Infall Ch. 08

"I didn't move," she said, crying out again, on the other cheek now, a thud and sting.

"Every time you forget, nina, this is what will happen," Zen said.

"Right, I forgot about that," she said and then screeched, a thump and sharp sting. "Rí! Rí, I said it."

Kythe got closer to her, looking down and reaching under her to her breasts. He cupped them, smiling at her, and it wasn't a friendly smile this time. "We're going to have a little talk, alea."

"Okay, let's talk," she said, and then a moment later, she cried out, the sting on her butt. "Rí!"

His fingers were light on her breasts between her arms, cupping their fullness, his eyes on them. "There isn't a part of you that isn't beautiful," he said, touching her nipples lightly, Indya's eyes getting heavy. "I know you like it when I touch you."

"I do like that, Kythe," she breathed, the sensations of his fingers so nice. She yelped, the thud and sting. "Rí. I like that, Rí."

"Good," Kythe said, coming to her side and reaching under her, touching her inner thigh.

She nodded, not really hearing him. She was breathing fast, feeling his fingers there, waiting, but he only stroked her thighs. She waited more. It was maddening.

"What do you want, alea?"

"Touch me," she said, the thump and sting. "Ow," she whined. "Touch me, Rí."

"I am touching you," he said, getting closer, but he didn't touch where she wanted.

"Touch my sex," she said, breathing fast, realizing and wincing and it came, the thud, the sting worse now.

"We call the pretty tenderness between your legs a pula here, an anik. What do you want?"

"Touch my pula, my anik, rub me, rub me on my pula between my legs, Rí," she said, looking at his face.

"Good," he said. "Do you want my fingers in you?" he said, pushing a finger in, her sex clutching at him.

"Yes," she said, her eyes heavy, and he removed his fingers. When the lash came this time, she remembered just before it did, the thud and sting. "I want to remember," she said, the thud coming, the outrageous stinging, Indya holding Kythe's eyes. "I will remember to say this to you," she told him, crying out, the pain worse. "You are that to me in this room," Indya said, making a high sound. "I am your salvoronella," she said, tears coming to her eyes. "I will learn this," she said, shrieking. She was breathing in bursts. "You are my Rí," she told Kythe. She was trembling and she put her forehead on her hands, panting, her butt throbbing.

"Alea," Kythe said.

She looked up. "Hello, Rí," she said.

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Characters/Pronunciation Key:

Ashka OSH-kuh Zen's dog

Danela Dan-ELL-uh Indya's friend

Disemond DIS-eh-mund engineer for the kah-rí

Etien EH-tee-en a man from Jassa

Indya IN-dee-ah Woman from Atlantis

Jae Jay Indya's brother

Kythe KYT-uh A rí of Matise

Mavia MAH-vee-uh Indya's friend

Olavine OLE-ah-veen Indya's friend

Pavel PAH-vel Indya's would-be lover on Atlantis

Saba SA-buh Indya's horse

Zen Zen a rí of Matise

Zozo ZO-zo Indya's dog

Alcon al-KONE language spoken on Atlantis

Chusa CHOOS-uh Eastern people, Chusans

Echtha EK-thuh large coastal realm on southern coast, allies to Matise

kah-rí kah-Ray King of Matise

lí LAY the wife of the prince of Matise

Matise MUH-tees A realm on the coast, the largest in the region

Metas MAY-tus the planet's name before the flare

nah-lí nah-LAY the intended of the prince of Matise

Odien O-dee-en language spoken in Matise

Revestin REV-es-tin travelers, wandering people

ri RAY prince

salvoronella SAL-vor-uh-nell-uh The rí's concubine in Matise

Odien vocabulary in the novel, spoken by the Matisi

a for

actha cry

ackan this

aclan that

aclite ally, associate

ada hurt

aforna idiomatic. Literally: "It is buried," (you're welcome)

aguinas marriage

alti your

altzac famous, notorious

alzar residence of a ruler

amfal naked

aminehn mare, female horse

amuth dead

ana girl

andikstat rough sex, pain-pleasure

anespite spirit

anik sl. vulgar, a woman's sex

aonoi branches

apel stay

anik sl. a woman's sex, also a flower

arustin royalty

aurub/i breast/s

bertalis box

bihen bitch

blest door

canesh lively

cavril bed

corviti words

di yes

dovas that

dovas'na that is

duvat spy

edon stop

embraso scouting, looking around

ena is

enith come

eschdul flog, whip

esch whip

fa it

fata sl. vulgar. fuck

fater sl. vulgar. fucker

fatad sl. vulgar. fucked

fatada sl. vulgar. fucking

gatya table

hashta war

hask here

hucszak a million

i a, also plural

ictha have

idi no

illinis snow

inhain certain, sure

incinati pregnant

injeste dangerous

inth her

inust wrong

isilum alabaster

ishlino gossip

isjusi eyes

itha she

itsole rod for fishing

j'iven reflexive. Literally: My debt to you. (Thank you)

ivernestea superstitious

ja you

jeso play, a drama

kama care

kel do

kel-a don't

lanva/lanvi thigh/s

lelvjen risk, chance

lithindi betrothed

lokswela speak

luvre stringed instrument

maloren magic

modress a mixture, a mongrel

n'varin to me (reflexive)

ne me

nelta butt, ass

nepalak sl. piss-shit

nis my

nivenit/i nipple/s

noita witch

nuin here

nuvita woman

octal look

olakith intelligent

omish give

n'ondi sl. vulgar, reflexive. you are drawing me (making me want to come)

ondi draw out, evoke

osil chair

palik by surprise, unaware

poshte heavy

pula sl. cunt

reshu gelding

savoronella concubine

se her

shivist coffin

sikules skirmishes, small battles

slosting sl. masturbating

stook sl.vulgar, a man's sex

strivaka political body, senate

som what

somfata sl. what the fuck

sul good

sulika sulfer

tals sl. a woman's sex

tares hello

tola beauty

tolena beautiful

tos you

tunin what

ulta soft

ustadt whore

uteles dress from Matise

vesh at

wenins enchant, cast a spell upon ev