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in place. With his hand still over her mouth and the wall against her back, she was finding it hard to ignore the feel of the Captain’s firm body against hers.  He was so close to her that she could feel his breath on her neck as he was trying to control his breath. She wanted to ignore the chills that she felt as his hot breath tickled her neck, but all it did was slowly drain the fight out of her.
    While gripp ing hard onto his shoulders, Lucilla stared into the Captain’s eyes as he continued to hold her mouth shut with his hand. The Captain matched her gaze and a flash of heat crossed his eyes.  Lucilla’s pulse quickened and her breasts heaved hard against his chest.
    “I don’t know exactly why you thought running freely around the halls of the Emperor’s palace wearing nothing but a sheer curtain would be a good plan, but that’s how you end up in the soldier’s barracks faster than you would like!” the Captain said calmly under his breath. 
    “Now, I’m going to remove my hand and you’re going to not scream and you’re not going to run.  Correct?”
    Lucilla absorbed everything the Captain said and then nodded hesitantly.
    “Good,” the Captain replied.  And with that the Captain slowly removed his hand from her mouth. He then loosened the grip he had on her and released her from the wall.
    Lucilla took a moment to catch her breath and then looked to the Captain quietly.  He lit a lantern in the corner of the room and the light of the fire finally allowed her to see the Captain fully.  She knew he was tall and large but she didn’t realize how muscular he was until the light of the flame accentuated the contours of his arms.  His frame was clearly a bit intimating, but Lucilla was more taken aback by his face.
    There was stubble where it should have been clean-shaven and there was a scar along his chin and it looked like his nose might have been broken at some point, but if it weren’t for all that, his face would have looked like molded perfection.  Somehow the imperfections made him look less beautiful but more appealing. His jaw clenched tightly as if deep in thought.
    Lucilla hesitantly asked, “What’s going on then? What are you planning to do…if you’re not taking me to the barracks?”
    The Captain glanced at Lucilla and responded matter of factly, “I’m going to get you out of here”
    “What? Really? You’re taking me home?” Lucilla asked frantically.
    The Captain frowned and replied, “I don’t think you can go home right now. It won’t be safe. Right now, we’re just going to have to get you out of the palace and hidden for a little bit”
    Lucilla didn’t love this idea, but anything would be better than being stuck in the palace as a slave for the soldiers.
    “O ..okay, I understand.  What do we do? Where do we go?”
    “We’ll have to be quick before anyone notices that I’m missing or before the soldiers notice that their little treat isn’t where it’s supposed to be.  I have a feeling the Corporal will be looking out for you specifically”
    At that , Lucilla shuddered with disgust.  The Corporal already gave her an uneasy feeling and she didn’t even want to think about him laying his hands on her.
    “Okay, so what next then?” she asked anxiously.
    “We get you some clothes and sneak you out.  I have a friend who can hide you away for a little while.  If we’re going to do this, we need to do this fast and without you asking too many questions”, the Captain paused, “and without you tripping over everything”, he added as he glanced at her transparent robes.  His eyes then traveled up her body to her bare breasts. He tore his gaze away, but not before she noticed that he somehow managed to clench his jaw even tighter.
    Lucilla’s cheeks reddened only a little bit, but suddenly she found herself not so ashamed of her bare body anymore and continued on.
    “Okay, let’s get some clothes for me then!”
    The Captain nodded and walked