Elene felt sad after Aaron abruptly cleared her doubts and plainly made her understand he had no interest in her sensually. She felt unhappy but relieved at least.
"Shall we begin then," Aaron said, cracking his knuckles.
The massage session was about to start and Elene still felt tensed, even more tensed than ever. It was only natural that she would feel like this. After all, she had never been touched by a man and to top it off, she didn't know Aaron enough for that.
"Relax," Aaron's voice urged her into calmness.
Elene took several deep breaths to calm herself down and as she was doing so, she felt her breathing cease in an instant.
A new feeling shrouded her just a moment after and Elene's eyes rolled up and down. A sudden shiver followed afterwards, overwhelming her like someone unknowingly plunged into an icy cold bath.
"W-What... is... this feeling!" she stuttered, her mind straying past imaginary dark starry skies.
She didn't understand what she was feeling and what had caused it but the only thing that had newly happened in the last few seconds was Aaron's palms touching her belly.
However, Elene couldn't believe that a mere touch was enough to make her feel this way. There had to be something else.
Was he using some sort of strange spell?
Was she dreaming?
Was it some kind of illusion?
The truth of the matter was that the massage session had began and Elene didn't even realise it.
It was as though Aaron had flipped on a switch of happiness and calm inside of her.
"Yesss," she said with a soft, lingering voice of satisfaction.
The maid's face burned red from the pleasure that flowed through her with every pressing touch Aaron made on her skin. His hands were soft and warm, tenderizing her skin with care. She felt the calculated pressure with which he pressed down on her, just enough to not trigger pain as her body softened and bounced back to hit his hands.
"Hmmm," she purred, biting her lips and making a lewd facial expression. Of course, she didn't know what she was doing, otherwise she would feel very embarrassed to continue.
Her hands passed underneath the second towel that Elsa had used to cover her lower body and moved in between her thighs as she flexed and squeezed her legs together.
Aaron noticed this and smiled, not minding what she was doing. He was not surprised that his massage had such an effect on this human. His was, after all, a divine touch.
Elene felt the pangs of pain seeping out of her pores like sweat. She couldn't believe how something so painful could turn into a sweet, soothing sensation that she wanted to experience again.
Aaron paused for a minute and exhaled. Immediately, he felt Elene's grip on his wrist and looked at her. She was washed red and her eyes watered and broadened. Elene barely said a complete word without gasping for air.
"Please. More... please... don't stop," she begged, making doe eyes at Aaron.
She didn't care anymore what Aaron thought of her. All she wanted was to feel how Aaron made her feel for a longer time. She didn't mind if he saw her naked or even touched her in more ways than expected... at this moment, Elene was ready give anything for that feeling.
Her legs were shaking and her breathing was gaspy. The table upon which she laid was soaked wet from her waist area down with fluid dripping off the table and onto the ground.
Aaron sucked his teeth and smiled at her. "This is the end of your session. You should feel better now."
Elene wanted to squawk but then, it hit her. She was no longer feeling any pain. She felt renewed.
"What is this magic?" she wondered.
"But—" her lips parted to speak before Aaron interrupted her.
"Tsk, tsk. You can meet me in Bambara village for more sessions if you so wish," he said, handing her the rubber bag of cooled water, "...with your star shillings of course."
Aaron left the room but Elene was not happy. She hit the sides of the table like a child throwing tantrums but soon stopped when she noticed a wet spot on the towel.
She touched it and looked around, only to see that she was still dripping fluid onto the table.
"It... it was... me?!" she cried out in shame.
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Two days passed since then.
Elene was better, however, she never remained the same since Aaron's divine touch was bestowed on her.
Coming close to Aaron, or the mere thought of having to come across him, made her feel shivers and so, she tried to avoid him entirely.
"So you'll be leaving now," King Elda said with a countenance that begged Aaron to stay even a little while longer.
Aaron nodded and smiled while looking around. "Yes, Elda. I have to go. I still have a business to run and my mother as well must be worried sick."
He inched closer to whisper into her ears, covering his mouth with his hands. "You see, she thinks you devour male creatures. I'm sure she thinks I'm dead already."
They both laughed, leaving the sisters of the castle in utter confusion.
Yana leaned in close to Rhis. "When did they get so close?" she whispered.
Rhis shrugged. "I don't know, Yana. I don't know."
Having heard Rhis' reply, Yana perked up and stayed her gaze on them. "Something definitely happened here."
Aaron moved away from the chieftain to join Elsa and looked at everyone else.
"Thank you all for your hospitality!"
He and Elsa waved at them.
"Ready?" he asked his apprentice, who nodded in response.
Aaron looked at the chieftain again and nodded as a sign for their departure.
The chieftain clapped her hands and a large magic circle manifested underneath them and expanded to almost four times its original size. It was bigger than the one Yana conjured on their way to the castle.
"See you soon," Elda said under her breath as she watched Aaron vanish with the light.
After a few seconds, Aaron and Elsa were engulfed by a pillar of yellow light that shone for another few seconds before disappearing for good, leaving nothing where they stood.
Almost in an instant, they appeared right in the middle of the Bambara village, shocking everyone around.
Elsa looked around, amazed at how far and fast the chieftain's magic reached.
"She's quite impressive," Aaron commented.
"Let's go, Elsa."