"It was a mistake." Sister Augustine hissed, trying to keep her voice low as she sat eating in the great hall. For the first time in three days the morning hadn't started in battle, and the garrison were taking the opportunity to eat a proper breakfast while they could. "I should've been more cautious, but in a moment of distraction I acted hastily and now five good people are dead."
"You may think that, but to the soldiers you're a hero." Across the table Sister Agatha smiled maternally as she slowly peeled an orange with old wizened hands. "How many people can boast they've killed an ogre in single combat, as well as slaughtering over a hundred daemons? Five may have died, but the tide of battle was turned by your actions, and because of that many more lived."
"It wasn't that many." Retorted Sister Augustine half-heartedly. To be honest she didn't even know if she was telling the truth or not, the whole battle was still just a haze. As was the night after it. To avoid thinking about it she quickly shoveled some honeyed porridge into her mouth, trying to concentrate on the sweet flavour rather than her incoherent dreams, or memories.
"To hear the soldiers tell it, it may have been nearer a thousand daemons you slew. I'm certain the number doubles each time the story is told." Sister Agatha continued, seemingly oblivious to her companion's reverie.
Glancing around the room Sister Augustine caught sight of a figure she knew vanishing through a side door, or more accurately the shadowy figure of someone who seemed to simply blend into the background while at the same time leaving the memory of beauty in her wake. Dropping her spoon in her bowl she jumped to her feet.
"I'm sorry, I have to go." She blurted, quickly making her way across the room even as Sister Agatha sat spluttering and startled behind her.
By the time she stepped through the door the figure was already disappearing around the corner at the far end of the hall. Hurrying as quickly as she could without seeming to be hurrying Sister Augustine followed, embarrassingly aware of how loud her footsteps sounded in the empty hallway.
Turning the corner she found the stranger waiting for her, an echo of a smile insinuating itself across her echo of a face. "I knew you'd come looking for me." The soothing voice uttered, its tone laced with promised passions which Augustine's body half remembered.
"Who are you?" Sister Augustine asked, her tone sharp and edged as her hand rested on the hilt of her sword.
Eyes which weren't there glanced languidly down at the unspoken threat for a moment before just as smoothly glided back up to Augustine's face, seemingly nonchalant over the sheathed weapon. "I'm just someone here to help you become who you deserve to be. What could possibly be wrong with that?"
Augustine shivered as the voice spoke, her body reacting as the eyes trailed over her as if anticipating something she couldn't even find words to explain. For a moment she was fully aware that right now the only thing covering her nudity was a thin woolen shirt and leggings, and just how easy they could be removed. Her heart quickened with that now familiar feeling and her heat began to boil inside her.
"Stop! Just... stop." Sister Augustine cried out, far louder than she'd intended.
"Stop what?" The figure asked innocently as it slowly began to drift closer.
Sister Augustine draw her sword with a shaking hand and held it out in front of her, half as a threat and half as a talisman to protect herself from whatever it was washing over her.
"I don't think you really want me to stop," The voice whispered in her head, "In fact, I think you want more..."
The creature was right in front of her now, its hand reaching out to gently push the blade aside as it stepped even closer. Sister Augustine tried to move, to bring her sword around to push the creature away or to step back away from it but her body wouldn't move, and for some reason she felt the urge to drop the sword and step forward, into the creature's embrace.
"I know you want more," The creature breathed, the words barely audible in the air as it leaned in close to whisper in Augustine's ear. "More of what I gave you last night."
The hand slipped down the front of leggings, fingers brushing over Augustine's moist lips so delicately she wasn't even certain if she'd felt the touch or not, while at the same time desperately wanting to feel it again.
Part of her wanted to scream, to fight, to push the creature away, but that part of her held no sway against the swirling emotions washing through her body. Her hips moved, without her knowing why, pressing her crotch up against the creature's hands as if to invite the fingers inside. With an echo of a smile the creature complied.
As the pleasure shot through her Augustine's limbs went numb, her sword clattering to the floor and her legs dropping her back against the wall behind her. The creature was right there with her, its arm around her waist as its hands slowly, gently worked its way into her, barely moving as Augustine's hips rubbed her crotch against the creature's hand.