Darque Wants (56 page)

              Lillian held John's manhood in her hand and aimed it at her opening.  Slowly, she lowered herself down onto him.  She paused for a moment when the tip entered her but continued on until she was fully penetrated.  She moaned as each inch entered her and stretched her out.  She paused and waited for her muscles to relax.  Once the pain had passed, there was only pleasure and she felt electrical surges of ecstasy coursing through her body. 

              She began to gyrate her hips with John inside of her, feeling him touch the most sensitive parts of her body that she had never known existed.  With each thrust of her hips, she felt her body building up to some wonderful new experience.  She began to move faster, moaning louder, and digging her nails into John's chest as she climbed higher up the ladder of passion.  Soon, she felt her first orgasm splash over her body.  She screamed in pleasure as her muscles tightened and then relaxed.  Feeling like all of her energy had been spent, she collapsed onto John's chest.

              “That was incredible,” she panted.

              “I've never experienced anything like that before,” John admitted.

              “Me either,” Lillian said still trying to catch her breath.

              “Are you okay?' John asked.

              “I have never been better,” Lillian said smiling.  She sat up, looked John in the eye and gave him a deep kiss.

              “Good,” John said.  “It's my turn now.”

              With that John flipped Lillian onto her back and laid on top of her.  Slowly he began to thrust in and out of her.  Lillian felt another orgasm building up as John pushed harder and deeper into her.  John's hands gripped tightly around her thighs, squeezing them as he penetrated her with raw, animal passion.  Lillian moaned loudly, enjoying the way John ravished her body.

              After a few minutes of powerful love making, Lillian was on the brink of her second orgasm.  John's speed increased and he began to moan and grunt.  Suddenly, Lillian felt him explode inside of her.  The feeling of the hot fluid shooting inside of her send Lillian over the edge and she screamed as she climaxed with John. 

              Lillian kissed John again as he climbed off of her and laid next to her.  John wrapped his arms around her and kissed her back.  Lillian placed her head on John's shoulder and gently rubbed his stomach.  John placed a tender kiss on the top of Lillian's head.

              “That really was incredible,” John said once he had caught his breath.

              “I think that me chasing you across the river was probably the best decision I have ever made,” Lillian said with a grin.

              “I'm glad you caught me,” John said giving Lillian another kiss.

              Lillian and John sat in silence, enjoying the feeling of lying naked together in the warm summer night.  Lillian listened to the steady drum beat rhythm of John's heart until she peacefully drifted off to sleep.

              Katrina woke up in bed alone that morning.  She could see the sun shining brightly through the window and could hear birds singing their morning songs.  She assumed that Kirrowind had woken up early and gone hunting, taking advantage of the good weather.  Katrina got up and walked to Lillian's room to see if she had returned home yet.  Sadly, Lillian was still gone. 

              It had been two days since Lillian's birthday party.  It was not unusual for Lillian to go on an extended hunting trip after royal parties and normally Katrina did not worry.  However, something in her gut told her that this was not just a normal hunting trip.  She was genuinely concerned about the welfare of her daughter and worried that she might not be coming back.             

              Katrina wandered around the palace looking for Kirrowind to discuss her worries.  After searching for a while, she found Lord Erik.

              “Good morning, Princess,” Erik said with a bow of his head.

              “Good morning, Erik.  Have you seen my husband?” Katrina asked.

              “He's out near the barracks training the new archery regiment,” Erik replied.  “He's been out there since before sunrise.  I can't decide if he likes training or just appreciates the opportunity to outshine our soldiers.”

              “Probably a little bit of both,” Katrina said with a laugh.

              “May I escort you out to the archery range?” Erik asked.

              “Of course, old friend,” Katrina replied with a kind smile.

              The two of them walked out of the palace gates and north towards the barracks where an archery range had recently been built.  Katrina saw her husband standing among a row of New Atlantisn archers instructing them on proper form.

              “Kirrowind!” Katrina shouted.

              Kirrowind looked over and saw Katrina and Lord Erik.  He excused himself from his training and jogged over to where the two of them stood.

              “What do you need, my love?” Kirrowind asked Katrina.

              “Our daughter is still gone.  I'm getting worried,” Katrina explained.

              “It's only been two days since she left.  She does this,” Kirrowind said, clearly not worried.

              “Can't you just go look for her? I just want to know if she's okay,” Katrina begged.

              “For you, Princess, anything,” Kirrowind said with a smile and a wink.

              Katrina still loved it when he did that.  20 years of marriage and he still knew how to make her blush.  Kirrowind began walking back to the palace to begin his search for his daughter. 

              “Don't you have training to finish?” Erik shouted at Kirrowind.

              “Consider it finished,” Kirrowind replied without turning around.

              “I miss the days when you couldn't speak Atlantisn,” Erik shot back.

              Katrina returned to the palace with Kirrowind and began her morning routine of getting cleaned up and dressed.  She hoped that Kirrowind would be able to locate Lillian quickly and that she would be fine.  She hoped that her worrying was utter nonsense. 

              Later that afternoon, she was out in the palace garden selecting herbs for the kitchen when she saw Kirrowind walking up.  She could see by the look on his face that something was bothering him.  She began to panic wondering what bad news Kirrowind had.  Was Lillian hurt? Or dead?

              “What did you find?” Katrina asked, panicked. 

              “Not Lillian,” Kirrowind said, upset.

              “You couldn't find her? Where could she be that you can't find her?” Katrina asked becoming more worried.

              “I know where she went.  She's in the Flatlands,” Kirrowind said flatly.

              “How do you know that?” Katrina asked, still stressed.

              “I found her tracks from the night of her birthday party.  They go east and then end at the edge of the Eagle River.  She crossed over into the Flatlands.”

              “Then we have to go get her,” Katrina said.  “The Flatlands are dangerous.  She could be killed.”

              “You are right,” Kirrowind agreed.  “I hate to say it, but Erik should come with us.  We may need an extra set of eyes to search for her and he is a decent hunter.”

              “I'll go get Erik,” Katrina said beginning to walk off.  “You go pack some supplies.  I will meet you at home as soon as I find Erik.”

              Katrina found Erik in the throne room discussing politics with her father.  She quickly explained the situation and Erik was more than willing to help in Lillian's recovery.  Katrina and Erik met up with Kirrowind then began walking east toward the river.  Kirrowind showed them the tracks that he followed all the way to the banks of the river.

              “How do you know she crossed the river?” Erik asked looking across the Eagle River.

              “There is a strand of red hair caught in the brush on the other side,” Kirrowind explained.

              “That could be fox hair,” Erik argued.

              “There are no foxes on that side of the river,” Kirrowind said.

              “Then I guess we cross the river,” Katrina said.

              The trio walked upstream to where a small rowboat was parked and used that to cross the river.  When they got to the other side, they walked back downstream looking for signs that Lillian had been there.

              “I found something,” Erik shouted after searching for a while.  “There are some strange tracks leading further east.  They don't look like animal tracks.”

              “Then let's see where they lead,” Kirrowind said.

              Kirrowind led the way, followed by Katrina and Erik walking in the back.  They followed the tracks east until they reached a spot that had several piles of ash.

              “I don't believe it,” Erik said when he saw the piles.

              “What?” Katrina asked.

              “I think I know who Lillian is with,” he explained.

              “What do you mean 'who'?” Kirrowind demanded to know.

              “Do you think she's been kidnapped?” Katrina asked panicking again.

              “Ever since you two moved away after Katrina got pregnant, King Pieter has been banishing mixed children.  He made me Lord of the Eastern Province in exchange for my help in getting children, and sometimes parents, across the river and preventing them from getting back into New Atlantis,” Erik explained.

              “That's horrible,” Katrina gasped.

              “It was to protect the Kingdom,” Erik said trying to defend his actions.

              “Protect it from what?” Kirrowind asked.

              “I had to protect it from impure blood lines,” Erik said.

              “You disgust me,” Kirrowind said angrily.  “When we find these people, you are going to have to answer for what you did to them.”

              After searching what was determined to be an abandoned campsite, Kirrowind saw many sets of tracks resembling the set that they followed to that point. 

              “They only left here a few days ago,” Kirrowind said examining the tracks.  “It's a large group so they will move slowly.  If we hurry, we can catch them.”

              The next couple of days was a rush of walking and following tracks.  Often, they would discover more burned out fires and other campsites.  Each new site and set of tracks was fresher than the last.  Katrina hoped and prayed to the gods that Lillian was safe.

              Finally, they discovered the current campsite.  Erik was the first to see the smoke rising over the horizon.  Revitalized at the knowledge that they were getting close, the trio ran to where the smoke was coming from.  However as the neared the camp, they were met by several men with spears preventing them from getting any closer.  Katrina was shocked by the appearance of more people of mixed origins.

              “We don't accept Valley people,” one guard said.

              “I'm just looking for my daughter,” Kirrowind said with his hands in the air.

              “I am Katrina, Princess of New Atlantis, and I demand that you give my daughter back,” Katrina said stepping forward.

              “Princess Katrina?” another guard asked.  “And are you Kirrowind?” he asked Kirrowind.  Katrina and Kirrowind both nodded.

              “You should come with us,” the first guard said.

              The guards escorted the group into camp and to a large tent in the center where Katrina saw Lillian talking to a boy about her age that was also mixed-blood.

              “Lillian!” Katrina shouted running towards her daughter.

              “Mother?” Lillian said, shocked to see her mother so far away from the Valley.

              “What are you doing out here with these people?” Katrina asked, hugging her daughter.

              “I found them,” Lillian said.  “I never knew there were others like me.  They accept me for who I am and I feel like I'm home here.”

              “Your home is back at the palace with your family,” Katrina said.

              “Family?  My whole family thinks I'm some dirty mutt,” Lillian said getting irritated.

              “What makes you think that?” Katrina asked confused.

              “I heard Grandfather and Lord Erik discussing how I was unfit to inherit the throne because I have savage blood,” Lillian said.

              “Is this true?” Kirrowind asked, jumping into the conversation.