Stay and Wait

She decided to stay put. The forest was full of danger and she was hesitant to abandon a fresh water source. Odette pried the scoffed boots from her feet and set them aside as she dipped her blistered feet into the river. It felt so refreshing that after a short while Odette decided she may as well take a dip in the river and hopefully relax her tense body.

Odette stripped down to a black matching bra and panties set. She laid her neatly folded clothes at the edge of the dock and although it was water resistant, removed her PAGE to prevent irritation to her skin from prolonged use. The current wasn't strong allowing her to sit down in the river, resting her head back on her folded sweater, she closed her eyes. Exhausted from the long day's hike, the moment felt like heaven.

After she felt her fingertips begin to prune, she climbed out of the water and spread herself out on the dock to let the sun dry her. She hoped to tan, especially having not been exposed to the sun for a prolonged period of time since joining the Ithaca's crew. As she lay there bored, waiting for help to arrive, she inevitably let her hand slide down beneath her panties. She playfully teased herself as she considered whether to masturbate. It was after all what she would usually do aboard the Ithaca when she had downtime. Following a brief moment of thought, Odette began to play with herself. She slid her fingers in and out of herself, bucking her hips for added effect. While she usually restrained the noises she made aboard the ship, there was no such need out in the open forest. Her moans grew louder and louder as she quickened her pace. She was nearing climax, but the sound of something moving through the bushes startled her. In a panic she quickly pulled her hand out of her panties and reached for her belt.

Odette flipped onto her stomach and pulled out the largest syringe stored in her belt. She laid motionless waiting for something to make noise. Finally it did and she was able to spot a movement in the brush where the noise was emitting. Full of fear and adrenaline she clumsily got on her feet and rushed the Bush. Whatever was there, she hit it with full **** sending it to the ground. Odette landed on top of the figure, She put the syringe to its neck and demanded to know what it was.

"Please don't hurt me! I simply came to investigate the noise." The figure beneath her said.

"What are you!" She screamed at it. Still holding the syringe closely to its neck.

"A simple Dwarf I live in the cottage up the hill." He pleaded. "I mean no harm!"

"A dwarf?" Odette started to calm down. The man beneath her was very muscular, but short in height, a very stocky build. He had a short red beard and hair across his chest. As Odette sized him up, she came to the embarrassing realization that she was straddling him in just her bra and panties. Her face turned a bright red and she pushed herself up off him. 'I'm so sorry! It's just that I'm lost and scared and I didn't know what you were and-"

The dwarf chuckled as he brought himself to his feet. "No need to apologize, it was I who should have announced himself to you rather than lurk in the underbrush."

"My name's Odette" She instinctively covered her breasts with one arm and extended out her free hand, completely unsure of whether people on this planet even shake hands. The Dwarf shook her hand putting her mind at ease.

" Names Kirilk." He said. "My home is just up on that hill, It is best we not stay out here blabbering too long, there is talk of Orcs in the area."

"Oh I know." She said. "An Orc attack separated me from my group. My people were on their way to Elythyn, is there anyway you can help me get there?"

The Dwarf considered the request. " It's a dangerous road to Elythyn. " He said. " But I can't leave you here wandering the forest on your own. I can take you come dawn, until then you are a welcome guest in my home."

Odette overcome with joy embraced Kirilk, smothering him in her breasts, his beard tickled her skin. She ran down to the dock and quickly dressed herself before following Kirilk back to his cottage. It was a small abode comprised of a living area, single bedroom, and small outdoor bath. Kirilk explained the bath was heated using clever Dwarf engineering and although she had just bathed, Odette longed for a warm bath, something that was not even regularly available aboard the Ithaca.

Kirilk served a pot of stew for dinner. Over dinner, Odette learned Kirilk was a very skilled blacksmith that had left the dwarf city beneath the mountain to perform his trade for humans which allowed him to earn far more for his work than he could have if he stayed in the mountain. He had a wife and adult son whom he would send money to back beneath the mountain. After dinner Kirilk offered her his bed to sleep in, he insisted he would be just as comfortable sleeping in his reclined chair. Odette was undeniably sleepy yet tempted to use the hot bath.