Don't Mess With The Xioquo [Sio]

[Lief]

Aro's eyes lifted toward her Mistress, without her head moving so much as an inch, devotion laced in her expression. Why had she ever sought to flee? Stupidity and pride, most likely. But now, in this moment, it was the last thing on her mind.

Her fingers slowed for a second, it had been quite some time since she'd properly tended to someone in this way and naturally that brought about aches of their own; but she made up for it with her lips, which pressed a little more firmly.

It felt as though a hand was running through her hair, petting her, encouragingly. Her eyes closed ever so slightly, and immediately her therapeutic fingers resumed their dance along her skin. For a moment the girl nuzzled her Mistress' feet, a genuine smile taking over her usually reserved expression.

And in that moment, Siobhan owned the girl's heart and spirit, not just her physical state.

[member="Siobhan Kerrigan"]

 

[Siobhan Kerrigan]

[member="Aro'di Sahr"]


Aro's submission was most gratifying to Siobhan. For the moment at least, she completely owned the girl heart and soul. It was not, so Siobhan told herself, a negative thrill. I'll take good care of you, dear, she promised to herself. A slave she was, but Aro was more than a possession.


She allowed herself to enjoy the elf's touch and lips for a few more minutes. She felt completely at peace with herself and the world around her. Blissful. She could really get used to this! "That's my good girl," she purred, pleasure and contentment rolling off her tongue.


Then she reached out to gently raise Aro's chin, indicating that she was finished. Her thumb lovingly brushed against the elf's cheek, touching it with evident fondness. "You have pleased me very well. Thank you," she captured the girl's lips in a brief, gentle kiss. "I will shower. If you haven't eaten anything, do that now. We'll start your training after I'm dressed."

 

[Lief]

Aro's gaze settled upon Siobhan's as the woman lifted her chin, encapsulated by the tender touch of her Mistress. Her lips were caught by hers, though the young Elf was too dumbfounded in that moment to truly react, colour flooding her cheeks.

Leaning back afterward, Aro inclined her head in submission to Siobhan's instructions; slowly she rose from the bed, with a very subtle glance down along her Mistress - taking in the view with a bashful glow - before turning toward the door.

She didn't say a word as she left her Mistress' room with the tray and dishes, wishing to give her full privacy now that she expressed a desire to bathe, and made her way down toward the kitchens. Her stomach grumbled.

Once she had cleaned the dishes, Aro then began to make herself something quick to eat. She wondered what sort of training the woman had in mind... It was quite the blanket term, and gave very little away! One thing was for sure, she'd need her energy.

[member="Siobhan Kerrigan"]

 

[Siobhan Kerrigan]

[member="Aro'di Sahr"]


Aro would get enough time to fill her belly with food, then Siobhan emerged. The Mistress was uncharacteristically dressed down, wearing a pair of leather pants and tight fitting tank top that...was very flattering to her curves.


"Eaten up, sweetie? Good. You'll need your energy," she said with a smirk. "Come on." She beckoned Aro to follow and then began to walk down a staircase that would take the two to the basement of the villa.


Here lay the training area, along with a Shrine to the Goddess Ardarvia and a Literacy Module. They would pass the goddess' statue, which somehow managed to be both majestic and alluring, then enter a very large, spacious hall.


There was a firing range to practice with guns, training dummies and a table that was stacked with a variety of weapons. These included melee and ranged, slugthrowes and blasters, even a sarix. Prior to making first contact with the greater galaxy, the Qadiri had used primitive weapons such as spears, bows and arrows. Musquets and flintlock pistols had been reserved to elite units. Thanks to Firemane, they'd graduated to using bolt action rifles and guns that could fire six shots at once before reloading! So a lot of the tech would be very new to Aro.


An armoury lay adjacent to the hall. It was filled with enough death dealers to make the tin pot dictator of a third world planet green with envy. "This is my training room. It'll be yours as well. You'll be at liberty to use it during your free time," Siobhan spoke graciously. "Take a moment to look around. I understand many things will be new for you. You were taught to use a blade when you served Semiramis?"

 

[Lief]

Aro jumped slightly at the unexpected appearance of Siobhan, turning on her heels to face her. Just as quickly she inclined her head into a respectful bow. "Yes, Mistress..."

As Siobhan began to walk away, Aro stared back at the plate she had not yet cleaned up and felt a severe pang of guilt. She made a mental note to clean it up as soon as she was able, or any dishes that lay in its place had it already been washed.

Following after her, Aro made her way through the estate and down into the basement where she was led. The antechamber they stepped into made her eyes widen. It was like nothing she had seen before.

Her gaze fell upon everything it could possibly soak in. Most of the things she had no clue about. She had never seen any sort of rifle, having been taught to use sword, bow, and spear, so they were quite terrifying to behold.

"You're most gracious, Mistress... Thank you."

She stepped toward the weird looking objects, the blasters and rifles, and scrunched her face up in confusion and distaste.

"Yes, Mistress."

[member="Siobhan Kerrigan"]

 

[Siobhan Kerrigan]

[member="Aro'di Sahr"]


"Time will tell in which weapons you specialise, but I'll expect you to become capable of using them all to an extent," Siobhan said. Tone as soft and commanding as ever. "I understand that this is a bit overwhelmning for you. There is no shame in admitting it if something confuses you or you have questions. It means you want to be attentive and serve me well."


Having said her piece, she walked over to the table and picked up a blaster pistol. Nothing special about it, just a standard, compact pistol that shot laserfire. Or blaster bolts. Same thing really! "This is what we call a blaster pistol. Essentially it fires bursts of light-based energy; we call them bolts. You don't need to understand the science behind it right now, but getting hit by them will burn you very badly unless you've got modern armour. It'll burn right through the armour your people or the Xioquo wear. Theoretically one shot can kill."


Having said that she picked up a power pack. "This little thing powers the gun. You insert it like this. It can fire up to one hundred times before it's empty, then you need a new one." Siobhan demonstrated how you would load the gun, then switched the gun to stun.


"Press here, then the bolts will stun your target instead of lethally hurt them. Here is the trigger you press to fire. The shots exit from here, the muzzle, so never point it at yourself. Do you have any questions so far? Otherwise I'll demonstrate firing." She gave the girl a smile and passed the gun into Aro's hand so that she could look at it herself.