Twilight is waning and the sun is peaking out over the horizon. It is cool but warming. Fog is rising from the lake. There is a woman sitting on a sandbar in near the center of the lake. She has her legs curled up to her chest to keep the chill from her skin. Her hair is long and wavy, covering her shoulders. Her eyes are sparkling like the waters of the lake. She is happy and content.
It is May Day. She spent much of the night as she is now, sitting, feeling the world around her. This is one of the few pleasures she takes for herself, she is not needy. She gives into the cares of the world and asks her gods to take away the pains that those care carry. It is in supplication that she begs this.
She looks behind her, feeling something there. A form is emerging from the fog, walking towards the far edge of the lake. She smiles. It is he. Master. He indulges her whims, for she has so few. He knows her well. He is smiling as he finds her form in the distance. He calls out to her and hears her laughter. He knows. She will not follow as she should. She turns to him and waves. He can see her clearly now. Naked and smiling. Smiling that impish grin that he knows well.
She turns, diving into the water and swims away from him. As she emerges from the other side of the lake, she giggles and waves once again. She scampers off knowing that he will follow.
He loves her dearly. And she him with all of her soul. He is her Master, her lover, her husband, and her best friend. There is no other for her.
As she scurries into the forest, she hears him following. It will be difficult for him to track her but she will give him clues with her laughter.
She feels the full glory of the dawning of morning on her face. And glorious it is and will become.
She knows the penalty for disobey his orders. She was to have returned to him before sun up. She deliberately disregarded his command. She knew the forest well, so it would be some time before she let him find her. It was the thrill of the chase that fired the blood in her veins. It excited her to know that when Master found her she would be naked and vulnerable to him. She didn't know what he would mete out for punishment but she knew it would be lovingly given. She hoped it would be the flogger after he warmed her backside to a rosy pink. It made her wet just thinking about it.