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Disclaimer:  this sotry contailns representations of graphic sex acts,
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The Quest

Farleven farleven@yahoo.com
http://www.angelfire.com/ct2/farleven/index.html
2000

Part 2/4 (mf mc nc)


The next day the pair traveled through the remainder of the forest and
by mid day had came to the edge of a small town.  It was a small village
of only a couple dozen houses, a blacksmith, and an inn.  Both being
hungry and a little tired, Elshana and Orin decided to try the inn.
Elshana wasn't certain that mingling with the people of Telain's Kingdom
was a good idea, but decided it was best to find out now before
traveling deeper into their land.

The inn was fairly busy for an afternoon, but the two travelers easily
found seats near the door.  Around them was what looked to be almost all
the adult townsfolk scattered amongst the tables.  Elshana thought that
was rather odd, but dismissed the thought as they were brought a couple
bowls of wonderful smelling stew.  The pair enjoyed the food in silence
as they both studied the people around them.  No one had paid the two
visitors any attention, even the serving girl had ignored them, save
collecting coin for the meal.  Elshana thought that was rather strange,
especially for such a small border town, but was relieved by it as
well.  If this was the case every where, she would be able to conduct
her quest and still enjoy a good meal and a bed from time to time.

Just as they finished their meal, the serving girl came back out
carrying a small bell.  Elshana watched the girl stroll into the middle
of the room with a gentle sway of her hips.  She didn't understand what
this could be, and quickly surmised that it must be some local custom.
The girl looked around the room for a moment before she smiled and rang
the bell.  Elshana felt the vibration flow through her, felt the power
the bell had just released.  She realized that the bell held some kind
of magic, and that she had been in its path.

The behavior from the inn's other patrons quickly grabbed Elshana's
attention away from the magic bell.  The instant the bell rang out, all
the women pulled off their clothes and knelt before the men beside
them.  Elshana was shocked as she watched women young and old fall to
their knees.  As they did, their male companions barked out orders and
Elshana watched as all of the women eagerly obeyed the commands.

One young girl descended upon a man's lap, grinning stupidly as she
pulled down his trousers.  Elshana watched as the girl pulled out his
member and engulfed the thick shaft with her mouth.  Elshana had never
seen a naked man before that moment, and was shocked at the display
before her.  She also felt a nagging pull on her mind as her hands
unconsciously drew up to her shirt.  She tried to focus on the pull, to
contain and extinguish it.

Elshana's concentration was broken by a cry of passion from another
woman.  Elshana turned to see a mature woman being impaled on a man's
cock.  The woman was lying on a table, a look of ecstasy across her face
as her pussy was filled.  Elshana watched with stunned awe as the woman
was fucked before her, moaning as her partner mauled her breasts.  She
didn't even notice that her hands had already loosened her shirt and was
slowly pulling it back as the orgy continued all around her.

Elshana had led a shelter life when it came to sex, and had never even
known that her plump mound held such an opening.  Her tender
self-explorations had always been halted by her maidenhood, though she
had no idea that such a passage existed past that gate.  As Elshana
watched the women around her being used, her own long ignored passions
began to build.  She didn't understand it as she felt a strange tingling
between her legs coupled with a growing emptiness in her loins.  Elshana
was already being whisked away by the spell as her hands pulled back her
shirt, revealing her pert, round breasts to anyone who was watching.

Orin was watching the scene with equally shock.  He was not nearly so
sheltered sexually, understanding the basics of the game fully, though
he had yet to lay with a woman.  He watched in awe, studying every act
and the curves of every young woman lying bare around him.  Orin didn't
even notice his companion's capture by the bell's magic as he surveyed
the writhing flesh before him.

Elshana was whisked back to reality as she felt two hands cup her waist
and pulled her up.

"You don't mind my taking the little lass for a spin do ya, son?"  Asked
the man behind her with a gruff voice.

The situation took a moment to sink in to Elshana as her body readied
itself for the stranger.  The realization of what was going on allowed
her to fight against her budding passion, however and she spun around.
Holding out her palm, Elshana summed her powers without thinking and
tossed the man across the room.  Realizing what she had just done, she
turned to Orin and grabbed his arm.  "We've got to get out of here,
now!"

It took her several tugs at his arm before Orin finally turned and
followed her out of the inn.  Her actions had not gone unnoticed however
and several of the men pulled themselves away from their partners and
moved to follow the travelers out the door.

As she passed through the door, Elshana felt as if a weight had been
lifted from her thoughts and she quickly realized that her shirt was
still open and displaying her breasts.  She rapidly closed the shirt but
not before Orin had the chance to appreciate them.  Elshana reddened as
she fastened the shirt, but the sounds of commotion behind them roused
her from her embarrassment and she ran out of town as quickly as she
could with Orin in tow.

"What was going on in there?" Orin asked, feeling a bit shell shocked
himself, though he had thoroughly enjoyed the scene.

"That bell had some kind of magic, I felt it when it ringed." Elshana
replied as they ran towards another patch of woods.  The men behind them
quickly fell behind, and the two were soon out of danger and safely
hiding in the woods.

"It's a good thing you fought it off, I don't think they would have let
us go once they found out you were Ashari." Orin commented as they
rested.

"How did you know?" Elshana replied before she had a chance to consider
those words.  She quickly realized how foolish it was to think he
wouldn't figure it out.

"Between your resisting that spell and the fact that you're traveling
into Telain's Kingdom, it was pretty obvious, Elshana.  Don't worry,
your secret's safe with me, I just want to find my sister and go home,
and I think I'm going to need your help to pull it off." Orin replied.
He knew little about the Ashari besides rumor and story, but he knew
they controlled magic, and that was going to be very useful.

"Okay."  Elshana sat thinking for a moment.  "What are we going to do
now?  If every town is like this, we're going to have to avoid every
village on our way.  If they even suspect I'm Ashari, they'll probably
be watching for us too."

"Can you conjure up food with your magic?  If we can eat there isn't any
need for us to even risk coming close to another village." Orin asked.

"Yes, but only food that didn't come from an animal.  I suppose we can
get by on that." Elshana answered.  She wasn't very comfortable using
her magic for food, but it seemed a wiser choice than risking going into
another village.  It wasn't against any rules to use her magic this way,
but it smacked of self-reward, and that was something magic couldn't be
used for.

"Good, we can stretch out the last of my meat for a few days.  After
that we can hunt or fish if we need to."

They rested for a few more minutes, listening carefully for the sounds
of pursuers and grateful that none could be heard.  It had been a close
call but they were safe for now.  Elshana assumed they would warn the
rest of Telain's Kingdom, and she only hoped that little stop wouldn't
result in the end of her quest.  There was nothing more she could do
about it yet, and so they started off again, strolling deeper into the
forest.

As they walked further into the trees, Elshana began to notice a subtle
power flowing through the land.  When she had first left Hosul, she had
noticed her homelands power fade away and now she felt the power of
Telain's Kingdom.  As she continued, Elshana began to sense a subtly to
the energy, a direction of strength leading her towards the source of he
power.  She realized that following the beacon would lead her to Telain
and her Ashari sisters, and she set herself in that direction, heading
for her destiny.

As they made camp for the night, Elshana decided to try satisfying her
curiosity over the events at the inn.  "Orin, do you mind if I ask you
something?"

"Go right ahead." Orin replied as he munched on a piece of bread.

Elshana fumbled with just how to ask her question, not sure at all how
to begin.  "Back at the inn, what were they doing?"

Orin sat back, stunned both by the question and the innocence it
conveyed.  He could hardly believe a lovely young woman could be so
ignorant about such things.  "Do you know anything about sex, Elshana?"

The girl could only shake her head no, not even knowing the word, though
she assumed it had something to do with the scenes she had witnessed
back at the inn.

Orin thought for a moment before deciding how to proceed.  He quickly
fumbled his ways through the basics of lovemaking, surprised as Elshana
seemed to absorb every word attentively with only curiosity and not
apprehension.

"So I guess you liked looking at my breasts." Elshana smiled wryly,
already grasping the game.  Her strange reaction in the inn also made
sense to her know, as she had been enchanted to join in the orgy and her
body was preparing to be used.  Elshana shivered slightly at the
thought, though she wasn't sure if it was from arousal or apprehension.

Orin only smiled back and nodded his head.  He had enjoyed her pert
cream color mounds and their pink little nipples.  Excluding the other
women at the inn, they were the first breasts he remembered seeing bare
and were certainly his favorites.  Orin wondered just how far this
conversation was going to go, and was already hard from their earlier
discussion.

Elshana considered herself carefully and decided that she didn't want to
provoke Orin into doing something she'd regret.  As he explained it,
sexual passion could lay waste to a person's reason as they focused on
sex, and she wasn't ready to go that far yet, or provoke Orin into
forcing himself upon her.

"Okay, I think we'd better get some sleep, we've got a long way to go
tomorrow." Orin said as he rolled over.  He saw Elshana's
self-assessment and decided it wasn't the time to pursue her more
intimately.  Given her frank ability to discuss such matters, Orin
didn't figure she had many inhibitions, but didn't want to risk
upsetting her either.  If she did choose to lay with him it would be far
more enjoyable than if he pushed her into coupling now against her
better judgement.

Elshana was grateful for her companion's self control and lay down for
her own sleep.  She considered the dangers ahead and the new discoveries
of her own body as she drifted off to another pleasant rest in the woods
of Telain's Kingdom.

***


Elshana and Orin continued on their journey for several days, heading
ever closer to Telain.  Every day, Elshana felt his power grow closer
and she continued to explore the ripples of energy flowing from him.
She knew it would not be long before she stood before him and would face
her destiny.

Much of the journey was made in silence to avoid accidentally alerting
local folk of their passing.  They crept quietly past several more
villages, though sometimes they would sit on the edge of clearing and
watch what went on.  Elshana would reach out with her senses and listen
and watch the goings on of the townsfolk.  Orin assumed this as he
watched her meditate but never fully grasped how complete her
observations were.

Elshana watched and listened for anything that said the locals knew of
them, and she also kept watch for anything relating to the ritual they
had observed in the first village.  The villages they came to didn't
seem to be alerted to their presence, which lifted Elshana's spirits.
She didn't want to risk going into another village, but it was good to
know they weren't being watched for.

As Elshana reached out to observe the forth village they came upon, she
noticed that the townsfolk had gather much as the folk of the first town
many days ago.  She focused her attention intently upon every facet she
could to learn more about the strange ritual, beyond just the sexual
rites.  She hadn't learned anything before a serving girl came out with
a bell and began another magic induced orgy.  Being out of spell's
power, Elshana now had the chance to observe the events without falling
victim to the magic.  Her own curiosity got the better of her and she
shifted her attention from couple to couple as the orgy continued.  Her
attention finally focused on one couple, both young and virile.  The
girl was about her age, with long dark hair, ample breasts and a nicely
curved sexy form that was lying on top of a table.  The girl was
completely consumed by lust, and Elshana felt her own fires light just
looking into the eyes of the girl as she was absorbed in an all
consuming passion.  Her partner was also quite handsome and Elshana
couldn't help but focus on his proud shaft as it plunged repeatedly into
the girl's folds.  Elshana couldn't help but feel aroused as she
watched, and listened both to the sounds of the general orgy and the
cries of pleasure from the couple she was focused on.  She couldn't help
but imagine herself in that position, with Orin plunging into her, and
she felt her own passions spark at the thought.

Elshana didn't notice when on of her hands dropped between her legs and
began to caress her folds through her clothes.  Orin did however, and
quietly watched her with growing interest.  He assumed quite quickly
just what she was watching so intently.  He didn't know how she
completely she could observe the events in the town's inn, but Orin had
well since guessed what was going on inside.  He smiled inwardly as he
watched the lovely Ashari masturbate before him.

The orgy continued for some time, and Elshana continued to watch just as
intently.  The couple she had been watching climaxed after a bit of
heavy thrusting and screams of passion.  Elshana then watched in
amazement as the girl pulled herself away and quickly found another
waiting man.  The girl wrapped her naked flesh around him and quickly
aroused his shaft with a careful caress.  After captivating his
interest, she leaned over a table and turned back to the man, calling
for him to take her and waving her ass seductively.  The man didn't make
her wait long, and Elshana gasped as she watched him sink his length
into the waiting girl.  The girl let out a cry of passion and thanks and
spurred the man on to use her feminine charms.  Elshana watched as this
continued for much of the after noon.  The girl gave herself wantonly to
seven more men, each time behaving like a sex-crazed animal.  The rest
of the women were no different, and as Elshana watched the town women
whore out their bodies she realized that they were all rather pretty.
She was quite surprised by this, as one would expect some homely ladies
in a town of this size, but even the ugliest of the women were lovely
and shapely.  Elshana could only assume that this was from some magic,
and was rather awed by that kind of power.

Finally the orgy ended in one communal climax, and the sexual energy
that flowed caught Elshana rather off guard.  She felt her own passions
suddenly flash as well, and she quaked with pleasure and moaned
slightly, completely forgetting her companion.  With that it was over,
and Elshana watched with interest as all of the women seamed to suddenly
awaken.  Most of the women dashed for their clothing and quickly covered
themselves, a feeling of shame and dread flowing from them.  The rest
seemed more resigned, and Elshana sensed a surrender of spirit in them.
Finally a small group of girls, including the one Elshana had watched,
stood stoic, neither surrendering nor feeling shamed by the magic.
Elshana was a bit surprised by this, and quickly focused her attention.
A moment later she had retrieved the location of the girl's house and
pleased that it was a farmstead both away from the town and along their
path.  Elshana was hoping to find out more about the magic of the bell
and hopefully a bit more about the hold that Telain maintained over his
dominion.  With that learned, she finally pulled back her attention and
returned her senses fully to her body.  Elshana was still somewhat
aroused, and she shocked to find her hand between her legs and a
noticeable dampness on the cloth she had forced into her mound.  She
quickly realized what she must have done, and quickly turned a very deep
shade of red as she looked over to a smirking Orin.

A simple look shared all the feelings and thoughts they needed to.
Besides, Elshana was in no mood to discuss her display with him quite
yet, and Orin was wise enough not to tease or even comment.  Without a
word, they started off again, travelling in the woods that surrounded
the town and off in the direction of the homestead.  They strayed far
into the woods to be sure to avoid the townsfolk, and marched on till
they reached a patch of grass along a riverbank.

Elshana was feeling rather sweaty and smelt an odd musk from her clothes
and decided now was as good a time as any to take care of it.  "I'm
going to wash my clothes and bathe, if you can stand guard without
peaking."

Orin laughed at that.  "It'll be hard but I can keep my eyes to myself."

Elshana smiled at that.  She was growing used to Orin's less than veiled
compliments over their journey, and was quickly coming to like the
flattery.  With that taken care of, she quickly strolled down to a small
outcropping of trees along the river, putting them between her and
Orin.  With due haste she stripped off her soiled clothes and rinsed
them quickly in the river's fresh water.  She felt a bit strange
standing naked along the riverbank, but it was a enjoyably natural
feeling as well.  Elshana finished rinsing her clothes and threw them
over a branch.  They were made of a fast drying cloth and would be fresh
and dry by the time she finished bathing.

The water was cool against her skin, but Elshana felt refreshed as the
river water washed away the dirt and grime she had collected over her
journey.  The feeling of the water flowing over her naked flesh was very
relaxing as well.  She had never felt quite so in tune with nature as
she did at that moment, as she gently splashed around on the edge of the
river.  She opened herself up to the world around her, and she felt the
flow of power within Telain's kingdom.  Certainly there was a dark
foreboding feeling permeating his land, but as she opened herself up,
Elshana felt an undercurrent below this darkness.  It was a strange
energy to her senses, though familiar as well.  It took her a moment to
realize it was a less intense form of the same energy that she had felt
emanating from the magic bell.

As Elshana continued to cleanse herself in the river's clean water, she
continued to explore this strange new energy flowing around her.  She
didn't even notice as her hands began to pay more attention to her
sensitive breasts and feminine folds as she wiped off the dirt clinging
to her skin.  It wasn't until her roaming hands firmly cupped a breast
and her mound simultaneously that Elshana realized that state she was
in.  She felt strange warmth inside her and a growing yearning in her
loins.  She quickly realized that she must be getting aroused, and her
curiosity drove her to continue her self-exploration.

Orin waited intently on the other side of the trees, keeping a lookout
for any unwelcome visitors.  He was seriously tempted to sneak a peak at
his lovely companion, but dismissed the thought.  He was already certain
that Elshana was warming up to him, and it wouldn't be long before she
shared her charms willingly, and Orin had no intention of delaying
that.  It wasn't until he began to hear light moans from the other side
of the trees that he began to rethink his decision.

Elshana couldn't contain herself.  She felt so strange and good at the
same time, and her hands seemed to be working their own magic on her
sensitive flesh.  She tried to stifle her passionate noises, but she
couldn't stop from making them.  Her thoughts began to turn to the
scenes she had witnessed just a few hours ago and Elshana's remaining
self control faded away.  She was moaning openly now as her hands
massaged her sensitive flesh, but she still couldn't ebb the feeling of
emptiness from between her legs.

It was then that Elshana heard a rustling of brush from the shore and
she looked up to see Orin looking at her with a strange expression.  She
realized the scene she had created for him, her nude form standing waste
deep in the river, clearly playing with herself.  She stood there
dumbfounded for a moment, as her hands continued their work, unsure of
what to do.  Her body cried out with a need Elshana had never felt
before, but her mind wasn't certain if she should give in.  The battle
was short lived however and her curiosity and arousal won out.

She pulled her hands to her sides with some difficulty and turned to her
peeping companion.  "Well, now that you've seen me you may as well join
me down here and wash off your own stench."

"Are you sure?" Orin replied, a bit uncertain, after all Elshana was
still Ashari and he didn't know what she could do to him if she felt
some form of revenge was due.

Elshana just stood there with a wry and hungry look on her face as she
smiled slightly.  Orin didn't make her wait long and soon he was
splashing into the water as naked as she was.  He was careful not to get
to close as he washed off, though he was somewhat surprised that she
continued to wash beside him without any further concern for her nudity.

Elshana was quickly growing impatient with Orin, she was trying her best
to be inviting.  She could sense his almost undivided attention on her,
but she needed more than just the brushing of his leering gaze upon her
flesh.  Pushing down the last bit of uncertainty, she waded over to him
and pressed her breasts against his back and whispered into his ear.
"Do you mind if I help?"

"Um, okay." Orin replied taken aback by Elshana's sudden assertiveness
and the feeling of her naked flesh pressed against his back.  His own
desires wouldn't let him turn her down however and he enjoyed the
feeling of her delicate hands running over his body.

Elshana barely kept herself from smothering Orin, but she contented
herself with a determined exploration of his body.  Thanks to the
earlier scenes she had watched, Elshana knew what to expect, but she had
never touched a man so intimately.  She ran her hands over his muscular
chest and flat stomach, careful not to descend to quickly to the item of
her greatest curiosity which hung between his legs.  After a few minutes
of exploring his upper body, her hands descended and found his erect
member waiting.  Orin moaned as her hands wrapped around his shaft,
carefully exploring the sensitive flesh.  Elshana again wondered how
such a large shaft could fit inside her, but the still burning ache
between her legs pushed her on.

Elshana pulled back and swung herself around, and pulled Orin to her.
She saw a look of surprise and pleasure in his eyes as she paused a
moment before embracing and kissing him passionately.  They stood there
for several minutes, warmly embracing in the cool water of the river,
their naked bodies pressed together happily.  Elshana was moved by the
feeling inside her, it was so right to be here like this, pressing her
willing naked flesh against a handsome man.  She could hardly bear to
pull herself away from that wonderful moment, but the ache from her
loins called out to be soothed and Elshana could not resist that need.

They waded back out the river, hand in hand, and eagerly fell to the
ground on the riverbank embracing again with same passion as before.
Elshana was on the bottom, unconsciously spreading her legs for Orin to
help him rest atop her.  Their hands began to explore the other's body
and they both let out moans from their joined lips as their hands
caressed the other.  Elshana moaned as she felt Orin cup one breast and
then the other.  She had never felt another's hand on those tender
globes, and she was dismayed when he pulled his hands away to continue
their exploration.  When his roaming hands found her aching mound she
barely kept her lips to his as she let out another soft cry of passion.
Orin's finger's explored her tender flesh with care, sparking pleasure
as he gently ran his fingers over her aroused nether lips.

Finally, Elshana reached down to her own prize and wrapped her delicate
fingers around Orin's hard shaft.  She sensed his surprise when she
shifted her hips to perfectly position herself for mounting.  The ache
needed to be soothed, and Elshana wanted it.  With a bit of careful
attention, she spread her legs and guided the bulging head of Orin's
member to her entrance.  Then she looked up into his eyes, communicating
her love and her need without words.

Orin smiled warmly back, they understood each other intimately at that
moment, laying naked on the riverbank about to consummate a love they
had yet to admit aloud.  Elshana gasped as she felt Orin push forward,
parting her tender flesh and sinking into her unexplored depths.  The
sensation was beyond words, Elshana had never felt something so
wonderful and strange in all her days.  A short pain pulled her back
from the bliss, making her strangely aware of being so filled.  Orin
then rested, fully inside Elshana's welcoming flesh.  The sensation was
beyond their experience, and all they could do was kiss passionately
again as their bodies were so intimately joined.

After another few minutes of kissing, Orin pulled back and withdrew
himself slowly from Elshana's depths.  She gasped at the sensation,
absorbed by an internal vision of her internal folds collapsing as his
shaft pulled back.  He pulled back until he again sat at her gates,
resting only a moment before plunging back into her tender warmth.
Elshana moaned loudly as she felt his member spear her again.  She could
scarcely believe how good it felt.  As Orin pulled back again, Elshana
did as well and she thrust her hips forward to meet his next thrust,
gasping again from the wondrous feeling.

Soon they were humping against each other with abandon, both moaning and
grunting in pleasure as they coupled.  Elshana felt a growing passion
inside her, growing with every filling thrust of Orin's shaft inside
her.  She was completely lost in the sensation, absorbed by the wondrous
feeling as she embraced her lover.  Finally, the budding passion bloomed
and Elshana cried out with a new vigor her entire body shivering with
pleasure.  She was lost to bliss in that moment and the world fell
away.  Elshana didn't even notice Orin's final thrust or being filled
with his seed.  She was absorbed in pleasure, wrapping herself tightly
to Orin and kissing him with mindless abandon.

The couple laid still for a long while after that, basking in the waning
passion that had gripped them, enjoying the gentle breeze across their
skin.  It was nearly dark again before Elshana decided to get up,
shaking off the slight nap she had taken in Orin's arms.  She rolled on
top of him playfully and kissed him gently on the forehead to wake him
up.

"Come on, we should get going." Elshana chimed softly.  She melted a bit
inside as he smiled back up at her.  With that she rolled off again and
scampered over to her clothes.  Modesty wasn't a concern now, but the
cool evening air was and Elshana quickly wrapped herself back up as Orin
watched sleepily.

Orin pulled himself up a moment later and donned his own clothes.  As
they walked back to the path, Elshana pulled herself up to his side.

"Thanks, Orin." Elshana smiled sweetly and kissed him on the cheek.  She
wasn't quite sure just how to thank him fully for the wonderful feelings
they had just shared.

Orin gripped her hand and returned the kiss.  They continued along in
silence, simply enjoying being together and the sights, sounds and
smells of the woods around them.

As she went to sleep that evening, Elshana considered her new feelings
for Orin.  At first she had tolerated his presence, but now she couldn't
even consider what it would be like on this journey without him.  The
dangers ahead worried her however.  Soon she would have to confront
Telain, and Orin had no defense against Telain's sorcery.  Elshana began
to wonder just what she could do to protect him.  The next day they
would be at the farm of the girl from the inn, and Elshana hoped to find
the answer to some of those questions there.

The next day began at dawn like all the others, except that the two
travelers had spent the evening in each other's arms instead of on
opposite sides of the fire.  It took Elshana a moment to realize why she
had an arm wrapped around her when she woke up, but quickly remember and
snuggled against Orin's warm chest.  It was far more comfortable
sleeping together than alone, she thought, though it did slow her desire
to get moving.  Finally, she decided it was time and pulled away from
Orin's sleeping form and pulled together something for breakfast from
their packs.  Orin was always a slow riser, and usually Elshana jostled
him awake after eating her own breakfast, but now she felt compelled to
fix him something as well.

She woke him with a gentle kiss and they ate in a warm silence.  Elshana
explained where they were going quickly and soon they were on their way
again towards the home of the girl.  Elshana didn't know what to expect,
but she hoped to learn more of the mysteries of Telain's land before
being forced to confront him, and she had sensed that this girl would
help them.

It was mid-day before they reached the edge of the farm, and Elshana was
careful to sense for any occupants besides the girl.  Again, she reached
out with her mind and surveyed the small homestead.  It was no more than
a small house and a few pens for chickens and pigs along with a couple
horses and a few patches of plowed land.  Luck was with them, and the
girl was alone in the house, and no one else was close enough for
Elshana to sense.  With that discerned, they cautiously walked up to the
house, not wanting to risk scaring off the girl.

As they walked up to the door, they were surprised when it swung open
before them, with the girl standing watch just inside.

"Come in, Ashari, I am Walani.  I've been expecting you.  Though I am
surprised by your companion.  I'm sure you both would like a hot meal."
The girl motioned the two inside.

"How did you know we were coming?" Elshana asked.  She followed the girl
in to the house and took a place at the wood table in the main room.
Orin followed behind quietly, content to let Elshana lead the way.

"In the days before Telain came I was a seer.  I've lost most of my
skills since then, but I can still sense when magic is used around me.
I have encountered Ashari before, and spoke with them much like I will
with you.  I sensed your magic yesterday and I've been waiting since.
My husband will not return till the evening, so we have until then."
Walani answered as she poured two bowls of stew from a kettle over the
fire.

"But Telain has been here for centuries!" Elshana objected.

"Yes that is true, eat the stew and I'll explain." Walani began.  "I
know you have witnessed the effects of the Gulin Bell, it is the means
by which Telain came to rule this land and how I can still be here
today.  The bell releases a spell that controls the women within its
presence and sends us into a sexual heat we can not control.  The bell
harnesses our passionate energies for Telain and effects more permanent
changes upon the women under its spell.  I stand before you as a
beautiful girl due to its powers.  When I was first introduced to the
bell's power I was a withering old woman, and after only a few chimes I
regained my youth.  Since then I have not aged a day.  The bell harbors
a more sinister power as well, for I can not disobey a man nor seek to
harm one since I first heard the chime.  I have become little more than
chattel since Telain came, as have all the women of this land.  We are
passed from man to man, as servants and wives until our novelty wears
thin and we are passed along again.  I believe that the men are
controlled as well, though only so far as to forge their loyalty to
Telain."

Elshana listened attentively as she ate her stew.  She heard the ringing
of disgust and frustration in Walani's voice as she described her fate.
This worried Elshana as well, she had no idea what she could do against
such powers, and she knew she had heard the chime of the bell as well
and felt its power.  She did not know if the seed of her own failure had
already been sown and that she simply was awaiting the final movement
that would spell her doom.

Walani saw the trepidation in her guest's expression.  "I can not say if
you can defeat this power.  I have seen several Ashari over the years
and Telain has never lost his dominion.  Still, you are free and so long
as that is so, there is hope.  If you do not forget yourself and you
task, it is possible to defeat him, Ashari."

Elshana nodded meekly.  She could sense the age and the weariness in
Walani.  Elshana could scarcely imagine an existence such as Walani had
endured, but that fueled her determination to fight.  Her master had
always warned that fear and uncertainty lead to defeat, and Elshana knew
she could not surrender now.

They talked for some time, but little important information was left to
share.  Walani had never been trained in sorcery, and didn't know or
understand the powers at work, she could only sense ripples in the magic
currents around her.  Elshana realized she possessed the most important
point of knowledge, that Telain's power flowed from the aroused passions
of his people.  She did not know how to use this yet, but she knew it
was a crucial key.

Finally, the day grew near its end and the pair of travelers set off
again early enough to escape the notice of Walani's husband.  They
walked back into the woods, both silently reflecting on Walani's
warnings and the fate she had endured.  They also knew that somewhere in
Telain's land Orin's sister had likely fallen prey to the bell, and was
succumbing to the same fate.  That fact set a dark mood over the pair as
they continued on their way towards the focus of Telain's power and the
destiny that awaited them there.

The next few days were quiet as well.  Elshana was absorbed in her own
calculation, trying to figure out how to defeat the enemy before her.
Orin was quiet also, determined not to interrupt Elshana's thoughts and
sullen at the fate of his sister.  Unless Elshana could defeat Telain,
there was no hope for his sister, and very likely Elshana would join the
ranks of Telain's chattel women.

Finally, they reached the edge of Telain's estate.  Elshana could feel a
stronger current of his power flowing all around the castle which was
still little more than a speck on the horizon.  Orin set off to find a
river and some fish, while Elshana struck out to find some berries
before they descended into the heart of Telain's realm.

As she walked down the path, picking off the ripe berries around,
Elshana felt a strange pull behind her and she turn back towards the
path she had just walked down.  Standing before her was a robed man, no
taller than her, smiling merrily at her with the look of a master hunter
in his eyes.

"Hello there, Elshana, I must say that Morgan has never disappointed me
in the Ashari he sends me.  You have come a long way, and I'm pleased at
the strength you've shown.  Most Ashari couldn't even resist the first
bell.  Now, it is time for me to take my pleasure however, so please be
so kind as to show me the fullness of you beauty dear girl." Telain
greeted, sending out a surge of power towards the unprepared Ashari.

Elshana stood there aghast for a moment at his words before the wave of
his magic reached her.  It was like the power of his bell, but
stronger.  She knew what it was, and what her surrender meant and with
that Elshana focused all her strength against the pull within her.
"I'll never give in!"

"Oh, so the dear girl thinks she can fight me."  Telain smiled smugly.
"You have no idea of my powers, Elshana, but I have little time to play
today so I will make it fully clear to you."

Another wave of power swept through her, this time more intensely.
Elshana couldn't concentrate any longer, the compulsion within her was
more than she could fight.  Her hands swept across her body with
determined speed, disrobing for her enemy with barely a second thought.
Elshana knew it was wrong, and she tried to stop herself, but her body
was beyond her control.  Within moments she stood before Telain
completely naked, with her hands at her side.  She could only fume
inside as his eyes explored her lovely curves.

"Very nice, I can hardly wait to introduce you fully to your new life.
Time grows short however, and we must be going." Telain raised his hands
and the pair disappeared from the wooded path.

Hours later Orin would find Elshana's discarded clothes and belongings
along that path.  He quickly surmised her fate, and fell upon the path
to the castle, determined to find her, and do his best to free her.

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