Chapter 3
The road toward town was more of a dirt path through the woods. It was wide enough for two centaurs to comfortably run side by side or a cart to pass with ease. Unfortunately, it was poorly maintained with rocks sticking up here and there and trenches carved from heavy water flow. Eventually the woods parted to show a farmhouse surrounded by several fields and a barn. There were chickens scratching the ground and pigs squealing in delight while rolling in the mud. The sight made Lorcus smile, and he was happy the elderly couple had a prosperous little farm.
He saw Deloris taking clothes off a clothesline and walked over to her.
“Greetings Deloris, how are you today?” Lorcus called out while walking towards her.
“Lorcus, what happened to that dress of yours? You looked so good in it. Why don’t you take those coveralls off and I’ll hang them up for you, they look a little damp.”
Blushing slightly Lorcus replied “Sorry Deloris I needed a new door and the dress volunteered to fill the opening. I found a log blocking the stream behind my field and got a little wet but I’m almost dry now. Good news is I was able to catch a couple of fish while clearing it and thought I would share the bounty in exchange for some conversation.”
“OH, that’s great, I was making a vegetable stew for dinner and those will be a nice addition. We don’t eat fish often and I’m sure Todd will love it. Why don’t you give me that basket and go find Todd, he should be working in the field.”
Lorcus walked over to the field but didn’t see Todd anywhere, just row on row of wheat. Wandering over to the barn Lorcus heard a cough and walked inside calling out “Todd, You in here? It’s Lorcus.”
Todd peaked his head around a door in the back and said, “Good to see you Lorcus, Come into my office, I’m in the middle of an important project.”
Reaching the office Lorcus was surprised to see Todd sitting on a bench with a glass of what looked like whiskey and a pipe. “Come in boy, join me for a glass of whiskey. Just don’t tell Deloris, she thinks I’m still working out in the field.”
With a smile Lorcus thought “No matter what world or time it seems like all old men are the same.” Grabbing the offered glass he thanked Todd. Taking a swig Lorcus winced and said, “Damn Todd, That is a real kick in the pants.”
Todd let out a hearty laugh and replied “Terison is a small town, and we don’t have a Brewers Console. The best you can find around here is Marvin’s homemade whisky unless you want to pay a fortune to get some from the Trade Console in town. Deloris doesn’t like me drinking so that leaves me trading with Marvin. Don’t worry it grows on you after you drink it for a few years.”
“Honestly, I’ve had much worse and drank a lot more of it. Tell me about the trade Console though. The farm is lacking in many areas and a few necessities will make life much more comfortable.”
“I keep forgetting you don’t know about Consoles. I think you’re the only person I’ve met who hasn’t grown up around them. A Trade Console is just as it sounds; they are traders. It doesn't produce anything on its own, but they can connect with other trade Consoles around the world and either buy or sell through the system. It’s expensive to trade like that and the further away the more expensive it is to get. They also gain access to an auction style sales platform at the later levels. Other than that, caravans and traders tend to gravitate towards them in an unspoken experience share agreement.”
“That’s really convenient. Even better than next day shipping. My understanding of gaining experience involves collecting essence from the world. Why would a trader need a Console and how do they generate experience? It seems unlikely that the system is just handing out experience.”
“It is convenient, again, if you have the coin. You’re right, they don’t generate experience naturally. Most Consoles don’t; however, every Console will collect experience if you kill something within its range. They get paid with experience coins. It doesn’t matter if they deposit the experience into the Console or not; the Console records the workers exchanges and keeps records. If desired, they can deposit the experience to use it in the Console or they can keep it to buy more goods. Since the Console records all the workers’ transactions they gain experience towards their class no matter what. Trust me they don’t lack for experience.”
“Interesting. That was another question I had from studying the Console, what the class experience meant. So, I don’t have to spend experience to gain a class level?”
“Correct, the class experience is more of a representation of the amount of class related experience you’ve gained thus far. And that is where being a Console Commander really starts to shine. You see, as the Commander all workers are considered under your supervision; therefore, you gain class experience for their actions. Hell, there are Console Commanders that have never worked at the Console who have a higher class levels than all the workers there. Now, tell me what brings you here?” Todd asked while topping our glasses up with whiskey.
“To be honest, cooking has proven to be a larger chore here than I could’ve imagined. I haven’t eaten all day. While working I happened upon a few fish and figured it was a good idea to come here and mine some information from you.”
“Hah, you’re right there, rebuilding a farm is no job for a bachelor. Maybe you would be a good match for my third daughter. Her older sisters are already married off, but she just came of age and has been shopping for a husband. I don’t know that I feel comfortable putting her between the count and his new castle though. Perhaps you can find a woman to come work on your farm in town. The only problem there is that you’re too far away from everything and will have to provide any workers with housing.”
“Damn, you’re right, I was considering getting some help, but I didn’t consider where they would sleep. While I’m sure your daughter is a beautiful woman, marriage is a far-off thought for me. After all I just arrived here and my position at the farm is precarious as is.” Reaching into his pocket Lorcus pulled out a few small bags of seeds. “These are the only seeds I was able to find on the farm. Can you tell me what they are?”
Todd grunted as he leaned over to take the bags “Let’s see here.” The older man mumbled to himself while looking through the bags “It’s all vegetables. Handy to keep yourself fed but useless if your goal is to get a serious amount of experience quickly. My advice is to prepare the farm for crops and do more research. I’m sure you will find something that suits your temperament. For us we settled on wheat. It doesn’t give a lot of experience at harvest, and you have to get it milled but provides a decent selling price. After all people need to eat and bread is as stable as it gets.” The two men began to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of various crops until Deloris called out letting them know dinner was ready.
Entering the cozy farmhouse Todd called out “Eric, Tamryn come here, there is someone you should meet.” A young man in his mid-twenties came walking into the main room followed by a woman perhaps in her late teens. “Lorcus let me introduce you to my youngest son and daughter Eric and Tamryn.” Eric held out his hand and grasped Lorcus’s forearm. “It’s good to meet you, my parents have spoken a lot about you since the other day. Good bit of luck to get control of a Console so young.” Then Tamryn was wrapped around him with a tight hug, “He’s right, my mom hasn’t stopped talking about your tight butt.” she said while slipping her hands down and cupping his cheeks. “Looks like she was right.”
Todd let out a cough and said “Tamryn, remember yourself and release our guest.” She looked at her father sulkily and took a step back from Lorcus while giving him a big smile. “Sorry about that, she gets her nature from her mother. Better watch yourself or she will have you wrapped up in no time like her mother did to me.”
With a smile and a wink Lorcus replied “Any man would have to consider himself lucky to catch the eye of such a beautiful woman.
Deloris’s voice cried out “Dinner is ready you all better come eat or you can go hungry tonight.” With that the four moved to the kitchen and took seats around the table.
Eric said, “Thank you, mother this looks delicious. Tell me Lorcus, what plans do you have for your farm?”
“Well, this is my first time working on a farm so I’m feeling it out as I go. I was hoping to get some advice on that topic while I’m here. For instance, I noticed that the field has some vegetables still growing in it but that doesn't seem like a profitable crop.”
Todd entered the conversation saying, “Your right, Gerards family was one of the first to settle this land and food was desperately needed. Gerard likes traditions and wouldn’t consider changing what they produce. Although when the Console was a higher level, they had additional fields producing food for their farm animals. As times got harder for him and competition moved into the area the Console levels were sacrificed for experience. The Count used whatever tactic he felt necessary to keep people from buying from him and supposedly lured beasts from the great forest to attack Gerards farm. Fields were abandoned until nothing was left beyond the vegetables.”
Eric continued adding “Now that the population has grown in this area almost every farm has a personal garden and the extra is sold at the market in town. Between all the farms it’s more than enough for our community. There are few truly profitable crops a Console can take advantage of until the later levels. On top of that, we don’t have a large export market. I would say the first question you need to answer is how long you plan to be here. If you intend to take over the farm and counts ire permanently then go with something like flax which can be used for everything from food to clothes.”
Tamryn added “You can always grow babies.” While she sucked some stew off her finger and looked in his eyes.
Deloris hit her with a towel “Get control of yourself, babies cost money and need a stable environment to grow.”
Lorcus stared at her for a few moments with a small smile before saying “Yes, I think babies would be a good option for the future, however it never hurts to practice the art of making them in the meantime. Just to make sure you know how to do it properly when the time comes. Your right though Eric, I don’t see keeping the farm as a viable option.”
“In that case my recommendation is to restore the field as best as you can and continue growing vegetables. I assume your goal is to gain experience and they will provide it just fine at the lower Console levels. You won’t be able to sell it all locally, but the trade Console will give you a decent price if you can sell enough in bulk.” Gerard said.
After chatting for a while longer gaining information about the area and tips for farming Lorcus stood up and said “Thank you for the meal it was the most delicious thing I’ve had since arriving here, but I should be going now. I have a lot of work ahead of me tomorrow.” The family in return thanked Lorcus for the fish and conversation before wishing him goodnight. Lorcus was confused that Tamryn was missing while everyone said goodbye, but he shrugged and began the walk back to the farm.
Before long he heard a woman calling out his name so he stopped, turned around looking curiously into the darkness. “You left before I could say goodbye.” Tamryn said with a frown.
“I’m sorry, nobody knew where you went so I figured we would meet again sometime soon.”
Pouting now she replied “But you left before I could give you a gift. Don’t you want my gift?”
Lorcus didn’t answer, instead he leaned in and kissed her. A few moments later he pulled away and said, I couldn’t ask for a better gift than that.”
Tamryn smirked and said I had something a little different in mind. You know there aren’t many single men around here and the ones that are, are so plain. With that in mind I wanted to give you something so you will remember me fondly. Would you like my gift?”
Lorcus was enjoying the direction of this conversation and replied, “I would like nothing better.”
She put her hands on his chest and leaned in to kiss him again. This time Lorcus wrapped his arms around her, pulling her in tight and deepening the kiss. He felt the buttons holding his coverall straps together being undone then the coveralls dropping entirely.
Tamryn broke the kiss and looked down at Lorcus’s stiffening cock. “Wow, your well-endowed aren’t you?” She reached down and grabbed his cock before starting to stroke it. “It’s starting to look like this gift is for me. Don’t worry you can still enjoy yourself.”
Lorcus groaned and pulled Tamryn back into a kiss probing her mouth with his tongue. She obviously wasn’t shy and responded eagerly, stroking even faster. Abruptly she pulled away and dropped to her knees. She looked up and asked “Is this okay? Can I taste your cock?” Still holding Lorcus’s eyes she darted out her tongue and licked him from the balls to the tip.
Letting out a growl Lorcus answered by grabbed a fist full of her hair while guiding her mouth to his cock. Surprised by his ferocity Tamryn squawked while opening her mouth and accepted him in. At that point she froze with her eyes closed and hands braced against his thighs. Confused by the situation Lorcus asked, “is this your first time?” She nodded with his rod hanging out of her mouth and drool leaking around it. “I’m surprised with how forward you have been all night.” Relaxing his hand, he began to stroke her hair and said, “start by exploring it, run your tongue around it and suck.”
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She was almost timid but soon began to explore him with her tongue. Enjoying the sensation Lorcus grabbed her hair again and started moving her head. Accepting the guidance, she began bobbing her head only getting halfway down. For a time Lorcus enjoyed her clumsy blowjob which was more than satisfying in its simplicity. Lorcus looked down to see Tamryn’s hand under her skirt moving furiously.
“Fuck your sexy, that’s it, focus on getting me as slick as possible.” Pulling back, she grabbed his cock, stroking it again and spit on it. “How’s that?”
“OH… that’s great, get up here and give me a kiss.” Obediently Tamryn got up and began kissing him. Lorcus dropped his hand and pulled up her dress before rubbing her clit. She had a large bush that surprised him for some reason. Every girl he had been with other than his first had at least been trimmed down there. Tamryn whimpered and said, “We can’t, I’m a virgin and I need to stay pure for my husband.”
Not responding Lorcus moved his hips forward nestling his cock between her thighs. She was wet and it felt damn good. Lorcus began to thrust against her while sucking on her neck. “OH fuck, you feel so good!” Tamryn said while holding on to him tightly. Lorcus grinned while grabbing his shaft and rubbing the head from the opening to her clit. She shivered and clung to him even tighter before saying softly, “please.”
Lorcus pulled back still rubbing against her “Please what?” She bit her lip but didn’t respond. Lorcus growled and spun her around, leaned her forward and pressed her hands on a tree. He then got behind her and lined up to her opening and gave it an experimental push. His head sank in and came to a complete stop against her hymen. Tamryn let out a yelp and said, “You can’t, Please, I can’t stop you, but we shouldn’t.”
Lorcus stroked her back enjoying the feeling of her wet pussy. He then leaned forward whispering in her ear, “You woke a monster tonight, I won’t take your virginity but…” He then slapped her ass enjoying how she squeezed the head of his cock. “I’m going to fuck your pretty little ass, would you like that?” Her pussy got even wetter and Lorcus had to consciously remember to not push any deeper.
With a nod she said “That should be okay, just don’t tell anyone and be gentle. Mom told me that can hurt.” Lorcus smiled and spanked her again enjoying her pussy for another moment. He pulled out and rubbed her gushing juices over his manhood. Lining up he pressed his head against her tight ring giving it an experimental thrust. “Just relax, I’ll take care of you.”
With that he reached around, one hand playing with her breasts and another rubbing her clit. The moment she moaned he pushed forward sinking an inch deep. “Fuck!” Tamryn yelled while trying to move forward. Lorcus dropped his arm around her waist holding her still. Her ass kept clutching him in rhythm as Lorcus slowly rocked his hips forwards and back not going deeper but getting her used to him being there.
After a minute or two of that Lorcus asked “Are you ready?” while licking her neck. She nodded and said “I am. Remember, gentle.” With that Lorcus thrust his entire length into her in one smooth thrust. She screamed and stood up straight while trying to move away from him. Lorcus didn’t let her and wound up with the two of them standing straight up and her pressed against the tree. He whispered, “shhh, it’s okay, the hard part is over. Just relax and get used to me.” While slowly rocking his hips. He once again reached around and played with her clit.
After some time Tamryn said “Okay, I’m ready.” Lorcus didn’t hesitate and began to slowly pull his cock out of her stopping at the head then slowly working back into her. He kept this pace for a few minutes working his entire length through her. When she began to moan, he picked up speed. Pounding in and out of her while working her clit. she moaned louder and louder. Finally, she cried out and her ass clenched around him. Lorcus tried to pump a few more times but the extra pressure caused him to drive into her as deeply as possible while blowing his load deep in her ass.
Breathing heavily the two stood there for a moment recovering from their pleasure while Lorcus groped Tamryn’s body. Finally, he withdrew and took a step back putting his coveralls back on. “That was the perfect end to a lovely evening.” Lorcus said while moving back to Tamryn and kissing her on the neck. She was still breathing heavily and holding the tree like it was the only thing keeping her on her feet. “Would you like me to walk you home?”
“No, thank you, I think I will stay out here for a little while before returning home. I need to collect myself before seeing my parents.” Tamryn said, still grasping the tree.
Lorcus kissed her neck again and said, “Okay, be safe and I hope we can do this again. It was nice meeting you.” Before walking back to the farm, considering how eventful the evening was.
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Lorcus began the next day by practicing with his staff. Standing feet shoulder width, Left foot forward and the staff angled forward, right hand at the bottom of the staff and left roughly chest height. Getting comfortable with the position and making little adjustments he finally felt comfortable with the position and decided to call it neutral position. From there he started with simple thrusts. After doing that for some time he moved to sweeps and what he imagined would be good blocking positions.
Panting in exhaustion Lorcus thought about how out of shape he was. I almost died by being attacked by a rabbit. There are huge centaurs that will do almost anything to get control of the land I’m currently in charge of. There can be no doubt that I am in serious trouble here. Assuming there’s no way to get back home and let’s face it, I’m not sure I would go back if I had the opportunity. That leaves me with one choice, to gain as much power as possible so I can stand on my own in this world.
“But how? If I just stumble around, I will wind up dead or imprisoned if not worse. I mean who knows what they do to people in this world. First question; Stay here and make as much from this farm as possible then make a break for it. The old man kept saying that he would be back to take charge of it again. If that happens, he said he would make me his heir if I did well. Considering what I’ve been told, becoming an heir to a Console is no small thing. Honestly, I think I could be happy with that life. Start a family, build and grow as I can and possibly expand into the community.”
“Both of those options walk the same road up until the next time tax is due. If everything isn’t settled here by that point it will be time to move on. It’s pointless to make plans beyond that since I know almost nothing about this world.”
While Lorcus was considering his next steps forward he was wandering around the property. Eventually he found himself on top of the hill in the center of the property. Looking around he could see for miles; To the north was the great forest, a sprawling untouched land filled with who knows what and not a clear spot to be seen. Just visible past the forest he could see a mountain range soaring into the sky. While looking at the mountain a sudden burst of fire became visible. The shock of it made him take a step back.
“What the hell was that?” Just then a second burst came, and he thought he saw a black thing flying in the sky. A second burst was followed by a high-pitched scream that just barely reached from the mountain range to him. Knees weak Lorcus just stared at the mountains. “How big would that thing have to be for me to see it here and what on this planet could scream loud enough for me to hear it at this distance? At least now I know when it comes time for me to leave this place, I will not be going in that direction.”
Trying to act normal and put that sight behind him Lorcus went down the hill to survey the field one more time before heading into town. Making a quick checklist to get started he figured he would need some kind of crop, a more efficient way to cut wood to repair the fence and the cottage, some way to plow the field and water the crops.
I wish I had studied the medieval ages. Trying to piece this all together from half remembered books and tv shows will be tough. Hopefully I can find more friendly locals to talk to.
Finally, content that he had a good place to start, Lorcus went to bathe in the stream. It was odd though, every now and then Lorcus could’ve sworn that he felt eyes on him. Having enough of feeling like prey Lorcus called out.
“Is anyone there?” After a few moments of silence, he crept out of the stream and moved his staff closer to the water’s edge just in case. That’s when a white object darted from one bush to another. Just another one of those damn rabbits.
Quickly finishing his bath Lorcus got dressed and went back to the hut to grab the experience coins Agarora gave him and headed down the road, staff in hand. Before he knew it Lorcus stepped on a sharp rock cutting his foot open.
“Stupid damn world and damn you too Gerard for not having any shoes I could use. Your feet might be leather but mine aren’t. Next time I apply to a magical job posting in another world I’m going to pack a bag instead of coming practically naked.”
All his shouting had one good effect Eric came bounding out of the woods with his own staff in hand looking like he was ready for war. “What is it? Did something attack you?” Eric said while scanning the area.
“No, I just stepped on a rock. Don’t you people wear shoes around here?”
“Oh good, I heard you yelling and thought the worst. You know it used to be pretty bad around here being so close to the Great Forest and all. Even now something might smell your blood and come looking for easy prey. One of the good things about having the centaurs around is their periodic patrols. I can’t say that justifies the taxes and their rules, but they get one piece of praise out of me. As for shoes, we have them but only wear them for special occasions. They are too expensive to wear every day. I’ve heard stories about some of the big cities in the Empire where people wear them all the time. I would love to see that one day. Anyway, I’m out here searching for a pig that ran off into the woods and I have to find it before it gets dark. It’s too valuable to let some random beasts eat. Here.”
Eric said reaching into a satchel he was carrying and pulling out some rope and a few leaves Lorcus didn’t recognize.
“This is Acatanu, when you crumble the leaves the liquid inside acts as a mild pain reducer and helps heal the wound. Just crumble it up then hold it in place with the rope. It’s not far to the farm and I’m sure Tamryn will love to fix you up. Hasn’t stopped talking about you since we all had dinner last night.”
With that he was gone. Lorcus called out “thank you” but there was no response. He took a few moments to inspect the leaves, they were familiar and yet foreign at the same time. The leaves were long and narrow with points sticking out on the sides almost like a two-dimensional Christmas tree. He quickly crumbled some up and couldn’t help but taste it. The flavor was so bitter that he immediately spat it back out and was thankful he didn’t have to chew it into a paste.
After hiking for a short time Lorcus arrived at their farm and the first person he recognized was Tamryn who was picking some fruit off a tree. She squealed and ran over to him fruit bouncing out of her pockets as she came to him. “Hello Lorcus, Love, I’m so glad to see you. You know I couldn’t stop thinking about you all day. Well, that’s not hard since my butt is so sore that I feel you inside me every time I move. I’m sorry love but we can’t do that again so soon I need time to rest.”
In an effort to get her to slow down Lorcus grabbed her by the shoulder and pulled her in for a deep kiss.
Looks like I’m going to have to be careful with this one, she might be a few nuts short of a bushel. “Tamryn It’s so good to see you, you look very beautiful today. Are your parents around.”
Tamryn’s face had a deep red blush as she looked at the ground. “You shouldn’t kiss me so passionately where mom and daddy can see. After all we aren’t betrothed yet and they don’t approve of your situation. They think you will be killed by the Count and his men for getting in his way.”
Not engaged yet? Looks like I may have bitten off a little more than I can chew here. How am I going to get myself out of this one? “I’m sorry Tamryn I got a little to excited seeing you. They are right though, being with a man like me would be very dangerous for you. I’m sure you will find a better man than me who can provide for you and keep you safe. I would understand if you didn’t want to do anything sexual with me anymore.”
That didn’t seem to deter Tamryn as she quickly replied, “Oh no I’m sure all this stuff with the Count will be sorted out in no time. After all nobody really likes the centaurs. They just showed up one day, plopped down a Console and built a fortified manor. Supposedly he was some big shot under Baron Sofranos and saved up all his experience so he could rule his own lands one day. Daddy says they spent so much experience on the manor since centaurs aren’t good at building that he can’t believe they think they can build a proper castle on your land even if they get it. I’m getting off track though, I love seeing you, but I didn’t expect to see you so soon. What brings you here?”
“I’m heading into town, need to gather some supplies for the farm and thought I could ask your dad some questions since this is on the way.”
“What kind of questions?” Tamryn asked.
“For instance, I was curious how you water your fields, or if there was an easy way to cut wood here. I have so many repairs to do around the farm that cutting wood would take up all my time.”
“Oh, I see. Well, we don’t really water the fields here. The rain takes care of that unless it’s a really dry year then we have to carry buckets of water and dump it on the plants. It’s no fun, believe me. Uhm, you could get Nymphs!”
“Nymphs? What are those?” Locus asked.
“You know water Nymphs, Wood Nymphs there are all kinds. They have natural magic and can control their elements. Good luck though, they are really rare and expensive to buy.”
“What do you mean expensive to buy? Slavery is legal here?”
“Well yeah, they aren’t one of the main races and don’t participate in society even if they wanted to. Anyone can be made into a slave though. How do you not know that?”
Lorcus could’ve kicked himself for the slip up and quickly replied. “The community I grew up in was very remote and had almost no contact with the outside world. Is there a slave market here?”
“Oh, I see, that sounds lonely. Don’t worry you won’t have to be lonely anymore.” Tamryn replied with a big smile and wrapped herself around his arm. “Not really a slave market, we are too small for that but if you upgrade your Console high enough you can purchase them through the auction platform. It’s one of the perks of the farming Console, you can buy all kinds of creatures.”
A shrill voice cried out “Tamryn where are you? I sent you for that fruit over an hour ago. Oh, Lorcus is here.” Her voice dropped down an octave. “I hope you two aren’t getting to close today, better wait until the limp goes away.” Deloris said with a knowing look at Tamryn.
Tamryn’s face went beet red, and she stuttered out “well yes, I mean no, I mean we were just talking. Lorcus wants to buy a Nymph.”
Deloris let out a laugh straight from her gut. “You show up here with no money and a run-down farm and expect to buy a Nymph? Tamryn get away from that man he is crazy.”
Bewildered Lorcus didn’t know how to respond. “I was just asking for advice and that was one solution we came up with. Not a practical one but who knows maybe one day.”
“Maybe if you start growing magical ingredients you could afford that someday, but you would need a high level Console specializing in magical crops before you could grow something like that. Well, you could do it now, but the Console wouldn’t be able to process that level of essence on top of the difficulty. Best you don’t get ahead of yourself and stick to simple things like carrots until you gain farming experience.”
“I thank you for the advice, that’s why I stopped by. I’m on my way into town and was hoping to ask Todd if he had any advice on getting water to the field and an efficient way to get lumber for repairs. Tamryn already explained that you don’t water the fields unless necessary.”
Deloris looked at him like he was crazy. “You go into town and buy the lumber. It’s not that expensive. Freddy has a sawmill not far from town and supplied the area with wood. Again, you could look into magical solutions, but nobody around here can afford such things. I suppose you could hire a carpenter to work on the farm but that seems like a waste to me. After all, the chances of you being there more than six months are very slim. Anyway, Todd and Eric are out trying to get our pig back so I don’t know when they will return.”
Lorcus replied. “I know I saw Eric on the way here, He helped me with the cut on my foot.”
That’s when the two women saw the leaves tied to his foot and quickly ushered him inside. They fussed over him like two mother hens until he had a proper poultice put on.
“I can’t thank you two enough for the medical attention and information, but I should really be getting on the road before it gets too late.”
“Your right Lorcus here, take this food to keep your strength up and be careful. The roads around here can get dangerous. Tamryn why don’t you walk Lorcus out and see him on his way.”
Tamryn beamed while grabbing Lorcus’s arm and hustling him out the door. When they reached the road, she threw herself into his arms and gave him a deep kiss. “There, that’s so you don’t forget me and come back soon.”
Lorcus brushed a lock of hair behind her ear and kissed her again. “Don’t you worry, there is no way I could forget you.”