On Wings of Shadow - Chapter 5 - The Colors of Life

Story by KarrSerath on SoFurry

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#5 of On Wings of Shadow

Happy easter everybody! I bet you didn't expect a new chapter so soon hm? ;)

Well, this one is short, but I had an idea for a little easter special that I just had to use. ^^

I hope you like it.

Have fun reading! :)


On Wings of Shadow

The Colors of Life

The sun had already risen over the palace and bathed the mighty walls in the soft, gentle colors of the morning. Most of the guests were still asleep, after they had spend most of the night in the banquet hall, but some of them were already awake and having breakfast. A soft breeze blew into the guest chambers of Tirran Valryn and made the silk curtains by the door to the gardens flutter.

The fox groaned as he opened his eyes and blinked into the morning light. It had gotten quite late the last night and after Silena had left the hall, he hadn't had anyone else to talk to, and so he.. well, he had drunken a lot of ale and wine. His eyes felt almost as dry as his mouth. If only he had some water. He noticed that his arms were wrapped around something. It felt quite big and..

* * *

Yawning, Silena slowly opened her eyes. She stretched her arms and stared at the ceiling. This was not her room.. no, the ceiling was painted differently.. She turned her head and looked around. There was a pretty big wardrobe, a table with two chairs.. and on one of those chairs, lay her vest, her shirt and her pants and.. She groaned silently. ..her underwear.. She noticed some sweet scented candles on the table, that must have been burning during the last night, a bottle of wine and.. two glasses.. next to her bed. Well.. from the looks of it, she had had an interesting evening. Her hand roamed over the soft mattress, towards the edge of the bed when something else caught her attention. She lifted the object slightly and blushed. It was a pretty elegant red dress.. The doberman yelped as a hand brushed over her shoulder.

"Good morning sweetie. I didn't think you'd wake up so soon, not after you drank all that ale yesterday."

Silena gulped as she rolled onto her side and looked at the smiling raptor in front of her. "Um.. Good morning.. I.. um.. did we.. um.. you know..?"

Naissa rolled her eyes. "Well of course we did, isn't that obvious? I mean otherwise you wouldn't be lying in my bed.. all naked." She gently stroked over the dobermans hip. "You know.. when I look at that body of yours.. why don't we just do it again?"

The doberman shivered as the raptor slipped closer to her. "But.. I don't know if I should, I mean.. I'm not a lesbian, I mean.. I like males.."

The raptoress shrugged and grinned at her. "Well, I'm not a lesbian either, but it isn't forbidden to have a little bit of fun with other females every now and then right? Oh, by the way.. I usually prefer dragons, but that tongue of yours felt incredible.."

Silena gasped as the raptor cupped her breasts with her hands. "But.. the others must be waiting for me and.." A scaled finger brushed over her lips.

"Sshh.. there's nothing to worry about. Now be a good girl and play along." Her hand slid down between Silena's legs as she began to softly stroke her sensitive folds, drawing a long moan from her. "There's a good girl.. Now roll onto your back and spread your legs for me." She grinned as the doberman complied. Licking her lips, she began to dip her fingers into Silena's moist pussy. "Hmm.. Maybe I should just keep you. It would be such a shame to let a fine bitch like you waste herself on somebody else. I'm going get you a leash.. and a nice collar with your name on it.. doesn't that sound good?"

"But I.. aaahh.. I don't know if.." Silena squirmed as the raptors talented fingers ran over her clit.

"There's no need to speak up girl. Just lean back and let me enjoy your body.." Her fingers slid deeper into the dobermans pussy, drawing a long moan from the horny female. "Much better.. that's what I wanted to hear." She grinned as she withdrew her hand, exposing Silena's wet slit to the gentle breeze. The doberman whined in frustration. "Oh.. you don't want me to stop hm? Don't worry girl, I've got a nice treat for you, something that will fit perfectly into your tight little pussy."

Naissa got up and stretched her body, making sure to give the needy female on her bed a nice glimpse of her slit, before she walked over to the wardrobe. She had a nice selection of "treats" for an occasion such as this and the doberman on her bed deserved a very special one. With a toothy grin, she opened the doors and looked at the spot in the center of the wardrobe. Her jaw dropped.

"Umm.. is something wrong?" Silena looked at the raptor who seemed to be paralyzed by something inside of the wardrobe.

The raptor grabbed the colorful object, that had taken the spot of her favorite toy, and stared at it in confusion as she turned around. Her view shifted to the doberman, who hurriedly covered herself with a blanket.

Silena clutched it tightly against her chest as she nervously stared at the dragon egg in Naissa's hands. "Please tell me you just want to serve that for breakfast.."

* * *

Serath opened his eyes and groaned. This time it wasn't the sun that woke him up though, but a certain extremely pleasant sensation coming from his dragonhood. He chuckled silently as he relaxed on the bed and licked his lips. "What a nice way to wake me up sugartail.. you.. hng.. you really have some talent there." He reached out with a paw to stroke the head of his mate, but found only empty air and the slick tip of his own cock.

"What.." He raised his head and found his lover sitting next to the bed with his own length buried deep within his muzzle.

The green dragon raised his muzzle, allowing his dragonhood to slide out of his maw with a wet, slurping sound. "Good morning honeyscale. I.. um.. was a bit horny when I woke up and when I noticed that we had forgotten to take the rings off.. well.. I wanted to try something." He blushed a bit as he gave his lover a smile. "So.. um.. you could watch me while I give both of us a good time.. If that's okay for you.. I mean, we could just mate again if you don't.."

Serath smiled softly as his mate gave him a questioning look. "Don't worry your cute tail off, my love. I really like your idea."

Sirion grinned happily as he leaned forward and gave his twitching member a long affectionate lick, drawing a pleased purr from his mate as the ring transmitted the sensation. His tongue slid softly over his tender shaft, curling around it as his muzzle slid down. Finally, his lips touched his knot and he softly sucked on his shivering tool. The sensation was wonderful; the gentle pressure, the warmth of his maw and the soft surface of his tongue tenderly brushing against the sensitive underside of his length. For a second he imagined it to be the dragonhood of his mate, throbbing inside of his maw as his delicious fluids flowed out onto his tongue. The thought made his mouth water.

The green dragon's muzzle slid slowly up and down, spreading a thin layer of saliva over his throbbing organ, that glistened moistly whenever his lips slid upwards again. Serath watched him, moaning in pleasure as his own length released thick drops of precum, that dripped slowly onto his black scales. The phantom muzzle around his cock kept sucking relentlessly. It was a fantastic experience to be able to watch his mate like this, and to feel the gentle ministrations of his wonderful maw at the same time. He groaned, digging his claws into the bed sheets as Sirion's tongue rubbed over the sensitive underside of his tip and a spurt of warm precum splashed onto his chest. Unable to do anything else, he started to thrust his hips upwards, while his shaft throbbed and bounced helplessly in the air.

Sirion purred as he noticed the reaction of his mate. A shiver ran down his spine as the soft vibration massaged his length. He engulfed his throbbing dragonhood in his tongue once more, before he pulled his muzzle off of it and started to gently lap at the tip, causing his lover to groan again. Judging by the way he was panting and the desperate thrusts of his hips, he had to be close. The green dragon grinned as he climbed onto the bed and looked down at his mate. The soft black scales of his belly were covered in his precious fluids and a thin rivulet was already beginning to run down his side, slowly dripping onto the bed. Well, he couldn't allow such a waste to happen right in front of him. Serath gasped as Sirion lay down next to him and started to gently lick up his juices. The taste was delicious, he groaned in bliss as his mate's flavor danced over his taste buds while his scent filled his nostrils. His tongue scooped the precious liquid into his hungry maw, load after deliciously sticky load, until the black dragon's scales were perfectly clean again. He licked his lips as he looked deep into his lover's eyes.

Serath was panting heavily. He smiled as he noticed the hungry sparkle in the green dragon's eyes. He clearly wanted more.. With a lusty grin, he lifted his paw and made a spinning gesture with one of his claws.

Sirion blushed and nodded eagerly, before he got up, turned around and climbed on top of his mate, carefully moving backwards, until the black dragons length throbbed right beneath his muzzle, while his hot breath washed over his own eager cock. His tongue began to lick at the tasty treat in front of him. This was what he had wanted, his ultimate prize. He shivered in delight as he opened his maw and allowed it to slip inside. The tapered tip throbbed softly against his tongue as it rewarded his efforts with a fresh gush of precum, causing him to moan softly as he gently sucked at it to coax out more of the precious liquid. His mate groaned as he started to slide his muzzle up and down his dragonhood, quickly falling into a steady rhythm.

The black dragon trembled as he felt his lover caressing his cock and since Sirion was still wearing the ring.. A drip of precum fell onto his snout, leaving a thin strand of liquid behind, that connected his muzzle to the leaking tip of the green dragon's shaft. Serath licked his lips, carefully cleaning the sweet fluids of his mate off his muzzle, before he softly grabbed the tender organ with a paw and gave it a gentle tug. His mate gasped and lowered his rump, giving him easier access to his eager length. Serath grinned as he rubbed the tip of Sirion's cock against his lips, making him squeal in lust, before he gave it a teasing lick and sucked it into his maw. Suddenly it felt like the tongue of his lover wasn't the only one playing with his shaft anymore. He moaned and shuddered in bliss as his tongue explored every inch of the twitching treat in his muzzle, eagerly gliding over the sensitive organ as it gathered every last drop of Sirion's delicious liquids. His tail started to twitch as he gave in to the overwhelming pleasure.

Sirion purred in delight as he felt the hard shaft of his mate tensing in his maw. Finally he would be granted his treat. He started to gently rub the black dragon's heavy balls as his tongue lapped encouragingly at the sensitive underside of his tip. When the first jet of cum hit his tongue, he gently sucked on the pulsing organ, while his tongue bathed in his liquid prize. He could feel the strong muscles of his mate tensing, his thighs trembling, as the black dragon desperately fought the urge to thrust his cock deeper into his muzzle. Sirion kept massaging his balls encouragingly, as his maw adapted to the throbbing dragonhood of his mate; whenever it pulsed and released a fresh jet of essence, he gently sucked on it while he softly lapped at its underside. He moaned softly as he milked his lover of his seed; jet after jet of his delicious essence washed softly over his tongue and he swallowed it eagerly, while he tried to coax more of it out of the black dragon's cock.

Serath groaned as his mate started to drain his balls. He knew Sirion wouldn't stop before he had given him every last drop of his essence; he was practically insatiable when it came to that. The cock in his own maw throbbed insistently. He had to focus.. Just for.. A shiver ran through his body as Sirion's paw massaged his sack, coaxing another load of seed out of him. It was impossible to concentrate on anything else. He started to suck harder on the green dragon's sweet shaft, gently stroking it with his tongue. He could feel him shiver above him as he found a particularly sensitive spot and started to eagerly rub his tongue against it. His lover gasped and almost lost his rhythm as his legs started to shake. Serath could see his tail pressing against his rump as he thrusted his hips forward a bit, sinking his length deeper into his muzzle. The black dragon moaned as Sirion hungrily sucked another jet of cum from his cock. It was time to give him another reward. He opened his maw a bit wider and rubbed his tongue against the sweet spot of the green dragon's cock, causing him to groan and thrust his hips forward.

Sirion gasped as his knot slipped into his lover's muzzle and his maw closed around it. His legs started to tremble as Serath began to suck on his knot. The feeling was incredible.. With the tip of his cock buried within his mate's throat and his knot tightly engulfed by his maw, he could do nothing but moan, digging his claws into the bed sheets as his orgasm hit him. His body shivered as his balls began to surrender his precious seed to the hungry maw of his mate.

The black dragon swallowed the first gushes of Sirion's cum, before he allowed his knot to slip out of his maw, pulling his muzzle back until the tip of the green dragon's shaft rested on his tongue. He could taste his sweet essence covering it, as another jet of cum shot into his maw. Grinning he kept licking the sensitive tip until it stopped pulsing. He sucked on it once more, to see if his mate was holding something back, but he seemed to be thoroughly drained.

Sirion was the first to open his muzzle, licking his lips as the dragonhood of his lover slipped out. "Aahh.. I.. that was.." He groaned, baring his teeth as his mate continued to suck on his oversensitive cock. "I'm dry, I swear. Could you.. hng.. stop and let me rest a bit? I.. aaAAahh.. just a moment.. maybe just a minute.. please?" He shuddered as his tip was sucked once more, before his mate opened his maw, allowing it to slip out, and gave it a gentle kiss.

"Don't keep me waiting too long sugartail.. I wouldn't want to miss out on your flavor. You're really the sweetest male I know." Serath winked at his mate and gave him a soft smile as he slipped the ring off of his cock.

The green dragon giggled, blushing softly as he climbed off his mate and lay down next to him. He purred as Serath gently licked the side of his neck before he drew him into a deep kiss. The taste of his essence was still fresh and sweet on his lover's tongue and in combination with the taste of Serath's seed in his own maw.. it was simply divine. He moaned happily as their tongues intertwined.

A soft knocking sound from the chamber door caught Serath's attention. He broke the kiss and gave his dreamily smiling lover another short kiss, before he turned his head to the door. "Enter."

Naissa peeked through the door and grinned as she saw the two dragons lying on the bed, cuddled up to each other. "I see you've been busy hm? Gods, I love that smell.." The heavy wood of the door creaked as it opened, and the raptor walked over to the emperor's bed. She looked back over her shoulder and sighed. "Silena, it's okay. Now be a good girl and come in."

The snout of a doberman peeked around the corner and its owner whimpered softly, nervously staring at the two dragons on the bed.

The raptor rolled her eyes. "They're not going to eat you or something like that. Now be a dear and get your cute butt over here."

Sirion sniffed the air curiously when the bitch entered the room. She smelled.. interesting.. He hadn't noticed that scent when he had seen her at the banquet. He blushed as he saw that Serath was grinning at him.

"You like that scent hm? The scent of a needy female.." He chuckled as his mate stared at the doberman. "Naissa, why did you tease our guest like that? The poor girl is trembling already."

Silena nervously shifted her weight as he watched her.

"Oh Serath, you know I like to tease my partners before I play with them. When I finally allow them to cum though, the pleasure they feel is very.. intense." She licked her lips seductively as she winked at Silena, causing her to whine softly. "I was planning to give her the ride of her life, but the toy I wanted to use is gone; somebody replaced it with this." She held up the dragon egg.

Serath stared at the object. It was a dragon egg, that was obvious, but somebody seemed to have painted it for whatever reason. Stripes of yellow, red and blue paint ran over the surface in an interesting pattern. "But.. why would somebody paint an egg like that and then leave it in your chamber?"

* * *

"How did that even happen?" Emrin Valryn stared at his brother, whose fur was covered with colorful spots. Tirran had always been the one who got himself in trouble, but this..

"I was drunk okay? I don't know what happened last night, but I found that under my bed." He pointed at a big nicely painted egg, that was lying on his blanket.

Emrin stared at it. "What's that black thing next to it?" He walked over to the bed and lifted the blanket slightly.

"No! You don't want to.." Tirran groaned as Emrin's jaw dropped. "It's not mine, okay? I just found it in my bed this morning."

"That's.. a pretty big boy you got there, Tirran.. I didn't even know you were into dragons.." He stared at the phallic object in his brother's bed.

Tirran growled uncomfortably. "Look, if I took that thing and that egg, I might also have taken something else and.."

A loud knocking sound boomed through the room. It sounded just as if somebody was trying to kick the door in. Tirran got up as the door flew open and Silena stormed in.

"Tirran! We found a painted dragon egg in Naissa's chamber and I know that you're behind this!" She looked at the foxes in front of her before her view shifted to the toy on the bed. "Oh.. You guys were up to something hm?"

Emrin blushed furiously. "No! I didn't.. I mean we were just.. He's my brother."

The doberman raised a hand, shaking her head softly. "Look, I have no problem with that. If you want to keep things in the family, that's your choice, but right now I need you to tell me where you hid the rest of the eggs."

"The rest?" Tirran stared at her in confusion.

"Tirran, you took those eggs from the chamber of the ambassador of Silhall! She laid them last night and one of the servants told us there were seven eggs, which means that we are still missing five of them." She rubbed her head in frustration. "Now if you could get your ass up and help us search for them.."

"Who do you mean by "us"?" Tirran nervously stroked his tail.

"Look, I'm not in the mood for this right now. The emperor is outside in the gardens, looking for colored eggs for the gods sake! Now get up and.."

"Ah, there it is!" Naissa walked up to the bed and grabbed the long black toy. "I missed you.. Silena, I'd like to introduce you to someone.."

The doberman blushed as the raptor walked over to her. "Naissa, please.. we don't have time for this right now.. I mean.. not in front of them okay?" She groaned as a scaled hand gently cupped her ass. "Tirran stop giggling! You're going to help us now!" She grabbed the surprised fox by the tail and dragged him out of the room.

"Hey! Ouch! Not the tail please! Silena!"

Naissa looked at the tailor, who was still standing next to the bed. "I didn't know you swung that way, but.. if you want to borrow one of my toys sometime.. I'd gladly lend you a hand." She winked at him as she turned around and followed Silena.

"I.. but.." Emrin looked around the now empty room, before he sighed and picked up the dragon egg. It was time to take it back to its mother.

* * *

"Did you see something from up there sugartail?" Serath looked up at the green dragon, who was just about to land on the soft grass of the palace gardens.

"No, I guess they're too well hidden." He sighed as they walked on next to each other. "It might sound a bit silly, but actually it is kind of fun to do this together."

"More fun than the other thing we did earlier?" Serath grinned at him teasingly.

"No.. I mean.. You know, what I mean, don't you?" He rolled his eyes as his lover gently nudged the side of his neck with his snout.

"I love to spend my time with you Sirion, no matter what it is we're doing."

Sirion giggled happily as his mate kissed his neck. "Hey, I see one!" He rushed over to a statue, grinning as he lay his paw on the egg that was hidden beneath it. "That's two for me!"

"Two? I found the one on top of the fountain." Serath smirked at his lover.

"Well, but I got there first." He grinned as the black dragon licked his neck tenderly.

Naissa and Silena came walking towards them, followed by a slightly embarrassed fox.

"Naissa! How many did you find?" Sirion was literally beaming with joy.

"We found two; one of them was hidden in the empress's garden and the other one was.. well it was hidden in Silena's wardrobe. In her underwear to be exact.." She smirked as she turned towards the blushing doberman. "For somebody, who is so shy about her sexuality, she has some pretty spicy things in there.."

Silena groaned as the raptor licked her lips. "Tirran.. If anything of my stuff is missing, I'm going to shave your fucking tail.."

Tirran mumbled something in return.

Serath looked at the fox. "Why don't you leave him with us for a while? Just in case the two of you want some.. privacy." He grinned as Naissa glanced hungrily at the bitch next to her.

"How nice of you Serath.. there really are some very special spots I wanted to show her.." She grabbed the doberman's hand. "Silena, be a good girl and come with me. I know a place where we won't be disturbed.. or would you rather have an audience?" Her other hand slipped into the bitch's pants, softly stroking over her moist folds.

"But.. we have to.." Silena moaned loudly, crossing her legs as one of Naissa's fingers found her clit. "Okay okay, I'm coming alright."

"There's a good girl." The raptor cooed as she pulled her hand out of the doberman's pants and licked her fingers clean as she led the panting female away.

Sirion watched them as they left. "You know.. I told her it's okay for her to join us when we.. mate."

"Oh?" Serath smirked as he looked at his nervous lover. "You want to know what a female feels like hm? I'm fine with that." He gave the relieved dragon an affectionate kiss. "I love you, no matter what."

"I'm glad to hear that." Sirion happily snuggled up to him.

"Since we're already talking about inviting people into our bed, I met a red dragon yesterday and he seemed.. inclined to ask you to share." The black dragon scratched his neck.

"A red one hm? I don't know.. I mean, another dragon might try to.. steal you from me and red dragons aren't exactly known for sharing things." Sirion sighed uneasily. "But you're my mate and I trust you, so.." He gasped as his lover kissed his neck.

"I love you Sirion. You're my mate and I am yours and no other dragon can change that, whatever the color of his scales may be. Oh.. and actually I thought we could share him."

Sirion giggled happily as he nudged his lover's neck with his snout.

"So.. what about foxes?"

Serath turned his head and looked at Tirran in confusion. "What?"

The fox nervously scratched his head. "Well.. you were talking about partners and I thought.. um.. just forget what I said please."

The black dragon shrugged. "Tell me.. why did you hide those eggs after you painted them?"

"Well.." Tirran sighed. "It's a tradition to celebrate the coming of springtime.. I used to have a lot of fun doing that when I was younger. Logan and I always.." He lowered his head, staring at the ground.

"You were.. close?" Serath's voice went soft as he looked at the fox.

Tirran nodded slowly. "You can't have a male companion if you want to be king of Kerennya.. I had hoped he'd choose me over the crown, but.. he didn't. It's still hard to see him.. sometimes I just want to hold him close, but I know I mustn't.. because it would hurt him.." He wiped a tear off his muzzle. "I'm sorry, please.. don't tell anybody about this, your majesty."

"I won't." Serath walked over to him and laid a paw on his back. "If you need someone to talk to.. come to me whenever you want Tirran."

"Thank you.." The fox sighed as he laid a hand on the dragon's shoulder. "I guess we should get going though. There's still one more egg to be found and I'd be glad, if we found it before its mother wakes up and notices that it's gone."

They kept searching the gardens for some time and Tirran's mood brightened a bit. It was wonderful out here; the sun was shining brightly, the sky was clear and blue and the scent of the flowers caressed his nostrils. The only problem was, that they didn't find the egg anywhere and after some time they walked back to the palace.

"Don't worry, we'll find it." Sirion smiled softly as he walked next to the fox.

"I know you'll find it eventually, but I'd really appreciate it, if you could do that before I get eaten by an angry dragoness." He groaned as they entered the main hall.

"Oh don't worry, Serath won't let her eat you, you just.." He turned his head and grinned. "I just found it!" Sirion giggled happily as he rushed over to the pedestal in the center of the room. The egg was right there, sitting on top of the pillows.

"Wolgar be praised.." Tirran sighed in relief.

"In here of all places.." The green dragon sat down in front of the pedestal. "I was so scared when they held me down over there.. I thought my life was going to end, but.. it really was just about to begin." He sighed happily. "I can't thank your sister enough for what she did for me.."

"Neither can I.." Serath sat down next to his mate, who cuddled up to him immediately.

Tirran cleared his throat. "Um.. I can see that this is a very special place for you two, but could we please return the egg first? The hall won't be gone when you come back, but I might be.."

Sirion giggled happily as he rubbed his head against Serath's neck. "He's right honeyscale, we should go now."

The black dragon tenderly licked his mate's muzzle as he got up. "Let's go then."

The fox sighed as he grabbed the egg. He would have never imagined that he would get into so much trouble for painting a couple of eggs..

* * *

Serath sighed as he sat next to his mate on the balcony of his chambers. Luckily the ambassador had still been asleep when they returned her eggs. Well, she would be a bit surprised to see them.. That fox really seemed to have an artistic talent.. He took a bite of the fish on his plate while Sirion sipped at his bowl. It was really nice to be able to have lunch outside in the wonderful warmth of the sun. He lapped at the creamy liquid in his bowl and licked his lips. Hopefully Naissa and her new friend had had a nice morning too.. Sirion looked at him in confusion as he started to chuckle softly.

* * *

"Oh come on Silena.. be a good girl and get back here." The raptor groaned. Maybe it would have been better to blindfold her.. or tie her to the bed before she tried to use her favorite toy on her.

"That thing is fucking huge! There's absolutely no way I'm going to let you stick that into me!" The doberman stood on the other side of the bed, trying to cover her naked body with a pillow.

"It's not that big you know? Actually it's just my third biggest one.. Now be a good girl and lie down for me. You'll love it, I promise." Naissa rolled her eyes. It was going to be a lot of work to train this bitch properly.

"No! Go get a smaller one and maybe we can talk about it.." The raptor noticed how her eyes shifted over to the door.

"You wouldn't want to leave the room like that would you? I mean.. you're all naked and everyone could see you.." She smirked as the doberman whined softly. "You did enjoy what we did earlier, right? Well.. if you get back into the bed, I might be persuaded to eat you out some more.. or maybe you'd prefer to lick me instead..?" She slightly spread her legs and Silena's eyes wandered longingly over her smooth sex.

"I.. That's just a trick.. right?" The doberman groaned as Naissa rubbed her scaly slit with a lusty grin.

Tirran sighed as he walked past the door to Naissa's chamber. He was glad that everything had worked out in the end. It would have been a shame if his tail had ended up as a dragon's toothpick. His ears perked as he heard Silena's voice from inside the room.

"Damnit Naissa, I can see that rope behind your back! I won't let you tie me up.. aahh.. at least not in this room.. hng.. I mean.. It's haaAAard to focus when you keep licking me like that, you know?

The fox chuckled as he walked back to his room. At least the others seemed to be having fun.