Keeper's Knowledge (Balancer's Soul cycle) (74 page)

“
Go ahead and follow him now. I expect he should be returning back to his old self
by now
. He will be at the tallest tree in the center
of my sanctuary
. We will await your return
,
here in this clearing
until you come back with him.
Take as much time as you require
.
”

H
is claws pushed
gently
against
her
back.
Sarah
stumbled a few steps and look
ed back to see everyone urging her to go on. She
turned around and took off
her
shoes and socks
like he did
. The feel of soft sand and
cool
grass
between her
toes felt pleasant and
refreshing
.
She
thought to
her
self
R
eady or not here I come
.
She
did
n’t
make the leaves shake like the wind blowing like Connor did, but
i
t was
because
she wasn’t
a Harmonizer
.

Sarah
managed to go into the woods and left the field behind
without a further distraction
.

Wild and Calm

Connor
felt driven to
delve
deeper into
the thick
underground
forest and
could slowly feel
a
n insubstantial
pressure being lifted off of
his
chest
and shoulders
. Anxiety shed from him like a burdensome carapace. He
breathed in the fresh air from the
many
plants and
his
he
art slowed to a comfortable and even beat
.
The smell of pine, cedar and all the flowers eased
his
suffering.
His
mind felt calmer, clearer and sharper the further
he
traveled
. Leaves brushed against
his
exposed upper body as
he
pushed deeper into Sorono’s sanctuary
almost as if they were welcoming home an old friend
.
It held an exotic beauty that suff
used and permeated his
every nerve and cell.

S
ix hundred paces later
he came upon an oddity
and looked up into the largest tree
that resided
here. It was a gigantic
Western Red Cedar and
one of
the
thickest
one
s
that
he
ha
d
ever seen. It was at least one hundred feet tall and
the
base of the
trunk
h
a
d a minimum of a
twenty
foot diameter. Connor
loved the smell
it gave off
a
s
he
plucked a leaf
off
a branch
and crushed it
between
his
fingers
.
It gave off the scent of freshly cut pineapple
.
The tree has been kept smaller than it should be, but if it were to grow wild it wouldn’t fit
with
in the
confines of the
room.
He
looked back up the tree again and realized that the central light in the room
hung deliberately over this building
as an artificial sun
.
It
could be
the only way for
the plants
to
survive in this underground environment.
He
searched the
lower hanging
limbs and found
just
what
he
was looking for.

Reaching the base of
the tree
,
he
brought
his power forth. He
used
a flowing
Pressure under
his
feet and
rose
up to the largest
and thickest
branch
on the tree
.
And then he cut the flow as he
laid
a
foot down
on the
horizontal
bark
.
He
turned and sat down
on the limb
for added comfort
.
It was twice as thick as his
torso so
Connor
knew
that
he
wouldn’t fall off
any time soon
.
He
closed
his
eyes and
rested
his
back against the
rigid
trunk of the tree.
Almost e
verything within his being
finally felt right.
Constant a
ng
e
r or
the jittery sensations floated away after these past
few weeks
. He
felt almost at peace, but something was
still missing.

“You are
finally
looking
more like yourself
.”
Connor’s
eyes flew open at the sound of Sarah’s velvety voice. Her emerald green eyes studied
him
from head to toe and back
up
again
to seem satisfied
. She
easily
hovered in the air
,
close to the branch
he
rested on.
Her hair cascaded over shoulders and her expression
became
relaxed
and calm
.
“It looks like your back to your old self
,
at
long
last.” He
watched her
rosy
l
ips moving and they were enticingly
in
viting
.

“Would you like to see how much I’m back to myself?”

Her lips curled at the ends into
a
timid
smile
with a hint of mirth
. “What do you have in mind?”

He
raised
his
right hand to her and she reached with her left to
grasp
it.
Connor
pulled her
closer
to
himself
and she stopped the flow of her energy. She twisted to sit with her back to
him
, but
he
grabbed her hips and spun her sideways
. She sat down side saddle on his
thighs. She squeaked o
nly once until she understood exactly
why he
did it. She said “
You’re still a little forceful, but I don’t mind sitting like this
as long as you’re gentle
.”

He
started brushing her hair with
his
fingers
while
rubbing her back. She moaned a
nd
he
continued rubbing slowly
to prolong her pleasure
.
He
placed
a
hand on her hip and drew her closer. Her eyes widened as
she felt the palm of
his
hand on the
nape
of her neck and drew
their
faces together
. When
their
lips met that same tingling and shocking sensation shot through
them both
like
it
always
has
. Another moan passed her lips, but this time i
t
was for
another
pleasure. Her arms wound around
his
head and she started kissing back
with need
. She suddenly drew away. “This i
sn’t very comfortable for me.”
S
he leaned to her right and threw he le
ft leg over. She now straddled his
legs. She put her hands around
his
hips and drew herself closer. She wrapped her ankles around
his
waist and a playful smile dominated her
plump
red lips.
“This suits me better.”

He
raised an eyebrow. “Me too,
” S
he wrapped her fingers behind his neck and drew him
back into her perfect lips. It was warm, wet and passionate.

He
then knew that everything
came together in perfect harmony
.
Connor
needed
both
Sarah and nature
to ever find a
true center
.

They
kissed for what seemed like an eternity
, but even that wasn’t long enough for either of
them
. She drew away panting and her eyes were glazed
over
with a wild desire
. She slowly closed her eye
s and rested her head against his
chest. Her soft
,
firm breasts gently pressed against
his
upper abdomen in cycles along with her breathing. Her voice
became
soft, quiet and velvety as she said “I’m so happy to have you back
,
my k
night. I was worried that your dangerous side started dominating you, but now I know the truth.”

“And what t
ruth would that be, Princess?” He
started rubbing her back again
and she nuzzled even closer
.

“Sorono said
that
Harmonizers need to be close to nature. Nature tempers your rage
and impatience. He was surprised that you didn’t kill anyone to get back outside. He said
that
I also helped temper your anger.”

“He
’
s right. Every time we made love or shared time together I
w
ould feel less angry. The thing is, I didn’t feel perfectly myself until you joined me
up here
. I know I need you as well as nature to ever
get back to
be
ing
completely myself.”

“I’m glad you said that
.” She leaned back and looked him
in the eye
, the glazed look remained
. “I also need you to be yourself so our love making will feel right
again
.
” It was right then
he
understood
exactly
what her eyes wanted.

She leane
d back and pulled her top off. He
looked around and saw no
thing but trees and any sound they
would make would be drowned out by the crickets and small animals as well as the
thickly growing
trees.
He
knew
they
wer
e
n
’
t being watched nor could
they
be heard
.

She dropped her top over the edge and quickl
y slid off her chainmail and dropped
it on her shirt
. She slid off her armguards,
bra,
pants, shin
guards and her black panties
to drop them to the grass below
. She twisted and stood. She held t
he
limbs above her head and moved back on
the limb to stand. Connor
stood and undid
his
belt and the fastening on
his
pants.
He
dropped them right
next to her perfectly droppe
d pile of clothes along with his own
shin guard
s and boxers. The only things they
were wearing was an armlet
and ring
on
him
and a ring and anklet on her.