His arms banded around me as he bounced me on his cock, my head falling back onto his shoulder. “That’s it, ride my cock,” he hissed into my ear, as he kissed my neck. “Rub your clit for me,” he commanded softly, and my fingers flew to my clit. I rubbed myself as he worked me harder and faster, until my whole body was shaking in anticipation.
“Sic, please,” I begged, and he began to slam up into me from behind sending me over the edge. The rush of wetness on my fingers had him chuckling, as he continued to pound into me.
“That’s it, get my cock nice and wet.” His fingers tweaked my nipples hard and I moaned. “Don’t stop rubbing your clit. I want you to cum again.” My fingers kept circling my clit as he began to move faster still, and I screamed out as a second release hit. My cum coated my fingers and he bit my shoulder and slammed into me one final time with a growl.
I fell forward onto the mattress, and Sic followed me down, but kept his weight off me so he didn’t crush me. His cock pulsed as my body held him locked tight for a moment and then released its grip. This time, when he pulled me close, I could feel his heart racing.
He pulled out and grabbed the sheets covering us in the cool silk, before pulling me in to be the little spoon. “You need to get some rest,” he whispered tenderly. “As much as I would love to keep you up all night, we have work to do tomorrow.”
“Will you stay?” my question came out more of a yawn.
“Yes. Now, be a good girl and get some sleep,” I felt him kiss my shoulder as he spoke, then the warmth of him slowly soothed me to sleep.
The sound of barking woke me up as the sun was rising. Sic pulled me closer in his sleep as the sounds grew louder, and Emot hopped up onto the bed. A long, wet tongue began to swipe over my face and the smell of puppy breath made me crack my eyes open. Spikey fur covered the tiny puppy and its black tongue lolled through two massive fangs that took up most of the space in his mouth.
“Good morning Empressss mine, the massster of the houndsss isss here for inspection and he brought thisss young lady asss a gift,” Emot spoke as he picked up the puppy off the bed and placed her on the floor. “Did you have a fun evening?” he asked, as he winked. Sic rose up behind me and pressed a kiss to my cheek before he grabbed Emot by the back of his neck.
He pulled Emot close for a kiss and then let him go. “Why, jealous?”
“Not at all… well, maybe a little,” Emot admitted, as Sic rose from the bed, avoiding the tiny puppy racing around the room.
“What the fuck is that racket?” Kai yelled, as he pulled his door open and the hound ran off into his room. “Fuck.” Kai disappeared and through the opening I heard, “No, don’t chew on that.” When he returned, he was carrying the small puppy by the scruff of her neck.
“Why do we have a hellhound puppy in the bedroom?” Kai asked, as he placed her in Emot’s arms. I crawled out of the bed and stretched before walking towards the bathroom.
“Emot said the master of the hounds is here and she is a gift,” I tossed over my shoulder, as he slowly trailed behind me into the bathroom. “Why are you following me?” He shrugged as he closed the door, blocking the puppy from joining us.
“What can I say? I enjoy watching you shower.” He smiled a cheeky smile and I opened the door again. Pushing him out, with a hand on his chest, I batted my eyelashes.
“Ladies only, so unless you have a twat, you can’t come in.” Zugo and Emot laughed as I shut the door in Kai’s face and locked it. I swiftly showered before walking to the closet to dress, where someone had laid out a sensible pair of jeans and a t-shirt. Quickly dressing, I walked out of the closet to find the hellhound puppy sitting at the door, wagging her tail. “Aren’t you such a darling? We need to find out your name, don’t we?”
“Ssshe doesssn’t have a name yet,” Emot spoke up beside me. “They mussst go through a naming trial, and today is this new littersss trial. The massster of the houndsss thought you might enjoy the show, and you mussst look over the cavalry, and inssspect your troopsss.”
“Why must I inspect the troops if I know nothing of war?” Picking up the small pup, we began to walk towards the door.
“Well, a part of inssspecting the troopsss is merely ceremonial, honoring the traditionsss of the passst. The other assspect is to ssshow that you approve of the preparationsss being made in your name. All four of usss will be there to guide you assss needed, ssso there isss nothing to worry about. The naming trial is very sssimple, and mossst of the pupsss are named within momentsss, very rarely doesss it take more than half an hour.” Emot placed a hand on the small of my back as I carried the hellhound puppy through the doors and down the stairs.
The main doors opened in front of us, and I noticed several more puppies running around a small penned in area. An older man watching over them turned, and bowed as we walked down the steps. “Good morning, Your Imperial Majesty. I have all the hellhounds ready for inspection, and these new puppies are all set for their naming trials.”
Sic stepped up beside Emot and I, smiling, as he held out his hand to shake the older man’s hand. “Maisie, this is Hicca, he has been the master of the hounds for almost ninety years now. The elders appointed him as your personal hound master, once the nest was finished.” He held out his arms to take the wriggling bundle of puppy and placed her on the ground next to the pen.
“She is very well behaved for her age, Hicca. In a few more weeks she will make a wonderful guard.” The puppy sat looking up at Sic as if awaiting his commands.
“How old is she?” I queried, as Hicca bent to scratch her head.
“One week, Your Imperial Majesty,” Hicca replied, and I felt my jaw drop.
“Only a week. How long before they are full grown?” my question made Hicca smile.
“They reach full size within three weeks after birth and breeding maturity at approximately six months of age. They have an average life span of about twenty years.” Hicca began walking towards a locked box, set off to the side of the gate. “We are just about ready to begin the naming trial.”
Hicca opened the box revealing a large polished shield, a long sword, a weaved basket and a helmet. He slowly pulled each object out of the box and placed them in a line across the yard. “The shield represents loyalty, the sword represents bravery, the weaved basket represents nurturing, and the helmet represents intellect. Very rarely, a puppy does not choose one of these objects, and if they don’t, the crown is brought out,” Sic explained, as Hicca began to walk back toward the pen.
“The objects are enchanted so that when the puppy chooses an object, it will flash, and a name will hover above the item,” Hicca added, as he picked up the first puppy. He placed the puppy on the ground, and it began to run towards the objects.
It headed for the sword and a name flashed above it. The puppy sat in front of the sword looking at the hovering name. Hicca called the name and the puppy returned to him. He repeated this process several times until the only puppy left was the little girl that Hicca had gifted to me. “I am typically a very good judge of character, when it comes to these little ones. My suspicion is that she will be very special,” he spoke, as he lifted the last puppy out.
Setting her on the ground, he waited, but she didn’t budge from her spot near his feet. The puppy looked at all the items arrayed across the yard and yipped while looking up at the hound master. Hicca smirked and walked to the box, slowly pulling the crown out. The puppy barked excitedly, and her tail began to wag like crazy, as she he walked closer. Placing the crown on the grass, she shot off towards it before he was even fully upright again. Grasping the crown in her teeth she picked it up as it flashed and ‘Rilag’ hovered over her head.
Turning back towards us she carried the crown gently and placed it at my feet. “Well, it seems Rilag is your name, sweet girl.” She yipped excitedly and spun in a small circle.
“A very majestic name for a very special girl,” Hicca said, as he retrieved the crown and patted Rilag on the head. “Now, that the
trials are complete, we can begin the training process, and she will be a wonderful mount for the war.”
“Maisie will not be joining the battles that are about to happen,” Sic’s spoke and I could hear the dead seriousness in his voice.
“Why not, other women train as warriors?” Kai spoke up from behind me, startling me. “Did I miss the fun?” he whispered in my ear.
“No, I think it’s just about to begin, since you baited Sic,” I mumbled back, and Emot snorted.
“Absolutely not, we cannot risk her life like that. She will be safe here while we lead the troops,” Sic poked Kai in the shoulder as he spoke. “She is the only person capable of holding the empire together.”
“That doesn’t mean she can’t fight. If she is trained properly, she can at least stay in the back and guide the troops. Besides, her being there will boost morale.” Kai laced his fingers through mine and brought my hand to his lips, kissing the back before placing it on his sleeve. “Let’s leave the misogynist and go inspect the troops.”
“I am not a fucking misogynist! I just don’t want to put her life at risk,” Sic yelled, as we began to walk away. Kai winked at me as we made our way out the main gates.
“You just enjoy stirring him up, don’t you?” I whispered, as we walked towards the main gate.
“Vago has pulled his army back to the borderlands between the North and East. We don’t know why we has pulled back, but we suspect he intends to gather more people,” Kai explained, instead of answering my question. We continued to the main gate surrounding the new village. “And yes, I love riling him up, but I do think you should learn to fight, even if it is just self-defense.”
“I think Maisssie learning to fight isss a good idea,” Emot spoke up, as we climbed the stairs to the top of the wall.
“Have you both lost you minds? What if she is injured or killed?” Sic argued, as we began walking up the stairs.
“What are you going on about?” Zugo asked, as we reached the top where he was standing.
“Kai and Emot have decided that Maisie needs to learn to fight. They seem to think she should be on the battlefield,” Sic filled him in, as we approached the wall and I saw rows upon rows of hellhounds and riders.
“Holy hellhound,” I whispered, and Hicca chuckled.
“Your Imperial Majesty, I present your cavalry.” Hicca swept his hands wide and the amassed riders saluted and cheered, the howls of hellhounds mixing with the human voices. Off to the side, I heard a tiny howl join in with the cheering and looked to see Rilag howling her puppy howl.
After the cavalry was inspected and we were back in the castle, I watched the battle rage on in the bedroom. Sic was yelling at Kai and Emot about the need to keep Maisie safe. Kai and Emot yelled on and on about how Maisie would be safer if she knew how to protect herself. Maisie and I sat on the couch watching the showdown with great interest.
I was just waiting for someone to throw the first punch. “What do you think I should do Zugo?” Maisie whispered, while the argument continued around us.
“Honestly, I don’t want you to risk yourself by being on the battlefield, but I do see the merit in you learning to defend yourself. It would be smart to learn to use your basilisk, as well,” I whispered back, both of us watching the guys across the room.
Rilag was sitting on Maisie’s other side, watching, just as we were. “She needs to be kept here and safe,” Sic yelled once more, forcing Maisie to rise.
“Sic, enough. I have made my choice. I will be trained and that is the end of it. I understand your concern, but my safety is better served if I can defend myself,” her voice was strong, and I had never been more turned on. Maisie bent to pick up Rilag, as the doors to the sitting room were pulled wide.
Cobra stood in the doorway looking pale with Viper and Jeca by her side. “Vago is amassing more men, he has hired giants from Manden,” Cobra spoke softly, as Jeca held her upright. “He will attack in twelve days, if the giants make it here by then, we are doomed.”
“Did you have a vision, or did someone inform you of this?” Sic asked, the argument about Maisie learning to fight, instantly over.
“She had a vision, and Viper confirmed it by speaking with her contacts in Wildvale,” Jeca spoke, as the others began to look worried.
“Is there a way to stop the giants?” Kai asked, as Maisie sat back down.
“If Emot can fly out to Manden or even intercept the giant’s ships then we might have a chance,” Viper spoke from Cobra’s other side.
“I can’t fly that far,” Emot spoke up then paused, “What about a pegasus or hippogriff shifter? Could we use one of them if they are willing to help?”
“It is no use. They will arrive with or without your attempts to sway them,” Cobra whispered. “The only hope we have is if we build a massive army, and the Nymphs fight alongside us.”
“Then we shall speak with the Nymphs and prepare for war,” Sic responded to her words, as Kai looked over at Maisie.
“She needs to learn to fight,” Kai was adamant, and Viper stepped forward.
“I agree, and I will train her. She must know everything she can before this war begins, or we will suffer greatly.” Viper smiled at Maisie and Rilag. “She and her hellhound must train, and train hard. We will begin tomorrow,” with that, Viper walked out the door, and Jeca picked up Cobra to follow.
I looked at Maisie next to me and her worry was painted on her face. “I think Rilag needs to go out, and then I need to go to bed. Tomorrow is going to be a long day.”
“That is an understatement, the next twelve days are going to be long and hard,” Kai said, making Emot snort.
“I’ll take Rilag out, you can get some sleep. Besides, I’m on watch,” I took Rilag out of Maisie’s arms, as I spoke, and began to walk out the door. Sic followed me out and we walked towards the courtyard.
“I am worried about her,” Sic said, as the doors closed.
“It is perfectly normal that you are worried about her, but if she is to be a well-respected Empress, then she needs to find her own footing,” we walked to the courtyard as I spoke, and placed Rilag on the ground.
“I guess you are right. She needs to make that decision on her own. I just don’t want to see her hurt, or, Gods forbid, killed,” Sic spoke quietly, and I could hear the true reason why he was opposed to this in his voice. He loved her and wanted to protect her, just like the rest of us.
“We will do everything in our power to make sure that doesn’t happen. I know Kai and Emot feel the same way.” Rilag barked and scratched the door to tell us she was done, so we began to walk back.
Sic turned and walked off towards his office as Rilag raced up the stairs. “I’ll be up in a bit.” I nodded and walked up behind the tiny hellhound. The sitting room was empty when I entered it, but the bedroom doors were still open. I could hear Maisie speaking as I walked deeper in, then she was at the bedroom door.
“I wanted a goodnight kiss, where’s Sic?” I stepped up close and pressed my lips to her forehead and then her lips.
Once I broke the kiss I smiled. “I love you, and he went to his office. He said he would be up later.”
She nodded and turned back to the room. “Will you tell him I love him when he comes up?” I nodded as she entered the bedroom and closed the doors behind her.
Rilag ran towards the bed as Kai slid in beneath the covers. Emot placed a large dog bed in the corner and she leaped onto it before he had it fully in place, pulling it out of his hands. He laughed as she pulled the bed out of the corner and tugged it, so it was by the foot of the bed. Once she had her dog bed in the perfect spot, she crawled to the center and laid down facing the door, guard dog style.
I couldn’t help but smile as she watched me walk closer, her tail wagging in excitement as I bent to scratch her head. “You are a smart girl, aren’t you?”
“Ssshe isss definitely a sssmart one, and I think loyal, asss well,” Emot spoke, as he pulled me towards the side of the bed. “I ha
ve an idea, but I don’t think Kai will agree with it, unless we both beg him,” his whisper was barely audible in my ear.
I turned in his arms as we walked closer to the head of the bed. “And what idea might that be?” my whisper was just as soft as his.
“I wanna take Kai while you watch,” he whispered, as my legs hit the side of the mattress and I sat. His gaze slid over my body and the towards Kai.
“While I wouldn’t mind seeing that, it is his decision.” I crawled to the center next to Kai and he pulled me into his arms.
“What are you two whispering about?” Kai asked, as Emot pulled his shirt off over his head.
“Oh, Emot was just discussing the idea of him taking you while I watched.” Emot paused with his hands on the waist of his pants.
“You’re not sssupposed to tell him,” I noticed a slight blush crawl up his neck, as he spoke.
Kai began to pull my shirt up and over my head, before cupping the underside of my breasts. “Is that what you want?” his question was low, as he began to tweak my nipples.
“I told him that it was your decision, but I won’t turn down watching if you choose to let him.” He rose to his knees behind me and I could feel his cocks rubbing my ass through my pants.
“I’ll make a deal with you, I’ll let him take me this one time, but I get to make you cum the whole time.” Kai flicked the button on my pants open and slid his hand down until he was teasing my clit. “But you have to cum first.” Emot dropped his pants on the floor while watching every movement Kai made.
Kai circled my clit with his finger before pushing two fingers deep and curling them just right to hit my g-spot. “Watch Emot stroke his cock while I make you cum all over my hand,” he hissed, as he began moving his fingers. Emot grasped the base of his cocks and began to slowly work himself while I watched.
Kai’s thumb rubbed my clit as he worked his fingers faster, making my body ache for the release he promised. My head fell back slightly on his shoulder until he hissed again, “You’re supposed to be watching him.” I tipped my head back upright so I could watch Emot once more.
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