Chapter Thirty Five
The city on the coast wasn't really much of a city-more like a harbor town. It was, however, the largest concentration of people Phalyssa had ever seen, and it astounded her.
Jea drug the party unceremoniously towards the docks, looking for a ship to book passage on.
It didn't take long to find one. A large merchant ship was preparing to leave that very afternoon, and the fast talking half elf managed to acquire passage for them. When she returned from talking with the captain, Ambermist asked, "So how long we gonna be at sea?"
Jea looked in her direction. "'Bout three weeks," she grunted. Then she peered around at everyone else. "Gimme the horses. I'll put them up." Before Laguna could open his mouth, Jea said, "No, Lover, that doesn't include Arkadia."
Laguna smiled and nodded, resting a hand on the emerald animal's withers. Arkadia bobbed his head and whickered loudly in agreement.
The group boarded the ship and spent the next several hours stashing their stuff, before wandering around to find ways to amuse themselves.
* * * * * *
The beginning two weeks of the voyage were uneventful. Ambermist, now visibly pregnant (the equivalent of about 6 months for a human), lounged around the ship, bored and moping. Jea and Laguna amused themselves as always, Dumbugg spent a lot of time fishing, and as for Phalyssa, she spent a lot of her time and effort in to avoiding strangers.
Two weeks into the trip, there was a storm that caught up with them. It was a tumultuous tempest with high winds, driving sheets of rain, hail, and great waves that crashed and washed over the deck.
The party was huddled in their cabin, staying out of the yuck. Jea was unfazed at first, calming everyone down. However, when a wood tearing sound startled them all, Jea jumped to her feet. "Laguna! Get the stuff! I'm gonna get Arkadia! This is not good. I think we hit a reef!" She disappeared into the hall, and reappeared a few minutes later, leading the horse. Motioning everyone else over, she pulled out a length of long rope .
"Everyone, tie this around your waist. That way, we don't get separated."
The ranger waited till they were finished following her orders, but before she could speak, a shriek of tearing wood and a loud crash made them all jump in surprise. "That was the mast. Let's go and hit a life boat. NOW."
Jea led them up the stairs to the deck. Climbing over the fallen mast, the adventurers hauled themselves into the lifeboat. Laguna and Phalyssa lowered the boat with ease, and Jea began rowing with strong strokes of the oars.
A bright flash of lightening lit up the sky as it hit the merchant ship. The wood caught fire and all could see sailors diving into other lifeboats or leaping off the side into the water.
The group breathed a collective sigh of relief, glad they'd escaped the worst of it.
Taking turns rowing while the storm let up, the five comrades didn't stop until they reached land-an island by the looks of it. By the time they hit the beach, all were so tired that they collapsed on the sand in exhaustion.
* * * * * *
Phalyssa groaned and held her head. She felt like she'd been beat with a stick, her arms and legs aching, her back on fire. Heaving herself to her feet, she looked around the beach.
Jea was on her hands and knees, trying to clear her head. Laguna was checking Arkadia over for any injury. Dumbugg was still sleeping, and Ambermist was just waking.
Phalyssa licked her lips, suddenly thirsty. "Hey, Mom?"
The ranger tilted her head to look at her daughter. "What is it?"
"Um, do you have anything to eat or drink?" the girl asked.
Jea regarded her for a moment, checking Phalyssa over for lumps, bumps, and wounds. Discovering none, she closed her eyes and sniffed the air. Wolf conferred with her and she finally said, "There's a fresh water stream over there."
Phalyssa got her drink, and by the time she returned, everyone was up and moving around.
The group took stock and then decided to head inland to try and get their bearings and see if there was anyone else here.
Ambermist spent most of the time complaining about how she was tired, hungry, and in need of a bath. Jea finally told her to shut her yap or she'd regret it. Phalyssa giggled as her father looked at Jea with this, "You wouldn't!!!" expression.
When they stopped for the evening, Ambermist ate and then passed out on her blankets. Jea and Laguna disappeared into their tent-which meant Phalyssa pulled out a set of earplugs to drown them out.
* * * * * *
Jea and Laguna lay relaxing in their tent. Jea was snuggled tightly up against Laguna's bare chest, running her fingers over his smooth, muscular skin.
He purred softly as her touch sent tingles through him, marveling that even now, she could elicit such a response from him. She smiled wickedly as she glanced down and then back towards his face.
"You seem to have a small problem there, Lover," she murmured teasingly to him.
He grinned back, taking the bait. "It would seem so."
"Oh.Do you want me to fix it?" Without waiting for a reply, Jea moved to straddle him, sliding easily down on him. She moaned in pleasure, enjoying the fact that she was still tight around him. Grinning she rose up and dropped back down hard and fast.
Gasping in delicious agony, Laguna lost control in the blaze of passion. He switched their positions, and began driving into her fiercely. His cries got louder as he climbed quickly to the pinnacle of his passion. Jea was gripping him with her arms and legs, almost screaming in her own climax.
Laguna dove in one last time as she clamped down around him, giving a hoarse cry as he climaxed, hard. Then he collapsed on her in exhaustion to sleep.
Jea stroked his hair briefly, before pillowing her head against his arm and falling asleep with him inside of her.
The city on the coast wasn't really much of a city-more like a harbor town. It was, however, the largest concentration of people Phalyssa had ever seen, and it astounded her.
Jea drug the party unceremoniously towards the docks, looking for a ship to book passage on.
It didn't take long to find one. A large merchant ship was preparing to leave that very afternoon, and the fast talking half elf managed to acquire passage for them. When she returned from talking with the captain, Ambermist asked, "So how long we gonna be at sea?"
Jea looked in her direction. "'Bout three weeks," she grunted. Then she peered around at everyone else. "Gimme the horses. I'll put them up." Before Laguna could open his mouth, Jea said, "No, Lover, that doesn't include Arkadia."
Laguna smiled and nodded, resting a hand on the emerald animal's withers. Arkadia bobbed his head and whickered loudly in agreement.
The group boarded the ship and spent the next several hours stashing their stuff, before wandering around to find ways to amuse themselves.
* * * * * *
The beginning two weeks of the voyage were uneventful. Ambermist, now visibly pregnant (the equivalent of about 6 months for a human), lounged around the ship, bored and moping. Jea and Laguna amused themselves as always, Dumbugg spent a lot of time fishing, and as for Phalyssa, she spent a lot of her time and effort in to avoiding strangers.
Two weeks into the trip, there was a storm that caught up with them. It was a tumultuous tempest with high winds, driving sheets of rain, hail, and great waves that crashed and washed over the deck.
The party was huddled in their cabin, staying out of the yuck. Jea was unfazed at first, calming everyone down. However, when a wood tearing sound startled them all, Jea jumped to her feet. "Laguna! Get the stuff! I'm gonna get Arkadia! This is not good. I think we hit a reef!" She disappeared into the hall, and reappeared a few minutes later, leading the horse. Motioning everyone else over, she pulled out a length of long rope .
"Everyone, tie this around your waist. That way, we don't get separated."
The ranger waited till they were finished following her orders, but before she could speak, a shriek of tearing wood and a loud crash made them all jump in surprise. "That was the mast. Let's go and hit a life boat. NOW."
Jea led them up the stairs to the deck. Climbing over the fallen mast, the adventurers hauled themselves into the lifeboat. Laguna and Phalyssa lowered the boat with ease, and Jea began rowing with strong strokes of the oars.
A bright flash of lightening lit up the sky as it hit the merchant ship. The wood caught fire and all could see sailors diving into other lifeboats or leaping off the side into the water.
The group breathed a collective sigh of relief, glad they'd escaped the worst of it.
Taking turns rowing while the storm let up, the five comrades didn't stop until they reached land-an island by the looks of it. By the time they hit the beach, all were so tired that they collapsed on the sand in exhaustion.
* * * * * *
Phalyssa groaned and held her head. She felt like she'd been beat with a stick, her arms and legs aching, her back on fire. Heaving herself to her feet, she looked around the beach.
Jea was on her hands and knees, trying to clear her head. Laguna was checking Arkadia over for any injury. Dumbugg was still sleeping, and Ambermist was just waking.
Phalyssa licked her lips, suddenly thirsty. "Hey, Mom?"
The ranger tilted her head to look at her daughter. "What is it?"
"Um, do you have anything to eat or drink?" the girl asked.
Jea regarded her for a moment, checking Phalyssa over for lumps, bumps, and wounds. Discovering none, she closed her eyes and sniffed the air. Wolf conferred with her and she finally said, "There's a fresh water stream over there."
Phalyssa got her drink, and by the time she returned, everyone was up and moving around.
The group took stock and then decided to head inland to try and get their bearings and see if there was anyone else here.
Ambermist spent most of the time complaining about how she was tired, hungry, and in need of a bath. Jea finally told her to shut her yap or she'd regret it. Phalyssa giggled as her father looked at Jea with this, "You wouldn't!!!" expression.
When they stopped for the evening, Ambermist ate and then passed out on her blankets. Jea and Laguna disappeared into their tent-which meant Phalyssa pulled out a set of earplugs to drown them out.
* * * * * *
Jea and Laguna lay relaxing in their tent. Jea was snuggled tightly up against Laguna's bare chest, running her fingers over his smooth, muscular skin.
He purred softly as her touch sent tingles through him, marveling that even now, she could elicit such a response from him. She smiled wickedly as she glanced down and then back towards his face.
"You seem to have a small problem there, Lover," she murmured teasingly to him.
He grinned back, taking the bait. "It would seem so."
"Oh.Do you want me to fix it?" Without waiting for a reply, Jea moved to straddle him, sliding easily down on him. She moaned in pleasure, enjoying the fact that she was still tight around him. Grinning she rose up and dropped back down hard and fast.
Gasping in delicious agony, Laguna lost control in the blaze of passion. He switched their positions, and began driving into her fiercely. His cries got louder as he climbed quickly to the pinnacle of his passion. Jea was gripping him with her arms and legs, almost screaming in her own climax.
Laguna dove in one last time as she clamped down around him, giving a hoarse cry as he climaxed, hard. Then he collapsed on her in exhaustion to sleep.
Jea stroked his hair briefly, before pillowing her head against his arm and falling asleep with him inside of her.