[06:45] wobblefluff: The years had been kind to Luda, even if the village had not. Her short tryst with the man of her fantasies had given her hope that he would come back, that another of his stature would come to visit and spirit her away to happiness. Unfortunately time did not permit her a reprieve from the harsh reality of life. Now she was a woman, the owner of a bar that had seen more than its fair share of war. Her close companions were thieves and bounty hunters, those who saw differently from Hugh and his idealism. Hearing the crack out in the main hall, she slipped out of the kitchen, more curved, leaner... stronger than what she was before. "What is this commotion?"
[06:51] poly2deuces2: "Mistress!" The soldiers cried out and gestured her over. The officers shook their head. They were still all boys in this campaign...most of the men had perished in the Holy Land. And here they were, gathering a fresh crop of manhood to water the savage road to Jerusalem. Hugh found himself in a dour mood as his man called for ale and girls. It was the same. All the inns and villages ran together in his mind. Soon the men were munching bread and gulping ale and he retreated into his thoughts.
[06:52] poly2deuces2: (up to you if she recognizes him. I'm cool with a misunderstanding.)
[06:52] wobblefluff: (XD She might recognise the scar...)
[06:52] poly2deuces2: (he has a mighty beard)
[06:52] wobblefluff: (XD Maybe not then
[06:53] poly2deuces2: (exactly. it'll take a bit)
[06:53] wobblefluff: (kk)
[06:56] wobblefluff: She sighed heavily. They were all so young to be at war, stilll boys who thought swinging swords were filled with games. She knew better, and gave them a stern glare, even as she went to get the rest of her staff moving. "No naughty business y'hear?!" Luda still worked as hard as she did back in her youth, manouvering around the tables easily to satisfy their orders. She noticed who the officers were, the ones who were more restrained... careful. Those, she made sure to watch out for.
[06:59] poly2deuces2: The younger men were just as free with their hands as they had been. More than one grabbed at the Innkeeper's hips only to be cuffed by a superior. That's what wenches were for. Hugh watched them all and wondered where the years had gone. When had he been so free? When had he sung the songs and pounded his tankard on the table. Worst of all...had he ever called battle glorious and just? His closest companion looked at him and surmised his mood. "Those thoughts are an empty belly's thoughts!" the man declared. "Goodwife! Meat and wine!" he looked at Hugh. "We shall eat well..and bed well." his eyes were on a village girl. She returned the look.
[07:02] wobblefluff: Luda was sharp enough to avoid most of their clammy grasps, but gave the more gentlemenly ones as sincere a smile as she could muster. How many times had these men come to her inn? She had long given up hope of ever being satisfied or taken care off, and she ignored the pointed looks some of them gave her. It was rather unfortunate that she managed catch one of them staring at her newest waitress, sighing as she leaned closer to the two older men in the crowd. "I wouldn't try her if I were you, she's rather infamous around these parts." Luda gave both of them a pointed look, holding their gaze for a few moments.
[07:06] poly2deuces2: That got a weak smile out of Hugh. His friend was nonplussed. "Well then show me a sweet girl!" he cried and then gave the inkeeper herself a look. "Perhaps you can see to me. I will be a rich man soon!" he boasted. Hugh gave a snort. "Only if you survive this campaign. Not likely, with your riding." they joked but the cloud was still there. Why now,why here?
[07:09] wobblefluff: "A sweet girl?" She quirked an eyebrow haughtily, showing a little of her old spunk. "I'm afraid I'm neither sweet, nor tender like the sort of woman you are looking for." She chuckled a little at their exchange, knowing that a happy customer was one that paid well. And their coin was good for many miles around here. "Rich or no, I'd rather have a live man than a dead one."
[07:10] poly2deuces2: "Hear, hear!" Hugh could get behind that. Perhaps he'd left being a good man far behind. Only God himself knew. He could do one thing, and that was stay alive. "Hark her, truly a wise woman." he raised his glass. "To you, goodwife! Send our your man, tell him we want the news!"
[07:12] wobblefluff: For a moment, his words struck at the old festering wound in her heart, and she just smiled ruefully. "If you didn't know, I'm pretty infamous around these parts too..." She smirked in challenge. "No man can keep Luda the Maiden for more than half a tenday."
[07:13] poly2deuces2: His eyebrows raised. Skeptical yet almost...impressed at her spunk. "Luda the Maiden! That must be a jesting name." he elbowed his friends. "Are you an Eater of Men, hmm?"
[07:16] wobblefluff: She laughed heartily, waggling her finger in front of his face. "Now that would be telling, sir, and a fair maiden such as myself would never tell." Despite the mischeivious quirk of her lips, the light teasing never reached her eyes. "I have only ever eaten one man, and he enjoyed it... thoroughly." Oh how she would give to see him again... but no. He had abandoned her to a fate of being ridiculed all her life. She would not count on him anymore.
[07:18] poly2deuces2: "Oh ho!" a howling was set up around the officer's table. Hugh was elbowed and teased and her smile made one corner of his mouth quirk just a bit. His face was stiff and filthy and he could not smile much. "Must have been quite a man." he ventured. "Not every fellow has the stomach to risk a woman's mouth." a wink. "Specially not one with a tongue like yours."
[07:18] poly2deuces2: another round of laughter.
[07:19] poly2deuces2: (now I have vagina dentata images in my head)
[07:19] wobblefluff: (hahaha nicee)
[07:22] wobblefluff: "Oh he was quite a man... about your build, though I suppose he was a fair bit more handsome than you hairy lot!" Luda grinned, purposefully licking her lips as she poured them another round. "And I doubt he was worried, for he was too large for me to attempt anything." She smiled seductively at them, turning around and striding to the kitchen with her empty pitcher and a sexy swing of her hip.
[07:25] poly2deuces2: The joking about her kept on. Hugh listened but said nothing. Something about her..struck him. Strange. Almost as if she reminded him of someone..but who? Not his sweet wife - she had been fair and gentle as a mouse. The thought of her soured his mood even more. Too soon the night wore down and Hugh found himself stroking his beard from time to time. How long had it been since he'd shaved? Hell, washed? He watched the men bed down and his eyes found the innwife again. He let his eye catch hers.
[07:29] wobblefluff: It was strange, but she found herself enjoying the attention slightly, and the friendly banter which was lacking in most of the other soldiers. These were led by good men, and she did her best in accomodating them, taking out the good meat and wine... and making sure they went to bed with honest women who wouldn't steal their purses. She glanced over the room once more, locking eyes with that large bearded officer. Stepping closer, she tilted her head towards him, smiling. "A bath?" Oh the memories that brought!
[07:33] poly2deuces2: He was a bit surprised at her generosity. It showed. His eyebrows went up and a genuine smile touched his face...though it looked almost like a grimace of pain. His mouth was crooked somehow but his eyes smiled. "Please." he nodded and then tipped his head. "Am I that offensive." he inspected his hands and sure enough - they were filthy. He could have blushed. "Yet I cannot see who will attend to me. Your girls have found...other engagements." a wry wink. Truly, she had been most accommodating.
[07:37] wobblefluff: It was rare that she was able to take a soldier by surprise, and she revelled in the moment. How she had changed. "I have met dirtier men who stay in their homes and never work. You just seemed uncomfortable with all that grit on your skin." Luda grinned broadly at him, "Well, what sort of innkeeper would I be if I didn't know how to attend to a man such as yourself?" She chuckled, "I shall draw you a bath, and once you are ready, you may come." It was a little nostalgic, but she brushed it off easily, going to the chamber and drawing the water with much more ease than before.
[07:40] poly2deuces2: He watched her go. Watched the swing of her hips. Truly, there was a woman! A bit lean for his tasted but stout and strong. He wondered absently if she had any bearing years left, then shook away the idea. Stupid. All the same, it was a concern. He finished his meal and scraped the leavings to the floor for the hounds. He finished his ale. Tucking the bottle of wine under his arm he went down the hall. It felt strange familiar. A young soldier was stumbling down the hallways toward him with his arm around a young girl, both og them drunk and giddy. The lad stopped him and started to whisper excitely. He was impatient - he could see the Inn mistress through the open doorway.
[07:40] poly2deuces2: (she can listen in to this hushed conversation)
[07:42] wobblefluff: Her face was hidden, but her ears pricked up at the sound of soft voices. She had a knack for spying, and listened carefully to anything she could pick up on. It could save her life, or take it on occasion, and was worth a lot of coin in some circles. Luda worked on the fire beneeath the tub, making sure the wood didn't crackle too loudly to muffle their words.
[07:47] poly2deuces2: The girl was giggling, but the young soldier pulled his superior close. He whispered the name of the girl and a few details and added in a proud blur 'and a maiden! or so she says." A deep rumble came out of the older warrior at hearing this. He nodded and replied in the same hugh. "Ah! They make the best memories to comfort on the battlefield, believe me. I had a maiden once..." the younger soldier inerrupted: he was in love, he said. Hugh chuckled again. "A maidenhead is a rare gift, lad." his tone went serious. "You pay her well. You've the silver for it." the youth nodded quickly, and Hugh took his arm in a firm grip. "That's my order." Another nod. This one was serious. Hugh released the boy and didn't stop grinning until he turned the corner... and saw who'd likely heard the whole thing. He was shocked to find that he could still blush.
[07:48] poly2deuces2: (I assume there's been verbal sparring between them all night?)
[07:49] wobblefluff: Luda couldn't help but feel respect for the man, and only winked at him knowingly when he entered. "A rare gift?" She teased softly, moving to shut the door behind him and beckon him towards the tub of heated water. Her experienced fingers undid his armor, sliding it off his form.
[07:50] wobblefluff: (Yes. Lots and lots xD)
[07:53] poly2deuces2: He winced as the heavy mail and leather came off him. He sighed with relief at each buckle undone. "Hard to find in a girl of ripe age." he said gruffly. "Least...in all these little towns the army passes through." Rape was a fact of war, he knew that. It still made his face darken. "Ah, but he's a good lad. A sapling himself. Ha! He may not even have the wick to break her." he laughed before remembering the company. Another blush. "Uh." He cursed himself; not even the manners to pardon himself!
[07:56] wobblefluff: "Don't worry. I protect my girls well." She worked on his shirt next, carefully peeling it off him. "And you may have misread him yet, an eager boy will always do his best to pleasure a girl. Especially if he has you as a superior." Luda found his blushing and brief reminders of manners to be rather adorable, and she smiled coyly at him. "Don't worry, you are not in the company of a virgin!" Far from it rather, and the sheathe at her thigh pressed reassuringly against her skin as she moved to place his shirt on the rack with his armor.
[08:00] poly2deuces2: Was this an invitation? Hugh caught her eye. His eyebrow lifted. It was obvious how impulsive and unconsidered this was. True there had been tension between them all night. True that they were alone together. True that he would soon be bare before her. None of this was any indication she would have him in her bed. The mistress of every house found it her duty to bathe her guests - this was not unusual. Yet. She was clearly a woman of some wit and what would it harm to spend a night beside something softer than his horse? The thought made him smile. His hand was too big, clumsy as he lifted it to his mouth and pressed a quick kiss to her wrist.
[08:03] wobblefluff: What was some harmless flirting? Soon they would all be gone, and she would have to fend off an bandits or thieves that might come to take advantage of her. Or rapists, she supposed. Luda smiled at him, letting her fingers draw under his chin and tug at his dirty beard. "This is unsalvagable, surely." She teased.
[08:08] poly2deuces2: Her boldness made him bold. One hand went to her waist. "If you have a strap, lady." he palmed his knife casually. "I'd be rid of it. We are heading south, after all."
[08:11] wobblefluff: She smiled, indicating to the table with a tilt of her head where there was one waiting. "I thought you might want to be rid of it. You were scratching away all night." She willingly pressed her lowerbody against his, eyeing the blade with a tiny flash of suspicion.
[08:13] poly2deuces2: He saw it. He shifted his eyes so she wouldn't see the offense he took. Dammit! Well, how is she to know? They descended upon every town like a horde of locusts. He had been stroking her hips with obvious suggestion. Now he bent to let his blade clatter to the table. "Just don't take my head off as well."
[08:15] wobblefluff: "If I took your head off, who would pay for my troubles?" She recovered quickly, picking up the blade and twirling it expertly. It was a hidden challenge. Luda sharpened the blade quickly, her eyes focused on her task even as she missed the heat of his palms on her hip. "Would you prefer to sit, or shall I climb on your back?"
[08:17] poly2deuces2: "Doubt you could reach it." he came up behind her then and his hands found her hips again. He let himself be bold. He'd seen by now that she was a woman who would be clear if she were unwilling. "And I never let anyone to my back...woman or man." his grim words didn't stop his hands from pulling her back against him.
[08:20] wobblefluff: She pressed her bottom back against his hips to let him know he had made the right choice. Luda smiled up at him, leaning back against his chest. "That explains the scars," She replied just as grimly, though there was an ironic quirk of her lips. Pushing back, Luda nudged him into a chair, slipping onto his lap. "Now..." She held the blade with a sure grip, drawing it over his jaw to remove a chunk of his beard without ceremony.
[08:23] poly2deuces2: He laughed and stilled her hand. "Does it offend you?" he asked and tried very hard to keep his voice light. If he was to have her..it would be while his scar was hidden well. He pulled her hips against him. Even though her skirts once astride she couldn't miss the sudden proof of desire. "Are you used to stripling youths?"
[08:25] wobblefluff: "It is uncomfortable to kiss a man when you can't reach his skin." Luda stated with a soft smile, glancing down momentarily at the feel of him. Her eyes darkened slightly. "No, not at all, sir. Very few men have entered my bed with my consent, and none of the young ones dare try."
[08:28] poly2deuces2: "I don't blame them." he agreed and gently worked the blade from her hand. He lay it down again and one hand went to work pulling up her skirts. "Your tongue would've left them girls, I wager." His arm wrapped around her. Strong, secure. He lifted her just enough to work a hand in against her inner thigh. No sense waiting about. "We needn't kiss."
[08:30] wobblefluff: She blushed a little at his boldness, waiting with bated breath once he discovered her blade. Would he think her an assassin or spy? Hopefully not, it would be a horrible way to lose her life. "Perhaps." His arm was reassuring though, and she bit her lip as she spread her thighs for him. "We can kiss after." She agreed breathlessly.
[08:31] poly2deuces2: (wait. was she using his knife or her own? is there another one?)
[08:31] wobblefluff: (His knife. There's another against her thigh)
[08:31] poly2deuces2: (ah)
[08:32] poly2deuces2: His hands found her knife and he froze for a moment. The question was clear in his eyes..the proof of much time at war. In the end he simply pulled it free and set it aside as well. He watched her eyes all the while. Something about her eyes... Hugh let the sudden heat of her cunt push the thought from his head. He began to finger her with no hesitation. "After." Yes. "Agreed."
[08:35] wobblefluff: Luda lowered her head slightly. "I am not unmarked." She whispered, slight shame at the thought of the few scars she had accumulated that she hid fiercely. The way he removed the knife and started to touch her was surprising, and she sucked in a sharp breath, pressing her hips into his hand.
[08:37] poly2deuces2: He looked up. "Nor am I." thank the Lord she didn't know how scarred he truly was. He felt her belly for signs of childbirth. He felt for scars. Mostly he strokes his fingers against her and only stopped to pull her bodice open. "Get undressed." Perfunctory.
[08:39] wobblefluff: She sighed, leaning into his touch. Let him do what he wished, so that she would have at least another night of beautiful pleasure before she was killed, or passed on into the next world. Luda pushed up from him for a moment, standing and stripping down without hesitation. At least she knew he wouldn't run at the sight of her, he was almost like a chopping block himself.
[08:40] poly2deuces2: (she thinks he's going to kill her?)
[08:41] wobblefluff: (no no no)
[08:41] wobblefluff: (Its just that, some of her suitors took one look at her and turned cold.)
[08:41] wobblefluff: (Sorry if that wasn't clear. xD)
[08:41] wobblefluff: (OH)
[08:41] wobblefluff: (And, she lives in a dangerous place
)
[08:41] wobblefluff: (Its not uncommon for people to die, and such the knife at her thigh)
[08:43] poly2deuces2: The sight of her made that strange crooked smile come back to him. He gathered her up into his arms and held her close. "It's strange." he mused. "You seem so...mm. Perhaps it's this dark skin of yours." he shook his head and with long strides walked to the tub. Without preamble he set her back against it and hitched one knee up to his side. He spit into his palm and it ducked below her skirts.
[08:43] poly2deuces2: (it's the middle ages. it would be weird to NOT have a knife)
[08:43] wobblefluff: (XD)
[08:43] wobblefluff: (fair enough
)
[08:45] wobblefluff: For a moment she let herself press into the warmth of his arms, not unlike with another, similar man all those years ago. "Have you never seen another like me?" She asked shyly, relaxing back against the wood. Her arms traced the worn edges slowly, smiling at him. His direct nature made her grin, and arousal began to slowly pool in her belly.
[08:48] poly2deuces2: She wasn't much wet. Ah well. She would be. Hugh untied his laces and swiped his wet palm over his cock before licking again. This time it went to her. He hitched her up against the side. "No. Ngh. Yes. Years ago." he wrapped one leg around his hip. His hand took his cock and he pressed to the gate of her. "She was only a girl." No more words. Just a quick look to her for confirmation and then a firm push of his hips.
[08:52] wobblefluff: Luda prepared herself, straightening her back slightly and angling herself. Her legs curved across his side, curling around him to tug him a little closer. Only a girl? She had only been a girl back then... ... ... but how many were there with her skin tone? It puzzled Luda, tickled at the back of her mind as if she was forgetting something hugely important. But quite suddenly, there was a stretching sensation, and she gasped loudly. She wasn't near wet enough for his huge girth, and she bit her lip, her cunt squeezing him as he entered her.
[08:54] poly2deuces2: She ought to have been wetter. He gave an apologetic cough and wetted his fingers again. Another hard push and he was seated into her. "Christ above." he swore and slung his arms around her hips. His thrusts were slow and even. Steady as a drum. The tub creaked as he thumped her against it.
[08:56] wobblefluff: It took a while for the pleasure to start, but it did, burning a path through her belly and stirring her arousal. She moaned softly, working her hips against his. Using the tub as leverage, she pushed when he did, their bodies meeting wetly as her arousal soothed his entering. "Mmmm.. you're.... so large.... " SHe murmured softly to herself, "As large as him...."
[08:59] poly2deuces2: He didn't hear her. He was too busy fucking her. She was as tight...as tight as that girl he still rememberd...even if he'd long forgotten her face. Her voice. He remembered the way she'd squeezed the life out of him. Hungry for his seed, he thought. He imagined her in the woman he fucked now but somehow that felt wrong. Profane. No..the woman here was twice what that girl had been. Strong and clever and wise. He looked up at her and managed half a smile as his hips snapped against hers. After the smile there was apology in his gaze. There was no way he was going to last.
[09:01] wobblefluff: She had lived this long by reading people, and she just smiled tenderly at him. It had been a long time since any man had been able to sate her, and she had grown used to it. Instead of mourning it, Luda flexed and clenched her muscles over him, working him with all the inner strength she had. She wrapped her legs tightly around him, not letting him escape as her cunt squeezed and milked him.
[09:04] poly2deuces2: Lord! How could he last against this? She pulled him into her and he felt he could never escape. It was coming on suddenly. "Mistress." he panted. "You..you are truly...a hungry beast." His thrusts lost their rhythm. Became desperate. He roared as he came and flattened her against the wood. He remembered to late that she was a living creature and stumbled back. Slowly let her down.
[09:08] wobblefluff: "I was.... I wasn't always this hungry." Her body ached at the desperate pace in which he slammed her against the wood, as short as it was. She gasped for air when she was crushed against it, her body pressed so intimately against this man, cheek against his bare chest. Luda groaned as he pulled away, her insides feeling a little worse for wear even as more of her arousal dribbled down her thighs. heavens above she wanted more.... perhaps she should hurry back to her room where her fingers can finish the job. "Shall.... shall you require more assistance?" She asked with a tiny tremor of hope, her cheeks flushed with need, and her body just begging for release.
[09:09] poly2deuces2: He braced his hands against the tub and leaned there for a moment. Caught his breath. Although he was hardly a young man, he felt he could be at her again in very little time. "That shave." he grunted and then looked her way with heat in his eyes. "Then I repay the kindness."
[09:12] wobblefluff: "Mmm.... very well." She grinned, standing slowly and reaching for the blade. Luda returned with awkward steps, straddling his lap to shave him.
[09:13] poly2deuces2: He was in the bath by them and the hot water sent steam up all around them. He settled back with her on his lap and lay back his head. Trusted her..though there was still that wariness. Almost casually his fingers found her cunt again. He let two inside her. She was so wet...it would take no time at all.
[09:14] wobblefluff: She was about to lower the blade to his face when he touched her, and she bit back a moan. "Perhaps you should... leave me be till I finish... Wouldn't want to scratch you, now would we." She chuckled, cleanly and efficiently decimating his beard, her fingers gentle against his cheek.
[09:15] poly2deuces2: (and with that...I pass out)
[09:15] wobblefluff: (XD)
[09:15] poly2deuces2: lovely so far. hope you enjoyed.
[09:15] wobblefluff: (I'm sorry!)
[09:15] wobblefluff: Yes, I did enjoy it
[09:15] wobblefluff: I do
[09:15] poly2deuces2: don't be
[09:15] poly2deuces2: was fun
[09:15] poly2deuces2: right. night then. see you tomorrow hopefully.