First I learned if she could read. Not a given even with priest, but she can. So I set down some ground rules for the house. I even write them down in simple block letters so she can refer to them as needed.

She ignored them all for the first few days as she tried to dominate me. The last straw came when she ate a treat I had set aside for myself in my cold box (blue ice packs stuck to the sides of a insulated box used for food storage - sort of like a refrigerator). She did it on purpose to. Grinning wickedly at me with the crumbs still on her lips. I had her out in the stable area soon after, "Ok I put down your ignoring the house rules as an adjustment period, but I see now it's just you showing your ass. So I think you need to understand a few things." She jumps forward and elbows me in the stomach, I fall back the wind knocked from me. Fine, we can play it that way. In pure combat skills she is more skilled than me, and neither of us fight fair, but I have more advantages than she does.

Smiling at me she snarks, "Stay down farm boy, or I will show you what a real warrior can do." I shoot a web line at her foot, yank it and she is on her back. Then I grab her foot and one handed play spin the idiot, letting her go so she lands in an old pile of hay in the open stable.

I am standing straight by the time she pulls herself up and charges, I easily flip jump over her, reach back with my open hand and 'grab' her thick shirt, then bring her around over hand and slam her face first in to the ground, then I put my knee in to her back and pull her head back by the short hairs on her head, "You may have more field experience in combat than me, I grant you that, but I am faster, stronger, and I cheat. I have abilities you Don't have and unless you go through some serious magical transformations, never will have. Number 1 thing about me, despite my appearance, I am Not human. My race are called Meta's. We look human, we have allot of similarities with humans, but we are not human. On average we are stronger, faster, and a little smarter than a human. We are sort of Human Plus. The Plus is what makes us so dangerous. It varies from individual to individual Meta's. We each have different powers and a few of my kind have been mistaken as minor gods. Just to give you an idea on this, I am 72 years old and most definitely not a farm boy." She struggled through my whole lecture, trying to throw me off, she could not gain any leverage or twist around enough to reach me, though she sure tried. She did listen, but I don't think she believed me just yet.

I spin some more webs and hog tie her, then leave her there in the yard, "You think about that for a while. I am going shopping. Oh and I will be using your money as you’re the one who ate my very hard to find and expensive treat.

Chocolate exist here, but it is scary expensive. Coffee is the same way. When I find it I buy a large amount, roast and grind it myself as no one locally has any idea what to do with it. There is One baker in this town who knows about chocolate and has a dozen recipes for it. I found him via the smells and go there once a week for a treat. Usually no more than that as his food is very good and even with my metabolism, I would get very fat if I ate there more often than that.

She is squawking like mad when I leave, making all kinds of threats.

I actually run in to Luce, in normal civilian style clothing as I was leaving. I did not recognize her, till she spoke, "Trouble in the barracks ?" she ask as Cassandra can be heard quite well from here.

I blink, "Oh Luce, I did not recognize you. You look nice." she curtsies, "Thank you my lord." then nods toward the yard. I nod, "I set some basic house rules. Do's and don'ts. One of those don'ts was my personal cold box. I got her one of her own and one for me. I caught her in mine eating a cake I bought special for myself. She smirked at me when she did it to.

I invited her outside to discuss it. She blindsided me and so I punished her. I ended up hog-tying her and leaving her in the side yard. I used the same stuff as I used to tie you and Axe up that day."

She nods, and then smiles, "So she is going to be there a while then."

I nod, "It will eventually come apart, in a few days, on its own. I don't make it to last longer than that." she grins and then steps beside me as I start to walk.

"So what is she calling you a thief for ?" she ask as we walk.

"I am taking the price of the cakes out of her money. She is not very good at hiding stuff. I found all her hidey holes by the 2cd day but left them alone. So I got some of her coin and am going to use it to get replacements for the food of mine she ate. I think it's only fair, don't you ?"

Luce is snickering, "Oh most definitely. Mind if I tag along ?"

"Not at all. It's nice to see you outside of work." she grins, "Thank you kindly. I don't get many days off and rarely get to socialize with people outside of the temple. It's my well-deserved evil reputation you know."

I shrug, "I am a Neutral myself, I just act nice as it makes life easier to deal with."

"There are no real neutrals in life, your good or evil or fooling yourself."

I feel a presence and then a stunning red head is walking on her far side, "Oh no, Rob is a Neutral, he has to be to do his job." I look over, "Good day Sune, your looking well." Sune smiles at me, Luce is staring at her like a deer at on-coming traffic, I can almost hear the high pitched 'meep' from Luce's head. I pull Luce along, "No one but you and I can see her as she is. To everyone else she appears as a pretty mortal."

Sune nods, "Very true. Rob is sensitive to us and can see our true forms even when we hide them from the rest of the world. "

Luce's head snaps back to me, I shrug, "Part of my training." I explain, Luce's head snaps back to Sune, Sune smiles and nods, "He is older than he looks to. You could do much worse than Rob for a lover."

I sigh, "Sune, please. I know you’re a romantic and all … actually yes please. My love life has been barren for a long time."

Sune nods, "Yes the love gods of your people are not very good."

I grimace, "To much infighting."

She nods. "Unfortunate but true. But you’re here now and we are watching over you so things should improve."

Luce still looks like a stunned fish. Sune tones down her presence enough for Luce to join the conversation in a more normal fashion.

Though what she ask stops me for a minute, "How many gods are you on speaking terms with ?"

"Speaking terms ? Hm, So far, Sune and War. Well Destiny showed up a couple of times but we don't get along. I keep screwing up her plans."

Sune smiles wider, "Yes, it's lovely. Destiny has been a real annoyance lately. Even Order is annoyed with her. And that is saying something."

"Now had you asked how many of them I am aware of, that is different. I can sense their presence when things under their purview are in actions. Law, Order, Chaos, Sune, Balance, War, Fate. Fate and Balance are more subtle than the others and despite what some think Law and Order are two different beings despite some similarities. Also some of these are not really gods. Like War as you know, there are Gods in his field, but War itself is its own spirit."

Luce nods, "The gods of War are like his generals. We have 3 worshipped at the Temple. But we who revere War above and beyond the war gods are a minority. Really it's about 6 priest and 4 paladins and well Cassandra and she pretty much got herself thrown out of all the other temples cause of her need to be stupid. She pushes and pushes and the only reason she is not yet dead is War likes her potential. Though I think even he is getting fed up with her attitude."

Sune nods, "Yes we all get to hear about those he likes and those who are wasting their potential. Cassandra is one of those. Everything we have tried with her has failed, usually because she sabotages herself. Now I am not a goddess of sex or that sort of thing, but in my opinion, she needs to be dominated likely sexually as well as otherwise before she will listen to anyone. And Rob, I know your feelings on that, despite your healthy fantasy life." she leans in and whispers to Luce, "He has a very strong sex drive and massive self-control and loves strong women, mentally strong over physically strong mind you. He is just not all that experienced in that area. Good at flirting, but bad at follow through."

Luce looks long at her, "Your hoping I will follow through on my threat aren't you." Sune smiles brightly. Luce looks up at me and grins, "It is tempting. I do love a strong man, physically that is. I do also wonder how a rematch would go."

"In pure combat ability, your better than me. I just win out in the brute force side and I cheat better." I state simply.

Sune nods, "And he is super-human to. That is why we chose him for this life."

Luce can believe that. With what she has seen me do so far, she can readily believe that.

Sune adds, "Mind you. Rob cannot be tied down to one spot. He is only here right now because he needs to learn a few things. He is studying, when he has finished learning the skills he needs from here, he must move on. So if you are hoping for a long term relationship with him you must be willing to travel with him. I know that stability is a big thing for you. Which is why I am warning you on this. He is a knowing tool of several gods. He has accepted that. What that means though is his life will never be wholly his own."

She makes a face I can't read, "I am a Paladin, I Know about that sort of commitment."

Sune nods, "Normally I am not so blunt in these things. But the few times I tried subtle with you, you missed all the signs and well your still alone despite my trying. SO this time I am here, I am Telling you what you need to think about. So you can make an informed decision. Being a goddess of love is hard work to."

I nod, "Do you like Chocolate ?" I ask well all present. Sune looks up, "Is that an invitation ?"

I nod, "Carlotti's has made some small moist chocolate cakes. Cassandra went and ate the one I got for my desert tonight, so now I have to go get another one. But I would be willing to spring for another one or two, if either of you ladies are interested."

Sune claps her hands, "I would Love that."

Luce just shrugs, "Never tried the stuff to be honest. I normally don't care for sweets."

"Well you can try a little of mine, if you like it I will get you one of your own." I try to tempt.

Luce nods, "Very well."

At the Bakers Sune (in the form of a pretty red head) is oohing all over the different cakes, pies and such he has. When my turn comes he looks surprised, "Rob, was not expecting you back so soon."

I nod, "My house guest ate the cake I got for myself. So I am back to get a new one. Please tell me you have more."

He smiles widely, "Yes I have more." Sune claps her hands. I nod at her, "I told the ladies about it. Sue over there Loves a good chocolate treat while Luce here has never tried one. So I told them I would get them each one."

Carlotti nods, "Well I got some sample pieces done up. That by the way is turning in to a good idea. I do of course get the people who try a bit of each and not buy anything but I get more who try something and then buy the new items to."

He hands each lady a sample piece. 'Sue' takes it and just places it in her mouth and lets it dissolve on her tongue. She looks like she is having a religious experience.

Luce takes a piece, sniff's it, looks mildly surprised before taking a bite. I and Carlotti watch as she goes from stiff formal woman to a puddle of warm goo.

I look at him and sign for 4 cakes. He nods and gets me the 4 small cakes (about 3oz each in weight). Cardboard is something they have had for some time here. Which makes getting these to go so much easier.

Outside the shop I hand one to Sue, who grins at me, "Nice save on the name there." I nod, then I hand one to Luce, who ends up eating it all by the time we make it back to my place. I knew she would which is why I got the extra one.

As we walk, "So you like the cake I take it" I state in an amused tone, "Yes, almost better than good sex." 'Sue' nods, "It's good taste bud sex for the mouth." I keep my mouth shut. What I am thinking Sune probably already knows but I want to leave Some surprises for Luce.

Sune stops me and lets Luce get out of ear shot.

"Rob. I know how your mind works, I helped stuff it in to that body. I wanted to let you know, I and Lilra, that is the goddess on the physical side of love, well we made sure you are extra in that department to. Like you could screw every girl in the temple district twice without hurting yourself if you were of a mind to. I am not suggesting you do that, I am just telling you. I also know you are afraid of hurting someone if you let yourself go that way. So I am letting you know, I am only putting girls in your path, romantically speaking, who can not only take that, but may enjoy it to. Ok."

I nod, "Thank you for letting me know that. I would likely have not given in otherwise."

She nods, "Oh and thanks again for the cake. I don't get them too often, sacrificed food is not as tasty as fresh." I just grin at her and resit hugging her. She looks up, "Yeah hugging me is not a good idea after I had chocolate. I would ruin you for mortal women so fast." she grins. I nod and watch her walk up to her temple before fading in to the crowd.

I catch up with Luce and we continue to walk, "So what did she want ?'

"Basically to let me know that any woman she sets in my path will be strong enough to handle being with me. Physically if not mentally."

Luce considers then nods, "I can see that as being a concern for you." I nod but otherwise don't comment. "So how long till they put you out to stud do you think ?" she ask in a teasing way.

"Well my life span is 3 times longer than a humans, so probably before I get to old to walk on my own and too old to be a universal pest and walking loop-hole in destinies fabrics. I pretty much worked out what they want me for. Someone extremely chaotic would not last long, while Lawful would be too easy for the lady of No Free Will to manipulate. Ergo the need for someone like me who knows enough to be dangerous and is crazy enough to spread it around. Without being worried about good or evil in the mix."

She thinks that over and nods, "Yeah I can see that."

I invite her in to my house and she looks it over, "You make enough to buy this house on those few inventions ?"

I smile, "I don't own it, I rent it and yes and no. I won over a thousand gold at the Halls of Chance my first time there."

She comes to a complete stop, "You won over ? How much did you start with ?"

"I had 50 gold in my pocket but never got past the first 5 after I figured the games out." she stares at me with her mouth hanging open. She has nice teeth I note, canines are just a touch sharp looking. I got a thing for fangs on a woman. That added feeling of danger. Though given she is evil, that may just be a bonus. I have no illusions on her nature. Paladins of War are never good. I push her jaw shut, "I have interesting luck. Win at gambling, then the thieves come out looking for me. Even if none saw me win."

She shrugs, "That is normal really."

"Example. When I first arrived in town, I was overloaded with what looked like junk and my blue chest." I point in to the kitchen where it sits, she nods, "The clothing I was wearing, while in good repair, were old and stained. You have seen my old pants." She nods, "Looking like that would you think I had any money to speak of ?"

She shakes her head, "Maybe a few silver at most."

I nod, "I was accosted by 2 different groups of thieves who were calling me 'rich boy' and trying to separate me from what few coins and everything else I had. It was not till the guard got them and me in to the light of the guard house that the thieves realized I looked just above dirt poor. About the same level as themselves. Now mind you I wasn't. I had a good stash on me, hidden inside a special place. But there was no way anyone should have been able to Tell that just by looking at me."

She is getting it. It's slow but I see it sinking in. "Well you do carry yourself with a confident gait, self-assured and all. That may have something to do with it .. and That never occurred to you did it ?"

I shake my head, "Not once." I sit on my couch and lean back, that never worked in to my thoughts on it. I am so used to thinking of myself as the old man I was that it never occurred to me, even as tired as I was then, I would have that air of confidence and it would bring out people who would want to stomp that out of me, under the guise of robbing me. "No wonder the guards always act the way they do around me." she grins, knowing exactly what I mean. I get respect from anyone in the warrior community just from how I carry myself. Like Gregory said, I come across as a Master of my style and warriors can respect that.

"You know, originally I came here to screw your brains out, but I don't think you're in the mood for that now. So how about a different physical activity ?"

I nod, "What do you have in mind ?"

"Sparing, with weapons, non-lethal types. I am pretty sure lethal types given your speed would end with me hurt or dead so fast my soul would wonder where my body went."

"Got a place, not in my yard, in mind ?"

She nods, "There are a few training grounds in and around the city. Come on I will give you a tour of the violent side of town."

I nod, then leave via the side door, where I pick up the still mouthy Cassandra and carry her in to the stable, where I hang her from a rafter. "I got to go out for a while. So you hang around here and think about breaking the rules again and what I could have done to you." I pull a small knife she had in her hands, trying to cut through the webbing. I reapply the webbing there to, just to be sure. "Other thing to think of, next time I tie you up like this, you will be in your skivvies. Have to do it a 3rd time you will be naked and set out where anyone who wants to try you on for size can." I pat her cheek and walk out. Luce is grinning ear to ear, "Good threats."

I grunt, "I don't make threats, I make promises." said well with in Cassandra's hearing.

Further up the street, "Would you really put her out where anyone who wanted to try her could ?" I nod, "Provided they can fly or walk on walls, yes." Luce snickers. "So high up, but for all to see."

I nod again, "She keeps pushing, trying to bully her way through situations and people. From what I know this has gotten her kicked out of places, or come close to being executed a few times. She has been punished and tortured and keeps coming back for more. Well if I have to I will show her what I know about punishment. Punishments will either break her or she will learn to respect authority and learn patents. She does not have to like me, not what this is about. This is about her learning discipline and patents."

Luce nods, "Good. Maybe I can help with that."

"Do you like torture ?" I ask, she shrugs, "Giving or receiving ?"

"Either, both. I have known a few people like that." I state blandly.

She considers, "Depends on the situation. Being what I am I have been mentally and physically tortured in order to toughen me up. Make me better at what I do. I will admit sometimes I enjoyed it more than others. I have had to torture others to. Though in truth, I prefer it when they enjoy it more often than not. Some say that makes me weak or some other non-sense."

"BDSM - sexual kinks. Bondage, Domination, Sadism, Masochism. With the willing it can be fun, a nice turn on, with the unwilling I personally don't care for it, but am capable of it. Then it becomes business."

Luce nods, completely understanding that. "You would make a good criminal" she states.

I grin, "Thank you. "

We arrive at a fenced area around a large dirt circle. I have seen them around and have noted people fighting in them before. This one is run by a dwarf named Sven Seven-Fingers (he has them hanging from a chain in his office, all different races.)

She grins, "Hey Sven, me and the new boy here are looking to do some sparing, got a ring open ?"

He looks Up at me, I am casually dressed, long pants, short sleeved red shirt, belt. No visible purse or weapons. He grunts, "A farm boy eh ?"

I look at Luce, "What is it with you people and this assumption I am a farm boy ?"

Sven, "Your muscle tone, clean face, tan, things like that say Farmer to me."

I grunt, "I was born and raised in cities, never worked a farm a day in my life."

Luce is grinning, "So Sven, open ring ?"

He nods, "Sure, what sort of weapons you want ?"

She thinks, "Non-lethal, so wood practice sword for me."

He looks at me, "Staff, unless you got a wood equivalent of an axe."

Sven shakes his head, "Wood axe is a club and pretty lethal if used right."

The ring is just a dirt ring with hay bales set around the edge. The staff I get is really more of a bo-staff, little short for my height but doable.

Luce adds a shield to her set up. I remove my shirt and set it to one side. Not wanting to get it dirty.

She stands there and admires my muscles as I stretch and flex. Sven is not impressed.

I look at her, "Rules ?"

Sven, "No killing, that's it."

I look at him, "I asked her not you."

She nods, "Pull you hits please, bruising is fine, caving in a part is not. No powers either."

I nod and focus then "when you're ready."

The 'no powers' got Sven's attention. Several off duty guards also come around when they hear I am there to spar. Most don't recognize Luce, but her buff build and the ease of how she holds her weapons shows she knows what she is doing.

She takes her starting place, I take mine. I am all ready to do a Lot of dodging. I know just how much skill I have compared to her, without my strength in the mix my chances of winning drop very low.

Still her opening gambit is very common. She yells and charges, I give her a 'really' look then just hop over her, flipping upside down and using the staff to smack her butt on my way by.

I land easily and she turns and calls out, "I said no powers!"

"That was Acrobatics, no powers in use. " she snorts and tries again, I do a tumble roll out of the way and then spin around and drop her by tripping her with the staff, then roll away backwards.

The guards are cheering me on. She gets up, "You missed a good opening there" she admonishes. "You said no killing or bashing you parts in. So I withdrew instead." She considers that and nods. One of the guards, "So what would you have done differently if this was a fight to the death ?" he ask me, "She would have died at the end of her charge as instead of swatting her butt I would have shoved my staff down through the top of her head."

That pauses Everyone there. Luce sighs, "Should have worn a helmet." I shrug,

Sven points out, "With a properly made combat staff a helmet would not help as the force of such a blow would still snap your neck." I nod. She pales. "Oh" several guards look surprised at that.

Sven looks at me, "Your trained for speed and quick and lethal strikes aren't you ?"

I shrug, "Martial arts training, multiple styles. Weapons for civilians are illegal in my homeland, but hand to hand and using normal 'tools' aren't. So we developed some interesting fighting styles to compensate for the lack. Military types thought we were cute, till 15 years ago when we 'civilian's' over threw the military and government troops using farm tools and 'sticks'. Put in a new government and rebuilt from the stupidity done to us by the previous administration."

A few nod in belief, a few don't believe it's possible. Sven and Luce on the other hand know it's very possible and has happened more than a few times in history.

Sven nods, "Ran across a similar style many years ago in the far west. Normal everyday tools, and yet when the town was attacked the people rose up, grabbed their tools and proved to be a lethal and dangerous force to deal with. Put me and my party of 'hero's to shame that day. Never forgot it though. Anything can be a weapon."

I nod, "Yep and the most dangerous weapon of all is the mind."

Sven nods and Luce is rethinking sparing with me in anything but full plate. I still hold back and she proves to have more endurance than me, but it's close and in the end I yield but only because I am hungry and want dinner.

Sven surprises us both. He made dinner and invited us over. We impressed him today.

At Dinner Sven ask, "So what did you mean no powers ?" He ask Luce. She swallows, "Well I am a Paladin for one." Sven nods then looks at me, "And you ?"

I consider then shrug and hold up my fist. Sven looks at it, "So ?" I pop my claws. Sven's jaw hits the table, "shit" he mutters. I retract it, "The Gods remade my body, stronger, faster, built in weapons, increased healing rate etc. So like Luce I am their tool. I was 72 when they did all that, now, physically I am 20. It's nice to be young and healthy again."

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Sven nods, "Makes sense. Why trust me with this, I mean other than the fact you could probably kill me before I got to my weapons."

I grin, "Tyche said your honorable. She is one of the Gods I answer to." I make a face, "My life is now ruled by a committee of Gods."

Sven nods then grins, "ok I can see the upside and down side to that."

Even as he says that he reaches in to his belt and then place a silver coin he retrieved on to a statue of a dancing maiden on the table behind him, without even looking at it. The coin slowly fades away. Luce gives the statue a closer look then smirks, "Tyche" she notes. "I never really paid attention to it before, but you got allot of her Symbols around here."

He nods, "Oh yes. Every adventurer does to one degree or another. I always make a sacrifice to her when I feel she has touched my life in a good way."

"Going by the way the coin vanished, she accepted that one to." I watch Sven's eyes go a little wide and him glance at the statue just in time to see the coin completely fade out. He nods and takes a deep drink of his glass.

Luce just takes a bite of her meal, "This is really good, I did not know you could cook."

He shrugs, "I don't do much for myself any more. But I can when I feel the need or have company." I nod to that, "I am the same way myself. End up eating out when it's just me more often than not."

Sven nods, "Aye. Most of my friends are gone, moved on to other places or just dead. Problem with making friends with you short lived types."

I nod, "Yeah just when you get used to them, they up and die on you." Sven grins at me, "Yep."

Luce rolls her eyes but says nothing.

I sigh, "I miss my cats. I had 3 at one time. Thing is they live maybe 20 years. So in my own way I understand about having friends with shorter lives than you."

Sven sighs, "I used to keep dogs as a boy. Good to have them when you can. Teaches you allot. Being responsible for another being like that."

I nod, "I had several dogs growing up. The first was a cocker spaniel, red hair, smart, but impulsive. Lots of good memories. Named him Skipper. "

Sven nods, "My first was Romeo Gargolla Spanky-wozki. I Loved long complex names as a kid. Having a short name like Sven may have had something to do with that."

I nod, "I know what you mean. My name is Rob. No honorifics or anything. Well HERE, back home I had a few, especially when I was younger and more insane."

Sven cracks a smile, "Oh yes. THOSE days. I can imagine, wait no I can't. I can recall mine, but I grew up in a dwarven stronghold. Totally different culture."

I nod, "Yeah. I actually had a health condition that caused my eyes to turn yellow. As such some Holier than the Gods type decided I must be Possessed by demons - I ended up with the nick name of Devil Man from that. Turned out to be a weakness to the liver. Once they figured it out all it took to fix was a change to my diet . Within 2 maybe 3 years I did not have the problem anymore. Still had the name though."

Sven and Luce grin, Luce says in a playful tone, "Well the name kind of fits now. You fight like a devil."

Sven snorts in to his cup, then realizes it's empty. "anyone need a refill ?" he ask as he gets up for more. I wave it off, "I am good thanks." Luce looks at her cup, "Do you have any of that spiced tea about ? I could go for a cup of that after this fine dinner."

He looks around and finds some. "My mother sends me this once a year. Never really liked it myself, except for the smell. But a few people I know swear by it." he says I nod, "My mom was like that to. Tea's, and foods and such. Very knowledgeable on those topics as well as astrology, numerology, tarot, and such. I just never could wrap my mind around all that stuff."

Sven nods, "your mom was a priestess I take it."

I nod, "God of Hope and Light mostly."

Luce looks surprised, "Hope and Light ? Boy did you fall a long way." I snort, "It was the State religion and I rebelled from it pretty well. Found my own path and refused to be pressured in to studying theirs. But I still know allot cause I actively studied it and all its problems."

Sven nods, "Been in a few countries where the State, being the Rulers, have one god or religion they prefer and they quietly force the others in to lesser status ." I nod, "Yep that was mine. So glad not to be living there now. No desire to go back."

Sven nods, "Go in to the world, see what is out there. Try not to get killed."

I nod, "That is the plan. Here though I am taking some classes, learning about the neighboring countries and trying to work out where to go next. Been thinking about Avarell as I met some adventurers from there before coming here and it sounded interesting."

Sven nods, "Stricter laws there. No forced churches, which is nice. Have not been there in 50 years but I hear the king is very progressive. Wants the best for his country. May have to be careful about that part. Rumors have it he invites artist and thinkers and inventors to visit, but does not let them leave." I nod, "I have heard of such before. Will try to stay under the radar so to speak.'

I lost them both and I sigh, "Radar is how bats find food at night, They make a high pitched sound and the sound bounces off things and they can tell the difference when they hear the ping, the reflected sound."

Both nod, as that is fascinating bit of information. I grin, "I read Allot, as such I know all kinds of trivia."

Sven grins, "Me to really."

We stay till pretty late, but I learned allot. Sven had been all over the world in his 300 plus years and loved to tell stories of his travels. I loved to listen to them, so it worked out pretty well.

Back at my place I sigh and sit down, arms spread across the back of the couch, "That was interesting. I admit I like Sven." She nods, "I have known him most of my life. He always had stories to tell. I will admit I had not heard many of the ones he told tonight. Usually he only recounts the ones that were either massive hardships or grand adventures, depending on his audience and the message he wanted to get across." she looks around at the other furniture but seems concerned on where to sit, so when she moves past me I pull her on to my lap, "There, best seat in the house." I say with a grin. She puts an arm around my neck, "You know I am evil right ?" I smile widely, "Yes I know. I met your boss, he reminded me. But I like you anyway. Your pretty, and nice, and know when to play and when to be serious. I have met evil that is so consumed with being evil they miss out on the nice things. Then I have met evil that you would swear they were the nicest sweetest most good person around, till they went to work torturing innocents and killing people." she considers that, "I think I would rather be thought of closer to the second group than the first." she admits, "Evil for work and such, then just me the rest of the time." I nod, "Evil is what you do for a living." she smiles, "Pretty much. This second one, what was her job ?" I think, "She worked in social services. Government job. Supposedly helping people, but really she loved to just draw out the process and leave them in a living hell for as long as possible. But she did it with a smile and a way that made most people think she was working for them inside the system." Luce blinks a few times then with dawning horror, "oh gods, that is evil, real dark-side evil." I nod watching her, "That made your nipples get hard." I note aloud, she nods, "Nothing like true evil to get me wet." she sighs deeply. She looks at me, "Does that bother you ?" I shrug, "I dated a vampire for a time. Nothing really came of it though. My profession and her nature were at odds." She nods, "Ok sir, you are weird. Though I like weird sometimes." I grin, "I like to think of myself as open minded. A few people think my mind has been opened a little too much though." She laughs at that then ask, "Did you really date a vampire ?" I shrug, "Well not an Undead type. That would have been a step Up for this girl. No she was one of those who enjoyed destroying the lives of those around her. She gave up on me when none of her tricks worked. Moved on to someone else. Her next lover ended up in prison for 30 years for crimes he did not commit." Her eyes go wide, "Ok, yeah you have been exposed to allot of real evil and yet you keep coming back. Why ?" I shrug, "Strong dangerous women are attractive to me. The only two sides I ever meet are the evil ones or the So Holy they think Gods should worship Them type. Back home they were called Bible Bashers or Fundamentalist. Emphasis on the Mental part." She nods, "Oh yes I know the type, very well. Middle of the road types like you must be rare." I nod, "We are not usually attracted to each other either. It's a strange sort of thing if you think about it." she nods, "Yeah, I can imagine it though. You are getting hard under me." I shrug, "Beautiful dangerous women sitting on my lap, it's hard not to get hard. Especially with you making little shuddering motions and the scent of your own arousal in the air." She swallows and nods, "Part of me wants to run away now, the other part wants to jump your bones so hard one of us does not survive." I nod, "I been day dreaming all the time you have been around today about taking you in different places and fashions. Orally, from the back, pinned to a wall, upside down, tied to something so I could position you and take you any way I wanted, hm, interesting, I think you just lactated. " she looks down and sees the liquid staining her top at nipple level, "well you talk an interesting game, would definitely be a different form of sparing. Though allot of it would depend on how well and big you are." I grin, "I am evenly proportioned." I hold up a large hand, then reach under her top and cup one of her fine large breast. "I admit large breast like yours are a passion of mine to. Can't stand women with small breast. Nothing to play with you know." she hums and bites her lip as I play with her breast under her shirt, twisting the hard nipple and swirling around her milk over her skin. "You keep this up and one of us is not going to be able to walk in the morning." she moans.

I smile at her, "I regenerate, so probably you." She moans deeper, "so not fair." I grin, "Your point being ?" she laughs in a husky tone, "you sure you're not evil ?" I laugh, "No, but I am a fair actor. One question, as I don't want to alienate you. How hard do you like it ? How rough can I be and not lose you as a friend and maybe more."

She gulps, "Right now, if you don't pull off my clothes and fuck me I don't know how to answer that." I think, "Right so slow torture then." she grins at me, like a shark, "That could get you in trouble." I shrug, pulling her nipple up, "Depends on the form of torture right ?" She cries out and rubs harder on my shaft, nodding. Then she just pulls her dress off over her head, showing she is wearing only the tiniest of local type panties (pretty big by my standards but for here not bad), I mutter, "Got to introduce better undies for women here." Her nipples are a little larger than I normally like but that is the only thing I have against her body as the rest, scars and all, is very nice. I rub a hand down her legs while still playing with her chest, "Nice." I then stand in one fluid move and deposit her on the couch, "No touching." I warn as I pull off my shirt then undo my pants and pull them and my under garments off in a long slow (so I don't fall over) way. She gets to see all of me and she sucks on her bottom lip as her eyes go wide then whimpers, "oh gods and goddesses I am so going to die. what a way to go, fucked to death." I laugh. I am only 10 inches long, ok it is pretty thick to, not sure on that part as my ruler is straight and does not bend well. Smiling down at her, "So where shall I start, between your breast, in your mouth, or just tie you up and then play with whatever part catches my fancy." she reaches up and runs a hand along the hardness and then leans forward and licks it, sucking the end in to her mouth and slowly pulls it in till the tip hits her tonsils. She works it that way for a while, I like it allot, she seems frustrated though, "Rob ?" I nod, breathing deep, "Little help here, I want it in my throat but I can't do it on my own, so could you help, but take it slow, I want to be able to talk later. And yes you can cum in my throat if you need to." I smile as I run my hands through her dark blond hair, she returns to sucking on it and when she gets it to the end I slowly force it between her tonsils and down her throat, watching her eyes the whole time. She pushes me out a couple times but I push in deeper each time till her lips are flush with my body. Slowly she works it till we are able to go at a strong steady beat. She is so wet and so warm and it feels so good, and yet I never cum. Well a little squirt of 'pre cum' but that is it. She is quite surprised by that. I pull out and smile at her, "Good warm up, my turn."

I reach down, grab a leg and pull her up. She 'ulps' at the sudden change of position, even as I pull off her undergarment and set it on the floor behind me. Then I put her legs over my shoulders and closing my eyes work out how to give her head. This is something I always wanted to try but none of my past girlfriends would let me do. I am finding I like the taste and feel of her as well as the sounds she makes as I orally pleasure her. When a new, but not unpleasant taste fills my mouth I swallow then set her carefully down, "How was that ?" her eyes are completely dilated and she is panting hard, "more please." she moans softly, so I stroke her core with my fingers, inserting first one then another and help her body stretch some so I will be able to enter her properly. I consider positions as she is unable to at the moment, I decide and pick her up, wrap her legs around my waist and then slide her down till my tip is in her opening. I am working over her breast with my tongue and mouth the whole time, driving her insane with desire. Slowly I let gravity help push me inside of her, her legs wrap around me and she pulls until we are flush, her eyes clear a little at how stretched she is, "Have I died yet ?" she ask, I grin. "Nope. Just got me all the way in. Now we are letting your body adjust so I can do you many more times tonight, and maybe tomorrow morning to." her eyes are wide with a mix of lust and fear, "I let opened the portal and let the dragon out didn't I ?" I laugh, "Not sure about the dragon part, but otherwise yes." We take it slow to start, work out a rhythm that works and build on it till she orgasms, as I have not we keep going. We get to the point where one orgasm ends and another begins and I just, keep, going. Her eyes are wide, "How have you not cum yet ?" She begs, I shrug, "I don't want to. I am enjoying this too much to stop now. Though if you want me to try another hole I can. Have not used you ass yet. Her eyes roll back and she moans, "ok, cream my ass, I no longer care." I think about that, "You don't really like anal do you ?" she shakes her head, "no. tried it a few times but never really got in to it. Except as a means of torture." I nod, "ok then we won't do that." she actually looks up, "Really ? You are not going to force me in to that torture ?" I smile, "Only verbally. I tried that myself, receiving end, many years ago, I never really enjoyed it either. Well a small plug is ok, anything larger just hurts." she nods, "yeah that's how I feel about it. Had a few lovers who just do me without asking though and kind of expect it now. Wait you can control when you cum ?" I shrug, "A little bit, it's easier to do when I am standing like this. Muscle control you know. All my acrobatics training has other uses to." she starts to slap my chest, "here I am cumming to death and your holding it back, why ?" I shrug, "Did not want to get you pregnant. From what I can tell your ovulating now and the chances of getting pregnant from this is pretty high. So I been holding it in to pleasure you and not myself as much." I see her thinking on that, she sits up and looks me in the eye, I can Kind of feel her powers flowing around us. She stares then melts a little, "That is so considerate of you." she purrs then thinks, "Well only one thing to do. You come On me." I make a face, "no. I hate that really. In or on a rag but never on a girl I like. May cum on Cassandra but I don't like her."

She slowly smiles, "oh yeah that would mess with her." She pulls off, stands, takes two steps and I catch her as her legs give out. She frowns, "stupid strong legs .. hey did you know your thigh muscles are huge compared to the rest of you." I nod grinning, "I can literally kick in a stone door. My legs are actually stronger than my arms. It's all the parkour I do." she nods, "I am going to have to add that to my training." I nod, "It's actually urban military training back home. The soldiers training here compared to where I come from is weak."

She looks up at me, "and you have not shared this why ?"

Evil Grin, "What and make you comparatively as strong as my own people's military ? Besides other than the Parkour no one asked me." I can she her mental 'DOH' and she nods. "Right, can't get better if you don't train better." she considers, "I need more training in sex if I am to keep up with you." I laugh and help her up. I help her to my bath room (it's just that, a bath in a room. I got a pump for water in there and use it and some warming cantrips to have warm baths. I put her in the tub and then pump in the water. She yelps as its cold. As I pump I use the cantrip over and over till the tub is full of luke warm water. "Love my cantrips." I state. She leans back and sighs, "Yeah that is nice."

I pull the tub from under the pump spigot and then join her, facing her. She smiles, "big tub." I nod, "Had it made special for me. It's a shame I will have to leave it when I move on."

She almost bolts out of the tub, but her legs still won't support her, "WHAT!"

I push her back down, "Calm down. Sune told you this earlier. Eventually I will have to move on." She sighs and relaxes "Oh eventually. I was thinking like tomorrow for some reason." I grin, "No I have some classes to finish up on first. Studying magic actually. Not enough to be a mage really, more of a hedge wizard level of stuff. To help me on my travels."

She nods, "Ah, useful type magics, not the adventurer level stuff." I shrug, "Well some of that to, but mostly in that aspect I am a warrior, with a little magic on the side. Studying Alchemy to, just because I knew bits and pieces before and a little knowledge in alchemy is like a little knowledge in explosives, dangerous to the one using it." she grins, "wrong ingredient and Boom no more alchemist." I nod, "actually with some of the recipes I know, wrong move and boom no more town. But no one here knows how to make the main two ingredients in that so we are safe from complete annihilation." She went very still then quietly ask, "Your people have a weapon that can remove cities ?"

I nod, "Yes, and destroy entire worlds if used wrong. We discovered it during a world war. We have had 2 so far. That’s a war were at least 2/3rds of the world is fighting each other." she slowly nods, the idea I can see is making her nipples hard again. I forgot for a minute there, war is a huge turn on for her. "But the technology just to make the technology does not exist here."

Suddenly the room is fuller. War's Avatar appears, looks at the bath and raises the temperature to a pleasant level, "Very true and I am happy about it. Those weapons pretty much end all war and life with them. Can't have a war on a dead world. Tried it once was boring." I look at him, "I must be losing my touch, did not sense you at all." The helm nods, "Proximity to Luce, her aura hides mine to some degree." I nod, "ah" she is trying to cover herself. War does not seem to notice. "I was a little disappointed you did not impregnate her, but then I consider it and realized your logic. She can't do her job properly if she is making babies." I nod, "Well there is that and my inborn sense of responsibility to. I would not be able to continue my missions properly if I was worrying about any children I may have left behind."

War stops, just no movement at all. He was leaning down with a finger in the water and well, maybe stupid, but I just have to look. I lift the face mask. Under it is a swirling smoke and a pair of red glowing dots. nothing else. The dots get brighter and he pulls the mask down, "That was rude ." he states, "I was just checking if you were in there. You kind of left for a minute there." He thinks then nods, "Point and now you know why I use armored avatars. Smoke is hard to see and the Other kind tend to upset people ." I consider, "The burnt bodies in broken armor or the flaming skeletons ?" He thinks, "The first more than the last. I don't really do the skeletons anymore sense the vengeance group took over the use of it." I nod in understanding. Luce is now on the bottom of the tub, only her nose above the water line, eyes wide, she is staring at me, not him. I look at her, "What ?"

War is snickering, "Your completely jaded view on my assorted terrifying visages." I shrug, "Cultural differences. War here while messy is relatively hm what is the word." War, "Easy ? " I shrug, "To forces beating each other to death with assorted blades, bludgeons and such. Not like home where someone with a sniper weapon can kill a person 2 miles away with a single shot. Or the WMD's can wipe out entire cities in minutes. War here is actually pretty clean." The avatar sighs, "Yeah. It's one reason you were picked you know. You are just so jaded that things that would terrify even my most dark hearted minion just wash past you and you barely acknowledge it." I think then grin, "Horror Movies. Alien chest bursters, Demonic Dolls that go on killing sprees'. Chucky vs Jason vs Krueger. Nasty things those. " War nods, "Exactly. And I am erasing my presence and the memory of this from her mind as I think we broke her. Oh and no more talk of WMD around my people. It inspires them in bad ways. The training would be nice but you can save that for other areas. Lastly. I take it you are not doing well with Cassandra."

I frown, "I don't like her. And I don't like me when I am around her either. Bad choice for a companion. The way I feel about her I am likely to tie her to some kind of nest and leave her there." he considers what is around then looks south and I nod, "Lots of nasty things in that direction would love some fertilizer." I state. He nods, "Fine. was a thought. I admit I am not good at this matchmaking stuff. Not in my nature you know." I grin, "I suspected something like that when a pretty girl showed up. But her insanity is beyond me. Without my losing my effectiveness as a Neutral Party." he nods and leaves. When Luce comes to she looks around, "what happened?" I sigh, "War stopped in, stopped time to. Came to talk about Cassandra. Not sure what he has in mind for her but I am pretty sure I can't help her and I really don't want to. Girl makes me unhappy with the world. The more I am around her the more I just want to tie her to a fire ant mound and watch them rip her apart."

"What is a fire ant." I hold a finger about an inch apart, "Red ant, big, smart, perfect army really, completely ruthless, only afraid of fire. They will form bridges, walk in to rivers and die so their bodies can be used by their comrades if it means completing their goal. Which is usually turning any animal that comes in to their territory in to bones in a matter of seconds. I have heard a colony of them can reduce a running cow to a pile of bone in under a minute." she gulps and shakes, "Ok now that sounds scary." I nod, "Fortunately they are only found in a far off country as the weather is not good for them here. They don't do well in areas where it snows or freezes."

She nods, thankful for that. "Oh War did say I could train you all some. Not in Everything I know, that would take too long, but a few things." she nods, "Like ?"

I grin, "Full Plate, worn all the time, only removed for bathing. Do Everything else in it. Work, clean, chop wood, cook, dance, Everything. See 300 years ago there was a young prince wanted to be a knight something fierce, but his father thought him to weak and sickly. So he got himself a set of full plate and started wearing it everywhere, doing everything in it, training, working, all of it. Within two years he was so skilled with it he may as well as been wearing a tunic and breaches." she nods, "What did he die of ?" I shrug, "Old age, helped win 2 major wars and lived to have 5 children and I think it was 18 grandchildren, he was 80 when he died."

She considers that, "Sex in armor, ouch." I grin, "The oral part would be a challenge." she laughs and splashes water at me.