Book 2 C 24 Distress.

We all awake at once, Aerleras is softly crying and shaking, we sense her discomfort and how much she has pushed herself to be here with us. Before this evening, it was all wonderment and a new experience for her, but the lack of nature is now taking it's toll on her. The walls are oppressive to her and four days not sleeping in her natural environment is causing her and her mind stress.

I quickly get dressed and then gather her into my arms, the girls are dressed as well and then dress her in her robes. We merge, Aerleras' mind is in a mess right now, accessing her teleportation ability, we teleport to the Elven village to the base of the great tree and split up again. Several of the Elves come running to us who are on watch.

“(What has happened to the Princess!)” One of the Guards demands.

“(She pushed herself too much, we did not realize how much of an effect not sleeping in her natural environment would have on her.)” I say to the Guard, I feel the lust slowly start to rise in me.”(Please get her some quarters here, we must leave before too many more of you come and we get overwhelmed by your racial trait.)” I say to the guards, placing her gently on the ground against the large tree,” (we leave her in your care, please take care of her)”.

I look and see Cindy and Julie are also having a hard time. Ki'Diera is supporting Cindy, I move to support Julie, as the four of us begin to run from the Elven village. As we clear the village and the outer trees, we slowly feel at ease once more. Breathing a sigh of relief we begin the walk back to the Keep, heading for the South Wall entrance which is closest to us. The stars are bright out tonight in the clear dark sky. The air is crisp and clean.

“Wait!” comes a familiar voice. It is Aerleras as we turn to see her supported by two guards coming towards us.

“What are you doing Aerleras?” I ask her with worry.

“I ...I am coming.....with ..you”, Aerleras says weakly.

“Please Aerleras, stay among your people tonight. You are not well, you need the trees to recover.” I say to her concerned.

“I swore....an...oath, ..I..must not..break it” She replies, her trembling is still there and voice is weak.

“And I swore to protect you. (Guards as your King, you are to take Queen Aerleras back to the Elven Village! Till such time she is well again and can move on her own, restrain her if you must, please take care of her. Those are my orders.)” I say to the two Guards

Both Guards look uneasy at first, but then,”(you will be done your Majesty)” and they gently take Aerleras away, leading her back to the Elven village.

“No, ...no...I...must....remain...at..his side...” she argues weakly, but has no strength to resist.

“We need to do something about this, Scott” Cindy speaks up, while we watch Aerleras being led back to the village. Concern is coming from each of the girls, we can feel Aerleras discomfort and turmoil. None of us realized how bad off she really was, not even Aerleras herself.

“Sigh, I know, I do not think any of us realized, including Aerleras, how much she needs nature to recover when she sleeps”, I say to the girls. We turn and slowly walk back towards the Keep in the dark, lighted by the bright stars overhead. We go over how we can fix this in our heads trying to come up with a solution. With Aerleras as a wife, she wants to remain with us as well, as that is her vow and oath, we feel that part of her strongly emanating from her feelings

We each access our minds and that of Aerleras and see her turmoil and the cause of it all. It is out of duty and the oath that she wants to be at my side. It seems the oath is far more powerful and potent than we imagined, it compels one to obey. Once an Elf makes an oath, it is followed till it is completed or they die. In this case her oath is a life oath to be my partner, to love me and be at my side always. The oath is compelling her to return to me, even if it means her health will suffer.

The shot Doc snow gave me is wearing off, it's affect is barely noticeable when we were inside the Elven village. I need to get to the infirmary and get another shot, then return to Aerleras, to clam her down. until she gets better. Being separated from nature or me is causing her great stress right now. The girls understand and we break into a run heading for the Keep. We approach the south wall entrance and the guards are startled to see the four of us this late at night.

“Your Majesty, our Queens!” They say, bow and salute, then open the door. We pass thru the gate quickly, rushing now as the feeling of stress is increasing in Aerleras.

We head for the Keep at a brisk pace, for most we would seem like a blur of four people running by. We arrive at the Keep and enter, once inside we head for the infirmary. At the infirmary we find a Doctor on duty there, he is at the desk reading a book.

“Quick I need a shot to prevent the Elven trait” I demand, startling him at the suddenness of our arrival.

“Alright give me a minute to prepare it” the Doctor says composing himself, getting up from the desk, recognizing me and my wives right away.

“I am sorry to ask this of you three, but please stay here until we can fix the problem.” I say looking to the three girls, they each nod and understand. Aerleras is in a double jeopardy right now. She needs nature to recover, and me to keep her oath. Lacking either causes her body and mind stress. Lacking either was not fully realized by any of us, what it could do to her. Each silently kisses me on the cheek, then the three leave the infirmary to head back to our room. No further word was spoken as they too, worry for Aerleras.

I can feel Aerleras' distress right now and her turmoil of not being able to fulfill her oath. She is becoming violent, angry and upset.

The Doctor seems in no hurry to get the shot ready and the seconds are dragging out, causing my impatience to surface. ”Doctor it is rather urgent!” I say to him in an impatient tone.

“Yes, yes, it will only take a few more minutes” he says smiling, working on making the dosage for me.

Finally, he prepares the shot and injects me with the Jet Injector.”There, not so bad was it?” He smiles to me.

Not waiting to answer him, I tear out of the infirmary and run at top speed thru the halls heading for the exit of the Keep. I then head towards the eastern wall and climb the stairs to the top of the 40 ft high walls. The Guards, Elite and Regular alike see me, as I jump over the side and land in a crouch, then begin my run to the Elven village. I can sense Aerleras in distress and run towards her presence.

At top speed I am in the Elven village in seconds, standing at the base of the great tree, there I stop to get my bearings and look about.

“(Let me go!! I ….must …..go ….to ….him)” she cries and demands. I can hear her yells. Many of the Elves are now awake and gathering at the commotion outside one of the residence in the trees. I climb the stairs of the great tree quickly taking two and three stairs at a time. Crossing a walk way I see the large gathering of Elves.

“(Let me thru!)” I demand and the Elves begin to part to give way to me, as they turn and see me coming.

I enter the room to see Aerleras retrained by several elders. They see me and frown. “(Let her go!)” I say to them.

They each stand up, releasing Aerleras who jumps up and runs into my arms crying. I hold her tightly to me as she buries her head in my chest, holding me tightly. I stroke her hair gently, it is sparkling brightly. Even with the shot, I can feel her emotions giving me trouble with my lust.

“(I will remain with her here till she recovers)” I say to all present, each bows their head slightly and silently leave the room one by one, closing the door as the last person leaves the room, leaving Aerleras and me alone. I stand there holding her, her body is shaking and she is crying, her mind is racing, looking for ways to escape to be with me, but now that I am here, she is feeling relief once again.

I see a small bed, just big enough for the two of us against the wall and lead Aerleras to it. It seems to be part of the wall, the walls themselves are made from branches of the tree, many leaves stick out here and there. The entire dwelling is made of thick branches, interwoven with one another, the roof is a thick canopy of leaves and branches to keep out the elements.

I lay Aerleras down gently onto the bed, she is clinging tightly to me not letting go. I lay myself down next to her, taking the blankets from the floor next to the bed, I cover her and then myself, then pull her tightly to me in my arms, as she snuggles up, her body is slowly relaxing and the shaking is subsiding.

Her mind is now relaxing and at ease, the turmoil dissipating. She now has both elements she needs to sleep once more, nature and me. She quickly falls into a deep sleep, holding on to me, feeling the nature around her, giving her the needed comfort her Elven body and mind desires.

The girls have accessed the deepest part of my and Aerleras' mind, to see how things are going and feel us relaxing and they too, are now at ease. The Soul Link is a powerful tool, we can sense how each feels, but we must consciously access the deeper parts of each others minds to know what exactly is going on. It is not automatic, but we can sense or feel the others feelings. Right now I can feel Aerleras relaxing and her content. I let myself fall to sleep in her arms.

I awake to a soft kiss on my cheek and open my eyes to see a smiling Aerleras observing me while I sleep. “Good morning” she whispers softly.

“Good morning” I whisper back to her “Are you feeling better now?”

“Much better.” She says smiling with a soft sigh and lays back down next to me holding onto me.

“What happened?” I ask her.

“We Elves are of the nature and forest, and when we sleep, we regenerate ourselves much like you Humans do, but we must be among the trees to fully recharge. I did not realize how not sleeping among the trees had such an affect on me. This was my first time experiencing such.” She says explaining and realizing herself the need for the trees around her. “This is why we sleep in the trees and make our houses from them. To be one with them while we sleep.”

“I understand” I say to her softly, stroking her soft golden hair gently.”and the Oath?”

“To Elves, our word is our Life. When we say something, we mean it with all our being.” she says to me,” When I took the oath with you, I truly meant every word of it, I bound myself to you. After this Soul Link happened, it has grown even stronger, far greater than a normal oath. Being away from you was like something in me was being torn away, it was painful and I could not bear it, I felt compelled to do everything I could to return to your side as soon as possible.” She says while looking up at the ceiling of branches and leaves, stretching her left hand up into the air, to admire the rings and bracelet on it.

“It presents a problem for us does it not?” she says turning on her side to look at me with those violet eyes, her hair now falls to cover part of her face. It is not sparkling as much as last night. "In the Keep there are no trees inside, the walls are bare and oppressive, they block out nature, cutting me off from it.

“Somewhat, but I think I know of a solution to our problems. “ I say to her and lean over and kiss her forehead.

“How is that?” She asks quizzically.

“The next Keep upgrade will add the fifth and final floor at stage 8” I say to her as she looks to me not understanding.

“There, the new Royal chambers will be added.” I say to her, “We can have the Builders add a garden area to the fifth floor and we can plant some trees in it, allowing them to merge into the Chambers".

Her eyes light up with understanding as she realizes what I am suggesting.”you would have them do that for me?” She asks softly, now sitting up in bed looking down on me with surprise and amazement.

“Of course, you are my wife now Aerleras, your well being is my concern. Our bond with the Soul Link goes beyond what anyone can imagine, we are connected deep down on a level that transcends love or any other feelings. So when you are in distress it hurts me deeply too. It also hurts Julie, Cindy and Ki'Diera. We only just met a few days ago, but I know your entire life history, experienced everything you experienced, felt your happiness and sorrows as if they were my own. Your memories are my own now. We are bonded for life and I feel as if I have known you since you were born.” I say to her softly, laying in the bed looking up to her and her beautiful face as tears begin to flow again, there is a feeling of happiness in her. A feeling of belonging and love.

“I know what you mean and why it is easy for me to do this” she says to me and leans in and begins to kiss me. I feel her arousal rising. I feel love coming from her, causing me to become aroused as well and return her kiss passionately. Our Kissing grows more aggressive as we each explore the other with our hands, feeling, and touching, removing articles of clothing to expose bare skin as we progress. Once naked, Aerleras pulls me to her, her eyes beckon to me, almost pleading for me to be one with her. We begin to make love and feel each others rising heat within us. Aerleras gives herself wholly to me not holding back, as I delve into her deeply with passion with feelings of love strongly present.

We are sweating and panting after a few hours of love making. I was feeling her emotions as she lay next to me. They were of happiness, joy, relief and love. To most this would not make sense to them at all. What we feel for one another can not be described in normal terms. It goes beyond that, as if two people who grew up together for years secretly loving the other, in her case 255 years have passed and the day comes they admit it to each other that they love one other. The joy and happiness that comes from that revelation is what we feel right now for each other.

I lay there holding her to me as she falls to sleep once more. She is still recovering. It will take another day to fully recover her full strength, even with the regeneration ring, as it is also the mind that needs to recover. There is a soft knock at the door, I gently remove myself from the bed, so as not to disturb Aerleras. The shot from last night will last until late tonight, as long as Aerleras emotions remain in check. It is going to take a while to adapt to the Elves.

I move to the door and equip my Preset 5 and open it. There a young Elf maiden stands holding a tray of food and drink for Aerleras and me. It is a mix of breads, jams, and pastries with fresh fruits. I look in wonder at the fresh fruit in the bowl, we have not had any in some time. “(Thank you.)” I say to the young girl as I receive the tray from her.

She bows,”(please take care of our Princess, your Majesty, she is the heart of our people)” then she turns and runs away quickly.

Holding the tray I can smell the juice in the pitcher, it is freshly squeezed. I move towards the small table in the room and place the tray down on it. I take a piece of bread and bite into it, it is freshly baked.

I move to the bed and gently wake Aerleras “Aerleras, food has been delivered please come eat.” I say to her in a soft, caring tone, waking her.

She opens her eyes and smiles, slowly sitting up, as her breasts reveal themselves in their full glory. She gets out of bed and puts on her Robes and sits at the table, I sit opposite of her and begin to eat. I pour a glass of the juice for each of us and take a drink, it is sweet, but not overly so, it is delicious.

NOTICE!You have been Poisoned!

You have resisted Poison!

Quickly I throw the glass to the floor and swipe the glass from Aerleras hands, as she is about to take a sip. Shocked, she looks at me, ”Scott what is it?” She asks, not understanding my actions.

“Someone tried to poison us”, I say with a low growl, my anger flaring.

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Author's Note: I had a lot of trouble with this chapter, I just could not get the flow right here, I wanted to give Aerleras and Scott some time alone to explain how the oath and the Soul Link together have caused Aerleras to fall for Scott deeply, and Scott in turn also has fallen for the Elf Princess due to their connection as it goes deeper than our imagination.

With that said, I have to use my imagination to bring this forth, something that goes beyond imagination, so you the reader understand the fast connection somehow and it all makes sense. I want to thank Armaell for his assistance on this chapter, pointing out the flow issue to me. I really did not want this to seem forced as it should not be, it should be natural, although by magical assistance :)

Also I needed to describe one of the negative side affects of the Elves, and their need to be around trees and nature. I hope this chapter helps understand the Elves better, their honor, their oaths and their way of life. I know this chapter and probably the next will probably turn some people off, as we dwell on this subject matter to explore more about the Elves and their integration with the Humans and the Ny'Har'en.

Some have said and I agree, I rush things a bit at times trying to get to the next arc leaving many things unfinished or unsaid, thus as a new writer I take those things to heart and try to improve myself.

One thing I can clear up here now that many have wondered, is at the start of the Story, Scott would say fuck this and fuck that in his mind, but he rarely if ever said it out loud for anyone to hear. Once his mind was invaded by Julie and then Cindy he controls himself to be more "polite" or less vulgar if you want to call it that. Since then he has gotten used to the fact he can not say fuck this or fuck that anymore. Tho at times it still slips out once in a while. I never explained that to you the reader but in my mind it was understood that Scott is a gentleman. Sorry for that.