Hugged

"Let me go!" I started struggling but there was no use. She was much stronger than me.

I looked up to see if Cleo could help me but to my surprise Cleo was actually holding Leana and Edwards back and was looking at me with an amused smile. I didn't understand why at first but I soon realized why.

I felt Sheila rubbing her face against mine while saying "You are so cute!" over and over .

'Huh? Just what is she doing?' I thought to myself in shock. She had grabbed me and put me on her lap and then started rubbing her cheek against mine? I couldn't really process what was happening and just sat on her lap in shock. After the initial shock was over, I tried to move my head away and said "Hey! Stop it! Stop it already! What are you doing?"

"But you are just so cute!"

"I thought you were mad at me!"

"Uh.. I was, but I am not anymore. I mean, how can I stay mad at someone as cute as you!"

Huh? This woman is really volatile! Maybe she is crazy! We should take her to the high priestess!

Since no one helped me, Sheila kept up her act while I kept trying to free myself. She finally stopped after what felt like 2 minutes. Then she just held me on her lap with her head resting on top of mine. Since she was always being carried by Cleo I never had a chance to see how tall she was. Now that I thought about it, she was taller than Cleo. She also had a bigger build than Cleo but she seemed smaller than Leana. I could feel her large breasts on my back. Just how long was she going to hold me here?

"Uh.. can you let me go now?" I asked with a pleading voice. I could only ask her since Cleo was having too much fun to try and save me!

She shook her head and I felt her chin rub on top of my head. Then she hugged me tighter for a second as if to show that she doesn't want to let me go.

"But how do I talk with you like this?" I tried to find a good reason for her to let me off. If I am not able to talk with her, she might let me go.

Sadly I was wrong.

"Oh… you are right. Then how about this?"

She turned me so that now I was sitting sideways on her lap.

"Is this better?"

I wanted to hit my head on the ground. How is this better? I am still on your lap right?

"Uh.. it's still difficult to talk sideways. How…"

Before I could finish, she turned me once more so that I was facing her while I had my legs around her waist. She placed her arms behind my back and then angled me downwards so that I could look at her face directly.

Just what was this position? Now I can't come up with anything anymore. I was facing her and could talk with her but I was still sitting on her lap and she was still hugging me! It seems she had a solution for all the problems that I could bring up.

"Sigh… fine. Now can you tell us more about Ifera?"

"Eh… but what do you want to know?" she asked while tilting her head.

Why is she acting cute now? She didn't look anything like this at all when she was holding Tien up when Nina was being raped. I sobered up when I remembered that instance. She looked at my expression turning serious and seemed scared

"Really! Ask me what you want to know? I… I will tell you!" She seemed a bit agitated.

"Why did you help Ifera rape Nina while you help back Tien?" I asked grimly.

She looked confused as she replied "I am loyal to my mistress. She asked me to hold the man back, so I did."

"And you didn't feel that what she was doing was wrong?" I asked now a bit angry.

Seeing my anger, Sheila seemed even more despirited as she replied "But…. I have to do what mistress tells me to do! I couldn't do anything for the man and that woman! You have to believe me. I …."

"You couldn't just say no?"

"I have to do what she…"

"Fine! I understand that you are loyal to Ifera and do whatever she tells you to do. But if you didn't like what she did, you could have just run away! Why did you continue to serve her?" I shouted this at Sheila.

To my surprise Sheila teared up as she replied "Bu… but… I … have to … sob… do what…. Mistress said…. Sob…. I couldn't leave….. Sob if mistress doesn't let me…. Sob. "

It seems that I might have gone a bit overboard. There was definitely something fishy going on here. It was obvious that Sheila wasn't doing anything that wasn't told to her. Was Ifera using some kind of magic on her as well? I remembered the faces of all those bandits that seemed mesmerized by Ifera. Could it be the same for Sheila? Maybe she had started to lose the influence now that she had been away from Ifera for so long. That might be why she had stopped struggling with Cleo after a while.

The more I thought, the more this seemed like the case. Doesn't that mean that Sheila is a victim as well? I felt guilty for being angry at her. I thought about it and I knew the perfect way to cheer her up. I wrapped my arms around her back and slid forward to hug her.

"I am sorry! I am not angry at you… you don't have to cry anymore!" I tried to calm her down.

Sheila hugged me back but continued to cry. Damn, this woman is really sensitive! I need to be careful with what I say to her. I sat on her lap with my legs and arms wrapped around her while Sheila continued to cry while hugging me. I heard some noise behind me and realized that Cleo had removed Sheila's leg restraints as well, giving her back her freedom.