"You are most kind and gracious, and we are grateful for the assistance," Lord Borden replied, although he didn't look remotely grateful."You would do the same for me," Lord Delmar said. "Now, I'm afraid I didn't have time to prepare a proper gift, given the lack of invitation. However, I do have something that any young couple starting out should need, and would like to present my gift."At the words "my gift", the entire gift line almost ran out of the way to make room for Lord Delmar. Judging from the looks of fear and panic on the people in the line, they weren't doing it just to be nice.Lord Delmar waved his hand and one of the soldiers stepped forward. He carried a box that looked like it weighed seventy or eighty pounds, even though it was quite small. Ethan didn't need to open the box to know what was inside.It was gold.A lot of gold.The soldier walked up to Ethan and Beth, set the box down, and then opened the lid so they could see inside. It was a cube of solid gold. It

She didn't want to.She closed her eyes and savored how it had felt. She felt so submissive, but also protected and cared for. The dragon might have dominated her, but there was no malice and no intent to hurt; only intent to care for and protect. It felt like almost like a dream...Her dream...Then she remembered.Just as their bond had finished, a fantasy flashed through her mind. Her, lying naked and helpless while Ethan made love to her as a dragon. She had indulged the fantasy throughout dinner, but never thought it would actually come true.Beth felt the mattress shift and the dragon crawled up on the bed. She kept her eyes closed, but could feel him hovering over her. They weren't touching, but she could feel his breath on her neck and somehow sense his body above hers."Open your eyes," the dragon within Ethan commanded.Beth knew what he was demanding. He wanted her to open them so he could take control again. He had taken complete control then given it back to her. Now, he

Ethan shook his head. The gold in the vault wasn't his, but then he opened his eyes and saw the gold cube again...The dragon wanted the gold in the vault. In almost every dream for the last fortnight he had guarded that gold from all comers. He wanted ot force that wood elf vixen to--"What the hell?" he wondered aloud. The last thing he wanted to do force Alana to do anything. The dragon on the other hand...The dragon wanted to make Alana experience exactly what Beth had just experienced. He wanted to bend her over a table and pin her arms behind her back with one hand, while he held her hair with the other. He wanted to force her legs apart and drive his cock deep into her pussy until she screamed in pleasure.The dragon wanted to ride her until she had cum so many times she could barely stand. Then he wanted to bury his cock inside her up to the hilt and spray his seed into the virgin elf. The dragon luxuriated in the idea of making her carry his brood. He imagined both the blond

Damon lowered his voice. "Yeah, but we didn't have a choice, right? We can't run the ship with just the two of us. Besides, these are bloodthirsty brutes who are itching for a fight. Just the sort we need to bring two criminals to justice.""No, they're just the sort who'll slaughter anyone for coin," Falkaan corrected. "I'm just aiming them at criminals.""In a few hours, those criminals will be dead and Lord Delmar will make us rich men," Damon replied. "Who knows, maybe I'll finally settle down and find myself a nice lass.""You mean the kind you don't have to pay?" Falkaan replied with a wry smile."I'm getting ambitious in my old age. You should try it sometime captain; might help ease some of that tension.""A woman who can be bought isn't worth having," Falkaan replied, and then turned back to observing Lord Borden's airship. "Get the men on deck; I want to remind them-""A wood elf in a green dress and a young dragon with a disguise gem," Damon finished. "They already know. Th

He couldn't say she was wrong, but still didn't like the idea. They talked for another minute, and then Beth wandered off to indulge her curiosity about how the airship was operated.He picked up the spear Alana had given him and put some of his deep mana into that too, although he found himself enjoying the war hammer more in the confines of the ship. He found himself dropping it then calling it back to his hand over and over. He even threw it a few times and called it back. It was oddly satisfying and strangely comforting to know he could call it to his hand from anywhere.* * *Ethan saw the last of the supplies being loaded twenty minutes later. Lord Borden led his family up the gangplank onto the deck. Beth had a tearful goodbye with them and Lord Borden walked up to Ethan when they were done."I told Anthiel you are in charge," Lord Borden said."I appreciate the vote of confidence sir," Ethan said. "But, I don't know anything about this world or being on the run.""I didn't bec