Chapter 267 (1/2)

Book 3, Chapter 3 – The Bar

Sandbar's local drinking hole was much like any other Prih the crowd, draped in alluring clothing that put full chests and long legs on display Theyaway eht try to cop a feel and the girls danced aith polite titters A few even gave flirtatious – if adlances The hostesses are offered other services So long as the patrons spent the coin, they could hire girls to do

Ever since hts were banned The bar replaced the elysians and a giant candelabra Together they were enough to give the bar proper

Aside fro, the center of the bar had a clear space intended as a dance floor A group of girls occupied it now, slowly stripping off bits of clothing as they gyrated around one another Rings on either side here burly men beat each other up and bet on the outcomes

The bar was a cesspool of tobacco, liquor and testosterone

A pair of visitors very different froood looking, a far sight better than the typical rabble One of the barenuine sht, and worth a fun night or two even if they didn't have the money

Gabriel was set The Gods irl's attention Blonde hair, blue eyes, white skin, refined features… he was the essence of dignity and cultivation, like a well-educated schoolboy or a warm-hearted boy next door Of course, none of them knew about his darker side

Cloudhaasn't hard on the eyes, either

He had a body to rival Frost de Winter's While it couldn't be said he had the handsome features of Gabriel, he was like a totally different person from the kid that clawed his way out of the wastelands Gone was the skin-and-bones waif, replaced with a ood build as quite a bit taller So he wasn't a one-in-ten thousand, but he was perhaps one-in-a thousand At the very least he was a one-in-one hundred sort of looker

The girl sashayed over to the pair,sure her hefty assets were easily noticed “Maybe I can help you handsoirls We've got it all”

Gabriel had grown up in Skycloud where scenes like this were unthinkable He was overwhele and pretty smell, and shuffled aardly before her He wasn't sure what to do with his hands fuckin' Cloudhawk, he thought to himself The rotten bastard Couldn't he have found us a noret a drink?

He definitely wasn't in Skycloud domain anymore, and the fact was that out in the wastelands this was a normal place for a drink He'd just never seen a place like this where a man's more basic proclivities could be satisfied

“Go on now, put those knockers away before you hurt soirl a playful slap on the ass “You're scaring ot anywhere quiet?”

Gabriel's pale face went red as a tomato Girls like her made him very uncomfortable

Cloudhaas holding back, but gave her a sled, causing her cleavage to jiggle enticingly These girlsEveryone could tell at a glance that these two men were different This had to be the blonde one's first visit to a place like this, judging by the way he looked at the girls It was soust The other one seemed like he was perfectly comfortable in this environment

In the end, elysians had -ups than your typical wastelander

They continued to gather a bunch of curious looks

Cloudhaas inferior to Gabriel in looks, but his delicate features and coquettish air le, followed by three years of doing whatever cath and experiences grew he became more self-confident, less of a downer Noasn't unexpected for his weren't serious

Banter was so he'd learned from the wasteland mercenaries

Cloudhaasn't under any illusions that his life would be like Frost's or Arcturus' He wasn't going to be some kind of hero, and he didn't fit in with the elysians It was just the way things were and he wasn't going to try and force it Do what you have to do, that was his motto Go with the flow That was the best policy

Gabriel's frown said he was not going with the flow on any level “Women like these are cheap and dirty”

“Oh for the love of… wake up, will you? You think we're still in the elysian lands?” Cloudhaasn't ashamed about their environment “People out here, we're castaways We're the abandoned population If you can get a full belly and wear a warer totheir body? But that's life, at least in the wastelands, and everyone's just trying to make it the best way they kno I don't think they're dirty hell, coirls where you're from, they're more real Spend ht to sneer at soet by”

Gabriel continued to shuffle like a fish out of water “Is it justat us?”

“Are they?” Cloudhawk looked around Indeed they'd caught more than a few eyes when they walked in, all sorts in fact There were hungry looks from the women and envious look fro “Oh,” he said, “I forgot to uys out here who like to have a little fun with other men, if you knohat I'm sayin' A fella like you with your blonde hair, blue eyes and noble look – you're just the sort they like Making friends won't be a problem for you”

A frown instantlya Caspian onback”

Cloudhawk chortled He was re love Caspian had shown for Gabriel as their three-year stint in the valley went on Eventually Caspian had decided he'd give it a shot, and that night he climbed into Gabriel's bed for a little slap and tickle

Things did not go well for him It was the first time in three years Naberius took control and… needless to say, there was a lot more slap than tickle