Cursed Heroine

Chapter 43: Stretch before exercise

Sofy spoke to nana when we got home about the locations of any dryads nearby. As luck would have it, there is a glade in the forest to the west of the city that is well known for producing dryads. We plan to head there during the weekend to see if we can find one. Spring is the perfect time to find a newly born dryad because of the excessive amount of nature mana generated, but it’s probably a little too early in the season.

The next day in the library, I got to hear from Melony about how wonderful it felt when she showed up the other two high council members with her knowledge about the new divine crystals. I’m glad that she is a lot happier today than the previous day. Just as Sofy had guessed, she had an encounter with the Goddess last night. She didn’t say much about it though, only that they had a little chat. I can’t help, but wonder if the tiny amount of catnip now present in her perfume happened to be a topic of their chat? It’s not enough to throw me into a euphoric frenzy, but the smell does cause my body to become much more receptive to her petting. As I fell asleep that night, I couldn’t help being a little annoyed at the Goddess’s gossiping.

“Well, that’s a rude thing to say about me.”~Kat

I was once again pulled into her divine realm tonight.

“I didn’t say it! If you’re going to read my thoughts, at least don’t blame me for having them.”~me

“I don’t blame you. It’s just fun to tease you. I have two reasons to call you here tonight. First, good job recruiting a few priestesses, though I’m not too sure about that last one. After a bit of discussion, I’ve decided to remove your magic hands curse to reward you. The girls talked me into it. Well, I’d only given it to you in the first place to get things moving for the two of you anyways. I didn’t realize the frustration thing would turn out to be such an annoyance later on. You could always go drink some dwarf’s blood if you want to recover the small amount of dexterity you’ll be losing. They have a finesse trait that you could gain.”~Kat

“Oh, thank you Kat! Having to stop and get myself some relief in the middle of our sessions was really irritating. What was the second thing?”~me

“Your first familiar is going to be a dryad, yes? A little tip for acquiring one, assist one as it’s forming. Convert your own mana into the nature element and feed it into the process. If you imprint your mana with thoughts of how you imagine the dryad to be, you can influence what sort of creature is born. I’ll make sure to assist with some of the finer details when it comes time.”~Kat

“Knowing you, you’re not just going to be assisting with the details I want. You undoubtedly have some details of your own that you want to include.”~me

“Yes, I have my own intentions, but you’ll still follow my suggestion anyways. Even in close proximity to a city, dryads rarely assume the humanoid appearance that you desire on their own. That was a mighty bold thing for you to say.”~Kat

“I figure that you will hear it anyways, so there’s really no reason for me to hold back.”~me

“Fair enough. Well then, goodnight and good luck with the taming.”~Kat

‘ding’

Waking up the next morning, I think this might be the first time I’ve ever been thankful to hear that sound.

[Curse removed: Frustrating Magic Hands]

I should probably add dwarven blood to my to-do list. Sofy took us up on Trixy after classes and we flew over to the glade that nana had spoken about. My dragon’s perception skill revealed that the nature mana in the area is indeed very dense, but it had yet to become active after the winter chill. We stop by again after classes the next Fireday and notice only a little improvement. The shop finished my commission this week, so we’re both eager to get back.

“So Lily, are you going to tell me about your new blessing yet or are you still going to keep me in the dark?”~Sofy

“Just a little longer and you’ll know, Mistress. You just have to wait a little bit longer, then you can take a look at my unhidden status.”~me

We quickly made it back and Sofy quickly became even more impatient when she decided to take a peek at the newly made harness that was delivered. She practically dragged me to the room after dinner was over and our bath time was shorter than usual. I guess she is a bit less patient than I had thought.

“Okay, let me help you put this on, then lie on the bed on your belly.”~me

The new body harness has straps every few inches going down the sides and continues down the thighs with buckles every few inches on the sides. There is a special cuff for her ankles to keep them close together and it has additional cuffs on its sides for her wrists to be secured in. She ended up incorrectly assuming that she was supposed to lay on her belly on top of her legs while extending her hands to her feet. After correcting her, I helped her to bend her legs up behind her and strapped her wrists into place. I had her reach up over her head to attach her wrists because it will be more comfortable by the end than if she simply reached back from her sides. Then the real fun started. I gradually began to bend her thighs further back until I could attach all the straps along her sides to the buckles down her thighs. When I rolled her over so she was now facing up, she seemed astonished that her legs had bent that far.

“It’s the work of my new blessing, I’ve unhidden it now so you can take a look.”~me

“Oh, we are going to have loads of fun with this! Fufufu, a packaged up Lily. I can hardly wait.”~Sofy

I try to ignore the ominous chill in my spine due to her words as I continue to press her body down and tighten the straps while she is fantasizing about my future. When I’ve finished, her back is laying completely flat against the backs of her thighs.

“Mistress, it doesn’t hurt, does it? How’d it feel during the process?”~me

“It doesn’t feel any different at all and I could tell when you moved them, but it felt like it was normal movement all the way. I didn’t even realize how unbelievably far you’d folded my legs until you flipped me over.”~Sofy

“Good to hear. Could you please supply me with a toy and turn things on for us?”~me

She fulfills my request and we quickly lose ourselves to the usual fun. Her position makes any hip movement by her nearly impossible. Once I’ve tired myself out, I strap in a toy to keep her occupied for a while which was somewhat difficult with her positioned that way. Hehe, need to test the effectiveness of my blessing and see how long the effect lasts. I leave her harnessed into that position for the entire weekend with no adverse effects, only occasionally swapping in to do the deed myself. Even after I release the straps in the evening of Darkday, her body seems to have adjusted to the position and doesn’t immediately unfold.

“Mistress, Can you move yourself out of that position or do you need my help?”~me

With a lot of effort, she managed to push herself up using her hands. And promptly fell back down to lay on her thighs. Interesting. I wonder if it takes time to wear off or if the blessing has some more lasting or permanent effects. I decided to help her unfold and then carried her to the bath. After spending some time recovering, I ask her to try to fold her leg back on her own.

“Why? We don’t really have enough time left to go another round, Lily.”~Sofy

“Mistress, I just wanted to see if your flexibility has benefited from this experience.”~me

“Hm, oh wow! I can still bend them pretty far, a lot farther than before!”~Sofy

“Just as I suspected. It seems the effect is somewhat lasting. We’ll have to keep checking to see just how long you remain that flexible or if perhaps it’s a permanent benefit.”~me

“Maybe we can invite the other girls to help us figure things out. I doubt any of them would be gullible enough after the last few times to fall prey to our tricks again, but they can probably be convinced to stretch a bit with you to test out your new blessing.”~Sofy

For now, we proceeded to perform many stretches and bent our bodies to the absolute limits of the new blessing. Having Sofy perform some poses, I make mental notes for how far she can now bend her body on her own before and after. I’ll continue to evaluate her throughout the week to gauge just how long the effect lasts. As for her suggestion to spread the love, that will have to wait for tomorrow.