"It does, milady," Penelope said.
"It sure does," a male voice said. It was Epsley, walking out of one of the buildings. "We've really been moving fast, thanks to your guild. We still have a long way to go, but we should finish by the season's end. Unfortunately, we'll still have to find businesses to occupy them all. That could take months or even years. It makes me wonder if some, if not most, of our work will go to waste."
Suddenly, a man screamed and flew out of a window. Shallista sprang into action, running, diving under and catching him, and embracing for protection him unto they rolled to a stop. "Are you okay?" she asked, standing and dusting herself off.
"Yeah, no thanks to you," he said.
Had she just heard right? "Excuse me?"
"I was trying to injure myself so that cutie could heal me with her magic," he said, pointing at Wendy.
Wendy recoiled and held her arm up defensively. "Ack!"
"What if you had died, stupid?" Shallista asked. "Even she can't heal death."
He looked down at himself, then at Wendy.
"Yep," Shallista said.
"I'm so sorry, ladies," Epsley said. "I hope you'll continue working with us. If not, I'll understand."
Shallista looked at Wendy. "It's up to you. Well..."
"I-I guess it's fine...but I'm not healing him," Wendy said, pointing at him. "He can become a splat on the ground for all I care."
"Whoa, harsh," Cordelia said. "So much for a gentle, caring light wizard."
Vilka stretched and yawned. "Well, if we're done for the day, I'm gonna go back to headquarters for some training." She flexed her biceps on one arm and slapped the resulting bulge with the other hand. "Can't let the steel get weak."
Shallista nodded. "That's fine. Do as you will, everyone. I'm going to stay and help the guys clean up."
*
Wendy was enjoying ice cream in the city center with Penelope and Cordelia. "You know, this is a nice area," she said. "It's a good place to sit down, relax, and be noticed."
"That's kind of the point," Penelope said. "The city center was originally a gathering place for everyone to do everything. City planning, plays, activities for children, this is the place where everyone came together. Of course, that all was before I was born. Now it's just a regular old park for mingling."
"That's interesting," Cordelia said. "Now that I think about it, we still don't know this city that well. Maybe you could give us a tour one day."
"As long as that day isn't today," Penelope said. "Right now, I just want to sit back and eat ice cream with my friends."
Wendy smiled. "I like this."
Suddenly, Cordelia looked off to the left and gasped. "There's trouble, you guys."
Wendy and Penelope looked. Nothing was there, which meant Cordelia was using her super sight to see, "Outside the city gates? What's going on?"
"Someone is outside being dragged by horse about a mile up the road," Cordelia said.
Penelope hopped off the bench. "Time to jump into action. Sexy Warriors, mobilize!"
"Well, someone's really getting into it," Cordelia said. "Let's go."
*
The three of them rushed to the city gate and looked out. "There they are," Wendy said. "Leave this to me." She walked out as the horse got closer by the second. She held her staff in front of her and chanted, "Gods and Goddesses, pierce their sight. Flash!"
A bright light flashed, causing the horse to stop, cry out, and fall to the side. Wendy immediately rushed over to reassure it and stroke its head. "It's okay. No one's going to hurt you."
Penelope and Cordelia rushed in to untie the foot of the man the horse was dragging and pulled him away. "Are you okay?" Penelope said.
"Urgh..." he said, stirring to life. "I thought I was gonna die." Then, he opened his eyes and looked around. "Wait. I'm not dead, am I?"
"No, you're quite safe," Cordelia said.
"No, I must be dead," he said. "I wouldn't be able to see this many angels if I weren't."
"Oh," Cordelia and Penelope said at the same time, rolling their eyes.
"This horse is the angel," Wendy said, continuing to strike its head. "This shiny brown coat is immaculate to the touch."
He tried sitting up, "Her name is...urgh!"
Wendy was sure the horse's name wasn't Urgh! "I'm a light wizard. Do you need healing?"
"Of course I do," he said. "I was dragged five miles by a horse."
"Five miles?" Penelope asked.
"How did such a thing happen?" Cordelia asked.
Wendy came over and cast a healing spell. "Okay, tell us all about it."
"I was trying to show off for a pretty girl with some horse tricks," he said. "One of the tricks went bad and I ended up falling off. It must have scared Waterlily because she started running and didn't stop and I wound up tagging along. I was hoping she'd tire herself out, but she never did. All I could do was was pray after that."
So, the horse's name was Waterlily. She offered him a hand up. "If you're hungry, we'd be willing to feed you and Waterlily."
He grabbed her hand, giving her the once over as he did. "The person who owns the horse, his name is Wagner."
She pulled him up. "And the woman who's breasts you're staring at, her name is Wendy."
"Ooh, Wendy!" Cordelia and Penelope said together.
"Shut up, you two," Wendy shot.
*
Wendy brought Wagner back to the guild and showed Wagner and Waterlily the stable. "As you can see, we don't have a horse, but we have a nice stable. Our guild master built it with her own two hands."
"Looks like there's enough room for three or four," he said. "Well-constructed, too. Your guild master seems like quite the handyman."
"I'm hoping to get a horse, a unicorn, and a Pegasus," she said. "Though, the last time I rode a Pegasus, I learned I get air sick. Still, it would be nice to have one. Until then, perhaps you'd be willing to let Waterlily break it in."
He nodded. "That's fine. We brought her all this way. May as well put it to use."
After putting Waterlily in one of the stalls and giving her some food, they left the stable and joined Cordelia and Penelope for sandwiches in the guild hall. After eating, they conversed for a bit until Shallista showed up.
"Well, what's this?" Shallista asked. "Who's boy toy is this?"
Penelope and Cordelia pointed at Wendy.
"Ack!" Wendy gasped. "He's not my boy toy!" She looked to Wagner. "S-so, this is my guildmaster."
Wagner stand and shook Shallista's hand. "Howdy, lady." He gestured to the stable. "Rumor has it this is your handiwork. Looking at you, I can tell you know your way around a hammer."
"All we need to do now is get a horse for Wendy to put in there," Shallista said. "She's a horse-fiend...but I'm sure you've figured that out faster than you figured out her cup size."
"Heh, she does have great knowledge of horses...and a mighty fine chest," Wagner said, a hint of nervousness in his voice.
Shallista turned and headed for the garden. "She's the only healer I've got. Try not to be too rough with her. It'd be ashamed if she broke."
Penelope and Cordelia simply sat there, wide-eyed.
Wagner turned to Wendy, scratching the back of his head. "Well, she certainly is...direct, isn't she."
Wendy was so embarrassed, she couldn't speak. She just wanted to melt away.
*
Wendy was out in the fields riding Waterlily. The wind felt good blowing over her body and through her hair. She hadn't ridden a horse in a while. She couldn't get rid of her smile if she punched herself in the face.
Unfortunately, it had to come to an end eventually. It was late and Wagner was waiting for them at the edge of the fields near the back of the city. She didn't want to keep him waiting all night. "Okay, we're going back, Waterlily," she said, guiding the horse into a U-turn, beginning the charge back to the city.
As they got closer, Wagner eventually came into sight. They drew closer and she said, "Whoa, Waterlily. Whoa." The horse galloped to a walk, then stop in front of her owner. Wendy hopped off. "Thanks for letting me ride her. It was quite a thrill."
"I'm still surprised she let you ride her so easily," he said. "I had a hard time even getting on her my first ride. You really do have a magic touch with horses."
"Yeah, I guess so," she replied. "Well, I'm headed back to headquarters. If you're still in town tomorrow, I'd love to ride her again. Have a restful night." As she walked away, she felt him grab her arm. She turned. "What is it?"
He was looking off to the side with a sheepish look on her face. "You know, the redhead may have been a little too direct, but she wasn't wrong. I have to admit, with you having that body and wearing that outfit, I'm having a hard time being a gentleman and all. I guess I'm saying, I wouldn't mind being your boy toy."
Was she really hearing this? "What are you saying?"
He let go of her arm and gently stroked her thigh. "I've been wanting to touch you all over your body since the moment I saw you. I want a hot, passionate night of loving you."
His hand against her leg for so good, she nearly moaned out loud, but she stopped herself. "But we just met today. You seem like a great guy and all, but I'd like to take a little more time before I offer myself to you. Maybe after marriage or at least some sort of engagement."
"Heh, a woman of principle, even in that outfit," he said. "I like that. Maybe I will take you up on that one day. Too bad I don't have anything for you to hold on to until then." He looked up, then at Waterlily, and finally her. "Why don't watch Waterlily for me?"
She thought she was going to faint. "Ack...What? I can't take Waterlily! She's yours!"
"But you want a horse, right?" he asked. "She really seems to like you and you already have a place to put her. I can say she doesn't always like me. Why do you think I wound up getting dragged for miles? I just think she'd be in better hands with you. I can always find another horse."
"Are you serious?" she asked. "You'd really let me have Waterlily?"
"Yeah, I insist."
"Hmm," she said, giving some thought to the situation. Then, she grabbed his hand and put it on her breast. "Waterlily will be safe with me."
He pulled himself in and gave her a long kiss. "Looks like we have a deal. See you when I see you. Maybe I'll have a husband for Waterlily when I do."
"Oooh! Hear that, Waterlily? You might be getting a boy toy of your own."
*
Shallista awoke feeling good. A glance out her bedroom window told her everything she needed to know. The sun was shining. There were no clouds in the sky. Farmers were out in the fields working. It was time for her to do likewise and tend to garden out back.
She hopped out of bed and stretched. She briefly contemplated going out naked, before choosing to don her armor. She left her room and headed downstairs. She entered the guild hall and greeted Jelena and Lupe, who were having breakfast. Then, she walked down the long hall to the back, twisted the doorknob, and opened it, ready to step out into the world.
Suddenly, she heard a thunderous thudding sounds and something large whizzed past the door, stopping her dead in her tracks. "Huh?" She poked her head out and saw it was Wendy riding Waterlily.
Wendy looked back and said, "Look, milady. I got a horse, I got a horse, I got a horse!"
That was nice. The stable she worked she hard on would finally have an occupant. She did wonder what Wendy had to do to get it, though. "She must have screwed that man's brains out."
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