Darkness
Chapter 35 Treasure and the Siren’s Call
It’s down to this
I've got to make my life make sense
Can anyone tell me what I’ve done?
I miss the life
I miss the colors of the world
Can anyone tell where I am?
Cause now again I’ve found myself so far down
Away from the Sun that shines into the darkest place
I am so far down away from the sun again
Away from the sun again….
Away from the Sun, by 3 Doors Down
Darkness Chapter 35 Treasure and the Siren’s Call
No, the dead didn’t have a use for what they took but at the mere idea of touching them made Keylyn shiver in revulsion and made him feel as though he might loose his lunch any minute. Only his embarrassment that he was acting like a complete an utter child again caused Keylyn to take a deep breath and calm himself. He didn’t want Captain Dresden to think badly of him for being weak and pathetically squeamish.
Their search of the bodies of the two elf assassins resulted in a surprising haul of valuables and coins. The two dead elf’s waist pouches were filled with a mixture of gold, silver, copper, and even a few highly valuable elfin Mytheral coins of blended precious elfin metals.
Also, their search of the elf's bodies, as well as their horses, which were hidden close by in the nearby woods, revealed two coats of lightweight and noiseless elfin chain mail. The mail would bring a high price if sold. Numerous knives of various types, both for practical, as well as for various assassin uses, such as tiny deadly throwing knives were concealed about the bodies while still others were stuck inside boots.
Two Heavy, hooded, neutral gray cloaks were found tied to the saddles. The cloaks would both protected their wearer from the weather and conceal in the shadows. These cloaks also had a third use, for Dresden decided to use them to hold their recent plunder and secure it to the saddles of the dead elf’s horses. Selling the horses would bring even more gold pieces.
Keylyn decided very quickly that he was going to keep the very long thin narrow beautiful ornate dull gray Pewter dagger that he found clutched in his dead victim’s hand, because its narrow blade was actually almost sword length. Yet the thin blade was both surprisingly strong and lightweight. Keylyn couldn't use a huge heavy Long sword like the Captain used, it was just too heavy for him. The pleased young elf retrieved the sheath from dead elf's belt and he hung the sheathed dagger immediately on his own after carefully cleaning it to ensure it was free of any sign of the assassin's blood.
Along with weapons, armor, and other items, they found six pieced of jewelry on the two bodies. Dresden suggested they not wear any of it for fear it was cursed. Until they got it examined by an expert in town to determine its true purposes. Among the jewelry found on the two Assassins were three rings with gems, two bracelets also with gems and silver amulet on a chain. While the other things they found inside the dead elf’s saddlebags were for most part practical survival items for use on the trail. For example food, changes of clothing, blankets, water containers, first aid supplies, tinderboxes with flint and steel to make fire, and last two versatile container of a fine oil. But in the end, the comprehensive search of both the bodies or their saddlebags revealed nothing about, who had sent the Assassins on their mission to capture or retrieve Keylyn.
Keylyn also found along with a tiny bottle of potion, a thing tucked into a special pocket inside the dead elf's saddlebag. He was unable to figure out what it was for, it was a thin-coiled piece of narrow sharp wire with small narrow wooden handles at the end. So he asked the captain, for he just had to know. “Captain what is this thing for?” Keylyn felt the thing seemed to radiate evil.
“ It’s a garrote wire. Quick, deadly, and nasty. Skilled assassins are able to use it to strangle and kill their prey in only matter of seconds.”
“That’s a awful! Dose it have any have any value for I ‘d prefer not to touch it again.”
“No value really. Each assassin creates his own, as part of his training.”
“Good! Replied Keylyn in disgust, as he dropped the garrote to the ground at his feet and kicked the vile thing away from him into the thick underbrush.
The Captain, one last time, reminded Keylyn to take anything of any possible valuables, including the potion, for they would sell it and everything else they didn't need in town. Finally, they finished searching the bodies then they began securing everything they found inside the cloaks and lashing them to the back of the dead assassin’s horses.
“Captain, should we bury the bodies, so the animals don’t get at them?”
“Hell no! Let the animals feed! They attacked us and lost so they get what they deserve!”
Then they mounted up and headed in the direction of the town. They had been riding for just over a couple of hours, when the trail reached a beautiful area right along side a bright blue lake. Keylyn suddenly felt the need to stop, his ass ached from not being used to riding and he had the need to answer nature’s call. Besides, it would give old Gray-Gray a little break too. Then, suddenly, he remembered that his face was still covered with the elf's blood that the Captain had wiped on it earlier. Right then Key wanted that blood off of him and he certainly wasn’t going to wait until they reached the town before he removed it.
Keylyn calmly stated his request and reason. Immediately, Dresden consented, but quickly warned, “Key we can’t be here too long. It's after three. We want to reach the town before it gets too dark!”
“Okay, please let and me Gray-Gray rest for just a little while. ”
Immediately, when the horses came to a stop, Keylyn jumped from his horse’s back like he'd done it many times before. Then he headed directly into the underbrush to take care of business. When he got back he found, to his delight, that the Captain had laid a down a blanket right along side the lake and he sat relaxing quietly waiting for him. Dresden had even placed out some food and drink so they could have a quick snack. As Keylyn sat down on the edge of blanket, he realized how nice and warm the weather was. He quickly removed his jacket before taking a drink from a water skin.
The young elf was suddenly aware that handsome Captain Dresden was, once again, watching him intently with one of those oddly admiring heated looks. That contrasted wildly somewhat with his friendly, but cool, formal manner.
Keylyn realized, abruptly, at that point that he wanted the brave Captain to like him. Actually, to be truthful, he wanted the man to more than just like him. Perhaps, maybe, even to desire him, as a lover. Because Keylyn found the man handsome and his kind green eyes seemed to display both compassion and affection, which after dealing with the terrible Darkness, he found oddly very sexually intriguing.
All at once, out of nowhere, Keylyn’s sleeping passions and lust were kindled to sudden intense life. His young body, abruptly, started to burned wildly with hunger and need. He craved the intimate touch of another. It was as if his cruel, evil missing master, Darkness, had addicted him to sexual pleasure like it was an intoxicating drug. But, this time, Keylyn wanted to be the one who did the choosing, not the one forced to comply and submit. Something told him the Captain wouldn’t try to hurt him or enjoy abusing him like the ruthless, terrible Darkness did. Even with the old dried blood still smeared over his face Dresden appeared to be attracted to him. Yet the man failed to make the first move. If anything was to happen, it appeared it must be Keylyn who instigated it.
A soft sigh of wanton excitement slipped from Keylyn lips as he rose, gracefully, to his feet. Quickly, he kicked off his boots then, slowly and enticingly as possible. He began to remove and strip out of his clothes, until he stood completely naked, displaying all of his delicately slender body with its pale graceful form except what his long full concealing silky wave of pale silver violet hair hid as it fell all the way down his back and past his bottom.
Then Key, knowing full well what he was doing, stared back at the seated mercenary with an intensely amorous gaze and smiled ever so invitingly. Then, quickly, Key gathered his hair together and tossed his head with several graceful flicks until the mass of his pale hair hung over his shoulders and down the front of his body so he could fully display the remainder of his alluringly naked curves to the seemingly stunned captain’s sight. Pausing only briefly, again to entice his prey with a flirting bat of his long full lashes over his bright violet eyes, Keylyn then, graceful as a dancer, ran off toward the lake and dived into the water. As he slowly rose to the surface, he thoroughly cleaned the dried blood from his face then began to swim with slow easy strokes back and forth in front of his observer, who never looked away. But, stubbornly, the man refused to be enticed into the water with him.
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Aware of what the beautiful seductive young elf was endeavoring to do to him, in spite of it Captain Dresden still couldn’t take his heated gaze from boys pale, sensual wanton flesh with it elegant long lines and perfect curves. It was a now wet willowy body which whispered, like a siren’s call, a promised exquisite rapture and ecstasy with the briefest touch. So strong was this powerful sweet siren’s call that the crotch of the mercenary’s leather pant grew painfully tight and, just for a second, the man feared he would loose control and his well laid plans would be lost in a wave of violent lust that he could not control. This unholy ache for the beautiful Keylyn made him nearly lose reason but he fought his lust and, somehow, got his control back. Yet, Dresden permitted himself to enjoy the sight of the sleek wet body openly displayed before him. But, still, underneath a part of him grew angry, making him simmer at the boy’s blatant and unrestrained sexual daring.
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Dresden didn’t take his eyes off the Keylyn, not even once, the whole time the young elf was in the lake but the man held back and made no move to join him either. That disappointed Keylyn greatly.
Eventually, the chill of the water finally made Keylyn leave the lake. He headed directly back toward the blanket and his waiting companion, making no effort to hide or cover his nakedness, but halted, shivering, before the blanket and shook himself sensually like a animal to rid himself of most of the water that beaded on his pale graceful form. Then Key threw himself down on the blanket in a kneeling position right in front of the mercenary Captain where he reached out and he grabbed the Captains large hands, bringing them to his body, pressing and rubbing the man palms over the sleek planes of his naked body.
“Captain, you defeated the assassin, so come take your prize. Please, I want you too touch me. I ache to be yours. ” Came the elf's breathless purring request.
“No, Keylyn, I dare not. You’ll be my death. My Lord will kill me for daring to touch his special beauty, his minion. You belong only to him. Why, my Lovely elfin water sprite, must you tempt me so? I want only to lick the water from your skin, feast on your pink mouth, caressing you until you lay quiet and willing in my arms but I dare not for it will destroy me. Besides, I simply can’t betray My Lord Seer’ Reign. I owe him too much. ”
“Oh please, my captain, do it! I want you so. He is not here to know or stop what we do. How will he know unless you tell him? But why would you do such a foolish thing as to tell him?”
“Lovely one, I promise he will know. I need not tell him. Do you know what he will do to you? When he finds out that you tried to give yourself to me in this manner?”
“Yes no doubt, he will hurt and beat me. But, then he has beaten me before, when I disobeyed him! So what the fuck is new? He enjoys hurting me, it excites him. My brave captain, you disappoint me. I thought that you feared no one, not even the evil one I call Darkness. ”
“Come now, boy, I would be foolish not to be afraid of my lord Seer’ Reign and his formidable Magick. But if he finds out about us, I very will likely suddenly cease to exist and when he is done with me, not even the smallest memory of me will remain. ”
Key leaned forward and, gently, placed his mouth against Dresden's and forced his tongue deep inside to taste him. All at once, angry, rough, furious hands took hold of Keylyn and the beautiful elf boy was violently flung down panting, flat on his back on the blanket. The young elf laid there his length hard and high against his flat belly. It wept pre-come, as his violet eyes wept silent tears at being denied relief. It seemed his so-called brave mercenary feared to take what he offered freely. Keylyn then, with a groan of deepest misery, instantly curled himself into a tight ball to hide his nakedness from the man who had so totally and completely rejected him.
As Key lay there wet and shivering in despair, he decided he was such a stupid little slut to believe in heroes, for all men were afraid of something, alas, the not-so-brave Captain, was no different than any of the others.
The Captain found it necessary to abruptly leave the blanket and he quickly rushed away to the protection of some thick dense bushes, as if he couldn’t stand it seeing the wretched, crying elf. After taking care of his own call of nature, he reluctantly returned. Taking something from his saddle bags, he tossed it down over the boy’s nakedness in quiet, annoyed disgust. It was one of the soft woven linen shirts that had been appropriated from the assassins. Next the captain crisply ordered, “It time to go, Key. We need to reach the town by night fall so dry yourself off with this shirt and get dressed now, for our time is limited. Be an adult and stop that silly weeping, after all your no longer a child. Do it now or so help me, I will slap you. Now, dress!”
“Yes Captain Dresden, please just give me to time to water Gray-Gray before we start off!”
“Yes, hurry! Do it quickly!” Replied the very Irritable Captain.
Keylyn quickly dried off and dressed, somehow getting his emotions back under some degree of control so he could function. The captain’s rejections had hurt him but Keylyn decided he would live and function. The first thing he did was take care of the old stallion, making sure he was well watered and ready to travel. Key patiently mounted the horse and waited for further orders from the captain.
It was then the young elf looked over at his companion and found the man was still finishing up the process of watering his own horse, as well as the other two horse taken from the assassins. Next, he tied the three horses to branch and proceeded to, carefully, check each of the horse's bridles and tack, as well as the supplies tied to their backs, as if the man feared something might fall off or be lost. The captain seemed to be seeking away to delay their departure for some reason.
Keylyn, annoyed that the man had told him to hurry; the hurt rebellious elf had half a mind to start out and let the man catch-up to him. Suddenly, he found himself angrily directing old Gray-Gray toward the trail, only to have the captain move and stand directly in the old gray horse’s path. This gave the elf two chooses, go right through the mercenary or go around him. A part of him was angry enough that he would like to ride right over him but he knew he wouldn’t do it. He started turn the horse away and around the man when again Dresden blocked his path and he grabbed Gray-Gray head and halter.
“Boy what the fuck do you think your doing or going now? I am not ready to go just yet. I want a word with you before we start off. ”
“Well too bad, Captain, I am not in the mood to talk to you. I think I’ll just go on ahead and, perhaps, meet up with you later in town. I want to be alone now. I am not in the mood for anyone’s company just now. ”
“Really, then what will you do, Keylyn when more Assassins try to attack or capture you and I wont be there to save you pretty ass?”
Keylyn, unconsciously, put his hand on the hilt of the pewter dagger at his waist.
Abruptly Dresden was laughing at him. “Key, you barely know how to use that little toy. Come, don’t be a foolish child. ”
“Then, perhaps, I’ll try fighting them and die, which might be for the best anyway. The only prospects I have is being Darkness whore until he finally tires of me and sells me for a few gold pieces to fill his coffers, Captain Dresden. So why do you even pretend to care what happen to me when you don’t really care about me at all? You probably think of me, as a weak filthy soiled pathetic little slut, which is what I have become. For that is what your noble Lord Seer’ Reign has made me. Now, let go of the horse and let me have my freedom for just a little while. Have mercy on me, let me pretend I have free will in the bright sunlight, and can do as I like, even if it's only a fleeting temporary illusion. Until you, once more return me to the castle and my lord's bed. ”
“No Keylyn, I know you hate me for denying you my affections, and I have hurt you deeply, but before you go anywhere, you will listen to what I have to say. ” As the Captain spoke he reached up and gentle grabbed one of Keylyn’s slender ankles, holding it possessively for emphasis. “You don’t understand the relationship between me and Lord Seer’ Reign, what ever I am now, it is because My Lord made me that way and I owe him. I can’t betray him by taking you as my lover. He truly values you more than you know. He's just incapable of telling you that. It is easier for him to hurt you than it is to tell you of his deep feelings and affection. ”
“Well, Captain, it is not mutual., I hate Darkness. He cruelly mocks and humiliates me repeatedly. He enjoys making me whimper in pain. I will do just about anything to be free of him, maybe even die!”
“Keylyn, I don’t think you truly mean that if you think about it hard enough. Go on, ride on ahead. I will catch up to you, Key. Just know one thing; I don’t think of you as a pathetic filthy little slut in any way at all. I think your beautiful, exquisite, and brave. I would be happy to have you as my consort if you didn’t belong to Seer’ Reign. ” Whispered Dresden, tugging affectionately on the elf’s slender ankle.
“Now! Who is fooling themselves?” Chuckled a sneering Key, as he headed Gray-Gray away from the mercenary and on to the trail.