A Drow's Dilemma Ep. 22: Nymph Garden

"No. I think you may be right." Ashyr responded in a gasping voice. She was looking at him - or at least trying to - but her eyes were distant with the new heights of pleasure she was experiencing. There was a somewhat dreamy look on her face; she was still mostly enjoying herself. Her fingers threaded with his and held his hand tight. It made her feel a bit less overwhelmed. Her focus turned back to what the twins were doing to her, though she did not let go of his hand. Her other hand rose to caress whatever naked flesh of the twins she could reach, her own hips ground against whatever twin it was in time with the nymph's motions. She could not last long against the onslaught. Her grip on Caleldir tightened for a moment, and she noisily came once again. It was actually starting to edge on the side of painful. She couldn't remember a time when she climaxed so many times in the course of a day. Her body wasn't quite prepared for it.

"Any chance we can stop for a bit?" Ashyr managed to ask through her gasping breaths. "I haven't eaten since dawn." She didn't really feel too hungry, but Ashyr hoped that it would convince them to stop. "And I think you might break him if you don't give him a chance to recover." The drow felt that she might break, too.

"Oh Elysia!" Elissa said, disentangling her limbs from Ashyr. "Our guests are hungry! We should bring food for them!"

Elysia sat up, idly running her fingers around Ashyr's nipples. "Of course." It was then that Caleldir returned Ashyr's tightened grip, as he orgasmed into Taleia. Elysia giggled. "We do not want to break our cousin either." She said. "Especially not before Elissa and I have had our turn!" Caleldir just groaned at that, which the twins seemed to find endlessly amusing.

"Your mate is a very silly man." Elissa whispered conspiratorially into Ashyr's ear. "Pretending that he does not like us when we know that he is having more fun than anyone else here! After all, he is the only male we allow in here."

The twins finally let Ashyr go completely. "Taleia! Aylipa! Take good care of these two." Elysia called. "We are going to prepare dinner. And expand our bed." It was a bit ominous that the word 'bed' was singular.

Elissa pouted at Althaia and Selene. "You are missing all the fun, little sister."

Althaia had an angelic smile on her face. "This one's spirit is damaged. I am fixing her."

The twins shook their heads. "She always did have misplaced priorities." Elysia mutterd to her sister. The two nymphs gracefully dove into a deep part of the pool, swimming away underneath the cliff walls.

Ashyr tried to sit up. She failed. With a thump and a groan she fell back to the ground. The drow turned toward Caleldir laboriously. "Go on, get off of him." She ordered the remaining nymphs. With one hand she made waving, shoeing motions.

"Fine." Thalia conceded with an amused smile. She and Aylipa pulled away from him and fell into a giggling mess on the grass on the other side of Caleldir. "Maybe a nice show will help you recover." Then they began writhing in the grass together.

The drow had a feeling that they were just using that as an excuse to pleasure each other. Ashyr literally did not give a fuck. She managed to flip her body over until she was back on top of Caleldir, just lying there on top of him and holding his body possessively. For once, her thoughts were quite far away from anything sexual. She was more concerned about escape.

"You know, this is great and all, but I think maybe we should let the rot monster live next time." She commented very softly in his ear in her native tongue.

Caleldir chuckled in between his breaths. "Color me amazed." He said in the same language. "The day came when Ashyr Duskhaven has had too much sex." Laboriously, he sat up, cradling Ashyr on his lap. Like her, he was too exhausted to make the gesture sexual.

"Nah." She said with a slight smile "I just wish we could get this show on the road. There are more important things than sex." When Caleldir looked downright shocked at her words, she quickly amended them. "Well... As important, anyway." Ashyr laughed at herself as curled as tightly into him as she could.

Caleldir looked over to the puddle of nymphs. "These fae are... friendly, I grant them that, but I do not think I can take much more of this." Squinting his eyes, he looked over to where Althaia continued to hold Selene's head in her lap, crooning that lullaby. "At least Selene seems to have escaped it all." He observed. "Why, she looks downright peaceful. The young nymph seems to be less insatiable than her sisters."

Her eyes followed the actions of the roiling nymph flesh beside them with mere passing interest. Then she glanced over to Selene. "You know, I think I might be a little jealous. Look at her. I haven't seen her that peaceful since she was a child."

There wasn't much more to say on that subject, so Caleldir looked around at the cliffs, then swallowed. "I hate to say it, but I cannot think of a way out of here. Judging by the twin's departure, the only way in or out seems to be underwater. I might be able to swim out, but could you and Selene out-swim five nymphs?" He shrugged. "We may have to wait for them to sleep. They have to sleep sometime." He cast another look over at Selene. "At least one of us will be rested." He said grouchily.

The drow furrowed her brow in thought. "We have to sleep, too, and something tells me it'll be before these lot... do you think Gurzan would be willing to save us? His 'eagle' would be able to fly us out of here. But then how would we get a message to him in the first place... If I knew where he was..." Ashyr sighed. It was difficult for her to think properly. "Selene might know a spell."

"Well, Gurzan would definitely be willing to rescue us, but I am afraid that his 'eagle' would not want to participate." He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, then opened them again. "I cannot say very much about that situation, except that she would be unwilling to steal the 'mates' of fellow fae. Some sort of honor code among them. I doubt that plan will help us."

"Ah." Ashyr said. Had she not been raised in drow society, she would have questioned that strange, 'not stealing mates' situation. But it seemed pretty standard to her - though it was more along the lines of not stealing other people's slaves because otherwise you could start a house war. Which was probably what this situation boiled down to as well.

Caleldir continued to think, looking over at Selene. "But... Selene's magical abilities may be our ticket out anyway. Even if she does not know the right spells, I do, and I can tell her. Also, unlike me, nymphs are not completely immune to enchantments, perhaps we can 'convince' them to sleep during our escape." A rumble gurgled up from his stomach. "After we eat, that is."

"Too bad we can't go now." The drow sighed. "After we eat it will probably be hours before they let us sleep, and I have a feeling I know what they're going to want to do in the meantime." Ashyr was extremely ambivalent toward that thought. It sounded at once horrible and wonderful. "And then we'd have to plan things out with Selene, who doesn't look like she'll be much help for a while. If she doesn't know the spell, it could take her a while to learn what she needs to." Her dark hand stroked his chest as a worried expression settled into her features. If they were unlucky, their escape plan could take days. If they were really unlucky, weeks could easily go by. "Are you going to be okay?"

Caleldir seemed to be going through the same calculations as Ashyr. He sighed. "I will have to be." He said softly. "Really, once you get past the whole 'nonstop sex' thing, my 'cousins' are not so bad. It is just that, so far, they seem to think of little else. Except her, of course." He nodded his head over to where Althaia had seemingly fallen asleep, still holding the similarly sleeping Selene. Caleldir found it really adorable. He smiled slightly.

After a long pause, he continued. "The only hard part is... well, my dick," his face was blank as he made this terrible joke, "but seriously, I am having difficulty with the fact that my father just reminded me of how much I have changed, and looking at the new Caleldir - the one who has threesomes and is into bondage - I was not so sure that I liked where he was going. So I resolved to pull back a bit. Not abandon you two, obviously, I love you both (and you, Ashyr, especially) far too much to do that, but at least refrain from the wilder aspects of sex with everyone. Then, immediately, these nymphs come along, and I know full well that there is absolutely no way I am getting out of this valley without putting my dick in every one of them. It is a... difficult concept to process."

It was then that the twins popped out of the water onto the grassy shore. They were both carrying a pile of vegetables, fruit, fish (raw), and wine bottles(?). "Who is ready to eat?" One of them said cheerfully.

"I think you need to be more careful with where you put that heart of yours." Ashyr told him softly. There was a bit of a rueful smile on her lips. She watched the twins pop out of the water with their strange assortment of food. Actually, it looked quite good. The sight of it was enough to make Ashyr's stomach inform her that it was, indeed, hungry. "Selene won't love you back. Hell, I feel like it's a bit of a miracle that I do. But then, I've always been a little different." Despite being called to food, Ashyr was unwilling to answer. She didn't want to leave his embrace. "Her only loves are her body and her magic - and her daughter, I suppose, and only because a mother has no choice." Now Luidil was gone. If anything, that would teach her the perils of loving another person.

"I know." was Caleldir's only response to Ashyr's warning. He did. He knew full well what type of person Selene was. He did not trust her in the smallest bit. But his idea of love was alien to that of a Drow's, and love both of him he did. He did not need Selene to love him back: he simply wished for her to heal. Returning his affections was not necessary. Still, he felt that Ashyr probably would not understand that type of emotion yet, so he said nothing.

Selene's eyes fluttered open, triggered by the mention of food. She was just as hungry as the rest of the party. The younger drow sat up and stretched, then blinked in confusion and looked over to the woman who had been embracing her. Her dark face grew slightly darker in embarrassment and she distanced herself slightly from the kind-hearted nymph. That food, however... The younger drow made a motion and a piece of fruit flew to her hand, which she inspected thoroughly and cast another spell on before taking a bite.

The two nymphs that remained beside Caleldir and Ashyr got up from their writhing activities, and looked extremely pleased with themselves. They seemed to have no idea what their 'guests' were planning. It was inconceivable, in fact. Who would willingly leave this paradise? They got up and swayed over to the food, then plopped themselves down to begin eating.

The smell of the food made his stomach rumble even more. "Shall we eat?" Caleldir asked Ashyr. He stood up, easing Ashyr off his lap, and went to sit by the food. The twins had used druidic magic to coax the plants and earth around them into what amounted to a table and chairs, and even tableware such as plates and forks. Naked fae they may have been, but they clearly had some form of civilization. No cooking though, as even the fish were eaten raw. At least they had been cleaned and de-boned before they served them. For a few minutes at least, the twins seemed more occupied in indulging the more usual kind of hunger, and making sure that their 'guests' were well-fed and watered.

Ashyr stood when Caleldir did, though she really would have rather stayed well away from the nymphs and eat with Caleldir alone. She was glad she went to the table anyway. The food was absolutely amazing, even if none of it was cooked. There was one thing about the surface she would miss if she ever decided to stay in the Underdark; the food. Up on the surface there was so much variety, so much life. In her homeland, there was mostly just death and things that fed off of death. This made a poor environment for delicious food.

The young nymph, Althaia, shook her head at Selene suddenly distancing herself, and flowed over to the table along with her sisters. She sat down next to Caleldir, smiling brightly at him, and began to eat.

"Come on, Selene, stop brooding." Ashyr urged her cousin when it became apparent that she was determined to stay separate from the group. -Need to get out. Need to talk. Need you.- Ashyr signed to her cousin under the table where the other women couldn't see. It was their own secret language, so it was unlikely that anyone but the other drow would understand. Still, it was best that the nymphs not know they were planning anything, and too many conversations in undercommon would be suspicious.

Selene's eyes narrowed, but she signed in the affirmative. Then, finally, she got up and went to the table. In the end, Selene was just as glad to be there as her older cousin was. The food really was wonderful. "So." Selene said with a distinct bitterness in her tone, "Do you five usually trap and rape people who accidentally help you out?"

The twins just looked at Selene blankly, then started giggling. For her part, Althaia looked rather hurt and hung her head a little. "Oh darling." One of the twins (Elysia) said easily. "You are not trapped, and you slept through all the 'rape'." The way she said the last word clearly indicated that she believed that Selene was into that sort of thing.

"I really would prefer to be on the other side of the situation." Selene responded. There was obvious hostility in her eyes as she looked at the twins. Then she suddenly winced. Ashyr had kicked her under the table and shot her a Look.

The other twin (Elissa) chimed in. "Don't worry, if Althaia is done singing to you," - her look at Althaia made it clear that she was going to be - "then you can participate after dinner. But we will not keep -you- here forever. Just for a few weeks."

Caleldir frowned. "Wait, what do you mean 'you'? If you are letting Selene go, who are you keeping?"

Elissa giggled and reached over to stroke his mostly limp cock. "Why, you of course, cousin. You - and your mate if she wishes - belong here forever. Male children of nymphs are incredibly rare. We are never letting such a prize out of our sight." Caleldir paled a little at this.

Althaia looked up shyly. "Thanking you was just an excuse." She said a little sadly. "The real reason we brought you here is because we are lonely. Males of our kind are practically unheard of." The other nymphs scoffed at this, but underneath their reactions there appeared to be an uneasy truth to the assertion.

Selene scoffed. "Don't know why you'd be so lonely, anyway. Sisters are always going to be better than some man. I promise you; male kin will only stab you in the back and kill your daughters, sisters, and mothe -Would you stop that, Ashyr?!" The older cousin had kicked the younger again.

Althaia, unlike her sisters, had been listening carefully to Selene's words. "That is so tragic!" She said, wiping away a tear.

"Yeah, well, my whole life is a tragedy then." Selene grumped.

Ashyr rolled her eyes so hard it was a wonder than no one else could hear it. "What are you, thirty?" She smirked at Selene when she saw the younger drow's sneer. "Stop feeling so damned sorry for yourself. There's no point. And you'll just annoy everyone else."

"Yes, Matron." Selene snapped back in a mocking tone. She slouched in her seat and placed her utensils in front of her with more force than necessary.

Ashyr opened her mouth to retort, but thought better of it. Selene was just being childish. The older cousin didn't need to join her in the childishness. Selene had not just called her Matron sarcastically. Technically, that's what Ashyr was. She should start acting like it.

Leaning into Ashyr, Caleldir decided to move past the awkward exchange and whispered into the older drow's ear in Undercommon. "I saw you signing at Selene, should I..." He swallowed. "try to... err... distract them so that you two can hatch a plan?"

"How self-sacrificing of you." Ashyr replied flatly in his ear in the same language, but there was something about her face that made her look on the verge of laughter. Of course, she knew very well that a part of him really didn't want to carry out such a plan. She also knew there was another part of him in direct conflict with that. Her hand came up to brush his thigh in a motion more affectionate than sexual. Then she pressed her lips against his cheek. "It would be very helpful, though."

"I think our guests may be ready for dinner to be over." Said Taleia with a knowing smirk. "They keep whispering in each other's ears. What naughty things are you talking about?" One of her hands strayed to her breast, and she bit her lip invitingly.

Elysia looked over at Aylipa. "You and Taleia had our cousin..." she furrowed her brow, looking over at Caleldir. He helpfully supplied his name. "... Caius" - Elysia renamed him, causing both drow to frown with annoyance - "It is Elissa and my turn now. You can play with the dark elves."

"Perhaps we can give Selene and Ashyr a little rest?" Althaia said smoothly. How she knew their names was anyone's guess, unless of course she had been listening to their conversations before moving in on them. "I will show them to their room."

Elissa smiled approvingly. "So, you want the exotic drow to yourself then, sister? Kinky. Very well then. I suppose that the rest of us can wait our turns." She leaned over and whispered to her sisters. "It is nice to see her finally acting normal."

Caleldir wondered how he was going to distract all five of them if Althaia went with the two Drow. "Are you sure you would not rather stay here with me, Althaia?" He asked, putting on his sweetest smile.

Althaia leaned over and kissed him on the cheek. She whispered something to him in Celestial, a language that no one else around the table could speak. Caleldirs eyes went wide. He stood up. "I have a better idea, ladies! Whichever of you can catch me first can have me the whole night!" He dived into the pool. The twins looked at each other, then nodded in understanding, and dove in after him. Taleia and Aylipa also fell hard for the bait. They both slipped into the water after him with happy giggles.

Ashyr found herself frowning. Jealousy was not a common emotion for Ashyr, but the thought of someone having monopoly over him for even a night felt like an uncomfortable knot of anger in her chest. It would probably not be like that. She hoped.

After the rest of the nymphs were gone, Althaia walked over to one side of the cliff and gestured at a cave entrance hidden behind the vegetation. "Right this way!" She said cheerfully.

Selene and Ashyr followed the youngest nymph to where she wanted them to go. Even if Caleldir didn't manage to get all of the nymphs after him, the two were a little relieved that they only had to deal with the least sexually aggressive one. It was downright unnatural to be outmatched in sexual aggression by someone not of their race.

Althaia led the two Drow into the cave. It was dimly lit by glowing mushrooms, warm, and dry, for the most part (though the air felt dry, the sound of water gurgling away somewhere indicated that the cave was not). In one nook there was a pile of blankets made from what looked like fur, woven plants, spidersilk, and other sorts of natural materials. It was just big enough for eight people to sleep, provided they were all very, very close. The young Nymph glided over to the bed and sat down on it, crossing her legs and looking at the drow expectantly. For a second, her eyes flashed a celestial blue, and she looked from one drow to the other. She smiled at Ashyr, frowned at Selene, but breathed a sigh of relief after she looked at both of them. "So... you three are adventurers, right?" She said excitedly. "Does that mean that you have a quest?" She had a dreamy, far away look in her eyes. "I have always wanted a quest."