The time that the headmistress spent simply returning her gaze with her head canted quizzically to the side seemed to stretch out into eternity. Rai was certain that the powerful woman was surprised by her asking to leave but she had no idea what the response would be. There was something wholly unnerving about the way that Merelyth let her gaze wander over the maid's bared skin and Rai's felt her skin prickle as if she could feel it like a physical touch. It was hard not to cover herself and impossible not to fidget, especially when Merelyth let her gaze linger at the juncture of Rai's thighs. Slim but womanly thighs squeezed together to hide the dewy petals of Rai's sex from those eyes and she was glad when Merelyth raised her eyes slowly back up to her still deeply blushing face.<br/><br/>Silence seemed to be the headmistress' favourite weapon and Rai waited while she shifted in her chair. She seemed restless and the way the lean muscles in her jaw jumped made it easy to tell that she was gritting her teeth. Clearly she was angry at Rai's audacity at asking to leave or at least that was what Rai thought. The maid cringed, waiting for the inevitable, cruel rebuttal. A sigh of relief filled the silence that followed the headmistress' permission and Rai had already turned on her heel when the threat followed. For a moment she stood frozen with her back to the magus and her firm, perfectly curvy ass on display. "Y-yes headmistress, thank you headmistress." She mumbled hurriedly as she headed to the door.<br/><br/>Opening the door carefully she peeked out to make sure that the coast was clear. With a deep, shuddering breath she slipped out and quietly closed the door with the illusion of some semblance of dignity. As soon as the door latched and she knew that Merelyth could not see her decorum disintegrated into a frantic scramble. She was sure that the headmistress had stalled her departure until only five minutes before the students classes ended. With an arm draped across her breasts and the other arm down along her stomach to hide her mound, Rai dashed down the hall. She knew that no students would be out of class and she only had to make it to the maid's access at the end to be somewhat safe. The soft sound of her bare feet slapping on the marble tiled floor followed her down the hall and she barely slowed down, bursting through the door and swinging it closed behind her.<br/><br/>Down the stairs two at a time she ran, hearing the sound of conversation as the classes let out. She hurried even faster, stumbling her way down the stairs to the door to the lower hall. Offering up a prayer of thanks to the gods when she looked out and saw that none of the students had made it down the stairs yet, the naked maid darted down the hall only to skid to a stop when she heard voices coming toward her from around the corner. A soft curse hissed out under her breath. There was no way she could make it back to the safety of the maids' corridors before whoever was coming rounded the corner. She did the only thing that she could and ducked into a small alcove that housed a suit of armour. It was a tight fit and between the cold armour against her bare breasts and having to keep her rapid breathing quiet she was struggling to be quiet.<br/><br/>The voices came closer and Rai tensed, expecting to be seen but soon the voices were retreating. She desperately wanted to make it to the other maids' corridor. From there she was basically home free. That hallway led out of the academy and then it was a short run up the fairly secluded path to her quarters. Rai felt trapped though as students started to file down the stairs on the way back to their dormitories. For twenty minutes, Rai stood there barely breathing expecting to get seen at any minute. By the time that the students had all filed to their classes, Rai was glistening was nervous sweat and her legs ached from holding completely still for so long. Peeking out around the suit of armour, she cursed the headmistress for her cruelty. The way was clear and Railynn aimed herself toward the door and took off full speed toward the door.... And almost fell flat on her face. The feeling of pins and needles shot up her legs and she hobbled awkwardly toward the door, whimpering fearfully and fully expecting someone to discover her.<br/><br/>When the door closed behind her, the naked half-breed leaned heavily against it, sinking slowly to the floor. A soft, comical squeak burst from her panting mouth when her pert bottom touched the cold stone of the floor. In the minutes she spent gathering herself, Railynn reflected on the crazy events of the day. She thought back to the way Merelyth had treated her, how she had looked at her, and how the elf had -touched- her. Teeth worried her lower lip and her thighs squeezed together in remembrance of the groping touch. It was a hard thought to banish once it had come and Rai caught herself thinking just how gorgeous the headmistress was... Even when she was looking at Rai like she was prey. Especially when those grey eyes had looked at her with hunger, Rai realized. She forced herself to her feet and hurried down the hall. Headmistress Merelyth was a cruel, sadistic, haughty elf. She was not someone to be attracted to. Just because she easily wielded both personal and magical power and was tall and blond and beautiful was no reason to get all wound up, she reminded herself while hurrying down the dimly lit passage, no reason at all.<br/><br/>By the time she slipped out of the small side door and down the wooded path to her quarters, she was firm in her mindset. The headmistress had humiliated and violated her, forced her to strip and endure this walk of shame. She planned to make Rai wear a scandalous outfit that consisted of just an apron and socks (by all the gods she hoped that had just been a bad joke) She was not someone to be attracted to, she was to be feared and, as much as possible avoided. It was like a weight lifting when Railynn crossed the threshold of her own house and immediately ran herself a hot bath. While the tub was filling she paced, still stewing and desperate to get clean. It felt as though the small smear of her own wetness was still on her skin, showing her weakness. The bath was a frantic affair of scrubbing and denying her urge to longer in certain spots. By the time she had finished, the adrenaline of her ordeal had worn off and left her completely drained. She only haphazardly dried off before she crawled into her bed.  The only reason why the headmistress had gotten any reaction from her at all was because it had been so long since anyone had touched her that way. That was it, she valiantly tried to convince her restless kind, before she fell into a fitful sleep.<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>