Years ago

Years ago, eighteen-year-old Cyrus whose mating ceremony was almost starting had gone for a run in the woods. It was always customary for the heir to the throne to prepare for the mating ceremony by training for weeks non-stop. And that was what young Cyrus had just finished doing. He had just finished his last run and was heading back to the palace.

After shifting back to human form, young Cyrus had perceived the stench from his body because he had gone for a really long run that time. There was a river close by, it was hidden away from the main road but Young Cyrus couldn’t bear the stench that was oozing out off his body and so as he passed the area where the river was, he decided to wash himself off.

He ran through a small pathway that led to the river bank and just after he had taken off his shirt and was struggling to take off his shorts, a young girl came out of the water.

It was as if she had been buried under the water fo