Locum Tenens 11

~~~ Chapter Notes ~~~

Loki and Kira continue snooping around Sven's kingdom - after leaving a mess on his bed. All chapters in this tale are complete and have been submitted. Hopefully, the kind, gracious, smartly-attired, and gorgeous admins will release a new episode every day or so.

~~~ Sven's Palace ~~~

Kira wanted to split up - having one of us stay near the king while the other tried to track down the mage or the spymaster - but I reminded her that we'd pretty much both promised her father that we'd stay together so that I could keep her safe.

We did a little sneaking around the halls - but there were too many palace employees buzzing around and we kept having to jump into corners or climb walls to keep from having somebody run into us (literally). We snuck down to the dungeons but there was nobody in the cells. Kira couldn't decide what that meant. There were a couple guards there, however, and we listened in on the palace gossip for a while, not gleaning much of value.

I reminded Kira that her cousin always knew most secrets and we slunk off to the kitchens. Neither of us mentioned it but I think we were both silently hoping to steal a loaf of fresh bread as well.

The kitchens are busy places. The walls were also harder to hang onto. The soot and grease made spider-crawling around on the area a real challenge. I felt my skills being strained and - after about a half-hour - I felt a pulse that told me my skills had gotten an upgrade. Kira said she got one as well.

In the end, we weren't able to swipe any warm toasty treats, but we did tag a messenger who hurried into the place to grab some trail rations so that he could head for the "D. O." As soon as he left, the cooks started going on and on about how calling it by an acronym wasn't likely to keep people from figuring out what they were talking about. They claimed that the entire kingdom knew that the letters stood for "dragon outpost".

With that knowledge, Kira and I hurriedly scooted and skated down hallways and through open doorways until we left the palace behind. We watched the messenger ride away at a gallop and tried to quickly decide whether to try stealing mounts - or whether to just go on foot.

We couldn't come up with an easy way to get the horses through the gate without attracting unwanted attention and so we took off on foot - clambering over the wall and trying to make up lost time by climbing the hills that the rider was required to navigate narrow switch-backs in order to gain the heights.

I was exhausted by the time we got to the next plateau. We were closer to the rider than we'd ever been - but he was off like a shot as soon as he was on level terrain again. The good news was that there were no other directions to go - so following him would be a simple task.

By the time we got to where he'd been sent, he had delivered his message and was heading back for the palace.

We scouted out the small outpost which was nothing more than a half-dozen tents set up at the mouth of a cave. We used our climbing skills to navigate around the soldiers at the entrance and moved inside.

They had constructed a latticework of iron bars. When I suggested that they were meant to contain the dragon, Kira snorted with laughter. She informed me that all these would do would be to raise a racket so that the soldiers knew the dragon was trying to leave.

We climbed through holes in the barrier and moved deeper into the cave. There was a bloody spot in the middle of the floor near the "gate" that Kira said was probably where the soldiers were feeding the beast in order to deny it the opportunity to go hunting for itself.

No longer clinging to the walls, we jogged deeper and deeper into the cave until Kira said that she thought we were getting close to where the dragon likely nested.

Kira listened for a bit, holding me back, and then began to strip off her clothes. I gave her a questioning look.

"Get undressed," she whispered. "Hide your things behind these rocks."

There was a small alcove that lay in the opposite direction of the turn in the main cavern. We left our clothes hidden there.

Kira brushed the floor of the cave with her hands to clear away some stones and debris and then got down onto her knees.

"I'm going to suck you until you cum," she said. "I want as much of your seed on my skin as I can manage. Dragons know so many things that they are fascinated by anything new. I intend to paint myself in your jism and approach her naked. I believe she'll be so intrigued that she'll let me call you forward. You should be naked as well. This will demonstrate that we don't have weapons and that we are opening ourselves up to her attacks willingly. I think she'll be tempted into conversing with us. We'll offer to track down her pup and return it to her. In exchange, I'm hoping for whatever information or magic she is willing to provide to aid us."

Nella was a far better cocksucker but I still got so turned on - thinking about a literal princess sucking my dick - that Kira soon had me cumming. She directed the nose of my penis across her face and chest. She rubbed my spend into her skin - coating as much of her body with it as she could. When that was done, she sucked me until I was hard again and then stroked me as she filled my ears with graphically erotic images and my balls recovered. Then she sucked me off again and sprayed my seed over her breasts and stomach. I wasn't sure she'd manage a third load from me but she did - eventually. This one painted her mons, vulva, and thighs.

Once she was ready, she strode off towards the dragon as I appealed to the All-Father to give us success.

I wasn't sure how Kira managed it, but she opened her talking-stone up so that I could hear not only her but the dragon.

She was a hundred paces away when the dragon fixed her eyes on my royal lover.

"What is that on your skin, child?" the dragon asked.

"The seed of the All-Father's champion, holy mother," Kira answered.

"Holy!" the dragon snorted. "Why address me as such?"

"You are a goddess to me, glorious lady," Kira responded.

"Honeyed words," the dragon replied. "You don't smell like the soldiers. Why are you here?"

"I have longed since I was but a babe to converse with one such as you," Kira said. "I learned that Sven has kidnapped your pup and I would barter my aid to try to return your little one to you for the chance to sit at your feet for an hour and hear whatever wisdom you would spare."

"Your champion ... where is he?"

"Waiting but for your permission that I should call him, glorious mother. You will undoubtedly be able to smell the god's touch on him - as you no doubt do in his seed upon my body."

"Call him, little one, that I may see if you speak the truth," she answered.

I hurried forward until the dragon spotted me. I slowed to a walk.

"Don't keep me waiting, champion," she called. "Come let me take your scent."

I hurried forward once again until I was but a few paces away. I slowed and walked straight up to where I knew she could touch me with her gigantic snout. She pressed her nostrils against my chest and breathed deeply.

"The Creator," she said softly, afterwards. "You have his touch. How did you find him?"

"He has a quirky sense of humor but I believe I could be content to visit with him for days and never tire of his company. I believe he strives not to interfere and yet cares deeply - and not just for those who call on him."

The dragon nodded and said, "Your words match my memories and I sense no duplicity in you. May I bathe your mate?"

"What?" I asked. "Blessed lady, I do not think there is anything that it would be wise for me to deny you."

"Ha! You've been listening to your woman as we've talked. I've your scent, let me taste your seed and I will know beyond any doubt that the All-Father has touched you."

I stepped back, out of the way.

The dragon's tongue snaked out and she ran the dual-tips around every part of Kira's face, neck, chest, stomach, groin, and thighs. When she finished, she smacked her lips.

"What is your name, child?" the dragon asked my lover.

"Kira, great mother," she replied.

"He will give you no son, I'm afraid," the dragon prophesied. "Unless you choose to bear the child yourself."

Kira's face fell. I wasn't sure what I was missing of the conversation but they both seemed intimately more knowledgeable about what was going on than I did.

"I know, my lovely," the dragon said, "you do not wish to be caged. In this, your spirit is like a dragon's. We cherish our young because we hate the chains that they bind us with. As you well know, I am currently bound by those very chains. Help me loose them and you will get more than pleasant conversation from me."

Kira dropped to her knees and prostrated herself before the dragon.

"I will do my very best, holy mother," she answered.

"You seek my aid, though," the dragon stated, knowingly.

"We don't know where to find ..."

"... her," the dragon finished. "She has not even earned a name for herself yet but you could call her 'thoughtless brat' - for allowing herself to fall into the hands of these hateful men and helping to rip out a mother's heart."

"We don't know where to find her," Kira told her. "We have some abilities and skills and I do hope these will be enough to allow us to bring your little babe back beneath your wing. In our quest to find out what secrets Sven was hiding, we have done a cursory search of the palace but we did not find the little one - nor hear anyone speaking of her whereabouts. As soon as we learned that a messenger was heading here, we trailed them to come to you. Any assistance you could offer to speed our search ..."

"I will give you a bit of my magic," the dragon said. "The first will let you find my brat. The second will let you escape a deadly strike. It has other uses as well - but I foresee your impetuous choices getting you into a sticky situation or two - and not the sticky situation you left on the king's bed - although I like your sense of humor."

Kira looked up at the dragon and grinned.

"Stand before me, side by side," the dragon instructed.

Still naked, I stepped beside Kira. She took my hand. Together, we faced the fearsome creature whose child we intended to rescue.

She looked at us in such a powerful way that I felt tiny, weak, insignificant ... and then I felt a wellspring of power. Then it stopped.

The magnificent beast suddenly swiped her left paw at us and Kira squeaked in fear and released my hand. I braced myself, not really knowing if I could survive.

The dragon's paw struck the floor of the cave hard enough to cause small pebbles to cascade to the ground from the earthquake-like shockwave.

Somehow, I was 30 feet to the left of where I'd stood a moment ago - safe and whole. Kira was 30 feet in the opposite direction - and just as healthy and hale.

The dragon laughed - her bellowing humor echoing through the cavern.

"Sorry ...," she said. "I needed to make sure the magic had taken hold."

"But ... what if it hadn't ...?" Kira asked, returning to her place.

"I ... well ... okay ...," the dragon said. "I needed to show you how it worked and quite honestly the expressions on your faces were just too delicious ..."

"Thank you, great mother," I said. "The magic removes us to safety?"

"It needs an hour or so to recharge," she said. "It's not an end-all. From what I have foreseen, however, it should see you safely through. If you've not used the ability in some time, you can also force it to happen - leaping forward to a location that you can see. Again, it's uses are somewhat limited but it's just one more tool in your already widely-varied arsenal."

I stepped forward and kissed her on the nose.

"Thank you, great mother," I intoned. "You said that you would also give us the ability to find the wayward pup?"

"My brat? Yes," she replied. "When you are close enough, you'll sense her - or actually any dragon - you can probably feel the power within you now - but we're close enough that you may not realize what it is."

I looked into my inner-being. I had used my magical-senses to find people before. This was far stronger.

"I see that you've found it," she said happily.

The dragon's tongue flicked out. It seemed to focus on Kira's nipples. The dragon grinned at her.

"You're spirited," the dragon said. "I'll bet you gave your mother fits when you were little. I sense the loss within you. I miss my mother as well."

"Thank you, great one," Kira said, giving a quick bow of her head. "By your leave, we will go looking for your ... brat."

"May the All-Father watch over your steps ...," the dragon intoned.

"... and yours," Kira replied.

The dragon gave a mirthless laugh and said, "My steps are limited until you return with my spawn. Once I'm sure she's safe, I'll be having a chat with King Sven - a chat that he may not survive."

"He has a brat as well," Kira told her. "Maybe a little turnabout would be appropriate."

"I'm not feeling that charitable," the dragon said. "We shall see. I look forward to your return."

We each gave her a bow at the waist and turned to leave. Her tongue flicked out and caressed the cheek of my ass. Her throaty laugh followed us through the cavern as we headed back to get dressed again.

"She's far more flirtatious than I expected," I told Kira.

"I agree," my lover replied. "Maybe you remind her of her last mate or something. Having her lick your spend from my body was ... highly erotic. I think she might have taken some pleasure from the act as well. Maybe that's why she's behaving that way."

Clothed once more, we walked toward the cave exit, climbed through the gaps in the crude barrier, and moved to the mouth of the cave. When we were nearing the guards, we made ourselves invisible and simply walked past them. I couldn't resist tapping one on the shoulder. He spun to see who had touched him and then was greatly confused when he couldn't find anyone nearby.

We got halfway back to the edge of the plateau to find another messenger riding to the outpost. We stood directly in the path of the horse and it began to spook when it sensed us. The rider couldn't figure out what was wrong with the mount and began to fight with it. Kira and I suddenly appeared and the horse settled. The rider cried out in alarm. I launched a sparkling purple orb at his face and he was knocked from his seat. I stabbed him quickly and killed him. I stripped him naked, carried him away from the road, and then played heat back and forth over his body until I'd turned the corpse into nothing but ashes.

I put on the man's clothes, mounted the horse, and then helped Kira up behind me. We rode back to the palace. When we were getting close, Kira went invisible and I pulled the helmet down a bit to help hide my eyes. I rode to the gate like I was on a mission. I passed through without being questioned. I dropped Kira off just before the stables and then left the mount with the ostler.

Kira stayed hidden and she followed me as I started walking through every building and every passageway, waiting for my new tracker to tell me where the hatchling was being hidden.

We spent the rest of the day searching without success. We climbed the side of the stable, unlatched a door used for delivering straw, and made ourselves a nest for the night.

Kira was feeling horny and wanted sex. I was worried about us being caught. She wasn't as worried. She stroked me until I was hard and then climbed onto my rigid shaft and rode me as I pressed my hands over her mouth to keep her from being loud. She finally got what she wanted - two orgasms and a pussy full of cream.

We snuggled together in the loose straw and were soon asleep.

~~~

The next morning, we slipped out of the hayloft, closed the access door behind us, and climbed back to the ground. We sat in the shadows, ate a breakfast of trail rations, and drank from our waterskins.

We began searching again. By lunchtime, we had eliminated every place that I could think of that we hadn't already visited. It was time to return to the places we'd already been - the prince's quarters, the king's quarters, the kitchens, and the dungeons.

We found the creature in the dungeons - in a hidden cell. Kira and I were both astonished and disappointed that we had been so close but had never found the little beast.

The "thoughtless brat" smelled her mother's saliva on us. I grinned at Kira. Maybe the dragon had really been flirting - but she was also marking us so that the hatchling would know that she could trust us.

Kira used the talking-stone to inform me that she was speaking telepathically with the little creature. Together, they were hatching a plan for breaking the baby dragon free and escaping from the palace.

Kira told me that the hatchling had passed on a piece of information that might be crucial. Though we were deep inside of the bowels of the palace, the tiny dragon said that she smelled fresh air. While the females chatted, I was tasked with finding where the fresh air was coming from.

I dug through my storage room and found a small candle. I used my fire-magic to light the wick. I then proceeded to carry this candle around, watching the flame to find any drafts. My body was invisible - as was the candle itself - but the flame appeared to be floating through the air like some kind of willow wisp.

One of the guards saw the flickering light and came to investigate. As luck would have it, a gust of air came from the hidden passageway and blew out the flame just before the guard laid eyes on me. I quickly stored the candle away.

He sniffed at the air, wondering where the smell of hot wax and the burning wick had come from. After unsuccessfully searching for a few minutes, he returned to his post. The other guard, of course, asked him what he'd found - and then didn't trust his answer when he said that he'd found nothing. The second one came to look for himself, gave up a couple minutes later and went back to his place. The first guard, of course, made fun of him for failing to find anything different than he had.

Kira wanted to check in with Rilla but we already knew that the mages were watching for unauthorized messages traveling in and out of the palace so she just waited patiently.

For my part, I spent the intervening hours figuring out how to access the hidden passageway - and then following it out to where it exited from the building. There was a cemetery there of unmarked graves. I wondered if every dungeon in every castle or palace had such a place. In a way, it made sense to have a burial ground nearby to either eliminate witnesses - or to dispose of those who simply became ill and died.

I turned invisible and searched the area until I figured out where I was - and what we'd need to do in order to get away with our prize.

There was a set of stairs nearby that led to the top of the palace wall - with a small guard-tower that - probably due to its position being the furthest from the main gate - was staffed by a group of soldiers that barely qualified for the name.

We would need to ascend the stairs, remove or disable the guards, and then have the baby dragon leap to the ground below. I would heal any damage it incurred and then we would head up the ridge and across the plateau to return the child to its mother.

I snuck back through the tunnel, checked to make sure that the coast was clear, and slipped back into the empty cell where the secret passageway emerged. I sat in the corner, invisible, communicating with Kira - who was communicating with the hatchling.

I spent the remainder of the day there. We waited until it was late that night before we made our move.

When the guards had changed and the whole palace had grown quiet, I snuck up behind the guard that stood in front of the hidden cell that held the little dragon. I wrapped my hand over the man's mouth and sent a burst of heat into the center of his brain. His whole body tensed for a long moment and then he simply relaxed - dead. I eased him into a sitting position and left him. His eyes were open wide but there was no longer a light within.

Kira and I searched his body for the key to the cell and determined that he didn't have it. I was going to have to deal with the other two guards as well. I'd hoped to sneak away without leaving a trail of corpses behind us - but we were going to break a few more eggs in order to make this surprise omelet.

I crept up the stairs as quietly as possible, passing between the two guards as they faced one another. Hoping beyond hope that my first attempt had not been a complete fluke, I tried to focus on creating two quick, bright bursts of heat in the center of each man's mind ... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ...

One grunted; the other opened his mouth but collapsed before the sound erupted. Their weapons and armor clattered as they fell on their faces on the stone floor. A quick search showed that neither of these held the keys either.

"Not my fucking fault ...," I thought to myself as I gave the corpses a guilty look.

I rapped my knuckles on the exterior door.

"What?" a gruff voice asked.

"Need to shit ...," I told him.

"What the fuck ...?"

I wasn't sure if the guards were not allowed poop-breaks - or if he didn't recognize my voice - but the keys rattled, the door opened, and the guard captain came through. I was completely visible - but I was standing behind him. By the time his brain registered that his men were lying on the floor, he was already falling forward to join them. I caught the keyring from his belt before he fell. I closed the door and locked it back.

I headed down the stairs, handed the keys off to Kira, and went back to see what goodies I could scrounge off of the bodies. I got some jewelry, three coin purses, and a disguise - a guard's uniform. Kira looted the body by the dragon's cell as the happy hatchling chittered excitedly at her. Although she was young and - apparently delighted that she was escaping - I could tell that she was intelligent.

"We'll pretend to be guards," I told the little dragon. "You stay calm and walk like we're escorting you someplace. We need to sneak down this tunnel, climb the stairs, and then deal with some guards. After that, we'll jump from the top of the wall to the ground outside. If you get hurt, I can heal you afterwards."

The hatchling gave a little snort.

"She's okay with the plan," Kira explained, pulling the guard's helmet onto her head. "I'm ready when you are."

I took them to the empty cell, pulled back the covering for the secret tunnel, and led the way through.

"She can see okay?" I whispered back to Kira.

"Yeah, she can see better than we can."

We exited the tunnel, crossed the grassy courtyard, and made for the stairs that led up the inside of the perimeter wall.

"Who goes there?" the guard called.

"Just us," I replied.

"Who's us? What's that?"

"Just taking the mutt for a piss," I replied.

"Mutt?" he asked.

I ignited his brain. I grabbed his body before it could tumble to the stone pathway, moved him to a sitting position to the side, cut the strings on his coin purse, and stowed it in my storage-device.

Kira and the hatchling had made it to the top of the wall. Several yards away a roving trio of guards were heading our way. Rather than trying to mess with removing my disguise and then taking the time to spider-crawl down the tall stone wall, I simply threw myself over the side - assuming I could easily heal whatever damage I took in the process. This way was almost much faster.

As I fell, I quickly realized that I had miscalculated on how tall the wall was. In addition, the ground at the base of the barrier seemed to have been designed for the purpose of killing any who leapt or fell.

As I fell, Kira was looking back and forth between me and the approaching guards - trying to decide what to do. The blood-curdling scream that escaped from my open mouth when I hit the rocks was enough to give her pause on following me - thank the All-Seeing Father.

I was pretty sure that I had broken both of my legs in several places. I was about a foot shorter than I had been when I had jumped. My legs were a twisted mess and my tailbone was far closer to the top of my spine than is healthy. I could feel my regeneration starting to kick in - but I quickly healed myself, stood, and turned to face the wall - hoping to try to catch Kira if she followed my example.

As I looked up, I found the dragon hatchling hurtling towards me. Her little wings were stretched out wide but she had a lot of momentum built up. She was also bigger than me. I caught a quick glimpse of Kira taking a defensive fighting position to face the guards - before the huge dragon pup landed right on top of me.

I briefly wondered why the "save my ass" ability that the dragon mother had given us hadn't kicked in but - then - I guess I hadn't died ... Still, the 200-300 pound beast using me for a Hollywood stuntman's airbag hurt like hell. I'd experienced a lot of pain (and learned to manage it well) over the last month or so - but holy smokes! I was pretty sure every rib was broken - and had shredded my lungs.

The "little" dragon was moving tenderly so I healed her. Once she climbed off of me, I healed myself. I heard a scream from above and looked up to see a guard plummeting to the ground nearby. Thankfully, he didn't come close enough to collide with me. Unfortunately for him, there was no healing his injuries. He landed on his head. It was not pretty.

I thought of that Douglas Adams quote: "It's not the fall that kills you; it's the sudden stop at the end."

Kira still had two combatants left to deal with. She juked around the sword thrust of the front one and then tried to go invisible to throw the other guy off. Unfortunately, the second one had a pretty good idea about where she was. He lunged at her as the first spun back around. She was caught in between the pair and got jostled and knocked off her feet.

Kira became visible as she lost her balance and began to fall over the edge of the wall. A silent scream tore from my chest and I pumped my legs as fast as I could to try to get to where I thought she would fall - not far from the dead guard's mangled corpse. The scream that I expected to come from my throat came from hers instead.

Even as I pushed to reach her, I knew there was no fucking way that I was getting there in time. I imagined holding her twisted frame in my arms and trying to explain to her father what happened.

Suddenly, mid-fall, she disappeared.

A heartbeat later, she appeared beside me. I gasped in shock at the same time she gasped in relief. She wrapped her arms around me and tucked her head against my chin. Unfortunately, we were both still dressed like guards so - if anyone saw us embracing - they would have been a little confused.

Of course, the pair on the wall saw us - and immediately ran for the nearest tower. The bell rang out the alarm as I held Kira's shaking form in my arms.

"Fuck!" she gasped. "I thought I was done for!"

"Thank the All-Father - and the great mother ...," I answered.

She kissed my cheek and held me tightly.

"We should get moving ...," she finally said, still obviously shaken.

Kira started stowing the guard's uniform in her storage-item. I got a quick glimpse of her shapely bare ass before she switched to her bodysuit. I changed my clothes as well.

The three of us quickly moved away from the wall - rapidly arriving at the base of a nearly-vertical cliff-face - made entirely of stone. As fast as we were able, we climbed up the rugged slope - almost a hundred feet - until we reached the plateau. The little dragon was surprisingly (or maybe not) adept at climbing the mountainous terrain.

We hurried across the grassy meadow towards the path that we'd followed earlier. I needed to make sure that I intercepted any messengers - coming or going. Kira and I jogged. The dragon's brat trotted along at a leisurely pace that seemed to cause it no stress or strain. I wondered how Sven's men had even captured the thing. It was the size of an adult black bear - maybe even a small grizzly. It was quick and agile. Maybe its mother wasn't exaggerating when she called it a thoughtless brat.

The messengers that I planned to intercept never came - for good or bad. My assumption was that that meant that the palace was in chaos. As we approached the cave, I told Kira that I planned to just kill the guards. She worried that the mother might prefer to enact revenge for herself. She cautioned me not to take that privilege away from her.

This important point meant that we spent far longer getting to the mouth of the cave than I had hoped. I circled around the outpost and removed two guards to sneak the baby dragon inside. We got to the barrier and had to help the little beast squeeze her way through one of the larger openings. Kira and I climbed through behind her. We left the dead guards just on the other side of that barrier, quickly stripping what we wanted from them before we pressed on.

The little pup was already galloping down the center of the cavern, yipping to her mother. Kira and I raced after her, not wanting the adult dragon to think that we'd left the brat to fend for herself.

We arrived to find mother nuzzling daughter. Her eyes lit with flames for a moment until she recognized us. Even then, I was slightly afraid. An angry, protective mother is the scariest of all beasts.

"You have done well, my children," the dragon called to us. "Please stay here with my brat while I enact my revenge."

"Sovereign mother," Kira called to her. "Revenge is your right of course. However, let me offer you an alternative, if I have gained any favor ..."

"Speak child ...," the dragon replied, somewhat curtly.

"Let us help you find a new cave - in a kingdom that is decidedly more friendly. If you strike back, you will need to kill every single one of them - or they will hide, build their strength, and return to exact a vengeance of their own."

"I will crush them," the dragon promised.

"Come with us," Kira pleaded. "Let me build you a sanctuary - where I can honor and care for you. I will serve as your outer wall - your honor guard - should Sven's descendants attempt to bring harm to you or your child."

The dragon quieted, pondering.

"Once we've built your refuge," Kira continued, "if you decide to fly out and unleash your fury on the enemy, you can do so knowing that your cub is safe at home - guarded by friends."

"Your honeyed words don't hide your heart's desire ...," the dragon countered.

"You promised me an hour at your feet in exchange for the return of your little one ...," Kira reminded her. "I seek only what has been promised. If - in your grace - you offer more, I would gladly accept."

The dragon gave a snort of laughter. A puff of smoke escaped her nostrils.

"I will remove those who barricade the exit. Their deaths will help sate my bloodlust. Once that is done, I will have you carry the brat to my shoulders. Once the three of you are in place, we'll take to the air and you can show me where you have in mind for me to make my nest. If your plan does not meet with my satisfaction, I can always return to this place."

"Perfect!" Kira said, clapping her hands together - and then bowing low to the dragon.

"Guard the brat," the mother dragon directed.

Even before the dragon destroyed the iron barrier, the soldiers in the outpost were fleeing. They'd heard her footfalls racing toward them from deep within the cavern. I laughed at the thought that they'd wasted all of that time building a structure that hadn't lasted longer than a heartbeat - and also that none of the supposed guards were strong enough of heart and mind to even face the beast they supposedly had caged.

The dragon did not kill them quickly. She did her best to make them suffer - as they had made her to. She chased each one down and then tore them limb from limb. She did this one person - and one appendage - at a time. She ripped off an arm or leg and then moved to the next victim to do the same - until all had received a portion of her displeasure. Once the last had faced her wrath, she returned to the first to take another piece from them. The lucky ones died of shock before even half of their limbs had been grasped in the dragon mother's fangs and ripped loose.

As we emerged from the cave - answering her call to bring forth the cub - we surveyed the messy, torn corpses that littered the area around the outpost. Some few stretched well down the road - back towards the city.

The brat climbed up with us to the place between the mother dragon's shoulders - where she instructed us to sit. I pulled a rope from my storage and lashed myself and Kira into place. I offered to tie the baby dragon down as well but the mother insisted that I not bind her. She also assured us that we would be perfectly safe - sitting where she positioned us. I had not yet added flying (or even gliding) to my skillset - and I was feeling a little nervous - so I did my best to tether us in place.

With a running start and a short leap, the dragon's wings caught the air and we rose into the moonless night sky. My heart was racing within my chest. I could sort of make out the ground below - quickly shrinking beneath us. I was both thrilled and terrified at the same time.

I was living in a world of magic - fucking a princess who seemed to like me as much as I liked her - and we were sitting on the back of an honest-to-God dragon. I didn't need to pinch myself to figure out whether or not I was dreaming. The dragon mother's scales were digging into my ass.

We flew for an hour or two before we crossed the border into our home kingdom. Kira pointed out the outposts beneath us to the dragon mother.

"Will you be able to find the place you have in mind in the dark?" the dragon asked her.

"It would be easier in the daylight," Kira admitted. "I've never flown before - so it may take me a bit to locate the place even when we're close."

"There is a meadow ahead," the dragon said. "I will land there. You can sleep beneath my wing until morning and then you can guide me to the place you have in mind."

"Thank you, great mother," Kira replied.

Once we were on the ground, I untied our legs and stowed the rope. The hatchling curled up beside its mother's chest. Kira and I took bedrolls from our storage, rolled them out, and lay down side by side. I spooned in behind Kira. She rubbed her taut ass against my groin until my cock was rising to greet her.

The mother dragon snickered.

"I smell your desire, princess," the dragon said softly. "Go ahead and couple with your mate. It has been ages since I watched lovers please one another. I know his seed is tasty but I also know that you don't want to taste it - you want to cradle it within your bosom."

Kira looked over her shoulder at me, a lusty grin on her face. I pinched her butt.

"Are we doing this?" I asked.

"How many people can say that a dragon asked to watch them make love?" she replied with a grin.

We picked up our bedrolls and moved out a bit until the dragon could easily see us from where she lay. She promptly rolled from her side to her belly and set her nose close enough that we could almost feel the breath coming from her nostrils. The hatchling lay down beside her mother's head to watch as well. Kira giggled - a hint of exhibitionism showing through.

{"Ignore them,"} she told me in my mind. {"Pretend that it is just you and me."}

{"Yeah,"} I thought back to her with an audible giggle, {"having sex in the middle of the night in a grassy meadow - just like we always do."}

Kira and I stood facing one another - the dragons lay to my left and her right. I took her into my arms and kissed her. Within a few moments, the spectators that lay watching us nearby became less and less distinct - fading into the background - with the trees, bushes, and forest around us.

As my lips wrestled with Kira's, her tongue stole its way into my mouth where it met mine. Our tongues danced together as my hands moved from her shoulders to her waist, then to her breasts, then her hips, and her ass. I pulled her against me, my need for her growing. My cock swelled - its intentions clear. Kira giggled as she felt it press against her.

We continued to kiss as we began removing one another's clothing. As soon as I could get my fingers on them, I tugged on her stiff nipples - pinching and pulling them - causing her to moan in complaint. As soon as my cock was free, her hand wrapped around it. I shoved my hand into the front of her waist-wrap and slid my middle finger down her slippery furrow until I found her entrance. I hooked it inside and then tried to pick her up with it. She hissed at me and bit my jaw. I used my free hand to finish undressing her.

Once she was naked, I knelt in front of her, lifted her right leg (bending it at the knee), and hooked it behind my back - opening her sex up for me to taste. I burrowed my face inside of her sweet-smelling slit, lapping at her. I speared my tongue into the entrance to her secret place for a moment and then licked towards her clitoris, wrapping my lips around it when I found it rising to greet me. I sucked it and flicked it with the tip of my tongue. Her body gave a quick jerk and she cried out. She shoved her fingers into my hair and pulled my face harder against her dewy quim.

"Yes! Fuck!"

I licked her up and down another few times and suckled her sensitive nub again - getting the reaction I'd been pushing for - a breath caught in her throat - right before she screamed out her climax and her body shuddered with release. I lapped at her entrance as honey-flavored nectar poured freely from her body.

She returned her right foot to the ground, pulled me up, kissed me, and then took her turn on her knees. She must have been taking secret lessons from Nella because she took me deeper than she ever had before. I stared down into the eyes of my princess - my gorgeous short-haired lover with a doe-eyed look in her eyes - as she sucked and swallowed and begged my balls to fill her belly.

"Gods, Kira!" I groaned. "Holy fuck!"

I didn't want to seed her belly - I wanted to cum deep inside of her. I pulled my prick from her mouth - even as it revolted. I pulled the perfect princess to her feet and pulled her arms around my neck. She pressed her lips to mine and hung on as I squatted down, reached both hands between her thighs, cupped her ass in my hands, and lifted her off of her feet. Her legs hung over my elbows as I picked her up off of the ground. She reached her right hand down, caught my penis, and guided it within as I lowered her onto my aching cock. She clasped her fingers together behind my neck - ready for the rough ride that was coming.

I held my lover's ass firmly in my hands and pulled my hips back - sliding my penis out of her grasping cunt. As soon as it started to break free, I slammed it in again - shoving the air from her lungs and causing her to whimper a little. Every fiber of my being immediately demanded that I do everything within my power to breed this woman. I thrusted into her with my hips at the same time I slammed her spasming pussy down onto my cock. The air filled with the sounds of our skin slapping together - and the grunts of me shoving my way inside of her - as well as that of her greeting my return with little thrusts of her own. Even as she thrusted her hips at me, she flexed her Kegel muscles to grab at my shaft to try to keep me from escaping again.

I don't know how long I fucked her but it couldn't have been long before I screamed out her name, slammed my way back inside, and began pumping every drop of my stored seed into her churning depths.

She came just after I did - mewling and whimpering as her girl-jizz mingled with my gooey offering. The mingled mess escaped from our joining and slid to my balls - where it began dripping onto my thighs, legs, and the ground.

Kira kissed me long and hard - and worked her hips to drag my cock in and out of her pussy - causing the mess to begin to froth. I pulled her off of me and set her on the ground. I heard the sound of air being drawn through a pipe and realized that the dragon was breathing in our scent.

Her eyes glowed for a moment and suddenly my softening cock was as hard as stone again - and my balls were fully recharged and aching for release.

Kira ran a finger up her slit, examined it, and glanced over at the dragon.

The princess looked at me and said, "I need you ... again."

She turned to face away from me, bent forward, and grabbed her ankles. I took her hips in my hands, slid my cock home, and began thrusting into her.

"Gods, Kira," I moaned.

Once again, I slammed her groin against mine even as I thrusted into her - doubling the power of each piercing push.

"Fuck ... me ...," she ordered. "I ache for you - for the feeling of you cumming inside of me. My insides burn like an inferno - needing your gooey mess to smother the flames. Cum for me, husband."

In what felt like seconds, I exploded inside of her. Burrowing into her depths before unloading every drop. The heat of my offering triggered her climax and her pussy sucked at my cock - trying to find something more - but she already had it all.

I eased Kira onto her bedroll and started to sink to my knees to join her when the dragon recharged us once again - apparently not ready for the show to end.

Kira spread her thighs, pulled me inside, and wrapped her legs around me.

I looked down into those hungry eyes as I made love to my princess. I groped her breasts and kissed her perfect lips. I slid my cock in and out of her. Somehow, she felt even tighter this time. It didn't take long - between the stimulation, her lusty sounds, and the magic that the dragon had used on us - before I was at my end. Kira and I came together this time - my cock shuddering within her spasming channel as our releases empowered each other. I came and came and came - even as Kira still seemed to be cumming.

I collapsed on top of her - unable to continue.

The dragon nudged her babe closer to us and then stood, turned sideways, and lay down beside us. She spread her wing over us. A soothing heat infused the space around us. My eyes were already closed - and the night sky was dark - but the blackness of slumber claimed me and I knew no more.

~~~

I woke up sticky and smelly. I asked Kira if she wanted a shower. She would have preferred to have slept a little longer but I was ready to be up. I stepped away from the dragons, held my hand over my head, and called to the water. I added a bit of heat as well - and began to rinse away the sweat and the sexual fluids that had dried on my body.

Kira walked over to join me and I began cleaning her as well. The dragon's brat became curious and came over to see what we were doing. When I showered her with warm water, she began jumping and rolling around playfully.

The mother dragon gave a little snort of laughter as she watched her daughter cavorting with the two of us. The pup was disappointed when the water ended but shook herself dry and then frolicked around the area like a newborn foal while Kira and I dried off and got dressed. We stowed our sleeping gear and grabbed some provisions from our storage items. The little dragon smelled our food and came to beg for a taste. She was a big fan of the dried meat - but not so much of the trail-bread. Her mother's eyes sparkled as she watched the hatchling interacting with us.

Soon, we were ready to go once again. We reclaimed our places on the mother dragon's back and then waited for her to carry us into the air. In what I thought was the ultimate act of bravery, I decided to forego tying us in place. The mother dragon laughed at me - and then promptly scared the ever-loving shit out of me as she leapt high into the air and waited a second longer than I thought was necessary before flapping her wings.

As scared as I was, I was entranced with the fact that this majestic, magical creature was treating me more and more like a colleague as we spent time together. When I had been standing in that grocery store - loading frozen TV dinners into my shopping cart - I could have never imagined that a life like this was even something that could be dreamed of!

Two hours later, we passed over the capitol city. Kira told the dragon to turn towards the north. About an hour after that, we came to some foothills with a smattering of caves scattered among the rugged cliffs, craigs, and ravines that stood at the feet of the mountains.

The dragon circled the area, found one that she thought was to her liking, and then carried us down to the entrance. She told us to stay in our seats as she strode inside to check the place out.

Though she liked the entrance on the first, the interior was less than desirable in her opinion. The second cavern had the interior she wanted - but the entrance was too accessible to visitors for her tastes. The third one had most of what she was looking for inside - and the mouth of the cave was really only accessible by dragons. She explored two or three more possibilities but returned to the third one to stake her claim.

"I'm happy you've found a new home, great mother," Kira told the dragon. "Loki and I will leave you alone for now so that you can refashion the place to your liking."

"Did you not make a claim on my time, child?" the dragon objected.

"If it's alright," Kira told her, "I would rather impose on you at another time."

"You are already here," the dragon countered.

"As you wish, sovereign lady," the princess replied. "I am eager to learn all that you are willing to share with me."

"When we have finished here," the dragon told her, "I wish to meet with your sire."

"Your wish is my command, mighty matron," Kira answered. "My father will welcome the chance to greet you. Shall I warn him of your visit - so that he may prepare a proper tribute?"

"I much prefer to visit unannounced," the dragon replied, "it tends to lead to a more honest exchange, in my experience."

Kira laughed and said, "I do not doubt your wisdom, beautiful lady."

"Sit, child," the dragon ordered.

I stepped away - to give them space.

"Come join us, little champion," the dragon protested.

"As you wish, beloved mother," I answered.

Before I knew it, it was dark outside. Kira and I had gotten so caught up in learning everything that the dragon was willing to teach us that we had completely lost track of time.

We slipped outside to relieve ourselves and then made a small fire and heated some food. We shared our meals with the baby dragon. The mother tried some bites as well but an entire chicken was barely the taste of an appetizer for her. Still, she thanked us and had nice things to say about what we offered for her to try.

We unrolled our bedrolls and made love as the dragons watched us again. Thankfully, this time, we were allowed to be done after both of us reached climax only once. We dragged our bedrolls over beside the little dragon and the mother covered us with her wing and we fell asleep almost immediately.

~~~

After a quick breakfast, the mother dragon called us over for another learning session. I felt like Kira was itching to be home - but there was really no way to politely tell a dragon that you'd like to leave - so we sat at her feet and learned what she would teach us.

That day came and went - learning deeper truths of the magics we already knew. Her knowledge and understanding far exceeded our own and I felt my mind explode as the wisdom she provided unlocked more and more powerful versions of our abilities and skills.

Even without actually testing out the things that she explained, I could feel my healing, stealth, fire, water, and sparkly orb magic becoming more solid. I couldn't say that I was stronger from hearing her words - but I was definitely much better positioned to leverage my talents and gain increases in skill-levels at the very next opportunity that I had to test those abilities.

Once again, darkness had fallen. Another day had passed. We went outside to answer the "call of nature", ate a little food, made love, and then snuggled with a dragon (and its cub) to fall asleep.

~~~

We were just returning from an early-morning pee-break when we heard Rilla's voice in our minds.

{"Kira? Loki? Are you two alright?"} Rilla spoke into our minds.

"Shit!" I gasped.

{"We're here,"} I told her. {"We got traced by the enemy mages the last time we talked to you - so we couldn't risk it until we got out of there."}

{"We're heading that way ... sometime soon I think,"} Kira told her.

{"Okay,"} Rilla replied. {"The girls have been driving me crazy but I didn't want to intrude."}

{"Thank the Father you didn't,"} Kira told her. {"I'm not positive that the mages would've been able to find us as long as we didn't answer you - but it was definitely safer for us that you didn't."}

{"Hanna is dying to know if you found a hatchling,"} Rilla asked.

{"I found one,"} Kira told her, {"but I don't know that I'll get to keep her. Loki and I rescued the hatchling from Sven. Her mother has been teaching us more about our magics the last two days. We want to come home but ... I mean ... How often do you get to sit with a dragon?"}

{"That sounds amazing!"} Rilla said. {"Can I tell the girls that much?"}

{"Tell them we're visiting with a hatchling and her mother,"} Kira replied. {"I THINK they'll come for a visit but that's super-secret so don't mention that part. I'm only telling you because - if it does happen - I want you to discreetly warn the guards before we get there so they don't fire on her and make her mad."}

{"Okay,"} Rilla said. {"Let me know if and when you're coming in and I'll alert the guards."}

{"Just the guards ... The mother dragon wants it to be a surprise. She can pretty much read minds so she'll know ..."}

{"I understand,"} Rilla said.

{"We miss you guys,"} Kira told her. {"Everything going okay?"}

{"Valeri has fitted most of the dresses ..."}

{"That's good - and I'm glad to hear that update - but how are you three?"}

{"We ... we definitely miss you. Training's been going well."}

{"Good. We miss you too, Beautiful. Are the girls behaving for you?"}

{"They're such sweethearts,"} Rilla said. {"It feels weird - thinking that I'll be like a step-mother to them. They feel like younger sisters ... which, of course, I never had."}

{"I'm so happy, Rilla,"} Kira told her. {"I know what you mean about little sisters. I have a brother, though, and those two girls act way better than him ..."}

{"Oh! I think Dora and your brother have been sneaking off together. She seems happier lately."}

{"Interesting. I'll have to think about that. She's got experience raising kids ..."}

Rilla's laughter rang through our minds. I thought about Kiro and Dora. It might work. If it did, I decided that I was happy for both of them. Even if they just shared each other's company - and didn't do anything sexual - it would be nice for Kiro to have a young woman to visit with. Dora was, obviously, looking for somebody solid who could be her "one and only". I liked both of them well enough to hope for the best for the pair - whether they ended up together or not.

{"Rilla, the dragon mother is heading our way,"} Kira told her. {"We'll need to go. Love you guys!"}

{"Love you, too. We're so envious ..."}

Rilla's giggle faded from our minds as the dragon and her kit approached.

"You were speaking with someone?" she asked Kira.

"My ... uh ... soon to be sister-wife," Kira told her. "We lost contact when Sven's mages figured out that we were sending messages back and forth within the palace. We had to quit talking. I forgot to check in on her. She and Loki's two adopted girls were getting worried. I warned her that I might need her to make contact with the guards to keep us from arriving to face a storm of arrows ..."

"Probably wise ...," the dragon admitted.

"I cautioned her not to say anything until I send her word - she has also been told that only the guards who need to know should be alerted."

"Thank you. I sense you trying to abide by my wishes but also trying to avoid trouble. You did well."

Kira breathed a sigh of relief. My sigh wasn't quite as noisy but I was just as relieved.

The dragon mother left the hatchling with us while she went out to hunt. She returned with a small deer for her child and then went out again to feed. Her stomach was noticeably fuller when she returned. The hatchling had made a mess of the doe. Her mother cleaned up the rest of what the little dragon hadn't eaten. Kira and I wrapped up our midday meal as well.

Once we'd all been fed, the dragon made some small changes to the cave that she'd decided would work as her new home. She clawed at some of the walls, used her fiery breath to melt and smooth the area where she would sleep, and then carried some boulders to the mouth of the cave to help obscure its location - as well as to help prevent curious humans from being able to access the place.

By the time she was finished, it was dinner time and the sun was heading for the horizon. It was decided that we would head for the capitol the following day - rather than arriving just before dark.

Once again, the dragon wanted to watch as Kira and I made love. Honestly, I gotten to the point that I barely noticed our voyeurs anymore unless the dragon sucked in a huge breath to smell us while we were going at it.

I lay on my bedroll and Kira stood above me on her hands and knees - facing my feet. I gripped her ass in my hands and pulled her dewy cunt down to my hungry lips. She caressed my balls and then stroked my shaft as she sucked on the crown of my penis. I groaned into her cunny and the escaping air made a fart sound. She giggled at me and sucked harder. I threw my head back and moaned more loudly.

"Fuck, Kira ...," I complained. "How am I supposed to compete with that?"

"You were doing fine," she said, giggling softly, "just get back to it."

I sucked her clitoris for a quick second and then licked up and down her slit. She moaned and writhed. I wanted to be facing the other way - so that I could piston my fingers in and out of her pussy while I sucked her clit - but I was "upside down".

I flattened my tongue and shook my head from side to side - rubbing my stiff tongue back and forth over her sensitive little bud - causing her to squirm. I licked her from top to bottom and then did it again. When she was really starting to react, I sucked her clitoris again.

"Fuck ...," she moaned.

She hunched her vulva against my face, fucking me with it. I licked and sucked her clitoris and reached above my eye to shove two fingers in her cunt. She fucked her pussy onto my fingers and shuddered as I tortured her little button. Her body shook as her climax began and I slid my face to her entrance - knowing that a deluge of honey-flavored girl-jizz was coming. I gently ran my thumb over her clitoris as she rode out her release.

As soon as she had recovered, she inhaled my cock to the root - taking me all of the way down her throat. She began swallowing over and over again. Between my brain being all jacked up from getting her off a few moments before - and the intense stimulation she was now delivering - my balls launched their salvos and my semen began firing straight down her throat to her belly.

When she'd finished draining me, we rolled to our sides and caught our breath.

"Once more ...," the dragon said.

Her eyes glowed and I was suddenly aching to climax again. Kira and I both groaned. There was no way I'd be able to fall asleep without dealing with this first. I glared at the dragon.

She chuckled and bursts of smoke-tinged air escaped from her nostrils and bathed us in gentle heat.

"You two create magic when you couple," she explained. "I want my little one to study you. You're also fun to watch."

I turned around - so that I was facing the same way as my lovely princess soon-to-be-bride. She pulled me on top of her. She wrapped her legs around my waist and reached down to get the nose of my penis directed to where she wanted it. We both moaned as I glided inside of her. She was wet and ready - but she was still snug enough to make me want to make it last.

The feeling of her vaginal muscles kneading the surface of my entire length, however, only served to ratchet up the intense need that I was feeling - the need to fill this woman with my seed.

The dragon had said something to Kira about not being able to have sons. I still wasn't sure what that discussion was about but I was really feeling that putting a baby in this woman was something that I really, really wanted to do.

By my calculation, we would be married in a little less than five days. The rules here were a little different but I still felt like I should probably wait until we were officially married before I bred my princess.

Princess.

Dexter had offered me a life with meaning. The All-Father had given me a new body, a new name, and a slew of new magical skills. Magic.

I was going to be married to a fucking princess. I could do magic. I was fucking my princess in front of a fucking dragon.

"Cum for me, my king ...," Kira whispered.

Any hope of holding back my release was dashed against the unforgiving rocks like that poor guard. My jism rocketed down my shaft and exploded from my body. I groaned as it spurted out jet after jet. Kira cooed as she felt it arrive - spraying inside of her and painting the outer wall of her womb.

"Yes ...," she whispered.

~~~ End of Chapter 11 ~~~

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