I came to realize that the crying increased in volume when ever I did something new but that as she got used to the new thing she would calm down some...to a kind of quiet sobbing. So when she started to get used to me rubbing her ass I said "OK, I am going to lift your skirt now and play with your naked ass for a bit."As expected the volume increased again as I said it, and even more as I actually did it, but she didn't try to move off the desk only squirmed a little. And man she had a pretty. She then let out a long sigh.“So, what exactly do you expect us to do? We can’t stand up to these factions like we could with the guilds in the city. These people have actual power and influence.”James gave a nod as he cupped his chin. “You’re right, we are once again at the bottom. We went from big fish in a little pond to little fish in a big pond. We were always going to get to this stage eventually. I just didn’t expect it so soon. I called you all here to brainstorm some ideas on how we. I could feel myself blush again and this time took the opportunity to let Alice know her arse looked peachy in her skirt. At this she grabbed my hand and placed it on her bum. "Does it feel as good as it looks?" She said. I replied, "infinitely better!" And continued to stroke her bum. "Only fair, seeing as I have my hands on yours!" Alice said. She now moved and started to massage my legs. As she got to the tops of my legs her hands ran in between, just down my bum and brushed against my. As if reading my thoughts, she said. "I'm not much of a breakfast person, especially a greasy fry-up, but this definitely hits the spot." She grinned impishly. "Maybe it's all the exercise you forced on me last night, to say nothing of this morning." Don't seem to recall needing to use a lot of force." I laughed."You must have done something as I've never been like that before." She laughed with me.I was secretly pleased with that statement, it just added to how close I felt we'd suddenly.