Ch 5

Chloe had heard from Lois that, Clark had entered a partnership with the Knight from the hill. He had purchased some land to build a mill.

This excited her; she had heard great tales of Alexander the Knight and was very much interested in getting to know him. There was something different about him, she felt drawn to him. Maybe it was those intelligent blue eyes that had looked at her so intensely the day before last. She had made up her mind to see him again.

Alexander was inspecting the land on which the mill was to be built. His mind was purely focused on that, he almost didn't hear the horse hoofs thundering down at him.

He turned around suddenly, sword drawn. To see Chloe atop a fine Chestnut mare, her long hair was flying wildly in the wind. She was so beautiful as the last rays of the sun touched her face.

He heard her laugh.

"Do you draw your sword for every woman you meet, knight?" She asked smiling mischievously.

Such words that come out her mouth he thought. "I am sorry m' lady, I apologies for my behavior" he said as he bowed his head and returned his sword to his side.

"Tis fine, good sir" she replied. "Tis a fine horse you have there"

"He is, one the fastest" Alexander replied

"Then he has not ridden against mine" she said. "Why don't we see whose faster" she said smiling again.

He accepted the challenge at once. But as he swung up into his saddle, she turned her horse's head. "He's not fast as my mare" she cried and began to ride up the path towards a high ground her hair streaming behind her.

Alexander laughed. "Very well, if you want a race, you shall have one." He called out to her. He gave her a hundred pace start and set off after her.

To his surprise, he found she was still pulling away from him. Where'd she learn to ride like that he though admiringly as rode faster.

From ahead above the sound of horse hoofs, he could here her taunting laughter. She gained the top of the hill well ahead of him.

But when they reached the plateau, he found that his stallion could gain on her, they had covered half the distance back to the river before he drew level.

They slowed to a canter and then a walk. Both horses and riders were panting. When they reached the river they jumped off their horses.

"You took your time Knight" she said. "But I slowed to let you catch me"

"What makes you think that I did not let you win" he replied

"Ha, you should admit defeat"

He was about to protest again, but the thin cloth of the dress she was wearing had been half pulled off. He could see her sun-kissed shoulder and the top of one of her breasts.

As she started at him she noticed the little beads of sweat running down his smooth muscular chest and saw the excitement in his eyes.

"The Roman's have said that there are four elements" she said. "What are you Alexander? Earth?"

"I suppose" he laughed "and what are you"

"I am fire, Knight" she replied while she jumped back on her horse "all fire!" and rode away.

All night he slept restlessly, thinking of her. She was wild and reckless, much like him. She was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. Those last words she said to him kept running through his mind. "I'm fire Knight, all fire!"

TBC.