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"Okay, so hear me out on this one. The apples I grow here are all pretty simple, but unlike normal apples, they also contain ademane, which means the flesh of the fruit can be used in potions without interfering with the brew. I had Leera come over to enchant the seeds with her unique blend of enchantments, so the hope is that when they blossom we will have Vore House themed apple flavored potions!" Vel'Gahrus said with a broad grin. The petite purple dragon smiled and kicked back. It was his break time, and a friend of his had shown up to spend some time with him, also being on break.

His companion, an ash gray speckled stallion named Vvilfred, grabbed an apple out of the basket on the table and took a bite. The juices dribbled out over his chin and he wiped it off before reclining in his chair. "Sounds good to me! Sounds like a good plan, too. So I guess you want me to try the apple and see if it has the same effect as the potion?" Vvilfred and Vel had grown to be close friends ever since the stallion had started working at The Vore House of Klyneth, across the road from Vel'Gahrus's orchard. Their first encounter was one where the stallion took the dragon's entire body up his rump, having been a user of the House's unique potion blend. This brought them together often.

Vel shook his head. "No no, the apples themselves don't have enough of the ademane to have any real effect. It's just for the flavor."

"So then what was the point of enchanting the seeds? Can't you just enchant the juices later?"

"It doesn't quite work like that. One thing that Vinn has explained to me about how fruit juices and potion is that putting fruit flavoring would actually dilute the potions, and thus mess up the effects to the point where someone could get hurt. A place like Vore House cannot afford to have the potions breaking down and not working midway through a scene, so Leera was pretty adamant about not compromising the purity of her potions. However, with this experiment, the flesh of the apple itself would also be rich with ademane, and therefore not dilute the potion when being used for flavoring!"

Vvilfred took another huge bite, leaving only one third of the apple in his hand. "That's pretty awesome. Apples are the best, and potions usually taste terrible. Like mucous mixed with milk. The thought alone makes me retch." He mocked a gag with his tongue out, then tossed the last third of the apple in his mouth, core and all. "So basically, by enchanting the seeds, we can make the resulting trees compatible with potions?"

Vel nodded, leaning over the table as his tail wagged behind him. "Precisely. Think about it, potions that actually taste good, not like goopy bodily fluids. And if Leera can patent it and be the first to market, then that's one more thing they did before the Potion's Guild! If this happens, it will be a revolution in the potions industry, and I might be there with you guys at the forefront of it all!"

This sounded very appealing to Vvilfred, given the fact that he had only recently been hired to maintain the gardens on the front gardens of the Vore House manor. The thought that the company might be growing quickly with him as one of the oldest and most tenured employees gave him high hopes for his position as time went by. The owners - Leera and Yetzer - were both very personable and seemed to be keen on giving as much of the profits away to employees instead of hoarding it all to themselves, which told Vvilfred that any profits would be seen in his wallet some day.

In the time he worked there, he had already learned of the years old rivalry between the Vore House and the Potions Guild, as both were vying for the market in which they could indulge their customers with unique and uncommon acts and fantasies. Though he may have been biased, he could tell that The Vore House was far better at what they did and their potions were of vastly higher quality, but they were also more specialized and only operated within the vore fandom with some tendrils out in more complicated fantasies such as transformation and tentacle beasts.

Vel was also eager and felt the same way, as he had been offered a sort of partnership with the Vore House, thanks to the ambassador Foxifly. She had found potential in Vel's ademane rich fruits, and suggested alongside two naga by the name of Anax and Cero to try the enchanted seeds.

Unlike normal apple trees, these enchanted seeds of the Oras Apples grew, produced fruit, and withered all within one growing season in much the same way corn or tomatoes were harvested. The trunks of the apple trees grew like bamboo, and the fruit were each dangling off branches in groups of two of three like a cherry, with three to five branches coming out from each segment. This meant they were easier to experiment with, rather than waiting the three to five years to have a more typical apple tree sprout and blossom. Different blends and flavors and enchantments could be tried in a single crop.

The two friends were in one of the processing shacks in the lunch room of the orchard, enjoying their respective break periods when a third party arrived, knocking at the door.

It was odd to knock on the processing shack, but Vel answered anyway. "Come on in?" He shrugged at Vvilfred, not sure what to say or think. No reason anyone wouldn't just walk in.

A tall, brown skinned dragon with darker colored horns and ridges popped his head in, smiling at the two. "Hey, I was told to come get Vill here. Something about needing his help exploring the temple on the grounds." Nantang explained. He was one of the Vore House ambassadors, in charge of getting the word out to locals and giving free demonstrations to first timers. He had been on leave from the ambassador group for a week or so, and had been spending his time at the manor trying new things out and expanding his horizons - and cock - via the many potions on offer.

Before Vvilfred could respond, Vel chirped in and raised his hand. "Can I go? I hear some pretty kinky stuff happens at the temple, and I'd love to see that."

Nantang raised one of his thickly ridged brows as he gently smirked at Vel. "Well, it was official Vore House business, but I figure you can definitely help. Yeah, little guy like you will fit right in with my plans. Sure, come along with us, and I'm sure I'll find a position or two for you." He then turned to Vvilfred. "Think he can handle it?"

Vvilfred turned to Vel, who in turn glanced back before looking at Nantang then back at Vvilfred. "Yeah, I think he'll be a perfect fit for the stuff that goes down at the temple." Little did Vel know that Vill and Nan were speaking in code, for they had planned out a scene together to introduce the stallion to cock vore, and Nantang was going to be his first pred. This threw a wrench into their plans, but in a way it made things more interesting. In fact, the moment Vvilfred gave the thumbs up to having Vel join in on their fun, he wondered how he hadn't thought to ask the little dragon before hand.

"So what's going on at the temple that needs your attention?" Vel asked, bouncing with delight as he got to his feet. "Is there a monster eating tourists and not spitting them back up? Oh, some ancient magic making people so hungry that preds and prey are reversing roles? How about a gem that only works when eaten, so people keep swallowing it and prey have to crawl down the preds throats against their will to retrieve it?"

Vvilfred got to his hooves and patted Vel on the back, chuckling gently. "No, nothing like that. Let's just go over and see what's going on before jumping to any conclusions. If you're sure the orchard is fine without you for a few hours, we'll be happy to take you with us. Right Nan?"

The dark brown dragon growled as he grinned, a distinct bulge forming in his kilt. His cock was famously large, hyper sized naturally without the aid of any potions or transformation magic. Therefore he was very easy to arouse, and even the slightest swell of blood to his groin would result in a bulge anyone could see. "Yeah, I think he'll be perfect bait."

"B-bait?" Vel squeaked out, anxious but not worried. He knew the Vore House had a strict policy on safety despite the potentially dangerous things that happened there. "Why am I being used as bait? I thought you didn't know what was going on!"

Nan reached out to lightly grab at and guide Vel out of the shack. "I don't recall saying that. I believe I said he should come help me check something out and investigate, not that we didn't know what we were doing."

"Yeah, you'll fit into us easily." Vvillfred added, slapping the tiny dragon on the shoulder. "I guess just lighten up, relax, and have some fun. That said, my break is almost over so I gotta be back at work within a few minutes. Luckily, testing out the other employees is part of my job." He balled up a fist for Nantang to bump.

Vel gulped heavily as a distinct pink blush formed on his cheeks. He was very curious to see what was going to happen, and given his built up trust for Vvilfred and the reputation that both Nantang and the Vore House had cultivated, he knew he was in good hands. Still, his mind was going wild with possibilities as he walked between the two far larger males, his head at crotch height.

All three of them left the shack and made their way across the road to the Vore House, where they took the back route to the Vore House Wilds - the grounds composed of nearly a dozen different biomes all interacting with one another, accented by various features such as laboratories, castles, temples, and anything else one could imagine. On the walk, they couldn't help but tease Vel about how small and weak he was, and how any predator on the grounds could make a meal of him whether he wanted that or not.

"Think about it, we're walking down this well paved path through the woods along the shore of the river, and suddenly a tentacle beast pops out and gulps you down!" Vvilfred suggested, making the motions of an eager tentacle beast to startle him, sound effects and all.

Vel stopped in his tracks, halting the walk for all three of them. "Wait, that's not something you guys actually have, is it? I mean, that's pretty sexy I guess, for some people, but we're not actually in danger of being dragged under by a tentacle beast, are we?"

Vvilfred and Nantang glanced at each other and shrugged, with Vvilfred explaining. "Well, yes and no. There's a creature called Cetus, he's a bolt squid. He likes to tour the rivers and lakes of the Vore House grounds, and his tentacles are long, but he's not known for dragging people into the depths. Last time he did that, I heard they lost Vinn for nearly a week." His tone was casual, acting nonchalant.

"Sure." Vel said through squinted eyes. "Let's just get to the temple, shall we?"

Nantang nodded. "For sure! I'm pretty hungry and we aren't going to be eating until then."

"Yeah, I'm pretty hungry, could definitely use some meat." Vvilfred agreed.

Vel knew there was something going on - clearly he was on the menu - but the exact nature of what was planned had him curious and eager, so he opted to not question them any farther from here to the temple, where they would definitely be doing something lewd or ravenous to him. He was excited.

The path took them down the river that divided up the plains and jungle region, then splitting to divide the savannah and forest regions. From there, they took a detour over a bridge into the jungle, where they were almost immediately greeted by the iconography of ancient temples, with yellowed bricks in the pathway, totems lining the trails, and fallen idols covered in moss and vines. They were close, and Vel was excited as could be, but still didn't want to ruin the surprise.

"So, we're almost there, Vel. Are you sure you wanna be sacrificed to the temple?" Vvilfred asked. "It was going to be me, but I think we can agree you're the better candidate."

Nantang agreed. "I mean, the offering can be large, but someone about your size is probably a better fit for what we expect. Could still be tight, though, if you get my drift." He rubbed at his crotch, further coaxing the bulge to grow and press out against his kilt. "I mean, I know I want to offer you to the temple's desires, but if you're not into that, now's the time to say so. Don't want to force you."

After rubbing his hands together and mustering up what courage he could, Vel nodded once. "Yeah, I'm definitely interested in whatever it is you have planned. It's safe, right?" He asked Vvilfred.

"Oh totally. You know the rules, no predators are allowed past the gate without having taken a potion to ensure the habitability of their body. Nothing in the Vore House Wilds are a threat to you." The stallion paused and rubbed his chin, flicking his ear and tossing his mane as he thought. "Well, that's not strictly true. I'm sure if one of the snakes caught you, there might be some constriction and you'd pass out from that, but other than that, you're safe."

"No deaths in five years of operations, and only a handful of injuries, most self inflicted or due to the user error." Nantang added, sounding like an infomercial. It seemed off coming from him, given how casual he usually was, but as an ambassador it was important to have these facts handy. Also, unlike most companies that boast massaged facts and statistics, Vel's negotiation with Leera had confirmed and assured him that this was entirely true. No fatalities in five years. "So yeah, you're safe. Besides, I'd never want to hurt you! You're too cute!" He reached out and went to rub Vel's cheeks.

But Vel was now blushing so hard that he pulled away, noticing again that Nantang's bulge had grown even more. "W-well I'm glad to hear that, but how much farther until the temple?"

"Oh, we're here." Vvilfred declared, pushing a massive fern out of the way to reveal the temple in all its glory. The entire structure was in a depressed plateau, a flat surface a few meters below ground level with walls lining it and stairs leading up to the dirt that surrounded it on all sides. There was a pathway lined with arches leading from where the three of them stood, which in turn led up the stairs of the side of the temple and a platform about three quarters of the way up. From there, the darkness of a door could be seen leading into the temple itself.

Every brick of it was golden yellow, faded in the elements while moss and vines had begun to take it over, thus eroding it and weakening much of the structure, hence the fallen idols and crumbled pillars along the path. Vel noticed that the very top of the temple was only just barely poking out above the tree line, which explained how he managed to miss seeing it on the way in. Given that the temple as well as the altar and its surrounding grounds were all starting about five meters below ground level, with another fifteen meters of tree or more, the remaining five meters of the tip of the temple were all that could be seen from afar, even if one knew where to look.

Vel marveled at it all, basking in the glory of the Vore House temple amidst the buzz of bugs and the many vocalizations of the local fauna, especially the birds. "This is it?" He asked, stunned.

"Yeah! Have you never been here before?" Vvilfred asked, beginning to rub himself a bit.

"N-no! I've come to the grounds before and took a tour, but we only casually walked by the jungle region without entering it, and I certainly didn't see this!" He hopped his way down the steps, smiling all the while. "So what sort of sacrifice must we do here? Who am I getting fed to?"

Nantang followed, taking two steps at a time with his large form. "Figured that out, did you?" He asked, a little disappointed that the surprise had been ruined. "Well, I guess there's really no point in playing coy, so come on." He reached down and picked Vel up, draping the smaller dragon over his robotic shoulder while briskly walking under the arches towards the temple, Vvilfred close behind.

"O-oh, okay." Vel gasped to himself as he covered his face, blushing heavily as he was carted off to their destination - probably a sacrificial altar - without being able to lock eyes with Vvilfred. Had he not been on Vore House grounds, manhandled by Nantang and flanked by his stallion friend, this might have been frightening or dangerous! However, he knew it was going to be fun and as such he was getting increasingly excited, so much so that his own bulge started to form in his trousers.

"Someone's excited." Nantang observed as he made his way up the steps, three at a time to show his own eagerness. Once the three of them made it to the plateau, they disappeared into the temple itself and walked around in a rectangular staircase leading to a massive underground cavern - at least ten times the size of the temple as seen from above ground - lined by brick with roots and vines puncturing through. The walls were covered in carved stone idols, statues of the gods, symbols, and all manner of symbolic effigies, which made it very clear that Vel was about to be sacrificed.

Vvilfred grabbed Vel and helped him to sit on an altar with four pillars on either side before peeling off his harness, kilt, and sash. He tossed his garments off to the side as Nantang did the same to reveal the massive cock that had been bulging out in his kilt, each pile on either side of Vel. "Well, what are you waiting for, Vel? Clothes aren't exactly optimized for consumption."

"Oh, right, yeah. Sorry." Vel apologized as he ripped off his shirt and trousers, tossing them into a pile behind him. "So what do I do now? Do you have to slather me in saliva or feast-friendly broth? What's the ritual here? What do you need me to do?" His feet were swinging excitedly and his tail flicked out behind him, for he was too short to touch the floor, as he shifted his view from Vvilfred to Nantang. Despite making it clear he was excited for what would come next, he still held his hands on his lap to cover his visible arousal.

Nantang stepped in closer, rubbing himself where his groin met his hip, lightly prodding at his own massive member to quickly arouse it. "Well, I guess all that's left is to feed this guy to me." He said with a broad grin. His member was lengthening before Vel's eyes, already to the dragon's knees with the foreskin pulling back and exposing the glistening, swollen glans and the rigid spines around the head's rim. He was already starting to drool from his urethra, creating a puddle in the yellow brick between his feet. From there came a musky, powerful aroma that didn't travel far or dissipate in the still temple air, thus clouding Vel's judgment and mind.

Next to him, Vvilfred's equine member was also unfolding to the stallion's knees while drooling his own concoction of fluids, mixing in a sweeter, earthier scent with the more bitter, acrid masculinity of Nantang's dragon member. Though Vvilfred was reasonably well endowed even for his kind - short but stout, he liked to call it - he was tiny compared to the hyper sized cock next to him. He was actually intending to be swallowed by said cock, but a better option had come forth in the form of a tiny magenta dragon. "Like what you see?" He asked, angling his hips just right to better bulge his semi erect member close to Vel's face.

In a moment of pure instinct, Vel started to reach out for each member, thus removing his hand's cover from his groin. "C-can I touch it before you have me?" His voice was tiny, meek, and submissive while still somehow managing to be demanding. He knew what he wanted and he knew how he was going to get it; that didn't stop him from fulfilling the role of the submissive to them, however.

Nantang and Vvilfred glanced over to each other with a knowing nod, each rubbing their respective members to full girth and erection.

"Sure. I wouldn't say no to that." Nantang declared as he spread his thick legs and clenched his loins, raising his heavy member up to Vel's face height, the tension peeling the foreskin back farther without fully releasing the spines around his head. The clench also squeezed out some more juices that landed on Vel's exposed thighs. "And don't by shy about it, either."

The mention of shyness made Vel remember his place, and thus blush coyly. "Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to-"

"Nonsense, Vel, you do you." Vvilfred encouraged the dragon, leaning in to rub the dragon's cheek. "Trust us, if we didn't want you for our, uh, sacrifice today, then we wouldn't want you here. Please, touch and rub and do anything you want to the both of us, Worst that could happen is having you get gulped up into one of us. Which, you know, is going to happen either way."

Though he knew that going in, the actual verbal confirmation made Vel squirm in place, squeezing his legs up close together, squishing member between his thighs. Eager with some bolstered confidence, he reached out to cradle the underside of Nan's cock, feeling the weight of it in his palm while getting soaked by the copious fluids that dribbled out the tip of it. He slipped his thumb up between the foreskin and the head, rubbing his fingers together to smear the precum all over himself.

Before his very eyes, Nan's urethral opening seemed to gape and stretch forward towards him, throbbing and drooling like the hungry maw of a snake. This was quite appealing to Vel, who eagerly leaned in and used both hands to cradle the massive member as he leaned in for a kiss, pressing his lips to the cock's opening and burying his tongue inside. For that split second of a moment, there was pure bliss for him before the walls constricted against his tongue and began to suck back, flesh undulating in waves as the muscles began rhythmically tugging against him. He was able to pull himself out, leaving a gaming chasm and guttural whorl as the cock pulled in air around him, but he remained eager.

"What's the matter there, Vel?" Nantang asked, reaching past his own member to cradle the dragon's cheek in much the same way Vvilfred had. "I hope I didn't startle you."

Vel shook his head aggressively. "N-no not at all, I just wasn't entirely expecting that." He lowered his head once again to get another look at the pulsating cock tip and the hungry looking opening, gulping heavily as his heart began to race. Was this going to be his first sacrifice to the spirits of cock and arousal since partnering with the Vore House? Was he ready? Could he possibly prepare for such an inevitable consumption? The only way to find out was to figuratively and literally dive in, so he leaned in close and wrapped his entire arm around the base of the head, arm pit and bicep squishing at the foreskin as he used two fingers to rub at the urethral opening.

There, in that position with his arm around the cock head like he was wrestling it, he realized just how massive this cock really was! The shaft, head, and bulge were as big as Vel's entire torso from groin to the end of his snout, bigger even! This enticed him to push a third and eventually fourth finger into the opening, confident in the knowledge that Nantang's cock could handle all he had to offer. He also realized then and there that he was not to be fed to Nan in the traditional sense, a revelation that excited him further.

Off to the side, Vvilfred had reclined against one of the nearby thrones, cock hard while he watched his companion offer himself to Nantangitan's cock. Part of him was jealous of Vel, but the rest of him was happily observing, enjoying the voyeurism that came as a bonus of being friends with Nan.

Despite noticing that Vvilfred was being neglected, Vel continued his prodding and rubbing of Nantang's cock, rotating and spinning his fingers around the rim of his opening, smearing and collecting precum all the while. The fleshy, pulsating walls were plenty loose and slick, so Vel eagerly slipped his hand in past the wrist, pumping gently as the suction began.

Nantang's cock swallowed and gulped at the smaller dragon's arm, pulling it in to the elbow with ease before Vel pulled it back out, resisting the surprising strength of the suction. He kept his hands on his hips, bucking his hips forth to coax his cock's opening to gulp more of Vel's arm into him, with the ultimate goal of course being full consumption. When his member squeezed and tugged, he would pull back, this pulling Vel off balance ever so slightly, each time hoping to capture him.

But Vel wasn't in the mood to be pulled in, just yet. Sure, he had every intention of diving in when the time was right, but the sensation of having his entire arm sucked on, squeezed, constricted, and massaged with the slick flesh and copious fluids felt quite nice. Plus, he was able to get a proper in and out motion going as he both resisted and embraced the suction, having his arm slam in to the bent elbow only to be tugged at until the wrist and bulge of a fist were the only things keeping him inside.

In and out he pumped, aggressively fisting the dragon's supple and well lubricated Urethra until he gained the self confidence and desire to step around and force his second hand in next to the first, bulging the cock wide while also having the unfortunate effect of creating two open passages between his forearms, thus resulting in the suction no longer working, the cock instead sucking in air in lieu of flesh. This was not idea, but it didn't stop Vel from leaning in until both of his limbs were sunk into Nan's urethra up to the elbow, with biceps curled around and his chin resting atop the shaft.

Nantangitan found himself as eager to consume Vel as Vel had been eager to be swallowed, so he hovered over the smaller dragon with his hulking chest pointed down at him while placing both his hands on both of Vel's shoulders. "Give yourself in to me, Vel'Gahrus, don't resist!"

"I'm not resisting!" Vel protested, looking up with puppy dog eyes. "I'm just taking it slow!" He then started pumping in each arm alternately, one in deep past the elbow and the other extracted to the wrist, then the opposite. Before long, he had grown to be aggressively punch fisting the cock hole amidst the sound of guttural squelches, squishes, and slaps of flesh on flesh. It was a symphony of well lubricated arousal, accented by the forceful ejaculation of precum all down Vel's chest, a tune he would happily continue forever if not for the fact that his cock was throbbing hard and he needed to do something about that soon.

Having spent many minutes tenderizing the dragon's cock meat from the inside, collecting and smothering as much of the leaked lubricant as he could muster, he finally pulled both of his hands out and spread the urethral opening as wide as it could. The precise contractions and releases of Nan's groin muscles spread his entire opening from tip to base, gaping and letting the light in to show a webbing of slick fluids dripping from walls and ceiling of the pulsing, undulating flesh. From there, given his vantage and his readiness, he closed his eyes and stuffed his face into the gaping opening, releasing his grip on the urethral ridge to let it slap closed around his muzzle.

In one quick motion, all air that had been trapped inside was pushed out and the flesh constricted around him, sucking on him to easily have the cock flesh pulsing its way over his skull like a snake or a worm. He used his hands to cradle the thick shaft from below, patting his hands on the bulge his chin formed before yanking and tugging to pull out. As expected, the suction and muscle control of the urethral chasm kept him inside, smothering him with the gooey fluids within and forcing them in his nostrils and maw. This wasn't a cause for panic, as Vel knew the fluids were breathable, but he was ready to literally dive in and wasn't prepared to let that opportunity go to waste.

With one powerful tug, he yanked his entire head from the hungry cock tip with an audible pop followed by the sloshing sound of both of his arms being jammed in past the elbows. He leaned forward off the side of the altar to force as much of himself into Nan's member as possible, wiggling and parting his elbows to stretch the passage in preparation for the rest of him. He leaned and pushed and pressed and nuzzled as best he could, only to realize that he'd created the same problem as before, with the cracks between limbs letting in air and limiting the power of the fleshy suction.

This issue quickly became moot, however, as Vvilfred stepped up behind Vel to give a push. All the while, he'd been off to the side stroking himself and fingering his own cock tip to fantasize while his own mess bubbled and erupted from his cock like a volcano of precum down to his sheath and balls. He stepped up to behind Vel and pressed his soaked cock tip against the underside of the dragon's tail, rubbing the lubricant in before easing forward with the pop of his flare slipping in and lurching through Vel's tail hole.

Inside Nan's cock, Vel gasped, inhaling much of the fluid that filled the space between his muzzle and the walls that constricted him. The first inhalation was admittedly a touch unpleasant - as it always was when the lungs adapted - but he quickly turned it around and felt the absolute serenity that came with being prey. He smiled and nuzzled more, using both of his palms to massage the floor and walls of Nan's cock from the inside, his fingertips even slipping past his groin to end up somewhere in the abdomen before taking a swift turn down into the massive, swinging ball sack.

The bucking of Vvilfred compensated for the lack of suction coming from Nan's depths, and Vel was forced in past the shoulders with relative ease, the malleable flesh of the cock tip sliding past his biceps and skull to rest wrapped around his shoulder blades and pectorals. From here, Vel simply relaxed and nuzzled into the walls that throbbed around him, the smothering flesh amplifying the nearby gurgle of a belly and ballsack accented by the steady throb of a powerful dragon heart.

"Wow." Vvilfred marveled as he grabbed Vel's tail, gently thrusting his hips in and out of the magenta dragon's rump. "Your cock truly is ravenous, isn't it. You sure I'd have fit in there?"

"That's the glory of dragons, Vill. We could make you fit." Nantang winked and flexed his muscles, chest bulging and abs refining into a six pack as his member did the same, squeezing on Vel's body to suck it in deeper. He could feel the prodding limits of Vel's hands tickling in his scrotum, tickling him and tugging on the loose skin hanging down while his rump cheeks tensed up.

Vvilfred wasn't entirely convinced of this, but didn't bother arguing about it. He'd seen the things that the Vore House potions could do, and he was sure that Nantang could take all of Yetzer with the help of the right brew. This didn't explain why Vel was having such a hard time slipping into the dragon's cock, though. With that in mind, he wrapped both hands around the dragon's tail and eased himself in deeper, hilting his massive cock in Vel's depths, his balls slapping lightly against the back of his thighs. He smiled over at Nantang as he bucked, then reached over to grab at the rim of Nan's cock head for extra leverage.

Nantang tensed his cock, amplifying the texture of his cock ridges in Vvilfred's hands. "What have you got in mind?" He asked, leaning in with all his weight to force his member to shift and stretch as it slid over more of Vel's body.

"You'll see, I just hope that my friend here doesn't mind me getting a bit rough." The stallion gave Vel a slight pat on the haunches, tickling at the scales with the feathering around his wrist. He could feel a slight constriction of dragon rump around his cock, twitching every few seconds as if to beg for more. "Seems he's eager and enjoying this, so I hope your cock is ready." He winked and nickered lightly before slamming his hips to Vel's forcing the dragon's entire body from head to hips to disappear into Nantang's cock.

The distinctly shaped bulge was shifting and writhing, with the head and shoulders all finally making it to the base of Nantang's cock. The elbows were pressing out to widen the urethral flesh while the beginnings of hand prints could be seen pressing out against the soft flesh of the dragon's ball sack.

Inside, Vel was grinning and squealing in delight - or at least he would be if he was capable of making any vocalizations - as he felt the pouch of urethral flesh sliding over his body. The softness of his scales mixed with the natural lubricants and precum that smothered him and lined the walls around him, thus making it increasingly easy to dive in deeper and wiggly his way closer to his destination. Ahead of him, he could feel the tightness of the passage open up into the dragon's balls, which was where he'd end up before being shot back out or released. Though that was his destination and he was eagerly working his way towards it, he enjoyed being constricted by cock flesh more.

Vvilfred patted the sides of Nan's cock, smearing the precum and other fluids all over the place as he gave another buck deep into Vel's rump. "Why am I getting the impression that our little buddy here doesn't want to go any deeper?" He then cradled both of Vel's haunches and upper thighs with his hands. "I mean, look at him, splaying out like that."

"Yeah, seems he likes where he is." Nantang playfully hissed as he leaned into both Vel and Vvilfred. "How about we make him disappear." He then clenched his cock as hard as it could go, an act that splayed out the spines and barbs around the head all pressing outwards against the foreskin. When he released, his entire passage gaped open wide enough that pockets of air were sucked in around Vel, thus limiting the friction around the dragon.

At the same time, Vvilfred gave a few more vigorous bucks in the traditional stallion way, slamming his hips to his mount's. After a few powerful motions, he paused for a moment as his flare expanded inside and his urethral ridge throbbed to pump the dragon full of stallion seed, plugging Vel up in the process. When he pulled out with a juicy squelch and a popping sound - cock partially flaccid post ejaculation - he got down to one knee and buried his muzzle between both of Vel's thighs and the underside of his tail, thick equine tongue probing at the depths to taste his essence leaking out.

Problem was, Vel's rump had clenched up the moment Vvilfred's member had been plucked out of him. His pucker had sealed itself, trapping the stallion's seed deep inside and keeping the tongue from probing him too deep.

Vel wanted to feel the sloshing of stallion seed inside him, so he kept his loins clenched and his rump puckered tight as he felt more of his body being forced and sucked deeper into Nan's depths. More of his arms were emerging into the balloon of flesh before him, and this gave him just enough leverage to widen his elbows and pull himself in deeper, using the last bit of passage of the cock's base to alleviate the pressure and pull himself in.

Back outside, Vvilfred had realized he wasn't going to be tasting and more of himself than what few drops had dribbled out of Vel's posterior, so he got back to his feet and cradled both of the dragon's knees, hoisting them up so that Nantang's cock was aiming upwards. With the help of gravity, he then helped to stuff Vel down the hyper sized cock with ease, a guttural squelch and groan emanating from within the urethral opening while the last of Vel slipped through, leaving only feet and the tip of his tail flicking out past the tip.

In a playful move, Nantang grabbed at the rim of his cock opening and pulled it up close to his chest, nibbling at Vel's feet and tail as the smaller dragon's form slipped farther down.

With one final squelch, Vel's shoulders popped through the barrier between cock and balls, allowing him to lurch inward so that he could curl into the fetal position inside the dragon's scrotum, his tail curled up around him with the tip still resting heavily within Nantang's shaft. He swung gently, the soft flesh around him cradling him well like a hammock, only wet and juicy and creamy all around.

The passing of flesh and air left the other two males giggling a bit as precum and dragon seed sputtered and bubbled out the tip of Nantang's cock, leaving a gooey trail down the underside to be licked up by an eager and horny Vvilfred. The gaped open urethral chasm closed up fully around four of Nantang's fingers, so he slid his hand out and cradled his now empty shaft while Vel got comfortable inside his sack. "You wanna follow him?" He asked, swaying from side to side. "Or do you want to try something else, something a bit more fun?"

Vvilfred licked his chops and nickered a bit, tossing his mane like a feral. "I do, yeah! What have you got in mind? I can think of a few things, but I'm not sure I wanna be swallowed up yet."

"That's alright. Here, try this." He leaned back and kept both of his powerful looking arms prying at the opening of his cock, gaping him once again. "Stick your dick in there."

"Hm? But I just finished in Vel!" He explained, idly rubbing at himself, smearing in his seed. "But how about this, instead?" He then got down to a knee and cradled Nantang's cock with both of his hands, leaning his face inward and nuzzling his snout up into the gaping hole. He closed his eyes and deeply exhaled, using his warm breath and fuzzy muzzle hairs to passionately kiss and lip at the opening, sampling the flavors and smearing fluids all over his snout. It was as if he was making out with his lover, at least until the cock started flexing and suckling on him; he then pulled out quickly.

Nantang rumbled in a mixture of growl and laughter. "What's the matter, Vvilfred? Don't like it when cock kisses back?" He leaned in, rubbing his shaft up against the stallion's shoulder and neck.

Vvilfred nuzzled back, cradling it's girth with his hand and cheek. "Not that, I just wasn't prepared, is all. I do see what you meant, now, so let's do it!" He got back to his feet and shifted in position until his flaccid cock tip was pointed at the gaping opening of Nantang's cock; he was still feeling the residual pleasure of his ejaculation into Vel, so he couldn't get up immediately, but that didn't stop Nantang from taking control.

The dragon grinned and pushed his member right up against Vvilfred's sheath, swallowing every inch of the stallion's cock in one go. Once he was sure that all of it had been consumed, he flexed his cock to once again suckle on it, yanking it into full length before he began idly thrusting. The combination of suction and pelvic motions quickly got Vvilfred hard once again, and his fully engorged stallion member actually made a slight bulge in the underside of Nan's cock, a bulge that Nantang happily cradled and squeezed as if he were trying to stroke him through his own flesh.

Given the fact that Vvilfred was a stallion, he wasn't shy about having multiple sessions in quick succession, finishing off one mare followed by another and another for up to a half dozen within an hour. Because of this, he was more than capable of getting it up and pumping Nantang with stallion seed once more even after doing the same to Vel mere minutes prior.

This would have worked, had Vel not decided to take that time to shift around inside Nantang's balls, his entire body moving and pressing out against the scrotal walls, with hands and tail and feet and muzzle all making distinct imprints against the soft skin that encapsulated him. The movement - especially the nuzzling up against the base of the cock from inside his ballsack - halted Nantang's inward suction and replaced it with the more traditional constriction and outward pushing. Rather than hunger for more, Nantang found the pleasure of having a deep tissue massage was actually coaxing him to twitch in the throes of pre-ejaculation!

"Everything alright?" Vvilfred asked as his cock was nearly pushed out of the urethral passage. He grunted and pushed back, ensuring that he wasn't squeezed out, but the sheer force of Nan's pelvic strength was nearly too much for him, which proved a true challenge as the two of them pushed into each other, bucking and thrusting against each other to slap cock tip to sheath.

That's when Nantang grabbed around the base of his cock and started pushing into Vvilfred with enough force to nearly knock his stallion companion over. He was grunting and growling as the immense pleasure started to overcome him, the combined sensations of a writhing, massaging Vel in his balls and the thick shaft of Vvilfred penetrating him as it would a mare's pussy proving to be too much for him. He bucked, and he pushed, and he bucked some more until he threw his head back and roared into the caven of the open temple, balls constricting and cock clenching as tight as it would go!

Vvilfred grunted and nickered as the pressure forced him out and off balance, the constriction of Nan's cock mixing with the lubricants to shoot him backwards and off his hooves. He landed on his rump, with elbows propping him up as he watched from ground level as Nantang's urethral opening throbbed and pulsated, drooling and sputtering bubbles and strands of precum but nothing else.

Inside, Vel had felt the retching of the balls tensing up in a conspiracy to ejaculate him alongside the pool of dragon seed he'd been bathing in, but he wasn't prepared to come out just yet so he didn't help Nan out. He splayed out his arms and shoulders so that only his head and neck were forced into the urethral passage, forming a seal that halted and seed from escaping.

Nantangitan fell to all fours with his cock landing in a puddle on the ground before him, gaping and gasping as it struggled to shoot something out the end of it, anything at all. When nothing came and Nantang was left unsatisfied, he bucked again with more force, still failing to eject the dragon from within him. Time and time again, he squeezed and clenched, but still nothing came out. After what felt like a half dozen consecutive orgasmic attempts at ejaculation, Nantang eventually collapsed onto his side with Vvilfred's cock right in his face, his own member still fully erect and gaping.

"Well hello, I think you're a little plugged up, aren't you?" Vvilfred joked, reaching over to pry at Nantang's cock opening, peeking down the cavern to see Vel's cute little magenta face resting halfway down the shaft. "Looks like you've got a dragon ball problem."

Nantang smirked and peeled his foreskin back, clenching his balls as the aftershocks coursed through him. "Shut up and help me get this guy out, would you?" He rolled to his feet, careful to not squish the dragon inside him as his fully erect cock bounced and drooled more of his lubricants all over the dirt and brick beneath him. While he was always drippy, the potions that the Vore House sold amplified lubricant production in the body, so he was basically leaving a zig-zag trail of mess wherever he walked. His member also remained gaping open, belching and bubbling every few seconds as Vel settled in between his legs, head still sticking out through the shaft as the walls squeezed him.

Vvilfred joined him, getting to his hooves and keeping step behind. He was just as erect as Nantang was, but his cock was more modestly sized - thick and short for his kind, but not the size of his thighs. "So, I thought you said you needed my help getting your dragon plug out." He mused.

"Well, I'm not so sure I need help, but I think it might be worth my time to head back to the manor and get another potion to make me more stretchy-" He paused and grunted, keeling over a bit as his claws dug into the dirt. He looked in pain, until he glanced back up with a half-opened gaze. He was in orgasmic bliss, as the motion of Vel shifting inside him was making him shudder in delight and was distracting him at the same time. "And until I finally blow my load, this is gonna get worse. I don't wanna hurt Vel, so I don't want you just reaching in me and yanking out; though I do believe I would enjoy the attempt."

"Makes sense. Yeah. I mean, I can try if you'd like, but you're right and I don't want to hurt him. Best to get back to the manor and take more potions." Vvilfred conceded.

Together, the two of them made their way back up the staircase to exit the temple. Every step of the way, Nantangitan shuddered and had to subdue his steadily bubbling pleasure that emanated from his groin. He remained fully erect, cock swinging and precum splaying in strands all over, but had to pause every few minutes to lean on Vvilfred's shoulder. This made returning to the manner a long and hard endeavor - both literally and metaphorically - as the dragon struggled to not let his orgasm overcome his self control.

About half way back, Nantang paused and seriously considered just having another go with Vvilfred. He assumed that, with how much pressure had been built up inside him, Vel would shoot out with ease! When he suggested it, however, a group of vore tourists walked past them down the path, stopping to get pictures with Vvilfred and he, both naked. There was a brief pause wherein they considered utilizing their right to consume the prey - as that was the whole point of having people exploring the Vore House wilds like a safari - but Vvilfred convinced him that was a bad idea.

As such, the two of them continued walking up the hilly region, past the hospital building just beyond the parking lot, and finally to the back of the manor. There, after having taken so many breaks to relax himself and keeping his pleasure at a plateau just before reaching the summit, Nantangitan finally broke down and hit the switch to raise the gate as the two took the final steps into the courtyard.

There, he grabbed Nantang and bent him over, forcing him onto the concrete of one of the raised ponds. "Sorry about this, mate, but I don't wish to deny myself any further!" He said with a growl. He didn't care that anyone inside the castle could see him, he couldn't hold back and had been formulating a plan ever since the jungle region of the wilds. If he got enough external pleasure to go along with the internal pleasure, it would be enough to coax Vel from his depths with ease!

Vvilfred looked back over his shoulders with a smile, then flagged his tail straight up to expose his plump equine pucker. "You think that's a problem? I've been waiting for you to suggest this all afternoon!" He whinnied and threw his head back to clear his face of his mane, cock growing beneath him as his hole clenched and twitched in anticipation.

All the while, Vel had been completely confused about what was going on. He could see out through the gaping cock hole that they had made it back to the castle, but was too comfortable inside the dragon's ball sack to want to come out and the flesh against his ears made all sounds little more than a muffled audio blur. So when he saw the opening of Nantang's cock aim at the pert, puffy pucker of Vvilfred's backside, Vel was given the first and last clue as to what was coming next. As the light dissipated and Nan pressed the tip up between the stallion's cheeks, Vel closed his eyes and happily waited for the next stage of his trip.

"Glad to hear it." Nantang said, one massive hand around the base of Vvilfred's tail and the other wrapped around the base of his cock head to guide him. He used the tip and the foreskin to rub up and down, moistening the hole and lubricating the equine's pucker before making any moves, using that copious overflow of precum the best way he knew how. "I hope you're ready, mate!" He warned, leaning in and grinding himself up against his companion's flesh one last time.

Before he could make his move, Vvilfred leaned back and began to aggressively wiggle, parting his legs and relaxing his rump as best he could. The more pressure he put back against the hyper endowed dragon, the better! Before long, the combination of lube and his own malleable equine flesh had let the tip in, squeezing it closed and trapping some of the air inside as his pucker slid down the length of the shaft. He winced a bit, as he wasn't built for penetrations this thick and was expecting to feel some pain, the the potion he'd enjoyed earlier was still in full effect and he felt only the tingle of sexual pleasure emanating from under his tail.

Vel'Gahrus remained inside as the constriction of Nantang's cock seemed to swallow the air into him, pushing it all into the scrotum with him. The sudden addition of that much air made him slip out from the base of the cock and roll onto his back, the sack now more like a flesh ball filled with cum and air than a constricting sack of flesh smothering him from all ends. He could reach out and feel the pulsating wall, the dripping cum, and the glorious mess that he sloshed around in, but could no longer hear the far-off beat of Nantang's heart given that the walls were no longer squeezed tight around him.

Still, the experience remained a tonne of fun for him, and from inside he tried his best to get back to his knees with his snout buried in the porthole that led from balls to cock. However, any attempts he made to right himself led in him losing his footing and falling back onto his side, his belly, or his back with his tail curled up around him. As long as there was air in there with him, he was not going to be able to guide himself out or help Nantang shoot him into Vvilfred.

By this point, Nantang was already in a state of near feral sexual rage. He squeezed the base of Vvilfred's tail so tight that there was a worry about something breaking or snapping out of place, and his other hand was digging into the stallion's hips so deep he was concerned that his claws would puncture flesh. Luckily for both of them, the potion made the flesh impervious to such things, so he could be as rough and as carnal as he so desired!

"Go on." Vvilfred urged him with a smile, reminding Nantang of that fact. "It's time to go wild, if that's what you need!" He was so eager to feel the dragon's hyper sized cock in him that he started bucking back and arching his spine like a mare, his cock throbbing so hard that it was slapping against his belly and the flare was already partially inflated. He squeezed and released the tension in his groin to properly massage and caress every bit of Nan's cock from tip to base, easily taking it all despite the fact that it was nearly the length and girth of his torso.

Another bonus effect of the potion. The Vore House really did have the best product.

With every audible squelch and every tight penetrative pump, Nantang grew gradually more and more comfortable with the idea of going all out with Vvilfred's rump. He kept a hand on the base of the stallion's tail while bucking his hips forward and back, the girth of his member pushing pucker in and tugging it out with every motion, the copious lubricant he'd secreted barely enough to ease his entry and exit every stroke.

His pleasure was building, the blue-balled sensation that had built up slowly dispersing into a more orgasmic delight that clenched his balls tight and forced the air from within them to fill the stallion's rump, lightly bloating him. This was of no concern for Nantang, as he was still feeling the tight squeeze of equine pucker stroking his shaft with every thrust, but it did make affect Vel.

Back inside, the walls had once again collapsed around the magenta-scaled dragon, filling in the cracks and crevices between his limbs and better cushioning him against the aggressive motions that came with Nantang's carnal thrusts. What once was battering him from side to side, sloshing him about in a virtual pool of dragon seed, was now simply having him lightly bounding off the back of Vvilfred's thighs. It felt less like slamming into two powerful legs and more like gently rocking back and forth in a train, at least to Vel. Had the air still been trapped inside, he would have been bouncing all over!

Luckily, this didn't last entirely too long, as just as he was beginning to get annoyed, the intense slapping and slamming stopped entirely, replaced by a rhythmic constriction and pulsation in the surrounding musculature. He could feel the sack around him tug upward, shifting him about and pressing his muzzle to the tighter passage at the base of Nantangitan's cock, and that was when he knew that it was time for him to burst out. He was ready for what was next.

"Hnnnngph!" Nantang grunted, eventually turning the vocalization into a growl and eventually a roar as he slammed himself as deep and as hard as he could into Vvilfred. His cock throbbed and his pleasure had finally built to a level that he could no longer contain. First came the gush if dragon seed deep within the equine, as his muscles had squeezed it out of his sack and through his passage; this lubricated the length of his urethra and painted the walls of the Stallion's bowels for Vel.

He gave one more powerful thrust as he dug his claws into the dirt, hands on Vvilfred's hips and tail both. He could feel the stallion flesh clench and constrict around him, threatening to push him back out as Vvilfred grunted and pushed back, but Nan had no desire to be left in the cold so close to climax. Instead, he bucked up again and started grinding in waves, spine undulating from neck to the base of tail as he kept the friction between them. Before long, another orgasmic eruption of pleasure burst in his loins, thus squeezing Vel and forcing him muzzle first through his shaft.

The flesh squeezed tight around Vel's face and upper body, throbbing and constricting twice a second to massage him forth. While the tightness of the shaft compared to the ball sack was considerably more, he also had to quickly contend with the plump stallion pucker squeezing down midway through the shaft made it even worse.

Or better. Vel couldn't tell. There was some discomfort, but the full bodied sensation of being squeezed and pushed face first through a cock while swaths of slimy dragon seed cascaded over him and soaked him was too pleasant to let the mild discomfort of constriction upset him. Somewhere along the line - he couldn't tell thanks to the overbearing pleasure that he felt - his own seed burst from his member, adding to the torrent. From the moment the balls contracted and forced him into the urethra, his own cock had been rubbing against the inner walls, thus bringing him to and keeping him at a prolonged state of climax, one he was not prepared to release.

Another thrust had the tightness of stallion rump slide down his body to lightly cradle his rump, the pressure tugging him forth on the back-thrust. It was almost like the pucker was squeezing and pulling him out through the thick, meaty shaft that was trying its best to ejaculate him. Midway through that motion, he felt a sudden release as his snout emerged from the end of Nantang's cock to be pushed against the softly undulating flesh of Vvilfred's bowels. A cavernous rump he had explored in the past.

From there, the rest came easily for all parties involved. Nantang kept himself half buried in Stallion rump as his loins clenched and moved to push Vel out with one final lurch and the last of his seed. Vvilfred gripped at the side of the pond for balance as he felt the sudden lurch and bloat that came with the dragon's full form slipping into him, curling up, then spinning around inside. He panted heavily as a ragged and roughed up mane covered his face, cock fully flared and drooling cum.

Slowly, Nantang pulled himself out of the stallion's depths, leaving him gaping for only a split second before closing around the last of Vel's tail, trapping him inside. He finally let go of the base of his buddy's tail and fell to his rump, massive cock still at half mast and leaking fluids all over the place. "I'm starting to think that this potion is far more potent than I expected." He confessed, laughing at himself while idly rubbing his groin.

"Are you complaining?" Vilfred asked as he struggled to find a comfortable spot and position. When he turned around, he looked almost like he was pregnant, with his cock pressing up tight against the underside of his belly. It was actually quite comical to look at, but also hot in that it represented a deep pleasure within. Doubly so when Vel squirmed around, making shifting hand and muzzle shaped bulges.

Nantang shook his head and flexed his biological arm as his cock finally started to dip downward. "I'm not complaining one bit, just surprised in the best way."

Vvilfred cradled his belly and slowly squatted down to sit on his rump, legs spread and cock still resting on his gut. He lifted one leg and took in a deep breath before clenching down and squeezing in an attempt to push Vel out. Though he'd have loved to keep the little dragon inside him a bit longer, he felt like it was time to finish up and let the guy go. He was not personally well versed in the duration of the potions and part of him felt like being safer than anything else.

He reached around his haunches and slipped all four fingers into himself, prying his rump open to gape from posterior to Vel. When he grunted and pressed down on his belly, the pressure quickly rotated the dragon inside until his snout snagged on the inner rim of his rump. One more squeeze, and he was easily shot out in a torrent of cum and juices all thanks to the potions, leaving half of the dragon still inside his rump, legs and tail kicking, at least for a few moments.

Vel found himself bursting from the hot depths of stallion bowels to the relative cool of courtyard air, gasping a bit as his body adjusted to that compared to the fluid breathing he had been doing inside both of his larger preds. When he finally opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was the drooping, drooling, half erect cock that had swallowed him. His first instinct was to lean forward and cradle it, nuzzling into its urethra once again. Just like last time, the cock immediately began to suckle on his muzzle, drawing him in as the flesh slowly made its way over his snout.

Before Nantang could protest - not like he would - a voice came calling down from above. "Alright, which of you took my extra strength potions?" All three of them looked up to above the door to the main hall to see Ceylon the gryphon, perched atop the gargoyle statue made to look like her. She was slowly shaking her head, staring directly at Nantangitan. "It was you, wasn't it?"

Nantang shrugged his shoulders with a grin as he looked down to the puddle that he and the other two were wallowing in. "Maybe I did, maybe I didn't? What's it to you?" He was being facetious of course, as he had become good friends with Ceylon since joining the Vore House. That sort of thing happens when one is working for their mate.

At that same time, Vel pulled his legs and feet out of Vvilfred, leaving the stallion's booty hole gaping, drooling all sorts of cum and slime both natural and potion derived.

Ceylon spread her wings and glided down to the courtyard next to the two, glancing down at Vvilfred's gaping rump and Nantang's open cock tip. "I can see you boys are having some fun, aren't you? Well, I don't approve of you taking my potion without asking, so I'd appreciate it if, at the very least, you could follow me to my quarters and at least use some of it on me."

"S-sure! Anything for you!" Vvilfred said with a nod, slowly getting to his hooves. He was still relatively new to the Vore House, and while Ceylon wasn't the boss, she had enough power to get him fired if she felt he wasn't trustworthy, and being accused of stealing was about as untrustworthy as one could get.

"Calm your cock, Vvilfred, you're not in trouble." Nantang assured Vvilfred; however, he was still keen on stringing the gryphon along. "And what if I say no? What if I tell you to punish me right here in the courtyard? Would you do it? How creative would you get, and where would this poor little dragon end up?" He pulled Vel up onto his chest, holding him there like a teddy bear.

Vel's eyes went wide as he gulped, not entirely sure what to say, think, or do.

After a gentle smile and a chirp, Ceylon turned to walk back to the huge dual gates leading into the main hall. "How about you follow me and find out? Not out here in the courtyard, though. I'm not in a voyeuristic mood." She lifted her tail, revealing the deep red of her winking sex lined by the slate black of her vulva. "Don't make me wait, gentlemen. I paid good money for your services and I don't think Leera would be impressed if you didn't fulfill me. Or, I mean, my cunt. Vel's a nice little appetizer, though." She gave a nice little wink and sauntered off, hips swaying with every step.

Vvilfred, Nantang, and Vel'Gahrus all glanced at each other for less than ten seconds before all barreling towards the doors, following the gryphon to her chambers. There was still so much left in the day, and they didn't want to waste it.

Plus, despite having ejaculated dozens of times in the preceding hours, Nantang felt like he could go another half dozen more times, as was the power of the potion. Vel, on the other hand, was happy to see what it was like to play with a gryphon.

He heard she had a maw in her tail, and he was very eager to explore that.

They were all true adventures, having explored a temple and now a gryphon. What more could they hope for?