MM1-3C: What Now
by zaqxsw
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“What now… will you continue your High Hunt?” Coran asked curiously, gently stroked Taenya’s long snowy white hair while she lay nestled against him, as dawn began to break and the forest around them started to stir back to life.
“I afraid not. The Hunt has to be performed on the first night of the first full moon each season… even if it isn’t successful, it can’t be attempted again until the next season... but, I still have my Run to complete,” she sighed idly, content to enjoy the simple moment of intimacy. “I need to retrieve the things I hid by the Halfaxe Trail… then I had intended to visit the Standing Stone… it’s something I’ve always wanted to see.”
“That’s a two-day trek, even on the road,” he advised thoughtfully. “The northern ends of both the Halfaxe Trail and the Moonsea Ride are patrolled by Hillsfar’s Red Plumes, who are little better than bandits themselves and notorious for harassing non-humans, and the southern part of the Ride is watched by the Riders of Mistledale… who aren’t likely to be much more receptive to a drow.”
“That’s the whole purpose of the Run,” she counseled tenderly, raising her head to look longingly into his eyes with a wistful smile. “If we only went where we’d be welcome it wouldn’t be a test of our faith and dedication to Eilistraee’s teachings.”
“So, you have to perform this Run alone?” he inquired with a hint of concern in his voice. Recent experience had confirmed how well deserved the drow reputation for cruelty and sadism was and the denizens of the forest weren’t likely to recognize the difference between a priestess of Eilistraee and her typical kin on sight as he had.
“I couldn’t be accompanied by any of my sister priestesses… but nothing prohibits anyone I meet from joining me,” she admitted with a hopeful glimmer in her pearly white eyes.
A couple of hours trek through the trackless woodlands had them by the southern edge of the Halfaxe Trail, a nearly hundred-foot-wide, straight swarth cleared of trees and brush that ran diagonally from northwest to southeast through the thick forest; finally, having found the spot where Taenya hid her belongings before setting out on her High Hunt, naked, with only her sword to defend herself.
Donning her mithral breastplate armor, leather corset, breeches, boots and belt, to Coran’s private regret… having thoroughly enjoyed the sight of her wonderful naked body, which she apparently had no qualms about displaying for all the world to see… and adore, she hefted a traveler’s pack and sheathed her bastard sword, which had magically shrunk to the size of a dagger when she took it up earlier, an ability he wished he had known about when he had lugged it through the forest with her unconscious body, standing ready to continue their journey. Although a few inches less than five feet, only a couple of inches taller than her sword when not shrunk, the aura of confidence and inner strength she exuded seemed to give her much greater stature.
“Your fortunate all that was still here,” Coran observed as he appraised her attire with an admiring gaze, finding the aura of near palatable sensuality she exuded only slightly diminished. “That mitral breastplate alone would fetch a king’s ransom.”
“It was a gift from the smith mistress of our temple,” she advised him, a wistful look washing over her lovely features as found memories ran through her mind and she idly stroked its smooth, hard surface. “She’s a dear friend, as well as a brilliant craftswoman.”
He could easily guess that there was a good deal more than friendship between her and the smith, if she had given her such a wonderous gift, but, yielding to discretion, choice not to inquire further, instead he advised; “I’d suggest you cover it with your cloak or everyone we come across will be tempted to cut our throats to get their hands on it.”
Comments (23)
dogpinshadow
Just excellent!
zaqxsw
Thanks again for all your kind comments!
OkrimSlava
very well.
zaqxsw
Thanks for call your kind comments!
Kordouane
Wow, very beautiful
zaqxsw
Thank you so much... I really do appreciate all the interest and encouragement!
hashdoc
Beautiful dark elf!
zaqxsw
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mistressotdark
great work
zaqxsw
Thank you for all your kind comments!
RedPhantom
great job.You're quite the writer
zaqxsw
Thanks again for your kind comments and interest... it is truly appreciated!
Palaemon
Very well done.
zaqxsw
Thank you for all your comments... I really do appreciate them!
styletx
This is not a being you want to cross.
zaqxsw
Thanks again for all your kind comments... Actually, as drow go, she's probably the most forgiving one you'll meet!
RodS
She's a stunning beauty! Looks like a great adventure is about to begin! Excellent!
zaqxsw
Thanks again for all your kind comments... I really do appreciate the encouragement... I hope the rest doesn't disappoint!
aograi
The Story goes on... Nice Drow. She is a Drow right? Well, hope her run will be eventful!
zaqxsw
Thank you for your kind comment... Yes she is drow, and there may be a few interesting developments in the works!
anitalee
Excellent
zaqxsw
Thank you again for all your kind comments!
starship64
Fantastic work.
zaqxsw
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my3DDesignWorld
Impressive, very well done!
zaqxsw
Thank you so much!
goldie
Thanks for providing such fine entertainment :)
zaqxsw
Thank you for your kind comment and interest... I hope the rest doesn't disappoint!
miwi
zaqxsw
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romangirl Online Now!
Marvelous work!
zaqxsw
Thanks for your kind comment!
Richardphotos
so you were not around to make a render when she was Au-natural? just joking, but I wanted to enjoy her beauty also.
very imaginative story
zaqxsw
Thanks for all your kind comments... I wanted to be respectful of the conversation provoked by Nimeria's image "Seriously?!?" about dressing female fantasy characters in a more sensible fashion.
Axeye
She's found an honest human to join her, but he hasn't yet revealed how he was able to defeat her foe without a weapon. Is he just a human with great hand fighting skills or does he have other skills soon to be displayed? Awesome work my friend!
zaqxsw
Thank you for all your kind comments... Very insightful... I never did explain that in the text did I (Oops).
tuxedomask
Beautiful looking character .Excellent !
zaqxsw
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A_Sunbeam
Great fantasy character!
zaqxsw
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Boni
Congratulations!!
Your image has been chosen for "Poser Staff Picks" of the week!! See the whole list
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Boni and the Poser Staff
zaqxsw
Thank you so much! I'm truly honored!
IceDragonArt
Beautiful....armor...
zaqxsw
Thanks for your kind comment! I used Svana for V4by Orion1167 at Daz3D with mats from Guardians by Lillaanya which I heavy modified to make it much more reflective.
shadownet
Excellent
zaqxsw
Thank you for your kind comment!