A Certain Winter’s Tale Chapter 3.16 - Elia Winter

The hole that had been stretched into the shape of Elia’s penis slowly contracted and closed back into its original shape. Unable to bear that embarrassing posture, Noah squirmed his body, but Elia finally pushed two fingers in all at once before letting Noah go.

“Ugh….”

“Is it uncomfortable?”

“Yes. Please take them out.”

Elia laughed playfully and poked around Noah’s lower half with his fingers. It was embarrassing as the sound of the friction between the liquid drenched inside his belly and Elia’s elegantly long fingers seemed to echo through his body. Noah’s face turned bright red. Nevertheless, Elia, who did not withdraw his hand and continued to fiddle with the hole, spoke.

“I will be a bit late tomorrow.”

“Is it because there is a lot of work?”

“Yes. After signing the marriage agreement without thinking, trying to settle things belatedly has made the work unusually complicated. I do not know if I looked quite ridiculous during that time or what.”

Not long after ascending to the throne, there were times when Elia was highly praised as a wise ruler. However, Noah, having lived a long life, knew well that a strange form of power structure had continued ever since the noble council took over real power instead of the Monarch, who would shut himself away in the inner palace whenever he was overwhelmed by his loathing for things.

Yet, there was one thing Noah did not know. How much effort their Monarch had put in to change that structure which had been solidified for decades. How Elia, who had deliberately distanced himself from power and pretended to be a puppet, came to have an attachment to this country again. When it was that he, who used to mock himself as a noble stallion, resolved to seize power once more for Noah’s sake. Noah did not know any of this.

With a gentle smile on his lips, Elia continued.

“And since the Spring Prayer Festival is coming up soon….”

“Wh-the Spring Prayer Festival?!”

Noah jumped up and raised his body so suddenly that he forgot about the fingers filling his lower half. Elia, who hurriedly pulled his hand out for fear that Noah might get hurt, laughed bitterly as he watched his seed flowing out from between Noah’s legs.

However, Noah’s face flushed pink as he hesitantly took Elia’s hand.

“El….”

That look in his eyes mirrored the expression he had when he first seduced Elia, saying he would give him his first time. Bursting into a hollow laugh, Elia asked back.

“Do you want to go to the Spring Prayer Festival?”

“Yes. That is right. I can eat ice snacks. And also, shaved ice…!”

A flower-like smile graced Noah’s face. Elia smiled brightly and pushed Noah back slightly to lie him down again. Then, he spread his knees and took his place between them.

“I am disappointed. Because of the festival, you let all my seed that I put inside flow out.”

“Ah, was that not supposed to come out?”

He never imagined he would be fondling him with such lewd thoughts. Elia, reading Noah’s bewilderment, pushed the tip of his penis back into the hole that was drenched in liquid as semen poured down in a stream.

“Ha-euuu…!”

Noah’s waist trembled at the sexual sensation which was as wide open as the hole itself. A soft smile spread across Elia’s lips.

“This time, make sure not to let it spill outside.”

Of course, his waist movements were not as gentle as when a snow wolf ravages its prey.

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Noah was standing with an awkward face, enduring the piercing gaze directed at him. His waist, exhausted from the harassment, or rather, the lack thereof, last night, was stiff and numb, and his lower half was burning, sore, and throbbing. Nevertheless, there was an atmosphere lingering that made it difficult to lose his composure easily.

“….”

“Whew….”

“I suppose this will not do.”

Elia, who had been shooting a gaze so strong it felt like he would swallow Noah in one gulp, finally grabbed Noah and led him toward the room. Exactly how many times has this been? Feeling flustered, Noah tried to brace himself and resist Elia’s arm strength.

“I even wore the scarf well! If there is anything lacking, I will do it all.”

“….”

Elia came to a dead stop and turned his gaze toward Noah. Because Noah’s eyes were so desperate, Elia could no longer take another step and hesitated.

Thinking this was the moment, a coquettish smile spread across Noah’s lips.

“El… my waist hurts.”

“If your body hurts, how about you just rest in the inner palace.”

“But still. The one who did not stop even when I said it was hard was Elia, and the one who promised to go see the festival a week ago was also Elia.”

“Haa.”

Elia let out a sigh and gently let go of the hand holding Noah. Then, he checked the thick scarf Noah was wearing and his tightly wrapped collar once more. Noah had given up counting exactly how many times he had checked by now, but he quietly helped him fasten the clothes to persuade him.

“Are you certain the cold air cannot get in?”

“Yes. It is not just that the cold air cannot get in. It is so warm I feel like I am going to sweat now.”

“…How is it down there?”

Elia carefully hugged Noah and rubbed his lips against his cheek. The ticklish and cozy feelings brought about even more warmth, causing Noah to forget the throbbing pain below and burst into a bright smile.

“That is why we cancelled the overnight stay and agreed to come back in the evening.”

“We did.”

“So let us go out quickly, just have a quick look at the festival, and come back. Please? Mnh, two hours have already passed just because of changing clothes!”

Though it was not a look of complete satisfaction, the firm expression Elia had toward Noah gradually softened.

And finally. Elia glanced down at Snow, who had trudged along to follow them, and spoke shortly.

“Only until dinner.”

“Great!”

“If you find it difficult or anything, tell me immediately.”

“Of course!”

Noah, who was letting out giggles, stroked Snow with a face in full bloom. The white snow wolf pertly tapped its tail against the floor, but it closed its eyes slightly and humored the touch.

While Elia found it admirable that Noah had even made Snow take his side, he let out a sigh as it was plain to see that the clever wolf had now even developed the sense to urge Noah to stroke it whenever it wished.

‘Sly fellow,’ Elia muttered to himself as he carefully led Noah onto the path out of the Winter Castle.

The servants of the Winter Castle sent Elia off, who was dressed in commoner’s clothes, with somewhat excited smiles. The outing of the two stuck close together and one large wolf unfolded amidst everyone’s smiles.

On the way out of the castle, the polite greeting of the final gatekeeper was dismissed, and the door finally closed.

Knowing that Noah’s waist was uncomfortable, Elia held his shoulder in his arms to support him so he could lean on him at any time. Walking side by side, Elia muttered lowly as if to himself.

“It has been a long time.”

Noah looked up at Elia and tilted his head.

“It has been a very long time since I have come outside the castle. When I was bored of being stuck in the inner palace, I would often stroll through the mountains through the Monarch’s Forest with Snow. But coming out to the city like this is something that happened so long ago I can hardly count it.”

“Ah.”

Noah let out a low groan and harbored a bitter smile on his lips. Then, as if he had been walking in silence for a while, he asked very carefully, as if handling a newborn chick.

“Will you be angry if I say you are pitiful?”

Elia’s mouth flew wide open. It was a bright laugh that burst out and flowed as if he could not endure it without letting out the happiness that had risen to his throat in such a full-bloomed laugh. It was a sincere laugh that Elia himself had given up on counting when the last time he had made it was.

“You may pity me even more.”

With that laugh, Elia reverently kissed Noah’s forehead and whispered.

“Pity me more, and love me more.”

Noah felt as if even the cold was melting away at the kiss that was as light as down. Radiating a smile as clear as Elia’s from his whole face, Noah gave a surprise kiss to the man’s cheek, peck, then giggled and said.

“I do not want to. I will only give you love. Because love includes every single emotion in the world.”

That one remark did more than just stain Elia’s pale face with a bright red light; it fanned the flames of his lewd heart to the fullest. Not only that, his eyes wavered as if tears of deep emotion might burst at any moment. However, his mouth stayed wide open, and only laughter kept leaking out. Yes. Noah was right. This kind of emotion, so overwhelming and painfully sad, regrettable, and yet happy at the same time, clearly had no word to define it other than love.

Whether he knew his heart or not, Noah broke away from Elia’s embrace and took the lead, heading excitedly toward the entrance to the market.

At that moment, Elia hoped that Noah would look back at him even a little later. He was simply worried that his face, flushed and heated red, might look ugly to him.

Noah, who had thus brought a man’s heart to its knees, led the snow wolf that followed diligently by his side wagging its tail, and the man who was trying hard to hold back tears because of him, as they entered the bustling market.