She'd been thinking about Ensia all day.
Their incident late last night. The Feline's frantic escape as she scurried off and left Degenbrecher a flustered, sticky mess. Although the bodyguard hadn't seen her charge, there was no one else that it could have been.
If only I'd been quieter… Maybe we wouldn't be in this mess…
The Caprinae's footsteps weighed heavier with guilt and uncertainty. She hadn't the slightest idea what Ensia was thinking, but if she was flustered enough to stay in her room all day, then no doubt it wasn't sunshine and rainbows.
Did I ruin everything? In just one night?
It was an upsetting thought, and it was a thought that stuck with the Black Knight all the way until she reached Lady Ensia's bedroom door.
She leaned in closer. She couldn't hear a single thing. It was maddeningly silent.
Gulping apprehension, the Silverash family bodyguard raised her meaty fist to the door, and she gave it three hard knocks before speaking.
"Lady Ensia? Lady Ensia, are you there?"
Silence.
Degenbrecher glanced around to make doubly sure that she was alone in the hallway. Then she spoke again.
"Listen to me, Lady Ensia. I'm… I'm sorry for what I did. I understand if you hate me, or if you find me repulsive. There's no excuse for what happened, and I…"
It suddenly dawned on the Caprinae that she hadn't the slightest idea what more to say. She had planned none of this. Ensia invaded her mind for every hour of the day until this point, and the poor Black Knight didn't even know what to say to her.
"I'm honestly at a loss with what to say," she explained aloud. "I heard that Chester and the staff were trying to get you to eat something all day. Lady Ensia, you really shouldn't skip meals."
Now it just sounds like I'm scolding her, she thought bitterly.
"I'm—we're worried about you," Degenbrecher continued. "If you want to avoid me from now on, that's perfectly understandable. I can let you know where I'm going, and where I am, if you need that. Hell, I can even have someone else serve as your bodyguard if you'd feel more comfortable with anyone else."
The silence practically seeped out from the gap at the bottom of the door. Degenbrecher couldn't remember the last time that she felt so worried. It was equal parts appalling and annoying; she was upset with herself for bringing this much negativity to either of them, and the Silverash manor.
"I've never been in this position before," said the Caprinae, smiling bitterly. "I hope I'm making sense right now, Lady Ensia. Also… I hope that you're actually awake, and I'm not just talking to myself out here."
She placed her palm flat against the bedroom door.
"I'm sorry, Ensia. I really am…"
Degenbrecher heaved a heavy sigh. With nothing more she could think to say, she could only leave the silence behind.
It was not even one hour later, and after a much-needed shower, that Degenbrecher's cell phone buzzed with a message from her charge.
[Lady Ensia]: Hey. Are you awake?
Oh, Degenbrecher was awake. The sight of that text message more than jolted her. Her response was quick.
= Lady Ensia, is everything OK?
A half-minute passed before the girl's reply.
[Lady Ensia]: lol no
= I came to see you an hour ago.
[Lady Ensia]: I know. I heard everything you said
[Lady Ensia]: I'm not mad. I'm just a little sad
[Lady Ensia]: And scared..
= Lady Ensia, you must be starving…
[Lady Ensia]: I've never been in this situation before either
[Lady Ensia]: Oh. Don't worry I have snacks here. And water and stuff
[Lady Ensia]: I just wanted to be alone today. Think about stuff
= I see. Do you want me to come and see you?
[Lady Ensia]: No. This is comfy for me rn
[Lady Ensia]: I think it'll be easier for me to say what I wanna say
= I understand.
Degenbrecher chewed on her lip anxiously. Why did this feel worse than her second Kazimierz Major?
After a few minutes, a flood of text messages came in.
[Lady Ensia]: So. I've never had a bf or a gf. So I am really afraid of fucking this up. And last night was kind of crazy… I've never done anything like that before
[Lady Ensia]: I surprised myself. And you surprised me too, of course… I didn't know you felt that way about me
[Lady Ensia]: I mean I guess I had my suspicions, right? But this was just WOW
[Lady Ensia]: When I thought you caught me, I ran away
[Lady Ensia]: I guess you already know but yeah, that was me last night. I was watching you really go at it..
[Lady Ensia]: And it was… really hot. But also really scary
[Lady Ensia]: Idk. I don't want to ruin things between you and my family
[Lady Ensia]: My brother would be so mad if he found out..
[Lady Ensia]: Am I making sense?
Degenbrecher let out a breath that she didn't know she was holding in.
= Yes, Lady Ensia. I understand.
Another half-minute before the next response.
[Lady Ensia]: Soooo yeah.. I've never even dated anyone before
[Lady Ensia]: And last night we freaking masturbated to each other. Wtf
[Lady Ensia]: Sorry for stressing you out..
Degenbrecher was at a loss for words.
Why is she apologizing?
= Lady Ensia, I have something that I want to say.
[Lady Ensia]: Go for it
= May I call you, Lady Ensia? Typing is bothersome for me right now.
[Lady Ensia]: Umm sure
Thank the Goddess. I don't know how people do this for more than a few minutes.
Degenbrecher placed a call to the dear Feline. Within a few seconds, Cliffheart answered the phone, and the Black Knight was the first to talk.
"Lady Ensia…" She said.
"Hey… Degenbrecher," the cat replied.
"Lady Ensia, may I speak freely?"
"Of course…"
Degenbrecher sighed. Still, this had to be done.
"Lady Ensia, I don't think you should apologize. I think we both stumbled into an awkward situation… But there's no reason it has to stay that way. We were both caught up in the moment. It was late, and… we weren't thinking things through. I'm responsible for you, and I put us both in an awful situation. Even if you think you feel fine now, I still hurt you, if only a little. I never want to hurt you, Lady Ensia. Ever. It's my job to look after you and your family, but… although it's my job, it's something I really enjoy doing. Something I look forward to. I don't want that to change…"
"Oh, Degenbrecher… I don't want that to change either. That's why I'm so scared."
"Why are you scared, Lady Ensia?"
"Because… I really like you. A lot. I always have. I just… don't want that to be a problem. So I didn't say anything. I let it stay just a fantasy. But now it's threatening to be more than that."
"Is that a problem?" Degenbrecher asked. Ensia groaned as if she was in pain.
"Of course it's a problem. What would people say if they found out? Uncle Chester? My sister? My brother? Heck, even Weiss and Matterhorn… I don't know if anyone's going to…"
"You should be able to do whatever you want to do," said the bodyguard. "But maybe I'm biased. Truth be told, I've never been in this situation before, either."
"Really?" Ensia found that amusing enough to chuckle. "You've had plenty of clients in the past… you're telling me you never had a… a crush on any of them?" The pause in her sentence was like a realization had just hit her.
"I've had interesting relationships with clients in the past. Nothing that ever felt as confusing as this, though."
"Right, I guess that makes sense… I was about to say, there's no way that you haven't, uh, messed around with clients before."
Degenbrecher paused. "Lady Ensia, what do you mean?"
"Heh. That's not fair. Are you really gonna make me say it?"
"Say what?"
"You're super hot."
Now it was Degenbrecher's turn to chuckle. "Oh, Lady Ensia…"
"Come on, don't even pretend that you're not hot. I literally got caught masturbating to you last night, okay? I can joke about it now. It's a thing that happened; it's fine. I mean, it's not FINE, but you know what I mean…"
"Oh, Lady Ensia, come on. Ha… I'm not some woman you want to fool around with. You should be with someone closer to your own age." It sounded like she was trying to convince herself of this as well.
"Oh, yeah?" Ensia snapped. "Like who?"
"Are there no eligible bachelors or bachelorettes on the Rhodes Island ship?"
"No one that I'm really into. I used to like Weiss a little, but he made it clear that he's not really into me like that. Matterhorn, too. Probably for the best, honestly."
"Definitely."
"Heh. Um, who else… uh, there was this one Cautus on Rhodes Island that I was into for a while. We both liked playing pranks on people, and we talked for hours almost every day. We even both used the same kinda tools in the field, so we took lessons together. It was casual, though. She's been on plenty of dates. I'm kind of jealous."
"I see… That's surprising," said Degenbrecher.
"What is?"
"That people aren't lining up to ask you out, my lady."
"Pfft… No way…"
"Yes," said Degenbrecher. "Way. Absolutely way."
"What's so special about me, anyway?" The Feline paused over the phone. "Why am I in your head, huh?"
"You're a remarkable young woman, Lady Ensia… You're gorgeous, you're clever, you're emotionally intelligent… the work that you do for the Silverash family is paramount."
"Come on… Enya and Enciodes do more," Cliffheart complained.
"It's all a matter of perspective, Lady Ensia. The freedom that you have compared to the others is crucial. You have the liberty to speak with whomever you please. When you speak, the nobles and the commoners listen. The latter is what's important — they're the backbone of Kjerag, and you can gauge them all. Get a feel for what the people are thinking, and then you share that information with us to make everything better for everyone."
Ensia was quiet. Degenbrecher continued.
"During the Snowcap Incident some time ago… I feared for your safety every waking moment. I knew you would be safe enough in Chester's company, or the Doctor's… but still. When all was said and done, and you'd scaled the peak, I…"
"Degenbrecher…"
Ensia's voice was smaller than it ever had been. It made the Black Knight's chest ache.
"Maybe I have some things to learn myself," she said.
What followed was silence from the both of them. Neither knew what to say about the situation at hand. It couldn't be overstated just how worrying it all was.
"So…" Ensia gulped. "What do we do now…?"
"You like me," said Degenbrecher.
"Y-yeah… "
"How much?"
"A lot…"
Degenbrecher shifted atop her bed. "Well, Lady Ensia… I like you a lot, too. Clearly, else I wouldn't have been caught last night… enjoying such a fantasy."
"What were you fantasizing about…?"
The question surprised Degenbrecher. It startled Ensia, too, given how she'd gasped after asking it. The Caprinae cleared her throat, and she murmured into the phone.
"I was thinking about… having sex with you, Lady Ensia," she admitted anxiously.
"I mean, I could have guessed that…" The Feline paused. "What I want to know is… what were we doing? In your fantasy…"
Another gulp. "Are you sure you'd like to know, Lady Ensia? Are you aware of what you're asking me?"
"Of course I'm aware… But I want to know. I'm so curious…"
"Lady Ensia…"
"C'mon, Degenbrecher. Please tell me. Please…?"
Ugh, when she begs like that… It makes me want to put my hands on her. Makes me want to…
"Bounce you on my lap…" Degenbrecher mumbled.
"H-huh?!" Cliffheart coughed. "What?"
"Oh, er… that's… one of my fantasies," explained the bodyguard. Degenbrecher wasn't one for blushing, but it was hard to ignore the burning in her cheeks at this point in time.
"B-bouncing me on your… l-lap? Like… naked?"
"Yes," the woman replied, "with your arms around my neck, and my hands on your hips, and… and I just, bounce you over and over again, kissing your neck and…"
"Hhhhholy fuck. Okay… wow. That's… holy fuck." Degenbrecher could hear Ensia's breath hitch with excitement. "I can't even imagine sitting on that… It looks huge! How do you even walk around with that thing, anyway? Sheesh…"
Degenbrecher smiled. "You're not the first girl to tell me that. In the end, though, I always made it fit."
"H-how?"
"Lubrication, Lady Ensia. Lubrication and determination."
"Gosh… I'm thinking about it now. Bouncing on your lap… aha… that's so hot…"
"Mm… I'm glad you like the sound of that."
"Heh, are you kidding? I'm still a virgin, so… even just kissing you sounds really hot to me. Kissing you and holding your hand… that really makes me blush…"
"I bet you look really cute blushing over there, Lady Ensia…"
"Tee-hee… maybe. You have a huge dick, though… I don't know if I could fit it anywhere. I thought about it, though. Taking it into my mouth, rubbing it up and down…"
"Mmm…" Degenbrecher hummed with pleasure. "Oh, Lady Ensia…"
"Fuck… God, did you just moan? That was so hot… Fucking hell…"
"Ha, you've got such a filthy mouth on you, Lady Ensia…" Degenbrecher chewed on her lip to suppress another moan. "Such a dirty little mouth…"
"Look who's t-talking! You're the one who said… all kinds of nasty stuff last night!"
"Mm. Guilty as charged, Lady Ensia…"
"Um… Hey… As long as we're admitting stuff…"
"Go ahead. You can tell me anything."
"Okay. Uh, I'm super turned on right now… I just wanted to let you know. If I say or do something dumb, it's because my brain is very UHHHHHHH right now."
"I can empathize with that," teased Degenbrecher. "Though it sounds like you have something else that you want to ask me."
"Umm…"
The flustered Feline paused at the other end of the line. After a few long seconds of silence, she mustered up the courage to make her inquiry.
"Are you… touching yourself right now?"
Degenbrecher smirked. This conversation was getting good. Unexpectedly good.
"I'm not. Unless… the lady would like me to?"
Another soft moan from over the phone.
"Yeah… Go ahead. You can stroke it…"
"As you command, Lady Ensia…"
Already nude from her shower, Degenbrecher sat up against the headboard of her bed, and she reached out to stroke the length of her thick, meaty cock.
It's even harder than usual… It must be that voice of hers…
"Ah… yes… that's… what I needed…" The Caprinae whispered into the phone. Ensia moaned over the phone in return.
"Fuck. Keep going…"
"Yes, my lady…"
Degenbrecher closed her eyes and basked in the pleasure of the young Silverash girl's voice. She ran her hand up and down her shaft, moaning softly as she went back to fantasizing about the young girl. The things that she would do to her. The devastation she would bring upon her supple body.
She pictured having the Silverash girl beneath her. Holding her wrists down and watching her shake with fear and excitement. The quiet whimpering, the heavy breathing…
That pale and pristine body, to be covered in dark marks. Proof of ownership.
"Lady Ensia…" Degenbrecher gave a throaty groan. "The trouble you've caused me…"
"Hah… I'm sorry… I'm… being so bad right now. But… it feels kind of fun," she admitted. "Ugh, I can just imagine how you're stroking it, too…"
"Ensia, dear… What are you wearing?"
"Right now? Ehe~ I just have my nightgown on. And fuzzy slippers…"
"Nightgown…?"
"Mm-hmm. It's baby blue and comes down to my ankles. I'm not wearing any panties, though. I feel hot when I wear just the gown by itself."
"Yeah?"
"Mm, yeah… I think it would be easy for you to hike it up from the bottom… and just expose me like that…"
"Ooooh, now there's a thought…"
"Heehee~ Ahh, I'm blushing… I've never done this before, but it's so much fun. I don't know if I want to stop… is that bad?"
"Not at all," Degenbrecher told her. "But it makes you a bad girl."
"Is this what being a bad girl feels like? Mmm, I think I like being a bad girl…"
"I can only wonder if you'd be this bold in person," said the girl's bodyguard.
"Probably not… so doing this over the phone is a lot easier for me. If I was there right now, I'd probably be a babbling mess."
"And when you settled down?" Degenbrecher huffed. "What would you do once you calmed down, my lady?"
"What I would do? Hmm… I'd want to kiss you. Make out with you while I rub your dick up and down in my hand. Snuggle up to you while I do that. I want to feel your body against mine…"
"I thought you were afraid?" Degenbrecher asked.
"I'm more horny than afraid… but no one can know about this, alright? Please don't tell anyone about what we're doing."
"You mean I can't brag about this to my friends?" The Caprinae joked.
"Pfft… Only if they don't know my brother. Then that's fine… heh, am I even worth bragging about?"
"Oh, absolutely, my dear Ensia. Absolutely you are…"
"I love it when you say my name… mmm… h-hey, is this phone sex? Is that what we're doing right now?"
"I think so… I've never done this before."
"Me either. But… I'm so happy I'm doing it with you. Gosh… you're so hot…"
Degenbrecher kept going. She leaned so that her bare back pressed up against the cool headboard, but her entire body was hot to the touch. Heat radiated from her shaft as she jerked herself off, grunting softly as she stroked up, and down, and up, and down…
She went back to her earlier fantasy. Bouncing Ensia over her lap. Holding the girl's hips while she pounded into her — over and over again. Watching the poor girl drool all over herself, mouth agape and eyes half open with true bliss.
Dear Ensia's hands on her shoulders. The bodyguard's finger in the lady's mouth. Trying to keep their ecstasy under wraps. Trying to keep the noise down. If any of the manor staff were to pass by the bedroom, would they hear what was going on in there?
She could silence dear Ensia with just a finger pressing down on her tongue as she drove into her repeatedly. A digit to muffle those moans and whimpers of pleasure. Another hand on the Feline's ass, squeezing and kneading that cute, perky butt of hers. Maybe a yank of the tail for good measure. A reminder of who was in control — in the bedroom, at least.
"Ensiaaaah…" Degenbrecher moaned as she stroked herself faster. "Grrr…"
"Y-yeah, Degenbrecher?" Ensia's voice was hot and heavy over the phone. She sounded as though she could hardly breathe.
"You should join me, dear…"
"R-really? You want me to…"
"I shouldn't be the only one having fun here. Just like last night…"
"Oh, fuck… oh, shit… okay… are you sure?"
"Touch yourself for me, Ensia… If this is what you're comfortable with, I want you to listen to my voice. Listen to my words. Bunch up your nightgown, dear…"
"Okay. I'll do whatever you say."
"Atta girl…"
"Fuuuuck…"
The Feline whimpered over the phone. Degenbrecher could see it now: the young Silverash girl toying with her nether region, gliding her slender fingers over her moist snatch. Thinking about the rod between her bodyguard's thighs. Such a deliciously naughty little thing.
"D-Degenbrecher… my body… is so hot… and I'm so wet… nnghh…!"
"Atta girl… Don't stop touching yourself for me," the horned woman demanded. "Be good for me, dear Ensia…"
"I-I will…! I promise…!"
"Mmm, I know you will, sweetheart. I know you'll be so good for me…"
"Haah… Fuck… I'm h-having phone sex with Degenbrecher," she whimpered quietly, as if in awe of herself. "Oh, my G-God…"
The older woman growled. By now, her cock was leaking pre cum from its tip. The head of her shaft was beet-red and swollen; such a malicious thing looked downright angry as the Black Knight wielded it with equal parts strength and dexterity.
"Dear little Ensia… oh, the things I would do to you right now… Mm, if I had my hands on you I would…"
"T-tell me! Please, Degenbrecher…! I need to know…! I'm s-so fucking horny, I'm losing my mind over here… What would you do to me right now?" She begged.
"Oh, Ensia, I don't know if I could stop myself from putting you in your place…"
"Nnngh!" Another loud whimper from the Feline. The phone was hot against her ear, but Degenbrecher didn't care. She couldn't stop now. "Ahhh…!"
"You like the sound of that, don't you?" Degenbrecher rasped. "I'll put you in your place. You need correction for that filthy mouth of yours… and for spying on me," she added.
"Fuuuuck! I'm s-sorry, Degenbrecher…! I'm sorryyyy~"
"You're not sorry at all, are you? Ugh… You little slut."
"AH~! DEGENBRECHER!"
The older woman slowed her pumping as she heard Ensia squeal with ecstasy over the phone. The girl's climax must have been a wonderful one — Degenbrecher could hear the squeaking of the Feline's bed as Ensia arched her back and joyously writhed, moaning and squeaking with utter delight.
After almost a minute had passed, the bodyguard could hear heavy panting over the line. The poor thing tried to catch her breath, and Degenbrecher smiled confidently at all the noise and splendor.
"Lady Ensia," she called, "are you alright, dear?"
Cliffheart sighed with relief. "Oh, my God. I h-haven't cum that hard in… in EVER!"
Degenbrecher chuckled. "There's more where that came from, dear…"
"D-did you cum?" Ensia asked hopefully. "Did you?"
"Ha. Not quite yet. Maybe I have more stamina than you? Or maybe you didn't say enough filth for me to revel in," she teased, throwing in a taunting chuckle for good measure.
Silence.
"Ha… or I could fetch a toy that I haven't yet broken. Something I could really slide myself into. How does that sound to you, Ensia, dear?"
Yet further silence. Degenbrecher's cock twitched as she released her grasp, and her eyes opened slowly.
"Lady Ensia? Are you still there?" The Caprinae spoke a little louder into the phone. "Lady Ensia?"
A quiet beep signaled the end of the phone call.
Ensia hung up.
Degenbrecher sat up immediately, blinking herself out of her stupor.
"E-Ensia…?" The woman sat stunned. "Ensia…"
She put down the phone, wondering if she took things a touch too far. Or, perhaps Ensia got what she was after: an orgasm, and the following clarity jolted her to end communication.
Maybe I shouldn't have done that… Oh, Ensia… I'm…
Knock knock knock knock knock.
Someone eager was at the door. Degenbrecher's mouth fell open, and she glanced over to the bedside clock. It was almost one-thirty in the morning, and someone was knocking on her bedroom door. She didn't have to be an Oripathy researcher to know who it was.
Perhaps daringly, Degenbrecher answered the knocking while still in the nude. As soon as she pulled the door open, she spotted the young Silverash girl standing in its frame, dressed in only a baby blue and wrinkled nightgown. She wore fuzzy slippers, too. Little polar bears.
"E-Ensia…" Degenbrecher stammered. She hadn't expected a visit like this. She also didn't expect the girl's mane to be as messy as it was, and she definitely didn't expect to see Ensia panting softly and drooling down her chin.
"Degenbrecher…" Ensia bunched up the front of her nightgown, her fingers trembling as she looked up longingly at the woman who was supposed to protect her. "Can I come in…?"