The Golden Isles Chapter - 2

Story by Houzu on SoFurry

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#2 of The Golden Isles

Ok this chapter went on longer than I thought, but I really enjoyed it! and it was rather spicy to write~


Adriel didn't have much time to contemplate his situation as he hit the water, as all his energy was now focused on survival. Swimming the rapids would have been hard enough on any day but doing so with arrow wounds to his hand and foot took every ounce of energy to just keep his head above water. He knew the blood would attract a caiman or some other river beast but he didn't have luxury about worrying about that. He just needed to hold on.. until finally his vision went dark and he felt the shadows steal him away.

The lion jumped up with gasp, his claws drawn and slashing at any foe that might be waiting in the darkness. He snarled and managed to seem a woman cowering in the corner of the dilapidated hut he now found himself in. Instantly all his memories came rushing back, along with an ear splitting headache. The pain of his betrayal combined with his injuries felt like a iron ball ricocheting in his skull. He clutched his face wincing as he slumped back down on the impoverish bed he found himself in. It was as if his body suddenly 'remembered' it was rag dolled down the river while being full of arrows.

"Y-you shouldn't move, you are very injured" a soft voice stuttered. Adriel groaned as he tried to recollect himself, he had a million questions but all he could mouth was a small pitiful "water...". The woman quickly scrambled to her feet and brought over a clay jug, he tried reaching for it but his sudden out burst had sapped whatever little bit of energy he had. "feed it to me....please" he pleaded as if he had never had a drink of water before. The woman nodded and diligently secured the back of his head, he fingers combing through his mane to hold him upright as she put the jug to his lips. He guzzled it down with such ferocity he wondered how long he had been unconscious to be this dehydrated. He irony of going from almost drowning to dying of thirst almost making him choke. He motioned with his paw and she pulled away, it was then he finally got a good look at her. She looked wulven but her fur pattern was all wrong and her muzzle was shorter and too stout.

"Where am I"

"This is the Hyena tribe...." She answered not quite understanding the question.

"Where?!" he demanded but his threats carried the weight of new born kitten given his current state. "we are in the jungle about 5 miles north of the southern coast" she said plainly. Adriel eyes widen almost not believing it. That would be mean the river dragged him down over 40 miles, that was impossible. He began to sit up "I need to go home, my brother....I need to stop him" he grunted as his muscles protested. A gentle paw landed on his shoulder and pushed him back down on the straw bed, I might as well been a giant's hand with how weak he was. "You need to rest, the blessed mother will see you when you regain your strength..she can help you then" she said kindly but the grip on his shoulder held firm. He blinked as he finally realized, the hyena tribe had been wiped out before the time of his father's fathers. But once again his strength failed him and quickly dozed off.

This time when Adriel awoke he's a bit more calm, he studied his surroundings carefully now. He was still in the same run down hut , nothing like the opulent accommodations he was use too. He took a sniff at the air, and the woman from earlier was right. The faint scent of the coast lingered, he sighed and looked down at the makeshift bandages around his various wounds, several herbs stuck out from them. And he figured they must have been good for he was still alive after his 'dip' in the river. He spotted the hyena woman curled up next to the cooking fire, sleeping the morning away. He wondered if she had been up watching over him. The again he had no way of knowing how long he had been out. Her fur and the tattered leather cloak she wore were dusty and far too small to fit her correctly. And if it wasn't for her loin cloth he could see everything.

He cleared his throat to wake her "Why have you taken me here, Do you know what happen to the lion tribe, can you take me back" he commanded in a series of questions using the most 'kingly' voice he could muster. The woman shot up nervously under the barrage of questions "I...The blessed mother said you were sent by the progenitor. She told me to look out for you till you recovered" she beamed proudly. Then curiously eyed down his naked body "In every way possible..." she said disrobing what little she was wearing. And where she stood he realized she was pretty massive, almost his size but with a round feminine figure complete with perky breast and those black nipples were already erect and in desperate need of attention. Adriel stared blankly, this was just his luck, normally he'd jump at the opportunity to breed the female of a long lost civilization but he had to much at stake. However his eyes keep dipping down to her dripping wet sex and he imagine how it would feel to slam his cock past those folds.

He looked st her with hunger in his eyes, but that was the old Adriel. And the old Adriel was dead. He raised an open paw. "that wont be necessary, You will take me back to my tribe." He commanded once again. The Hyena stopped tilting her head "Your body seems to disagree with you" she giggled. It was a heck of a time for Adriel to realize he was naked, and he was clearly aroused at the buxom hyena woman.

"N-No, I mean...listen your beautiful and i've never seen one of your kind before and while the offer is tempting I really need to get back" He cleared his throat and weakly tried to cover the raging hard on he was experiencing at just looking at the Hyena woman. She resumed her advance, her movements sending the scent of pussy wafting in the air which certainly did not help Adriel. A bead of pre-cum drooled down his royal cock. Which only further convinced the strange woman that she to please him. She straddled him and squatted down with quite muscular legs he noticed. He dripping wet sex resting on his abs, smearing him with her juices.

He panted as the smell of her sex was so different and alluring he almost couldn't stand it. "Listen, this really isn't necessary. I don't even know your name!" He growled and reached up to push her away but his strength was still wasn't at hundred percent. And perhaps part of him didn't want to try THAT hard.

"You honor me, but a king doesn't have to bother himself with such trivial matters" she huffed softly staring him in the eyes as she reached back and wrapped her padded fingers around his manhood and gave it a nice and slow stroke. Her fur soaking in his musky pre.

"Wait ahhhh....how did you know I was a king" Adriel gasped as he felt that powerful grip around his member, his aching hips inadvertently thrusting upwards. "The blessed mother told me" she said plainly as if it was a silly thing to ask. She licked her fingers covered in his musky syrup savoring in front of him as if she's never had a meal. "So this is what a male taste like. I like it" she said sheepishly.

The normally cock sure lion squirmed but that only served to further rub his body with hers. These Hyena's had such a different scent to what he was use too, it had an almost feral allure to it. He wanted to shove his nose under her arm to whiff directly so badly he was drooling in the corner of of his maw. Her paw was only getting bolder now that Adriel was pudding in her paws. Her palm sliding up and down the shaft easily from all his pre, so much his balls were coated in it and dripped on the straw below. He began to prop himself up to put an end to this, but her paw caught him in the shoulder and pushed him back down. Adriel could now see she was quite muscular and in his current battered state he wasn't going to overpower her. He had no choice but to play along, at least that's what he told himself. He let out a growl "Fine, just be quick.. I need to get back home and put an end to my usurper brother and sister." he hissed . Her face lit up with such sincere joy from his statement it took him aback. "Ah! You will not regret this my king" she cooed as she glided her sex up and down his hard abs and pulled herself up slightly. Her paw really squeezed his cock now that he gave his OK, she angled it to line up with her needy slit rubbing it against her folds to further tease the deposed king. His paws had moved down to her wide hips, pushing her further towards his cock. Her primal scent was so intoxicating nothing else mattered at that moment, not getting home his siblings or even his tribe. He just knew he had to breed this strange Hyena woman to get what he wanted. And a king took what he wanted.

His sudden thrust caught the hyena off guard. The lion ramming his fat cock deep into her sex with such vigor his balls slapped on rump. She let out a yelp as if she realized she got more than she bargained for when teasing the lion. Adriel let out a roar of approval now that he buried himself in her. His claws out pin pricking her fleshy hips as he guided her back and forth. She quivered and leaned forward putting all her weight on him as he stuffed her over and over. Adriel let out a grunt as his muscles complained but he would worry about that later, he was on a mission now. She panted and cradled his head against hers "Yes! Oh yes! If this is what like to be claimed by a king then I never want to feel anything else!" she moaned in his ear followed by a lick that only drove him more wild. His new found strength honestly surprised himself more than anyone. One moment he was helpless like a kitten and the next he pounding this muscly hyena into submission. He grinned and wrapped his arms around her back and flipped both so now he was top and the hyena woman has her back to the bed of straw. He looked down at her as he pushed himself further into her now, the new position allowing his tip to hit the back of her womb with each push. She wrapped her legs around his waist as her toes curled from the intense pleasure. He could now put all his weight into every movement as he crashed down on her. They continued this lewd dance, only letting out grunts and moans as they got lost in one another bliss. Adriel felt his balls swell with a hefty load and knew he was about to climax, he growled and bite down on her shoulder as he gave a final thrust and held it in place. She screamed as her womb was suddenly filled with his seed, so much rushed into her that thick jets of the cum splurted out and stained his balls and her thighs. Her powerful scent now mixing with his, he held her in place to ensure he got every drop inside her. He wasn't the only to climax, the hyena arched her back as she was being filled with an ocean of his essence and gushed, her clear juices squirting all over them both. Her body spasm-ed from the intense orgasm but the lion did not let go. Not even for a second. She was his now and he wanted to ensure a proper mating. The corner of his maw curling to a smile from his love bite. His throbbing cock finally dying down after a few minutes of continuous orgasm. The Hyena panted and leg shook and kicked involuntarily as she regained her senses, they were both drenched in sweat and their lower half's were drenched in all kind of juices. She cupped his face and peppered him with kisses with a devoted zeal that would have put any of the lioness back home to shame. He simply smirked and lifted her arm and pressed his face against her under arm and took in her scent committing it to memory. The Hyena blushed a bit "does my scent please you?" she giggled running her fingers through his mane as he did as he pleased.

The lion flared his nostrils as he inhaled her like some kind of narcotic. Finally he broke away and laid with her, gently pulling himself out of her with a torrent of thick seed gushing out. "Your scent is like nothing i've ever had before" he rumbled softly shifting a bit to get comfortable with her. Now that the moment of passion was over his body was sore from head to toe but worth every bit of discomfort. Until memories of Opala and Denor flashed by. He frowned cursing himself for getting caught in the moment. "But now. You will help me get home" he commanded. She looked up from under his chin and nodded. "Of course Anything you wish. But I cannot help you... Our tribe's situation is a bit... complicated" she sighed. Adriel was already getting up to protest but she cut him off before he could interject "The blessed Mother will help you though, she knew of your arrival and was the one who put you in my care till you recovered" she smiled and nipped his chin "She said you are the golden king that will save our tribe".

Adriel flattened his ears at her story. "What? How did she 'predict' my arrival, I was betrayed by my siblings and left for dead in the river...." His rage rising up as he relived the events in his head. A soft paw cupped his cheek and felt his anger dissipate a bit. "And they'll pay with their lives for their betrayal" She said coldly with a flash of malevolence in her eyes that made the fur on his back bristle up a bit. "But our tribe is broken and divided, the Blessed Mother can explain further but when you see her. But she told me you will unite us and then you can bring the might of the Hyenas against all your enemies" she gasped as if the idea was arousing to her.

"Hold up I'm not looking to get involved, i've got enough trouble as it is, I don't need to get mixed up in some Hyena civil war! Also I thought the Hyena tribe die out many....many seasons ago."

"It appears you were mistaken my king" she shrugged not really offering explanation.

He rolled his eyes and pushed her to the side to get up, and as soon as he did he regretted it. His calf screamed in pain from the Akata's arrow wound. He winced and staggered a bit but before he fell the woman was up and propping him up. "The blessed Mother's healing herbs are potent but they will take time my king" she said easing him back down to the bed of straw.

"Ugh I'm not your king. Call me Adriel" he winced through gritted teeth as the bout of love making and putting weight on his leg really did a number on him. "You...never told me your name" he asked with genuine interest as he situated himself.

"Yes King Adriel, I'm Miti daughter of Gaita" she said proudly

"no just Adriel, eh whatever" he chuckled and felt his stomach rumble a bit "So Miti Daughter of Gaita, what do you Hyena's eat around here".

"For your awaking ive prepared a feast!" she said excitedly and hopped to the cooking fire to check on the on the covered pot hanging over the fire. Adriel thought to himself that pot look awfully small for the both of them. "A feast?"

"oh yes I was able to get an entire kasaba root" She puffed proudly to pull open the lid the reveal the soggy root pitifully floating in the boiling water. He grimaced "delightful". She promptly served him a bowl of what could only be called root water. And despite it being soggy with was still tough and chewy. The best of both worlds he thought to himself. But Adriel looked around at the hut and felt a hot wash of shame, he was in no position to raise his nose at her offering and after a few spoonfuls hunger took over and he gulped it all down. He did notice that Miti did not have any and he wondered if she had given up her meal for him. He pulled her to his side, as best he could and they shared what was left of the stew together.

The next few days Adriel spent recovering with Miti watching over, he learned that he truly enjoyed her company. She was demure and attentive but still able to get her point across, not the typical haughty types he was use to dealing with. He told her about his life back at the Lion Tribe, of Opala and Denor, how he let a carefree and pampered life and how it eventually led to Recali and Akata's betrayal. He was surprised how brutally honest he was with his own short comings, he guessed that sometimes it was just easier to open up to an outsider. She listen with reverence and offered kind words where she felt it was appropriate. She did not speak much about her own tribe even when he did ask her, just bits and pieces. From what he gathered the Hyena tribe practice extreme isolation and did all they could to remain hidden in the thickest parts of the jungle, and their small size made them hard to find. But he knew Miti was holding back, but she just reassured him that when he spoke to the Blessed Mother everything would be explained.

By the forth day he was able to remove his makeshift bandages and to his surprise, he was completely healed. Not even a scar, he was impressed. He was able to stand without assistance and other than being a little stiff from lack of movement, he was no worse for wear. He was ready enact his revenge. Miti agreed and took him to the blessed mother. Now that he was finally out of the hut he could some of the rest of the tribe. The rest of the huts that were in few weren't faring any better than Miti's. The sound coughing could be heard from some of the huts and he figured disease must be running rampant in such conditions. And the few Hyena's he came across seemed to malnourished to pay him more than a passing glance. Miti didn't anything Adriel must have guessed she was embarrassed for the state of the her tribe. Finally they reached a hut slightly bigger than the others but seemed much better maintained. She took him by the arm giving it a stroke and together they stepped in.

"Blessed Mother, I bring you Adriel the golden king." she proclaimed proudly. Adriel took a look around the hut was filled with hanging herbs of all kinds, Jars and pots filled with all sorts of what he could only imagine being tonics and elixirs cluttered her table and desks. It looked incredibly messy but at a closer glance it seemed everything had its own place and space. And finally he gazed at the hyena that had been awaiting them. She must have been of at least sixty seasons if he had to guess from the gray in her hair and some places around her muzzle, but that's where any signs of age ended. The blessed mother had a thick and buxom build. Her open robes exposing her melon sized breast which sagged perfectly from the weight. Her fat dark nipples were pierced with small bones which were already doing a good enough job at drawing in the eye. Her pointed ears had similar piercings and some of the strands of her hair ended with adorning feathers of all kinds.

"Thank you my child" she nodded at Miti with a warmness that only a mother could provide and then fixed her soul piercing green eyes at Adriel and quickly hobbled over to grab him by the paws, her big paws gently petting his "You look much better than the last time I saw you My king" she purred

Adriel was taken a back by her mature beauty , and the hyena just gave off a feeling of warmth and ease that he could only describe as motherly. Her playful grin and eyes felt like they saw right through him. Disarming him Like he was just a kitten. He cleared his throat to focus on the task at hand.

"I owe you my thanks , Miti tells me you're the one who rescued me from the river " he said placing his clenched fist against his palm and bowing slightly in a sign of respect.

The blessed mother chuckled and cupped his cheek tracing little circles on it "oh you honor me , but a king shouldn't bow so readily. But I humbly accept " she hummed and let her paws slip down to his . Her fingers kneading his much larger paws.

He blushed , which was odd because he was used to much more risque behavior but she had a manor about her he couldn't put a finger on, but it intrigued him.

"how did you know I was a king? " He asked arching an eye brow. This was only the first of many questions he had for the Hyena

She didn't say anything at first and just took the palm of his paw and brought it to her face to nuzzle it. Her cold nose almost felt ticklish. "I will tell you all you wish to know" she hummed in a sing song fashion and then looked over his shoulder to Miti "my child you may go , I wish to speak to the golden king alone"

Adriel was about to protest but Miti nodded happily "of course, I will be just outside if you need me" she said stroking Adriel's shoulder in reassurance. He huffed and returned his gaze to the old woman. "Well I'm Adriel the rightful king of the lion tribe I would like to go home" he started and went into the story of Recali and Akata's coup. He also had questions about the hyena tribe and how they had be hidden for so long but it wasn't as pressing as him getting home. The mother just watched and nodded along to his story till finally their was a long pause.

"Well My king that is quite the adventure you've had" she smiled and ran her finger down his chest, but she paused to mull on his words. "but as you can see this tribe faces it's own set of problems. As things stand I cannot help you escape. And even if you did you wouldn't be able to make it out of the jungle alone" she sighed softly. Adriel gritted his teeth and tried to pull his paws away from hers, but she held on tightly. "However if you claimed me and this tribe, then the possibilities would be endless" she grinned with a toothy maw.

"claim!? I don't have time for this. I thank you for your help but I'll take my chances in the jungle" he huffed and turned away to leave. To his surprise she didn't stop him. "Even if you do make it back on your own. What will you do then my King? Will this Recali and Akata simply surrender once they see you?". He paused to consider her words. "you are powerful my lord but you must begin to think like a king. Claim these lands as yours and use them to grow more powerful." her short hyena tail wagging softly at the idea.

Adriel thought about it "And whats in it for you? Why do you need me anyways, you seem to be in charge around here. This smells like a trap to me" he growled rather annoyed at the subterfuge. She smirked and ran her fingers through her long hair graying hair. "Perhaps I should fully explain the situation here. I am Joree, but the girls like to call me the blessed mother" she said with a playful curtsy "and despite my title I am not the leader of this tribe. My people use to rule the entire south of the golden isle, we were once feared as much as we were respected by the other clans. We were capable warriors and the blood gems we would mine would be the envy of all across the lands." Adriel could see the sadness in her eyes as she spoke. "what happen?" he asked taking a seat on the floor of the hut.

She nodded and continued "The chieftains began to squander our resources They grew fat and lazy no longer interested in prosperity but rather tending to their own vices... slowly our territories shrunk. Any who questioned the chieftess would be quickly put to death. Eventually we became so small we had to hide our existence to the other clans or risk getting destroyed by those we once ruled. Locana is the latest of such rulers. She will lead what little we have left to ruin if left to her own devices. She stuffs her maw with food and drink as half her clan goes hungry. We need a new leader" she said narrowing her eyes and looking directly into his.

He held her gaze and thought about it. He could help but feel like a pawn, however she was right. Theirs not much he could do on his own. Recali and Akata had probably already seized control, he had to play this smart. And if he couldn't take over this tribe what chance did he had of taking the mightiest tribe on the Isle? A small grin swept across his lips "Very well Joree Mother of Hyenas. I shall help you take this clan to further my own interest."

She smiled and knelt before the lion. Her forehead pressing against the floor "free us from this spiral of decay and you'll have our eternal gratitude" she inched forward and nuzzled his foot submissively gently lapping as his big lion foot paws. He gasped a bit , but to his surprised he enjoy it. Something was changing in him. A new thirst for power? Revenge? He couldn't say with any certainty but he would use it. Joree broke away from lavishing his paws with licks and kisses and retrieved a wrapped bundle and presented it to him. "You'll need this" she smiled.

He took it and opened it. "My father's sword..." he gasped as he ran his fingers along the flat of the kopesh's curved blade. "I thought it must have been lost in the river" he said holding his tears back. He grabbed the hilt and balancing it a bit in his grasp, it felt lighter but somehow sturdier. "It seems your father wants you to succeed" she smiled and rested her snout on his thigh looking up at him as her hand trailed up his other leg and sneaking right under his loincloth. He was too awestruck to really stop her, not that he would anyways. "You have my gratitude, Joree now I'm fully onboard" he said with conviction clenching the hilt. She huffed and presses her snout against his package as her sneaky paw cupped his balls. Her fingers weighing the hefty orbs "good, now claim me and seal the contract" she huffed with a devilish smirk as she pulled the loin cloth to the side so she could lap his musky balls. He arched his back as he felt the hyena taste and lavish his manhood. He gently set the sword down and then grabbed the back of her head, letting his fingers run through her hair. As he guided her back his now drool coated testis. She pressed her nose at the base of his ever swelling cock and inhaled deeply taking the scent of her new king. She gasped in delight as she felt sex drip with anticipation. But she pulled away and turned to her table "oh first let me begin the ritual " she chuckled and took a handful of herbs and tossed them into the cooking fire directly releasing a huge cloud of blue smoke.

Adriel looked confused but once the smoke hit is nostrils he shuddered. He felt lighter almost as if he was floating. He had to look down to see if his feet were still planted on the ground. He looked over to the blessed mother as she grabbed a handful of some kind of powder and and tossed it in an arch over her head. Except the it glowed and lingered in the air like glittery smoke, she did it again and again. The older hyena surrounded in all kinds of different colored smoke that flowed around her like a whirlpool. At some point she must have removed her cloak and now danced with the streams of smoke and light. She was beautiful, the smoke curtailing itself around everyone of her perfect curves. His manhood was fully erect and ripped off any clothes he had left. She made her way to him, but he quickly grabbed her by the waist and pulled her close. He forced a deep and passionate kiss on her lips which she eagerly returned. Her fingers ran down his cheek to his chest "Just...who are you " he said breaking from the raw and primal kiss. She smiled and nibbled on his cheek "I'm just a humble practitioner of the old ways" she huffed and spread her legs a bit to grind on his leg. Her wet folds smearing her juices all over his thigh. He his hand fell to her ample rump grabbed it possessively with his claws "A shaman.... I didn't know any still existed" he panted as his other paw grab her melon sized breast, tweaking the perk nipple. The pinch making her moan loudly and splash even more juices on his leg.

She pressed herself closer into his body and reached down to stroke his manhood. Her fingers smearing the precum all over the shaft. The smoke had heighten every sense, Adriel had never felt anything like this. He couldn't even tell where his body ended and hers began, as if they were linked through her shaman magic. She twisted her finger tips over his over sensitive tip and he couldn't help but groan. She pushed the big lion on his back and he could swear the trails of smoke followed her as she crawled to his manhood with quite the predatory look in her eyes. She made her way back his orbs and dragged her tongue over that plump sack. Adriel arched his back as he laid there under her Assault, the strange fumes maxing out his senses he had to do everything he could not just to blow his load prematurely. Joree's muzzle wormed its way under his nuts and took a deep breath at the base. He clawed at the floor , before she opened her maw and took them in. Her tongue swishing his jewels back and forth as she worked his shaft with her now sticky paw. The fat cock throbbed under her fingers and she was feeling just as needy as he was. Her sex burning with the need of being filled, the fingers tending to her pussy were a mess of juices. Adriel had had enough though, he let out a roar and grabbed the older hyena by the hips and slammed her down his fully erect cock. To say that Joree saw stars from the pleasure of being filled so suddenly would be an understatement. She let out a shriek that felt like it would knock over the hut and dug her claws into his chest as he laid under her. She could feel every inch of that lion meat pulse inside her. And it made her toes curl, she panted making those heavy breast rise and fall. But then the lion began to thrust. He grabbed her hips wincing from her clawing and bounced her in the air to force her to crash back down on his prick. The fur on her back bristled as she filled over and over , her feather duster of a hyena tail wagging ferociously as she felt her new king claim every inch of her. She drooled as felt his hefty balls slap against her, her loins gushing over and over again till they were in a puddle of her juices. She could feel his orgasm approaching and smirked as she slammed her hips down with as much force she could, stifling a moan in the process and held him there. His tip hit the back of her womb causing the lion to gasp, She shuddered as she could practically feel the rush of kinetic energy rush through her as she forced him down with her hips. "fill me with you seed my king" she pleaded biting her lip.

He winced feeling her tunnel contract over and over by her orgasm and it didn't take long once she made her plead for the lion to let go. A burst of euphoria rushed through him, his seed flooding her womb to the point it gushed out and he kept going! Her leg kicked out as she struggled to compose herself as a firehose of seed erupted inside her. She reached for a small clay bowl and lifted her hips to let some of the lion's cum to drip from her pussy onto it. Adriel wasn't sure what she was doing but he was still in a frenzy and growled and pulled her by the hips to his face to bury his muzzle on those pussy lips.

She gasped and made sure not to let any spill from her bowl "e-easy my king" she huffed and then let out moan as he he lapped her now extremely sensitive sex. The lion taking in her scent as well as enjoying that she now carried his. He pushed deeper , stilled fueled by lust. Slurping and lapping up all his cum dripping out of her. She set the bowl on a nearby table and tugged on his mane for dear life and let out another orgasm as the big cat ate her out. He purred as if dripping sex was catnip.

It would take a few minutes for the hyena to pry him off and catch her breath. "Well... there's something to the tales of a lion's vigor" she huffed as their love juices running down her leg. She continued and grabbed a few vials to combine them in the bowl of his collected seed. Adriel looked over as he came down from his natural or perhaps 'unnatural' high. She returned on wobbly legs and knelt next to her king. She held the bowl in front of him "what...what is it" he panted.

She simply smiled and tossed the final ingredient, some purple dust. Suddenly the liquid began to spin, in it Adriel could see his siblings, Miti, the clashing of swords and armies. He saw Opala flash by for a second and finally a vision ended with him sitting on a throne surrounded by all the tribes all kneeling before him.

"The Future" she replied.