Chapter 18: Merciful Deceit

Empress Shifting Sands and Creslin looked on from their tent as female caribou and, sadly enough, lost females from the Fall worked around the capital city of Hraljord, Maletopia, unofficially renamed as Safeguard by the Liberators. The females were naked, wearing red collars around their necks, and doing only what they were told to do: be that cleaning, helping with carrying materials to the proper Saddle Arabian workers, all of them female, or simply by staying put. All of this under the watchful eyes of the few Liberators that had volunteered to be switched into males again just for the sake of Creslin's plan.

"Hard to believe it's been ten years already," Shifting Sands said watching thousands upon thousands of lost females doing pointless, repetitive, hollow tasks.

"It's terrifying when you think about it, Sands," Creslin began. "All we had to do was to tell them the males had gone to conquer the world and had left them behind to serve the few 'Guardians'," Creslin eyes one of her switched sisters. "And that they would return eventually... it's been ten years and look at them... they are obedient and eager to do whatever we tell them to do. Not even once have they questioned why the males haven't returned." Creslin huffed. "The Insidious Sickness... a true abomination that has been ended."

"Indeed. Even without males present they are... gone. Lost. They have been doing the same tasks and activities for almost ten years now and yet they still perform them with those smiles and that glint in their eyes. To imagine Dainn envisioned... this for all females...," Shifting Sands glared at the city. "That that traitor I once called husband, High Dune, was going to accept Dainn and the caribou... I... I should've acted sooner, Creslin." Shifting Sands felt the hand of her friend land on her shoulder making her look at the cow.

"Now now, my friend, we can never know what would've happened if you had. Be glad we won in the end, regardless." Creslin smiled causing the Empress to smile in return. "And they may be lost," she said turning her attention to the city. "But let us rejoice that no more shall they be used or raped. That despite them not knowing, they are free. That they shall live the rest of their days in silence, peace, calm, and as happy as we can make them. And then, at the end, when all of them are dead, we can finally rest safe knowing we have done our task."

Shifting Sands smiled warmly. "Despite the lies and the deceit they will never know," she closed her eyes for a moment. "It's the least we can do."

End.

Author's Note

Special thanks to anyone that read this!