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for a day, and already she feared the world encompassed
too many mysteries.
    She left the table to
jump into bed. Hands clasped, she thanked the mighty gods for the pillow under
her head and the meal in her belly. She prayed for her mother as well.
    Once she concluded her
devotion, she watched the brawny woman happily splashing water on her misshapen
body. An unchecked, indefinite emotion swelled within her at the strange sight,
yet she soon felt sleepy.
    Although her eyelids
drooped, she fully opened her eyes when Kylor got out of the tub, hastily dried
off with the large cloth she'd used earlier, and joined her in bed.
    "Come, kiss me
goodnight."
    The woman's weight on the
straw mattress almost drew their bodies together. Obediently, she planted a
kiss on the scarred cheek. She pulled away but shivered as her companion's air
conveyed a feeling she had no name for, and her voice sounded even rougher than
usual.
    "That's how you kiss
a mother, not a protector."
    "I'm sorry, I don't
know any other way."
    She felt awkward under Kylor’s
scrutiny, under the intense gaze now riveted on her mouth.
    "I know, let me show
you. Put your lips on mine."
    The touch was soft, light
as a fall breeze. She applied a little pressure when a gentle gust of warmth
spread throughout her body. Then she let out a silent gasp as Kylor parted her
lips and inserted her tongue into her mouth to caress the wet flesh.
    An unknown emotion swept
over her. The feel of their tongues touching, moving, and stroking took her
breath away. It was utterly unlike the kisses her mother used to give her.
    She sank into Kylor’s open
arms as she instinctively opened her mouth wide, letting the woman’s tongue
explore it, hearing her now uneven breath. Infused with alien sensations, she
felt her body reacting to the kiss with an intense fluttering in the pit of her
stomach.
    Her erect nipples brushed
against the shirt creating a barrier between them. Her heart and thighs
quivered as if she had run a long way. The uncanny feeling was startling by any
means, but the most surprising was her desire to continue kissing this
stranger, to let her do more.
    More what?She might
have dwelled on the oddness of her reaction, yet Kylor didn't allow her any
time to ponder the thought as she suddenly drew back, a little breathless.
    "I think I could
show you more than I intended to. By the Gods, you're driving me wild,
Anya."
    She wasn’t sure what the
expression meant, but she took it as a compliment and smiled at her companion.
    "I like when you
kiss me. Please, do it again."
    Her pulse rang in her
ears while she held the woman’s gaze. Her blue eyes were fixed on her,
unflinching.
    "Take your shirt off.
Let me see your body."
    But rather than waiting
for her to comply, Kylor removed the fabric then looked at her disclosed limbs
glowing by candlelight. She released a long breath while her expression shifted
to hunger again. How could she be in need of nourishment when they had just
finished supper?
    Features drawn, the woman
brought her hand closer to stroke her bare thighs, curved belly, and firm
breasts with her calloused palm.
    "You're so graceful,
my lady, so pleasing to my eye."
    The tender words seemed
to flow out of Kylor's lips as she took one of her nipples to fondle and twirl
the sensitive flesh. Submitted to the soft contact, she experienced a weird
feeling.
    Her whole body started
radiating heat, sunny flushes going to her head, leaving her mouth dry, her lungs
gasping for air. The sensation was so strong and unfamiliar, she briefly
wondered if she should be scared.
    "What's happening to
me? I can’t breathe, and I'm so hot."
    Her voice sounded small
and alarmed, although the woman petted her breast in a gentle manner.
    "Fear nothing. Your
body is simply responding to my affection. It is naught but natural."
    Then she slowly bent her
head to suck the aroused nipple into her mouth and begin licking it with
efficiency. The fondling made her quiver. Her navel rose to