“Come and join us, husband!” Kumi called out.
I raised their gear in way of answer. “Someone’s got to be a beast of burden!”
Faryn emerged from the water, leaned back, and let her hands trail through the rushing stream. Her breasts bobbed invitingly in the current. Kumi brushed a braid of hair from her face, met my gaze with a salacious smile, and imitated Faryn’s movement. Nydarth’s laughter echoed in my head as I dropped my rucksack by the bank.
“They desire you, Master,” she whispered. “Surely you’ll not be so rude as to keep them waiting, will you?”
“I don’t think I have a choice,” I replied with a chuckle.
“Kumi has waited long to receive your attentions,” Yono said. “Look at her. Look at the way her eyes wash over you, how the water drips from her shoulders and skin. The way—”
“Gods, you’re so hungry, aren’t you?” Choshi told the others.
“The prowess of the Master pleases us,” Nydarth said slyly. “To relive his experiences through his memories, to feel his pleasure? It’s positively heavenly, little one.”
We were on a mission, and we didn’t have a lot of time, but I figured a quick dip with the two women wasn’t out of order.
I unbuckled the harness, kicked off my sandals, and unfastened my belt. Kumi and Faryn grinned appreciatively as I stripped naked and stepped off the bank. The water rippled as I dived into it. The water chased away the fatigue and heat of the day. I swam quickly to keep up with the others but never went far from my weapons or clothing.
Kumi glided through the water in that undulating stroke of hers. Faryn sighed softly as we came to a halt in a small basin at a bend in the river. I leaned back against the bank, spread my arms wide, and relaxed.
“I’m glad you thought of this,” Faryn said to Kumi. “It’s so refreshing.”
She swam to my side, laid a head against my arm, and slipped a thigh over my right leg. Kumi swam to my left and settled into a similar posture on the other side. Their skin brushed against mine under the water, and their rich scents filled my senses. Faryn’s heady, flowery smell wafted from her wet hair as it tickled my shoulder. She leaned in close to me, kissed my cheek, and traced a line over my bare chest.
“Thank you for choosing to bring us with you, Ethan,” Kumi whispered. “It’s been so long since we’ve been able to spend quality time together.”
“I must admit, I’ve not had my fair share of him of late,” Faryn said.
Her hand closed around my length. My breath caught in my chest as she started to stroke me gently under the water. Kumi giggled into my shoulder and traced kisses over my neck to my jaw. Her hand joined Faryn’s, and I relaxed a little further into the bank as the two of them worked me over.
Kumi vanished from my shoulder, slid underwater, and I hissed softly as her tongue lapped against me. Faryn’s hand raced back up my chest, found my face, and pulled me in to kiss her. My head spun as I tried to take in the sensations. Kumi’s breasts brushed against my thighs as she engulfed me with her warm, wet mouth. Faryn’s tongue danced around mine. Her sensuous legs curled around my bare chest as she pulled herself closer to me and ground into my ribs. Spasms of pleasure raced up my legs when I felt Kumi guide me inside her.
I slipped my fingers into Faryn and caught hold of Kumi’s ass with the other hand.
Faryn’s breathing hitched, and from there, I lost track of time. But there was plenty of skin against skin and magically charged pleasure.
The women giggled as they climbed out of the river, deeply satisfied, and I was loathe to leave the place behind.
But we had monks to track down.
Chapter Fourteen
Water streamed off my skin and caught the midday breeze from the mountains with a chilling bite. I channeled fire in my Physical pathways and flame rippled out from my pool of Vigor, steam hissing off my skin. Faryn’s eyes widened as I rapidly dried myself with Augmentation.
“I’m almost envious,” she said with a laugh. “That’s a rather useful talent.”
“Stand still,” I instructed her.
Faryn crossed her arms over her chest with a smile. I summoned a Flame Shield into being between us and fed it with a constant supply of heat. I curved it around Faryn in a concave shape but ensured there wasn’t enough Vigor to cause her any harm. I had her bone-dry in a few seconds.
“Well, let it never be said that you’re not creative.” Kumi laughed as she dressed again into her peasant’s clothing.
“Looking for a blow-dry?” I asked her.
“I like to stay wet for as long as I can,” Kumi replied innocently.
She fastened her butterfly daggers to her belt, scooped up her carrying satchel, and tossed Faryn’s clothes to her. Faryn dressed quickly, shooting me a glance of gratitude before she buckled her sword to her hip. After I dressed and strapped on the Immense Blades, I followed the women as they set off along the edge of the river.
“You have done well, Master,” Yono murmured. “They both seek to please you, and you made space for the two of them in the best of places.”
“Your technique was impressive,” Nydarth said, “but the choice of location was rather poor. Water is an insidious element. Lethal in too much, and lethal in too little.”
“Is fire any different?” Yono asked.
“Would you prefer, Nydarth, if I took one of them in a volcano?” I asked.
“Well, it would indeed be a passionate and burning affair,” she said, “if a short-lived one. But in a
