Ch 03
Blowing Cliff Away
Taking Sarah by the hands Vi led her out into the atrium. Music filled the space with an old English air conjuring up country gardens and dancers upon the green. A platform decorated with flowers had been placed in the center of the atrium and steps led up to it. Coverly thumped his staff upon the floor, the festive crowd surrounding him expectantly, his voice rising sonorously over the gathering:
"As master of these revels we welcome you to our festival. May you pleasure and prosper in the sweet summer before us. But it is now our joy to behold and honor she who will inspire our hearts to those great deeds of love and passion to which we may be blessed by good fortune. She is here tonight amidst this revel. She is to be found amongst the beauteous Hermias, Helenas, Titanias and her fairies, all of whose charms have bedazzled us to distraction not only on this night, but on all nights."
Murmurs, chuckles, and salacious whispers of mirth rose from the gathering.
"There is no task more delightful and more daunting than choosing the fair one for our love. All of these beauties here tonight are incomparable, their charms incontestable. One is forced then to choose on lesser terms. On such frivolities as how those charms are revealed. On that measure let me bring this new beauty to your favor."
And with that Coverly lifted his staff and extended it to Sarah. With a gasp she wrapped her arms about herself. But laughing, Vivienne drew her from the crowd and up the steps to stand upon the platform. There amidst the flowers, the music, and the happy laughing crowd Sarah was offered in her gauzy revealing wrap for their pleasure.
A ripple of applause swept the gathering as Coverly handed the crown of flowers to Vivienne. Placing it upon Sarah's head, the girl took Sarah's hands in hers and lifted them, opening her to everyone's gaze.
Holding her there Vi turned Sarah in the appreciative silence that followed, Sarah's blushes only enhancing her beauty. But reading nothing but approval and delight in the faces appraising her Sarah flowered. Her breasts lifted. Her smile eased seductively, and her gaze touched her admirers each in turn.
The excitement that she had felt knowing Cliff was watching Vivienne's fondling caresses over her body returned to her now, only the effect was a hundred fold greater. She knew how she appeared to them. How her gown was molded to her body. How their eyes lingered upon her loins looking up into the virtual revelation of her Passion-Flower. And she read their pleasure, their fascination with her beauty. She lingered before their gaze, giving them their fill as she turned slowly, and an incredible sensation of power rose within her.
A sensation that suddenly froze when she felt Vi's hands slowly lifting the gauzy drape of her costume and pulling it from her shoulders to leave her utterly naked before the crowd. With a flourish of her arms Sarah shook her tresses out in a blonde cascade and that's when Vivienne took Sarah's face in her hands and kissed her directly and deeply on the mouth before the applauding audience.
The kiss lingered in the emerging silence and Vi's hands slipped down Sarah's back to caress her bare buttocks and spread them to expose her Passion-Flower to everyone's inspection, eliciting a soft sigh of appreciation from the crowd. And then she led Sarah down from the stand and through the gathering to Cliff and Coverly.
Within, Sarah's heart was pounding. Surprise, joy, embarrassment, wonder, and deep gratification mingled in her emotions. To be on display like that! She had not a secret left. But the faces about her offered nothing but happiness. She had given them joy and pleasure with her body. And she had sensed a certain power in that moment too. They wanted her! She glanced back at the stand wondering what it would be like to be fucked up there for them, and the thought lifted her excitement deliciously.
Cliff received Sarah into his embrace with a deep satisfaction. "Well, you are quite the sensation," he offered.
"I never could have done it without you, Vi," Sarah exclaimed.
"Nonsense. Everyone can see you're gorgeous."
The thump of Coverly's staff interrupted them as he intoned in his sonorous voice: "The pleasure of these revels on this midsummer's night is but the prelude to more delight."
With that he lifted his staff to the foyer leading out into the gardens. The doors opened and warm breeze filtered into the room. Beyond, across the flagstones, the pond glimmered in the moonlight. "Let the Queen of Summer in stately measure lead you to another pleasure," he announced grandly.
"He wants you to take us to the pond Sarah. Do you want to go for a swim?"
"I guess I'm dressed for it," Sarah laughed spreading her arms.
Vivienne nodded happily as Coverly approached them and bowed. He extended his arm gallantly to Sarah.
"If you will allow me, your Highness."
She placed her arm in his and he led her to the foyer. The women and men of The Court shedding their garments formed behind her. Accompanied by Coverly on one side and Cliff on the other Sarah crossed the patio and led the happy chattering crowd to the broad steps beside the pond.
Coverly lifted his staff and the gathering flowed past them into the water. They watched them pass, a crowd of naked, chattering, laughing lovely sylphs and husky sybarites cuddling and snuggling their nudity together.
Sarah felt a touch on her elbow as Vivienne joined them. She had shed her costume and the curvaceous ness of her body was lost in a shapeless white tunic except for her legs bare to mid thigh.
"Where's my swimsuit?" Cliff exclaimed.