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Narlissa and the Treasure Ch. 01

By: Thor99



Narlissa Quickhands, half-elf and master thief, relaxed on the building's flat roof in the warm summer evening. The red glow of setting sun cast a soothing light on the shaded terrace and she sighed with contentment. It was not her roof, of course. She did not know whose it was. She had merely seen it when passing through the town and decided it was as good a place as any to spend the evening.

Where to spend the night was a separate problem. Ever since she had left Sir Jeffrey after they had discovered the source of the gifts that they shared she had been travelling. The gold she had earned from selling the amulet she had stolen was barely touched - she was not one for splashing out on extravagance when she could live cheaply much more easily.

She had wound up in this small town earlier today, travelling south. She was still in the queendom though closing on its southern borders and she wondered what she would do now. She had never left this land and truth be told she had no real desire to, so she thought perhaps she would stick around down here for a while. It was warmer at least. But she needed something to do.

It was then that she heard shouting and the half-elf quickly pushed herself into a sitting position and skulked to the edge of the building. Beneath her, a woman and a man were arguing loudly in the street. The man was waving a piece of parchment in front of the woman's face and Narlissa strained her pointed ears to hear what was being said.

"I told you that this map was useless. It's written in some stupid foreign language and nobody here knows what it is. How dare you spend our savings on some ill-thought plans of adventure, Marjola!"

The woman, who Narlissa now knew as Marjola, snorted. "And you with your lack of faith and good sense of fun. If you'd show a little patience we'd get to the bottom of this mystery."

"And how would we do that? We've been searching for a month now with no leads. No, Marjola, this is the end of it!"

The man threw his arms up into the air, letting go of the piece of parchment, which was caught by the wind. Narlissa watched it fly upwards, swirl around, then land on the roof of the building next to her.

"That was mine!" the Marjola shouted.

The man growled. "No, it was mine. I paid for it, I have thrown it away."

At that, the woman glared at the man then whirled away. She stormed up the street shouting over her shoulder. "Go fuck yourself, Anton. You'll have to, because you certainly won't get to fuck me anymore!"

The man stared daggers after her then stalked away in the other direction. Narlissa watched a while longer to make sure that neither were showing any signs of coming back, then quickly vaulted across to the other roof and picked up the piece of paper.

Her brown eyes opened wide as she did so. It was a map, marked out with comments and instructions, and it was indeed written in some 'stupid foreign language'. For you see it was written in elvish.

Narlissa smirked to herself as she easily read the comments and realised that it was a treasure map of sorts. It appeared to be suggesting that its reader could find an ancient haul of treasure if they were to only follow the instructions contained within the comments.

She quickly pocketed the map and made a hasty exit in case one of the arguing couple decided to return. She felt that the map was rightfully hers now - the man had thrown it away and both had left it, after all - but she didn't fancy arguing with someone about that when she could simply quickly leave.

Jumping down from the flat roof Narlissa quickly disappeared into the side streets of the city and was long gone before anyone could realise she had taken the parchment. She walked for a good while until at last she came before a bustling tavern and quickly ducked inside.

Ordering a drink and taking it to a far corner, she continued to look at the map. It seemed that the treasure was a mystery but she liked mysteries. Dungeon diving was not something she ever really did - she left that to the adventurers. She much preferred simply taking what she wanted from the houses of the undeserving. Fewer monsters that way.

But this had piqued her interest and she perused the map for a long while, plotting how she might obtain the treasure. It seemed that it was at the base of a hidden dungeon - why were they always hidden? - and that it would require more than just her own skills to get there. She wondered if she might be able to try it alone regardless but remembered that these places tended to be filled with traps and other dangers and so it was just not worth being greedy over the treasure. If someone else could come along and make the whole thing a lot safer, well, half a treasure was better than being dead.

She decided her best bet would be to head to the mercenary guild the next day and see if anyone was interested in coming with her. She had enough gold in her pouch to pay a deposit for one or two good companions and she hoped that the treasure would pay the rest of their fee once they had found it. Mercenaries were not cheap.

Narlissa liked having a course of action. When she had no general task to attend to she always felt a little lost and so setting her mind on this task had pleased her somewhat. It was not going to be easy and perhaps she should give an undertaking such as this more than evening's thought but Narlissa liked to make snap judgements and follow them through. Hell, if she hadn't made the snap judgement to follow Sir Jeffrey out of that tavern then she wouldn't have ever obtained her "gifts".

Which were beginning to bother her again, as always. She smirked to herself as she felt the familiar throb in her magic cunt that told her it yearned to be stuffed full of a nice hard cock. She resisted the urge to slide her fingers down the front of her leather bodice and bury the digits inside her pussy - she had learnt that doing so provided temporary relief if she really required it, but to truly sate the urge she needed to find a cock.

Glancing round the tavern she decided there must be someone here suitable for that purpose. The place was incredibly busy, as was every other tavern in this small southern town, and she knew that it was because the trading season was just about to start and there was a great gathering of merchants about to set off to far away lands.

Merchants often provided excellent cock, she knew. Even before she had received her "gifts" she had still been a sexually voracious creature, and in a time of need a merchant was usually a good choice. Likely arrogant, but they looked after themselves and usually had the most comfortable bedchambers. Not that comfort was a great concern to Narlissa when the prospect of sex was on the cards but it was always nice to have a soft mattress beneath her back when she was getting stuffed full of a big, hard cock. 

Growling to herself at the burning desire that now inflamed her she stood up, moving quickly to the bar. She would need to to find someone quite soon - so caught up in studying the treasure map had she been that she had not taken notice of the steadily increasing throb in her loins. She was getting to the point now where any man would do, and Sir Jeffrey had warned her that letting it get to that stage would lead to her embarrassing herself by trying to bed anyone in her vicinity. He seemed deadly serious when he told her that and Narlissa found the image of a horny Sir Jeffrey trying to convince anyone nearby that they should sleep with him an amusing one. That was, of course, until she remembered all the other things a horny Sir Jeffrey could do, and then she shook her head with a grimace as her cunt flared with carnal hunger.

It was then that the man caught her eye. He was not a merchant, she could tell that at first glance, but he was still well-groomed and presented. A small black goatee was trimmed and appropriately looked-after and startlingly blue eyes met her own gaze after she had lingered on him a little too long for subtlety. Not that he seemed to mind a beautiful redhead staring at him with likely obvious lust.

Her intentions must have been clear because the man sauntered over to Narlissa with a glint in his eye and a smirk on his lips. Normally such arrogance might have set his cause back a bit - not too much, of course, as he was attractive enough that Narlissa knew she would have his cock in the end, but she'd make him work a little harder for it given the self-confidence he seemed to ooze in buckets - but tonight she had no time for that.

"Good evening, fine miss," he said in a too-smooth voice, his eyes scanning her body. Narlissa's cunt throbbed at his piercing blue gaze.

She looked him over before replying. "Good evening, sir. I am Narlissa."

"And I, Raymonde. May I buy you a drink?"

Narlissa swallowed and nodded. She desperately wanted to tell him to forgo the drink, that he should just take her away to wherever he was staying so they could fuck, but she knew that might be coming on a little too strong. Instead, she looked Raymonde over as he hailed the barkeep and ordered her an ale.

He was of medium height, if a little on the short side, but Narlissa did not mind her men not being giants. Indeed, his roughly 5'8" frame moved with an impressive grace that suggested he was a swordsman of reasonable skill and the fact that the black ponytail his hair was pulled into had not been sliced off by a wayward blade suggested that perhaps he truly was. Although right at that moment his sword was not the weapon that Narlissa was interested in.

Suddenly she realised that Raymonde was speaking to her and offering her a cup of ale. She shook her head with a smile and took the wooden cup, sipping the beverage within. It was nice - Raymonde had clearly decided to spare no expense in wooing her. Some part of Narlissa laughed at the thought that he was still laying the groundwork to making a move on her, entirely unaware she had decided to fuck him before he had even laid eyes on her. Some men could be so sure that they could woo any woman to their bed that they failed to consider that a woman might well be horny enough that their supposed charms were unnecessary in the first place.

Narlissa took another gulp before realising that the cup was empty. She had drained the ale without realising it, her subconscious obviously desperate to drag this man somewhere quieter. He was staring at her with a raised eyebrow.

"Is madame thirsty for another?" he said smoothly, a grin on his features that made Narlissa's cunt throb. He truly was attractive.

Narlissa shook her head, reaching out to press her cheek against Raymonde's and whisper seductively in his ear. "I am not thirsty, Raymonde. But I am... hungry. Do you have a room here?"

He pursed his lips a second, then nodded. Then a grin broke out on his face. "I am not usually so fortunate as to find a woman so sure in what she wants."

"Then I guess it's your lucky day," Narlissa growled. "And if you'll take me to your room, I'll make it a whole lot luckier."

Raymonde placed his cup on the counter - Narlissa saw it was still nearly full - and took her by the hand, leading her to the stairs at the rear of the room. She noticed a few other men staring at her with intrigue, their gaze becoming envious as they glanced upon Raymonde.

Soon he had shown her up the stairs and was stood before a wooden door, at which point he pulled out a key and unclicked the lock. Narlissa grabbed him, shoving him inside and pushing shut the door behind her. She gave no heed to the lock - she didn't care at that moment whether the Queen's Guards rode in on horseback, the only thing that mattered was getting Raymonde's cock inside her throbbing magic cunt.

Raymonde seemed to read her intentions and was almost immediately unbuttoning his extravagent shirt. His fingers faltered as Narlissa reached for her own chestpiece, loosening the knots and pulling it over her head. She realised he was staring at her breasts.

"Hurry up and take that shirt off and you can squeeze my tits, Raymonde, rather than just staring at them," she growled, and he nodded with eager eyes, undoing the rest of the buttons and pulling the garment from his head.

He had a nice, hard chest, she realised, with a thicket of chest hair that called out for her hands. Pulling off her pants she was soon naked and a groan left her lips at the sight of Raymonde joining her unclothed.

She kissed him then, pushing him onto the bed and driving her tongue into his mouth. Raymonde took her up on her earlier offer and his hands were soon grasping her breasts, squeezing the globes and playing with her nipples. Narlissa delighted in the feeling even as she straddled his waist and lifted her hips.

Normally she might indulge in foreplay with such an attractive man but she doubted that Raymonde would mind her jumping straight to the point. Indeed, his eyes glinted with hunger at the sight of Narlissa naked above him and they fluttered slightly as she grasped his rock-hard cock.

She sat down on his length, moaning as he slipped slowly inside her, every inch of his member streching her magic cunt full. Her walls twitched and squeezed against his shaft, and she could feel every ridge of his delightful cock as it buried itself in her pussy.

"Oh fuck, Narlissa," Raymonde groaned, and she immediately started to bounce her hips.

This was just what she needed, Narlissa knew, and she delighted in every second. Soon she was riding Raymonde with pace, her entire body shaking as she slammed her hips down onto his. He reached up to grasp her breasts, squeezing them as she bounced on his member, and she cried out at the tension that was building in her body.

She was close, and from the look in her eyes, so was Raymonde. Narlissa knew that one of the gifts her magic cunt gave her was that it made her partner's climax harder than usual. Raymonde was just about to come the hardest he had in his entire life, and he seemed to know it. His blue eyes were glazed and his breaths came in frantic grunts.

His own hips were hammering up in time with Narlissa's movements now and that was all she needed to push her over the edge. Her brown eyes opened in pure rapture as she came.

"I'm coming!" she shrieked, feeling her pussy clamp down onto Raymode's invasive cock. That seemed to be the only added sensation he required and with a cry of ecstasy his member twitched inside her cunt. She knew he was filling her pussy with his hot seed and that thought only drove her bliss onwards as her walls squeezed his cock in great pulsing waves.

Soon she was done and she slumped down on top of Raymonde with satisfaction. The glow in his own eyes suggested he felt the same way and she lay there a moment enjoying his attractive body pressed against hers.

Eventually she climbed from him and reached for her armour and Raymonde sat upright to stare at her. Soon she was fully-dressed again.

"Leaving so soon?" he said almost sadly. "I barely got to know you."

Narlissa grinned as she slipped from the room, throwing him a salacious wink. "You got to know me pretty well, actually."

She heard him chuckling as she headed for the stairs.

Narlissa and the Treasure Ch. 02



Narlissa Quickhands, half-elf and master thief, hurried through the bustling town square towards the guild hall. She wanted to hire a couple of mercenaries to help her in her aims of finding the treasure that the map she had received yesterday led her to. It was only when she woke up that morning that she realised the guild hall would likely be full of merchants all trying to hire guards for their own caravans.

She cursed as she caught sight of the guild's entrance and realised that it was indeed the case. The place was swarming with people and she knew immediately that the warriors inside would be charging insanely high prices because the demand was such that they could. Suddenly the gold pieces she had earned from selling the amulet she had stolen seemed far less valuable than they had.

Narlissa pushed her way into the guild hall and looked around. Men and women in all manner of armour stood about everywhere but each was surrounded with merchants and nobles haggling for their services. Narlissa knew she would have trouble finding companions now.

Still, she was not about to give up so she strode further into the building, hoping she might find someone she could afford at a later time. Of course, common sense would say that she should wait until later in the year - it was unlikely that the treasure was going anywhere and the prices would be lower outside of the trading season but Narlissa was very single-minded when she set herself on a task and so she did not want to be made to wait.

Instead she locked eyes on a pair of warriors arguing at the back of the guild hall. One was a tall blonde man, with a heavy-set to his shoulders and his hair cut fairly short but not so short you could not see its colour. He probably stood at 6'6" and was wearing leather armour with a large sword strapped to his back. His brown eyes were narrowed as he waved his arms angrily at a short bald man with a quill and parchment.

His companion seemed equally animated at the short bald man, though he did appear to be slightly less angry. He was much shorter than the blonde warrior, probably about 5'11", and although Narlissa knew that still made him fairly tall the contrast with his companion was stark. It did not make him seem any less attractive, however, and Narlissa appreciated his good-looks, from his blue eyes to his shoulder-length deep red hair.

She watched them a moment as they argued with the scribe until at last the blonde swore loudly and stalked away. His companion followed him and Narlissa darted into motion. These two looked tough but something was clearly stopping them from being able to display their wares in the guild hall and be hired. Perhaps she could strike a deal.

"Excuse me, good sirs!" she called out as she hurried towards them, and both men whirled to her with a snarl.

She chuckled to herself as those snarls immediately became more placid the moment their eyes fell upon a beautiful woman and she realised she could use that to her advantage. Not that she had not before but it annoyed her that people always seemed on their guard against a beautiful woman as if she was using her looks to win them over. Of course, most of the time she was, but it still irritated that a beautiful man did not meet with such suspicion when he worked his charms on a willing subject.

Regardless, Narlissa stepped forwards, offering her hand to the blonde warrior as he was stood closest. He took it, shaking it gently, then bowed.

"How can I be of service?" he said low.

Narlissa grinned. She could think of a lot of ways he could be of service, but it was as a mercenary she needed to hire him right now. Perhaps any other ways she might wish to... request his aid could be worked on at a later point.

"I am in need of a mercenary or two to accompany me on a quest," she said matter-of-factly. Narlissa could be straight to the point when she wanted to be.

The man's eyebrow rose. "Oh yes? I would be interested in that. My name is Eavu, and I am a warrior. This is my companion Taicoss, a druid."

"A druid?" Narlissa said, surprised. "Not many druids offer their services to the public."

The redheaded man smiled. "I would not normally, but desperate times call for desperate measures, m'lady."

The blonde man shot him a filthy look and Narlissa realised there was more to this than met the eye. If she were going to hire these two she needed to know more about their predicament.

"And what would those desperate times be, Taicoss?" she said in her best flirtatious voice. These two were not going to be easy to tease information from. "I am looking for two big strong men to help protect me and keep me company. It can get awfully lonely on those long cold nights in the wilderness."

Both men's eyes widened and Narlissa knew she had chosen the right path. They would be easy to get information from now and if it put ideas in their heads that she might want to have sex with them at some point, well that was hardly a bad thing...

"We are... in debt, m'lady," Taicoss the druid said after a moment. "And that prevents us from hiring ourselves out under the name of the mercenary guild."

"It does?"

Eavu nodded and took over. Clearly he was the talker of the two. "Yes, m'lady. The guild does not allow those in debt to represent it. They feel there is too much scope for corruption there. And despite our good names and honest natures, because we are in debt they have turned us away."

Narlissa considered a moment. If they were both in debt and thus unable to find work as mercenaries they would be much cheaper than other potential companions here. Nobles and merchants hiring from the guild did so because of the guild's guarantee that it would replace any earnings lost through its mercenaries not doing their jobs. If these two were not part of the guild then they would not have the guild's guarantee, and the merchants and nobles would go nowhere near them. To Narlissa this seemed an excellent opportunity.

"Very well," she said quietly. "I am looking for an ancient treasure. I know of its location - I am merely after companions to help me retrieve it. Would you be interested?"

Eavu nodded. "We would, m'lady. But first we must discuss payment terms."

"I will pay you each fifty gold pieces now. The rest of your fee you may deduct from your third of the treasure."

The warrior's eyes opened wide at that. "You would split the treasure with us?"

Narlissa nodded. "I would, as part of your payment."

The two men looked at each other for a split second before turning back to Narlissa with grins on their faces.

"You have our aid, m'lady," Eavu said, bowing. Taicoss followed his movement.

"Excellent, Eavu," she smiled, digging out her coinpurse. She passed them their gold and grimaced as that left her with virtually none. She hoped that this treasure was worthwhile.

"When do we set off, m'lady?" Taicoss said, stepping forward.

Narlissa grinned. "Immediately. But please, I am Narlissa. Call me such. I assure you, I am not a Lady."

She wasn't sure whether the two men picked up on her undertone there, but she hoped that they had. Allowing them no time to question their decision, she turned and strode out of the guild hall, pleased to note that they were right behind her.

"So where do we go, Narlissa?" Eavu said, staring out over the town.

She smiled up at him and pulled the map from her pack, perusing it before settling on a direction. She had known their destination without checking the map, of course - she had copied the map last night in case of losing the original and in doing so had solidified the directions in her mind. Even so, she wanted to check.

"We go north, towards the mountains," she said, pointing at the jagged peaks in the distance. The treasure was not as distant as that but it was in that direction. The mountains made a good landmark to keep them going straight.

"Very well, Narlissa," Eavu said. "That path follows the river. May I suggest that we perhaps travel by boat?"

Narlissa considered him a moment. The man spoke sense. If they could speed up their discovery of the treasure by following the river as far as it would take them then she would have the gold in her hands sooner and lessen the chances of someone else finding it. If there was this copy of the map there might be another and she didn't want to lose the treasure now that she had just spent most of her gold hiring two companions to help her find it.

"Shall we head to the docks?" she said, replacing the map.

Eavu shook his head. "I would not recommend it immediately, Narlissa. It is mid-afternoon, and the sun is hot. Most people in these parts retire inside during these hours. It is unlikely we will find a ship until later in the day."

She appreciated his advice again. The man was more intelligent than most people would have expected of a six and a half feet tall hulk of muscle. Of course, she appreciated that hulk of muscle, too, and not just because it might help keep her safe...

Narlissa shook her head as that familiar feeling in her pussy flared up. She could ignore it for a while yet and the man was right. Perhaps she should find them somewhere to rest.

"Then I suppose we should find a tavern or the like," she said at last. "Somewhere to spend a few hours, at least. You speak sense, Eavu."

He smiled at her, then motioned across the street. "Most mercenaries in the guild stay in the inn opposite, Narlissa. Taicoss and I have rooms there until tomorrow night. We could stay there?"

She nodded. It was a good idea, and if they had paid for the room already that helped preserve her dwindling supply of gold coins.

Eavu led them across the street into the tavern, which was as busy as any other in this town. She laughed as she entered and in the corner saw Raymonde with his arms around two busty serving girls. He would not be going unaccompanied tonight. But then again, she hoped, neither would she. She watched as Eavu opened the rear door and motioned to the stairs and soon she was standing in the room that her two companions had rented earlier.

It was not large but it was private. Two single beds stood against either wall with a small aisle between them and a table at the end of it. It was comfortable if not extravagant. She wondered which bed would be hers for the next few hours...

"Narlissa, it dawns on me that we have only two beds. One of us shall have to rest outside."

Narlissa grinned to herself. That was not likely, if she saw to it. In fact, both men would be sharing one bed with her.

Before she could speak, however, Taicoss had stepped forward. "It has been too long since I flew among the trees. Please, Narlissa, take my bed. I shall see you both in a few hours."

She opened her mouth to stop him but the words were stilled as he raised his arms and quickly transformed into a bird. A bird! Right before her eyes!

With a pleasing note of birdsong, he flew from the window.

She stood there a moment in silence before she finally spoke. "Wow."

Eavu laughed and turned to her, shutting the windows of the tavern to keep out the heat. It was common practice at this time of day in an attempt to stay cool.

"I forget that others are not so used to his shapeshifting," Eavu said with a smile. "It no longer surprises me."

Narlissa stared back at him. Lust had begun to burn in her veins at the thought of having her two companions pleasure her, and although that fantasy was set on hold for now, one companion -- especially when they were as good-looking as Eavu -- would still keep her very well-satisfied indeed.

"Perhaps we should get ready for bed if we are only to have a few hours rest?" she ventured, reaching for her bodice.

Eavu's eyes opened wide as she did so, but then he nodded. "I agree, Narlissa. I shall wait outside until you are ready for me to come in."

Narlissa grinned. "Do not be so silly, Eavu. If we are to share a camp for the foreseeable future we must be comfortable around each other. I have no problem with you seeing me naked if you are not abashed by your own nudity."

He nodded eagerly. Narlissa knew that although he could not be sure of her carnal intentions, merely the appeal of seeing her naked (and the fuel that such a sight would give to his masturbation sessions for weeks to come) would convince him that agreeing to stay as she undressed was a good idea. She knew she was hot and her big tits drew looks from men in droves when they were not staring at her slender body, her long legs, her absolutely gorgeous face or the way her half-elven ears peeked through her flame-red hair.

"Excellent. There is no place for unnecessary modesty in the wilderness, I feel."

"I agree, Narlissa."

They stared at each other a moment before Narlissa reached for the knots to her leather chestpiece. It came away as she pulled them, and she didn't break eye contact with Eavu as she slid it from her body. If he had been unsure of her intentions prior to this, he wasn't now.

She stepped towards him then and moments later they were kissing, his hands finding her big tits and groping the large globes with glee. At only 5'5", Narlissa felt almost like a dwarf compared to Eavu's height, but somehow that difference only made her want him more. She enjoyed the feeling of his touch and his seemingly-giant body against hers and so hurriedly reached for the blonde warrior's armour. Soon they were both naked and Narlissa leaned over to whisper in his ear.

"Which is your bed, Eavu?"

He motioned to the nearest one and she quickly reclined upon it, running one hand down her body between her tits and then spreading her legs.

Eavu did not need to be told of what she wanted and soon he was kissing her again, before pulling away and slowly running his lips down her body. First he kissed and squeezed her tits some more and Narlissa moaned at the feeling before he slid his palms over her thighs and pressed his tongue against her cunt.

"Oh fuck!" Narlissa groaned at the feeling and Eavu started to eat her hungrily, using his tongue and fingers to pleasure her exceptionally well. Her juices smeared over his face but he did not care and Narlissa writhed in pleasure at the tension building in her body. It took only a few minutes of his expert work before her brown eyes opened wide and she came against his face. She could feel her juices leaking against his tongue even as her pussy spasmed but Eavu lapped at her cunt until she had ridden her orgasm through.

As her eyes refocused she stared hungrily at the giant blonde warrior, then shifted up the bed slightly to let him climb on after her. He did so eagerly, kissing her and pushing himself up with one arm. Narlissa wrapped her arms around his body to feel his hard muscle, and groaned as she saw him grab his cock.

She breathed in with a sob of pleasure as his member pierced her folds and she could not help but moan as he slipped inside her. Her cunt was stretched full and she stared into his brown eyes with glee as he started to move his hips. Soon their sex was passionate and Narlissa's moans contended with Eavu's in the small tavern room.

The bed thumped noisily against the wall and Narlissa knew that in a crowded inn like this there was almost certainly going to be someone on the other side of it. The thought that someone else was having to listen to the noise drove her to even greater heights of lust and she wrapped her legs around Eavu's muscular body. Her ankles hooked over his ass, which bumped against them every time he pulled out of her cunt before thrusting powerfully back in.

"You're going to make me come..." she moaned and Eavu nodded in response, a grunt leaving his lips. Clearly he was not far behind, either. Her tits were pressed against his hard chest and she enjoyed the feeling and her back began to arch as her orgasm neared rapidly.

Eavu's eyes were unfocusing and Narlissa knew he was about to come. His hips slammed against hers and with a cry of pleasure his cock twitched and he threw his head back. Narlissa could have sworn she felt his cum spraying against her walls.

That was all she needed and a shriek was torn from her as her own orgasm arrived. Bliss assaulted her and all she cared about was the way her magic cunt seized hold of Eavu's cock and sent shuddering waves of absolute pleasure through her.

After a while, the feeling slowly faded and Narlissa felt Eavu slump down on top of her with a grunt. He rolled off and she grinned at him, enjoying the sight of his six and a half foot muscular frame slick with sweat.

She realised, however, that there really wasn't room in such a narrow bed for both of them, so she quickly moved over to the other. Eavu watched her go eagerly as he seemed to drink in her naked form. Narlissa could not blame him if he felt the same way about the sight of her as she did about the sight of him.

Settling under the covers she watched Eavu settle down. He could not see in the dark very well, but her half-elven heritage meant she could stare at him lustfully a little longer despite the lack of light. The shutters on the windows did an excellent job of keeping out the sun - if Narlissa had not known it was midday she would have thought it late in the evening. Eventually she set her own head down.

Her last thought as she drifted off to sleep was that this was going to be the start of a very satisfying working relationship.



Narlissa and the Treasure Ch. 03



Narlissa Quickhands, half-elf and master thief, awoke to find Eavu dressing. That disappointed her since she was usually incredibly horny when she awoke and this meant she would not be able to jump him so it was with a grimace she threw back the covers and climbed from her own bed.

She grinned as she noticed Eavu staring at her, his hands pausing on his leather chestpiece as he stood in stunned silence at the sight of her nudity. He had stuffed her full of his cock only a few hours before but clearly still found her naked body very desirable. Narlissa hesitated a moment, wondering whether he would start to undress again, and breathed out a sigh of disappointment when he did not. Instead, Eavu finished dressing and waited whilst Narlissa begrudgingly pulled on her own armour.

"A nice rest, Eavu?" she smiled at him as she laced the knots to her leather chestpiece, pulling it taut over her big tits. His eyes lingered on that cleavage a moment before darting up to hers.

"It was indeed, Narlissa," Eavu responded. "Taicoss has found us passage on a ship. We are merely waiting for you."

Narlissa raised an eyebrow. "He has found us somewhere already? I am impressed. When does it leave?"

"Soon," Eavu laughed. "We must hurry once you are dressed."

Narlissa grumbled as she realised that truly did eliminate any lingering hope she might have had for a quick bout of passionate sex. Her magic cunt throbbed in annoyance at that but she ignored it and finished dressing. She would have time later to satisfy her urges.

She turned to Eavu then and motioned towards the door and the blonde warrior stepped through, holding it open for her. She smiled sweetly at him as he did so. She did not need men to hold open doors for her - she was their equal, not their inferior - but it made some of them feel better about themselves which in turn made it more likely they would let her indulge in their bodies, so she was willing to put up with it. Faint irritation now was a small price to pay for the use of a delicious hard cock later on.

Outside the afternoon was still hot but that was normally the case down here in the country's southern reaches and it was certainly cooler than it had been during the hours she had slept. She waited for Eavu to emerge and then the two of them made idle conversation as he led her to the docks.

Taicoss was waiting for them there and greeted them both with a warm smile before waving them to a ship that stood moored. It was not the largest ship but it was not particularly small either and Narlissa was pleased that it was heading downriver.

The captain was a sour-faced man who glared at them as they approached, particularly Taicoss.

"So this is them, is it?" he snapped, pointedly looking them over. "I hope you can pay because I've had to delay my departure to wait for you!"

Narlissa cocked an eyebrow at his rudeness but said nothing. Instead she fished out her purse and handed the captain the appropriate number of gold coins. She was down to the bare minimum now. The man looked them over and bit into two to make sure they were real before curtly nodding and striding away.

"Well get on board then - I'm not waiting any longer!" he shouted angrily as he stalked up the gangplank.

Narlissa and her two companions hurried after him but as Narlissa put her foot on the deck she suddenly remembered Faeht.

"My horse!" she exclaimed, spinning around. "I must fetch her or at least tell the stable master to hold onto her for another week."

Taicoss laughed and placed a gentle hand on her shoulder. "I have fetched your horse, m'lady."

"You have?" Narlissa asked, surprised. "How did you know which one was mine?"

"It seemed obvious that it was the horse with an elvish name. Beyond that, when I described a beautiful young redhead the stablemaster knew exactly who I meant."

Narlissa grinned. That the swarthily handsome stablemaster remembered her was particularly unsurprising given that she had sucked his cock in those very stables on her arrival in the city. And if that wasn't enough to make her stand out in his memory the fact that he had then bent her over against the wall and taken her from behind most certainly was.

Shaking her head to clear the salacious fog that was rapidly descending she smiled at Taicoss and strode onto the ship. All around her the sailors were readying for departure and within a few minutes the ship had lurched away from the dock and was steadily making its way downriver. The land skipped past on either side and she smiled at the feeling of the wind on her face. For a while she simply she stood there enjoying the tranquility of the river.

But soon another feeling began making its presence known and she realised she would have to do something about it soon. When the aching in her magic cunt grew too strong she would simply lose all control and would proposition every man she came across, or at least Sir Jeffrey had warned her. It was not a situation she wanted to find herself in given that she would be stuck with this crew for a few days at least. Whenever they looked at her she did not want them to see the sex-crazed maniac who went to bed with the one-eyed old man swabbing the decks because she'd got so desperate.

If it came down to it she would retire to her room and take matters into her own hands. It was a tip suggested by Sir Jeffrey - although masturbation was hardly something that needed to be 'suggested' - but it was something that she had found to work in times of desperate need. In a choice between running round trying to find sex from anyone who would offer it and simply getting herself off she knew which was the better option. Of course getting herself off only provided temporary relief, a few hours at most, but it was enough to tide her over until a suitable man could be found.

With that in mind she started to make her way to the door that led down into the ship. She knew she had been given a small private room since she was only female guest and whilst she suspected it was hardly luxurious it would still be secure and discreet enough for her to spend five minutes in there with her fingers and a fantasy.

Below decks the ship was clean enough and she found her way to her cabin quite easily. A few sailors greeted her as she passed but none of the men were attractive enough to pique her interest and so she continued on. Reaching her door, she reached out to open it.

It was then that she heard the noise coming from the room next to it. A soft moaning and grunting seemed to be issuing forth and horny as she was she could not help but press her ear to the door. Her keen half-elven hearing picked up the sounds much better than a human could and she suspected that whoever was inside would have remained entirely undiscovered had they not had the misfortune to be bunked next to a half-elf.

She listened awhile as her cunt inflamed more and more, the sounds only making her more desperate to find a cock, when suddenly she heard a word she recognised.

"Narlissa..." the voice on the other side of the door muttered, still groaning, and she realised with a start that she knew the voice too. Taicoss! The readheaded druid was pleasuring himself thinking of her... Narlissa had been left with only one option. 

Pulling her lockpicking tools from her waist, she quickly glanced around before clicking open the lock. No one saw her and more importantly Taicoss did not seem to have heard either. She reached out, took a deep breath, then opened the door and slipped through.

Taicoss' eyes opened wide in shock and embarrassment as he saw her enter, and she watched in amazement as he shifted. Where before an incredibly handsome man had laid naked on the bed with his impressive cock in his hand, a black bird now darted for the door.

But Narlissa was quick. She slammed shut the door and the bird wheeled away, taking up on the far desk and chirping angrily at her. She grinned as she clicked shut the lock again.

"Taicoss, I appear to have interrupted something," she said with a wicked smile, reaching to unhook her gloves. They fell to the floor.

Next off came her boots, and she continued talking. "It seemed to me that you were muttering my name whilst engaged in a very private act."

The bird squawked again.

She smiled as she reached for the knots to her chestpiece, and the bird cocked its head. Evidently Taicoss was very interested in whether that piece of armour would be coming off too.

"I must apologise for that. Normally I would not be so bold as to intrude on someone taking some time to enjoy themselves, but when I heard my name I felt it would be rude of me not to at least offer to join in."

With that, she pulled loose the knots, and allowed the garment to drop from her chest to the floor, leaving her big tits free and exposed to his vision.

"And, well, I'm rather in need of a release myself, Taicoss."

She dropped her arms to her sides, slightly squashing her breasts together, and the bird hopped a little closer.

"So it seems I have left you with a choice. You can stay like that and I'll put my armour back on and leave you to continue fantasising about me in peace, if you like. Alternatively, you can forget fantasies and have a piece of the real thing. You can come here and fuck me, Taicoss."

She only had a wait a moment until the bird's form shimmered and moments later the gorgeous Taicoss was human again in front of her.

"You're either brave or foolish, taking a druid by surprise," he said quietly, eyeing her naked chest. "I could have been startled and turned into a vicious beast."

"I suppose you could have, but the potential reward was worth the risk," Narlissa responded with a wicked grin and stepped closer. Already Taicoss' cock was beginning to grow hard again.

Before he could say another word she had sunk to her knees and grasped his hardening member. Taicoss groaned at the feeling and she smiled mischievously at him before parting her lips and sucking him into her mouth. He tasted wonderful, the flavour of pre-cum causing her magic cunt to throb with desire and she started to hungrily devour the stunning druid.

Taicoss did not complain any more about her entry into his room. Instead he placed his hands on her head, running his fingers through her red hair as she sucked his cock so expertly. She knew he was enjoying it by his frequent moans and exhalations.

Eventually she could not take it anymore and she stood back up, fervently kissing him. He responded in kind and dropped his hands to her leather pants, loosening the knots that held them upright. Narlissa shimmied out of them as the redheaded druid pulled them down and soon she was as naked as he was.

Without a second thought she twisted round and bent over the bed. She felt Taicoss' right hand on her lower back whilst he angled his member against her folds with his left. The next thing she knew her world exploded with bliss as his cock sank into her hungry cunt. He felt so wonderful, stretching her full and she knew it was exactly what she needed.

It was even better as Taicoss started to move his hips. Despite the interruption of her entry into his room it seemed he had rediscovered the horniness that led him to masturbate in the first place because it did not take long for his hips to be crashing against hers.

Bent over the bed, Narlissa did not care. Her fingers sank into the soft sheets as his cock stuffed full her eager cunt and her eyes were half-glazed with pleasure. Her tits grazed the bedsheets and the feeling felt wonderful on her sensitive nipples. She was not sure how long Taicoss fucked her that way since she was so lost to the pleasure of it all but she loved the way his hands explored her body and occasionally grabbed her big tits.

After a while she pushed herself more upright until she was almost standing straight, twisting her torso so that she could look back at Taicoss. He reached around the front of her, grasping one of her big tits and kneading the soft flesh as his hips continued to hammer into her sensitive pussy and Narlissa knew that was all the added sensation she needed.

"I'm going to come," she moaned, staring into his gorgeous blue eyes, which were unfocused as his own climax neared.

"Me too..." he grunted, before finishing with a final powerful thrust. "Argh!"

Narlissa knew from his expression that he was coming harder than he ever had in his whole life. She knew her magic cunt was the cause of that and she delighted in it. She was soon distracted however when her own intense orgasm suddenly exploded through her, causing her to quiver and shriek with absolute bliss. She could feel her pussy juices seeping out around Taicoss' invasive cock.

Afterwards, she slumped forwards onto the bed, panting. Taicoss pulled out with a low groan and started to chuckle.

"What?" Narlissa said with a wicked smile as she slowly stood, still enjoying his nakedness even in her post-sex state.

"I'm just glad that you did sneak in, even if at the time I needed a little... convincing."

Narlissa giggled. "Well, next time just come and ask me in the first place."

With that, she dressed, giving Taicoss back his privacy. Her magic cunt was satisfied.

For the moment, at least.



Narlissa and the Treasure Ch. 04



Narlissa Quickhands, half-elf and master thief, could not believe her pointed ears as Eavu and Taicoss talked solemnly to her. She was being thrown off the ship.

"We are sorry, Narlissa, but it has to be this way," Eavu said, his face downcast.

She stepped towards him. "Why does it have to be this way, Eavu? I hired you to do a job. We were going to make a great team."

"We have no choice, Narlissa," Taicoss said when it became clear that Eavu could not find an answer. "The captain has us with this. If we do not do what he says, then we will never work again."

"What are you talking about?"

Taicoss shrugged. "I cannot say."

"Fuck that!" Narlissa snapped, and Taicoss took a step back in fright. "You're screwing me over here; you can at least tell me why."

Taicoss took a deep breath, but Eavu reached out and placed his hand on his shoulder. Clearly, it was the blonde warrior's turn to speak again. They made a good double act.

"You know we owe a great debt, don't you? We informed you of this when you hired us. It is why we cannot work for the mercenary guild."

"I do," Narlissa nodded.

"Well, this captain works for the woman to whom we owe money. We thought he would give us passage since we were attempting to find treasure to pay back his master but he has instead decided to seize the treasure himself. I suppose he thinks if he can present the gold to her then she will elevate him higher within her criminal organisation."

"And you cannot stop him?"

Eavu shook his head sadly. "If we try, he will inform our master that we have betrayed her. We will be outcasts forever."

"But you will keep your honour!" she said, trying to grasp anything that might allow these mercenaries to stay on her side.

"I'm sorry," Taicoss said.

Just then the captain strode over, glowering. With a wave of his arm his deckhands rushed to lower the gangplank. At least they had moored the ship so she could get off - they were not going to simply kill her and throw her body overboard. She swore loudly as she was marched unceremoniously off the ship and as they pushed her out onto the riverbank she realised they were not going to give her horse back.

"My horse!" she cried as they started to raise the gangplank. "At least give me back my horse!"

The only reply she got was the captain laughing cruelly. Not content with stealing her treasure, he was clearly going to try and steal her horse as well.

But Narlissa was not going to allow that. Quick-witted as she was, she had a plan.

"I will curse that horse so that whoever steals it will fall ill and die!" she shouted up, and the captain stopped laughing. He peered over the edge at her suspiciously.

Narlissa knew he was wondering if she could do that so she had to press her advantage. "I'm an elf, remember? I can do these things!"

Of course she was only a half-elf but the captain didn't know that. Not that elves could curse things anyway but again the captain did not know that.

The captain took a step back then and Taicoss moved to place his hand on the man's shoulder. Although Narlissa was a long way away, her half-elven hearing meant that she could hear every word.

"She speaks the truth. Elves can put curses on animals and I don't think you want a cursed horse on the ship."

The captain violently shook his head and waved his hands and moments later Faeht was being led down the gangplank. Narlissa grasped her mount's reins from the deckhands and mounted it to make sure they could take the horse back, then glared as the ship as it set sail once more.

At the rear of the ship she saw Taicoss and Eavu watching her sadly. Part of her felt sorry for them, caught up in trouble as they were, but another part hated what they had done. At least they had helped her get Faeht back. But she was not going to give up on this treasure just yet.

Although the ship was out of sight within minutes because the river curved Narlissa set off after it nonetheless. For a good while she rode in silent thought until suddenly she emerged into a clearing.

She sighed. She needed a break. Climbing down from Faeht's back Narlissa slumped against the nearest tree and stared into space. Things were all going wrong and she needed a plan.

It was then that she heard the sound of hooves and she sat there motionless to await the arrival of the newcomer. She hoped it was someone who might know where the nearest town was because there she might be able to get passage on another ship.

A man in a flowing cloak rode into view, staring suspiciously at Faeht as he drew level. It was then that he noticed Narlissa and he smiled broadly, dismounting from his horse with a flourish.

"My lady, how strange to find such beauty resting alone in the wilderness," he said with a low bow.

Narlissa narrowed her eyes at him. "And how strange to find a juggler traipsing through the countryside."

The man laughed, the sound almost musical. "I am no juggler, my lady. I am a bard, journeying through the world. What brings you to these deserted woods?"

"Dishonesty and bad luck," she grumbled, glowering at the river. Just the thought of that ship heading towards the treasure made her angry.

"Such ill tidings often come together," the bard nodded sagely. "But we grow stronger for defeating them."

Narlissa snorted. "Overcoming this obstacle will take all of my skill, sir. I fear I may not succeed."

"Ah, my fair lady, but that is what such trials are for, no? To test the mettle and the resolve, but our beautiful heroine always wins through in the end."

Narlissa looked at the man quizzically. He was certainly very flowery. The way he dressed further highlighted that with his broad sleeves and bright red cloak. His brown hair was braided and fell to his shoulders and his brown eyes seemed to shimmer. The man was definitely a bard.

He was also definitely good-looking and despite her predicament Narlissa realised familiar thoughts were creeping into her mind. She smiled as she shook her head.

"A thought has occurred to you, my flame-haired beauty. I can see it in the mesmerising brown pools of your eyes."

A thought had indeed occurred to her but Narlissa pushed it away. She could not afford to waste time now when she had to somehow catch up with the thieves on the ship.

"Unfortunately, sir, I cannot afford to lose any more time. I must continue on my way."

The man stepped close to her, proffering a hand. "Then perhaps I may accompany you, fair lady? It seems we are both heading in the same direction and the roads can get very lonely when a traveller has no companions."

Narlissa considered a moment then took his hand, allowing the man to pull her to her feet. "I suppose that makes sense. Some company is always nice. What is your final destination?"

"Ah, my lady, I have no final destination. I am a bard, a teller of tales, a seeker of stories, a maker of myths. I will be forever travelling as long as there are songs and poems I have not yet heard."

Narlissa sighed and rolled her eyes. "Fine. Where are you going tonight then?"

"Ah, tonight? I am hoping to let the next village along revel in my presence. I am quite sure they will find me very entertaining."

Narlissa bit back a giggle. The man was infuriating but at least he seemed harmless. Compared to the impotency she had felt when being thrown off the boat this was a relaxing change.

They mounted their horses and rode for a while, chatting amiably as they did so. Narlissa had no desire to tell the man any great details about her life - those were very private - but she was willing to part with her name and that she was travelling the roads to seek her wealth. Luckily her companion was more than happy to fill any silence with stories of his own adventures, most of which Narlissa suspected were little more than fancies he had further embellished as he went along but they were entertaining nonetheless. One thing she did believe was that his name was Reece and he was a bard.

"So you came from the court of the Queen then?" she said after one particularly surprising comment. "We are a long way south of the capital."

Reece sighed almost sadly. "Yes we are but I cannot change that. I was one of the favoured minstrels of the Royal Court up until my... acrimonious departure."

"Oh yes?"

Narlissa looked at the man. A slight sadness had crossed his face and for the first time she felt that the story he was about to tell might actually be real.

"I will tell you my sorry tale, my lady, but I do not wish to travel as I do so. Perhaps we should stop for lunch?"

Narlissa considered a moment then agreed. She had not realised how hungry she had got although she had no food to eat anyway.

Reece looked around for somewhere to stop and Narlissa giggled, taking Faeht's reins and leading them into the trees. As a half-elf she had a talent for finding secluded woodland spots and sure enough within minutes they were sat at the base of a large tree, their horses grazing nearby.

Her companion pulled from his pack a small chunk of bread and immediately tore it in half, offering some to Narlissa. She accepted graciously and for a while they sat in silence.

After he had finished, Reece sat forwards. "So you wish to hear why I am down in the southern reaches of this fine queendom?"

Narlissa nodded, her mouth still full of bread. She had never been the quickest eater.

"My tale starts a year ago, when the queen had two daughters she struggled to keep control of. I was their favoured bard, often called to give private performances to Isabel or Jessica. I was very content there."

"Private performances?" Narlissa said, raising an eyebrow.

Reece laughed quietly. "Yes. I was frequently called to their rooms to satiate their urge for poetry and song, and sometimes to also quell more... physical desires. The nobility are not as demure as you perhaps imagine."

Narlissa remembered her night with Duncyn after she had stolen the Baroness' amulet. She could vouch for Reece's claim that the nobility enjoyed a good fuck just as much as the commoners.

She shook her head. Thinking of that night was getting her riled up again. "So, what happened?"

"Discovery and banishment, my dear lady. One fateful eve I was summoned to Princess Isabel's room. As we were engaged in... certain activities, a troupe of guards appeared at the entrance to her bedchambers. It appeared that her sister, Princess Jessica, had run away with her three retainers."

"I heard about that," Narlissa nodded. "A real scandal. Were you blamed?"

"No, nothing so severe. The Queen blamed her daughters entirely for the scandal and was furious when the extent of their... appetites became apparent. She felt that it was their hobbies that had led them down that path, culminating in Princess Jessica's disappearance."

"A strange conclusion to come to."

Reece laughed softly. "Indeed. Particularly when one considers that my uncle was a court bard when the current queen was still an unmarried young lady fresh on the throne. The stories he tells of their long nights together at her insistence... and they were not always alone."

"But that does not explain why you were sent away if she did not blame you?"

"I believe that she wanted to remove all temptation from Princess Isabel, to make sure that she did not follow in her sister's footsteps. The Queen had already lost one heir and she was not prepared to lose another. All male retainers and court staff were taken away from Isabel's personal employ. She was left isolated from those that she would have previously turned to for companionship."

Narlissa shook her head. "Poor woman." Then a grin spread across her face and she added, "but a man can always be found if the situation calls for it."

"Ah, my lady, but that is where the tale truly becomes sad. Before I left, I heard rumours that the Queen had ordered the court wizard to place a spell upon Princess Isabel. It is said that if she engages in a sexual act with a fertile man then the Queen will know immediately and she will be cast out from the Palace. The Queen will not risk a child born out of wedlock to bring more scandal on the castle."

Narlissa smiled sadly. She could only sympathise with the Princess. To go so long without sex... Narlissa would find it tortuous. But there were infertile men out there, she knew at least one who had passed his temporary infertility onto her. She hoped the Princess would meet a man like that one day.

But for now, the thought of sex had set her magic cunt aflame and she knew she could not wait much longer. She was so incredibly horny that she felt she must do something about it now - to wait any more would be to risk her desires bubbling over.

"Are you alright, my lady?" Reece said then, eyeing her with concern.

Narlissa realised that she had unconciously taken on a predatory look. Her breathing had quickened and she stared at Reece hungrily. He really was good-looking.

"I am more than alright," she said quietly. "But please, stop calling me a lady. I am not a lady, nor do I act like one."

"But my la-"

"Narlissa."

"But Narlissa, you do yourself a disservice. You have been very ladylike and composed."

Narlissa grinned. "I do not wish to be ladylike. I have no desire to aspire to nobility. I am very happy with my lot in life."

She shifted then, moving onto all-fours and starting to crawl towards Reece. His eyes opened wide when he realised what was happening.

"And besides," she added, "if I were a lady, it would not be proper of me to suggest that you fuck me. Here. Now."

"Are you sure?" he asked, still in a state of evident surprise.

Narlissa did not even respond, she simply pressed her lips against his. Her tongue pushed into his mouth and her magic cunt flared with desire as she kissed the bard. She needed it filled.

Reaching out to grab Reece's shirt she soon had him topless and he responded in kind. He groaned as he undid her armour and her big tits spilled free, grabbing them and giving them a squeeze. Then Narlissa stood to remove her pants and watched eagerly as Reece did the same. She very often enjoyed foreplay but not right now. What she needed right now was Reece's cock inside her magic cunt.

She dropped to her knees, reaching out to push Reece flat on his back before straddling him. Luckily his cloak had fallen in such a way that he was lying on it rather than on the forest floor but Narlissa would not have cared anyway. Her mind was far too occupied with the thought of the member that was just about to slip inside her. She lifted her hips and angled herself with his length.

Narlissa's eyes opened wide as she sank down on Reece's thick cock. It felt so good stretching her tight cunt that she moaned loudly without even thinking and before she even was truly aware of what she was doing she was bouncing quickly.

Her hands were on his chest for support as she straddled his waist, he knees bent and her feet flat on the floor. She stared down at him with lust and he could only groan back. Her thighs tensed as she rode Reece's cock and he reached out to place his hands on them, clearly appreciating her firm but slender legs.

Narlissa was beyond appreciating how good Reece looked - and he did look good - and was instead beginning to get lost in her pleasure. Her eyes were struggling for focus as her cunt welcomed in his lovely cock and she could see that Reece too was starting to hunch forwards. He had an intent look in his eye and Narlissa could tell that he was getting closer.

"Narlissa, the picture of your flame-haired beauty as you move is... indescribable," he moaned, throwing his head back. "The majesty of your body is pushing me quickly towards bliss."

She could only sob out her pleasure in response, her pussy beginning to narrow on her lover's cock. She was so close.

"Well you're going to make this flame-haired beauty come, Reece! You're going to make her come all over your cock!"

Seconds later she was proven right as her magic cunt clamped down on his member. Narlissa screamed out her pleasure and Reece groaned as he followed moments later. His head thrashed from side to side at the intense orgasm that swept through his body and somewhere in the midst of her own ecstasy Narlissa knew he had never felt anything like it.

After a while their orgasms finally faded and Narlissa grinned as she leant down to give Reece a quick kiss. Climbing off him she reached for her clothes and quickly redressed, watching him do the same.

She still had treasure to find.



Narlissa and the Treasure Ch. 05



Narlissa Quickhands, half-elf and master thief, laughed at another one of Reece's jokes. The bard rode alongside her as they journeyed through the thick forest and despite his rather flowery exterior she was actually growing to like him.

But Narlissa was still worried. She had to reach the next village soon and she hoped that when she did they would know something about the ship that she was chasing. The crew of that ship had stolen her treasure map and she needed to reach the treasure before they did. She would not lose it now.

They had been riding for a good few hours and Narlissa could tell that it was late afternoon. There were still some daylight hours left but she did not want to be riding in the dark. They had lost a little bit of time earlier that day when she had ridden Reece's cock but she did not regret that interruption for a moment.

Soon she saw faint tendrils of smoke above the trees and her half-elven hearing was able to pick out the sounds of habitation. It did not sound like a particularly large settlement and was probably a village more than a town but Narlissa was glad to find somewhere that might be able to help her.

"Ah, there it is," Reece said, pointing ahead of them. He gestured at the smoke. "I do not expect someone without my extensive travelling experience to notice such things, Narlissa, so do not worry, but there is a settlement ahead. You can tell by the smoke."

Narlissa laughed inwardly. She would not shatter this man's ego. "Oh? That's quite incredible, Reece. You truly are a man of many talents."

He beamed at her and gave a small mounted bow. They continued on in silence for a moment until a minute or two later the village came into view. It truly was just a village, with probably no more than twenty houses and other buildings but Narlissa was relieved to see that it did have a small dock jutting out into the lake. It was very possible that the ship had stopped there briefly. Sadly it was not there any longer.

They entered the town and the people largley ignored them. Not out of impoliteness but clearly travellers coming through their village was not something that bothered them. Reece found his way to the local inn and Narlissa followed, dismounting from Faeht when they reached the entrance.

Even in a small village such as this there was a stablegirl to take their horses but then Narlissa realised that older children still needed some way to earn coin and taking horses off travellers was an easy way to start. She tipped the young girl a silver piece very ostensibly so that Reece would feel pressured to match it and though she could see the annoyance in his eyes as he did so his outward expression was all gracious prose.

"Inside we will find an old friend of mine. He may be able to help you," Reece said, already seeming happy again, the coin forgotten. His ability to forget the bad was remarkable. Narlissa envied that.

They stepped into the inn and Narlissa glanced around. It was virtually the same as every other inn she had seen which was to say that it wasn't unpleasant just very boring. She and Reece took off their cloaks. Then she followed Reece to the bar, noticing that almost all of the patrons were now watching them carefully. She was quite sure that the men in the establishment never took their eyes off her but she did not mind. Equally amusing was the way the women present eyed Reece.

"Good evening Eamonn," Reece said loudly and the tall man at the bar, who had been cleaning cups with his back to them, turned around.

"Reece! It has been a long time," the man replied, reaching out to shake Reece's hand.

Narlissa could not help but cast a roving eye over the man. He was tall, probably 6'4" or so, but fairly slim. His arms spoke of strength but he would not stand up in a fight against a true warrior. Yet he remained very attractive. Short, blonde hair was complemented by blue eyes and Narlissa realised that her magic cunt had started to ache at the sight of him.

She shook her head and stepped forwards as the man turned to regard her. A small smirk played across her lips as she noticed his eyes dart over her body.

"And who is your companion?" he said to Reece.

The bard spun back to her with a broad grin. "A fellow traveller, Eamonn. I encountered her on the roads only this afternoon. Narlissa, this is Eamonn. Eamonn; Narlissa."

She took his hand and bowed, giggling as he did the same. Then she stood. Trying to ignore the lust that was slightly building inside her she addressed the man she now knew as Eamonn.

"Are you the barkeep here, sir?" she said with a smile.

The man shook his head. "Unfortunately, I am not. I am his son and I run the tavern whilst he is elsewhere. He left town earlier this afternoon and will not return until the morning. Is there something I can help with?"

"I am looking for information regarding a ship that may have docked earlier. It certainly would have passed this village on the river. Do you know anything about that?"

Again, Eamonn shook his head. "Sorry, no. I have been in the forest all day. I arrived here only shortly before my father left. If there is something to be known about this ship, though, then my father will know it. I would suggest you stay the night."

There seemed to be something in that last sentence, and Narlissa's magic cunt yearned to believe it. She grinned. "It seems I shall have to."

Eamonn's eyes lingered on her a moment before he turned back to Reece. "And of you, Reece? Will you be performing for us tonight?"

"I will indeed, if you allow it," the bard replied with a flourishing bow.

"Of course. Father will be disappointed not to see it."

Reece smiled then, and reached into his pack, pulling out a harp and a flute. Narlissa was intrigued to see him play.

The evening passed quickly enough. Reece had said he would not perform until it was dark but it had already been late afternoon and Narlissa did not have long to wait. Soon the inn was crowded with people and Reece stepped into the centre of the room to play.

She open her eyes wide with surprise as he strummed the harp. He was very, very good, excellent even. Then again, she remembered, he had played in the court of the Queen so he must have been something special. The crowd in the tavern - surprisingly packed for such a small village - began to cheer and join in and soon the whole place was a picture of revelry.

Reece was the centre of attention and Narlissa could see he was at home there. She grinned at the sight of him and kept herself to the edges of the room. Being the centre of attention was the complete opposite to how she liked to live.

"He is quite gorgeous, isn't he?" she heard a voice giggle, and she turned to look as two young women eyed Reece up and down. The voice had come from a pretty blonde thing, certainly no older than Narlissa and very probably even a little younger.

The other woman, slightly older, grinned at her companion. "He certainly is. If I were not married I might well try to bed him."

"Sister, you are terrible!" the first woman laughed. "If only your husband knew your sordid past."

The second woman grinned. "Ah, but he does not need to worry. I am devoted to him now, no one else. Which means that handsome bard is yours."

"Mine?" the first woman gasped. "I would not know where to start."

"Just be yourself. You're gorgeous. Show the interest that you clearly have and if he likes you in return then you will... well, you know."

"But perhaps he won't like me."

Narlissa had heard enough. This pretty young blonde thing clearly liked the look of Reece and from what she had learned about him today he would have no trouble whatsoever in letting her indulge that interest. She stepped towards the two women.

"I'm so sorry to intrude, ladies," she said with a small smile. "I couldn't help but overhear your conversation. I travelled here with Reece."

The first woman who had spoken looked horrified. "I apologise! I did not know he was married. Please, accept my humblest apologies. I will leave now."

"You will do no such thing," Narlissa said sternly, stopping the woman in her tracks. "I am not married to Reece, I am merely a companion of his. A companion, I should add, who understands his tastes. If you think to bed him, he will be only too eager to comply. Do not let nerves hold you back. Approach him when he has finished, suggest that perhaps the two of you go somewhere quiet to talk, and before you know it you'll be naked together."

The first woman flushed. "I... I don't know."

"Does that not sound nice, sister?" the second woman said with a mischievous smile. "Seeing him naked, feeling his lips on you?"

"It does..."

"Then go to him!" Narlissa laughed, pushing the blonde woman towards Reece. She stumbled, righted herself, took a deep breath and strode towards the front of the crowd.

Narlissa turned to the other woman. "Will she follow through?"

"Yes," the woman replied with a smile. "Once she sets her mind on something it takes a great deal to stop her. If that bard is as amenable to a woman's company as you say, and I believe you that he is, then she'll not be coming home tonight. Thank you for your help."

The woman bowed low and left. Narlissa watched her go with a broad smile. Some part of her wondered why she had just set Reece up with another woman when her magic cunt ached to be filled. Another part of her knew exactly why.

She turned to try and find Eamonn. Her pussy throbbed when she realised that he was staring at her and she quickly stepped towards the bar.

"Good evening, Eamonn," she smiled seductively.

He grinned. "Good evening, Narlissa. Reece is quite something, isn't he?"

Narlissa nodded, then ordered a drink. When Eamonn returned with it she smiled at him. "So how long have you lived here?"

"All my life. My father runs the inn and my mother is in the local militia. I had to choose which of their footsteps to follow in and found myself more suited to a life of drink and companionship than bloody warfare."

"It seems we have something in common," Narlissa said low.

Eamonn rose an eyebrow. "How so?"

"I, too, enjoy companionship."

The barkeep seemed to take the hint somewhat, and he glanced around the inn. "Where are you staying tonight, Narlissa? Unlike Reece, you did not rent a room. Will you be staying with him?"

Narlissa shrugged. "I'm sure he will find room for me if nowhere else can be found." Then she moved her head to whisper in Eamonn's ear. "I had been hoping, however, that... alternative sleeping arrangements could be made."

When she pulled away the sparkle in the barkeep's eyes made it clear that he had understood her intentions, although it would have been very difficult not to.

"Would you like to come upstairs?" he asked.

Narlissa merely nodded and Eamonn took her hand, glancing around before he darted from behind the counter and opened the door at the rear of the inn. It was not the door leading to the guest rooms but that did not surprise Narlissa. She followed him up the stairs and soon they had reached a landing.

Opening another door Eamonn stepped inside, and Narlissa realised that it was his private bedroom. It was spacious enough but what caught her eye was the bed.

Not that she paid attention for long because soon she was kissing Eamonn passionately. His hands wrapped around her back. Her own fingers dropped beneath his shirt and soon she had tugged off his clothes to leave him naked in front of her. At the same time he had not been still and her leather bodice had been removed, leaving her big tits hanging free. To her great delight Eamonn reached out to grasp them, kissing and squeezing them for a while before his hands dropped down to remove her pants.

Soon she was naked too and they kissed again as the barkeep turned her around and led her towards the bed. She felt her thighs against the cool sheets and moaned as she knew what was coming.

Narlissa thumped back onto the bed with a giggle as Eamonn shoved her onto it and she willingly crawled further up. He joined her quickly and she parted her legs to reveal her glistening pussy. Eamonn did not need to be instructed what to do.

"Oh fuck..." she moaned as his tongue found her magic cunt, covering every inch of her senstive lips. She began to writhe in pleasure at his excellent work and she raised her head to look down at the blonde barkeep with his blue eyes staring back at her. His fingers found their way to her entrance and deftly pushed inside.

He did not break eye contact even as she threw her own head back and soon Narlissa was not thinking about that as an orgasm tore through her body. She felt her insides spasm with pleasure but even as it faded she knew that her magic cunt was not quite sated. Sure, it had been provided with some relief and she could probably now go a few hours without seeking out pleasure again but the fact was there was a naked man with a hard cock waiting to plunge it inside her and Narlissa's magic cunt was not about to let that opportunity go to waste.

Eamonn climbed fully onto the bed then, positioning himself above her. Narlissa reached down to grab his cock, groaning at the feel of his hard length in her hand and delighting in the knowledge that soon it would be stretching her pussy.

She did not have to wait long. Angling himself with her cunt he slipped inside and soon Narlissa was moaning loudly as Eamonn thumped his hips against hers. She hoped that Reece was distracting the patrons of the tavern enough that they were not looking for Eamonn to buy a drink because she desperately didn't want to be interrupted now. Not with this gorgeous man hammering his wonderful cock into her magic cunt.

Her pussy started to spasm around his length and she knew that she was not far away. She grasped his cheeks and kissed him deeply before pulling away to moan loudly.

"Oh fuck, Eamonn, I'm going to come..." she said, her eyes rolling back.

"Me too! I'm going to come too!" He said the last word with slight strain as he thrust into Narlissa powerfully and she felt his cock twitch as he came. She knew ropes of his seed would be spurting inside her and that thought was the final thing she needed.

With an orgasmic cry of her own Narlissa's climax arrived and she felt her magic cunt clamp down on Eamonn's cock. She was briefly lost to the bliss of her release but eventually it faded and Eamonn rolled off her with a contented sigh.

"Narlissa, that was probably the hardest I've ever come in my entire life," he said happily. "You truly are special."

She grinned.



Narlissa and the Treasure Ch. 06



Narlissa Quickhands, half-elf and master thief, waited in the common room of the tavern for the innkeeper to return. Eamonn had left to fetch supplies early in the morning but Narlissa guessed he would not mind her waiting alone in the inn. Reece was nowhere to be found and she wondered if he had wandered off with the pretty young blonde girl from the night before. All of which annoyed Narlissa slightly because as usual she had woken up horny and there was no one around to help her sate that desire. She drummed her fingers on the table impatiently, trying to ignore the throbbing in her magic cunt.

Then the door opened and a bald, slightly fat man of middle years strode in. Narlissa guessed he was the barkeep. He looked slightly surprised to see her but when she explained that she was a patron he smiled.

"You are here with Reece then? I saw him outside on the way in," he asked.

Her cunt flared up at the thought of Reece being close by but she ignored it. Narlissa knew the barkeep was really asking whether she had shared a room with Reece - no doubt to gauge how much gold he had made through room rentals - and although that was a lie she guessed it would be simpler than admitting she had actually fucked his son. "Yes."

"Excellent. It is not often we get a bard through this town."

Narlissa stood then, offering a hand. "I am Narlissa, sir, and I was wondering if you could help me."

"Oh?" the man said, striding over to the bar to place some things behind it. "What is it I can do?"

She paused, wondering whether she should say anything. If this man was in league with the ship's captain then he might lie to her. But she had nothing to lose at this point. So she carried on.

"I was wondering if you knew anything about a ship that may have passed through here yesterday. I am following it."

The innkeeper's face darkened and Narlissa prepared to run. When he spoke, however, she relaxed.

"That bastard," the barkeep hissed. "He took all my supplies and then fucked off before paying for them. I'll have his hide the next time the guard come through here." Then he glared at Narlissa and took a step forward. "Why are you asking about him? Are you with him?"

She held up her hands. "Not at all. I am following him because he stole from me, too. I was a passenger on his ship until he took something of value that belonged to me and threw me off the ship. I am trying to catch him."

"I'm sorry to hear that, miss. I'm also sorry to accuse you of anything," he said sympathetically.

Narlissa was not offended. She knew how annoying it was to have her treasure map stolen so she did not blame him for being angry too. "Think nothing of it. Such actions leave everyone in distress. I hope to bring him to justice but I do not know where that ship is going."

"I believe it's heading upriver to Hallowblossom, miss," the barkeep said.

"Hallowblossom?"

"Indeed. That's the name the farmers have given it anyway, I don't know what it was called originally."

Narlissa looked at him quizically. "How do you mean?"

"It's an ancient elven fort, miss, from back when the elves built towers. Almost completely fallen apart, of course, and there's no trace of the elves anymore. A small village is there now. Nice enough folk, but you wouldn't catch me going up that way. Too eerie."

Narlissa laughed inwardly. Humans often found elven ruins eerie, though she had no idea why. Then again, humans often found human ruins eerie too. She liked the isolation and solitude. The presence of undead in ruins was very, very rare.

Either way, she knew where the ship was heading now. A few more questions to the barkeep established that it was directly upriver and that if she continued to follow the path she would find her way there. Narlissa had no intention of following the path of course because she would never reach there in time but as long as she knew the general direction of the fort she thought there was a chance she might get there before the ship.

She thanked the barkeep and collected her belongings, asking the man to pass her thanks to Eamonn on his return. Then she strode to the stables and began to ready Faeht.

"You are leaving then, beautiful Narlissa?" said a familiar voice and she turned to find Reece stood at the door. His brown braids fell about his face and he was as attractive as ever.

She smiled at him, touched by the slight sadness in his brown eyes. "I am. I must travel to Hallowblossom." A thought occurred to her then. "Why don't you come with me, Reece? I could do with the company." Her pussy throbbed at the idea of having Reece travel alongside her.

He shook his head sadly. "I cannot. I am needed here."

"Very well, Reece. I understand. Perhaps you should shut the stable doors, however."

Narlissa started at him hungrily. If he could not travel with her then she knew what she wanted. Her magic cunt ached to be filled and she did not know how long it would be until she encountered someone else on her journey.

"You are a young woman full of surprises," the bard said with wide eyes, although she noticed he still eagerly shut the stable doors and lowered the wooden bar to keep them locked.

She stepped away from Faeht and strode purposefully towards him. Before he could speak, she was kissing him. She had no time to lose, however, and so immediately went for her chestpiece, undoing the clasps and tugging it over her head. Reece groaned at the sight of her tits free. Before he could grasp them she bent down to take off her boots and pants.

He eagerly drank in her nude body before wrapping his arms around her. Narlissa undid his shirt and guided it over his shoulders until his torso was exposed. She kissed him deeply as she found his belt buckle and pushed down his pants. Now they were both naked and she grinned as she slowly spun around, letting Reece's eyes wash over every curve of her body. Then she bent over, placing her hands flat against the stable door and jutting out her ass.

Instantly Reece was behind her. For once he cut out the poetry, instead merely grabbing his cock and easing it into her cunt. Narlissa moaned at the feeling of his wonderful tool stretching her pussy, filling her up. She would never grow bored of the sensation.

That pleasure grew yet again as Reece started to move his hips. His pace was slow to begin with but quickly grew, especially as Narlissa started to move her own hips back in time. Reece took that as a signal - correctly - that she wanted to be fucked harder and soon the bard's pelvis was slapping against her ass.

"Oh fuck yes, Reece," Narlissa moaned, the moan growing louder as the bard leaned forwards to grasp both of her big tits. She enjoyed the feeling of his hard cock ploughing into her cunt whilst his soft hands cupped and squeezed her big tits.

The feeling was pushing her rapidly towards the edge and she felt her pussy narrowing on Reece's cock. From the decreasing time between his grunts she knew that he was close too and she was proved right seconds later when Reece cried out and his cock twitched.

"Oh fuck!" she shrieked at the same time as her own orgasm exploded inside of her. For a moment they were both lost to the pleasure of their release.

When it had finally passed and Reece has slipped his cock from Narlissa's temporarily sated cunt, she began to redress. The bard looked almost disappointed to see her go and though she had only known him a day she could not blame him. It was not every day you met a gorgeous half-elf who loved to fuck.

Luckily, her ability to find attractive men seemed to have actually grown even better since she had obtained her "gifts". She had enjoyed her time with Reece and farewells were always sad but she did not worry that she would find no one to help her satisfy her urges when her desire for cock reappeared. She would find someone.

"Well, I suppose this is goodbye, flame-haired Narlissa. I wish you well on your travels. Perhaps, when you have succeeded in your mysterious quest, you may return to me one day and tell me your tales. I shall weave a story out of it."

"I'd be more likely to return and suck your cock," she giggled. "But we might have time for both, one day. Goodbye Reece."

She mounted Faeht as Reece lifted the wooden bar from the stable door, and as he opened the doors wide she quickly rode from the town.

She had to find Hallowblossom. 



Narlissa and the Treasure Ch. 07



Narlissa Quickhands, half-elf and master thief, guided her mount through the woods. The trees flashed quickly by, Faeht finding footing easily on the uneven ground, but she knew she was losing time. Hallowblossom was more than three days away and the ship would be arriving much sooner than that. But she was not going to give up. She resisted the urge to push Faeht harder, knowing that the horse was already doing her best.

But something was bothering her. It seemed to Narlissa that there were eyes on her as she rode yet try as she might she never caught anyone watching her. She was a half-elf, which meant she had sight and hearing well beyond that of a human and so she was not used to someone being able to remain hidden.

She was sure, however, that someone was. There would be the odd flashes of movement, slight rustles in the branches. She could not be sure whether they were a threat or merely someone curious in her passing but it made her uneasy.

Reaching a river bank, she reined Faeht in, allowing the horse to drink. Her mount did so eagerly and Narlissa took the opportunity to glance around. There was no one there. Turning back to her horse, her breath caught in her throat.

A man stood there, his straight blonde hair loose to his shoulders. He was short, too, perhaps only standing at her height of 5'5". Tight leather armour encased his body and a bow was on his back and he regarded her with warm blue eyes. His most striking feature however were the long pointed ears that poked out from his hair. An elf!

"Hello, traveller," he said in a pleasant voice. It was slightly higher-pitched than a human male's but did not sound like a child's. When put together with his youngish looking face Narlissa placed him in the elven equivalent of someone just past their twentieth year. Of course, as an elf that still likely made him decades older than her. Despite her half-elven heritage she aged at human speeds.

"Greetings," she smiled back, bowing slightly. It was rare for an elf to make themselves known this blatantly but perhaps this man had been able to tell that she shared at least part of their heritage. Most elves would not reveal themselves to a human unless they were defending their home.

She was not so worried about this elf attacking her as she might have been though. His posture and demeanour spoke of friendliness and whilst elves could certainly be capricious they were very rarely outright deceptive. If he were going to assault her he would have done so from the start particularly as then he would have had the element of surprise.

The elf ran his hand over Faeht's flank, stroking it down her horse's neck. "A lovely horse, though decidedly human. What is her name?"

Narlissa's cheeks flushed slightly as she realised that this man was obviously going to speak elvish. "Faeht."

"Faeht?" He turned and grinned at her. "An imaginative name indeed. Do you call your boots Talosh Dre and Talosh Yur?"

That meant "left foot" and "right foot" in elvish, Narlissa knew. She shrugged with embarrassment. "Well I liked the name. And I don't come across many elves or anyone that speaks the language so I figured it was safe to use. Besides, she is a fast horse."

"I have no doubt." The man nodded, then stepped towards her. "I am Aramil. My clan occupies these woods and you are unknowingly trespassing on our doman. I must ask your business here."

Narlissa was shocked. Some elven clans were known to take up residence in woods, although like humans they tended to live anywhere. Her own mother was an elf from a coastal settlement but all elves had an affinity with nature wherever they lived. But elves were not anything like as numerous as humans and she did not expect to stumble into a clan's domain so unwittingly. Elves were reclusive but they were not generally secretive. People knew of their towns and cities even if they tended to remain closed to outsiders. No one had warned her of the elves in these woods.

"I am sorry, Aramil. I was merely passing through. I will not linger."

The elf smiled pleasantly. His face was more pointed and gaunt than a human's but it suited an elf to perfection. He was certainly handsome. "Do not panic; I am not here to hurry you. I have followed your woodwalking and I am impressed. I introduce myself only because I am curious as to your purpose here. You are clearly in a hurry. May I ask your name?"

"Narlissa," she responded. "And I am chasing some thieves. They are heading to an abandoned fort named Hallowblossom with something of mine that they stole. I intend to catch them."

"Hallowblossom? Those are old elven ruins, though no elves have occupied them for a century. I believe it is merely a small human farming village now. But, if you like, I can take you there."

Narlissa's eyes opened wide. He was actually going to help her! "I gladly accept your offer, Aramil. I do not know how to thank you."

The elf smiled at her and then moved towards the trees. Seconds later he had returned with his own horse. It was sleek, brown and small compared to Faeht. Clearly an elven horse bred for their smaller frames. Narlissa could probably have done with a horse of that size but Faeht had been the best she could find from human breeders and she was not going to desert her mount now.

"Let us ride," Aramil said, vaulting gracefully onto his mount. Narlissa followed. Soon the trees were flashing by at an alarming pace.

Narlissa had never woodwalked with an elf before. It was an elven skill that involved passing through nature over great distances in a fraction of the time it would normally take. She suspected there was some magic at work. Despite being called woodwalking, or technically Illiam Nagah in the elvish tongue, it worked anywhere that nature had been left undisturbed. It was another reason she was not too keen on cities.

For you see Narlissa could woodwalk to an extent. Her half-elven heritage allowed her to pass through nature quicker than usual. That is how she had guided Sir Jeffrey so well all those weeks ago and how she escaped the targets of her thefts so easily. But Aramil was a full elf and his skill far surpassed hers. She had never travelled quite so far at such speeds.

Evening fell and Narlissa lost track of distance. Eventually Aramil pulled his horse up and Narlissa came alongside him.

He turned to her and smiled before dismounting. "We should stop here for the night. Evening is coming and I do not wish to ride in the dark. Your horse might struggle to see her path."

Narlissa knew he was right. His own mount would likely be fine in darkness but Faeht was not elven and was not used to woodwalking. She had done very well so far today as it was and she deserved a rest for the night.

Narlissa dismounted too and watched as Aramil hastily set up camp. She asked if she could help but he did not want it and she was amazed at how easily the campsite took shape. The trees seemed to part and bend to create a roof of braches as thick and comfortable as any hide tent and soon he had collected enough dried wood to light a small fire. That amount of deadwood was not normal for this time of year and she wondered whether the forest had actually found some for him.

Either way the campsite was soon set up and she joined Aramil in front of the fire. They sat in silence for a few minutes.

Eventually Narlissa spoke. "I have never woodwalked at that pace before, Aramil. Are you pariticularly skilled in that art?"

The elf laughed softly. "Not at all. In fact, I am one of the least skilled amongst our clan. I will learn, of course, but some of the Elders can cross these entire woods in the space of an afternoon."

"And how far have we crossed?" Narlissa asked. At her pace it would have taken three days at least to cross. For a human it would have taken a week.

"About two-thirds of the way, though of course you have travelled a distance before I revealed myself."

"Two-thirds of the way?" Narlissa was astounded. "That's amazing. You are a talented woodwalker indeed, Aramil."

He smiled. "I thank you for your compliment, but I still have much to learn. Yet given your heritage, Narlissa, you are surprisingly adept at it yourself."

Narlissa sighed. "My heritage? You must see me as simply human, Aramil. It is something I am used to. The humans are as bad; they see me as simply an elf."

Aramil's eyes widened slightly as if he were surprised. "Narlissa, I do not mean to offend. I would never assume you were simply human, although even if you were that would change little. There is nothing wrong with being human, after all."

Narlissa looked at the elf then. He meant it, which she found surprising. Most elves were very haughty about their supposed "superior" nature to the other races of the world and so she did not expect Aramil to be any different. Most elves were not unpleasant per se but they could be a little dismissive if required to take advice or commands from someone they considered beneath them.

Then again, her own mother had obviously not had too many qualms about mingling with humans. There were clearly more elves out there who didn't consider everyone their inferiors than she had first thought.

"It is nice to speak to elves who do not call me Sharii," she smiled. Sharii meant "tainted blood" in elvish. It was a slur towards offspring born to an elf and a parent of another race. It was less offensive in elvish than it sounded but it was still not a nice phrase.

"I would never dream of it, Narlissa. If anything, I would refer to you as Tabla Bo Ridusk."

She grinned broadly, flattered at his compliment. "The best of both worlds. Thank you, Aramil. That actually means a lot."

The elf smiled at her and a familiar feeling flared into life in her loins. Narlissa shook her head with a chuckle.

"So, Aramil, how long have you lived in these woods?" It was not a stupid question, Narlissa knew. Whilst there was clearly an elven settlement in these woods that did not mean that Aramil was necessary from it. Elves were known wanderers in their youth and Aramil could have come from elsewhere. He was certainly the age for it.

"I have been here my entire life," he said sadly, almost regretfully. "I know I am still young but my clan has forbidden me yet from leaving. I yearn to experience new things in distant lands. To watch great, strange beasts stalking their prey whilst I hide in the branches of an unfamilar tree."

"Why are you forbidden?"

"I am too young and inexperienced, they say. The time will come when they let me go. I know that much. It is just that I have been waiting a decade and I fear I may have to wait another decade at least."

Narlissa laughed sweetly. "But when you live for two-hundred years, Aramil, that is not such a long wait. I'm sure you can hold on for the benefit of your clan. It would be better to leave with their blessing and support than without."

Aramil looked at her then, his blue eyes sparkling in the dwindling evening light. Narlissa met his gaze and her magic cunt throbbed. There was an undercurrent here, which is exactly what she wanted.

"You are right, Narlissa Quickhands," he nodded. "I must show patience before I disappear to experience new things. They will go nowhere before I arrive and my clan requires me here."

Narlissa stared at him at Aramil as a new resolve seemed to take hold of him. His shoulders set. They were strong shoulders. Slender and lithe, but strong. She couldn't get out of her mind how good those strong shoulders would feel beneath her palms as she rode his cock.

"Are you well, Narlissa?" she heard Aramil say.

She shook her head free from her reverie and smiled at him. "Of course, Aramil. What would make you think otherwise?"

"I asked you a question and you did not respond, is all. You seemed absent from the world a moment."

Narlissa grinned. She had been that. She had been thinking about how wonderful his cock would feel inside her...

She realised she was doing it again. The feeling was growing stronger, as it always did, and she would have to do something about it soon.

"Aramil, you mentioned that you wanted to experience new things," she said, slowly standing and sauntering over to him. His eyes briefly opened wide as he seemed to read her intentions but soon a knowing smile had spread across his face.

"I did. I am very keen for that, in fact."

She reached him, holding out her hand. He took it.

"Then how about you... experience me?"

She pulled him to his feet and he stood up willingly. Suddenly they were kissing. She could feel his hot breath on her face and her arms wrapped around his body to hug him to her. He was the same height as her as elves were a little shorter than humans, not by much but enough to make them equally tall but she did not mind.

His hands held her waist delicately at first but as their kiss grew more forceful he started to hold her tighter. Soon Narlissa had reached for his chestpiece and Aramil did not complain as she undid the knots and pulled it from his body. His chest was hairless, as was the case with all elves, but strong and hard. Muscles were well-defined beneath his pale skin and she moaned at the sight. Her magic cunt wanted to see those muscles bunching and tensing in pleasure as he neared his orgasm.

With that thought in mind she reached for his pants, quickly loosening them and tugging them down his thighs. Aramil pulled away to remove his boots and then to Narlissa's great delight his pants followed immediately. He was completely naked in front of her.

Narlissa dropped to her knees, staring upwards into Aramil's startlingly blue eyes as she took his cock into her mouth. He tasted wonderful and she sucked hard on his length. She enjoyed the way he groaned at her efforts and in particular the way he grabbed her red hair. His fingers gripped her scalp tightly but not so tightly it hurt. Her magic cunt throbbed at the feel of his hard length between her lips.

"Oh fuck," he moaned as she kissed down the sides of his member. Her tongue teased him as her lips wrapped around his head once more and soon Aramil was groaning more frequently.

Narlissa took that as a sign that it was time to have him inside her and she quickly stood up and kissed the elf. He returned the kiss passionately, reaching underneath her leather chestpiece to undo its laces and pull it from her body. Soon her big tits were free of the constraining garment and Aramil's hands were on them eagerly, squeezing the globes. Narlissa moaned. His hands then went for her pants and moments later she was as naked as he was.

She knew how she wanted this man. "Lie down," she whispered sultrily and Aramil was only too happy to comply. Soon he was on his back, his cock sticking up proud.

Narlissa dropped to her knees, reaching out to grasp his member and leaning forwards. She wanted it inside her but another minute sucking his cock wouldn't hurt. Once again she kissed down the sides of his saliva-wet cock, licking all the right places to have the elf writhing in pleasure.

She could see the need in his eyes to feel her pussy around his length and eventually she decided that she had teased him enough. Straddling his waist she lined him up with her cunt and slowly settled down.

Narlissa moaned as she felt his cock sinking into her, filling her up. Her cunt stretched so wonderfully around his thick length and she started to move her hips immediately. The handsome elf's face reflected the pleasure that her pussy was giving him and Narlissa moaned at the knowledge that he was enjoying this as much as she was.

It had been a long time indeed since she had fucked an elf. It was always nice to experience the other side of her heritage every once in a while. Especially when they were as hot as Aramil.

She sat straight and guided his hands to her tits. He did not need to be told what to do and immediately grabbed the globes and squeezed, playing with them as she bounced more quickly on his cock. Narlissa could feel her cunt narrowing on his wonderful member and she knew she was not far away.

"I'm going to come soon," she moaned, staring down at him. From the look in Aramil's eyes he was not far behind. She could also tell that he was experiencing pleasure the likes of which he had not had before. She knew that was a result of her magic cunt and she quietly giggled to herself at how lucky she had been to receive such gifts.

Not that she thought about that for long as another wave of pleasure ran through her. She leant forwards, hammering her hips down onto Aramil's. He had arched his back and his groans had increased in volume. He was so close.

"Narlissa... I... oh!" he said, his eyes rolling back. She felt his cock twitch inside her as filled her with his jizz and that was all she needed.

With a shriek of her own pleasure, Narlissa threw her head back. Her magic cunt clamped down on Aramil's member, pulsing along his length and clouding her mind. She could barely think she was coming so hard.

After a while it finally faded and she slumped down on top of Aramil. Then she pushed herself off him, grinning at the handsome elf. Around her the evening had faded into night and she knew there was no chance that they would go any further today.

Climbing into the tent of branches that Aramil had built, she gestured for him to follow. He did so and she cuddled up next to him and enjoyed his naked body against hers as she slowly drifted off.

She was soon fast asleep.



Narlissa and the Treasure Ch. 08



Narlissa Quickhands, half-elf and master thief, awoke to find the first rays of dawn already filtering through the trees. It was not late by any means but there was no time to go back to sleep. She needed to be on her way if she were going to get to the treasure before the ship captain and her traitorous mercenaries.

She rolled over to see Aramil still fast asleep. Part of her felt guilty about needing to wake him up but he was her guide and without him she would not be able to woodwalk as quickly as she could with him there.

But Narlissa was not cruel. She would not simply wake him up and tell him to carry on guiding her. After all, she was not paying him and he did not owe her. Narlissa knew exactly how to wake Aramil in a way that he would enjoy.

She slowly pulled down the blanket, enjoying the sight of his toned naked body. As an elf he was hairless but for the hair on his head and his frame was slightly smaller than a human's - he would have been considered skinny by human standards - but he was toned and muscular all the same. Her magic cunt throbbed at the sight of what she wanted to see.

Aramil was hard as a rock already and Narlissa did not need convincing for what she was going to do next. She leant forwards quickly, taking him into her mouth, and slowly swirled her tongue around him.

"Oh... morning," he moaned, opening his eyes and staring down at her.

Narlissa mumbled something back, her words muffled by the fact that her mouth was full of his cock, and sucked down harder on his length. Then she pulled her head away and kissed down his sides until he was wet with her saliva.

Narlissa knew that they did not have long to waste. Though she was reluctant to finish a blowjob so quickly when she enjoyed it so much she knew she had to hurry things up. Not that the thought of what was going to happen next didn't cause her magic cunt to ache with desire for the feel of Aramil's hard cock, so she pulled her head from his member and instead threw a leg over the elf. He grinned up at her as he knew what was coming.

Lowering herself down she moaned as his member slipped into her pussy and she enjoyed the sight of his eyes rolling back in pleasure at the feel of her. She leant forwards to kiss him deeply, enjoying the way her big tits pressed against his hard chest. Then she pulled slightly away.

"I did all the work last night, lover," she moaned with a mischievous smile. "Now it's your turn."

Aramil laughed and began to thrust, slowly at first although his pace quickly grew. Soon he was thrusting hard into Narlissa's slender body and she was crying out with the building pleasure in her core.

She pushed her arms straight so that she could better stare down at the blonde elf and enjoyed the way he groaned in happiness at the sight of her breasts swinging with the force of his thrusts. She knew she was going to come soon.

"I'm going to come..." she moaned.

"Me too! Ah!" Aramil cried out as he thrust upwards and Narlissa knew his jizz was spurting into her cunt. She followed seconds later, her pussy seizing hold of his cock as a powerful orgasm ripped through her.

After they were done, she rolled from Aramil with a delighted giggle, quickly springing to her feet. She smiled at the elf as she pulled on her clothes.

"I know that it is early, but we really must be on our way. I hope that was a reasonable way to wake you."

Aramil watched her dress for a moment before reaching for his own armour and beginning to pull it on. "I don't care how early it is when you wake me like that, Narlissa."

Soon they had mounted their horses and were travelling quickly through the forest once more. Trees flashed past on either side and the hours ticked by in silence as they covered vast distances.

Narlissa knew that this was her best chance of catching up to the ship and reaching Hallowblossom before they did but even then she suspected the ship would get there first. But if she made it not long after then she might catch them before they left again. Even if she could steal some of the treasure back she would be happy enough. A fraction of the riches were better than none at all.

Suddenly Aramil slowed, glancing around to her with a small smile on his face. "I have an invitation for you, Narlissa, though I will not be offended if you choose to decline. Would you like to see my village?"

She paused, considering. She really needed to catch up with the ship but at the same time it had been many, many years since she had seen an elven settlement. Her curiosity was piqued.

"I would like to see your home, Aramil. Although I must ask to take further advantage of your hospitality and request that we do not stay long."

"Of course. We will be there a short while indeed."

Aramil set off once more and Narlissa guided Faeht after him. They angled in a slightly different direction and soon the trees were skimming past them again. Morning passed.

At length Aramil slowed and Narlissa realised that they were entering a small clearing. Large trees stood in the small glade with grassland between them and she realised that each of the trees was a home. Humans had odd notions about elves leaving in the branches of trees in the forests as if they were birds. She knew the truth was even more spectacular.

The elves lived inside the trees as if the boughs had grown to accommodate them. She knew that was not necessarily the most crazy thought since the the elves had such an affinity with nature.

Here and there odd figures moved about and Narlissa saw them all turn to face her. Aramil waited patiently at the border of the settlement and Narlissa waited with him.

Soon a whole host of elves had appeared and they all regarded her with curiosity. Strangely, none seemed overly bothered by the arrival of a non-elf to their village, something which usually would have caused outrage. Clearly these elves were a little more tolerant than usual.

Eventually a woman stepped forwards. She was beautiful, with jet black hair that fell to her shoulders and a magnificent figure. Her large breasts were pushed out by the simple brown dress she wore and her brown eyes glowed warmly. She looked to be in her middle-years, though with an elf's flawless complexion she was still stunning.

"Welcome home Aramil," she said, smiling at Narlissa's companion. "You bring a guest?"

Aramil dismounted a bowed. "Greetings, Tree Mother. I do indeed bring a guest. Her name is Narlissa and I request she be allowed entry."

The woman turned to Narlissa and waited. Narlissa realised that she should dismount too and so she did so hurriedly. Standing up straight, she felt like a giant. She was hardly tall herself, and amongst humans she was on the shorter side, but that was because of her elven heritage. Amongst the elves her human heritage made her tall. The beautiful elf who spoke to her could not have been more than five foot tall.

"Narlissa. I must ask why you wish to enter our village."

Narlissa bowed. "Aramil has guided me through these woods and extended an invitation to see your home. My mother was an elf, and it has been a long time since I saw a settlement of her people."

"You do not visit her home?" the elf said, curious.

"She died many years ago, Tree Mother." She had heard Aramil use that phrase and hoped it was appropriate for her to copy him.

The woman's face saddened. "I am very sorry to hear that, Narlissa. Of course you may enter our village. Welcome. I am Lohr."

Narlissa smiled broadly as Aramil showed her into the village. Lohr walked with them awhile as the other elves returned to their daily routine. The beautiful elf explained the history of the town to Narlissa and she found it fascinating.

The elves had come to these woods many centuries ago, although for a long time they had remained entirely hidden from the local humans. This was not normal for elves even in those times; elves even then usually made their borders clear, if only to warn other races to stay out. However a split had arisen in the village between elves that wanted to live in the forest and those who wanted to live in cities of stone. A peaceful resolution was found where those who wanted to live in cities left of their own accord, and it was they who founded Hallowblossom as a fort and settlement, which was called Illost in elvish.

"So it was founded by elves from this village?" Narlissa asked.

"Yes," Lorh nodded. "They went with our blessing, of course, and we maintained contact. Those who left wanted to live in a city and we do not judge them for that."

Narlissa was curious. "So why did it fall?"

"That is a strange tale," the beautiful elf responded. "One of their number was a powerful young warlock. She rose to prominence in the city through her command of the demonic arts."

"A warlock?" Narlissa gasped.

"Indeed. But being a warlock does not necessarily make one evil, remember. For someone who can control them, demons are often merely tools. Regardless, this warlock had constructed for herself a large abode in the centre of the settlement. Beneath this house she built a small network of tunnels, and it is in those tunnels that she hid her treasure."

Narlissa kept quiet. The elves did not know why she was heading to Hallowblossom, and the more she heard of this story the more she thought they'd disapprove of her reasoning.

"But one day a young elf decided to see that treasure for themselves. They triggered traps that the warlock had set, and became ensnared within the tunnels. Their cries for help could be heard throughout Illost."

"Were they rescued?"

Lohr smiled. "Nothing quite so dramatic. The inhabitants of Illost made a deal with the warlock that they would leave the settlement if she freed the young elf. She accepted and released the youngster. The inhabitants kept their end of the deal and returned to live amongst us here. Their descendents are still among our number today."

"And what of the warlock?"

"She lived a long and fruitful life, but eventually passed away as even elves must. Her legacy remains, however, in those demonically tainted tunnels. The only knowledge of their existence lies within maps that that the inhabitants brought with them here."

Narlissa's eyes widened. "Maps?"

"Indeed," Lohr nodded sadly. "But we lost one a few months back. It was stolen from us by one of our own who fled the settlement for the human cities. I imagine they sold it once they got there. We must simply hope that whoever finds it does not think they can locate the treasure, for terrible peril awaits them if they do."

Narlissa was worried now. These elves did not know why she was heading to Hallowblossom and she had no intention of telling them but that did not quell her nerves. If the treasure were guarded by demonic magic that changed things completely. She was not so sure she wanted it anymore.

That said, she had spent all her money hiring the mercenaries who had betrayed her. She needed more gold and this treasure was the only way she could think of to get it. Not to mention that Eavu and Taicoss and the rest of the ship's crew did not know they were heading into danger. Despite their theft she could not bring herself to wish genuine harm upon them. If she could stop them then she would.

She realised she had to leave. Time was more precious than she realised. She bowed. "Thank you for inviting me into your village, Tree Mother. I am afraid that time grows short, however, and I must leave."

"Very well, Narlissa. You are welcome at any time. Good luck in your travels." She smiled at Narlissa before turning to Aramil. "I assume you will be guiding her to the forest's edge?"

Aramil nodded, then Lohr departed with a friendly farewell. Narlissa and her companion walked quickly back to the horses.

"That was a sudden departure," the blonde elf chuckled.

"I realised that it was growing late and I must be on my way, much to my regret."

They reached the horses then and Narlissa surveyed the village one final time knowing that despite her invitation she was unlikely to ever return. Then she climbed onto Faeht and following Aramil's horse back into the woods. They rode in silence for another few hours but as the trees began to thin around them Narlissa knew that they were near the edge of the forest. They could not be far from Hallowblossom now. She was soon proven right as wisps of smoke became visible over the trees, a sure-fire sign that there was a settlement nearby even if it was a small one.

Aramil slowed before turning to her and smiling. "Well, Narlissa, I can go no further. I am sworn not to leave the forest until my clan say that I may and this is the very edge of our domain. To go any further would break my promise."

"And I don't want you to do that!" Narlissa laughed, dismounting from Faeht. Aramil climbed down from his elven steed, too.

Narlissa let her eyes wander over him a moment and let out a small sigh that she would likely never see him again. He was good fun.

"Is something bothering you?" he asked, a slight sadness in his eyes. Clearly he had enjoyed his time with her, too.

A thought occurred to Narlissa and her magic cunt throbbed at the idea. She grinned as she stepped towards Aramil. "Just the fact that I am to leave your company, Aramil. I enjoyed spending this time with you."

"And I, you," he smiled back, his eyes taking on a salacious glint as she closed the distance between them quickly. "I shall always treasure the memories of our time together."

"Well perhaps we can make one more memory?" she said, but before Aramil could answer she was kissing him. He responded passionately and wrapped his arms around her body. This elf had likely not had much experience with women before meeting her but he was clearly as desperately horny as she was. She wondered if the demon sex magic in her core might find a new home in him. If it did, she knew he would relish it.

Immediately, her hands were on his armour to loosen the knots and seconds later his pants were by his ankles. He stepped out of them and undid his top and soon he was completely naked. Kissing her he began to undress her too and Narlissa did not complain as he stripped off her clothes until she found herself as nude as he was. They would not be found even if they were on the edge of the woods and besides Narlissa was far too caught up in the moment to care.

She stepped backwards until she knew she was up against a tree and then spun herself round. Pressing her palms against the bark and bending over, she felt Aramil grasp her ass and line himself up with her cunt. Then he pushed inwards and she moaned at the incredible pleasure.

She remembered then that Sir Jeffrey had fucked her against a tree too and laughed softly to herself that it was not an uncommon occurrence. But soon any thought of the past was washed away by the wonderful feeling of Aramil's cock as it slid in and out of her tight pussy.

His hands moved to hold her hips as he thrust, slowly at first. He seemed to be taking his time, knowing it was the last time they would likely be together, and Narlissa appreciated that. It was what she wanted too.

Then his pace gradually increased. His hands roved over her naked body and she rolled her hips back against him as his cock thrust into her magic cunt. She relished every second of him inside her and she knew that her release was approaching quickly. Seconds later, she was proven right as she felt her pussy clamp down on his cock, squeezing his probing length as pleasure filled her. But Aramil did not stop fucking her even through her climax. Soon her orgasm had passed and he was still thrusting into her cunt. She felt herself building towards another one already.

The minutes stretched out as he hammered his hips against hers, and then suddenly the moment arrived. She shrieked out as she came for a second time and she heard Aramil grunt his own pleasure as the blonde elf's orgasm exploded inside him, his cock shooting its seed deep into her cunt.

She struggled to focus for a moment, so overwhelmed with pleasure, but eventually the orgasm passed and she was able to push herself upright and turn around. Aramil stood breathless before her, his naked body glistening with sweat. He grinned.

Narlissa stepped towards him and gave him a quick kiss before reaching for her armour and swiftly climbing into it. As much as she'd have liked to stay she knew she had to keep moving. Hallowblossom wasn't far.

Soon she was on her way.



Narlissa and the Treasure Ch. 09



Narlissa Quickhands, half-elf and master thief, studied her copy of the treasure map carefully. She had skirted Hallowblossom earlier that morning, avoiding the inhabitants. Watching them from afar, she had realised that they were harmless enough, but she did not want to risk them finding out about the ruins and being trapped by the demon magic.

According the map, the entrance to the ruins was found in the shadow of a large monument. She lifted her head and looked around. There!

A statue stood in a square surrounded by broken stone walls. Long grass had taken over what she was sure had originally been a well looked after garden but she moved towards it with trepidation. It certainly seemed like the right place. She dismounted Faeht but left her free. The horse would not wander off, but if the worst happened to Narlissa and she did not return then she wanted Faeht to be able to leave and find food and water.

Stepping over the crumbling stonework, she approached the statue. She walked around it once, twice, and then she saw what she was looking for. The left hand of the statue was loose. Reaching out and tugging it, a grinding sound filled her pointed ears. She stepped back as a grate slid upwards at the base of the statue, revealing a set of stairs deep into blackness.

She took a deep breath and headed downwards. The darkness was thick here but her elven eyes meant she could still see clearly enough. Anyone else would have needed a source of light however.

Narlissa reached the bottom of the stairs and took stock. A long corridor led off in front of her and she carefully picked her way across the stones, making her steps as light as possible. She did not want to think about all the traps that could be waiting for her.

After a few minutes of moving along the corridor she saw it was nearing an end, and opened out into a large room. Then she paused. She could hear shouting.

Moving more quickly Narlissa heard the sound quickly growing louder. It was coming from the large room and before long she had reached it. She cast her eyes round trying to find the source and it was then that she recognised the voices.

Eavu and Taicoss!

She stepped hurriedly inwards and then she saw them. Both were pinned to the walls on opposite sides of the chamber. Black tendrils writhed around them, holding them in place, and both were shouting angrily at the other. Clearly they blamed each other for what had happened.

She saw their packs discarded in the middle of the floor and padded silently towards them. A black door was closed on the far side of the room and she felt an ominous emanation from it. That was the demon magic.

Narlissa picked up a torch from the floor and quickly lit it, holding it above her head. Immediately the two men stopped shouting and yelped with fright. She could see them blinking back against the sudden light.

"Nar... Narlissa?" Taicoss said after his eyes had adjusted.

She turned to him and nodded. "Yes."

"Narlissa you can't be here. The magic - it'll get you too! Run whilst you can!"

Narlissa studied him. He was deadly serious. So the man wasn't all bad, despite betraying her. He truly wanted her to escape. "What happened?" she said at last.

"We came here with the captain after following your map," Eavu said from behind her. "We found the ruins easily enough and the three of us came down here. Then we approached that door." He nodded towards the black door. "Taicoss and I opened it and magic grabbed us. It pinned us here. We've been here for hours and hours. Maybe even days. I don't know."

"You've been here overnight," she laughed. "Calm down. I'll get you out. What of the captain. Did he get the treasure?"

Eavu shook his head. "No. When he saw what happened to us he turned tail and ran. I have no doubt he has gone."

"A coward then. That is not surprising."

Eavu smiled sadly. "It seems to have worked out for you after all, Narlissa. The captain did not get the treasure, you are here to take it for yourself, and your traitorous mercenaries meet a slow and painful end for their betrayal."

"Don't be stupid, Eavu. I'll find a way to get you down. Stay where you are."

Eavu laughed. "We don't have much of a choice about that."

With a grin, Narlissa turned towards the black door. She placed the torch on the floor to give light to Taicoss and Eavu in her absence and then slowly approached the ominous stone. Silence filled the room as the two men stared at her.

She reached out, pressing her hand against the door. A strange tingling filled her, and it grew stronger with every passing second. Movement on the door caught her attention and she suddenly realised that tendrils were sprouting from it, bursting towards her. Before she could back away they had wrapped around her back.

"Narlissa, no!" she heard Eavu shout desperately.

Panic filled her as the tendrils lifted her from the floor, totally covering her body. Darkness and demonic taint seemed to reek from them, but they did not carry her towards the wall as they had done the two men.

Instead, they pressed her towards the door, and she gasped as she felt the hard stone yield like putty. It melded around her body, the tendrils a blanket over her back, and then she was through the other side.

She spluttered as she fell to her knees, gulping down air. Behind her the door was still intact and there was no sign of the tendrils. She stood and looked around.

This room was smaller than the last, though more lavishly decorated. Not that it was luxurious. A raised stone plinth sat in the middle and she gulped as she realised it was likely used for demonic rituals. Then again, as the Tree Mother had told her in the elven settlement, warlocks were not always evil. Demons were a tool for those that could control them.

Another door stood on the far side of the room, and she moved quietly towards it. It was wooden and she reached out to open it.

"Halt," said a quiet voice, and she froze in fear. She turned slowly and gasped. A man stood before her. She had not seen him as she entered the room.

At least, she described him as a man but he clearly was not. He possessed a toned and athletic human body, it was true, with messy brown hair and brown eyes, but the wings folded across his back and the two horns sprouting from his forehead made it obvious he was not human. A demon!

She pressed herself against the wall but the demon merely smiled. It was actually quite a soothing smile. His eyes... they looked tired.

"I must ask your business here," he said. "You are not supposed to be in this chamber."

"I found a map," she said quietly in return. "It led me here."

The demon sighed, and moved to stand in front of her. His chest was bare, as were his human-like feet, and the only thing he wore were the cloth pants on his legs.

"You have come to claim the treasure?" he said.

She nodded, then shrugged. "I hoped to. But if you will not let me, then I will not fight you for it." She had no intention of engaging a demon in a fight, however unarmed it looked.

The demon smiled. "Good. I do not wish to harm you. My kind is not summoned for this purpose. Guard duty." He practically spat the last two words.

Narlissa relaxed. He was not going to hurt her. "Your kind?"

The demon looked at her again. He seemed to be considering whether he should answer her, but after a few moments he did. She stayed pressed against the wall, but less fearfully than she had been.

"A warlock constructed these ruins and placed her treasure here. I was her personal demon; she utilised my talents daily, often more frequently than that. I was bound to her command but I did not detest my work. I rather enjoyed it."

Narlissa bit her lip in confusion. "But she died long ago. Surely you would have been released then?"

"I had hoped so," the demon sighed. "I enjoyed my time with her, but her death should have freed me. Yet she had other plans in mind."

"Other plans?"

The demon gestured round. "She imprisoned me here to guard over her treasure. She did not want anyone else to have it. I believe she felt the same way about me. Were I to be freed, I could then be summoned by another."

"That's terrible. How long have you been trapped here?"

"I do not know. I suspect at least one hundred years - the passage of the seasons is hard to judge. You are the first person I have spoken to in all that time, although my magics trapped other fortune-seekers only last night."

"I have seen them. Can you be convinced to release them?"

The demon shook his head sadly. "As long as I am here I am bound by my duty, and that is to protect those who seek the warlock's treasure. And yet, you were not caught in my wardings. Are you a warlock?"

Narlissa raised her hands non-threateningly. "I am not. You have nothing to fear from me, demon."

"Yet you must have some control over the demonic arts, else you would not have passed the first door. You would be trapped like the others who came here."

Narlissa smiled. "I have demonic magic in me, but it is not power I wield consciously. At least, I do not choose its manifestation."

"How so?" the demon asked, cocking his head. His brown eyes regarded her with curiosity. She had to admit, he was strangely attractive.

"I have an incubus' magic inside me." She left that statement hanging there. Surely the demon would know what to infer from it.

The creature grinned, though it was in a friendly, not fearful manner. His face lit up at the expression and Narlissa realised how human he looked. If not for the two horns that protruded from his forehead and the wings on his back he could have walked through a human city without trouble.

"I know that magic well, for I am an incubus. I am surprised you didn't recognise my kind."

Narlissa was surprised though not overly so. The demon was attractive. Very attractive. She could certainly see why someone would summon him to quench their sexual desires. Then the thought of the incubus sating those desires flashed through her mind and her magic cunt flared.

"I did not summon an incubus. Its magic affected someone close to me, and I was imbued with it through them."

The demon's eyes widened. "Ah. So that is how it manifests in you. Very interesting."

"You know that can happen?"

"Of course. It is sometimes a side effect of our summoning. We are usually brought into this plane to tend to the whims of our summoner, but when we are done occasional traces of us may remain inside them. Yet once it is there, they will forever feel our presence, and it will spread to other like-minded individuals if given the chance."

"An incubus to sate their personal desire. Is that what your warlock wanted?"

The demon laughed. "I believe it was. She requested that I satisfy her at least once a day. I was not unhappy to do so."

Again Narlissa could not help but think of how hot it would be to have access to such a handsome demon whenever she desired it. She envied the warlock for having those powers.

After a moment's silence the demon spoke again. "May I ask your name?"

"Narlissa. And yours?"

"Sesreh. Tell me, Narlissa, do you enjoy the incubus magic inside you?"

She pursed her lips at the demon who was eyeing her curiously. "I do. Very much so. Do not think to take it from me."

He extended a hand soothingly. "I could not do so, even if I wanted to. It is beyond my power to remove the magic of another demon, even if that demon was another incubus. No, I ask you whether you enjoy the magic because I have a proposition for you, Narlissa."

"A proposition?"

"I wish to be freed. Access to that magic will break my bonds; it will end my imprisonment. And Narlissa, when I am gone these ruins will be unguarded. You will have your treasure, and your companions will be freed."

Narlissa's cunt throbbed at the undertone. The way this conversation was going, she had other things on her mind than the treasure. "Access to that magic?"

"Yes, Narlissa. If you allow me inside you, to move within you, to bring you to release... then the magic will flow into me as it does all your partners, and I will be freed."

"You want to fuck me?"

The demon grinned. "Yes. But remember, Narlissa. I am a sex demon. I will make it most enjoyable for you."

Narlissa did not need to be asked again. This gorgeous man was being very blatant in his desire and she had no intention of letting such an opportunity slip. "Will you do as I say?"

"Of course. You are my mistress for this."

"Then kiss me."

Suddenly the demon was in front of her and before Narlissa could think he was kissing her. His strong arms wrapped around her body, pinning her against him. His tongue drove into her mouth. She let him linger there a moment then grabbed his hand, guiding it to the knots on her corset.

Sesreh undid them without breaking the kiss, and soon her bodice was off, her big tits exposed. Instantly his tongue was on them and kissing her nipples. It felt amazing as he squeezed the globes and she could not help but moan at the feeling.

Then he moved his hands to her ass and gently lifted, staring at Narlissa. She nodded to give him permission and he picked her up and carried her to the raised plinth in the centre of the room. Setting her down on the side he started to kiss down her body. He reached her pants and deftly removed them leaving her completely naked but Narlissa did not mind as he pushed open her legs.

She cried out as his tongue found her cunt. Immediately he licked and kissed her pussy, exploring every inch of her sensitive folds. She looked down at him with lust and he stared back with his brown eyes shimmering with desire.

He was an expert and Narlissa could feel herself building to a huge orgasm. She sat upright, reaching down to run her fingers through the demon's messy brown hair. Then she traced along the outside of his horns. She wondered if she would be allowed to grasp them, then remembered that an incubus' task what to satisfy its mistress. She tightly held the horns.

Sesreh did not stop and Narlissa used her grip as leverage to press his face harder into her cunt. She could feel the tightness within her and moments later she came against his mouth. Her juices seeped out over his chin and she shook slightly with the pleasure of her orgasm.

Sesreh slowed whilst she sobbed out her pleasure until at last she guided him upright with his horns. He straightened and she kissed him again. Reaching out she pushed down his cloth pants. She broke the kiss and moaned at the sight of his rigid cock.

The incubus stepped forward, knowing what she wanted, and lined himself up with her entrance. Narlissa could not believe what was happening - she had come down here to find treasure and instead ended up getting fucked by a gorgeous demon in the depths of the ruins. Not that she could complain, especially once his member had pierced her folds.

"Oh fuck..." she moaned as his cock sank into her cunt, stretching her full. She stared into the demon's eyes as he started to move his hips.

He was slow at first, his tongue and hands never still on her body. He made all the right moves but that was hardly surprising for a sex demon. She could feel herself building towards another huge climax.

"Fuck me harder," she said as sternly as she could but the demon's excellent work clouded her mind somewhat. But he knew what she wanted and started to hammer his hips against hers. The noise echoed round the small chamber and Narlissa wondered if Taicoss and Eavu could hear her. She did not care if they could.

Her body started to tense and she stared at Sesreh with lust. The demon looked gorgeous, his muscles bunching and coiling as he thrust powerfully into her magic cunt. His face was twisted in pleasure too. Clearly incubi enjoyed their work.

He reached up to grasp one of her tits with his right hand. The added sensation was all Narlissa needed.

"Oh fuck yes!" she screamed as her orgasm erupted inside her. Her magic cunt clamped down on Sesreh's cock and she could feel herself clutching at his member. The demon's eyes rolled back at the feeling and he grunted out his own release. Narlissa was not sure whether demon's could come but Sesreh certainly seemed to be enjoying himself as he bucked and shook with pleasure.

At last it was done and as she reclined on the plinth breathlessly, the incubus pulled out with a broad smile. "Thank you, Narlissa. You have held to your end of the bargain and shared your magic with me. I am free."

"What will happen to you?" she said, still panting in the aftermath of her huge orgasm.

"I will finally return home." His expression grew even happier. "I will no longer be made to guard these ruins. You may take whatever you desire. I am bound here no more."

Narlissa watched as the demon slowly shimmered out of existence. He seemed truly delighted.

Slipping from the plinth, she padded nakedly towards the wooden door on the far side of the room. Reaching out, it opened easily. An ornate chest lay beyond.

A grin spread across her face. She had done it. 



Narlissa and the Treasure Ch. 10



Narlissa Quickhands, half-elf and master thief, approached the ornate chest in trepidation. It was not particularly large but that did not bother her. Even if it was only a quarter full of gold it would still make her richer than she could possibly have imagined.

It was wooden but with a gold overlay that traced its outsides and spoke of generous wealth. The warlock who had built these ruins must have been very rich indeed. Narlissa gingerly reached out to touch it, hoping that there wasn't one final enchantment placed upon the chest itself, and was relieved to find the demon's words had been true. The place was freed of all magic now that he was gone.

She clicked open the lock and tipped the top and her eyes opened wide. Gold lay within in great piles, the odd jewel and gem thrown in for good measure. It looked like the hoards that myths said dragons collected but Narlissa did not care. With a delighted giggle she raced over to her clothes, lying in a pile where the demon had discarded them, and fished out her leather pouches. Stuffing as many as she could full of gold, she stood back with a grin. The chest was still fairly full, for Narlissa simply did not have the storage required to take all of those coins back with her. She simply could not carry any more.

But she did not mind. She had never been greedy and the thought of leaving behind small piles of gold did not bother her when she had already taken everything she could ever need. She stepped away from the chest and quickly redressed, before once more casting her eye over it. It was then that she saw the pendant tucked away beneath a layer of gold coins. She picked it up and turned it over in her hands, casting her eyes over it.

It was gold yet light, and a golden chain suggested it should be worn around the neck. The decorative part was simply a large golden disc, with an image of an open eye carved in it. She placed the pendant over her head.

Nothing happened.

Shrugging, she pocketed her leather pouches then shut the chest and pushed it back behind the door. There was enough gold in there to make the next fortune hunter's trip worthwhile, too, and she did not want to deny someone their own chance at treasure.

With a slight clinking sound from all the coins stuffed into her pack and cloak, she left the room behind her. The large black doors opened easily this time when she pushed them and she grinned as she saw what lay beyond.

Eavu and Taicoss were struggling to stand up, but they were free. She moved towards them and clapped them on the back. Both yelped with shock.

"Narlissa!" Taicoss exclaimed as he saw her. "We feared the worse when the tendrils took you, but then we were freed and... well, we hoped that you were safe."

She grinned. "I am indeed safe. What's more, I have what I came here for. Let us leave."

The two men nodded furiously, grabbing their belongings and hurriedly following her out of the ruins. As they emerged, it was apparent that had clearly been in the ruins longer than she realised. It was already afternoon.

She stepped out of the base of the statue and smiled. Behind her the two men emerged into the air and breathed in happily. They came to stand beside her.

Eavu spoke then. "Thank you again, Narlissa. I am sorry for our betrayal. Truly, I am."

Narlissa smiled. The warrior seemed genuinely apologetic about his actions. "I accept your apology. Shall we make a move?"

The two men nodded, but then Taicoss' eyebrows furrowed in thought. He stepped towards her and reached out, gently taking hold of the pendant around her neck.

"Did you just find this?" he asked.

Nalissa nodded, slightly wary. She did not expect the druid to try and take it from her but these men had already betrayed her once and despite their apologies she was not ready to trust them completely yet.

"Do you know what it does?" the druid continued.

This time Narlissa shook her head. "I do not. I don't think it does anything."

"I think you'll be pleased to know that you're wrong there, Narlissa. It certainly does something. I have seen magical items of this type before."

She was intrigued now although she was also a little worried that she had put on a magical artifact without knowing what it did. She really thought it was harmless. "What does it do?"

"I believe it will make you invisible."

She gasped. "Invisible?"

"Indeed. Try and make it do so. Feel its presence around your neck, and tell it to hide you in plain sight. I have been told that such pendants are very easy to use."

She bit her lower lip, lifting the pendant in her hand and staring at the eye. With all her willpower she told the golden disc to make her invisible. She hoped that Taicoss wasn't mocking her.

Suddenly, the eye engraved on the disc closed. At the same moment she heard Eavu and Taicoss gasp. She looked over at them and realised that they seemed to be looking through, rather than at, her. She looked down at her body. She could see herself just fine. And she certainly didn't feel any different.

"You've vanished, Narlissa!" Eavu said, shocked.

Narlissa moved behind Eavu, and grinned as the two men started talking excitedly. Reaching out she tugged Eavu's ear then ducked away as the blonde warrior whirled around. She giggled.

Stepping in front of them she told the disc to make her visible again and suddenly the men were looking at her. She grinned.

"It seems to work," she said happily.

"Yes it does!" Eavu laughed, rubbing his ear. "It works very well. I'm sure you'll find it very useful."

A moment's silence passed between them before Narlissa turned to Faeht. Soon the group were on the main road and heading away from Hallowblossom. As neither Eavu nor Taicoss had mounts they did not travel quickly but Narlissa did not mind. She had her treasure and the slow ride was perfectly pleasant. Besides, being in the company of two attractive men hardly annoyed her. Indeed, the memories of the times she had already spent with them caused carnal thoughts to take root in her mind.

They did not talk much as afternoon stretched into evening. Soon dusk had started to blanket the land and Narlissa decided they should stop for the night. A tavern stood in the distance and she pointed towards it.

"We shall stop there, if you are so willing," she said. She would stop there no matter what but her magic cunt desperately hoped these two men would, too.

"Of course," Eavu nodded.

Soon they had reached the inn and Narlissa allowed the stablegirl to take Faeht. She gave her a small amount of money as she did and then entered the tavern itself. Approaching the innkeeper, she placed a few gold pieces on the table.

"Your best room, please," she smiled.

The woman looked at her, then to the two men, then back to her. "Just the one?"

"Just the one."

She saw a smirk creep across the innkeeper's face as she handed Narlissa the key. "Top floor."

Narlissa thanked the woman, taking the key and heading upstairs. Taicoss and Eavu were right behind her. Reaching the wooden door that marked the entrance to their room she opened the lock and stepped through.

It was well-furnished enough as far as taverns went but what drew her eye the most was the large plush bed that was sitting in the middle of the room. It was a bed she intended to use to the fullest, and not for sleeping.

The two men stepped in behind her and Narlissa turned to click shut the lock once more. Delicately laying her pack and cloak over a chair that stood in the corner, she turned back to Eavu and Taicoss.

"Since I saved your lives, I feel you owe me, no?" she said, lust burning through her at the thought of what was to come next.

Taicoss grinned wickedly. "We do. How can we repay you, Narlissa?"

She stepped towards the druid and ran a finger down his chest. "I have some ideas..."

Then she kissed him, pulling the druid against her and feeling his hard body. Already her magic cunt was dripping wet with the promise of a threesome with these two gorgeous men. Taicoss returned the kiss ardently and she felt his arms encircling her waist. Then she felt a second set of hands on her shoulders and she moaned into Taicoss' mouth as Eavu started to kiss her neck.

Breaking the kiss, she pushed herself back against Eavu, enjoying the feel of him holding her. Taicoss took advantage of that to reach for the knots of her bodice and soon she found it loosened. He peeled it from her body and her big tits spilled free, his hands instantly on them.

Eavu meanwhile had kissed slowly upwards to her ears and she moaned as he lightly nibbled on the tip. Leaning back she met his lips with her own and they kissed as Taicoss sucked one her nipples into his mouth. She remained that way a moment and simply enjoyed the feel of the two men's lips upon her.

Then she decided she wanted to see more and she broke the kiss with Eavu to reach for his shirt. Still Taicoss caressed and kneaded her breasts and she allowed him to do so as his statuesque blonde companion peeled off his leather armour. Eavu's sword had already been discarded by the door and now his rock-hard chest was revealed. She had already pressed her fingers into that chest as she rode his cock but that did not mean she didn't delight in the thought of doing it again.

Turning back to Taicoss she found the druid reaching for her pants and slowly tugging them down her long slender legs. She allowed him to and then when he was done she reached for his own clothes. Moments later he was as naked as she was leaving only Eavu with his pants on. She reached for them, kissing the blonde warrior as she pushed down his clothes until he was naked, too, and then she grabbed their hands and pulled them towards the bed.

They came with her willingly as she thumped back onto the mattress, eagerly drinking in the sight of her gorgeous naked body. Both men were erect and proud and her magic cunt yearned to be stuffed full of their magnificent cocks. She grinned at the thought.

Leaning back she saw Eavu and Taicoss look at each other and a silent thought seemed to flit between them. Their understanding was almost telepathic, so long had they adventured together, and Narlissa wondered if she were the first woman they had shared. That thought set her lust off even more.

Then Eavu climbed onto the bed, leaning forwards to kiss her and grasp one of her big tits. She enjoyed the feeling and kissed him back, then she gasped as she felt Taicoss' hands on her thighs. He pushed them apart and she felt him kneeling down in front of her and seconds later his tongue was running along her folds.

She moaned into Eavu's mouth but he only kissed her harder, squeezing and gently playing with her chest. It felt amazing, even more so as Taicoss' tongue started to sweep in great circles around her clit and soon Narlissa was pushing her hips down against his face. The sensation of his mouth on her cunt and Eavu delicately fondling her tits whilst kissing her was enough to push her quickly towards the edge.

She broke the kiss to cry out as she came, bucking her hips against Taicoss' face. She felt her juices smearing across his cheeks but he did not care and continued to lap at her eager cunt even as she climaxed.

The orgasm seemed to continue for a while at his expert ministration but it eventually passed and the red-haired druid stood with a grin. He wiped a forearm across his face to remove the sheen of her cunt juices from his chin and she smiled wickedly as he climbed onto the bed.

Narlissa pushed herself further up the mattress, letting Taicoss climb on top of her and start to kiss her. His hands moved to her hips and suddenly he spun her round so that he was on his back, and Narlissa straddling his waist. She smiled wickedly at him. Then she reached down between them and grabbed the red-haired druid's cock, positioning it at her entrance. With a moan she guided her hips down onto his length.

Immediately she was bouncing her hips though not rapidly. She enjoyed the feeling of Taicoss' member buried inside her magic cunt and she wanted to savour every moment. The druid's blue eyes stared hungrily at her and would periodically roll back in pleasure at the sensation of being inside her pussy. She knew the incubus magic in her core was making his carnal enjoyment even greater than usual and that thought drove her passion on.

By her side Eavu had moved up next to her and she felt the blonde warrior wrap his arms round her waist she she bounced on his friend's cock. One of his hands immediately went to her tits, squeezing the globes gently and sending more pleasurable sensations through her. Then he leaned in to kiss her and she moaned into his mouth as Taicoss' cock continued to work its magic.

With a smirk she broke the kiss and dropped her left hand to find his rock hard length. Immediately she grasped it and enjoyed the way he groaned at the feeling as she started to run her fist along his shaft.

By this point Taicoss was hammering his hips up into hers and Narlissa was no longer bouncing hers. She was quite happy for the druid to do all the work although she could not help but roll her hips in time even if only slightly. It just felt so damn good.

She could feel her cunt slowly beginning to narrow around his invasive cock and knew that her orgasm was almost upon her. Taicoss' increasingly loud grunts spoke of the same and the way his eyes were unfocusing told her that he wouldn't last much longer. She turned back to the redhead and stared into his blue eyes as the moment arrived.

With a cry he thrust upwards one final time and she could have sworn she felt his cream spilling into her eager cunt and splashing against her sensitive walls. As it was, her pussy clamped down on his cock, milking his cum from his probing length as her orgasm exploded inside her.

As always, she struggled to focus. She always came so hard now that the incubus magic was in her soul, but she did not care. Taicoss did not seem to mind either and the red-haired druid thrashed on the bed with the exceptional strength of his orgasm.

At last it faded and Taicoss slumped back onto the bed with a contented sigh. He looked utterly spent and Narlissa grinned at the sight of him so exhausted from fucking her. The expression of his face spoke of utter carnal contentment.

Normally she would have been satisfied after such a bout of sex, at least temporarily, but this occasion was different. There was another man by her side who was already kissing her neck and fondling her tits. She knew what she wanted.

Lifting her hips she felt Taicoss' cock spill free and a slight moan left her lips. The druid watched on in post-sex happiness as she turned to kiss Eavu. She pressed her body against the blonde warrior, enjoying the feel of his huge muscles beneath her grasp. He was so much bigger than her and that thought turned her on.

He traced a hand down the front of her body, and she moaned as it found her pussy, circling her clit. Immediately she was rubbing her hips against his palm and moaning. Suddenly his hands moved to her ass and she yelped as he picked her up and moved her further up the bed. These men liked to manhandle her a little when getting her into position but Narlissa found that quite hot so did not mind.

Then Eavu climbed on top of her, his brown eyes staring into hers. Reaching down between them he grasped his cock and moved it to her pussy. She moaned as he pushed inwards, her cunt enjoying being stretched full by another wonderful member only moments after the last.

To her right Taicoss had started to get hard again at the sight of them and he reached down to grasp his member. As he watched them he played with himself and she luxuriated in the thought of two gorgeous men pleasuring themselves. That one of them was using her as the way to achieve that pleasure was even better, especially when it felt so good.

Eavu was above her, his heavy chest pressed against her tits, and she could not help but wrap her limbs around his body. Then she pulled him down for a kiss even as his hips increased their pace as his cock plunged eagerly into her depths. She could feel herself already building towards another release.

Eavu was not too far away either, his orgasm brought on by Narlissa playing with his member before they had started to fuck. He broke the kiss and pulled away, heavy breaths drawn from his lungs.

"Oh fuck, Narlissa," he grunted as his cock thrust powerfully into her. Her whole body shook with each impact, and she delighted in it.

A groan to her right caught her attention and she realised that Taicoss was climaxing again. His eyes rolled back at the pleasure although he did not jizz seeing as he had just done so. This orgasm was not as strong as the one he had experienced with her, she knew, but he did not seem to mind.

She did not watch long, however, because then the moment for her arrived. Her hands shot up to hold Eavu's head as her hips started to buck.

"I'm coming!" she shrieked as her cunt clutched at Eavu's cock. Pleasure filled her at the orgasm and she lost track of time as the feeling seeped to every part of her body.

Seconds later Eavu grunted out his own release and she saw his jaw grit as he joined in her climax. His cock twitched inside her and she knew her magic cunt was receiving its second load of seed of the evening. That thought drove her even higher to ecstasy and she did not know how long passed as she writhed in orgasm.

Eventually, however, it did pass, and she moaned as Eavu leaned down to gently kiss her. Then he pulled his spent member from her pussy and she sighed happily.

Moments later, all three were asleep.

The next morning Narlissa found herself saying goodbye to Eavu and Taicoss with a faint sense of regret. She had always known that they would have to part ways. They may have betrayed her, but they had made up for that since, so the parting was a little sad.

She reached inside her pack then, pulling a leather pouch full of gold from within. Then she passed it to Eavu. "This should cover your debts," she said quietly. She had too much gold to carry anyway. It's not that she was already being too generous with what she had. No, it wasn't that at all.

The blonde warrior took the pouch with a confused expression and then opened it. His eyes went wide. "Narlissa! I cannot take this. It is a year's worth of pay!"

"It is rude to return a gift, Eavu. I offer it to you. Please, settle your debts."

"Then... thank you. You do not understand the depths of our gratitude. Are you sure you do not wish to travel with us?"

She nodded. "I am sure. I have business elsewhere, and our time together is complete. Pay off your debts and live honourably, gentlemen."

"We shall. Good luck in your journeys, Narlissa. We shall not forget you." Taicoss bowed then.

Turning Faeht towards the forest she entered the trees. She did not know where she would go next but one thing was sure as she slipped the pendant over her head and made herself disappear:

The treasure was hers.

THE END