The mid-day sun had burned off the morning chill and the weather was perfect for her ride into the countryside. The list of things the family needed was tucked into her pocket as she stopped by the bank to take out a bit of money for the shopping. Bella set her horse to a steady gallop as she headed out into the countryside. Knowing that the best vendors were those that were run by the locals. The city prices tended to be much higher and sometimes of lesser quality then what could be found closer to the farms and small communities nestled along the long stretches of road.
She passed many houses that dotted the countryside. Taking her time to see if any of the goods being sold where what she was looking for. Her young ward Dixie had requested a specific item and she wished to find it for her. The young girl had recently worked quite hard at her tapestries and needed only a bit more of finely spun gold and silver thread to complete it.
One of the upcoming houses along the edges of the swamps was known for its fine silks and spider web threads, perhaps here she would find what the lass was needing. As Bella approached she saw another shopper looking over the wares. Paying him no mind she looked about the Shoppe. A clearing throat brought her eyes up to meet a man that was quite tall and oddly handsome. She quickly recognized his plainsman features and smiled at him. "Are you the witch, I've heard tales of?" he questioned.
"That depends on the tales I suppose. Which witch do people talk of?" she said with a flirty tone.
"The one I hear of has long hair, quite like the color of yours." Bella tilted her head and twirled a lock of her silken hair on a finger. "I've heard she is an enchantress, and that a man would be wise to not become smitten with her." He gazed at her a long moment, then looked back at the stack of cloth that his hand had been absently stroking.
Her eyes followed his hands, causing a small laugh to thrill up from her throat. She loved the reaction she evoked from men.
"Perhaps I am the one," she smiled demurely, trying to give an innocent look. She pressed some coin into the merchant's hand and took the thread she had selected and pocketed it in her pack. Looking over her shoulder and at both the merchant who stood silently listening and then at the handsome man, her eyes roved the length of his body. Stepping onto the open porch and calling her mare, she just smiled and remounted her mare. Turning back to gaze at him in a manner that would sear the flesh of a weaker man, she lifted her gloved hand to her lips and kissed it, for effect she softly chanted a spell that sent a shimmer of light as her breath blew it towards him. Bella watched his eyes grow wide and smolder with a growing lust.
"I am sure if I am the one you speak of, you will see me again Plainsman." She tapped the reigns on the mares flank and took off at a fast gallop, her long hair catching the wind and whipping it behind her. She was well past the bend in the road beyond the merchant's house when she heard the drum of hoof beats behind her. Knowing with out even looking who followed her she let the mare slow some so the rider could catch up. Pulling up even to her, she continued to look straight ahead as she rode. A smile of satisfaction curled her lips. "Enchantress, forgive my unwillingness to wait. But when I see something I want, I do not let it slip away before I can...taste in its delights." His hand reached for the reigns to her mare and pulled it to a stop. Finally her eyes moved to his, and held them in a long gaze. Her mind began to imagine how his mouth would feel against hers, how his tongue would delight her flesh and capture her ecstasy. Her imaginations became conscience as he claimed her lips to his. Her mind reeled from the spark of passion he ignited with his kiss. Bella had kissed a dozen lips from a dozen men, but none had caught her in such a manner as what his sweet kiss evoked in her at that moment. Startled she pulled back and grabbed the reins from his hand and heeled the mare in a sharp kick, causing her to rear up on two legs and snort a protest at the jab to her flank. The witch gripped tight to the leather straps and lowered her head towards the mare's neck. In a jolt forward the mare took off towards the meadow ahead, leaving the Plainsman to spur his own mount forward in chase. Laughter echoed back to him on the winds as he followed the seductive witch. He would catch her and this time he wouldn't let her get away.