Dungeon diving, pt 1 (Training, day 4)

You come to your senses the next morning as something warm and wet slowly travels up and down your erect cock. Still half-asleep, you reach down and your fingers encounter a tangled mass of thick hair; the contact causes the sensations on your shaft to stop for just a moment, then travel up to your tip and your manhood is surrounded by a pair of lips and then swallowed into an eagerly sucking mouth. You open your eyes and look down to see Brighid kneeling down between your legs, bent nearly horizontal so that she can worship your manhood. You tighten your fingers in her hair and pull her down fully onto your cock; she moans around you as she adjusts her position to allow you to slide into her throat. Between her tongue, the suction of her mouth, and the sensations of her swallowing around your upper length, it only takes you a minute before you call out her name and begin to pump your seed into her mouth. She pulls back until just your tip is contained in her mouth and eagerly drinks down your orgasm. Afterwards, she lovingly licks your softening member all over, ensuring every inch of you is clean.

Once she's finished, you sit up and give her a good-morning kiss. "That was an excellent way to wake up; you have my permission to wake me that way any morning you want."

Brighid laughs in response and teases, "Oh really? Your loving mare has her Lord's permission to wake him up with a blowjob? Does that mean I did not have permission this morn?"

You grin back and answer, "Just this once I'll forgive your transgression. But seriously, why are we getting up so early? The sun isn't even over the horizon yet!"

"Because today," She says as she hands you some trail rations, "We are going to clean out a dungeon! It is never easy to judge just how long that will take, but this is just a fairly new lair our scouts discovered a few weeks ago. It should not take us more than a few hours to clear, but I wanted the whole day just in case it turns out to be more difficult or time-consuming than anticipated. Now, eat up quickly, then help me into my armor. We have a ways to ride to get there; I did not want to camp too close to the entrance for reasons that are, I hope, obvious."

You obediently wolf down the food, then spend a few minutes strapping Brighid into her gleaming Sunsteel mail. While you tighten straps and buckle buckles, you ask, "Not that I object, and I trust you to have picked something the two of us can handle, but why are we going into a dungeon at all? I feel like I still need a lot more training."

Brighid nods and says, "You do. And you have made good progress in the last few days, but there is no substitute for real combat. There are other reasons as well; which I will explain on the way. Now finish up and climb aboard so that we can get going."

You and Brighid ride for about an hour at a mix between a walking and cantering pace. During the walking periods, Brighid explains to you that the dungeon is the lair of a kind of creature called a mite; not the bugs you immediately think of, but rather a sort of spirit of rot and decay. They do take insect-like forms, however, and they tend to nest underground and reproduce until they boil out in a giant swarm to blight miles of terrain. The cave you're going to is fairly new and the risk is relatively low, according to Brighid, especially since both of you have abilities which will deal extra damage to them; they are not **** to fire, but they are evil creatures of corruption. A second reason for this trip is that you and Brighid both need to learn how to fight as a pair before you get into a serious fight. The third and most speculative reason is that dungeons produce rewards when cleared, and those rewards are usually at least somewhat tailored to the party clearing the dungeon. Finally, she's also hoping that you will both get enough experience to level.

Congratulations! You have reached levels 5 and 6 in Riding. You are now a Novice at Riding; you cause 10% less Stamina drain to your mount.
Congratulations! You have reached levels 5 and 6 in Centaurback Riding. You are now a Novice at Centaurback Riding; you and your mount suffer 25% less penalties for fighting multiple enemies.

You have gained 100 experience for reaching Novice rank in two Skills.

Shortly after the sun has completely risen into the clear blue sky, Brighid slows to a halt and you dismount. She puts her helmet on, unslings her glaive from her back, and asks you to cast your Burning Barrage. "We are not going to do this stealthily; I am never going to be able to approach unseen or unheard, and your current magic does not really allow you to fight quietly, either. The mites' lair is in a cave just over this rise. I think our best bet is for you to stick close to me and use your magic to fight at range while I kill anything which gets up close. Does that sound reasonable to you?"

You readily agree, and the pair of you head over the top of the hill and down towards the cave entrance below, surrounded by patches of dead grass and bare earth. When you approach within about 50 meters, prompts appears in your mind.

Congratulations! You have earned 330 experience [300 base, +10% Lostlorn epithet] for discovering the Interesting Location, Lair of Fetid Decay.

You are approaching a Dungeon along with a friendly character. Would you like to form a Party? As you are tied for Leadership Skill level with Brighid Fireheart and your affinity for the Skill is higher, you would be appointed as the Party Leader.

You accept the party and instantly you become aware of Brighid's Health, Stamina, and Concentration in general terms; you can tell that she's full Health, a little tired but recovering Stamina quickly, and her Concentration is at about half; presumably there are some buff spells which she is maintaining. You also gain a new icon in your HUD. When you focus on it, you suddenly know that Brighid's Stoke the Flames Ability is providing you with +25% Health and Stamina regeneration and 10% fire and cold damage resistance. You quickly outline the goals of the quest to Brighid, then, as armed, armored, and prepared as you can be, the two of you move forward into the dark cavern.