“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”

  - Confucius

  The sun had barely begun to shine its rays over the horizon when they set out. They were accompanied by the sounds of roosters calling, and hooves clopping as they begun their journey. Aurelia, for one, was gd to be going. Rome wasn't a bad city, not that she'd ever been to any others, but there was something about the concentration of so many people that irked her a bit. Maybe it that she was so big, and so traversing crowded streets was much more difficult for someone like her. But it was also the smell. Being in the woods was great, all the foliage and earth gave a wonderful concoction for the nose. A city, with it's unwashed bodies and trines was not wonderful. There were plenty of public baths, and many people bathed at least once a week, but there was only so much that could be done.

  They exited the city heading east along the Via Tiburtina, it would be some time before they reached the highnds in the interior. Aurelia looked about herself and her companions, taking it all in. A shiver of anticipation crept up her back, then arced along her wings, making her ruffle them back into pce so that they y along her back like a cloak.

  Thessa walked beside her, seemingly at home in the farms and fields which surrounded the city for miles around. Using her shepherd's crook like a walking stick. Aurelia would watch as her cow ears would twitch occasionally, and she was sorely tempted to reach over and flick one, just to see what would happen.

  Behind them were Tullius and Comak. The burly looking men watching over the pair of pack mules which brought up the rear of the column. She could hear them chatting occasionally, but neither seemed to be big talkers, and were mostly content to watch the scenery go by as they walked.

  Just in front of them was the only member of their party who had a horse. Junia sat astride a dappled brown mare, and looked rather regal if Aurelia was telling the truth.

  She wondered if there was a horse in the whole world that was big enough for her, but maybe she wouldn't need one if she could actually learn to use her wings properly, she acknowledged. But what about the people she would travel with? They wouldn't have wings, so maybe one day when she was rich and famous, she'd buy horses for them.

  In front of Junia were the rest of the column members, with their great and glorious leader Gregorios at the head.

  They passed by travelers going the opposite way occasionally, most were locals from the smaller towns which existed in the periphery of Rome proper. Likely going into the city to buy something needed, like medicine, or prostitutes. Traders were more rare, but they did come across a decent sized caravan of three carts heading into the city to peddle their wares.

  Gregorios exchanged pleasantries in passing with the heads of each group as they passed by, asking for news further ahead. Aside from rumours of the greenskins getting more active in recent days, there wasn't a lot to comment on.

  Aurelia could feel the passersby's eyes on her skin as they passed. She was pretty used to it by now having grown up being an oddity, but people in the city were usually a bit more covert in how they stared. Maybe it was since there was a whole lot more weird things dredged into Rome's walls by fortune and adventurers, but the people out here certainly made no attempt to hide their interest in the new kind of non-human they'd never seen before.

  As they ventured onward, the sun crept across the sky. When it hung in the center of the sky, Gregorios called out a stop for lunch next to a charming little copse of trees.

  The pack-mules and Junia's horse were let loose to roam and graze, and Gaius passed around a waterskin as they sat down to rest. It seemed like this was a common camping spot for travelers along the road, as Aurelia could see the remains of a campfire, and several logs had been arranged around it to create benches.

  She had a wad of jerky from her pack, and was chewing on a piece. Thessa sat beside her, and reached out her hand expectantly. With a quirked eyebrow, Aurelia acquiesced, then swallowed.

  "I've been meaning to ask... Is eating meat normal for Tauren? I mean, I've noticed you eating meat, but cows don't eat meat..." She trailed off at a look from Thessa. She didn't look angry, in fact, to the contrary her face was coloured with humour.

  "You do know that I'm Tauren, not a cow, right?

  "I mean, yeah, but... nevermind."

  The corners of Thessa's lips curled upward into the start of a smile.

  "I'm just messing with you, to answer your question, yes there are Tauren who don't eat meat, and some who actually can't. Thankfully I'm not one of them, but I had a cousin who couldn't eat meat!"

  Aurelia and Thessa talked a bit more as the rest of the group broke open their packs in search of something to eat. Most of it was idle chatter, but after a short while Thessa asked Aurelia a question which made her pause.

  "Why is gold so valuable anyway? I get that it's rare, but I don't get why everyone seems to spend their whole lives chasing some yellow coloured metal."

  Aurelia stopped and thought for a bit, it was always nice to talk to someone who grew up away from the city, they said the oddest things. But to be honest she had wondered the same thing more than once, and at some point since she'd stopped being a child she'd begun to get self-conscious about asking questions that she really should know the answer to by now. But she'd try her best to answer her friend.

  "I... hmm." Aurelia got her thoughts in order, and stroked her chin in what she imagined was a very thoughtful pose.

  "I think you're right in a lot of ways, it is just a metal like any other. You can't eat it, or really do much at all with it on it's own. But there is a bit more. It really is rare, like you said, and it's super easy to work with, at least according to what I've heard. Plus it doesn't tarnish like silver. And I think it's better for magic applications from what I've heard from working at the tavern. An actually experienced mage passing through is a rare sight, but from the one time I was able to meet one, he said something about it being better at holding enchantments, but I don't really know."

  Thessa scrunched her eyebrows into a frown, but nodded at Aurelia's words. Seeming to accept them.

  "I guess, but I was just thinking that most of the fuss about gold seems to be because everyone else also wants it. I remember one time an Equites bought a bunch of nd from a neighboring family. He strolled up and, with a little pouch that couldn't have held more than a few coins, just bought it all the same day. It just seems so weird to me that things that small can be worth so much to so many people."

  The rest of the afternoon continued in high spirits, with Aurelia and Thessa spending time together and chatting with the other members of their party. Gregorios began to take on the role of a mentor for the newer adventurers. And of all the other adventurers, Junia seemed to be the most interested in Aurelia.

  [Interlude]

  In a dark room with no windows, six figures sat around a rge table. The only light came from the candles which dotted the walls, and three chandeliers which hung from the ceiling. It gave those seated a rather imposing bearing, but that was spoiled as soon as the first opened his mouth.

  "So, now that were all well and fucked. Can we get started on this farce again? I've got a woman waiting for me in my bed at home." Rang a deep voice ced with a earthy brogue.

  A reply came nearly instantly from the opposite end of the table

  "Oh shut up, I'm surprised you can even see over the table you stumpy bastard. Were all here for a simple reason... that buggering senator has been sniffing around too hard for too long. We need to form a united front to keep those bloody patrician's fingers out of our business."

  A feminine voice came next, each word sounding as though it was wrapped in silk

  "A united front under whom? Hmm? I don't trust anyone here further than I can throw them, and I expect that all of those gathered here feel simirly."

  "Aye aye, hold your tongues." the words came from the head of a the table, and the figure who spoke them leaned in so that the severe light illuminated his face. He was a pin man, and would have been unremarkable aside from the ugly scar which streaked it's way from one side of his face to the other.

  "You're right, nobody wants to be here any more than the rest of us. But we've got to change. If we adventurers don't get organized soon, well be taken apart piecemeal like the magi were. The patrician houses are already starting to leash as many as they can get their hands on. We need to form a guild so that we might stand on our own."

  The man sighed, and readjusted himself in his seat, obviously uncomfortable with what he was about to say.

  "The way I see it, we've got eight fine adventuring establishments in this fine city. If we can get five or more together, the powers that be will have to start taking us seriously. We can hammer out the details ter, when the axe isn't hanging over our heads."

  After much shouting and debate, and a break for dinner, the assembled group agreed unanimously. From that day forth, the Adventuring Guild of Rome was born.

  [End of Interlude]

  The sun starting to set, and the party began to settle down for the night. Tents were erected, a firepit was dug, and the animals were watered then tied to leads so they could graze.

  Tullius set out with his bow strung in search of game for dinner. And Gaius began to set about boiling some water for what would become a stew. Junia was brushing out her horse's coat after a long day of riding, and the rest were scrounging about for wood for the fire.

  Shortly thereafter, Tullius returned with a few hares slung over his shoulder, and the party set about dinner.

  "Wow, I thought the rger tent would be overkill, but now I'm starting to think that we should have just gotten one of those massive ones they use for Contubernia's.

  SpoilerA Contubernia was a unit of eight roman soldiers (plus two sves!), who would all share a tent. This was the smallest denomination of troops

  [colpse]"Maybe, but then I wouldn't be able to reach out an touch you if I have a bad dream!" Aurelia joked, and patted Thessa on the back before ducking in to the admittedly tight fit.

  "Besides, I brought a little something extra for the trip."

  She brandished a rge wine amphora, and took a sip. "Get in here, I'm absolutely not going to be carrying this thing around for a second day, so we're going to have to finish this tonight."

  Thessa took a nervous look around the camp, but everyone else had either already retired to their tents, or was gazing at the fire. Seeing that no one was going to demand a share of Aurelia's cargo, she ducked in after her.

  The pair drank and talked for a long into the evening. Progressively giggling more as the amphora began to run dry. Aurelia was stroking Thessa's hair and pying with her ears as her friend recounted a story about how she'd tried to ride a ram when she was younger. When she expined how she had eventually been thrown off and into a mudpile, both she and Aurelia ughed uproariously. The wine removing any trepidations they might have had about being outside the protection of Rome's proximity.

  There was a lull in the conversation, and Aurelia found herself unable to look away from Thessa's ripe lips. There was a drip of wine spilt over from when Thessa had st taken a sip, and with the alcohol removing any inhibitions, she leaned over and swiped it off Thessa's lips with her tongue.

  Thessa froze in shock, but couldn't take her eyes off of her friend's tongue as it retreated away, it's bounty cimed. The pair stared at each other for a long moment, before Aurelia said one word "Delicious". And like a thundercp the pair began to remove their clothes.

  Was it wrong to kiss another woman? Thessa couldn't help from thinking. But if it was wrong, why did it feel so good? And why couldn't she stop herself.

  The pair barely broke contact to breath in gulping rasps before diving back into each other. She felt rge hands roaming over her body, leaving trails of fire where they touched. They lingered on the curve of her hip, and she leaned in further to the touch. Needy and eager for everything Aurelia was giving her.

  She felt fingers wrap around the back of her head, and slowly pry their faces apart. Her lips swollen from the eagerness at which they had indulged each other. She almost whined in compint, but the look of lust which filled Aurelia's eyes quieted any protests she might have had. It was almost disconcerting just how much bigger Aurelia was. It wasn't just height, but every facet of her being. Being this close to her face revealed just how much rger just her head was. It was wider and taller than Thessa's own, so that she felt as though she was in the arms of some great being of legend.

  A rich, husky voice came from those swollen lips which Thessa just couldn't stop staring at.

  "Do you want this?"

  A simple question, but for some reason Thessa just couldn't think.

  "Thessa, are you sure you want to do this?"

  Her mind cleared somewhat, enough to realize that Aurelia was trying to ask for permission. She looked up into the rger woman's eyes, and nodded before leaning in to recim her prize.

  "Yes."

  And suddenly like a wild beast Aurelia was on her, pushing her onto her back, sealing their lips together in a tight embrace. Thessa felt a rge hand guide her own between their bodies, and press hers against a plump mons. She could feel the golden curls of Aurelia's pubic hair, but when she reached lower, Aurelia held her hand firmly in pce.

  She almost compined, wanting to reach lower into those sodden depths, but then the oddest thing began to happen. Her hand, which just a moment ago been pressed against ft skin, began to feel something grow between them. It was moist, and almost velvety in how it felt. But as it grew, and grew, and grew, realization dawned on Thessa's foggy mind. Thick veins began to pulsate with virile intensity, and she had to move her hand along with the growth as it was pressed away.

  She wished she could see, but she didn't want to let go of Aurelia's embrace. The dance of their tongues together made her feel light headed.

  Eventually it stopped growing, and Aurelia released her hand, leaving her free to roam around her new delight. The shaft was massive, and ced with throbbing veins which arced across it's surface, tight with anticipation. There was no hope of encircling it with her hand, so she moved up higher. The head was rge like a ripe apple, and almost spongey to her touch. She could feel it twitch in time to Aurelia's heartbeat, and gave it a tentative squeeze, which prompted a moan which travelled from Aurelia's throat to her own as their tongues danced together.

  Then she began to retrace her steps along it's veined surface, until she reached low between Aurelia's thighs. In a scrotum almost as big as the pack she carried, rge testes rumbled with barely contained vigor. Each had to be the size of her head! She hefted one in one hand, it was heavy, and warm, almost hot to the touch. She swore she could feel it pulsating, but was too consumed in the act to know for sure.

  She was pushed further onto her back, faces still sealed together all the way. With gentle prodding from Aurelia's knees, she opened her legs obediently. There was a smell in the air, thick and heady. She couldn't get enough of it. She felt Aurelia take her hand once more, and guide it back to her massive phallus. This time, she took her hand more directly, and the pair began to press the mighty shaft downwards, towards her own wet core.

  Aurelia broke the kiss first, giving her a look that made Thessa quiver, before shifting forward. Such was their size difference that Aurelia couldn't kiss her while their hips touched. But Thessa's disappointment quickly dissipated. Two huge creamy mounds now hung in her face, and she tched on to one, prompting a moan from Aurelia.

  Then, something rge and heavy spped down onto her belly. With shock, she let go of the titanic breast she had been nursing, and with a hand parted the mounds of flesh in front of her face, both hers and Aurelia's.

  With their pelvises now touching, Aurelia's cock y across her body. Starting at the base where it covered her wet pussy, along the shaft covering her belly and chest, to where the head was now wedged between her breasts. She was dumbfounded, she had known that Aurelia was big and had big equipment, but seeing it y across her body like this was something else. A little voice in the back of her head urged caution, but the heady scent in the air convinced her otherwise.

  With a needy moan, the tched onto one of Aurelia's breasts once more. And with her hand, began to guide her friend in.

  Aurelia was on top of the world, and on top of Thessa. When her hands began to guide her shaft down, she obligingly lifted her hips high so that her cockhead could come between them. When in position, she slowly began to press forward until her head began to press ft against that soft, juicy core she so desperately desired.

  Her cockhead was almost the same size as her partner's entire bia. But fortunately she was leaking truly copious amounts of pre all over the sodden entrance.

  They both moaned at the contact, and Aurelia began to slowly work her cock back and forth, making sure to douse all of her friend's juicy cunt with a heavy load of pre. When they had both had enough, and Thessa's keening had come to a crescendo, she aligned herself once more and began to push in.

  For a moment her plump bia seemed to resist, Thessa's wet folds spreading wide and deforming under Aurelia's broad tip. But with a thrust of Aurelia's hips, they broke out into moans as the impossible happened. Aurelia guided her friend's face to one of her nipples, they needed to keep at least somewhat quiet with the others encamped nearby. But that was a ter problem, and Thessa's sweet pussy was spread before her.

  She pushed in slowly, and felt a little resistance before it tore, and she continued on her march to pleasure. Thessa squirmed a bit against her breast, but was soon moaning into her titflesh once more.

  The squeeze was exquisite, her shaft stretching Thessa wide. Every ridge and vein along her shaft was pressed against the sides of Thessa's silky walls, and she had to bite her lip from making sounds which would surely alert the rest of the camp to their activities.

  After what felt like an eternity, she reached the back of Thessa's channel. There was still more than a foot of cock still out in the air, but it was remarkably just how much she had taken on the first go. Maybe there was more to tauren on the inside in addition to the outside. She slowly began to retreat, dragging her way back to the entrance of those delicious folds, before diving right back in.

  This time was quicker, and a lewd Pp sound announced Aurelia's balls spping against Thessa's generous backside. The weight of their pendulum swing caused a ripple across Thessa's plush form. And Aurelia was just getting warmed up. Soon she was picking up speed, and wet pp, pp, pp sounds began to fill the tent. As well as the scent of their lovemaking which began to fill their nostrils.

  She was sure Thessa would have been wailing in pleasure by now, but thankfully she had smothered the smaller woman in her tits. The rge mounds were doing wonders for keeping the sound down. The only problem now was her own moans, which were slowly but surely beginning to get louder and more frequent as their fucking became more vigorous.

  She reached down and grabbed the breast that Thessa wasn't suckling, and brought it to her own lips, unable to keep quiet for any longer. She began to moan in to her own titflesh, thankful for the bounty Venus and Ceres had bestowed upon her.

  The pps of her balls spping against Thessa's ass begun to be accompanied by wet squelching sounds. With her monumental pre production, and Thessa's now copious wetness, each return stroke now brought with it a small payload of their mixed fluids. Looking a bit like the water pumps Aurelia had seen in the aqueducts in the city.

  Thessa began to vibrate and moan louder in what was the test in a string of orgasms. Aurelia able to feel the rush of new wetness which began to coat her shaft, and the strings of sticky fluid which began to fill the space between their hips.

  Aurelia could feel her balls tightening, and begin to draw up her sack, closer to her body. With what would have been a titanic roar of pleasure, if it wasn't released in to her own tits, she pushed forward fully, her hips sliding home leaving no inch of shaft outside of Thessa's juicy cunt.

  Thessa's eyes went wide at the sudden intrusion, then wider still at the sensation of the amount of cum beginning to fill her depths. Aurelia continued to thrust in short, jerking motions in the throes of her release. But in the gaps left when she pulled back, huge quantities of pearly white seed began to squirt out, driven by the shear force of the quantity pushing in from behind.

  Still pumping thick ropes into Thessa, Aurelia smmed forward one final time, before starting to slowly grind their pelvises together, sealing her cum inside.

  But she wasn't done cumming, with no where else to go, Aurelia's seed flooded into Thessa's empty womb, and began to stretch it taught with the shear quantity. Thessa couldn't see anything with her face full of titflesh, but she could feel the skin around her belly begin to draw taught as it was filled.

  Her moans of pleasure began to be tinted with notes of arm, but Aurelia simply pushed her head deeper into her tits, still deep in the throes of her own release.

  When it was finally done, Aurelia leaned back, and let go of her tit with a wet pop. Thessa let go of the teat she had been nursing reluctantly, but quickly looked down at herself now that her vision had cleared.

  Where once her belly had been ft, now it was bulged outward. Giving the impression that she was pregnant, or had swallowed a rge melon whole.

  "Wha... What?" She said in a stupor. Refusing to believe what was before her eyes. But Aurelia just shushed her, and leaned down once again. Smothering her once more in a bounty of breasts.

  "That was a great first release, I hadn't had the time all day!" Aurelia slowly began to thrust once more, now making sure that no inch of her cock was left unburied.

  "Thanks for that, it'll make the next few sooo much easier."

  Thessa moaned in arm, but slowly began to thrust backward to meet each of Aurelia's long thrusts.

  It would be a long night, and neither one wanted to be the first to call it quits.

  In another tent close by, another member of the party was having trouble sleeping. But when faint wet sounds and moaning had begun to grace her ears, her hands had slowly drifted downwards.

  Julia was also going to have a long night. One where the dreamed of white feathers and rge women.

  SarcasticMisfit