The Heritage Hunter

[Countess & TonyG]

OOC: This thread will be initially developed by Countess DeWinter and Tony_Gam. Once it gets a good footing we will open it up for other characters.

The story line is:
The evil Lord Dregg has invaded a medieval land called Farsworth and captured all of the young nubile woman and slaughtered the men. He has brought his slaves back with him to his castle, Ramsitin, to create a new empire. Among those captured was the Duchess who had been betrothed to Towden, Price of Farsworth. Towden and a small group of men had been out hunting when the attack occured. There was a female character also with the hunting party. Towden must search for the Duchess for it is his destiny to marry her; she is to become his heritage.

Characters:
Lord Dregg and Prince Towden played by Tony_Gam
Duchess and unknown female played by Countess DeWinter
Guards, soldiers, an evil witch for the Lord and other slaves and wenches will be added.

We anticipate that Farsworth is a magical land inhabited by strange creatures and that Lord Dregg has been given evil powers by his witch.

IC: Prince Towden
We could smell the stench of burning bodies a mile away from the town. We sensed what happened but once we reached Farsworth our mind could not comprehend what our eyes would vision. All of the men and elderly women were piled high in the center of town, burning. Every article of pottery, food and metal, all of the horses and wagons were gone. Blood was everywhere the eye could see. A message had been scrawled into the body of a victim. It read:
Towden. To allow the Duchess to live, do not follow. Dregg.
I did not hesitate. I instructed the other men to go out into the countryside looking for any survivors. I was on my way to Ramsitin. I told them to meet up in several days at the old ruins. The women begged to come with me so I agreed.

 

[TonyG]

Lord Dregg
"Well Duchess, you are finally where you belong. You will bear me a family to conquer the world, but first I will enjoy the beauties of your body. Tomorrow will be a day you will remember for eternity." Dregg finished his words as he slipped his hand inside the shawl the Duchess was wearing. He let his hand grip her breasts hard while dragging his forked tongue across her neck. "I think I'll show you the rest of my lair now," he added as he used her hair to pull her to her feet.

 

[Countess DeWinter]

Duchess

"Tomorrow will be a day you will remember for eternity."

The horror of this day was still fresh on my mind, scenes of it playing back over and over whenever my eyelids closed. I would not concede defeat however. Somehow, I would find a way out of this evil beast's clutches. I would somehow, someway, find my Prince again.

I tried to shut out what Lord Dregg was saying, but his last words settled onto my soul like a heavy dead weight. His tongue, demonically forked, snaked out to lick across my neck. His hot breath made my skin crawl.

"I will never surrender to you," I stated with finality...only to be pulled to my feet by my hair and drug from the room.

I finally found my feet as he came to a stop just inside another room down a dim hallway. Candles lit the small enclosure and my eyes widened as they lit upon a rack...stockades...chains dangling from the ceiling...and a cabinet against the far wall. It was partially open, and what I could see inside made me wish death would take me now.

 

[Countess DeWinter]

Drucilla

I watched the Prince from a distance. He raged at the sight of the dead and especially at the message. I managed to insinuate myself nearer to him and begged to be allowed to assist him in searching for his love.

Love. Even the thought of the word was distasteful. That blonde wench we now hunted didn't deserve Towden. I hoped silently that Dregg would simply eat her after he was done...it was rumored he had such appetites. Towden would then need someone to comfort him.

As unobtrusively as I could, I dispatched the rest of the women to other tasks, then followed Towden. If we found the Duchess....

...if.

 

[TonyG]

Prince Towden
I did not want Drucilla to come along at first but she could be helpful. She had a sense about her when it came to direction and I would have to rely on her ability.

"Drucilla, come with me but be warned. Your reputation preceeds you as a conniver of life. I will trust your direction and guidance but don't deceive me. I would cut off your head as quick as if it were Dregg's."

We headed off into the woods with Drucilla leading the way. I was not sure why she wanted to help but the sight of a pretty face would be comforting at night. We would walk for several hours, I planned, before setting camp for the night.

Lord Dregg
Draging the Duchess with him, Dregg walked toward the end of the hallway while he said, "You will learn to give yourself to me whenever I want you or you will suffer great humiliation."

Taking her into a dimly lit room Dregg threw the Duchess onto the floor ahead of him. "There's some food there on the floor, leftover from the guards, eat it so you get some strength. I don't want you fainting once my fun begins." Dregg pointed to some heaps of fat lying in a pile under the table as he walked to the far wall. He removed a brown bottle from the wall and walked back to the Dutchess. Looking down at her he extended his tongue down the full length of the bottle and slugged the drink. Pulling on the hair of the Dutchess once again to make her stand he demanded that she drink from the bottle. Raising the bottle to her lips, his hand groped at her ass and his tongue delved into her torn shirt.

 

[Countess DeWinter]

Drucilla

My feet were tired by the time we finally made camp. We ate a fairly decent meal around the fire with me gradually comming to sit next to Towden.

"You realize what Dregg has probably already done to her, don't you?" I asked softly, not turning to look at him, keeping my eyes on the fire.

He merely grunted in response.

"She's probably even dead already," I ventured, even softer.

His eyes turned sharply to me, but I kept my eyes on the flames. I rose finally and fetched a blanket for each of us. "We'd better sleep. You'll no doubt need your strength for tomorrow."

During the night, I slept "fitfully," such that I came to roll right next to Towden. Perhaps I should try to entice him now...One hand slipped out of the cover and stroked his cheek softly.

 

[Countess DeWinter]

Duchess

I nearly gagged when he suggested I eat the bug-infested mess lying on the floor. I would sooner die. Actually, eating that might be a short step up from agreeing to his "pleasures."

I curled into a small heap on the floor when he stepped away, thinking he was leaving me there. Instead he walked back to where I lay and pulled me to my feet by my hair again. I screamed in pain and he took advantage of my open mouth to shove a dirty brown bottle inside, tipping it and forcing me to swallow the vile liquid inside. His hands roughly groped my body while his tongue darted down into my torn bodice.

I nearly choked on the liquid, but managed to swallow it. Almost immediately, my head started spinning and all strength left my limbs. Were it not for Dregg's hands on my body, I would surely have fallen into an ignominious heap on the floor.
I was unable to move, and so unable to resist when Dregg's hands came to rip away my dress, leaving me bare on the cold stone floor.

 

[TonyG]

Prince Towden

Drucilla's words concerned me for I knew of Dregg's methods. He was a notorious being capable of anything evil. Was my Dutchess still alive? I walked into the moonlight, looked skyward and prayed upon the north star "Hear my message bright star and shine it upon the Dutchess. I am coming for you, stay alive. Stay alive." I hoped that my words would reach her before it was too late.

The night air was cold and my body weary, so I set about preparing for a nights sleep. Drucilla had brought blankets and we placed them by the fire. I kept my sword nearby as I trusted no one. I watched Drucilla as she made ready for sleep. She had a slender body, not much to offer a man, but there was a certain charm about her.

A short while later I felt her hand on my cheek. "Stop" I instructed Drucilla, "I do not think of you that way." Drucilla looked cold and frieghtened by my words so I said, "Lay your body close to mine for warmth. I can't have you die." My body became tense as she rested her's upon me. My thoughts might betray me should I not fall fast asleep. I closed my eyes.

 

[TonyG]

Lord Dregg

"Yes, drink it down...ah hahahahahaha. You will succomb to me in the end my Dutchess. We will have many children to father this land and then I will throw you to the beast god for I will be done with you."

Just then Dregg stopped laughing and let the Dutchess fall to the floor. He reached down and tore what was left of her clothing from her body. "Are you ready for me my dear?" But before the Dutchess could answer, Dregg walked to a small wooden door. It was about a foot wide and across and Dregg somehow shrank his body to fit inside. He emerged with two creatures of strange description. Their heads were like bear but their body like a weasel. He walked them to the Dutchess, tieing them so they were only inches from her body. She tried to crawl away but Dregg pulled her back and tied her to floor bolts spread eagle.

"This will be pleasurable," he said, "for me." Flashing his tongue toward the Dutchess he opened a jar and let honey drip onto her legs and crotch. "And some here would also be good," he added as he stuck his finger inside the lips of her privates.

"Beg and I'll put the beasts away. Beg to suck on me," Dregg bellowed. The Dutchess refused and Dregg untied the two beasts who promptly began to lick and suck at the honey. Their tongues full of rasps and striking at all of her most private areas.

Ah hahahahahahahahaha, Dregg laughed as he walked out of the room.

 

[Countess DeWinter]

Drucilla

Before I could scramble away, I was bolted to the floor, my legs spread most unlady-like. Lord Dregg quickly drizzled sweet honey on my exposed sex, even dipping his finger inside me to coat me with the honey.

He disappeared into a small box, returning, full-sized with two impossible creatures.

"Beg and I'll put the beasts away. Beg to suck on me."

"Never!!" I screamed, only to hear him laugh and walk away, leaving me alone with the animals. They quickly skittered toward me and began licking up the honey. Their tongues were rough and somewhat painful on my most tender of skin. Tiny claws dug into my thighs and belly as they held on to me. One finally hit my pleasure-button and I screamed, immediately biting down on my lip to silence it. It's tongue snaked up inside me making me frantically squirm to try to dislodge it. I felt the first prick of teeth and let loose with the scream that was building.

"Noooooooooooooo!!!!!!" ending in a strangled cry.

 

[Countess DeWinter]

Drucilla

He didn't think of me that way. I sighed, but cuddled close to him, seductively grinding my hips in a way I hoped wasn't obvious.

Somehow I would make him forget about that blonde bitch. She didn't deserve him. I did...and if I could just get my hands on her fortune....

I fell asleep, finally, dreams of riches and lovers dancing behind my eyes.

 

[TonyG]

Prince Towden

The sound of flying woks crashing through the treetops awoke me to the dawn of a new day. I stretched and turned to look at Drucilla; she was gone. Nervously, I stood and reached for my sword, which I quickly learned was also gone. I crouched by the remains of the fire and cautiously turned in a circle listening for any ominous sounds. Suddenly, I heard singing and Drucilla appeared. She had used my sword to kill some rabbits, which we proceeded to eat. She was being useful and not her normal meddling self. Afterwards, we set about our way.

Coming upon a small wooden bridge over a deep gorge we were met by a keeper. “We wish to pass”, I said, “Please open the stop rail.” The keeper replied that he would let me pass but not Drucilla, he wanted her as payment. I was tempted to comply but when I looked at Drucilla her face looked terrified. “No, she is my woman and she comes with me,” I replied as my hand slid to my sword. The bridge keeper let us pass and once upon the other side Drucilla turned to me and said, “Your woman?” and kissed me. I tried to move away but she was stubborn and her kiss lingered for a while more. Finally, I broke free and said, “We must continue, there are many hours still ahead of us.” Beginning our journey again, I found myself thinking about Drucilla’s kiss as her lips were like a good wine; one always wanted more.

 

[TonyG]

Lord Dregg

Dregg walked to his chamber and left the beasts to do their work. “NOOOOOOOOO”. He could hear the sounds of the Dutchess shuddering the rafters throughout the castle. He did not care as he sat motionless and caused his heart to stop, his breathing to cease. This was a gift his witch had taught him. He would use it to hide from his enemies when a sound could give him away. He practiced the trick whenever he could to perfect his ability to use it. Breaking from his trance he turned and said, “Mole, go to the woman, clean her up and bring her here to me.

Mole was an elderly man whose tongue and manhood were cut off by Dregg many years earlier. He was shriveled with no hair but his hands and chest were large. He walked with a gimp and could muster no speed.

Entering the torture room, Mole saw that the beasts and the Dutchess were asleep. He untied her and carried her to the basin where he began to bathe her. The Dutchess awoke in horror, not knowing the man, but he nodded his kindness to her and she felt safe. There was much blood on her body and her thighs had been torn. The very essence of the Dutchess’s womanhood had been exposed to the beasts whim. Once cleaned, Mole gave her some sheer cloth to wear and he took her to Dregg’s chamber.

They entered the room and before the Dutchess could say a word to Mole he was gone. She never saw him leave. “Don’t worry about him dear, he’s always nearby,” came Dregg’s voice from the shadows. “Sit in the chair,” he commanded. The Dutchess walked to the large stone chair and sat down to feel the coldness of the rock which only increased her fear. Dregg approached her and while letting his tongue lick at his breasts he put a bowl of foul smelling liquid on the table in front of her. “Look upon it,” he said, and when she did she could see Drucilla and Towden embraced in a kiss. “He has abandoned you for the slut, he is not coming to save you.” Dregg then pushed her face down into the liquid, laughed and said, “That’s the piss of dogs and you will be mated with them if you tell me wrong. I want to know where Towden hides his wealth. Tell me or you will regret this day.”

 

[Countess DeWinter]

Drucilla

“No, she is my woman and she comes with me.

A knowing grin stretched my lips as Towden and I resumed our journey. Once on the other side of the bridge, I stopped him.

"Your woman?" Quickly grabbing his head, I pulled his lips to mine for a lingering kiss. He broke free and bade us continue our journey...but I could see the effect it had had on him.

As we walked, I used every subtle trick I could to distract him. I led the conversation in many areas which could be considered suggestive. I touched him, casually, every chance I got. Finally, I "tripped," feigning an ankle injury.

"I'm so sorry, Towden," I said with mock sincerity.

His frustration and anger were apparent. "We have much farther to go! I will have to leave you here." He began to walk away and I had to think very fast.

"Wait!!" I shouted. "Just let me bind my ankle and I will be fine." While he watched, I lifted my skirt (higher than was really necessary) and tore off a strip of my underskirt.

"Would you help me?" I asked softly.

With a grumble, Towden knelt down in front of me, taking my ankle in my hand. Slyly, I pulled my skirt up over my knees while he gently wrapped the cloth around my ankle.

 

[Countess DeWinter]

Duchess

A wizened little man was bathing my naked body when I awakened, sending me into tremors of fright. I screamed and tried to get away from him, but he calmed me with his tender hands and soulful eyes. He wouldn't speak to me, but made himself understood with his eyes.
When I was clean, he gave me a cloth to wrap myself in and led me to Lord Dregg's chamber. The cloth was completely sheer and did nothing to hide my naked form.

My eyes were on Dregg the moment I walked into the room, so I did not see the little man leave. Dregg told me to forget about him and to have a seat at the long table in the center of the room. The stone chair was so very cold it made me break out in goose flesh and my nipples to stand firm against the fabric over them. I felt Dregg's eyes before I felt his tongue sliding over them.
He bade me to look into a bowl of liquid that was so foul-smelling I nearly vomited. In the murky fluid, shapes began to take form and I gasped when I saw my Prince, my Towden kissing a strange pesant woman. I cried out and tears fell unheeded down my cheeks.

“He has abandoned you for the slut, he is not coming to save you.” Dregg's laughter taunted me.

I drew a breath to refute his accusation, but his hand on the back of my head pressed my face into the bowl. When he let me up, I sputtered and coughed, crying in earnest.

“That’s the piss of dogs and you will be mated with them if you tell me wrong. I want to know where Towden hides his wealth. Tell me or you will regret this day.”

My eyes widened in disbelief and I wrenched away from him, fleeing to the fireplace. "You may as well kill me now," I declared. "I will never betray my Prince. Never!!"

"Oh, I have no intention of killing you," Dregg replied coldly, his forked tongue flicking out. "Yet." The lascivious gleam in his eyes made the blood in my veins freeze.

 

[Democable]

I was woundering if i could play Lord Dregg's highest Knight under him?

 

[Countess DeWinter]

OOC: This thread will be initially developed by Countess DeWinter and Tony_Gam. Once it gets a good footing we will open it up for other characters.

 

[TonyG]

Prince Towden

'Just let me bind my ankle', Drucilla called. I did not want to stop but my soul made me return.

Taking the piece of cloth torn from her underskirt I began to wrap Drucilla's ankle. I placed her leg across my knee and held her ankle in one hand. Her skirt was above her knee affording me a view of her upper thigh. It was milky in color and looked to be strong. It would please any man to touch. I took her leg in my hand and told her to move her ankle.

It looked weak so I said, 'Your material is too loose I will have to use some of my legging cloth.' I tore a strip from the top of my thigh to the knee to use as better binding. I felt Drucilla watching me and it caused a rise in my manhood. I bound her ankle with the new cloth as I once again looked at her thigh. 'We must go for we have lost too much time,' I said so as to remove myself from her beauty.

We traveled for several hours and came upon a brook where we decided to rest and eat. I started to leave to secure food when Drucilla went into the water to bathe. Her wet clothes hid nothing of her charms and I would be hard pressed not to join her when I returned.

I had walked a short distance into the woods when I heard screams from Drucilla. I ran to her voice and came upon her encircled by watersnakes seeking her flesh. It was apparant that one had already bitten her thigh but she was still fighting. Together we were able to drive them back into the water but then Drucilla collapsed. She was alert but weak.

The venom was having an effect and I knew that I must cut her thigh and suck out the deadly juice.

 

[TonyG]

Lord Dregg

Dregg's face started to contort and twist into that of a madman as he approached the Dutchess. He stood before her with his head enlarged, his eyes bulging and his teeth bared. He reached down and pulled her to his face. Placing his teeth on her neck, he allowed them to scrape across her skin as he said, 'I could take your blood easily but I have a better idea.'

He took her back to the torture room and where he strapped her to a long table. Her back was bent over the table, her arms outstretched and secured and her feet tied to the floor. Her lower torso sat on a small shelf so it was pushed up and out towards Dregg.

Dregg clapped his hands and two maidens entered the room. Both were naked and young with perfect bodies. They carried a box which they gave to Dregg. He opened the box and said to the Dutchess, 'I will have much pleasure watching your pain with this toy.' He held up a device resembling a tube about 8" in length with hooks attached above and ridges on the sides. He handed it to the maidens who approached the Dutchess.

'No, No' she screamed to no avail. One maiden attached the hooks to the outer folds of her precious virgin area while the other placed the tube at the opening to her ass. Dregg then stood behind the Dutchess and looking down over her face said 'Let me know when to stop them'. With that one maiden slowly inserted the tube into her ass as the Dutchess tried to control her muscles. However, the more she clenched the more the hooks would pull apart her lower lips. The tube went in further and her lips were stretching more than ever before in her life. The other maiden began to lick and nibble at the virginal inside tissue of the Dutchess who was beginning to experience both pleasure and pain.

Dregg, told the maidens to stop and ordered, 'Now give me some sign of affection or tell me about his wealth and I will let you rest,' as he lowered his face closer to hers and exposed his tongue to her mouth.

 

[Countess DeWinter]

Drucilla

I could sense that looking at my tender thighs had affected Towden. I smiled naughtily as he turned his back to catch his breath. The next several hours of travel were slow going and I was indeed ready for a rest when we stopped alongside a wide brook.

Towden went immediately to find food and I stepped quickly into the cool water. It felt wonderful to clean my clothes and my body. Towden looked back at me, with my dress plastered to me, then turned and nearly ran. I stripped off the dress and laid it across a small bush to dry then skipped back into the water. Within moments, however, I felt something slither against my leg. I screamed, spinning around in the water, seeing several watersnakes. One slid between my thighs, its fangs sinking into the tender flesh there. I struggled toward the bank, but the snakes were numerous enough to prevent me.

I screamed again for Towden, and he came crashing out of the woods. Using a branch and his sword, he killed what snakes did not flee and pulled me from the water. As soon as I no longer had the water to bouy me, I collapsed at his feet. I fought to keep my eyes open, my hands trying vainly to cover my breasts and my womanhood.

 

[Countess DeWinter]

Duchess

I angered him. I knew I would. He coveted Towden's fortune and it seemed he would do anything to get it, including killing me. But kill me he would have to...I would not betray my Prince!

Dregg drug me once again to the hideous torture chamber where he strapped me to a strange table-like contraption, ripping away the cloth I'd wrapped around my body. He clapped and two nubile young women appeared. At his command they began to attach a devise to my delicate femininity, then press something I couldn't quite see into a place nothing had ever gone before. I screamed and tried to resist, but doing so created an incredible pain between my thighs.
One of the women then dipped her head between my legs and began to lick and tease me. I cried out at the forbiddenness of it...but could not deny the pleasure it caused. Over and over, waves of pain and pleasure threatened to sweep me away. As soon as I would concentrate on one, the other would take over.

When I thought I might lose consciousness, Dregg's face appeared before my eyes.
'Now give me some sign of affection or tell me about his wealth and I will let you rest."

I gasped and tears gathered in my eyes.
"My love is for Towden," I declared on a tortured breath. "I will never betray him, in any way!"

At his gesture, the maidens began concentrating on pain-giving rather than pleasure. I screamed as though I would never stop. Dregg's demonic features continued to torment my eyes, even when they closed.
I cried incoherently, but did not tell Dregg what he wanted. In a fit of anger, his hand clamped on my tender breast and squeezed my nipples painfully.

 

[TonyG]

Prince Towden

The water snakes had found their mark and bitten Drucilla on the inner thigh. She was semi-conscious but I knew the venom would soon take effect. I removed my tunic and shirt and placed them over Drucilla as she had removed her dress to bathe. She was wet, cold and starting to fade away in front of me. I had to act fast so I took my dagger and cut two lines into her flesh on top of the snake bite in a crossing pattern. I placed the forefingers of each hand to the side of the cuts and pressed her flesh tightly. Using the dagger once again I scraped her flesh clean of debris and placed my mouth over the wound. Drucilla was in much pain yet she withheld from screaming which caused me to fear it might be too late.

Sucking as deeply as possible I could feel the stinging taste of the venom begin to enter my mouth. I continued for several minutes and noticed Drucilla becoming more alert. I ceased sucking on the wound and started to kiss the cuts I had made. Her flesh was tender yet strong and its taste very invigorating. I slowly moved my lips around her thigh, ever farther from the wound, desiring more and more of her flesh. My hands clutched at her hips pulling her body closer to me. My teeth would nibble her thigh as I moved my mouth higher up her leg. Drucilla’s hands were on my head directing it in a motion which would lead to the most private part of her body. I sucked at her thigh one last time, paused, raised my head to gaze upon my intended target as I moved aside my tunic covering her. I wanted Drucilla now and lowered my head... but why was this happening to me my mind was screaming.

 

[TonyG]

Lord Dregg

The Dutchess was faithful and would not yield to Dregg. He grasped her nipples with each hand and from the tip of each finger curved claws suddenly extended. He placed a claw on each side of her nipples and proceeded to pinch them together. Simultaneously the maidens pushed the tube further within the Ducthess as they pulled on the hooks holding her private lips. Blood started to pour from her nipples, her screaming at the highest point when suddenly Dregg and the maidens ceased.

‘I sense you would soon die then give me what I want’, Dregg suggested. ‘That drink you took should be working now which will allow you to feel what I am about to show you.’ Dregg untied the Dutchess and brought her to one of the windows. He waved his arm which made a fog appear within the window and said, ‘Look closely.’ The Dutchess could see a snake biting Drucilla’s thigh and the sequence of events leading up to Towden longing for Drucilla’s fruits. ‘Those were my snakes and they did not carry venom but a drug to control Towden’s desires,’ said Dregg. The Dutchess could suddenly feel Drucilla‘s passion and new she would not turn the Prince away. She became wet between her legs just as Drucilla most assuredly had become. She was feeling exactly what Drucilla felt who was about to give Towden all of her pleasures. ‘There is only one way to stop the drug from working,’ he continued, ‘and I think you know what you must do.’ Dregg pulled the head of the Dutchess towards his face, moving his lips close to hers as his other clawed hand groped at her ass. ‘A passionate kiss is not too much to save your love, is it?’ he asked. The Dutchess looked at the window once again and turning towards Dregg she noticed his breath was foul and his lips full of blood pus. She took a deep breath and...

 

[Countess DeWinter]

Drucilla

I started to feel my head clear the more Towden sucked on my thigh. Each touch of his lips felt as though a weight were lifted from my chest and I could breath and was aware of the world around me.

Soon, though, his lips were no longer confined to the wound on my inner thigh, but began traveling all over that sensitive region. His touch now made my legs tremble. I wanted him with a lust so strong it threatened to overwhelm me.

I reached out and held his head in my hands as he gripped my hips, his mouth hovering over that most delicate spot at the juncture of my thighs. Looking down at him, I found his eyes glazed with lust. How did he come to this state after rejecting my advances so well just moments ago?

I did not care.

Holding his head, I pulled him closer to me and felt his lips touch me where...well, not that many men had before.

 

[Countess DeWinter]

Duchess

I screamed until I was hoarse. I feared he would permenantly scar my breasts with his claws as I watched the blood pour down my chest. The pain between my legs was white hot and I tried with all my might to block it out, but I couldn't. I screamed until the only sound that issued from my throat was a ragged whisper.

"That drink you took should be working now which will allow you to feel what I am about to show you."

As Dregg said those words, I began to notice a strange tingling between my thighs. The maidens had ceased their torment, and the sensations went from painful to pleasurable. I didn't understand until Dregg dragged me to the window where once again he magically conjured up a vision of Towden and that woman.

He was between her thighs and there seemed only one purpose for a man to be between a naked woman's thighs. I gasped as I felt hot breath and kisses on my naked inner thighs.

I heard Dregg explain why Towden was cavorting with this common woman and why I was feeling her pleasure, but only through pain-clouded ears. Pain both in my tortured body and in my heart. And yet, I could not be completely sure that I was seeing a true vision. Dregg was the very incarnation of evil and I knew in my heart that I could not trust him.

"There is only one way to stop the drug from working," he said, "and I think you know what you must do. A passionate kiss is not too much to save your love, is it?"

His face moved close to mine, his lips barely a breath away from mine. Part of me wanted to give in and stop Towden from what he was about to do. But I knew in my heart that Towden was not going willingly into this act. He was forced as surely as if someone were holding a sword to his back. I could not hold him accountable, no matter that it might break my heart.

"Never," I hissed at Dregg, gathering my wits and my courage once again. "I will never willingly yield to you. I would sooner die."

Dregg's face became a mask of red rage and he struck me across the face with the back of his hand, knocking me to the cold stone floor. I lay there, panting. My eyes mocked him from where I lay.

"You would have better luck did you try to mate with a scratching and kicking animal than you will with me!" I saw a light go on behind his eyes, and evil light that made his eyes seem to glow. I began to fear I had given him some new idea of torture.