He was Almost Absorbed by the System

Chapter One Hundred And Sixty Two - Facing His Enemy Once More

Although he had seen the man before him unclothed and he too had been seen by this man naked, K'tai-tul shared breakfast with him surrounded by an air of shyness. Those things that O'vel-win had done to his body, that he too had participated in had felt amazing beyond words and he, K'tai-tul had trouble preventing his face from becoming rouge as he recalled them. Also, each time he met those warm, deep brown eyes, he felt flush with happiness so intense that he would shyly look away less he drown in their depths.

Mixed with this bashful radiance, was a tinge of sadness, for K'tai-tul had to return to his family today and O'vel-win would remain in the city due to his position. After breakfast, the technician walked slowly with the farmer towards his wagon behind the inn. As soon as they became swathed in shadows, O'vel-win succumbed to his desires and reached for K'tai-tul's face. The latter bent over slightly that his lover could have better access to his lips and they shared bittersweet kisses. Neither could say how long their separation would be and neither wished to part now that a heart felt connection had been made.

They eventually parted, their eyes both clouded and dazed and their hands joined. "I will come and visit you soon," O'vel-win swore.

"I'll keep you to that promise," K'tai-tul told him, his fingers rubbing the smooth skin over the firm bones of his lover's hands.

"I'd be a fool to break it," O'vel-win added as he watched the other least his beast to the wagon. There was a comfortable silence as K'tai-tul hitched the animal to the wagon, before guiding both out onto the main road. There was no need for words or goodbyes, both felt deep in their hearts that the other would not be happy to stand at anyone else's side.

K'tai-tul jumped up onto the seat of the wagon, took one longing look at the man he loved, before urging the pulling beast on. O'vel-win watched until he disappeared into the morning crowds.

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It did not take long for K'tai-tul to fill his wagon with that which he wished to buy and trade for. As this was the city, he took advantage of the larger variety of stores and products and purchased many things that they would struggle to find, such as quality fabric and spices. Bags of rice and flour were added, for now they would have to make more basic foods like bread themselves. He also picked up many dry vegetables in order to prepare for winter.

As he had just exited a shop that sold tea (he had bought for his mother intending to get into her good books so that she might accept that he fancied a man and could not produce a bride and grandchild for her), he noticed a flurry of long black hair disappear into the crowd. At first he thought nothing of it. It was likely his imagination that the child had monotone hair, she could also have dark silvers of greys running though it and from this distance he would not be able to tell.

But as he waited patiently for the crowd to part allowing for the wagons before him as well as himself, he saw the back of a girl child again for a moment, again with pure black hair and again running from his sight. He rubbed at his eyes, knowing that the thought running through his mind was an impossible one, that the one girl he knew with hair that was inky black from root to tip was only small and was under the watchful eye of other family members many hours distance away. Besides, despite monotone hair being rare, it was not like there were no others. The Grand Librarian had only silver hair and O'vel-win's cousin had only white. There were bound to be others with just black.

He smiled as he thought with fondness over his lover, remembering that wide smile, his jovial looks and his patient manner. And also his deep toned skin, his plush body and his gentle fingers. Heat rose to his face as he returned to reality to find the crowds were making way and he could now move on. Still embarrassed, he could not meet the eyes of anyone, even though they were strangers, it felt almost that they knew what was running though his mind.