#earthrunes

OOC I'm going to drop this here for continuity and coherence; some editing done for clarity.

Catnik [11:46 PM]
Bird is so gonna dance with Jennette. And maybe some Aesin ladies.

DeBuke and Co! [11:47 PM]
Oh Jennette will be fine with that, she understands a bit better now

Shady Lady [11:49 PM]
Perhaps to the surprise of some (or not) August does dance with someone other than Coradel. Leonora, certainly. Derynwydd, he insists.

DeBuke and Co! [11:50 PM]
The Countess would be delighted

Catnik [11:50 PM]
She does make sure Jennette gets her due attention and yes, she'll dance with both of the Truthbranch boys

Shady Lady [11:52 PM]
But if some ladies of the County court ask, August will dance. Granted it's unlikely and he is not seeking it, but....

DeBuke and Co! [11:52 PM]
Ha. Jennte will go talk to the Countess in private for a time. And Innish will look very thoughtful

Catnik [11:55 PM]
ohhhhh

DeBuke and Co! [11:58 PM]
Vince will of course catch eyes. Including one shy young fellow recently into his knighthood

Catnik [12:00 AM]
ooo?

DeBuke and Co! [12:01 AM]
And if he plys his Pooka boon in this still new staff.. might learn some tidbits

Rae [12:03 AM]
Oh he will, after all, he is also newish in employ and can chat up the staff
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Late Monday afternoon, there's a knock on Bachdion's door.

Bachdion opens it, it looks like just got dressed from a shower. And you thought Capricorns were Earth signs

Coradel is there, dressed in a long red sleeveless dress and a smug grin as she leans against the door frame.

"Well, I half way expect to find a canary feather in between your teeth with a smile like that" He opens the door wider, "Come in ,come in."

The grin becomes a proper smile, and she sweeps into his room only to spin, arms wide, once inside. "What a remarkable few days, my mentor!"

"I do dare say, my student," he catches her at the waist and dips her to bring her up again as if it were a dance, which maybe it is, "Oaths, and conquests aplenty eh?"

She laughs as she is dipped, and sways in his arms. "And all so magnificently splendid...delicious...breath-taking...." A sigh of delight as she drapes her arms over his shoulders. "Proud of me?"

"There is no sea in this mortal realm as deep as my pride for you, Coradel," A nuzzle, "And you have done so much without me I trained you, but oh what you've done with that training."

A pleased sound at the nuzzle, and she reaches up to trail her fingertips along one of his horns. "It was...very...good...training."

"Thank you," he sighs, "Ah, alas, I do not know if you and August are good with me..continuing with you now that my duties are done. But, am I right in that he has...approved another? My word, how far he's grown."

"Bachdion...duties or not, I consider you part of this household and would be unhappy if you felt you had no place here. I have a notion on that... but to your question...." She sways again, almost dancing. "He has. He has taken, formally, a mistress...and they are so delicious together. And he has approved not one, but two lovers for me. Such a different man than the shy and simpering boy he had been, isn't he? So much more August than he was before."

"A mistress," He grins, "Leonora I would guess? you and she, thick as thieves . Poor boy was well baited."

"Ohh..." she falsely pouts "...baited is such a filthy-sounding word." Then she smiles. "Isn't 'seduced' more appealing?"

"Ha, and more befitting," he says, "But the point stands in that you ladies were meticulously clever and ..." he looks upon her body, "both of you used your alluring natures well. Leonora is your other lover then as well? I wondered if she might be his alone. "

She shifts pleasantly under his appraisal. "She and I both delighted August together...and gave each other no small amount of delight in the process. I haven't yet decided whether to pursue her attentions without him there...but if so, she would be the third, not the second."

"Oh? And who... if I may ask? Let's see, August, of course is your true heart, but extra lovers... vince? who else?"

She smiles and looks to the ceiling. "August wanted to make it perfectly clear that he approved of both my lovers: Vince...and you, my dear teacher." She returns her gaze to him, amused, and still swaying in his arms.

"what a wonderful young man yourLiam is indeed," He laughs softly, and bends down to kiss her deeply

Her mouth meets his willingly, her tongue sweet and soft against his. When they part, she murmurs, "I think his imagination thought my training had...been extended indefinitely."

After savoring her for a delicious moment, he answers, "He could hardly blame me for trying I think. But, should I assure him it was 'over' in the sense he most focused on? that all else was now, mutual affection manifest in two forms clinging?'

She watches his expression, then leans in again to capture his lower lip for a nibble. "Are you saying...that you wouldn't like to be my lover, dear teacher?"

He blinks in shock, "Not like you to be.. ha, I'm older, weaker, but I still have a pulse. I meant that ..." A soft chuckle, "I mean.." A nibble back, 'that I want to be sure he has given his approval not through a misunderstanding, my dear girl. The fact you wish to keep me as a bringer and recipient of delights for you brings joy."

She looks at him again, this time a gentler expression...and a nod. "If you are willing to make that clarification...yes. I can do it as well. But...I wanted to know what you wanted, before trying to explain."

"what I want, dear lioness, is to press you against a wall of your choosing, disrobe you -with teeth and horns if need be, and pin you to the wall in a dance of flesh as old as surf and tide." A nibble on her ear, "If you think 'duty' alone drove me to tutoring as I did, you've missed a clue or two."

A groan as she closes her eyes, his words making her pulse skip. "Perhaps you can help...fill the gaps...in my education...my teacher."

"All gaps," A warm breath in her ear now, "will receive all due attention, and then some, my pupil." A hand slides along her thigh slowly as if pushing that skipping pulse move along even quicker

And..well, from there.... learning is fun.

(End Scene)