After the tests with Proto- Rhiannon were done, the girls went back to work in the meantime to get even more resources, but as time went by, the month of November began to give the faces that December was close and with that the beginning of winter too, which was already making the girls stop cutting the trees since it was a season where the wood was no longer so resistant and also for preservation.
In this winter time the girls focused more on mining, collecting what they could in iron and other ores for the assembly of Rhiannon, Marianne was even becoming the best miner of the girls, even better than Athena, who still had her eyes on the daughters who were always there to motivate Hoffen.
The construction of Rhiannon was making a lot of progress, the whole fuselage was already with the wood plates covering the structure, two of the five engines were ready and working, and the focus was being on making the missing engines, the interior, fuel tank and switch to electric throughout the aircraft.
In terms of fuel, Athena already had more than 250,000 liters of Media oil, which was enough to test the Proto-Rhiannon and perhaps take the Rhiannon, as the aircraft's fuel tanks were already starting to be made.
Until then the relationships were going the same during the weeks that passed, Beatrix and Woodward were until then the couple that was stickier, the two did almost everything together, they even seemed to be the couple that was more time together. Anna and Hera remained as just friends with benefits, being that Meridies was until very patient, she was very delicate and affectionate with Arnoux, understanding the motives of the French, but still the Lombard was always throwing flirts and caresses to Anna to try to conquer the heart of the girl for good.
A year had passed since Beatrix had fled the Celtic village of Weddinburgh, a lot had changed in the life of the girl who until a year ago was almost hopeless, stuck in a life where she was treated without any respect, seen only as a sex object, but all this had changed with the departure of the girl on a journey for which she did not expect she would be that way. With a kind and loving girlfriend, friends who always help her and respect Cavendish, and also a place to sleep where she has all the comfort of the world, besides having an enormous knowledge in magic that she would never get if she stayed in the village.
Hera's classes had already begun and were even being well explained to the girls who wanted to learn how to fly. By then Hera had already taught the girls how to control the aircraft and about the measurement systems, as well as about the instruments that were on the panel. But they still didn't have practical classes because of the constant blizzards followed by wind that made it impossible to perform any flight. Even flying with a broom was dangerous under those conditions.
10th January 622, was a winter day like any other, outside it was snowing, inside the house was being heated and the Beatrix and Woodward couple as usual were waking from a night's sleep which the two were under several layers of comforter and wearing similar colored sweaters to match. They both woke up that morning and as always Woodward had his head resting on Beatrix's breasts.
- Good morning my love.
Says Woodward.
- Hmmm... Good morning.
Says Beatrix stretching and yawning.
- Does Love know what day it is?
Says Woodward.
- Uh huh.
Says Beatrix a little sleepy.
- It's been a year since we met; I've been counting day by day... And tomorrow will be your birthday.
Says Woodward.
- Uh huh. One year since I left the village of Weddinburgh, since I started this journey.
Says Beatrix giving a French kiss to Woodward.
The two then get up and kiss each other, the couple get out of bed warm and put on some winter clothes, then meet the girls in the kitchen and there they start to eat a little, this while the girls were arguing about their work.
- Will we mine today?
Says Harriet.
- For today we will rest, I will start giving the practical flight lessons with you, so it looks like the snow has abated, will also serve to test the flight conditions in winter.
Says Hera.
- Finally! I was waiting for days and days to pilot the Proto-Rhiannon.
Says Marianne.
- Just because you spoke that way, now you will be the last to fly.
Says Hera as the girls started laughing.
- Ah fuck you... Evil, I can't even say anything.
Says Marianne inflating her cheeks.
- You took it.
Says Harriet laughing.
- You'll be the penultimate just because you made fun; it will also serve to see flight conditions with a greater weight.
Says Hera starting to laugh.
- Take it in your ass.
Says Harriet showing the middle finger.
After that moment the girls finish eating, and those who will not take part in the classes just took the opportunity to rest that day, going outside to enjoy the snow and play a little. Athena went with Hera, Freya, Anna, Harriet and Marianne to the shed, where they took the Proto-Rhiannon and put it on the landing strip.
- The first one will be Freya, because she is more dedicated of you and is always focused on learning.
Says Hera pointing to Freya.
- Me? But I deserve so much; I still have my doubts about adverse conditions like this, since you haven't taught yet.
Says Freya.
- Because I don't know either, so I ask you to enter the aircraft that will be the first test of a flight in winter.
Says Hera.
Freya just agrees with the head and enters the Proto-Rhiannon, but this time being in the controls of the aircraft, receiving Hera's instructions until the blonde starts the engine and Meridies gives the signal to the mother who turns the propeller.
- That's it! The landing strip is cleared! Just take off!
Says Athena.
- Are you ready to take off Freya?
Says Hera.
- Affirmative!
Says Freya agreeing with the head.
Freya pulls the lever that sends more power to the engine and little by little the Proto-Rhiannon starts to go through the landing strip, taking a few meters more to get out of the ground due to the slippery surface because of the snow, from there the girls celebrate another successful flight.
Meanwhile in the surroundings of the Meridies family residence. Kara, Madeleine, Beatrix, Woodward, Aphrodite, Demeter, and Persephone were playing snowball wars, throwing snowballs at each other and running around, until the smaller Celtic accidentally stumbles over and holds the older Cavendish by the arm making her fall over the younger one.
- Wood!
Says Beatrix laughing.
- I want to protect you from snowballs.
Says Woodward.
- I realized and what protection, you are not bothered with me on top of you? I am a bit heavy. But thanks for the protection, now I'm safe... Ahhh Woodward! Stop! Ahhh!
Beatrix says laughing a little more until Woodward starts tickling her.
- But you are not safe from my tickle hehe!
Says Woodward tickling Beatrix who kept laughing and sometimes even let go of a few snorting.
- Ahh! Woodward! You... Ahhh! So that's it?
Says Beatrix as she tickled going to take a bite of Woodward's neck.
- Hmmmm... It's not worth it.
Says Woodward moaning and stopping tickling.
- What the fuck!
Says Beatrix after taking a snowball up her ass.
- Hey girls aren't going to get it now, it was so much fun.
Says Kara throwing another snowball on Beatrix's ass.
- Get your huge ass up from there and let's continue with the snowball war.
Kara says until Beatrix turns and throws a snowball in the face of the elf.
Beatrix and Woodward get up from there and the snowball war comes back with everything, and this time Kara and Beatrix were constantly fighting each other, the other girls were even little by little stopping to see them both in a frantic snowball war.
Back at Proto-Rhiannon, Freya and Hera were in the air and the blonde was doing very well in control of the aircraft, until a windstorm began to blow and the Nordic felt the splash, but she continued to maintain control without panic, while Meridies was practically paralyzed with fear as she noticed the trembling she was doing.
- I think it's just turbulence because of the wind, so we'll pass.
Says Freya.
- Put that down Freya.
Says Hera.
- I will land, but first we have to go through this turbulence, you can trust that we will land well.
Says Freya.
Freya then without fear went through the turbulence and soon the aircraft was again stable in the air, that was until she put her hand on her chest relieved and the blonde maneuvered the Proto-Rhiannon back to the landing strip, where she had difficulties in braking due to the snow that was making her slip a lot, after the landing Freya leaves the aircraft as if she was taking dust off her clothes while Hera left terrified and throwing herself on the ground.
- Finally the floor! What a relief.
Says Hera hugging the floor while the girls were laughing.
- What about Hera? Did I do well?
Says Freya curious.
- You went fucking well, please, can I rest a bit? We almost died.
Says Hera.
- Funny, the girl who is always flying was afraid of turbulence.
Says Freya laughing.
- And what is it like to fly Proto-Rhiannon?
Says Marianne going to Freya.
Freya kindly begins to tell Marianne about what it was like to fly what made Hoffen even more willing. Even more that the blonde told how it was until it was fun to fly and almost did not make any maneuver in the air because Hera is very terrified when she is in the passenger seat. Meridies takes the opportunity to take a rest after the turbulence and also goes to the shed to report, being followed by Anna who was even a little worried about the Lombard. When the girl arrives she opens a book and starts taking notes while Arnoux watches her.
- Hera...
Says Anna.
- What is it Anna?
Says Hera writing.
- Are you okay? I know the girls found the turbulence silly, but I was really worried about you... You know... I think that... Those moments... We should enjoy... I've been thinking here...
Says Anna looking at the floor.
- What did you think? Look Anna, do you want a kiss? Fine, just wait for me to finish the notes here, ok?
Says Hera.
- Hera Meridies!
Says Anna making Hera stop writing and get up.
- Anna...
Says Hera staring at Anna rubbing her neck.
- You are right; I have to believe in magic! And there is more! I don't care anymore! If I can't form a family it's ok! We can still adopt an orphan child if there is no magic in the world that can give us a family! I love you Hera Meridies!
Says Anna taking Hera's waist.
Anna kisses Hera and this time as much as it is a normal tongue kiss as it always ends up rolling between the girls, that was a romantic kiss this time with a reciprocal feeling between the two, in which one put his hand on the other's waist and stayed for a long time exploring the other's tongue. Until they stop kissing and face each other with a bridge of saliva passing between the two.
- That was the best kiss you've given me so far Hera...
Says Anna panting.
- Do you want to date Anna Arnoux?
Says Hera panting.
- Yes, yes, yes and yes! I love you Hera Meridies and I want to be by your side for the rest of my life!
Says Anna embracing Hera.
- I waited so long for this day and this moment...
Says Hera smiling at Anna.
- Later you will have more of this moment, will you want to do with me?
Says Anna.
- Look Anna... I know we're dating right now, but we can wait a little while to get laid... It's just... I don't want to do it at home you know, I want to do it on a special day, like at Rhiannon.
Says Hera while Anna agrees with her head.
- Okay, I'll wait to do it at Rhiannon, but at least we'll be able to sleep together in the same room?
Says Anna.
- Of course we will, but I won't appear naked yet for you because I want to leave the surprise to Rhiannon.
Says Hera.
After this conversation Anna and Hera kissed once more, only more intensely to the point that Arnoux bent back a little so that Hera could reach the French girl who was a little lower than her. Until they finish kissing and the Lombard ends up looking at the book and remembers the report.
After finishing the report with Anna, the two return to the airstrip and find Marianne banging her feet complaining about the delay, besides Athena who was laughing because of Hoffen.
- The next time you go, let blondie know, she's all messed up with delay.
Says Athena laughing.
- Finally! They went to have sex by chance, which was their excuse for not wanting to fly with Proto Rhiannon.
Says Marianne inflating her cheeks.
- Come on Anna, you're next to fly. I would talk about us to my mother, but let's hurry it up so that this blonde doesn't get angry.
Says Hera going towards Proto-Rhiannon.
Anna and Hera enter the Proto-Rhiannon, this time Arnoux was the one who would fly, which left Meridies a little terrified inside, but at the same time putting confidence in his girlfriend to make a test flight. Just like Freya would be a 30 minute flight if some turbulence didn't happen, which luckily didn't and it was until a very smooth flight. What really took the most trouble was the landing, because the runway was still full of snow and the friction of the wheels on the ice often made the snow melt and make the runway even more slippery. As they descended, the Arnoux Meridies couple went towards the girls who were waiting.
- So how was that flight?
Says Athena.
- It was even safe, we managed to stay stable and not die in the air. But I don't want to just talk about the flight. Anna and I are finally dating.
Says Hera taking Anna's hand.
- Really?
Says Athena impressed.
- Now I understood why they were taking so long, it was to consummate the courtship.
Says Marianne until Harriet throws a snowball at the back of her head.
- Stay still there girl.
Says Harriet.
After that snowball in Marianne, Hera can tell her mother about the time they spent in the shed, the younger Meridies even whispering in Athena's ear that they wouldn't get caught until Rhiannon was ready, which makes her mother laugh while she was blushing. After this conversation between mother and daughter, it is the turn of the penultimate witch to test Proto-Rhiannon.
- Finally! I thought you would never fly!
Says Marianne.
- Harriet, we will fly 45 minutes just in anger and as for you Marianne, it will only be 15 minutes.
Says Hera.
- Which is it? Fuck you!
Says Marianne tapping her feet in anger and sitting against a tree.
Then Harriet and Hera enter the Proto-Rhiannon, Benson starts the engine, Athena goes to the propeller, pushes her and soon the aircraft starts to take off, while Marianne was a little bit low and in that Athena goes to the girl after seeing Hoffen so low like that.
- I know you're frustrated, but don't be like that, look at your behavior irritates some of the girls, if you were a little less boring maybe they wouldn't be like that with you.
Says Athena with her hand on Marianne's shoulder who ends up slapping Meridies' hand off her shoulder.
- Let me! What I do or don't do. It's none of your business.
Says Marianne.
- (What I do and don't do. None of your business... Classic Aphrodite, as stubborn and ignorant as Aphrodite, that's why they both get along so well).
- Look I'm trying to help, no need to be so ignorant! Do you realize how this is just destroying you? Just keeping people away from you? Or haven't I noticed that you do all the work to have sex with my daughters? If your only motivation is to have sex with them after you work. What you do behind the walls of your bedroom or bathroom doesn't matter to me. But know that continuing to act this way will still cause you only bad things, you will end up losing something you love so much because of your stupid behavior.
Says Athena.
- And?
Says Marianne shrugging.
- Look I won't say anything, I'm just advising you, you're old enough to know how to behave and how to act and I don't have to stand around acting like a boring mother...
Says Athena.
- So don't act.
Mariane says what makes Athena slightly irritated.
- Fuck you! If you don't want to go on this fucking book trip, get your book and get out of here, you only know how to act like a spoiled princess; you'll be just a burden on our journey. Go back to your little town and stay there in your comfort zone.
Says Athena pointing to the sky.
- Do you want to know...? Let them hold me! Because I have no reason to come back and these months here I met 3 wonderful girls who treat me like I deserve, pity that they are not as exalted as the great and behaved Hera! Fuck you too! I'm not going to take this stupid class anymore if I'm going to be treated like trash! Hmm!
Says Marianne leaving there throwing her hair and turning her back.
Anna, Freya and Athena just look at Marianne with an expression of "where we went wrong," Hoffen gets out of there and goes to the Meridies sisters and starts crying, being greeted by a hug from the three girls trying to console the girl who only asks to go inside the house, which the sisters obey.
After a few minutes, Harriet and Hera arrived landing at Proto-Rhiannon, only this time the weather conditions were different starting to snow lightly which proved to be a little different for Benson to control during the last minutes of her test flight. After landing the girls were surprised by Marianne's absence. Athena says the reason was the argument she had with Hoffen who came out banging her feet with rage from there. What made Hera feel a little guilty of having been a little boring with the blonde, to the point of wanting to apologize later with Marianne.
After the flights were over for that day, the girls decided to keep the Proto-Rhiannon in the shed and from there go back to the house, since the snow was giving an impression that could start to thicken. In this the girls who were playing snowball war go to the inside of the house to rest and go back to work building the aircraft.
See you, airship pilot...