First lesson with Auntie Lara

Kael is currently walking down the street a little annoyed. Earlier he had a conversation with his mother about getting stronger. Melinda didn't have a method for Kael to improve until he awakened, however, she gave him some books about mana cultivation and mana combat for the future.

Kael then asked Melinda if he could learn to fight from the guards. Kael wanted to learn basic stances and weapon handling from them. Kael could learn these basics without needing mana.

While Melinda kicked up a fuss, it was only in regards to his present condition. After demonstrating a very enthusiastic display of running circles around her, Melinda ended up relenting.

Kael had just visited the guard's post in the northern part of town. They told him they wouldn't train him unless he joined them. Additionally, all new recruits had to be awakened. In a small town like Brenner, there aren't many alternatives in terms of learning martial combat.

While Kael is thinking of an alternative, a blonde woman with absurdly large breasts notices Kael and waves at him.

"Little Kael, yoo-hoo!" Lara calls out to him in a singsongy voice and walks over.

"Melinda sent me to check in on you. I heard you went to the guardhouse to train, how did it go?"

"They rejected me, Auntie Lara. They said I should wait until I awaken."

"Oh no, that's no good." Lara pauses for a bit to consider Kael's conundrum. She had heard from Melinda that Kael wanted to have some means to defend himself before he awakened.

Lara shifts her left arm under to support her right elbow. Her right index finger taps on her cheek a few times before she shifts her head's weight onto her finger. Lara's pose looks like an adorable combination between concentration and pouting. Her arms squeeze and emphasize her large bust even further, causing neighboring men to drool as they walk by.

"You know little Kael, my late husband was a hunter. I still remember a little bit from when he tried to teach me how to shoot a bow. I can teach you if you'd like to learn."

"Really, Auntie? I definitely want to learn."

"Okay, come with me then. We'll have to go out of town for a bit." Lara takes Kael by the hand and leads him out of town. Their journey leads them to a small cottage about 10 minutes from the town. The cottage is overgrown and it looks quite weathered.

"What is this place, Auntie?"

"This is where I lived with my late husband. After he never came back from one of his hunting trips, I was unable to support myself out here so I had to move into town. The only things I could do in town were cooking and cleaning, but I didn't earn enough to support myself. In the end, I had to… resort to my current line of work. I ended up in a poor situation, but thankfully your mother came along and helped me."

Kael notices Lara avoids the topic of her work similar to all of the other aunties. His mother tells him that their job is to provide stress relief for men but never elaborated on it. Perhaps it had something to do with the 'sex' Bella mentioned the other day.

Kael also wonders who would provide stress relief for the women. Maybe it's something he could do to help out around the house in the future. He did want to be more responsible after all.

"What are we doing here?"

"Well, some of my husband's old gear should still be here. We'll use that for training."

The two of them enter the cottage. The surfaces are coated with a layer of dust and a few cobwebs can be seen in the crevices of the house. Lara goes over and opens the windows of the cottage to let in some light.

She goes over to a chest and opens it. Inside are a short bow, a quiver with a few arrows, and a hunting knife. She hands them to Kael next to her and picks up a wooden bullseye right next to the chest.

"This was his spare hunting kit. You can have it."

"Are you sure? Isn't this a memento of your husband?"

She gives him a wistful smile before rubbing his head gently. "It is. But I think it would be better to have it help protect you rather than rotting here."

The two of them head out to a field and set up the target before walking about 10 meters away.

Lara is holding the bow loosely in her hands without an arrow while Kael is in front of her staring intently.

"I'll demonstrate a training stance for you to practice your aim with. You should repeat the same stance to develop consistency for when you practice. After a while, you will develop your own stance that you can use on the move. It is important to start out relaxed." Lara shakes her body a little to relax.

"Drawing the bow puts strain on your body and holding it for too long will influence your aim. Grip with the three fingers like this," Lara says showing off the three center fingers of her right hand.

"Your fingers will probably hurt when you first start out. Bring your bow up to here and draw using your back muscles."

Lara lifts the bow and draws the string. Her chest thrusts out in between the staff string of the bow.

"Drawing the bow requires pushing out with one hand and pulling with the other. You should stop your draw until some anchor point like the string touching the tip of your nose. Take aim but don't overthink it or it will affect your aim. Release your fingers out of the way when ready and the bow will do most of the work. Finish your follow-through by letting your hand continue moving until it reaches the bottom of your ears. Your bow will naturally tilt forward. Did you follow that?"

Kael nods his head. Lara smiles before releasing the bowstring to demonstrate the follow-through. However, she seems to have forgotten that her breasts were in the way and the string slaps them with a twang. Her enormous breasts jiggle violently and Lara blushes a little.

"Whoops. These are why I couldn't fire a bow in the end."

She squeezes her breasts almost presenting them to Kael before sighing. Kael was too young to appreciate the sight and only nods in sympathy for her plight.

Lara hands the bow over to Kael. "Now you try. The bow is old so it should be easier to draw. However, your arrows probably won't fly as well, but you can still try firing one."

Kael stood still holding the wood of the bow in both his hands. The worn wood felt smooth in his hands. When he held the leather of the grip it felt warm. The bowstring was slightly frayed from age.

Kael decides to practice the motion first before firing an arrow. He took an open stance and held the bow in his left hand. He looked at the target and hoisted the bow up. In a smooth motion reminiscent of Lara's, he grasped to string and pulled.

He only managed to draw it three-quarters of the way before he felt his strength inadequate to draw the bow the rest of the way. Then he felt a soft warm hand on his back below his shoulder blades and another hand raises his drawing arm.

Lara breathes on the back of Kael's ear and whispers, "Use more strength in your back and raise your stance."

Kael lets Lara guide his body and the string pulls back a little further. However, before the bow reaches full draw the string snaps.

The sudden lack of tension causes Kael to follow over onto Lara and they tangle on the ground. Kael finds himself face first in Lara's breasts. They feel warm and soft, their embrace threatening to swallow him whole.

Kael gets off of Lara and apologizes. "I'm sorry Auntie."

"It's alright. Looks like we will have to restring the bow before you can practice again."

Lara gets off the ground and Kael notices her massaging her shoulders.

"Are you okay Auntie? Did you get hurt in the fall?"

"No, it isn't your fault. I just have always had a sore neck and shoulders. The fall caused them to flare up a little."

Kael observes a little weariness in Lara. This problem seems to have bothered her for a long time. "I can rub your shoulders for you."

"That's sweet of you Kael, but you don't have to." But Kael leaves little room for objection and gets behind her and leads her by the hand to get on her knees so Kael can reach her neck. He begins massaging the sides of her neck where he saw Lara rubbing first.

Lara indulges his childish desire to help out, but Kael's technique ends up relieving her soreness. He starts kneading her muscles like dough, helping them relax. Pleasure comes from when he crawls his thumbs across her shoulders. She almost feels like moaning but manages to hold back. If his hands were a little firmer then she would not have been able to resist.

Kael focuses intently on Lara's reactions to his touch, adjusting to bring out the most enthusiastic reaction from her. After fifteen minutes, Kael finishes rubbing Lara's shoulders.

Lara's soreness leaves her and she feels better than she has in years. She is a little sorry that it didn't go on longer.

Lara looks over at Kael with a little anticipation and asks, "Would you maybe help Auntie in the future?"