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Bastion of the Enchantress | LWeibull2 | 6

 

The following events all happened very quickly. Suddenly the opposite door also swung open and numerous weather-beaten bandits barged into the coach from the other side. Sebastien instinctively reached for his sword again, ready to fight for their lives, but Allura grabbed his wrist and stopped him.

"No, pet! Keep your sword by your side!" she commanded. Her unexpected strength and the sternness of her voice caught Sebastien off guard and he obeyed.

Sebastien was then grabbed by multiple pairs of bandit hands and was dragged out of the coach. Allura was hauled out next and thrown to the ground in very ungentle manner. Sebastien tried to fight but he was hopelessly outnumbered. In the turmoil that followed, the gallant knight was stripped of his sword, his hands were tied behind his back and his eyes blindfolded. He was then roughly hoisted up on his feet.

"Move!" a gnarly voice commanded and someone yanked him forward by a rope around his neck.

"Oh my, They seem to be harder to approach than expected. We'd better do as they say," Allura sighed.

Sebastien reluctantly started walking. As the surroundings were shrouded in darkness, he soon lost all sense of direction. All he could tell was that the forest around them grew more and more dense as he bumped his head into branches and tripped over roots. Their captors remained silent and Sebastien felt more and more discouraged.

"You will regret this, you scum!" he growled through his teeth, failing to hide the desperation in his voice. "If you as much as curl a hair on her head, I swear I'll cut each and every of you scoundrels open and..."

He was interrupted by his mistress soothing voice. "Shhh, have forbearance, Bastion my dear. This will soon be over I'm sure."

But the toilsome march kept on for a long time with no rest. Sebastien was used to long marches, but he got worried about Allura and was just about to throw another fit when he caught the sound of roaring water. The roar grew stronger as they continued and was soon at almost deafening strength. Suddenly Sebastien felt droplets of watter hitting his face and he found himself wading through cold shallow water.

Before he knew what was going on he was yanked forward and felt the shock of a massive shower soaking him from above. As he gasped he swallowed a lot of the cold water, but a moment later he emerged, coughing and spluttering on the other side. Soon he heard the surprised shriek of Allura as she too was dragged through the waterfall.

Before he could catch his breaths, they were pushed down on their knees and had their blindfolds removed. Sebastien twinkled to adjust to the light. He found himself to be in some sort of a cave. Flickering torches lit up a circle of haggard faces staring a few steps away.

All of their eyes were on Allura. Her soaking wet gown clung around her voluptuous body, leaving little to the imagination with her nipples standing to full attention through the wet fabric. A regular woman would probably try to cover up in that situation, but Allura just shook a wisp of her dripping hair from her face and gazed up at the bandits with a discontented pout.

A burly man with a patched eye emerged from the circle. With his white beard, he looked slightly older than the others, but also more imposing in size.

"Good work, boys! Must say, best loot you brought home in ages!" he uttered with a hoarse voice.

 

What happens next?


          Some bargaining is required

 
 
 

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