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It is not easily I bear the weight of Toke’s words.  My slow, plodding steps carry my burdened spirit home again, the landscape passing by unnoticed as my mind is lost in thought.  I am lifted somewhat by the sound of women’s laughter as I walk down the trail approaching my villa.  I put on a brave face and try to match their energy so as not to sour their moods.  As I break through into the yard I see Rosa and Cassie sitting on the porch each of them with sewing in their hands.  At Rosa’s feet is an orange puffball with two little black ears poking out.  On a table between the women are the accoutrement of sewing, bits of cut cloth, shears, thread and the like.  Rosa had what looked to be a tunic while Cassie was working on breeches.  Both of them my size.  When I spot them Cassie was leaned across checking on Rosa’s stitching.

“Yep.  Straight as an arrow.”   I hear Cassie say before my footfalls draw Danae and Rosa’s attention.  A perk of Rosa’s ears lets Cassie know next.

The women stand and put down their sewing as Danae lifts her head, yawns, then gets up into a long stretch.  The trio then come out to greet me as one, Cassie and Danae flanking Rosa like a queen’s attendants.

“Hey, hey.  There’s our hard workin man.”  Cassie says.

“Our?”  I quip back in a light hearted tone.  “You know something I don’t?”

“Soon enough.”  She says with a confident grin.  “Once you taste the stew I made you’ll marry me for sure.”

“It’s a culinary masterpiece.”  Rosa confirms.  “Better than anything I could ever make.”  We slip into each other’s arms and I kiss her forehead.  At the same time my calf is tickled by a foxy lick.  “Welcome home.”

“Good to be home.”  I say.  “Coming home to three beautiful ladies, what more could a guy ask for.”  Looking to Cassie I say.  “You’re staying for supper?”

“Not tonight.”  She says.  “I’ve got things that need doing back home.”  Then with a smirk she adds.  “Besides, I’m not sure I can handle another supper like last night.  You two are so MEAN!”

Rosa and I laugh.

“Sure, sure.”  Cassie chuckles along.  “Laugh at poor Cassie.  You’ll pay for this someday boy, mark my words.”

“Me!?”  I protest.  “What about her?”

“The Lady is beyond reproach.”  Cassies says.  “The boy will take his punishment and like it.”

“Have mercy!”

“You wish.”  She winks.

I step from Rosa’s arms straight into Cassie’s to give her a big hug and a kiss to the cheek.  “Have a good day Cassie?”

“Good day?”  Cassie says.  “Danae and I got to know each other.  Silvanus and I got to know each other.  Rosa showed me a bit of her magic.  I had an amazing day!  This is a villa of wonders!”

“The Lady trusts you.”

“If I am to get anywhere I need to practice Master.”  Rosa says.

“Her secret is safe Quin.”  Cassie assures me.  “I think it is incredible!  I want to help.  We were thinking of making some visits and heading into town to see if we uncover any more magical items like the bracelet.  With her sight…who knows what we might find.”

“I never thought about that.”

Drifting up beside me Rosa takes hold of my arm.  “How was your day Quin?”

“It was a day.”  I say with a shrug.

“A day?”

“It was fine.  A work day, ya know.”

Her brows furrow just a little.  “Mmm.”

“Oh!”  Cassie pipes up.  “Lady Rosa has taken Mom’s idea and made it into something wonderful.”

“Cas’s idea?”

“The Charm school.”

“Oh yeah.”

“I’ll need my Master’s approval of course.”  Rosa says.

Cassie in one arm, Rosa on the other, and Danae at our feet I look back and forth between them, each of them a lovely sight staring back up at me.  “What’s going on?”

“Lady Rosa had the idea of an after harvest dance.  After Ceres’ feast the ladies of the class along with a partner of their choice will come over here.”

“Here?”

“To the garden.”  Cassie says.  “Rosa and I will have it looking extravagant.”

“The ladies will wear their finest gowns and have a place to show off all of their hard work.”  Rosa says.  “There will be music and dance, recitations and readings, games and just general mingling.”

“Any of the ladies from the class will be welcome.”  Cassie says.  “Each of them can bring one guest.  It can be a suitor, a husband, a friend, a sister, a slave, anybody they can get to come with them.  Once they are here though they are all treated as a noble guest.”

“Like the ladies and gentlemen that they are.”

“Uh, wow.”  I say.

“If this comes off folks’ll be talking about it all year.  They’ll never have seen anything like it.”  Cassie says.  “Mom is going to LOVE it.  And if anybody is going to find a profit in it, it’s her.”

“If it’s okay with you Master I’d like to go to work with you in the morning to talk it over with Cas.”  Rosa says.  “But first I need to know if it is okay if we use the garden that night.”

“Of course.  Anything you want.”

Rosa’s pointed ears rise and her brow lowers.  She tilts her head curiously as she peers blindly up at me.

“If anybody can sell this idea it’s Mom.  She’s gonna have ALL the ladies talking about this.  She’s gonna…”

“Cassie.”  Rosa says softly.  “He just got home.  Let’s not bother with him this all at once.  I’ll talk with him later.”

“Of course.”  Cassie laughs and pinches my butt.  “Hey, it was good to see you Quin.”

“You too Cassie.”  I say.  “See you in the morning.”

“In the morning.”  She slips from my arm and curtsies to Rosa.  “I’ll just tidy up and be on my way Lady.”

“It’s okay.”  Rosa says warmly.  “I’ll look after it.  Thank you for another wonderful day my dear.”

“And you Lady.  Catch ya tomorrow Danae.”  With one last look to me she says.  “Enjoy the stew.”  And with that she is off.

“Sounds like you girls really have a plan going, huh?”

“Yes.”

Just then Danae yips, circles us once, then prances off into the forest.  Still holding me by the arm Rosa starts to walk, leading me back toward our home.  We pass right by the chairs and sewing stuff and into the door.  The house smelled incredible!  Based purely on the aroma Cassie might not have been far off to say that stew was proposal worthy.  But we glide by the kitchen as well.  It was only at this point I realized the Lady had a plan for her boy.  I had already been following her lead but now I submit to it as well.

As my Lady guides me up the stairs I say in a low, soft tone.  “Would you like me to bathe for you first my Lady?”

She shakes her head no.  Into our bedchamber we go.  The air is fresh from the open windows but the lighting soft and green from the forest beyond.  Rosa takes me to the bed and lies down on it.   Without a word she opens her legs and reaches for me.  I crawl onto the bed and over over her looking up and down beautiful body.  That dress could not hide just how lovely she was.

“Would you like me to suck you my Lady?”

“My love.”  She whispers as she pulls me down onto her.

Initially I am going for her crotch but she pulls me higher.  I go to kiss her and press my groin into hers with thoughts of making love to her, but she guides me lower.  My head comes to rest upon her chest, my chest over her stomach.  And there she has me lay on top of her.  She sort of hugs my upper legs with her.  One arm slides down across my back and the hand of the other begins to stroke my hair.  She was clean and smelled of flowers and I was dusty, sweaty and grimy but she did not care.  She was small and fine and I was large and heavy but she welcomes my weight on top of her soft, warm body.  She turns my head so that ear pressed against her chest and that familiar steady beat of her heart thrums in time with my own.  She holds me like only she can.  All the tension drains from my body as I am held in her loving arms  I close my eyes and melt down into her, needing this more than I even knew.

She holds me.  She pets me.  And she whispers oh so tenderly.  “What’s wrong?”

Chapter 72 

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