She had chosen a cloak and gown that had been a gift from High Lady Morjana Vane. It had sat in the same silk pouch in which it had been delivered nearly ten years earlier. The High Seat of House Vane had a notably dreadful taste, but after all these years Vagyia was pleased that the gown had not found its way into the fireplace. It suited her purpose perfectly.
Identity concealed behind a flowing cloak and hood, she made her way to the Court Apartments. The guards there bowed, knowing only that a noblewoman had come to visit. They stepped aside and she slipped into the antechamber. The great blackwood doors rumbled shut behind her.
The waiting room had been partitioned by a wall of thinly-planed soft eaganwood that reached from one side of the chamber to the other. At a height of ten span, it was designed to be neither scaled nor toppled. Vagyia could hear the soft murmur of conversation from the other side, changing to curious whispers when the sound of the blackwood doors alerted the apartments' occupants to her presence.
Letting the cloak fall on a purple velvet chaise, Vagyia's eyes settled upon the fireplace with its pleasing flame illuminating the room in handsome light. The gown ran tight through the hips, and as Vagyia listened to the male voices on the other side of the wall, she nervously smoothed the thin fabric against her skin. There was a clay pitcher of orange wine on a stand near the partition. To distract from her nerves, Vagyia allowed herself a generous pour. Quite soon, she was embraced by a liquid shield, cutting her off from worry. At least, for the time being.
In the center of the softwood partition, there was a waist-high slot. The hole was draped with a horsehair veil to prevent the men on the other side from peeking through. Vagyia eyed the cylindrical hole. Beneath it were several square pallets of varying height. To the right, a clay pot pooling with churned olive oil. Vagyia drained her cup and approached the slot. She placed a hand on the wooden partition and leaned close to listen. The voices were no more, so she gave the wall a soft rap with her knuckles.
Moments passed in silence. Vagyia listened, growing frustrated. She could not very well send for the guards to prod the men to their duty, lest her identity be revealed. But if they insisted on disobeying--she heard a soft noise and looked down. Drawing the horsehair veil to the side, Vagyia stifled a gasp. A large fleshy cockstaff was poking through the hole, hanging limply. She looked up at the wall as if to glare at the man on the other side. What under the gods did he expect her to do with a soft phallus?
Bitterly, she dipped her fingertips in the pot of oil. A translucent thread dripped from her digits as she turned her hand and let the strand coil and run over them. She reached tentatively for the floppy shaft and gave it a swipe with her sticky fingers. The appendage jumped and promptly lengthened, its crown fattening. In spite of herself, Vagyia felt a sudden thrill. With amusement, she gathered more of the oil and let it congeal in her palm before reaching over to grab the warm appendage in earnest. She gave it a sincere enough squeeze to feel the thing squirt from her fist when the man on the other side startled and yanked himself from the hole.
She smiled wickedly and waited. Alas, this time the cock was returned to her as a handsome-looking short sword. Rigid and glistening. It wore its crown with considerable pride. Vagyia grabbed the thing, encircling its girth with her fingers. It continued to thicken, making her hand look small and eliciting a stab of concern for her fledgling ambitions. Part of her was glad not to be able to see the man to whom the meatwand belonged, though that hardly stopped her from imagining a rogue of a certain rugged handsomeness.
When she saw the pearl of translucent nectar bead on the blood-swollen tip, her thrill turned abruptly to need. She jerked faster, raising a lewd squelching noise that burned her ears like an illicit whisper. With her free hand, she gathered her gown, working it up over her hips. Capturing the issuance before it could drip from the cockmouth, she dropped her fingers to her crotch and smeared the grease into her folds. Eyes fixed on the creature, she delved and caressed herself to waking, while the thick shaft lunged like a beckoning finger that seemed to say,
Come hither.