Fire & Ash...
At once, he felt a twisting in his guts, a mixture of pity for the other horse and shame that he was going to be wed to him to cement the political alliance. it must have shown in his eyes, because the other turned his expression away.
Moon Called: The Departure
While most of the continent had adopted much from the age of men, who's reign had ended thousands of years before, with government systems, political alliances, and trade and military support, the north was unbound.
Treasures of Evolution
"the bond between them went beyond mere political alliance." fluffy absorbed this information, finding it both comforting and unsettling.
Care
He'd married stella, a political alliance. and then everything had changed and he'd only had himself to rely on again, to do everything himself.
The Bondage of Matrimony
Peace was urgently needed, and so khaed had done as many in his family had before him - seal a political alliance with one that tied the families together.
Area51: Three Rings for the Elven Kings etc.
When he mated, it would be at his father’s command, a matter of political alliance, probably to an elf lord many millennia his senior.
Lykos 3-15 - Life of the Party
There were conventions where hundreds of werewolves would gather in secret to celebrate one another, to meet and greet, to forge political alliances or bury the hatchet. they even had members of their pack face off in the 'battle of the betas'."
Pledged in Blood Part Four - Preview
Regional geography, or politics? alliances, rivalries, populations?” “all of the above.” i picked up my tea bowl, and drained the warm contents in a long gulp. “i need to know everything.” blue jay soon returned with food for everyone.
Alliance of Conspiracy
**Alliance of Conspiracy** (© 2010, "CarLOS Penguin") (Authoring and Editorial assistance by "Equuleus") **Preface** This is a story that took on a life of its own. It originally began as a POW story of...