It was the next day and Maria and the hunter had gone out hunting in the forbidden woods. The doll remain in the dream, now instead of praying she sit next to the great tree sobbing, angrily punching it with all her force, leaving small cracks in the tree, but also splintering her wooden hands, causing small chips to form in her hands, she was angry, and sad, she saw her beloved go traipse off with some wench. She wanted to punch him and Maria for doing this to her.
Hours later Maria and the hunter had returned from the forbidden woods, Maria laughing heartily while the hunter blushed. "Come on that's who you had trouble with, he was barely a challenge, it's a wonder you beat Ludwig." She said in hysterics, covered in the blood of the beggar beast.
"W-well He was pretty hard for me when I first met him, it was my first hunt, and close to the beginning of it, so I wasn't as trained, plus the doll trained me quite a bit and I just never tried again." He said solemnly as he got jokingly berated by Maria.
"Well I'll give you something, he kept me on my toes, to the point where they're kind of sore, mind giving me a foot massage." She said already taking off her boots.
"O-oh, sure." He said blushing a little, it's just a massage, nothing sexual about it. He thought.
The doll saw this and decided to walk over to them. "Oh good hunter, would you mind giving me one, I've been on my feet all day working on the dream, making sure it looks nice." She said kicking off her shoes, her feet were as slender as Maria's, but the toes were segmented like her fingers, so she could move them.
"Oh, I was unaware that you could get sore." He looked at her.
"Well I can feel pain, so why wouldn't I feel sore." She said in a snappy tone. While it was true she could feel sore, she wasn't right now, she just wanted to spite Maria.
"I guess you're right, sorry." He said moving over to her, he placed his hands on her feet, they were soft yet solid, so it's not like he can push on the skin and feel the effects of his massage, he'd just have to go by her word. Maria on the other hand got quite angered he just ignored her and put her foot up to his nose, he immediately recoiled and wretched at the scent. "What died?" He said holding his nose.
"That beast you wanted dead oh so bad, and I was the one who did it, so I deserve a reward do I not?" She looked down at him. "And if they smell that bad, imagine how bad they feel." She said looking angrily at him. "You could continue hers, but I'd keep my foot right up to your nose, just so you know how I feel." She said angrily. She didn't really feel that bad, but she was mad the doll just stole him.
"Y-Yeah, sorry, I'll get right to it." Scared of her threat, he'd surely lose his lunch if she did that. "Sorry, I'll get to you right after, I promise." He smiled at the doll and kissed her cheek. She simply looked at him and picked up her boots and made her way to the graves behind the workshop angrily. He felt a little bad but looked back at Maria who was already laying down ready for her massage. He gently gripped her foot and softly pressed on the sole and her heel, he didn't really know how to do this, he was just winging it. Apparently he was doing something right cause he could hear soft moans coming from her, he continued pressing on her sole, making his way up to the pads of toes.
"Hey, when you're done with each foot, give them a kiss." She said devilishly, thinking it would not only be funny, but it would make her feel above him, and she loved that feeling, she would always want to be above her partners, in or out of the bed. "Or else." She smiled and pressed one of her sharp toenails up to his neck.
"G-got you." He said reluctantly and continued massaging her foot, afterwards doing exactly as asked and planted a soft kiss on her sole, trying not to inhale as he did. He brought his face back up and wiped his lips clean of her foot. He felt humiliated, but he didn't know if he liked it or not.
"Good boy." She smiled deviously as she said that. She liked him, he wasn't a prideful man and could be easily instructed.
He continued with her other foot, finished up and kissed it quickly, still unsure if the humiliation was worth it. When he was done she dismissed him, saying she was just gonna rest for a bit.
He went behind the workshop to where all the graves were to see her crying on a log, thousands of tearstones littered the ground. He slowly and quietly walked up to her and sat next to her, causing her to jump a little. "O-oh, h-how was it?" She said looking away, choking on tears. He looked at her sadly and embraced her tightly.
"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry." He whispered in her ear, he felt like the biggest asshole ever, though that wasn't hard, all she had to do was shed a single tear and he'd feel evil, but seeing her like this broke him up inside. "I didn't know it was that big on a deal, I'm sorry, I never meant for it to hurt this much, I just wanted Maria to feel welcome." He said caressing her hair and rubbing his hand up and down her back.
She broke down. "I know! I know you just want her to feel welcome and happy! But seeing you just traipse off with that harlot and completely forget about me, I felt useless again, I felt like you were one of the older hunters who paid me no mind, I... I was mad, and I'm acting childish and selfish, but I'm scared you will or already have grown feelings for Maria." She said as she sobbed, she felt a dagger thrust in her heart as she poured it out to the hunter, she felt selfish and childish for acting this way, but she finally found something to love in her life, and she wasn't gonna let it walk off with another woman.
"I... I don't know how I feel about Maria, I've only met her yesterday, it's too early to call my feelings for her, right now we're just friends." He said reassuringly to her, holding her tightly. Though he was unsure himself if he was telling the truth, he did indeed like Maria, but he didn't know if those feelings would overwhelm his love for the doll, after all Maria was human, she wasn't made to love, making her love more real than the dolls. No! Not at all, even just thinking that made a pit in his stomach, he knew his dolls love for him was more real than anything. He only gripped her tighter and let silent tears flow into her shoulder. They were both a sobbing mess, when they pulled their heads back to look at each other and to see their faces warped in sadness they both brought a hand to the others cheek, bringing each other in for a long kiss. "I love you so much." He said.
"I love you more." The doll said giggling as she kissed him.
"I doubt that." He smiled and rubbed his forehead against hers.
"Ye of little faith." She smiled and kissed him again.
"No, ye of lots of love." He corrected her jokingly.
"Oh of course, enough love for two woman?" She looked up at him.
He froze at the question and looked up at her. "If I have to." He simply said.
"Fair enough, but let's hope you don't have to." She said and kissed him.
"Oh hunter, where are you..." Maria said as she stumbled upon them, she grew a small frown, their love wasn't a secret to her, but seeing it only told her how far from his love she thought she was. "Sorry, I'll let you get back to what you were doing." She said walking off.
"Hey wait, what'd you want." The hunter shot up, causing the doll to frown as well.
"Oh, nothing, don't worry, I just wanted to do something, but I'm sure it would cut into your session." She said spitefully.
"W-wai..." He was cut off by the doll pulling him back down into a smother hug as she forced his head into her breasts, which were made from a soft material, to mimic the real thing. Maria looked back once and then stormed off in anger, her eyes getting teary. The doll merely smiled and looked down at him.
"She has her time with you, it's my turn now." She said as she caressed his head, keeping him in her breasts. "Just stay with me for the day, just stay here, for the rest of the day, like we did before, cuddle in my lap, let me pet you, back to how it used to be." She smiled as he weakly put himself in her lap. She smiled and pet him. "I love you." She said.
"I love you too." He said, smiling lightly, no matter what mood he was in, resting in her lap and getting caressed was always a welcome pleasure that could make him happy anytime. He rest in her lap in silence. He thought about what would happen, how he would deal with this, who he'd have to side with, he dreaded that day, but now, he let himself sleep on the thoughts.
