10. One Step Back

After selling the crates of meatpies and spending time with Kahlen, which eventually led to chaos, Cris decides to return to Stormwind. On his way back there, he and Ziggly make a stop at Booty Bay.
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The sign over the shoddy building was filled with bullet holes and sword slashes, but it was still legible, The Bay’s Booty. It was one of the many brothels in Booty Bay and one of the ones the elf was familiar with. A short goblin jumped a few times, a sharp, toothy grin spread across his face. He licked his grubby little green hand and slicked his black tuft of hair back. He repeated this a few times and was about to turn the door’s knob when he noticed the elf was standing back at a distance.
            “Oh, come on! You said we would!”
            “I…can’t.”
            The goblin walked up to the elf and kicked his shin. “You said we would!”
            “Ziggly, what about Kahlen?”
            “What about her? Did she want to come too?”
            The elf closed his eyes and rubbed them hard. “I told her I wouldn’t come to a place like this.”
            Ziggly jumped on to the elf, by grabbing on to his belt and climbing his way onto his torso. “You said you would go to the brothels, Cris.”
            “I know, but I said that to get you out of Silvermoon. I…I wasn’t really planning on going.”
            “Because of her? She’s not here! You’re a man with needs! Although, lately, I’m not too sure you being a man anymore.”
            Cristianno stared at the sign and sighed. “Fine. Go.” The goblin jumped off and ran to the door. Cris walked in behind him, looking at the dim room and faintly smiling at a brunette human woman, who greeted them in an off-white, almost gray bra and a short white slip.
            “Hello and welcome, gentlemen.”
            “Well, hello baby!” Ziggly waggled his eyebrows at Cris and followed the human. Cris walked straight to the bar where a male human bartender turned and saw him. Cris covered his face slightly, trying to block the strong flowery scents in the room.
            “Seawolf, you lousy sea maggot. It’s about time you show your useless face around here.”
            “Hey, Jonah. Cherry grog, please.”
            “Please? Something’s wrong with you.” Jonah slammed a stein on the bar top and cracked open a bottle of grog. “Where have you been?”
            Taking the stein, Cris stared at the beverage and muttered, “Silvermoon.”
            “Elf land. Nice. I heard that place has its fair share of brothels. You giving them my business now?”
            “No.” He tipped the stein back, chugging his drink.  “I haven’t been to any brothels in about two months.”
            Jonah stopped and leaned against the bar. “Don’t tell me you got some wench knocked up.”
            “Of course not. I take care of myself.”
            “Then?”
            I…met someone new.”
            A roar of laughter rang throughout the room. He pointed at Cris with his dirty rag. “You? Found someone? A woman managed to tame the wild wolf?”
            “Laugh it up, jackass.” Cris gulped his grog as Jonah took a mug to wipe.
            “I don’t believe it.”
            “Don’t believe what?” Ziggly said as he approached the bar with the human woman and two others, a troll and a blond human.
            “That Wolf here found someone.”
            “”Ha! Someone who won’t fuck him.”
            Cri swung his arm, slapping Ziggly right out of his stool. The goblin fell back as the ladies screamed. The troll and the brunette quickly ran to help him up while Jonah howled with laughter once more, which made Cris glare at him angrily.
            “Do you even get to touch her?” Jonah said between laughter.
            “I don’t see how this is anyone’s concern but mine.” Cristianno glowered as he drank his grog. Ziggly, with the women’s’ assistance, climbed back onto the stool.
            “Come on, Wolf. Let’s be honest here. You do seem very frustrated as of late.”
            “I’ve been busy, Ziggly.”
            “Yeah, trying to keep your mind off the ladies.” Ziggly reached for the troll’s thigh. She chuckled and rubbed his long, green ears, causing him to shiver. “And Jonah, I have to suffer because his woman is cock-blocking him. I haven’t had a chance to get me some myself!”
            “Aw, po’ baby,” the troll said, nuzzling the grinning Ziggly.
            “If you don’t shut the fuck up, Zig…”
            “What I don’t understand, Wolf,” Jonah interrupted while filling Cris’ stein with more grog, “is what makes her so special?”
            “I think she’s the rebound chick.” Ziggly looked at Jonah and nodded with a serious look on his face.
            “Oh, right. Weren’t you with that Rosaelynn chick for a long time?”
            “Jonah! Try being onboard a ship for an entire year hearing ‘Rosaelynn this…Rosaelynn that…I miss you, Rosaelynn…’ and knowing that he was wanking it every chance he got.” Ziggly shook his head and leaned against the troll’s large bosom. “I wouldn’t wish it on anyone.” The troll kissed his head tenderly. “Now these are something I would wish on anyone!”
            Cris rolled his eyes and looked away, his auburn hair falling slightly onto his face. “I was faithful to Rosaelynn.” He chugged his grog. “And I’ll be faithful to Kahlen.”
            “Rosaelynn was your fiancĂ©e. And I’m sure she put out, am I right?” Jonah refilled the stein once again. “But this one?”
            “She’s been hurting and she’s still healing.”
            “Yeah? Well so have you and our way of healing is to let it all out in bed. Why don’t you let Brisa here help you?” The blond human lifted her violet eyes and looked at Cris. He glanced at her for a long while before turning to his grog.
            “Very tempting, but I…I just can’t.”
            “You would just rather have this woman of yours whip you into submission by withholding sex.” Jonah shrugged and put a few mugs away. “Suit yourself.”
            “But she’s not!”
            “Wolf, it’s fine. If this is the new you, alright then. We’ll find another great man to grace us with his prowess soon enough. Interested, Ziggly?”
            With the troll’s arms wrapped around him, and the goblin’s face buried between her breasts, he immediately mumbled a barely audible “Hell yeah” and lifted his left thumb up in agreement. The troll squealed happily and pulling his face out of her breasts, she planted a kiss on Ziggly’s lips, which turned into a hungry make-out event.
            “It’s not like that.” Cris sighed and bowed his head. The blond woman cautiously dared to place her hands on his shoulders. Cris tensed up for a moment, Jonah noticed, but slowly his shoulders began to relax, which led her to rest her head against his back. Jonah watched in silence before smiling and grabbing another mug to wipe clean. Cris continued to drink his grog and repeated, “It’s not like that.”
            Loud gasps of air, followed by laughter, made Cris turn his head, watching Ziggly and the troll enjoying themselves. The brunette walked away to greet new guests and Cris noticed the blond with her head on his back. He licked his lips before speaking softly.
“Wouldn’t you want your man to be faithful to you?”
            Brisa caressed his shoulder as she responded, “I suppose so.” Cris nodded and looked at his stein of grog. “But, if I had a man like you, with a wild, animalistic soul, I would make sure he’s pleased and satisfied, or else I know I would lose him.”
            “It’s like we’ve said, Wolf: once a pirate…” Ziggly started.
            “…Always a pirate,” Cris concluded.
            “Brisa’s right, Wolf. The right woman will know exactly how to tame that spirit of yours. Who you have now isn’t taming you. She’s simply trying to be top bitch.” Cris shot Jonah a threatening glare. “Hey, I’m just being honest.”
            Cris was unable to hold the threat and looked down. “Rosaelynn…she…she was…”
            “She was good, yes, but a noble, nonetheless. She married the first snotty noble she met. Remember that.” Ziggly patted Cris’ arm and went back to hugging the troll.
            “Let’s go, Wolf. Let me remind you who you really are,” Brisa whispered in his ear. Cris’ flesh shuddered and he closed his eyes. “We can do whatever you want.” Her tongue licked at his ear lobe, making Cris release a guttural moan.
            “Besides, it’s not like what’s-her-face is going to find out, right?” Jonah grinned and picked up Cris’ empty stein.
            “Well, I found my girl for tonight!” Ziggly stood on the stool and reached over to bite the troll’s neck playfully. She giggled and picked him up in her arms. “This is going to be so good!”
            Jonah winked at the goblin and chuckled. He turned to Cris and lifted an eyebrow. “Well, Wolf?”
            Cris looked up at Jonah and then behind him at the mirror, where he saw his reflection and Brisa’s fair hand moving from his shoulder to his chest, slithering under his shirt. She noticed him staring at both of them in the mirror and she stared back, kissing his neck. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
            “Let’s go,” he whispered.
            Ziggly shouted in the troll’s arms, “He’s back!” He howled and laughed.
            Cris took Brisa’s hand and led her upstairs, ignoring the comments both Ziggly and Jonah were making. As Brisa opened the door, Cris kept thinking of Kahlen and what he had promised about being faithful. Brisa motioned for him to follow. He removed another reminder of Kahlen, his sword, which she had so lovingly gifted to him, and took a deep breath as he closed the door, locking it behind him.

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