1: A Rude Awakening
Garrison was restless in the rain. My cloak sagged over each side of his saddle and coated the sides of his abdomen. He whinnied and snorted his displeasure.
"That's all right, boy. Just a little longer." I patted his neck and righted myself in the saddle.
The dim light of Larkville was close now. Maybe a mile or so.
I blew warmth into my hands and felt the calluses there. The rain beat on them, running between their cracks. Left behind by years of hard labor. It had not been so long ago, after all.
Something moved in the trees. As I turned to investigate, Garrison reared up.
"Whoa! Whoa, boy!"
He came down but continued to dance.
"Shhh shhh."
I came down from the saddle and took another look into the woods and muttered, "What in hell was that?"
Just then Garrison bolted into the night. Off down the road he went into the dark of the woods.
"Damn beast."
I saw a flash of something. And stood a while longer, then made my way on foot.
The door to the "Barbow Inn" swung open before me and I was greeted first with the smell of mince pies, then the acrid odor of men. Their heads turned to look me over.
Silence fell.
"A freeman." Someone muttered.
"Looks like trouble." Said another.
Raised both of my arms in a kind gesture and pulled the collar of my shirt down. There, branded by my former master Matthias, was a freedom mark. A circle crest with the signet of the master and a letter that represented the reason for release. My mark bore the letter "N" for "Noble discharge."
This resulted in a wild cheer, and much merry was made before I was offered a bath and a bed. Both I accepted, heartily.
Two serving wenches led me to the bath and undressed me clumsily. Feigning shame when one of their hands grazed the edge of my manhood, or the curve of my buttocks.
"You certainly kept yourself healthy." The older one said, clearly admiring my body.
"Did you get in a fight with an armory?" Said the younger, referring to my many scars.
"I've seen my fair share of trouble. Much in the time of my service." I replied.
They eyed me as I stepped into the bath.
"What'd I'd give for bigger baths." The younger said.
"Hush now!" Started the older. "You'll embarrass our guest."
The younger bowed in acknowledgement and began to soap my chest from behind with a large sponge. The other began washing my feet. The younger took great care to not miss a thing as she soaped me. I felt her breasts against my neck, and the hard nubs of her nipples poked aggressively through her blouse, drawing small shapes on my back. Her hands moved slowly, climbing down my abs as if counting the rungs on a ladder. Her touch was soft, and when her supervisor wasn't looking, playful. Before long she was running the tips of her nails along my navel.
I blushed, as I felt myself swell below a small layer of foam.
The younger didn't notice, but the older did. She looked shocked at first, then she gave the younger a frustrated glance and smiled down at me.
"Noble discharge?" The older asked as she massaged my thigh.
"I saved my master's daughter from a troll." I said, not without an air of pride.
"Surely you are fibbing." Said the younger, who had just about reached the base of me.
"I mayn't lie." I laughed. "My oath forbids it."
"My, my a strong lad." The older teased.
"Not so much a lad anymore, I'm afraid."
"Nonsense."
A hand grabbed hold of my member and began to stroke it gently under the foam. The older had beaten the younger to it.
I did well not to show it.
She was a plump woman, shapely and had seen at least 3 decades, while the younger looked at the edge of 20. They could've been sisters. Hell maybe they were.
Before the stroking could continue, another hand attempted to grab hold of me. The younger blushed as she felt the older's hand already at work.
The older watched her as a professional eyes an apprentice and said, "Well help me, there's a whole lot of him to go 'round."
"Yes ma'am." Said the younger as she placed her hand below the older's and started to squeeze and pull.
The older stroked and twisted around the head of my cock. All the while keeping the appearance of "just doing her job." Only the slightest moans gave away her secret excitement.
The younger was not so subtle. She moaned into my ear and bit the soft flesh on my neck. She then removed one of her breasts and placed it in my mouth.
I sucked on them like a babe, and growled at the building pressure in my cock. I wouldn't last much longer. I pulled away from her breast and gasped, as I felt pleasure erupt in me. The younger one shoved her nipple back into my mouth.
"That's a good lad, come for us now so you can get to bed."
I did, every last bit of tension in me released and I gushed in one consistent spray, shaking and moaning.
"Yes. Yes! Good lad. Such a good lad." The older sighed.
I lay in the bath, panting and twitching.
"Now let's all get cleaned up and go to bed."
The did another round of soaping and rinsing, dressed me in a fresh shirt, and slid me into bed.
I watched their asses as they skipped out of the room.
Sleep did not elude me for long.
I dreamt of a pool of blood, filled with the limbs of fallen warriors. Around the pool flies hummed and fluttered but they never approached the pool to feast. They only hummed.