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13 - Powering Up

The three kept an eye on the way out of orc city from a distance until the two cart convoy appeared, and travelled on the parallel route to it to keep out of sight. When it stopped for rest after some time Elzbieta sneaked closer to have a look while Iphigenia and Ulric made camp and went for a quick hunt. She watched the orc folk tend to the cows pulling the covered carts and set up a fire and table. 'Kaui!?' she said the moment a blonde curled young woman climbed out of the back of one of the carts. She rubbed her eyes to make sure she wasn't mistaken but the orc woman kept glancing around as if looking out for something and she had no doubt anymore.

'Kaui is with the convoy!' she said to the others in her mind.

'Kaui?' said Iphigenia and looked at Ulric. 'Are you sure?'

'Yes.'

'Why would she go on this dangerous trip?' said Ulric.

'We can't ask her unless we can talk to her alone,' said Elzbieta while watching another orc calling Kaui back when she walked away from the carts. 'and it looks like she won't be able to go far from the convoy.'

Ulric frowned. 'Damn! We can't get close either and risk exposing ourselves. We might have to wait for the attack.'

'I'm afraid so.'

'Well, it won't make a difference to our plan so we'll just have to carry on and be patient.' he said and Iphigenia nodded. 'We'll call you when our meal's ready, so will you keep an eye on her until then?'

'I will.' Elzbieta said and continued observing the orcs.

***

A couple of days had passed without incident when Iphigenia checked the map during another rest. 'I think we can expect the attack tomorrow. We'll be close enough to the village by then for it to be noticed.'

Ulric chewed on a piece of dried meat. 'Close enough to sow fear but far enough to get away unscathed.'

Elzbieta checked the blade of her sword. 'In a way I can't wait to find out what this sword and the gloves can do.'

Ulric chuckled. 'I can imagine.'

Iphigenia checked her tallies and hummed. 'Wolfie?'

'Yes?'

She smiled softly at him. 'I could use a boost to be fully prepared for tomorrow.'

It took a moment for him to understand. 'Ah! Of course! It's better to be at your maximum.' he said and stood up. 'Ehm, Elz? We'll just move far enough so hopefully you're not affected.' He took a step away to follow Iphigenia but a tug on his tail held him back. He looked back while Elzbieta held his tail and looked away with red cheeks. 'Elz?'

She fiddled with her tunic. 'I'd like a boost as well.' she muttered. His ears twitched as he gazed at her and she glanced up at him. Iphigenia smiled. 'So, it did feel good for you too.'

Elzbieta gave a quick and slight nod as she kept holding onto Ulric's tail.

He knelt in front of her and smiled softly at her. 'I'm relieved to hear you say it. I kept worrying about how you felt.'

She smiled softly for a moment as she glanced at him again. 'I didn't want to admit it at first, but it did feel good and even though you made some embarrassing mistakes from the moment we met, you're a good man.' She chuckled once. 'Or bloodwolf.' He wagged his tail as he grinned in embarrassment and she took his paw in her hand. 'If you don't mind doing it with a cripple.'

He squeezed her hand a little as he looked her straight in her eyes. 'Don't ever call yourself a cripple. I think you're beautiful as you are.'

She blushed hard until she squealed when Iphigenia grabbed her from behind and pouted. 'Hey! What about me?'

Ulric laughed. 'Iphi, you're a beauty as well. But don't ever ask who's more beautiful because you're equal to me.'

She grinned mischievously. 'Aww..'

He chuckled and poked her nose. 'I already have trouble enough believing the two of you want to do it with me now.'

She began unbuttoning Elzbieta's breeches. 'Then we'll just have to convince you right away.'

Elzbieta sat naked with her right leg folded in front of her and held the stump of her lower left arm. She looked down but Iphigenia sat down behind her on her knees and embraced her. 'He's right, Elz. Don't be ashamed because you still have a better body than me.' She cupped Elzbieta's firm breasts. 'I can never have these.'

Ulric chuckled as he sat on his knees before them. 'Now don't you start. Size doesn't matter to me, it's how much you'll let me enjoy them.'

She grinned at him. 'As much as you want, Wolfie.'

He moved close to Elzbieta and caressed her cheek as he smiled softly again at her. She smiled softly back at him, ran her fingers through the soft fur on his firm chest and leaned forward to press her lips against his muzzle. He pulled gently on her lips and she opened up for him, meeting his tongue in her first deeply intimate kiss.

She moaned softly at his lightly rough surface sliding along her tongue and slid her mouth further across his, gripping his fur as she felt excitement filling her chest and increasing her heart rate. He pulled her closer and slid his soft paws along her sides and hips and they kissed passionately until she pulled back to breath.

'So, how was it?' breathed Iphigenia in her ear. 'I sensed his kiss this time too.'

Elzbieta blushed and smiled at Ulric. 'I see why you love kissing him.'

Iphigenia nodded and she pulled at his neck to give him her passionate kiss and Elzbieta moaned softly along with Iphigenia, sensing their hungry kiss against her lips and along her tongue.

Elzbieta's heart beat rapidly when Iphigenia pulled back and cupped her breasts again. 'Wolfie, show her what else you can do with that wonderful tongue of yours.'

He smiled. 'With pleasure.' he said and leaned forward, caressing Elzbieta's breasts with his muzzle.

Her nipples grew hard fast and itched for attention at the soft touch against her skin around them. She breathed deeper and ran her fingers through the fur on the back of his head and stroked his ears. A soft moan escaped her at his rough lick across one nipple and she noticed Iphigenia's hard nipples pressing into her back. Humming pleasantly while Ulric licked around and across her nipples, she puffed up her chest towards him. Iphigenia reacted along with her and lifted Elzbieta's breasts further while breathing heavier in her ear.

Ulric growled softly as he sucked on her nipples. 'I'm so tempted to bite into your supple flesh and chew on these delicious hard nubs.'

A pang of excitement shot through Elzbieta's chest and she moaned softly. 'Gently then, darling.' she said and bit her lip and shivered at his sharp fangs nibbling on her nipples and clamping her breasts while he took them whole in his mouth, twisted his tongue around, and growled in hunger.

Iphigenia breathed harder and moaned softly as she ground her itching breasts against Elzbieta's back. 'Oh Wolfie, it's as if I have big breasts and you can really enjoy them.'

He licked once more around Elzbieta's breasts and smiled. 'I enjoy your cute breasts just as much, Iphi.' he said and stroked her cheek. 'If only I could lick yours at the same time as you two sense each other now.' She smiled at him and stroked his paw.

He watched Elzbieta's smiling red face and stroked her side. 'I'm hungry for more now. Time for the main course.'

Elzbieta squealed a little as shivers shot up and down her spine and a sudden tight itch twisted between her thighs. 'But I feel so dirty there now.' she breathed.

He grinned lightly. 'I'll have to lick you thoroughly clean then.' he said and licked down along her tummy while Iphigenia moved back and lowered her onto her hot lap. Her leg and stump trembled at the touch of his tongue around the silver cloud of soft hair above her mound and his nose brushing across it, and she gasped at his tongue slipping between her legs. He growled hungrily again while licking the front of her slit. 'Mmm.. Tasty..'

She squirmed her hips at the deep itch growing inside her and spread herself for him while Iphigenia shut her eyes and moaned softly while rocking her hips back and forth and massaging Elzbieta's breasts. 'Ohh.. That's it, Wolfie.. It's like you're licking me for the first time again..'

He gripped Elzbieta's hips and slid his tongue all the way through her slit, rounding her rock hard and hot clit. Knots of itching shot through her lower abdomen and she moaned while her body heated up and welcomed his real touch. 'Aaahhh.. If only I had met you sooner to experience this..'

He slid his hot tongue deep inside her and she gasped together with Iphigenia, then squirmed and squeezed his two fingers sliding in next and rubbing the entrance to her womb. 'I hope I can make up for what you had to miss.' he growled softly.

She panted and stroked his head. 'You're well on your way, darling.' she breathed and moaned while heat filled her body at the massage from inside and the electric charge of his gentle bites in her clit. Iphigenia moaned along and stoked up their shared ecstasy with her firm massage of Elzbieta's breasts and rolling her nipples between her fingers.

Ulric's deep massage and pull on her clit with his teeth drove Elzbieta and Iphigenia' minds together in clouds of sparks as they exploded from within their bodies and moaned in unison.

Iphigenia panted while her blurry vision cleared up and barely managed to check up on her tallies. 'Oh, Wolfie, even with just this my numbers increased.'

He sat up on his knees and looked at hers and Elzbieta's and grinned. 'Wow. How much higher will they become when we're finished?'

She smiled at him. 'And how much higher could we get them when we keep going?'

He chuckled. 'I don't mind finding out when we get the opportunity one day.'

Elzbieta took a deep breath. 'Like when we can recover for several days afterwards, please.' she said and pushed herself up. The sight of Ulric's full erection renewed the itching desire in her body and turned her heart rate up again.

Iphigenia sensed it and leaned forward. 'Ready to fully enjoy him deep inside you?'

Elzbieta moaned softly, reached out, and touched his tip with her fingertips. 'I really want to feel this now.' she breathed and looked up into Ulric's eyes. 'I'm sorry for what I said and did before.'

He smiled softly at her, grabbed her behind and pulled her up on his lap. 'Forget it. You reacted like any normal person would.'

She smiled, wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him deep again while grinding her mound against his hot flesh. Iphigenia moved up behind her, grabbed his shaft, guided his tip to the right spot between her soaked lips, and sighed deep at the shared hot sensation as Elzbieta lowered herself onto him.

She pressed herself against Elzbieta's back while Elzbieta ground herself tightly against Ulric and his heat spread through her body. They moaned and squeezed him and Elzbieta gripped the back of his head while Iphigenia gripped his waist. Elzbieta kissed him passionately again in another dance of tongues while he growled harder into her mouth as his desire itched from his tip to his balls.

The girls moaned deep with every hard upward thrust of his hips and they alternated kissing him. He gripped and slid his paws along their sides and thighs and Elzbieta gasped at the electric shock through her stump when he gripped the end. He jerked his hand back but she gripped his fur tighter. 'No, touch me!' she moaned in his mouth. 'Touch me everywhere! I want to feel your paws on me and make me feel whole!'

He gripped and massaged her stump and the electric charge surged through her body as she moaned harder. 'Ooohhh! For once it feels good!' Iphigenia shivered at the new sensation flashing through her and groaned. 'I can feel it, Elz! I can feel what it's like for you!' she moaned and gripped Elzbieta's stump as well. Elzbieta's body trembled in the intense sensation and squeezed hard around Ulric.

The pressure drove him over the edge and he shot his stream of burning seed into Elzbieta's depths with a guttural long growl and sent the girls into another bright climax from the flash of heat exploding inside their bodies.

The girls panted hard and slumped forwards against Ulric while their shared heat pulsed hard. Elzbieta kissed him again when she caught her breath and stroked the back of his head. 'I should have given into my body's desire when we first did it.' she breathed. 'Then I wouldn't have felt so guilty lately.'

He smiled softly at her. 'It just means it wasn't the right time.'

'Oh, much higher now.' Iphigenia breathed as she checked the tallies. 'Of course Elzbieta received most but mine have gone up as well.' She grinned at Ulric. 'You're a walking powerful charm.'

He chuckled. 'I'm glad I'm of use to you.'

Her eyes turned mischievously. 'You still have to be at least once more useful now.'

'It's my pleasure.' he said and cupped Elzbieta's cheek. 'If you can hang on.'

She chuckled. 'I fought worse battles before while tired. Although none that brought so much pleasure.'

She bit her lip when she lifted herself from him and he helped her sit down next to him. Iphigenia turned around on her hands and knees, exposing her wet slit and her juices dripping down her thighs. 'Give me yours now, Wolfie.' she breathed while her heart rate went up in anticipation. 'Use me as you like and fill me up.'

He smiled and slid deep into her at once with a tense moan of pleasure from her. 'Ahh Wolfie!' she moaned and he gripped her hips while pounding against her behind. Elzbieta gripped the grass and moaned together with Iphigenia at the thrusts hitting her womb. 'Ah, darling! You're hitting us so deep!'

He growled with every hit sending an electric shock from his tip to his balls and feeding his urge to flood Iphigenia with his demonic seed again. She squeezed hard around him and he thrust harder inside her. 'Ahh, Iphi! You'll tear off my tip one day!'

She grinned and moaned. 'Then I'll have you forever in me..'

He gripped her tighter and ground hard against her gushing mound at her desire for him and the pressure to empty his balls into her increased rapidly. 'You get me so hot I doubt I could ever hold back coming in you for long.' he growled low.

She moaned and pushed back harder against him, digging her fingers into the ground. 'Don't hold back, come as much as you can in me, Wolfie!'

He growled deeper and longer as his end neared and came with a final hard thrust and growl. Iphigenia and Elzbieta both cried out at the second hot stream filling and throwing them into physical bliss again.

Iphigenia waited until the throbbing inside her ceased and some of her strength returned, and slid off of him with a shudder through her body and turned around on her shaking arms and legs. Ulric sat back down and leaned back on his hands. 'Your numbers have not been as high as this before, Iphi.' he breathed. 'Everything we did accumulated.'

Elzbieta checked her tallies. 'I haven't seen any increases as high as this before.' she panted. 'Not even from rare potions or spells.'

Iphigenia grinned. 'I don't think there's anything ordinary about Wolfie anymore.'

He chuckled. 'I'm still a more or less ordinary guy underneath.'

She laid down on her side and stroked his still hard erection. 'I doubt there was much ordinary about you before.' she said and looked at Elzbieta. 'Want to help me with this last bit?'

Elzbieta licked her lips in unexpected hunger to taste him and moved closer to him. He growled softly in pleasure while the human and elf tongue slid up and down and around his shaft cleaning him thoroughly, and they locked their mouths together around his tip while their tongues explored his ridge and sensitive tip, and finished by taking turns sucking the last drops out of his tip until nothing was left.

Too tired to do anything else they crawled together under a cover and slept.

14 - Attacked and Trapped

Elzbieta woke up from a pleasant dream in which she was a little girl again and ran through a meadow and climbed trees near her home town. She let the memory slowly fade away but wondered why she had such a dream like she hadn't had in ages again. Ulric stirred and she smiled softly as she snuggled a little tighter against his side with her head on his broad shoulder and her leg on his. The dream didn't matter anymore, she had someone comfortable again after years of being alone, even if he had the body of a bloodwolf and came from another world. He had made her feel whole and even pretty again and she was satisfied with that. Like Iphigenia, she would enjoy being at his side. She chuckled silently. His side was warm and soft and she ran her fingers gently through his chest fur. And then froze.

Something felt off.

She lay on his left side.

Which meant she lay on her right side.

The side with her good arm and leg.

Not the side that had no hand and fingers to caress his chest with, nor a leg to snuggle up with.

She cried out as she sat up at once and startled Iphigenia and Ulric. 'What is it!?' he asked and looked around for hostiles. Elzbieta's throat was blocked and she held out her left arm. He grabbed her hand. 'Elz? What's wrong!?' Iphigenia gasped and he quickly looked at her. 'Iphi?'

She pointed at the hand he held and he stared at it for a moment, then at Elzbieta and Iphigenia again. 'What!?'

Iphigenia slapped his arm. 'What do you think you're holding!?'

He flattened his ears. 'I'm just holding her hand!'

Iphigenia groaned. 'Which hand!?'

He looked at Elzbieta's hand in his paw and back at Iphigenia. 'Her left! So!?'

Iphigenia laughed and shook her head. 'You dumb dog! Since when have you seen her left hand!?'

'But she always wears her left-' He stared at Elzbieta's fake leg and arm next to her armour. '-arm.' His eyes went wide as he looked at Elzbieta's left arm and leg. 'How..?' he said and looked at Elzbieta trying to say something while tears ran down her cheeks.

Iphigenia moved quickly over to her and hugged her tight. 'I know. It's almost unbelievable. But Wolfie's incredible healing power did it.'

Elzbieta cried and hugged Iphigenia until she found her voice again. 'I never thought this could happen.' she cried.

Iphigenia stroked her back. 'I can imagine.'

Elzbieta held out her left arm again and turned her hand every way. 'I have two hands again!' she half cried, half chuckled. 'I have two legs again!'

Iphigenia pulled back and smiled at her. 'Now you have no excuse for not counting to twenty.'

Elzbieta chuckled and looked at Ulric who gave her a warm smile, and held up her hand. 'I have a left hand again, and a left leg.'

He nodded. 'And no more worries about men losing interest in you because you missed a little something.'

She chuckled, moved over to him, and kissed him passionately. When she pulled back she smiled at him. 'That worry had already become history.' He smiled softly at her and she caressed his cheek. 'Thank you.'

He laid his paw on her hand. 'I didn't really do anything.'

She shook her head. 'No, you did everything. Even if this hadn't happened you gave me a new sense of happiness.'

Iphigenia embraced her from behind. 'But now I have no more advantage over you, with your perfect looks.' she said and sighed.

Ulric chuckled. 'You look perfect in your own way. How many times must I tell you?'

'Many more times.' she said and stuck out her tongue playfully.

He growled playfully and pushed her onto the ground. She laughed out loud as she wrestled with him and Elzbieta cried out when Iphigenia pulled her into the frenzy.

Ulric lay on his back a short while later with Iphigenia and Elzbieta breathing hard and alternating kissing him while they lay on top. He caressed their behinds and stroked his fingers between their buns and thighs while they each used a hand to stroke his erection.

'We'll have to stop now.' he whispered after ending a kiss with Iphigenia. 'I have a feeling they'll be on their way soon.'

The girls reluctantly agreed and Elzbieta ran and jumped around first to celebrate her healing and to get used to her new mobility again. She gripped her sword and whipped out a few attacking swings with both right and left and grinned wide as she panted from the effort. 'I feel like I can take on a whole army of demons!'

Iphigenia chuckled. 'Don't waste all your heightened tallies now.'

Elzbieta looked at Ulric. 'Then someone will just have to replenish me.' she said and Ulric let out an embarrassed chuckle.

Iphigenia noticed his tail wagging and grinned at him. 'I think someone's looking forward to that as well. Especially after such a naked display.'

Elzbieta looked down on her naked body and blushed. 'Whoops.'

Iphigenia chuckled. 'You know, I suspect his healing did its work completely now because you fully accepted him. There was nothing to block it.'

Elzbieta looked at Ulric and smiled softly. 'Yeah, that might just be why.'

***

The carts were on the dirt road leading up to the village and it was in sight when a group of cloaked bandits yelled and rushed out from behind nearby bushes and from the cover of a ditch. The drivers pulled their swords as passengers froze in fear at the rabble storming towards them until clouds exploded between them and the carts.

Kaui threw the last of her cloud jars and pulled at the sleeve of the surprised driver in front of her. 'Quick! Run away!'

The older orc stood up. 'And just leave everything to the bandits!?'

Kaui looked desperately at the other passengers. 'They'll kill you! Believe me!'

He grunted but although confused, the bandits were heard coming closer. 'Fine!' he said and gestured at the mostly clear road behind them. 'Go everyone! Run and hide!'

He waited until the last of his passengers had left with the driver of the second cart, and looked at Kaui searching through her bag. 'What are you waiting for!?'

'Go!' she said and pulled out more thin walled round clay jars. 'I'll be safe!'

He opened his mouth to ask what she meant but a quick snarl from a shadow rushing through the cloud cover chilled him to the bones. 'Have it your way then!' he said and ran after the rest while the cover thickened.

She jerked when one bandit jumped onto the back of the cart but was still fast enough to throw the jar in her hand at him. It broke into tiny pieces and a yellow powder cloud covered his body. He yelled out from his nose and eyes burning and stumbled from the cart.

She squealed when another bandit jumped up behind her and grabbed her hair. He only held it for a moment before a slash at his arm from Iphigenia made him let go. She grinned at Kaui. 'So we meet again. We'll have to talk later.' she said and disappeared into the cloud again.

Kaui heard the bandits grunt and the clash of steel and wood around her and huddled in between barrels and sacks, ready for the next bandit with her jars in hand.

Ulric blocked a sword blow with his armoured arm and punched a bandit to the ground when he heard more shouts heading their way. 'More bandits coming!?'

Elzbieta caught a glimpse of the road ahead through the dissipating clouds. 'It's the villagers! They're armed to fight!'

'Then we're just about done here!'

Iphigenia jumped up and twirled around to avoid a swift sword hit and slashed the front of a bandit's cloak. 'Canine!?' she said when she saw the bandit's fierce face as the cloak fell apart. He snarled at her and bolted away.

'What do you mean!?' asked Elzbieta when she instantly blocked a hit from behind with her glove without thinking. She grinned deviously at the surprised bandit. 'Didn't expect that, did you?' she said and smashed his wooden shield with one mighty hew of her sword and threw him back.

'They're not human!'

Ulric growled. 'I knew they smelled not right and it felt off when I punched their faces! They're imposters wearing human clothing and weapons!'

Elzbieta heard more bandits running away and saw the excited villagers getting close. 'We'd better get out of here. I don't think we'll be welcomed just yet.'

She and Ulric retreated to the trees while Iphigenia quickly headed over to Kaui. 'This cloud was a great idea. But it weren't humans but canine beastfolk that attacked you.' she said and glanced at the villagers and the cart drivers approaching. 'We'll try to contact you later.'

Kaui watched her run towards the forest and a short while later the carts were surrounded by armed villagers. One wearing a round medal with writing around a crossed sword and sickle to indicate he was the village chief, stepped towards the older cart driver. 'What happened?'

'Bandit attack.' the driver said and gestured to Kaui. 'She created a cover for us to run away.'

'They were humans!' said one of the passengers, a hunched male clutching his bag. 'Humans attacked us!'

The crowd murmured their unbelief at humans this far into orc territory.

'No, wait!' said Kaui. 'They were beastfolk!'

'Nonsense!' said the hunched male. 'They are friendly towards us.' He squinted at her. 'But didn't we see a human talking to you before it ran away?'

The driver and village chief looked at her. 'Is that true?'

'Ah.' she said and clutched her bag. 'That's.'

'Are you part of the bandit rabble?' the hunched male said. 'That cloud would have made it easy to get away.'

Her heart pounded. 'No! I meant to protect you!'

'I saw her talking to the human too!' said another passenger. 'And it looked very friendly too!'

'She also kept looking around the whole trip as if expecting someone!' said another.

A villager held up a sword he had found. 'This is a human sword! Not beastfolk!'

The driver folded his thick arms. 'I think we need some very good explanations here.'

Kaui watched the crowd murmur and frown at her and caught the flash of a smirk on the hunched male's face. 'They aren't-' she said but the chief grabbed her arm. 'You're coming with us to answer some questions.'

She gasped and tried to pull free but another strong hand grabbed her other arm and she whimpered as she was dragged away. She looked back at the crowd for help but the crowd just talked amongst themselves while glaring at her and the hunched man stepped back while making a few gestures in front of him.

A loud growl halted the chief and his man and they quickly let go of her when a fierce bloodwolf bolted towards them. Kaui sank on her knees as the two orcs stepped back and drew their swords. They stood firm to defend themselves but watched in confusion as the bloodwolf pulled Kaui on its back and ran off again. 'What the..' the chief said.

Kaui held on tight while Ulric ran through the trees and joined with Iphigenia and Elzbieta running away from the scene. 'Are you all right!?' asked Iphigenia. 'Why did they drag you away!?'

Kaui nodded. 'I'm good! They thought I was helping the bandits and they didn't believe they were beastfolk! I think someone tried to set me up, and it looked like he was tatting!'

Ulric growled. 'They must have sent someone along to enforce the lie!'

'Great!' said Elzbieta. 'The situation didn't get better then!'

***

They ran until they were far enough to be safe and rested against a fallen tree trunk. Iphigenia took out her water flask. 'Doesn't look we can do anything more here.' she said and drank. 'Might as well continue to the next demon country.'

Elzbieta nodded. 'Yeah, but what of Kaui? It's dangerous.'

Kaui looked down. 'I don't know where to go. I went without telling the master.'

Ulric looked up at the cloudy sky through the foliage. 'Let's take a rest first, then we can think of what to do next.'

The other agreed and made themselves comfortable, Iphigenia and Elzbieta snuggled tight with Ulric and were soon asleep but Kaui stared up while her worries kept her awake.

***

Ulric blinked as he awoke and watched Kaui's face pull back from his. 'Kaui?'

She held up a beetle wriggling its legs. 'I saw this crawling on your head.'

He chuckled softly. 'Thanks.' he said and looked up. 'How much time has passed?'

She placed the beetle close to the tree trunk. 'About an eighth of the day.'

'Did you get any rest?'

She shook her head. 'But I didn't need much anyway.'

Elzbieta yawned and stretched, and grumbled as she sat up. 'I do dislike sleeping in my armour.'

Ulric chuckled. 'I have to admit I dislike you sleeping in your armour too.'

She grinned a little and poked his side. 'Don't get cocky now that I gave into you.'

'It's hard not to when a man has such an elf at his side.'

She blushed. 'Only because I don't really have a choice!' she said and poked his side again. 'At least you give a good boost.' She gestured in front of her. 'How much do I still have?' She smiled. 'Oh! Still above what I had, nice.' She gestured again. 'Did anything change on yours?' She hummed. 'Still strangely set to zero.' Her eyes went wide and shot towards Kaui who fiddled with a twig as she looked down. Kaui! What did you do!?'

Iphigenia startled awake and sat up. 'What!? What's going on!?'

'Kaui made a familiar bond with Ulric!' Elzbieta said and suddenly Ulric realised they had been speaking together after he woke up.

Kaui looked up. 'I'm sorry! But I was afraid you'd decide to leave me behind and I need his protection until I find a safe place! I don't mean to steal him away from you!'

Elzbieta sighed and shook her head. 'You haven't seen what happened, did you?'

Kaui's face turned red. 'He woke up right after the chant.'

'Take a look.'

She checked the bond. 'How..?'

'That's what we thought after we bonded too.' Iphigenia said while she read Kaui's name in the familiar list of Ulric's tallies. 'You're stuck with it because the bond can't be broken.'

Kaui stared at her. 'It can't!?'

Elzbieta cleared her throat and glanced at Ulric. 'Not to mention there's another unexpected effect the bond has.'

Kaui looked at her. 'Which is?'

Elzbieta coughed. 'It's rather, overwhelming, at first.' she said and glanced at Ulric again.

Kaui looked puzzled at her, then at Ulric who scratched the back of his head. Iphigenia sat back. 'I guess you'll find out sooner or later anyway when you see his abilities. He has a strong healing power through one method.'

Kaui gazed at her.

'Sex.'

Kaui's eyes went wide and shot from one embarrassed face to the other. 'You have sex!? So what you said wasn't a joke!?'

Iphigenia shook her head. 'And here comes the fun part, we all share in the experience. Like, completely share.'

Kaui's heart beat fast. 'Share, how?'

Elzbieta sighed. 'What Iphigenia feels while doing it with Ulric, I feel, and the other way around.'

Kaui stared at them in silence for a while before swallowing her dry throat. 'You mean that when either of you are going to do it with him, I'll, feel the same?'

Iphigenia nodded and chuckled. 'Welcome to the harem.'

15 - Master and Slaves

'Shark?' Iphigenia scratched her nose. 'I've never seen one but they're supposed to be dangerous fish, right?'

Ulric stared at his new ability. 'Big, dangerous fish.

'Maybe you can swim really well now?' Elzbieta said.

'Maybe.' he said and tried to turn his tail into one of a fish. 'Doesn't seem to be a shifting thing. Which I'm not sure I'd enjoy anyway.'

Iphigenia looked at Kaui. 'He received it through your bond, any idea?'

Kaui glanced once at Ulric and shook her head. 'I don't know.'

Ulric hummed and rubbed his nose. A too familiar scent prickled his nose. 'Crap, there's Sweetweed around here.'

Kaui sniffed the air. 'Are you sure? I don't smell it.'

'I'll never forget that stench even when I want to.'

She stood up. 'Where?'

He pointed. 'That direction.'

'But it's all forest in that direction. Sweetweed only grows in the open field.'

'Maybe it's lost?' he said. 'Although I do smell other flowers too.' He sat up. 'Oh shit!'

Iphigenia looked at him. 'What's wrong?'

'I smell the forest!'

She frowned. 'Don't we all?'

He covered his nose. 'No, I mean I really smell it! Every little thing!'

Kaui knelt in front of him. 'Do you smell the different trees? And the ferns and nettles and every plant? And the animals?'

He nodded. 'Ah! I know!

'What!?' asked Iphigenia.

He looked at her. 'In my world we found out sharks have an excellent sense of smell.' he said and looked at Kaui. 'So do pigs.' He groaned. 'I mean, I'm not saying you're one, but.'

She shook her head. 'We know we have a better nose than most other species.'

'So you can smell the tiniest thing now?' asked Elzbieta.

He rubbed his nose trying to tone down the barrage of information it sent to his brain. 'I don't know how tiny, but I can smell you girls even clearer through your clothes.'

She blinked. 'Even clearer?'

'Ah.' he said and flattened his ears. 'I didn't say anything before because I didn't want to cause any embarrassment.'

She blushed. 'Well now.'

Iphigenia laughed. 'Will you even be able to keep cool with us three around you?'

He cleared his throat. 'I already trained myself into ignoring certain scents for precisely that.'

She grinned. 'Oh, this will be a challenge I'll gladly take up.'

'Wait wait wait!' Elzbieta said as she blushed even more. 'Let's go back to the beginning. Ulric's new ability has been identified and hopefully has more use than smelling, ehm, everything. We need to discuss what we're going to do from here on out.' She looked at Kaui. 'You could have just told us what you feared.'

Kaui fiddled with her dress. 'I didn't know any better.'

Iphigenia looked at Ulric. 'Well, for better or worse, she's part of us now.'

Kaui looked up. 'I can put my alchemy knowledge to good use, create potions for attack, defence, enhancements. And I can cook very well.'

Ulric chuckled. 'I'm always interested in that last thing.'

'You realise we can face danger at any time?' Elzbieta said.

Kaui nodded. 'I'd rather do that than live in oppression every day with a chance of a repeat of what Ulric saved me from, or getting a husband I don't even like to escape being a slave. My heart told me you were my chance to get away when we met, and I finally had the courage to leave with the merchant's carts.'

'Then it's settled.' Iphigenia said. 'If you can handle the bond effect as well.'

Kaui blushed hard and Ulric cleared his throat. 'Let's not force the situation on her. I'd feel no better than those disgusting orcs.'

Iphigenia nodded. 'So, where are we going to go next then? And although we had great help from Kaui I doubt we'll be as lucky next time. Unless you plan on waiting every time to save a damsel in distress?'

Ulric chuckled. 'I don't. But I don't know anything of this world. All I can think of now is the start of a joke. A human adventurer, an elf knight, an orc alchemist, and a possessed bloodwolf walk into a guild.'

'Oh, that's it!' said Kaui.

Ulric looked at her. 'There's a joke like that for real?'

She chuckled and shook her head, and looked at Iphigenia and Elzbieta. 'You have groups of people that go around doing work for hire, right?' she said and they nodded. 'It's the same here. With me joining you we can pose as a group, although we'd have to claim you two as tare fighter slaves.'

Iphigenia looked at Elzbieta. 'That could work, and we're sort of enslaved to Wolfie anyway.'

'If by chance we encounter humans or elves we can tell them the opposite.' Kaui said. 'But like this we can move around more freely in demon territory.'

Elzbieta nodded. 'I can agree with that. We need to earn some money as well eventually and just maybe by doing some quests we get more insight on where to find the demon lord.'

Kaui looked at Ulric. 'I'll be your translator whenever we deal with demons, keeping Iphigenia's ability secret. They might reveal things in conversation when I'm not around and they think you won't understand.'

Iphigenia grinned. 'Looks like we found ourselves the brains of this outfit.' she said and Kaui blushed.

***

The decision to head into the canine beastfolk territory was made easily as they were near the border, and the four kept close to a road they came across later. Iphigenia noticed Kaui kept glancing at Ulric and smiled mischievously as she ran her fingers through his neck fur. 'You want to feel his soft fur?'

Kaui blushed. 'I was thinking he needs something to wear. For in public.'

'Ah, you're right.'

'Indeed.' said Ulric and walked straight up. 'It's easier to walk on all fours but I'll have to walk like this when we're not alone, and I can't go around naked.'

Iphigenia smiled up at him. 'And frighten the women into arousal with your big pair of balls.'

He coughed and cleared his throat while Elzbieta and Kaui glanced at him and blushed. 'I don't think that would actually happen.'

'We need to find you clothing without us being seen first.' Kaui said. 'We might have to steal some.'

'Rather not if possible.' said Ulric. 'We could be recognised as thieves.' He mentally adjusted his nose and sniffed the air. 'I think I smell a home of sorts. Not sure though since I smell nothing fresh.'

'Let's have a look then.' said Iphigenia. 'We might find what you need.'

Ulric led the way towards an abandoned and overgrown cottage hidden partially in the edge of the forest. He pushed against the front door and it swung inwards before it broke loose from the bottom hinge it hung on and fell onto the floor. 'I doubt there's anything useful here.'

Elzbieta discovered a closet in the back with some clothes still in it. She held up a plain dark blue skirt. 'Although it would cover you and won't obstruct your tail, I don't think this is you.'

He shook his head quickly. 'Not my colour.'

A thick folded black fabric lay at the bottom and she picked it up and unfolded it into a large cloak. 'This is better.'

'And it's definitely your colour, Wolfie.' said Iphigenia. 'You'd make a real impression in this.'

Ulric took the cloak, tried it on and pulled the hood over his head, revealing only the tip of his muzzle. 'I've joined the dark side now.' he said and Elzbieta raised an eyebrow. 'A saying in my world, never mind.'

Kaui found a bag to replace the one she'd lost after the attack and took some rags with her after they found nothing more useful.

'I think we'd better travel on the road now.' said Kaui. 'It'll be less suspicious when we reach a city and we can see how others will react when we encounter them on the way.'

The first ones they encountered were a bunch of bandits. The leader, a brown furred canine wearing an ornamental hat with long colourful feathers, grinned wickedly wide as they stepped out onto the road in front of the four. 'Good day, folks. Might I persuade you to hand over your valuables.' he said and eyed the girls. 'Or otherwise do me and my men some valuable service? We don't discriminate against women of other species.'

His men chuckled until Elzbieta and Iphigenia drew their swords and their leader's feet no longer reached the ground due to him hanging by his neck from the paw that gripped it. A pair of glowing red eyes growled low at him from the shadow of the hood. 'I guess not.' he barely wheezed.

Ulric looked at Elzbieta. 'You said we needed money, right?'

The four watched the bandits scramble back into hiding after they had emptied their pockets. 'So, we won't have to worry about those kinds of people.' Kaui said while she separated the coins from buttons, small pebbles, and lint. 'I hope regular folk won't react in the same way though.'

'As long as regular folk don't try to rob us or assault you girls, they won't have to worry.'

'Or any women trying to assault you.' said Iphigenia and grinned.

***

The few other folk on the road stared at them but didn't bother them and they reached a small city some time later. There was no wall around the diverse stone and lime walled houses but there was a guard post at the road leading in. As they expected, the guards stopped them and a grey furred broad faced and short muzzled fat canine stepped up to them with a firm grip on his sword handle. Ulric tried not to imagine him as an overgrown grumpy lap dog. 'What are an armed human and elf doing here?'

'They are my master's slaves.' Kaui said as they had agreed before. 'They're trained to protect him.'

The guard looked at the shadow of Ulric's hood and cold shivers ran down his back. His eyes quickly settled on Kaui. 'What's with him?'

'My master's not from around here and doesn't speak the language. They don't have the right voice for it so I'm his translator.'

'Are you a slave too?'

Kaui nodded.

'You're supposed to wear slave identification.'

Kaui nodded again. 'We've only recently arrived and need to resupply as well.'

The guard glanced at Ulric. 'Don't create any trouble here.' he said and stepped back.

'We won't.' Kaui said while the tension in her shoulders lessened. 'We plan on taking up a quest or two while we're here. To help out.'

He nodded and waved for them to go on.

'Well done.' said Ulric. 'You're our saviour once again.'

She blushed and smiled a little.

Although the four received curious stares from the beastfolk going about their business, they passed unhindered through the streets on their search for a place to stay. Kaui hailed a young girl sitting on a bench and gazing at them. 'Hello, can you tell us where we could find a place to stay?'

The girl with red-brown curls stuck out her arm and pointed at one street. 'There's a large inn a little further but my dad says they're expensive and cheat on your bill. The inn that way is run by a strange lady but she's really nice.'

Kaui smiled at her. 'Thank you.' she said and went back to the others. 'Kids are usually more honest when it comes to finding a place you need.'

They walked further along the streets until they saw a sign of a fist and a knife hanging outside a large house with a wide front door. 'This is it?' Ulric asked.

'It seems so.' Kaui said. 'What does your nose tell you?'

'I do smell lots of food and drinks and many different odours I think are beastfolk but the sign doesn't look very welcoming.'

Iphigenia stepped up to the door. 'Only one way to be sure.'

Inside were several tables with benches and stools and a counter at the side in front of stairs leading up. The place was empty but sounds came from what had to be the kitchen in the back and the four stepped further inside. 'Hello?' said Kaui.

A clutter of quickly dropped utensils on a table was followed by some shuffling and a big canine woman with sleek white muzzle and a large bosom that nearly popped out of her corset came out the door. She halted for a moment at the sight of the four, then moved up close to Ulric and frowned at him with her fists in her sides. Her penetrating gaze didn't falter and he was unsure of what to do. Kaui cleared her throat. 'Ehm, we were just wondering if this was the inn we had been suggested to find.'

The woman didn't break her gaze. 'And I'm wondering if this fellow knows how to be polite in front of a lady.'

'Ah! Ehmm, my master's appearance might not be pleasant to see-'

'And I might not be pleasant if I don't know who's coming in here.'

Ulric pulled his hood back. The woman kept her intense stare into his eyes and Kaui prepared for a ruckus. The woman laughed and slapped Ulric's shoulder hard. 'That's better!'

Kaui let out a sigh of relief and the others relaxed.

The woman grinned at them. 'Thought I was going to throw you out because of a minor thing like that? I've seen scarier things crawling in the back of my cellar.'

'It's also because of your sign that we weren't sure what this place is.' Kaui said.

The woman looked puzzled. 'Isn't it clear that you can get a solid meal here?'

'Ohh..' said Kaui as it dawned on her. 'I see now.'

The woman slapped Ulric's shoulder again. 'Come, sit down. I take it you were in need of a bite then.'

Kaui nodded. 'And a room to stay for a little while. If you don't mind us.'

The woman looked back at Iphigenia and Elzbieta as she led them to a table near the kitchen. 'Why would I mind? It's nice to see three of you again, especially this pretty.' she said and the three girls blushed a little while Ulric smiled. 'I like her already.' he said.

'Again?' asked Kaui.

The woman nodded. 'It's rare, but humans and elves have been here before. As slaves to others to mine or your kind, of course. Orcs have been staying here more.' she said while the four sat down. 'You don't seem to be slaves though.'

'How so?'

'Never seen slaves sit with their master before.'

Kaui glanced at Iphigenia and Elzbieta. 'Oh, but we are. It's just that our master's very nice to us.'

The woman watched Iphigenia and Elzbieta sit close to Ulric and smiled. 'I think I get how nice.' Kaui blushed and she laughed again. 'Welcome to Monna's Inn. I'm Monna.'

Kaui introduced everyone and Monna went to fetch drinks and meals. While they enjoyed their meal Ulric asked Kaui to arrange the room and directions to where they can find quests. 'We have a small guild office at the market square.' Monna said. 'You'll find all sorts of requests there because it's pretty peaceful here and we're rarely in need of tough tasks like hunting wild monsters. You'd better go further into the country if you want those.'

Kaui shook her head. 'We're just travelling around and need to make some money to cover expenses.

Monna nodded. 'You should be fine then. There's still plenty to do because most young folk leave this town in search of fame and fortune.'

Ulric looked at Kaui. 'How are we on money right now?'

'Enough to last us a little while. The bandits had more on them than they appeared to have.'

He nodded. 'Good. Can you ask her for one more thing?'

'Sure.'

'Can she recommend a good tailor?'

Monna smiled. 'If you want a good one that's not too expensive, I have a friend who's a tailor.' she said and spread her skirt a little and pulled at the hem of her corset at her bosom. 'He made this for me and it hasn't ripped like other dresses did before for some reason.'

“I think that actually happened for two big reasons.” Ulric thought as he looked at her tightly held furry hills.

She smiled at Ulric. 'I'm sure he can make something that'll last on you.'

Ulric nodded and smiled.