Surprisingly, very forgiving

A grin had curled back across her lips, "Oh my, it appears you're at my mercy now. What a foolish boy you are. If you keep this up you'll amount to nothing more than someones pet in here.", she started the circle me while I still knelt, naked. When I tried to turn my head to get a glance at her, she grabbed a handful of my hair and forced my head forward, "Behave.", one word and I might as well have been chained down. - What was up with the women in this barony? Did they possess some sort of magic? - No, of course they didn't. I knew the answer. Somewhere deep down, a part of me WANTED to obey her command, WANTED to see this through and find out what waited on the other end.

The woman had taken her time circling me while I kept my gaze focused on the wet earth in front of me. At one point she had tapped the insides of my knees with her foot, indicating for me to spread them further. A command I had followed, which rewarded me with an approving hum. Shivers. Eventually she stopped her appraisal of me, "Fine. I suppose you were upset because 'someone' stole your clothes. You apologised and clearly the ability to behave is somewhere inside you.", some fabric landed on my head. It was soft and warm, smelling of hay and carried a gentle hint of flowers. "Wear that. If you follow the road you'll reach a town in no time.".

I pulled the fabric off of my face and looked at a pair of simple brown pants and a white linen shirt. A pair of boots sat on the ground next to me. None of these were my clothes, but honestly, they looked much better, not to mention cleaner. "T-thank you!", I blurted out and got dressed hastily while the woman watched. "We'll see if you prove worthy of my kindness, I'm Tessa by the way.", her tone was back to casual conversational, like she had flipped a switch from 'dominant seductress' back to 'girl in a field'.

I felt like a new man with a clean body a new set of fresh clothes. Even the Voice of War seemed to have given up on complaining. Sure, my balls were still acheing, but I had some food in my belly and new clothes on my skin. I was way better off than just one day ago. "Thank you Tessa, truly. My name is Durian. I'm so sorry for grabbing you like that, I promise it won't happen again. Are you really giving me these clothes without payment?", I was significantly taller than her, now that I was back on my feet. She took a step forward and got on her tiptoes to whisper into my ear. Her hair gently tickled my neck and I heard her soft breaths before she cooed, "You can massage my feet aswell if you want. You enjoyed yourself at the gate, didn't you?". She stepped back, giggling at my stunned expression, "Kidding!", she smiled, "See you around.", then she skipped away into the field, quickly disappearing from view.

I was still staring the golden wheat where she had vanished. - Had she been following me since the gate? Did she plan this whole encounter? What the hell was she after? - I decided that it didn't matter. I met two interesting, beautiful women in one day and got rid of the dirt and grime of my journey. Perhaps I could really find my place in Feldvale. With renewed vigor, I continued down the road.