This story takes place in the same universe as my "Amorous World of Asisai" series (A Scandal, A Prophecy, Etc.). However, you do not need to read it to enjoy this story. If you'd like, you can refer to my reader's guide If you want some foundational lore for this universe.
"Will we be there soon, father?" Elise asked as she adjusted her dress. The bouncing of the carriage was threatening to dislodge her breasts from her top.
"We'll be there by sunrise," Lord Wiltshire said. Despite sitting next to his daughter he was bent over a mess of paperwork in his lap, somehow managing to write despite the rough ride. An inkwell floated in the air next to him, suspended by a mage sitting opposite the two of them.
Elise was about to respond, but the carriage jerked violently, causing everyone to jump. The mage-servant and Wiltshire patriarch remained unbothered, but Elise scoffed loudly enough for everyone to hear as she went to adjust her dress again. Being the daughter of a Lord means she was granted the most elegant dresses and robes to wrap around her curvy figure. On this night, despite spending this night and the past few riding in a carriage, she was dressed eloquently in a layered dark blue dress, complimenting her straight black hair, ending just above her knees, and allowing a few inches of milky cleavage. Though this carriage ride, much to her annoyance, threatened to undo her top. As she fixed it, she noticed the unsubtle glances from the mage at her breasts. She gave him the tiniest smirk, as she caught between being pleased at her unintentional teasing and indignant at his audacity to peek at a Lord's daughter.
She turned to her father, who was gathering his parchments off the floor. "I hope Ivory Ports is as you promised. If I have to spend even another hour staring at your mage servant in this fucking carriage-"
"Elise," Lord Wiltshire commanded, sitting straight up and meeting her gaze. "Your attitude is unbecoming of your station. May I remind you that our family is here for business, not pleasure? Heading a port house of this stature is very important."
"I know, father," she responded before going to look out the window, seeing nothing but the vague shadows of trees.
"But, that almost means we are expected to host a housewarming feast for our arrival. All patrons of the other houses are expected to attend."
Elise could hear a hint of pleading in his voice as if to console her. She hesitated to give him the satisfaction, especially with this pervy mage in the carriage, but the legendary parties of the Ivory Ports were all she was looking forward to. Still, she couldn't help it as a small smile formed on her lips.
The carriage would continue on for a few more minutes before grinding to a halt, catching everyone in the carriage off guard.
"Why did we stop?" Elise asked nobody in particular.
"We're about to find out," her father answered as he strung his parchments and stored them away along with the floating inkwell. He and the mage exited the carriage, leaving an annoyed Elise behind. She once again leaned against her door as impatience slowly welled up in her. She watched as a few workers moved past her carriage, illuminated by the light of the hanging lantern in the carriage. She tried to look forward to see what they were doing, but it was too dark to see from her seat. Eventually, her curiosity got the best of her and she stepped off of the carriage to get a better look. Down the long caravan of carriages and wagons, she could faintly make out workers and mages attempting to lift a fallen tree that had blocked the path.
She sighed to herself. "Of-fucking-course," she said, and was about to step back into her carriage, but a shift in the wind gave her pause. Strangely, it wasn't a chill wind and even stranger, it carried a faint smell on it. Not knowing what to make of it, she looked around until she paused facing the woods, frozen in place by what she saw.
A pair of glowing red eyes formed in the shadows of the forest. She could not see anything that would give a hint of what she was looking at, but something about their violent gaze caused her to feel powerless. She strained her ears but could hear nothing but the rustling of leaves. She was stumped in taking any action as the red eyes bore into her skin, and she could swear she felt ghostly hands glide across her long legs, chest, and cheeks.
She felt another wind pass through as if ignoring her clothes, and she got a better whiff of the smell it carried. It was heavy, smelling of wet fur and sweat.
To her horror, she felt herself grow aroused as she breathed in the musk. Those ghostly hands were replaced by her real ones, pinching at her dress as if she had an itch, even producing a moan from her painted lips. Despite her mind screaming out in retaliation, she took a tentative step forward. Towards those piercing, red eyes...
"Madam!" a man shouted. She jolted as if waking from a nightmare - or perhaps, a dream - and looked to her right to see an armored guard.
"I would advise you to step back inside your carriage! There could be bandits!" He asserted. Elise could barely process his words as she looked back into the woods.
Only to find the red eyes have disappeared.
"Did you see something, Madam Elise?" the guard asked.
"No!" she said rather quickly. "N-no, I didn't. Though that is no excuse not to do your job."
The guard responded to her familiar entitled personality with a nod as she stepped back inside her carriage. From her, she could safely return to staring into the woods, trying to find any hint of that thing that was staring at her. Though all she could see were the shadowed trees of the forest, completely undisturbed. She leaned back, trying to will herself to calm down. Perhaps it was just a bandit. A bandit that seemed to tower even above her biggest guards. A bandit that stayed so perfectly still it made no sound at all.
A bandit who seemed to be reeking of sex.