Oh my. What a beautifully written story. I had to blink at a few phrases and sections:

"...wonder what it would feel like to have another body flatten hers against the earth." That one speaks for itself.

Umm. I'm not sure why I'm aroused by "licked the last few sticky crumbs of honeycake from her fingers" but I am. It's a lovely little image. Purr.

"Willow had never been under a roof before, and everything was strange." This is such a simple sentence, but it describes the forest creatures so wonderfully. It's a superb creation that you've made in just a few short paragraphs. Amazing.

Mmm. The whole painting section is the most erotic part of the story (for me), very sensual.

The ending is interesting - was she just a tool, a bridge? Or was she more than that to Karras? I'd like to read more, if there is going to be any more... but I don't know where you'd take it.

All in all though, a fabulous tale, a firm 9/10 and a bulge in my pyjamas.

Qmoq xx