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Continued from part 2c: It has been several weeks since Rhynna had pulverised Kryck and the village chief following their futile attempts at humiliating her in their village's arena. She had done what was thought to be unthinkable - broken and destroyed the bindings they had trapped her and then, with seemingly little effort, laid waste to the village's supposedly three strongest males! Rhynna hadn't fought for her own sake, but to save her young admirer, the slave girl Layreese, from a beating at the hands of the men. During the fight Layreese had, without any hesitation, gone to Rhynna's aid by attacking her "owner" Kryck. Though Layreese had been beaten badly in the fight, she had still pleaded for Rhynna not to kill Kryck. After the fight Rhynna took Layreese back to her own village where she tended to her injuries. Some days later when Layreese had recovered she suddenly decided that "she must" return to the Kryck's village. Rhynna was very troubled by this decision, but since Layreese was free in Rhynna's eyes, she didn't feel she should stop her returning. So it is that Rhynna still wonders and worries for Layreese, but has vowed never to enter that village again, for fear of what she might do, but she still hopes that someday Layreese will visit her. Then one day Rhynna is sunning herself, lying naked, leaning against a large log with her eyes shut, when she feels a shadow fall across her warm body. Rhynna is startled. Shading her eyes against the sun she looks up and smiles broadly as she recognises the silhouetted outline of Layreese. |
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Rhynna's smile vanishes when she sees Layreese's face. She rises and questions Layreese. Layreese tells of Kryck's growing anger when she returned to the village and how he attempted to rape her. Layreese fought back, but Kryck was brutal in his attack. Finally after many days of torture and beatings Layreese managed sneaks away to find Rhynna. On hearing Layreese's tale Rhynna burns with rage and determines to avenge her young friend. |
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That evening she comforts Layreese and tend to her injuries. Then the next morning at first light the two women start out to journey back to Kryck's village. Rhynna and Layreese enter the village to find Kryck & the chief just returned from a hunting trip. The men and women move towards each other until they are just a foot apart. |
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