"Truly, I will help. Unless I'm much mistaken, you didn't expect to lose this morning. Therefore, you have no plan in place to track Ethan when he leaves Arcanum."
She scowled, but couldn't deny he was right.
"I will tell you exactly where he is going, on one condition."
"What condition?"
Luminar Kossel smiled. "You will make no attempt to kill or even hurt him or his companions until the sun rises in two days. To be clear, that's just under forty-eight hours."
"No deal." She shook her head. "I'll track him myself and put him in the ground before nightfall."
"How?" Falkaan asked, speaking up for the first time. "How would you track them?"
"My ship is a lot smaller than the Midnight Sun, so it's a lot harder to see."
"And you think a dragon - and a wood elf - wouldn't spot it when they are wary of being followed?" Luminar Kossel asked.
She scowled.
Luminar Kossel smiled. "No attempt made to hurt him or his companio
"I um... Uh, I guess I don't exactly hate the idea.""Oh?" Rachel raised an eyebrow."Well, I mean. If it's what's best for him- I mean us, and the baby. With the whole Ten Kingdoms at stake, I guess I don't mind..." She trailed off as she seemed to lose her nerve.Ethan could tell she was simply too embarrassed to continue. It was funny; she shouted down a dragon the day they'd met and was fearless in battle, but couldn't admit she didn't mind the idea of him building a harem. Or at least, she didn't seem to mind judging from the emotions coming over their bond.Ethan and Alana both looked at Rachel.The redhead put her hands up as if to ward them off. "And just to be clear, no. Never.""Never... what?" He asked confused."I am not joining your harem. Ever. Don't even think about it because there's no chance. Ever. Zero. None. You got that?" She added with a glare."Got it, I wasn't going to ask." He replied. Though, now that
Kendra knew two things. First, thanks to Luminar Kossel, she knew the dragon's airship was headed to a gold mine north of Arcanum. Second, she knew it had traveled west when it left Arcanum, meaning they were trying to throw off pursuers. Thankfully, that made their intended flight path relatively easy to guess.She'd left Arcanum in a hurry, stopping only to retrieve Falkaan's Dragon Slayer, which he was still letting her borrow. Years of experience and a little guesswork allowed her to put her tiny airship about where she thought they would be at nightfall.She was right.She grinned as she put away her telescope. There was no mistaking it; that was the dragon's airship. The light was fading fast, but thanks to her enchanted telescope she could see reasonably well anyway. She extrapolated their course, and set her ship on a parallel one. She was pleased to see that Luminar Kossel had been right about their destination being a gold mine. She could only imagine that the dragon was pla
It just made sense.Thoughts of Ethan in bed with all three women - herself included - flitted through her mind. She grew more than a little aroused thinking about being surrounded by so much naked skin and scale. Then she imagined something that shocked her to her core.She imagined kissing Taloni.The thought was so powerfully captivating that she stood in shock for several seconds. She imagined the honey-blonde girl's soft, full lips pressing against hers. She imagined the Fey's soft tongue playing at the entrance of her mouth. Then she imagined the winged girl's tongue in... other places.If Beth could've died in embarrassment, she would have. She suddenly felt the urge to hide behind one of the tables so no one could see her, even though no one could. She tried to push the image out of her mind, but it seemed to have gotten stuck.It wasn't until she noticed that Ethan was gently and carefully lifting her body out of the crate that she realized she'd been lost in thought for seve
Near midnight, Ethan landed as lightly as possible on the deck of the Argo and Alana slid from his back. Beth was still laying on the deck, though someone had lain her on a blanket. God, she looked beautiful. Even with the blood and dirt smeared on her face, she was still a vision in his eyes."What in Saidow's lair is going on?" Rachel asked moments after they landed.Ethan recounted what they had found, and the redhead's face grew more confused and interested by the moment. He could almost see the wheels turning in her head."That's interesting." Rachel said as they described the runic circle they'd seen on the floor. "It almost sounds like a black incantation from the pit.""The pit? You mean hell?" Hailey asked."What's a 'hell'?" Rachel asked."It's a place where- never mind. What's the pit?"Rachel frowned. "It was a conclave of dark mages that met a few thousand years ago. They tried to conquer the Ten Kingdoms with the most unholy, grotesque spells you can imagine?""Like what
"Further, as my king already knows, there is an irate Naiad named Adorelle who wishes to speak more on this matter, but is tangentially silenced by an oath, which only your majesty can nullify."The king sighed and looked wistfully at his pillow and still sleeping wife; it would likely be several hours before he saw them again.* * *Alana felt the waking world drawing near and fought to stay in her dream. It was wonderful dream, if a bit strange.In the dream, she and two other naked women were laying snuggled up to Ethan on a bed. She recognized the flame colored hair of Rachel and the wings of Taloni. Curiously, Rachel's head was flopped against her chest, and the beautiful redhead was drooling slightly on the wood elf's naked breast.After a few moments, they roused themselves and Taloni gave Ethan a good morning kiss. Not to be outdone, Rachel leaned up and planted a gentle, chaste kiss on Alana's lips.It was a wonderful kiss.Ethan's kisses were was strong, masculine, and had a
He kept thrusting deep inside of her with that same implacable, unwavering, heavenly rhythm. He paid no attention to her orgasm; he didn't slow down, didn't stop, didn't speak kind and loving words, he did something he'd never down before: he just fucked her mercilessly.And she loved it.She looked back at him and could see the look of both primal lust and deep adoration in his eyes. Ethan was giving her the lovemaking she so desperately craved, while the dragon was using her body selfishly, completely for its own pleasure without any regard for her whatsoever. The dragon pounded into her with primal, almost reckless abandon. She would've been worried but for the tempering influence of Ethan. He would never hurt her.A tiny part of her mind that had been long buried seemed to unlock. A tiny voice whispered that she was fulfilling her purpose. That she existed solely for this mighty dragon to use and to breed whenever it felt like doing so. She loved that idea, she luxuriated in that
It felt strange, she had a part of Ethan - well, his mana - inside of her. For some reason, that made her feel better. She almost felt guilty for feeling better, but she did.She was brought back to the real world by the sound of the door to the captain's cabin opening.Moments later, Ethan and Alana came up the stairs to the quarterdeck. The wood elf appeared to be walking slightly oddly, but had a dopy grin plastered all over her lovely face anyway. She even appeared to be trying to hide or downplay it, but there was no denying she was among the happiest people Rachel had ever seen.She couldn't help but feel a twinge of jealousy."Morning." Ethan said to Rachel and Anthiel. "Is Hailey up yet?""Only Just." Hailey yawned as she walked bleary-eyed up the stairs. "I couldn't sleep with the racket you two were making."Alana's face went beet-red but Ethan just grinned."We'll try to keep it down next time." He said, though he didn't seem the least bit ashamed. "For now, we've got to ge
How to Train your Dragon HuntressEthan opened the captain's cabin door only a crack to ensure he wouldn't be fried by the attacking dragon. Fortunately, the weather deck was clear and he could see the dragon circling in the night sky not far away. Alana peeked out from behind him, bow and arrow at the ready.*Stay here and only fire from the cover of the cabin.* He instructed telepathically. The last thing he wanted was for his wife to be in harm's way, but he was under no illusion that she would sit this one out.She nodded and knocked an arrow into her bow.Ethan left the captain's cabin and took stock. There was a long scorch mark on the deck from dragon's fire, but the fire hadn't caught. Looking around, he saw Rachel with a large fireball moments before she launched it at the dragon. It moved slowly enough that the dragon was able to dodge it.There was a "TWANG" behind him and an arrow found its mark on the dragon's scales. Unfortunately, it skittered off after striking them at