System Break

The bluecloak from Dawnharbour walked through the forest. The closeness of the people made her feel homesick rather than at home. She sat with the builder on the outskirts of the glade. She wasn't afraid of heights but their homes up in the trees were dangerous for anyone other than one of the Svartalfar.

"I can build you a cabin," he said. "We can build anything men can, the principles are the same. It is easier to build on the ground because there is a ready foundation."

"Benzhi plans the docks near the sea. I would like my cabin there," she said.

"That far?" Inchel said.

"It will save an extra building. He wanted a place there for the fisherfolk if they ever had to shelter."

"So big enough for how many?"

"Four in an emergency and a supply room."

"Fireplace?" he asked.

"Does it get cold?"

"That is a yes to fireplace." He smiled. "We are in the north." He stood. "I have enough to get started and it will be built in ten days. Come and help pick out a spot tomorrow while we gather and deliver materials."

"You will start tomorrow?"

He nodded. "It is urgent for you to live somewhere. Everyone needs a home." Inchel the builder went to visit Elred. 

"You know about the docks?" the builder asked.

Elred nodded.

"And we will start a cabin there tomorrow." Inchel smiled.

Elred raised and eyebrow. "Not here?"

The builder shook his head.

"That is good," Elred said, "We have more wood up there."

"We will need it. Do you have any idea what docks require?"

"I have an idea. Ten trees?"

"Twenty," the builder said. The people got busy; the gatherers collected the wood; the builder worked out the design.

Elred ambled up to a tall tree and whispered, "Where is he?" He placed his hand on its side and listened with his heart. He nodded and walked west until he came across the pond where Reyas trained.

He sat on a rock and waited until the Protector appeared. 

"Fancy meeting you here," I said.

Elred smiled. "You are back a day and already I have my hands full."

"Do we have enough trees for the docks and buildings?" I asked.

He nodded. "We have more than enough. It's a large forest and regrowth is …"

"The way of the forest. I remember and learned from it. The guardians have a new motto. Be like the forest and always growing."

Elred smiled and nodded slowly. "We are lucky this land is rich in qi cores. The more you want built the more you will need to feed the land core."

I nodded. "Gotcha. We'll train each morning and hunt for cores in the afternoon."

"A balance. This is good, you are right you are learning." He noticed my stomach wound which was still healing. He pointed at it. "You were hurt?"

"Just a scratch."

"Are you ready for more?"

I peered at him. "More what?"

He picked up a twig and mimicked pushing it up into his arm.

I remembered how much it hurt and the pain I felt must have been reflected in my body language because he laughed. He stood and said, "If the others train hard." He indicated Reyas who was punching a poor defenceless log. "Do not forget you need to train too."

And then he left.

"Fine," I said and flexed. I'd been playing hunt the guardian all day between Demon Bird, Dark Bear who were my spies and listening to the trees. I caught them and gave them feedback on their progress. I watched Reyas and saw how her qi was listening to her.

"Good," I said. I tapped her arm. "It comes to here. It won't be long before you are qi-striking that log and you can start training with axes."

"Do the others learn qi-speed?"

"Yeah, but you're way ahead. They have to learn four body techniques before starting on qi-strike."

"But I'm not as fast as you," she said.

I nodded. "We can work on that later." As I watched her I wondered what made her and Gisael different. They both clearly improved faster than everyone else.

I spent the rest of the afternoon practising qi-stitching on Reyas' leathers and made her train in her underwear. They were beat up more than mine after the yeti fight, but I had improved quite a lot since then.

I stitched away while trying not to get distracted by her bouncing bosoms and jiggling butt. 

"We will visit your folk soon," I said.

She smacked the log leaving a fist shaped indent. "Good. I miss them."

I stood and looked. "I think you got it. Again."

She struck and her qi made it all the way to her fist. "Great, it made it all the way to you knuckles. Now all you need to do is kill it. The best strike is when the qi leaves your fist on impact making a second impact on its own."

"Is that what you did during the tournament?"

"No. I was just fucking angry and ripped them limb from limb. I did it to the protector on the docks except I used my helmet. He had a technique which protected him like a suit of armour. I had to break through it."

"Qi-barrier?" she asked.

"No, not the remote shield they bring up. This was something else. The defensive techniques those guys have is insane."

Her high lilting laugh echoed around the pond. "He lasted one exchange with you."

I shrugged. "You should never underestimate your opponent. It was a fatal mistake."

She kissed my neck under my mask and ran a hand across my chest. "Especially when they cannot die."

I chuckled. "True. I could attack without fear, I knew I could come back."

Her hand stroked my neck. It's what she did when she wanted me to take off my mask, so I complied.

"Kiss me," she said and closed her eyes. Her mouth opened slightly, and her head tilted back.

One of my hands was holding her on the small of her back while the other held the back of her head and I kissed her. She moaned as she pressed against me and our tongues battled in a sword fight of their own. My lower hand slid down to her soft buttocks and I pushed her groin against mine.

Our lips separated and she breathed. "I miss you." Her hand made its way down to my leathers and expertly undid them. She kissed me and pulled down my leathers with one hand before her foot pushed them to the ground.

Her underwear proved no barrier to my wandering hand while hers grabbed the dragon and showed her impatience. She lifted a leg and pushed him into her cave. I needed no encouragement and grabbed her leg under the knee.

My dragon is long, and it swept all the way up into her cave while her squeal was muffled by my lips. She leaned back with one hand on my shoulder and one foot in the air while I supported her with one hand on her buttocks and the other under her knee.

The dragon thrusts were long and slow at first while he enjoyed every inch of her cave. But I missed her too, so it wasn't long before the pounding became more frantic.

The noise she made would keep any visitor away because she moaned loudly as my dragon brought her to ecstasy, not once but twice. Her pale, smooth skin was in stark contrast to my brown timber like appearance. I was a monster pleasuring a pristine young woman and she loved it.

It did not take much longer for the dragon to breath and his hot white breath filled her before it dripped down her leg.

She smiled shyly at me before turning and putting her hands on the boulder. "Again," she said.

I grabbed her hips and complied.