Almost afraid to touch her, Cynthia poked Sally with a single finger. At least the flesh was still warm. Awed by what she had seen, she looked up at Sid and asked, "Is she alive?"
"Yes," Sid answered with a chuckle.
Cynthia had never imagined that anyone could respond so strongly to sex. From the first moment that Sid had touched Sally, the woman had been moaning and thrashing around in the throes of ecstasy. It had been phenomenal. Frowning, she asked, "Will she be okay?"
"Yes," Sid answered looking down at Sally. Although she always amazed him with how she responded in bed, this time she had been supercharged. He wondered if it was Cynthia's presence that had done it.
"She had an orgasm as soon as you touched her," Cynthia said still unable to believe what she had seen. For a few minutes she had thought it was an act, but that had swiftly transitioned to fear that Sally would hurt herself. Her jealousy had flown out the window and was replaced with concern upon seeing Sally thrashing around on the bed in obvious sexual overload.
"Women of Cassandra are rather easy to satisfy," Sid said with a shrug of his shoulders.
"That isn't natural," Cynthia said. She had recalled that Sid had told her about the women of Cassandra, but she hadn't really believed it. Having seen it, she still wasn't sure that she believed it.
Sally slowly opened her eyes and said, "Amazing. My Hero brought a Companion with him."
"Are you okay?" Cynthia asked concerned for Sally.
"I'm wonderful," Sally answered. Not wanting to move, Sally languished on the bed enjoying the tingles that ran through her body. A little shiver ran through her body. She sighed and said, "I'll be fine once I get a restorative."
"A restorative?" Cynthia asked.
Sid answered, "It is like an energy drink."
"Oh," Cynthia said.
Sally sat up and held out her hands. She said, "Two restoratives please."
Two thin vials of restoratives showed up in her hand. She drank one down and handed the other to Sid. Shaking his head, Sid said, "I don't need it."
"After that amazing performance, you don't need it?" Sally asked wide-eyed.
Considering that she had lost consciousness about the time that he had entered her, Sid hadn't even broken a sweat. He chuckled and said, "I barely even did anything."
A little embarrassed when she saw that Sid was still erect, Sally said, "Maybe you should spend a little time with Cynthia Companion. I'm not sure that I'm up to another round at the moment."
Cynthia's best sexual experience of her life started a few seconds later. She didn't know if it was the environment or the fact that she had just watched a woman go off with a hair trigger, but she had never had such an easy time achieving an orgasm. In less than ten minutes she was riding the wave of an orgasm. Of course, it might have been the fact that she'd never had two people nursing on her breasts at the same time.
During the session, Sid had reached over and stroked Sally between the legs triggering an orgasm in her. Hearing the other women come brought Cynthia to her third orgasm of the session. After that, things seemed to run together for Cynthia. She had more orgasms in that session than ever before in her entire life. When it was over, she sighed and said, "That was incredible. I came at least five times."
'That poor woman; she's practically frigid, ' Sally thought upon hearing Cynthia say that.
Cynthia, wearing the loin cloth and nothing else, followed behind a similarly dressed Sally as the woman led her to the planning room. Never in her entire life had she dreamed that she would be walking around nearly naked like that. It seemed to keep her on an edge of sexual excitement that was difficult to control.
It was impossible not to watch Sally as she walked down the hallway. Cynthia was amazed at how gracefully the woman moved. She hadn't noticed that on her arrival and during the initial time in bed. Now that things had calmed down, she had a chance to watch Sally with a little more attention to detail. It seemed to her as if each movement the woman made was performed with the utmost grace. Each gesture had a clear beginning and end. It was a rather phenomenal thing to watch.
Thinking about Sally made her consider the women in her classes. She could see why Sid didn't think much of their slovenly manners and disheveled appearance. After her time spent with Sid she had come to share his opinion. Now after seeing Sally, the women back at school made her think of sea lions shuffling along on a beach. Compared to the graceful gazelle-like moves of Sally, the women in her classes were sea lions.
The loin cloth tickled her thighs bringing her mind back to sex. She asked, "Is this kind of attire normal on Cassandra?"
"Only in our homes. When we are at work, we usually wear clothes more appropriate for our jobs," Sally answered.
Cynthia said, "The men on your planet must really love that."
"The men don't notice," Sally said with an edge of disappointment to her voice.
"The men don't notice you when you're wearing an outfit like that?" Cynthia asked. She couldn't imagine a man not admiring Sally. The woman had a body to kill for. With her exotic features, graceful moves, and killer body, Sally would be a movie star on Earth.
"Men on Cassandra aren't like the men of Earth. They aren't interested in sex and don't have any stamina. Two seconds and it is over," Sally said shaking her head.
"You're kidding. It can't be that bad," Sally said. She knew that a lot of women joked that men didn't last two minutes.
"I'm serious. A woman is really lucky if a man lasts two seconds," Sally said. Premature ejaculation was the curse of all Cassandra men, much to the frustration of all Cassandra women.
From the tone of voice, Cynthia knew that Sally was serious. She still assumed that it was a slight exaggeration. Cynthia said, "Wow."
"Sid had said that women of Earth were rather difficult to satisfy. He must really be considered quite a catch as well as he performs in bed," Sally said taking pride in that.
"Well, things are a little different on Earth. To tell the truth, I never had such an easy time achieving orgasm until today. That was incredible," Cynthia admitted. She wondered if other women had so much ease achieving an orgasm. Based on the books she had read, she assumed that most women found it difficult.
Concerned by the admission, Sally stopped and looked at Cynthia. She had been amazed at how long it had taken the young woman to achieve an orgasm. She and Sid had been kissing her for at least three or four minutes before the young woman had really started to respond. She asked, "Are you healthy?"
"Yes. I've never been in better health," Cynthia answered.
Sally shook her head and said, "I was worried that you were never going to have an orgasm. To be quite honest, I thought you were inhibited because I was there."
"This was the best sex of my life," Cynthia answered.
Sally bit her lower lip as she studied Cynthia. After an almost unpleasant amount of time had passed, she said, "I want you to come to the healing chamber with me. Maybe there's something wrong with you that it can fix."
Feeling a little embarrassed, Cynthia said, "I feel fine."
"Such slow responses to sex just aren't natural," Sally said taking Cynthia by the arm and leading her to the healing chamber.
Despite her protests, Cynthia found herself in the healing chamber. As unconsciousness settled over her, she could see the worried expression on Sally's face. It seemed like only a minute passed before she regained consciousness. The door of the healing chamber opened and Sally was waiting for her.
Cynthia asked, "So what did you find?"
"I guess your biology is a little different than ours. The healing chamber was only able to increase your libido just a little," Sally said shaking her head. It would take nearly a minute of sexual attention before Cynthia would start responding.
"A little?" Cynthia asked wondering what that meant.
Sally said, "I'm sorry. I wish it could have helped you a little more."
"That's okay," Cynthia said unaware that a major change had occurred in her body.
"Sid is in the planning room waiting for us," Sally said.
Sally had just finished laying out the available adventures for Sid to select. She felt that all of them were well below his abilities, but she understood his reasons for wanting a less strenuous adventure. This was Cynthia's first time to Chaos and she needed to get a little experience before tackling something that was up to Sid's abilities.
Sid said, "Tell me more about the Damsel that is being chased by the men wanting to kill her."
"The Damsel is Harriet Librarian. She's been on Chaos for three years. About two weeks ago a man tried to rape her. She fought back and injured his pride and joy," Sally said.
"What does that mean?" Cynthia asked.
"She broke his penis," Sally answered with a giggle.
"Oh," Cynthia said. She didn't know that it was possible break a penis.
"He told his brother to bring back her head on a pike. His brother and his two friends have been chasing her ever since then. She had a three day head start and has been keeping about three days ahead of them. She's moving into an area where she'll basically be trapped," Sally said. She looked over at her notes and said, "There's a ninety-nine percent chance that they'll kill her."
"What kind of area is it?" Sid asked.
"Well, the region is basically a plain with some areas covered with a light scattering of trees near what are usually dry creek beds. There isn't much cover, food, or water. She's moving in an easterly direction towards one of the great gorges. She won't be able to cross it and she'll be stuck inside a region that will force her to move past her pursuers to escape them. Unfortunately, there's no way she can get past them without being seen," Sally answered.
"How about the weather?" Sid asked.
"You can expect a little rain over the next week. They'll be major downpours, but they won't last long. The biggest problem will be flash floods. The creeks will be flooded for about six hours before the water recedes to a level where you can cross them. They'll be completely dry after twelve hours," Sally answered.
Sid frowned and looked over at Cynthia wondering how she'd deal with the weather. He hoped that she would not have too much of a problem with getting wet. This was about as simple of a rescue as it got. He said, "That's not too bad, but the floods could hold us up."
Cynthia said, "Someone has to rescue that woman."
Nodding his head, he asked, "Is she on foot?"
"Yes. So are the men chasing her," Sally answered. She laid out a map and pointed to an area. She said, "She's here moving towards here. There's a town with a bank here where you could arrive at Chaos. With horses, you could reach her in a day and half or two days. That would give you a day to get away."
Looking over the map, Sid considered the distances involved. It would be a two days of riding. One or two delays by swollen creeks might make them late. He glanced over at Cynthia and then said, "It might take us three days."
"Why?" Sally asked. The distance wasn't that far.
"He's saying that I'm not very good at riding a horse," Cynthia answered interpreting Sid's glance at her. The idea of riding for three solid days scared the daylights out of her. She wasn't sure if she could manage that.
"Oh," Sally said with a frown.
"I'll do whatever it takes to rescue that woman," Cynthia said standing up straighter.
Sid said, "Let me see the picture of Harriet."
Sally held out the picture for Sid to study. Cynthia looked over his shoulder and commented, "That doesn't look like a Harriet to me. She looks like Natalie Wood."
Sid tried to remember what Natalie Wood looked like, but couldn't remember any of her movies. He said, "I guess this will be our mission."
"You'll have to leave for it tomorrow," Sally said with a sigh. She'd only have him for twenty-four more hours.
"Why can't we leave now?" Cynthia asked. If the woman was in that much trouble, they should hurry to reach her.
"We have to wait for the times to sync," Sally said.
"Huh?" Cynthia asked.
"Everything I told you was contingent on you leaving tomorrow."
"Oh," Cynthia said.
Seeing her confusion, Sid said, "Don't worry. I've never understood how time works around here. Remember, only fifteen minutes will have passed on Earth when we return."
"Oh," Cynthia said.
"Now that you've picked a mission, let's get to bed," Sally said. She reached over and ran a finger over Cynthia's bare nipple. She was pleased to see that it stood to attention. The treatment in the healing chamber appeared to have some small effect.
The effect of Sally's touch was like a minor spark of electricity hitting Cynthia. Her nipple jutted out almost painfully. Cynthia nearly collapsed on the spot when Sid ran a finger around her other nipple. Turning red from embarrassment at her body's reaction, she said, "That's a good idea."
Cynthia screamed. It wasn't a moan or a shout; it was a full fledged scream complete with the little quaver at the end where the vocal cords give out. She'd never imagined that an orgasm could be so intense. As soon as it passed, another hit her just as hard. Her eyes rolled back and she lost consciousness.
Luckily for Sid, he had just come. He pulled out of her and looked down at the limp sweaty body on the bed. His ears were still ringing from her screams. Exhausted, he rolled over and took a deep breath. He looked back over at Cynthia. Concerned, he said, "She's never done that before."
Sally frowned and said, "It was a little improvement. I'm disappointed that I couldn't help her more. She still takes a long time to get excited."
"Are you kidding me?" Sid asked looking down at Cynthia sprawled obscenely across the bed.
"No. She's practically frigid by the standards of Cassandra," Sally said.
Cynthia slowly opened her eyes. Her throat was sore from screaming. It seemed to her that the world was spinning. She blinked her eyes a couple of times hoping that it would clear up her vision. She croaked, "Oh my God."
Hearing how rough Cynthia's voice was, Sally said, "Restorative please."
The restorative appeared on the small table by the bed. Sally picked it up and handed it over to Cynthia. With a raspy voice, Cynthia said, "Thank you."
"You're welcome," Sally said.
Cynthia drank down the restorative. The effect was almost immediate. She shook her head and said, "Wow. That's like an energy drink on steroids."
"Pretty good, isn't it?" Sid asked.
"That's great," Cynthia said. She looked over at Sally and asked, "What did you do to me? I've never come like that."
"It was just a little improvement. I'm sorry that I couldn't do more for you," Sally said. It amazed her that Sid had been able to bring Cynthia to orgasm during the first time in bed. She tried to remember if she had ever heard of a woman with such a low libido, but couldn't recall ever hearing of such a case. At least this time was a little better.
"I want to do that again," Cynthia said looking over at Sid with wide eyes. That had been the most amazing experience of her life. She licked her lips and said, "Over and over again."
Taking advantage of the fact that Sid was asleep, Sally and Cynthia sat side by side on the sofa drinking hot tea. Sally said, "You have to tell me all about your sex life with Sid on Earth."
"Uh, we have sex," Sally answered feeling a little uncomfortable with the subject.
"Isn't he the greatest lover you've ever had?" Sally asked.
"Yes," Cynthia answered. She didn't want to say that she was pretty inexperienced in that area.
Sally said, "You are so lucky to have such a virile man like Sid. All of the other women around you must envy you."
"There is some envy, I suppose," Cynthia said. She decided that might be what was motivating some of the catty comments tossed in her direction in their literature class.
"I bet. Do you share him with other women of Earth?" Sally asked hoping the answer was yes. She wanted to be able to boast that Sid was a great lover even on Earth.
"No," Cynthia answered shocked by the suggestion.
"Why not? I'm sure that the other women would appreciate his attentions," Sally said looking at Cynthia with a slight frown.
"We don't do that," Cynthia answered. She was about to say that she'd tear the hair out of any woman that touched him and then realized that she had watched Sally have sex with him several times. The thought disturbed her a bit.
Sally glanced down at her chest and said, "Look at how my nipples get hard just by thinking about him bedding other women. I'm so proud of him."
Cynthia stared at Sally unable to believe what she was hearing. Sid had warned her that women from Cassandra were different from women from Earth. It was shocking to find that he was telling her the truth. They really did take pride in having men prove how good they were in bed with other women. She said, "You really mean that."
"Yes. You and I have a special role in his life. I'm his caretaker and you are his companion. You don't know how happy I feel knowing that you are there on Earth and on Chaos to take care of him. In a way, I envy you," Sally said with a sigh.
"I don't understand why you say that," Cynthia said.
"My role is to take care of him while he is here on Crossroads. You are his companion. You go with him everywhere he goes. You get to share his whole life," Sally said.
"Oh," Cynthia said realizing that Sally would never get to see Sid on Chaos or on Earth. It made her realize that she would be so much closer to Sid than Sally could ever hope to be.
Sally said, "Many women on Cassandra envy me for being Sid's caretaker. Every woman on Cassandra envies you for being Sid's companion."
"Wow," Cynthia said. She was silent for a moment and said, "According to the rule book, I'm not supposed to have sex with Sid here on Crossroads."
"Oh, we got that rule removed. We couldn't imagine denying you that little bit of pleasure. It was just too cruel," Sally answered.
"I'm speechless," Sally said.
Dressed in the leathers appropriate for Chaos, Sid stepped out of the bedroom where Sally and Cynthia were waiting for him. Sid looked over at Cynthia taking in the leather outfit that she was wearing. It wasn't one of those tight skimpy outfits that showed a lot of skin that was popular in Hollywood movies. Her outfit was designed for outdoor living with real pants, a shirt, and shoes.
Cynthia said, "It is going to take some time getting used to these clothes."
"They look like they'll wear well," Sid said. She'd be able to go into some pretty thick brush without getting torn to shreds.
"Is this what the women of Chaos wear?" Cynthia asked thinking that it would be hard to blend in dressed like that.
"Those that travel a lot or live in the country wear clothes just like that," Sid answered. Clothes like that gave a lot of protection. People were practical in Chaos and didn't waste time on impractical things that threatened their existence. Good solid clothes that protected them from the elements were much more valuable than fashion clothes.
Sally asked, "Are you ready to head for Chaos?"
"Yes," Sid answered.
"I guess so," Cynthia said feeling butterflies in her stomach. She was about to step out of civilization and into a wild untamed world filled with hard men and women.
"Let's go," Sid said.
Sally opened the portal and said, "Take care, my Hero. Take care of him, Hero Companion."
Sid gave Sally one last kiss before stepping into the portal chamber. Cynthia hugged Sally and said, "We'll be back with a Damsel."
"Good," Sally said closing the door.
There was a strange sensation as the door closed. Cynthia turned and found that she was in a small wood paneled room with a table placed next to one wall. She watched as Sid stuck a finger into a hole in the wall and a large box appeared on the table. As he opened the box, Sid said, "We've got to arm ourselves before we do anything else."
"Okay," Cynthia said looking into the box. It looked like it was packed with weapons and travel gear.
Sid started pulling things out of the box. He took out a leather rain cloak and rubbed it between his fingers. He set it to one side. He said, "We'll have to get you one of these. I'll have to get a little grease to put on mine."
"Is that a rain coat?" Cynthia asked.
"More or less," Sid answered. He removed his staff from the box and handed it to Cynthia. He said, "Keep this with you at all times."
"Okay," Cynthia said.
Sid put on his sword belt and picked out the sword he would carry on this trip. Considering that they were going to be traveling through a predominately open area, he decided to take the slightly longer sword. He grabbed a couple of knives and stashed them in various parts of his clothing. He picked out a nice small knife in a leather sheath and handed it over to Cynthia. He said, "Tuck this inside your shirt."
"Okay," Cynthia replied looking at the little knife thinking that it would be useful when cooking. She slid the knife inside her shirt.
Sid shook his head and reached over to her. He moved the knife so that the sheath was tucked into her pants where it would be held in place. He said, "Wear it like that. Now try to draw the knife."
Cynthia reached inside her shirt and pulled out the knife. She said, "That was easy."
"Put it back and do it again. Keep doing it while I'm getting the rest of my stuff. I want that move to be automatic. If you get into trouble, I want you to be able to get it in your hand without thinking," Sid said turning back to his box. He pulled out a bow and a quiver of arrows. If the region was wide open, then the bow would come in handy.
He rummaged around until he found one of the smaller money purses. He'd have to buy three horses if they were going to make it to the Damsel in time to save her. Maybe if they could get out of the way quickly enough he wouldn't have to fight the men chasing her. He pulled out his saddle, halter, and saddle bags.
Cynthia stared at the pile of stuff at his feet and asked, "You're taking all of that?"
"Yes. We're going to have to buy you a saddle, saddle bags, a halter, a sleeping tarp, a rain cloak, and some camp gear," Sid said. He'd have to get her a storage box before they left Chaos just in case she ever came on an adventure with him again.
"Oh," Cynthia said. She knew that they wouldn't be staying in hotels on this trip, but seeing all of the gear brought home the fact that they'd really be roughing it.
Sid bundled his stuff together and closed the lid to his storage box. It disappeared with the characteristic cracking sound as air rushed in to fill in the vacuum left behind. He said, "I think that is about it."
"Okay," Cynthia said returning the knife to the sheath. Holding her staff in one hand, she asked, "Do you need a hand with any of that stuff?"
"Nope," Sid answered thinking that he didn't want her encumbered any more than necessary. He hefted the saddle over one shoulder. He turned to her and grabbed his bundle of gear with his other hand. He smiled at her and asked, "Are you ready to face Chaos?"
Cynthia looked over Sid. He had a bow and quiver of arrows slung over one shoulder. Strapped to a belt around his waist were a sword and two very visible knives. He was holding a saddle with one hand and a large bundle with the other. The only word that came to mind to describe him was dangerous. Straightening her shoulders and taking a deep breath, she answered, "Yes."
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