Yes, that should hold her...

Joa laid her head back on her bed, her eyes closed, her breasts heaving as she caught her breath, "You two are very quick learners. I congratulate you both."

Seleste giggled, "Thank you, Joa. I'm glad we were able to please you."

Joa felt Gwendolyn's head move as she nodded her agreement to her thief lover's statement, "It was pleasurable to me to give you pleasure. Think of it as a small token of gratitude for helping us off the island, and for teaching the two of us how to please each other better."

The three laid in silence for a couple of moments, then Joa stirred, "Well it is time to get to work. The trip to the mainland should take three days with the wind. A week without it. Though at this time of the year it should be on our side. The wind that is. Give me a kiss you two, and then I must get dressed and prepare the final bits for departure."

The two lovers each gave the ship captain a heartfelt kiss, then watched as the captain redressed herself. With one last look at the two's nude sweat glistened bodies she opened the door a bit to squeeze herself through the door to get to her duties, a slight look of disappointment on her face as she did so.

As the door closed the two still in the room giggled, "I don't think she wanted to leave, Seleste." Gwendolyn said to Seleste as the two wrapped each other in their arms.

"Well with someone as physically spectacular as you in the room, why would she?" Seleste returned.

"Oh, please I think she was attracted more to you, than me! I mean you heard her say she was fighting her attraction for you for a while!"

"And yet she chose you first." Seleste answered, giving Gwendolyn a kiss.

"And that was to teach you! I mean...oh...who cares. We are together." Gwendolyn said, then daintily fought back a yawn.

Seleste smiled gently at Gwendolyn. Living in her lap of luxury life she'd probably never had to stay up for longer than needed, and now she'd been up for almost a full twenty four hours straight. And Seleste didn't know how much sleep her love had had the night before last night's meeting. "We are together and you are tired, my love. Sleep."

"Oh, no I"m fiAAhhhne." Gwendolyn protested. And it would have worked, maybe, had she not lost the fight with the yawn at the last word. Gwendolyn blushed, "Well...maybe I'm a little tired. But I'm not going to sleep unless you are tired to. I have to prove that I can stay awake, so I don't get you in trouble if I'm a look out or something. You know?"

"Truth be told, I am tired. So let's get some sleep...together."

Sleep over took the two as they laid in each others arms.

On the deck Joa went straight to the messenger that had been awaiting her. The messenger, another apprentice of Seleste's and Joa's former mistress, looked up at Joa as she approached, "Had fun, Joa? I hadn't heard that much vocalization in a long time." He stated.

Joa was at once embarrassed and angry, "You were spying?"

The messenger chuckled, "My dear Joa, that is my job. The Queen says you can leave in the morning. When you get to the mainland accompany them into town and give them the map. There'll be a bar fight. All staged. The warrior that wins will be accompanying them the rest of the way."

"Nothing bad is going to happen to them, right? They deserve their happiness."

The messenger shrugged, "That is beyond our purview. Though I do know that all measures are being taken to keep them safe. The rest is up to the Gods. I'll take my leave, Joa."

The messenger then walked towards the ramp himself as he left Joa standing on the deck deep in thought.