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  "writing": "     \"We would like to thank you for your generosity, Hodan,\" a woman sitting at the table stated.  A strange woman that almost looked human if not for the long points of her ears.  She wore black, flowing vestments indicating her alliance with a deity that Hodan had no familiarity with.  Some foreign goddess that her kind worshiped.  Not that he knew much, if anything, about elves since she was the only one he had ever met.  A week ago he considered them nothing more than folklore.  Although the lore explicitly stated them to be gaunt with golden hair and fair skin, where she possessed white hair and dark skin.  Not to mention the long vestments could only do so much to protect the modesty of her voluptuous body.  \n\n     \"I've done no more than anyone else would,\"  Hodan insisted as he offered her a second helping of stew.  \n\n     The elf chuckled and held a slender hand up to decline.  \"Our experience has been otherwise.  My associates and I find more suspicion than kindness in these lands.\"  \n\n     One of her gruff companions shoved his bowl forward.  \"More!\"  The elf may not have wanted seconds, but he was on his third.  A large and unusual creature that appeared to be the offspring of an orc and something not an orc.  He was missing an eye and bore thousands of scars.  A simple-minded brute with an apparently bottomless appetite.  Hodan served a heaping ladle for the half-orc, who greedily devoured it.  \n\n     The elf clicked her tongue.  \"Do you have to be such a glutton?\"  \n\n     \"I'm hungry,\" the half-orc muttered between bites.\n\n     Hodan smiled.  \"It's fine.  Yesterday he chopped more firewood than I could have in a month.  It's the least I can do.\"  The half-orc grunted in agreement as he grabbed two hard rolls off a plate.\n\n     The elf leaned her elbows on the table and clasped her hands together.  \"Sir, I am not blind.  You are not of means here.  While we appreciate that you have given us food and a place to recuperate, our presence has put a strain on your provisions.\"\n\n     Hodan shook his head.  \"It's no trouble at all.  I'll be bringing in the harvest soon.  I am not worried.\"  \n\n     \"I have seen the state of your crops,\" she insisted.  \"The rains have not been so good this year, have they?  And you've slaughtered two of your pigs and five of your laying hens to feed us.\"  \n\n     The half-orc snatched more rolls and stuffed them in his mouth.\n\n     \"Mostly him.\"\n\n     \"It's not something you need to concern yourself with.  The pigs were eating too much anyway.\"  Hodan scooped the last of the stew into the half-orc's bowl.  \"I'll manage.  I always do.\"  \n\n     \"Even so, we'd like to express our gratitude with something more substantive than a few days of menial labor.\"  \n\n     \"We would?\" her other companion, a male with an arm in a sling, spoke up.  He was an aloof, shifty-eyed human and had become visibly agitated by the direction of the conversation.  \"We don't have to give him anything.  Usually we just—\"\n\n     Without taking her eyes from Hodan the elf reached over and grasped the human's  injured arm, who winced and was abruptly silenced.  \"I do not relish being indebted to someone, especially one who can ill afford the liability.\"  The elf released her companion.  \"I always settle my obligations... one way, or another.\"  \n\n     Hodan turned away, taking the stew pot to the wash basin.  It gave him an opportunity to hide his anxiety.  His heart was racing and his face felt hot.  That had clearly been a threat.  He wasn't sure how much more of this he could take.  He couldn't bury is terror with an artificial grin for much longer.  The human's fever had broken and the arm was on the mend, they could take their stuff and ride out.  They could take anything they wanted, just as long as they left.  Go away and leave him be.  Now the elf wants to thank him.  Apparently under threat of death.  \n\n     \"That's not necessary.  I– I'm not sure what you could give me anyway,\" Hodan forced a chuckle as he scrubbed the pot with more vigor than required.  \"Gold?  Gems?  What would I do with those?  Can't eat gold.  Can't plant gems.\"  He flinched as he felt a hand touch his ear, soothing back the fur.  The elf was as silent as a snake when she wanted to be, and moved much like one. \n\n     \"So there is nothing you need?\" the elf cooed.  She leaned in close, pressing herself against him and taking his arm.  \"Walk with me, Hodan.\"  \n\n     He allowed her to lead him out of the ramshackle cabin.  Dared not to do otherwise.  Even though he was taller and undoubtedly her physical superior, there was a thick, hot taint of magic and blood about her.  As dangerous as he feared her companions to be, he suspected that she was far deadlier.  \n\n     \"You cannot deceive me.\"  She led him through the garden at a leisurely pace, keeping a firm, but not painful grip on his arm.  Walking with him as 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ago.\"\n\n     \"No.\"  The elf shoved him roughly against the shed and leaned her palms on both sides of him, keeping him trapped.  She glared at him with a lecherous grin.  He gaped back in horror, which only intensified the gleam in her eyes.  \n\n     \"How long has it been?\"  \n\n     He found it impossible to hold her gaze and cast his eyes downward.  \"Longer than that.\"  \n\n     \"Even for my kind that's far too long.\"  She traced a finger down his chest before unbuttoning the top of her vestment, revealing the deep cleft of her bust.  \"I could do that for you.  I don't mind.  In fact, I find your terror to be alluring.\"  \n\n     Hodan couldn't delude himself.  Fear aside, he did find the elf extremely tempting.  The little rest he had gotten over the last few days had been fraught with erotic phantasms with raven skin and alabaster hair.  However, he sensed it would be a fatal mistake to engage in mating the elf and wracked his brain for a suitable excuse.  \n\n     \"I – I haven't had much experience.\"  \n\n     She opened more of her robe, exposing a long \"V\" of flesh down past her navel.  \"I have enough for both of us.\"  \n\n     \"I w-wouldn't satisfy you.\"\n\n     She breathed heavily as she pressed against his chest, running her hands up his body.  \"It's your satisfaction I'm interested in.\" she asserted, softly tracing her fingers through the fur of his head.  She took his ears between her thumbs and forefingers, rubbing them sensually.  \n\n     Hodan closed his eyes.  That felt good.  Amazing, in fact.  It was like her fingers were charged by a succubus.  Sensual magic poured out of her and his body responded.  His blood started to boil and lighting shot down his spine, charging his loins.  Her hands indicated that she needed it too, her voice soon followed.  \n\n     \"Violate the sanctity of this vessel.\"  The magic of her fingertip fired jolts through his body as she whispered sultry incantations that echoed in his head.  \"Set 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She was under him.  Crying.  Ragged.  She was against the wall. Dripping.  Mewling.  She was on top of him.  Laughing.  Ravenous.  Hodan's trembling hands slowly came up, his desire fighting against his will.  His fingertips brushed against her skin and sensation exploded through him.  In a haze of blinding lust he clenched her wrists and pried her fingers from his ears.  \n\n     The images abruptly retreated from his mind.    \n\n     \"I had a holy union once,\" he gasped quietly.  \"I'm sorry.\"  \n\n     The elf's cheeks were burning brightly, the irises of her gaze deep and wanton as they fluttered about his face.  Her expression betrayed conflicting emotions of profound dejection and open admiration.  Her lush breasts sparkled with fresh perspiration, the lavender nipples standing out desperately for expected attention.  She blinked away her frustration and shook her head.  \n\n     \"No.  Don't be.  You're stronger than I anticipated.\"  \n\n     He released her and leaned heavily on the shed as he recovered from the spell.  An aching erection pressed into his trousers and refused to abate.  There was a prickling sensation that danced under his skin, like his fur wanted to fly away from him.  The elf rubbed her wrists, taking a deep breath before refastening the open vestment to hide her assets.  She stepped away, regarding his homestead around her.  The small garden and the painfully shriveled field of crops.  The cabin with a roof in need of repair and the leaning shed.  Scrawny chickens pecked about and there was a single remaining pig in a pen.  An old mule mingled with three thoroughbreds inside a small corral.  Beyond Hodan's claim were the dry, sparse plains scattered with stunted trees and hazy mountains barely visible in the distance.  A stiff breeze blew a wave of dust across the plain, further obscuring the mountains.  \n\n     The elf held her hand out.  \"Join me, Hodan.\"  \n\n     He eyed her with suspicion.  \n\n     \"Fear not,\" she assured with a smile, \"there will be no more tricks.  You have refused the nuptial, but Tiditiri is not wrathful.  I am forbidden to harm you.\"\n\n     With trepidation, Hodan took her hand.  She gave an encouraging squeeze and pulled him to her side.  For a while she didn't speak, just watched the clouds of dust blow by with a soft smile on her face.  She lifted her head to enjoy the wind across her body.  The elf appeared changed.  Less menacing.  Flush and radiant.  A strong gust whipped the hair across her face, and the hibiscus blossom was carried away.  Hodan remained quiet, collecting his confused thoughts.  She laced her fingers with his, rubbing her thumb on the side of his hand.  \n\n     \"In its own way, it's beautiful, isn't it?\" she asked, breaking the silence.  \"Harsh and unforgiving, but beautiful all the same.\" \n\n     \"You should see it in the winter.\"  \n\n     \"It must be bitter and stark covered with snow.\"  She met his eyes and there was sympathy in hers.  \"And so lonely.\"\n\n     \"It can be.\"  \n\n     She leaned against him and took his arm again, embracing it.  This time there was no threat in the action.  No longer attempting to control him, simply to hold him.  \"You smell different now.  Suitably forged.\"  She put her head on his shoulder and closed her eyes.  A tear slid down her cheek.  \"My name is Ocica.  I thought you should know that.\" \n\n     She and her companions had ignored his initial request for names, and Hodan had not pressed them further.  \"Why are you telling me now?\"   \n\n     \"I make little note of any of my past husbands and wives, but I remember those who refused me.  They are precious to me, and now so are you.  What I can't have I covet the most.  This moment right here I want to etch in my mind.  In a thousand years I want to recall this day just as it is.  I want you to remember me too.\"\n\n     \"Believe me, Ocica, I won't forget.\"  \n\n     She wiped a tear from her face.  \"Thank you.\"\n\n     Hodan thought for a moment.  \"You're leaving, aren't you?\"\n\n     \"Yes, we leave at dawn.  They expect to kill you before we go, but you needn't worry.  You're under my protection.\"\n\n     \"Will they respect that?\"\n\n     \"Unless they want to be my husband, they will.\"  She sighed deeply.  \"You have put me in a spot.  Had you taken me, I would have sacrificed you without regrets, content that you were well rewarded.  Now I have no claim to your life yet I'm still obliged to you, perhaps even more so now.\"  \n\n     She groaned and buried her face into his shoulder. \"Not to mention I'm going to be desperately fervid for the rest of the day.\"  \n\n     \"You're not the only one.\"  \n\n     \"You can take care of it if you need to, but I have vowed to abstain from self-pleasure.\"  \n\n     Hodan grimaced.  \"That's harsh.\"  \n\n     Ocica offered a glum smile.  \"I shall endure with prayer and contemplation.  It is suffering that Tiditiri wills, for suffering enhances pleasure.  My next suitor will be all the more gratifying.  Thank you for that gift, Hodan.\"  \n\n     This startled an unintended guffaw from him which he tried to stifle but ended up bursting into a cough.  Ocica took no offense, instead laughing as he choked on mirth.  It was a wholesome and unabashed laugh that Hodan didn't expect she was capable of.  If she had ever managed such before attempting to seduce him things would have turned out differently.  He cleared his throat and shook his head with a grin.  \n\n     \"I'll never understand clerics.\"  \n\n     \"Nor should you strive to.  We're all fools and puppets.\"  She patted his arm.  \"Since I am a fool I have been blind to your obvious needs.  It is time that I offered proper compensation and we have something I believe to be suitable. Come with me.\"  \n\n     She took him inside the shed.  When they first arrived they had commandeered the structure for their belongings.  The half-orc had made it clear to Hodan that he was not to step foot inside, however Ocica outranked her companion substantially.  Inside sat a horse cart with a tarpaulin draped over it.   She peeled back the tarp and dug into the straw underneath, pulling something out that in the poor light he thought might have been a gray stone.  It fit neatly in her hand and had a uniform shape with a bumpy surface.\n\n     It was an egg.\n\n     \"We were going to sell them,\" she explained, \"although I expect they will hatch before we can find a market that will take them.  I have no interest in dealing with infants and it would be a shame to have to destroy them, but if you're willing to take some it won't be a complete waste.\"\n\n     Realization of what species of egg he was looking at dawned on him.  \"Is that what I think it is?  The tribe could track the scent here!\"  \n\n     Ocica brushed aside some straw, revealing many more eggs.  She pulled a second one out and examined it.  \"Hmm... these are both male.  You'd prefer female, wouldn't you?\"  \n\n     \"Ocica!  They'll do worse than kill me!\"  \n\n     The elf flashed him a wicked grin.  \"I assure you this cart contains all that remains of their tribe.\"\n\n     Hodan was taken aback by how much glee she derived from the admission.  The same sort of satisfaction he might have when his crops had done well, upon the completion of his cabin... or when his wife said \"yes\".\n\n     Ocica frowned at his reaction.  \"We didn't commit genocide, we just wiped out this group.  They're little more than vermin anyway, but they do make fantastic slaves.  Easy to feed and care for, intelligent, hardworking, and – if raised correctly – loyal to a fault.  You could use help, Hodan.  You needn't be alone anymore.\"\n\n     She rolled an egg in her hand carelessly and smirked.  \"They have other benefits too.  I've taken the liberty to cast a spell on them to make them infertile, if that's your worry, they can't reproduce.\"  \n\n     Hodan regarded the eggs with unease.  \"I don't think I can accept those.\"\n\n     \"Consider this: If you take none of them...\"  She casually allowed the egg to fumble from her fingers.  It shattered on the hard-packed floor with a sickening crunch, spilling out yolk, gray ooze and a tiny, unformed thing that squirmed helplessly for a moment before expiring.  \n\n     \"Now you [i]would[/i] prefer females, correct?  Unless I've vastly misjudged how you refused me.\"\n \n",
  "writing_bbcode_parsed": "<span style='word-wrap: break-word;'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;We would like to thank you for your generosity, Hodan,&quot; a woman sitting at the table stated.&nbsp;&nbsp;A strange woman that almost looked human if not for the long points of her ears.&nbsp;&nbsp;She wore black, flowing vestments indicating her alliance with a deity that Hodan had no familiarity with.&nbsp;&nbsp;Some foreign goddess that her kind worshiped.&nbsp;&nbsp;Not that he knew much, if anything, about elves since she was the only one he had ever met.&nbsp;&nbsp;A week ago he considered them nothing more than folklore.&nbsp;&nbsp;Although the lore explicitly stated them to be gaunt with golden hair and fair skin, where she possessed white hair and dark skin.&nbsp;&nbsp;Not to mention the long vestments could only do so much to protect the modesty of her voluptuous body.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;I&#039;ve done no more than anyone else would,&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hodan insisted as he offered her a second helping of stew.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The elf chuckled and held a slender hand up to decline.&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Our experience has been otherwise.&nbsp;&nbsp;My associates and I find more suspicion than kindness in these lands.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; One of her gruff companions shoved his bowl forward.&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;More!&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;The elf may not have wanted seconds, but he was on his third.&nbsp;&nbsp;A large and unusual creature that appeared to be the offspring of an orc and something not an orc.&nbsp;&nbsp;He was missing an eye and bore thousands of scars.&nbsp;&nbsp;A simple-minded brute with an apparently bottomless appetite.&nbsp;&nbsp;Hodan served a heaping ladle for the half-orc, who greedily devoured it.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The elf clicked her tongue.&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Do you have to be such a glutton?&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;I&#039;m hungry,&quot; the half-orc muttered between bites.<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Hodan smiled.&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;It&#039;s fine.&nbsp;&nbsp;Yesterday he chopped more firewood than I could have in a month.&nbsp;&nbsp;It&#039;s the least I can do.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;The half-orc grunted in agreement as he grabbed two hard rolls off a plate.<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The elf leaned her elbows on the table and clasped her hands together.&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Sir, I am not blind.&nbsp;&nbsp;You are not of means here.&nbsp;&nbsp;While we appreciate that you have given us food and a place to recuperate, our presence has put a strain on your provisions.&quot;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Hodan shook his head.&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;It&#039;s no trouble at all.&nbsp;&nbsp;I&#039;ll be bringing in the harvest soon.&nbsp;&nbsp;I am not worried.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;I have seen the state of your crops,&quot; she insisted.&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;The rains have not been so good this year, have they?&nbsp;&nbsp;And you&#039;ve slaughtered two of your pigs and five of your laying hens to feed us.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The half-orc snatched more rolls and stuffed them in his mouth.<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;Mostly him.&quot;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;It&#039;s not something you need to concern yourself with.&nbsp;&nbsp;The pigs were eating too much anyway.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hodan scooped the last of the stew into the half-orc&#039;s bowl.&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;I&#039;ll manage.&nbsp;&nbsp;I always do.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;Even so, we&#039;d like to express our gratitude with something more substantive than a few days of menial labor.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;We would?&quot; her other companion, a male with an arm in a sling, spoke up.&nbsp;&nbsp;He was an aloof, shifty-eyed human and had become visibly agitated by the direction of the conversation.&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;We don&#039;t have to give him anything.&nbsp;&nbsp;Usually we just&mdash;&quot;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Without taking her eyes from Hodan the elf reached over and grasped the human&#039;s&nbsp;&nbsp;injured arm, who winced and was abruptly silenced.&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;I do not relish being indebted to someone, especially one who can ill afford the liability.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;The elf released her companion.&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;I always settle my obligations... one way, or another.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Hodan turned away, taking the stew pot to the wash basin.&nbsp;&nbsp;It gave him an opportunity to hide his anxiety.&nbsp;&nbsp;His heart was racing and his face felt hot.&nbsp;&nbsp;That had clearly been a threat.&nbsp;&nbsp;He wasn&#039;t sure how much more of this he could take.&nbsp;&nbsp;He couldn&#039;t bury is terror with an artificial grin for much longer.&nbsp;&nbsp;The human&#039;s fever had broken and the arm was on the mend, they could take their stuff and ride out.&nbsp;&nbsp;They could take anything they wanted, just as long as they left.&nbsp;&nbsp;Go away and leave him be.&nbsp;&nbsp;Now the elf wants to thank him.&nbsp;&nbsp;Apparently under threat of death.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;That&#039;s not necessary.&nbsp;&nbsp;I&ndash; I&#039;m not sure what you could give me anyway,&quot; Hodan forced a chuckle as he scrubbed the pot with more vigor than required.&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Gold?&nbsp;&nbsp;Gems?&nbsp;&nbsp;What would I do with those?&nbsp;&nbsp;Can&#039;t eat gold.&nbsp;&nbsp;Can&#039;t plant gems.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;He flinched as he felt a hand touch his ear, soothing back the fur.&nbsp;&nbsp;The elf was as silent as a snake when she wanted to be, and moved much like one. <br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;So there is nothing you need?&quot; the elf cooed.&nbsp;&nbsp;She leaned in close, pressing herself against him and taking his arm.&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Walk with me, Hodan.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; He allowed her to lead him out of the ramshackle cabin.&nbsp;&nbsp;Dared not to do otherwise.&nbsp;&nbsp;Even though he was taller and undoubtedly her physical superior, there was a thick, hot taint of magic and blood about her.&nbsp;&nbsp;As dangerous as he feared her companions to be, he suspected that she was far deadlier.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;You cannot deceive me.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;She led him through the garden at a leisurely pace, keeping a firm, but not painful grip on his arm.&nbsp;&nbsp;Walking with him as lovers do.&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;You hide it well, but I can smell fear.&nbsp;&nbsp;Especially when I am this close.&nbsp;&nbsp;You recognized what we were when we first arrived and knew if you weren&#039;t hospitable we&#039;d take what we wanted by force.&nbsp;&nbsp;Likely at the cost of your life.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Hodan tried to speak but she shushed him.&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;I admit, either way we intended to... settle your affairs, but I&#039;ve become fond of you and this little place you&#039;ve built on the edge of the wasteland.&nbsp;&nbsp;I&#039;m impressed that you manage on your own and how much you&#039;ve created from this dust.&nbsp;&nbsp;It&#039;s not paradise, but it&#039;s something, isn&#039;t it?&nbsp;&nbsp;So much blood and sweat and tears you have spent forcing it to your will.&quot;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; She released him to bend over and pick a yellow hibiscus, poking the stem in the hair over her ear.&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;How do I look?&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;It, uh... it matches your eyes.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The elf smiled and took his arm again.&nbsp;&nbsp;They continued to walk.&nbsp;&nbsp;Out of the garden and toward the large shed.&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;What I don&#039;t understand is: why?&nbsp;&nbsp;Why here of all places?&quot;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;Well... it&#039;s away from everything,&quot; Hodan told her.&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Away from kings and lords with their taxes and their wars.&nbsp;&nbsp;Away from people who hate those that look different.&nbsp;&nbsp;The monsters and beasts are mostly shy and not terribly dangerous.&nbsp;&nbsp;The few of us that are out here can&#039;t support bandits or marauders.&nbsp;&nbsp;We have nothing to take so they seek greener pastures and don&#039;t bother us.&quot;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; She chuckled.&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Until now.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;Yeah.&quot;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;And why are you alone?&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; He glanced to the place where he had buried her third companion that had succumbed to injuries received in a battle.&nbsp;&nbsp;There was another, older grave site there.&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;I wasn&#039;t always alone.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;Lover?&quot;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;My wife.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;I&#039;m sorry.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;Thank&nbsp;&nbsp;you.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;No children?&quot;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;We were never so blessed.&quot; <br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Behind the shed she brought him to a stop.&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;So how long has it been?&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;She passed away five years ago.&quot;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;No.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;The elf shoved him roughly against the shed and leaned her palms on both sides of him, keeping him trapped.&nbsp;&nbsp;She glared at him with a lecherous grin.&nbsp;&nbsp;He gaped back in horror, which only intensified the gleam in her eyes.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;How long has it been?&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; He found it impossible to hold her gaze and cast his eyes downward.&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Longer than that.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;Even for my kind that&#039;s far too long.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;She traced a finger down his chest before unbuttoning the top of her vestment, revealing the deep cleft of her bust.&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;I could do that for you.&nbsp;&nbsp;I don&#039;t mind.&nbsp;&nbsp;In fact, I find your terror to be alluring.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Hodan couldn&#039;t delude himself.&nbsp;&nbsp;Fear aside, he did find the elf extremely tempting.&nbsp;&nbsp;The little rest he had gotten over the last few days had been fraught with erotic phantasms with raven skin and alabaster hair.&nbsp;&nbsp;However, he sensed it would be a fatal mistake to engage in mating the elf and wracked his brain for a suitable excuse.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;I &ndash; I haven&#039;t had much experience.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; She opened more of her robe, exposing a long &quot;V&quot; of flesh down past her navel.&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;I have enough for both of us.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;I w-wouldn&#039;t satisfy you.&quot;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; She breathed heavily as she pressed against his chest, running her hands up his body.&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;It&#039;s your satisfaction I&#039;m interested in.&quot; she asserted, softly tracing her fingers through the fur of his head.&nbsp;&nbsp;She took his ears between her thumbs and forefingers, rubbing them sensually.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Hodan closed his eyes.&nbsp;&nbsp;That felt good.&nbsp;&nbsp;Amazing, in fact.&nbsp;&nbsp;It was like her fingers were charged by a succubus.&nbsp;&nbsp;Sensual magic poured out of her and his body responded.&nbsp;&nbsp;His blood started to boil and lighting shot down his spine, charging his loins.&nbsp;&nbsp;Her hands indicated that she needed it too, her voice soon followed.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;Violate the sanctity of this vessel.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;The magic of her fingertip fired jolts through his body as she whispered sultry incantations that echoed in his head.&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Set her on her knees and make her thine.&nbsp;&nbsp;Do thy will and take thy reward.&nbsp;&nbsp;Cast her to yon dirt and release thy frustrations unto her.&nbsp;&nbsp;Extract her plea.&nbsp;&nbsp;Coerce her tears.&nbsp;&nbsp;Tiditiri desires this.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Lewd images flashed through Hodan&#039;s mind.&nbsp;&nbsp;He could see the elf in all her glory.&nbsp;&nbsp;Her huge bust exposed to him and dribbling milky white down her ebony skin.&nbsp;&nbsp;Her wet snatch between plump thighs gaping and thirsting for his cock.&nbsp;&nbsp;Her fingers plying at herself and getting lost in her flesh.&nbsp;&nbsp;Teasing and provoking him.&nbsp;&nbsp;Moaning and begging.&nbsp;&nbsp;She turned onto her hands and knees to shake her lush bottom.&nbsp;&nbsp;On her lower back an hourglass shape of deep crimson stood out starkly.&nbsp;&nbsp;His hands reached for her, ready to tear the clothes away and make real the illusion.&nbsp;&nbsp;To bear her flesh so he could ruin it.&nbsp;&nbsp;His palms hovered near her body.&nbsp;&nbsp;Close enough to feel her heat, but not close enough to touch.&nbsp;&nbsp;He was afraid, yet he desired her.&nbsp;&nbsp;Wanted to take her.&nbsp;&nbsp;Be rough with her.&nbsp;&nbsp;Dominate her.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;Claim thy deserved place.&nbsp;&nbsp;Bathe her throat with thy spirit.&nbsp;&nbsp;Bathe her womb.&nbsp;&nbsp;Bathe her bowels.&nbsp;&nbsp;Defile her every orifice in Tiditiri&#039;s name and make holy this union.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Hodan&#039;s body was on fire and his mind sustained a continued onslaught of corrupting images.&nbsp;&nbsp;Writhing and slick bodies creating friction, nipples pressed into mouths, thick mats of muff that gobbled fingers.&nbsp;&nbsp;Bosoms painted with spunk pressed around firm cocks.&nbsp;&nbsp;Hot breath in faces and squirming tongues in ears.&nbsp;&nbsp;The elf was helplessly bound and her buttocks beaten.&nbsp;&nbsp;She was at his feet, her eyes blinded with jism and maw agape and waiting.&nbsp;&nbsp;She was under him.&nbsp;&nbsp;Crying.&nbsp;&nbsp;Ragged.&nbsp;&nbsp;She was against the wall.&nbsp;Dripping.&nbsp;&nbsp;Mewling.&nbsp;&nbsp;She was on top of him.&nbsp;&nbsp;Laughing.&nbsp;&nbsp;Ravenous.&nbsp;&nbsp;Hodan&#039;s trembling hands slowly came up, his desire fighting against his will.&nbsp;&nbsp;His fingertips brushed against her skin and sensation exploded through him.&nbsp;&nbsp;In a haze of blinding lust he clenched her wrists and pried her fingers from his ears.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The images abruptly retreated from his mind.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;I had a holy union once,&quot; he gasped quietly.&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;I&#039;m sorry.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The elf&#039;s cheeks were burning brightly, the irises of her gaze deep and wanton as they fluttered about his face.&nbsp;&nbsp;Her expression betrayed conflicting emotions of profound dejection and open admiration.&nbsp;&nbsp;Her lush breasts sparkled with fresh perspiration, the lavender nipples standing out desperately for expected attention.&nbsp;&nbsp;She blinked away her frustration and shook her head.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;No.&nbsp;&nbsp;Don&#039;t be.&nbsp;&nbsp;You&#039;re stronger than I anticipated.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; He released her and leaned heavily on the shed as he recovered from the spell.&nbsp;&nbsp;An aching erection pressed into his trousers and refused to abate.&nbsp;&nbsp;There was a prickling sensation that danced under his skin, like his fur wanted to fly away from him.&nbsp;&nbsp;The elf rubbed her wrists, taking a deep breath before refastening the open vestment to hide her assets.&nbsp;&nbsp;She stepped away, regarding his homestead around her.&nbsp;&nbsp;The small garden and the painfully shriveled field of crops.&nbsp;&nbsp;The cabin with a roof in need of repair and the leaning shed.&nbsp;&nbsp;Scrawny chickens pecked about and there was a single remaining pig in a pen.&nbsp;&nbsp;An old mule mingled with three thoroughbreds inside a small corral.&nbsp;&nbsp;Beyond Hodan&#039;s claim were the dry, sparse plains scattered with stunted trees and hazy mountains barely visible in the distance.&nbsp;&nbsp;A stiff breeze blew a wave of dust across the plain, further obscuring the mountains.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The elf held her hand out.&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Join me, Hodan.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; He eyed her with suspicion.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;Fear not,&quot; she assured with a smile, &quot;there will be no more tricks.&nbsp;&nbsp;You have refused the nuptial, but Tiditiri is not wrathful.&nbsp;&nbsp;I am forbidden to harm you.&quot;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; With trepidation, Hodan took her hand.&nbsp;&nbsp;She gave an encouraging squeeze and pulled him to her side.&nbsp;&nbsp;For a while she didn&#039;t speak, just watched the clouds of dust blow by with a soft smile on her face.&nbsp;&nbsp;She lifted her head to enjoy the wind across her body.&nbsp;&nbsp;The elf appeared changed.&nbsp;&nbsp;Less menacing.&nbsp;&nbsp;Flush and radiant.&nbsp;&nbsp;A strong gust whipped the hair across her face, and the hibiscus blossom was carried away.&nbsp;&nbsp;Hodan remained quiet, collecting his confused thoughts.&nbsp;&nbsp;She laced her fingers with his, rubbing her thumb on the side of his hand.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;In its own way, it&#039;s beautiful, isn&#039;t it?&quot; she asked, breaking the silence.&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Harsh and unforgiving, but beautiful all the same.&quot; <br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;You should see it in the winter.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;It must be bitter and stark covered with snow.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;She met his eyes and there was sympathy in hers.&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;And so lonely.&quot;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;It can be.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; She leaned against him and took his arm again, embracing it.&nbsp;&nbsp;This time there was no threat in the action.&nbsp;&nbsp;No longer attempting to control him, simply to hold him.&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;You smell different now.&nbsp;&nbsp;Suitably forged.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;She put her head on his shoulder and closed her eyes.&nbsp;&nbsp;A tear slid down her cheek.&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;My name is Ocica.&nbsp;&nbsp;I thought you should know that.&quot; <br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; She and her companions had ignored his initial request for names, and Hodan had not pressed them further.&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Why are you telling me now?&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;I make little note of any of my past husbands and wives, but I remember those who refused me.&nbsp;&nbsp;They are precious to me, and now so are you.&nbsp;&nbsp;What I can&#039;t have I covet the most.&nbsp;&nbsp;This moment right here I want to etch in my mind.&nbsp;&nbsp;In a thousand years I want to recall this day just as it is.&nbsp;&nbsp;I want you to remember me too.&quot;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;Believe me, Ocica, I won&#039;t forget.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; She wiped a tear from her face.&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Thank you.&quot;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Hodan thought for a moment.&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;You&#039;re leaving, aren&#039;t you?&quot;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;Yes, we leave at dawn.&nbsp;&nbsp;They expect to kill you before we go, but you needn&#039;t worry.&nbsp;&nbsp;You&#039;re under my protection.&quot;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;Will they respect that?&quot;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;Unless they want to be my husband, they will.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;She sighed deeply.&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;You have put me in a spot.&nbsp;&nbsp;Had you taken me, I would have sacrificed you without regrets, content that you were well rewarded.&nbsp;&nbsp;Now I have no claim to your life yet I&#039;m still obliged to you, perhaps even more so now.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; She groaned and buried her face into his shoulder. &quot;Not to mention I&#039;m going to be desperately fervid for the rest of the day.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;You&#039;re not the only one.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;You can take care of it if you need to, but I have vowed to abstain from self-pleasure.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Hodan grimaced.&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;That&#039;s harsh.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ocica offered a glum smile.&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;I shall endure with prayer and contemplation.&nbsp;&nbsp;It is suffering that Tiditiri wills, for suffering enhances pleasure.&nbsp;&nbsp;My next suitor will be all the more gratifying.&nbsp;&nbsp;Thank you for that gift, Hodan.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; This startled an unintended guffaw from him which he tried to stifle but ended up bursting into a cough.&nbsp;&nbsp;Ocica took no offense, instead laughing as he choked on mirth.&nbsp;&nbsp;It was a wholesome and unabashed laugh that Hodan didn&#039;t expect she was capable of.&nbsp;&nbsp;If she had ever managed such before attempting to seduce him things would have turned out differently.&nbsp;&nbsp;He cleared his throat and shook his head with a grin.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;I&#039;ll never understand clerics.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;Nor should you strive to.&nbsp;&nbsp;We&#039;re all fools and puppets.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;She patted his arm.&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Since I am a fool I have been blind to your obvious needs.&nbsp;&nbsp;It is time that I offered proper compensation and we have something I believe to be suitable. Come with me.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; She took him inside the shed.&nbsp;&nbsp;When they first arrived they had commandeered the structure for their belongings.&nbsp;&nbsp;The half-orc had made it clear to Hodan that he was not to step foot inside, however Ocica outranked her companion substantially.&nbsp;&nbsp;Inside sat a horse cart with a tarpaulin draped over it.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;She peeled back the tarp and dug into the straw underneath, pulling something out that in the poor light he thought might have been a gray stone.&nbsp;&nbsp;It fit neatly in her hand and had a uniform shape with a bumpy surface.<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; It was an egg.<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;We were going to sell them,&quot; she explained, &quot;although I expect they will hatch before we can find a market that will take them.&nbsp;&nbsp;I have no interest in dealing with infants and it would be a shame to have to destroy them, but if you&#039;re willing to take some it won&#039;t be a complete waste.&quot;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Realization of what species of egg he was looking at dawned on him.&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Is that what I think it is?&nbsp;&nbsp;The tribe could track the scent here!&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ocica brushed aside some straw, revealing many more eggs.&nbsp;&nbsp;She pulled a second one out and examined it.&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Hmm... these are both male.&nbsp;&nbsp;You&#039;d prefer female, wouldn&#039;t you?&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;Ocica!&nbsp;&nbsp;They&#039;ll do worse than kill me!&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The elf flashed him a wicked grin.&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;I assure you this cart contains all that remains of their tribe.&quot;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Hodan was taken aback by how much glee she derived from the admission.&nbsp;&nbsp;The same sort of satisfaction he might have when his crops had done well, upon the completion of his cabin... or when his wife said &quot;yes&quot;.<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ocica frowned at his reaction.&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;We didn&#039;t commit genocide, we just wiped out this group.&nbsp;&nbsp;They&#039;re little more than vermin anyway, but they do make fantastic slaves.&nbsp;&nbsp;Easy to feed and care for, intelligent, hardworking, and &ndash; if raised correctly &ndash; loyal to a fault.&nbsp;&nbsp;You could use help, Hodan.&nbsp;&nbsp;You needn&#039;t be alone anymore.&quot;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; She rolled an egg in her hand carelessly and smirked.&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;They have other benefits too.&nbsp;&nbsp;I&#039;ve taken the liberty to cast a spell on them to make them infertile, if that&#039;s your worry, they can&#039;t reproduce.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Hodan regarded the eggs with unease.&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;I don&#039;t think I can accept those.&quot;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;Consider this: If you take none of them...&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;She casually allowed the egg to fumble from her fingers.&nbsp;&nbsp;It shattered on the hard-packed floor with a sickening crunch, spilling out yolk, gray ooze and a tiny, unformed thing that squirmed helplessly for a moment before expiring.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;Now you <em>would</em> prefer females, correct?&nbsp;&nbsp;Unless I&#039;ve vastly misjudged how you refused me.&quot;<br />&nbsp;<br /></span>",
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