking her jaw, Annie looked towards the ceiling, missing the way the Duchess blushed slightly before she turned around, surprising me for a moment before I returned to my prior train of thought.

What had the Duchess said about me to her sister..?

Was it... nice things?

'Exciting' things..?

When we had first begun to work together, I had demanded a contract with her, and within its agreements was that unless I wanted her to touch me, the Duchess would keep her hands to herself - obviously not in a literal sense, just that any sort of sexual desires from her to me would be accepted only if I wanted them, so...

She had also admitted to having thought about using me to help satisfy her clients sexually to make the transactions smoother, as well as telling me - to my veiled face - that I was going to be eye candy for her as well, so..?

Did that mean...

"Astra, do you think we should do a different colored animal or a completely new animal entirely? Annie here thinks a unique colored wolf would do well enough, but that doesn't feel... genuine enough for a limited time item, you know? So should it be a new animal?"

The two women were now firmly entrenched in their business modes, making me smile wryly beneath my veil as I tried to do the same; that might have been in the contract, but at the end of the day, the primary purpose of my employment as her Secretary was to work for her and handle any menial tasks.

"No, I don't think an exclusive color would do well for the grand reveal. Perhaps for an anniversary, or special event of some kind down the line, but for now I believe some exclusive plush would sell far more than just a different color would. I was thinking something more unique as well, like a-"

Approaching the two, I suppressed my horny desires for now and leaned on the counter with them, talking business now and deciding that later in the day, when we were walking around the Festival together, just the two of us...

That would be a better time to make a move, to open a suggestion...

Until then though, I was going to do my job, much to my ever horny brain's chagrin as I debated which animals would be unique enough and pretty enough to sell as an exclusive plush.