With a reassuring sound you knock on the heavy oak door. A moment later the door opens and squinting in the light someone ushers you in muttering something about not letting the cold in.
A towel is flung over your head as you stand there and you feel someone's hands through it drying you down.
As the towel is removed you see that your standing in a small entrance hall of the cottage with three other exits leading to what look like a kitch, living room and some stairs. And there in front of you is a woman.
You take her in looking her up and down. She is just a bit shorter than you and must have been about 40 years but in good shape, in fact she is pretty tasty looking with a curvaceous torso well equipped with a firm looking bust, good hips and a horsey backside. She was wearing a turtle neck jumper, jodpers and some knee high leather boots, possibly riding boots.
'Got a good state on you young man' she says, breaking your trance. You are exhausted and as you go to say something your legs finally give up and just before you fall she catches your arm and helps you up.
'Come on then, come in here and sit down for goodness sake' she guides you into the kitchen and sits you down on a chair. Wrapping a large blanket around your shoulders she bustles about for a while before plonking a mug of what must be soup in front of you.
'Beef soup, you'll like it!' She says, more as an order.
You lift it up and smell it, it's hot and smells like beef so you take a swig. It hits the back of your throat and you nearly gag. A strong salty taste with a bitterness like something's gone off in it fills your mouth. You fight spitting it out and swill it in your mouth. The woman is looking at you and smiles expectantly, you reluctantly swallow and smile back, 'mmm, tastes good'.
As the after taste lingers the initial horrid flavour is replaced by a rather wonderfully meaty flavour that really does taste good. She is still watching your reactions and not wanting to be rude you take another swig. This time the soup taste is not as horrid and after a swill in your mouth tastes delicious. As you swallow you feel it traveling down your throats and into your chest with warmth, it feels good and your hungry, you soon glue the lot down and she lets you have seconds.
Sitting back in the chair contented you drift slowly into a slumber.