Chapter 20: A wild night in town
Vallerie was beet red. She hesitantly advanced with as small steps as she could often taking pauses in between. Unfortunately, she was led by Corantin who had no interest in staying still. Once again, he was leading her with a leash and did not hesitate to tug at it when she stopped moving for too long. Of course, the woman was naked save for the collar around her neck, and shoes she had been given just for today. While walking around naked would normally have been easy for the woman by now, she was currently in a situation she could not put up with. It was the reason she had been given shoes. The pair was currently standing outside the mansion, about to go on stroll into town.
Her day had started bad and, somehow, it was becoming worse. When she woke up, she felt awful. She had somehow heard what Corantin whispered before leaving and could not get any sleep last night. She had spent all night turning in bed, kept awake by the apprehension but also a silver of anticipation?
The rest of the day had been rough. During practice, she could barely oppose her master and after the third lost in less than one hour he ended their session early. Exhausted, she went back to her room without doing any further practice. The afternoon had been even worse. She was unable to stop Emily's flow and spent all afternoon doing as her sister said without a second thought. Finally, at the time Corantin would normally do his daily inspection, he did not show up. Only appearing many hours later, after the sun had set completely.
Coming back to the present, Vallerie was shyly advancing through the dark streets against her better judgement. Forbidden from hiding her privates, the girl felt like she was paraded by a conqueror to his jubilant population, even though the streets where currently deserted. Despite it been an autumnal night, Vallerie did not feel any cold. Proof of the young lord proficiency in the arcane arts even in the elements other than his natural affinity.
Corantin was forcing them to move at a brisk pace. Therefore, it did not take long for the woman to start hearing loud voices coming from a nearby building. When she understood they were heading that way, Vallerie's hairs stood on end.
She tried to stop but unfortunately Corantin ruthlessly yanked on the leash while mocking her.
"The slower you walk the higher the chances of somebody noticing us by accident. Or maybe you actually want that and it's why you walk so slow?"
Having grown weak to Corantin teasing, Vallerie cheeks turned a deeper shade of crimson. Anger taking over, she gritted her teeth not wanting to alert somebody. At a lost for answers, she meekly followed Corantin.
Before long, the pair had reached the source of the noise. It was a well-lit tavern. Every townsfolk awake at this hour had, seemingly, gathered inside.
"Master... should we really enter inside this building...? They seem to be having quite the party. We shouldn't bother them," asked Vallerie with a hesitant voice as Corantin led her towards the crowd.
"This? It's only the warmup. Everyone inside is waiting for tonight's guess of honour," said Corantin, his tone killing all chances of them not entering.
Unable to accept being seen naked by strangers, even though Corantin himself was one when he deflowered her, she stopped moving and went down on her knees to plead to Corantin.
"Please, master, I'll do anything, but don't show me off to countless strangers, please."
"Anything? Are you sure about that?" replied Corantin intrigued.
"Yes, I'll do anything to not showcase my shameful appearance to many persons I don't know," said the woman with no vacillation.
"Even if I order you to come back tomorrow and proclaim loud and clear to everyone living in this town that you're a slut?"
Corantin did not like want to make Vallerie undergo what was about to happen. But he had no doubt that the men gathered inside had all reveled for the last few hours at this point. If he canceled tonight's main event, they would riot, and the copious alcohol would make it difficult to stop them without bloodshed. Therefore, Corantin had to demand something even more humiliating from her so that she would submit to what awaited her.
"That's...that's even worse!" unsurprisingly exclaimed the woman. "Make me do something else!... Master"
"Huh uh you said you'd do anything so choose; either come with me into this tavern or expose yourself to everyone tomorrow."
"Fine you win, master," she conceded, agreeing to the lesser of two evils.
Her decision made, Vallerie took a deep breath, raise her shoulders, and started walking towards the tavern door. Despite her attempt at bravery, her steps were slow as she kept looking at the floor and after a few steps, she dropped her shoulders. Nonetheless, she could not stop the inevitable. After a brief time, she was standing by the door, wearing nothing but shoe and short socks about to face countless strangers.
She took another deep breath in preparation for the ordeal, when she felt a hand pushing on her back indicating she could not delay the inescapable anymore. Closing her eyes, she opened the door.
Inside, lots of men were drinking mug after mug waiting for the real show to begin. Corantin steadfastly guided Vallerie towards the middle of room. Meanwhile, every pair of eyes turned at them, it was impossible for a naked woman to go unnoticed in a room full of drunk men. As they reached the central table, the men stopped drinking, and began to cheer at the young lord, while also occasionally compliment the nude woman accompanying him. Under the barrage of cheers, Corantin, helped by a little bit of wind magic, jumped on the table. He then presented a hand to his companion to help her climb unto the improvised stage. Once she was on the table, he used the same hand to silently order her to kneel beside him, before addressing the crowd with a booming voice.
"Gentlemen, the moment you've been waiting for! As a special threat from me, Vallerie here shall sate you all tonight!"
