The Choice

Dame Athanasia gave Woffang a stern look. The orcess shivered, hugging herself, and whimpered.

"Milady, please! I beg you to save me!" she fell on her knees, bowing at Dame Athanasia's feet.

Dame Athanasia frowned.

"Are you scared of someone more, than me? Scared enough to dare to return to me without Livonna? Who came after you? Explain yourself immediately!"

 

Wolffang sobbed and kissed Dame Athanasia's foot.

"I am sorry milady! I am sorry! I will never disappoint you again! I promise! I swear! Save me, I beg you! They came after me! She came after me!" the orcess bursted into tears.

Dame Athanasia gave her a strict look.

"Who is that 'she' you are talking about? Do I need to spank you again, you, useless wench?"

Wolffang sobbed.

"Please, milady, don't do that! Van'Elle came after me!" the orcess carefully looked up at the vampiress. "I worked for her once. And I... Well... We pulled off a grand robbery, but the guards almost got us. So I took all the money I could carry and left her to her fate. As I heard later, she got a very bad spanking that time!" Wolffang giggled through tears. "But Van'Elle vengeful person. And she finally found me! She and her stupid henchwoman Flavia! I'm afraid to even imagine what they will do to me! Milady, please, save me!" Wolffang wept bitterly and kissed Dame Athanasia's foot again.

Dame Athanasia frowned even more, thinking. From one hand she was sure, that Wolffang deserved to be punished. Even after she already gave her two very strict spanking just about few hours ago. After all, this girl was the reason she lost her loyal she-werewolf maid. But from the other hand, even while Dame Athanasia thought that Wolffang should be punished, she didn't want just left the poor orcess to her fate. It was only her, Dame Athanasia, who had the right to punish her minions. Not some elven thieves. The vampiress slowly nodded and put her hand on the orcess's shoulder.

"Stand up, my girl. I will protect you." she smiled sternly "You failed me, you betrayed your companion, but you are still my minion. And what a mistress will I be, if I'll just left you alone with your calamity?" the vampiress turned to the witch "Kajira, can you help me to teach that Van'Elle a lesson?"

The redhead witch smiled.

"With a great pleasure, milady!"

All three women quickly hidden behind the folding screen.

It didn't take too long before they heard a scratch. A picklock was stirring inside the lock about a few minutes before the door finally opened. A two pair of legs tiptoed inside the room. Dame Athanasia nodded, and Kajira showed out.

"Abrakadabra!" she said, making a magic pass.

Van'Elle and Flavia froze on the threshold unable to move. Their bows fell from their hands.

"So, you thought you can just break into my apartments and threaten my minions, Van'Elle?" Dame Athanasia showed out, smiling sinisterly "Thank you, Kajira. Brilliant work. Wolffang, please, help Kajira to undress our unwelcome guests! I will have a very long talk with them."

Both elven women gulped in unison.

Wolffang smirked, looking at Van'Elle, and stepped forward. It didn't take much time before both elven women were disarmed and almost completely stripped from their armour.

Wolffang tied Van'Elle thoroughly and stepped aside. Dame Athanasia nodded and stepped closely to her victim, raising the riding crop.

"Let it be a lesson to you, Van'Elle." she smirked. With a loud pop the crop landed over the bandit's bare buttocks, making her scream. "Never try to cross your path with a knight! Wolffang is my servant now, and that means that she is under my protection." Dame Athanasia emphasized each word with a heavy stroke of the riding crop, making Van'Elle squirming and screaming on the floor.

"Ouch! Ow! Ow! But she is traitor! Ouch Yaraa!!! She left me... Ouch!!! She left me in narks hands, fleeing with all our money! Eeyoow!!!" the elf woman protested "Ouch!!! Ow!!! Ouch!!! I have the right to... Ouch!!! Ow!!! Eeyoow!!! Yaraa!!! My butt! Ouch!!!"

"All the right you had, elven bitch, is to ask me to punish my servant! I am the knight! I am the lady! The nobility! And I am the only one who have the right to decide if my servants deserved to be punished. Not you, dirty bandit!" the crop strokes kept falling all over the buttocks and the back of Van'Elle, making her bawl. The elf woman wept bitterly. Her arguing quickly turned into begging, but the vampiress didn't stop until her buttocks were completely dark red and her back properly striped.

When Van'Elle's punishment was finally over, Dame Athanasia commanded Wolffang to untie her and put the elven bandit leader in the corner. Then she turned to Flavia, who was already put in the perfect position for the spanking by smirking orcess.

"And now hear, how your henchwoman will screaming in pain. If you are a good leader, Van'Elle, you should be ashamed of yourself, that you failed your accomplice so bad!" the vampiress said, before starting the punishment. Poor Flavia screamed even louder than her chief. It took even less time to make her beg for mercy at any cost. But Dame Athanasia was relentless.

Suddenly Van'Elle turned to the vampiress.

"Your Grace! Please, have a mercy! I have something to tell you!"

 "It is 'Your Excellency'," Dame Athanasia said sternly. "Speak, bandit. I hear you. But if I won't like what I will hear, you will be put on the floor side by side with your henchwoman to get another one lesson."

Van'Elle gasped in fear.

"Your Excellency, please! I beg you! I know, where is your werewolf!"

Dame Athanasia gave Flavia's already terrible sore bottom another one stroke before turning to Van'Elle.

"What did you said?"

"I know where is your werewolf! Your... What was her name? Your Livonna! And I will tell you, where she is, if you will let us go!" Van'Elle gave the vampiress a begging look.

Dame Athanasia frowned. She wasn't sure, if she should trust Van'Elle.

"She is telling the truth!" Flavia said through the sobbing. "We saw her at the forest edge! I'm sure, she is still there!"

"Flavia! What had you done?! Now we have no trumps in our sleeves!" Van'Elle shouted.

Suddenly Dame Athanasia turned to Kajira.

"Release this two from your spell, my dear witch. They learned their lesson. Right, elven scum?" she gave both bandits a stern look. Van'Elle and Flavia nodded quickly. The vampiress smirked. "Now take your things and get out before I changed my mind. Quickly!"

Kajira nodded and whispered another spell, making a pass.

Weeping and sobbing, Van'Elle and Flavia took their armours and weapons and, still naked, ran away, not daring even to look back.

Dame Athanasia turned to her minions.

"Take our belongings, girls. We are moving. Let's go and find my dear Livonna."

The rain finally ended, but the sky was still overcast. It didn't took very long to Dame Athanasia and her minions to left the city and reach the forest. Livonna indeed still was at the forest edge. She felt her former mistress coming much earlier than she could see her. The she-werewolf growled and bared her teeth. It took a few minutes after she heard the footsteps and sniffed the smells, before Dame Athanasia, Kajira and Wolffang finally appeared. Livonna turned her back to them, growling threateningly. Dame Athanasia stepped forward.

"Livonna, my dear, please, listen to me." she said carefully.

Livonna growled louder. The vampiress sighed.

"I know, you have every right to be angry with me. I was unfair to you too often. But, please, just listen to me. Do you remember how we met?"

The she-wolf growled again, but not as loud as before, still baring her teeth. Dame Athanasia shook her head.

"Yes, I know. First I hunted you and brought you to an unfair justice. Just to leave you as my trophy and then taming you mercilessly. But you couldn't control your beast side. I was so strict not just because I am a wicked vampire knight, but mostly because I was afraid that you will lost control ever again, make something very bad, and I will lost you forever. And now I see that my cruelty almost made my fear come alive. Please, forgive me."

Dame Athanasia carefully made two more steps closer to Livonna. The she-werewolf finally turned around, still keeping silence, but finally stopping growling. The vampiress stepped a bit more close. The she-werewolf suddenly came up to her. Dame Athanasia carefully petted Livonna. The she-werewolf didn't bite her. The vampiress smiled and sat down on the ground. Livonna lay down on the ground. Dame Athanasia hugged her carefully.

"My dear Livonna. My beautiful she-werewolf. Please, don't leave me." she petted the she-werewolf a bit more. "It is your choice, Livonna. Your only. If you want, leave me. I know, I was a terrible mistress to you. You have every right to leave me. But please, stay with me. With us. You are more than just a maid for me. You are my friend. Please, don't leave me."

Kajira and Wolffang looked at each other.

"Livonna, I am very sorry for what I done to you..." Wolffang said carefully, stepping closer, trembling in fear. "Please, don't hurt me! Dame Athanasia already punished me twice for what I done. And believe her, she is really worrying about you! Please, forgive me too."

Kajira stepped closer.

"That is true, Livonna. We all care about you. And we don't want anything bad happen to you. Please, stay with us. Our team will never be complete without you. But Dame Athanasia is right. It is your choice, what to do. And we will accept any choice you will make. But please, stay with us."

Livonna suddenly nodded, and her body started changing, turning into more human form. She hugged Dame Athanasia back.

"I never thought, that you really care about me, milady." she whispered. "Maybe one day I will forgive you and Wolffang for what do two done to my love." she sighed and nodded again. "Well, I suppose you both, you, milady, and you, Kajira, are right. We need to stay together at least just for our safety. I don't know, if I will not regret this choice, but I will stay with you."

Dame Athanasia stood up and gave Livonna a hand.

"Welcome back, my dear Livonna. My loyal and brave she-werewolf. The Blood Moon is complete and is raising again! Let's go, girls! We still have the Paddle of Doom to found and a world to conquer! And while we are unite, nothing can stop us! I swear! One for all, all for one!"

"One for all, all for one!" all the women said in unison, walking leisurely along the road.