A request featuring a night elf diplomat and a fel orc. This story is about Elindia Dewshadow, a character from my previous story,
Dealmaker, Elfbreaker
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The goblin's office smelled of money and the stale urban air of Orgrimmar's Drag district. An expensive Sin'dorei jewel lamp glowed upon his desk, but otherwise no light persisted within the room. Elindia Dewshadow, a night elf woman that had the much in-demand qualities of both intelligence and curves, crossed her long lavender legs and, looking at ease in a well-upholstered chair across from the goblin's desk, said, "This is highly unusual, Mr. Sinkle. I'm not typically propositioned by members of the Horde for work."
"I'm not a member of the Horde," the goblin insisted, "and unusual circumstances call for unusual pay." He seemed to be always holding a coin, and at this he tapped it against the desk for emphasis. "You see, the Venture Company has plenty of gold but not enough men."
She smiled haughtily, a woman well aware of her worth and the lush assets she owned, all of which were proudly displayed by the black dress she wore. "If it's men you're after, I'm afraid I'm not qualified."
"That," he said, eyeing her chest as if he'd been eager to do so for some time and had just been given an excuse, "may certainly be true, but you
are
qualified to recruit them."
Elindia's eyelids leveled evenly and her elven ears stood firmly at attention. "I am not a military recruiter. And besides, if you think I'm going to recruit soldiers--"
"Not soldiers, Miss Dewshadow, bodyguards." The little goblin gestured around the office with one of his oversized hands. There were at least three safes she could see out in the open without even inspecting the room. "As I'm sure you can see, we are in great need of skilled men to protect our assets from the dangers of this uncivilized society we live in."
The elf relaxed back into her chair, her lovely features juxtaposed with a manner of barely concealed boredom and distrust. "Go on."
"Of course. Yes, well, to get to the heart of the matter, we'd like to send you to Dire Maul. There is an orc by the name of Trahlan Spinebreaker that runs the arena there. Gruesome stuff, but that's not important. His men are highly competent, but the main man himself isn't easy to deal with." Sinkle grinned knowingly. "However, a woman of your incredible talents should have no problem securing a deal on behalf of the Venture Company."
Elindia, who moments before had been sitting with mild disinterest, brightened, her glowing blue eyes reflecting curiosity. "You want me to negotiate terms with Trahlan Spinebreaker?"
"That's right."
Unconsciously, her tongue darted out to wet her lips. She crossed her legs again, then said in a voice that seemed purposefully controlled. "Payment?"
"Two-thousand," he replied with all the finiteness of a cheap goblin miser unwilling to spend a single copper more.
Surprised, she asked, "Gold?"
"That's right," he repeated.
Two-thousand gold pieces and an opportunity to meet Trahlan Spinebreaker. Elindia couldn't decide which pleased her more: the money or the man. Failing to contain a smile, she rose from the chair and placed her hands on the edge of the goblin's desk, offering a good look down the loose neckline of her dress at a pair of all-natural Kaldorei mountains.
"When do I leave?"
***
Likely she would never grow accustomed to portal usage. First Darnassus to Orgrimmar, now Orgrimmar to Dire Maul. The change in climate would be hell on her hair. But then again, most likely so would negotiations.
The day following her discussion with Sinkle, while the Venture Company sent word to one of Spinebreaker's servants of her arrival, she'd changed into something more suitable for negotiations. One must adapt to one's surroundings, and the dress she'd had on prior simply wouldn't cut it.
She wore now an expensive bra of gold, a cupless design that did nothing at all to cover her breasts and instead sought only to emphasize her womanly form. It dangled with jewels and was accompanied by a matching thong set with one large purple gemstone right atop her nethers.
Rather than the heels she'd worn when meeting Mr. Sinkle, she'd equipped herself with a pair of ivory thigh-high boots that tapered at the thigh into segments of fabric in the style of flower petals, and these were as a whole richly ornamented with wire-thin gold stripes that wound up the leg. A pair of fingerless opera gloves of the same design just about completed her salacious outfit.
Not to be completely indecent however, she'd also donned a white mageweave piece that crossed in an X-like pattern over her chest, leaving her stomach and the majority, but not all of, her cleavage visible. This tight mageweave piece crisscrossed over her shoulders to meet at her lower back, ironically offering more back coverage than frontal coverage. And while her thong had a long flowing strip of mageweave cloth that hung between her legs in the front, it offered no such protection in the back. Her ass, therefore, enjoyed complete freedom except for the thin strip of gold thong that could just barely be seen between her prominently developed ass cheeks.
As she stepped away from the rapidly closing portal and surveyed her surroundings, she caught the eye of a number of orcs. Under more casual circumstances this may have intrigued her, but today she had business to attend to. Shielding her eyes from the sun which peaked out through raggedy clouds draped across a bright blue sky, she surveyed her surroundings in search of the guide she'd been promised would aid her.
From behind a crowd of onlookers an old orc who'd been waiting shuffled toward her. His skin was red and bulging with muscles. His back was slightly bowed and his nails, more apt to be referred to as claws, were about as long as his beard. Still, as aged as he appeared, she sensed that a power lay within him, dark, potent and deadly. The old orc was a warlock.
"Good day," she said, gently bowing her head. "Elindia Dewshadow, at your service."
The orc stopped two cubits or so from her, eyed her up and down, then burst out into a wheezing cackle, revealing chipped teeth and what might have been a broken tusk. She could smell his breath from where she stood. "The Venture Company sure knows how to pick them, eh?"
"They have an eye for talent," she replied judiciously.
"Ha! Yes, I'm sure you're very talented--especially with your tongue."
"I'm sure I don't know what you mean."
The old warlock cackled again, thumping the butt of his staff against the stone floor. "I'm sure! You can't fool me though, elf, I've done my research. There's a good reason why you work with orcs so often."
"Research? Then you're..."
Ignoring her, he made a twirling gesture with one of his long fingers. "Ya looking fine from the front, elf. Turn around, lemme get a good look at you before I bring ya to the master."
"The master? Please, state your name, orc."
The warlock gave an exaggerated bow. "Braz, servant of Trahlan Spinebreaker. Now listen here," he said, tapping his staff against her broad hips. "Turn around, purple lady. I have to assess you properly lest the master get upset."
Elindia frowned but complied. She'd much rather be dealing with the target of her mission as opposed to his underling, but such demeaning customs were sometimes necessary in her line of work.
After a moment of inspection, Braz said, "Not bad. Ya got a nice hump back here. Matches those fat tits of yours." He snickered, poking her ass with his staff. "Nice recoil. Good and round."