On the way to Ailis's home

You exit back out onto the hard-packed dirt streets of the village. You resume your position to Brighid’s side with your hand lightly resting against her flank. It only takes a few steps for her curiosity to overwhelm her.

“What was that all about? Why did you need to talk to Siwan in private? What are you plotting? What did she say to you after I left?” Her voice is suspicious, but not upset, and she’s still obviously physically keyed up from being dominated, even mildly, in front of a friend of hers.

You just smile widely and say with a hint of smugness, “That’s for me to know and you to find out ... eventually, when I let you.” She pouts and gives you a remarkable, and remarkably sexy, puppy-dog stare, but you do not relent except to reiterate that she will find out when you allow her to. The pair of you make your way towards Ailis’s home. Along the way, you try to keep an eye out for how the villagers you pass are looking at you and Brighid without being too blatantly obvious about it. By and large, most people now either treat you with indifference or pretend you don’t exist. Sad as it is to think, that’s actually a pretty marked improvement, and it gives you a much better position to grow from than you originally expected. What you’re less happy about are the looks which are being thrown Brighid’s way.

After passing one woman who gave your Companion a particularly contemptuous look and actually spat into the road behind you, you give Brighid a pat and take your hand off of her. Before you even start to let your hand fall down to rest at your side, however, she grabs your wrist and gently but firmly presses your hand back against her fur. She never breaks stride, but her back grows stiffer and she lifts her chin a little. She says to you with a slightly raised voice, “I am not ashamed of anything, Aidan, so there is no reason to hide. If people would judge without taking the time to learn, that is their problem, not yours or mine. Pay them no mind or, if you must react, smile at them. Kindness is the only sure way to displace hatred." You marvel a moment at Brighid's emotional strength, and you take your hand off her side again. She stops and looks over at you, a hurt look in her eyes for just a moment before you have her by the back of the head and pull her down to your level for a slow, loving kiss.

Eventually, you release her and place your hand back against her side, then continue walking like nothing happened. After a split second, Brighid does as well. You notice with a small mental pat on the back that her nipples, which had been slowly fading into her shirt as she calmed down, are right back up to full mast. You decide that your personal mission for the day's excursion is to keep Brighid simmering along. Then your eyes widen and you miss a step as a kind of prompt you never expected to see in a situation like this pops up in your mind's eye, demanding immediate attention.

Brighid looks at you in concern when you stumble, but you just shake your head and smile to reassure her and she returns her gaze to the street in front of her. Internally, your mind is whirling with possibilities. Did I just give MYSELF that quest? Is that a thing that can happen? Also, how in blazes am I going to keep Brighid solidly aroused in front of her mother without pissing said personally and politically powerful mother off? Also also, how and how many times can I get her to cum before we get home, especially without being able to just fuck her senseless? You don't even seriously consider not at least attempting to complete this quest; the rewards may be listed as Unknown but just the concept has you absolutely determined to get everything you can from it.

To keep from failing the quest before it even gets difficult, you start to lazily stroke your submissive Companion's back and flank as you walk. You don't make a big production of it, you just allow your hand to gently follow the contours of her muscles as they bunch and stretch to power her steady gait. She steps just a bit closer to you and starts to hum softly, and the pair of you continue in that manner until Brighid stops in front of a modestly sized wooden house. When she turns to face you, you note with satisfaction that her nipples are as prominent as ever and there's a slight flush to her cheeks. She's not exactly panting for your cock at the moment, but she is definitely aroused. She speaks to you in a quiet voice, bringing you out of your distraction. "We are here. Are you ready?"

At your nod, she turns back and knocks, then calls out, "Mother, it is me, and I have Aidan with me."

A moment later, you hear the muffled but still recognizable voice of Ailis respond, "Come in, it's unlocked; I was expecting you." With one final look back at you, Brighid opens the door and steps inside.