It had taken a bit of time to direct Doro in the right direction.
Jason's question, "What can you tell me about the women of the Tribe?" was broad, too broad.
After dismissing some gossip and useless information, Jason managed to get Doro to spill the important tea.
"You understand, right?" Jason asked to make sure. "I'm trying to rally some of the women, have them accept me as Chief."
"I'm not… Sure, that's possible." Doro scratched his head. "Shouldn't the wager you made with the Chief be enough?"
"I don't want to take any chances. What can I do for them to bring them to my side?"
Doro thought for a moment before turning towards the rest of the male Ogres that stood a couple of dozen steps away.
"I guess… There is something that I can think of."
"What is it?"
"Well… You know…"
"Spill."
"Um, you know how Vel doesn't really allow us to um… Make love?"
Jason raised an eyebrow. 'No? I don't?'
"You know, she has her whole idea that the fighters should be ready at a moment's notice, and that making love leaves them… Weak and tired."
"Aha. So they want the right to… Uh, make love to you guys."
"It's not like that." Doro corrected. "If anything, most of us are quite happy with Vel forbidding them from… Without Vel, some of them would just force us to and…"
"I see." Jason scratched his head. "But it's not always like that."
"Vel controls the rest of the women, only allowing them to… Do it periodically to blow off steam. It's part of the reason why we men are made to sleep away from the women, so that it can only happen when Vel says that it can."
'A control freak, huh?'
"Because of this… Some of us need to sneak into the huts, or they need to sneak into the cave…"
"Is this a real thing? I mean, some of you are romantically involved? In a serious manner?"
"Yes." Doro nodded and pointed at the crowd standing out of earshot. "There's Row and Fow, you know, the brothers."
"Yeah?"
"They're actually quite in love with Ayn. Apparently, she always gets in trouble and into fights with Vel because it's…Mutual."
"Ayn and two brothers, huh?" Jason nodded. 'Kinky, alright.'
"They're kind uh… Going steady. Well, as steady as they can."
"What if the three of them could be together? Making… Love whenever they want? Sleeping under the same roof?"
"I think…" Doro pursed his lips. "That would make them quite happy."
The gossipy conversation turned out massively productive, as there was more than one relationship being strained by Vel's leadership.
'She's got them on a no-nut regimen.' Jason thought as he started walking towards the forest, the conversation having lasted little over half an hour. 'I should be able to turn a few,'
Between a male leader or a female reader keeping them from doing what they want, Jason thought the choice should be quite simple to make. Still,
'As long as their pride can accept this.'
…
"No way in hell." Ayn answered dismissively.
Following Vel after she walked away from the forest hadn't been useful at all, and the female Ogres had ended up parting ways.
"I'll die before taking orders from a male." She chuckled, approaching to stand right in front of Jason, who was only one or two centimetres shorter. "You can't seriously be thinking that…"
Her words were interrupted, and Jason explained everything.
"Alright." Ayn slapped his shoulder and gave him a thumbs-up. "I'm in, you son of a bitch!"
[Current number of Female Ogres that have accepted your leadership: 1/6.]
'As long as the others are as… In love as Ayn, this should be a piece of cake.'
…
"Well, they are my brothers." Fan groaned while looking away. "I can't bear the thought of him sleeping in that cave, or under the same roof as one of those disgusting pigs."
"Then?"
"I… If…" Fan gulped, blushing heavily. "If they can live with me in my own hut, then… J-Just so I know they're safe! T-Then… In that case…"
It was a fairly twisted ordeal that went beyond kinks or simple perversions.
"As long as they're okay with it." Jason shrugged while massaging his forehead. "Yeah, you can… Reunite as a family… Or as… Whatever you are."
[Current number of Female Ogres that have accepted your leadership: 2/6.]
…
Not all of the female Ogres were in "relationships" with one or more male Ogres though, and the two that Jason was approaching were part of them.
They were the only female Ogres that had remained together.
"What are you doing here?"
"What do you want?"
The two had been standing side by side with their backs against the same tree, shoulders brushing.
'Goddamn,' Jason was momentarily taken aback. 'They're shredded as fuck. Real bodybuilder bodies.'
Their names were Fia and Kon, and Jason had learned from Doro that the two were usually exceedingly nice to the guys, except when the other females were around.
The conversation started rocky, with Fia immediately trying to kill Jason, but they ended up coming to terms.
"I'm fine with it, really." He explained. "In fact, everyone is, and those that aren't will be once their Chief orders them to leave it alone."
Kon held Fia's wrist a bit tighter, and the two exchanged a glance.
"You can never let the others know," Fia growled.
"Maybe we should just… Get it over with?" Kon suggested while scratching her cheek. "How much longer will we…"
"That's not for me to tell." Jason shrugged. "All I'm saying is that with me as Chief, you won't have to hide it anymore."
Fia pressed her lips together, and Kon pulled her closer to discuss it between themselves.
Eventually,
[Current number of Female Ogres that have accepted your leadership: 3/6.]
[Current number of Female Ogres that have accepted your leadership: 4/6.]
'Two in one.' Jason pumped his fist. 'This is going better than I thought it would.'