- Joined
- Apr 27, 2019
- Location
- London
Heimrad von Balder the Second, High Council of Magi of Marburg, the Wizard who was author to two new spells, was seating on the bench of his modest-looking, yet fully equipped wagon, and fumed. It was just a few hours since that girl…Kethara, the girl who didn't even have a title, rejected him. What was going through her mind when she accepted a "bodyguard job". That he needed a bodyguard? And a…girl?! Why would a man need a woman with him on the road anyway?
He was riding waves after waves of anger, ever since Kethara wiggled her way out of what he thought, was the completely reasonable arrangement. She would dress in the attire he prepared for her, to boost his respect among the peasants in the Marburg, and of course, she could work with her mouth and tongue from time to time on him. It was a long and boring trip after all. He didn't even want to force intercourse on the village girl. He was in his humble opinion very understanding, and conscientious.
He would get a bump in his popularity, she would be eased into the culture of Marburg, and its greater areas. She was young and had a lot to learn about how to be cultured, and what it meant to be a woman.
But instead, she rejected him, and now she sat near the back window of the wagon, probably pretending to be guarding against bandits that could follow them. Ha. His ravens would have warned him.
"Stupid, irresponsible, infantile, girl." – He mumbled into his beard. – "Take control over the horse girl." – He shouted, and waited for Kethara to come to him, and take control – "I need time to read a book." – He lied and retreated to the chest where he kept his spellbook, and ingredients he was collecting on his trip around the badlands and swamps.
Heimrad wasn't exactly an understanding or forgiving type. Not a lot of forgiving or nice wizards survived through years of political intrigues and backstabbings. And now he wanted to make sure that the girl was punished. He looked at the costume he prepared for her and a smile touched the corners of his lips. He pulled out ingredients and started working on a new spell. To his knowledge, no one created anything like this. There were curses, but nothing that would make a person wear a specific type of clothing. Or in this case armor.
He spent almost an hour devising, his new, simple yet elegant curse, which for sure would be a masterpiece among the nobles, who wanted their serfs and wives skewed towards particular attires.
He looked at the girl and pronounced the first part of the incantation he just invented. Burning a purple orchid and a little bit of aluminum mercury. He can pronounce the second part of the spell later, activating it instantly. But for now, he just needed to wait for another hour till they arrived at the border.
Heimrad didn't like a waste. He wouldn't be as successful as he was if he wasn't. He will sell the girl to the border guards, or whoever else he meets at the border.
A few hours later.
"Wait for me here girl." – Heimrad threw his words at Kethara as he jumped off the wagon. Which was a surprising amount of spunk for a middle-aged wizard. He walked towards the guards with something that could be classified as excitement. Quite surprising for Kethara, since he spent the last two hours being grumpy, and barely speaking to her.
Three of them. Two burly guards and Heimrad himself talked in hushed tones for a little bit. Guards looked at her a few times, but Kethara didn't know how to react to that, it was her first border crossing after all.
But then everything changed very fast. The mage turned to her and said some words in the old tongue. The next moment she could feel itching fields across the entirety of her body where clothes touched her. Mage pronounced a second spell and green light escaped his hands and pushed the girl off the wagon. She hit the ground, itching, and confused. And a few seconds later Heimrad threw the costume he prepared for her – "If you want to wear anything, wear this, or don't, I don't give a donkey's ass." – Heimrad said, and snapped the whip, commanding his horses to move.
When he left two burly guards started to slowly approach increasingly uncomfortable Kethara.
Heimrad smiled to himself. The girl brought him luck. She brought him challenge. From the challenge, he prevailed and invented yet another spell. Spell that would bring him money and popularity that he craved so much. Heimrad von Balder the Second, High Council of Magi of Marburg was sure that fortune and gods were on his side.
He was riding waves after waves of anger, ever since Kethara wiggled her way out of what he thought, was the completely reasonable arrangement. She would dress in the attire he prepared for her, to boost his respect among the peasants in the Marburg, and of course, she could work with her mouth and tongue from time to time on him. It was a long and boring trip after all. He didn't even want to force intercourse on the village girl. He was in his humble opinion very understanding, and conscientious.
He would get a bump in his popularity, she would be eased into the culture of Marburg, and its greater areas. She was young and had a lot to learn about how to be cultured, and what it meant to be a woman.
But instead, she rejected him, and now she sat near the back window of the wagon, probably pretending to be guarding against bandits that could follow them. Ha. His ravens would have warned him.
"Stupid, irresponsible, infantile, girl." – He mumbled into his beard. – "Take control over the horse girl." – He shouted, and waited for Kethara to come to him, and take control – "I need time to read a book." – He lied and retreated to the chest where he kept his spellbook, and ingredients he was collecting on his trip around the badlands and swamps.
Heimrad wasn't exactly an understanding or forgiving type. Not a lot of forgiving or nice wizards survived through years of political intrigues and backstabbings. And now he wanted to make sure that the girl was punished. He looked at the costume he prepared for her and a smile touched the corners of his lips. He pulled out ingredients and started working on a new spell. To his knowledge, no one created anything like this. There were curses, but nothing that would make a person wear a specific type of clothing. Or in this case armor.
He spent almost an hour devising, his new, simple yet elegant curse, which for sure would be a masterpiece among the nobles, who wanted their serfs and wives skewed towards particular attires.
He looked at the girl and pronounced the first part of the incantation he just invented. Burning a purple orchid and a little bit of aluminum mercury. He can pronounce the second part of the spell later, activating it instantly. But for now, he just needed to wait for another hour till they arrived at the border.
Heimrad didn't like a waste. He wouldn't be as successful as he was if he wasn't. He will sell the girl to the border guards, or whoever else he meets at the border.
A few hours later.
"Wait for me here girl." – Heimrad threw his words at Kethara as he jumped off the wagon. Which was a surprising amount of spunk for a middle-aged wizard. He walked towards the guards with something that could be classified as excitement. Quite surprising for Kethara, since he spent the last two hours being grumpy, and barely speaking to her.
Three of them. Two burly guards and Heimrad himself talked in hushed tones for a little bit. Guards looked at her a few times, but Kethara didn't know how to react to that, it was her first border crossing after all.
But then everything changed very fast. The mage turned to her and said some words in the old tongue. The next moment she could feel itching fields across the entirety of her body where clothes touched her. Mage pronounced a second spell and green light escaped his hands and pushed the girl off the wagon. She hit the ground, itching, and confused. And a few seconds later Heimrad threw the costume he prepared for her – "If you want to wear anything, wear this, or don't, I don't give a donkey's ass." – Heimrad said, and snapped the whip, commanding his horses to move.
When he left two burly guards started to slowly approach increasingly uncomfortable Kethara.
Heimrad smiled to himself. The girl brought him luck. She brought him challenge. From the challenge, he prevailed and invented yet another spell. Spell that would bring him money and popularity that he craved so much. Heimrad von Balder the Second, High Council of Magi of Marburg was sure that fortune and gods were on his side.