This is my second installment of the series, it's a bit different from the first chapter, but I hope you enjoy it nonetheless. Warning: there is erotic interaction between two women. If you do not approve of such things, then you might want to skip this chapter. All characters are fictional and entirely mine. Enjoy!
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Corentine slammed her hands onto the table, making its remaining three legs wobble unsteadily. Five cards were fanned out, displaying her fifth victory. The other men groaned, one threw his cards into the air with a sigh. Corentine grinned as she pulled her shimmering winnings into her satchel. The Hounds had been causing trouble at Penelope's the entire evening, taking whatever and whoever they wanted long after the sun had died. The sounds of fights and throws of delirious passion echoed throughout the cavernous rooms. More than once, Corentine caught the sight of a Hound's naked backside, a woman or two over his shoulders.
Despite washing herself in a river hours earlier, Corentine could still smell her master all over her. Never had he sent her back to the men in such a state. They all knew where Corentine would disappear to, what she did and who she was with, but it disturbed her to know that they finally saw the lewd evidence. She had half a mind to visit an Atonement Temple, but acquiesced to supervising when she thought of how rambunctious the Hounds would be at Penelope's.
"Another game?" Kahlil murmured, dragging her from her thoughts. The handsome cobalt eyed Hound grinned. The other men had sulked away from the table, leaving the two alone with a pile of cards and cups of wine between them. Corentine stretched back languidly against her seat and nodded. It was a common pastime for two to challenge one another to some sort of game. She almost looked forward to the challenges in the days between hired involvement.
"I take so much from you as it is, Kahlil, that it seems almost tragic that I will also rob you." Corentine collected all of the cards, shuffled rapidly, then distributed them. Her most trusted ally chuckled quietly. The two settled for a long game, alternating between displaying cards and taking swigs of wine. A corner of peace amongst the chaos.
Around them, men bellowed, women sauntered in all forms of undress, countless glass was smashed, and if Corentine listened closely, an infant was born in a room on the second floor. The dim lantern light skipped over corners, providing enough privacy for drunken patrons to ravish their favorite whores. The air was thick with smoke and musk, only slightly alleviated with random wisps of perfume. Cheap wine and ale adorned every table. To Corentine's left, a young woman sank to her knees in front Jasop, one of the more promiscuous Hounds. The sound of her slurping the man's cock assaulted Corentine's ears. Annoyed, she slapped down three cards. Kahlil calmly met her cards with four of his own, he had the better hand. As he collected her cards and placed them in a separate pile, a woman appeared beside him.
The woman was stunning. Not that Corentine was ever interested in women, but even the mercenary could appreciate beauty when she came across it. The tramp had cocoa skin that glowed beneath even the dim light, her thick black locks cascaded over a slender frame, like ebony silk. She possessed feline features and grace. Dressed in a nearly transparent scarlet gown, the wench stood before the two Hounds with more confidence than most mortals. She even grinned.