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''Hey
what's wrong? Did I do something ?'' he asked looking in her eyes , worry
visible in them as he moved his hand to her cheek , tracing it gently , he
managed to read the guilt in her eyes but couldn't understand it , why was she
guilty m why did she feel like that , the questions raced through his mind as
he moved a bit , his now softened cock still inside her ,while his tail moved
behind hem , from side to side .
She didn't answer him. Instead she asked a question of her own. "What happened after I released the log? Things went dark after I got caught in a vine and lost the spear when a log hit my shoulder." She paused. A thoughtful frown crossed her features and her eyes seemed to dart back and forth behind her closed eyes. "I think I hit my head going down...." Her quiet voice trailed off.
A haunted look suddenly appeared on her face and her eyes flew open. Unable to focus so close, her head jerked back slightly and her eyes came into focus. Her eyes darted all over his face. The haunted look faded for the most part. Her hand traced his face again. Her eyes were full of the questions she couldn't bring herself to ask. How badly had he hurt in the mess?
''I was drugged by one of them , it was a slave hunting party three trolls and one goblin , he put out the traps and darted me ... Some of my scales got loose after being hit so it stuck between them '' he told her gently tracing her hand , eyes locked on her own while they let a gleam of worry shine in them ''We got carried away after that but I managed to break out , it wasn't that easy but we got back here and the rest you know '' he finished .
Rilla flinched at his words, and dropped her gaze, but not before he caught glimpses of the guilt coming back. She gave a soft sigh and finally ducked her head under his chin to escape his gaze that sat heavily on her. She hoped to lie there several moments more and store away the closeness of him. Though her bladder was starting to make it a bit difficult to do so. She shifted a bit here and there, trying to ease the discomfort, not realizing it could be taken as fidgeting.
Zenoz felt her shift and moved his arms to give her a little space while her body was still much against his, a small sigh leaving his lips before he moved, gently kissing her forehead before whispering ''Its nothing, as I said we are alive and that's all it matters, I just want you to be alright'' his tone affectionate, feeling some sort of attachment over this human female he never felt before.
She raised her head at his words and looked at him. Her eyes searched him once more. Suddenly she hugged him tight. "Don't let anything happen to yourself either. I won't survive up here by myself. And the village is no longer a home I can return too." Then she pushed away from him, scrambling to get up, only hissing and wincing slightly at the protest of her ribs. She had to go, and she could no longer wait. "Excuse me."
Bolting out of the cave, she was only slightly more careful than her first morning. Which basically meant she didn't slip and slide so much, or come so close to the edge of the trail, her ribs slowing her down quite a bit. Finally reaching the place she had last time, she squatted and released her water with a huge sigh of relief. Of course her ribs got pissed, but it was such a relief to finally let go. She sat there long after her bladder had emptied, thinking. Should she actually try to escape now?
She had spoken the truth to him. She really couldn't survive up here for long alone. She didn't know the dangers well enough, besides the cold that was well on its way. And she couldn't go back to the village, they'd just stake her back out again, or kill her. Or worse, she'd be forced to marry Darik after all. She made a disgusted sound at that thought. No, better to stay here. But it was clear too, that she couldn't hunt with him either. She would be too much of a distraction for him like last time. Which left her with being shut up in the cave, and that would make her irritable and drive her insane. She heaved another sigh, uncertain. Her ribs protested again which brought her out of the thoughts and reminded her of the cold. Shivering now, she quickly bolted back up the path to the cave.
Zenoz found himself standing by the edge of the trail , ears perked to hear her steps as he looked over towards the sun that was slowly rising from under the clouds , soon it will take its place up and light up the entire hills zone , a small look of uncertainty plastered on his face , now getting the chance to really think things up , knowing that when the cold will come Rilla would be in danger , she will have to stay in the cave while he'd hunt and Zenoz knew she wouldn't just stay like that , it wasn't her .
Then came the idea of leaving her into one of the human cities, yet this was still problematic, also he found the idea of having her find a male and do the same things they did sickening, not knowing what jealousy really was, his eyes then moving to her, making a gesture to walk into the cave, his eyes stopping for a second on her crotch, a small chuckle leaving his lips before he went inside, moving back by the fire.
Rilla found herself stopping short as he made a gesture for her to enter the cave, as if she didn't have the sense to do that already. Her eyes were already narrowing when he glanced at her crotch and chuckled before walking in. Her fire came back with a vengeance at this arrogance, at least that's how she saw it. She stalked into the cave, no longer feeling the cold as she stopped a few feet from him and glared. Her arms crossed over her chest and she snapped. "What in blazes is your damn problem now?" Her body started to shiver violently from the cold, but she neither felt it nor noticed as she stood there waiting for an answer.
Zenoz just smirked, shaking his head ''I was just admiring your body from head to toe ... As for that certain part, heh. '' he let out the sound , amused a bit by her anger before his expression softened ''You shouldn't take my amusement so serious , after two hundred years of being turned into a weapon it was the only feeling that went over the boiling rage '' he told her in a calm almost emotionless tone .
Then he turned around to throw some wood on the fire , extending a hand over it to let his scales bathe in the flame , too thick to be damaged by the pyre before turning around to face her ''I've been thinking about what is to come , soon the winter will fall upon this land and maybe I should get you in a safer place ... Humans and most similar to them can't resist in this kind of cold nor can I leave you in here when I go out for prey or wood since I know you , hotter than this fire that can't be kept locked in a cave for so long '' Zenoz told her with a gentle smile as his eyes wandered over her body then stopped on her face ''Maybe I should fly you to one of the human settlements out over the forests , or even to the great dwarven city in the East ''
Rilla immediately looked contrite at his words. "I'm sorry. It's just... you can be so arrogant at times." She heaved another sigh and looked away, relaxing her stance. Another teasing gust of wind and a particularly strong shiver made her quick step closer to the fire and him. She reached out, letting her hands hover close to the flames he just built up, letting the heat wash over her and warm her up.
Her heart stopped at his next words, and she couldn't breathe for a moment. Her face went completely blank as she struggled with the emotions and feelings his words brought within her. Her arms wrapped around herself and finally she just nodded. Fighting tears and a sinking heart as she realized, even with everything, in the end he didn't want her there. Her voice was soft and mostly neutral. "As you wish." She stood there just staring at the flames sightlessly.
The dragon noticed the change in her features and shook his head walking in front of her as his smiled turned into a small grin ''I didn't say I'm not coming with you '' he whispered to her the same arrogance showing in his eyes before adding ''You females really are the same , human , elf or dragon , putting thoughts in others minds '' his voice resounded , he could see through her eyes that something was aching in her mind and heart , that gleam that shone before tears started to fall , he didn't like that gleam in her eyes .
Zenoz then walked to grab her clothes , having changed her a few times while she was sick since the female coughed blood or stained them with food by hitting his arms when feeding her , he learned a few about the sizes of clothing , getting and by that I mean stealing clothes matching her size , another shake coming from the base of his neck ''But I'll need to hide my form for that , lets say my similarity with the serpent people would get us in trouble over the north and east sides of the continent ''
She raised a brow at his words, and then narrowed her eyes at his second. His third words though stopped her short before she could go off on him. Still stinging from his female comment, she stole a page from his book. Her expression turned haughty and arrogant. "Don't put yourself out, Dragon. I'm Healer trained, you can dump me anywhere of your choosing, and I'll be able to make my own way." Rilla snatched the clothes out of his hands and started dressing. Her angry motions bothered her healing ribs, but her hurt and anger helped her to ignore it.
Finished dressing, she straightened before him, her expression still hard. "I'm ready when ever you are to get rid of me." He blew hot and cold so often, leaving her uncertain and confused where she stood with him, and she had about had enough. Better to cut their ties now, before it became unbearable. And he just came up with the perfect opportunity to do so. As much as it was hurting her, she would not stay and be a bother to him any longer.
''I'm not looking to get rid of you , quite the contrary ... But if that's your choice I won't refuse '' he said , his voice now almost toneless , almost no emotion other than a gleam of hurt was shown through his eyes before he popped his shoulder bones , the two wings starting to grow larger on his back .
''Hang on to me '' he told her, his tone now low, extending his hands towards her, knowing that her oh so complicated mind wouldn't be able to put up with him, starting to drown this new feelings and return to his former self, already starting to feel the pyres of rage building up, keeping his body from showing it yet again letting the pain show through his eyes, not being able to contain both it and the disappointment.
Rilla jerked at both his tone and words, as if he'd just gutted her with his claws. Her eyes danced through many emotions rapidly. Hurt, pain, anger, confusion, exasperation, frustration, and weariness, before settling back to nothing. She swallowed hard as he held his hands out, and it took her a heart beat before she stepped up to him. Wrapping her arms around his neck, she pressed herself against his length. She had flown with him the first time and it had terrified her, she didn't remember the second time being unconscious. Her heart hammered in her chest as she waited for him to go. She closed her eyes tight and started to shake lightly.
The dragon nodded again , more to himself than anyone else before he took off , flying out of the cave and up in the sky , keeping the speed at a low to keep her from getting whipped by the cold and wind that tickled his scales when he flew at great speeds , silent in tone and emotionless in expression he kept flying on , in a matter of minutes the two passing a small clearing , a small settlement in it where gray skinned humanoids could be seen training , using axes and swords , pulling around large hounds and slaves 'Orcs' the dragon labeled them as he kept flying .
In an hour the dragon finally reached a huge , black rock mountain , an entrance present in the front where two obsidian like gates stood open , the iron clad shorter dwarfs sitting to defend it against enemies or monsters trying to head in , the dragon lading a bit farther from their visual scope , putting the female down ''Here we are , the great city of Kzar , here you should easily find a place to stay and work , the dwarven always need healers near their blacksmiths and engineers '' he told her , looking at her face , searching for any emotion in her eyes or movement .
She kept her eyes closed the whole time. On one hand she held on to the thought this was going to be the last time she'd see him, on the other she was too terrified to enjoy the flight or being close to him for the last time. By the time they landed she was shaking so bad, she couldn't let go of the death grip she'd developed. Finally, she did let go and nearly stumbled, still shaking badly. Catching herself by grabbing on to him, she righted herself and swallowed several times. His words finally caught her attention.
A sense of loss filled Rilla at his words. She looked positively miserable, but that could have possibly been an after affect of her fear. Her mouth opened as if she was about to speak, then snapped shut. Impulsively she suddenly hugged him tight and whispered softly. "Thank you... for... for..." Abruptly she whirled away from him and stumbled down the path towards the Dwarven town, tears falling finally. Her arms wrapped around herself and her head was bowed as she walked away.
Zenoz watched her go before leaving out a sigh, his voice thick with emotion knowing this might be their last time and he couldn't do anything, his eyes just watched her run off the path for a few seconds then he lowered his wings and rose up, starting to fly back to his cave, a hurt and lost look in his eyes as he felt a certain organ in his chest tighten up and being torn to ribbons.
As he got farther he could feel the same thing as when he was watching over her, worry, that sentiment of confusion and anger at both himself and her, maybe at everything at that moment, letting his eyes scan for any pray they could find, be it human or animal they would be torn to pieces by his claws, the only way he could outlet this raw emotions.
As she got closer to the entrance to the Dwarven settlement, she felt her heart shredding. By the time she arrived at the gates, her eyes were dry, and her heart was gone, dead. The Dwarves eyed her as she approached them. "Greetin's, Lass. What seek ye he'e at Kzar?"
She looked up at them, and a shiver went through them at the dead look in her eyes. "Rest. A chance to finish healing. Perhaps a home. I'm Healer trained and can carry my own weight. I come with nothing at the moment." Her voice was flat, stating facts.
The Dwarves looked at each other briefly. By her accent she was obviously from the forests far away. Both wondered how she got here. Finally one gave a nod. "Follow me, Lass." She was quick to follow. As the Dwarf led her inside he shot her side long glances, noting that she didn't gaze about like most new comers, made no comments, and just silently followed him. Curious at her odd behavior, he finally spoke into the strange silence. "Do ye ha'e a name, Lass?"
"Rilla."
The Dwarf blinked at her short reply, and then sighed. This one was going to be worse getting information from than it was to coax mythical from the mountains. There were those better suited to getting that information than he, and so they continued on in silence. Finally after several long moments, and much twisting and turning, they finally reached the Dwarven city proper. He led her to a large and ornately carved building in the middle of the city. He noted again that she didn't seem to be impressed or even aware of her surroundings. Once more he was curious to her story, but decided to not ask. When the City Council learned it, it would spread through Kzar faster than a fire through the forests he bet she once called home.
He led her into the building and to a room. "Ha'e a seat, Rilla. So'eone will be wit ye shortly." Rilla nodded and looked at the chairs in the room and sat in one. The Dwarf watched her before shutting the door and trotting off to an adjacent room. He found a couple of the Council members inside watching Rilla through what looked to be glass, though there had been none in the other room. Word had already spread of her arrival. "Says she be Healer Trained."
"Thank ye, Flen." Flen nodded, glanced at the girl one last time then left. The two watched her for a long time. They noted that she took no notice of her surroundings, no curiosity and no impatience at the wait. Surprised and slightly impressed, they finally decided to introduce themselves. Many long hours and a couple of meals later. They too didn't know much more. They learned the extent of her healing abilities, and only that she had been attacked in her travels and rescued by someone, beyond that they couldn't get anything else out of her, other than that someone had left her not far from here.
Finally they led her to a small one room house that she was told was hers for the duration of her stay and left her be. The days turned into weeks and Rilla healed. She also quickly learned her way about Kzar and the outside areas. Going on excursions for herbs and plants needed for healing as Dwarves started to come to her for cures. Flen turned into a constant companion, even though she didn't want him, but understood she was under watch until it was decided she was no threat.
Everyone thought her a great Healer and blessed the Dwarven Gods for bringing her to them, but they all agreed, that though she would smile now and again, it never reached her eyes. That she no longer held joy and happiness within her. And no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't seem to find the source of her unhappiness. Flen, particularly, was frustrated with the whole business. He liked Rilla, in spite of her being Human. She was good at what she did, soothed those hurt and calmed them and got them on a speedy recovery. But no one seemed to be able to heal the Healer.
As the weeks passed the cities around the hills were brought into a terror wave , a creature having attacked both the towns and the lone hunting parties , animals torn to shreds or carbonized , all in the hand of the dragon , now having become the killing machine he was meant to be , only rage caught in his eyes and a disgust each time he looked over at hunters or trolls , more than twenty bodies having bed found hanging on the trees , branches impaling their stomachs , leaving their blood to paint the trees.
Zenoz found that the battles had left marks on his body , scales torn off , small white spots on his healthy scales where the wounds healed, two scars drawn on his wings where he almost had them sliced off , it wasn't something too critical but it all went into his capture , the dwarven managing to catch the beast that had terrorized most of the north , caught in human form as he hunted through one of the forest he was dragged along the steel plated streets of Kzar , binds on his wrists and around his neck as the armored guards dragged him along , letting the commoners see their success yet finding some stepping back as the hate filled gaze moved onto them , the dragon shaking a few seconds trying to break free only having a hammer dropped to his shoulder , pain hissing through his body yet not visible in any of his movements .
Rilla heard noise outside, not uncommon in the Dwarven city, but this was different. She headed outside, trying to figure it out. "Lass! They caught it!" She looked at Flen confused as he grabbed her wrist and drug her off towards the commotion. He was rattling off something, but his accent was so thick in his excitement that she couldn't make any of it out. "Nae be frightened, Lass. It cannae harm ye."
As they finally came to a stop, Rilla was really puzzled looking at Flen. Finally she looked over and gasped. She didn’t feel Flen pat her trying to keep her calm. "Dragon." Flen heard her whisper, and more important he heard the hurt, pain, and loss in her voice as she looked upon the creature. For the first time since he'd known her, when he looked at her, he saw emotion finally in her eyes. He blinked and looked towards the beast held by the party.
Suddenly, a scream reverberated through the monstrous cavern that housed the city as the hammer came down on the Dragon's shoulder. "NO!" Flen jumped and looked at Rilla. The girl that stood beside him was not the same quiet, gentle, broken Healer he had come to know. He stumbled back at the fury that filled the woman. Rilla was moving, before any could stop her. "How dare you." The Dwarves in the hunting party all fell back from the Dragon as the normally meek girl they knew stalked towards them with a rage in her usually dead eyes. As she approached, she stopped next to the Dragon and glared at all of them.
"Lass. Careful, tis a dangerous murderin' beast." This from the one who'd just hit him with a hammer. The Dwarf fell silent as she looked upon him. He saw clearly his own Death, and anyone else who got in her way right now. The whole cavern was silent as she turned and looked at the Dragon.
The anger that filled her vanished as she looked at him finally. She looked him over, noting all the scars and lost scales. A sadness entered her. Her eyes when she looked back into his, held an old hurt and pain. "What has happened to you?" Though she whispered it, the silence in the normally busy city made it sound so much louder. Her hand came up and softly stroked his face. She saw the rage and hate within him and it brought tears to her eyes that spilled down her face. Her hand trailed down his neck to the shoulder that had been hit. Lightly it danced over the hurt checking the damage. "Oh, dear Dragon, what have you done?" Her voice was full of concern and worry for him, as well as the love she felt for him and had never been able to let go.
The dragon moved his gaze onto the woman, his eyes keeping the same hate that they held before yet his rage seemingly calming down a bit, her touch soothing the pain that glowed from his shoulder, noting the few white scales falling off they were weakened anyway as he still felt a bit of the sickness that caused them to whiten, another twitch of his body as her questions hit his ears, moving them too stick to his head.
Zenoz then glanced at the dwarven hunters that stepped back , for a second relaxing his muscles before his tail snapped right around the throat of the one that harmed him , starting to squeeze the life out of him while embers flew from his mouth , a half circle of flames surrounding him and the human woman , his mind too lost to recognize her yet a small glimmer of sanity keeping the dragon from harming her , avoiding burning her with the flames when he twisted his neck to make the circle that kept the other hunters behind , tensing the muscles in his arms to try breaking the binds .
Rilla jerked and her eyes grew wide as the Dragon suddenly moved. How she didn't get caught in the inferno he was creating, she didn't know, but she also didn't like what she saw within him. "No! Stop, Dragon!" She reached up and grabbed his face just as he completed the circle of flame around them. She yanked his head around to look at her. ""Stop, please. This isn't you. I won't believe that." Her voice was soft, not heard by anyone over the crackle of the flames. "Let him go. Stop. I can't live with you like this." Her hands softly stroked his face.
"RILLA!"
She jerked again as her name was screamed out. With a sigh she shook her head. Raising her voice to be heard over the flames she replied. "I'm alright Flen. Just stop before things get worse." Tears still fell down her face as she returned her concentration on the Dragon. She realized she didn't even know his name; he never gave it to her. She was left feeling uncertain how to reach through his hate and find the person he was. Inspiration hit, and she fell back on their time together. She stepped up to him, pressing herself against him, and brought his head down. Lightly at first, she gave him a soft kiss.
Zenoz let a low growl leave his throat when she stroked his face, still hostile towards anything around him yet keeping his flames away from her, tail still coiled around the mans neck now keeping his above the flames almost like roasting meat over a fire, a change in the color of his face as the dwarven was kept from breathing, the yell actually making the dragon tense, eyes focusing back on the woman.
When she kissed his lips the entirety of his muscles tensed , his tail wrapping around the dwarven threatening to break his neck for a few seconds before he relaxed , gently kissing her back while he threw the man over the flames , ignoring his boot that caught fire . Scaled lips against her hot wet ones brought him out of his rage as he pulled back , a second later a ripping sound being heard as he tore most scales on his arms to escape the binds , red flesh visible from his own 'skinning' as they fell down , the intense pain drowning Zenoz's mind before he grabbed Rilla and took flight , going up towards the top of the cave , grabbing on one of the rock formations , climbing around until he found a slope where they could stand without the danger of falling.
The dragon then took his hands from her, moving until his back was against the wall to tend to his wounds, the long tongue escaping his mouth to lick the bloody muscle, coating it into his thick saliva to keep it from getting infected.
Unaware of the Dragon's actions as she kissed him, Rilla was completely unprepared for when he freed himself and took flight. She let out a small scream of fright and wrapped herself around him as he flew higher. Shaking badly when he finally set her down and retreated, she glared at him. "Blast it, Dragon! Humans aren't meant for flight." All irritation fled as she saw the damage he'd done to himself. "Oh, no." She rushed towards him not paying attention to her footing, in her need to make sure he was alright. Something rolled under her foot causing her to lose her balance. She slid down the slope flailing, and barely managed to catch a hold of a protrusion before she went off the edge. More terrified than anything else, her voice could be heard berating the Dragon through the cavern, a slight hysterical note to it.
"You see that down there?! That is the ground. It's where us non winged folk belong. Not up here playing with the bats." Shaking and cursing, she managed to struggle her way up enough to have her upper body laying on the slope, her feet still dangling over the edge. She lay there panting, and still cursing him, the Gods, herself, and the whole mess they were in. Some rather colourful comments about his parentage, and anatomy could be heard now and again. Finally she wound down, and was still. to spent to try to get herself up fully. Her voice softly carried to the Dragon. "Why can't you be just a little bit less stressful on my heart and body?" She started to quietly cry.
The Dwarves down below were in a panic between the flames and the sudden stealing of their Healer. Flen's heart nearly stopped when he saw Rilla shoot out from a dark area and nearly fall to her death. He was given pause though as her voice carried. His lips actually twitched as if trying to smile at her words... Apparently the girl had some history and familiarity with the wild beast. Otherwise, with her life hanging in the balance, she would not be going off on the creature as she was. Part of him started to feel sorry for the creature she called Dragon. And puzzle pieces finally started to fall into place, causing him to blink several times. "Oh... Wow." He looked around and located the Council.
The dragon looked over to her , his tail extending to wrap around her wrist and pull her up , keeping her from any other fall as he relaxed his wings , having opened them when she fell ready to catch her , he now simply observed her while licking his wounds , the blood all too familiar to him now , even his own , as for her words he didn't understand most of them , again mostly reduced to an animal more than a human , mind mostly broken down to insanity rather than what he was before .
She sat and watched him for many moments. Finally, more or less calm, she started to grow irritated. More careful this time and seriously pissed at herself for nearly falling in the first place, she moved up to him, rooting around in a small bag she always carried with her. She eyed his wounds a bit more, carefully moving around him to see the extent of the damage. With a sigh she squatted at his feet and rummaged in earnest. "I probably don't have enough here for the mass amounts of damage you've done. No, couldn't just wait patiently. Had to be your arrogant self, and make things worse." She grumbled as she pulled out a mortar and pestle and set them aside. Next came a small bag of water, looking much like a miniature drinking skin. After that she pulled out several pouches and eyed them all thoughtfully, finally putting two back.
She dumped half of each bag into the bowl then poured water over it. Carefully she started grinding with the pestle. Adding water as she went, she soon had a nice paste. Setting the pestle aside she grabbed the bowl and rose. "Stop licking. Let me see where the worst of things are." She eyed the pouches still laying out. "I need to at least get the worst places covered." Scared for him, and very worried, she grew exasperated and grabbed his tongue. "Stop."
Gently, even though her tone was nothing like, she moved his tongue out of her way and started looking him over more closely. She then started softly applying the salve to his damaged body. Her face grew thoughtful as she worked. "They probably won't let you walk out of here after that lovely show you gave." She grew silent as her past weeks came to mind. "I've been up on the mountain above everyday since I arrived. There's holes everywhere, caves, whatever. Flen once told me they were for the smoke from the forges...."
She looked at him as she applied the last of what she had, then squatted to mix the rest. "Maybe you can find a way out through one of those." Her gaze dropped as her eyes filled with tears once more. He had changed, and for the worst, but she couldn't stand by and watch him be destroyed. If it meant going back to the shadowed existence she now lived, then so be it. As long as he was safe and alive somewhere. She could live, even in such a state. Her tears mixed with the new batch of salve she was making unnoticed.
Zenoz watched her, an annoyed sound leaving the back of his throat when she touched his tongue yet it calmed down when she started treating his arms, the bloody red now covered with that mixture while he looked at it, eyes curious on what it did and why was his pain subsiding cause of it.
When she started crying he moved up towards her , gently licking her tear stained cheeks , the salty taste bringing him a memory of before , a faded image that happened before his fall from sanity , he started falling from the first kill , the red of blood seemingly the only thing that could calm his sorrow then slowly with each that fell a part of his mind was laid to rest , then came the sickness that dropped him even lower into the dark pit he was trapped into , these ideas running almost in a sadistic fashion through his head , the poor dragon hardly understanding anything off it but one thing , this one wasn't an enemy , she as something else .
She had put everything but the bowl away when he started to lick her face. She looked up at him again, and rose to face him. She paused before she could apply the next batch to his body. His eyes clearly showed some sort of chaos going on within him. She didn't understand, not knowing Dragon physiology or mental make up. Added to the fact that he'd had Human mixed into his make up, and who knew just what kind of mess he really was.
She didn't stop him from licking her face, though it brought up her first memories of him doing so, and her thinking he was tasting to see if she was ready to eat. A ghost of a smile graced her lips at the thought. And for some reason, she teased him. "Am I ready to eat yet?" The laugh that followed was tinged with sadness though as she started to apply the salve to him again. Once she finished, she put the bowl away and looked to him again. Her hand came up and caressed his face again. "I've missed you." A soft sigh escaped her. "I guess I still do. You aren't who you once were. What has happened to you?" Her hand dropped as she started to cry once more. She stood there looking at him sadly and hopelessly. Truly lost as to how to help him.
Before she could reach for him again, or even think of anything, she suddenly gasped and grabbed her stomach. A sharp searing pain shot through her as if someone had just literally gutted her. She dropped to her knees with a whimper. She'd been feeling ill the past several days, unable to hold anything down until the afternoons. Since it passed, she really didn't give it serious thought, beyond maybe the difference of living underground to living topside. Maybe the water was different and she was just still adjusting. But now as she felt another stabbing pain, and a warm stickiness suddenly came from between her legs with the metallic scent of blood, she realized it had been something far more personal.
Zenoz didn't stop licking when she asked yet another image found its way into his skull, a tinge of pain hitting him at it as he retracted his tongue, looking up to her noticing the changes of emotion in her eyes, trying to understand why she was shading tears again, his hand placed onto her shoulder, moving a bit before another burst of pain snapped through his mind.
When he felt the scent of blood coming from her he moved to find it , his hand on her stomach in a clumsy attempt to ease her pain as he turned towards the source of the metallic scent , his other hand holding his head as pain was sweeping through it , a glimpse of light filling his eyes as the pupils grew a bit , a cough leaving his mouth then his eyes moved to her own ''Yo-o-u should not be bleeding from there ... A second time '' he managed to get out , his words shaky and his voice a bit broken as it wasn't used for a long time
Rilla gritted her teeth against the pain. His attempts to ease the pain only aggravated it and made her yelp. His words caught her attention. He hadn't spoken since they parted? He was back to speaking similarly to when they first met, like one unused to speech. She gave a groan as another wave of pain went through her. "I know... Not unless I'm giving birth... it's far too soon for something like that anyway... I think..." She was panting, trying to ride the pain and concentrate enough to keep her train of thought. "Which means... the only other possibility... is I'm loosing the child..." Her voice trailed off into a whimper.
To say Rilla was stunned would be a bit of a major understatement. It never crossed her mine that she could get pregnant. He wasn't Human after all. Well, not mostly, but apparently the possibility existed with the addition of Human genetics to his physiology. Was it possible though with his Dragon origins, that the infant would gestate quicker? She groaned so many questions and no answers... yet. And even if she had thought about it, would she have gotten rid of it or kept it? Unfortunately, she wasn't going to get the opportunity to decide the matter anyway. All the stress since they parting was finally catching up, and the baby was aborting.
She gave a sharp cry as another pain hit her, harder than any others thus far, and she felt a large lump of something pass. She moved as the pain subsided and looked. It was rather odd, looking more like a massive clot than anything else. She gently poked it with a finger, and the thing burst open to reveal a half formed fetus. Small scales could be seen covering the body, though the features were distinctly Human. There were also nubs on the shoulders and at the base of the butt. She blinked a few times, saddened by the lose, hurt that her body betrayed her in such a way and causing her to loose the only thing she had left of him. "I'm sorry." Her voice hitched as she spoke.
Zenoz looked towards the infant, his eyes still holding a bit to no emotion as he started regaining himself, bit by bit yet that reminded him of what happened before that resulted in the birth of a second abomination like himself, memories going back in his past as a prisoner at the camps, the breeding grounds where he saw both human females and dragon females laying those fleshy eggs, the outside actually being a viscous cover rather than the thick one that normal dragons gave birth to. He also remembered how broken they were , the females being used , loosened so the lump that was bigger than a normal baby wouldn't die nor would he break their bodies on its way outside , this also went for dragon females only that their muscles would otherwise crush the child if they weren't so used .
''I shouldn't have been born ... Its birth would have killed you '' he muttered slowly wrapping his arms around the female , his former self returning in bits of pain that ran through his mind , his touch affectionate over her sides , while his tail moved towards the small being , he'd have to dispose of it soon , one thing you don't want is leaving it behind , while loving Rilla with all his heart he had no love for that poor offspring that could have killed his love ''Rilla ...''.
Rilla whirled in his arms, her fire back and as strong as when he first appeared in the chamber below. "Don't! Don't you ever say such a thing!" She buried her face in his chest, and though her words were muffled, they were still easily heard. "I am glad you were born." She finally looked back up at him, her heart in her eyes. "Please, don't ever say such things again." She caressed his face gently once more. just glad to have him back.
She then turned and moved to the fetus. Carefully, she picked the small thing up, and studied it closely. "Females take a chance of dying each time they birth. It happens." Her voice was distant and clinical as she continued to study the offspring. It was a perfect miniature of him, but with her features. and the lack of wings and tail. Studying the fingers and toes, there were no claws, but no nails either. She wondered if those, the wings and the tail maybe came later in gestation. There was no genitalia that she could see, so she didn't even know if it was a boy or girl. She gave a quiet, sad sigh.
"It's a beautiful combination of us both." She looked back at him, and then gently set the fetus down where she'd gotten it from. She moved back to him and actually almost crawled in his lap. "Burn it, dear Dragon. Give it the rest it deserves. Set its spirit free."
The dragon nodded before breathing his embers onto the small dragon , its body suddenly turning into a small pile of ash , it wasn't old enough to resist to such flames as his own , Zenoz then turning to his object of affection , his hands grasping her slender body before he put his lips on her neck ''You always call me dragon , I guess I forgot to tell you my name is Zenoz ... my love '' he whispered to her , finally finding the human word to say it , managing to realize it through his insanity .
''Also not females who have this kind of child , your body needs to be broken from head to toe , your muscles left loose to give birth to this kind of abomination '' Zenoz added , more to her former statement than anything , his voice still a bit hoarse and affected , looking down at the dwarven town .
Rilla watched the burning of the corpse of their child, tears falling as she grieved. She started to turn towards him as he kissed on her neck only to still as he gifted her with both his name and... his love. She stared at him astonished for a moment before a smile broke out on her face and she suddenly hugged him tight. "I love you." She sat back to peer at him. "Even if you do make me mad as git sometimes." She looked to the ash as he explained how the birthing of one such as he went on. She looked thoughtful as she looked back at him. "How long are the females pregnant?" Ever the learning one, she was curious to know as much about him as possible.
"Zenoz." She tried her best to twist her tongue around his name and snorted. "Dragon is far easier to say." She gave him a teasing look. "Course, so is lizard, beast..." Her voice trailed off and she suddenly leaned forward to kiss him deeply. She pulled back yet again and smirked. "Mind if I just call you Ze?"
''Yeah I guess , its not the full name but it works '' he said with a chuckle looking in her eyes , her kiss having shaken him up a bit before amusing him , his hand gently tracing her side before answering her question ''About 5-6 months , the children of abominations are meant to be mass produced so they live and last long while getting at fighting age very fast '' he finished with a sigh.
''So ... what are we going to do now ? I have to get out of here before I get gutted '' he muttered looking down , knowing that they would get hungry at a moment and have to fly down with the dwarven there waiting ''I'm going to leave this place ... Would you join me ?''
Rilla nodded thoughtfully. Her eyes distant for a moment. Then she smiled at him. "Maybe I'll just stick to Dragon." She was teasing him, glad that he was more himself. She looked down at the Dwarven City. "Boy, you sure stirred the pot didn't you?" She sighed at looked back at him as he spoke again. She gave him a nod. "Yes, I'm past ready to come home." She smiled at him, and then looked once more to the Dwarven City. She then looked up and around the cavern. She knew either way that they were to leave, required flying, not a pleasant prospect from her point of view, but necessary all the same. The Dwarves would kill him.
She looked to him again. Already looking miserable, but willing all the same. "There are... vents, Flen called them, that exit up on the mountain proper. I understand they are fairly big, so that the Dwarves can maintenance them as needed. Can..." She swallowed hard. "Can we possibly go that route?"
Zenoz moved her , pulling Rilla in his lap as his eyes were moving towards the vents ''I can , but that is ash and metal dust , dwarfs are used to that so it wouldn't affect them , but for someone like you they would fill your lungs and hurt or even kill you '' he told her gently , placing his lips back on her neck , biting her softly to calm Rilla down.
''We are going through the main gate , its our only chance and that means my wings have to be faster than the closing device '' he told her after leaving a mark on her neck , still holding her in his arms as he yawned , he hadn't slept in days and the only rest he'd had was when the dragon was captured .
Rilla shivered at his gentle biting, and smiled up at him for a moment. She shook her head though at his words. Digging in her bag once more she pulled out a large scrap of cloth and the water bottle. There wasn't much water left as she shook it, but she unstoppered it and poured it over the cloth, managing to soak it. Spoke as she worked. "No. I'm not taking a chance of losing you to one of those Dwarven catapults or spear throwers.." she was quiet a moment as she put the bottle away, having soaked the cloth. "That will kill me too."
She wrapped the cloth around her lower face, covering her nose and mouth. "The Dwarves may be used to what's in the vents, but even they wear something similar as this." She wrapped her arms around his neck and looked up at him. "Let's go home. You need rest and care, and the sooner we get there, the sooner I can give it to you." She lowered her head, settling it in the juncture of his neck and shoulder and waited for him to go.
''Stubborn ... '' he muttered gently before opening his wings , his body shifting growing a bit larger as he let a bit of the real drag rip out , his ears moving on the back of his head as he tensed his legs then jumped off , wings slapping the air giving him speed , flying up to the clouds of smoke and following it up through the carved hole , the toxic darkness swallowing the two for more than he'd thought , as expected as low as the city was there still was a mountain outside that they dug through , minutes passing before the light of day pierced the smoke .
Zenoz then flew towards the now snowy forests , winter dragged on more , still a few more weeks of deathly cold before the spring would melt this ice , slowing down so he wouldn't harm her while heading towards their home , a hour flight waiting up for them .
Rilla's legs wrapped around him as he took off. She clung tightly to him as they flew. Though she shook like a leaf against him, she made no sounds of complaint, and her grip didn’t become the death grip it normally was when they flew. When they finally landed on the ledge of their home an hour or so later, she was actually able to let go without much effort. She looked him over as she finally removed the wet wrapping from around her face. "Bed with you. And I need to see what's still around and left over from when I was sick."
She prodded him into the cave and followed. She stopped short and wrinkled her nose. The cave had a disgusting odor to it. "Ugh. What did you do while I was gone?" She moved past him and started to look around, trying to find the source of the stench. She looked at the furs as she passed, then pointed to them with a no nonsense look at him. Then continued her investigation.
Flen happened to be looking up as the pair left. He gave a chuckle as he saw the avenue with which they took. "Good, Lass. Ye remembered." He gave a nod at his whispered words, and moved off, ignoring the calls of those preparing to take the creature down when he went to fly out the only way they thought he could. The one the Dragon nearly choked said something particularly nasty though, making Flen pause and turn to stare him down. "I willna take part in ye killin' the Healer. An' that tis what ye'll do, either wit a bolt through her to him, the fall as they come crashin' down, or in his very death, should she survive everythin' else." He turned and walked away once more leaving the telling silence behind.
''I hid bodies , rotten meat tastes the same when you're insane '' he said with a shrug walking by the furs , lighting the fire before sitting down , looking at the top of the cave with a sigh , trying to see what happened before , he knew that he brought quite a few dead animals with him , they were bigger meals so instead of leaving them he gathered the corpses for later .
''I'll burn the source down later ,must be maggot filled by now '' Zenoz added before turning around tying to fall asleep , not exactly able to relax himself after that day .
Rilla made a revolted sound at his words, then sighed. She moved over to him as he tried to settle. She placed a hand on his shoulder and started to lightly rub, moving down to his back. As she sat there, a soft hum started, quiet and content sounding. She sat there until he finally fell asleep. And a bit longer, before finally getting up and continuing to search what was left in the cave.
After a while, she found things useful, and the rotting meat he'd stored, and returned to the fire, shivering slightly. Her clothing more designed for the warmth of Kzar than the frozen mountain range. They were going to need food. Real food, not the rotting stuff she'd come across. She really needed more healing plants for him, but she could make due with what she had found for now. She finally shrugged and curled up next to him on the furs. For now all that could wait while she caught some sleep herself.
Zenoz felt her moving on the furs and gently wrapped his arms around her waist , even if a bit of pain moved through his arms he ignored it , focusing on the heat their bodies created , lightly pulling Rilla into his chest , hugging her tightly as a few hours passed on , his energy slowly regained .
Rilla stirred lightly as Zenoz pulled her closer to him. She quickly dropped back into sleep though. It had been a long several weeks since she'd actually slept decently. She wrapped an arm around his waist and snuggled closer to him. A peaceful sounding hum filled the cavern as she slept on.
As the fire started to die down, Rilla started to stir and wake. She shivered slightly as the cave grew colder. She gave a sigh and worked to extract herself from the sleeping Dragon. Finally feeling refreshed enough to tackle the things needing done, she wiggled herself free.
Zenoz felt her trying to escape from his arms , grabbing the behind of her pants before pulling Rilla on top of him ''Why didn't you wake me up too ?'' he asked with a small grin , holding her on his chest while his eyes met hers , avoiding putting too much force in his hands so he wouldn't disturb his healing scales .
"Apparently I have." She settled on top of him with an exasperated sigh. "You need rest to heal, that's why." She lightly traced a finger on his chest and shoulder as she lay there. "I found a few things salvageable in the mess you've let this place become. And I tell you, it's going to be something to get this place cleaned up. For now, though, you will rest and heal. I can take care of things for the moment." She didn't move yet though, enjoying the feel of having him close once more.
Zenoz grinned a bit before his hands moved onto her ass , groping her while pulling her crotch against his crotch ''Don't leave me like this , I can still help you '' he said while chuckling at the position they were into ''My arms are the only part of me that's hurt , the rest is still in use '' the dragon said moving his lips on her neck , starting to suck onto the skin , he missed her body against his .
Rilla gave a light snort at both his words and actions. She could feel his member growing between them and gave an amused chuckle. "So I can feel." Her eyes closed as she let a sigh of pleasure loose when he started on her neck. Her arms wrapped around him and cradled him close. "I have missed you so very much." She started giving him light kisses along the side of his face as her hips started to move in tight circles against him.
Zenoz growled when she started moving her hips , his hands traveling under her clothes to feel every inch of her skin , head moving to catch her lips into a passionate kiss , tongue darting in and out of her mouth while his member hardened now , pre-cum already tripping from the tip and staining her pants , his need for her growing over the edge now after what has passed and the fact that they recognized their feelings for each-other . His claws passing over her breasts , stopping to enjoy their softness while he teased her nipples .
Rilla gave her own soft growl at his actions. Her body shivering delightfully as his hands skimmed over her body. She groaned deeply into their kiss, then broke it off abruptly. She got up and hastily removed her clothes. Her need for him growing to unbearable levels, she couldn't stand to have the cloning between them any longer. Settling back down on top of him, she kissed him again, all of her longing and missing him in that kiss. Shifting her hips just so, his cock slid inside her.
Zenoz watched amused , her stripping of clothes seemingly out of place for the woman yet before he could throw any remarks she was on top of him , her lips mashed against his while she felt her wet lips swallowing his cock , his hips suddenly and hastily slamming against hers , turning both of them around so she had her back against the fur , keeping his lips on hers , their tongues battling between their mouths as he started thrusting.
Rilla stiffened for a brief moment when he started thrusting. Her body still a bit sore from the miscarry earlier in the day. Fortunately, she was young and healthy, and her body had already started healing with the sleep she'd gotten. Her arms and legs wrapped around him, and in no time her starved body, too long without the feel of him, started building that familiar tension. Her hands slid down his back and got momentarily hung up on his wings before she managed to get them around the obstacles and down to his hips. They gripped him tight and seemed to help to urge him on, as her own hips moved at a faster pace. And though her breathing became strained, she never broke their kiss.
Zenoz moved his lips sucking on her tongue while his thrusts started gaining more speed , arms wrapped around her waist as he almost threw her around , he was rough and full of passion , feeling her wet juices dripping down just made his cock twitch , the energies changing making it grow with half of its normal size , his tail starting to search for the last target again , coating itself before slipping inside her other hole , filling Rilla up in her pussy , ass and mouth , decided to make her fall into a broken world of ecstasy for all the time they've lost .
Rilla's scream was muffled by their kiss, as he brought her to an intense release. Her mind went blank for a moment as her body shook under him as violently as his thrusts had become. Everything tightened around him; her arms and legs, the muscles around his pole and tail, she even bit down on her own tongue. Strangely it didn't hurt, but had quite the opposite affect on her, adding to the intensity of the orgasm she was already experiencing. Her violent spasms kept her moving on his cock and tail, and quickly built up and released a second orgasm, that about knocked her out. Too long had they been apart, too long had she gone without his touch.
Zenoz almost felt himself losing it when her second orgasm him , by sheer willpower managing to keep his climax at bay when she tightened around his tail and member , the feeling off her teeth sunk in his tongue didn't help either , the combination of pain and pleasure almost intoxicating before he pulled out , a decision to switch places coming to his mind as the tail moved up towards her pussy lips , sinking in down to her core like a tentacle , using its flexibility to touch any sensitive spot inside her while his pole was pressed against her tighter hole, even if it was covered in her juices and her ass was loosened a bit by his tail , the dragon was still worried about hurting her .
As the actions went on he pulled his tongue from her teeth , pulling from her mouth and sinking his teeth in the soft skin off her neck , not enough to draw blood or do any real damage , just to show her how it was to be bitten , letting her mouth free before his penis entered her ring , slow in contrast to his tail that was moving at a crazy speed , almost as if the muscle was having a well targeting seizure
The feel of his tail was far more intense than when his tongue had been the first thing to enter her. His cock slowly entering her ass, and his bite on her neck combined with the wild movements of his tail was a sensation she was in no way prepared for. Her hands flew off him and grabbed fistfuls of the furs they laid upon and started twisting the material. Her body arched up violently, as her head fell back and her eyes rolled in her head. A scream so loud and piercing echoed around the cave, as her body once more released a powerful orgasm.
Zenoz groaned as her ring tightened around his cock , feeling it almost being ripped off as he allowed himself a release , the hot seed being shot inside her ass at an alarming rate , his lack on any sex making his body produce a high amount that filled her ass to the brink , making more than a few drops drip when he pulled out .
The dragon smirked when he got the chance to see her pleasure frozen face , the fact that he did that actually giving him a sense of pride he wasn't expecting , his arms then pulling her into a gentle hum ''I love you , my sweet Rilla'' his voice whispered in her ear , not knowing that after the shattering orgasm she might still be needing time to recuperate .
Rilla whimpered as he pulled her to him. Her body, over sensitized by their lovemaking, she shuddered with another orgasm. Nothing like the last three, but still intense due her body being so sensitive. Muscles spasmed around the tail still inside her. His whispered words setting her off again, both the words and the feel of his breath across her ear. She gave a small sob. "Zenoz." Then proceeded to pass out from the overload to her body and mind. Lying limp in his arms for the most part, her body still going through small aftershocks and orgasms.
Zenoz felt her still tighten around his tail even if she passed out , gently pulling his tail out of her noticing her juices dripping , more like flowing out and completely covering his tail ''I need to do this more often , even more if I want to shut you up love '' he said with a chuckle , slowly getting up .
The dragon wandered through the cave , grabbing most of the useless objects and the rotten meat in a pile outside , leaving his hottest breath turn them into ashes , then moving a bit around the slope , eyes searching for something that he knew should be there , a small murder of crows eyeing the same prey as him , the white furred rabbit leaving a small bloody tail in the snow , its foot most likely having beet caught in an older trap giving the dragon the chance to fly and snatch the rabbit , in a few minutes the fire already moving under its furless form.
After a while, Rilla came back to consciousness. She stirred and stretched, only to freeze suddenly. She didn't feel the Dragon next to her and started to panic. Had she dreamed it all? Was she missing him so badly that her mind created an escape fantasy of them back together? Was she finally succumbing to an insanity brought about by the loss of him? The smell of roasting rabbit hit her nose at the same time her eyes flew open. She jerked upright and looked around wildly, not registering her surroundings at first. Finally her eyes found and focused on him. such a relief washed through her that she sobbed a bit. Scrambling up off the furs she bolted to him and plowed into his form. Wrapping herself around him she buried her face in his chest. She shuddered against him, partially because her body was still a bit sensitive after their lovemaking, but mostly because of the fear she just had.
Zenoz was actually startled to find the female slamming right into his chest , barley able to keep himself form falling , his tail keeping him in balance as he unconsciously wrapped both his arms around her shaking form ''Hey ... what happened ? Did you have a nightmare ?'' he asked actually worried for her .
Her voice drifted out from between them, a bit muffled, but very understandable. "I love you so very much. I miss you terribly. My shadowed existence is becoming unbearable. Please, if this is a dream, do not let me wake." Every bit of her hurt, pain, and loss could be heard in her voice at their separation. She started to cry softly and clung tighter to him, very much afraid she would actually wake and find herself back in Kzar.
Zenoz looked wide eyed at Rilla clinging to his body , gently putting his hand between them to look in her eyes , gently kissing her before pulling back ''Is this real enough for you ? If not I'm trying to decide between slapping you or cleaning you like last time '' he said with a light smile , even if he truly hated her tears , her words actually made him happy knowing she loved him so much , lightly tracing her cheek.
''I stole you from the dwarven , we are home love so stop crying '' his words were gentle and full of affection , tracing her side without any perverted intentions like before .
Rilla hiccupped at his kiss. She started to smile at his words, but then her eyes narrowed as they continued. She jerked back from him. "Seriously?! I pour out my heart to you. Tell you how miserable I was without you. How much I love you. And in response one of your options is to slap me?"
She clambered off him angrily and stalked towards the lake. She was a sticky mess from her own, juices and his seed oozing from her ass, and she wanted clean, now. "Also, you did not steal me from the Dwarves. You could have come anytime and I would have willingly gone with you." This tossed over her shoulder as she walked away. Yep, he was her Dragon alright. Knowing just the right things to say or do to make her angry at the oddest things. A smile started to twitch her lips as she thought upon that.
''Another one of the things I love you for is that anger , its one of the only things that I can use to get you out of that depressed state '' he chuckled walking by her , sitting by the side of the lake to keep his feet in the water while looking at her form , grinning a bit before stalking behind the human wrapping his arms around her .
''It was a viable option , not that I would enjoy it thou ... Still I don't like making you mad , yet you must know I love you just as much , as for how miserable I was the sorry state of my scales and the missing ones from my hands might show that '' he whispered in her ear .
Rilla cast him side long glances, fighting that urge to smile. She gave a snort. "It's not your only option to use." She stepped into the lake and convulsed at the sheer cold of the water. Stepping quickly, she dropped off the ledge to fully immerse herself and then floundered back to the shallow water. She was a slight bit blue and her teeth chattered uncontrollably as she worked to get herself clean.
When he wrapped his arms around her shivering form, she pressed back into him, trying to leech some of his warmth into herself. She turned in his arms and pressed against him again, looking up at him. "I know. And the state of your mind as the Dwarves brought you into Kzar. I can't begin to imagine what happened to you." Her words were punctured here and there by her clacking teeth. She hugged him close, trying to warm herself, but mostly in sympathy for his ordeal.
The dragon nodded before spitting some flames in the water , rising its temperature enough for the female , then he gently lowered himself not before grabbing her legs and pulling her into his chest , sitting down in the water to let the two of them heat up ''Dragons like me are pretty unstable , even more if they allow themselves to lose control , its good that you snapped me out of it when you did ''he told her before kissing her neck in a sign of affection.
Rilla sighed happily as she settled in his lap in the now warmed water that was almost too hot for her frozen skin. She listened to his words, and made an exasperated sound at his kissing. Prying his head from her neck, she faced him. "If you had not been caught, I wouldn't have had the opportunity at the attempt." She kissed him lightly.
The dragon gently pulled his lips off her own , looking in her eyes then shrugging ''And now we are back here , its not as good as the dwarven homes but I guess its still a home '' he said voice calm and relaxed in the water , his hand tracing her leg as steam floated around them .
''So I've cleaned this place out , also I've cooked something for you , in case what happened left you hungry '' Zenoz said as his tail gently touched her buttocks , slowly tickling her and accenting his point .
She gave him a bright smile. "Yes. This is home. It doesn't matter how fancy or not it is. What matters is it is our home." She peered over his shoulder at the cave in general. "And it needs some adjustments to make it fit for Human habitation." She looked back at him and chuckled. "Yes, my nose tells me you've been busy." She started as his tail started to tease her butt, and she looked at him blandly. "Offered food, but teased. Hmmm." She turned and shifted until she straddled his lap. "You're going to starve me to death." She paused and grinned. "Or mate me to death. Think I prefer to go out by the latter. Much more pleasant." She leaned forward and kissed him again.
''As good as that sounded I'd rather have you pass out from pleasure rather than have it from lack of food '' he chuckled in her kiss , pulling back to notice his member already starting to grow after she wrapped around his body , his hands gently prying Rilla off ''You need to eat something , I'm keeping my hands and tail away from you until you do so '' he stated moving towards his fire , trying to ignore the erection hanging from his groin .
Zenoz moved to grab the bowls , the idea of refurnishing his cave being split in two , for once all the time he'd been living in this cave and the fact that he had to change it for her 'Do I mind change ? I don't think I do' his thoughts rang as he sliced a few pieces from the roasted rabbit , moving them into the bowl with some plants he learned were used to spice human food , they grew somewhere at the back of the cave where a hold split the mountain and brought light to the deafening darkness .
Rilla pouted when he pulled her off him. His words made her eyes narrow, and a wicked little grin formed on her face as he walked towards the fire. She trotted after him. As he started gathering stuff to prepare food for her, her hands came to rest on his back just above his tail. She stood in a way that she straddled over his tail. Slowly she slid her hands up his back and over and around his hips. Stepping forward as her hands moved to circle his waist, she pressed against his back. Her hands then slid down and wrapped around his cock. She slowly stroked along his shaft as he cut the meat and prepared the bowl. He said he was keeping his hands and tail away from her, nothing was said about her keeping hers away from him.
Zenoz let out a curious sound when she walked behind him , even more when she straddled his tail only to find himself letting out a groan when her hands grabbed his shaft tail unintentionally moving and rubbing against her legs ''Really ? You have to eat something Rilla '' he said even thou lust was tinging his voice , her touch only causing his cock to twitch and grow a bit , the dragon making a weak attempt at wiggling her off his tail as he placed the bowls down near the fire , he wasn't going to let her win that easy but he found his body working against him.
She slid her hands back down as she gave a giggle. "True. I need to eat. And I promise I will. But it's a nice change to be the one teasing, instead of teased." She shifted back and forth on her feet, causing her body to rub against his just the slightest. A soft hum came from her as her teasing him affected her as well.
''Look out where your teasing is going , I only put my hands and tail out of it ... its not like I lack anything else to use '' he said with a hiss , trying to hold himself before he moved against her hands , trying to break free for a few seconds then trying to shift their position ''So now that you got what you wanted can you get off me? Its pretty hard to focus like this '' Zenoz mumbled .
"Mhm. Yes it is, isn't it." The teasing note all too clear in her voice. As he tried to get free and moved around, she moved with him. Short of taking flight, and perhaps hopping, he wasn't getting free that easily. Her hands continued their slow stroking and teasing. She added feather soft kisses to his back, between his wings.
Zenoz groaned admitting that she got an advantage over him at that moment , more with the fact that he held himself so much earlier in their lovemaking , avoiding the chance of ejaculating inside her and taking the chance of Rilla getting pregnant again , all that caused her touches to have even more of an effect on him , the dragon letting a small grin come over his face as he started to rock his hips against her hands , might as well deny her pleasure off that , trying to bring himself to a fast climax thus blowing her only advantage over the situation
Abruptly, Rilla stopped her actions and with a quick hopping step, came around and snatched the bowl from his hands. She then moved and settled on the furs and started to eat. Her eyes twinkled as she watched him with that wicked little grin. After she'd swallowed her first bite she spoke. "Thank you. It's delicious." She turned her attention to her food in earnest, hunger overriding any sexual urges at the moment.
The dragon shook his head almost carelessly using a hand to eat most of the rabbit in a gulp , his other hand grabbing his member , taking her example and stroking it , more to compensate for what went on a few seconds ago , decided that it was the best way of getting out of it at that moment .
Rilla watched him in amusement as she ate. She finished her food, and rose to take her bowl to clean. As she walked away she shot over her shoulder. "I bet if you stroked it as fast as you tend to pound me, you'd get off faster." Her laughter floated back to him as she made her way to the water and squatted to clean her bowl.
Zenoz watched her move and chuckled simply continuing his actions , letting himself enjoy the moment as it lasted , edging the climax for a few seconds before it exploded , his cum shooting on the cave floor while the dragon took a deep breath , letting the pleasure wash over him ''If you wouldn't mess with me and let it go by its own I wouldn't have had to get off '' his voice still a bit affected by the orgasm , the dragon then getting up and walking towards the cave entrance , deciding that some cold , fresh air would calm his senses.
Rilla returned and dropped her bowl by the fire and watched him walk out. She gave a sigh and turned away. She wandered to a part of the cave she'd seen some large skins at and gathered a few up and dragged them back to the furs. She then moved off once more and rooted in some odds and ends she'd also found. A humming started up, kind of sad and melancholy. She found the thin leather strips she wanted and a punch.
She carried the items back to the others and settled on the furs. Wrapping herself in one to ward of the cold, she set to work. Punching holes in the bottom edges of the skins, she then threaded the strips through. Making the pieces longer by joining them together. The humming continued as she worked.
The dragon stood on the edge of the cave , looking forward to the snow that started falling , the plains already covered in it from the last night , now the new snow making the early one grow . Zenoz spat some flames to melt the edge of the slope , making sure it was dry so if Rilla walked out she wouldn't slip and fall , his senses searching for more prey .
Rilla continued her work, the humming growing more despondent sounding and quieter. Periodically she rose and gathered more skins to sew together. Eventually, she had many panels made. She then started punching holes down the sides of each panel. As she finally finished, she set the stuff aside and curled up in the fur, cocooning herself in the one wrapped around herself. Weary, she fell into a fitful sleep.
The dragon finished scouting , nodding off some areas where he could hunt for their food , his gaze then turning towards the cave , thinking about the female inside , his thoughts calmly flowing towards the differences between them , but one in particular that being their lifespan , humans never outlived dragons , most creatures couldn't outlive a dragon so the question came by what will happen then .
'I don't want to think about that ' his thoughts rang as he walked towards the cocoon that Rilla became , kneeling by her to wrap his arms around the female , holding the fur mass against his chest in an attempt to drown his worries .
Rilla dreamed strange dreams and she tossed and turned a lot as she slept the humming that came from her so often had a discordant sound about it through the night. When she woke the next morn, she didn't feel the least bit rested. Wrapped in the furs like she was, she was able to slip out of Zenoz's arms, and she padded out of the cave yawning. She headed carefully down the path and released her water. Shivering, she headed back inside.
Gathering the skins she'd worked on the night before she drug them over to the fire. She then went and found more leather strips and r3turned. Dropping them on the skins, she next went and got wood to feed the glowing embers and coaxed the fire back to life. Setting down, she continued her work. Yawning a lot, Rilla kept finding herself dozing off as she worked. It was as if she hadn't really slept at all.
Zenoz shook his head when he felt her leave , slowly getting up and looking at the working female ''You need any help?'' he asked walking by her to look at the leather strips , sitting by her and blowing a small breath on the embers to rise them in a full blown fire ''I'll need to get more wood soon '' .
Rilla jerked as Zenoz spoke. She looked at him a bit owlishly before she resumed her work. Her head lowered as she tried to concentrate on the leather. "As soon as I'm done putting these together, yes" She continued lacing the panels together slowly, fighting the urge to doze off.
The dragon nodded noticing her almost dozing off , his hand shot up to her shoulder to keep her from hitting herself , eyes focused on what she was working on ''What happened with you? You look like you haven't slept at all '' he told her in an gentle tone , worried a bit about why would she be in that state , eyes focused on her own.
''Also what do I need to do , after you're done ? '' he asked just to keep the conversation flowing , the worry for her health being in the top place between his thoughts .
"I... didn't sleep well." She gave a shrug as she suddenly yawned. Truthfully, she wasn't all that sure what was wrong with her either. Finally lacing the last panel to the rest, she looked at him. "Soon as I finish this, if you could tack it across the entrance.... maybe inside it a bit. I think there's enough. It'll help block the cold and keep the cave warmer...." She trailed off as another yawn over took her.
Zenoz nodded towards her , walking the cave entrance before starting to scrape the insides of the stone walls , carving bits by bits to make sure he could use what she was going to give him , eyes sometimes moving back on her ''Rilla ... How about after we finish we could take a walk outside or maybe you could take a nap while I get something to eat ?'' he asked her with the same tone of worry , hoping it wasn't one of those human sicknesses or worse another baby , the idea actually scaring Zenoz .
Finished, Rilla stood. The long pieced together skin draped this way and that over her. She kind of walked/waddled the ungainly thing over towards the entrance. She stood patiently, if a bit sleepily for him to take and start tacking the thing up across the entrance. Yawning profusely she replied. "I might could use a nap. Though a walk would be nice. I'm afraid my warmer clothes were left behind in Kzar though." She gave a sigh, clearly torn.
The dragon let out a thoughtful sound before rising up to where her hands couldn't reach , helping her stick the cover to the entrance , soon enough finishing it and covering the light of day that tried breaking from outside , the cold being kept away from their home.
''I have an idea , but it might be a blow towards your pride '' he said a bit amused walking to a big white fur and stepping back to her , wrapping it around her body and rising the female up in his arms , kissing her forehead then stepping out through the entrance . Zenoz walked towards the slope carefully not to slip before opening his wing ''I want you to defy your fear of flying this time , I'll give you the chance to see what I see'' he whispered rising up in the air , going up about seventy meters , his wings then starting to slowly glide them down , giving the two a chance to see the white covered forest , a lake in the distance , a few camps from where the smoke ran out .
Rilla cocked a brow at him, wondering what he was up too. As he wrapped the fur around her, she looked at him in amusement, until he picked her up. She blinked as he walked them out of the cave and to the ledge. She stiffened as she realized what he had planned. Her heart hammered and her breathing accelerated. She wasn't sleepy anymore, the adrenaline from her fear waking her up now. "Zen--" His name cut off as he flew them up.
Rilla started to shake badly at first. "Blast it, Dragon! If Humans were meant to fly, we'd have wings..." As he glided them down, the scenery managed to catch her attention in spite of her fear. Viewing the small part of the their world, her shaking subsided to slight tremors here and there. It wasn't that she had a fear of heights, she could walk trees after all, but she preferred her feet solidly on something. If she fell, she at least had a chance to grab something to break her fall. Up here there was nothing but air between her and the ground.
At some point in their gliding though, she finally relaxed in his arms and enjoyed the view. She had to admit, it was beautiful and a unique way of seeing things. She gave a quiet sigh. Her head tilted towards him to come to rest on his shoulder and neck. "It is beautiful. Thank you."
''I knew you'd like it without anything chasing us down to kill us , now relax my dearest and try resting '' he whispered towards her , gently flapping his wings from time to time to keep them gliding at that height , moving his arms to cradle her better in his arms and throw the change of her falling away, sometimes lowering himself as much as to hit a tree with his foot, making the snow rain down over the forest , the wind guiding him towards the mountains in the distance , a route coming in his mind so he would show Rilla the secrets kept by the winged beings.
''I'll wake you up a bit later when we head back '' he told Rilla moving his head so he could kiss her forehead , then shifting back to the original position , eyes now locked onto the shining white mountain tops , snow and ice glistering in the distance and reflecting the suns rays towards them .
Rilla smiled at his words, for a change not pissing her off. As he shifted her about, she managed to somehow get a hand out of the fur and it came to res in the crook of his neck. At first she couldn't sleep as the scenes were too beautiful. Eventually though she did finally drift off. A soft hum beautiful in sound came from her as she drifted off. Gradually, the humming changed to a discordant and broken sound as once more dreams plagued her. She shifted now and again in his arms, the jagged humming punctured by whimpers here and there.
Zenoz noticed her whimpering and squirming in his arms , his wings guiding them on the snowy mountain where he started shaking her ''Rilla ? Wake up ...'' he told her gently , noticing the nightmares that were plaguing her and trying to tear her out of it , the world around them having shifted to a cave completely made out of ice , as if carved into it by something , the tip of that particular mountain actually being a glacier like ice structure that with snow and rain became bigger , taller and sharper than the rest , the clear ice almost see through revealing several plants and animals that grew or took rest while the rain fell over it , mushrooms present over some layers that once were the walls of the cave .
Rilla whined at his words and shaking. Her dreams shifted once more, and she suddenly stilled in his arms. The humming slowly changed to a curious and confused sounding melody. It was as if her dreaming mind had come up with something that puzzled her. She shifted and cuddled closer to him, her hand moving to wrap around his neck. Once more the melody changed to a soothed sound and she lay there for a long time finally seeming to get some rest.
Finally her eyes fluttered open as her cold hand moved and stroked his face lightly. "Zenoz?" Her voice was fuzzy with sleep. She looked around at her surroundings and gasped. Sleep gone, she stared wide eyed at the beauty of the place. "Where are we?" Her voice was an awed whisper.
''In a timeless place , this is where life is stilled in ice '' he whispered pressing his hand against the side of the wall , on the other end laying a nest of hornets trapped in the thick ice , the insects seemingly trying to get out before their entrance was closed , the light from the outside shining through the walls almost like through glass , Zenoz keeping his arms around her ''What did you dream about my love ?''
Rilla stared for many long moments after he spoke. Finally, she moved a bit to place her hand on the ice. Fascinated, she trailed a finger along the hornets. She studied them closely, having never been so close to such without getting stung. Curiosity satisfied, she withdrew her hand and tucked it back inside the fur wrapped around her. She turned in Zenoz's arms and laid her head against his shoulder facing away from him. Her eyes traveled the rest of the beautiful place, as she stayed within the comfort and security of his arms.
she gave a sigh and her voice was soft as she finally answered his question. "You, me, little gray skinned creatures I've never seen before, fire, death, our child." Tears slipped out with the last listed. "Then the Great Mother appeared in my dreams. Everything faded away and it was just Her and me. She told me everything would be fine in the end." She gave a shrug. "Then she told me to expect a visitor soon...." Her voice trailed off in puzzlement.
''A visitor ? I don't know what to feel about that , the last time I had a visitor I've been chained and dragged in the dwarven city ... While that ended up good I'm not taking chances '' He said with a shake of his head , hearing the emotion through her voice , the one about their child actually making an emptiness fill his chest , he completely disliked the idea about the child Rilla didn't , she was a good mother .
''Also I regret not being able to give you a child my love ... I just don't want risking your life , the price is just to big to pay '' he said , regret deep in his voice , painting it like the ice did to the walls around them , his feet moving the two towards the entrance of the cave as he decided it was time to head back .
Rilla just nodded at his words. Her heart was heavy, but she accepted that her time with him would be a childless one. She would have no one to pass her skills on to, and except the little bit she'd shared with the Dwarven Healers in Kzar, they would die with her. She hid the hurt and pain though and smiled softly at him as he moved them to leave. A part of her heart died quietly though knowing she would never know the joy of being a mother now. But she loved him, and that was the price of her love. She wrapped the fur a bit tighter around herself, preparing for him to fly them home.
Zenoz opened his wings and took flight , yet the world around his seemed still , the slip pupils dilating and returning to normal as thoughts and questions ran through his mind , cold filling his body more than ever before , how was he going to keep this going on ? How could he deprive her of the happiness she truly deserves , a child for such a mother was like the air he breathed , what could he do to give her one while avoiding the risks also the blow it gave to his honor , he saw the breeding grounds , he saw the pain hidden in those toxic pleasure filled eyes , the twitch their bodies did give each time he was dragged anywhere near , those mindless solders that the mothers made , they were denied the same happiness , they were denied freedom . Each time his thoughts moved to his day , the one he killed them all , he freed their minds and bodies from the shackles that were wrapped around them , that bound them to the twisted gray-skins .
His bony almost mechanically dropped in front of the entrance to their home , moving the makeshift door out of the way he stepped inside and gently put Rilla down , his mind still wrapped into its own nightmarish world , to the same questions that he was trying to answer to , a second later a few tears dripping on his face that were wiped in seconds , their hotness waking him up from his mindscape , the pupils finally refocusing on Rilla .
Rilla stood staring at the fire, or more precisely at the small form near the fire cooking something. The form had turned at their entrance and stared back briefly before a smile split its hairy face. "Thank the Gods, Lass. Wasna sure I be ha'in' the right cave."
Rilla let out a delighted cry and the fur dropped to the ground as she ran up to hug her short friend. "Flen!" She moved back. "How did...? What are you...?" Her eyes suddenly narrowed and her voice grew protective and hard. "He's not going back!"
Flen laughed at all her half asked questions, even her sudden threat. "Nay, Lass. He willna go back, unless he wishes to. I have managed to get the Council's word that he may come. They will have questions for ye, Dragon, but ye will nae be attacked are harmed. As fer why I be here, ye left some things behind ye will be a needin'." He waved to the large pack laying a short distance away.
He rose up and patted pushed her towards the pack as he headed toward the Dragon. Locking up he spoke quietly. "A word wit' ye a moment, Dragon?" He motioned back out the cave and away from Rilla, who was digging in the pack curiously.
Zenoz looked down at the dwarf , his form actually growing sharper , gaining a bit of a similarity to his insane stance before he stepped towards him , tail splitting the air behind him ''What is it ? '' he asked , voice deep and really lacking any emotions , if he found the cave so easily who knew what would step in the next time , or worse what if this was just a trick and next time he'd wake up with a full battalion of dwarfs and dragon hunters .
Flen had walked up and was looking down over the edge. He turned to look at the Dragon, worry clear in his eyes. "Nae a 'ery safe place fer a Dead Walker." He turned and looked out at the panoramic view with a sigh. "I hope she stops now that she's back wit' her mate." He shot a scowl over his shoulder at the Dragon. "Nae use denyin' it. I saw the soulless thing she'd become when ye left her to Kzar." He looked towards the cave entrance. "She came to life when they brought ye in. Ye two are mated as any two can be."
He looked back out over the vista, quiet for many long moments. "Dragon, think ye long an' hard on the chance to come back to Kzar. Ho' long ye think she can survive he'e? She spent the bulk o' the White Cold in Kzar, wha' 'bout next year? Or if nae Kzar, perhaps think on relocating to that Forests of Azbel far to the south where tis warmer in the winters."
Finally he turned and walked towards the Dragon, clapping him lightly on his forearm he looked up at him. "Jes take care o' her. She's a good lass." He then walked into the cave before Rilla had a chance to come looking for them.
The dragon watched the dwarf with the same lack of trust that he kept at the beginning , turning around to get back to Rilla , watching her almost as a spelunker searching into that bag , his hand moving on her shoulder to startle her ''It seems your friend had some thins to tell me ... Found anything interesting there ?'' he asked , eyes moving on the bag as his tail still whipped from side to side , throwing the little dust that was in the cave away to the sides , the idea of completely moving from their place into Kzar tearing him into two , one with and one against it ''Also he made me wonder , how would it be if we moved from the plains ... Somewhere were you could be safe walking out and not risking to freeze or get attacked by a snow troll ''
Rilla jerked upright, a small strangely coloured bag in one hand and a scrap of parchment in the other. She gave Zenoz an absent look at his words. Turning to Flen she held the stuff out to him. "What is this? Everything in the pack is mine, except this, and a few herbs and plants I hadn't finished preparing, of course."
Flen walked up and looked at the bag, then shrugged. "One o' the Healers ga'e it to me."
Rilla waved the parchment under his nose. "Well? I hadn't the time to fully learn Dwarvish."
Flen chuckled as he took the paper from her. He eyed her with amusement. "As I recall ye speak Dwarvish rather well. Particularly the more colourful words." He took the paper and looked it over while Rilla blushed a bit at the reminder that she got cussing down quicker than actually speaking. "'The Goddess Tenelish came an' tol' me ye'd be needin' this, Child. And that ye'd know when. Put it away fer now so'eplace safe, and ferget 'bout it.'" Flen handed the paper back to Rilla, who now looked perplexed and puzzled.
With a sigh she took the paper and putting it with the pouch she placed both aside with the rest of her things she'd dug out. Suddenly, she blinked and jerked. Her head whipped around and she stared at Zenoz aghast. "Wait. What? Move?" Her eyes narrowed dangerously and she stalked towards him. "And just why would we move from our home?" She stood nose to nose with him, though on her tiptoes to do so, hands on her hips and temper in full flare.
"Uh, Lass--" Flen stopped and actually gulped and took a step back as Rilla swung around to glare at him now. Eyes wide in awe. He'd never seen her like this and it was shocking for the Dwarf. Clearing his throat he tried to explain. "Twas me idea, Lass." He paused and swallowed again as Rilla's look started to become dangerous. With a sigh he rushed on. "Look, there be no helpin' it now, but ye Dead Walk, Lass. We've managed to keep it from ye, an' get ye back to yer home an' bed safely. But he'e tis too dangerous fer ye. Ye Dead Walk offn tha' ledge yonder an' tis yer death moren likely."
Rilla's anger vanished and changed to horrified. "What do you mean I sleep walk? I have never...." Her voice trailed off and she backed up, bumping into Zenoz.
Zenoz watched them amused , even when she got in his face he simply shook it off as her normal temper and the love of this home they worked on , but when the sleepwalking part came and she felt her shift in fear , his arms shooting around her , trying to calm the woman down ''I wouldn't know , we always slept together and I hold you pretty tight in my arms , also it couldn't have happened to have you slip out of my grasp , I'm a bit too trained to miss that '' he told her , trying to comfort her a bit .
''Also what Goddess ? What does that tiny scroll do '' he asked the dwarf , the dragon belief , actually most beliefs being ignored by him as he learned that to call for deity's was the sure road to death .
Rilla relaxed as Zenoz's arms came around her and he spoke. She cuddled into his hold, true enough he held her as they slept when together. Maybe that was why she slept walked when they were apart. She was probably looking for him when her mind was at rest...
Flen snorted at the Dragon's question, but still eyed Rilla as he answered. "Twern't a scroll, Dragon. Jes a note to Rilla. I ha'e nae idea wha's in the pouch."
"An herb I'm unfamiliar with, ground to a powder. Rather unpleasant smelling too."
Flen shrugged at her words. "I kno' nothin' o' herbery, Lass. Ye know’d this."
Rilla nodded. She sighed quietly and did give the move question serious thought. She just didn't know how she felt about such a thing. Turning in Zenoz's arms, she looked up at him. "Where exactly would we move to anyway?"
''The dwarf threw the idea of living back in Kzar , or going to the warmer side of the continent ... I don't want to leave what we worked on behind but it might be the best for both of us '' he told her in a quiet tone , his hands rubbing her sides to keep her comfortable , eyes focusing on her then on the dwarf , not knowing what she might wish for , she was a healer , a good one at that and the dwarven would need someone like her so they would welcome the idea with arms wide .
Rilla looked at him for a few heartbeats, then suddenly turned towards the Dwarf. "And the Dwarf he manhandled? He's going to just let my Dragon move peacefully into Kzar? No hard feelings?" Like Zenoz, Rilla was suspicious of his actual welcome in Kzar after his last time there, just not to the extent he was.
Flen shifted a bit and rubbed the back of his neck. "Well..." He sighed. "Truthfully, probably nae. Oh, if the Council determines tha' there be extenuating circumstances to his actions, he will abide by the decision. But it woul' be a surface acceptance. He woul' constantly watch yer Dragon, hopin' fer a reason to either turn 'im in to the Council or attack out right."
Rilla pressed back into Zenoz as Flen spoke. When he was done she replied firmly but simply. "No."
Flen sighed. Leave it to her to be stubborn. "Rilla--"
"No. I am not going to live with a constant shadow over us in Kzar, Flen. It would taint the kindness shown to me when I stayed
there."
Flen nodded. The girl had a point, and he really didn't blame her. As much as he, and the rest of the Dwarven citizens of Kzar would love to have her back, he wouldn't lie to her to get her to do so. He sighed.
Zenoz gently kissed her neck before moving to her ear ''I think its worth a try , if you feel like its not welcoming and you dislike it we can leave , but its our safest option at the moment ... And your only chance to live a bit of a normal life '' he whispered trying to convince himself of that solution , his tail slithering up her leg .
''Dwarf , tell your guards and your council that we are coming , just for a bit ... But don't tell them what we discussed here , their souls would be more true if they aren't aware of our suspicions '' He told Flen , still eyeing him with a bit of suspicion , yet other than wanting to try that chance of living in the metal plated city , he also wanted some alone time with his lover .
Rilla's lips were pressed tightly together from Zenoz's whispered words. She didn't argue though, not yet. His words to the Dwarf had her eyes snapping, leaving Flen to look back and forth between the two for several heartbeats.
Flen finally nodded to the Dragon. Moving, he grabbed his pack. Then going to the fire, he picked up his bowl and scooped some of what he'd been cooking when they'd returned into it, and moved towards the cave exit. He paused and looked back at the mated pair. "Twil take me a day an' a half to get back. Wait 'nother day after." He then headed out.
Rilla waited quietly, her body vibrating slightly. Once she was sure the Dwarf was out of ear shot, she spoke. "Zenoz..." Her voice held an angry note to it. "I don't..." She stopped and sighed. What did it matter, he'd decided and that was that. She started to move away from him.
''I know you don't , that's why I waited for him to go ... What are we going to do ? He's right that this place isn't the safest of all but still its been my home for quite some time ... I don't mind leaving it for you , but I need to know what you want '' he told her moving his arm to stop her , his tail starting to move up in-between her legs , running along her slit through her pants , teasing her a bit .
Stopped by his words and arm, Rilla started to turn towards him, but his tail distracted her. She leaned back into him, her eyes closing. Her anger and worry melted away as he started to get her aroused. "Zen." A soft groan escaped her, stopping her from continuing. Her groin started rocking as his tail teased her. She brought her arms up and clasped her hands behind his neck as her knees started to weaken from their actions.
''I guess we'll wait for your answer '' he said softly , leaning in to catch her lips into a passionate kiss , his tongue starting to explore her mouth , wrapping around her tongue before the dragon started sucking on it , a groan escaping his lungs while his arms took off her pants , leaving a free way for his tail to slide against her slit , the scales running along touching her clit while the other hand moved to grasp her butt , finger pressing against her asshole , simply teasing on the outside .
Rilla made an inarticulate sound in reply as he kissed her. she wiggled as he pulled her pants down, speeding up the process. Her pussy grew wet as he played with her clit and anus. Her hands finally let go of his neck and slid up caressing both sides of his face. Her breathing accelerated and soft moans of pleasure were released into their kiss.
Zenoz growled into the kiss as she caressed his face , moving his hands onto her hips to move them towards the fur , gently laying the female down breaking the kiss to stay on his feet , a small grin on his scaled face as his erect member was put in front of her , decided to let Rilla play a bit , adding more to her want and by that doing the same to himself , his long tail simply slipping inside her and against her inner walls , its almost serpentine slither so slow inside her , pressing her buttons and tempting her more and more by the second .
Rilla laid back and watched him for a moment as he stood there. As his cock hung there in her field of view, she reached up and wrapped her hand around it. As his tail slowly stroked and wiggled inside her, she moaned and started moving her hand slowly up and down his shaft. As her passion rose, so did she. Getting up on her knees, she moved until she wrapped her lips around his cock and sucked on the tip as her hand continued stroking the rest of his member.
''Rilla ... '' his mouth let out in a moan as Zenoz felt his knees grow a bit weak as she stroked his member , his tail gaining a bit of speed in its wiggles , more of it wandering inside her yet avoiding to hit too deep inside the female as his tail could as easy impale her if he didn't control his shifting from dragon to half , yet he felt his control over himself loosen when she started sucking on the tip of his cock , a hand placed on her head and pulling more onto her to get his member down into her mouth , not yet pulling her completely in yet feeling the temptation to do so .
Rilla hummed softly as she started to finally slide his member fully in his mouth. Her hand released him and moved to glide along his hip and grip his side. Her other hand came up and grabbed his other side. Using him for stability, she moved up and down his cock slowly, in spite of the chaos his tail was causing her body. Her pussy growing wetter as he picked up the speed.
Zenoz took the chance to grip the back of her head and push his cock down her throat , his tail switching its movements for thrusts , sliding in and out of her pussy at the same time as he started thrusting into her mouth , his member moving deep inside her throat and out until he felt his himself reaching his climax , shooting a few streams of hot cum in her mouth then pulling out . The dragon leaving his tail to bring her to her own climax after he reached his .
Rilla jerked as his cum hit her tongue and throat. She quickly swallowed as she dropped her head when he pulled away. While his tail's thrusting felt good, she suddenly lost all desire for such intimacy. Pushing his tail out of her, she grabbed her pants and pulled them back on. She moved to the pack Flen left behind and started putting her stuff back in it. Preparing for wherever Zenoz decided to move to. And if he opted to stay here, at least her stuff would be out of the way.
Zenoz watched her in utter confusion , his member softening as he watched her making up her pack ''Alright ... what happened ? '' he asked , expecting her actually both of them to keep going and enjoy their moment yet she distanced herself in seconds like nothing happened , the dragon stopped in lace by her actions .
She didn't answer him. Instead she asked a question of her own. "What happened after I released the log? Things went dark after I got caught in a vine and lost the spear when a log hit my shoulder." She paused. A thoughtful frown crossed her features and her eyes seemed to dart back and forth behind her closed eyes. "I think I hit my head going down...." Her quiet voice trailed off.
A haunted look suddenly appeared on her face and her eyes flew open. Unable to focus so close, her head jerked back slightly and her eyes came into focus. Her eyes darted all over his face. The haunted look faded for the most part. Her hand traced his face again. Her eyes were full of the questions she couldn't bring herself to ask. How badly had he hurt in the mess?
''I was drugged by one of them , it was a slave hunting party three trolls and one goblin , he put out the traps and darted me ... Some of my scales got loose after being hit so it stuck between them '' he told her gently tracing her hand , eyes locked on her own while they let a gleam of worry shine in them ''We got carried away after that but I managed to break out , it wasn't that easy but we got back here and the rest you know '' he finished .
Rilla flinched at his words, and dropped her gaze, but not before he caught glimpses of the guilt coming back. She gave a soft sigh and finally ducked her head under his chin to escape his gaze that sat heavily on her. She hoped to lie there several moments more and store away the closeness of him. Though her bladder was starting to make it a bit difficult to do so. She shifted a bit here and there, trying to ease the discomfort, not realizing it could be taken as fidgeting.
Zenoz felt her shift and moved his arms to give her a little space while her body was still much against his, a small sigh leaving his lips before he moved, gently kissing her forehead before whispering ''Its nothing, as I said we are alive and that's all it matters, I just want you to be alright'' his tone affectionate, feeling some sort of attachment over this human female he never felt before.
She raised her head at his words and looked at him. Her eyes searched him once more. Suddenly she hugged him tight. "Don't let anything happen to yourself either. I won't survive up here by myself. And the village is no longer a home I can return too." Then she pushed away from him, scrambling to get up, only hissing and wincing slightly at the protest of her ribs. She had to go, and she could no longer wait. "Excuse me."
Bolting out of the cave, she was only slightly more careful than her first morning. Which basically meant she didn't slip and slide so much, or come so close to the edge of the trail, her ribs slowing her down quite a bit. Finally reaching the place she had last time, she squatted and released her water with a huge sigh of relief. Of course her ribs got pissed, but it was such a relief to finally let go. She sat there long after her bladder had emptied, thinking. Should she actually try to escape now?
She had spoken the truth to him. She really couldn't survive up here for long alone. She didn't know the dangers well enough, besides the cold that was well on its way. And she couldn't go back to the village, they'd just stake her back out again, or kill her. Or worse, she'd be forced to marry Darik after all. She made a disgusted sound at that thought. No, better to stay here. But it was clear too, that she couldn't hunt with him either. She would be too much of a distraction for him like last time. Which left her with being shut up in the cave, and that would make her irritable and drive her insane. She heaved another sigh, uncertain. Her ribs protested again which brought her out of the thoughts and reminded her of the cold. Shivering now, she quickly bolted back up the path to the cave.
Zenoz found himself standing by the edge of the trail , ears perked to hear her steps as he looked over towards the sun that was slowly rising from under the clouds , soon it will take its place up and light up the entire hills zone , a small look of uncertainty plastered on his face , now getting the chance to really think things up , knowing that when the cold will come Rilla would be in danger , she will have to stay in the cave while he'd hunt and Zenoz knew she wouldn't just stay like that , it wasn't her .
Then came the idea of leaving her into one of the human cities, yet this was still problematic, also he found the idea of having her find a male and do the same things they did sickening, not knowing what jealousy really was, his eyes then moving to her, making a gesture to walk into the cave, his eyes stopping for a second on her crotch, a small chuckle leaving his lips before he went inside, moving back by the fire.
Rilla found herself stopping short as he made a gesture for her to enter the cave, as if she didn't have the sense to do that already. Her eyes were already narrowing when he glanced at her crotch and chuckled before walking in. Her fire came back with a vengeance at this arrogance, at least that's how she saw it. She stalked into the cave, no longer feeling the cold as she stopped a few feet from him and glared. Her arms crossed over her chest and she snapped. "What in blazes is your damn problem now?" Her body started to shiver violently from the cold, but she neither felt it nor noticed as she stood there waiting for an answer.
Zenoz just smirked, shaking his head ''I was just admiring your body from head to toe ... As for that certain part, heh. '' he let out the sound , amused a bit by her anger before his expression softened ''You shouldn't take my amusement so serious , after two hundred years of being turned into a weapon it was the only feeling that went over the boiling rage '' he told her in a calm almost emotionless tone .
Then he turned around to throw some wood on the fire , extending a hand over it to let his scales bathe in the flame , too thick to be damaged by the pyre before turning around to face her ''I've been thinking about what is to come , soon the winter will fall upon this land and maybe I should get you in a safer place ... Humans and most similar to them can't resist in this kind of cold nor can I leave you in here when I go out for prey or wood since I know you , hotter than this fire that can't be kept locked in a cave for so long '' Zenoz told her with a gentle smile as his eyes wandered over her body then stopped on her face ''Maybe I should fly you to one of the human settlements out over the forests , or even to the great dwarven city in the East ''
Rilla immediately looked contrite at his words. "I'm sorry. It's just... you can be so arrogant at times." She heaved another sigh and looked away, relaxing her stance. Another teasing gust of wind and a particularly strong shiver made her quick step closer to the fire and him. She reached out, letting her hands hover close to the flames he just built up, letting the heat wash over her and warm her up.
Her heart stopped at his next words, and she couldn't breathe for a moment. Her face went completely blank as she struggled with the emotions and feelings his words brought within her. Her arms wrapped around herself and finally she just nodded. Fighting tears and a sinking heart as she realized, even with everything, in the end he didn't want her there. Her voice was soft and mostly neutral. "As you wish." She stood there just staring at the flames sightlessly.
The dragon noticed the change in her features and shook his head walking in front of her as his smiled turned into a small grin ''I didn't say I'm not coming with you '' he whispered to her the same arrogance showing in his eyes before adding ''You females really are the same , human , elf or dragon , putting thoughts in others minds '' his voice resounded , he could see through her eyes that something was aching in her mind and heart , that gleam that shone before tears started to fall , he didn't like that gleam in her eyes .
Zenoz then walked to grab her clothes , having changed her a few times while she was sick since the female coughed blood or stained them with food by hitting his arms when feeding her , he learned a few about the sizes of clothing , getting and by that I mean stealing clothes matching her size , another shake coming from the base of his neck ''But I'll need to hide my form for that , lets say my similarity with the serpent people would get us in trouble over the north and east sides of the continent ''
She raised a brow at his words, and then narrowed her eyes at his second. His third words though stopped her short before she could go off on him. Still stinging from his female comment, she stole a page from his book. Her expression turned haughty and arrogant. "Don't put yourself out, Dragon. I'm Healer trained, you can dump me anywhere of your choosing, and I'll be able to make my own way." Rilla snatched the clothes out of his hands and started dressing. Her angry motions bothered her healing ribs, but her hurt and anger helped her to ignore it.
Finished dressing, she straightened before him, her expression still hard. "I'm ready when ever you are to get rid of me." He blew hot and cold so often, leaving her uncertain and confused where she stood with him, and she had about had enough. Better to cut their ties now, before it became unbearable. And he just came up with the perfect opportunity to do so. As much as it was hurting her, she would not stay and be a bother to him any longer.
''I'm not looking to get rid of you , quite the contrary ... But if that's your choice I won't refuse '' he said , his voice now almost toneless , almost no emotion other than a gleam of hurt was shown through his eyes before he popped his shoulder bones , the two wings starting to grow larger on his back .
''Hang on to me '' he told her, his tone now low, extending his hands towards her, knowing that her oh so complicated mind wouldn't be able to put up with him, starting to drown this new feelings and return to his former self, already starting to feel the pyres of rage building up, keeping his body from showing it yet again letting the pain show through his eyes, not being able to contain both it and the disappointment.
Rilla jerked at both his tone and words, as if he'd just gutted her with his claws. Her eyes danced through many emotions rapidly. Hurt, pain, anger, confusion, exasperation, frustration, and weariness, before settling back to nothing. She swallowed hard as he held his hands out, and it took her a heart beat before she stepped up to him. Wrapping her arms around his neck, she pressed herself against his length. She had flown with him the first time and it had terrified her, she didn't remember the second time being unconscious. Her heart hammered in her chest as she waited for him to go. She closed her eyes tight and started to shake lightly.
The dragon nodded again , more to himself than anyone else before he took off , flying out of the cave and up in the sky , keeping the speed at a low to keep her from getting whipped by the cold and wind that tickled his scales when he flew at great speeds , silent in tone and emotionless in expression he kept flying on , in a matter of minutes the two passing a small clearing , a small settlement in it where gray skinned humanoids could be seen training , using axes and swords , pulling around large hounds and slaves 'Orcs' the dragon labeled them as he kept flying .
In an hour the dragon finally reached a huge , black rock mountain , an entrance present in the front where two obsidian like gates stood open , the iron clad shorter dwarfs sitting to defend it against enemies or monsters trying to head in , the dragon lading a bit farther from their visual scope , putting the female down ''Here we are , the great city of Kzar , here you should easily find a place to stay and work , the dwarven always need healers near their blacksmiths and engineers '' he told her , looking at her face , searching for any emotion in her eyes or movement .
She kept her eyes closed the whole time. On one hand she held on to the thought this was going to be the last time she'd see him, on the other she was too terrified to enjoy the flight or being close to him for the last time. By the time they landed she was shaking so bad, she couldn't let go of the death grip she'd developed. Finally, she did let go and nearly stumbled, still shaking badly. Catching herself by grabbing on to him, she righted herself and swallowed several times. His words finally caught her attention.
A sense of loss filled Rilla at his words. She looked positively miserable, but that could have possibly been an after affect of her fear. Her mouth opened as if she was about to speak, then snapped shut. Impulsively she suddenly hugged him tight and whispered softly. "Thank you... for... for..." Abruptly she whirled away from him and stumbled down the path towards the Dwarven town, tears falling finally. Her arms wrapped around herself and her head was bowed as she walked away.
Zenoz watched her go before leaving out a sigh, his voice thick with emotion knowing this might be their last time and he couldn't do anything, his eyes just watched her run off the path for a few seconds then he lowered his wings and rose up, starting to fly back to his cave, a hurt and lost look in his eyes as he felt a certain organ in his chest tighten up and being torn to ribbons.
As he got farther he could feel the same thing as when he was watching over her, worry, that sentiment of confusion and anger at both himself and her, maybe at everything at that moment, letting his eyes scan for any pray they could find, be it human or animal they would be torn to pieces by his claws, the only way he could outlet this raw emotions.
As she got closer to the entrance to the Dwarven settlement, she felt her heart shredding. By the time she arrived at the gates, her eyes were dry, and her heart was gone, dead. The Dwarves eyed her as she approached them. "Greetin's, Lass. What seek ye he'e at Kzar?"
She looked up at them, and a shiver went through them at the dead look in her eyes. "Rest. A chance to finish healing. Perhaps a home. I'm Healer trained and can carry my own weight. I come with nothing at the moment." Her voice was flat, stating facts.
The Dwarves looked at each other briefly. By her accent she was obviously from the forests far away. Both wondered how she got here. Finally one gave a nod. "Follow me, Lass." She was quick to follow. As the Dwarf led her inside he shot her side long glances, noting that she didn't gaze about like most new comers, made no comments, and just silently followed him. Curious at her odd behavior, he finally spoke into the strange silence. "Do ye ha'e a name, Lass?"
"Rilla."
The Dwarf blinked at her short reply, and then sighed. This one was going to be worse getting information from than it was to coax mythical from the mountains. There were those better suited to getting that information than he, and so they continued on in silence. Finally after several long moments, and much twisting and turning, they finally reached the Dwarven city proper. He led her to a large and ornately carved building in the middle of the city. He noted again that she didn't seem to be impressed or even aware of her surroundings. Once more he was curious to her story, but decided to not ask. When the City Council learned it, it would spread through Kzar faster than a fire through the forests he bet she once called home.
He led her into the building and to a room. "Ha'e a seat, Rilla. So'eone will be wit ye shortly." Rilla nodded and looked at the chairs in the room and sat in one. The Dwarf watched her before shutting the door and trotting off to an adjacent room. He found a couple of the Council members inside watching Rilla through what looked to be glass, though there had been none in the other room. Word had already spread of her arrival. "Says she be Healer Trained."
"Thank ye, Flen." Flen nodded, glanced at the girl one last time then left. The two watched her for a long time. They noted that she took no notice of her surroundings, no curiosity and no impatience at the wait. Surprised and slightly impressed, they finally decided to introduce themselves. Many long hours and a couple of meals later. They too didn't know much more. They learned the extent of her healing abilities, and only that she had been attacked in her travels and rescued by someone, beyond that they couldn't get anything else out of her, other than that someone had left her not far from here.
Finally they led her to a small one room house that she was told was hers for the duration of her stay and left her be. The days turned into weeks and Rilla healed. She also quickly learned her way about Kzar and the outside areas. Going on excursions for herbs and plants needed for healing as Dwarves started to come to her for cures. Flen turned into a constant companion, even though she didn't want him, but understood she was under watch until it was decided she was no threat.
Everyone thought her a great Healer and blessed the Dwarven Gods for bringing her to them, but they all agreed, that though she would smile now and again, it never reached her eyes. That she no longer held joy and happiness within her. And no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't seem to find the source of her unhappiness. Flen, particularly, was frustrated with the whole business. He liked Rilla, in spite of her being Human. She was good at what she did, soothed those hurt and calmed them and got them on a speedy recovery. But no one seemed to be able to heal the Healer.
As the weeks passed the cities around the hills were brought into a terror wave , a creature having attacked both the towns and the lone hunting parties , animals torn to shreds or carbonized , all in the hand of the dragon , now having become the killing machine he was meant to be , only rage caught in his eyes and a disgust each time he looked over at hunters or trolls , more than twenty bodies having bed found hanging on the trees , branches impaling their stomachs , leaving their blood to paint the trees.
Zenoz found that the battles had left marks on his body , scales torn off , small white spots on his healthy scales where the wounds healed, two scars drawn on his wings where he almost had them sliced off , it wasn't something too critical but it all went into his capture , the dwarven managing to catch the beast that had terrorized most of the north , caught in human form as he hunted through one of the forest he was dragged along the steel plated streets of Kzar , binds on his wrists and around his neck as the armored guards dragged him along , letting the commoners see their success yet finding some stepping back as the hate filled gaze moved onto them , the dragon shaking a few seconds trying to break free only having a hammer dropped to his shoulder , pain hissing through his body yet not visible in any of his movements .
Rilla heard noise outside, not uncommon in the Dwarven city, but this was different. She headed outside, trying to figure it out. "Lass! They caught it!" She looked at Flen confused as he grabbed her wrist and drug her off towards the commotion. He was rattling off something, but his accent was so thick in his excitement that she couldn't make any of it out. "Nae be frightened, Lass. It cannae harm ye."
As they finally came to a stop, Rilla was really puzzled looking at Flen. Finally she looked over and gasped. She didn’t feel Flen pat her trying to keep her calm. "Dragon." Flen heard her whisper, and more important he heard the hurt, pain, and loss in her voice as she looked upon the creature. For the first time since he'd known her, when he looked at her, he saw emotion finally in her eyes. He blinked and looked towards the beast held by the party.
Suddenly, a scream reverberated through the monstrous cavern that housed the city as the hammer came down on the Dragon's shoulder. "NO!" Flen jumped and looked at Rilla. The girl that stood beside him was not the same quiet, gentle, broken Healer he had come to know. He stumbled back at the fury that filled the woman. Rilla was moving, before any could stop her. "How dare you." The Dwarves in the hunting party all fell back from the Dragon as the normally meek girl they knew stalked towards them with a rage in her usually dead eyes. As she approached, she stopped next to the Dragon and glared at all of them.
"Lass. Careful, tis a dangerous murderin' beast." This from the one who'd just hit him with a hammer. The Dwarf fell silent as she looked upon him. He saw clearly his own Death, and anyone else who got in her way right now. The whole cavern was silent as she turned and looked at the Dragon.
The anger that filled her vanished as she looked at him finally. She looked him over, noting all the scars and lost scales. A sadness entered her. Her eyes when she looked back into his, held an old hurt and pain. "What has happened to you?" Though she whispered it, the silence in the normally busy city made it sound so much louder. Her hand came up and softly stroked his face. She saw the rage and hate within him and it brought tears to her eyes that spilled down her face. Her hand trailed down his neck to the shoulder that had been hit. Lightly it danced over the hurt checking the damage. "Oh, dear Dragon, what have you done?" Her voice was full of concern and worry for him, as well as the love she felt for him and had never been able to let go.
The dragon moved his gaze onto the woman, his eyes keeping the same hate that they held before yet his rage seemingly calming down a bit, her touch soothing the pain that glowed from his shoulder, noting the few white scales falling off they were weakened anyway as he still felt a bit of the sickness that caused them to whiten, another twitch of his body as her questions hit his ears, moving them too stick to his head.
Zenoz then glanced at the dwarven hunters that stepped back , for a second relaxing his muscles before his tail snapped right around the throat of the one that harmed him , starting to squeeze the life out of him while embers flew from his mouth , a half circle of flames surrounding him and the human woman , his mind too lost to recognize her yet a small glimmer of sanity keeping the dragon from harming her , avoiding burning her with the flames when he twisted his neck to make the circle that kept the other hunters behind , tensing the muscles in his arms to try breaking the binds .
Rilla jerked and her eyes grew wide as the Dragon suddenly moved. How she didn't get caught in the inferno he was creating, she didn't know, but she also didn't like what she saw within him. "No! Stop, Dragon!" She reached up and grabbed his face just as he completed the circle of flame around them. She yanked his head around to look at her. ""Stop, please. This isn't you. I won't believe that." Her voice was soft, not heard by anyone over the crackle of the flames. "Let him go. Stop. I can't live with you like this." Her hands softly stroked his face.
"RILLA!"
She jerked again as her name was screamed out. With a sigh she shook her head. Raising her voice to be heard over the flames she replied. "I'm alright Flen. Just stop before things get worse." Tears still fell down her face as she returned her concentration on the Dragon. She realized she didn't even know his name; he never gave it to her. She was left feeling uncertain how to reach through his hate and find the person he was. Inspiration hit, and she fell back on their time together. She stepped up to him, pressing herself against him, and brought his head down. Lightly at first, she gave him a soft kiss.
Zenoz let a low growl leave his throat when she stroked his face, still hostile towards anything around him yet keeping his flames away from her, tail still coiled around the mans neck now keeping his above the flames almost like roasting meat over a fire, a change in the color of his face as the dwarven was kept from breathing, the yell actually making the dragon tense, eyes focusing back on the woman.
When she kissed his lips the entirety of his muscles tensed , his tail wrapping around the dwarven threatening to break his neck for a few seconds before he relaxed , gently kissing her back while he threw the man over the flames , ignoring his boot that caught fire . Scaled lips against her hot wet ones brought him out of his rage as he pulled back , a second later a ripping sound being heard as he tore most scales on his arms to escape the binds , red flesh visible from his own 'skinning' as they fell down , the intense pain drowning Zenoz's mind before he grabbed Rilla and took flight , going up towards the top of the cave , grabbing on one of the rock formations , climbing around until he found a slope where they could stand without the danger of falling.
The dragon then took his hands from her, moving until his back was against the wall to tend to his wounds, the long tongue escaping his mouth to lick the bloody muscle, coating it into his thick saliva to keep it from getting infected.
Unaware of the Dragon's actions as she kissed him, Rilla was completely unprepared for when he freed himself and took flight. She let out a small scream of fright and wrapped herself around him as he flew higher. Shaking badly when he finally set her down and retreated, she glared at him. "Blast it, Dragon! Humans aren't meant for flight." All irritation fled as she saw the damage he'd done to himself. "Oh, no." She rushed towards him not paying attention to her footing, in her need to make sure he was alright. Something rolled under her foot causing her to lose her balance. She slid down the slope flailing, and barely managed to catch a hold of a protrusion before she went off the edge. More terrified than anything else, her voice could be heard berating the Dragon through the cavern, a slight hysterical note to it.
"You see that down there?! That is the ground. It's where us non winged folk belong. Not up here playing with the bats." Shaking and cursing, she managed to struggle her way up enough to have her upper body laying on the slope, her feet still dangling over the edge. She lay there panting, and still cursing him, the Gods, herself, and the whole mess they were in. Some rather colourful comments about his parentage, and anatomy could be heard now and again. Finally she wound down, and was still. to spent to try to get herself up fully. Her voice softly carried to the Dragon. "Why can't you be just a little bit less stressful on my heart and body?" She started to quietly cry.
The Dwarves down below were in a panic between the flames and the sudden stealing of their Healer. Flen's heart nearly stopped when he saw Rilla shoot out from a dark area and nearly fall to her death. He was given pause though as her voice carried. His lips actually twitched as if trying to smile at her words... Apparently the girl had some history and familiarity with the wild beast. Otherwise, with her life hanging in the balance, she would not be going off on the creature as she was. Part of him started to feel sorry for the creature she called Dragon. And puzzle pieces finally started to fall into place, causing him to blink several times. "Oh... Wow." He looked around and located the Council.
The dragon looked over to her , his tail extending to wrap around her wrist and pull her up , keeping her from any other fall as he relaxed his wings , having opened them when she fell ready to catch her , he now simply observed her while licking his wounds , the blood all too familiar to him now , even his own , as for her words he didn't understand most of them , again mostly reduced to an animal more than a human , mind mostly broken down to insanity rather than what he was before .
She sat and watched him for many moments. Finally, more or less calm, she started to grow irritated. More careful this time and seriously pissed at herself for nearly falling in the first place, she moved up to him, rooting around in a small bag she always carried with her. She eyed his wounds a bit more, carefully moving around him to see the extent of the damage. With a sigh she squatted at his feet and rummaged in earnest. "I probably don't have enough here for the mass amounts of damage you've done. No, couldn't just wait patiently. Had to be your arrogant self, and make things worse." She grumbled as she pulled out a mortar and pestle and set them aside. Next came a small bag of water, looking much like a miniature drinking skin. After that she pulled out several pouches and eyed them all thoughtfully, finally putting two back.
She dumped half of each bag into the bowl then poured water over it. Carefully she started grinding with the pestle. Adding water as she went, she soon had a nice paste. Setting the pestle aside she grabbed the bowl and rose. "Stop licking. Let me see where the worst of things are." She eyed the pouches still laying out. "I need to at least get the worst places covered." Scared for him, and very worried, she grew exasperated and grabbed his tongue. "Stop."
Gently, even though her tone was nothing like, she moved his tongue out of her way and started looking him over more closely. She then started softly applying the salve to his damaged body. Her face grew thoughtful as she worked. "They probably won't let you walk out of here after that lovely show you gave." She grew silent as her past weeks came to mind. "I've been up on the mountain above everyday since I arrived. There's holes everywhere, caves, whatever. Flen once told me they were for the smoke from the forges...."
She looked at him as she applied the last of what she had, then squatted to mix the rest. "Maybe you can find a way out through one of those." Her gaze dropped as her eyes filled with tears once more. He had changed, and for the worst, but she couldn't stand by and watch him be destroyed. If it meant going back to the shadowed existence she now lived, then so be it. As long as he was safe and alive somewhere. She could live, even in such a state. Her tears mixed with the new batch of salve she was making unnoticed.
Zenoz watched her, an annoyed sound leaving the back of his throat when she touched his tongue yet it calmed down when she started treating his arms, the bloody red now covered with that mixture while he looked at it, eyes curious on what it did and why was his pain subsiding cause of it.
When she started crying he moved up towards her , gently licking her tear stained cheeks , the salty taste bringing him a memory of before , a faded image that happened before his fall from sanity , he started falling from the first kill , the red of blood seemingly the only thing that could calm his sorrow then slowly with each that fell a part of his mind was laid to rest , then came the sickness that dropped him even lower into the dark pit he was trapped into , these ideas running almost in a sadistic fashion through his head , the poor dragon hardly understanding anything off it but one thing , this one wasn't an enemy , she as something else .
She had put everything but the bowl away when he started to lick her face. She looked up at him again, and rose to face him. She paused before she could apply the next batch to his body. His eyes clearly showed some sort of chaos going on within him. She didn't understand, not knowing Dragon physiology or mental make up. Added to the fact that he'd had Human mixed into his make up, and who knew just what kind of mess he really was.
She didn't stop him from licking her face, though it brought up her first memories of him doing so, and her thinking he was tasting to see if she was ready to eat. A ghost of a smile graced her lips at the thought. And for some reason, she teased him. "Am I ready to eat yet?" The laugh that followed was tinged with sadness though as she started to apply the salve to him again. Once she finished, she put the bowl away and looked to him again. Her hand came up and caressed his face again. "I've missed you." A soft sigh escaped her. "I guess I still do. You aren't who you once were. What has happened to you?" Her hand dropped as she started to cry once more. She stood there looking at him sadly and hopelessly. Truly lost as to how to help him.
Before she could reach for him again, or even think of anything, she suddenly gasped and grabbed her stomach. A sharp searing pain shot through her as if someone had just literally gutted her. She dropped to her knees with a whimper. She'd been feeling ill the past several days, unable to hold anything down until the afternoons. Since it passed, she really didn't give it serious thought, beyond maybe the difference of living underground to living topside. Maybe the water was different and she was just still adjusting. But now as she felt another stabbing pain, and a warm stickiness suddenly came from between her legs with the metallic scent of blood, she realized it had been something far more personal.
Zenoz didn't stop licking when she asked yet another image found its way into his skull, a tinge of pain hitting him at it as he retracted his tongue, looking up to her noticing the changes of emotion in her eyes, trying to understand why she was shading tears again, his hand placed onto her shoulder, moving a bit before another burst of pain snapped through his mind.
When he felt the scent of blood coming from her he moved to find it , his hand on her stomach in a clumsy attempt to ease her pain as he turned towards the source of the metallic scent , his other hand holding his head as pain was sweeping through it , a glimpse of light filling his eyes as the pupils grew a bit , a cough leaving his mouth then his eyes moved to her own ''Yo-o-u should not be bleeding from there ... A second time '' he managed to get out , his words shaky and his voice a bit broken as it wasn't used for a long time
Rilla gritted her teeth against the pain. His attempts to ease the pain only aggravated it and made her yelp. His words caught her attention. He hadn't spoken since they parted? He was back to speaking similarly to when they first met, like one unused to speech. She gave a groan as another wave of pain went through her. "I know... Not unless I'm giving birth... it's far too soon for something like that anyway... I think..." She was panting, trying to ride the pain and concentrate enough to keep her train of thought. "Which means... the only other possibility... is I'm loosing the child..." Her voice trailed off into a whimper.
To say Rilla was stunned would be a bit of a major understatement. It never crossed her mine that she could get pregnant. He wasn't Human after all. Well, not mostly, but apparently the possibility existed with the addition of Human genetics to his physiology. Was it possible though with his Dragon origins, that the infant would gestate quicker? She groaned so many questions and no answers... yet. And even if she had thought about it, would she have gotten rid of it or kept it? Unfortunately, she wasn't going to get the opportunity to decide the matter anyway. All the stress since they parting was finally catching up, and the baby was aborting.
She gave a sharp cry as another pain hit her, harder than any others thus far, and she felt a large lump of something pass. She moved as the pain subsided and looked. It was rather odd, looking more like a massive clot than anything else. She gently poked it with a finger, and the thing burst open to reveal a half formed fetus. Small scales could be seen covering the body, though the features were distinctly Human. There were also nubs on the shoulders and at the base of the butt. She blinked a few times, saddened by the lose, hurt that her body betrayed her in such a way and causing her to loose the only thing she had left of him. "I'm sorry." Her voice hitched as she spoke.
Zenoz looked towards the infant, his eyes still holding a bit to no emotion as he started regaining himself, bit by bit yet that reminded him of what happened before that resulted in the birth of a second abomination like himself, memories going back in his past as a prisoner at the camps, the breeding grounds where he saw both human females and dragon females laying those fleshy eggs, the outside actually being a viscous cover rather than the thick one that normal dragons gave birth to. He also remembered how broken they were , the females being used , loosened so the lump that was bigger than a normal baby wouldn't die nor would he break their bodies on its way outside , this also went for dragon females only that their muscles would otherwise crush the child if they weren't so used .
''I shouldn't have been born ... Its birth would have killed you '' he muttered slowly wrapping his arms around the female , his former self returning in bits of pain that ran through his mind , his touch affectionate over her sides , while his tail moved towards the small being , he'd have to dispose of it soon , one thing you don't want is leaving it behind , while loving Rilla with all his heart he had no love for that poor offspring that could have killed his love ''Rilla ...''.
Rilla whirled in his arms, her fire back and as strong as when he first appeared in the chamber below. "Don't! Don't you ever say such a thing!" She buried her face in his chest, and though her words were muffled, they were still easily heard. "I am glad you were born." She finally looked back up at him, her heart in her eyes. "Please, don't ever say such things again." She caressed his face gently once more. just glad to have him back.
She then turned and moved to the fetus. Carefully, she picked the small thing up, and studied it closely. "Females take a chance of dying each time they birth. It happens." Her voice was distant and clinical as she continued to study the offspring. It was a perfect miniature of him, but with her features. and the lack of wings and tail. Studying the fingers and toes, there were no claws, but no nails either. She wondered if those, the wings and the tail maybe came later in gestation. There was no genitalia that she could see, so she didn't even know if it was a boy or girl. She gave a quiet, sad sigh.
"It's a beautiful combination of us both." She looked back at him, and then gently set the fetus down where she'd gotten it from. She moved back to him and actually almost crawled in his lap. "Burn it, dear Dragon. Give it the rest it deserves. Set its spirit free."
The dragon nodded before breathing his embers onto the small dragon , its body suddenly turning into a small pile of ash , it wasn't old enough to resist to such flames as his own , Zenoz then turning to his object of affection , his hands grasping her slender body before he put his lips on her neck ''You always call me dragon , I guess I forgot to tell you my name is Zenoz ... my love '' he whispered to her , finally finding the human word to say it , managing to realize it through his insanity .
''Also not females who have this kind of child , your body needs to be broken from head to toe , your muscles left loose to give birth to this kind of abomination '' Zenoz added , more to her former statement than anything , his voice still a bit hoarse and affected , looking down at the dwarven town .
Rilla watched the burning of the corpse of their child, tears falling as she grieved. She started to turn towards him as he kissed on her neck only to still as he gifted her with both his name and... his love. She stared at him astonished for a moment before a smile broke out on her face and she suddenly hugged him tight. "I love you." She sat back to peer at him. "Even if you do make me mad as git sometimes." She looked to the ash as he explained how the birthing of one such as he went on. She looked thoughtful as she looked back at him. "How long are the females pregnant?" Ever the learning one, she was curious to know as much about him as possible.
"Zenoz." She tried her best to twist her tongue around his name and snorted. "Dragon is far easier to say." She gave him a teasing look. "Course, so is lizard, beast..." Her voice trailed off and she suddenly leaned forward to kiss him deeply. She pulled back yet again and smirked. "Mind if I just call you Ze?"
''Yeah I guess , its not the full name but it works '' he said with a chuckle looking in her eyes , her kiss having shaken him up a bit before amusing him , his hand gently tracing her side before answering her question ''About 5-6 months , the children of abominations are meant to be mass produced so they live and last long while getting at fighting age very fast '' he finished with a sigh.
''So ... what are we going to do now ? I have to get out of here before I get gutted '' he muttered looking down , knowing that they would get hungry at a moment and have to fly down with the dwarven there waiting ''I'm going to leave this place ... Would you join me ?''
Rilla nodded thoughtfully. Her eyes distant for a moment. Then she smiled at him. "Maybe I'll just stick to Dragon." She was teasing him, glad that he was more himself. She looked down at the Dwarven City. "Boy, you sure stirred the pot didn't you?" She sighed at looked back at him as he spoke again. She gave him a nod. "Yes, I'm past ready to come home." She smiled at him, and then looked once more to the Dwarven City. She then looked up and around the cavern. She knew either way that they were to leave, required flying, not a pleasant prospect from her point of view, but necessary all the same. The Dwarves would kill him.
She looked to him again. Already looking miserable, but willing all the same. "There are... vents, Flen called them, that exit up on the mountain proper. I understand they are fairly big, so that the Dwarves can maintenance them as needed. Can..." She swallowed hard. "Can we possibly go that route?"
Zenoz moved her , pulling Rilla in his lap as his eyes were moving towards the vents ''I can , but that is ash and metal dust , dwarfs are used to that so it wouldn't affect them , but for someone like you they would fill your lungs and hurt or even kill you '' he told her gently , placing his lips back on her neck , biting her softly to calm Rilla down.
''We are going through the main gate , its our only chance and that means my wings have to be faster than the closing device '' he told her after leaving a mark on her neck , still holding her in his arms as he yawned , he hadn't slept in days and the only rest he'd had was when the dragon was captured .
Rilla shivered at his gentle biting, and smiled up at him for a moment. She shook her head though at his words. Digging in her bag once more she pulled out a large scrap of cloth and the water bottle. There wasn't much water left as she shook it, but she unstoppered it and poured it over the cloth, managing to soak it. Spoke as she worked. "No. I'm not taking a chance of losing you to one of those Dwarven catapults or spear throwers.." she was quiet a moment as she put the bottle away, having soaked the cloth. "That will kill me too."
She wrapped the cloth around her lower face, covering her nose and mouth. "The Dwarves may be used to what's in the vents, but even they wear something similar as this." She wrapped her arms around his neck and looked up at him. "Let's go home. You need rest and care, and the sooner we get there, the sooner I can give it to you." She lowered her head, settling it in the juncture of his neck and shoulder and waited for him to go.
''Stubborn ... '' he muttered gently before opening his wings , his body shifting growing a bit larger as he let a bit of the real drag rip out , his ears moving on the back of his head as he tensed his legs then jumped off , wings slapping the air giving him speed , flying up to the clouds of smoke and following it up through the carved hole , the toxic darkness swallowing the two for more than he'd thought , as expected as low as the city was there still was a mountain outside that they dug through , minutes passing before the light of day pierced the smoke .
Zenoz then flew towards the now snowy forests , winter dragged on more , still a few more weeks of deathly cold before the spring would melt this ice , slowing down so he wouldn't harm her while heading towards their home , a hour flight waiting up for them .
Rilla's legs wrapped around him as he took off. She clung tightly to him as they flew. Though she shook like a leaf against him, she made no sounds of complaint, and her grip didn’t become the death grip it normally was when they flew. When they finally landed on the ledge of their home an hour or so later, she was actually able to let go without much effort. She looked him over as she finally removed the wet wrapping from around her face. "Bed with you. And I need to see what's still around and left over from when I was sick."
She prodded him into the cave and followed. She stopped short and wrinkled her nose. The cave had a disgusting odor to it. "Ugh. What did you do while I was gone?" She moved past him and started to look around, trying to find the source of the stench. She looked at the furs as she passed, then pointed to them with a no nonsense look at him. Then continued her investigation.
Flen happened to be looking up as the pair left. He gave a chuckle as he saw the avenue with which they took. "Good, Lass. Ye remembered." He gave a nod at his whispered words, and moved off, ignoring the calls of those preparing to take the creature down when he went to fly out the only way they thought he could. The one the Dragon nearly choked said something particularly nasty though, making Flen pause and turn to stare him down. "I willna take part in ye killin' the Healer. An' that tis what ye'll do, either wit a bolt through her to him, the fall as they come crashin' down, or in his very death, should she survive everythin' else." He turned and walked away once more leaving the telling silence behind.
''I hid bodies , rotten meat tastes the same when you're insane '' he said with a shrug walking by the furs , lighting the fire before sitting down , looking at the top of the cave with a sigh , trying to see what happened before , he knew that he brought quite a few dead animals with him , they were bigger meals so instead of leaving them he gathered the corpses for later .
''I'll burn the source down later ,must be maggot filled by now '' Zenoz added before turning around tying to fall asleep , not exactly able to relax himself after that day .
Rilla made a revolted sound at his words, then sighed. She moved over to him as he tried to settle. She placed a hand on his shoulder and started to lightly rub, moving down to his back. As she sat there, a soft hum started, quiet and content sounding. She sat there until he finally fell asleep. And a bit longer, before finally getting up and continuing to search what was left in the cave.
After a while, she found things useful, and the rotting meat he'd stored, and returned to the fire, shivering slightly. Her clothing more designed for the warmth of Kzar than the frozen mountain range. They were going to need food. Real food, not the rotting stuff she'd come across. She really needed more healing plants for him, but she could make due with what she had found for now. She finally shrugged and curled up next to him on the furs. For now all that could wait while she caught some sleep herself.
Zenoz felt her moving on the furs and gently wrapped his arms around her waist , even if a bit of pain moved through his arms he ignored it , focusing on the heat their bodies created , lightly pulling Rilla into his chest , hugging her tightly as a few hours passed on , his energy slowly regained .
Rilla stirred lightly as Zenoz pulled her closer to him. She quickly dropped back into sleep though. It had been a long several weeks since she'd actually slept decently. She wrapped an arm around his waist and snuggled closer to him. A peaceful sounding hum filled the cavern as she slept on.
As the fire started to die down, Rilla started to stir and wake. She shivered slightly as the cave grew colder. She gave a sigh and worked to extract herself from the sleeping Dragon. Finally feeling refreshed enough to tackle the things needing done, she wiggled herself free.
Zenoz felt her trying to escape from his arms , grabbing the behind of her pants before pulling Rilla on top of him ''Why didn't you wake me up too ?'' he asked with a small grin , holding her on his chest while his eyes met hers , avoiding putting too much force in his hands so he wouldn't disturb his healing scales .
"Apparently I have." She settled on top of him with an exasperated sigh. "You need rest to heal, that's why." She lightly traced a finger on his chest and shoulder as she lay there. "I found a few things salvageable in the mess you've let this place become. And I tell you, it's going to be something to get this place cleaned up. For now, though, you will rest and heal. I can take care of things for the moment." She didn't move yet though, enjoying the feel of having him close once more.
Zenoz grinned a bit before his hands moved onto her ass , groping her while pulling her crotch against his crotch ''Don't leave me like this , I can still help you '' he said while chuckling at the position they were into ''My arms are the only part of me that's hurt , the rest is still in use '' the dragon said moving his lips on her neck , starting to suck onto the skin , he missed her body against his .
Rilla gave a light snort at both his words and actions. She could feel his member growing between them and gave an amused chuckle. "So I can feel." Her eyes closed as she let a sigh of pleasure loose when he started on her neck. Her arms wrapped around him and cradled him close. "I have missed you so very much." She started giving him light kisses along the side of his face as her hips started to move in tight circles against him.
Zenoz growled when she started moving her hips , his hands traveling under her clothes to feel every inch of her skin , head moving to catch her lips into a passionate kiss , tongue darting in and out of her mouth while his member hardened now , pre-cum already tripping from the tip and staining her pants , his need for her growing over the edge now after what has passed and the fact that they recognized their feelings for each-other . His claws passing over her breasts , stopping to enjoy their softness while he teased her nipples .
Rilla gave her own soft growl at his actions. Her body shivering delightfully as his hands skimmed over her body. She groaned deeply into their kiss, then broke it off abruptly. She got up and hastily removed her clothes. Her need for him growing to unbearable levels, she couldn't stand to have the cloning between them any longer. Settling back down on top of him, she kissed him again, all of her longing and missing him in that kiss. Shifting her hips just so, his cock slid inside her.
Zenoz watched amused , her stripping of clothes seemingly out of place for the woman yet before he could throw any remarks she was on top of him , her lips mashed against his while she felt her wet lips swallowing his cock , his hips suddenly and hastily slamming against hers , turning both of them around so she had her back against the fur , keeping his lips on hers , their tongues battling between their mouths as he started thrusting.
Rilla stiffened for a brief moment when he started thrusting. Her body still a bit sore from the miscarry earlier in the day. Fortunately, she was young and healthy, and her body had already started healing with the sleep she'd gotten. Her arms and legs wrapped around him, and in no time her starved body, too long without the feel of him, started building that familiar tension. Her hands slid down his back and got momentarily hung up on his wings before she managed to get them around the obstacles and down to his hips. They gripped him tight and seemed to help to urge him on, as her own hips moved at a faster pace. And though her breathing became strained, she never broke their kiss.
Zenoz moved his lips sucking on her tongue while his thrusts started gaining more speed , arms wrapped around her waist as he almost threw her around , he was rough and full of passion , feeling her wet juices dripping down just made his cock twitch , the energies changing making it grow with half of its normal size , his tail starting to search for the last target again , coating itself before slipping inside her other hole , filling Rilla up in her pussy , ass and mouth , decided to make her fall into a broken world of ecstasy for all the time they've lost .
Rilla's scream was muffled by their kiss, as he brought her to an intense release. Her mind went blank for a moment as her body shook under him as violently as his thrusts had become. Everything tightened around him; her arms and legs, the muscles around his pole and tail, she even bit down on her own tongue. Strangely it didn't hurt, but had quite the opposite affect on her, adding to the intensity of the orgasm she was already experiencing. Her violent spasms kept her moving on his cock and tail, and quickly built up and released a second orgasm, that about knocked her out. Too long had they been apart, too long had she gone without his touch.
Zenoz almost felt himself losing it when her second orgasm him , by sheer willpower managing to keep his climax at bay when she tightened around his tail and member , the feeling off her teeth sunk in his tongue didn't help either , the combination of pain and pleasure almost intoxicating before he pulled out , a decision to switch places coming to his mind as the tail moved up towards her pussy lips , sinking in down to her core like a tentacle , using its flexibility to touch any sensitive spot inside her while his pole was pressed against her tighter hole, even if it was covered in her juices and her ass was loosened a bit by his tail , the dragon was still worried about hurting her .
As the actions went on he pulled his tongue from her teeth , pulling from her mouth and sinking his teeth in the soft skin off her neck , not enough to draw blood or do any real damage , just to show her how it was to be bitten , letting her mouth free before his penis entered her ring , slow in contrast to his tail that was moving at a crazy speed , almost as if the muscle was having a well targeting seizure
The feel of his tail was far more intense than when his tongue had been the first thing to enter her. His cock slowly entering her ass, and his bite on her neck combined with the wild movements of his tail was a sensation she was in no way prepared for. Her hands flew off him and grabbed fistfuls of the furs they laid upon and started twisting the material. Her body arched up violently, as her head fell back and her eyes rolled in her head. A scream so loud and piercing echoed around the cave, as her body once more released a powerful orgasm.
Zenoz groaned as her ring tightened around his cock , feeling it almost being ripped off as he allowed himself a release , the hot seed being shot inside her ass at an alarming rate , his lack on any sex making his body produce a high amount that filled her ass to the brink , making more than a few drops drip when he pulled out .
The dragon smirked when he got the chance to see her pleasure frozen face , the fact that he did that actually giving him a sense of pride he wasn't expecting , his arms then pulling her into a gentle hum ''I love you , my sweet Rilla'' his voice whispered in her ear , not knowing that after the shattering orgasm she might still be needing time to recuperate .
Rilla whimpered as he pulled her to him. Her body, over sensitized by their lovemaking, she shuddered with another orgasm. Nothing like the last three, but still intense due her body being so sensitive. Muscles spasmed around the tail still inside her. His whispered words setting her off again, both the words and the feel of his breath across her ear. She gave a small sob. "Zenoz." Then proceeded to pass out from the overload to her body and mind. Lying limp in his arms for the most part, her body still going through small aftershocks and orgasms.
Zenoz felt her still tighten around his tail even if she passed out , gently pulling his tail out of her noticing her juices dripping , more like flowing out and completely covering his tail ''I need to do this more often , even more if I want to shut you up love '' he said with a chuckle , slowly getting up .
The dragon wandered through the cave , grabbing most of the useless objects and the rotten meat in a pile outside , leaving his hottest breath turn them into ashes , then moving a bit around the slope , eyes searching for something that he knew should be there , a small murder of crows eyeing the same prey as him , the white furred rabbit leaving a small bloody tail in the snow , its foot most likely having beet caught in an older trap giving the dragon the chance to fly and snatch the rabbit , in a few minutes the fire already moving under its furless form.
After a while, Rilla came back to consciousness. She stirred and stretched, only to freeze suddenly. She didn't feel the Dragon next to her and started to panic. Had she dreamed it all? Was she missing him so badly that her mind created an escape fantasy of them back together? Was she finally succumbing to an insanity brought about by the loss of him? The smell of roasting rabbit hit her nose at the same time her eyes flew open. She jerked upright and looked around wildly, not registering her surroundings at first. Finally her eyes found and focused on him. such a relief washed through her that she sobbed a bit. Scrambling up off the furs she bolted to him and plowed into his form. Wrapping herself around him she buried her face in his chest. She shuddered against him, partially because her body was still a bit sensitive after their lovemaking, but mostly because of the fear she just had.
Zenoz was actually startled to find the female slamming right into his chest , barley able to keep himself form falling , his tail keeping him in balance as he unconsciously wrapped both his arms around her shaking form ''Hey ... what happened ? Did you have a nightmare ?'' he asked actually worried for her .
Her voice drifted out from between them, a bit muffled, but very understandable. "I love you so very much. I miss you terribly. My shadowed existence is becoming unbearable. Please, if this is a dream, do not let me wake." Every bit of her hurt, pain, and loss could be heard in her voice at their separation. She started to cry softly and clung tighter to him, very much afraid she would actually wake and find herself back in Kzar.
Zenoz looked wide eyed at Rilla clinging to his body , gently putting his hand between them to look in her eyes , gently kissing her before pulling back ''Is this real enough for you ? If not I'm trying to decide between slapping you or cleaning you like last time '' he said with a light smile , even if he truly hated her tears , her words actually made him happy knowing she loved him so much , lightly tracing her cheek.
''I stole you from the dwarven , we are home love so stop crying '' his words were gentle and full of affection , tracing her side without any perverted intentions like before .
Rilla hiccupped at his kiss. She started to smile at his words, but then her eyes narrowed as they continued. She jerked back from him. "Seriously?! I pour out my heart to you. Tell you how miserable I was without you. How much I love you. And in response one of your options is to slap me?"
She clambered off him angrily and stalked towards the lake. She was a sticky mess from her own, juices and his seed oozing from her ass, and she wanted clean, now. "Also, you did not steal me from the Dwarves. You could have come anytime and I would have willingly gone with you." This tossed over her shoulder as she walked away. Yep, he was her Dragon alright. Knowing just the right things to say or do to make her angry at the oddest things. A smile started to twitch her lips as she thought upon that.
''Another one of the things I love you for is that anger , its one of the only things that I can use to get you out of that depressed state '' he chuckled walking by her , sitting by the side of the lake to keep his feet in the water while looking at her form , grinning a bit before stalking behind the human wrapping his arms around her .
''It was a viable option , not that I would enjoy it thou ... Still I don't like making you mad , yet you must know I love you just as much , as for how miserable I was the sorry state of my scales and the missing ones from my hands might show that '' he whispered in her ear .
Rilla cast him side long glances, fighting that urge to smile. She gave a snort. "It's not your only option to use." She stepped into the lake and convulsed at the sheer cold of the water. Stepping quickly, she dropped off the ledge to fully immerse herself and then floundered back to the shallow water. She was a slight bit blue and her teeth chattered uncontrollably as she worked to get herself clean.
When he wrapped his arms around her shivering form, she pressed back into him, trying to leech some of his warmth into herself. She turned in his arms and pressed against him again, looking up at him. "I know. And the state of your mind as the Dwarves brought you into Kzar. I can't begin to imagine what happened to you." Her words were punctured here and there by her clacking teeth. She hugged him close, trying to warm herself, but mostly in sympathy for his ordeal.
The dragon nodded before spitting some flames in the water , rising its temperature enough for the female , then he gently lowered himself not before grabbing her legs and pulling her into his chest , sitting down in the water to let the two of them heat up ''Dragons like me are pretty unstable , even more if they allow themselves to lose control , its good that you snapped me out of it when you did ''he told her before kissing her neck in a sign of affection.
Rilla sighed happily as she settled in his lap in the now warmed water that was almost too hot for her frozen skin. She listened to his words, and made an exasperated sound at his kissing. Prying his head from her neck, she faced him. "If you had not been caught, I wouldn't have had the opportunity at the attempt." She kissed him lightly.
The dragon gently pulled his lips off her own , looking in her eyes then shrugging ''And now we are back here , its not as good as the dwarven homes but I guess its still a home '' he said voice calm and relaxed in the water , his hand tracing her leg as steam floated around them .
''So I've cleaned this place out , also I've cooked something for you , in case what happened left you hungry '' Zenoz said as his tail gently touched her buttocks , slowly tickling her and accenting his point .
She gave him a bright smile. "Yes. This is home. It doesn't matter how fancy or not it is. What matters is it is our home." She peered over his shoulder at the cave in general. "And it needs some adjustments to make it fit for Human habitation." She looked back at him and chuckled. "Yes, my nose tells me you've been busy." She started as his tail started to tease her butt, and she looked at him blandly. "Offered food, but teased. Hmmm." She turned and shifted until she straddled his lap. "You're going to starve me to death." She paused and grinned. "Or mate me to death. Think I prefer to go out by the latter. Much more pleasant." She leaned forward and kissed him again.
''As good as that sounded I'd rather have you pass out from pleasure rather than have it from lack of food '' he chuckled in her kiss , pulling back to notice his member already starting to grow after she wrapped around his body , his hands gently prying Rilla off ''You need to eat something , I'm keeping my hands and tail away from you until you do so '' he stated moving towards his fire , trying to ignore the erection hanging from his groin .
Zenoz moved to grab the bowls , the idea of refurnishing his cave being split in two , for once all the time he'd been living in this cave and the fact that he had to change it for her 'Do I mind change ? I don't think I do' his thoughts rang as he sliced a few pieces from the roasted rabbit , moving them into the bowl with some plants he learned were used to spice human food , they grew somewhere at the back of the cave where a hold split the mountain and brought light to the deafening darkness .
Rilla pouted when he pulled her off him. His words made her eyes narrow, and a wicked little grin formed on her face as he walked towards the fire. She trotted after him. As he started gathering stuff to prepare food for her, her hands came to rest on his back just above his tail. She stood in a way that she straddled over his tail. Slowly she slid her hands up his back and over and around his hips. Stepping forward as her hands moved to circle his waist, she pressed against his back. Her hands then slid down and wrapped around his cock. She slowly stroked along his shaft as he cut the meat and prepared the bowl. He said he was keeping his hands and tail away from her, nothing was said about her keeping hers away from him.
Zenoz let out a curious sound when she walked behind him , even more when she straddled his tail only to find himself letting out a groan when her hands grabbed his shaft tail unintentionally moving and rubbing against her legs ''Really ? You have to eat something Rilla '' he said even thou lust was tinging his voice , her touch only causing his cock to twitch and grow a bit , the dragon making a weak attempt at wiggling her off his tail as he placed the bowls down near the fire , he wasn't going to let her win that easy but he found his body working against him.
She slid her hands back down as she gave a giggle. "True. I need to eat. And I promise I will. But it's a nice change to be the one teasing, instead of teased." She shifted back and forth on her feet, causing her body to rub against his just the slightest. A soft hum came from her as her teasing him affected her as well.
''Look out where your teasing is going , I only put my hands and tail out of it ... its not like I lack anything else to use '' he said with a hiss , trying to hold himself before he moved against her hands , trying to break free for a few seconds then trying to shift their position ''So now that you got what you wanted can you get off me? Its pretty hard to focus like this '' Zenoz mumbled .
"Mhm. Yes it is, isn't it." The teasing note all too clear in her voice. As he tried to get free and moved around, she moved with him. Short of taking flight, and perhaps hopping, he wasn't getting free that easily. Her hands continued their slow stroking and teasing. She added feather soft kisses to his back, between his wings.
Zenoz groaned admitting that she got an advantage over him at that moment , more with the fact that he held himself so much earlier in their lovemaking , avoiding the chance of ejaculating inside her and taking the chance of Rilla getting pregnant again , all that caused her touches to have even more of an effect on him , the dragon letting a small grin come over his face as he started to rock his hips against her hands , might as well deny her pleasure off that , trying to bring himself to a fast climax thus blowing her only advantage over the situation
Abruptly, Rilla stopped her actions and with a quick hopping step, came around and snatched the bowl from his hands. She then moved and settled on the furs and started to eat. Her eyes twinkled as she watched him with that wicked little grin. After she'd swallowed her first bite she spoke. "Thank you. It's delicious." She turned her attention to her food in earnest, hunger overriding any sexual urges at the moment.
The dragon shook his head almost carelessly using a hand to eat most of the rabbit in a gulp , his other hand grabbing his member , taking her example and stroking it , more to compensate for what went on a few seconds ago , decided that it was the best way of getting out of it at that moment .
Rilla watched him in amusement as she ate. She finished her food, and rose to take her bowl to clean. As she walked away she shot over her shoulder. "I bet if you stroked it as fast as you tend to pound me, you'd get off faster." Her laughter floated back to him as she made her way to the water and squatted to clean her bowl.
Zenoz watched her move and chuckled simply continuing his actions , letting himself enjoy the moment as it lasted , edging the climax for a few seconds before it exploded , his cum shooting on the cave floor while the dragon took a deep breath , letting the pleasure wash over him ''If you wouldn't mess with me and let it go by its own I wouldn't have had to get off '' his voice still a bit affected by the orgasm , the dragon then getting up and walking towards the cave entrance , deciding that some cold , fresh air would calm his senses.
Rilla returned and dropped her bowl by the fire and watched him walk out. She gave a sigh and turned away. She wandered to a part of the cave she'd seen some large skins at and gathered a few up and dragged them back to the furs. She then moved off once more and rooted in some odds and ends she'd also found. A humming started up, kind of sad and melancholy. She found the thin leather strips she wanted and a punch.
She carried the items back to the others and settled on the furs. Wrapping herself in one to ward of the cold, she set to work. Punching holes in the bottom edges of the skins, she then threaded the strips through. Making the pieces longer by joining them together. The humming continued as she worked.
The dragon stood on the edge of the cave , looking forward to the snow that started falling , the plains already covered in it from the last night , now the new snow making the early one grow . Zenoz spat some flames to melt the edge of the slope , making sure it was dry so if Rilla walked out she wouldn't slip and fall , his senses searching for more prey .
Rilla continued her work, the humming growing more despondent sounding and quieter. Periodically she rose and gathered more skins to sew together. Eventually, she had many panels made. She then started punching holes down the sides of each panel. As she finally finished, she set the stuff aside and curled up in the fur, cocooning herself in the one wrapped around herself. Weary, she fell into a fitful sleep.
The dragon finished scouting , nodding off some areas where he could hunt for their food , his gaze then turning towards the cave , thinking about the female inside , his thoughts calmly flowing towards the differences between them , but one in particular that being their lifespan , humans never outlived dragons , most creatures couldn't outlive a dragon so the question came by what will happen then .
'I don't want to think about that ' his thoughts rang as he walked towards the cocoon that Rilla became , kneeling by her to wrap his arms around the female , holding the fur mass against his chest in an attempt to drown his worries .
Rilla dreamed strange dreams and she tossed and turned a lot as she slept the humming that came from her so often had a discordant sound about it through the night. When she woke the next morn, she didn't feel the least bit rested. Wrapped in the furs like she was, she was able to slip out of Zenoz's arms, and she padded out of the cave yawning. She headed carefully down the path and released her water. Shivering, she headed back inside.
Gathering the skins she'd worked on the night before she drug them over to the fire. She then went and found more leather strips and r3turned. Dropping them on the skins, she next went and got wood to feed the glowing embers and coaxed the fire back to life. Setting down, she continued her work. Yawning a lot, Rilla kept finding herself dozing off as she worked. It was as if she hadn't really slept at all.
Zenoz shook his head when he felt her leave , slowly getting up and looking at the working female ''You need any help?'' he asked walking by her to look at the leather strips , sitting by her and blowing a small breath on the embers to rise them in a full blown fire ''I'll need to get more wood soon '' .
Rilla jerked as Zenoz spoke. She looked at him a bit owlishly before she resumed her work. Her head lowered as she tried to concentrate on the leather. "As soon as I'm done putting these together, yes" She continued lacing the panels together slowly, fighting the urge to doze off.
The dragon nodded noticing her almost dozing off , his hand shot up to her shoulder to keep her from hitting herself , eyes focused on what she was working on ''What happened with you? You look like you haven't slept at all '' he told her in an gentle tone , worried a bit about why would she be in that state , eyes focused on her own.
''Also what do I need to do , after you're done ? '' he asked just to keep the conversation flowing , the worry for her health being in the top place between his thoughts .
"I... didn't sleep well." She gave a shrug as she suddenly yawned. Truthfully, she wasn't all that sure what was wrong with her either. Finally lacing the last panel to the rest, she looked at him. "Soon as I finish this, if you could tack it across the entrance.... maybe inside it a bit. I think there's enough. It'll help block the cold and keep the cave warmer...." She trailed off as another yawn over took her.
Zenoz nodded towards her , walking the cave entrance before starting to scrape the insides of the stone walls , carving bits by bits to make sure he could use what she was going to give him , eyes sometimes moving back on her ''Rilla ... How about after we finish we could take a walk outside or maybe you could take a nap while I get something to eat ?'' he asked her with the same tone of worry , hoping it wasn't one of those human sicknesses or worse another baby , the idea actually scaring Zenoz .
Finished, Rilla stood. The long pieced together skin draped this way and that over her. She kind of walked/waddled the ungainly thing over towards the entrance. She stood patiently, if a bit sleepily for him to take and start tacking the thing up across the entrance. Yawning profusely she replied. "I might could use a nap. Though a walk would be nice. I'm afraid my warmer clothes were left behind in Kzar though." She gave a sigh, clearly torn.
The dragon let out a thoughtful sound before rising up to where her hands couldn't reach , helping her stick the cover to the entrance , soon enough finishing it and covering the light of day that tried breaking from outside , the cold being kept away from their home.
''I have an idea , but it might be a blow towards your pride '' he said a bit amused walking to a big white fur and stepping back to her , wrapping it around her body and rising the female up in his arms , kissing her forehead then stepping out through the entrance . Zenoz walked towards the slope carefully not to slip before opening his wing ''I want you to defy your fear of flying this time , I'll give you the chance to see what I see'' he whispered rising up in the air , going up about seventy meters , his wings then starting to slowly glide them down , giving the two a chance to see the white covered forest , a lake in the distance , a few camps from where the smoke ran out .
Rilla cocked a brow at him, wondering what he was up too. As he wrapped the fur around her, she looked at him in amusement, until he picked her up. She blinked as he walked them out of the cave and to the ledge. She stiffened as she realized what he had planned. Her heart hammered and her breathing accelerated. She wasn't sleepy anymore, the adrenaline from her fear waking her up now. "Zen--" His name cut off as he flew them up.
Rilla started to shake badly at first. "Blast it, Dragon! If Humans were meant to fly, we'd have wings..." As he glided them down, the scenery managed to catch her attention in spite of her fear. Viewing the small part of the their world, her shaking subsided to slight tremors here and there. It wasn't that she had a fear of heights, she could walk trees after all, but she preferred her feet solidly on something. If she fell, she at least had a chance to grab something to break her fall. Up here there was nothing but air between her and the ground.
At some point in their gliding though, she finally relaxed in his arms and enjoyed the view. She had to admit, it was beautiful and a unique way of seeing things. She gave a quiet sigh. Her head tilted towards him to come to rest on his shoulder and neck. "It is beautiful. Thank you."
''I knew you'd like it without anything chasing us down to kill us , now relax my dearest and try resting '' he whispered towards her , gently flapping his wings from time to time to keep them gliding at that height , moving his arms to cradle her better in his arms and throw the change of her falling away, sometimes lowering himself as much as to hit a tree with his foot, making the snow rain down over the forest , the wind guiding him towards the mountains in the distance , a route coming in his mind so he would show Rilla the secrets kept by the winged beings.
''I'll wake you up a bit later when we head back '' he told Rilla moving his head so he could kiss her forehead , then shifting back to the original position , eyes now locked onto the shining white mountain tops , snow and ice glistering in the distance and reflecting the suns rays towards them .
Rilla smiled at his words, for a change not pissing her off. As he shifted her about, she managed to somehow get a hand out of the fur and it came to res in the crook of his neck. At first she couldn't sleep as the scenes were too beautiful. Eventually though she did finally drift off. A soft hum beautiful in sound came from her as she drifted off. Gradually, the humming changed to a discordant and broken sound as once more dreams plagued her. She shifted now and again in his arms, the jagged humming punctured by whimpers here and there.
Zenoz noticed her whimpering and squirming in his arms , his wings guiding them on the snowy mountain where he started shaking her ''Rilla ? Wake up ...'' he told her gently , noticing the nightmares that were plaguing her and trying to tear her out of it , the world around them having shifted to a cave completely made out of ice , as if carved into it by something , the tip of that particular mountain actually being a glacier like ice structure that with snow and rain became bigger , taller and sharper than the rest , the clear ice almost see through revealing several plants and animals that grew or took rest while the rain fell over it , mushrooms present over some layers that once were the walls of the cave .
Rilla whined at his words and shaking. Her dreams shifted once more, and she suddenly stilled in his arms. The humming slowly changed to a curious and confused sounding melody. It was as if her dreaming mind had come up with something that puzzled her. She shifted and cuddled closer to him, her hand moving to wrap around his neck. Once more the melody changed to a soothed sound and she lay there for a long time finally seeming to get some rest.
Finally her eyes fluttered open as her cold hand moved and stroked his face lightly. "Zenoz?" Her voice was fuzzy with sleep. She looked around at her surroundings and gasped. Sleep gone, she stared wide eyed at the beauty of the place. "Where are we?" Her voice was an awed whisper.
''In a timeless place , this is where life is stilled in ice '' he whispered pressing his hand against the side of the wall , on the other end laying a nest of hornets trapped in the thick ice , the insects seemingly trying to get out before their entrance was closed , the light from the outside shining through the walls almost like through glass , Zenoz keeping his arms around her ''What did you dream about my love ?''
Rilla stared for many long moments after he spoke. Finally, she moved a bit to place her hand on the ice. Fascinated, she trailed a finger along the hornets. She studied them closely, having never been so close to such without getting stung. Curiosity satisfied, she withdrew her hand and tucked it back inside the fur wrapped around her. She turned in Zenoz's arms and laid her head against his shoulder facing away from him. Her eyes traveled the rest of the beautiful place, as she stayed within the comfort and security of his arms.
she gave a sigh and her voice was soft as she finally answered his question. "You, me, little gray skinned creatures I've never seen before, fire, death, our child." Tears slipped out with the last listed. "Then the Great Mother appeared in my dreams. Everything faded away and it was just Her and me. She told me everything would be fine in the end." She gave a shrug. "Then she told me to expect a visitor soon...." Her voice trailed off in puzzlement.
''A visitor ? I don't know what to feel about that , the last time I had a visitor I've been chained and dragged in the dwarven city ... While that ended up good I'm not taking chances '' He said with a shake of his head , hearing the emotion through her voice , the one about their child actually making an emptiness fill his chest , he completely disliked the idea about the child Rilla didn't , she was a good mother .
''Also I regret not being able to give you a child my love ... I just don't want risking your life , the price is just to big to pay '' he said , regret deep in his voice , painting it like the ice did to the walls around them , his feet moving the two towards the entrance of the cave as he decided it was time to head back .
Rilla just nodded at his words. Her heart was heavy, but she accepted that her time with him would be a childless one. She would have no one to pass her skills on to, and except the little bit she'd shared with the Dwarven Healers in Kzar, they would die with her. She hid the hurt and pain though and smiled softly at him as he moved them to leave. A part of her heart died quietly though knowing she would never know the joy of being a mother now. But she loved him, and that was the price of her love. She wrapped the fur a bit tighter around herself, preparing for him to fly them home.
Zenoz opened his wings and took flight , yet the world around his seemed still , the slip pupils dilating and returning to normal as thoughts and questions ran through his mind , cold filling his body more than ever before , how was he going to keep this going on ? How could he deprive her of the happiness she truly deserves , a child for such a mother was like the air he breathed , what could he do to give her one while avoiding the risks also the blow it gave to his honor , he saw the breeding grounds , he saw the pain hidden in those toxic pleasure filled eyes , the twitch their bodies did give each time he was dragged anywhere near , those mindless solders that the mothers made , they were denied the same happiness , they were denied freedom . Each time his thoughts moved to his day , the one he killed them all , he freed their minds and bodies from the shackles that were wrapped around them , that bound them to the twisted gray-skins .
His bony almost mechanically dropped in front of the entrance to their home , moving the makeshift door out of the way he stepped inside and gently put Rilla down , his mind still wrapped into its own nightmarish world , to the same questions that he was trying to answer to , a second later a few tears dripping on his face that were wiped in seconds , their hotness waking him up from his mindscape , the pupils finally refocusing on Rilla .
Rilla stood staring at the fire, or more precisely at the small form near the fire cooking something. The form had turned at their entrance and stared back briefly before a smile split its hairy face. "Thank the Gods, Lass. Wasna sure I be ha'in' the right cave."
Rilla let out a delighted cry and the fur dropped to the ground as she ran up to hug her short friend. "Flen!" She moved back. "How did...? What are you...?" Her eyes suddenly narrowed and her voice grew protective and hard. "He's not going back!"
Flen laughed at all her half asked questions, even her sudden threat. "Nay, Lass. He willna go back, unless he wishes to. I have managed to get the Council's word that he may come. They will have questions for ye, Dragon, but ye will nae be attacked are harmed. As fer why I be here, ye left some things behind ye will be a needin'." He waved to the large pack laying a short distance away.
He rose up and patted pushed her towards the pack as he headed toward the Dragon. Locking up he spoke quietly. "A word wit' ye a moment, Dragon?" He motioned back out the cave and away from Rilla, who was digging in the pack curiously.
Zenoz looked down at the dwarf , his form actually growing sharper , gaining a bit of a similarity to his insane stance before he stepped towards him , tail splitting the air behind him ''What is it ? '' he asked , voice deep and really lacking any emotions , if he found the cave so easily who knew what would step in the next time , or worse what if this was just a trick and next time he'd wake up with a full battalion of dwarfs and dragon hunters .
Flen had walked up and was looking down over the edge. He turned to look at the Dragon, worry clear in his eyes. "Nae a 'ery safe place fer a Dead Walker." He turned and looked out at the panoramic view with a sigh. "I hope she stops now that she's back wit' her mate." He shot a scowl over his shoulder at the Dragon. "Nae use denyin' it. I saw the soulless thing she'd become when ye left her to Kzar." He looked towards the cave entrance. "She came to life when they brought ye in. Ye two are mated as any two can be."
He looked back out over the vista, quiet for many long moments. "Dragon, think ye long an' hard on the chance to come back to Kzar. Ho' long ye think she can survive he'e? She spent the bulk o' the White Cold in Kzar, wha' 'bout next year? Or if nae Kzar, perhaps think on relocating to that Forests of Azbel far to the south where tis warmer in the winters."
Finally he turned and walked towards the Dragon, clapping him lightly on his forearm he looked up at him. "Jes take care o' her. She's a good lass." He then walked into the cave before Rilla had a chance to come looking for them.
The dragon watched the dwarf with the same lack of trust that he kept at the beginning , turning around to get back to Rilla , watching her almost as a spelunker searching into that bag , his hand moving on her shoulder to startle her ''It seems your friend had some thins to tell me ... Found anything interesting there ?'' he asked , eyes moving on the bag as his tail still whipped from side to side , throwing the little dust that was in the cave away to the sides , the idea of completely moving from their place into Kzar tearing him into two , one with and one against it ''Also he made me wonder , how would it be if we moved from the plains ... Somewhere were you could be safe walking out and not risking to freeze or get attacked by a snow troll ''
Rilla jerked upright, a small strangely coloured bag in one hand and a scrap of parchment in the other. She gave Zenoz an absent look at his words. Turning to Flen she held the stuff out to him. "What is this? Everything in the pack is mine, except this, and a few herbs and plants I hadn't finished preparing, of course."
Flen walked up and looked at the bag, then shrugged. "One o' the Healers ga'e it to me."
Rilla waved the parchment under his nose. "Well? I hadn't the time to fully learn Dwarvish."
Flen chuckled as he took the paper from her. He eyed her with amusement. "As I recall ye speak Dwarvish rather well. Particularly the more colourful words." He took the paper and looked it over while Rilla blushed a bit at the reminder that she got cussing down quicker than actually speaking. "'The Goddess Tenelish came an' tol' me ye'd be needin' this, Child. And that ye'd know when. Put it away fer now so'eplace safe, and ferget 'bout it.'" Flen handed the paper back to Rilla, who now looked perplexed and puzzled.
With a sigh she took the paper and putting it with the pouch she placed both aside with the rest of her things she'd dug out. Suddenly, she blinked and jerked. Her head whipped around and she stared at Zenoz aghast. "Wait. What? Move?" Her eyes narrowed dangerously and she stalked towards him. "And just why would we move from our home?" She stood nose to nose with him, though on her tiptoes to do so, hands on her hips and temper in full flare.
"Uh, Lass--" Flen stopped and actually gulped and took a step back as Rilla swung around to glare at him now. Eyes wide in awe. He'd never seen her like this and it was shocking for the Dwarf. Clearing his throat he tried to explain. "Twas me idea, Lass." He paused and swallowed again as Rilla's look started to become dangerous. With a sigh he rushed on. "Look, there be no helpin' it now, but ye Dead Walk, Lass. We've managed to keep it from ye, an' get ye back to yer home an' bed safely. But he'e tis too dangerous fer ye. Ye Dead Walk offn tha' ledge yonder an' tis yer death moren likely."
Rilla's anger vanished and changed to horrified. "What do you mean I sleep walk? I have never...." Her voice trailed off and she backed up, bumping into Zenoz.
Zenoz watched them amused , even when she got in his face he simply shook it off as her normal temper and the love of this home they worked on , but when the sleepwalking part came and she felt her shift in fear , his arms shooting around her , trying to calm the woman down ''I wouldn't know , we always slept together and I hold you pretty tight in my arms , also it couldn't have happened to have you slip out of my grasp , I'm a bit too trained to miss that '' he told her , trying to comfort her a bit .
''Also what Goddess ? What does that tiny scroll do '' he asked the dwarf , the dragon belief , actually most beliefs being ignored by him as he learned that to call for deity's was the sure road to death .
Rilla relaxed as Zenoz's arms came around her and he spoke. She cuddled into his hold, true enough he held her as they slept when together. Maybe that was why she slept walked when they were apart. She was probably looking for him when her mind was at rest...
Flen snorted at the Dragon's question, but still eyed Rilla as he answered. "Twern't a scroll, Dragon. Jes a note to Rilla. I ha'e nae idea wha's in the pouch."
"An herb I'm unfamiliar with, ground to a powder. Rather unpleasant smelling too."
Flen shrugged at her words. "I kno' nothin' o' herbery, Lass. Ye know’d this."
Rilla nodded. She sighed quietly and did give the move question serious thought. She just didn't know how she felt about such a thing. Turning in Zenoz's arms, she looked up at him. "Where exactly would we move to anyway?"
''The dwarf threw the idea of living back in Kzar , or going to the warmer side of the continent ... I don't want to leave what we worked on behind but it might be the best for both of us '' he told her in a quiet tone , his hands rubbing her sides to keep her comfortable , eyes focusing on her then on the dwarf , not knowing what she might wish for , she was a healer , a good one at that and the dwarven would need someone like her so they would welcome the idea with arms wide .
Rilla looked at him for a few heartbeats, then suddenly turned towards the Dwarf. "And the Dwarf he manhandled? He's going to just let my Dragon move peacefully into Kzar? No hard feelings?" Like Zenoz, Rilla was suspicious of his actual welcome in Kzar after his last time there, just not to the extent he was.
Flen shifted a bit and rubbed the back of his neck. "Well..." He sighed. "Truthfully, probably nae. Oh, if the Council determines tha' there be extenuating circumstances to his actions, he will abide by the decision. But it woul' be a surface acceptance. He woul' constantly watch yer Dragon, hopin' fer a reason to either turn 'im in to the Council or attack out right."
Rilla pressed back into Zenoz as Flen spoke. When he was done she replied firmly but simply. "No."
Flen sighed. Leave it to her to be stubborn. "Rilla--"
"No. I am not going to live with a constant shadow over us in Kzar, Flen. It would taint the kindness shown to me when I stayed
there."
Flen nodded. The girl had a point, and he really didn't blame her. As much as he, and the rest of the Dwarven citizens of Kzar would love to have her back, he wouldn't lie to her to get her to do so. He sighed.
Zenoz gently kissed her neck before moving to her ear ''I think its worth a try , if you feel like its not welcoming and you dislike it we can leave , but its our safest option at the moment ... And your only chance to live a bit of a normal life '' he whispered trying to convince himself of that solution , his tail slithering up her leg .
''Dwarf , tell your guards and your council that we are coming , just for a bit ... But don't tell them what we discussed here , their souls would be more true if they aren't aware of our suspicions '' He told Flen , still eyeing him with a bit of suspicion , yet other than wanting to try that chance of living in the metal plated city , he also wanted some alone time with his lover .
Rilla's lips were pressed tightly together from Zenoz's whispered words. She didn't argue though, not yet. His words to the Dwarf had her eyes snapping, leaving Flen to look back and forth between the two for several heartbeats.
Flen finally nodded to the Dragon. Moving, he grabbed his pack. Then going to the fire, he picked up his bowl and scooped some of what he'd been cooking when they'd returned into it, and moved towards the cave exit. He paused and looked back at the mated pair. "Twil take me a day an' a half to get back. Wait 'nother day after." He then headed out.
Rilla waited quietly, her body vibrating slightly. Once she was sure the Dwarf was out of ear shot, she spoke. "Zenoz..." Her voice held an angry note to it. "I don't..." She stopped and sighed. What did it matter, he'd decided and that was that. She started to move away from him.
''I know you don't , that's why I waited for him to go ... What are we going to do ? He's right that this place isn't the safest of all but still its been my home for quite some time ... I don't mind leaving it for you , but I need to know what you want '' he told her moving his arm to stop her , his tail starting to move up in-between her legs , running along her slit through her pants , teasing her a bit .
Stopped by his words and arm, Rilla started to turn towards him, but his tail distracted her. She leaned back into him, her eyes closing. Her anger and worry melted away as he started to get her aroused. "Zen." A soft groan escaped her, stopping her from continuing. Her groin started rocking as his tail teased her. She brought her arms up and clasped her hands behind his neck as her knees started to weaken from their actions.
''I guess we'll wait for your answer '' he said softly , leaning in to catch her lips into a passionate kiss , his tongue starting to explore her mouth , wrapping around her tongue before the dragon started sucking on it , a groan escaping his lungs while his arms took off her pants , leaving a free way for his tail to slide against her slit , the scales running along touching her clit while the other hand moved to grasp her butt , finger pressing against her asshole , simply teasing on the outside .
Rilla made an inarticulate sound in reply as he kissed her. she wiggled as he pulled her pants down, speeding up the process. Her pussy grew wet as he played with her clit and anus. Her hands finally let go of his neck and slid up caressing both sides of his face. Her breathing accelerated and soft moans of pleasure were released into their kiss.
Zenoz growled into the kiss as she caressed his face , moving his hands onto her hips to move them towards the fur , gently laying the female down breaking the kiss to stay on his feet , a small grin on his scaled face as his erect member was put in front of her , decided to let Rilla play a bit , adding more to her want and by that doing the same to himself , his long tail simply slipping inside her and against her inner walls , its almost serpentine slither so slow inside her , pressing her buttons and tempting her more and more by the second .
Rilla laid back and watched him for a moment as he stood there. As his cock hung there in her field of view, she reached up and wrapped her hand around it. As his tail slowly stroked and wiggled inside her, she moaned and started moving her hand slowly up and down his shaft. As her passion rose, so did she. Getting up on her knees, she moved until she wrapped her lips around his cock and sucked on the tip as her hand continued stroking the rest of his member.
''Rilla ... '' his mouth let out in a moan as Zenoz felt his knees grow a bit weak as she stroked his member , his tail gaining a bit of speed in its wiggles , more of it wandering inside her yet avoiding to hit too deep inside the female as his tail could as easy impale her if he didn't control his shifting from dragon to half , yet he felt his control over himself loosen when she started sucking on the tip of his cock , a hand placed on her head and pulling more onto her to get his member down into her mouth , not yet pulling her completely in yet feeling the temptation to do so .
Rilla hummed softly as she started to finally slide his member fully in his mouth. Her hand released him and moved to glide along his hip and grip his side. Her other hand came up and grabbed his other side. Using him for stability, she moved up and down his cock slowly, in spite of the chaos his tail was causing her body. Her pussy growing wetter as he picked up the speed.
Zenoz took the chance to grip the back of her head and push his cock down her throat , his tail switching its movements for thrusts , sliding in and out of her pussy at the same time as he started thrusting into her mouth , his member moving deep inside her throat and out until he felt his himself reaching his climax , shooting a few streams of hot cum in her mouth then pulling out . The dragon leaving his tail to bring her to her own climax after he reached his .
Rilla jerked as his cum hit her tongue and throat. She quickly swallowed as she dropped her head when he pulled away. While his tail's thrusting felt good, she suddenly lost all desire for such intimacy. Pushing his tail out of her, she grabbed her pants and pulled them back on. She moved to the pack Flen left behind and started putting her stuff back in it. Preparing for wherever Zenoz decided to move to. And if he opted to stay here, at least her stuff would be out of the way.
Zenoz watched her in utter confusion , his member softening as he watched her making up her pack ''Alright ... what happened ? '' he asked , expecting her actually both of them to keep going and enjoy their moment yet she distanced herself in seconds like nothing happened , the dragon stopped in lace by her actions .