Omen Valley

Milking

Hakimba's new kajira has to learn how to milk a bosk cow

[13:11]  Aphris: i will show you soemthing
[13:11]  Nadirah: yes Mistress
[13:12]  Aphris walks over the plains to the nearest bosk cow, one of the eldest a frightening big animal, but actually very quiet, of age, but still giving lots of milk
[13:14]  Nadirah: looking up at the hairy beast smiles encouraged that she did not swing her head to try an gore me with her horns....sits quietly listening to the Mistress
[13:15]  Aphris: this is a bosk cow, its milk is the most important beverage for the wagonpeople nomads, even mor ethen water i often thing. We not only drink it, but also make butter and cheese of it. And in the fermented form Arkhi our alcoholic beverage
[13:17]  Nadirah feels the cool winds from the plains blowing against her face...the smell of the earth rich ....looking into the bosk's eye smiling softly ...suddenly not afraid at all strokes her nose...listening to the Mistress as she instructs nadirah
[13:18]  Nadirah green eye twinlke happy to be learning the ways of the plains an the wagon people...wanting to pleas her Master an become useful to her new home
[13:19]  Aphris: "look carefully what i do now" she takes place at the small wooden stool under the bosk and grabs the bucket, now empty and places it under the udders
[13:21]  Aphris takes a big niple of the bosk in one hand, and another in her free hand. Her fingers feel the coolness of the udder ends and she notices the bosk cow has much milk to give "watch carefully, I know pull and squeezes the 2 nipples, you will notices milk will flow out of them"
[13:21]  Nadirah watches as the Mistress tugs hard at the udders of the bosk....the rich thick white milk starts to splash into the bucket..the corners of nadirah's mouth curl watching...
[13:23]  Aphris continues pulling and kneading the nipples till no longer a stream of milk comes out "now its your turn, the bosk cows udder has for nipples , you take the other too and do exactly as I. Don't spill any milk"
[13:31]  Nadirah settles on the stool taking hold of the udder....smiles up to the bosk ...speaking in a soft voice...give me some more of your rich sweet milk dear beast....her crimson lips curl into a smile as the milk begins to squirt into the already almost half full bucket
[13:32]  Aphris watches the kajirae carefully, even its the first time, the tribe is not rich and can not afford that milk is spoiled
[13:35]  Nadirah: yes Mistress makes sure her feet are not to close not wanting to spill a drop of the milk...stops for a moment one hand strokes the shaggy fur of the bosk...showing her appreciation for the gentleness of the large animal...then winds her willowy fingers around the udder an begins to tug an squeeze again
[13:37]  Aphris watches how the milk shoots from the udder into the bucket placed under it, slowly the bucket fills with the white creamy fluid, satisfied she notices Nadirah has found the feeling for bosk very soon. She nods satisfied, because she likes the girl, even that she would never tell, too make sure the girl does not get too proud.
[13:40]  Nadirah seeing the bucket close to full an not wanting to spill or waste a drop ...nadirah sits up turning to the Mistress ....she is pleased with her chore ...in a sweet voice asks...is this good Mistress....what do you wish nadirah to do the with the bosk milk now....moving the stool out of the way nadirah stands close to the bosk's head stroking her...rubs her ears smiling to the gentle giant
[13:44]  Aphris sees the bucket is full and smiles "bring the heavy bucket to my wagon, there is a big barrel next to it. I keep the milk there for making cheese. She takes one earthen bottle she carried with her and hold it in the bucket, let it fill with the creamy milk. "This will be for consumption. The rest for making my Kataii bosk cheese"
[13:47]  Nadirah: yes Mistress...carefully tilting the heavy bucket...she pours slowly the rich creamy bosk milk into Mistress's earthen bottle...making sure not to drip a drop....quickly uprights the bucket when she sees the bottle filled. Glad the heavy bucket was a bit lighter now...she smiles and follows the Mistress
[13:49]  Aphris walks to the public slave wagon, she goes around the wagon and opens the small cooling box carriage, she takes the milk bottle from Nadirah and places it in the ice filled box
[13:50]  Door: Aphris needs a cold cloth.
[13:52]  Nadirah watching as the Mistress puts the earthen bottle filled with creamy bosk milk into the chilla...she makes mental notes so she will not forget her chore an the ways of the wagon people
[13:54]  Aphris continues her walk, now towards her own wagon, she goes straight to the barrel in which she contains the milk for her bosk cheese. She lifts the the cover of the barrel and orders the girl to empty the bucket in it "empty the bucket in this barrel, kajira!"
[13:56]  Nadirah follow the Mistress obedientally standing nadirah carefully empties the heavy buckets contents into the barrel...setting the bucket down...pushes the lid firmly back into place ....with the bucket in her hand she turns and glides to the Mistress hem