The "Wicked Sprite"

Nestled in a small street that was far enough from the main roads within the city, the "Wicked Sprite" was a small, relatively quiet tavern that the guild likes to go to whenever they needed a place in the city to relax. It was also where he & Janissa sometimes discuss where they wanted to go with the guild, or just simply take in the sights and sounds of the talents of traveling bards. Cesar knew where it was when he got to the Middle District. It was a cream-colored, three-story building, with a couple of windows flanking the front door, with the sign of a laughing sprite hanging over it.

Entering the tavern, the sounds of music from the working bards could be heard, and the handful of patrons inside could be heard doing their respective things. Cesar took the table that the guild usually took whenever they were here, which was empty at this time, and waived to the tavern keeper, who waved back. It wasn't long before some good, freshly cooked food, and his favorite drink was brought to him personally by the keeper, and he dropped a reasonable amount of gold coins in the middle-aged, balding man's chubby hand, who gave him a good pat on the shoulder. Quietly, he ate slowly, watching the bards perform. After finishing his meal, and he sipped his drink a few times, he felt the warm, soft touch of a woman brush against his shoulder. Turning his head, he saw the barmaid that was his occasional companion.

"Greetings, m'lord, Cesar." The barmaid looked to him with a smile. "I hope you liked the seasoned chicken and pork that my sister prepared."

"Indeed, Olgana. Your sister did a wonderful job cooking this." Cesar smiled to the barmaid, Olgana. She was a human woman in her mid 20's, a few inches shorter in height than him, and weighed no more than 140 lbs. A curvaceous woman of her class, her long, shapely legs and large hips were hidden in the ankle-length skirt of her working dress. She also wore a matching, functional corset that helped accentuate her soft 36dd breasts. Her blue eyes glinted at the sight of seeing her occasional companion return from his latest adventures, while her reasonably calloused fingers brushed aside a few stray strands of her sandy blonde hair.

"It is good to see you return, m'lord." Olgana smiled to Cesar, as she sat down on an empty chair next to him. "How is the guild?"

"The guild is fine, recuperating from our latest adventures." Cesar looked to the barmaid. "We've added a couple of new people to the guild, but Janissa spent some time in tortured captivity. That is why she is not with me today."

"Oh?" Olgana responded, a look of concern on her face. "She did not get gravely wounded or anything, right?"

"Physically, no," Cesar responded, "but mentally, yes. She was sexually assaulted."

"Oh my!" Olgana covered her mouth in a state of shock. "Will she recover?"

"In due time, Olgana." Cesar responded. "I'm giving her all the time she needs to recover, and I'm letting Trini & Sakura help her out, this time. Given that it was men that sexually assaulted her, she just needs some time around other women, for now."

"I-I understand, m'lord." Olgana nodded to him. "But still, it is good to see you back."

Cesar & Olgana exchanged small talk while he slowly gulped down a 2nd cup of his drink of choice, and she ran the few necessary errands in between. Eventually, she returned to his table, giving him a smile. That was when the barmaid hiked her skirt up some, letting him see something new. First, there was the new pair of ankle boots that she was wearing. It was black, had a silver buckle on top, laces up at the front, and was low-heeled to make it suitable for a working woman. Then she hiked it up further so that she could let him see her cream-colored, opaque stockings.

"New stockings and ankle boots, Olgana?" Cesar looked up to her. The guild was used to seeing her in leather slippers, and legs that were otherwise bare.

"Yes, m'lord." Olgana smiled and let go of her skirt, so that it fell back down to her ankles. "I did a few extra things at the governor's manor for an event, while you and the guild were away. I used those earned coins to buy them. Do you like them?"

"Yes, I do, Olgana." Cesar smiled up at her.

"I appreciate the complement, m'lord." Olgana smiled down to him, then whispered. "I have more to show, if you want."