Dragon Emperor 9, page 22
part #9 of Dragon Emperor Series
All of them except for Tilly rushed off the stage and down the stone steps with their heads down, but the mouse Demi-Human hung her head as she approached us.
“I’m sorry again for not putting my foot down,” she murmured. “I knew it was wrong. I didn’t know the bloodline tests weren’t true, though. I’ll swear to that.”
“You didn’t?” I raised an eyebrow. “So, you had no idea that you actually would have passed?”
“I was pretty sure I would.” She shrugged. “But it didn’t matter to me. I just wanted to vote against the rule about giving away our extra food and such. I knew one day I’d get caught, but I couldn’t help it.”
“You knew your staff gave away the leftovers from the bakery?” I asked as I remembered the first day we’d arrived.
“Yes,” she confirmed. “I told them nothing was to go to waste. They could take it home, leave it out back where people could access it, or give it away if they felt comfortable breaking the rule.”
“Then it sounds like Mateo was right in keeping you on the council,” I said with a smile.
A blush crept up the mouse’s cheeks as she nodded shyly.
“Would you like to go with me to talk with people about who else should be on the council?” Mateo asked her.
“Of course,” Tilly agreed.
“Then we will start tomorrow.” The dwarf’s grin spread across his face, and he held out an elbow to her. “I’ll walk you home.”
“Thank you,” she said as she awkwardly leaned down and linked her arm through his. “And thank you, Lord Evan and Princess Alyona. We are forever in your debt.”
“Not at all,” I insisted. “We cut out the weed, now you have to grow the flowers.”
The two chuckled as they walked down the steps to return to their homes.
“I think going home sounds like a splendid idea,” Polina said with a yawn.
“I agree,” Trina sighed as she stretched her arms above her head.
“Let’s go,” Marina suggested.
The dryads waved to us as they began the walk back to the tavern.
“That does seem like a good idea,” I murmured as I watched the sisters’ hips sway back and forth as they glided down the stone steps.
“Yes, it does,” Alyona exhaled. “We’ll have another big day tomorrow.”
“More hunting,” Aaliyah agreed with a playful growl.
“Indeed,” I chuckled.
“We’d better get some rest, then,” Nike suggested as he gestured to the stairs. “Shall we?”
I nodded and led the group down the steps to the main road.
“Lord Evan?” a small voice called out as the crowd dispersed around us.
I turned to see a young mole Demi-Human boy as he tugged on my sleeve and looked up at me with his tiny dark eyes. He wore a slightly distressed brown tunic over red trousers, and his shaggy brown hair draped over his ear on one side and was shaved on the other.
“What can I do for you?” I asked as I looked down at the boy.
“I, um, I heard you were looking for w-weird things around town,” he stammered. “Is that still true?”
“Of course,” I said with a nod. “Have you seen something out of place?”
“I don’t know if it’s what you need, but I’ve seen people in the water district after dark,” he explained. “It’s normally dead over there by dinner time, but in the last week or so, there are people there at all hours of the night, and no one seems to know who they are.”
“I see,” I replied. “And where is the water district exactly?”
“It’s over there,” the boy said and pointed to the edge of town near the wellhouse portal.
“Perfect,” I murmured. “Thank you. We will check it out.”
“And thank you,” he replied, and a shy smile spread across his face. “Now, maybe I can go back to school since I won’t have to work.”
“I think that’s a great idea,” I agreed. “Don’t you worry about anything besides your schoolwork. Sound like a plan?”
The boy nodded vigorously and then scampered off into the crowd.
“Looks like we just found out our first stop for tomorrow,” I muttered. “I’m ready to tear these bastards apart like I did Whitaker.”
“You’re very feisty today, Lord Evan,” Aaliyah purred into my ear as we resumed our walk back to the tavern.
“I am,” I agreed. “I can show you just how much in a few minutes.”
“I was hoping you’d say that,” she whispered into my ear, and a shiver of anticipation raced down my spine.
“I’ll meet you there,” Alyona said and shooed me with her hand. “I just want to talk to a few of the citizens.
“We’ll stay with her,” Laika volunteered as she pointed at Ravi and Nike.
“Okay, be careful,” I advised. “I’ll see you soon.”
Aaliyah grabbed my hand, and we headed down the main road to the tavern. I pushed open the door, and she yanked me through it. I followed her through the tavern, where at least a dozen people walked around with drinks in hand.
“Lord Evan!” they cheered as we trotted through.
I grinned and gave them a thumbs up before Aaliyah tugged me upstairs into her chambers and pushed the door shut behind us.
“I don’t get to be feisty with you very often,” I chuckled. “You’re usually the one attacking me.”
“Do I need to attack you today?” Aaliyah cocked an eyebrow.
“Nope.” I shook my head. “I get to be feisty in here every once in a while.”
Aaliyah growled playfully and then looked at me with hooded, amber-colored eyes.
I closed the distance between us with a couple steps and then grabbed her face in both hands as I leaned down to press a kiss to her lips. She inhaled sharply against my mouth, and then she relaxed as I kissed her again and wrapped my arms around her narrow waist.
Then I dragged one hand down her back and felt her shiver until my hand slid down her back until I cupped her ass and squeezed. Her tail wrapped around my arm as our bodies pressed together, and my cock rose to attention between her thighs.
The lioness purred, and she dropped her hand between us to squeeze my growing erection.
“Fuckkk,” I groaned as she rubbed through my pants. “Okay, you can be a little feisty.”
“Mmm, like this?” she asked and untied my trousers. They fell to the floor, and she went down to her knees with them.
I yanked my shirt over my head and looked down to see a perfect view of her bronze breasts as she loosened her belt, and her crimson robes slid down her shoulders. She took my cock between her breasts and rubbed up and down, and her hard, brown nipples grazed my hips as she fucked me with her tits.
Then she dropped down further and took my cock in her mouth. Her rough, cat-like tongue sent a ripple of pleasure down my spine, and I grabbed her hair to push further into her mouth. The lioness purred again, and the vibrations made me moan again. She sucked and licked up and down my shaft as I guided her head back and forth against me.
I rocked my hips with her head until it felt like I was fucking her face, and then she grabbed my ass and shoved my dick to the back of her throat. My climax poured into her like a faucet, and as I finished, she stood up and grinned. A low rumble escaped my throat, and I picked her up by the waist to toss her onto the bed.
“Now, it’s my turn to take you,” I growled as I pulled her robes off completely and tossed them across the room.
I dragged my gaze over her perfect, lithe body and decided to start at the bottom. I crawled onto the bed at her feet and kissed the side of her foot. Then I ran my tongue up over her calves to her inner thigh, and her body twitched as I tasted every delicious inch.
“Oh, gods!” she moaned as I ran my tongue over her pussy lips, and they were already dripping with desire.
Then I flicked her clit with my tongue and watched her back arch over the bed. I slid one finger inside her as I took her clit into my mouth and sucked until I felt it throb against my tongue. I curled my finger inside her and finger-fucked her as she writhed with pleasure. Then I slid a second finger inside her and pumped in and out as I played with the top of her mound.
“Lord Evan!” she cried out as she came onto my hand and mouth, and I lapped up her juices as her body was racked with the waves of her climax.
Before she could move, I continued my journey up her body and licked her hips, which sent her body into more shockwaves. Then I crawled further up the bed to straddle her and flicked her nipple with my tongue. She purred and dug her claws into the bed, then moaned as I took her breast into my mouth and sucked until her back arched again. A few moments later, I let go of her gorgeous tit and nibbled up her throat until I reached her mouth.
Aaliyah leaned up from the bed to kiss me, and she shoved her tongue into my mouth.
I growled against her lips and lifted my hips to plunge my hard cock inside her.
“Yes!” the lioness screamed as I pumped my arousal in and out of her warm, wet tunnel.
She wrapped her legs around my hips and lifted herself off the bed. The new angle gave me even deeper access inside her hot canal, and I groaned as I felt her toes curl against my back.
“Please, give me your seed, Lord Evan!” the lioness gasped.
I thrust deep inside her pussy, and suddenly, I felt her walls tighten around my dick as her second climax crashed over the edge. My dick was soaked with her juices, and I couldn’t hold my own orgasm in as I filled her with my dragon seed.
“Gods,” I groaned as I slid in and out of her sopping, tight tunnel.
“You were feeling feisty today,” Aaliyah sighed as I pulled out of her, and juice poured onto her thighs.
“I still am.” I grinned and flipped her over onto her stomach.
She squealed as I grabbed her hips and pulled her to her hands and knees before I shoved my cock inside her from behind. Her pussy dripped with our previous orgasms, and the sight turned me on even more.
I had to mark her as mine again.
I pumped my hips back and forth, and I watched as her back filled with goosebumps of pleasure. Aaliyah moaned as I changed speed and pulled back until only the tip of my cock was inside her slick tunnel. Then I shoved it back in as her ass slapped against my hips.
Her tail coiled and uncoiled in front of me, and I wrapped my hand around it and slid up to the tip.
“Oh, gods!” Aaliyah shrieked as her body shivered, and then she climaxed again. Her pussy tightened around my cock as I thrusted deep inside her, and then I orgasmed with her for the second time.
I filled her again, and I groaned as I watched her tail flick around with the waves of her orgasm. My own climax rippled through my body, and soon, her pussy was flooded with my dragon seed.
“Ohhh… Evan…” The lioness fell forward as I finished and slid my cock out of her.
“Still like my feisty side?” I teased.
“I think so,” she said as she rolled over and grinned. “But let’s try again, just to be sure.”
I loved being a fucking dragon lord.
Chapter 14
I woke up before the light orbs outside had brightened for the day. Aaliyah was snoring softly next to me, and I could just make out the outline of her naked body in the dim light. Her muscular form shifted to reveal her curvy hips, and she scooted her round ass closer to me. I rolled over and wrapped my arm around her, and she curled up against me, but I couldn’t go back to sleep. My body was exhausted, yet my mind was racing after the events of the meeting yesterday.
I hadn’t exactly planned to behead Whitaker in front of everyone, but his snide attitude at causing so much harm had royally pissed me off. He didn’t give a single fuck about anyone else as long as he got to keep his money and fancy clothes without getting in more trouble. His friends on the council weren’t much better, but the idea had clearly been his. And, to be honest, I figured the dramatic execution would put everyone in their places, no matter who else Mateo chose for the council.
Now, everyone knew not to piss off the dragon, or heads would roll.
I laughed as I slid out from under the covers and off the bed. I could hear faint movements from downstairs, so I slipped on my clothes and traipsed down to figure out who it was.
Aggie was cleaning off the bar and looked up as I walked into the tavern. She gripped a washcloth that resembled a tissue in her big, meaty hands, and she scrubbed various chunks of food and who knows what else from the wooden surface.
“A bit early for you, my lord?” the pig Demi-Human teased with a raised eyebrow as she tossed the rag in a bucket. “I haven’t even made breakfast yet.”
“How do you feel about having some company while you do?” I asked with an easy smile.
“That would be nice.” Aggie grinned and waved me over to follow her into the kitchen. “It’s usually just me in the mornings. I let Roger go home after the tavern closes.”
We walked into the back, and she gestured to an empty spot on the long wooden counter. I hopped onto it, and suddenly, it was like I was back in my Aunt Emma’s kitchen as a kid. She was never a great cook, but damn, that lady could bake. I’d sit and watch her make her batter and frosting from scratch and beg to lick all the spoons. A brief moment of sadness washed over me as I realized she was probably worried about me, but I knew I was in Inati for a reason, so hopefully, she wasn’t too stressed out over it.
I’d already helped a ton of people here, but I had a lot more work to do. I had to eliminate the Green Glass Sect and keep Rahma out of danger from the Breach. Not to mention, now I had a family here. My lovers, my egg, and Mona and my future daughter were all important to me. I wished for a chance to bring Aunt Emma here or maybe send her a message through the mirrors and tell her about how awesome it was here, but that was something to think about at another time.
“Well, I never would have thought I’d have a dragon in my tavern,” Aggie interrupted my thoughts as she pulled meat from a salting barrel. “And thanks for handling that idiot from the council.”
She tossed the meat onto the counter, and the giant chunk of kudu meat landed with a solid plop. Then the Demi-Human reached for a butcher knife and began to chop it up.
“Oh, it was my pleasure,” I replied with a grin. “I’m glad to be of service to my people.”
“Your people?” she asked with her head cocked to the side. “I thought you said you were the Lord of Hatra.”
“I am,” I confirmed. “But I’m also betrothed to the princess, which means one day I’ll be ruling Rahma. And I take that responsibility very seriously. So, yeah, the people of Rahma are my people, and I have a duty to care for them and make sure they are happy and healthy.”
“Well, it seems you have a good sense of the people already, too,” Aggie replied. “Mateo is a perfect choice for the new Head Magistrate.”
“I thought so, too,” I said. “He seems well-liked.”
“He is,” she agreed. “Everyone has always preferred to discuss issues with him over Whitaker or the other magistrates. He actually listens, and he’s always tried his best to push the council for necessary changes.”
“Looks like it will be easier for him to make those changes himself now,” I said with a smile. “I hope that means good things for everyone here.”
“It will!” Aggie exclaimed and turned to face me. “It will already be better to get rid of the bloodline rule. I thought I’d lose my tavern over it when I didn’t pass.”
“Why would you lose the tavern?” I raised my eyebrows in surprise.
“Well, it belonged to my father, and he left it to me,” she explained as she returned her focus to the meat. “He passed the test, and that allowed him to own property. When I didn’t pass, I thought the council would take it away, but the records never changed after my father died, so I guess they didn’t catch it, and I wasn’t about to go down to the tower and correct it.”
“I’m surprised Whitaker didn’t use that to take it,” I replied with a frown. “He faked plenty of those stupid tests. It wouldn’t surprise me if he faked yours as well.”
“What a nut job,” she muttered, and her piggish face scrunched up with disgust. “He didn’t have to do all that. He could have just gotten a job like the rest of us.”
“Oh, he said he had a job,” I chuckled.
“He did?” Aggie frowned in confusion.
“Yeah, as a consultant,” I deadpanned.
A beat of silence passed, and then we both burst into laughter as I heard other voices in the tavern. I glanced out the window and noticed the orbs had started to brighten up as the signal to start the day.
I poked my head out the kitchen door to see the rest of my group as they filed down into the tavern.
“You go on out there,” Aggie said as she waved me away. “I’m almost done with this. I’ll bring it out in a few minutes.”
“Alright,” I agreed. “Thanks for the chat, Aggie.”
“It is my pleasure, Lord Evan.” The Demi-Human grinned as she threw the meat slices on the fire, and a loud sizzle filled the air.
The aroma of the kudu meat drifted into my nose, and I inhaled and sighed as I walked out to join my comrades.
Aaliyah was wrapped in a loose-fitting crimson robe with gold swirls decorating the sleeves and collar. She had braided her long, golden hair back into a pleat that fell over her shoulder to her hip, which she had cocked to the side as she watched me exit the kitchen.
“Lord Evan, I was wondering where you ran off to,” Aaliyah purred with a smile. “Early riser today?”
“Yeah, I couldn’t sleep,” I replied as I ran a hand through my hair. “Yesterday was a little crazy.”
“Indeed,” Laika agreed, and her furry gray ears twitched with amusement. “I don’t think anyone foresaw that, ah, style of execution.”
The wolf-warrior had put on her standard brown leathers with blue trim, but she still seemed a bit naked without her Blue Tree Guild gorget, and her gray eyes twinkled as she teased me.
“I like to keep people on their toes,” I replied with a devilish grin.
“You almost put Whitaker’s head on that lady’s toes,” Polina giggled.
