-Conor-
Conor touched her right cheek gently as he spoke. She has some of the darkest dark circles under her eyes. She clearly does not get enough rest and is a bit gaunt. "She's small, Bart. She's about five foot three and light as a feather. She might weigh one hundred pounds soaking wet. I think that the Queen called her Corrine. It was something like that, and a lot of commotion was happening. I wasn't really paying attention to what was being said. I was just focused on her," Conor explained as he leaned down and looked her over closely.
He lifted her right hand and examined it. This hand is a bit more calloused and rough than her left hand. They must've had her scrubbing floors or doing hard labor, but unquestionably, she is right-handed.
“She really is cute. Do you think she would put up much of a fight?" I kind of hope she does. Just enough to make it fun!
"Considering her reaction to you earlier, you should probably wear armor around her until she calms down—if she calms down," Bart remarked, shaking his head at Conor.
"I could always chain her up until she settles down," Conor mused out loud. Chains. Linked to the bed! Oh yeah.
"Conor, don't be a disgusting pig. Let her heal up before you chain her up like a prisoner," Bart grumbled as he walked back into his office. Well, she's mine now. I can do whatever I want to with her.
"What should we put on her? We cut off all of her clothes to fix her injuries," Conor asked as his lust smacked him in the face. She's slightly curvy in all the right places. I just need to get her up to weight. She has perfect-sized breasts and hips. Oh, those hips! I can't wait to be between those thighs, holding onto her hips! Her violet hair is pretty dirty and has a weird odor. But I can see that it curls at the ends. I bet she just needs a good bath.
"There are some patient gowns in the bottom of the small cabinet, along with some light blankets," A woman's voice rang out from the office. "If you need something heavier, I'll have to go to another part of the ward."
"Thanks, Jo!" Conor replied, walking over and grabbing one of the gowns and then back to Karen. Here we go, fair maiden. I don't want you to get sick. He gently slipped the gown onto her and then pulled her up so he could tie the strings behind her neck while she groaned softly.
"It's your fault, you know. I told you not to put up a fight, but no! You wanted to be stubborn and almost die instead. I bet you're going to be a handful. Probably more than every other woman I have been with- Combined." He paused a moment as he looked down at her chest. "I wonder…" He looked over to the office and back down to her. He slowly ran from her cheek down to her right breast and gave a gentle squeeze. It's even better than just looking springy like I want! His lust for her was growing by the second. Mm. I got to do it again. He gave another gentle squeeze.
"Conor! Get your hands off of her!" Bart snapped as he looked out of the office right at him. Damn! He caught me! "Get out." He said, pointing at the door. Uh. No. Conor frowned and crossed his arms over his chest at Bart. "If you stay, keep your hands off of her. She is my patient, and right now, you're not allowed to harass her. Wait until she leaves my medical ward before you feel her up."
"But she's amazingly hot. She's exotic! Just look at her, Bart! Violet hair and violet eyes! Where have you ever seen that before?" Conor protested, looking back down at Karen. I just want a tiny taste of her. Just enough to get me by.
Bart was not impressed in the slightest. "As the doctor, hands off or step out. I'm not going to tell you again. Prince or not, this is my medical ward," Bart snapped, setting a clipboard on Karen's belly. Bart opened each eye and shined a light in one eye and then the other. He opened her mouth and checked her teeth and gums. She has all her teeth and felt them dig into my skin, Bart. Bart continued with a thorough exam on the front side. "Help me lift her. I want to check her backside." Don't mind if I do!
Conor carefully lifted her, running his hand across her back. Hm. What's that? "She has something on her back, Bart," he advised, pressing her limp body to his chest. So soft! I'm going to die from this! I just want to take her back to my room and have her.
Bart moved part of the gown out of the way and gasped in shock. "Whoa?" He looked over her back, and a horrified look took its place on his face. He shook his head at the sight. Uh? What's with the look, Bart?
"What?" Conor asked as he thought about the soft, semi-plushy woman pressed against him. I just want to wake her up and have her. This is making me hornier by the second.
"She's either really defiant or someone hates her- Joanne, come here, please, honey," Bart said, examining Karen's back.
"Yes, dear?" she asked politely. Joanne was about as tall as Karen but slightly taller and curvier than Karen. She had dark brown hair that was braided into a bun. Joanne had a heart-shaped face with bright green eyes and a small mole on her right cheek that almost blended into her light complexion. She was of average build and was dressed in a pink scrub dress, white knee highs, and pink dress flats. "Do you need me to fetch something?"
"Could you trade spots with Conor for a minute?" Bart asked quickly as he continued to examine her back.
"Sure," Joanne said, walking over and holding onto Karen. She's pretty. Is she nice?"
Conor walked around and stood next to Bart. "Whoa! She's covered in scars. From the top of her back down, but they are mostly on her upper back." Conor reached out and gently ran his fingers over a couple. "She's feisty, Jo. She might take your face off if you aren't careful," Joanne frowned at his comment. There are at least a hundred. No!More than that!
"Don't..." Karen moaned in a pained tone. Conor withdrew his hand immediately. Did that hurt her?
"Let's set her down, Jo," Bart advised as he carefully helped lay her back down. "Well, what do you think, Conor? Does this make you want her less because of these scars?" Bart quietly asked as he watched his expression. "I've never seen that many on one person in an extremely long time."
Conor was silent as he took in the many scars he had seen. "There has to be at least two hundred, if not more. It's like a lifetime of lashings for ten people," he frowned. I mean, she was hostile..."
"Well, I will admit that those aren't attractive at all, but it makes me very curious as to why she has that many," he said, walking back around next to Joanne. She has to be defiant. I can't see it being anything other than that. It can be normal to have a few lashing scars, but nothing like that."
"She has to be really, really rebellious to get that many," Bart said slowly. "Are you sure you want to keep something that uncontrollable around you? Think carefully before you answer, Conor." It is dangerous. But she's exotic, and I can't pass up this chance. It may never come again.
Conor rubbed her left cheek with the back of his index finger as he thought about it. "Yeah, I will keep her for a bit longer, still. At least for a month or two. What's the worst that could happen, Bart? I get what I want from her, and then I move on with my life, like with everything else," he answered as Jo returned to the office, shaking her head. And I will get what I want!
"She needs to rest for a while, and we will see what you want to do with her after she wakes up," Bart replied, as Conor nodded in agreement. He left the room wondering why a girl like that had so many scars. Damn. Scars or not, she is gorgeous either way. What a woman! I can't wait to see where this goes.
Several hours later, Conor returned to the medical ward to check in on Karen. She rested soundly when Bart and Joanne came over to talk to Conor.
"It would be wise to keep her here for at least two days to monitor her. In the meantime, we will work on finding her a bed that is a bit more comfortable than what we have her on now," Bart explained as Joanne tied Karen's hair into a loose ponytail.
"We need to get her a good pillow, too," Joanne added. "I just rolled up a blanket, so this is fine temporarily."
"Agreed. I will start working on all this tomorrow. In the meantime, please let me know when she wakes up. I have some pressing questions I want answered," Conor instructed them. Like how she has all those scars on her back.
-Conor-A week had passed, but Karen was still sleeping soundly when Conor and Bart decided to move her to a different room out of the way from regular palace traffic on the third floor directly above Bart and Joanne's tiny apartments. Perfect! They found a suitable room with a view of the partially destroyed town below. I want her to have a window to look at something other than stone walls. The room had a full-sized bed with small side tables on either side of the bed. Conor and Bart each brought in a chair in addition to the plush chair already in the room in the corner by the door. There was a small four-drawer dresser on the wall opposite the bed.As soon as Karen was settled in the new room, Bart and Joanne left to continue organizing their medical ward while Conor stayed with her. Karen was in a new patient gown as they had not been able to find any clothes that would fit her from all the clothes that had been seized. What should I have made for you? I better not overthink abou
-Conor-A while later, there was a knock at the door, and Joanne came in. "Hey! Is she still sleeping?" Joanne asked, walking over next to Conor. She watched Karen sleep soundly for a few moments. Joanne frowned at her, wanting to meet her finally. "I was hoping she would be up by now. How disappointing.""Yeah, Bart thinks it has to do with the skirmish with me and then the major fight she went through last week. It was her versus like sixty or seventy men," Conor explained with a slight frown. "That's an incredible amount to take on by yourself." She said those words, and it was like the ground exploded. That was unbelievable!"That's what he told me, too. I think we should try to wake her up anyway. I want to meet her already!" Joanne whined eagerly."She's going to hate us all, Joanne. I'm willing to bet on it," Conor replied with a shrug. "But I don't care if she hates me. I really only want her for sex. I bet it's going to be mind-blowing!" I just want her lips around my dick. A
-Karen-I slowly opened my eyes and waited for them to adjust to the slight brightness of the room. I looked down at my hands and saw I was in shackles. Am- Am I alive? I could hear yelling out in the hall beyond the door. I tried to stretch a little bit and felt several sharp pains radiate from different spots on me. I slumped against the pillows and tried to piece together how it could even be possible that I was alive right now. There's no way that I should be alive right now. I was bleeding to death. How is this even possible? And what about the Queen and Head Mage? What happened to them?! I groaned from the pricks of pain that came and went."Lizette, I let you down. I let you die because I'm a coward." I sat silently for what felt like forever as I thought about Lizette and her final moments. "I could have probably summoned my soul jewel to save you, but I was Too afraid to try to do the right thing." I thought about the prince and his lunatic of a father, cold and calculating.
-Karen-"Tsk tsk, Karen. Do you want to fight us? You will lose in any case. You don't have enough energy to fight," Bart said sternly. I threw him a hateful look. "You shouldn't waste the gift that they give you. You certainly won't get a second chance with our king-""Go kill yourselves!" I snapped coldly as I scowled disdainfully. "Just leave me alone!" Conor laughed softly while Bart shook his head and approached the bed."Go on the other side, Conor." Bart approached from the right and Conor from the left. Go ahead. See what happens! They lunged at the same time. I raised the shackles at their faces, and they both hit the metal, yelling in pain."Damn this fucking woman!" Conor shouted as I snickered with glee. That was perfect! He gave me a dirty look as Bart felt his cheek to ensure he wasn't injured."Well, Karen, looks like round one goes to you," Bart advised, pursing his lips. "Remind me again why this was a smart idea to give the fighter a damn weapon, Conor?!""That was m
-Karen-"We aren't leaving," Conor firmly stated after a long silence. I slowly raised my head to look over at him. He looked frustrated. I shook my head as I started to doze off sitting up. I woke up a bit when he grabbed my right hand tightly. I didn't bother to pull away. I gave him a weary look as he moved to sit beside me. He slipped his left arm around me and pulled me to him. I was too tired to fight back as he positioned me to lean against him. You're lucky I'm so damn tired. "You're the most stubborn woman I have ever met," he whispered."Remind me to let you know when I give a damn about what you think," I quipped back with a laugh.He snorted as he laughed at my snarky reply. "You're so amusing- But I bet that's why you have all those scars on your back." I flinched at his words. "You don't listen to anything you're told. You've fought us since the moment you woke up. I'm starting to wonder if this was a mistake to keep you."My mind instantly went to the thoughts of the wh
-Karen-He looked like he was going to destroy me with his eyes. I slowly felt the fear seep in as he quietly watched me with a smirk. "Weren't expecting that answer, were you?" I shook my head silently as he pursed his lips at me. "Truce?""What is a truce?" I asked him nervously. It's probably a code word for rape."It means we agree to stop fighting for a while." He leaned towards me until he was only an inch away from me. "I apologize for losing my temper earlier. I don't want to hurt you, okay? So, please, stop fighting me, even if it's just for a little while."I didn't trust him at all. I felt like he was trying to play with me. "Go away," I murmured softly. I just want to be alone.""No," he said firmly. "I'm not leaving until you agree to a truce with me."I thought about it for a moment. "If it will get you to leave, I will agree to your truce. But don't come back." I ordered just as firmly, pulling back from him. Stop getting so close to me, too."You can't tell me what to
-Karen-A couple of voices woke me up a while later, talking about the events from last night. What day is it? "They got gutsy, that's for sure," Bart commented from the left. Ugh. I'm so tired."No kidding," Conor replied from right above me. I sleepily looked up at him, not realizing I was curled up to him, holding his shirt tightly. Karen! Why are you clinging to him like that? Additionally, he had me tucked right against his chest with his arm around me still. "Hey. Are you feeling okay?" I squinted at him while he and Bart chuckled. I need to wake up quickly and get away from him."I guess she isn't a morning person?" Bart asked as I slowly woke up. Wake up, Kay! Wake the hell up!"No, I'd say she was up most of the night guarding herself against me," Conor explained as I sat up. I yawned and stretched and felt a couple of joints pop. "Good morning, Karen." Are you trying to make small talk? Really! You just don't stop, do you?!"Get out..." I grumbled tiredly to them. I was exha
-Karen-"I have a question for you," I said as he returned and sat on the bed before me again."Oh! You have a question—it better not be 'why are you still here?'" he huffed sarcastically. As much as I would find that to be amusing, not this time. I shook my head in reply. "What's your question?" Conor asked, crossing his arms over his chest. He was watching me intently, and I felt a tinge of nervousness charge through me. The way he looks at me makes me uneasy."Why- Why did you pick me that day? You spared my life of all the people you must have run across in town. I'm sure that's only temporary, but I don't understand why. I didn't save you or even speak to you. I didn't do anything to warrant that gesture. Why would you save a total stranger?" I asked, meeting his gaze. I'm not sure, but I want to know the answer. But I am curious!"Why? Because you looked interesting. I still think you're interesting even if you're a bit psychotic and stubborn," he smirked while I pursed my lips.