Slave Girl Ch. 20-32

We are soon back on the road and on our way. Despite the unpleasantness with the Christian we refuse to let it spoil an otherwise perfectly good day. Once out of the valley the forests and arid hills return to what they had been, a reminder of how special that place we stopped had actually been. Despite the rough mountainous terrain the road remains smooth and unbroken, a marvel of Roman engineering. I knew we would be missing the Appian way once we turned off of it but for now the miles pass easily. We greet those we pass and take in the sights. The risk of monsters had only increased as the population thinned out even more but Rosa's steps never falter.

The memory of the glade still fresh I cannot shake the sight of Rosa standing over me, holding me protectively, seemingly willing to fight a hopeless battle to protect her boy. It touched me. I also remember something else. When I was sure there were no other travelers in earshot I bring it up.

"So back with Ignatius..."

"Yes?"

"When you were facing off with them..."

"Yes?"

"I didn't know you could growl and snarl like that!"

She looks up at me. "Too fierce? Too savage? Too scary?"

"Too sexy!" I exclaim. "Gods that was hot!"

"You are the worst!" She laughs and slaps my arm. "I'm facing down a wizard and his troop of armed soldiers and you're thinking about how sexy your Lady is? You're a bad boy Master. "

"I couldn't help it!" I say innocently. "I didn't know you could sound like that."

"Don't make me bite you. I'm quite vicious when I want to be."

"Uh huh, sure you are."

"I am!" She says. "Wasn't I even a little bit intimidating?"

"Mmm, maybe a bit." I jest. "I am sure the nymphs were terrified."

She jabs my arm with a horn. "It's not my fault I'm so little! Big meanie. I did my best."

"You were incredible." I pull her to my side and give her a squeeze. "I wouldn't change a single thing about you."

"Rawrrrr!" She lets out the most fucking adorable demonic roar fading into a rolling little growl. The inhuman snarl sends tingles up my spine and wakes my manhood from a dead start. "You earned yourself a spanking tonight bad boy."

"Spanking!? Oh gods!" I whisper as my dick rapidly swells in my pants. "Thank you!"

She chuckles and leans in to give me a fangy nip to my pec through my clothes. "Bad boy."

With a full belly and the promise of a reward from my Lady that night I press on through the long day with tireless vigor. As we travel the wilderness starts to give way to more villages and villas once again as we got closer to the next major center, the city of Beneventum. This city would be different than all the rest we had passed simply because we actually had some coin to spend this time. It also had special meaning because I knew once there we would be over halfway through our long trip. We were at last closer to our new home than to Rome. If we kept on at a brisk pace it might be possible to reach it by the evening and so we do. We skip our midday break and push right through the day. I do carry Rosa for a section to give her time to rest, which gets a few odd looks from passersby, but we are able to make good time.

When we crest a hill to peek a glimpse of the city in the distance through the Appian's break in the trees we are overjoyed. We were losing light fast but if we stayed to the road we could find our way and make it to the city in time to find a hot meal and a room of our own.

To be continued...