World of Ranicke 01

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Over the next few days he tended to wake and eat and sleep. He was helped to a chair as much as possible to take care of business and he hated having to be helped for that. Eventually he was well enough to take care of his needs sort of. The dressings kept getting less and less but eventually the White Lady quit coming and he looked at Sorrel and asked. "Where is the White Lady and when can I get out of here and start taking care of myself?"

Sorrel looked at him and smiled. "She has moved on since she is a roving healer and has some special powers. She travels between the clans and acts as a healer and a diplomat." She held the tray to him as he ate the food. "She said that today you can remove the dressings and take a bath as long as it isn't too long." She had what was needed for him.

"Where is here?" He had been awake enough to see Sorrel, the White Lady, and several other species. What he wanted to know was where he was. The information he had gotten wasn't a huge deal since it had all been uploaded but the fact that he appeared to be in a different world was more important.

She gave him an odd look. "Um, you are on Ranicke and it has been a week or so since you were injured." She carefully helped him up and wrinkled her nose. He had been bathed several times but it wasn't the same as getting into the hot springs to get clean. "I am going to get a carrier to take you over to the bathing area and help get you clean."

He slowly moved up so he was sitting upright and then looked at her. "Excuse me? What world?" He shook his head. "Never mind since it doesn't really matter." His brain contemplated exploding but simply wasn't in the mood for it. "Clean is good and I think I can take care of it." He didn't realize they used communal bathing areas. Not knowing how far the bathing area was he didn't complain about a wheel chair. Well he assumed a wheel chair. "Where am I going to be staying?"

She had talked to the White Lady and had been told that he could bathe today as long as he didn't stay to long in either the cool pool or the hot pool. "Um you will be staying with me for the time being. I found you and have been taking care of you as you know." She helped him out of the bed and into some loose cloths.

When she helped him up and into some cloths he blushed deeply since she was a good looking woman even she wasn't totally human. She was just a bit shorter than he was and was slender. She had just the right amount of breast and hips for him though the fur looked sort of odd. Her clothing wasn't tight but when she turned just the right way he could see sort of how she looked. "Um, you don't need to let me force you out of where you live. I can use a small tent and cot."

She looked more than shocked when he said that. "I don't think so. The White Lady told me to take care of you and that means you are going to be in my tent. I have plenty of room in my bed for you and it will ensure that I can keep an eye on you."'

Jim blushed even more when she said that and hoped that she wore something to bed. Normally he went to be nude but this was going to be different. As she called for help several people came in and helped him into a sort of chair and they picked it up. He wanted to scream since it felt like he was being paraded in front of others but most of the people didn't bother looking. When he settled back in the chair his wounds did complain but nowhere nearly as bad as they had been. He still drew in a deep breath at the surge of pain.

Sorrel followed the males and once they were at the bathing area she helped him out and into the bathing area. As they were heading in the direction of the bathing area she could hear his breathing and when she looked could see his teeth clenched as he struggled not to make any noise. They didn't have any sort of nudity taboo's and she started helping him out of his clothing till he resisted. "What is the problem Jim? Don't you want a bath?"

He blushed again. "Um, we normally bathe alone and..." God this was going to be bad. 'Um, we don't normally shower with people we.... Um, aren't intimate with." On god he was going to die when he said that. He looked down at the water of a pool and wanted to go drown himself when he said that.

Sorrel had to blink and snickered. "Oh man you come from a strange place. There is nothing wrong with bathing with the other gender since our baths are communal." She turned him to look at her. "Do you think I am going to do something like take advantage of you?" That was too funny though she had to admit he was a good looking human.

Jim looked at her and groaned. "No I am not worried about you taking advantage of me but just not something I am used to." He glanced down at the ground when he said it though he followed her into the bathing area. When she turned and pulled the shirt off and started removing the dressings he tensed up as there was still some pain. "Man I can't wait till this is healed and how the hell have I healed so well?"

Sorrel almost pouted when he told her he wasn't worried about her taking advantage of him. "I think I just got insulted." Her tail gave an annoyed twitch when she said that and he smiled slightly. "The White Lady healed you and you will be pretty much healed in a week at most." Sorrel picked up two buckets of bath items and walked over to the water and stripped down before looking over her shoulder. "Give me a moment to get your dressings off and she said for them to air dry from now on."

He could barely take his eyes from her as she stripped down. She might be furred but she had one hell of a body and the tail simply added to it. "No lady you weren't insulted but this is so not what I am used to." He moved over to the pool and tensed up as she turned to him and showed pretty much her entire body and started taking the dressings off. It was hard but he had to look down and the scars on his chest were horrible. "Oh god." He started to stumble.

She turned and wrapped an arm around him and another came over and grasped him as well. "Shhh Jim, take a slow deep breath and we will get you in the cool water and get you cleaned off." Sorrel turned to him and pulled him to her. "I know they look horrible but you are alive and will do fine." She held him as he shuddered.

Jim ignored the man who held him and almost clung onto her and shook. Looking at the scars he should be dead not to mention that few if any really looked human and almost all had fur of some sort. He leaned into her and held her for several minutes. "Where the fuck am I? What world is this and how did I get here." It was muffled since his head was buried in her neck.

Sorrel thought about it and stroked his back though she was careful to avoid his wounds. "I am sorry but you are not in your world and we don't know how and or why." One hand was stroking his back and the other was curled around his head. "Let's get you clean and get the blood and sweat off you and then to my tent where you can eat and then get some sleep." She comforted him as best possible as she stood there trying to calm him down.

With her help and the male whose name he didn't have he slowly moved into the water and sighed in contentment. "Oh man that feels good. Nice and cool I would ask to stay here but have a feeling I would get yelled at." He ducked down and got his hair and back wet and stood. When she moved behind him and pulled his hair into a mass and started working on it. All he could do was lean back and groan slightly as she worked on his hair. "Good god that feels good lady and don't stop." It had been sometime since he had his hair washed like this.

She laughed and after making sure it was good and clean she urged him in front of her. "Now for a good back scrub." She took one of the buckets and worked some soap into a brush and the started working on his shoulders and back and he groaned again. There were a few spots that were sensitive and she was careful with them but by the time she was done he felt like he was almost boneless. "Oh man that was good and I need to return the favor."

Jim settled on the edge of the pool since he wasn't supposed to get most of him wet and pulled her close. "Never washed someone like you but I figure your hair is like mine and when it comes to your back a good scrubbing is all that is needed right?" His right arm wasn't working very well but his left was and he figured that would do.

She almost leaned against him. "That is not needed Jim since I am more than capable of washing myself." Sorrel raised her head as he started working on her. It did feel good and she had to wonder how it would feel having him working on her back.

Jim grinned. "Turnabout is fair play milady and if you did my hair and back then I should do the same." He grinned at her as he worked on her hair and then worked some soap into the brush and worked on the fur on her back. "Never worked on someone who had fur so I am sort of winging it." He was working in circles as he was talking to her. "I hope this works for ma'am."

She leaned forward as he started working on her back and grinned. "Oh my that feels good and don't stop and you are doing a good job." Once he was done she took the brush and grinned at him. "I figure you will want to do the rest of your body before we rinse off and soak right?" Sorrel stretched and couldn't help but notice his gaze at her breasts.

He jerked his eyes away from her breasts and was blushing. "Sorry, like I said we normally only bathe with someone we are intimate with and you are a good looking lady." He clapped his hand over his mouth and blushed even more. "Didn't mean to say that." He forced out. Her breasts were furred as well but the areola and nipples weren't. She had light brown areola's and tidy nipples and for a very brief moment he wondered what she would be like in bed.

Sorrel couldn't help but wrinkle her nose at him. "Well at least you are noticing I am a girl." She dipped down to rinse the soap off and turned slightly to give him some privacy to finish cleaning up. Sorrel did have to admit that he was good looking for a human and wondered what he was like in bed. She didn't do it deliberately but took a bit more time to get clean than normal.

Jim slid down in to the pool and grabbed the brush and ran it across the soft soap and started working on the rest of his body. It took a bit of time since he had to be careful with the right side of his chest and arm. Eventually he was done and he ducked down and rinsed off. One thing he had noticed was both an inlet and outlet and along the outlet was a great deal of plant life and assumed they helped clean the water. "I feel much better now."

She looked over her shoulder at him. Her tail was in her arms as she was working on getting it clean as well. "I am glad to hear that. Lets soak a bit in the hot water and then we can get something to eat and then you can relax and sleep if needed." She had been told he would be sleeping and eating a great deal.

He stood and stretched as best possible. "Sounds like a deal. Food is good and I have a feeling I am going to fall asleep sooner than later." Jim carefully climbed out of the pool as she did and followed her to a different pool. When he dipped a toe in he found it was really warm and almost groaned. This was the first time he had been even semi-cool since he arrived and getting in a pool of hot water was almost too much.

She settled in and looked up at him. "Something wrong Jim? The water not the right temp?" She knew so very little about him yet was in charge of making sure he healed that it bothered her. "Please come in, the water is nice." Sorrel looked at the others in the pool and they nodded. There were two kitsunes and a neko and inu.

Jim slowly settled down so his legs and waist were in the water. "It is just the water in the other pool was so cool and I have been sweating my butt off since I came here." He had to admit the water felt good but he would have preferred to sit in the other pool. "Where I am from is cooler and less humid than here."

That comment actually made all of them blink. Other than Sorrel and the White Lady nobody knew much about the strange human other than that he had been dressed funny and had strange metal items. "But this is what it is like most of the time." One of the Kitsune females had to say.

Jim glanced at her and damn it he blushed again. She was taller than Sorrel and had larger breasts that were barely covered by the water. "Um, I am not from around here. I don't know how I got here and no idea how to get back to my home. Everything is strange and all I have ever dealt with were humans." Seeing mostly furred animals walking around was weird. That and there were so many different types.

There were more blinks when he said that since human's were a minority and had been for as long as they had been on the world. "Where are you from then?" One of the males asked as he leaned back and wrapped an arm around the female Kitsune.

Jim's face became tense and he looked down. "Not from here and if you don't mind I don't want to talk about it." His voice was low and tense when he said that. It wasn't that he had all that many people he cared for in the world he came from but he was away from everything he knew.

Sorrel stood up and walked across the pool to him and wrapped her arms around him. "Relax Jim and when we can talk to the elders we will see what can be done." She glanced at the others and shook her head and they moved away and gave them some room as she comforted him. She tucked his head into her neck and simply held him.

He tensed and then leaned into her for a few minutes. "I think I would like to go and lay down if you don't mind." Jim moved away from her and stood up and walked over to a bench that had some towels on it and started drying off.

She stood up and walked over and grabbed a towel as well and started drying her fur off. "There are clean clothes there and your old clothes will be cleaned and delivered to my tent." Sorrel pulled on a loincloth and then some lose pants and a breast band and shirt. "Relax and we will get you to my tent and some food."

Jim toweled off and looked down at the cloths. "I really wish you had real undies since a loincloth is just so weird." He quickly pulled it on and then the shirt and pants. He almost felt like a pirate in the loose pants and shirt. The pants were a dark brown and the shirt was an off white. "Can we please move elsewhere?" He was starting to feel seriously lost and wasn't really sure what to feel at the moment.

Sorrel resisted the urge to help him get dressed but once he was done she wrapped an arm around him and walked with him out of the bathing area. "It is a bit to my tent so if you don't mind I will call for another chair." She didn't let him even comment before calling out for the chair and several people showed up moments later.

He flushed. "I could have walked." Jim muttered though he was pretty sure that he wouldn't have made it even if her tent was close. He had to try and show some strength. When the chair arrived he sighed and groaned. "God I feel like crap for having to be carried around."

Sorrel leaned over and lightly rubbed her face against his. "There isn't anything wrong about being hurt Jim." She helped him into the chair and walked next to him as he rode in the chair. When they approached her tent it was rather colorful though it did blend in well with the forest.

When she leaned over and rubbed his face he couldn't help but lean into it. "Your fur is so soft Sorrel." He told her and rubbed back since it seemed the thing to do. When they reached her tent he was rather impressed with the colors and how it blended in. Being rather careful he stepped out of the chair thing and moved in and found a chair to collapse on. He leaned his head back. "I don't want to sound bad but some food would be nice please."

She helped him out of the chair and waved the others away. "Thank you for your time." Sorrel turned and helped him into the tent and let him collapse in a chair. The wood was light weight yet very strong and was the basis of most of their furniture. "Food will be here shortly." She settled in a chair next to him and reached over and stroked his face and hair.

When she leaned over and stroked his hair he started blushing again. "You are going to kill me with my blushing." He leaned back and started to relax till someone cleared their throat and walked into the tent. "I have some food for you ma'am." She glanced at the human as she moved in and placed a tray on a small table. "Enjoy both of you." She curtsied and left the tent.

Jim jerked awake when the female had walked in and was feeling not all there. He had started to drift off as Sorrel was comforting him. He sort of looked at her and nodded. "Thanks." He carefully stood up and walked over to the table and looked at the food. Some of it was salad but there was some meat.

"The meat is for you Jim and I mostly eat veggies." She slid one large plate over to him and took the other and started nibbling on it. There were bits of meat but not much. "I hope you enjoy it."

He took the plate and using something that sort of looked like a fork he started eating with his left hand. It wasn't neat and tidy since he was so hungry. "Sorry, starving." He poured some sort of toping over the veggies and meat and scarfed them down. By the time he was done he was about to pass out from being full and the speed healing. "Need to lay down please." When he went to stand he stumbled and was only caught by her.

She jumped up and caught him. "Come and lay down." She helped him over to the bed and pulled his clothes off before tucking him in. Once he was in she stripped down to her loin cloth and crawled in with him and wrapped her arms around him and nuzzled him. Even before she crawled in he was passed out and started snoring.

Jim woke a while later and was more than comfortable. Yes he was hot but there was a warm bundle in his arms and as he pulled her closer he wrapped his arm around her tighter. It took a bit of time to realize he was feeling fur and not skin and as he did he was lightly stroking her belly and was enjoying the feel. Suddenly he realized what he was feeling and froze.

Sorrel sort of wiggled when he pulled her close and started stroking her fur. If she had been a neko she would have been purring for all she was worth. He was strong for a human and she could feel his slight arousal pressed against her bottom and wanted more. There was something that was drawing her to him. "Don't stop Jim that feels really good. If you want I will break out my brush and let you groom me."

He froze since his hand was close to her pelvic bone and that was not something he was ready for. "Um, sorry not used to being in bed with someone else though if you want me to brush your back I can do that." Jim yawned and rolled away from her and sat up. "Where is the bathroom? I need to take care of business." Since he wasn't looking at her he didn't notice she was barely dressed. He should have noticed but still wasn't all there.

She sat up and stretched. "I have a feeling that might not be right for you now." She stood up and pulled a shirt out and pulled it on. It hung down to her mid thighs and when she turned around it was sort of obvious she wasn't in any sort of bra or breast band. "I will show you and it isn't too far." Her father was the chief and they were close but not to close. "After that we can get you more food."

Jim was sure she was correct. It was wrong but he was mostly definitely drawn to her and wanted to, well, bang the crap out of her. He wasn't celibate in any way and even if she was furred he was feeling drawn to her. "Thank goodness or I might be in trouble." He stood and pulled on the pants and shirt he had been wearing and ignored the fact that she was only half dressed by his standard.