Gemwright Ch 25

[Day 29 | Day 10 at Topaz Island]

I'm woken up by a knock at my door. I feel a bit nervous. I remember that today's the day I get 'married'.

I stand up, put on my pants, and answer the door. One of the tribesmen is here. "Good morning, Grey. Are you ready to be paired? We will prepare you for the ceremony."

Me, "Absolutely. Do I have time to get cleaned up first?"

He nods, so I head over to the water closet, and quickly run through my morning routine. Freshly showered and in new pants, I pick up the two flowers from my table, and walk off with the tribesman.

The first stop seems to be someone's house. A man and two women are there, and some time is spent fitting me for new pants. They're.. rather decorative, with several leather tassels, a bunch of beads, and dyed many different colors.

In my new pants, I am then taken to another hut. Inside, there are various jars, and I'm sat down on a stool. One of my escorts takes my two flowers, raises his eyebrows when he sees one is Topaz-covered, and gently places them on a nearby table before leaving.

An older woman is standing among the jars. "We will apply some paint to you for this ceremony. Normally, white body paint is used. For you, black body paint will be used."

I look at my skin. Yeah, that makes sense. "Okay."

She takes a small paint brush, and begins.

... this is going to take a while, isn't it?

With nothing to do, I connect to Sentral, then to the bird near Ban'yun. I reach out to her mind.

¬there you are# we will be ready to depart momentarily)¬

¬got it# I'm sending over a bird with Topaz to protect you a little more effectively)¬

I identify one of the birds with Topaz, and have it fly over, hastened with telekinesis.

¬Grey)¬

She doesn't follow up immediately, so I ask ¬what is it£)¬

She takes a moment more, and then ¬no# sorry# this is something I want to say in person# so will you be watching over us on the way over£)¬

I respond, ¬Sentral will be once the modified bird arrives# no kurs will be able to draw near you)¬

I send another modified bird to the center of town; it wouldn't do to let the protection of the villagers against kurs lapse.

Hmm.. Right. I wanted to write down the vow. I think I'll remember it, but if I fuck up, I can just feel the writing with my gem sense and recite it. I take some time to etch it into part of Sentral's box, and confirm I can still read it.

How's the satellite...? I check, still good. The planet looks about as far away as I recall.

The bird arrives at the Hardbark village. I instruct Sentral to fly it to the ground in front of Ban'yun, land, and then disconnect myself from it. Sentral will protect them from kurs while the Topaz portal is open.

Last item of business, I need to bring Wed back over. I have Sentral open a Gate, vertical once more, so Wed can use whatever magic he uses to get over. I look through with an early bird, once the Gate is open. He seems to be waiting. I send him a connection.

¬Wed# sorry I'm not here to pick you up in person# they woke me up incredibly early# need any help getting over£)¬

¬I can make it)¬ He disappears. I see him step out from behind a cart, so I close the Gate and stow it again. ¬I assume you're in the village right now£)¬ I nod with the bird, and send him an image of the house I'm in. ¬I see# I'll see you soon)¬

I guess I can work on my rings? They're working on my right arm now, so I hold up the ring with my left. I remove the Jet, and focus on the Amethyst and Emerald...

- - -

He does find me soon enough. The woman doing my body paint glances up, then turns back to her work. I almost speak in 'Topazian', but switch to Jensin. "Howdy Wed! It's a bit rushed, but I'm getting married, or something similar."

Wed, "I can't say I blame you. In your shoes, unmarried, I would do exactly the same thing. Working with her was... challenging. When she begins wearing clothes, it will still be easier for me."

I laugh, but feel a firm hand on my shoulder remind me to keep still. "I suppose you're right. I do wonder if she'll get me in trouble with her beauty? If some noble falls in love with her, I might have a fight on my hands to protect her."

He chuckles. "You're strong enough to take on a single noble no problem." He looks at me squarely though. "If it comes to that though, your anonymity is gone. I think it will happen sooner, rather than later."

Me, "I can't exactly imprison her. Be honest with me, Wed. If it comes down to it, could I take on an army?"

Wed, "A normal one? Yes. Just be careful with mages like we talked about before. We've confirmed Sentral can protect you against the usual avenues of attack, but esoterica is something you can never predict. Picking a fight with a nation is something I strongly recommend avoiding, as they may have several mages like this." He shrugs. "I can't imagine you picking enough of a fight to warrant that sort of attention, but keep in mind that not everybody acts rationally."

I smile, "I'll try to avoid causing any national incidents for at least a year or two."

Wed, "Well, that was an enjoyable sidetrack. Hope it helped with the jitters."

Me, "Thanks, Wed. I know I want this, want her. I am not even thinking about backing out."

He grins. "Thought that'd be the case. I'd wish you happiness, but there's no need. I see a happy future for both of you."

Me, "Thanks Wed. It's reassuring to hear it from you."

Wed nods, "I'm going to go brush shoulders. Good luck."

- - -

Later on, someone brings in stews for myself and the older lady. She's almost done, and I have a lot of body paint on now. I can't see the design too well, except for my arms, but it seems well made. Curls, right angles, thick and thin lines.. Seems entirely artistic, but there might be some symbology mixed in. I can't tell.

I haven't quite finished improving my rings, but I might be marginally stronger and agile now? Hard to say.

Rin comes in as we're eating. She smiles, "That body paint looks good."

Me, "Thanks for that. She's been working hard."

Rin gives her a small bow, then turns back to me. "Anyway, you will be going out soon. Stand near A'yado. Ban'yun arrived, and... wow. Try not to let your jaw drop when you see her."

Me, "That beautiful huh? I'll try to keep my composure."

She walks over to my side. "You'll definitely be making a pleasant memory this afternoon. I need to touch you for a moment, don't move." She... reaches her hand into my pants, and gropes me. I'm bewildered, then, oh is this the anti-water thing again?

She withdraws her hand. "Have fun, okay?" Her role finished, she leaves.

- - -

The older woman finishes painting me. She's been oddly untalkative, which is fine with me, but it's a bit unusual. As I stand, she says one thing. "Give her many children."

I definitely will. "Understood." I pick up the two flowers again. Leaving the house, I head over to the shrine. Quite a lot of people are gathered there, most of the village, I'd say. By this point, it's around mid-day. I think we have... less than an hour? until it rains? Curious timing.

A'yado seems to be standing at the front of the shrine. I.. kind of imagined that we would be standing on the thing itself, but with a massive fire going on the burn area behind him, I'm glad we don't. The shrine is still decorated from yesterday, and there's even more than when I left. The chest-high totems seem to form something of a walkway where the other tribesmen are not standing, so I use it to approach the shrine. As I near A'yado, he gestures to my right, his left. I stand where he indicates. He smiles, nods, and says, "Welcome, Grey. We will begin once Ban'yun arrives. Your woman tells me you have chosen a family name, 'Vai', is this correct?"

Me, "That's right. Vai'grey and Vai'yun."

He nods, then looks ahead. We patiently wait a few minutes.

A murmur goes up, and people shift around. I look for my newest mate, and

find her

.

She immediately stands out due to her white body paint. Her face has a few designs, as do her cheeks, neck, forehead. She's wearing some sort of feathered headdress, in the style of a circlet rather than anything that hangs. Brown, white, and red feathers adorn it. Around her neck is a graceful choker, the.. the one I made for her, now entwined with what must be hardbark.

Her breasts, oh gods her breasts, so large, are covered in white patterns as well, the left with countless symbols I don't recognize, the right a graceful swirl leading to and encircling, but not encroaching upon, her pink areola. Her stomach, tight with muscle and no fat, shares the symbolic white markings.

I make an effort to close my mouth, redirect my thoughts, and look her in the eye; she's looking back at me. We share a smile as she approaches.

She seems to know what's going on, so I go along with it when she moves to A'yado's other side, gently takes my hands into hers, with both of us holding the two flowers. She holds my gaze as A'yado starts speaking.

I try listening to him, but Ban'yun knocks on my brain. I pay attention to her instead.

¬Grey# we're here# it's really happening# we will be

mates

)¬ She's trying to suppress her expression, but it's showing through to an extent.

I'm psyched as well. ¬I'm thrilled that you will be at my side while we see all that the world has to offer)¬ I listen to A'yado for a moment, he's going on about the tribe or something. If Ban'yun doesn't care, I suppose I don't either.

Her expression softens. ¬I know that you do not love me truly yet# I do not blame you# we have had little time together# know that I have fallen in love with you# I will ensure that you fall in love with me as well# I will serve you with devotion befitting a proud woman of the Hardbark tribe# you will never once regret becoming my mate# I swear it#)¬

Fuck. How do I follow up with that? Taking another auditory peek, it sounds like A'yado is not done talking yet. ¬Ban'yun# I don't know what the future holds for us# but I will endeavor to live up to your high expectations of me# I will show myself worthy of your love# fifteen years from now let us look back at this moment while surrounded by our many children as the start of our blissful lives together)¬

I can feel her happiness at my secret vow.

A'yado talks for a short time longer, about community. Then, "Grey. If you would take Ban'yun to be your mate, speak your vow."

I'm pleased that I don't even need to cheat to remember it. "Until we are dust; let us join our lives; giving all; for each other and our children. Ban'yun be mine; and Grey will belong to you; forever; until the day we both return to the ground."

There's some murmurs and out of the corner of my eye I see nodding in the audience. Seems they're happy I went with that one.

A'yado, "Ban'yun. If you would take Grey to be your mate, speak your vow."

She breathes in, closing her eyes, then exhales, looking at me once again. "Until we are dust; let us join our lives; bearing fruit; for each other and our children. Grey be mine; and Ban'yun will belong to you; forever; a field of weeds surviving us into the future."

A'yado nods. "And two become one.

Coral Tree tribe

! These two are Grey and Ban'yun no longer. Greet with open arms, Vai'grey and Vai'yun!"

Shoot, do I face them, or kiss my bride? My wife- my brain stutters, I'm married, I have a wife- pulls my hands towards her, and places her lips on mine. I turn my head, and kiss her deeply in return. The crowd ceases to exist for me at that moment. I'm married now, wild... to Ban... to Vai'yun. What joys await us?

She parts from me, and we turn to the.. right, the crowd. I school my expression, then express my happiness with what I'm sure is a happy grin, and not a goofy one. There's cheering, and clapping.

B.. Vai'yun mentally prompts me, allowing me to lead; I step forward and pull her down the 'aisle' where nobody is standing. There's smiles all around. I'm one of the tribe, and now she is too; they expect many children from us I'm sure. We slowly walk out, me and my tall bride.

Haha, I have no idea where we're going. "Ban.. ah, Vai'yun. Where do we go after this?"

She grips my hand a little tighter, steps closer, so our arms rub together. "Straight to the Garden, usually." She smiles at me with narrow eyes, telling me with her expression and her mind exactly what's coming next. "But, the two of us will go to the lake instead." She licks her lips. "There will be more later. For this moment, let it be only the two of us."

We step into the jungled forest as it begins to rain. It's a bit of a shame I won't get to appreciate the rest of her body art. I'm given to understand it will wash off with water. She looks at me. "You want to see it more, yes?"

We're now out of sight of the village, a few dozen trees in, so she pulls me under a tree. She turns away, and displays her back to me. There are several bold vertical lines on her back, with a backdrop of thinner, diagonal ones. Her hips, oh, so wide, and her ass have detail work, small glyphs and symbols. I take in the detail work on her legs and arms, before I notice she's turning back around. I try to look at her arms, but her breasts seize my attention. So

big

, and I can't tear my gaze away from the nipples. The areola are wide, five or six inches in diameter, and the crease where her nipples lay hidden...

I want to suck them

...

I get a whiff of that delicious acrid smell, and wrench my eyes up to see her face is

really

lewd. "Your desire is making it hard to hold back, Vai..." she blushes even harder, "Vai'...grey. My mate..." She slightly shakes her head. "Come. Your women have helped me plan out our perfect first time. I will put my trust in them. Hold strong for a few more moments, my love."

I force myself to nod, though I want nothing more than to shove her against the vines behind her and indulge in her body. I wrap my arm around her, and begin stroking the curvature of her hip. She struggles to maintain her thoughts, just as I am.

The rain begins to pour in earnest. We get to the lake. Both of our paints are beginning to smear and fade.

Vai'yun looks at me with a loose expression. "Vai'grey. I would ask of you a demonstration of your power. I.. already know full well how mighty you are. But please indulge me. Swim."

I know exactly what she's asking for. She's asking me to help arouse her with a demonstration of my strength. I happily oblige.

I reuse the stunt where I telekinetically remove my pants, and feel that one strike the same chord with her as it did with Lan'bi; I see her smile widen as I set foot on the ground again, and turn away.

Footing isn't great in the rain and mud, but I manage to get myself moving pretty fast before I leap into the water. She wants a show, I'll give her one.

I

haul

myself to the other side as fast as I can. I cross the lake in a different direction, then I cross it in that direction by periodically leaping out of the water a few feet up.

I dive down into the water, flip upwards, and

swim

, up towards the surface. I break through again, gods this is always the best part, enjoying the moment of freedom in the air, before gravity reclaims me. I flip and dive back down. I feel something from the link, and almost lose my breath when I realize she's fingering herself. She's

aching

for me. I wonder if she wants one more leap, or for me to come over immediately. ¬no# now# come to me# my mate# let us entwine)¬

I don't need any further prompting. I speed towards the surface, and the shore where she is. I pull, harder, faster. The surface approaches, and I break through it at a steep angle. I'm briefly airborne, and I land hard in the mud, sliding about ten feet before stopping. My agility ring sees me through the maneuver gracefully.

[Intimacy scene]

The rain washes away any remaining salt from me as I approach my mate. A distant part of my mind notes her headdress is laying on the ground a few feet away, our two flowers placed on top, and that her body paint has washed off. Her legs are spread

wide

open. I spare a thought for her bush, growing wild on her mound, but she's clean shaven below that. I kneel, and find I can't tear my eyes away from her hole. She uses two fingers to part her labia. Her clitoris, like Bor'la's, hides under its hood, and it is slightly smaller. Her vagina's thick lips spill down from her clitoral hood. The rest of her sex is pink and smooth, gently flowing down towards the bottom, where the opening drips with juice...

My manhood throbs with desire. My wife, my

mate

, is ready to be plowed. I won't keep her waiting.

I match her height, and rub my length against her sex, coating it with her fluids. It stays on, the warm rain parting for the point of our connection thanks to Rin's intervention. Hahh, I should get myself more lubed, but I

need

this, right now... I pull back, line myself up, grin, and slide my manhood iii

iiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnn

~

Ohhhhhhh

,

yesss

, this slick texture and her almost... velvety texture, gripping and sliding along my cock..

The rain seems to come down harder, as my brain adjusts to the pleasure. I'm.. having sex with my wife, making love with her..

She starts to talk, but the rain is drowning it out. ¬Vai'grey# wait# I need a moment)¬

I notice she's in a slight amount of pain..Looking at her face, it's strained.. ¬are you okay£)¬

Her expression slowly relaxes ¬it's been two years# and you are# ahhhh# wider than he was)¬

I look down at her while she adjusts to my size. Her chocolate skin, slick with the rain, contrasts with the purple grass we're laying in. The rain is warm, but still slightly colder than the air; this has had an effect on her breasts. Her areolae swell upwards, becoming less pink, and slightly more crimson. The slits of her nipples seem shallower, like her nipples are trying to escape.

Distracted by her chest, I accidentally pull back, and sink myself slowly into her wetness again. She turns her head aside, mouth open, eyes narrow... gods, I want to hear the moan I know she's making. I pull back and slide into her again, less gently. When she feels no pain; I pick up the pace.

I continue with missionary, but lean in for a kiss. She tries to kiss me back, but my Vai'yun is still getting used to the sensations, and can barely muster the concentration to extend her tongue between her moans. She puts her arms around me, squeezing tight, and I get my fill of her tongue, and the vibrations of her pleasure.

But I want something else as well. I want to finally get my hands on these melons. While continuing to thrust, I push myself up slightly with my right hand, and with my left, I

finally

lay hands on her breasts. Ohhhh, yes, it's exquisitely soft, and smooth. Not an ounce of firmness here. I cup the underside and press upwards, and it folds and capitulates under my touch. Only the slightest hint of resistance. I run my hands over her nipple; her wonderful areola is so large I can't quite cover them with my palms.

She begins to orgasm, from my own arousal or my manhood stirring her pot, I'm too distracted to tell. I hold steady, moaning from my own pleasure, and the satisfaction I've made her cum for our first time. I hope to give her many more.

I slow as she comes down, and think about my next move, but she gently pushes me away from our kiss. Her face is clearly aroused, but she looks more confident now. ¬you wanted to suck my breasts did you not£)¬ Oh,

yes

I did.. I see her smile widen ¬I felt that# what a wonderful thing to know my body excites you so# come# these also belong to you now# did we not vow£)¬

She guides my lips to her left nipple, still sunken, but the areola is puffed up from arousal and the rain. The vertical slits where her buds are hiding have flesh visible beneath it. I run my tongue along the parted flesh, and feel her shiver below me. I run my tongue around the circle of her areola before moving back to her sunken nipple. I place my lips around it, not quite a kiss, and begin sucking. I feel from her a discomfort, not quite pain, and ease up.