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Part 11
Caution- this chapter does contain some sexual content…
Winona knew that she should not have been doing what she was doing. However, after hanging out with Hot and sweaty scantily clad gorgeous men, she knew it was definitely about time she had a decent bathe. Digging through her pack, she was most pleased when she came across clean underwear and a spare pair of shorts and another singlet right at the bottom of the bag. Grabbing her soap, she shucked off her clothes and waded into the water, making sure that the willows branched covered her from prying eyes. Those yummy scantily clad men had been without a woman for a while and she did not intend to be one of their instruments of amusement.
Pulling her hair out from its usual knot, Winona shook it and dipped backwards to soak it. After a moment, she began to lather it up, her soap, thankfully, not harmful to the environment. When she finished rinsing her hair out, Winona moved on to the rest of her body, unaware of the presence behind her. A stick broke underneath the person's shoe, causing Winona to jump and whirl around, forgetting to cover her. The figure froze, staring at her.
"Astinos!" Winona gasped, going down to the neck in water, her face bright red. "What are you doing here?" The young man did not say a word as he stripped and walked silently into the water, barely disturbing the peaceful surroundings. Winona looked at him warily, unsure of what to do. "I'm bathing, Astinos, you can take your turn later."
He said not a word as he moved next to her and pulled her into a kiss. Startled, Winona gasped, opening her lips to his invasion. His tongue plundered her mouth, tracing patterns at the roof. She felt his hands sliding down her arms and settled in the groove of her waist, bringing her closer to his body. Placing her hands on his shoulders, Winona pulled them apart.
"What are you doing?" she asked, shocked.
He blushed and ducked his head. "I think you're beautiful." Astinos murmured shyly.
Winona smelt the alcoholic scent that wafted from his body. Her heart clenched in pity as memories surfaced of the scrolls that told of his death. "You've been drinking," she murmured softly, touching his cheek. Nodding, Astinos nuzzled her hand before kissing her again. She remembered hearing some of the men make fun of the fact that he had not felt a woman's warmth. Sliding her hands up his arms, she allowed herself to respond, trying to push the guilt away of misleading the gentle man.
Guiding him tenderly, Winona allowed him to take comfort in her body, tears pouring as he fell asleep in her arms. "Oh, Astinos," she whispered brokenly, kissing his forehead. She knew that within the next few days, his death would come about. Allowing him to rest for a few more moment, Winona slipped from his embrace and began to get dressed, not seeing his eyes open.
"Winona?" he asked hoarsely, making her jump in surprise.
"Astinos," he watched as she placed a hand on her heart. "You scared me." She paused, looking down at her hands for a moment, teeth nibbling at her lip. "We should head back, the King and the others will be wondering where we are." He nodded and watched as she gathered her hair over one shoulder. After getting dressed himself, they walked silently out of the willow's branches and made their way back to the camp, Winona settling herself next to Dilios, with him behind her. Dilios looked at her pain-filled eyes for a moment before giving her hand a comforting squeeze and allowing her to fall asleep.
Interesting development, I honestly did not plan for that scene to go that way. Interesting.
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