Chapter 0 - Kariamber

A window behind the counter basked the place in an orange glow as the sun set over the land. The Moon Gale Inn was a quiet place compared to other inns in Asmana, but still, half of the tables were crowded with friends both new and old. Although the assistant usually kept the place spotless, she was currently sleeping after a hard day, so various foods peppered the floor. A flash suddenly painted the inside of the inn green for a split second, and it was suddenly night.

Amber Hawood came back inside from watching the sunset. It had always been a favourite hobby of hers. She scanned the tables, looking for the familiar blonde hair that marked her lover's location. She quickly found it at the counter, but something was wrong. Leon was talking to someone. Worryingly, a woman. More worryingly, an elf who looked as muscular as he did. 

Keeping her rage under control, Amber calmly walked over to them. Moving between Leon and the stranger, Amber knew what to do. In a well-practiced motion, she snaked her arm around Leon's waist and pulled herself close to him. The healer looked at the elf and struggled to keep her voice steady. "This one's taken, hon. Sorry to ruin your fantasy."

Something about the stranger seemed to change upon seeing Amber, though she couldn't quite tell what. The elf crossed her arms and her eyes drifted up and down the healer's figure. Amber felt like she was being surveyed to see if she was worth picking a fight with. She half hoped she would be found so, just to give her an excuse to show this tart why angering a healer was a bad idea.

The elf spoke. "A word to the not-so-wise: control your jealousy. You know how many monarchs have fallen because they got jealous or greedy? It's quite a lot, I can tell you. In any case, I have no interest in your lover here. No offense." she added to Leon.

"None taken, Karia." Leon replied, taking a sip of his drink.

Amber was still a little suspicious as she released her grip on Leon. No woman was able to resist Leon's sheer good looks. She decided to probe a little more. "Very well. But if you really have no interest in him, tell me; how are you immune to his handsomeness?"

"Permitting blunt honesty?" The elf asked after a few seconds of pause. The healer nodded and she continued. "I'm much more interested in what hides underneath your armour."

Amber suddenly noticed the stranger looking her up and down, appreciating her body. She was slightly shocked. Many men had attempted to seduce her before now, but never a woman. She felt like her stomach was tied in a knot.

"Never been with another woman, huh?" the elf smiled "Well, let's start from the top: I'm Karia Walidah, and I explore and study ruins."

Thankful for the chance to return to solid ground, Amber stammered a little and answered "Amber Hawood. I'm a healer, but mostly that means I keep Leon here from dying."

"Nice to meet you." Karia gave a small bow.

"The pleasure is mine." Amber replied.

Karia smirked "Accept my offer and it will be."

Amber laughed a little "You don't beat around the bush, do you?"

"Not unless you ask me to. Some women are into that." Karia shrugged, still smiling.

Amber smiled as she told the elf "I prefer giving pain to receiving."

"A healer who's also a sadist?" Karia raised her eyebrows "And I keep thinking I've seen it all."

Karia had clearly seen a lot, despite her not looking that old. In truth, Amber was starting to glance up and down the elf's body. She looked a little bit like Leon with her muscles, bright hair and confident posture. The shield on her arm was also a little worn and tarnished, so the elf also knew how to fight.

"Okay." Amber told the elf, who raised an eyebrow.

"Okay to what?" she asked.

"Your offer. I accept it." Amber declared.

Leon now glanced over. "Amber? Are you feeling alright?" he half-joked "Maybe you're a little drunk from the fumes in here."

It was true that Amber would normally never consider sleeping with someone else, but her instincts told her Karia was worth her time. "I'm fine. I just want to try it." Amber told him. "Like you and that cute cat guy. You know, the redhead with the dress."

"Oh, yeah." Leon remembered. "Can't remember his name-it began with a B, right?"

"I can't recall." Amber frowned a little before giving it up "Anyway Karia, lead the way."

"Can I come?" Leon asked, his face betraying his reasoning. 

Karia chuckled a little, but Amber told her lover "Of course. You always let me watch you with other guys."

"So you like watching him sleeping with guys but women talking is a problem?" Karia looked confused. 

"I've noticed that women have a bad habit of playing with men's heads and hearts. The number of heartbroken men I saw while training as a healer... It hurt to see." Amber answered solemnly. "At least men-most men anyway-only want to play with what's on the outside of women."

Karia's eyes went slightly wider at this revelation. There was a short pause. "That... explains a lot, actually. Thanks for clarifying. But we're getting off track. In here, you two."

Karia was right. Amber was about to spend a night with a woman for the first time in her life. This was no time to get dour. Amber banished the dredged-up memories from her mind.

After leading the two into a nearby room, Karia stripped off her boots and armour. She was even more well-built than Amber thought. Bulges marking her powerful muscles filled her arms and legs, and her lower torso had a clearly visible set of lines. Despite their relatively small size, her breasts still jutted outwards slightly.

Amber stripped off her own armour, except for her woolen socks (she had an aversion to going barefoot), revealing a plump and enticing body. At least, that's how Leon-who was currently sat in a chair and watching this proceed with badly disguised impatience-had always described it. Karia looked her body up and down with clear appreciation for her curves. Amber noticed the elf's eyes lingered on her hips and thighs in particular.

Karia descended slightly and sucked on Amber's round breast. Her tongue circled the nipple , and the jolt of pleasure made Amber jump slightly. She felt her nipple begin to harden, and Karia pulled back to start on the other one, her hands running down the healer's luscious sides. Amber wasn't sure what was happening, but she enjoyed the fact that Karia liked her curves.

"So... how exactly does this work?" Amber asked, displaying what she knew was ignorance.

Karia laughed a little and answered, pulling back. "Just lay down on your back and raise your legs. Let me do the rest."

Amber obliged. She was aware this put her in a submissive position, but she figured that was for the best. She had very little idea of what was going on. Karia was facing her, and the healer could swear she saw the elf lick her lips. The sight of Karia walking over to her made her both excited and nervous.

The elf sat on her opening and bent low over the healer, placing a hand on the bed either side of her head in a mating press. Amber's legs were pinned under the elf's-she couldn't move them if she wanted to. She could feel Karia's hardened nipples poking into her own breasts, smell a hint of mead on her breath, see herself reflected in the golden eyes the elf had. The elf's lips met hers and Amber felt Karia's tongue slip into her mouth... She could feel herself getting wet. 

Noticing Amber's growing eagerness, Karia began shifting her hips from side to side. The elf's pussy lips rubbed against Amber's and the healer let a soft moan escape into Karia's mouth. The elf moved slowly and measuredly, keeping a restraint on herself. Amber was thankful: this felt good enough that she wanted it to last. 

The elf increased the pace ever so slightly, her hands moving outwards slightly. Before Amber could do anything, the elf had gripped her wrists and was holding them down. Her tongue had started running around the healer's in circles. Amber, deciding to play along, started struggling against Karia's hold. It was nothing but a token resistance, but Karia's soft moan against her lips told the healer she appreciated it.

Amber struggled a little harder to tell Karia to increase the tempo, their tongues beginning to twist and swirl around each other. The elf quickly got the message and began grinding their pussies together faster. Though the healer preferred being the dominant one, she was finding herself settling very nicely into the submissive role. The sensation of Karia's pussy grinding against hers was a whole new type of pleasure. 

The elf broke the kiss with a final teasing lick along Amber's tongue and whispered "Let's take this staircase to the next floor." Karia raised herself upright and, after making sure she was level, began to push her hips forwards instead of sideways. Amber felt the elf's bead rubbing against hers and let out a short but sharp cry of pleasure with each thrust the elf made. The elf lost balance for a second and gripped the healer's ankles to make sure she stayed upright, using them as handles for her movements.

Amber felt the waves of pleasure washing over her as Karia grinded against her wetness. She could feel the juices of them both streaming down her asscheeks. She reached upwards and began to pull and pinch the elf's nipples, enjoying the sensation of Karia's opening rubbing against hers. The elf started speeding up, and Amber noticed she was breathing slightly heavier. Realizing what was happening, Amber pulled her nipples with all her strength.

"Ah! AAAA-" The elf shouted her orgasm to the inn, but bit her lip midway through it. Her grip on Amber's ankles tightened as the rapture washed over her. She began shaking, rubbing their entrances together in the process and almost making herself fall off the healer. Amber sat up and Karia slid off of her, panting.

After a few seconds, or maybe a full minute, Karia's breathed eased up. Amber smiled and she chuckled a little. "I think that's the first time I've come before the other girl since I started travelling." she admitted, a little ashamed.

"I am still new to this whole woman-on-woman thing." Amber reminded her.

Leon interjected. "It's not easy to bring her to orgasm. I know from experience."

"I'm not sure if that makes me feel better; I think I need to slow down for a week or two. In any case, I got to orgasm and you didn't. I'd hardly call that fair." Karia told her. "Besides, I'm now pretty curious as to how you taste." Nobody but Leon had offered to eat her out before, even before she'd met the demon hunter. That said, as a woman, Karia would know just how enjoyable it could be.

The healer lay on her back with her legs spread apart again, her head resting on a pillow. A few seconds after Karia moved downwards to between her legs, the elf's tongue explored every measure of Amber's opening. The healer knew Karia was surveying to see what she enjoyed the most. She half-hoped Leon was paying close attention.

The elf's tongue brushed her bead and she flinched in pleasure. A short pause; she knew the elf was smiling upon finding this weakness of hers. Her right fingers began exploring the rest of Amber's nethers as Karia's lips curved around the healer's bead. She sucked on it for a second or two, then pulled back, sending a surge of pleasure through the healer. She repeated the action, very slightly gripping the bead with her teeth to pull it a little more.

Through the immense pleasure rushing through her nethers, Amber felt the elf's left pointer finger prod at the her other hole. She relaxed herself, figuring Karia was testing her tightness. Karia's finger bent slightly as it forcefully pushed against her opening, but it was unyielding.

"You're pretty closed up. Never had anal before?" The elf asked, pulling back from Amber's bead with a jolt of rapture.

"Yeah, once... Just once, though." Amber and Leon blushed as they looked at each other, both of them remembering the incident. 

The elf stifled a chuckle as she got the message. "Well, let's hope this endeavor turns out better."

After Karia sucked it for a few seconds to wet it, her finger was able to slip into Amber's ass. She pushed it deeply in, but slowly enough that it wasn't overly painful. The pussy juices that leaked onto her ass were helping a lot. It was highly odd, feeling the finger begin to bend and twist inside, but Amber wouldn't call it uncomfortable.

Amber felt the elf's thumb push into her slit and stifled a squeal. Karia's finger pushed upwards as her thumb pressed downwards. The stretching of both holes sent a shock of both rapture and agony through the healer, then it was gone. The elf began to pivot her hand, gently masturbating both of Amber's entrances in rhythm, her mouth gently sucking her bead without pulling it.

As Karia slowly sped up the flow of her movements, Amber found herself moaning. Vocalizing her pleasure felt quite cathartic; she didn't usually moan during sex, but Karia was just so good at this. The grounded part of her, as dulled as it was, hoped Leon wasn't offended by her reaction to Karia's skilled workings....

Amber's caravan of thought was stopped as she felt her inner walls tightening. The feeling of building pressure was growing inside. Karia could clearly tell too, for her pivoting became much faster and her sucking of the healer's bead became much deeper. After merely a few seconds, the healer wasn't able to hold back her climax; she bit her lip as the elf's skilled mouth and fingers pushed her over the edge. She dug her nails into Karia's head and her breath caught in her throat as her body surged with pleasure. The orgasm crashed over her like a huge wave from the Ocean of Sy, and she flopped onto the bed once it was over. 

Karia moved upwards to her side and Amber rolled onto the elf's body. She felt so much warmer now, despite the coldness of the evening. "Wow... I've been missing out." Amber drowsily said. "Nothing compares to Leon but... that comes very close."

"I'm flattered to be so high on that list of yours." Leon told her. "That felt beyond words just watching."

"Now you know... how I feel... watching you. Uh, that orgasm... I'm exhausted..." Amber sighed. 

The elf let out a short laugh. "I'm good, aren't I?"

"Almost as good as Leon. Almost." Amber smiled warmly. To think she could enjoy sex with a woman this much was almost ridiculous. She now knew why her mother had always encouraged adventurers to try new drinks.

Leon got up. Amber noticed his cock was sticking directly outwards. He'd kept himself from masturbating watching that? His level of self restraint still surprised her. "Well, you two seem comfy together so I'll retreat to my own room-"

"Wait, Leon. Join us. I think there's space for all three of us." Amber told him, barely finding the strength to beckon him over. Seeing his face, she added "I'll make up for you missing out tomorrow night. You can wait that long, right?"

"I suppose so, yes." he replied, his tone a little teasing. Amber felt a little bad leaving him out of what just happened, but Karia had already made clear her preference for women. He stripped off his armour and boots but left his pants on before clambering into the bed with them both. 

Leon got on Karia's other side, Amber dragged the covers over the three of them, and the sudden cold quickly turned into warmth as both the demon hunter and the healer both embraced the muscular archivist. Amber and Leon grasped hands as they slowly drifted away. Karia's arms rested on both of their shoulders, and her chest made for an amazing pillow.

Amber was the comfiest she'd been in a long time.