The Kingdom Pt. 02

Though the daylight is fading, we all gather in the common room of the house to share our separate tales before discussing who's sleeping where. Thankfully, the house is well stocked with foodstuffs, so while Teritha, Lisbeth, Jolie and Micaelah prepare a simple meal, Kendric, Corinne, and I drag the bandits' corpses into the woods, looting anything we might find useful.

As we sit in the common room and share a meal, Corinne and I hear how the others refused to give up hope when we fell in the river, and exchange amused glances as we listen to Teritha relay a condensed version of the motivational speech she gave them about the importance of our mission.

Noticing the look on my face, she asks, "What?"

"Nothing," I tell her smiling. "I just really missed you."

Teritha actually blushes. "I missed you too Quill." She reaches out to take my hand in hers. "We all did."

Between her and the others, they relay the rest of their journey. Camping by the side of the trail last night, then how they came upon the homestead, deciding to ask for a place to rest briefly and to ask for assistance for Corinne and I if we needed it. Instead, they were caught off guard and captured.

Corinne and I tell of our struggle against the river's current, our arduous and exhausting climb, and our night stranded on the ledge, followed by our discovery the next day at the bridge. We previously agreed not to share certain nighttime adventures, that those were just between us.

Despite our desire to spend more time together as a group though, the day was physically and emotionally exhausting for everyone, and we decide it best to get as much sleep as we can. We've already been delayed and our journey to the Temple is still another day or so further. So after taking turns using heated water from a rain barrel to clean up, we head off to bed.

Kendric and Corinne are given the bedroom in the house. The other four ladies agree to double up in the two bunkhouse beds, but when I offer to take the pallet in the barn loft, they insist I sleep with them in the bunkhouse, citing comfort and protection.

Amazingly enough, Micaelah still has the candle holder we found at the cabin by the lake, so when the five of us reach the bunkhouse to turn in for the night, we light it and leave the cover off while we plan out the sleeping arrangements. It's immediately obvious that each bed will only fit two bodies, so I offer to sleep on the floor.

"I have an idea!" Micaelah says excitedly. If we push the two beds against each other and tie the posts together so they won't come apart, maybe it will be big enough for all five of us!"

The rest of us look at her like she's a crazy genius, but no one protests. Instead, curiosity wins out. We all agree to try her suggestion, and after finding some rope, we fasten the beds together. Sure enough, all five of us fit, but it'll definitely be cozy. That seems to suit everyone just fine so we prepare to settle in for the night.

Somehow I am voted to be in the middle. Then the four of them determine where each of them will sleep. The process appears complicated though they use few words and even fewer gestures. It seems to me they reach their decision using some form of telepathy.

By the time they finish, I've crawled under the covers to the middle of the bed, removed all my clothing, except my underclothes, tossed them in the corner, laid my head down and have almost fallen asleep. I barely register the light going out or the two bodies pressing against either side of me.

Until...

An arm wraps around my abdomen and hugs me tight. Now another arm lays across my chest, but from the other side. Now the hugger on my left is kissing my cheek. I think. It feels nice. Now soft hair caresses my right shoulder and her forehead nuzzles against my right cheek.

I sigh contentedly.

The hugger on my left uses her hand to gently turn my head, then kisses me on the lips. I kiss her back sweetly, then turn my head back to the middle.

I sigh contentedly again.

The nuzzler on my right turns my head so she can kiss me. I kiss her back sweetly, but she holds my head in place and continues to kiss me. Then she pulls herself tighter against me and slides her leg over mine, the top of her thigh cozying up to my nutsack.

My first thought is that I'm going to be too hot to sleep if the nuzzler stays like that. Before I'm able to generate a second thought, she begins kissing my neck and then my ear. Then her hand begins to play with my nipple.

This is when I realize I'm not going to be allowed to go to sleep right away, that they need me right now, much like Corinne and I needed each other last night.

I break off the kiss, then gently extricate both my arms, place them around their bodies and pull them close again.

The hugger sighs contentedly.

I turn to the hugger and kiss her again sweetly. She moans quietly into my mouth.

I break off the kiss then turn to the nuzzler and kiss her deeply. She tries to stick her tongue down my throat and begins to move her hand steadily lower. Then she breaks off our kiss and starts to kiss her way down my chest.

I turn to my left and kiss the hugger again, my passion increasing as my erection grows in anticipation of the nuzzler moving closer. With my right arm now free, I place it on the back of the hugger and pull her closer until her chest is tight against me.

The nuzzler slides her hand inside my shorts and teases her fingers down the length of my shaft. Her mouth continues to kiss its way closer.

I kiss my way across the hugger's cheek until I'm able to nibble on her earlobe. Her quiet moan seems to urge me on. As I kiss her neck, I coax her more upright so I can kiss lower. She does so, but seems reluctant. As I gently plant wet kisses down to her collarbone, I slowly move my hand around to caress the side of her breast, but she stops me before it reaches its destination.

Ahhhh... the hugger must be Jolie, still traumatized from the bandits' treatment of her. So I change course and bring my hand up to her face, gently cupping her cheek. I kiss my way back up her neck, to her chin, and finally to her mouth where I kiss her tenderly.

"Thank you for understanding," she whispers once our lips part. I kiss her again gently, feeling the wetness on my lips

and tasting the salt from her tears. Then I simply hold her in my arms.

Meanwhile, the nuzzler has removed her hand from my shorts and coaxed my shorts down to my knees. She briefly massages my balls on her way up to grab the base of my shaft. Then, using her tongue, she teases the sensitive underside, suckling her way up to the head.

When she takes the head into her mouth, I gasp something between a sigh and a moan. She sucks on the head for a minute, attempts to swallow as much of my nine inches as she can a few times, then crawls forward to mount me.

Jolie makes room for the nuzzler's leg but stays close to me, kissing my chest, neck and cheek. Then as soon as the nuzzler is in position, Jolie pulls her body tight against both of us.

The nuzzler bends down to kiss me. I take the opportunity to reach up and cup her breast. Big and firm. Ahhh... the nuzzler is Lisbeth. Interesting. That means...

My speculations are interrupted by three things.

Lisbeth eases herself down until her pussy slides over my cock, hugging it even tighter than Jolie has been hugging me. As Lisbeth slowly descends, another body slithers against my right side. The slitherer doesn't stay there though. She continues her slithering until she's on her knees next to me, then finds my face with both hands and kisses me soundly. I'd recognize that kiss anytime, anywhere.

Micaelah.

Then on my left, light suddenly blooms into existence from the now-uncovered, what Micaelah now refers to as, the "everburning candle".

"Oh my," Teritha says, amused and clearly surprised. Her eyebrows raise. "Micaelah?"

Micaelah, kneeling next to me in just her birthday suit, breaks off our kiss to look at Teritha. I glance over as well. Teritha is kneeling on the bed, focusing only on Micaelah, totally ignoring Lisbeth as she rides me.

"M'lady?" Micaelah says, blushing, but not attempting to cover up.

At the same time, Jolie and Lisbeth are curiously observing one another. "Lisbeth?" Jolie queries. "Jolie?" Lisbeth echoes.

Teritha looks directly at Lisbeth. "You were supposed to keep Micaelah out of trouble and away from boys."

Lisbeth meets her gaze and lifts her ass up until just the head of my cock is inside her. Then, as she allows it to plunge back inside her, she casually replies, "Teritha, as you know all too well, Quillion is no boy."

Micaelah's jaw drops. "Duchess?"

Teritha blushes but thrusts her chin out defiantly. Lisbeth and Jolie both laugh. Lisbeth leans over and grabs Teritha's hand to pull her closer. "Oh come on Sis. You're allowed to enjoy yourself too."

"Sis?" Jolie asks. "You two are sisters?"

"Yes, I'm afraid so," Teritha answers, staring velvet daggers at Lisbeth. "But now that we all know each other's little secrets, are you going to keep Quill busy all night?" She looks down at me. I look at Lisbeth. Just before it appears Lisbeth's about to give some snarky reply, Teritha adds quietly, "I miss him too."

I look back at Teritha, then hold out my hand. She takes it with her own and allows me to pull her down where I kiss her deeply. When she backs up, I can see that she's crying. Hearing a sniffle, I look at Micaelah to find that she is also crying.

"I'm sorry I didn't tell you," I say.

"That's okay," both Micaelah and Teritha say in unison. Then they both laugh, wipe away a few tears, then lean in to hug one another. Jolie kisses my cheek. I turn to see that she too is crying.

Women are strange creatures.

"This is all very touching," Lisbeth announces, "But I'm trying to reach an orgasm here." She begins sliding up and down my erection again.

Everyone laughs. "Well... I'm sorry to have interrupted your playtime," Teritha apologizes dramatically.

"Nonsense," Lisbeth says, parodying Teritha. "I expect you to help me succeed in this very important mission!"

"Oh really?" Teritha asks sarcastically. "How so?"

"First, you'll need to undress," Lisbeth answers haughtily.

Teritha raises an eyebrow, smirks, then pulls her shift over her head. Her amazing body greets us. Jolie looks at her affectionately. Micaelah appears intrigued by this turn of events.

"Then what?" Teritha asks curiously.

Lisbeth pauses her motions, leans backward, bracing herself with one arm, then uses her free hand to expose her swollen clit. "Then I want you to lick me, right here, just like I did for you," she instructs her sister in a husky voice.

Teritha smiles, then leans in close, over my stomach. "You mean like this?" she asks Lisbeth. Her tongue darts out to tease her sister's love button.

"Oooooh... Yeah..." Lisbeth cries out. "Just... like... that. Mmmmmmm."

I thrust upwards, not very far as I'm nearly pinned to the mattress, but enough to coax Lisbeth to push up a little higher. Teritha's tongue follows, and I'm now able to slide about four inches in and out of her with each thrust.

Micaelah watches in rapt fascination as her employer pleasures her best friend, who's also her employer's sister! She must have resolved any conflicts in her mind because she turns back to me, smiles, kisses me soundly, then resumes watching the action. Except she doesn't just watch, she leans her head in next to Teritha's, her intentions clear.

"Would you like to help me?" she asks Micaelah, who nods enthusiastically. Teritha makes room for her and watches curiously as Micaelah's tongue and lips go to work not just on Lisbeth's snatch, but on the exposed part of my cock as well.

After she enjoys herself for a minute, she moves out of the way for Teritha to continue, then kisses her way up Lisbeth's torso until she reaches Lisbeth's wonderful bosom. There she feasts on those spectacular mountains of flesh and mouth watering nipples.

I increase my pace, and with all three of us paying her so much attention, Lisbeth quickly reaches an earth-shattering orgasm. She's so loud, I wouldn't be surprised if Corinne and Kendric heard her all the way in the house.

She lays down on top of me with the assistance of Teritha and Micaelah, my cock still throbbing inside her. I hold her with my free arm while Jolie strokes her hair soothingly.

"Did I perform my assigned duties to your satisfaction M'lady?" Teritha asks Lisbeth.

"Mmmmm," is all Lisbeth is able to muster for a reply.

"Well then," Teritha says, chuckling. "Who's next?" She looks at Micaelah, then at Jolie. "Jolie?" Teritha places her hand gently on Jolie's cheek. "Do you feel up for more than cuddling yet?" she asks compassionately.

"Not just yet," Jolie responds quietly.

"That's okay. When you're ready," Teritha tells her, then leans down to kiss her gently on the lips.

Jolie kisses her back, holding Teritha close, making the kiss last. "That helps," Jolie says, smiling.

"I'll help you as much as you want me to," Teritha assures her, smiling back.

"I will too," I tell her, kissing her tenderly.

She smiles at me affectionately. "Thanks."

"I'm willing to help too... if you want," Micaelah says as she comes around the end of the bed and crawls back up next to Teritha. She reaches out and grasps Jolie's hand.

"Really?" Jolie asks, somewhat surprised by this offer.

"Of course!" Micaelah says confidently with her contagious smile. She pulls Jolie's hand to her lips and kisses it.

Jolie looks truly touched by this gesture. She pulls Micaelah's hand to her mouth, kissing it in return, as tears begin to fall from her eyes.

Micaelah looks at Jolie empathetically. "They may have touched parts of your body without your permission, but you decide what happens with this," Micaelah explains, her own tears falling as she gently presses her fingertips against the spot on Jolie's shift between her breasts. "And this is what controls how those parts are going to respond. Your heart has the power to banish those bad memories and the power to replace them with good ones."

Jolie turns fully towards Micaelah and pulls her into a hug. Micaelah hugs her back, and the two of them cry together. Teritha hugs them both, like a mother hen.

Yes, women are strange creatures, but this, even I understand. I lift Lisbeth's face up and look her in the eyes, which, of course, are also wet with tears because she's been listening this entire time. I smile at her affectionately and kiss her tenderly. Then she rests her head on my chest again as I hold her.

After a time, Lisbeth rolls off to my right side and onto the bed, snuggling in the covers.

Micaelah pushes up a bit and moves some errant strands of hair out of the way so she can see Jolie's face. Leaning close, she kisses Jolie's forehead. After tucking more errant strands behind Jolie's ear, her fingers move down to rest softly on Jolie's cheek.

Jolie presses her fingertips to Micaelah's lips, then moves them slowly down to her chin. Then after cupping Micaelah's cheek, she pulls Micaelah closer. They look at one another for a short time, their faces mere inches apart.

Together, they close the distance and share a kiss some might consider chaste. But gradually, their lips open more and more as each gives way to the other's gentle probing. When they part, both are smiling, having formed some sort of bond.

I would likely appreciate their mutual affections more if I was able to focus on the two of them, but Teritha deep-throating my cock has made it surprisingly difficult.

"Oh... fuck!" I exclaim, unable to restrain myself as I feel the head bump into the back of her throat.

Distracted by my exclamation, Jolie and Micaelah look over at me, then down to see Teritha in the middle of licking up the length of my shaft.

Teritha pauses and asks innocently, "What? The two of you were having a moment. I didn't want to interrupt." She continues, finishing off with another deep-throating maneuver. Smiling at me as I watch her, she crawls forward to ride me, but as soon as she impales herself on my nine-incher and cries out "Oh yeah...", I pull her down with the pretense of kissing her then wrap her up in my arms and flip us over.

Now on top, I feed her my full length slowly, again and again, gradually increasing my pace until she's panting and calling out, "Fuck me Quill... Fuck me... That's it... Ooooh yeah...

Ooooh yeah..."

"M'lady!" Micaelah teases. "Such unbecoming speech from a Duchess!"

Jolie giggles at that.

"Don't tell me... you don't know... exactly... how he feels... inside you," Teritha challenges her breathlessly as I slow my thrusts.

"Oh I know," Micaelah laughs. She turns to Jolie, smiling, and asks, "You know too, don't you?"

"Yes," Jolie admits. "He's wonderful."

"Yes he is," Teritha and Micaelah say at the same time.

"Oh Quill. I've so missed you these last few days," Teritha tells me, pulling me in for a kiss before I pick up the pace again.

"Mmmmm... Mmmmm... Mmmmm..." Teritha resumes her verbal encouragement.

As I continue fucking Teritha's brains out, Jolie and Micaelah decide to ignore us and focus on each other. Their kisses last longer, their hands explore more of each other's body, although Micaelah is careful to stay away from Jolie's breasts. Jolie, however, doesn't. Her hands and mouth freely explore Micaelah's perky breasts and stiff, pink nipples. She also allows Micaelah's mouth to explore her lower half. Micaelah is patient with Jolie, ultimately bringing Jolie to a small, quiet orgasm.

As Jolie's body begins to relax, Micaelah crawls up and holds Jolie close while Jolie cries from her release.

"Ooooh... Ooooh... Ooooh! Ooooh!"

I look down at Teritha, her eyes closed, as she nears her orgasm. Then I stop thrusting.

Breathing heavily, she opens her eyes, looks at me incredulously and asks, "Why'd you stop? I'm almost there!"

I smile wickedly at her, then answer, "So I could do this." I hook my arms under her knees and fold her backwards, in half. Then I pound her relentlessly.

"Oh fuck! Oh fuck! Oh fuck! Ooooooh! Fuck me! Ooooooh!"

"Could you keep it down?" Lisbeth says. "I'm trying to sleep."

Jolie and Micaelah both laugh.

"Ooooooh! Ooooh yeah! Fuck me! Ooooh yeah!" Teritha practically yells as she finally reaches her goal. "Ohhhhhhh! Ooooooooooooooooh! Mmmmmmm!"

I can't hold back any longer as her tightness clamps down on my cock. I pump several more times, then pull out at the last second to shoot my load all over her belly and breasts. By the time I'm finished, Teritha is covered in jizz, but she doesn't seem to mind. As she lays there catching her breath, she just smiles at me.

"What?" I ask her.

"Nothing," she answers. "I just really missed you."

I lean down and kiss her, careful not to get jizz all over me. When I sit back up, she smiles at me and says, "Thank you. That was nice. Now find something to clean this stuff off of me."

"Yes M'lady," I answer. She tries to slap my arm but I'm too quick.

Jolie and Micaelah giggle.

§ 12 - Manifestation

In the morning, we all meet in the house again. Kendric and Corinne are practically glowing. Jolie keeps close to Micaelah. Lisbeth looks at me like she wants another orgasm before we leave. Teritha looks relaxed and rejuvenated.

Me, I slept like a rock thanks to a very long and eventful yesterday.

After a cold but decent breakfast, we go over our objective again. Everyone reaffirms their commitment, soberly acknowledging the possibility of death. Weapons and armor are gathered. Packs are inventoried and restocked with food, water and anything else that might be of use.

We decide to ride since we have five horses, for practicality as well as expediency. There'll be no one to care for them if left at the homestead anyway. We'll also make better time and we'll be better rested when we arrive at the Temple.