the nearby vegetation. “Be careful.”
He returned later with a smile on his face. “There is a hot spring nearby. You will have the perfect opportunity to flaunt that beautiful figure of yours.”
She could never help but blush when he teased her. It was all due to his eyes. She felt incredibly exposed under their scrutiny, as if they pierced through to her very soul. She followed him to the spring and found that he had already made camp.
Several trees had been uprooted and were stacked together to serve as a makeshift hut near the hot spring. The ground around it was pounded into a solid floor, and all the familiar camp equipment had once again appeared out of nowhere. She could no longer contain her curiosity and decided to pose one of her theories. “Killmar, are you a magician?”
He grinned as he started to strip off his clothes. “The only magic I possess is my ability to have a beautiful girl follow me around for no apparent reason.”
She pouted as she turned from his half-naked body, partly out of modesty, and partly in an attempt to hide her flushed cheeks. “I wish you would stop your constant teasing.”
“That would make things a great deal less amusing. You should join me; the water is quite soothing.”
She started to undress when she noticed that he was paying a little too close attention. “This won’t do. I am going somewhere more private. When I get back, I want you to close your eyes until I am in the water.”
Killmar did his best imitation of pouting as she moved into the nearby vegetation. “Don’t wander off too far.”
“Is he entirely indifferent to embarrassment?” she said to herself as she started to unbutton her tunic.
Her last piece of clothing was on the bundle with the rest, when a roar erupted behind her. She instinctively clutched the bundle to her chest as she spun around. An enraged black bear greeted her on its hind legs, a massive right paw already baring down to maim her.
She closed her eyes and said one last prayer to Henensu, begging the god of death to have his servant Inkanak judge her with mercy. But instead of pain, she heard a dull thump followed by a gurgle. Slowly she opened her eyes before gasping at what she saw.
Killmar’s soaked form stood between her and the bear. His left hand clutching its right foreleg, while his right hand dug into its throat. The muscles in his right arm bulged, and the bear died instantly. He threw it aside as if the whole affair had been nothing but a nuisance, before turning to her. “You should have just disrobed in front of me. That way, you wouldn’t be shocked, I would have been happy, and the bear would still be alive.”
Jessica pointed to the bear. “You . . . you . . . just—”
He picked her up. “Yes, I just killed a bear with my bare hands. Fascinating, aren’t I? Now let’s get back to the spring. It is a bit chilly to be strutting around unclothed.”
She looked up at him in disbelief. “What are you?”
He threw aside the bundle of clothing she was still clutching to her chest as they moved into the steaming water. “I am whatever you want me to be.”
She smiled at his predictable answer, finding his presence soothing. “You can let go of me now.”
He seemed reluctant as he examined her body. Most of her bruises were almost healed, which caused her to gain in beauty each day. “I wonder . . .”
She looked into his eyes, which seemed a bright golden in the moonlight. “What?”
His light blue hair gained a slight glow as he glided his right hand over her body while he kept her afloat with his left.
She closed her eyes as a sense of pleasure began coursing through her. It continued building, and she bit her lip to keep from moaning, but it soon overwhelmed her. She opened her eyes and saw him looming over her with a smile. His hair and eyes were alight with a luminescent glow, and the water reflected it, causing the entire spring to shine a light blue. Then suddenly her mind
He returned later with a smile on his face. “There is a hot spring nearby. You will have the perfect opportunity to flaunt that beautiful figure of yours.”
She could never help but blush when he teased her. It was all due to his eyes. She felt incredibly exposed under their scrutiny, as if they pierced through to her very soul. She followed him to the spring and found that he had already made camp.
Several trees had been uprooted and were stacked together to serve as a makeshift hut near the hot spring. The ground around it was pounded into a solid floor, and all the familiar camp equipment had once again appeared out of nowhere. She could no longer contain her curiosity and decided to pose one of her theories. “Killmar, are you a magician?”
He grinned as he started to strip off his clothes. “The only magic I possess is my ability to have a beautiful girl follow me around for no apparent reason.”
She pouted as she turned from his half-naked body, partly out of modesty, and partly in an attempt to hide her flushed cheeks. “I wish you would stop your constant teasing.”
“That would make things a great deal less amusing. You should join me; the water is quite soothing.”
She started to undress when she noticed that he was paying a little too close attention. “This won’t do. I am going somewhere more private. When I get back, I want you to close your eyes until I am in the water.”
Killmar did his best imitation of pouting as she moved into the nearby vegetation. “Don’t wander off too far.”
“Is he entirely indifferent to embarrassment?” she said to herself as she started to unbutton her tunic.
Her last piece of clothing was on the bundle with the rest, when a roar erupted behind her. She instinctively clutched the bundle to her chest as she spun around. An enraged black bear greeted her on its hind legs, a massive right paw already baring down to maim her.
She closed her eyes and said one last prayer to Henensu, begging the god of death to have his servant Inkanak judge her with mercy. But instead of pain, she heard a dull thump followed by a gurgle. Slowly she opened her eyes before gasping at what she saw.
Killmar’s soaked form stood between her and the bear. His left hand clutching its right foreleg, while his right hand dug into its throat. The muscles in his right arm bulged, and the bear died instantly. He threw it aside as if the whole affair had been nothing but a nuisance, before turning to her. “You should have just disrobed in front of me. That way, you wouldn’t be shocked, I would have been happy, and the bear would still be alive.”
Jessica pointed to the bear. “You . . . you . . . just—”
He picked her up. “Yes, I just killed a bear with my bare hands. Fascinating, aren’t I? Now let’s get back to the spring. It is a bit chilly to be strutting around unclothed.”
She looked up at him in disbelief. “What are you?”
He threw aside the bundle of clothing she was still clutching to her chest as they moved into the steaming water. “I am whatever you want me to be.”
She smiled at his predictable answer, finding his presence soothing. “You can let go of me now.”
He seemed reluctant as he examined her body. Most of her bruises were almost healed, which caused her to gain in beauty each day. “I wonder . . .”
She looked into his eyes, which seemed a bright golden in the moonlight. “What?”
His light blue hair gained a slight glow as he glided his right hand over her body while he kept her afloat with his left.
She closed her eyes as a sense of pleasure began coursing through her. It continued building, and she bit her lip to keep from moaning, but it soon overwhelmed her. She opened her eyes and saw him looming over her with a smile. His hair and eyes were alight with a luminescent glow, and the water reflected it, causing the entire spring to shine a light blue. Then suddenly her mind
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