Fantasy BDSM?

[celestialdragon]

Al'ika never realized how many issues she had, and she couldn't help but let a few tears out. She became calmer as she searched for solutions.

 

[bindingeagle]

Eventually the spell ended and Al'ika looked up an found Issak standing over her prone body on the floor of the cave. "Care to explain what just happened?" he asked, offering to go outside and talk.

 

[celestialdragon]

Al'ika stood up and she went outside with Issak. "Jester came to visit me after Jep left. Gave me a spell to find out what I was having issues with. . . Issak. . . I never realized. . . . how many issues. . . ." She began to cry.

 

[bindingeagle]

"Where do you want to start?" he asked.

 

[celestialdragon]

"I. . . I don't know Issak," she confessed, trying to calm down but not succeeding. "There's just so many. . ."

 

[bindingeagle]

"What was the cave thing about?"

 

[celestialdragon]

That was something Al'ika could answer readily now. "Ashglow. Flish. Rats," she told him, her body shaking a little now.

 

[bindingeagle]

Issak held her closer. "It's OK, we can deal with it now." he said. Just run down the list with whatever one pops into your head."

 

[celestialdragon]

"They're. . . swirling, it's hard to pinpoint one, Issak," she whimpered softly, clinging to him.

 

[bindingeagle]

"Take your time," he said, rubbing her back. "New magic can be confusing."

 

[celestialdragon]

Al'ika nodded and focused. "Rats. . . it keeps circling around rats," she finally said. "How much I fear them. . . how much I wish they didn't exist. . . how it's making me less of an adventurer. . . just all the feelings they bring me. . ."

 

[bindingeagle]

"Everyone is afraid of something," he said. "For me, it's necromancy."

 

[celestialdragon]

"That's an understandable fear, though, even I fear it," Al'ika said. "But rats?"

 

[bindingeagle]

"We both know what happened," he said. "You were overwhelmed, surrounded, and completely under attack by yourself."

 

[celestialdragon]

"I still shouldn't be paralyzed with fear by them!" she hissed. "Issak, I can't stop dreaming about it. . . Either time. . ."

 

[bindingeagle]

"We'll think of something," he said. "Let's get back inside and warm up. Keth can take the next shift.

 

[celestialdragon]

Al'ika nodded and headed inside first, curling up by the fire and in a blanket.

 

[bindingeagle]

Keth's shift passed uneventfully, and Flish's did as well, lasting until early morning. "We need to get going," he said. "Magnus Silverlord is head of the guard in that village, and he has his whipping girl for the raid."

 

[celestialdragon]

Al'ika blearily opened her eyes and stretched. "Alright, let's move then. Jep, you lead the group today," she said, packing immediately. Everyone noticed her bloodshot, puffy eyes.

 

[bindingeagle]

Issak kept people from asking too many questions and by midday they were over the mountain. They couple days off. "Caution was the key, now that they were closing in on enemy territory.

 

[celestialdragon]

"We'll only go until sundown," she said softly.

 

[bindingeagle]

Sundown came with no little caves to hide in. It was going to be another fireless night.

 

[celestialdragon]

Al'ika built her shelter and sat down. "First watch goes to Keth," she said.

 

[bindingeagle]

Flish made his additions to the shelter he, Al'ika and Keth were going to share and crawled in. Jep and Issak shared with Brom, who was just barely strong enough to walk even after two potions.

 

[celestialdragon]

Al'ika curled up a little bit away from everyone else, wanting to play with her fire, but unable to.