Well, I must have nodded off on the dock for a bit after the creature had had its way with me.  I don't think that I was asleep all that long, though.  When I awoke, I took a quick dip in the lagoon and then followed the small stream up to the edge of the rainforest.  There was a path there, and even though I was barefoot and naked, I decided to follow it.  I couldn't be too far from Mirax's estate, and I had to get back there as quickly as possible.  I had no collar on.

I followed the path along the stream.  It was a bit hard on my feet, but I stepped carefully.  I guess I must have walked for about forty minutes, when the path forked.  One part went to the right; the other followed the stream deeper into the woods.  I had no clue which one to take.  I finally decided to stay on the path that paralleled the stream.  I gingerly stepped out, savoring the sweet rainforest air and enjoying the beautiful plants, most of which, I am quite certain, did not exist on earth.

Now, you ever get the feeling that you were being watched?  Well, I had the feeling that I was being watched ever since the amphibian-creature from the lagoon finished with me.  In fact, I thought that maybe I was being watched while the creature was making me cum over and over again.  Anyhow, the feeling intensified.  I kept on moving.  I guess I have sort of a sixth sense, because I got a strong impression that whatever was watching me was getting closer and closer.  I judged I had been walking along the path about fifteen minutes, and I finally lost my temper.  I turned around and shouted.

"Okay, I don't know who or what your are," I yelled, "but if you enjoy looking at naked and lost girls, why don't you come out from wherever you are hiding?  I don't mine.  But quit sneaking around."

I got an answer.  A chorus of laughter came out of the woods.  I said "Hmmph!" and kept right on walking.

Well, I took about three steps and saw my voyeurs.  Two very short men, about three to three and one-half feet tall, popped out of the brush and stood on the path in front of me.  Two more were behind me.  I gasped and let out with a silent "Oh!"  These were the ugliest and strangest creatures I had ever seen.

Now, let me elaborate a bit.  I already said that they were short.  Their skin was sort of a mottled, sickly grey.  They had big, black eyes.  They didn't have any lips, and their mouths were oversized and filled with pointy, sharp teeth.  They grinned continuously.  There was a small horn, I guess, about three inches long, that stuck out from the top of their foreheads and was a dirty white color.  Their arms, which were very skinny, hung to their knees and they had oversized hands and very long fingers.  They were dressed in sandals, some sort of a plaid kilt, and had a matching skullcap on their heads.  And they looked like they were leering at me.

Well, a fifth creature, dressed in black kilt, stepped out of the brush and spoke.

"I am Mkzpl, leader of the Gnomes," he said, pronouncing it "guh-nomz."  "Who might you be?"

"I am Kelly, and I am trying to find the compound of Mirax," I said.

"Ah, Mirax," said Mkzpl.  "We are acquainted with him.  If you wish it, we will take you to our dwellings, and from there to the estate of the great Mirax."

Well, I really didn't have much of a choice.  So I followed the Gnomes.  When I got thirsty, they Gnomes told me that I could drink from the stream.  The water was really cool and refreshing.  We continued along the path, and the Gnomes went slowly, as I was barefoot.  The path wound away from the stream, and eventually came out onto a large stone road.  We must have been walking about an hour, or so it seemed.  I was getting tired, and the sun was beginning to set.  We traveled along the stone road a bit, and finally came to an impressive iron gate set in the middle of high stone walls.  Mkzpl gave a sharp command, and the gate opened.  We had arrived at the Gnomes' compound.

Now, once inside the walls, the compound was lovely.  There was a large pool in the center, surrounded by tables and chairs.  Huts and gardens ringed the walls and the central area.  And there was a very large, long, low building just to the right of the gate.  The Gnomes took me to the pool and asked me to bathe.  While I was bathing, they brought me juice and a tray of fruits.  I finished my bath, still naked, and decided to eat a bit.

The Gnomes filled me in on things a bit more while I was eating.  It seems I was in a lagoon owned by a great wizard named Isstvor.  Now, Isstvor liked to take an earth girl every once in a while to the lagoon and turn the creature loose.  He and his pals would watch and make wagers as to if the girl got away, how long it took her, if the creature got her, and if she enjoyed it.  I blushed; I had enjoyed it. The Gnomes told me a lot of money would change hands during these events.  

They also told me that Mirax was their friend, and they were on good terms with him.  After my massage, I could sleep here for the night and they would get me to Mirax in the morning.  The Gnomes gave me a wonderful massage, and I discovered that I was really, really fatigued.  They led me to a hut, and I fell asleep immediately in a deep, soft, lush bed.

I would be in for a real surprise the next morning. 
