Chapter 18 : Early Afternoon

 In the short amount of time that he had spent with both Fiona and Kianna, Anton had made note of how they were in contrast to other dark elves by their subdued demeanors and sibling bond. But even as they both stood far and away from typical examples of their species, they still exhibited certain core behavior traits that marked them for the creatures that they really were.
An example of this would be Kianna's complete lack of compassion for her sister being enslaved against her will. This was actually surprising to Anton for two reasons, the first being that Kianna was generally very caring and protective towards her sister, save for in this very instance. And the second reason was that although it would be expected for any dark elf to be fine with the idea of enslaving another sapient being, it was still surprising that Kianna seemed to have no issue with this happening to not only one of her own species, but to a family member as well. Whether this was a typical response for all dark elves or unique to Kianna couldn't be said at this time, but it was certainly worth noting. As was nearly everything else that concerned Kianna and her very surprising reaction to her own enslavement.
That Kianna was not only willing to submit to and accept Anton as a dominate figure that had control over her but was even ready to fully embrace the idea of him as her Master went against everything that Anton had ever assumed he had known about dark elves in general. Everything he had ever seen and heard in the past had made it clear that a dark elf would never truly submit to another person. Surrender to avoid pain and death? Maybe? But to willingly become submissive to another being, even one of their own kind, had always universally been believed to be somethings that no dark elf would ever do. This was common enough knowledge that most everyone would be well aware of it. Everyone, with the apparent exception of Kianna.
Although Anton was far more familiar with dark elves than most people would normally be. He had still never been privy to the private relationships that they would develop with each other. And as such he had no idea if Kianna's seemingly bizarre behavior was really all that unusual.
As a control race built to enslave other people, it was not at all difficult to believe that a dark elf would seek to have control over another of their own kind. And it was equally easy to imagine that a relationship between two of them would ultimately result in one being dominate over the other. In order for this dynamic to work however, one of them would have to accept the submissive role. And despite the many dark elf couples Anton had known over the years, he had never once seen any evidence that this was ever the case.
On the contrary, the dynamics he had seen so far had all been very similar in structure. With both individuals on clearly equal ground and having an overall behavior that indicated more of a close and competitive friendship, rather than what would be considered a romantic relationship. In other words, they simply seemed to enjoy each others company and never showed any signs that they had any interest in ever taking things farther than that, let alone ruling over one another. Whether or not they would display a more submissive side to themselves when in private was certainly possible, but that was very hard to imagine considering they were rarely ever truly alone.
Although dark elves were generally monogamous with their own kind. As natural slave-mongers it was considered perfectly normal for both sexes to maintain slaves of other species that were meant to be utilized for sexual purposes, even while in a relationship. These sexual exploits with their slaves were considered purely recreational and were not ever seen as a type of unfaithful behavior.
Since the slaves would be in such constant close proximity, it would stand to reason that they would at one point or another bare witness to a dark elf displaying any type of submissive behavior towards another dark elf, and take note of this, regardless of whether this submissiveness was sexual in nature or not. But since no rumors of this existed, it was safe to assume that it was something that just never happened.
At least not until now.

“Well now... Quite the naughty little thing, aren't you!?” grinned Anton as he tried to maintain control of his swelling manhood “Does my little dark elf think she's being cute?”
Kianna's eyes were both knowing and inviting as she smiled softly. It was quite obvious that she was fully aware of the effects her coquettish efforts were currently having on her Master, and yet she continued to remain quiet and unassuming.
“...You do look good like that.” nodded Anton as he looked her up and down “Maybe that collar should be the only thing I ever let you wear!”
Kianna's smile broadened as she beamed and tilted her chin up to show off the collar wrapped tightly around her neck.
“If that would please you, my Master...” cooed the dark elf as she eyed the growing mass at his groin “Then I wouldn't have any complaints...”
“Oh really? Well, that's good to hear.” said Anton as he stepped up to her and placed his hands on either side of her neck above her collar “And what else would you do to please me?”
Kianna shivered and steeled herself to remain still and smiling as he ran his fingertips up beneath her jawline and pressed them in lightly against her throat.
“I, I would do anything to please you, Master!” she exclaimed as she let her ears rise and then fall back into place behind her head “Anything at all!”
“Well now, that's nice, though not very creative...” mumbled Anton as he pressed his fingertips in more firmly “I'd like to hear about what you want to do, to please me...”
“W-what, I want, to do!?” gasped Kianna as she felt the pressure of his fingers lightly tighten around her throat “...W-what, I want!”
“That's right...” soothed Anton as he let his aura seep into her through his hands “I'd like to know...”
Anton had a soft smile on his face as he watched the dark elf's bright, ruby-colored eyes go wide as the warmth of his power spread throughout her body.
“Uh! I, I would!” stammered Kianna as she spoke through her smile “I, I want to!”
“...Yes?” breathed Anton as he tilted her head back and lifted her chin up higher in order to make her look at him clearly “...Go on.”
Without thinking Kianna went to move forward and press herself against him but was stopped short as she found herself being held in place by the hands now wrapped firmly around her neck. She made a small desperate sound in the back of her throat as her ears flattened themselves completely.
“I want to please you!” she whimpered as she fought to keep her smile from cracking “Please! Please just let me please you!”
“Alright. But first...” said Anton as he let up on his grip “I'd like to hear how you want to please me...”
“Oh! I don't know how to say it!” whined Kianna as she lifted her hands away from her head “Please, just let me show you!”
“Nah, ah, ah! Put your hands back where they belong!” commanded Anton in a playful tone as he let his own hands run down Kianna's neck and come to rest on her shoulders “You were never given permission to move them.”
“Oh!” groaned Kianna as she quickly planted her hands back behind her head “Please, just! Please!”
Anton gave her a another soft smile as he began to move around her. Keeping at least one hand on her the whole time, he took one sideways step after another until he was fully standing behind the dark elf.
“Stay right where you are...” he whispered into her quivering ear as he leaned in close and gave her shoulders a light squeeze “Do not move...”
Kianna whimpered excitedly as she felt his fingertips slowly run down over her shoulder blades. She shivered and then went still as his hands trailed back up around her sides and over her ribs before finally reaching her bosom. Cupping each of the dark elf's large breasts in his hands, Anton squeezed them both gently but firmly as he pulled her in close to him and forced her shoulders to press in against his chest. Fondling her softly he listened to her weak murmurs before leaning in close and whispering into her ear.
“Do you want to touch me?” he asked quietly.
“Oh Gods! Yes, please! Please Master!” moaned Kianna as she let herself lean against him “Please!”
“Do you want to feel me?” continued Anton as he gently crushed her breasts into her own chest as he held her pressed against him.
“Oh yes! I do! I do Master!” whined Kianna as she felt the warmth and vibrations of his chest against her back “Please! I want to! I need to!”
“Do you want to move for me...” whispered Anton as he let her nipples slip between his fingers “Do you want to breathe for me...”
The dark elf moaned through her teeth as she lifted and stomped first one foot and then the other. Struggling to stay standing where she was, she rolled her shoulders back and forth as she squirmed against Anton's chest.
“Yeess! I do!” she whined as she looked down to watch and feel his hands as they worked to mold and mash the soft flesh of her breasts, while at the same time tugging teasingly on her nipples now trapped firmly between his fingers “Please!”
“Do you want to know me...” whispered Anton as he leaned forward, pressed the side of his face against her head and breathed in the scent of her hair.
Kianna moaned as she rolled her head back and leaned back into him.
“Yes I do!” she breathed as she slumped against him.
Anton let his hands slowly fall away from her breasts and slide down her torso as they followed the curvature of her waist. Wrapping his left arm around her middle he pulled her in close and held her tightly against his body.
“Do you want to taste me...” he whispered as his free hand slipped over her slit and began to gently massage away at the folds that were hiding her clitoris.
Kianna bucked her hips and tried to twist around at the waist so as to face him. She moaned in frustration as he tightened his hold around her middle and held her in place. Pulling her in closer, Anton pressed her hips into his groin and the dark elf froze as she felt the stiffness of his manhood come to rest between her butt cheeks.
“Do you want to beg for me!” growled Anton as he continued to swirl his fingers feverishly against her labia “Do you want to scream for me!”
“Yeess!” wailed the dark elf as she gripped at and pulled down on her own hair as she rolled her head back and let it rest in the crook of his neck “All of it! Please!”
“Do you want to live for me...” rumbled Anton as he let his fingers slide downwards and roughly slip inside her already dripping sex “Do you want to obey me!”
“Yeess! Yes I do! I will!” moaned Kianna as she frantically gyrated her hips back and forth to the rhythm of his probing fingers all while bouncing herself against the welcoming hardness that was steadily growing behind her “I want to! Please! I want to so badly!”
“Good! That's very good!” breathed Anton as an evil smile spread across his face “Now then, the next time I ask you what you want... I expect you to have an actual answer for me...”
Kianna's eyes went wide and her ears pointed themselves straight upwards as she felt the warmth of his aura begin to fade from her body.
“No! No, no, no, no!” she cried as his hold on her began to loosen “Please Master no! Don't do this to me! Please! Please don't leave me like this!”
“Shh, shh, shh, now, now!” soothed Anton playfully as he moved around to her front “You brought this on yourself, my naughty little dark elf...”
Anton left his fingers to curl aimlessly inside her as he stood in front of the quivering dark elf and took her chin in his hand.
“And now you'll know that this is what happens to naughty little dark elves...” said Anton as he slipped his fingers out of her dripping sex and brought them up to her lips “Who try to seduce their Masters...”
With her eyes moistening with frustrated tears, Kianna flattened her ears submissively behind her head and whimpered pitifully as she tentatively opened her mouth.
“And you're going to do your best to remember this lesson...” smiled Anton as he slipped his fingers in between her parted teeth “Won't you?”
“Mm hm!” whimpered Kianna as she began to suck her own juices from his fingers.
Using the very tip of her tongue, she frantically lapped between the invading digits as she desperately tried to both redeem herself and entice Anton into wanting more.
Anton took hold of Kianna's jaw by curling his fingers in behind her teeth and slipping his thumb beneath her chin. Gripping tightly, but gently, he pulled the surprised dark elf in close to his face and smiled at her.
“Oh... My poor, poor little dark elf...” he teased “You're so frustrated now, aren't you?”
“Mm hm!” whined Kianna as she tried to nod her head.
“Well, if you can behave yourself for the next little bit... Then I promise, you'll get some relief...” soothed Anton as he let up on his grip “Would you like that?”
“Mm hm! Mm hm!” whimpered Kianna as her eyes brightened and her ears pointed themselves straight upwards.
“Well, we better get to it then.” smiled Anton as he began to playfully wiggle his fingers in her mouth “We have so many things to do. And times wasting...”
Whimpering in excitement, Kianna redoubled her efforts to suck away the last of her own flavors from his fingers. She cleansed the probing digits thoroughly and then followed them out with her tongue as they left her mouth. She sighed heavily as Anton began to chuckle at her spent appearance.
“Master! You're so mean to me!” whined Kianna as she brought her legs in close and pressed her thighs together “You're so cruel! And, and evil!”
“I know...” soothed Anton as he cupped her chin in his hand and ran his thumb up and down across her cheek “But I'm afraid I have to be... You see, this is the best way to teach you how to be a good girl!”
Kianna groaned and pointed her ears straight back in annoyance as she glared at him.
Anton chuckled again as he let her go and took a step back.
“You can go ahead and put your arms down for now.” he said as he let his eyes rove across her body.
Sighing heavily, Kianna dropped her arms down and immediately began to fondle her breasts whilst simultaneously playing with her nipples.
“Hey now!” smiled Anton as he reached out and took hold of her chin “What do you think you're doing!?”
“Wha!? Oh c'mon! Please!” begged Kianna as she lowered her ears and mashed her breasts together and against her chest “Please, just a little bit!? I really need this right now!”
Anton had a stern but friendly look on his face as he grinned at her and shook his head.
Kianna groaned through her clenched teeth as he let go of her chin. Balling her hands into fists she held her arms straight down along her sides.
“Argh! ...Mean! So mean!” she whined through her teeth as she glared down at the floor and stomped her foot.
Anton couldn't help but to laugh at the adorably frustrated dark elf.
“Aw! My poor, poor little dark elf!” he teased as he flicked a lock of her hair away from her eyes “She's so upset now!”
“She is! I mean, I am!” exclaimed Kianna as she kept her eyes on the floor and pointed her ears straight back “My evil Master is being really, really mean to me!”
“Well, you're supposed to be behaving yourself, and you're not!” teased Anton as he folded his arms over his chest and smiled at her “Now are you!?”
Kianna groaned miserably and tightened her shoulders as she laid her ears back submissively.
“...No! I guess not!” she grumbled “...I'm sorry!”
“Apology accepted!” declared Anton as he continued to smile at her “Now, be a good girl, Kianna, and look at me.”
Hesitating for a brief second, Kianna kept her ears laid flat behind her head as she slowly brought her eyes back up to look at him.
“Stop that!” she whined as a bright blush spread across her cheeks “Stop smiling at me like that!”
“I can't!” laughed Anton “You are just too cute when you're like this! Aw! You poor little thing! I'm so sorry! But I'm really having a lot of fun with you right now!”
“Mean!” wailed Kianna as she stamped her foot again “You! Ah! You're are so mean!”
Anton laughed again as he clamped his eyes shut and shook his head. When he reopened his eyes he found the dark elf glaring at him as an angry pout marred across her face.
“Okay! Stop it! Kianna!” chuckled Anton as he reached out and placed his hands on either side of her neck “You're gonna make this take forever!”
The dark elf blinked in surprise before glaring again.
“I'm not doing anything!” she complained as she raised her chin up to give Anton more room to feel around her throat.
“Oh yes you are!” chastised Anton playfully as he pressed his fingertips in along the base of her jawline “You're being really cute! And it's distracting me!”
Kianna's face softened as she looked off to the side.
“...Well, I'm sorry!” she mumbled quietly “...But not really!”
Anton laughed again as he let his arms drop to his sides.
“Kianna!” he sighed as he shook his head “Do you ever have any problems with sore throats?”
“...No.” answered Kianna as she shook her head.
“Any burning, or pain in your ears or in your face?” asked Anton as he raised his arms back up and felt along the base of her head below her ears “Or any allergies that you know of?”
“Nope, no and nope!” sang the dark elf as she continued to look off to the side “I haven't been sick in a long time either!”
“Good, very good!” said Anton as he took the stethoscope from around his neck and placed it's buds in his ears.
Anticipating his intentions, Kianna arched her back and began to twist back and forth as she happily presented her chest for his attention.
Caught off guard by the sight of a suddenly swaying pair of elven breasts, Anton paused for a moment to appreciate the view before chuckling and continuing on with his task.
Kianna couldn't help but to shiver slightly as the resonator disc was placed against her skin.
Anton nodded softly as he moved the disc around a bit and listened to her heart for a few moments.
“Can you take a deep breath and breathe out slowly, please?” he said as he placed the disc right in between her breasts.
The dark elf was a little too eager to comply and her in excitement she ended up nearly hyperventilating.
“Slow down a little bit Kianna...” grinned Anton as he shifted the disc down to just below her breasts “Once more...”
Kianna made a conscious effort to slow her pace as Anton moved to her side and placed the disc first below her left shoulder blade and then her right.
“You actually sound a little better than your sister...” mused Anton as he placed the resonator at the small of her back and gave her waist a gentle squeeze.
“I do?” asked Kianna as she turned her head and glanced back at him “Is Fiona okay!?”
“Oh yes, she's fine.” reassured Anton as he stepped back around to her front and gave her belly a quick listen to “...I'm sure it's just because she's a bit more stressed. She's not taking to her situation as well as you are.”
“Oh, yeah... That makes sense...” mumbled Kianna as she lowered her ears a bit “She's not very happy right now... I think she's pretty scared too...”
“And you're not?” asked Anton as he took the stethoscopes buds out of his ears and let them hang back around his neck “Scared, I mean?”
“...Kinda, I know I should be!” said Kianna as her face scrunched up in thought “But...”
Anton stayed silent and still as the dark elf's large eyes met his. They stared back at one another for a moment before Kianna blinked and tilted her head to the side.
“...I'm just not scared of you?” she whispered as she shook her head and cocked one of her ears in a curious manner “I'm just not...”
Anton nodded slowly.
“Well that's good!” he said as a thin grin took shape on his face “Though... I do think you might be a little scared of me! Just a tiny bit at least!”
Kianna blinked and looked off to the side as a tight smirk marred her face.
“...Maybe!” she mumbled as her ears pointed themselves straight back behind her head “...Only a tiny bit though!”
Anton chuckled as a light blush spread across the dark elf's face and she dropped her eyes to the floor.
“I thought so!” he teased as he moved to the side and used his foot to push the thin scale in front of her before making his way over to the counter-top “Go ahead and step on that real quick, and then let me know what it says.”
Kianna tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear as she stepped off the bathmat and planted both of her feet onto the center of the scale.
“...134 pounds, and 6 ounces.” she grumbled as she read off the red lighted numbers.
“134... and 6 ounces” repeated Anton as he picked up the tablet and quickly jotted down the numbers with the stylus “...Hm, looks like you're just a tiny bit heavier than your sister is.”
“Please don't tell her that!” whined Kianna as she stepped back onto the bathmat and crossed her arms over her chest “Seriously! She doesn't need to know!”
Anton chuckled as he set the tablet down and picked up both the penlight and measuring tape from the tray.
“Alright. I guess we can keep that confidential.” he teased as he came back to stand in front of the dark elf “Here, look into the light for me...”
Kianna held her eyes open wide as Anton shined the penlight into each of them and watched as they dilated in response. Just like with her sister, the light shining back off of Kianna's retinas was a bright red in color.
“And tilt your head back just a bit...” muttered Anton as he gave her nose a quick view “Good...”
Kianna dropped her head back down and took a heavy breath through her nose as Anton eased away from her.
“Here, step forward real quick.” said Anton as he stepped back “And can you hold this for me?”
“Sure!” chirped Kianna as she took the penlight from his hand and stepped off the bathmat to plant her feet flat on the tile floor.
“Thank you...” mused Anton as he let the tape measure unfurl “Now, stand straight...”
Creating another glowing orange rod from his aura, Anton set the weighted end of the tape between the dark elf's feet and balanced the end of the rod on the very top of her head.
“...Almost exactly the same.” he said as he eyed the numbers on the tape “...5 foot 7 is close enough.”
Stepping back, Anton quickly rolled up the tape measure and took the penlight back from Kianna before going back to the counter-top.
“So, it's my ears next?” questioned Kianna as she stepped back onto the bathmat and pointed her ears straight upwards “Right!?”
Anton was quiet for a moment as he arranged everything back onto the tray and quickly documented Kianna's height on the tablet.
“We'll get to those in time...” he said as he picked up the lighted glasses and placed them back on over his eyes before turning around to face her “But first...”
Kianna went completely still as her eyes immediately locked onto the Whitehead gag that Anton now held in his hands.
“...I really don't think that you need to wear this.” said Anton as he gazed down at the gag “But if you feel that you should then-”
“Yes!” interrupted Kianna “I do, think that I should wear it...”
“...Alright then.” nodded Anton as he made his way back to her “Then open your mouth for me.”
Though Kianna tried to keep her face as stoic as possible as she stared at the approaching gag, her ears betrayed her by folding themselves back behind her head and laying flat in a submissive manner. As Anton leveled the gag with her face, she closed her eyes and leaned her head back as she opened her mouth.
“...Lift your tongue.” instructed Anton as he set the gag in place behind her teeth “...Go ahead and bite down.”
Kianna kept her eyes shut as Anton moved around behind her and buckled the gag's straps together at the base of her skull. She opened her eyes wide and pointed her ears straight upwards as he came back to her front and began to press down on the wedges attached to each side of the gag.
“Just relax Kianna...” said Anton as he cranked the two halves of the gag apart and forced her jaws to separate “This won't take too long...”
The dark elf made a small, unhappy sound as she balled her hands into fists and held her arms straight down at her sides.
“There we go...” said Anton as he finished with the gag and stepped back “Alright, I'll be right back.”
Turning away from her, Anton made his way back to the counter-top and picked up the dental mirror and tongue depressor from the tray. He stopped short in surprise as he turned back to the dark elf.
Kianna's unfocused eyes were filled with a nearly hysterical level of panic as she was clearly trying to force her jaws back together. Failing to bite through the metal gag, the dark elf made a long, pained sound as she began to tremble uncontrollably.
“Kianna!” cried Anton as he rushed to her and pulled her into a tight embrace “It's okay Kianna! It's okay! Calm down! Calm down! You're okay! You're okay!”
The dark elf began to wail quietly as she gripped onto his shirt and frantically pressed herself into his chest.
“It's okay Kianna! You're okay!” soothed Anton as he let his aura engulf the dark elf and fill her with it's calming essence “Give me one second, and I'll have this off you!”
As Anton made to unbuckle the gags straps he was suddenly hindered as Kianna began to wildly shake her head and squirm against him.
“Kianna!?” questioned Anton as he looked down at her and found her staring back up at him with pleading eyes that were heavy with unshed tears.
Shaking her head, the dark elf started whimpering incomprehensibly as she tilted her head back and presented her open mouth.
Sighing in both understanding and frustration, Anton clicked on the little light attached to the glasses and bent forward so as to get to work examining the dark elf.
Right down to the sharpness of her short fangs, Kianna's teeth were an almost identical match to Fiona's. And the only imperfection that Anton could see was that one of her bottom incisors was being pushed slightly backwards by the one next to it, this was so minimal however that he hardly considered it even noteworthy.
“Can you stick out your tongue, please?” asked Anton as he peered into the back of Kianna's throat.
“Ah!” cried Kianna as she did as she was asked.
The dark elf tightened her grip on Anton's shirt and whimpered pitifully as he gently held the back of her tongue down with the depressor.
“It's okay Kianna...” soothed Anton as he gave her molars one last go over “It's almost over...”
Raising back up to his full height, Anton's chest tightened at the sight of the still panicking dark elf.
Thick lines of moisture streamed out from the corners of her tear filled eyes and ran down along the curvature of her cheeks. Barely able to see at all through her saturated eyes, Kianna again began to whimper pleadingly and tremble uncontrollably as she registered that he was now looking back at her.
“Hold on!” exclaimed Anton as he frantically unbuckled the straps that held the gag in place and released the cranks that kept it open.
As the gag began to finally close, Kianna started to coo happily and rattle her teeth by viciously biting at the metal bars over and over again.
“Let go, Kianna!” demanded Anton as he tugged on the gag she now held clamped between her teeth.
The moment the dark elf released the hold her jaws had on the metal gag she immediately began to wail in sorrow as she ducked in under Anton's arms and desperately pressed herself against him.
“I'm sorry!” she whined as she clung to his shirt and buried her face against his chest “I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!”
Shocked by the similar panicked response the Whitehead gag had on both of the dark elves, Anton hesitated for a moment before wrapping his arms tightly around Kianna and hugging her to himself.
“Stop it Kianna! You're okay now! You're okay! You're right here! You're okay!” cried Anton as he tightened his hold on her in an effort to keep her still and stop her trembling “It's okay! You're okay! You're okay! It's over! It's over!”
Holding the gag, mirror and depressor in his left hand, Anton planted his right against the back of the dark elf's head above her still flattened ears and held her against him.
Kianna was making a non-stop panicked wail as she pressed her quivering jaws against his chest.
Feeling her teeth grazing against him through his shirt, Anton braced himself to be bitten by a bite that never came. Instead the dark elf squirmed in his arms until she was able to tilt her head to the side and look up at him.
“I'm sorry!” wailed Kianna as their eyes met “Please! I'm so sorry!”
“Kianna that's enough!” exclaimed Anton as he bent his head forward and laid his cheek against the side of her head “You don't need to be sorry, you didn't do anything wrong! I did! I'm sorry! I didn't know it would scare you like this! I never would have let you wear it if I did!”
“No!” cried the dark elf as she tried to shake her head “No! I couldn't do it! I'm sorry! I couldn't! I'm sorry!”
“...Couldn't do it?” questioned Anton as he blinked in surprise “What are you talking about!?”
“I couldn't do it! I didn't like it! I didn't like it!” whined Kianna as she hid her face back against him “I'm sorry! I'm so sorry! Please! Please don't be mad at me!”
“Mad at!? No! Kianna I'm not mad at you at all!” implored Anton as he tightened his hold on her “Kianna I have no idea what you're even talking about! But I'm not mad at you! At all! You've done nothing wrong!”
The dark elf began to whimper through her sobs as she tried to keep herself from hyperventilating.
“That's enough, Kianna...” whispered Anton as he let his aura flare outwards and fill the area all around them “You're okay now... Just go slow, and calm down. Okay... you're okay, you're okay...”
Anton continued to talk softly for some time, and as he did Kianna became quieter and quieter as her panic began to subside. Feeling her go still in his arms, Anton went quiet himself and began to rock gently back and forth as he held her.
With his mind now racing as he tried to figure out both what Kianna was talking about as well as why the Whitehead gag had triggered such panic in the dark elves, Anton didn't immediately register when Kianna began to slowly move in his arms.
“...Hello? Master?” she whispered as she kept her face hidden “...I'm really sorry!”
“Kianna, I already told you to stop that...” soothed Anton as he began to rub the back of her head “I don't want to hear you say that you're sorry again! You have nothing to apologize for. You did nothing wrong, so stop it. Right now.”
“...But I did!” whimpered the dark elf “I, I bit you!”
Anton paused in surprise before leaning his head back and looking down at the dark elf.
“That's what you're upset about!?” he exclaimed as he cocked an eyebrow in question “Kianna we already talked about this! and I told you I'm not mad at you about that! You need to stop worrying about it!”
“No, I, I know! You don't understand!” exclaimed Kianna “You were mad cause you got bitten! That's why you got that gag out in the first place! ...And I was the one! I did it! And I wanted to show you I was sorry! ...I wanted you to see that! I was gonna stay still so you could see my teeth! I wanted... to be good! But I, I couldn't! I'm sorry! I, I failed!”
Anton curbed his first instinct to tell her that was ridiculous and went still as he thought over what she had just said.
“...Hello?” whispered Kianna after a moment of silence.
“Kianna.” said Anton as he ran his hand down the back of her head “I'd like you to answer a few questions for me if you can, okay?”
“...Yeah? Okay.” whispered the dark elf as she shifted about in his arms and raised her ears up to better hear him.
“Why does the Whitehead gag frighten you?” asked Anton as he eased his face away from the dark elf's ears “Both you and Fiona were gagged before, and neither one of you panicked then? But you both did this time? Why?”
Kianna was silent and still for a moment as she seemed to mull over his questions.
“...This was different.” she whispered quietly “Before I was just, stuck. And I knew it. ...But this time. ...You could see me! And, touch me, and look at me. ...And I couldn't stop it. I couldn't make my mouth close. I couldn't make it stop. I couldn't control it. And I wanted it to stop! I, I didn't like it! I didn't like it!”
“It's okay Kianna, that's enough!” exclaimed Anton as he gave her a squeeze to calm her back down “I think I understand now...”
“...Y-you do!?” implored Kianna as she lowered her ears back down “R-really!?”
“Yes. And like I said, you didn't do anything wrong! You had no idea it would be like that. I didn't even know it would be like that!” said Anton as he stroked the back of her head between her ears “But even though you didn't like it, you stuck through it, and made it all the way to the end! You didn't fail at all Kianna! And I don't want you to think that anymore! You succeeded! And you did a great job!”
Anton felt the dark elf stiffen in his arms as she listened to what he said.
“You're so strong Kianna...” he whispered into her ear as he squeezed her in tight against himself “My brave, brave little dark elf! She's such a good girl! And so amazing!”
Kianna remained completely still for several seconds before she nearly exploded into a fit of trembling quivers. While unleashing a stream of happy sounding whimpers she began to squirm in Anton's arms as she seemed to literally try to bury herself in his chest. Failing to do so, she changed her tactics mid-action and attempted to climb up onto him by wrapping her legs around his hips.
Laughing softly as he worked to keep his hold on the struggling dark elf that was now determined to climb up onto him, Anton bent his knees and lowered himself down until he could rest on his folded legs.
Now situated on Anton's lap, Kianna unwrapped her legs from around him and curled herself into a ball as she clung to his chest and pressed herself against him.
“Th-thank you! M-master!” whimpered the dark elf as she nuzzled her head under his chin “Th-thank you! Th-thank you! Th-thank you!”
“Sh, sh, sh, sh! Kianna, that's enough...” soothed Anton as he began to rock softly back and forth “It's time to settle down a little...”
Kianna continued to coo happily as she made a conscious effort to calm herself. For the next little while she tried to focus on nothing but the warmth she felt coming from both Anton's chest and his aura. With too much adrenaline still in her system, she couldn't bring herself to fully relax and find sleep but she did become calm enough to come close despite remaining alert.
Anton kept a firm hold on the dark elf in his lap as he sat with her and let his mind wander.
It was becoming clear to him now that the panic the two dark elves both experienced was more than likely brought on by a realization of helplessness and a confirmed lack of control. The Whitehead gag seemed to trigger this response in a way that being “stuck” in normal bondage did not, because it left the dark elves fully exposed and vulnerable to another being, and whatever intentions that other being may have, in a way that full bondage gear didn't. Considering the dark elves were such a dominating race, it did make sense that being put in a scenario where they were left legitimately powerless would have an acute psychological effect on them. And as Anton continued to ponder this, he began to wonder what other implements might trigger a similar response, and whether or not these implements would only work on his particular dark elves, or on all of them.
“...Kianna?” called Anton in a soft tone as he gently hoisted the dark elf up higher onto his lap “Are you still awake?”
“Hm?” mumbled Kianna as she raised one of her ears and nodded her head against his chest “Yes!”
“Good.” breathed Anton as he ran his hand up and down her back “Because I think it's about time that we got moving again...”
“...Do we have to!?” grumbled Kianna as she lowered her ear back down and hunched in on herself “It's really warm right here...”
“Aw. Are you cold?” chuckled Anton as he gave her a tight but playful squeeze “Is my poor, naked little dark elf cold!?”
“Mmph!” groaned Kianna as the air was forced from her torso.
Pointing her ears straight back, she tilted her head upwards and pouted as she met his eyes.
“Yeah, kinda...” she whined as she snuggled against him “But I'm fine being naked! ...I'm just gonna stay right here for now. ...Where it's warm.”
Anton laughed at the determined look on her face and shook his head.
“No, no I don't think that's going to work Kianna!” he teased as he shifted himself back and forth “My legs are already falling asleep!”
“That's fine... You're not using em right now anyways... So you don't need em...” whined Kianna as she hid her face back against him.
“Yes, yes I do need them!” smiled Anton as he walked his fingers up her spine and grinned as she shivered in response “...Tell you what though, since your cold. And you want to be naked! How about another warm bath? Hm? I think you could probably use one. And I'll sit with you too!”
Pondering his offer, Kianna was still for a moment before taking a deep breath and letting out a heavy sigh.
“Okay, fine!” she mumbled as she squirmed a bit against him “...That does sound kinda nice!”
“Alright, that's the plan then!” said Anton as he made to stand up “But first we need to get everything cleaned up and put away...”
Kianna groaned miserably as she was moved to the side and made to unfold her legs so that both of them could stand up together.
“We'll make this quick.” promised Anton as he bent down and lifted the scale up from the floor “And then we'll get you all warmed up aga-!”
Stopping short, Anton turned to his side to find Kianna clinging to him with her arms wrapped around his middle and her cheek pressed into the center of his back.
“...Really!?” he grumbled as the dark elf tightened her hold on him.
“...Yes!” she chirped quietly as she flattened her already lowered ears down against her shoulders “...Please?”
“...Okay, fine.” sighed Anton as he turned around and slowly made his way to the counter-top with the still clinging dark elf in tow “You spoiled little thing!”
Kianna whined in protest before going quiet as Anton stopped in front of the tray and began to quickly wipe all of his instruments off with the alcohol wipes. Once everything had been cleaned, he packed it all back into the different metal boxes and arranged them back into the travel bag. As he was packing it all away he left a few key items sitting out on top of everything else before zipping up the bag.
“Kianna, I need you to let go for a minute.” he said as he lifted the travel bag from the counter-top and let it hang at his side “I want you to go over what I've written down about you on your file and make sure it's all accurate.”
“Mmph! Okay, fine!” grumbled Kianna as she reluctantly loosened her arms and stepped away from her place against his back “...You're so mean!”
“Yes, I think we've figured that out already!” teased Anton as he turned to her and ruffled her hair “It could be worst though! I could make you wear a gag all the time!”
“No!” whined Kianna as she let her head be shuffled back and forth “...I hate wearing gags!”
“I noticed!” smiled Anton as he tapped her on the nose “It's too bad too. Because you're so cute when you're wearing one! Especially whenever you're trying to talk, or yell at me!”
Kianna pointed her ears straight back and pouted as she glared up at him.
Chuckling at her expression, Anton moved around her and made his way to the tub. Setting the travel bag down in his deck chair, he leaned over the expanse of the tub and completely opened both of the faucets in an effort to fill the tub as quickly as possible.
Watching him for a moment, Kianna began to absently stretch her arms out over her head and twist back and forth at the waist. Sighing in irritation, she let her arms fall back to her sides and turned to the counter-top where she picked up the tablet.
Just as with her sister's, her file had already been completely filled in. The document itself was identical to the one she had seen before with a top heading labeled “general” and below that was all her information. Including her name, species, sex, sexual orientation, death status, height, weight, natural hair color, natural eye color, age and birth date. As she read through it she was a little surprised, and even began to feel a bit giddy, to find that all the information that Anton had written down thus far was indeed accurate. Which was a fact that in her mind, meant that he had already begun to remember everything about her.
Anton raised an eyebrow as he watched Kianna begin to sway back and forth in a happy, dancing like manner as she read over what he had written out on the tablet. Preoccupied with her task and with her backside facing him, she clearly had no idea that she was being observed. Grinning to himself, and confident now that she wasn't watching him, he reached over his own head with both arms and took hold of the back collar of his shirt before pulling it up and over his head to remove it in one smooth motion. With his shirt now free from his body, he tossed it onto the headrest of the deck chair and quickly dropped his shorts and boxers so as to add them to the same resting place.
Kianna nodded her head as she eased the tablet away from her face and set it back down on the counter-top. Everything she had read was indeed correct and this left her with an odd, satisfied feeling in her chest. As she went to turn around she glanced up at the mirror in front of her and immediately stopped short. Her eyes instantly widened to their fullest and her ears pointed themselves straight upwards in surprise at what she saw behind her. Whirling around, she stood stock still with her mouth hanging agape as her eyes confirmed that she had not been tricked.
Anton was standing with his hands on his hips and his back to her as he watched the tub fill with water. This wasn't what had surprised her though, nor was it the calm, easy confidence that he stood there with. No, what had surprised her was that he was standing there, completely naked.