The Thrill of the Chase
Zalen closed his eyes, enjoying the cool water around him. This place definitely had a wonderful pool. It felt so luxurious. And so calm, just the muted chatter from somewhere outside.
The Master of Keys had finally arrived in Domarrak yesterday. He'd sent word to him after they'd arrived but it was still quite a trip from Is'arain when not using a Warp room.
Not that it ended up mattering much. Right after he'd arrived he'd asked Zalen for a permanent leave of his duties as he'd been contacted by his niece. There'd been some family matters that needed his presence. Zalen didn't really have to think twice before paying him a plentiful severance - he didn't really need a Master of Keys anyway. Or any other servants for that matter.
Although a house with a pool like this would be great though. It was highly relaxing just to lay there, without a care in the world, completely naked.
"Looks great."
Zalen opened his eyes and half-whirled around, cursing as he hit his elbow on the pool wall.
Coryel was squatting nearby, clearly amused by his startled reaction. She was wearing her usual tight leather outfit which still looked great on her. She was staring at the pool, biting her lip, apparently lost in thought.
Zalen's eyes went wide as Vivariel's gift suddenly kicked in and he realized just where she was looking.
"Soo, Zalen. Or should I call you Your Holiness or something now?"
"Phah. Do that and I'll dump you headfirst in the pool!"
Coryel grinned. "Withour your spell staff? I know you can't cast any real magic without it."
"True. So did you come here to talk or to try out the pool?"
"Hmm... talk. Wanna know what I asked Vivariel after she was freed?"
"Well, knowing you it must have been about a treasure."
Coryel smiled. "True! And not just any treasure! She told me the location of Anhana's Mirror and I'll be leaving tomorrow to go look for it with Darnac."
"Ah. Well, I hate to see you go but -"
"- love to watch me leave? But before that there is one thing I wanted to talk about."
Coryel was quiet for a moment.
"Back when you arrived in As'arain one of your wives came to talk with me."
"... Sumi?"
"Yes. She told me about your little agreement. Which was surprising enough on its own but then she asked if she could have sex with Darnac!"
"Ah. You can kinda blame me for that. I had said I wouldn't mind if she satisfied her needs with others as well but I also said it would be a bad idea to go after Darnac, at least without asking you."
"Good call. Weell, I was going to say no, but then I realized I did actually want to blindfold him and see his face when he realized there was someone else going down on him. So we did just that which then lead to something else and..."
Coryel paused again, pursing her lips.
"Still, it was supposed to be a one time thing. But then during the ritual things got really wild with Leilah and... well, I know you saw.
Anyway, last night we talked about the whole thing and Darnac said that since he's now had sex with two other women it would just be fair if I'd get to pick a man once.
A week ago I would have just said no, but after watching you and Kity go at it in that Lion's den..."
Coryel paused, then leaned forward, slowly crawling towards Zalen on all fours.
"How about it? I know you like watching my ass. Want to find out how crazy it is in bed? Your wives don't mind, they're the ones who led me here..."
She had stopped with her lips just a hair apart from Zalen's.
He responded by pulling her in, into a kiss that quickly turned from tentative to fierce.
Suddenly Coryel pulled back. "But not here! If you want me, you'll have to first catch me!"
As Zalen was still climbing out of the pool Coryel had already darted over to Zalen's clothes and grabbed them and his magic staff. Cursing, Zalen picked up the remaining towel and ran after the sexy little thief.
With the two of them dashing through the hallways there were more than a few wide-eyed looks with some giggles added in from the ones who had time to notice the bundle Coryel was carrying.
By the time they got to the back alley Coryel had managed to slip the clothes and the staff into her magical Bag of Loot, leaving her hands again free.
The chase continued along the tight alleys, up a staircase, then along a low roof.
Zalen had neither caught up with the fleeing thief nor fallen behind but as there didn't seem to be an easy way forward from here, maybe he could catch her now?
Coryel quickly dashed those hopes as she used her speed to leap across the alley, running along a stone wall before leaping to a balcony. Zalen watched with a sinking feeling as she made her way higher and higher before finally vanishing behind the edge of the roof of the building Zalen was standing next to.