The lake

"We must go," Erin says, pulling her tunic back over her head. You are buckling your belt back on. "If we don't go now, we will be late."

"Where are we going?" you ask.

"My mistress wants to meet you in person. I am to guide you on the first part of your journey."

Erin leads you away into the forest. Though she goes barefoot, nothing seems to hinder her progress. She leads you by secret paths, so that if you didn't have her with you, you'd have already lost your way. You're completely turned around after only a few minutes. After two hours, you finally stumble out of the forest.

There's a stretch of grass before you, which gives way shortly to a vast lake, deep in the middle of the forest. It is a vision of paradise. The water is sparkling blue, and the land gives way to it in white sandy beaches.

"This is as far as I take you," Erin says. "Go down and wait by the lake. Goodbye, Sir John." She leans up, gives you a peck on the lips, and walks back to the forest. She spares you one last, longing look, and is gone. You go down to the lake as she told you to.

You have only just made it to the beach when you see the beautiful woman sitting, naked, in the surf. She is watching you.

Blonde, with bright blue eyes and gold-tanned skin, she is slim and fit. Her breasts are of a medium size, but she has beautiful long legs. She looks like she has just been swimming.

"Sir John, I presume?" she says.

"That's me."

"My name is Aqua. I am a water sprite, and a sister to Erin. I believe you know her... and quite intimately too, if that recent earthquake is anything to judge by?"

You smirk. "Jealous?"

"Of course," she smiles. "I'm curious to know what I'm missing. Wouldn't you like to rectify that?"