A Song of Ice, Fire & the Dead
Chapter 24: Lost Property Part II
Saeko woke up with a yawn and unconsciously wiped her chin clean of any drool before she heard a soft snore. Looking to see who it was, the samurai smiled fondly as she saw Aegon still fast asleep, his arms still wrapped around her waist. Smiling more widely, Saeko pressed a soft, sweet kiss to the corner of her boyfriend's mouth. Aegon's indigo eyes fluttered open briefly before falling closed again.
Huffing, Saeko then whispered in Aegon's ear. "Wakey-wakey, Egg. Time to get moving," she said to him.
"Just a few… more minutes," Aegon mumbled sleepily as his arms wrapped around Saeko's waist more tightly.
Giggling to herself softly, Saeko wondered how she could get Aegon to wake up more fully. As she shifted herself in the bed, something hard and warm prodded her. Curious, Saeko lifted the covers of the bed partially to see that Aegon had what some would crudely call 'morning wood.'
At first, Saeko wanted to brush it off and focus on waking Aegon up, but then a positively wicked and sinful idea came into the samurai's mind. Looking at her still sleeping lover, Saeko gently wriggled out of his arms to avoid waking him and she pulled back the covers and stared at the lump in Aegon's trousers.
Running a gentle fingertip along the length, Saeko smiled as she heard the murmur of pleasure in Aegon's sleep induced voice. Her cheeks slowly going rosy with a mixture of anticipation, arousal and desire, Saeko hooked her fingers on the waistband of Aegon's pants and slowly, carefully pulled them down to his knees. All that was left was his underwear; Aegon's erection was more pronounced through his underwear, and he shifted in his sleep to get more comfortable.
Biting her lip in anticipation, Saeko reached down to gently grasp Aegon's erection through his underwear and received a little moan from the still sleeping man. Smiling to herself, Saeko gently massaged the lump with one hand and her other hand wandered to her own nether region. Aegon's breathing got heavier as his cheeks began to turn red and Saeko backed off; she didn't want him getting off too quickly, she wanted to enjoy this.
With both hands, Saeko gently worked her boyfriend's under down to reveal his erection to her. Smiling to herself as Aegon's hardness stood to attention like a soldier on parade, Saeko lightly ran her fingertips on the shaft, and she smiled widely as she saw the shudder in Aegon's body. A little bead of pre-cum leaked out of the slit on the tip of Aegon's erect manhood.
On an impulse, Saeko leaned down and gently licked the droplet off with her tongue. She gave a little hum as she tasted her boyfriend for the first time; it was a little salty, but at the same time it had a sweet taste to it. Another bead of pre-cum leaked out the tip of Aegon's erection and it was quickly licked away by Saeko who seemed to be enjoying the taste of her boyfriend. Gently gripping her lover's manhood, Saeko smoothed the length of hot, hard rod of male flesh in her hand up and down. She licked away any droplets of pre-cum that came out.
Then on another impulse, Saeko began to circle the head of Aegon's manhood with her tongue. Aegon gave another moan in his sleep and unconsciously thrust up a little. The head of his erection briefly entered Saeko's mouth making her smile before she decided to start suckling on the head with her mouth. Her hands weren't idle as one hand smoothed the shaft up and down in one hand, while her other roamed down her body to palm herself.
Closing her eyes, Saeko softly sucked on the head of Aegon's erect cock, her hand massaging the shaft and the other rubbed herself through her trousers. She couldn't believe that she was doing this. She had overheard some of the lewder stories during her time at Fujimi Academy from other girls about similar things they did to their partners. Yuuki Miku was one such girl who practically boasted of the feat and other such acts she performed to young men which in turn fuelled the scandalous rumours surrounding her. Saeko briefly wondered what happened to that girl; last she saw, Yuuki had joined up with Shido's little cult.
Pushing the thought of the perverted cultist from her mind, Saeko focussed then opened her mouth wide and took in as much of Aegon's manhood as she could without gagging. Aegon's moans were becoming more frequent as Saeko worked him over and she could taste more of him leaking into her mouth. She could feel her own arousal seeping through her underwear as her other hand rubbed herself through her pants.
At this moment, Aegon woke up blearily to see his girlfriend doing what she was doing to him. "Sae-Saeko?" he mumbled in a slurred voice before his gaze became more focussed. "What are you-?" he tried to ask when Saeko started to move her tongue around his manhood that shut him up with a moan.
"Sae-Saeko?" Saeko looked at her lover not stopping what she was doing and she smiled as much as she could with his erection in her mouth. The red-faced look on Aegon's face was very much worth it to the samurai and she then stepped it up, bobbing her head quicker and moving her tongue faster.
Aegon looked like he wanted to protest but the overwhelming feeling of his impending release had thrown any rational thought out the window at this point. All he could do now was just hold on and ride it to the end. As he neared his release, Aegon's breathing became harsher and more ragged, coming in short, sharp intakes of air. The muscles in Aegon's thighs tensed up as the build-up of his release grew and grew.
Realising what was about to happen, Saeko worked faster and soon enough Aegon came apart in her mouth. "Ohhh Saekoooo!" he moaned out as his eyes rolled up into his head and Saeko felt sweet and salty almost creamy liquid flood her mouth. Keeping a tight seal with her lips wrapped around his shaft, Saeko waited for Aegon to stop climaxing and go soft before she slowly lifted her mouth from him, using the flat of her tongue on his shaft to milk out every last precious drop of his release from him.
Looking at Aegon, Saeko opened her mouth to show him what was in her mouth. Her tongue curled as her mouth closed and she swallowed down all her lover's seed in one gulp. Licking her lips and chin clean of any residue, Saeko crawled up to rest her head on Aegon's chest that was rising and falling at an erratic rate.
"Good morning, my love," the samurai said to her knight with a sensual giggle.
"It certainly was," Aegon admitted through pants of pleasure as he came down from the high of his release and he looked at his girlfriend asking her, "What brought this on?"
"Well, I needed a way to wake you up," Saeko said with a smile. "And this seemed like the best way," she added.
"Are you going to do that to me every morning from now on?" Aegon japed making Saeko giggle in response.
"Not every morning," she said to him. "Just when you're too lazy to wake up," she added.
"Well, I think this is a little unfair," Aegon then said as he looked at Saeko more seriously.
"Unfair?" Saeko looked at her lover in surprise. "How is it unfair?" she enquired.
"Well, you got me off. Only fair I do the same to you," Aegon replied.
"You don't have to," Saeko said to him gently.
"I don't," Aegon seemingly agreed. "But I want to," he said sincerely and he looked at Saeko sadly. "Don't make me beg now."
"I wouldn't dream of it, my love," Saeko said to her lover with a smile as Aegon rolled her onto her back. Aegon quickly pulled off Saeko's shirt, his gaze turning hungry as he gazed upon Saeko's breasts still clad in their satin cloth prisons.
"Beautiful," he whispered as his hands began to gently caress Saeko's body, delicately running his fingertips on her skin. He started from her neck before slowly going to her breasts. He reached for the clip of the brassiere before halting and he looked at Saeko in askance. Saeko did not protest as she lifted herself slightly to allow her lover to reach behind her to undo the clip of her bra. Aegon gently removed the silken garment from Saeko and he gazed at the soft full breasts Saeko had. His fingers traced along the sides of Saeko's breasts making her breath hitch in her throat as the soft touch of her Aegon's fingers danced along her skin. Slowly Aegon's fingers moved their way down Saeko's abdominals sending little shivers throughout Saeko's body as her breathing became more erratic.
Saeko bit her lip to suppress a moan as her lover's fingertips trailed sweet fire on her skin as they danced lower and lower. Once Aegon had reached her hips, he ran his palms over them making Saeko moan at the contact. Hooking his fingers on the waistband of her pants, Aegon slowly pulled Saeko's pants off to reveal her treasured parts hidden by her thong that barely covered her. Aegon smiled as he gazed down upon Saeko.
"If I only I could draw or paint," he said wistfully and Saeko gave a shaky laugh at the jest and replied, "Am I your muse?"
"Back home there would be no end to those who would fight for your favour and bards would compose songs of your beauty," Aegon said. "And if they saw you right now?" he added.
"And I'm yours," Saeko said to him with a sultry smile and an impatient flashed her eyes as she added, "Are you going to stare all day? Or do something?" she practically demanded.
"As you wish, Lady Saeko," Aegon said with a cheeky smile as his hands began to caress her thighs. Saeko threw back her head and moaned as she felt Aegon's calloused fingers and palms rub the sensitive flesh of her thighs. A rivulet of drool escaped the samurai's mouth as Aegon's hands massaged her legs starting from her outer thighs down to her calves before slowly working their back up and crept towards her inner thighs.
"You're teasing me!" Saeko whined needily.
"You're too sweet not to tease," Aegon whispered to her as he dipped his head down and started pressing kisses on her bare breasts. Saeko almost jumped as she felt her lover's lips press lightly against her sensitive flesh and it was all she could do to not grasp his head and pull him in for a kiss. Aegon pressed soft, featherlight kisses along Saeko's body, trailing down her stomach before he reached her underwear. He gave a little grin as he saw just how wet the samurai was and he could smell the musky scent of arousal coming from her womanly parts.
"Already wet," he remarked.
"Don't tease me!" Saeko whined out cutely and she jerked as she felt Aegon kiss her through her thong. She gave a moan of protest as she felt Aegon's mouth remove itself and she thrust forward trying to make her groin meet her boyfriend's mouth. Then Aegon's fingers and palm pressed against Saeko's womanhood and rubbed her through her underwear. Saeko moaned loudly, but she did not care if anyone outside the room could hear her moans. She wagered that someone might be listening at the door and peeking in through the keyhole or window. The thought of being watched was somehow arousing for Saeko and she said to Aegon, "Please! I need this!" she complained.
"How much do you need it?" Aegon asked her with a smile on his lips as he enjoyed the sight of an aroused Saeko Busujima looking at him with such wild desperate arousal.
"So… badly!" Saeko gasped out as she felt Aegon's fingers prod her wet entrance.
"Do you command me to do this?" Aegon asked her.
"Yes!" Saeko pleaded.
"As you command, my love," Aegon said to her reverently before he undid the ties of Saeko's thong and gently removed it, revealing her treasured parts. A little strip of dark indigo curls sat above Saeko's cunt and Aegon could see that she was dripping wet down there. Dipping his head down, Aegon pressed a kiss to the lips of Saeko's womanhood and Saeko gave a long low moan as she desperately pressed her core against Aegon's mouth. Aegon then started kiss and lick and suck on his girlfriend's cunt.
The next minutes were some of the most pleasurable of Saeko's life as she let her boyfriend eat her out. She grasped his head tightly with both hands, keeping him where she wanted him as she moaned loudly to high heaven. Then Aegon thrust his tongue deep inside her cunt and Saeko felt her eyes roll in the back of her head as stars began to dance before her eyes. Tensing up, Saeko felt her abdominal muscles clench so hard, she thought she might snap in two before her dam burst.
"Oooohhhhh Aegoooon!" she cried out in ecstasy as her womanhood flooded Aegon's mouth and gushed over his face. Saeko's mind was a blur as she lost coherent and rational thought as she rode the waves of pleasure and release. Then slowly she drifted back down to earth as Aegon started pressing soft kisses to her neck. Saeko looked at her boyfriend whose face was drenched in her juices.
"How was that?" Aegon asked her with a smile. Saeko simply pulled him in for a deep and passionate kiss, uncaring if she tasted herself on her lover's lips. If anything, the taste of her own arousal excited Saeko and made her feel ready for more.
Once she said had finished kissing and tasting herself on her boyfriend's lips, Saeko pulled away with a dreamy smile.
"Was I that good, huh?" Aegon asked with a jesting smile.
"I wouldn't say no to it ever again," Saeko said through pants of pleasure.
"Thank you, it was my first time doing that," Aegon then said.
"Well, you seem to have some natural talent then," Saeko said with a chuckle. "It was my first time doing what I did to you," she added.
"I'm certainly not complaining," Aegon said as he lay beside her and wrapped an arm around her waist and they both sighed in satisfaction. "Do you think we woke everyone up doing what we did?" he asked conversationally.
"I wouldn't be surprised if we did," Saeko said with a smile. "But it's one way to get the blood pumping in the morning," she added casually.
"I won't disagree," Aegon agreed before he sat up and stretched. "But we have something important to do," he said tiredly.
Saeko smiled sadly at this and also sat up. "Indeed. We need to get to Grymmdjarr and retrieve the Jarl's sword," she said as she put her thong back on and tied the side-ties back up before putting her brassiere back on. "I think I need some more lingerie than what I currently have," she added dryly.
"Perhaps Yennefer might be willing to lend you some?" Aegon said as he put his underwear on before putting on his trousers.
"She seems to have some good taste in lingerie from what I saw," Saeko agreed. "Perhaps you might be willing to lend your opinion on any lingerie I choose?" she asked sweetly as she put on her pants and slipped her tunic of her head and put it on.
"I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to help with that," Aegon said as he pulled his shirt on.
"Why not?" Saeko asked curiously.
"I fear I'd end up tearing any lingerie you wear off with my teeth," Aegon said with a teasing grin.
"True," Saeko replied as she put her boots on and buckled her sword to her waist.
Aegon put his jacket on then slipped his boots onto his feet and then tied Blackfyre to his waist. "Time to face the day," he said and Saeko nodded at this before they exited the room. To their relief, the innkeeper didn't say anything about the morning's activities; he simply offered them a simple meal of porridge and cup of berry juice, both of which were gratefully accepted by Aegon and Saeko.
After breaking their fast, the pair then exited the tavern and mounted their horses. "So, where abouts is Grymmdjarr?" Aegon asked Saeko who took out the map and scanned it for a moment before giving a reply.
"It's not far," she said. "We just have to follow the main road and then diverge off the road and follow a road up into the hills," she added.
"Then what are waiting for?" Aegon said as he wheeled his horse around and with a gentle kick, he spurred his horse into a canter. Saeko followed him, quickly catching up with him and keeping pace with him.
Soon, the pair left Fyresdal behind and followed the road until they came up to where the path began to fork in different directions. Saeko examined the map again and pointed the direction they were to take. Letting Saeko take the lead, Aegon followed behind as Saeko cantered forward on her horse. A cool breeze blew in and Saeko shivered briefly as the wind blew across her face and she almost wished she had a jacket or something to ward off the cold.
"Are you alright?" Aegon asked her in concern. Saeko smiled at him and said, "I'm fine, Egg. Just not used to this cold."
"Me neither," Aegon said in agreement. "I suppose time growing up in Essos has ruined me," he added.
"What is the climate like in Essos?" Saeko asked.
"Depends on where you are in Essos," Aegon said in response. "Some regions are swampy and humid, others are warm and dry," he added.
"What are the seasons like?" Saeko then asked.
"Well, Summer can last for years, and winters can last a lifetime," Aegon said.
"Summer can last years in your world?" Saeko said in surprise and Aegon nodded.
"Aye, and it's said that a long summer yields to an even longer winter."
"How are you able to survive that?" Saeko asked. "Back home we see summer, autumn, winter and spring all in one year," she said.
"Well, we use our summers as best we can to grow and store foodstuffs to last the winters," Aegon replied. "As I recall, back home the summer we had was the longest in history," he said. "I dread to think of the winter that is to come," he added and a melancholic came over his face.
"Thinking of home?" Saeko asked him kindly.
Aegon nodded and replied, "Aye. I'm ashamed to say that it's been some time since I last thought of home."
"Don't worry, we'll find you a way home," Saeko said to him giving him a supportive smile. "And I hope you wouldn't mind if I came with you," she added hopefully.
"Wouldn't you want to return to your own world?" Aegon asked.
"Are you trying to get rid of me?" Saeko raised an eyebrow.
"N-No! I wouldn't get rid of you even if I had to," Aegon quickly said. "But my world is vastly different from what you've known in your world," he added and he then gave a sigh and said, "I couldn't give you some of luxuries such as phones and flushing toilets or even cars."
"We'll cross that bridge when we get to it," Saeko said to him gently and smiled softly.
Aegon nodded and they focussed on reaching their destination. Soon they came within view of a ruined fortification. The wooden palisade walls were aged and covered in moss and parts of the palisade were caved in. Aegon's ears picked up the sounds of high screeches and he looked up to see some flying forms high in the sky wheeling about and flapping their wings.
"Is this Grymmdjarr?" Aegon asked Saeko who looked at the map and nodded saying, "It must be. Unless I'm reading the map wrong."
"Let's dismount and do some scouting," Aegon advised and Saeko nodded in agreement. The pair dismounted their horses and tied their reins to a nearby tree. Moving quietly, Aegon and Saeko approached the ruined fort. Creeping up to the wall, Aegon knelt on the ground, cupping his hands together and nodded at Saeko.
Putting one foot into Aegon's hands, Saeko lifted herself and Aegon lifted her up. Saeko peeked over the wall, and she saw the corpses of some men wearing leather and mail. Nearby were some small winged humanoid creatures that screeched as they squabbled over scraps of metal or cloth.
Lowering herself down onto the ground, Saeko whispered to Aegon, "Looks like those thieves were torn apart by some monsters."
"How many?" Aegon asked he loosened his sword in its sheath.
"About a dozen. Harpies I think they are," Saeko replied as she too loosened her own sword. "Think we can take them?" she asked.
"We'll see, won't we?" Aegon as he stood to his feet and drew his sword. Saeko stood up as well and drew her katana.
The pair walked in through the gates and almost immediately, the monsters screeched in anger and scuttled over to the two warriors who braced themselves for what came. Aegon swung his sword in an arc, hewing apart three harpies at once. Saeko was like a flash of steel as she sliced her way past four harpies, leaving them to fall in ribbons of feathers and blood. Aegon kicked one harpy that tried to leap onto him with sharp claws and sent it tumbling over. A pair of the winged creatures took to the sky and tried to divebomb Saeko who avoided the divebombs and as they tried to dive again, she cut them down.
Seeing a harpy take to the air, Aegon pulled out his pistol and fired off a shot. The loud crack and bang startled the other harpies, sending them flying into the air with screeches and caws of alarm. The creatures then flew off into the mountains and disappeared.
"That worked surprisingly well," Saeko commented as she wiped the blade of her sword clean.
"It did, but we'd better work fast before they come back and in greater numbers," Aegon said as he moved to examine one of the corpses of the dead men. Saeko examined another corpse. Saeko found some gold coins and some preserved meat, but did not find anything else, so she moved onto the other corpse. Aegon found a scrap of parchment with some writing on it. "I've found something!" he called out to Saeko who walked over to him.
"What did you find?" Saeko asked Aegon who read the writing on the parchment before saying, "It says here that the thieves stashed the sword here but they had to move it to another location when the harpies showed up."
"Does it say where the sword is now?" Saeko asked.
"It says they took the sword to the Whale's Graveyard," Aegon said before he folded up the parchment and looked at Saeko. "Is there a location called the Whale's Graveyard?" he asked her.
Saeko pulled out the map and scanned it for a few moments before nodding. "There is, but it looks like we've got quite a ride ahead of us," she remarked. "If we leave now, we should arrive a little before late afternoon," she said.
"Let's get moving then," Aegon said with a nod of his head.
The two then headed back to their horses and mounted up before wheeling around and set off at a gallop. Saeko led as she memorised the route they needed to take.
Riding hard, the two warriors rode through the forest as the sun steadily rose into the sky. When the sun reached its zenith, Aegon and Saeko stopped by a stream to give their horses a chance to rest and to eat something. After half an hour of rest, they were on the road again.
The sun had just begun to descend towards the western horizon as Saeko and Aegon rode down towards a rocky beach. The scent of sea spray mingled the stench of rot and decay making Saeko's nose wrinkle at the smell. Looking ahead, Saeko saw the large bones of whales littering the rocky shore. "I think we've made it to the Whale's Graveyard," she observed.
Aegon looked at where Saeko was looking, and he nodded. "I'd certainly say so," he replied. "How many do you think there? Thieves I mean," he said.
"Perhaps a dozen, maybe less," Saeko answered. "Won't know until we find out for certain, and we have the element of surprise," she said as she dismounted her horse and loosened her katana in its scabbard.
"Aye. Best to get it over with while we have the element of surprise," Aegon said in agreement.
The two then headed down towards the beach and the smell of decaying flesh grew stronger almost Aegon gag at the stench. "Gods!" he cursed as he resisted the urge to dry-retch.
"We've fought Them before," Saeko reminded him as she didn't look too perturbed the smell of decaying whaleflesh.
"I know, but we were usually too busy killing Them to notice the stench of Them," Aegon replied before he adjusted himself and nodded at Saeko. "Let's go," he said.
The pair made their way past the bleached bones of whale carcasses and they soon saw a column of smoke rising up in the air. "What do you think? Circle around and get an idea of what we're up against?" Aegon asked Saeko who nodded.
"Use the rocks and whale bones for cover," she advised. "We'll have more chance of preparing if we find out how many there are," she said. With a nod, Saeko crouched low and crept around the left while Aegon went around the right.
Weaving through the ribs of a whale skeleton, Saeko saw some of the thieves resting around a fire. To her surprise, there were only five men and nearby was a chest under a crudely erected tent. Saeko could only guess that the Jarl's family sword was in that tent. Creeping closer, Saeko heard the men talking in low voices.
"Grand bit of larceny that was, taking the Jarl's sword," said one of the thieves. "How did you do it?" he asked one of his compatriots.
"Made a mould of the treasury key when no-one weren't looking," said the other man. "Then paid a smithy to make the key," he added. "All we need to do now is find a buyer for the sword and we'll be living like kings!" he boasted.
"But what if we don't find a buyer for the Jarl's sword and he comes looking for it?" asked one of the other thieves. "I heard talk in town that the Jarl's posted a notice for someone to retrieve Kuliu," he said.
"Nah, we'll be long gone 'fore anyone comes looking for the sword. We'll sail to Novigrad and find us a couple of lasses to have some fun with and drink some of the finest mead there is!" A few murmurs of assent were followed after that sentence.
The another of the thieves spoke, "Strange we found that axe here on the shore. Wonder if we can sell it too?" he wondered aloud.
"Aye, it's a pretty looking thing. All covered in runes and the like," said the first thief. "Might be worth something to a druid," he added.
"I ain't touching it!" said the second thief. "It's probably cursed if it's covered in runes like that!" he added vehemently.
"Ah, that ain't nothin' but superstition!" said the fifth thief. "Mayhap Freya is smiling on us by sending us that axe?" he suggested.
"Don't care. Ain't touching that axe if I can avoid it!" said the second thief.
"Alright, lads, let's calm down," said the fourth thief. "Let's just focus on finding a buyer for Kuliu," he advised and this was followed by some noises of agreement.
Saeko then spotted Aegon hiding behind some whale ribs and he too spotted her. Nodding at her, Aegon pulled out his sword and he began to push on the rib he was hiding behind. With a grunt of exertion, Aegon pushed on the bone before it tipped over and with a creaking and cracking groan, the bone fell down towards the thieves. The bone crushed one of the thieves under it.
"Fuck! What was that?!" cried out one of the thieves drawing an axe from his belt.
"The Gods have cursed us!" wailed another.
"Calm down! It was an accident, nothing more!" protested one of them. Saeko stepped out from her hiding spot and drew her sword and sprinted forward. Within two seconds, she dismembered two of the thieves, leaving them in pools of their own blood.
"Fooking hell! Who's this bitch!?" yelled one the remaining thieves as he hefted a poleaxe in his meaty hands.
"Dead, that's who she is!" spat the other thief. "Gonna have some real fun with her!" he swore as his muddy brown eyes glittered with disgusting lust as he took in Saeko's form. Then a finger tapped him on the shoulder and the man turned around and was clocked across the jaw by a gloved fist. The thief was sent stumbling backwards as Aegon looked at the other thief with a cold glare.
"Fuck this! I want no part of it!" said the man as he dropped his weapon and ran off down the shore.
"Leave him," Saeko said to Aegon. "We still have the other one," she added as she looked to the thief that Aegon had punched. The man was groaning in pain as he held his injured jaw, blood and spittle coming from his mouth. Aegon pointed the tip of his sword at the thief's throat. The thief realising how much trouble he was in for, raised his hands and began to beg for his life.
"Please, kind sir! I got a family to feed!"
"And all that talk of going to Novigrad to find some lasses?" Aegon asked casually as he seemed to contemplate killing the thief.
"I didn't actually mean it!" the thief said pathetically.
"Should've chosen different word then," Saeko said coldly before she nodded at Aegon who then thrust his sword into the thief's throat, killing him.
"Done," Aegon said as he wiped the blade of his sword clean and sheathed it. "Now let's see about the Jarl's sword," he stated as he walked over to the tent and opened the chest. Inside the chest were some gold and silver coins, some jewellery and a sword and an axe.
"Think this is it?" Aegon asked Saeko as he held up the sword in his hands. "Looks kingly enough," he remarked.
"Has to be it," Saeko replied. "And then there's that axe they talked about," she said as she looked at the other weapon. The axe had a bearded blade with a grey stone like texture to it and intricate details carved on the blade. The haft was made of worn red oak with a leather-bound wrap for a grip. The butt of the haft was carved in the likeness of a serpent or dragon of some kind. And just as the thieves described, there were runes carved on the haft and blade of the axe.
"Interesting axe," Aegon remarked as he held the axe in his hands. As he held up the axe, a suddenly chill went through Aegon's body before he gave a gasp and fell to his knees and the axe in his hands glowed brightly.
"Aegon?!" Saeko cried out in alarm as she rushed to kneel beside him.
"I'm… fine!" Aegon managed to say. "What… what was that?" he asked himself.
"I don't know," Saeko said uncertainly. "Maybe that axe is cursed," she added worriedly. "Are you feeling alright?" she asked her boyfriend in concern.
"I feel fine now," Aegon replied as he managed to stand to his feet. "But I don't know enough about curses or even magic to tell if anything is wrong with me," he said.
"Perhaps Ermion or Yennefer can help?" Saeko suggested.
"Worth a try," Aegon said as he reluctantly picked up the axe and the Jarl's sword. "Let's get out of here," he added as they headed back to their horses and rode off heading for Kaer Trolde.
TO BE CONTINUED…
A/N: There! After a long wait, I've updated this. I apologise for the wait, but I was busy with new and current projects, plus with summer/Christmas Holidays just around the corner, work is starting to pick up so I'll be fairly busy in the next couple of months.
And if anyone is curious about the axe that Aegon and Saeko have found, well, let's just say that I was inspired by a certain weapon from another game and given the resemblance between Skellige myths and real world Viking/Norse myths about the end of the world, I felt it would be something interesting to add. *Wink.*
Anyway, not much more to say, so I'll leave this here and see you all in the next one.
Be kind to one another,
Angry lil' elf.