Line of Command

This war had been going on for some time already and there was no sign of an end to it. The forces we were up against were not from this world. They changed their shape, they changed their tactics and they had a nasty way of being a step ahead of us all the time. But we didn’t have much choice though; we had to keep on fighting.
The only good thing about it was that this war had united the rivaling kingdoms on both sides of the lake against a common enemy. If this hadn’t been the case, I would never have met you. And the rest is history.
It all started when my father wanted a message delivered to his allies on the other side. But at those times you could trust no one so it was I who had to make the journey. I know it’s not a usual thing for a girl but then again, I was not a usual girl. With a family of many generations of great warriors it is a bit of misfortune when a girl is born. Luckily I was very much satisfied with the tradition; it gave me the possibility to do things I enjoy – dragon riding, archery, training with swords etc. So I was ready to do whatever needed to fill my place in defending my world. I took the letter, my crossbow and my sword and off I was. It has been long since I’ve had the chance to feel he wind in my hair and the land flying under the feet of my favorite wyvern. I felt like I could sing, but it was still war so I kept myself under control.
After a day’s journey I saw a camp down in a valley I was soon going to pass. I climbed off the dragon and had a closer look; they seemed friendly so I rode onwards. When I approached the camp, one of the guards stopped me and asked from where I was. I showed him the seal of my father and he stepped out of the way. I was almost past him when he asked about my destination; I had no reason to hide it so I told him. And then he said that the camp would be moving on soon and they’re heading to the same direction so maybe it would be safer for me to join them. I wanted to protest but then I realized that he had taken me for a young boy – I had forgotten that I was wearing full armor which covered my face and hid all those body curves. I decided it was a good idea to continue the disguise. After all it wasn’t very safe for a woman to travel alone through a battlefield; not even a woman with my power.
The guard promised to take me to their leader to get an approval for my joining the unit on their way. When we walked between the tents where men were resting and cleaning their weapons quite a many heads turned and I was glad I had kept my long hair under the helmet and my face concealed. So we came to the headquarters. And then I saw you.
To make things clear I have to say that I was used to soldiers and warriors, I had grown up among them so it was not the fact that you were a commander of a powerful army that struck me… it was the look you had, the way you turned your head to check me out and I immediately knew that you didn’t take me for a boy. And I suddenly felt my stomach turn upside down like there were butterflies inside and once more I thanked the armor, if my face hadn’t been hidden you could’ve read me like an open book. Certainly none of this applied to you, you were in control. You nodded to me and asked to take a seat until you finish the briefing with your unit commanders. The guard left and I sat there silently and just looked at you. The other thing about me was that regardless of my age (I was already 25) I was still a virgin. Not because of a strict upbringing or some high morals, it was more just lack of interest in that kind of things. I had my days filled with training and when I was not training, I liked to read old books in dead languages (I had found them in the attic of our castle); these were old romantic tales about knights in shining armor and stuff like that. And the boys who showed interest in me were just boys – I didn’t feel anything for them.
But you were different. You had the air of confidence and power around you, and your look was just a killer. When my eyes met yours now and then I felt electrical charge shot through my body. And I knew that I had to have you. Somehow you must have read my mind because when you finished your meeting you asked if I wanted to put my things in your quarters as the camp was staying there for the night and leave only in the morning. I tried to be as casual as I could and said that I’d love to get rid of that armor, it was feeling a bit heavy on my shoulders. You said you’ll lead the way and warned me to be careful as your tent was a bit away from the rest of the camp for security reasons and although it was heavily guarded, there still were all kinds of ugly creatures around. We stepped outside and it stunned me how it had become totally dark – I had forgotten that in this country the sun sets very fast and it has no moon. So I kept close to you feeling your black velvet coat brush me occasionally; I felt it through all the iron I was wearing.
When we entered you sent the guards away telling them to stay outside patrolling because we have some extremely confidential matters to discuss. They left closing the door behind them and we were alone. You came to me and took my helmet off releasing my long black hair; you took my face between your hands and kissed me softly on my half-open mouth. It was the first time I had been kissed like that, so I didn’t know how to respond. But you sucked my lower lip gently and I took up your movement and started to kiss back. You touched my face with your fingers and stroked my hair. And I felt my body wanting to burst inside the armor when you started to take it away still kissing me and as the iron came off piece by piece, your tongue was moving lower and lower. I didn’t have many clothes under the armor – it was hot and heavy to wear already. So you soon had me standing naked in front of you and you just looked, not saying a word. Then you took me in your arms and carried to the bed. You took off your clothes and lay beside me, still not speaking. You started to touch me gently and kiss my neck moving downwards. You were so strong and yet so gentle, and the feeling of power held back grew the tension unbearable, I felt I was going to explode. I knew that losing virginity was said to be painful so I wanted to get over with it quickly. I lingered for moment looking for the right angle and then pushed myself abruptly onto you. It was like nothing I had ever felt before – pain and lust combined, I wanted to scream but I bit my lip, I took your hands and held them tight feeling my whole world collapse inside me. I wanted to push deeper and deeper, it started to hurt and I realized that I was crying. But it wasn’t regret, I felt like a phoenix burning to ashes and being born again. So I just sat there and cried and you looked at me and spoke sweet nothings.
You kissed the back of my neck and slide your hands all over my body. I surrendered. I knew that it was just the beginning and from that day on you had not only an army to command but me as your sweet slave waiting to please you (and myself of course…).

Valley of Saints

I hadn’t seen you for some time now, you had been travelling in farther areas of the empire doing things not yet comprehensible for me. At first I was depressed, doing everything on my own when I really wanted to do those things with you, going to places where we had been together – being alone there really hurt sometimes… But as they say, time heals everything. I put the memories to the back drawer of my soul, took them out now and then feeling the sweet sadness but knowing that the final call had not sounded yet and maybe some day somewhere we could meet again.
So you could only imagine the emotions rushing through me when I heard that there was a message for me in Magicians’ Guild. I instantly knew it was from you. The time I heard about it I was deep in catacombs doing my usual task of keeping some reckless swordsmen alive – young guys who have no idea of self-survival skills and therefore put a great responsibility on me. Even if my expertise in magic is good enough to resurrect them from dead with almost no harm left, it drains a lot of my energy every time and I feel real tired when we finish. So when my loyal friend in Aden sent me a message that I have to come to the guild to pick up a letter I could hardly wait. After all it had been so long and what could someone your class really need from me… So when we swam out of the catacomb and presented our daily work to the Priest and collected our reward I almost ran to the gatekeeper to teleport me to the castle town. And yes it was a letter from you and the content was really a surprise to me – you wanted me to go with you. You had discovered some good hunting spots during your travels and you thought maybe we should try to go there together because with my spells you will hunt faster and have more power. I was so excited to read that, I had never really been anywhere that far, most of my days dragged along in dungeons collecting the stones of an ancient seal to prevent the evil spirits to enter our world. And sometimes I was guarding young wizards and oracles on their first steps to master skills in magic. So I sent you my answer right away and we agreed to meet at town gatekeeper early next morning because the way was long and a lot of wars were going on so we had to be careful with the crowds.
It was still almost dawn when we met and the town was so quiet, only some warsmith shops were already open to sell shots and arrows to early hunters setting off to faraway lands. We exchanged a quick hello and teleported to a northern town where I had never been before. You told me about the monsters awaiting us as I was casting my protection and empower spells on you and we started running into the desert. It was strange being with you again, somehow the time that had passed since our last meeting seemed to vanish somewhere and I felt like we hadn’t departed at all. Just what I noticed at once was that you had grown much more powerful and efficient – all your spells landed like ultimate justice upon the monsters, many times so fast that they were dead before they could even approach you. At first I was a bit uneasy not knowing exactly what to do, after all I had been with gladiators and warlords most of the time and those guys just needed a lot of healing nothing more. But as you almost never got any damage from the monsters I had to regenerate your magical energy because the spells you were using needed a lot of mana power. So gradually I became more confident and followed you close among the monsters. Sometimes they attacked me but you were always watching over me so I felt completely safe. Now and then we climbed to the mountains to rest and then you told me what you had been doing and how your clan had been at war with many others and so you had left it. And that you plan to have your own and I might join it if I want. Being in the same clan with you – I could hardly believe that…
The more we hunted there just the two of us together, the closer I grew to you. I was waiting morning to come so we could go again and I could watch you cast spells fast like wind and deadly like a curse from the underworld. And I waited the breaks we made to rest so I could ask things from you and sit next to you so close that only your sword lying on the ground separated us from each other. Sometimes when I was really exhausted you would let me rest my head on your shoulder and put your arms around me. I could feel your heartbeat and hear you breathe, it made me want to kiss you and run my hands down your skin. I wanted to look deep in your eyes and melt in your body. I knew that some day soon I can’t hold it in me any longer and I was going to surrender completely…

Memories of Long Ago

I don’t know much about my past, I don’t know how or when I was born – probably from the winds and water… I was raised by the elders in the village until the time came for me to choose a profession. Then I met you.
I remember the first time I saw you; you came to the village to deliver some magical things to the temple and stopped by to chat with the gatekeeper. I noticed you because you were so different from the ordinary people who passed through the village every day – there was something about you that scared and excited me, I couldn’t get my eyes off you. So you can imagine what I felt when I learned that you had wanted to train me. Before our first official meeting I could hardly sleep, I was so worried that I look really stupid and disappoint you.
But it was nothing like that, even if you had doubts about me, you never revealed them – you always behaved like it was a pleasure to be with me and to share everything you know. And well, that was a lot of information… I was just listening and asking questions and wondering constantly about how you know all those things. And when one day I was ready to do my first important quest I was so glad that you promised to come with me. I felt so safe with you, like you protected me from anything that could happen. In the beginning it had been a pure “professional” relationship – you were so much wiser than me that I could never imagine of raising any personal interest towards me. But gradually I understood that my feelings were far from merely being a student’s respect for the teacher, it was much more… I started looking at you when you talked to me, I started feeling your power when you were close to me during hunting, I started dreaming about you at nights… I noticed the unusual colour and bottomless depth of your eyes, they seemed to imprison me completely and leave my mind blank and my body electrified. I noticed how the gentle fragility of your body and softness of your low voice had captured inside the strength of a dragon which was instantly released when you crushed monsters with your spell casting. You knew spells I had never heard of, you could summon storms and drain life from the dead, you could walk like the wind and be quick and unfailing, striking like lightning with nearly no effort… When I stood close to you I could feel the sharpness of your sorcery as if it took only the snap of fingers to make the world turn upside down. There were rumours that all your kind were engaged in some secret rituals of black magic which involved a lot of dark arts and evil spirits, and of course there was a certain air of mystery around you but I never felt like you would hurt me. You were always there when I needed advice, you were always understanding when I failed or lost faith in myself, you even helped me with practical matters – when the time was right you brought me all my equipment and gave me my first magical weapon, a book actually, but what kind of a book it was…At first I felt that it’s controlling me not the other way round. Seemed as if it wanted to share all its wisdom and I was only a tool for expressing its skills. But soon I mastered the necessary skills myself and learned my first real spells – I could strike with winds and freeze my enemies instantly to an icicle, I could make them weak when they attacked me and I could slow their movement. I felt invincible. That certainly almost cost my life a couple of times…
So we spent hours together talking and practising, you always a step ahead of me but still waiting as soon as you saw I’m not that fast. You took me to places where I had never been before – to ancient castles and mountains and endless seashores where we were the only people… In all the places you had a story to tell and sometimes you asked me questions, I couldn’t answer in the beginning but you encouraged me to think and improvise and soon you were surprised at some of the things I said.
So it was only logical that I started to feel a connection with you, I suddenly understood how you look at things and it fascinated me. I started to see things your way and it was a totally different dimension, everything seemed to have a reason, it was like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle falling into places. I felt so happy and easy, like I had nothing to worry about and I realised that the world was a wonderful place to be in. And all the time I was mastering my skills, I went hunting at nights, I travelled long distances in mountains where snow was so white that it hurt my eyes and wolves and goblins were only living creatures I saw for days. A couple of times I ran into giant spiders and spirits but as long as I didn’t touch them they showed no interest in me. And of course some of them were weak enough for me to kill them and practice my hunting skills.
So one night we were walking in the darkening forest hearing the owls wake up and spread their wings almost as silently as death creeping behind your back. I was a bit scared so you told me to keep close to you and you put a protection spell on me. I was almost like a shadow following you, feeling you inhale the night air and keeping your sharp senses constantly agile to detect the slightest movement that could harm us. I saw the moonlight reflect on your shield and I felt the gentle brush of your velvet robe as I walked next to you. We didn’t talk anymore; we shared each other’s thoughts and disappeared into the night like ghosts, two minds in one body, like a predator ready to jump at his prey. So somehow it was like a silent agreement between us that when we came to a glade that was filled with moonlight reflecting on hazy clouds, we stopped and you wrapped your arms around me. The forest was whispering around us and the streaks of mist sailed past us like ghost ships doomed to wander eternally… You held me close and I could feel your breathing and our feet were getting wet in the dew. But it didn’t matter; nothing mattered besides me and you and the magic that had sparkled between us. You took my face between your hands and kissed me, I could feel your tongue in my mouth and your fingers stroking my hair and sliding down my neck. I was like in a trance or something; I just drowned in your eyes and let you take control. You put you robe on the ground and took my hand to guide it to your warm body. It was cold outside but we didn’t feel it, we had our own heat… We lay next to each other barely touching but still fully electrified, our bodies were filled with the highest magic that exists – lust. So the next moment we were all over each other, kissing and tasting, touching and feeling, giving and taking – and only the full moon looked down on us and filled our flesh with desire. I don’t even remember all that happened that night but I know that I had you inside of me many times in many different ways, granting all my wishes and reading my mind like an open book. And that I really got the taste of you in my mouth, the feeling of your soft skin under my hands and the whisper of your hot breath in my ear. I was recharged with energy, feeling like I held the world on my palm, like the final piece of the puzzle had been placed. I knew that no matter what life had to offer for me, I was eternally connected to you, even if we never met again…