Evening came again. I had not yet told them whom I would take for this final night, so they had dressed themselves all alike in diaphanous gowns with a simple tie at the back of the neck, easily undone, so the gown would slip to the waist … or perhaps lower. A feast for the eyes, if there ever was one!
“Be bound,” I ordered, but Adrijana and Ana were already bound. Marija held out a rope for me. I gestured, and the cord floated above her hands. She turned and drew her arms behind her, wrists high at the level of her breasts, elbows wide. I gestured again, and the cord looped her upper arms, cinched between them, looped her wrists, and cinched them to the loops between her elbows. The ladies were all now helpless in a most familiar, sensual way, and it was still not clear whom I had chosen.
“Come out,” I said.
They looked at each other, then filed out through the door.
I circled them, touching them lightly. They were all familiar with my touch now, and relaxed themselves into it—although Ana’s relaxation had that oddly frantic feel to it. It was clear from her body language that her thinking had changed little from last night. That would be an issue …
As I circled behind them one more time, I reached up and loosed the knots behind each neck. The three gowns hissed lightly as they slipped from those fine bodies and cascaded to the floor.
“I would have all three of you tonight,” I announced.
One by one, I grasped their long manes of hair, tipped their heads back, and kissed their necks like a Vampire searching for a tasty vein. They gasped and shivered a bit. Then I finished the kisses and pushed them towards the bed. With dainty little steps, they ran up, spun around and fell into the large bed on their backs—ready for more kissing, or whatever else I had in mind.
The night was truly extraordinary. I had had good women before, but never three great ones at once! These women were incredible! They’d been together only a short time, but they’d developed an instinctive harmony that truly surpassed anything I’d previously experienced.
When dawn came, I said, “Ladies, last night you were truly extraordinary. You have inspired me to change your destinies! I’m delaying your choice for another week. Now, we must see if I can act out that inspiration.
“In the next seven days, I will attempt to deal with the Dragon. If you’ll bear with me and help me, you may have an entirely different choice available to you at the end of this trial.”
The ladies looked at each other, and at me, in confusion. I laughed and kissed them lightly. “You will see. Or rather, we will see.”