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Rilla
stood with her arms raised above her head and tied to a post at the wrists. She
glared at those who had just tied her off. None of them would look her in the
eye, sensing her disgust and anger at being there. She was being sacrificed to
the damn Dragon, and she wasn’t the least bit happy about it. Well, mostly.
“Rilla, be sensible, he’d be a good match for you.”
Rilla looked at her mother askance. “You can’t be serious, Mother? Darik?”
“Yes. I am serious. And he doesn’t mind your stubbornness and insistence to be obstinate.” Rilla rolled her eyes. “That’s exactly what I’m talking about.”
Rilla just sighed. “Do I have a choice or a say?”
“No!” This from her Father. Rilla threw up her hands and stormed from the room. Her parents just looked after her before looking to each other briefly.
Rilla stalked outside and headed for the garden. There were herbs and such needing tending and the chore was always a soothing one for her. As she moved among the plants, she started to calm down. Shortly, a soft humming sound could be heard from her as she continued gathering what was needed and watering the plants. She moved along the garden with an easy grace, humming away.
She didn’t notice anyone was there until hands grabbed her around the waist and someone spoke near her ear. “Hello, Rilla.”
She jerked and whirled to find herself face to face with the very subject that had pissed her off and brought her to the garden for calming. “Darik.” She practically hissed his name, all her calm gone as she got pissed again.
His eyes narrowed slightly. “I gather you are less than pleased that I am the only one in the entire village willing to put up with you and marry you?”
She gave a snort. “As if I care. I have no interest in marrying. Besides there are other villages, ones without a stupid Dragon overshadowing it.”
His hands tightened painfully on her hips and she winced. “It doesn’t matter what you want woman. I will marry you. You will be the next Healer of the Village and I will have the prestige from marrying such a person.”
Suddenly, Rilla slapped him and his momentary shock allowed her to break loose from him. She beat a retreat calling over her shoulder. “When the sun crashes down.”
Days went by, and she did her best to avoid both Darik and the preparations for their wedding. She would wake before anyone else in the village and disappear into the countryside. When she returned, she would have plants that were needed that didn’t grow in the garden for some reason. While the results were appreciated, she was reprimanded, yelled at, and eventually ordered to be home the next day. She never was, and always found a way to slip past anything set to keep her home.
It was also almost time for a sacrifice to the Dragon. And one day, when she returned, she found her father angry and her mother in tears. Thinking someone close to the family had died, she asked what was wrong. Her father glared at her. “Your name has been pulled.”
“Excuse me?”
“Your name has been pulled for the sacrifice to the Dragon, selfish child.” She blinked at him a bit stunned, trying to wrap her brain around the news. “Why do you think we were trying to marry you off? Married, your name would never enter the lotto.”
While she was pissed over the whole Dragon and Sacrifice crap, in a way, a sense of relief washed over her as she realized she wouldn’t have to marry Darik. “So be it.” She walked to her room a still a bit stunned and shocked over the news.
And now here she stood watching the cowards who’d tied her here retreating before the Dragon arrived. Her eyes scanned the sky after they were gone, watching for the Dragon, her thoughts turning over in her mind.
Zenoz flew over the pains , its black wings letting out almost no sound as they kept its body up , flapping against the air before gliding lower to the ground , merciless eyes forward while he was flying towards the town , ready to see who the humans chose for it , and in case they didn't meet his demand ready to punish the puny ants , the memories returning to its mind , giving Zenoz a trip down the memory lane , going back to its life in captivity , each time they removed his scales to enchant his body , the burning of the witch doctors substances onto his flesh . The memories then went back to how his brothers fell , becoming mindless slaves to those little gray skins , and he killed them all one by one so no other dragon would be born in their hands .
His mind was cleared as the scent of human reached his scaly nostrils , wings flapping as he cast a shadow over Rilla , landing in front of her to inhale the scent of this sacrifice , amused at how easy they would throw one of their own in front of dragon , bringing its talons over her binds before catching her shoulders with his hind claws , lifting the woman up in the air , not before blowing a stream of fire over the trees surrounding her , just to remind the townsfolk of what he was capable off.
Zenoz took the human up into the high of the sky where the wind blew a cold that could chill to the bones , the forest under him becoming just a stream of green as he headed towards the plains where his home was held , the cave in the distance being where he rested and enjoyed his meals , and now he'd get a chance to toy with this pink skinned in his claws .
Rilla felt fear wash through her as the Dragon landed in front of her. Opinionated and feisty as she was, she wasn't stupid. The Dragon could make one chomp and have three chunks of Rilla meat to gulp down. Shaking badly as the Dragon sliced her bonds with a claw, she yelped when he grabbed her shoulders and nearly fainted as they lifted off.
Her heart raced as she watched the ground slip away. She saw the trees flaming around where she'd been staked, and watched as it became the size of a campfire. She started shivering violently as the air grew so cold, she was having difficulties breathing. The clothing, or lack there of, that the villagers had forced her to wear not helping combat the cold. Unable to take it anymore, her body just shut down, making her pass out.
Zenoz soon reached the cave , laying the female down on the cold stone , pushing her with his snout to wake her up before breathing a few embers near her feet , lighting some of the dried plants he gathered around to keep the cave clear when the winters came , the dragon then turning around starting to look around its territory , staying just outside the cave entrance watching over the empty plains , in way simply waiting for his new chew toy to weak up , prodding the idea of changing into his humanoid form or keeping this one .
Rilla groaned as she was prodded roughly. "Just another finger span mother, please." She shifted and curled into a ball. As the heat left by the Dragon started to warm her, she slowly clawed her way to consciousness. Her eyes finally fluttered open and she blinked a few times in the unfamiliar surroundings. She frowned in confusion until the events of the past few hand spans came crashing down on her.
With a gasp, Rilla scrambled to her feet and stumbled back, looking wildly around, until she slammed into the cave wall. She gave a yelp at the contact. Her hands scrabbled over the surface. Was that Dragon scale she was feeling? A full blown panic attack was about to overtake her when she finally spotted the Dragon just outside. She eyed it while she worked to get herself back under control. The fact that it was a beautiful creature, wasn't lost on her, but that didn't mean it held any beauty inside.
The dragon turned for a second noticing her waking up , eyes locked on her as he watched the weak being look back at fear in fear , awe and another emotion he knew was suspicion , at what it really wanted to do with her , the idea making the dragon shake its head , moving to step back towards her .
As Zenoz stepped towards her the cry of a lamb took his attention from outside , his scaly neck moving to see the poor creature lost from its family , its instincts alerting it of the predator yet its fear and confusion keeping it there before the dragon swept straight down upon it , ripping it to bits with its maw and claws , chewing on anything he found edible before leaving just the bones and a few organs from the lamb , then he turned towards her , the scales now covered in blood as he pointed to a far end of the cave , a body of water there as his eyes told her to wash its body of the blood .
Rilla flinched when the Dragon's head swung around to look at her. He tried to push herself into the rock as it started to move towards her. She dared to breath a small sigh of relief as its attention was drawn back outside. Watching as it attack what she assumed was a lamb by the sounds she'd heard. It reminded her of a cat attacking a mouse. A rather overly large cat that would squish you flat if it tried to hop into your lap. She listened to the lamb's death, making it the Dragon's meal, with a shudder she couldn't hold back.
When the Dragon turned back and pointed, Rilla automatically followed to see the body of water set back in the cave. She looked back at the creature with a slightly raised brow, until it dawned on her it wanted her to wash it. A several emotions flew across her face in that moment; shock, disbelief, and finally anger that settled there comfortably. "Are you serious?! What did the big baby do before it stole me?" Her arms crossed over her chest as anger radiated from her and overrode her good sense. Her chin tilted into a stubborn angle as she glared at the creature. "Wash yourself, Beast."
The dragon shook its head off the blood when he walked by the inner lake , not expecting that kind of outburst from the little female , making it stand still for a few seconds then moving its jaws right in front of her and opening them to reveal the teeth filled mouth ,a roar leaving the back of its neck and pushing her backward while the jaws closed with a sickening sound.
The dragon then gestured for her to do it a second time , but now adding that if she didn't there would be painful consequences , maybe even lethal since he could always take another human from the town , the people there were cowards that would sell their people for their own safely .
Rilla's eyes widened as Dragon filled her vision, blotting out all else. She nearly gagged when its maw opened from the stench of blood and lamb and who knew what else. When the creature roared, her heart nearly stopped as she was suddenly slammed into the wall not all that far behind her. Gasping to get her breath back, she watched it gesture again. His message was clear.
She contemplated being stubborn, but finally gave a sigh and moved slowly towards the lake. She made a disgusted noise as she looked at the lake then the Dragon. "Well? Get the heck over here already. I'm not about to splash a bunch over water all over the place." She glared at the creature as she waited.
Though her heart beat quickly, knowing it could eat her as easily as it had the lamb, she just didn't have it in her to lay down and give up. While she was still alive, she might find a way to escape. If she could escape, she could find somewhere far from this evil monster. She had Healer skills, somewhere would accept her.
The dragon slowly walked near the lake standing at the edge of it before pointing to some torn piece of material that was a robe once , nodding that she should use it to clean his scales , breathing a small jet of air towards her , warming her up a bit then glancing at the bloody scales , he actually managed to get the blood all over him , claws neck , belly , a bit on the shaft that held his genitalia , most dragons had it well hidden under a combination of muscles and scale , making it appear only in mating season their species being one of the few cold blooded that needed sexual intercourse to expand their race , even some near its tail so he was giving this human some work , standing at its full height to give her access to his entire body , if he felt any bit of blood after she was done he knew she was going to be hurt .
She looked where it pointed then back to it. She studied it and couldn't fathom how it got so much blood all over the damn place from such a small creature as a lamb. In her studying of it, she realized it was a male, lovely. When he puffed air at her, she nearly gagged again, and waved her hand in front of her face. "You need to chew on some mint." She eyed him disgustedly. "A lot of it." She turned away and moved to the scraps of material muttering angrily. "Stupid beast could clean itself by jumping in the water, but noooo, he's got to be an ass and make me wash him."
She grabbed two pieces and moved back to the lake. Dropping one on the ground next to her, she squatted and immersed the other into the water, soaking it thoroughly. She wadded it up only slightly squeezing some water out She looked to the Dragon, hauled back her arm and let fly the sodden material. With a surprising good aim it hit him in the jaw. Not waiting to see what he'd do, she'd already snatched the other piece up and was soaking it and ringing it out enough to wash his scaly ass. "Get your head down here were I can reach it. I'm not that damn tall, you know."
Her heart beat wildly as a part of her knew she was being dangerously stupid to antagonize the beast, but she couldn't bring herself to stop. He riled her with his arrogance and gall at making her wash his huge frame. Though he'd actually done her a favor by getting her out of the marriage with Darik, she really couldn't find it in herself to even be a bit grateful. He was just making her too mad.
The dragon huffed at her words , in a way smirking its scaly lips at how big mouthed , bold she was against something a lot bigger than her , moving its head to follow her only to get hit by the cloth , a bit of annoyance shown in his eyes yet he let it pass for the moment , following the female with his eyes.
After hearing her demand he moved a bit lower , not before slapping her with its thick tongue , just to play with her a bit more as the appendage was as thick if not thicker than her leg and a bit longer , covering the side of her chest and face with his slimy , almost boiled like saliva , being held in that fire-breathing mouth, interested in this little cat and mouse game they were playing .
Being quite literally slapped in the face with a searing hot tongue was too much. The stench finally got to her enough she couldn't hold back. Spinning suddenly on the balls of her feet, she turned away from him and dropped to her hands and knees and retched. Fortunately, she'd been given nothing to eat that morn and nothing came up. After several moments of getting her stomach to settle down and behave, she glared at him over her shoulder. "That is it! After we are done, you are finding mint, and lots of it, before you breath or lick on me again. Otherwise just eat me now and be done with it." She picked up the dropped cloth and rose back to her feet moving towards him.
Moving to his mouth to get the worst part over first, she started scrubbing at his face. She wasn't the least bit gentle as she sat there gripping mostly to herself. "I should of just married Darik after all." She shuddered with revulsion. "No, should have just left." She shook her head at her thoughts. "Even living in the forest would be preferable to being assaulted by an over grown lizard with no sense of cleanliness." Every now and then she'd take a deep breath and swallow hard, holding her breath even through her words as she worked at scrubbing the blood off his face.
Zenoz shook his head , amused by her words it moved his head out of her reach to let out a breath of almost blue fire , the temperature burning every residue in his mouth then he lowered his head the smoke at the back of his throat hitting her body , wanting to get this petty creature of her mint issues as the sole scent of his mouth being that of smoke .
The dragon then walked by the water , dipping his scales in to wash the blood off his belly and claws , leaving the neck , face and hind legs for her , dragons didn't really have the strongest desire to keep the scent of meat off them yet for the rest of it they cleaned their scales , sometimes the same way felines did Zenoz then moving his gaze curious of what the whole Darik story was , the term marriage being foreign to him .
Rilla stumbled back as the Dragon shook his head. Her eyes widened as blue flame shot out of its mouth. Enough sense was left to her to be very afraid with this display. She shook like a leaf in the wind watching him warily. It vanished though and anger returned with a vengeance as she saw him wash part of himself, leaving the rest for her. "Oh that tears it!" She threw down the cloth she'd been clutching, forgotten in her fear until now. Her hands flew to her hips as she stood there glaring at him. "Finish washing yourself lazy beast. I'm not washing you."
With those words she whirled and stalked towards the entrance to the cave. She stopped just inside and crossed her arms and glared out over the scenery. As she stood there her whole body vibrated, not in fear, but from the sheer force of the anger she was feeling. A melodious sound started to fill the cave as she unconsciously started to hum. At first the tune was full of her anger and disgust, but the longer she hummed, it became softer and more gentle. Her body started to lose the tension held within as well.
The dragon hissed at her disrespect, letting out a growl before dipping its claws into the water , letting it wash of the blood then walking behind the woman , its jaws close to her ear as it hissed ,showing its anger , dropping the weight of its head onto her shoulder to push her down , the tune going almost unnoticed by Zenoz , claws being laid onto her chest , keeping her pinned against the ground yet not crushing her , revealing its teeth to her .
''You aren't going anywhere '' it hissed in an low tone , its voice was deep and cold as the lizard it was , showing intelligence with this simple ability , most dragons weren't able to speak , the concept of it being too complex for them , but for the old ones and the select few who were grown in captivity talking was as simple as eating , all they needed to know was the language .
Escape had been the furthest thing from Rilla's mind when she'd stood in front of the entrance. She was finally calming down when the Dragon hissed in her ear. Her heart sped up once more, then she felt herself shoved to the ground. Twisting instinctively from the attack, she landed on her back and his claw came down on her torso, pinning her down. Without thought, she automatically tried to shove his clawed foot/hand/whatever off. His words froze her actions, never mind he was far stronger than her and she couldn't budge him anyway. Her eyes filled her face as this new shock hit her. The final straw in the hand span of days of stress she'd been enduring, she started to sob quietly. Cracks started to spider web across her mind, still thin, but appearing anyway.
Zenoz slowly lowered his strength over her , the claw being removed from her sobbing form as he pushed her a bit with his snout , then stepping back from the female , feeling the chilling wind blowing outside bringing new of the cold days , there up in the plains the cold came sooner and stronger and he knew that he little human wouldn't survive without warmth , warmth similar to the one in her cheeks as the tears rained on them , a sign of compassion coming from the dragon at him giving her a small touch with his hand , then stepping back to look at the inside of the cave , the dried plants that he used to keep arm through the winter , the bones that resided into the deeper side of it , and the small logs stuck in parts of the walls , maybe by a former family of trolls who lived there .
When she was nudged by the Dragon, Rilla curled into a ball, still sobbing, muffled now by her position. As she didn't feel his touch for some moments, her sobs finally silenced. She still laid in her curled up position, her mind imagining all manners of him looming over her ready to take a bite. The wind outside shifted enough to enter the cave briefly. As it caressed over her barely clothed form, she gave a whimper, thinking the Dragon was responsible. Unable to take anymore, Rilla's mind blacks out and she tumbles into unconsciousness.
Zenoz let out a small annoyed groan watching the woman pass out from her fear , walking up to the almost lifeless ragdoll that she resembled right then he pulled her back into the cave , lighting some of the dried plants on fire to warm the place up then laying his scaly body by hers , carefully not to crush her or drop a sharp clawed hand on her body .
The dragon laid there , keeping her warm right next to its belly , finally finding the peace to close his eyes as the wind outside intensified , the hard days were already starting as prey will start hiding from the cold , plants will wither and fade away , and he'll be left with this pissy human woman , stuck hearing her complain about food .
As Rilla warmed between Dragon and fire. she curled up into the side of the Dragon. She shifted a bit here and there as her sleeping body tried to get comfortable. She finally settled down and gave a soft sigh. Her mind traveled back to just a handful of days ago when her name had been pulled for the Dragon.
After her father's words were spoken, men grabbed her. Men she'd known all her life. Men she'd helped when they were hurt. Never had she ever feared anyone in her village, but now she did as she looked upon their unyielding faces. They drug her off to an empty hut reserved especially for The Dragon's Sacrifice. She was chained to a post in the center and left. She didn't speak, beg, or plead. She knew how the villagers thought about the whole Sacrifice thing and knew it would be no use. She checked over the chains and found them sound and no way to get out of them. She huffed in disgust.
"You should have married me." Rilla whirled around and saw Darik standing just in the door. His eyes roamed over her in a disgusting manner. "I could still save you."
Rilla's eyes widened in shock and revulsion. "I'll take my chances with the Dragon."
Darik's face flushed with anger and in two swift steps he was upon her. He slapped her then grabbed her by the throat. "Then take your chances, bitch. I hope he slowly bites you to pieces. Only think that stinks is that I can't be around to watch your snobby ass be slowly killed." With that he shoved her back and stalked out. Rilla stumbled back slamming into the pole. She slowly slide down it to a sitting position and rubbed at her soar throat.
In the five days she was held captive, she saw no one but the same person who brought her food at sun high time. A gruel like porridge and not much of it at that. Having lived through many a lean times, she adjusted. The morning arrived and a new person came in, this one a woman. Rilla eyed her, but didn't bother to speak to her either. The woman held out a scrap of something to Rilla. Taking it she found it was clothing, though that was being kind, since there was very little to it to really call it such. Rilla looked at the woman puzzled.
"Put it on. We don't want what you're wearing to upset the Dragon's belly. It might get mad and destroy the village anyway."
Rilla looked at her in such shock it took the woman to start undressing her before the girl angrily brushed the woman's hands away and did it herself. Finally dressed, the woman left, taking Rilla's old clothes with her. A few heartbeats later the men who brought her here entered and drug her out, headed for the sacrificial post.
Rilla muttered angrily in her sleep and shifted again. As soon as she settled once more, an angry humming came from her sleeping for. It took several very long moments before it mellowed into a softer tune.
The light outside died down and revived again in the time the two sat curled against each other , night passing in seconds through the dragons mind who plagued by nightmares simply put its head near her shoulder , unconsciously shifting to his humanoid form , instead of the huge claws two black to grey claws were wrapped around her waist , muscles formed under his solid skin .
Zenoz didn't move as the humming came and went away through the night , the warmth of both their bodies keeping the humanoid dragon asleep , his almost lipless mouth in a half smile while the sharp ears , almost cat like yet covered into the thick skin that protected his scaleless portions of the body were laid on the sides of his head , and unknown to him a bulge starting to form down between his legs , still hidden by the sort of shaft as the poor dragon had no notion of what morning wood was , nor what it helped him with ,as war dragons weren't taught about mating so from where could he know .
During the night, as the night grew colder, Rilla curled closer to the form next to her. As dawn bloomed outside, she gave a sigh as she started to slowly wake up. She stirred and felt a body next to her. Then she became aware of hands wrapped around her waist. She froze in her movements, not opening her eyes at first she tried to puzzle out who on earth could be laying next to her. She stiffed wondering if somehow she'd managed to end up married to Darik after all. Then she remembered the lotto. Her eyes flew open and....
...didn't see the Dragon. Course she had a face full of scaly chest in her way at the moment. It was too small and human like to have been the Dragon. So who the heck was it? Slowly she started to move to try to get an idea, and froze again as she brushed up against something she knew shouldn't be there so blatantly. Well, her sleep companion wasn't female. Now she worried she'd wake whoever he was and want to use that blasted thing. One thing she wasn't ready for was mating. Why she fought so much marrying Darik, and his being a repulsive person. From what she'd seen helping her mother with Healing, mating led to children and that was a definite not need in her current situation. She chewed on her bottom lip, uncertain what to do.
Zenoz shifted a bit in his sleep as the light started shining through the cave entrance he stirred a bit feeling the woman moving around , for a second questioning why they were at the same size before moving his now hand turned claws , putting the puzzle together and realizing he somehow turned into his other form in the middle of the night and pulled the human to him.
The two slit eyes opened to see a forest of hair that sure belonged to the human before he yawned , stretching his ears and moving a bit from her and in a sitting position , keeping his hands on the ground after letting go of Rilla he muttered a ''Morning'' not really caring about the half member , slowly making its way out of the shaft , knowing he used it only for eliminating liquids he didn't see much of matter when it decided to turn hard .
Feeling the person next to her stir and start to actually move away, Rilla scrambled a bit until she got a look at who the person was. More like what the person was. Her eyes grew on her face and she gasped. As he muttered a morning she titled her head slightly. It looked a lot like what a human and a lizard might look if they mated. Or maybe a Dragon. Her eyes suddenly darted around the cave, but couldn't find the Dragon. Coming back to rest on the creature beside her, she blinked several times. Was this.. Could this be...
Curiosity getting the better of her, she reached out and lightly touched his arm. The scales were smooth and hard. Warm too for that matter. Her fingers lightly trailed down his arm as she studied him in fascination. Suddenly she stilled for a heartbeat as her eyes came to rest on that very much male part of himself. Her hand jerked back and she looked away. "Morning." Abruptly she squirmed slightly. "Uh, excuse me." She bolted to her feet and ran to the cave entrance. Starting at one side, she desperately looked for somewhere to leave the ledge.
Spotting a thin narrow trail, she darted down it, slipping and sliding in places, but managing not to fall to her death as she found a spot to relieve her water. A loud sigh of relief escaped her as it did so and she felt much better. As the pressure eased on her belly area, her mind went back to the creature she'd woke up to. Was that the Dragon in a human like form? It had to be since the Dragon himself wasn't around. She blinked as a thought struck her. Was he hopping to mate with her? Was that why he took sacrifices? Finally, her business done, she rose to start to head back up, shivering as the cold of the morning finally registered.
Zenoz watched her with a bit of amusement tingling in his eyes , her curiosity actually amazing him , he was seen with disgust , hate by his brothers and she was looking at him with curiosity ? For such an abomination he was expecting fear from her , uneasiness .
When she left the cave he followed quietly , making sure she wouldn't run away or get killed by inhabitants , centaurs and trolls were controlling this low ledges of the planes , higher harpies and rocs and who knows what monstrosities took their homes , even he didn't explore the lands of the winged women , losing his train of thought when he caught sight of the female , waiting for her to finish what she was doing before preparing to jump , in case she started wandering off .
The dragon sighed surprised that she came back towards the entrance , clearing his throat for a second before asking ''Hungry ?'' the same tone actually showing he was still getting used to this talking thing , dragons able to communicate through a more eye to eye telepathy .
The sound of a throat clearing brought Rilla to a swift stop and she dropped to a crouch. Instinct and habit taking over as only her eyes started scanning for the source of the noise. The question made her jerk and her eyes zeroed in on him. She rose surprised that he even asked, and her face showed the emotion easily. She gave a nod as she took a hesitant step towards him and the cave. "I.. yes." Her gaze dropped as she finished making the last few feet.
Once she was back on the ledge, she again looked out over the view. It was breath taking and she appreciated it more this time than last. She started to shiver once more and her arms wrapped around herself. She started to hum again, a warm and cheerful tune. She cast a side long look the creature's way and studied him. The tune, still keeping the warmth of the sound changed slightly, almost sounding curious.
Zenoz nodded to her , shrugging at the idea of turning back into a dragon actually not being on his like list as he jumped off the ledge , using his legs to stop in mid fall , the claws at the tips of both his toes and hands sticking to the wall before he jumped down again , hitting the ground with a bit of sound , he proffered that way rather than using the way Rilla did ,his ears sticking out in search of prey , walking towards one of the caves in the walls .
The dragon ran out into the first cave he heard the sound of hoofs , the scent of the half horse people coming from it as he met eye to eye with one of the beasts , almost as tall as him , muscles bulging and an spear by its side did the male growl at him , tapping his hoofs then charging to bring the intruder down , a scream suddenly echoing the cave before the dragon walked out dragging the corpse with him .
Zenoz climbed up back to the cave , carrying the huge dead weight on his back , placing the man beast on the ground in front of his cave , almost no blood on them other than a gash in the dragons side , the centaur having had his neck broken ''This works for you?'' he asked her , a satchel being thrown in her arms , berries inside it from the centaur , the horse people were eating those berries that grew only in the plains , their bittersweet taste said to remind them of the days of conquest centuries ago .
Rilla gasped and rushed to the ledge. Dropping to her hands and knees, she peered over. Actually breathing a sigh of relief as she spotted him bouncing down the mountain wall. When he disappeared from view, she scrambled upright as a particularly strong and cold breeze hit her. She shivered violently as she waited for his return.
Her eyes widened when he did return and dropped the Horse Person at his feet. When the bag sailed her way, she automatically caught it, still too shocked at the body. She jerked and looked at him when he spoke. She started to look down at the bag when she caught sight of the wound in his side. The bag dropped as she moved swiftly towards him. "What did you do now? You're hurt!"
Though she once more sounded aggravated with him, when she grabbed his arm, her touch was gentle as she raised his arm carefully out of the way to get a closer look. "Damn!" Her other hand came up and softly prodded and poked around the wound. "You're going to need stitches. That's deep. I need Feverfew, Mugwort, Willow...."
Abruptly her head jerked to look out of the cave. "And none of that can be found here. Crap." She frowned as her mind worked on what she could use that grew here. Temporarily forgetting him and that she still held his arm. Humming started to waft on the breezes, sounding agitated. She didn't notice she was shivering again too, her mind fully occupied.
The dragon sighed a bit when she dropped the bag of berries , noticing a few of them rolling on the floor , her erratic behaviour confusing the dragon who didn't know why someone should be worried about him , it wasn't that bad of a wound , he knew that in few minutes to hours for it to close , only his scales taking longer to grow , also the plans she asked for were only found into the lower side of the plains , near the forests .
At the sight of her shivering Zenoz moved behind the woman , pulling her against his chest and back into the cave , trying to warm her up a bit and stop her from risking to get sick , humans were too frail and getting sick would become even worse ''Don't worry , its just a flesh would'' he told her as they moved a bit into the cave , letting out a small spray of fire , lighting the dry branches and plants to keep them warm , unconsciously running his hands over her belly and hip , his ears again laying down as he kept his head on her shoulder ''You'll need something to keep you warm '' .
Rilla started as he moved. She let go of his arm with embarrassment. "Sor--" She had started to turn to follow his movements. She stiffened when she found him right behind her and his arms come around her. Warmth radiated from him and she unconsciously leaned back into him. As the warmth seeped into her body, she relaxed, only to stiffen again as he moved back into the cave with her. "No wait. The bag..." She huffed and centered on his words. "Yes. I guess you don't need such Healing from your Sacrifice." She didn't exactly sound mad.
She sighed as he breathed fire and lit some of the things inside on fire. The warmth hitting the front of her body felt good and then she felt him rubbing her hips and belly and shivered again. She gave a slight frown since she wasn't feeling cold and didn't understand the shiver. He was just helping to speed up warming her skin after all. His next words made her look side long at him since his head was resting on her shoulder. "Yes, well. The village didn't want to upset the Dra--... your belly when you eat me." Now she did sound mad, very mad. She started to cross her arms, but was abruptly halted as they encountered his, being entrapped in the circle they created around her. She gave a bit of a growl but dropped her arms back down and glared into the flames.
Zenoz chuckled at her anger , the tiny human as feisty as quilbeast making him laugh a bit while his hand moved to grab hers ''Don't worry about the berries , they will get colder and fresher to taste '' he told her in an almost joking tone , still getting the hang of all the talking part a small grin playing on his scaly face before he glanced towards the fire .
''I ate people in armor , magic filled creatures that burn your insides , the clothing wouldn't have affected me in the least '' he told her with arrogance before unwrapping his hands from her body , feeling the half erect member twitching while it was pressed against her backside , then again when he left her skin , the dragon grabbing the berries and their bag from the ground while dragging the body with his other hand ''Mash some of the berries , there are clay bowls there '' he pointed to a spot near them where different types of pottery were laid , some without a scratch while others cracked down through the middle , most of them being items he looted while hunting through cities and gray-skins camps .
Zenoz then moved to the body , breathing the blue flames of it to remove the hair and skins off its horse side , then starting to cut through it with his claws , tearing the muscle and placing it on a clear stone , knowing the spear of the centaur will become part of his roasting .
His laughter startled her out of her anger and she twisted slightly to look at him better, an awed look on her face. When he took her hand her gaze dropped to them. Her other hand came across and lightly traced his scales, a curious sounding hum coming from her again. She studied the differences between them. His words abruptly stopped her actions and the humming. She looked up at him sharply, head titled as she heard humor? in his tone.
His comment about eating people was like a splash of cold mountain water. She suddenly withdrew into herself and watched him warily. As he moved away, she watched his every move. Part of her missed the warmth of his closeness, but she squashed it, not letting it distract her from the fact that he was still a Dragon and ate people.
His arrogant command made her eyes narrow and her lips pressed into a thin line. She said nothing, but whirled and stalked to where he pointed. She angrily grabbed a bowl that showed no signs of damage and stalked back to where the bag and berries were. Filling the bowl, she curled her hand and made a fist. She started pounding on the berries, mashing them. It also gave her something to direct her anger at.
Zenoz found himself watching her leaving her anger out , claws finishing with the ripping of muscle off him , turning for a second to grab the spear that was used on him , still held on the beastman's back , even in death the warrior held his weapon , the chucks of flesh impaled onto it before being put on the fire , turning it slightly .
The dragon then walked back up to the female , grabbing her bowl , noticing a bit of the juice splashed on her cheek , his long tongue shooting to lick it off before he put the bowl near the fire , kindling the flames a bit more .
Rilla had the berries good and mashed, and was working towards making it juice when he took the bowl from her. She squawked when he did and jerked back. When he licked her face she went stone still. She watched him through wide eyes as he speared the meat he had from the Horse Person. Her faced wrinkled slightly, but soon straightened out as she thought meat was meat.
Finally, she looked down at her hand. She started to lick the berries off and made a face. Elderberry, lovely. She sighed again and finished cleaning her hand. At least she wouldn't get sick. Elderberry was good to combat colds and such. Done, she next grabbed the bag and started rooting through it to see what else it contained.
Zenoz felt her freeze after licking her cheek and made a note to do that more as it seemed , to his amusement , to distress the human even thou in his childhood he saw mothers cleaning their children that way , he moved to cooking the meat again then walked back to the Rilla , looking at her face ''I noticed that you don't like my way of cleaning '' he said with a chuckle , glancing inside the bag then back at her , putting a hand on Rilla's shoulder extending his tongue before retracting it , not exactly knowing what that might show as in its mind it was just that , a way of cleaning .
Rilla, focused on rooting through the bag, didn't notice him move. When he placed his hand on her shoulder, she jumped and let out a small scream, dropping the bag. Hand on her chest, covering her racing heart, she looked at him, only to find his tongue in her face. Blinking a few times, she finally registered his words. "Cleaning?" She eyed his retracting tongue. "Don't you mean tasting, Lizard Boy?! I'm not that stupid." She jerked out from under his hand and turned to pick up the bag.
Zenoz moved behind her , putting a hand on her side as she leaned for the bag before moving on her back with his chest , crotch pressing against her ass while his tongue gave her neck a small lick ''Not really , humans don't taste that great anyway , your skin is salty '' he told her trapping her with an arm wrapped around her waist .
''I guess that's because it isn't clean , maybe I'll help you with that '' he told her again , knowing she disliked that so much then started licking her neck and up to her ear , draping his tongue onto her skin while his claws worked their way into her top , moving it to hive his tongue more access , licking the salty taste off her chest , in his mind simply cleaning her and having some fun annoying his sacrifice , showing that even as a warrior dragon he was still pretty young .
Rilla froze yet again when his hand touched her side. As he draped himself over her backside, pressing into her, her eyes grew wide as she stared at the bag she was reaching for. His words hit her ears, then his tongue hit her body again. Her brain nearly forgot his next words because after speaking them, she felt his tongue slide up her neck to her ear. Her body shivered strangely from the feel. If he wasn't interested in eating her...
Her thoughts scattered as she felt his hand within her shirt, sliding over her breasts to move her top out of the way. Her body vibrated against his at the feel of his scales running over her nipples. When his tongue licked her chest, her nipples hardened and she sucked in a sharp breath as tingles seemed to shoot straight to her pussy. Her scent grew subtlety stronger.
Not understanding the reactions of her body, she panicked. Struggling, trapped between his arm and body, her heart raced and her breathing hitched. "NO!" Being stronger than her, she couldn't get free. She struggled even harder and started to sob hysterically.
Zenoz passed through a wave of confusion after feeling her stance change , at first her body went tense which happened every time but after she felt her reaction he started getting confused , and now her sobbing got him even more so , the dragon pulling around to twist them before finding himself on the ground , on top the Rilla as his eyes watched tears streaming down her face , while that went on a new scent also getting to his nostrils , his tongue now pulled back .
''What's wrong ? I wasn't going to hurt you '' he said in a softer tone , ears bending down as the questions and confusion were written on his face as one of his clawed hands moved to wipe her tears .
The force of them hitting the ground knocked the breath out of her and effectively cut off her noise, though the tears still came. Rilla's chest heaved as it tried to learn again how to breath. Finally, she gasped in air and hiccupped. She watched him, tense as they lay there. She flinched at first as he wiped her tears, but otherwise, didn't react. She saw his confusion on his face and actually relaxed. His questions made her close her eyes and draw a deep breath. How did she explain? Then she recalled her body's reactions to him and turned a bright red, her face becoming hot under his hand. She couldn't even begin to explain that, even to herself. Finally she opted for the easiest path.
Opening her eyes, Rilla looked at him with a shaky smile. "We don't clean our young like that." She swallowed hard. "And I... I over reacted. In one moment you tell me all manners of dressed people you've eaten, and the next moment you tell me people don't taste good. It is confusing. And I've been through a lot the past several hand spans. Rest and food will help." She reached up and patted his hand.
Zenoz nodded yet he could help feel that interesting scent still coming from her lower side , moving for a second downwards to take a breath ''There's a new scent coming off you , from there '' he said after moving his hands off her , staying into a sitting position while pointing at her , crotch then a chuckle left his lips.
''I want to clean you properly , if you give off these scents they might attract unwanted visitors , hill trolls have a particular strong nose '' he added still eyeing her crotch , wondering why did it give off that scent , was it because of her fear of getting eaten , or did females mark their territory that way .
Rilla heaved a sigh of relief as he nodded only to be shocked again at his words. He was saying she smelled. Her jaw dropped. She did not stink. Well, maybe, all the fear and stuff. People did give off strange odors when the were scared or sick. Before she could properly make up her mind whether to be angry at him or embarrassed, his next words caught her completely off guard.
The thought of his tongue down there made her belly suddenly feel like there were birds flying around inside trying desperately to get out. The scent grew stronger. She turned scarlet and shook her head. "N-no. I-I can clean myself." She started to inch away from him, trying not to panic again. She didn't want to have to try to explain it if she did in the least.
The dragon wasn't exactly stopped by her words before stepping towards her , his tail turning the meat on the fire , still eyeing her crotch before gently grabbing her wrist , ears still down from the confusion from earlier ''Are you sure ? My saliva can absorb the scent so I might do it a bit better than with water '' he said , his voice showing more or less his normal confused self , showing her openly he didn't know anything about human anatomy yet also giving off some determination , he wouldn't give up on his idea.
''Also you seem to go to scarlet , is that the reason of the scent ?'' Zenoz asked moving his hand over her red cheek , feeling the heat radiating off it , trying to cool her face with his scales .
She froze, looking very much like frightened prey when he stepped towards her. When he grabbed her wrist, she jumped and gave a small squeak. His words made her face flame more as it brought visions of his tongue where it didn't need to be. That in turn, set off the birds in her belly and the scent once more. His eyeing her crotch made it difficult for her to breath. Her mouth worked like she was trying to speak. She seemed to have forgotten how. She completely missed his next questions as his hand touched her face. She trembled and a soft moan escaped her. Her senses overwhelmed by her reactions to him.
The dragon moved his eyes to her mouth when she let out the moan , not understanding her reaction yet finding the silence as an approval , moving the scaly hand to her lower body , gripping the edge of her clothing before pulling it down , revealing her private area to his curious eyes . The sight of the woman's pussy didn't seem to get any reaction from the dragon other than a small sniff , finally finding the source of the scent that was now filling his senses to an intoxicating level .
Zenoz then slowly kneeled before Rilla , getting a better look of her private area before opening his mouth , the long tongue moving over her lower lips in a gentle motion , the dragon trying to understand the taste before starting to move onto her sensitive area , motion after motion until he moved his tongue , the tip entering her followed by more of his long tongue , searching for every bit of the scent as he kept moving it in her pussy , rolling and pushing her over her inner walls .
Rilla jerked as he pulled her clothing down. Her body started to shake. Part of her mind was in a panic. Telling her to get away, run, hide, jump off the ledge, something, but her body wouldn't obey. Her heart started racing as he knelt there in front of her, her belly roiling as if a whole flock of birds were now in there. Briefly she wondered if she was going to be sick.
When his tongue touched her so softly, another moan escaped her. Rilla's knees nearly buckled and she instinctively grabbed at him to keep herself from falling. Her hands came to rest on his head and tightened as his tongue continued exploring. She felt herself heating up down there and moisture started to seep out of her. A ragged groan escaped her as his tongue slipped inside her. More moisture released from her body and the walls of her pussy spasmed around his tongue. She started to pant as his tongue moved deeper inside her, her hips rocking forward slightly. She tensed when his tongue found the barrier inside her proving she had yet to lay with a man.
Zenoz licked around her barrier , his tongue then slipping in and out of her as he made motions , trying to lick all wetness dripping from her pussy while one of his hands moved from her hips , noticing that all this had made his cock slip out if its shaft , the thick organ now slipping out from its protective scales , not similar to a human one , instead of a round head and foreskin replaced with an almost canine one , pink revealing the veins on it , his hand gripping it wondering why did it get hard .
The dragon stopped after feeling her muscles spasm again , licking his lips as his eyes moved up to the female , gaze moving from his now released organ to her pussy , confused by why the cleaning made his dick erect ''I guess now you are clean '' he said with a small chuckle , not knowing what else to mumble in that situation .
A strange tension built within her as his tongue continued to roam around inside her. Her eyes fluttered closed and her pelvis started to move in time with his tongue. Small moans and whimpers escaping her throat as the tension built in her, starting to become unbearable.
When he stopped, she actually let out a frustrated sound. His words caused her eyes to fly open and look down at him. The pupils of her eyes were large form the pleasure and sudden need mixed in her. Then she spotted him holding his erect cock, her eyes widened at the alien looking member. She suddenly let go of him, stumbling back. Losing her balance, she fell, landing on her ass, feet slightly spread. Too mixed up between her fear and her awakened need, all she could do was stare at him.
Zenoz saw her fall , again getting lost by her reactions , a small tinge of pleasure hitting his body as he moved his hand over the member , shaking the feeling off to step up and walk towards her , not realizing it was his troublesome head causing her fear , the dragon finding himself in front of her , his cock close to her face feeling her breaths over it for a few seconds .
''Alright , this part came after I got turned into half your race , so you must know why it gets like this '' he told her after finally finding the words to phrase his question , her breathing over his sensitive spot causing his mind to get clouded , the sensation never felt before causing his body to feel a bit weak .
Her eyes grew larger and larger as he came closer to her, his member just about in her face. She looked as if she expected his cock to bite or something, as her eyes stayed fastened upon it. Before she could really start to freak out his words came. Startled, her head snapped up to look at him, her puzzlement plain. As a Healer, Rilla had an understanding of how offspring were made and born, she just lacked the actual experience. How was she supposed to explain to him how humans mated? How did Dragons mate? Wasn't it in the same manner?
His cock just in her field of vision as she was trying to sort out things, became a bit distracting. Without thinking she reached up and wrapped her hand around it to move it from her view. Her mouth would open as if she was about to speak, but then she'd frown and snap it closed with a slight shake of her head. She was in a quandary.
Suddenly she started, as a part of his words suddenly dawned on her and confused her even more. Her hand tightened slightly on his member causing it to slide a bit. She didn't notice as her eyes narrowed slightly. "What do you mean turned into half my race?" Fear and worry forgotten as she grew curious, her eyes roamed slowly over him from head to toe, and back up, finally coming to rest at his cock, studying it. What did an actual Dragon's member look like then? The thought flitted across her mind.
Zenoz found himself groaning as her hand touched his cock , not expecting the sensations that swept through him , noticing her changes in emotions yet he didn't expect her hand to tighten around it , the motion making another sound leave his lips as pleasure surged through his body , making his member twitch a bit and grow larger , as if the change that made him humanoid lost a bit of its power 'What the hell is going on ... what's with this thing ?' his thoughts raced a bit .
''I mean dragons aren't supposed to turn into what I am right now ... I've been changed into this by the gray-skins , to be more of an warrior of their race rather than mine , and they used your thin blood to shift me '' he answered with a hiss , trying to control his own instincts , curling his hand into a fist to regain his self control , knowing that if his member kept its hardness that would become a problem ''Now can you help me with it before I go insane ?''
Her head tilted the other way as his cock twitched. Raising a brow, Rilla brought her other hand up and lightly traced the veins that raised up all along his member. As it grew larger in her hand, her eyes widened for a moment. It did react much like a human getting erect, having seen such in the course of her training. She grew thoughtful, gnawing on her bottom lip, her finger moved to trace around the tip. It just looked so different and was hot to the touch.
Rilla was only half listening to his words as she was concentrating more on the subject at hand. His question finally catching her attention. "What?!" She looked up at him in bafflement at first, then understanding dawned on her face. Suddenly she let him go and scooted back sitting on her hands. Her feet crossed at the ankles in front of her and she kept her legs pressed close. "Um. No, no, no, that's not a good idea." She looked away, her face once more red. Clearly he had no idea what to do with it, and being the only thing female around, she wasn't about to clue him in. Besides, she really wasn't qualified to help. He wasn't human, and maybe what helped a human would only make matters worse for him.
The dragon found himself enjoying the attention that was given to his member , a soft moan going out his mouth when her finger grazed the tip , finally finding himself craving more of her touch only to find her pulling back , the answer to his question being a negative one , that getting on Zenoz's nerves .
''It is if you want to eat anything today , I can't hunt in this state nor can I take care of the food '' he hissed at her , slit eyes locking on her own as his hand was waved near her face ''I saw it in your eyes , you know what to do so just do it '' the arrogant dragon told her , showing that a refuse wasn't on his list , his cock actually growing a bit more , now a bit over the one of a normal human , the expansion actually making him moan out in pleasure .
Her head snapped around at his tone and words, eyes narrowing dangerously, as he'd now had more than enough experience to note. She was up and in his face so fast, neither of them had time to realize it, or the fact that as she stood on her toes to go nose to nose with him, his cock slid between her legs and rubbed against the slit that ran her private area. "Excuse me?! You started this mess. You just had to clean me."
A finger came to poke him in the chest causing her nipples to brush against his scales. The shivers that went through her caused her to rub his cock. Suddenly she swallowed hard as her eyes briefly widened then closed half way as sensations ran through her body again being so close to him. Instead of poking him, her hand abruptly grabbed his shoulder and gripped hard as her knees once more weakened. A soft moan escaping her lips. Damn! Her body was betraying her again.
The dragon found himself moving from turned on to angry as the female got in his face , her tone getting Zenoz angrier before she felt her brush against his cock , the soft skin and her wet pussy against the sensitive member causing him to take note of what was happening , her moans and that look in her eyes , they were out of pleasure .
''It didn't seem like you disliked it in the least so don't get in my face like that '' his said thou the tone lost most of its rage and switched to his normal arrogance , moving his hips to have his member rub against her sensitive area , one scaly hand clumsily grabbing her left breast and starting to grope it while the other one helped her stay on her feet ''And when I did , I wasn't expecting this '' he muttered again thou at that moment his words weren't that meaningful as he them moved his mouth down to play with her other breast , taking her nipple in and starting to suck on it , using the hotness of his mouth and saliva to make it more sensitive while continuously rubbing his cock against her pussy , pleasure going through him .
His words snapped her out of her pleasure. She glared at him. "Just because--" Her words cut off as he moved his hips, making himself rub against her. Rilla shuddered and whimpered as her pussy grew warmer and started to release moisture to coat his sliding member. His groping and grabbing shot more pleasure, stronger than anything thus far, and a groan escaped her throat. Her hand on his shoulder tightened and her other hand came up to grab the arm on that side. His mouth combined with his hand on her breasts was her undoing. She shuttered violently and her pussy seemed to contain a river in it as it suddenly drenched his member with its juices. Her head fell back as a cry emerged from her lips.
The dragon didn't get the chance to enjoy her own climax , the rubbing bringing his sensitive cock to its own climax , his thick seed being shoot on the stone behind her , unconsciously biting a bit harder on her nipple , leaving a bite mark on her breast as he lowered her down , his cock still covered in her juices and hard even after coming .
Zenoz pushed her down to her knees moving the organ to her lips mumbling ''Clean me'' through lust filled eyes , still a bit lost in the sensations , scaly hand onto her chin to aid her , a sharp toothed grin taking over his face as his tail snapped , the fire that cooked the food dying down to embers .
Though Rilla gave a yelp at being bit so hard, strangely it felt good too, making her shudder again. She didn't resist as he pushed her to her knees. Lost in the after shocks of her first orgasm, his tone didn't even irritate her like normal. Not thinking, her tongue darted out and grazed the tip of his penis. She paused as she processed the taste of her own juices mixed with a bit of his that rested on the tip. It didn't taste too bad, and her tongue darted out again to get another taste.
Instinct taking over, she swatted his hand off her chin, being in her way and all. She leaned forward so she could lick more of his cock. Sliding her tongue down one side, she cleaned herself off him. As her tongue came up the underside of his cock, she swirled her tongue on the tip. An urging within her made her take the tip in her mouth and slide his member down her throat. A moan started to vibrate her throat trying to escape around his cock. She felt herself getting that strange tension building within her at her actions and their taste mixed together.
Zenoz found himself moaning out again as her tongue gave his dick the first licks , it was almost teasing as she did it then stopped for a bit , a bit of frustration and expectation building up before it all was blown away the moment she took his cock in her mouth , the dragon groaning when he felt himself going down her throat .
Zenoz couldn't think as he felt his knees getting weaker at her assault of his senses , suddenly gripping her hair to push his cock deeper down her throat , the motion actually sending him close to the edge , his orgasm coming in seconds as he pulled a bit back , filling her mouth with his cum , the substance thick and holding a taste only he had because of his transformation , his dick now starting to get softer while he looked down at the woman , a small grin suddenly forming on his face .
Rilla's scent suddenly filled the cave as he grabbed her hair and shoved himself down her throat. She moaned harder around his cock, and felt her mouth fill with his seed. Not thinking, she swallowed it down, and then started sucking on his softening cock like a child would its thumb. She didn't understand why she was doing these things, she just knew she felt an overwhelming need to do so. She whimpered as she sucked on his member, her tongue stroking the underside. Her own need was becoming unbearable, but she had no idea what to do to release it.
Zenoz felt himself harden under her little attention yet his hand clasped around her lower jaw , prying her mouth open to pull his cock out , eyes moving down to her dripping slit , glancing from it to his member , remembering a bit of what the gray-skins did , pushing her down on the stone while placing his cock at her entrance , the head teasing her as his eyes asked for entrance .
One of his hands moved back to her chest , grabbing her breast and roughly pulling and groping it , his thumb teasing her nipple as he waited for her answer .
She whimpered yet again as he pried her loose from his member. She looked up at him and watched his thought process. It wasn't hard to follow. so when he shoved her to the ground, she wasn't the least bit surprised. Nor did she bother to fight him since it was pointless with him having the superior strength. Part of her was still terrified at the thought of mating with him, but a part of her wanted it desperately. Besides, she couldn't fight it if he forced the issue anyway. The two conflicting emotions warred in her eyes as he looked to her for permission,, and she was unable to answer him. Fortunately, or not, maybe, her body took the matter out of her hands. The teasing sensation of his member just rubbing her entrance made her hips rock upwards and allowing him to start slipping inside.
Zenoz followed her eyes , his determination faltering for a second yet being twisted right back when she moved her hips , the tip of his cock slipping inside , the dragon amazed at the tightness letting out a groan as he pushed it in , the swift thrust going through the barrier that held her virginity , the surge of pleasure causing his cock to grow in size right inside her , not giving her much of a chance to adjust .
The scent of blood stopped the dragon a few seconds , looking down at her face before placing his scaly lips on her jaw line , giving her a small lick as he hips started moving at a gentle pace , giving her a change to adjust to his size before getting more speed , soon ramming it inside her , roughly pounding her insides as he was bringing himself closer to a climax .
Rilla moaned as he entered her, The feel of his member stretching her walls overloaded her senses more and her eyes drooped shut, a look of bliss on her face for a moment. His quick thrust caused her eyes to fly open in shock and pain as he broke the barrier within her. Tears sprang up of their own accord in her eyes and spilled down. She felt him grow more inside her and gasped. She shifted a bit trying to get used to it. Having him stop suddenly, she watched him, uncertain what was the matter. She watched him lower his head, and then felt him lick her jaw. A soft moan escaped as her eyes once more drooped and her head tilted back slightly. The gentle thrusts of his hips against her made it easy for her to follow, her body finally adjusted to him. As they picked up speed, she once more felt that tension building, it was becoming quite delicious to have.
She squirmed under him, trying to find that release she had experienced just not to long ago. Her legs came up to wrap around his hips, not only allowing him better access, but adding to the pleasure she was feeling. As their movements became more forceful, some dim part of her mind felt like she was being scooted across the ground with each thrust. Her pussy created more fluid making it easier for him to slide in and out, cries of pleasure coming from her lips raggedly. Her hands flew up to grab his arms and hold on for dear life. Suddenly she stiffened, her head thrown back caused her torso to come up off the ground pushing into his chest. The tension in her like a pulled bowstring. Then it snapped and she started to violently spasm under him. Her pussy tightened down on his cock with an amazingly strong grip, and fluids gushed from her soaking the both of them. Her loud cries bounced and echoed all around the cave.
Zenoz groaned as she wrapped her legs around his hips , thrusting deep inside her , the feeling of her muscles clamping around his cock bringing the dragon over the edge , making his member twitch inside her before shooting in his hot , thick seed , still making a few thrusts before falling to her side , the combination of effort and pleasure finally getting to him , moving her body like a ragdoll as he was still attached to her through the member .
The dragon moved his arm over her own before giving her a few licks , the heat of their bodies slowing the dragon down , finally pulling out of her , a few drops of cum dripping out of her as their breathing calmed down to a silence , his scaly arms wrapping around her in an attempt to keep both from getting cold .
Rilla sucked in a breath as she felt him release inside her, his seed hot, almost scalding. The walls of her sex started contracting and releasing at that point as if trying to milk him for every last drop. She was too spent to care as he pulled her body around when he shifted. She just lay bonelessly upon him, her head on his chest, panting, trying to come back to herself. She shuddered at both his licking and pulling out, an almost tortured sound coming from her. She sighed as his arms came around her and settled back down.
Laying there, Rilla started to doze off as her breathing and heart rate finally returned to normal. Suddenly, her belly growled loud and painfully. She gave a groan, which had nothing to do with pleasure, sounding more exasperated than anything. She seemed to try to burrow inside him, as if trying to escape her stomach. It growled again and she huffed. "Great Mother! I don't want to move. Damn belly. Why now of all times?" She gave a small whimper as her belly continued its noises, the lack of food the past five days finally catching up with her with the exertions of just moments ago.
Zenoz found himself awakened by her outburst , his lazy eyes opening wide for a few seconds before taking his arms form her , walking up to the meat that started burning , blowing on the embers to calm them enough for the meat to be taken off , grabbing another bowl before handing it to her , a bit of meat and some berry juice in a smaller one on the side ''Eat , after this it would be normal to be hungry '' he said softly , grabbing a bit of meat for himself , a bit more actually as he used his teeth to tear a big chunk , swallowing it whole .
''So can you tell me exactly what we did there ? Since even after this I'm lost '' the dragon said , his ears lowered a bit as if shameful at his lack of knowledge , then smirked as he took another bit from the spear where the meat was cooked , the scent almost overcoming the one of sex , almost .
Rilla found herself tumbled to the ground as the Dragon moved to get food. She growled at him. no longer sleepy and hunger temporarily forgotten as she got irked once more. "Damn Beast! Watch it." Before she could work up a proper tirade though, he was shoving food in her face. The scent of the meat and berries, overrode her irritation and she grabbed both and started to eat. She was careful not to wolf it down and insult her shrunken belly, making her possibly sick it back up.
She nearly choked at his question, and after a bit of hard swallowing she looked over at him askance. She studied him thoughtfully, noting the shame, but then he smirked and irritated her again. "We mated." Her tone was a bit harsh, and she went back to eating. If he wanted actual answers, he could be less arrogant. Otherwise she wasn't going to help his ass out in the least. As she ate, her mind turned over the enigma that was him. What kind of life had he lived? Didn't his Kind teach their young about mating and, well, anything? Granted, she probably had more knowledge being Healer trained than most Humans, but still, the young were taught the important things. Her expression had changed from annoyed to thoughtful as her thoughts chased themselves around.
''Ah so that was it , I saw some similarities to the breeding back in the camps , but I don't think it was this good for both sides '' he said taking a bite while looking at her thoughtful expression , the small grin still on his face while he moved his tail near her legs , tickling them a bit .
''I can see you have questions , so ask now while we both are calm and lazy from the heat '' he told her not adding that he needed to find her something to weak , the cold already starting to set in and her lack of resistance to it would start becoming a problem , Zenoz glancing at the fire , he'd also have to restock on wood and maybe find a troll 'town' and steal some animals or crops for food .
Pulled from her thoughts by his words, she looked over at him. Her brow raised slightly, his grin irritating her again, then she looked back to her food. Giving a slight shrug, she stirred a piece of meat around in the berries. "It's not really all that important." She took a bite and chewed slowly. Finally swallowing, she set the food aside, only half eaten. She couldn't hold any more. She took off her top, still set oddly on her body from his hand earlier. She looked around and found the bottom half of her outfit and gathered them up as well.
Rilla then went to the lake at the back of the cave. She knew from earlier that the water was cold, but she needed to get clean. Dropping her clothes beside the water, she took a deep breath and quickly walked in, only to find after a few steps the bottom dropped out. She went under with a startled sound, only to bob back up a few heartbeats later. Her arms moved keeping her afloat as she gasped and shivered at the unexpected dunking. Finally adjusting to the temperature, she started to clean herself as best she could without sand or soap.
Zenoz shrugged at her watching the female leave before walking out the entrance , wings slowly growing out of his back as he took back his dragon form , taking flight in search of the items he needed , they were preparing for winter so he'd have to raid a few places , yet his first stop was ripping of some of the old threes in the forest , their wood burning well enough to keep them warm , plucking three of them then returning to the cave , after that heading out to find some clothes for the woman .
His wings then bringing him to another human town , the reptilian gliding over and ripping through some of the buildings , finally finding where the sent of fur was coming from , the shop containing various clothing yet the dragon tearing more then half a shelf of them before moving back , bringing them to the entrance and starting to break down both the trees and self into pieces , his claws slicing through the wood and throwing the unusable parts away , making the clothes in a bundle for Rilla to choose from later.
Rilla finished cleaning herself and got out. Shivering she brushed excess water off herself as best she could with her hands. She looked to the so called clothing with disgust. She may as well stay undressed for all the help and cover they were. Besides, the Dragon had already mated her, and so had seen her without. She shivered violently as she moved to the dying fire. She moved to add the few pieces of wood left to get it going again, then huddled close trying to warm back up. Her thoughts turned over her situation and the Dragon.
She couldn't stay here. She would freeze to death, and it wasn't like he had a store of food for her to get through the White Cold. She gave a sigh. Unfortunately, she was ill prepared to forge out on her own just yet. No weapons for even basic defense. Proper clothing was missing as well. She gave a snort picturing herself traipsing about the mountains in what the villagers gave her. Shaking her head she suddenly heard the Dragon return and started, having not realized he'd even left. She looked to watch him drop off tress, eyes wide and then he left again. She blinked and then narrowed her eyes thoughtfully.
Rising up she went to inspect the trees. climbing and roaming over them, she finally found what she'd hoped for. She looked around and spotted a rock that might help. Quickly she retrieved it and chopped the branch off that she wanted. Finally free, she went back to the fire, just as the Dragon returned yet again. she looked over as she again squatted by the fire with her stuff. She watched him for a moment, shivering slightly as she warmed back up, then turned her attention to scraping the bark off with her makeshift tool.
The dragon soon finished cutting the trees , the dry leaves being thrown over the ledge as he started carrying the stacks of wood into the cave , in his days at the camp he learned to do this , to cut trees and which are best for making a fire or for making a weapon , survival and aid of the lead were things that had been burned in his mind , he was made to be both a slave and a soldier and maybe if he didn't escape he might have ended that way.
Zenoz grabbed the pieces of clothing , walking up to the human to put them by her side , watching closely what she was doing , moving a hand on her side to catch her attention ''I brought something that should warm you up ... also I'd like to know your name '' he told Rilla , glancing at her naked form then at the leather clothes , pants and a thick shirt like winter hunters wore the season started .
Rilla had managed to finally get all the bark scraped off and was working on sharpening one end to a point by the time he came over to her. She watched him from the corner of her eye now and then, or when she shifted to warm some part of herself not close enough to the fire. She had been aware of what he was doing, and didn't jump when he placed a hand on her. Though her body did shiver slightly at his touch, and she felt herself respond to it. She frowned slightly at her reactions.
Setting her things aside for the moment she looked up at him. Her expression was unreadable. "Rilla." She then looked to the bundle. Reaching for it she brought it into her lap and started to look and see what it was. Seeing pants and a shirt, she held each item up and eyed them in turn. They would keep her warm, though they were a bit on the large side for her. Shrugging, she set them back down, and rose to walk to the lake again. Grabbing the clothing she'd left, she returned. Squatting again, she picked up the rock, and started sawing on the skimpy material. Soon she had some lengths of short cord. She set those aside and grabbed the pants.
Standing, she proceeded to put them on. Reaching down, she grabbed a length of cord and then bundled one side of the pants and tied it off, making them fit her frame. She then grabbed the shirt and pulled it on over her head. Warm finally, she gave a soft sigh. She then squatted again and picked back up the wood and rock and went back to sharpening the point. "Thank you."
Zenoz walked up by her , watching her work for a few seconds before shaking his head ''You aren't going to kill anything with just a sharpened stick , you might have better chances with this '' he said moving to grab the centaurs spear , juggling a bit with the weapon then placing it by her side , his hands then moving on her hips , the always warm scales moving over the cloth then moved it on her skin , simply enjoying her soft skin against his scales.
''Are you going to try wandering off now?'' he asked as if knowing what she was preparing for , still tracing her skin before he breathed on the fire , making it rise higher and intensify its heat .
Finally finishing sharpening her rudimentary spear, she dipped the tip in the edge of the fire and rolled it around. Between the ashes and embers at the edges, it would help harden the tip. She paused and withdrew it as she listened to his comments. She looked to the spear from the Centaur as he lay it beside her. It was better than what she was making, but it didn't hurt to have back up. Weapons broke after all, and she didn't know how long the Centaur had had its weapon.
Before she could study her own spear, she felt his hands on her. When they dipped under her clothing to rub on her skin, her eyes closed as her body reacted to his touch. Rilla started slightly at his question. She swallowed hard, having a difficult time concentrating as he continued to rub her skin. "I-I.." She shivered at his touch and swallowed again. "I need to... be able... to protect... myself... when you're... gone." With much difficulty she got the words out. Only slightly guilty at the half truth.
Zenoz slowly moved to trace her cheek with his tongue , his hands traveling up towards her chest starting to grope her breasts , his hands still a but clumsy yet keeping in mind what he did last time ''Are you sure ? I wouldn't mind you joining me on my hunts '' he told her in a growl-like tone .
The dragon started licking her neck , before gently her flesh , sucking at her skin as his fingers moved to pinch her nipples , gently tugging on them just to induce more sensations over her body , this becoming more enjoyable for him than he expected , it was still messing with her but now it was in another way ''Will you Rilla ?'' her name coming into a lower tonality , almost whispered before he returned to her neck .
Rilla shuddered as his tongue licked her. His hands groping her breast caused her to heat up down between her legs. That intoxicating tension starting to lazily stir within her. Shivers zipped through at his tone as he spoke, causing her to completely miss the questions. His next actions made her knees buckle and a loud moan emerged from her. Her arms flew up to lock around his neck and keep her from falling. Her name whispered, caught her attention, barely. "Y-yes." She had no idea what she'd just agreed too. He could have asked her to jump off the ledge at this point and she would agree to do it, so badly was he affecting her mind and senses.
The dragon grinned as her body started reacting to him , the dragon looking at her face before moving , his lips pressed against her as his tongue entered her mouth , filling it up and exploring every inch of it while one of his hands lowered itself down towards her groin , massaging her private area on the outside of her pants .
Zenoz moved his tongue in circular motion around hers , wrapping and unwrapping around it while amusement and lust glinted in his eyes , his other hand tugging a bit more forcefully onto her breast , the sharp claws tracing her nipples , slightly pinching them as a teaseful act , just wanting to press her buttons more and drown the idea of an escape from her .
His scaly lips pressed to hers and his tongue in her mouth was unexpected, but didn't distract her from her arousal. Tentively at first, her tongue started to explore his. She moved in time to his rubbing her sex causing her ass to rub against his front. A moan was released into their kiss as he teased her nipple, causing both to harden almost painfully. The tension building within her was driving her insane with need for him. Whimpers stared to come from her as her breathing became difficult. As her need became unbearable, she started to squirm against him.
The dragon growled when he felt her squirm slowly letting go of her , placing the female down on the concrete , his cock already erect and twitching as he looked down at the panting Rilla , saliva dripping down her chin after his tongue was retracted ''What happened Rilla , you seem to be needing something '' he said in an almost twisted way , licking his lips as the scent of her .
The tone in his voice had the affect of her being dunked in the lake again, effectively squelching the fires within her. She glared up at him as she wiped the spittle off her chin. "Inexperienced as we are, you know very well what you were doing to me, lizard." Her own tone clearly conveyed that she was pissed. Whether at him for stopping, herself for being affected, or out of sheer frustration was hard to tell. The look in her eyes left no doubt if he even hinted at touching her right now, she would do her best to give him bodily harm. She started to move away from his towering form so she could get into an upright position, never taking her snapping eyes off him.
''As I said feisty , I saw how easy it was a second there and in a way I guess its not as enjoyable as it was the first time '' he said shaking his head , rising the spear with his foot , handing it to her as the grin was still on his face ''Keep that fire , as much as I'd love to burn it we have to get something to eat '' Zenoz said grabbing his cock with a small grin , gripping it tightly for a few seconds until he found the exact pressure , his muscles slowly relaxing , softening it while his head moved towards the entrance .
''Rilla , you said you were going to join me out so ... its time to hunt '' he hissed , tail moving in a slithering motion behind him , slowly walking as he waited for her , his claws were enough most of the times , also there was his fire and tail so she was the only one in need of a weapon , also he knew her pride would make her follow ''Unless as the gray skinned say , females are only good for children and serving the males ''
Rilla didn't understand what he was saying, but in truth she didn't care at the moment. Pissed, she'd like nothing better than to just rip his head off. She watched him warily as he brought himself back under control. Her eyes narrowed watching him. For not knowing what mating even was, he sure had figured out how to bring his need under control. This in turn pissed her off more, remembering his threat earlier that ended in them mating. She yanked the spear from him when he handed it to her, and had the brief thought of using it on him. She shook with her anger.
His words surprised her for just a moment. Had she agreed to such? Then her anger came back. It really didn't matter if it got her out of the cave. Dressed enough, though lacking shoes, and with a better spear than what she had been making, if the opportunity existed, she could escape. Her eyes narrowed, lips pressed to a thin line, a low growl emerged from her at his taunt. Goal now firmly implanted, she would use this to watch for an escape. She had had enough of this arrogant beast. She followed behind him, anger radiating off her in waves of pure force.
The dragon walked to the ledge , slowly starting to climb down , ears perked up as he started walking on the 'road' down the hill where his cave was , a small group of trees , almost a forest nearby as they walked towards it , Zenoz glancing at her from time to time as the landscape around them started changing a bit , the road becoming a bit easier to travel as the trees got nearer , a strange scent filling his nostrils , something oily coming from some of the trees .
''Look , you might be angry at me but around here you need to stick close '' he told her , the trees getting thicker as the temperature actually lowered a bit , the atmosphere eerie around the two , a sudden change in the wind bringing another scent to the dragon , yet this one being very familiar , metal almost filling his mouth while they followed the scent of blood to an opening in the woods , the sight there being some of high , merciless violence .
Standing by the corpse of a young male and female stood three grey furred , tall and hunched trolls , each one holding a thick tree branch that now was bearing the blood of the kills , the crimson liquid also dripping down their maws suggesting they tore chunks out of the two or even dismembered them with only their teeth , the corpses twisted and limbless , faces white and locked into bloody screams of pain 'They did all of that while the two were still alive' he thought before his attention was caught by the vines wrapped around the children torsos , jagged spikes on either of their sides ''Traps , we have to get out of here , this is a hunting ground '' he muttered yet his attention having left out a chance for her to escape , not yet registering that she was or wasn't by his side since they saw the scene.
Following him down the trail at a better pace than she had that morn, she was careful in her steps. Her eyes darted everywhere, noting landmarks and oddities, tucking the information away. She was amazingly quiet as she followed him, walking on the balls of her feet, she placed them just so for the least amount of noise. As they approached the trees, she heard his words, but paid them no attention as her sense of danger was triggered. The smell of blood strong enough for even her blunt sense of smell, made her move even more cautiously.
Coming upon the scene of a kill, she had no idea what the creature were standing over the corpses, but she quickly took in the scene, noting the way of the kill. She had seen similar, abandoned scenes among the forests she grew up in and around. With an ease if one familiar in disappearing, she disappeared within the few trees that provided cover. Taking the spear in her teeth, she shimmied up a tree and settled on a lower branch. She took a brief moment to snake the spear through her shirt and used the tie that helped hold up her pants to tie it to her, securing the bottom, and using the shirt to secure the top.
Healers had to find their own plants that they couldn't grow themselves, so that meant frequent treks into the forest. Rilla learned young how to move about and defend herself as needed. She had taught herself to 'walk' the trees back home. Neither an easy task, nor a pain free one, having suffered many a broken bone until she'd mastered it. The skill had saved her life many a times in the past, and she saw no difference in it doing so now.
Ghosting among the branches, she soon found other traps set and ready for more prey. She studied each, and their positions to the creatures, then moved on. Finally having circled the clearing, she had everything sorted. She now sat on a branch high above the Dragon as he finally noticed her missing. She gave a smirk, still pissed with him, but her sense of right would not allow her to just slip away as she very well could, leaving him to face these things alone.
Zenoz looked around , trying to find the human before a snap was heard behind him , a log flying through the branches and slamming right into his scaly chest , throwing the dragon in the middle of the trolls , the humanoids looking at him before their hoarse voices came out , a few words in trollish before a huge bat like branch was lifted over one of their heads and was barley dodged by the dragon 'I can't shift , it takes too much time ' he thought , ducking under a second attack before trying to claw the beast , only getting through its thick cloth , a combination of boar skins and bear fur that managed to withstand his claws .
A few swipes took to make the first troll bleed yet Zenoz found himself slipping on the blood of the humans , the trolls losing no chance to strike , launching him back first against a tree , laughter following while the one that he injured walked forward , holding its bleeding chest with one hand while the other one was wrapped around the dragons throat , almost chocking the life out of him .
Rilla's eyes widened as a log came smashing into the Dragon, knocking him into the clearing. She looked back to find what had triggered the trap, but could find nothing, releasing her spear at the same time. She turned back, just in time to see the Dragon trapped. She moved quickly and released a trap of theirs, slicing the binding with her spear. Another log, similar to the one that hit the Dragon, came sailing in and knocked into the creature in the side. The force of the impact caused it to let go of the Dragon and knocked it into a nearby tree. Loud cracks were heard with both impacts. She didn't wait to even see what the results of the surprise attack were, she moved on.
Zenoz breathed in as the oxygen returned to his lungs , charging at the injured troll , tackling the beast down before blowing fire right into its face, clawing at it until it stopped shaking , not noticing the small dart going into his neck , poison expanding through his veins as his muscles suddenly froze , body hitting the ground to see two fur boots , as small as a child's yet the green skin visible showed him exactly who made those traps 'Damned goblin' he thought before fainting .
The green skinned humanoid grinned , taking a glance at the injured troll before a dart was shot through its eye , killing the creature in seconds , while some strings were pulled , vines being thrown around Rilla as she moved through the tress , wrapping around her legs to drop her down , a few traps being released at once to impair her movement .
Rilla twisted and tried to avoid getting caught and only managed the escape of one foot as the other was snapped up in the vines. As she fell from the trees, she twisted again trying to cut the vine that held her. Another trap sprung caused a much smaller version of the log that had hit the troll but moments before, to slam onto her shoulder, dislocating. The spear falling from a suddenly numb hand. The momentum of her fall caused her to smack her head on a branch, knocking her into unconsciousness. Further traps hadn't been needed, but once released, could not be called back. As they hit her still, dangling and turning form, loud pops were heard as a rib was cracked here, a knee dislocated there, another rib broken.
The goblin grinned lightly at his two before they were pulled , placed into two wooden cages as the sole troll left alive pulled them , the goblin tending to Rilla's wounds , clasping two cuffs on her wrists to keep her from escaping , the same treatment for the dragon , Zenoz waking up in the middle of it , almost catching the goblin before it escaped the cage , eyes then moving to the unconscious female by him , bandages wrapped on her body , the bruised shoulder visible through them , they were put back in place yet the damage was still visible , his scaled hand tracing over her forehead ''Rilla ... '' he said softly , tone full of guilt 'Slave trader , should have expected that much since its the only season when the great river ices over and slaves can be delivered ' he thought , still looking down at the woman , the blame starting to sink in .
Rilla stayed unconscious through her 'treatment' and the Dragon nearly making an escape. In fact, she stayed unconscious most of the trip. A particularly rough bump in the road finally jarring her back into the waking world with a pained groan. Her eyes snapped open and she stared confusingly up at the 'roof' of the cage. Then all her pains and aches caught her attention. Biting her lip as another groan escaped her, she squeezed her eyes shut and tried to assess the damage before making any moves. Her knee and shoulder throbbed, it was hard to breath, and it felt as if the village blacksmith set up shop in her head and was pounding away.
She started to move her arms first, the one shooting pain so bad she dropped it back down with a hiss. The other hand, weighed down by the manacle, started at her hip and walked up her body, encountering the bandages wrapped around her torso. It lightly danced over the bandages, figuring out the width, small sounds of pain coming from her in spite of her attempts to withhold them. Then her hand moved on to explore the opposite shoulder. Another hiss of pain, softer, as she explored the bandages.
She quickly figured her ribs to be broken, and she vaguely recalled hearing the sickening sound of her shoulder popping out of place. The only unknown was the pain in her knee. She figured she probably hit her head at some point that covered the pain in her head. Done sorting the worst of her injuries, she finally opened her eyes again. She once more stared up at the 'roof' trying to figure out what was happening.
Finally, slowly she turned her head to look around. She winced in pain as the movement caused the tempo in her head to speed up. She spotted the Dragon next to her, and a look of relief crossed her face briefly. She had no idea if her trap release had helped him or not, too intent on getting to the next one before she'd been caught. She started to open her mouth, but her eyes suddenly rolled back in her head and she passed back out again.
The dragon sighed putting her head in his lap , keeping Rilla close to him as his eyes wondered around the cage , knowing at the moment he wouldn't be able to break out , his muscles still weakened by the poison , eyes traveling to the goblin , keeping his mouth shut before it walked up to him , grinning as it moved its hand through the bars , touching her leg.
''A human female , not too wide and with a strong body , she's gonna sell pretty easily ... While you , serpent-men are pretty rare and I've heard the snow barbarians pay nicely for one of you , a strong body that can't break under their hands '' he goblin hissed with a full jagged toothed grin , then retracting its hand to whip the troll that was pulling them , making it speed up a bit .
Rilla's unconscious mind played back across her life. She watched like an observer at her childhood. Learning Healing Lore at a young age. Looked upon with smiles by the adults, knowing she would be Healer after her mother, but distanced by her age mates. Never building any real ties. Very much her own person with her own thoughts and ideas. Then it flashed to her teen years, equal already in knowledge to her mother, and able to come and go as she pleased. Her stopping many a bully from their activities, and then caring for their victims. By then a strange mix of warrior and healer, that had many scratching their heads. Then her adult years flashed by only to stop and come to a crawl at the time she met the Dragon.
She saw again him snatching her from the Sacrificial Pole, her waking in his cave. The arrogance of him to demand she wash him, and the tossing of the soaked cloth at his face. His bringing a Centaur back to the cave for their meal, his injury that brought the healer out in her. His insistence on cleaning her that led to them mating. It was not lost on Rilla that she should have felt disgusted to have mated with a beast, intelligent and arrogant, yes, but not another Human. Then her mind moved on to their foray to hunt, and the trap they had stumbled upon.
Rilla gave a soft moaning whimper and turned so her face became buried in the Dragon's belly as her mind twisted and turned events to different endings. She was growing hot of body. Too hot really, and her skin started to flush. Lack of proper food or rest the past hand of days, the constant up and down of her emotions and feelings when dealing with the Dragon, and her sudden injures without proper salves and healing herbs to help bloister her body's healing proved to be to much for her. Her mind sunk further into fevered dreams, and by the restless way she moved, and the muffled sounds emerging from his belly area, she was slowly succumbing to it all.
Zenoz felt her shift and twist in her slumber , the heat radiation off her face showing the dragon how critical the state she was in was , scales tracing her forehead as his thoughts raced 'I need to get her out of here ' he thought glancing at their captor , the green beast now sleeping on the ledge of the cage , making him think it through more and more , minutes to an hour passing as he finally found the way , knowing Rilla was fighting between life and death in his lap made his blood boil even more .
A scaly hand was stretched through the bars extending towards the goblin only to find itself out of reach earning a low frustrated growl from the dragon , forcing more of his muscles to try reaching it until a popping sound was heard , blood dripping down Zenoz's bottom lip , his teeth having grinded against it while he purposely broke the bones in his shoulder to grab the key , ignoring the pain while managing to unlock the door , wings breaking out his back as he took into flight , gripping Rilla now in his arms , cradling her not to harm her broken body anymore , gaining as much speed as his drugged body could , finally getting back to the cave and hastily laying her down , starting to boil some water while using the cold one on a cloth to stop her fever , moving to some of the fruits he got a hours ago , throwing it into the cooking 'pot' , trying all he could think off to save her ..
The cold air that hit her body as the Dragon flew them back to the cave, cooled her body quickly. Too quickly. She was shivering and shaking by the time he got her back to the cave. She moaned and tossed as she lay on the cave floor. Her fevered mind did not feel the pain of her broken body as she moved about. Instead it added to the nightmare images it was already tormenting her with. How much damage it was doing her was unknown, but the Dragon got glimpses of her dreams by broken words floating here and there.
For all he got her riled up and mad, strangely, she did not want to see him dead or harmed. It was almost as if she had come to care about him in the short time they had already been together. Finally, she let out a heartbroken scream, and then suddenly went still and quiet. Unable to take any more, she fled deeper within herself where no dreams could follow, her breathing very shallow and pained.
Zenoz's blood ran cold at her scream , the dragon almost falling back before moving towards her , taking not of her shivering he started making the fire , lighting the embers near her so it would warm her up while the water tried to calm the inferno in Rilla's body , realization hitting the dragon , maybe he cared about this tiny human and that was pushing him to worry and do all these things to help her .
From that moment on he started taking care of her , feeding her with the berry juice , gathering furs and hides to lay them under her body so she would be warm , even gathering herbs , the few that he knew hat curative properties . All that went on for an entire week , the vision of her fighting between life and death hunting the scaled male that was now cooking by her side , the stew boiling in another stolen pot while he glanced at the peaceful woman , it was one of those days when she would simply stew there , waking up in bits and mumbling before going to the darkness again , at least that's what he thought , already used to it .
Rilla started coming back to herself in bits and pieces. Small moments in time, she would wake but not really see or realize her surroundings or her companion. Finally, her body healed enough under the Dragon's care that she could no longer hide in the darkness. Her eyes opened and she sighed. She lay there for many long moments staring up at the cave ceiling trying to sort where she was. It took her mind but a few heartbeats to recognize the cave, but it took longer to remember the things that had happened. Suddenly remembering the trap and the trolls, she bolted upright. Only to let out a hiss of pain and wrap her arms around her middle.
Her vision swam at both the sudden movement and the pain. A soft whimper escaping her. She closed her eyes and swallowed hard, a hand shooting out to lay upon the ground and steady herself. Once the world stopped jiggling and wiggling about, she cautiously opened her eyes back up. Only then did she notice that she lay on furs and was warm. The smell of food cooking made her stomach growl slightly. Moving slowly, she looked about the cave. Spotting the Dragon near the fire, she gave a soft sigh of relief as flashes of her dreams flitted across her mind. At least he was still her captor, much more preferred than some monster or beast that would do who knew what.
She watched him for many heartbeats, sitting there lost in his own world. That he was cooking something that smelled absolutely delicious wasn't lost on her. Remembering the lamb on her first arrival, she knew he didn't need to really cook for himself. She studied him closely. Even in this form, he was a beautiful creature. Though he frightened her at times, and could very easily snuff her life out, he had a way about him that would end up pissing her off and making her forget all that. The image of him demanding her to bath him came to mind and she gave a small chuckle as a smile danced on her lips.
Rilla realized in those moments, as thoughts of the horrible way her nightmare had gone, that she was coming to like and care about him. The incident with the trap really rammed it home. She'd had a perfect opportunity to escape, leave him to his chances, but hadn't. Yeah, he scared her at times. Yeah, he was an arrogant bastard with lofty ideas of what she should do. And yeah, he pissed her off more often than not, but he had never actually hurt her. Feelings were developing in her for this complicated creature. What that said about her, she really didn't know, but it said much about him.
Her voice softly drifted through the cave as she finally brought herself out of her musings and spoke. "I hope there's enough there for me to have a small bit. It smells wonderful. And I'm hungry." She looked at him shyly as she came to grips with the thoughts and realizations she just discovered.
Zenoz sighed when he heard her shift again 'Another nightmare' he thought making sure the stew didn't burn up , eyes locked onto the steam that rose from inside the pot , mind drifting away for a few seconds to what happened , a hand moving to his chest where his scales were broken before , the log dislodging most of them after the impact , giving enough space for that dart to sink in , still blaming himself for what happened , eyes lost as his fist closed .
His eyes widened after a few seconds when he heard her voice , turning around to meet the eyes of the human he had been taking care of up until that moment , a small smile appearing on his lips at her words after his mind processed them , turning to put some for her in one of the claw bowls , a fork joining it so she could eat the bits of meat , he sliced them very thin when he was making food for both of them as in her moments of reality he had to make sure they wouldn't cause her to choke .
''Yeah here you go ... '' he said extending to bowl towards her , still affected by her waking , he was expecting it to keep her down for longer yet a glimmer of happiness shone in his eyes , each day he hoped to see her awake and now there it was , yet his only words were ''I'm sorry , for dragging you into that ''
A smile appeared on her lips in answer to his small one. She watched him serve up the food in the bowl, almost she started to tell him not too much, but let it go. Rilla took the offered bowl and closed her eyes to inhale deeply, the smile, though smaller still there, until she inhaled too deeply, and her ribs protested. She gave a wince and opened her eyes, then started eating slowly.
His words made her pause and she looked up at him sharply. Her head cocked slightly to one side. Had he just actually apologized? Not what she'd expected, or had even looked for. She looked back down at the bowl of food and started to idly stir it about in the bowl. She shook her head slightly. "How were you to know? I... I should have stayed close as you said. You wouldn't have been distracted with wondering where I was if I had." Her voice was low, almost a whisper
Suddenly she set the bowl aside, unable to eat any more, and what little she had eaten sitting like rocks in her belly. Guilt ate at her now. Number one rule drilled into her since she was small concerning the Wilds; never get distracted, nor be a distraction. It could cost you and/or someone else their life, or worse. She seemed to shrink in on herself, and with a quiet sigh she rose. "I smell like sickness. I... I'm going to go clean up." With those quiet words, she walked towards the lake.
Zenoz sighed walking by her , stopping Rilla in her tracks by wrapping his arms around her , gently tracing the bandages ''It happened , we are both alive so its nothing too serious '' he whispered , slowly moving to slip off the clothes off her bandages , still too worried about her health to let her alone , walking up to the water before blowing a breath of fire into the water , a small hiss coming from it as it was suddenly warm .
''I'll help you , your bandages have to be changed after '' he whispered to her , just keeping her close to him for a few seconds , moving towards the water .
She flinched slightly when he wrapped his arms around her, but relaxed back into his hold. Rilla just nodded at his words, unable to argue the points, guilt still gnawing at her. She made no move to stop him from removing her bandages, after all it would be an effort for her to do it. A delighted sound came from her as he heated the water. She remembered her last bathing, it was a wonder she hadn't froze before she was done. She nodded at his words again, once more quiet, and carefully stepped into the water.
The water was perfect, like it had been sitting under the sun on a summer's day. She moved about gingerly, knowing it dropped suddenly not too far out. She didn't think her healing body would handle another such dunking right now. Once she found the edge, she moved back a pace and stood with water only half way up her thighs. Slowly and carefully she sank down until she was sitting, the water barely covering her chest. She was debating how to get the rest of her wet without jarring her ribs.
Zenoz slowly walked by he , stepping in the water before his eyes moved to her , noticing the thoughtful look on her face as she sat in the water , his mind trying to get what she was thinking about before looking at her abdomen , most of the bruising having left her ribs yet he knew some of the damage was still there .
''Want me to help you with that ?'' he asked sitting next to her , his arms stopping on her shoulders ''I can hold you so you can wash your hair '' Zenoz said in a calm tone , arms lowering so he could gently pull her in his lap , trying to help her by simply becoming her strength ,to keep her from hurting the cracked ribs or simply falling and hitting her head .
Rilla made no complaint and willingly went into his lap. She gave a nod and spoke quietly. "Thank you. Any use of the muscles in my torso will agitate the ribs. If you could just lean me back so I can get my hair wet?" She waited patiently, rubbing her legs, hips, and belly under the water, to help get herself as clean as possible. In truth, she enjoyed his closeness, and was just as content to stay there for the time being. Willing to soak up the moment, thinking once he didn't have to care for her like a new born babe, they'd be back to how things were before. A sad sigh escaped her at the thought, and she suddenly leaned into him, laying her head on his chest and listened to the sound of his heart beat.
Zenoz nodded stopping when she leaned her head on his chest , looking down at her for a second before gently tracing over her spine , enjoying her skin against his scales , all the stress and hard time he'd been through taking care of her simply fading away , drowned in the weird feelings in his head and warm water .
''I'll lower you , tell me if I hurt you ribs '' he told her after a few moments , moving his hands in place , making sure to go slow while lowering her , making sure he didn't accidentally hurt her , slowly getting her hair in the water before moving his hand from her back , making sure to use the other to hold her while he started washing her hair , scaly hand gently moving through it to make sure it was clean , his mind wandering off again to the moment she'll recover completely , wondering if she'd want to leave or stay , not yet getting the idea that she had the same strange , caring feelings for him.
A nod, Rilla relaxed completely, trusting him to not harm her as he slowly lowered her into the water. Forcing herself to not react physically, she was astonished when he started to wash her hair for her. It was plain on her face, but then faded and she closed her eyes. Though she hadn't expected him to care so for her, she was glad she didn't have to raise her arms and irritate her ribs more. She relaxed even more in his lap under his attention, and very nearly fell asleep. Her voice was drowsy when she spoke next. "Thank you. That helps much." She hesitated a moment, almost drifting off. "How long?"
''Hm?'' his voice came out a bit confused by her question while he still washed her hair , noticing her body had relaxed in his lap ''If you're asking about how much you've been asleep then its been about a week or so '' Zenoz told her , keeping in the fact that he fed , cleaned and pretty much flew all around to gather things for her , happy that she was now in a better condition , finishing with her hair in a few minutes before lifting her out of the water , hands moving back into their usual position to keep her in his arms as he walked by the fire , letting the water drip off them for a few seconds then sat down on the fur , waiting for the fire to dry them.
There are those rare moments in time, when everything is right and perfect in the world, and one's life can't get any better. Rilla had that look about her as the Dragon's gentle washing dropped her into sleep, even though she had been wanting the answer to her question. When he moved her and started to carry her, she cried out. "No. Don't go." Her voice sounded heartbroken, as if someone she cared very much for was leaving, and she knew she'd never see them again. Her arms snaked out, one looping over his neck, the other around the middle of his back, causing her to wince slightly in her sleep, but it didn't stop her from holding onto him tightly. "Please." A sad and discordant hum started to come from her.
Once he settled on the furs, she buried the upper half of her face against his neck. Slowly, her arms started to relax around him, and the melody started to change to a happy and content one, full of peace. Finally, she was sleeping a healing sleep, instead of one full of struggle to stay alive. A gentle smile formed on her lips as if she was dreaming happy dreams. Though she was once more relaxed in his lap and arms, it was clear she wasn't letting go.
Zenoz sighed as she wrapped her arms around him , moving a bit so he could lay down and not crush her hand or hurt her fragile frame , laying down on the furs while holding onto her , tracing her side with his hand , feeling over her ribs without really pressing on them , realizing he forgot something his tail rose up , searching through the bag near the furs to pull out a few bandages , gently moving his arms around hers to wrap up her ribs , finishing his job then putting the excess away .
After being finished the dragon wrapped his arms around her a second time , keeping her body more on top of his so he wouldn't harm her , happy that he could stay like that with her , the week that had passed keeping him at Rilla's side , too afraid for her health to move her too much or sleep next to her .
Rilla groaned and the humming stopped as he shifted her about and rebandaged her ribs. Once he settled back down with her mostly draped atop him, she shifted, her hand around his torso pulling out to come to rest on his chest, one leg coming to rest between his legs, her head settled on the other side of his chest, and the arm around his neck still there. The humming resumed its peaceful and content melody as she slept on.
Morning dawned bright and cold, a soft, faint breeze blew into the cave and across her back, making her shiver. The soft humming that had gone all through the night ceased as she started to stir and wake. Her hand started to rub his chest and her body shifted and rubbed against him. Half in and half out of sleeping, her thoughts turned a bit erotic at the sensation of rubbing against his scales, a soft moan of pleasure escaping her.
Her shifting didn't manage to wake the dragon up completely yet they managed to awaken a certain part of him , his cock slowly growing out of its shaft and hanging on her leg , still mostly asleep himself as he was actually pretty tired but his dick had other plans enlarging from a week of stress and frustration , becoming a bit longer and thicker than last time .
Zenoz shifted a bit at her moan , the erotic sound that should have dragged him more into lust got his mind on track , making him remember she was still a hurt girl and that wouldn't be too good on hurting ribs .
She gave another moan as his cock grew. She shifted again, her leg bending at the knee to slide up his inner thigh, freeing his cock from under her leg. The tip now lightly touched her sex, causing her to groan and shiver slightly. Her hips rocked gently against him, causing his cock to rub against her moistened pussy. Another groan emerged and her hand slowly slide up to wrap around his neck too. This brought a sharp twinge of protest from her ribs and woke her up completely.
Realizing what she had done, she started to try to get off him, only to be trapped by his arms. She tried to wiggle out from under him. The action caused her to impale herself on his cock, and she gasped and froze. Her body trembled slightly as her sex spasmed and tightened around his member. She lay there confused and uncertain what to do. Last time he'd abruptly stopped and had been cruel in his words toward her.
Remembering, she came to the conclusion that he probably hadn't wanted to mate with her again after the first time. Her ribs ached from all her moving and tears built in her eyes. She lay there still and quiet, uncertain how to get out of the situation, trapped as she was under his arms. Her eyes closed as the tears finally spilled over.
Zenoz felt her wiggle and suddenly woke up when she impaled herself on his cock , eyes opening to meet her tear filled ones , hands moving on her hips before he pulled a bit out then went right back in ''Rilla ... how? Why are you crying ?'' he asked even if her tightness was wrapped around his dick , hands gently moving on her ribs , tracing them as he thought he'd hurt her somehow , trying to ease her pain.
She inhaled sharply, causing her ribs to twinge again, but she paid that no attention as she felt him start to slide out. Thinking he was trying to get her off him, she was about to try to help him do so when he pushed back inside her. The breath she'd just taken was released in a gasp as her body instantly reacted to his actions. As if knowing that to sudden an action would hurt worse, her hips pushed down gently against him, making his pole go deeper inside. Her arms tightened around him causing her chest to slide along his scales and made her shiver again.
"I'm sorry. I know you don't... I didn't mean to... I was..." Another soft moan escaped her, ending her attempts to try to answer his questions. Her hips had continued to softly move against him as she tried to speak. Tears still fell as she looked back at him, need warning with... guilt? in her eyes. "Please." So softly spoken, it was almost inaudible. Her eyes begged him to not stop this time, to not hurt her like he had the last time.
Zenoz looked in her eyes before starting to move his hips , his cock going in and out of her pussy at a slow pace ''Rilla ...'' he whispered her name then placed his lips on hers , kissing her gently so he wouldn't harm her yet passionate as he craved her body after their first time , tongue starting to prod into her mouth .
The dragons hips started gaining a bit of speed as his hands moved to her chest , running them over her breasts before lowering them to her hips , moving them woman on the furs as he broke the kiss ''Are you sure ?'' he asked giving her a chance to speak while his hips still moved , moving his member inside her .
Rilla melted against him as he started to move. His whispering of her name made her shiver in delight, but when he kissed her was when she moaned. She kissed him back, her tongue exploring his. Her nipples rose as his hands found her breasts briefly before moving back down to her hips. As he rolled them and broke the kiss, she winced slightly, but some of her spark returned at his question. "Yes. Just don't be as rough as the first time. My ribs should be ok. Besides they've had however long I was out of it to heal some, so I am in no danger of puncturing something." Her hips kept moving gently against his to accent her words.
Zenoz nodded before pulling back , kissing her lips once again as his cock moved almost exiting her before he plunged back inside , changing the angle s he'd hit deeper into Rilla's body , mouth lowering to her breasts as he licked her left nipple , feeling it harden under his attention before gently biting down , catching it between his teeth , licking at the same time to ease any pain he'd induce with that action . His hips moved a bit faster , this time going for deep thrusts rather than the rough fast thrusting from last time , at the same time to keep himself from hurting her ribs and also to prolong his pleasure while rising hers .
As he kept moving another idea got into the dragons head , his long tail moving under her , touching her lower lips and coating itself in the juices dripping while his dick was hitting her sensitive spots , the tail slithering its way to her ass , running in between her cheeks in a teasing manner .
Rilla gasped at his change of tactics. Definitely different than their first time, but strangely more arousing as his thrusts slowly built the tension within her. The kiss helped add to the sensations, as did his attentions upon her breast. Her head tilted back with a stuttering moan, eyes closing as the pleasure washed through her. Any protests from her ribs not felt as she was pushed closer towards a release. When his tail started touching her, she nearly exploded, but it was held off as it moved towards her ass. Her eyes popped open in surprise, but the teasing sensation just added to her need. Her legs came up and wrapped loosely around his waist, giving both his cock and tail better access. Her eyes drifted half closed as she started to become completely lost in the feel of him.
The dragon let a slow grin grow on his face before his mouth moved to her other breast , visible bite marks left behind as he did the same to the other one , biting on the nipple and around it while his tongue tasted the sensitive skin , feeling her switch position to give him better access he pushed all his length inside her then pulled out and did the same , each time adding a bit more force to his thrust while his tail found the small ring of muscle between her buttocks , the tip gently pushing its way inside as the juices coating it allowed the clear scales to slide with not much of a problem.
She let out soft moans as he lavished attention to her other breast. She started to pant at the changing of his thrusts inside her. When his tail entered her ass, her eyes popped open in surprise, and she gave a small yelp from the pain of the hole being stretched. Before she could squirm or protest though, her body suddenly tensed, back arching off the furs. Her legs tightened around his waist, as the muscles around his respective members clamped down with a force surprising in one so small. She let out a scream of sheer pleasure that echoed around the cave and drifted out for anything nearby to hear. Her body let out a gush of liquid that soaked him and her both in its intensity as her body shuddered violently under him. She felt no pain as her mind shattered into a thousand pieces from the orgasm he just coaxed from her.
Zenoz growled when he felt her tighten around both his cock and tail , a few more thrusts inside her before he reached his climax , muscles twitching as he shot his seed inside her , coating the walls of her pussy with it as his tail darted in then out of her other hole , stretching it then pulling out .
The dragon stayed there looking down at her pleasure filled eyes , a small grin forming on his face as he moved to catch her mouth in a kiss , wrapping his tongue around her own then pulling back , a small trail of saliva between them while he tried returning to his senses , feeling a bit shaken up by both his and her orgasm.
Rilla's body settled back into the furs as he kissed her. Her arms and legs relaxed slightly around him, as her lower half pulsed and throbbed around him in the aftermath of their orgasms. Her body ached in her ribs, knee, and shoulder, but she paid it no mind in the after glow of their mating. while her eyes still held the enjoyment of their pleasure, she searched his face for a moment. A hand came down and lightly stroked the side of his face, a faint smile on her lips. She didn't want to move., She didn't want him to move. Right now everything was right and perfect, and she wanted to enjoy it for as long as possible. Though her healing body was protesting the whole thing, she ignored it. She would pay the price for it later, now was all that mattered.
Zenoz traced her side , moving over her ribs as if feeling them up to be sure she wasn't hurt by their mating , eyes still locked on hers as she saw her smile , everything that smile meant making his lips rise a bit , returning it as he moved both of them on their sides , making sure it wasn't on her bruised shoulder , gently pulling Rilla closer to himself , forehead touching her own , slit eyes getting lost in her own .
Rilla saw his lips start to smile, and a hope glimmered in her eyes for a moment. Then he rolled them on their sides, she felt herself pulled closer to him. She became uncertain as he brought his forehead to rest on her own and stared into her eyes. It was hard to focus that close, but she tried. Aw the moments stretched on, the hope in her eyes faded to worry. Finally they closed as guilt started once more to eat at her. As they lay there, she seemed to huddle in on herself and start to withdraw.
“Rilla, be sensible, he’d be a good match for you.”
Rilla looked at her mother askance. “You can’t be serious, Mother? Darik?”
“Yes. I am serious. And he doesn’t mind your stubbornness and insistence to be obstinate.” Rilla rolled her eyes. “That’s exactly what I’m talking about.”
Rilla just sighed. “Do I have a choice or a say?”
“No!” This from her Father. Rilla threw up her hands and stormed from the room. Her parents just looked after her before looking to each other briefly.
Rilla stalked outside and headed for the garden. There were herbs and such needing tending and the chore was always a soothing one for her. As she moved among the plants, she started to calm down. Shortly, a soft humming sound could be heard from her as she continued gathering what was needed and watering the plants. She moved along the garden with an easy grace, humming away.
She didn’t notice anyone was there until hands grabbed her around the waist and someone spoke near her ear. “Hello, Rilla.”
She jerked and whirled to find herself face to face with the very subject that had pissed her off and brought her to the garden for calming. “Darik.” She practically hissed his name, all her calm gone as she got pissed again.
His eyes narrowed slightly. “I gather you are less than pleased that I am the only one in the entire village willing to put up with you and marry you?”
She gave a snort. “As if I care. I have no interest in marrying. Besides there are other villages, ones without a stupid Dragon overshadowing it.”
His hands tightened painfully on her hips and she winced. “It doesn’t matter what you want woman. I will marry you. You will be the next Healer of the Village and I will have the prestige from marrying such a person.”
Suddenly, Rilla slapped him and his momentary shock allowed her to break loose from him. She beat a retreat calling over her shoulder. “When the sun crashes down.”
Days went by, and she did her best to avoid both Darik and the preparations for their wedding. She would wake before anyone else in the village and disappear into the countryside. When she returned, she would have plants that were needed that didn’t grow in the garden for some reason. While the results were appreciated, she was reprimanded, yelled at, and eventually ordered to be home the next day. She never was, and always found a way to slip past anything set to keep her home.
It was also almost time for a sacrifice to the Dragon. And one day, when she returned, she found her father angry and her mother in tears. Thinking someone close to the family had died, she asked what was wrong. Her father glared at her. “Your name has been pulled.”
“Excuse me?”
“Your name has been pulled for the sacrifice to the Dragon, selfish child.” She blinked at him a bit stunned, trying to wrap her brain around the news. “Why do you think we were trying to marry you off? Married, your name would never enter the lotto.”
While she was pissed over the whole Dragon and Sacrifice crap, in a way, a sense of relief washed over her as she realized she wouldn’t have to marry Darik. “So be it.” She walked to her room a still a bit stunned and shocked over the news.
And now here she stood watching the cowards who’d tied her here retreating before the Dragon arrived. Her eyes scanned the sky after they were gone, watching for the Dragon, her thoughts turning over in her mind.
Zenoz flew over the pains , its black wings letting out almost no sound as they kept its body up , flapping against the air before gliding lower to the ground , merciless eyes forward while he was flying towards the town , ready to see who the humans chose for it , and in case they didn't meet his demand ready to punish the puny ants , the memories returning to its mind , giving Zenoz a trip down the memory lane , going back to its life in captivity , each time they removed his scales to enchant his body , the burning of the witch doctors substances onto his flesh . The memories then went back to how his brothers fell , becoming mindless slaves to those little gray skins , and he killed them all one by one so no other dragon would be born in their hands .
His mind was cleared as the scent of human reached his scaly nostrils , wings flapping as he cast a shadow over Rilla , landing in front of her to inhale the scent of this sacrifice , amused at how easy they would throw one of their own in front of dragon , bringing its talons over her binds before catching her shoulders with his hind claws , lifting the woman up in the air , not before blowing a stream of fire over the trees surrounding her , just to remind the townsfolk of what he was capable off.
Zenoz took the human up into the high of the sky where the wind blew a cold that could chill to the bones , the forest under him becoming just a stream of green as he headed towards the plains where his home was held , the cave in the distance being where he rested and enjoyed his meals , and now he'd get a chance to toy with this pink skinned in his claws .
Rilla felt fear wash through her as the Dragon landed in front of her. Opinionated and feisty as she was, she wasn't stupid. The Dragon could make one chomp and have three chunks of Rilla meat to gulp down. Shaking badly as the Dragon sliced her bonds with a claw, she yelped when he grabbed her shoulders and nearly fainted as they lifted off.
Her heart raced as she watched the ground slip away. She saw the trees flaming around where she'd been staked, and watched as it became the size of a campfire. She started shivering violently as the air grew so cold, she was having difficulties breathing. The clothing, or lack there of, that the villagers had forced her to wear not helping combat the cold. Unable to take it anymore, her body just shut down, making her pass out.
Zenoz soon reached the cave , laying the female down on the cold stone , pushing her with his snout to wake her up before breathing a few embers near her feet , lighting some of the dried plants he gathered around to keep the cave clear when the winters came , the dragon then turning around starting to look around its territory , staying just outside the cave entrance watching over the empty plains , in way simply waiting for his new chew toy to weak up , prodding the idea of changing into his humanoid form or keeping this one .
Rilla groaned as she was prodded roughly. "Just another finger span mother, please." She shifted and curled into a ball. As the heat left by the Dragon started to warm her, she slowly clawed her way to consciousness. Her eyes finally fluttered open and she blinked a few times in the unfamiliar surroundings. She frowned in confusion until the events of the past few hand spans came crashing down on her.
With a gasp, Rilla scrambled to her feet and stumbled back, looking wildly around, until she slammed into the cave wall. She gave a yelp at the contact. Her hands scrabbled over the surface. Was that Dragon scale she was feeling? A full blown panic attack was about to overtake her when she finally spotted the Dragon just outside. She eyed it while she worked to get herself back under control. The fact that it was a beautiful creature, wasn't lost on her, but that didn't mean it held any beauty inside.
The dragon turned for a second noticing her waking up , eyes locked on her as he watched the weak being look back at fear in fear , awe and another emotion he knew was suspicion , at what it really wanted to do with her , the idea making the dragon shake its head , moving to step back towards her .
As Zenoz stepped towards her the cry of a lamb took his attention from outside , his scaly neck moving to see the poor creature lost from its family , its instincts alerting it of the predator yet its fear and confusion keeping it there before the dragon swept straight down upon it , ripping it to bits with its maw and claws , chewing on anything he found edible before leaving just the bones and a few organs from the lamb , then he turned towards her , the scales now covered in blood as he pointed to a far end of the cave , a body of water there as his eyes told her to wash its body of the blood .
Rilla flinched when the Dragon's head swung around to look at her. He tried to push herself into the rock as it started to move towards her. She dared to breath a small sigh of relief as its attention was drawn back outside. Watching as it attack what she assumed was a lamb by the sounds she'd heard. It reminded her of a cat attacking a mouse. A rather overly large cat that would squish you flat if it tried to hop into your lap. She listened to the lamb's death, making it the Dragon's meal, with a shudder she couldn't hold back.
When the Dragon turned back and pointed, Rilla automatically followed to see the body of water set back in the cave. She looked back at the creature with a slightly raised brow, until it dawned on her it wanted her to wash it. A several emotions flew across her face in that moment; shock, disbelief, and finally anger that settled there comfortably. "Are you serious?! What did the big baby do before it stole me?" Her arms crossed over her chest as anger radiated from her and overrode her good sense. Her chin tilted into a stubborn angle as she glared at the creature. "Wash yourself, Beast."
The dragon shook its head off the blood when he walked by the inner lake , not expecting that kind of outburst from the little female , making it stand still for a few seconds then moving its jaws right in front of her and opening them to reveal the teeth filled mouth ,a roar leaving the back of its neck and pushing her backward while the jaws closed with a sickening sound.
The dragon then gestured for her to do it a second time , but now adding that if she didn't there would be painful consequences , maybe even lethal since he could always take another human from the town , the people there were cowards that would sell their people for their own safely .
Rilla's eyes widened as Dragon filled her vision, blotting out all else. She nearly gagged when its maw opened from the stench of blood and lamb and who knew what else. When the creature roared, her heart nearly stopped as she was suddenly slammed into the wall not all that far behind her. Gasping to get her breath back, she watched it gesture again. His message was clear.
She contemplated being stubborn, but finally gave a sigh and moved slowly towards the lake. She made a disgusted noise as she looked at the lake then the Dragon. "Well? Get the heck over here already. I'm not about to splash a bunch over water all over the place." She glared at the creature as she waited.
Though her heart beat quickly, knowing it could eat her as easily as it had the lamb, she just didn't have it in her to lay down and give up. While she was still alive, she might find a way to escape. If she could escape, she could find somewhere far from this evil monster. She had Healer skills, somewhere would accept her.
The dragon slowly walked near the lake standing at the edge of it before pointing to some torn piece of material that was a robe once , nodding that she should use it to clean his scales , breathing a small jet of air towards her , warming her up a bit then glancing at the bloody scales , he actually managed to get the blood all over him , claws neck , belly , a bit on the shaft that held his genitalia , most dragons had it well hidden under a combination of muscles and scale , making it appear only in mating season their species being one of the few cold blooded that needed sexual intercourse to expand their race , even some near its tail so he was giving this human some work , standing at its full height to give her access to his entire body , if he felt any bit of blood after she was done he knew she was going to be hurt .
She looked where it pointed then back to it. She studied it and couldn't fathom how it got so much blood all over the damn place from such a small creature as a lamb. In her studying of it, she realized it was a male, lovely. When he puffed air at her, she nearly gagged again, and waved her hand in front of her face. "You need to chew on some mint." She eyed him disgustedly. "A lot of it." She turned away and moved to the scraps of material muttering angrily. "Stupid beast could clean itself by jumping in the water, but noooo, he's got to be an ass and make me wash him."
She grabbed two pieces and moved back to the lake. Dropping one on the ground next to her, she squatted and immersed the other into the water, soaking it thoroughly. She wadded it up only slightly squeezing some water out She looked to the Dragon, hauled back her arm and let fly the sodden material. With a surprising good aim it hit him in the jaw. Not waiting to see what he'd do, she'd already snatched the other piece up and was soaking it and ringing it out enough to wash his scaly ass. "Get your head down here were I can reach it. I'm not that damn tall, you know."
Her heart beat wildly as a part of her knew she was being dangerously stupid to antagonize the beast, but she couldn't bring herself to stop. He riled her with his arrogance and gall at making her wash his huge frame. Though he'd actually done her a favor by getting her out of the marriage with Darik, she really couldn't find it in herself to even be a bit grateful. He was just making her too mad.
The dragon huffed at her words , in a way smirking its scaly lips at how big mouthed , bold she was against something a lot bigger than her , moving its head to follow her only to get hit by the cloth , a bit of annoyance shown in his eyes yet he let it pass for the moment , following the female with his eyes.
After hearing her demand he moved a bit lower , not before slapping her with its thick tongue , just to play with her a bit more as the appendage was as thick if not thicker than her leg and a bit longer , covering the side of her chest and face with his slimy , almost boiled like saliva , being held in that fire-breathing mouth, interested in this little cat and mouse game they were playing .
Being quite literally slapped in the face with a searing hot tongue was too much. The stench finally got to her enough she couldn't hold back. Spinning suddenly on the balls of her feet, she turned away from him and dropped to her hands and knees and retched. Fortunately, she'd been given nothing to eat that morn and nothing came up. After several moments of getting her stomach to settle down and behave, she glared at him over her shoulder. "That is it! After we are done, you are finding mint, and lots of it, before you breath or lick on me again. Otherwise just eat me now and be done with it." She picked up the dropped cloth and rose back to her feet moving towards him.
Moving to his mouth to get the worst part over first, she started scrubbing at his face. She wasn't the least bit gentle as she sat there gripping mostly to herself. "I should of just married Darik after all." She shuddered with revulsion. "No, should have just left." She shook her head at her thoughts. "Even living in the forest would be preferable to being assaulted by an over grown lizard with no sense of cleanliness." Every now and then she'd take a deep breath and swallow hard, holding her breath even through her words as she worked at scrubbing the blood off his face.
Zenoz shook his head , amused by her words it moved his head out of her reach to let out a breath of almost blue fire , the temperature burning every residue in his mouth then he lowered his head the smoke at the back of his throat hitting her body , wanting to get this petty creature of her mint issues as the sole scent of his mouth being that of smoke .
The dragon then walked by the water , dipping his scales in to wash the blood off his belly and claws , leaving the neck , face and hind legs for her , dragons didn't really have the strongest desire to keep the scent of meat off them yet for the rest of it they cleaned their scales , sometimes the same way felines did Zenoz then moving his gaze curious of what the whole Darik story was , the term marriage being foreign to him .
Rilla stumbled back as the Dragon shook his head. Her eyes widened as blue flame shot out of its mouth. Enough sense was left to her to be very afraid with this display. She shook like a leaf in the wind watching him warily. It vanished though and anger returned with a vengeance as she saw him wash part of himself, leaving the rest for her. "Oh that tears it!" She threw down the cloth she'd been clutching, forgotten in her fear until now. Her hands flew to her hips as she stood there glaring at him. "Finish washing yourself lazy beast. I'm not washing you."
With those words she whirled and stalked towards the entrance to the cave. She stopped just inside and crossed her arms and glared out over the scenery. As she stood there her whole body vibrated, not in fear, but from the sheer force of the anger she was feeling. A melodious sound started to fill the cave as she unconsciously started to hum. At first the tune was full of her anger and disgust, but the longer she hummed, it became softer and more gentle. Her body started to lose the tension held within as well.
The dragon hissed at her disrespect, letting out a growl before dipping its claws into the water , letting it wash of the blood then walking behind the woman , its jaws close to her ear as it hissed ,showing its anger , dropping the weight of its head onto her shoulder to push her down , the tune going almost unnoticed by Zenoz , claws being laid onto her chest , keeping her pinned against the ground yet not crushing her , revealing its teeth to her .
''You aren't going anywhere '' it hissed in an low tone , its voice was deep and cold as the lizard it was , showing intelligence with this simple ability , most dragons weren't able to speak , the concept of it being too complex for them , but for the old ones and the select few who were grown in captivity talking was as simple as eating , all they needed to know was the language .
Escape had been the furthest thing from Rilla's mind when she'd stood in front of the entrance. She was finally calming down when the Dragon hissed in her ear. Her heart sped up once more, then she felt herself shoved to the ground. Twisting instinctively from the attack, she landed on her back and his claw came down on her torso, pinning her down. Without thought, she automatically tried to shove his clawed foot/hand/whatever off. His words froze her actions, never mind he was far stronger than her and she couldn't budge him anyway. Her eyes filled her face as this new shock hit her. The final straw in the hand span of days of stress she'd been enduring, she started to sob quietly. Cracks started to spider web across her mind, still thin, but appearing anyway.
Zenoz slowly lowered his strength over her , the claw being removed from her sobbing form as he pushed her a bit with his snout , then stepping back from the female , feeling the chilling wind blowing outside bringing new of the cold days , there up in the plains the cold came sooner and stronger and he knew that he little human wouldn't survive without warmth , warmth similar to the one in her cheeks as the tears rained on them , a sign of compassion coming from the dragon at him giving her a small touch with his hand , then stepping back to look at the inside of the cave , the dried plants that he used to keep arm through the winter , the bones that resided into the deeper side of it , and the small logs stuck in parts of the walls , maybe by a former family of trolls who lived there .
When she was nudged by the Dragon, Rilla curled into a ball, still sobbing, muffled now by her position. As she didn't feel his touch for some moments, her sobs finally silenced. She still laid in her curled up position, her mind imagining all manners of him looming over her ready to take a bite. The wind outside shifted enough to enter the cave briefly. As it caressed over her barely clothed form, she gave a whimper, thinking the Dragon was responsible. Unable to take anymore, Rilla's mind blacks out and she tumbles into unconsciousness.
Zenoz let out a small annoyed groan watching the woman pass out from her fear , walking up to the almost lifeless ragdoll that she resembled right then he pulled her back into the cave , lighting some of the dried plants on fire to warm the place up then laying his scaly body by hers , carefully not to crush her or drop a sharp clawed hand on her body .
The dragon laid there , keeping her warm right next to its belly , finally finding the peace to close his eyes as the wind outside intensified , the hard days were already starting as prey will start hiding from the cold , plants will wither and fade away , and he'll be left with this pissy human woman , stuck hearing her complain about food .
As Rilla warmed between Dragon and fire. she curled up into the side of the Dragon. She shifted a bit here and there as her sleeping body tried to get comfortable. She finally settled down and gave a soft sigh. Her mind traveled back to just a handful of days ago when her name had been pulled for the Dragon.
After her father's words were spoken, men grabbed her. Men she'd known all her life. Men she'd helped when they were hurt. Never had she ever feared anyone in her village, but now she did as she looked upon their unyielding faces. They drug her off to an empty hut reserved especially for The Dragon's Sacrifice. She was chained to a post in the center and left. She didn't speak, beg, or plead. She knew how the villagers thought about the whole Sacrifice thing and knew it would be no use. She checked over the chains and found them sound and no way to get out of them. She huffed in disgust.
"You should have married me." Rilla whirled around and saw Darik standing just in the door. His eyes roamed over her in a disgusting manner. "I could still save you."
Rilla's eyes widened in shock and revulsion. "I'll take my chances with the Dragon."
Darik's face flushed with anger and in two swift steps he was upon her. He slapped her then grabbed her by the throat. "Then take your chances, bitch. I hope he slowly bites you to pieces. Only think that stinks is that I can't be around to watch your snobby ass be slowly killed." With that he shoved her back and stalked out. Rilla stumbled back slamming into the pole. She slowly slide down it to a sitting position and rubbed at her soar throat.
In the five days she was held captive, she saw no one but the same person who brought her food at sun high time. A gruel like porridge and not much of it at that. Having lived through many a lean times, she adjusted. The morning arrived and a new person came in, this one a woman. Rilla eyed her, but didn't bother to speak to her either. The woman held out a scrap of something to Rilla. Taking it she found it was clothing, though that was being kind, since there was very little to it to really call it such. Rilla looked at the woman puzzled.
"Put it on. We don't want what you're wearing to upset the Dragon's belly. It might get mad and destroy the village anyway."
Rilla looked at her in such shock it took the woman to start undressing her before the girl angrily brushed the woman's hands away and did it herself. Finally dressed, the woman left, taking Rilla's old clothes with her. A few heartbeats later the men who brought her here entered and drug her out, headed for the sacrificial post.
Rilla muttered angrily in her sleep and shifted again. As soon as she settled once more, an angry humming came from her sleeping for. It took several very long moments before it mellowed into a softer tune.
The light outside died down and revived again in the time the two sat curled against each other , night passing in seconds through the dragons mind who plagued by nightmares simply put its head near her shoulder , unconsciously shifting to his humanoid form , instead of the huge claws two black to grey claws were wrapped around her waist , muscles formed under his solid skin .
Zenoz didn't move as the humming came and went away through the night , the warmth of both their bodies keeping the humanoid dragon asleep , his almost lipless mouth in a half smile while the sharp ears , almost cat like yet covered into the thick skin that protected his scaleless portions of the body were laid on the sides of his head , and unknown to him a bulge starting to form down between his legs , still hidden by the sort of shaft as the poor dragon had no notion of what morning wood was , nor what it helped him with ,as war dragons weren't taught about mating so from where could he know .
During the night, as the night grew colder, Rilla curled closer to the form next to her. As dawn bloomed outside, she gave a sigh as she started to slowly wake up. She stirred and felt a body next to her. Then she became aware of hands wrapped around her waist. She froze in her movements, not opening her eyes at first she tried to puzzle out who on earth could be laying next to her. She stiffed wondering if somehow she'd managed to end up married to Darik after all. Then she remembered the lotto. Her eyes flew open and....
...didn't see the Dragon. Course she had a face full of scaly chest in her way at the moment. It was too small and human like to have been the Dragon. So who the heck was it? Slowly she started to move to try to get an idea, and froze again as she brushed up against something she knew shouldn't be there so blatantly. Well, her sleep companion wasn't female. Now she worried she'd wake whoever he was and want to use that blasted thing. One thing she wasn't ready for was mating. Why she fought so much marrying Darik, and his being a repulsive person. From what she'd seen helping her mother with Healing, mating led to children and that was a definite not need in her current situation. She chewed on her bottom lip, uncertain what to do.
Zenoz shifted a bit in his sleep as the light started shining through the cave entrance he stirred a bit feeling the woman moving around , for a second questioning why they were at the same size before moving his now hand turned claws , putting the puzzle together and realizing he somehow turned into his other form in the middle of the night and pulled the human to him.
The two slit eyes opened to see a forest of hair that sure belonged to the human before he yawned , stretching his ears and moving a bit from her and in a sitting position , keeping his hands on the ground after letting go of Rilla he muttered a ''Morning'' not really caring about the half member , slowly making its way out of the shaft , knowing he used it only for eliminating liquids he didn't see much of matter when it decided to turn hard .
Feeling the person next to her stir and start to actually move away, Rilla scrambled a bit until she got a look at who the person was. More like what the person was. Her eyes grew on her face and she gasped. As he muttered a morning she titled her head slightly. It looked a lot like what a human and a lizard might look if they mated. Or maybe a Dragon. Her eyes suddenly darted around the cave, but couldn't find the Dragon. Coming back to rest on the creature beside her, she blinked several times. Was this.. Could this be...
Curiosity getting the better of her, she reached out and lightly touched his arm. The scales were smooth and hard. Warm too for that matter. Her fingers lightly trailed down his arm as she studied him in fascination. Suddenly she stilled for a heartbeat as her eyes came to rest on that very much male part of himself. Her hand jerked back and she looked away. "Morning." Abruptly she squirmed slightly. "Uh, excuse me." She bolted to her feet and ran to the cave entrance. Starting at one side, she desperately looked for somewhere to leave the ledge.
Spotting a thin narrow trail, she darted down it, slipping and sliding in places, but managing not to fall to her death as she found a spot to relieve her water. A loud sigh of relief escaped her as it did so and she felt much better. As the pressure eased on her belly area, her mind went back to the creature she'd woke up to. Was that the Dragon in a human like form? It had to be since the Dragon himself wasn't around. She blinked as a thought struck her. Was he hopping to mate with her? Was that why he took sacrifices? Finally, her business done, she rose to start to head back up, shivering as the cold of the morning finally registered.
Zenoz watched her with a bit of amusement tingling in his eyes , her curiosity actually amazing him , he was seen with disgust , hate by his brothers and she was looking at him with curiosity ? For such an abomination he was expecting fear from her , uneasiness .
When she left the cave he followed quietly , making sure she wouldn't run away or get killed by inhabitants , centaurs and trolls were controlling this low ledges of the planes , higher harpies and rocs and who knows what monstrosities took their homes , even he didn't explore the lands of the winged women , losing his train of thought when he caught sight of the female , waiting for her to finish what she was doing before preparing to jump , in case she started wandering off .
The dragon sighed surprised that she came back towards the entrance , clearing his throat for a second before asking ''Hungry ?'' the same tone actually showing he was still getting used to this talking thing , dragons able to communicate through a more eye to eye telepathy .
The sound of a throat clearing brought Rilla to a swift stop and she dropped to a crouch. Instinct and habit taking over as only her eyes started scanning for the source of the noise. The question made her jerk and her eyes zeroed in on him. She rose surprised that he even asked, and her face showed the emotion easily. She gave a nod as she took a hesitant step towards him and the cave. "I.. yes." Her gaze dropped as she finished making the last few feet.
Once she was back on the ledge, she again looked out over the view. It was breath taking and she appreciated it more this time than last. She started to shiver once more and her arms wrapped around herself. She started to hum again, a warm and cheerful tune. She cast a side long look the creature's way and studied him. The tune, still keeping the warmth of the sound changed slightly, almost sounding curious.
Zenoz nodded to her , shrugging at the idea of turning back into a dragon actually not being on his like list as he jumped off the ledge , using his legs to stop in mid fall , the claws at the tips of both his toes and hands sticking to the wall before he jumped down again , hitting the ground with a bit of sound , he proffered that way rather than using the way Rilla did ,his ears sticking out in search of prey , walking towards one of the caves in the walls .
The dragon ran out into the first cave he heard the sound of hoofs , the scent of the half horse people coming from it as he met eye to eye with one of the beasts , almost as tall as him , muscles bulging and an spear by its side did the male growl at him , tapping his hoofs then charging to bring the intruder down , a scream suddenly echoing the cave before the dragon walked out dragging the corpse with him .
Zenoz climbed up back to the cave , carrying the huge dead weight on his back , placing the man beast on the ground in front of his cave , almost no blood on them other than a gash in the dragons side , the centaur having had his neck broken ''This works for you?'' he asked her , a satchel being thrown in her arms , berries inside it from the centaur , the horse people were eating those berries that grew only in the plains , their bittersweet taste said to remind them of the days of conquest centuries ago .
Rilla gasped and rushed to the ledge. Dropping to her hands and knees, she peered over. Actually breathing a sigh of relief as she spotted him bouncing down the mountain wall. When he disappeared from view, she scrambled upright as a particularly strong and cold breeze hit her. She shivered violently as she waited for his return.
Her eyes widened when he did return and dropped the Horse Person at his feet. When the bag sailed her way, she automatically caught it, still too shocked at the body. She jerked and looked at him when he spoke. She started to look down at the bag when she caught sight of the wound in his side. The bag dropped as she moved swiftly towards him. "What did you do now? You're hurt!"
Though she once more sounded aggravated with him, when she grabbed his arm, her touch was gentle as she raised his arm carefully out of the way to get a closer look. "Damn!" Her other hand came up and softly prodded and poked around the wound. "You're going to need stitches. That's deep. I need Feverfew, Mugwort, Willow...."
Abruptly her head jerked to look out of the cave. "And none of that can be found here. Crap." She frowned as her mind worked on what she could use that grew here. Temporarily forgetting him and that she still held his arm. Humming started to waft on the breezes, sounding agitated. She didn't notice she was shivering again too, her mind fully occupied.
The dragon sighed a bit when she dropped the bag of berries , noticing a few of them rolling on the floor , her erratic behaviour confusing the dragon who didn't know why someone should be worried about him , it wasn't that bad of a wound , he knew that in few minutes to hours for it to close , only his scales taking longer to grow , also the plans she asked for were only found into the lower side of the plains , near the forests .
At the sight of her shivering Zenoz moved behind the woman , pulling her against his chest and back into the cave , trying to warm her up a bit and stop her from risking to get sick , humans were too frail and getting sick would become even worse ''Don't worry , its just a flesh would'' he told her as they moved a bit into the cave , letting out a small spray of fire , lighting the dry branches and plants to keep them warm , unconsciously running his hands over her belly and hip , his ears again laying down as he kept his head on her shoulder ''You'll need something to keep you warm '' .
Rilla started as he moved. She let go of his arm with embarrassment. "Sor--" She had started to turn to follow his movements. She stiffened when she found him right behind her and his arms come around her. Warmth radiated from him and she unconsciously leaned back into him. As the warmth seeped into her body, she relaxed, only to stiffen again as he moved back into the cave with her. "No wait. The bag..." She huffed and centered on his words. "Yes. I guess you don't need such Healing from your Sacrifice." She didn't exactly sound mad.
She sighed as he breathed fire and lit some of the things inside on fire. The warmth hitting the front of her body felt good and then she felt him rubbing her hips and belly and shivered again. She gave a slight frown since she wasn't feeling cold and didn't understand the shiver. He was just helping to speed up warming her skin after all. His next words made her look side long at him since his head was resting on her shoulder. "Yes, well. The village didn't want to upset the Dra--... your belly when you eat me." Now she did sound mad, very mad. She started to cross her arms, but was abruptly halted as they encountered his, being entrapped in the circle they created around her. She gave a bit of a growl but dropped her arms back down and glared into the flames.
Zenoz chuckled at her anger , the tiny human as feisty as quilbeast making him laugh a bit while his hand moved to grab hers ''Don't worry about the berries , they will get colder and fresher to taste '' he told her in an almost joking tone , still getting the hang of all the talking part a small grin playing on his scaly face before he glanced towards the fire .
''I ate people in armor , magic filled creatures that burn your insides , the clothing wouldn't have affected me in the least '' he told her with arrogance before unwrapping his hands from her body , feeling the half erect member twitching while it was pressed against her backside , then again when he left her skin , the dragon grabbing the berries and their bag from the ground while dragging the body with his other hand ''Mash some of the berries , there are clay bowls there '' he pointed to a spot near them where different types of pottery were laid , some without a scratch while others cracked down through the middle , most of them being items he looted while hunting through cities and gray-skins camps .
Zenoz then moved to the body , breathing the blue flames of it to remove the hair and skins off its horse side , then starting to cut through it with his claws , tearing the muscle and placing it on a clear stone , knowing the spear of the centaur will become part of his roasting .
His laughter startled her out of her anger and she twisted slightly to look at him better, an awed look on her face. When he took her hand her gaze dropped to them. Her other hand came across and lightly traced his scales, a curious sounding hum coming from her again. She studied the differences between them. His words abruptly stopped her actions and the humming. She looked up at him sharply, head titled as she heard humor? in his tone.
His comment about eating people was like a splash of cold mountain water. She suddenly withdrew into herself and watched him warily. As he moved away, she watched his every move. Part of her missed the warmth of his closeness, but she squashed it, not letting it distract her from the fact that he was still a Dragon and ate people.
His arrogant command made her eyes narrow and her lips pressed into a thin line. She said nothing, but whirled and stalked to where he pointed. She angrily grabbed a bowl that showed no signs of damage and stalked back to where the bag and berries were. Filling the bowl, she curled her hand and made a fist. She started pounding on the berries, mashing them. It also gave her something to direct her anger at.
Zenoz found himself watching her leaving her anger out , claws finishing with the ripping of muscle off him , turning for a second to grab the spear that was used on him , still held on the beastman's back , even in death the warrior held his weapon , the chucks of flesh impaled onto it before being put on the fire , turning it slightly .
The dragon then walked back up to the female , grabbing her bowl , noticing a bit of the juice splashed on her cheek , his long tongue shooting to lick it off before he put the bowl near the fire , kindling the flames a bit more .
Rilla had the berries good and mashed, and was working towards making it juice when he took the bowl from her. She squawked when he did and jerked back. When he licked her face she went stone still. She watched him through wide eyes as he speared the meat he had from the Horse Person. Her faced wrinkled slightly, but soon straightened out as she thought meat was meat.
Finally, she looked down at her hand. She started to lick the berries off and made a face. Elderberry, lovely. She sighed again and finished cleaning her hand. At least she wouldn't get sick. Elderberry was good to combat colds and such. Done, she next grabbed the bag and started rooting through it to see what else it contained.
Zenoz felt her freeze after licking her cheek and made a note to do that more as it seemed , to his amusement , to distress the human even thou in his childhood he saw mothers cleaning their children that way , he moved to cooking the meat again then walked back to the Rilla , looking at her face ''I noticed that you don't like my way of cleaning '' he said with a chuckle , glancing inside the bag then back at her , putting a hand on Rilla's shoulder extending his tongue before retracting it , not exactly knowing what that might show as in its mind it was just that , a way of cleaning .
Rilla, focused on rooting through the bag, didn't notice him move. When he placed his hand on her shoulder, she jumped and let out a small scream, dropping the bag. Hand on her chest, covering her racing heart, she looked at him, only to find his tongue in her face. Blinking a few times, she finally registered his words. "Cleaning?" She eyed his retracting tongue. "Don't you mean tasting, Lizard Boy?! I'm not that stupid." She jerked out from under his hand and turned to pick up the bag.
Zenoz moved behind her , putting a hand on her side as she leaned for the bag before moving on her back with his chest , crotch pressing against her ass while his tongue gave her neck a small lick ''Not really , humans don't taste that great anyway , your skin is salty '' he told her trapping her with an arm wrapped around her waist .
''I guess that's because it isn't clean , maybe I'll help you with that '' he told her again , knowing she disliked that so much then started licking her neck and up to her ear , draping his tongue onto her skin while his claws worked their way into her top , moving it to hive his tongue more access , licking the salty taste off her chest , in his mind simply cleaning her and having some fun annoying his sacrifice , showing that even as a warrior dragon he was still pretty young .
Rilla froze yet again when his hand touched her side. As he draped himself over her backside, pressing into her, her eyes grew wide as she stared at the bag she was reaching for. His words hit her ears, then his tongue hit her body again. Her brain nearly forgot his next words because after speaking them, she felt his tongue slide up her neck to her ear. Her body shivered strangely from the feel. If he wasn't interested in eating her...
Her thoughts scattered as she felt his hand within her shirt, sliding over her breasts to move her top out of the way. Her body vibrated against his at the feel of his scales running over her nipples. When his tongue licked her chest, her nipples hardened and she sucked in a sharp breath as tingles seemed to shoot straight to her pussy. Her scent grew subtlety stronger.
Not understanding the reactions of her body, she panicked. Struggling, trapped between his arm and body, her heart raced and her breathing hitched. "NO!" Being stronger than her, she couldn't get free. She struggled even harder and started to sob hysterically.
Zenoz passed through a wave of confusion after feeling her stance change , at first her body went tense which happened every time but after she felt her reaction he started getting confused , and now her sobbing got him even more so , the dragon pulling around to twist them before finding himself on the ground , on top the Rilla as his eyes watched tears streaming down her face , while that went on a new scent also getting to his nostrils , his tongue now pulled back .
''What's wrong ? I wasn't going to hurt you '' he said in a softer tone , ears bending down as the questions and confusion were written on his face as one of his clawed hands moved to wipe her tears .
The force of them hitting the ground knocked the breath out of her and effectively cut off her noise, though the tears still came. Rilla's chest heaved as it tried to learn again how to breath. Finally, she gasped in air and hiccupped. She watched him, tense as they lay there. She flinched at first as he wiped her tears, but otherwise, didn't react. She saw his confusion on his face and actually relaxed. His questions made her close her eyes and draw a deep breath. How did she explain? Then she recalled her body's reactions to him and turned a bright red, her face becoming hot under his hand. She couldn't even begin to explain that, even to herself. Finally she opted for the easiest path.
Opening her eyes, Rilla looked at him with a shaky smile. "We don't clean our young like that." She swallowed hard. "And I... I over reacted. In one moment you tell me all manners of dressed people you've eaten, and the next moment you tell me people don't taste good. It is confusing. And I've been through a lot the past several hand spans. Rest and food will help." She reached up and patted his hand.
Zenoz nodded yet he could help feel that interesting scent still coming from her lower side , moving for a second downwards to take a breath ''There's a new scent coming off you , from there '' he said after moving his hands off her , staying into a sitting position while pointing at her , crotch then a chuckle left his lips.
''I want to clean you properly , if you give off these scents they might attract unwanted visitors , hill trolls have a particular strong nose '' he added still eyeing her crotch , wondering why did it give off that scent , was it because of her fear of getting eaten , or did females mark their territory that way .
Rilla heaved a sigh of relief as he nodded only to be shocked again at his words. He was saying she smelled. Her jaw dropped. She did not stink. Well, maybe, all the fear and stuff. People did give off strange odors when the were scared or sick. Before she could properly make up her mind whether to be angry at him or embarrassed, his next words caught her completely off guard.
The thought of his tongue down there made her belly suddenly feel like there were birds flying around inside trying desperately to get out. The scent grew stronger. She turned scarlet and shook her head. "N-no. I-I can clean myself." She started to inch away from him, trying not to panic again. She didn't want to have to try to explain it if she did in the least.
The dragon wasn't exactly stopped by her words before stepping towards her , his tail turning the meat on the fire , still eyeing her crotch before gently grabbing her wrist , ears still down from the confusion from earlier ''Are you sure ? My saliva can absorb the scent so I might do it a bit better than with water '' he said , his voice showing more or less his normal confused self , showing her openly he didn't know anything about human anatomy yet also giving off some determination , he wouldn't give up on his idea.
''Also you seem to go to scarlet , is that the reason of the scent ?'' Zenoz asked moving his hand over her red cheek , feeling the heat radiating off it , trying to cool her face with his scales .
She froze, looking very much like frightened prey when he stepped towards her. When he grabbed her wrist, she jumped and gave a small squeak. His words made her face flame more as it brought visions of his tongue where it didn't need to be. That in turn, set off the birds in her belly and the scent once more. His eyeing her crotch made it difficult for her to breath. Her mouth worked like she was trying to speak. She seemed to have forgotten how. She completely missed his next questions as his hand touched her face. She trembled and a soft moan escaped her. Her senses overwhelmed by her reactions to him.
The dragon moved his eyes to her mouth when she let out the moan , not understanding her reaction yet finding the silence as an approval , moving the scaly hand to her lower body , gripping the edge of her clothing before pulling it down , revealing her private area to his curious eyes . The sight of the woman's pussy didn't seem to get any reaction from the dragon other than a small sniff , finally finding the source of the scent that was now filling his senses to an intoxicating level .
Zenoz then slowly kneeled before Rilla , getting a better look of her private area before opening his mouth , the long tongue moving over her lower lips in a gentle motion , the dragon trying to understand the taste before starting to move onto her sensitive area , motion after motion until he moved his tongue , the tip entering her followed by more of his long tongue , searching for every bit of the scent as he kept moving it in her pussy , rolling and pushing her over her inner walls .
Rilla jerked as he pulled her clothing down. Her body started to shake. Part of her mind was in a panic. Telling her to get away, run, hide, jump off the ledge, something, but her body wouldn't obey. Her heart started racing as he knelt there in front of her, her belly roiling as if a whole flock of birds were now in there. Briefly she wondered if she was going to be sick.
When his tongue touched her so softly, another moan escaped her. Rilla's knees nearly buckled and she instinctively grabbed at him to keep herself from falling. Her hands came to rest on his head and tightened as his tongue continued exploring. She felt herself heating up down there and moisture started to seep out of her. A ragged groan escaped her as his tongue slipped inside her. More moisture released from her body and the walls of her pussy spasmed around his tongue. She started to pant as his tongue moved deeper inside her, her hips rocking forward slightly. She tensed when his tongue found the barrier inside her proving she had yet to lay with a man.
Zenoz licked around her barrier , his tongue then slipping in and out of her as he made motions , trying to lick all wetness dripping from her pussy while one of his hands moved from her hips , noticing that all this had made his cock slip out if its shaft , the thick organ now slipping out from its protective scales , not similar to a human one , instead of a round head and foreskin replaced with an almost canine one , pink revealing the veins on it , his hand gripping it wondering why did it get hard .
The dragon stopped after feeling her muscles spasm again , licking his lips as his eyes moved up to the female , gaze moving from his now released organ to her pussy , confused by why the cleaning made his dick erect ''I guess now you are clean '' he said with a small chuckle , not knowing what else to mumble in that situation .
A strange tension built within her as his tongue continued to roam around inside her. Her eyes fluttered closed and her pelvis started to move in time with his tongue. Small moans and whimpers escaping her throat as the tension built in her, starting to become unbearable.
When he stopped, she actually let out a frustrated sound. His words caused her eyes to fly open and look down at him. The pupils of her eyes were large form the pleasure and sudden need mixed in her. Then she spotted him holding his erect cock, her eyes widened at the alien looking member. She suddenly let go of him, stumbling back. Losing her balance, she fell, landing on her ass, feet slightly spread. Too mixed up between her fear and her awakened need, all she could do was stare at him.
Zenoz saw her fall , again getting lost by her reactions , a small tinge of pleasure hitting his body as he moved his hand over the member , shaking the feeling off to step up and walk towards her , not realizing it was his troublesome head causing her fear , the dragon finding himself in front of her , his cock close to her face feeling her breaths over it for a few seconds .
''Alright , this part came after I got turned into half your race , so you must know why it gets like this '' he told her after finally finding the words to phrase his question , her breathing over his sensitive spot causing his mind to get clouded , the sensation never felt before causing his body to feel a bit weak .
Her eyes grew larger and larger as he came closer to her, his member just about in her face. She looked as if she expected his cock to bite or something, as her eyes stayed fastened upon it. Before she could really start to freak out his words came. Startled, her head snapped up to look at him, her puzzlement plain. As a Healer, Rilla had an understanding of how offspring were made and born, she just lacked the actual experience. How was she supposed to explain to him how humans mated? How did Dragons mate? Wasn't it in the same manner?
His cock just in her field of vision as she was trying to sort out things, became a bit distracting. Without thinking she reached up and wrapped her hand around it to move it from her view. Her mouth would open as if she was about to speak, but then she'd frown and snap it closed with a slight shake of her head. She was in a quandary.
Suddenly she started, as a part of his words suddenly dawned on her and confused her even more. Her hand tightened slightly on his member causing it to slide a bit. She didn't notice as her eyes narrowed slightly. "What do you mean turned into half my race?" Fear and worry forgotten as she grew curious, her eyes roamed slowly over him from head to toe, and back up, finally coming to rest at his cock, studying it. What did an actual Dragon's member look like then? The thought flitted across her mind.
Zenoz found himself groaning as her hand touched his cock , not expecting the sensations that swept through him , noticing her changes in emotions yet he didn't expect her hand to tighten around it , the motion making another sound leave his lips as pleasure surged through his body , making his member twitch a bit and grow larger , as if the change that made him humanoid lost a bit of its power 'What the hell is going on ... what's with this thing ?' his thoughts raced a bit .
''I mean dragons aren't supposed to turn into what I am right now ... I've been changed into this by the gray-skins , to be more of an warrior of their race rather than mine , and they used your thin blood to shift me '' he answered with a hiss , trying to control his own instincts , curling his hand into a fist to regain his self control , knowing that if his member kept its hardness that would become a problem ''Now can you help me with it before I go insane ?''
Her head tilted the other way as his cock twitched. Raising a brow, Rilla brought her other hand up and lightly traced the veins that raised up all along his member. As it grew larger in her hand, her eyes widened for a moment. It did react much like a human getting erect, having seen such in the course of her training. She grew thoughtful, gnawing on her bottom lip, her finger moved to trace around the tip. It just looked so different and was hot to the touch.
Rilla was only half listening to his words as she was concentrating more on the subject at hand. His question finally catching her attention. "What?!" She looked up at him in bafflement at first, then understanding dawned on her face. Suddenly she let him go and scooted back sitting on her hands. Her feet crossed at the ankles in front of her and she kept her legs pressed close. "Um. No, no, no, that's not a good idea." She looked away, her face once more red. Clearly he had no idea what to do with it, and being the only thing female around, she wasn't about to clue him in. Besides, she really wasn't qualified to help. He wasn't human, and maybe what helped a human would only make matters worse for him.
The dragon found himself enjoying the attention that was given to his member , a soft moan going out his mouth when her finger grazed the tip , finally finding himself craving more of her touch only to find her pulling back , the answer to his question being a negative one , that getting on Zenoz's nerves .
''It is if you want to eat anything today , I can't hunt in this state nor can I take care of the food '' he hissed at her , slit eyes locking on her own as his hand was waved near her face ''I saw it in your eyes , you know what to do so just do it '' the arrogant dragon told her , showing that a refuse wasn't on his list , his cock actually growing a bit more , now a bit over the one of a normal human , the expansion actually making him moan out in pleasure .
Her head snapped around at his tone and words, eyes narrowing dangerously, as he'd now had more than enough experience to note. She was up and in his face so fast, neither of them had time to realize it, or the fact that as she stood on her toes to go nose to nose with him, his cock slid between her legs and rubbed against the slit that ran her private area. "Excuse me?! You started this mess. You just had to clean me."
A finger came to poke him in the chest causing her nipples to brush against his scales. The shivers that went through her caused her to rub his cock. Suddenly she swallowed hard as her eyes briefly widened then closed half way as sensations ran through her body again being so close to him. Instead of poking him, her hand abruptly grabbed his shoulder and gripped hard as her knees once more weakened. A soft moan escaping her lips. Damn! Her body was betraying her again.
The dragon found himself moving from turned on to angry as the female got in his face , her tone getting Zenoz angrier before she felt her brush against his cock , the soft skin and her wet pussy against the sensitive member causing him to take note of what was happening , her moans and that look in her eyes , they were out of pleasure .
''It didn't seem like you disliked it in the least so don't get in my face like that '' his said thou the tone lost most of its rage and switched to his normal arrogance , moving his hips to have his member rub against her sensitive area , one scaly hand clumsily grabbing her left breast and starting to grope it while the other one helped her stay on her feet ''And when I did , I wasn't expecting this '' he muttered again thou at that moment his words weren't that meaningful as he them moved his mouth down to play with her other breast , taking her nipple in and starting to suck on it , using the hotness of his mouth and saliva to make it more sensitive while continuously rubbing his cock against her pussy , pleasure going through him .
His words snapped her out of her pleasure. She glared at him. "Just because--" Her words cut off as he moved his hips, making himself rub against her. Rilla shuddered and whimpered as her pussy grew warmer and started to release moisture to coat his sliding member. His groping and grabbing shot more pleasure, stronger than anything thus far, and a groan escaped her throat. Her hand on his shoulder tightened and her other hand came up to grab the arm on that side. His mouth combined with his hand on her breasts was her undoing. She shuttered violently and her pussy seemed to contain a river in it as it suddenly drenched his member with its juices. Her head fell back as a cry emerged from her lips.
The dragon didn't get the chance to enjoy her own climax , the rubbing bringing his sensitive cock to its own climax , his thick seed being shoot on the stone behind her , unconsciously biting a bit harder on her nipple , leaving a bite mark on her breast as he lowered her down , his cock still covered in her juices and hard even after coming .
Zenoz pushed her down to her knees moving the organ to her lips mumbling ''Clean me'' through lust filled eyes , still a bit lost in the sensations , scaly hand onto her chin to aid her , a sharp toothed grin taking over his face as his tail snapped , the fire that cooked the food dying down to embers .
Though Rilla gave a yelp at being bit so hard, strangely it felt good too, making her shudder again. She didn't resist as he pushed her to her knees. Lost in the after shocks of her first orgasm, his tone didn't even irritate her like normal. Not thinking, her tongue darted out and grazed the tip of his penis. She paused as she processed the taste of her own juices mixed with a bit of his that rested on the tip. It didn't taste too bad, and her tongue darted out again to get another taste.
Instinct taking over, she swatted his hand off her chin, being in her way and all. She leaned forward so she could lick more of his cock. Sliding her tongue down one side, she cleaned herself off him. As her tongue came up the underside of his cock, she swirled her tongue on the tip. An urging within her made her take the tip in her mouth and slide his member down her throat. A moan started to vibrate her throat trying to escape around his cock. She felt herself getting that strange tension building within her at her actions and their taste mixed together.
Zenoz found himself moaning out again as her tongue gave his dick the first licks , it was almost teasing as she did it then stopped for a bit , a bit of frustration and expectation building up before it all was blown away the moment she took his cock in her mouth , the dragon groaning when he felt himself going down her throat .
Zenoz couldn't think as he felt his knees getting weaker at her assault of his senses , suddenly gripping her hair to push his cock deeper down her throat , the motion actually sending him close to the edge , his orgasm coming in seconds as he pulled a bit back , filling her mouth with his cum , the substance thick and holding a taste only he had because of his transformation , his dick now starting to get softer while he looked down at the woman , a small grin suddenly forming on his face .
Rilla's scent suddenly filled the cave as he grabbed her hair and shoved himself down her throat. She moaned harder around his cock, and felt her mouth fill with his seed. Not thinking, she swallowed it down, and then started sucking on his softening cock like a child would its thumb. She didn't understand why she was doing these things, she just knew she felt an overwhelming need to do so. She whimpered as she sucked on his member, her tongue stroking the underside. Her own need was becoming unbearable, but she had no idea what to do to release it.
Zenoz felt himself harden under her little attention yet his hand clasped around her lower jaw , prying her mouth open to pull his cock out , eyes moving down to her dripping slit , glancing from it to his member , remembering a bit of what the gray-skins did , pushing her down on the stone while placing his cock at her entrance , the head teasing her as his eyes asked for entrance .
One of his hands moved back to her chest , grabbing her breast and roughly pulling and groping it , his thumb teasing her nipple as he waited for her answer .
She whimpered yet again as he pried her loose from his member. She looked up at him and watched his thought process. It wasn't hard to follow. so when he shoved her to the ground, she wasn't the least bit surprised. Nor did she bother to fight him since it was pointless with him having the superior strength. Part of her was still terrified at the thought of mating with him, but a part of her wanted it desperately. Besides, she couldn't fight it if he forced the issue anyway. The two conflicting emotions warred in her eyes as he looked to her for permission,, and she was unable to answer him. Fortunately, or not, maybe, her body took the matter out of her hands. The teasing sensation of his member just rubbing her entrance made her hips rock upwards and allowing him to start slipping inside.
Zenoz followed her eyes , his determination faltering for a second yet being twisted right back when she moved her hips , the tip of his cock slipping inside , the dragon amazed at the tightness letting out a groan as he pushed it in , the swift thrust going through the barrier that held her virginity , the surge of pleasure causing his cock to grow in size right inside her , not giving her much of a chance to adjust .
The scent of blood stopped the dragon a few seconds , looking down at her face before placing his scaly lips on her jaw line , giving her a small lick as he hips started moving at a gentle pace , giving her a change to adjust to his size before getting more speed , soon ramming it inside her , roughly pounding her insides as he was bringing himself closer to a climax .
Rilla moaned as he entered her, The feel of his member stretching her walls overloaded her senses more and her eyes drooped shut, a look of bliss on her face for a moment. His quick thrust caused her eyes to fly open in shock and pain as he broke the barrier within her. Tears sprang up of their own accord in her eyes and spilled down. She felt him grow more inside her and gasped. She shifted a bit trying to get used to it. Having him stop suddenly, she watched him, uncertain what was the matter. She watched him lower his head, and then felt him lick her jaw. A soft moan escaped as her eyes once more drooped and her head tilted back slightly. The gentle thrusts of his hips against her made it easy for her to follow, her body finally adjusted to him. As they picked up speed, she once more felt that tension building, it was becoming quite delicious to have.
She squirmed under him, trying to find that release she had experienced just not to long ago. Her legs came up to wrap around his hips, not only allowing him better access, but adding to the pleasure she was feeling. As their movements became more forceful, some dim part of her mind felt like she was being scooted across the ground with each thrust. Her pussy created more fluid making it easier for him to slide in and out, cries of pleasure coming from her lips raggedly. Her hands flew up to grab his arms and hold on for dear life. Suddenly she stiffened, her head thrown back caused her torso to come up off the ground pushing into his chest. The tension in her like a pulled bowstring. Then it snapped and she started to violently spasm under him. Her pussy tightened down on his cock with an amazingly strong grip, and fluids gushed from her soaking the both of them. Her loud cries bounced and echoed all around the cave.
Zenoz groaned as she wrapped her legs around his hips , thrusting deep inside her , the feeling of her muscles clamping around his cock bringing the dragon over the edge , making his member twitch inside her before shooting in his hot , thick seed , still making a few thrusts before falling to her side , the combination of effort and pleasure finally getting to him , moving her body like a ragdoll as he was still attached to her through the member .
The dragon moved his arm over her own before giving her a few licks , the heat of their bodies slowing the dragon down , finally pulling out of her , a few drops of cum dripping out of her as their breathing calmed down to a silence , his scaly arms wrapping around her in an attempt to keep both from getting cold .
Rilla sucked in a breath as she felt him release inside her, his seed hot, almost scalding. The walls of her sex started contracting and releasing at that point as if trying to milk him for every last drop. She was too spent to care as he pulled her body around when he shifted. She just lay bonelessly upon him, her head on his chest, panting, trying to come back to herself. She shuddered at both his licking and pulling out, an almost tortured sound coming from her. She sighed as his arms came around her and settled back down.
Laying there, Rilla started to doze off as her breathing and heart rate finally returned to normal. Suddenly, her belly growled loud and painfully. She gave a groan, which had nothing to do with pleasure, sounding more exasperated than anything. She seemed to try to burrow inside him, as if trying to escape her stomach. It growled again and she huffed. "Great Mother! I don't want to move. Damn belly. Why now of all times?" She gave a small whimper as her belly continued its noises, the lack of food the past five days finally catching up with her with the exertions of just moments ago.
Zenoz found himself awakened by her outburst , his lazy eyes opening wide for a few seconds before taking his arms form her , walking up to the meat that started burning , blowing on the embers to calm them enough for the meat to be taken off , grabbing another bowl before handing it to her , a bit of meat and some berry juice in a smaller one on the side ''Eat , after this it would be normal to be hungry '' he said softly , grabbing a bit of meat for himself , a bit more actually as he used his teeth to tear a big chunk , swallowing it whole .
''So can you tell me exactly what we did there ? Since even after this I'm lost '' the dragon said , his ears lowered a bit as if shameful at his lack of knowledge , then smirked as he took another bit from the spear where the meat was cooked , the scent almost overcoming the one of sex , almost .
Rilla found herself tumbled to the ground as the Dragon moved to get food. She growled at him. no longer sleepy and hunger temporarily forgotten as she got irked once more. "Damn Beast! Watch it." Before she could work up a proper tirade though, he was shoving food in her face. The scent of the meat and berries, overrode her irritation and she grabbed both and started to eat. She was careful not to wolf it down and insult her shrunken belly, making her possibly sick it back up.
She nearly choked at his question, and after a bit of hard swallowing she looked over at him askance. She studied him thoughtfully, noting the shame, but then he smirked and irritated her again. "We mated." Her tone was a bit harsh, and she went back to eating. If he wanted actual answers, he could be less arrogant. Otherwise she wasn't going to help his ass out in the least. As she ate, her mind turned over the enigma that was him. What kind of life had he lived? Didn't his Kind teach their young about mating and, well, anything? Granted, she probably had more knowledge being Healer trained than most Humans, but still, the young were taught the important things. Her expression had changed from annoyed to thoughtful as her thoughts chased themselves around.
''Ah so that was it , I saw some similarities to the breeding back in the camps , but I don't think it was this good for both sides '' he said taking a bite while looking at her thoughtful expression , the small grin still on his face while he moved his tail near her legs , tickling them a bit .
''I can see you have questions , so ask now while we both are calm and lazy from the heat '' he told her not adding that he needed to find her something to weak , the cold already starting to set in and her lack of resistance to it would start becoming a problem , Zenoz glancing at the fire , he'd also have to restock on wood and maybe find a troll 'town' and steal some animals or crops for food .
Pulled from her thoughts by his words, she looked over at him. Her brow raised slightly, his grin irritating her again, then she looked back to her food. Giving a slight shrug, she stirred a piece of meat around in the berries. "It's not really all that important." She took a bite and chewed slowly. Finally swallowing, she set the food aside, only half eaten. She couldn't hold any more. She took off her top, still set oddly on her body from his hand earlier. She looked around and found the bottom half of her outfit and gathered them up as well.
Rilla then went to the lake at the back of the cave. She knew from earlier that the water was cold, but she needed to get clean. Dropping her clothes beside the water, she took a deep breath and quickly walked in, only to find after a few steps the bottom dropped out. She went under with a startled sound, only to bob back up a few heartbeats later. Her arms moved keeping her afloat as she gasped and shivered at the unexpected dunking. Finally adjusting to the temperature, she started to clean herself as best she could without sand or soap.
Zenoz shrugged at her watching the female leave before walking out the entrance , wings slowly growing out of his back as he took back his dragon form , taking flight in search of the items he needed , they were preparing for winter so he'd have to raid a few places , yet his first stop was ripping of some of the old threes in the forest , their wood burning well enough to keep them warm , plucking three of them then returning to the cave , after that heading out to find some clothes for the woman .
His wings then bringing him to another human town , the reptilian gliding over and ripping through some of the buildings , finally finding where the sent of fur was coming from , the shop containing various clothing yet the dragon tearing more then half a shelf of them before moving back , bringing them to the entrance and starting to break down both the trees and self into pieces , his claws slicing through the wood and throwing the unusable parts away , making the clothes in a bundle for Rilla to choose from later.
Rilla finished cleaning herself and got out. Shivering she brushed excess water off herself as best she could with her hands. She looked to the so called clothing with disgust. She may as well stay undressed for all the help and cover they were. Besides, the Dragon had already mated her, and so had seen her without. She shivered violently as she moved to the dying fire. She moved to add the few pieces of wood left to get it going again, then huddled close trying to warm back up. Her thoughts turned over her situation and the Dragon.
She couldn't stay here. She would freeze to death, and it wasn't like he had a store of food for her to get through the White Cold. She gave a sigh. Unfortunately, she was ill prepared to forge out on her own just yet. No weapons for even basic defense. Proper clothing was missing as well. She gave a snort picturing herself traipsing about the mountains in what the villagers gave her. Shaking her head she suddenly heard the Dragon return and started, having not realized he'd even left. She looked to watch him drop off tress, eyes wide and then he left again. She blinked and then narrowed her eyes thoughtfully.
Rising up she went to inspect the trees. climbing and roaming over them, she finally found what she'd hoped for. She looked around and spotted a rock that might help. Quickly she retrieved it and chopped the branch off that she wanted. Finally free, she went back to the fire, just as the Dragon returned yet again. she looked over as she again squatted by the fire with her stuff. She watched him for a moment, shivering slightly as she warmed back up, then turned her attention to scraping the bark off with her makeshift tool.
The dragon soon finished cutting the trees , the dry leaves being thrown over the ledge as he started carrying the stacks of wood into the cave , in his days at the camp he learned to do this , to cut trees and which are best for making a fire or for making a weapon , survival and aid of the lead were things that had been burned in his mind , he was made to be both a slave and a soldier and maybe if he didn't escape he might have ended that way.
Zenoz grabbed the pieces of clothing , walking up to the human to put them by her side , watching closely what she was doing , moving a hand on her side to catch her attention ''I brought something that should warm you up ... also I'd like to know your name '' he told Rilla , glancing at her naked form then at the leather clothes , pants and a thick shirt like winter hunters wore the season started .
Rilla had managed to finally get all the bark scraped off and was working on sharpening one end to a point by the time he came over to her. She watched him from the corner of her eye now and then, or when she shifted to warm some part of herself not close enough to the fire. She had been aware of what he was doing, and didn't jump when he placed a hand on her. Though her body did shiver slightly at his touch, and she felt herself respond to it. She frowned slightly at her reactions.
Setting her things aside for the moment she looked up at him. Her expression was unreadable. "Rilla." She then looked to the bundle. Reaching for it she brought it into her lap and started to look and see what it was. Seeing pants and a shirt, she held each item up and eyed them in turn. They would keep her warm, though they were a bit on the large side for her. Shrugging, she set them back down, and rose to walk to the lake again. Grabbing the clothing she'd left, she returned. Squatting again, she picked up the rock, and started sawing on the skimpy material. Soon she had some lengths of short cord. She set those aside and grabbed the pants.
Standing, she proceeded to put them on. Reaching down, she grabbed a length of cord and then bundled one side of the pants and tied it off, making them fit her frame. She then grabbed the shirt and pulled it on over her head. Warm finally, she gave a soft sigh. She then squatted again and picked back up the wood and rock and went back to sharpening the point. "Thank you."
Zenoz walked up by her , watching her work for a few seconds before shaking his head ''You aren't going to kill anything with just a sharpened stick , you might have better chances with this '' he said moving to grab the centaurs spear , juggling a bit with the weapon then placing it by her side , his hands then moving on her hips , the always warm scales moving over the cloth then moved it on her skin , simply enjoying her soft skin against his scales.
''Are you going to try wandering off now?'' he asked as if knowing what she was preparing for , still tracing her skin before he breathed on the fire , making it rise higher and intensify its heat .
Finally finishing sharpening her rudimentary spear, she dipped the tip in the edge of the fire and rolled it around. Between the ashes and embers at the edges, it would help harden the tip. She paused and withdrew it as she listened to his comments. She looked to the spear from the Centaur as he lay it beside her. It was better than what she was making, but it didn't hurt to have back up. Weapons broke after all, and she didn't know how long the Centaur had had its weapon.
Before she could study her own spear, she felt his hands on her. When they dipped under her clothing to rub on her skin, her eyes closed as her body reacted to his touch. Rilla started slightly at his question. She swallowed hard, having a difficult time concentrating as he continued to rub her skin. "I-I.." She shivered at his touch and swallowed again. "I need to... be able... to protect... myself... when you're... gone." With much difficulty she got the words out. Only slightly guilty at the half truth.
Zenoz slowly moved to trace her cheek with his tongue , his hands traveling up towards her chest starting to grope her breasts , his hands still a but clumsy yet keeping in mind what he did last time ''Are you sure ? I wouldn't mind you joining me on my hunts '' he told her in a growl-like tone .
The dragon started licking her neck , before gently her flesh , sucking at her skin as his fingers moved to pinch her nipples , gently tugging on them just to induce more sensations over her body , this becoming more enjoyable for him than he expected , it was still messing with her but now it was in another way ''Will you Rilla ?'' her name coming into a lower tonality , almost whispered before he returned to her neck .
Rilla shuddered as his tongue licked her. His hands groping her breast caused her to heat up down between her legs. That intoxicating tension starting to lazily stir within her. Shivers zipped through at his tone as he spoke, causing her to completely miss the questions. His next actions made her knees buckle and a loud moan emerged from her. Her arms flew up to lock around his neck and keep her from falling. Her name whispered, caught her attention, barely. "Y-yes." She had no idea what she'd just agreed too. He could have asked her to jump off the ledge at this point and she would agree to do it, so badly was he affecting her mind and senses.
The dragon grinned as her body started reacting to him , the dragon looking at her face before moving , his lips pressed against her as his tongue entered her mouth , filling it up and exploring every inch of it while one of his hands lowered itself down towards her groin , massaging her private area on the outside of her pants .
Zenoz moved his tongue in circular motion around hers , wrapping and unwrapping around it while amusement and lust glinted in his eyes , his other hand tugging a bit more forcefully onto her breast , the sharp claws tracing her nipples , slightly pinching them as a teaseful act , just wanting to press her buttons more and drown the idea of an escape from her .
His scaly lips pressed to hers and his tongue in her mouth was unexpected, but didn't distract her from her arousal. Tentively at first, her tongue started to explore his. She moved in time to his rubbing her sex causing her ass to rub against his front. A moan was released into their kiss as he teased her nipple, causing both to harden almost painfully. The tension building within her was driving her insane with need for him. Whimpers stared to come from her as her breathing became difficult. As her need became unbearable, she started to squirm against him.
The dragon growled when he felt her squirm slowly letting go of her , placing the female down on the concrete , his cock already erect and twitching as he looked down at the panting Rilla , saliva dripping down her chin after his tongue was retracted ''What happened Rilla , you seem to be needing something '' he said in an almost twisted way , licking his lips as the scent of her .
The tone in his voice had the affect of her being dunked in the lake again, effectively squelching the fires within her. She glared up at him as she wiped the spittle off her chin. "Inexperienced as we are, you know very well what you were doing to me, lizard." Her own tone clearly conveyed that she was pissed. Whether at him for stopping, herself for being affected, or out of sheer frustration was hard to tell. The look in her eyes left no doubt if he even hinted at touching her right now, she would do her best to give him bodily harm. She started to move away from his towering form so she could get into an upright position, never taking her snapping eyes off him.
''As I said feisty , I saw how easy it was a second there and in a way I guess its not as enjoyable as it was the first time '' he said shaking his head , rising the spear with his foot , handing it to her as the grin was still on his face ''Keep that fire , as much as I'd love to burn it we have to get something to eat '' Zenoz said grabbing his cock with a small grin , gripping it tightly for a few seconds until he found the exact pressure , his muscles slowly relaxing , softening it while his head moved towards the entrance .
''Rilla , you said you were going to join me out so ... its time to hunt '' he hissed , tail moving in a slithering motion behind him , slowly walking as he waited for her , his claws were enough most of the times , also there was his fire and tail so she was the only one in need of a weapon , also he knew her pride would make her follow ''Unless as the gray skinned say , females are only good for children and serving the males ''
Rilla didn't understand what he was saying, but in truth she didn't care at the moment. Pissed, she'd like nothing better than to just rip his head off. She watched him warily as he brought himself back under control. Her eyes narrowed watching him. For not knowing what mating even was, he sure had figured out how to bring his need under control. This in turn pissed her off more, remembering his threat earlier that ended in them mating. She yanked the spear from him when he handed it to her, and had the brief thought of using it on him. She shook with her anger.
His words surprised her for just a moment. Had she agreed to such? Then her anger came back. It really didn't matter if it got her out of the cave. Dressed enough, though lacking shoes, and with a better spear than what she had been making, if the opportunity existed, she could escape. Her eyes narrowed, lips pressed to a thin line, a low growl emerged from her at his taunt. Goal now firmly implanted, she would use this to watch for an escape. She had had enough of this arrogant beast. She followed behind him, anger radiating off her in waves of pure force.
The dragon walked to the ledge , slowly starting to climb down , ears perked up as he started walking on the 'road' down the hill where his cave was , a small group of trees , almost a forest nearby as they walked towards it , Zenoz glancing at her from time to time as the landscape around them started changing a bit , the road becoming a bit easier to travel as the trees got nearer , a strange scent filling his nostrils , something oily coming from some of the trees .
''Look , you might be angry at me but around here you need to stick close '' he told her , the trees getting thicker as the temperature actually lowered a bit , the atmosphere eerie around the two , a sudden change in the wind bringing another scent to the dragon , yet this one being very familiar , metal almost filling his mouth while they followed the scent of blood to an opening in the woods , the sight there being some of high , merciless violence .
Standing by the corpse of a young male and female stood three grey furred , tall and hunched trolls , each one holding a thick tree branch that now was bearing the blood of the kills , the crimson liquid also dripping down their maws suggesting they tore chunks out of the two or even dismembered them with only their teeth , the corpses twisted and limbless , faces white and locked into bloody screams of pain 'They did all of that while the two were still alive' he thought before his attention was caught by the vines wrapped around the children torsos , jagged spikes on either of their sides ''Traps , we have to get out of here , this is a hunting ground '' he muttered yet his attention having left out a chance for her to escape , not yet registering that she was or wasn't by his side since they saw the scene.
Following him down the trail at a better pace than she had that morn, she was careful in her steps. Her eyes darted everywhere, noting landmarks and oddities, tucking the information away. She was amazingly quiet as she followed him, walking on the balls of her feet, she placed them just so for the least amount of noise. As they approached the trees, she heard his words, but paid them no attention as her sense of danger was triggered. The smell of blood strong enough for even her blunt sense of smell, made her move even more cautiously.
Coming upon the scene of a kill, she had no idea what the creature were standing over the corpses, but she quickly took in the scene, noting the way of the kill. She had seen similar, abandoned scenes among the forests she grew up in and around. With an ease if one familiar in disappearing, she disappeared within the few trees that provided cover. Taking the spear in her teeth, she shimmied up a tree and settled on a lower branch. She took a brief moment to snake the spear through her shirt and used the tie that helped hold up her pants to tie it to her, securing the bottom, and using the shirt to secure the top.
Healers had to find their own plants that they couldn't grow themselves, so that meant frequent treks into the forest. Rilla learned young how to move about and defend herself as needed. She had taught herself to 'walk' the trees back home. Neither an easy task, nor a pain free one, having suffered many a broken bone until she'd mastered it. The skill had saved her life many a times in the past, and she saw no difference in it doing so now.
Ghosting among the branches, she soon found other traps set and ready for more prey. She studied each, and their positions to the creatures, then moved on. Finally having circled the clearing, she had everything sorted. She now sat on a branch high above the Dragon as he finally noticed her missing. She gave a smirk, still pissed with him, but her sense of right would not allow her to just slip away as she very well could, leaving him to face these things alone.
Zenoz looked around , trying to find the human before a snap was heard behind him , a log flying through the branches and slamming right into his scaly chest , throwing the dragon in the middle of the trolls , the humanoids looking at him before their hoarse voices came out , a few words in trollish before a huge bat like branch was lifted over one of their heads and was barley dodged by the dragon 'I can't shift , it takes too much time ' he thought , ducking under a second attack before trying to claw the beast , only getting through its thick cloth , a combination of boar skins and bear fur that managed to withstand his claws .
A few swipes took to make the first troll bleed yet Zenoz found himself slipping on the blood of the humans , the trolls losing no chance to strike , launching him back first against a tree , laughter following while the one that he injured walked forward , holding its bleeding chest with one hand while the other one was wrapped around the dragons throat , almost chocking the life out of him .
Rilla's eyes widened as a log came smashing into the Dragon, knocking him into the clearing. She looked back to find what had triggered the trap, but could find nothing, releasing her spear at the same time. She turned back, just in time to see the Dragon trapped. She moved quickly and released a trap of theirs, slicing the binding with her spear. Another log, similar to the one that hit the Dragon, came sailing in and knocked into the creature in the side. The force of the impact caused it to let go of the Dragon and knocked it into a nearby tree. Loud cracks were heard with both impacts. She didn't wait to even see what the results of the surprise attack were, she moved on.
Zenoz breathed in as the oxygen returned to his lungs , charging at the injured troll , tackling the beast down before blowing fire right into its face, clawing at it until it stopped shaking , not noticing the small dart going into his neck , poison expanding through his veins as his muscles suddenly froze , body hitting the ground to see two fur boots , as small as a child's yet the green skin visible showed him exactly who made those traps 'Damned goblin' he thought before fainting .
The green skinned humanoid grinned , taking a glance at the injured troll before a dart was shot through its eye , killing the creature in seconds , while some strings were pulled , vines being thrown around Rilla as she moved through the tress , wrapping around her legs to drop her down , a few traps being released at once to impair her movement .
Rilla twisted and tried to avoid getting caught and only managed the escape of one foot as the other was snapped up in the vines. As she fell from the trees, she twisted again trying to cut the vine that held her. Another trap sprung caused a much smaller version of the log that had hit the troll but moments before, to slam onto her shoulder, dislocating. The spear falling from a suddenly numb hand. The momentum of her fall caused her to smack her head on a branch, knocking her into unconsciousness. Further traps hadn't been needed, but once released, could not be called back. As they hit her still, dangling and turning form, loud pops were heard as a rib was cracked here, a knee dislocated there, another rib broken.
The goblin grinned lightly at his two before they were pulled , placed into two wooden cages as the sole troll left alive pulled them , the goblin tending to Rilla's wounds , clasping two cuffs on her wrists to keep her from escaping , the same treatment for the dragon , Zenoz waking up in the middle of it , almost catching the goblin before it escaped the cage , eyes then moving to the unconscious female by him , bandages wrapped on her body , the bruised shoulder visible through them , they were put back in place yet the damage was still visible , his scaled hand tracing over her forehead ''Rilla ... '' he said softly , tone full of guilt 'Slave trader , should have expected that much since its the only season when the great river ices over and slaves can be delivered ' he thought , still looking down at the woman , the blame starting to sink in .
Rilla stayed unconscious through her 'treatment' and the Dragon nearly making an escape. In fact, she stayed unconscious most of the trip. A particularly rough bump in the road finally jarring her back into the waking world with a pained groan. Her eyes snapped open and she stared confusingly up at the 'roof' of the cage. Then all her pains and aches caught her attention. Biting her lip as another groan escaped her, she squeezed her eyes shut and tried to assess the damage before making any moves. Her knee and shoulder throbbed, it was hard to breath, and it felt as if the village blacksmith set up shop in her head and was pounding away.
She started to move her arms first, the one shooting pain so bad she dropped it back down with a hiss. The other hand, weighed down by the manacle, started at her hip and walked up her body, encountering the bandages wrapped around her torso. It lightly danced over the bandages, figuring out the width, small sounds of pain coming from her in spite of her attempts to withhold them. Then her hand moved on to explore the opposite shoulder. Another hiss of pain, softer, as she explored the bandages.
She quickly figured her ribs to be broken, and she vaguely recalled hearing the sickening sound of her shoulder popping out of place. The only unknown was the pain in her knee. She figured she probably hit her head at some point that covered the pain in her head. Done sorting the worst of her injuries, she finally opened her eyes again. She once more stared up at the 'roof' trying to figure out what was happening.
Finally, slowly she turned her head to look around. She winced in pain as the movement caused the tempo in her head to speed up. She spotted the Dragon next to her, and a look of relief crossed her face briefly. She had no idea if her trap release had helped him or not, too intent on getting to the next one before she'd been caught. She started to open her mouth, but her eyes suddenly rolled back in her head and she passed back out again.
The dragon sighed putting her head in his lap , keeping Rilla close to him as his eyes wondered around the cage , knowing at the moment he wouldn't be able to break out , his muscles still weakened by the poison , eyes traveling to the goblin , keeping his mouth shut before it walked up to him , grinning as it moved its hand through the bars , touching her leg.
''A human female , not too wide and with a strong body , she's gonna sell pretty easily ... While you , serpent-men are pretty rare and I've heard the snow barbarians pay nicely for one of you , a strong body that can't break under their hands '' he goblin hissed with a full jagged toothed grin , then retracting its hand to whip the troll that was pulling them , making it speed up a bit .
Rilla's unconscious mind played back across her life. She watched like an observer at her childhood. Learning Healing Lore at a young age. Looked upon with smiles by the adults, knowing she would be Healer after her mother, but distanced by her age mates. Never building any real ties. Very much her own person with her own thoughts and ideas. Then it flashed to her teen years, equal already in knowledge to her mother, and able to come and go as she pleased. Her stopping many a bully from their activities, and then caring for their victims. By then a strange mix of warrior and healer, that had many scratching their heads. Then her adult years flashed by only to stop and come to a crawl at the time she met the Dragon.
She saw again him snatching her from the Sacrificial Pole, her waking in his cave. The arrogance of him to demand she wash him, and the tossing of the soaked cloth at his face. His bringing a Centaur back to the cave for their meal, his injury that brought the healer out in her. His insistence on cleaning her that led to them mating. It was not lost on Rilla that she should have felt disgusted to have mated with a beast, intelligent and arrogant, yes, but not another Human. Then her mind moved on to their foray to hunt, and the trap they had stumbled upon.
Rilla gave a soft moaning whimper and turned so her face became buried in the Dragon's belly as her mind twisted and turned events to different endings. She was growing hot of body. Too hot really, and her skin started to flush. Lack of proper food or rest the past hand of days, the constant up and down of her emotions and feelings when dealing with the Dragon, and her sudden injures without proper salves and healing herbs to help bloister her body's healing proved to be to much for her. Her mind sunk further into fevered dreams, and by the restless way she moved, and the muffled sounds emerging from his belly area, she was slowly succumbing to it all.
Zenoz felt her shift and twist in her slumber , the heat radiation off her face showing the dragon how critical the state she was in was , scales tracing her forehead as his thoughts raced 'I need to get her out of here ' he thought glancing at their captor , the green beast now sleeping on the ledge of the cage , making him think it through more and more , minutes to an hour passing as he finally found the way , knowing Rilla was fighting between life and death in his lap made his blood boil even more .
A scaly hand was stretched through the bars extending towards the goblin only to find itself out of reach earning a low frustrated growl from the dragon , forcing more of his muscles to try reaching it until a popping sound was heard , blood dripping down Zenoz's bottom lip , his teeth having grinded against it while he purposely broke the bones in his shoulder to grab the key , ignoring the pain while managing to unlock the door , wings breaking out his back as he took into flight , gripping Rilla now in his arms , cradling her not to harm her broken body anymore , gaining as much speed as his drugged body could , finally getting back to the cave and hastily laying her down , starting to boil some water while using the cold one on a cloth to stop her fever , moving to some of the fruits he got a hours ago , throwing it into the cooking 'pot' , trying all he could think off to save her ..
The cold air that hit her body as the Dragon flew them back to the cave, cooled her body quickly. Too quickly. She was shivering and shaking by the time he got her back to the cave. She moaned and tossed as she lay on the cave floor. Her fevered mind did not feel the pain of her broken body as she moved about. Instead it added to the nightmare images it was already tormenting her with. How much damage it was doing her was unknown, but the Dragon got glimpses of her dreams by broken words floating here and there.
For all he got her riled up and mad, strangely, she did not want to see him dead or harmed. It was almost as if she had come to care about him in the short time they had already been together. Finally, she let out a heartbroken scream, and then suddenly went still and quiet. Unable to take any more, she fled deeper within herself where no dreams could follow, her breathing very shallow and pained.
Zenoz's blood ran cold at her scream , the dragon almost falling back before moving towards her , taking not of her shivering he started making the fire , lighting the embers near her so it would warm her up while the water tried to calm the inferno in Rilla's body , realization hitting the dragon , maybe he cared about this tiny human and that was pushing him to worry and do all these things to help her .
From that moment on he started taking care of her , feeding her with the berry juice , gathering furs and hides to lay them under her body so she would be warm , even gathering herbs , the few that he knew hat curative properties . All that went on for an entire week , the vision of her fighting between life and death hunting the scaled male that was now cooking by her side , the stew boiling in another stolen pot while he glanced at the peaceful woman , it was one of those days when she would simply stew there , waking up in bits and mumbling before going to the darkness again , at least that's what he thought , already used to it .
Rilla started coming back to herself in bits and pieces. Small moments in time, she would wake but not really see or realize her surroundings or her companion. Finally, her body healed enough under the Dragon's care that she could no longer hide in the darkness. Her eyes opened and she sighed. She lay there for many long moments staring up at the cave ceiling trying to sort where she was. It took her mind but a few heartbeats to recognize the cave, but it took longer to remember the things that had happened. Suddenly remembering the trap and the trolls, she bolted upright. Only to let out a hiss of pain and wrap her arms around her middle.
Her vision swam at both the sudden movement and the pain. A soft whimper escaping her. She closed her eyes and swallowed hard, a hand shooting out to lay upon the ground and steady herself. Once the world stopped jiggling and wiggling about, she cautiously opened her eyes back up. Only then did she notice that she lay on furs and was warm. The smell of food cooking made her stomach growl slightly. Moving slowly, she looked about the cave. Spotting the Dragon near the fire, she gave a soft sigh of relief as flashes of her dreams flitted across her mind. At least he was still her captor, much more preferred than some monster or beast that would do who knew what.
She watched him for many heartbeats, sitting there lost in his own world. That he was cooking something that smelled absolutely delicious wasn't lost on her. Remembering the lamb on her first arrival, she knew he didn't need to really cook for himself. She studied him closely. Even in this form, he was a beautiful creature. Though he frightened her at times, and could very easily snuff her life out, he had a way about him that would end up pissing her off and making her forget all that. The image of him demanding her to bath him came to mind and she gave a small chuckle as a smile danced on her lips.
Rilla realized in those moments, as thoughts of the horrible way her nightmare had gone, that she was coming to like and care about him. The incident with the trap really rammed it home. She'd had a perfect opportunity to escape, leave him to his chances, but hadn't. Yeah, he scared her at times. Yeah, he was an arrogant bastard with lofty ideas of what she should do. And yeah, he pissed her off more often than not, but he had never actually hurt her. Feelings were developing in her for this complicated creature. What that said about her, she really didn't know, but it said much about him.
Her voice softly drifted through the cave as she finally brought herself out of her musings and spoke. "I hope there's enough there for me to have a small bit. It smells wonderful. And I'm hungry." She looked at him shyly as she came to grips with the thoughts and realizations she just discovered.
Zenoz sighed when he heard her shift again 'Another nightmare' he thought making sure the stew didn't burn up , eyes locked onto the steam that rose from inside the pot , mind drifting away for a few seconds to what happened , a hand moving to his chest where his scales were broken before , the log dislodging most of them after the impact , giving enough space for that dart to sink in , still blaming himself for what happened , eyes lost as his fist closed .
His eyes widened after a few seconds when he heard her voice , turning around to meet the eyes of the human he had been taking care of up until that moment , a small smile appearing on his lips at her words after his mind processed them , turning to put some for her in one of the claw bowls , a fork joining it so she could eat the bits of meat , he sliced them very thin when he was making food for both of them as in her moments of reality he had to make sure they wouldn't cause her to choke .
''Yeah here you go ... '' he said extending to bowl towards her , still affected by her waking , he was expecting it to keep her down for longer yet a glimmer of happiness shone in his eyes , each day he hoped to see her awake and now there it was , yet his only words were ''I'm sorry , for dragging you into that ''
A smile appeared on her lips in answer to his small one. She watched him serve up the food in the bowl, almost she started to tell him not too much, but let it go. Rilla took the offered bowl and closed her eyes to inhale deeply, the smile, though smaller still there, until she inhaled too deeply, and her ribs protested. She gave a wince and opened her eyes, then started eating slowly.
His words made her pause and she looked up at him sharply. Her head cocked slightly to one side. Had he just actually apologized? Not what she'd expected, or had even looked for. She looked back down at the bowl of food and started to idly stir it about in the bowl. She shook her head slightly. "How were you to know? I... I should have stayed close as you said. You wouldn't have been distracted with wondering where I was if I had." Her voice was low, almost a whisper
Suddenly she set the bowl aside, unable to eat any more, and what little she had eaten sitting like rocks in her belly. Guilt ate at her now. Number one rule drilled into her since she was small concerning the Wilds; never get distracted, nor be a distraction. It could cost you and/or someone else their life, or worse. She seemed to shrink in on herself, and with a quiet sigh she rose. "I smell like sickness. I... I'm going to go clean up." With those quiet words, she walked towards the lake.
Zenoz sighed walking by her , stopping Rilla in her tracks by wrapping his arms around her , gently tracing the bandages ''It happened , we are both alive so its nothing too serious '' he whispered , slowly moving to slip off the clothes off her bandages , still too worried about her health to let her alone , walking up to the water before blowing a breath of fire into the water , a small hiss coming from it as it was suddenly warm .
''I'll help you , your bandages have to be changed after '' he whispered to her , just keeping her close to him for a few seconds , moving towards the water .
She flinched slightly when he wrapped his arms around her, but relaxed back into his hold. Rilla just nodded at his words, unable to argue the points, guilt still gnawing at her. She made no move to stop him from removing her bandages, after all it would be an effort for her to do it. A delighted sound came from her as he heated the water. She remembered her last bathing, it was a wonder she hadn't froze before she was done. She nodded at his words again, once more quiet, and carefully stepped into the water.
The water was perfect, like it had been sitting under the sun on a summer's day. She moved about gingerly, knowing it dropped suddenly not too far out. She didn't think her healing body would handle another such dunking right now. Once she found the edge, she moved back a pace and stood with water only half way up her thighs. Slowly and carefully she sank down until she was sitting, the water barely covering her chest. She was debating how to get the rest of her wet without jarring her ribs.
Zenoz slowly walked by he , stepping in the water before his eyes moved to her , noticing the thoughtful look on her face as she sat in the water , his mind trying to get what she was thinking about before looking at her abdomen , most of the bruising having left her ribs yet he knew some of the damage was still there .
''Want me to help you with that ?'' he asked sitting next to her , his arms stopping on her shoulders ''I can hold you so you can wash your hair '' Zenoz said in a calm tone , arms lowering so he could gently pull her in his lap , trying to help her by simply becoming her strength ,to keep her from hurting the cracked ribs or simply falling and hitting her head .
Rilla made no complaint and willingly went into his lap. She gave a nod and spoke quietly. "Thank you. Any use of the muscles in my torso will agitate the ribs. If you could just lean me back so I can get my hair wet?" She waited patiently, rubbing her legs, hips, and belly under the water, to help get herself as clean as possible. In truth, she enjoyed his closeness, and was just as content to stay there for the time being. Willing to soak up the moment, thinking once he didn't have to care for her like a new born babe, they'd be back to how things were before. A sad sigh escaped her at the thought, and she suddenly leaned into him, laying her head on his chest and listened to the sound of his heart beat.
Zenoz nodded stopping when she leaned her head on his chest , looking down at her for a second before gently tracing over her spine , enjoying her skin against his scales , all the stress and hard time he'd been through taking care of her simply fading away , drowned in the weird feelings in his head and warm water .
''I'll lower you , tell me if I hurt you ribs '' he told her after a few moments , moving his hands in place , making sure to go slow while lowering her , making sure he didn't accidentally hurt her , slowly getting her hair in the water before moving his hand from her back , making sure to use the other to hold her while he started washing her hair , scaly hand gently moving through it to make sure it was clean , his mind wandering off again to the moment she'll recover completely , wondering if she'd want to leave or stay , not yet getting the idea that she had the same strange , caring feelings for him.
A nod, Rilla relaxed completely, trusting him to not harm her as he slowly lowered her into the water. Forcing herself to not react physically, she was astonished when he started to wash her hair for her. It was plain on her face, but then faded and she closed her eyes. Though she hadn't expected him to care so for her, she was glad she didn't have to raise her arms and irritate her ribs more. She relaxed even more in his lap under his attention, and very nearly fell asleep. Her voice was drowsy when she spoke next. "Thank you. That helps much." She hesitated a moment, almost drifting off. "How long?"
''Hm?'' his voice came out a bit confused by her question while he still washed her hair , noticing her body had relaxed in his lap ''If you're asking about how much you've been asleep then its been about a week or so '' Zenoz told her , keeping in the fact that he fed , cleaned and pretty much flew all around to gather things for her , happy that she was now in a better condition , finishing with her hair in a few minutes before lifting her out of the water , hands moving back into their usual position to keep her in his arms as he walked by the fire , letting the water drip off them for a few seconds then sat down on the fur , waiting for the fire to dry them.
There are those rare moments in time, when everything is right and perfect in the world, and one's life can't get any better. Rilla had that look about her as the Dragon's gentle washing dropped her into sleep, even though she had been wanting the answer to her question. When he moved her and started to carry her, she cried out. "No. Don't go." Her voice sounded heartbroken, as if someone she cared very much for was leaving, and she knew she'd never see them again. Her arms snaked out, one looping over his neck, the other around the middle of his back, causing her to wince slightly in her sleep, but it didn't stop her from holding onto him tightly. "Please." A sad and discordant hum started to come from her.
Once he settled on the furs, she buried the upper half of her face against his neck. Slowly, her arms started to relax around him, and the melody started to change to a happy and content one, full of peace. Finally, she was sleeping a healing sleep, instead of one full of struggle to stay alive. A gentle smile formed on her lips as if she was dreaming happy dreams. Though she was once more relaxed in his lap and arms, it was clear she wasn't letting go.
Zenoz sighed as she wrapped her arms around him , moving a bit so he could lay down and not crush her hand or hurt her fragile frame , laying down on the furs while holding onto her , tracing her side with his hand , feeling over her ribs without really pressing on them , realizing he forgot something his tail rose up , searching through the bag near the furs to pull out a few bandages , gently moving his arms around hers to wrap up her ribs , finishing his job then putting the excess away .
After being finished the dragon wrapped his arms around her a second time , keeping her body more on top of his so he wouldn't harm her , happy that he could stay like that with her , the week that had passed keeping him at Rilla's side , too afraid for her health to move her too much or sleep next to her .
Rilla groaned and the humming stopped as he shifted her about and rebandaged her ribs. Once he settled back down with her mostly draped atop him, she shifted, her hand around his torso pulling out to come to rest on his chest, one leg coming to rest between his legs, her head settled on the other side of his chest, and the arm around his neck still there. The humming resumed its peaceful and content melody as she slept on.
Morning dawned bright and cold, a soft, faint breeze blew into the cave and across her back, making her shiver. The soft humming that had gone all through the night ceased as she started to stir and wake. Her hand started to rub his chest and her body shifted and rubbed against him. Half in and half out of sleeping, her thoughts turned a bit erotic at the sensation of rubbing against his scales, a soft moan of pleasure escaping her.
Her shifting didn't manage to wake the dragon up completely yet they managed to awaken a certain part of him , his cock slowly growing out of its shaft and hanging on her leg , still mostly asleep himself as he was actually pretty tired but his dick had other plans enlarging from a week of stress and frustration , becoming a bit longer and thicker than last time .
Zenoz shifted a bit at her moan , the erotic sound that should have dragged him more into lust got his mind on track , making him remember she was still a hurt girl and that wouldn't be too good on hurting ribs .
She gave another moan as his cock grew. She shifted again, her leg bending at the knee to slide up his inner thigh, freeing his cock from under her leg. The tip now lightly touched her sex, causing her to groan and shiver slightly. Her hips rocked gently against him, causing his cock to rub against her moistened pussy. Another groan emerged and her hand slowly slide up to wrap around his neck too. This brought a sharp twinge of protest from her ribs and woke her up completely.
Realizing what she had done, she started to try to get off him, only to be trapped by his arms. She tried to wiggle out from under him. The action caused her to impale herself on his cock, and she gasped and froze. Her body trembled slightly as her sex spasmed and tightened around his member. She lay there confused and uncertain what to do. Last time he'd abruptly stopped and had been cruel in his words toward her.
Remembering, she came to the conclusion that he probably hadn't wanted to mate with her again after the first time. Her ribs ached from all her moving and tears built in her eyes. She lay there still and quiet, uncertain how to get out of the situation, trapped as she was under his arms. Her eyes closed as the tears finally spilled over.
Zenoz felt her wiggle and suddenly woke up when she impaled herself on his cock , eyes opening to meet her tear filled ones , hands moving on her hips before he pulled a bit out then went right back in ''Rilla ... how? Why are you crying ?'' he asked even if her tightness was wrapped around his dick , hands gently moving on her ribs , tracing them as he thought he'd hurt her somehow , trying to ease her pain.
She inhaled sharply, causing her ribs to twinge again, but she paid that no attention as she felt him start to slide out. Thinking he was trying to get her off him, she was about to try to help him do so when he pushed back inside her. The breath she'd just taken was released in a gasp as her body instantly reacted to his actions. As if knowing that to sudden an action would hurt worse, her hips pushed down gently against him, making his pole go deeper inside. Her arms tightened around him causing her chest to slide along his scales and made her shiver again.
"I'm sorry. I know you don't... I didn't mean to... I was..." Another soft moan escaped her, ending her attempts to try to answer his questions. Her hips had continued to softly move against him as she tried to speak. Tears still fell as she looked back at him, need warning with... guilt? in her eyes. "Please." So softly spoken, it was almost inaudible. Her eyes begged him to not stop this time, to not hurt her like he had the last time.
Zenoz looked in her eyes before starting to move his hips , his cock going in and out of her pussy at a slow pace ''Rilla ...'' he whispered her name then placed his lips on hers , kissing her gently so he wouldn't harm her yet passionate as he craved her body after their first time , tongue starting to prod into her mouth .
The dragons hips started gaining a bit of speed as his hands moved to her chest , running them over her breasts before lowering them to her hips , moving them woman on the furs as he broke the kiss ''Are you sure ?'' he asked giving her a chance to speak while his hips still moved , moving his member inside her .
Rilla melted against him as he started to move. His whispering of her name made her shiver in delight, but when he kissed her was when she moaned. She kissed him back, her tongue exploring his. Her nipples rose as his hands found her breasts briefly before moving back down to her hips. As he rolled them and broke the kiss, she winced slightly, but some of her spark returned at his question. "Yes. Just don't be as rough as the first time. My ribs should be ok. Besides they've had however long I was out of it to heal some, so I am in no danger of puncturing something." Her hips kept moving gently against his to accent her words.
Zenoz nodded before pulling back , kissing her lips once again as his cock moved almost exiting her before he plunged back inside , changing the angle s he'd hit deeper into Rilla's body , mouth lowering to her breasts as he licked her left nipple , feeling it harden under his attention before gently biting down , catching it between his teeth , licking at the same time to ease any pain he'd induce with that action . His hips moved a bit faster , this time going for deep thrusts rather than the rough fast thrusting from last time , at the same time to keep himself from hurting her ribs and also to prolong his pleasure while rising hers .
As he kept moving another idea got into the dragons head , his long tail moving under her , touching her lower lips and coating itself in the juices dripping while his dick was hitting her sensitive spots , the tail slithering its way to her ass , running in between her cheeks in a teasing manner .
Rilla gasped at his change of tactics. Definitely different than their first time, but strangely more arousing as his thrusts slowly built the tension within her. The kiss helped add to the sensations, as did his attentions upon her breast. Her head tilted back with a stuttering moan, eyes closing as the pleasure washed through her. Any protests from her ribs not felt as she was pushed closer towards a release. When his tail started touching her, she nearly exploded, but it was held off as it moved towards her ass. Her eyes popped open in surprise, but the teasing sensation just added to her need. Her legs came up and wrapped loosely around his waist, giving both his cock and tail better access. Her eyes drifted half closed as she started to become completely lost in the feel of him.
The dragon let a slow grin grow on his face before his mouth moved to her other breast , visible bite marks left behind as he did the same to the other one , biting on the nipple and around it while his tongue tasted the sensitive skin , feeling her switch position to give him better access he pushed all his length inside her then pulled out and did the same , each time adding a bit more force to his thrust while his tail found the small ring of muscle between her buttocks , the tip gently pushing its way inside as the juices coating it allowed the clear scales to slide with not much of a problem.
She let out soft moans as he lavished attention to her other breast. She started to pant at the changing of his thrusts inside her. When his tail entered her ass, her eyes popped open in surprise, and she gave a small yelp from the pain of the hole being stretched. Before she could squirm or protest though, her body suddenly tensed, back arching off the furs. Her legs tightened around his waist, as the muscles around his respective members clamped down with a force surprising in one so small. She let out a scream of sheer pleasure that echoed around the cave and drifted out for anything nearby to hear. Her body let out a gush of liquid that soaked him and her both in its intensity as her body shuddered violently under him. She felt no pain as her mind shattered into a thousand pieces from the orgasm he just coaxed from her.
Zenoz growled when he felt her tighten around both his cock and tail , a few more thrusts inside her before he reached his climax , muscles twitching as he shot his seed inside her , coating the walls of her pussy with it as his tail darted in then out of her other hole , stretching it then pulling out .
The dragon stayed there looking down at her pleasure filled eyes , a small grin forming on his face as he moved to catch her mouth in a kiss , wrapping his tongue around her own then pulling back , a small trail of saliva between them while he tried returning to his senses , feeling a bit shaken up by both his and her orgasm.
Rilla's body settled back into the furs as he kissed her. Her arms and legs relaxed slightly around him, as her lower half pulsed and throbbed around him in the aftermath of their orgasms. Her body ached in her ribs, knee, and shoulder, but she paid it no mind in the after glow of their mating. while her eyes still held the enjoyment of their pleasure, she searched his face for a moment. A hand came down and lightly stroked the side of his face, a faint smile on her lips. She didn't want to move., She didn't want him to move. Right now everything was right and perfect, and she wanted to enjoy it for as long as possible. Though her healing body was protesting the whole thing, she ignored it. She would pay the price for it later, now was all that mattered.
Zenoz traced her side , moving over her ribs as if feeling them up to be sure she wasn't hurt by their mating , eyes still locked on hers as she saw her smile , everything that smile meant making his lips rise a bit , returning it as he moved both of them on their sides , making sure it wasn't on her bruised shoulder , gently pulling Rilla closer to himself , forehead touching her own , slit eyes getting lost in her own .
Rilla saw his lips start to smile, and a hope glimmered in her eyes for a moment. Then he rolled them on their sides, she felt herself pulled closer to him. She became uncertain as he brought his forehead to rest on her own and stared into her eyes. It was hard to focus that close, but she tried. Aw the moments stretched on, the hope in her eyes faded to worry. Finally they closed as guilt started once more to eat at her. As they lay there, she seemed to huddle in on herself and start to withdraw.