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"Could we sneak them out? I'm betting they're being held in that tent." He pointed at the tent the guard had exited."We could try." She whispered. "There will be lookouts in the forest though.""It's better than trying to fight a woman who can control fire.""True."They both crept forward as quietly as they could. They were about fifty yards away from the clearing when Alana touched Ethan. She pointed up into a tree where a man was perched in the fork of a branch, clearly supposed to be on watch. He was also clearly asleep.Ethan glanced at the sky. It was definitely growing lighter.They crept closer, careful to make as little noise as possible. She nocked an arrow to her bowstring, but didn't raise it. Ethan held his spear a little tighter. Several tense minutes later, they were within thirty feet of the clearing.He motioned to Alana to stay where she was and then crept forward to the nearest tent. It looked medieval, which meant that there would in all likelihood be no floor cov
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Wurven's remaining men were cautiously testing Ethan's defenses while their leader stood back and watched. He had drawn his longsword and was holding a wooden shield on his other arm. He had a war hammer hanging at his side via a leather strap; it looked like a two-foot long framing hammer with a slightly larger head."I've got an idea, but it'll take time and completely drain me." Rachel said softly to Ethan."Do it." Ethan said jabbing forward with his spear again.Over the next ten seconds, Ethan noticed a slight change in the atmosphere that reminded him of how it had felt when Drousin had magically unshackled Alana. It made him shiver and his scales stand on end.Then Ethan felt the air change.Something went past him in the direction of the four leading bandits. In moments, frost appeared on their clothes and weapons. As one, they turned to run, but they weren't anywhere near fast enough. Ice covered their entire bodies and they fell.Ethan looked behind him to see the massive a
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"I think we should wait until nightfall." Alana said, and then turned to Beth. "The city guards probably wouldn't take kindly to seeing a dragon suddenly flying towards The Bank. It might make them nervous. Come on, let's get our stuff together, eat something, and we'll explain."The girls looted the camp supplies for breakfast, while Ethan checked the corpses, finding only a few gold coins between them. He took them and decided to keep the warhammer as well, just in case they ran into another armored foe.Once they sat down to eat, and at Beth's questions, Ethan explained how he had come to this world and his contretemps with Lord Delmar. That in turn led to a recounting everything that had happened so far. Beth asked so many questions, that finally Ethan had to call a halt to her interrogation so he could finish eating. Once they were on the road to Alana's clearing, Beth continued her questioning.She was easily the most curious person he had ever met.Several times, Ethan caught a
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"Tell me what you want, Alana." He repeated patiently. The heat of his breath was causing shivers to run up and down her body and making her tremble. She wanted him to touch her. Why wasn't he touching her?"I want to..." Alana couldn't bring herself to say it."You want to feel me inside of you." Ethan whispered into her ear. "You want to be wrapped around me while I penetrate you to the core. Is that what you want?"Alana nodded. Illuminar forgive her, but that's exactly what she wanted."Yes." She found herself whimpering,"You are mine." He said, almost casually. She felt a tug at her core -- their bond. She could feel it at the back of her mind -- a gentle pressure to obey him, to follow and serve him."I am yours." Alana repeated. She liked how that sounded.His long tongue emerged to gently lick her neck. She moaned and tried to embrace him, to pull him down on top of her, but her hands and feet were still tied. Her mind said he should stop -- that this was a bad idea -- but ev
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"My mother had been married for a couple of decades before she could do that with my father." Alana replied."Decades?""Yes. Elves say when you can do that, you're getting to the best part of the marriage." Alana blinked a few times then looked away. He could have sworn her eyes were moist before she looked away."I think the next step is hearing each other's thoughts." She continued after a moment."You mean, telepathy?" Ethan's jaw dropped. "Is that even... you can do that?"She nodded and turned back to him. "Yes, I've heard that some elven couples who've been married for a long time can send thoughts to each other over great distances, even in different countries.""Wow." Ethan said. "This bond thing is really serious.""That's why it's the foundation of elven marriage."So, what do we do?""I think we're stuck with each other. I could feel your emotions during the whole time you were away, so distance doesn't seem to be a limitation.""I can think of worse people to be stuck wit
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"I understand why a dragon would risk his life for a job at my bank." Lord Borden said after nearly a minute of deafening silence. "But I don't understand why he would wish to marry my daughter.""Marry your daughter?" Alana said."You know I'm a dragon?"Lord Borden raised an eyebrow. "A disguise gem is an effective way to remain inconspicuous, but they are hardly foolproof. I run the largest bank in the ten kingdoms; security is paramount.""Wait, back up to the part about Ethan marrying your daughter." Alana insisted."I offered a contract bounty for my children's safe return, and the reward for rescuing Beth is her hand in marriage." The man said as if that explained everything."But I don't have to marry her right? I mean, I don't have to accept the reward... Do I?""A contract bounty is a legal contract." Lord Borden explained. "By fulfilling the terms of the bounty, you implicitly sign the contract. Meaning you agree to collect the reward offered. You cannot ask for more, and t
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"Absolutely." Ethan nodded. "I'm not going to pretend I'm all doe-eyed in love, but you're a wonderful woman. Maybe it's because of our bond, but I think there's something between us that's worth exploring.""You should marry her anyway. I'll be fine, really." She said, although she looked just the opposite. "Besides, I'll outlive her by a century or more. Maybe in a few decades when she dies...""That's optimistic." Ethan replied without humor.Alana stared into his eyes for several seconds. She moved her hand up to touch his face, but then stopped, took a deep breath, and let it fall back to her side. She looked down at the floor and shook her head slightly. "With the lives of Beth and her family on the line, I don't see another choice. Do you?""I wish I did.""Me too.""What about our bond?" He asked. "I don't like the idea of being married to one woman and bonded to another.""Maybe it'll break if you bond with her?" She suggested, but didn't sound convinced."You really think it
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Beth skipped down the corridor, which was no small feat considering she was carrying an armful of books. She hummed a joyous tune as she went; she was engaged to a good man! Finally! In the months since she'd become eligible, her suitors had been of increasingly questionable character.It was ironic. She had always dreamed of being rescued from an evil dragon by a gallant knight. Instead, she had been rescued from an evil knight by a gallant dragon. And despite being a dragon, Ethan seemed as wonderful as any man.And -- if the stories were true -- she was in for quite a treat on their wedding night. She felt a familiar sensation in her loins at the thought. Her fingers were nice, but her maids were clear that fingers were no match for a man who knew what he was doing. She hoped Ethan knew, but she was more than willing to let him practice on her after they were married.She imagined lying in bed as her gallant dragon lay on top of her kissing her and telling her how much he adored he
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