“We should leave the forest now.”
The older woman spoke again, interrupting my thoughts. She was right, of course. There was no point in staying in this dangerous place when we didn’t know what could come to assault us. Since everyone agreed, we organized ourselves as best as we could.
Two women carried Libes, using the pelts like a stretcher, while the rest handled the warek. The beast was so large that it was impossible to carry. Instead, a bunch of them took hold of its legs and dragged it forward on the ground. That would damage its fur a little, but it was better than nothing.
Dyla and I didn’t have to do anything since we were still so small. I might be a bit stronger than a normal child when using magical energy to reinforce myself, but I still wasn’t used to controlling it. Judging by the older kids I was learning together with, I should get better after a few years of hard training, just like I did for earth magic.
Fortunately, we weren’t too far from the cave. To be exact, these sorts of excursions never went very far from it. It only took us a few minutes to exit the forest, plus around twenty more to reach the grotto through the meadow.
When we were almost there, the warriors guarding the entrance noticed something wasn’t normal and ran to us.
“What happened?”
The answer was obvious when looking at the dead beast and the fainted Libes, but the older woman still patiently answered.
“We were attacked by this warek. Our shaman fought bravely but was hurt in the process. This child ended up defeating it.”
She pointed my way, the warriors watching me with surprise and interest.
“This small child?”
Everyone nodded, which seemed to impress the guards.
“You’ll be a fine warrior when you grow up, young one.”
They patted me on the shoulder a couple of times, and that was it. A warek was still just a normal beast, after all. If we had been against a blessed one, we probably would have been helplessly massacred.
I still had a question for them, though.
“Wasn’t the forest supposed to be safe?”
They shook their heads.
“No place is completely safe. We warriors go through the forest from time to time to eliminate beasts, but they can come from anywhere, anytime. Sometimes, they even attack the cave entrance.”
What a dangerous world. The guards helped us transport the beast as we came inside the cave. The corpse made its way towards the women’s working area while Libes was transported to the “medical cave”, if one could call it that. It was located close to the cradle caves, deep inside the grottos, to make it one of the safest possible places.
A shaman using earth magic soon came to check her condition. She inspected her everywhere before concluding soon after.
“She’ll be fine. You were the one who used earth magic to heal her, child?”
I nodded as she continued.
“You did well. Not only did you re-attach the arm correctly, but some of the plants' vitality invigorated her body too. She just needs to rest for a few days, and she’ll be back to normal.”
“That’s great news! Right, Dyla?”
Dyla smiled and nodded strongly. We were now able to relax after this terrible episode, or so we hoped, but there was no such thing in the tribe. We had to attend our respective training courses right after coming back, without any break. Still, the hard times were compensated for with increasing love from my mother after my heroic act, which was impossible since it was already maxed out.
Just like the shaman said, Libes was back on her feet less than five days later. The first thing she did was to come to me during one of the free periods.
“Thank you for saving and healing me, Keon.”
I gave her my best smile.
“You’re welcome!”
She grinned back, seemingly amused.
“I always thought Dyla and Aeth were exaggerating, praising you all the time, but I guess I was wrong.”
Aeth was my mother’s name.
“Hehe.”
I giggled innocently, and Libes seemed to have an impulse. She took me into her arms, hugging me tightly into her medium-sized breasts.
“Such a good kid.”
Her attitude from then on was completely different from before. If she were just my mother’s friend, or the mother of my friend before, she now treated me almost as if I were her second child. She accepted any gesture of affection and even often initiated them on her own when she felt like it. Dyla seemed pleased with the situation, finding the two people she loved the most becoming much closer.
This change was most noticeable during bathing time. My mother, who I made cum every night, was letting me touch her body longer every day. She now rightfully considered washing as a sort of foreplay, and one day, she even lost her initial shyness altogether.
After washing her everywhere, with special attention to her boobs and nipples, I went to her crotch and started fingering her as usual. She opened her legs wider, allowing me better access to her wet vagina, and I skillfully banged her cunt.
“Mhmm…! Keon… Baby… Ahmm…!”
Her face was fully flushed, clearly enjoying my touch to the maximum. Dyla, Ursi, and Libes, the latter one having integrated into our group, were the women closest to us and watched our play attentively. Libes probably initially believed we were washing one another but Dyla and Ursi had long since understood there was more to it.
I thought my mother would stop me as usual, but no such thing happened. On the contrary, she only moaned louder, attracting even more attention from the women around us. Excited by the situation, I ground her pussy at full strength and was surprised to see her letting me do it.
“Aahh… Aaahhh… Aaahhhmmm… Yeeesss!”
With one last shout of ecstasy, she climaxed, right in front of the gallery, her body twitching orgasmically several times.
Libes approached us, shocked.
“What the heck are you doing, Aeth? That’s not washing anymore. Did you just have Keon make you orgasm?”
My mother needed a few more seconds to get her bearings back, panting wildly for some time. She blushed a little further at the question.