WinterWhereof

7.21 - Small Talk

It didn't take long to understand why Elida had given such strong words of praise for Vanetta. It was a bit terrifying how easily she could cut her enemies down provided the right opening. Her class seemed particularly suited toward assassination, which was a common theme for many rogues, but Vanetta especially; if she managed to sneak up behind a target and backstab them, that was often the end of the fight, no matter how healthy they had been.

Natalie wasn't able to identify many of h...

6.71 - The Fifth

Astrid had been initially doubtful of the team—aside from Rosalie of course—but demonstrations of each of their classes seemed to raise her confidence, so far as Zoey could tell. While she remained a bit disapproving of Zoey's general lack of training, her skills were strong enough, and she'd made enough progress in a short amount of time, that even she got a stamp of approval in the form of an appreciative grunt.

The event lasted around two hours. Afterward, Enzo pulled Astrid asid...

7.20 - Token of Eros

"Token of Eros?" Vanetta said. "Eros, as in … ?"

She sent a sideways glance to Natalie. The expression was a little too curious, and it gave Natalie a sudden suspicion that Elida might have shared some information about who she was, or at least hinted at certain things about her class. Which annoyed her, but also smoothed over some explanations, should they become necessary.

Instead of answering the hidden question, Natalie bent forward and scooped the coin off the ground. She h...

7.19 - Wraith

Since the dungeon provided no obvious path to them, they made the intuitive decision to head for the tallest of the nearby crumbling architecture. They needed a vantage point to take in their surroundings to make an informed decision on which direction to head. Climbing forty feet in the air and peering out at the sprawling ruins might provide an obvious landmark to work toward.

And Natalie did assume there would be some such landmark. It was already uncharacteristic for the du...

6.70 - Harkvalen

As Zoey went through her explanation, Astrid eyed her with an interesting mix of emotions. That 'cultural bluntness' seemed to extend into being easy to read: Zoey had little difficulty deciphering what she was thinking by her expression despite having just met the woman.

First up was curiosity and possibly even apprehension, undoubtedly thanks to Zoey's divine placement onto Rosalie's team. Zoey had been wrapping her head around what her circumstances meant these past few days, sociall...

7.18 - Ruins

Stepping into the inky black portal of the dungeon entrance, the team of five transitioned into that liminal space that allowed choosing which floor they wanted to descend into. The floor selection chamber wasn't always a plain stone room with doorways leading into different areas of the dungeon, and, like the dungeon itself, could manifest in all sorts of ways, but this time, it followed the typical trend: it was just that.

Natalie wasn't surprised Elida had already been to the third f...

6.69 - Bloodlust

Astrid grunted in acknowledgment.

"Yes," she said. "That is me."

She spoke with an accent that, despite its heaviness, was surprisingly pleasant to the ear—even pretty. Matching her expression, she sounded interested but reserved. Confident as a matter of personality yet uncertain how this encounter might go.

Zoey tried to place the name Rosalie had used, the 'Harkvalen', but came up with nothing. That wasn't surprising, since her knowledge of geography and sociology when ...

7.17 - Elida's Team II

"I like your armor," was the first thing Elida said upon Natalie's arrival, her lips quirking up in obvious amusement.

In much the same way that Natalie had analyzed all of their gear and appearances, she was of course receiving her own scrutiny. She had grown somewhat used to people seeing her in the inappropriate erotite gear in public, but having fellow classmates raise an eyebrow was both more and less embarrassing than strangers. Not that anyone reacted so obviously a...

7.16 - Elida's Team

The weekend arrived quicker than expected, and with it, the upcoming delve with Elida's team—an event Natalie was both wary and apprehensive of, yet also admittedly interested in.

While Natalie certainly didn't like Elida, to be generous in the description of her feelings, that didn't mean she wasn't intrigued by the top performer of their year, since Natalie was a delver and warrior at heart, and that woman excelled in both fields.

Vanetta too had ca...

6.68 - Shield-Bearer

Late morning the next day, Rosalie arrived at Zoey and Maddy's training room with Delta in tow, interrupting their magic practice.

"My father wishes to speak with us," she informed the two of them. "I'm fairly certain he's made a decision on our fifth teammate."

"Oh?" Zoey asked, instantly interested.

That particular topic had been hanging over their heads since they'd arrived. Rosalie had alluded that she would be trying to sway Enzo toward specific possibilities, a woman a...

7.15 - ❤ Venting Steam VI

"Which of us are you gonna fuck first?"

The question spawned more of a dilemma than Jordan's joking tone probably intended. As silly as it was, Natalie could see who she chose to slide into first implying a preference. And she didn't want to give that impression. To either of the girls in front of her.

Of course, if she was completely honest with herself, Jordan was her best friend for life, the girl she was madly in love with, and while Natalie had attached to Malice with shockin...

6.67 - ❤ Extraction V

Content Disclaimer: Some distension and extreme loads and stuff, as to be expected from the set-up of this scene.

Zoey spared a moment to admire the wonderful sight, kneeling on Sabina's bed and looking down at her naked alchemy instructor. Fourteen inches of latex-clad cock were poised at her lips, lips that were slightly cracked open—cool gray eyes meeting Zoey's, serene and unworried at the open offer of her 'taking control.'

It was hard to describe how intensely...

7.14 - ❤ Venting Steam V

Natalie's long suffering had ended. Leaning back with her legs spread, she watched as Jordan and Malice crawled on hands and knees to approach her. Jordan wasted no time grabbing the base of her cock and shaking it side to side.

"Don't be too fast, though," Jordan said wryly. "Not something I usually have to worry about, but …" She squeezed hard, and precum leaked from Natalie's tip. "But maybe this is our own fault," she finished with amusement. Green eyes flicked up to hold...

7.13 - ❤ Venting Steam IV

Natalie tongue-fucked the wolfgirl eagerly, nose rubbing against her clit as she dug in. As the breathing of the wolfgirl beneath her grew shallower and shallower, little groans escaping her throat, Natalie didn't let up as she usually might—instead driving her into a fever pitch as quickly as she could. In less than a minute, Malice's hips were rolling around, up and off the bed, pressing in against Natalie's face, the thighs squeezing around her head declaring her satisfaction. Her tongue...

6.66 - ❤ Extraction IV

"What," her teacher prompted, even as she nuzzled her face against her cock. "Is the process of alchemical fermentation, and what particular ingredients are susceptible to it?"

Seeing how they were in the end-game, the eighth question—and the one which would probably have Sabina sliding Zoey's cock down her throat—it made sense that they were well beyond the easy ones, the prompts for basic information that even a total apprentice could answer.

Alchemical fermentation. The nam...

7.12 - ❤ Venting Steam III

"What I have planned," Jordan echoed. "Obviously, the first step is getting this poor girl naked. So, up you go," she ordered Natalie. "In front of the bed." She pointed.

Natalie stood as ordered. As she shuffled off the bed and walked over to the front, Jordan pulled Malice along to cuddle up where Natalie had been sitting a second prior, against the headboard. She leaned against Malice's shoulder, wrapping a hand around her waist—pressing her naked curves against the other girl in a...

6.65 - Extraction III

"Describe counter- and inter-sympathy," Sabina said. "And some interesting examples."

As expected, difficulty was ramping up. This was still a common conceptual question, though moving beyond the basics, especially since she'd asked for interesting examples. Zoey mulled it over, finding it increasingly difficult to keep her thoughts in order with her teacher standing naked in front of her. And with how Zoey herself was currently wearing a tight-fitting black latex bodysuit that was surp...

7.11 - Venting Steam II

Jordan set the [Capture Core] atop the dresser she'd pulled it from.

"Just wondering if you wanted to help me take care of something, real quick," Jordan said, grinning at the wolfgirl.

Orange eyes blinked as they turned, again, from Jordan to Natalie, who was sitting cross-legged on the bed, skirt straining upward from her erection.

Malice seemed briefly confused.

"If it's fucking or fighting," she said after a second, shrugging once as if she didn't care which. "I'm ...

7.10 - Venting Steam I

Both Jordan and Sofia were sitting in the living room when Natalie, face still faintly hot from the extremely unexpected mentoring session, walked through the front door. Sofia was in the recliner, which she seemed to have laid implicit claim to, and Jordan sprawled out on the couch—the edge of which she peeked her head over upon Natalie entering.

"How'd it go?" Jordan asked.

"Um," Natalie replied.

"Knowing her," Sofia said dryly. "The two of them fucked."

"...

6.64 - Extraction II

"Definitely the top?" Sabina echoed. "Is the other choice of such little appeal to you?"

Zoey knew Sabina was just teasing, but a part of her wanted to hurry to clarify, to say everything about her was amazing, obviously. Which was probably the source of the teasing in the first place, based on the amused glint in Sabina's eyes.

"No," Zoey said. "Just stating a preference."

"A strong one, it sounds like."

"Not necessarily." She flicked her eyes u...

7.09 - Mentorship VII

Natalie had Instructor Robin's breasts in her hands.

Her teacher's tits. The tits of a decorated top-ranker combat instructor from Tenet Academy. Were in her hands.

It was a bit surreal.

Natalie struggled to keep herself grounded as she washed Robin's chest, rubbing her fingers over those smooth, full curves and squeezing ample flesh. Try as she might to rationalize the situation, or remind herself that she needed to be careful, there was no way she could actually i...

6.63 - Extraction I

Zoey didn't have to stand outside Rosalie's room for long as the two sisters had their private conversation, but even a few minutes felt torturous when she didn't know what was happening inside. When Rosalie emerged and invited her back in, she was immensely relieved to find Rosalie seeming calm and Charlotte, while still eying her, not as aggressively as before.

"So, uh," Zoey said. "Everything cleared up?"

Rosalie nodded, and Charlotte pursed her lips.

"I won't fault you f...

7.08 - Mentorship VI

What do you look for in a woman?

Unfortunately, Natalie's instinctive response was for her eyes to flick down to her instructor's naked body only partially hidden in the clear water—and her breasts, which weren't hidden at all. They jolted back just as fast, though a woman as perceptive as Robin had certainly seen it. She didn't comment, to Natalie's immense relief.

"Uh," she said slowly, doing her best to keep control of her slamming heart, and more importantly, the ar...

7.07 - Mentorship V

When she and Robin passed another maid—who was in a regular, expecting cleaning outfit—and the woman didn't bat an eye, Natalie suddenly had an idea of what she was in for.

Because what kind of staff member could see her employer walking through the hallway with a furiously blushing young woman dressed in a slutty outfit without reacting in the slightest? That meant it wasn't an unusual sight, or at least one they'd been warned or trained to expect.

Instructor Robin had prefer...

6.62 - Charlotte

This was a disaster, but a containable one. Charlotte knowing of her and Zoey's relationship was many times less dangerous than their father knowing. The question was, of course, whether she could convince Charlotte to be discreet.

'We need to talk,' Charlotte had said. 'Alone.'

Rosalie glanced at Zoey, who read the request on her face.

"I'll, uh, give you two some privacy, then," she said. "Sorry about … the misunderstanding."

Charlotte eyed h...

7.06 - Mentorship IV

Natalie put on her uniform.

She stood from her seat and hesitantly began unbuttoning her Tenet top. The experienced combat lead didn't so much as glance up from the paperwork she'd started on. That both emboldened and discouraged her. The tight-fitting combat-ready blouse came off, and still Robin didn't look up.

To her delight and terror, though—a very excited sort of terror—when Natalie stripped her bra off, there was a glance upward of blue eyes, which paused however briefl...

6.61 - Misunderstanding

That went better than expected, Zoey thought as she walked down the hallways of the d'Celestin estate, headed for Rosalie's room in the royal wing. She hadn't necessarily expected disaster to come from a meeting with Enzo, but any conversation risked him finding out things she would rather he didn't—most notably her relationship to Rosalie.

She wasn't sure whether he knew more than he was letting on. For a man that controlled half the Fractures, she assumed he had to be perce...

7.05 - Robin III

Instructor Robin guided her through her home up into her personal office, which Natalie couldn't help but find ironic, because why had they taken a trip through the city if she was going to be sitting in a chair and talking like they could've at Tenet? Though she was sure Instructor Robin had more planned today.

After settling into her chair, and Instructor Robin doing the same behind her desk, she wasted no further time getting to the point.

"You were assigned a mentor because of...

7.04 - Robin II

In long, confident strides, Instructor Robin led them out of the administrative building. After a short walk, it became clear they were headed for the entrance of Tenet and thus onto the streets of Aradon. Natalie had assumed they'd at least be staying on campus.

"Can I, uh, ask where we're going?"

"My home," Instructor Robin replied easily.

She stumbled a step. Her home? Why in the world would Instructor Robin be taking her to the place she lived? What sort of 'men...

6.60 - Arrangements

After two hours of practice, a messenger arrived to let Zoey know that Enzo wanted to meet with her. She had few delusions that such a summons meant 'whenever was best for her.' She was expected to make herself available immediately. That was fine, since she needed to speak with Enzo as well.

Back at the d'Celestin estate, she picked up Aria, and the two of them followed the messenger through the palatial hallways.

Enzo didn't host the meeting inside his throne room, thankfully, b...