Kehno the Barbarian VS The Evil Vore-Amon

Story by Malus on SoFurry

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This is my part of a a trade with Kumbartha (You can find him here: https://www.furaffinity.net/user/kumbartha/ )- and he knows of course that if he forgets about his part, he will end just like his character does in this story.

This is born mostly from my nostalgic infatuation with that old animated Conan the Barbarian series and thus of course it is a bit campy and not all to serious, aside from the fact maybe that a certain lion will be getting into very serious trouble. And alas, vore stories have the annoying habit of dispensing with that old rule that the good guys always survive...

Thus, while he is still there and not some bulge of muscular lion meat digesting inside something hungry, say hi to Kehno the Barbarian, brave hero and ravisher of nubile boys and young men, enemy to sinister wizards and other villains of their ilk and shameless reveler in the simpler pleasures of life.

Join him and his band of brave companions as they enjoy the celebration of their latest victory at a seedy tavern, offering all the pleasures a barbarian hero could ever ask for.

Alas, the brave band of warriors is ignorant to the sinister threat already looming over them.

Will they see through the meek disguise of the one who will lure them all to their inevitable doom?

Well, let us not pretend, we all know this will end with a dead hunky lion, so just sit back and enjoy the show.

Kehno, Jerome "Stripey" and Torrek all belong to Kumbartha, everyone else belongs to me.


Kehno the Barbarian VS the Evil Vore-Amon

“Hey guys, tell me again, what is best in life?" The lion let his mug slam onto the wooden table, one of his big paws reaching for a jug of mead to fill it up again, only to gulp it down right away, spilling some of the sweet, alcoholic beverage over his meaty pecs.

Laughter was echoing through the dimly lit room, almost enough to drown out the music coming from the small stage where a group of half naked youths were singing and dancing while a few older performers played their instruments. The whole place reeked of the mix of sweaty, unwashed bodies, alcohol, meat being cooked and the spicy incense burned to cover up that cacophony of aromas.

“Ey, that be some good booze!" A strong, stoutly built boar was tossing back his own drink and letting out a belch, as he looked at the red furred lion with his mane of black hair flowing over his shoulders.

“Pah, it's the sweet body of a lass to plunder." A muscular panther with a rakish look on his face threw in, dragging one of the two whores closer, who were pressed against him, dutifully cooing and stroking his bare chest.

“Nah, it's the good shiny gold we've earned to buy all this from, cause else we all would be run out of town like a bunch of mangy beasts." This came from the sly looking hyena who was tearing the meat from a drumstick, carelessly tossing the bone behind him when he was done. Less muscular than his companions, but wiry and covered in striped fur, with a wicked expression on his face.

The lion slammed a fist on the table, making the plates jump up and clatter down again.

“Wrong the whole sorry bunch of you." He grinned, showing his fangs as he stood up to throw a pose. Liked the rest of them, he was almost completely naked, nothing but some leather belts, held by a golden ring wound tight over his bulging chest muscles, leather bands around his equally massive arms, a loincloth, a necklace of teeth and simple ornaments and a cloak around his shoulder. He gave the big two handed sword leaning against the table next to him a gentle pat, as he cleared his throat, making sure to flex his muscles to show off how they bulged beneath his fur.

“It's the sweat of a hard battle won against all odds, the sweet rush of victory over a worthy foe and the screams of a comely lad as you spear him on your shaft!" He thrust his hips forward, making a growling sound that seemed somehow unbefittingly, well, slutty, for the big lion warrior, rippling with muscle as he was.

“Hah, yeah, it's partly the sweat of battle which makes you smell so bad no lass would even touch you, Kehno." The Panther grinned as he bared his fangs.

“Pah, none of those girls would touch you either, you stinking beast, if you did not pay them a stack of gold coins as high as your dick is long" Kehno, the lion man, laughed loud as he slapped his own muscular chest.

“But I wouldn't even need to pay to find some boy who would suck my cock and have me bend him over to impale him on it."

The others laughed, slapping their legs, the panther roaring, rising up to bump his fist into one of the lion's broad shoulders, even though he was grinning just as the other two.

“Ah, so that's why the hookers always do him cheap." The Hyena was grinning, accompanied by a pointed look to the panther's loincloth, earning him a swipe of his companion's claw which he quickly dodged, as the two whores were cowering back with shrill giggles.

“Just jealous, all of you, cause you know it is me all the ladies want, not some little bone cruncher like you, Jerome, or our great faggot of a leader. But, Kehno, the bet's on, ten gold pieces say you won't find any lad who's willing to touch you without being paid good gold, you big smelly lion." Both growled at each other with bared teeth, but Kehno grinned, slamming a bag of gold on the table.

“This says I can."

The other two laughed, leaning back as they looked up at the two half naked felines whose eyes were locked in challenge.

“Well, then you better get it on, and if you don't have a boy begging for your cock and screaming out like a cat in heat while you give it to him before next morning, that gold goes to Tharkh here." The boar grinned, emptying another mug.

“Well, I am on, cock hungry boys, here I come!" The lion struck another pose, moving his hips so that the big, flaccid cock would swing free from his loincloth, before he boldly walked up to the stage, grabbing one of the dancing boys by his wrist, a slender youth with feline ears, dragging him closer to him with a leer.

“Mrrrow, boy, you want to be nice and beg for me to let you suck this big cock of mine so you can get it nicely lubed up? If you do, it will go much easier for you when I nail you to the table there." He growled ath the boy. Though for a huge, muscle clad barbarian, there really was a bit of a lilt that just seemed to not quite fit for the expectation of proud warrior machismo.

The boy gasped, a flush on his face as he tried to twist free for a moment, before the lion put a hand on his shoulders, firmly pressing him against his sweat glistening muscles.

“Ah, don't be shy, you know you want to make this lion moan, ey?" The boy squirmed, but did not really struggle – and there was a little whimper just barely audible over the noises of the tavern.

“Look here, you lousy bunch, he is already pretty much begging for a taste of my big sword! Told you I get them for free!" But just as the lion was planning to make good on his promise, looking triumphantly over at his companions, the boy slipped free, running off with a shriek and disappearing behind a curtain at the back of the large room.

Roaring laughter erupted, not only from the lion's three companions, but also from many of the other patrons who had watched the spectacle.

Jeering and lewd calls erupted, ending only when the lion made a menacing step forward with a fierce growl.

“Ey, trying to disembowel anyone will not win you your bet!" The boar called out, making Kehno turn around and glare.

“It's not my fault that the lad was shy, trust me, Torrek, he was all hard under that flimsy thing he was wearing!" He snorted, his gaze darting around as if looking for new prey among the crowd of the seedy tavern.

“Eh, can't say I saw it, but even if, you know, it ain't gonna count, you said you would get them begging for your cock, not run away like a blushing maid, remember?" The panther leered, toying with the bindings of the leather back the lion had thrown down.

“Oh, shut up, I have till next morning anyway, so you keep your fingers from that sack or I'll slice them off and make a necklace out of them!" The lion threw his head back, drawing in breath.

“Now, come on, look at this big cock here!" He grasped the dangling meat beneath his loincloth, cupping it up as if to weigh it for all to see.

“You see this? You see those muscles?! Come on, I know you want them!" He grinned, twisting his hips. “You know you want to have a taste of me boys!"

Some good-natured cheering and whooping was to be heard. If nothing else, the crowd seemed fired up to see what would come next, with some of the younger thieves and sellswords apparently teasing each other about whether one of them was game for the offer.

But the people did not have to wait for any of them to take part in the lurid challenge, as a voice sounded over the hum of the tavern, accompanied by a slim figure emerging from the shadows.

“Sounds like you are in a bit of a tight spot..." The young man was obviously form southern origin, with over shoulder length thick, luscious dark hair and brown skin clad in an assortment of leather bands, golden gleaming trinkets, purple and black gems and a pretense of silky fabric for a modicum of modesty – and just enough muscle tone to not look quite as feminine in such an outfit as some of the slender, long haired dancing boys did.

“But while I have to admit your offer sounds rather tempting..." He gave a pointed look to the bulge beneath the lion's loincloth before taking a moment to let his eyes linger over the equally bulging muscles, “I fear it is a bit one sided, given that I would help you to some nice coin while I would just get, well, this..." He grinned, his tongue making a mischievous flick over his full lips, indicating that “this" was for sure not quite without interest.

“Ye're right there, laddy, it's the whole point, ain't it. He wants ya begging for it, not turning tricks on him. So unless ya want to play along, save them charms for later, ey?" The boy seemed unperturbed, making a few steps closer, until he was very close to the barbarian, close enough to lay one hand on the massive, bulging chest, stroking down softly, making the lion stir, his breath going a bit quicker, especially when the surprising warmth of a peculiar, serpentine bracelet the boy was wearing around his right arm touched his skin. The thing was solid amber, almost perfectly clear, feeling smooth and slightly soft to the touch, almost like a living thing…

“Oh, I think he wants some. No chasing him off, you mangy bunch!" Kehno almost purred, feeling his cock stir as he inhaled the scent of the boy, a mix of incense and sweet oils mixing with the natural aroma of sweat and the scent of good leather…

“Oh, I was not asking for money. You see, there is such a lot of fine lion meat here I could be asking for instead..." Kehno moaned as one of the fingers touched his cock, a few teasing strokes enough to make it rise proudly as he let the boy feel him up.

The crowd cheered and started to call out encouragement.

“Heh, if you want that, you know, you only have to beg for it, boy..." Kehno grinned cockily, blood rushing to his dick as he felt his entire body tremble with lusty anticipation.

“So, you will let me have all of you, up in my room…?" The boy was leaning in, giving the lion's body a few more, teasing, sinuous strokes, so close now the lion could feel the warmth of his supple brown skin.

“Oh, yeah, baby, you can have all of this…" The huge, muscular feline moaned out, shivering, his throbbing cock starting to push aside the loincloth.

“Hey, boy, you can take that stinking fleabag to your room later, but if he wants to win his bet, then you better show us you really want that faggot lion, he is not getting of without proof. So get down and beg for that cock, right here and now!" The panther chuckled, drawing one of the two young women on his lap as he leered at the two.

“I want to at least get some action for that gold", he pushed the prostitute on his lap, making her giggle as he growled, thrusting up his stiffening cock against her crotch.

“And that goes for you lasses as well, unless you wanna be outdone by some boy peddling what you sell here for free!"

Kehno grinned, looking down at the boy expectantly, just like everyone else in the tavern was.

And the boy did not hesitate, making a step forward until his nose was just close enough to be almost pressing into the sweaty lion fur covering the rippling chest muscles, his hands trailing teasingly over the lion's hunky body.

“Hmmmh, your friend was not wrong, you really do smell quite a bit, you know…?" The boy was looking up with a cheeky grin that made the lion growl and grab him by his shoulders.

“Yeah?! His other hand reached for the boy's groin, his grin widening as he felt the swell of a hardening erection.

“And you still like it, don't you?!" He did not give the boy a chance to reply, his grip shifting fast as he unceremoniously pushed the lad face first into the dank, sweaty cavity of his armpit. He grinned broadly as he felt the boy wriggle and for a moment try to fight his grip, but the barbarian could feel the resistance ebbing quickly and the boy' erection pressing firmly against his own thighs.

“Yeah, lick them clean, if you think I stink!" The crowd was yowling and cheering when they saw the lad's body tense and heard the muffled sounds coming from him, followed by the beginning of a hoarse moan from the lion.

“Ey, you need to make him beg!" Someone shouted the challenge from the crowd, which made Kehno turn and finally release his captive, who came out looking a bit disheveled and clearly flushed.

“Shut up, you lousy bunch, I am doing this the way I want to!" He growled, before turning back to the boy.

“Still gonna open your mouth to give me shit about how I smell, or gonna get it open now for when you beg me to let you suck my dick?" The lion was breathing heavily, obviously turned on by the boy's reaction, his muscular body and his hard cock quivering, as sweat began to roll down over his rippling flesh.

“I..." The boy panted, trying to catch his breath, “I have to admit that there is something rather hard to resist about this smell of unwashed lion..." He seemed flustered, but more pleased than embarrassed.

“Want more then?" Kehno gave him a lilting invitation, flexing his thick, meaty pecs and letting is firm abs ripple.

“Can I, please…?" The boy sounded definitely less confident and in control, which made the onlookers chuckle and the lion grin down at him.

“Go ahead, I know you want it boy, you just need to beg, and then you can have it all..."

The young man was pushing all of his lithe, slender body into the firm wall of muscle, his breath quick and interwoven with soft moaning sounds as he started licking over the meaty pecs, making the lion's muscles quiver and flex. Kehno moaned loudly, with an undignified swagger to his voice as he felt the warm, eager tongue brush over his pronounced, already pert nipples.

“Oh, yeah, you like that boy, tell me you like that..." He groaned lustfully, his big hand mussing the boys soft, silky hair.

“Hnnnh, yes, you're so big and hard..." He sounded like a small, hungry kitten as he lapped over sweaty skin with his tongue, toyed with the nipples between his soft lips and buried his finger into the short fur, grinding his body against the massively build lion till his erect cock rubbed against Kehno's own proudly stiffened shaft.

“I think I want even more..." The boy, his voice all soft and needy, slowly let himself slide down to feel up the rock hard abs, moaning his admiration as his tongue flicked over the sweat matted fur, making the lion growl and moan loud as the tongue pushed playfully into his belly button.

“Oh, you can have it, already said yo can have all of me you little slut..." He groaned loudly, feeling the lustful haze flooding him with anticipation.

“You say it now, boy, say that you want my big, hard lion cock!" He thrust his hips forwards, poking his erection against the boys toned chest, leaving blotches of precum sticking to the naked skin.

The boy looked up, his iris shining in a deep, almost eerie purple, a mixture of eagerness and pleading in his gaze that seemed almost touching after his playful restraint at the start.

“Please, let me lick your big cock clean..." He stroked over the firm loins, brushing against the heavy ball sack, nosing the lion's fur and obviously greedily breathing in the smell he had just earlier teased the barbarian about.

“Let me suck you off, please..." Kehno felt his cock surge with arousal, putting one hand on the boy's head, pushing him against his huge, stiffly erect shaft.

And the boy did not hesitate to lap at it, making soft, moaning sounds as he worked his tongue from base to tip, lapping up the sticky residue of sweat and precum, fondling the heavy balls as he began to take the tip into his mouth, his tongue eagerly teasing the glands, making the lion moan and buck his hips with undignified abandon.

The lewdly huge shaft was throbbing, thick and black as it slowly began to disappear into the eager mouth of the boy. The lion leered at the crowd, thrusting his hips to force his shaft further down, making the boy gag and whimper, without stopping to suck him off though. The lad drew back, letting the now saliva glistening meat come free for a moment, as if to show it off, before he continued, trying his best to get as much of it inside, making the lion twitch and mewl in pleasure, his balls soon starting to throb achingly. It had been way too long since Kehno had had a proper release and finally, he put his big hand on the boys head, forcefully pushing him off.

“Haaah, yeah, that is good, but now you have to beg for me to bend you over, I want to breed you till you have lion seed running down your legs." He grinned, forcing the boy to look up at him, mouth still open, giving him an eager look as he was pulled up, panting slightly as he drew in air, wrapping his arms around the muscular lion as he buried his face in the firm chest, his hands sliding beneath the tight leather bands, fingers in the golden ring holding them together.

He was grinding his own erection against that of the barbarian, his tongue again licking over Kehno's nipples as he breathed in the unwashed scent of sweaty lion. Quite obviously, the boy had been turned and now he was helpless to resist the urge for more of it.

“Please..." He whimpered, his writhing body pressing against the lion in an obvious offer of sex. “I want your big cock inside of me..."

Kehno groaned, a grin spreading on his face.

“You need to beg for it properly, beg for me to bend you over and fuck your ass till you scream out for more. Tell me how much you want my cock." The human was breathing hard, his cock throbbing against the big lion shaft as he looked up with a cute desperately horny look on his face.

“Please, bend me over, fuck me hard, I need it so badly, all of your cock, please!" He seemed to be really getting into it, his words breaking off as he pressed himself against the lion, licking over the big, sensitive nipples, till he was simply grabbed by the shoulders.

“See?!" He grinned at his companions as people were whistling and cheering.

“He is begging for me to fuck him, that gold is mine!" He looked down at the boy, leering in triumph. The panther just snorted, thrusting up as he pushed the head of the whore aside who was trying her best to enthusiastically do her job without being distracted by the spectacle. His body was trembling, his eyes more on the boy and the lion than the woman he was fucking.

“Well, do it then, I want to at least get a good show out of this!" He seemed more turned on than angry, but the impatience was palpable, as it seemed to be among the entire tavern crowd.

Feeling the sweet rush of victory, Kehno ignored the shouts and the comments, just looking down, suggestively licking his lips as he mustered the boy for one more moment. His hair was disheveled and the clothing no longer hid his straining cock and cute ass.

“I am going to fuck you till you beg for me to flood you with my seed." He grinned, showing his teeth as he took the boy and bent him over on a nearby table, pushing aside the loincloth, facing not the slightest resistance as he spread apart the brown cheeks glistening with perspiration.

The boy was shivering and letting out a cute little whimper that almost let the lion's blood boil. The skin was all hairless, smooth and soft and…

He grinned as he pushed a finger between the firm cheeks.

“I see he already oiled himself up down there. I bet I can just plow right into him, just see how easily he opens up for me?" He pushed a finger against the tight muscle, making the boy moan and thrash on the polished wood, his cock rubbing against the smooth surface and coating it with precum.

“Now, want something bigger in there, boy?" The young lad moaned and nodded, his hips bucking.

“Fuck me already..." The wish, once spoken, did not take long to be fulfilled, his legs jerked wide apart as the lion pushed the thick head of his cock against the tight entrance, the boy whimpering, as the thick foreskin of the lion fully withdrew and his cock pushed inside. He was big enough to make the boy scream out, but his still achingly hard cock was testament to his willing submission. Kehno grinned fiercely, slowly withdrawing before pushing in again. The boy's screams soon lost the painful, pitiful sound to them, becoming pure, blissful moans. Sweat was running down from his trembling body to pool on the table. The lion pushed his shoulders and head down with one hand, while having the boy's lower body half lifted up to show the hard erection bobbing up and down and slapping against his abdomen with lewd sounds that joined the vulgar slap of flesh against flesh as the lion was fucking him.

“Oh, yeah, you really are tight. Hnnnh, your ass feels so nice around my cock, tell me boy, want me to cum inside you and breed you like a little bitch? Bet you would like that, huh?" The lion was slamming into the boy, apparently lost in bliss at the wonderful tight throbbing of flesh velvety tight around his thick cock.

“P, please, aaah, I want more, fuck me, fuck me harder, fill me with your seed like you said you would, hnnnh!" The boy was moaning, bucking his hips, his young, nubile body alive and warm around the lion's shaft. His ass up in the air, the trembling form willingly offered up to him, Kehno could not hold back, not when he was pretty much begged to ram his cock right into the boy's ass and give it to him. It made the boy scream, it made the lion roar and the boy shot his pearly white seed all over the polished wood even before Kehno – with all of his thick length buried inside the boy – ejaculated into him. The heady rush of orgasm was glorious and he was aware of every pair of eyes on him, looking on with arousal and some with envy. The lion's cum hot and thick inside him made the boy buck helplessly as he rode out the last waves of orgasmic afterglow, the penetration now slick and hot, lewd wet noises filling the room as warm seed gushed out of him, before finally, the lion retreated. Kehno was grinning broadly, panting, sweat running down his body and thick ropes of hot lion seed dripping from his cock as he looked down at the panting, moaning boy with the barbarian's cum still trickling from his well used body.

“Now boy, tell me, don't you think this qualifies for the best things in life?" He grinned, savoring how well used the boy looked, still lying there, panting and whimpering. The lion reached down to pick him up, one arm wrapping around the human to hold him pressed against his muscular chest, flexing and striking a proud pose, earning him hoots and cheers as he walked over to his abandoned seat.

“Hey, make room, you lousy bunch!" He grinned down at the panther who was sitting there returning the grin with a slight twitch of his own muzzle, rather roughly nudging the whore slumped next to him who had just slid off the feline's still hard cock glistening with semen as the other one was oohing and aahing over his toned chest.

“Oi, move it, girls, take your gold, I'll call you when I need you again." The black feline tossed some coins on the table together with an annoyed huff of breath, the two women giving him a pouting look, but still snatching up the gold pieces and making off with a giggle. The panther let out a sigh, moving aside to let the lion in and make room for the boy between the two cats.

“Hey, bring us more ale and whatever the lad was drinking!" Kehno shouted at one of the servants as he put an arm around the boy's shoulder, possessively drawing him a bit closer to where he was sitting and slightly baring his fangs at his feline companion. The panther just gave him a challenging grin, moving up until the boy had lion pressing against him from the right and panther from his left.

“So, lad, now that you've had some lion, don't you yearn for something a bit more handsome and good in bed?" He had a slight rumble as he traced one clawed hand over the still heaving chest of the boy, leaning in to make his voice tickle the human's ear.

Kehno let out a warning growl in return.

“Back off, Tharkh, or I'll rip you apart and gut you like the slithering eel you are!" The lion grabbed the panther's hand, staring him in the eyes with a fierce expression, his fangs bared.

“Call back those wenches if you need to stick that little stub of yours somewhere!" The panther withdrew is hand, not budging from his position though.

“You want me to shove it up your ass, Kehno, so you can see for yourself how big it is?"

Both cats growled and hissed and for a moment, it seemed like they were moments away from tearing at each other, when suddenly both of them went stiff, their expression shifting as a much softer voice cut into the sudden silence.

“Hey, no fighting over me, neither of you two." The boy looked from one cat to the other, one hand each on their respective shafts and balls, playfully squeezing and fondling till first the panther and then Kehno let out a pleased rumbling sound, twitching in their seats and rather surprised at the sudden intense wave of pure arousal flooding them till they both were fully hard, their impressive muscles flexing as they looked down at the boy between them, panting slightly and trying to catch their breath.

“I helped this lion here to win his bet and I think you remember that I asked to get all of that big, strong body in return, all at my leisure, just the two of us up in my room..." He grinned, only looking away for a moment as a serving boy who seemed to have hurried over with drink to smooth over the impending conflict placed a mug in front of each of them. The boy paused for a brief moment to take a gulp of the sweet smelling liquid within.

“So, I think once my legs feel a bit more steady, I shall take your leader with me and have him all to myself up there..." The young man licked over his lips with a seductive grin directed at the lion, which was all it took to make Kehno's cock jump. The lion felt slightly intoxicated, both from the drink and the warm body pressed against him, smelling sweet and slightly musky and temptingly of sex…

He could not help a dopey grin as he looked over at the panther, proudly flexing his leonine muscles and pulling the boy closer, sensing a fluttering tremble as he could feel the human's body pressing against him. It was warm and just the right mix of firm and soft. His cock was already starting to leak again, as if the boy's touch had magicked him back to full strength.

“See, Tarkh, he wants me, all of this big, hunky body. So back off and go plow someone else. Hnnnh, yeah, if you keep touching me like that boy, you definitely can have all of me, you know..." The lion grinned and flexed some more, pushing the boy's head right against his bulging pecs, which the human seemed to be only all to willing to accept, just wriggling free for another sip from his drink, which Kehno took as an opportunity to gulp down more of the ale in front of him.

Their companions Jerome and Torrek who had just been watching the exchange gave a chuckle, the former clapping the panther's shoulder.

“Well, you lost fair and square, so don't be a sore loser, you should still have plenty of gold to pay for enough whores to suck your balls dry and leave your shaft sore and aching.

The feline growled slightly, picking up his own mug and angrily gulping its contents down in one go. His cock was still rock hard from the boy's touch, just like his pert nipples and he eyed the lion enviously.

“Well..." The human's gaze met his as the boy turned his eyes to him again while still held close to the lion's chest possessively with Kehno giving his companion an unwavering, smug stare.

“...if this big lion does not last long enough to sate all of my appetites..." He gave Kehno a playful look who returned it with one of protest.

“Hey!" The boy immediately responded to the lion's outcry by stroking the bulging muscles soothingly, making the lion let out a rather undignified moan that cut off his protest and allowed the young human to continue.

“As I said, if he is done for before I am fully satisfied, I would not say no to a nice panther..." He winked causing the yellowish eyes of the big cat in question to gleam lustfully.

“Mrrrr, you will find me down here if you are done with that mangy lion, trust me, I have much more to offer and don't smell as bad." Tharkh and Kehno were, again, locked in another staring match before the boar made a grunting chuckle as he stopped tearing into his food for a moment.

“Yah both stink of cat, sweat and rutting, don't see any big difference there!" The hyena and the human joined in the laughter, making the two cats twitch and fidget in their seats, before Kehno finally let out a growl.

“Enough, you lousy lot! I've had enough of you to last me a lifetime already, so..." He lifted the boy from his seat, placing him down on the tavern floor with ease before rising up himself, emptying his mug with a final gulp and a grunt. His proud, hard cock was bobbing up and down visibly causing more chuckles from the watching crowd.

“Boy, lead me to your room, I want to breed you till I am out cold" The lion grinned, looking at the boy with a lusty leer.

“And trust me boy, when we are done, I doubt you will have any energy left to crawl to that good for nothing panther." The boy just smiled in response, walking over to the lion to press his lithe body against the solid wall of muscle, one of his slender arms wrapped around that of the hunky feline as he softly pulled him towards the bead curtain that separated the tap room from the stairs leading to the guestrooms.

“Hmmmh, we will see..." The boy gave the large lion a wicked look, licking over his lips with a playful grin as he stroked the still stiff cock, making the lion moan lustfully as he was led along the surprisingly all empty corridor, up another flight of stairs, past a good couple of doors. Sounds of ragged breathing, moans and the slap of flesh against flesh came from behind many of those doors and the scent of incense was heavy in the air, trying to cover the aroma of sweat and sex.

Finally, the boy stopped at one room, withdrawing a key from somewhere and opening the door, leading the lion into a rather opulent room with a large bedstead on the floor. It was all soft cushions and blankets and seemed quite inviting for a heated tumble of body against body. The lion groaned, feeling his cock leak in anticipation as he was softly pushed towards it, looking down at the boy, showing his impressive fangs in a lusty grin.

“Now, down with you, you big cat..." The boy laughed and pushed against his strong chest. Kehno was happy to oblige and enjoy the feel of soft fabric against his worn muscles. He stretched and purred almost, looking up at the boy as he flexed his impressive muscles.

“That is what you want, ey?" He had his arms behind his head, his legs sightly parted and his fully erect cock stiffly pointing up and glistening with a fresh shine of precum.

“Not quite yet..." The boy leaned down, starting to stroke over the firm muscles, making the lion growl lustfully as the slender fingers began to unbuckle and untie the little clothing Kehno was wearing, tossing aside the sweat soaked leather bands and belts, the loincloth and finally the cape, before carefully placing the fang necklace and other trinkets on a small side table, until the barbarian was fully naked, just short, reddish fur paling around his chest and abdomen, stretching tightly over bulging muscles, broken only by a thicker black ruff like the chest hairs of a human man. And beneath all that, the thick, dark shaft still bobbed proudly up and down.

“Hnnnh, yeah, that is better, but you, boy, are still way too overdressed for this..." Kehno grabbed some of the soft, subtle leather of the boy's own sparse clothing, pulling him down as he lazily began to undress the young man, who squirmed and panted in his grasp, moaning quite happily and joining in til all he was left wearing was the smooth, amber bracelet around his upper right arm, shaped like a coiled up serpent. The lion's strong fingers brushed over it, feeling again how warm it was, seeming to pulse in sync with the boy's heartbeat.

“You know, I kinda thought so before, but that thing somehow looks familiar..." He rumbled softly, quite distracted as the boy was pressing against him, cock against cock as he felt up his strong muscles, licking playfully at the very pronounced nipples.

“Oh, yeah, that is a good lad..." He trailed the other hand through the soft, silky hair, pushing the boy face first right into his muscular chest unable to help the dopey grin as he realized how it made the human's cock twitch and leak.

“Hnnnh, got it from Stygia, it is magical, you know…." The boy said it so casually, almost proudly, that it seemed to dull the impact of the revelation.

“Haaah, magic, eh, not something I usually am too fond of, especially when it comes from those snake worshipers..." He groaned, feeling his mind so overtaken with lusty arousal that his finely honed combat instincts gave nothing but a faint little stir at best.

“So, you're a sorcerer boy, or what? You are a bit too brown for one of those Stygian mages, trust me, fought enough of them..." He groaned, wrapping his arms around the boy to press him closely against his own body, his cock rubbing against his, making them both squirm and moan and smear precum over skin and fur.

“I am just an apprentice and no, I do not hail from Stygia, I was born in Shem." The boy's hands worked over Kehno's body, making the lion shudder as he felt a weird but oh so pleasant tingle run through his body. His cock was throbbing and he could hardly bear the longing to cum again.

“Haaah, I, see, heeeh, oooh… Bu, but, you're doing something to me, aren't you….?" He shuddered, pulling the boy up to lick and mouth at his neck and shoulder, tasting the mix of sweat and that sweetish scent he had picked up on before, moving his cock to guide it against the already well lubed hole of the boy.

“Don't worry about that, just making sure you can fully enjoy yourself tonight as long as possible. Don't want you to be completely spent before we are done..." The boy pressed himself willingly against the lion, helping him to push his cock to its destination, moaning and writhing with helpless abandon as he just sunk down on the throbbing shaft. It was slick and wonderfully smooth, one push to let him impale the boy to the hilt, their bodies pressed against each other, writhing in ecstasy, his hands grasping the firm ass he was buried in as the boy pressed his nose into the thick dark chestfur to greedily inhale the scent of horny, unwashed lion.

“Hnnnh, I think I really took to this smell of randy, dirty beasts..." He chuckled teasingly, making the lion growl in protest as he slammed his cock deeper, shuddering as he already felt his climax drawing close.

“Nnnh, use your mouth for something useful!" He groaned, pushing the boy's face against his pecs, making a sudden, shuddering yowl as he felt him suck on his nipple, the lion wildly bucking with undignified sounds of ecstatic pleasure as he shot a big load of semen right into the willing body on top of him.

He sank back, panting and moaning, the boy still riding him, coaxing out overwhelming pulses of pleasure that made the lion's tongue loll as he desperately tried to catch his breath. This time, the boy had not come himself, but he did not seem to mind, just grinning down as the thick cum was gushing out of his ass, running down the thick shaft as the lewd, squelching sounds filled the room.

“Oooh, hnnnh, enough, enough boy, you will drive me mad like this!" The lion groaned and begged, trying with shaking arms to grasp the boy, who just kept working him, riding his cock with a devilish grin, only stopping when the lion screamed out, feeling his balls achingly contract as he shot another load right into the boy.

Finally, his cock was released and he could just let out an unmanly whimper as the boy finally settled against his heaving chest, staying in the lion's embrace for a blissful seeming eternity, until he slowly pried himself free and began to stroke and massage the lion, skillful fingers loosening tense muscle and making the lion moan and growl under the soft, wonderful touch.

“Aaaah, by the gods, you will kill me if you keep on like this..." He breathed heavily, eyes closing as he felt the gentle touch slowly melting away the leaden fatigue. When the boy cupped and fondled his balls, the hot, tearing ache seemed to slowly give in to a soothing sensation. He could almost feel how his manhood tingled, feeling as if the hot seed was already welling up again inside of his balls.

“Would you mind dying if it feels that good…?" The boy's voice was teasing him as his warm breath flowed over his oversensitive nipples, giving each of them a slow lick.

“Oooh, hnnnnh, maybe, maybe hat would not be that bad. Heh, beats having my guts spill out into the dirt at least..." He had a lust drunken grin on his face as he just let the ministration continue, feeling muscle swell and arousal returning. He lost pretty much any feeling for the flow of time, all he was sensing was that wonderful touch that filled him with a gentle warmth that slowly swelled to a sweltering heat and made him break out in a sweat as his cock began to fully harden again.

“So, want more…?" The boy was stroking him, making the lion growl as his erection was throbbing under the skillful touch. He was so closely pressed against him that the peculiar serpent ring was touching the Kehno's skin, smooth, warm and feeling strangely alive. But the lion had hardly enough presence of mind to waste even a thought on the thing. All he could focus on was the warm, sweaty body nestled against his and the maddening desire to bury his cock inside of the boy again. He had never had sex like that, just continuous blissful ecstasy, extending with only the barest hint of an interlude.

His response was nothing but a lustful roar as he pushed the boy down, parting his legs as his thick, aching cock pushed against the by now well stretched and slick hole. He let out a groan of lecherous abandon as he sank in to the hilt, feeling the boy's body clench around him in a wonderful sensation of tightness and heat. He thrust in, panting breaths interrupting moans and incoherent words coming from his mouth. He could feel the boy's hands on him, feel his whole body writhing in that warm ecstasy as something smooth and warm pushed against his naked, sweat damp fur.

Something somewhere in the back of his mind seemed to scream alarm, but Kehno could think of nothing but how great it felt to fuck the boy. He was roaring out his arousal, feeling his cock throb and ache, sure that it would not take him long to shoot another load and show it to that little witch boy, show him…

Kehno felt the sudden tight grip around his chest that left him in a breathless stupor, stopping in his movement, eyes growing wide as he suddenly realized what was happening to him.

Amber…

It was warm, smooth amber, curled around him in sinuous coils. He blinked, his gaze lowering, trying to inhale and finding it much harder as the grip around his chest seemed to tighten. He was still balls deep within the boy, still writhing beneath him, looking up at him with the same wickedly seductive expression in the purple eyes as one of his hands softly stroked over the thick amber coil that was wrapped around the lion' muscular chest.

He struggled futilely, his trembling body, still tingling with arousal was already tightly wrapped up, helpless in the serpentine grip. Indeed, it was a snake, a giant translucent being looking at him with emerald eyes set in a giant head, opened to reveal a flicking tongue and a yawning maw of dark amber. The lion made a startled, half suffocated moan, trying to draw in breath to muster his strength, trying to break loose.

But it was to no avail. All the panicked movement effortlessly contained, none of the bulging muscle he was so proud of any help now.

He could only look at the boy incredulously, the dawning realization of his betrayal almost strangely dulled by the tight sensation of his erection still tightly surrounded by the warm, yielding flesh.

“Wha… you, you little witch..." He felt his face burn as he could not help the throaty moan escaping him. The tight warm death grip he was trapped in, if anything, seemed to make the arousing sensation only all the more intense, his hips still shaking with the uncontrollable desire to ram his cock deeper into the boy.

“Ssssh, don't fight it, it will do you no good." The young human slowly stroked over the lion's neck and face in a gentle caress, drawing forth further helpless, startled moans.

“You should really be more careful, but, then again, I knew you would not be and now it is a bit too late for it anyway..." The voice was teasing but soft and gentle, making the lion feel weirdly flustered, his mind feeling clouded and confused and utterly helpless. Part of him just wanted to desperately grind his cock deeper inside and to hell with anything else and the sweet touches made it all the harder to resist that urge.

“Noo, you, haaaah, must let me go… D, damn you, you, haaaah!" He could feel the smooth amber curls rub against his sensitive nipples, the snake having pinned his arms together over his head, its tongue flickering as the large head was only inches away from his exposed armpits.

“No..." The boy bucked his hips, his breath quickening, apparently all the more aroused at Kehno's predicament as he worked the lion's cock deeper into his body.

“I am sorry, I really am, believe me..." He stroked the lion's abs pressing his nose closer against the other armpit, inhaling the musky aroma of sweat and sex.

“I would have been quite happy to just make you my pet. You and that panther friend of yours would have looked so nice, all naked and chained up and properly under a spell. But, alas, you see, my master wants to see all four of you dead..." Kehno let out a sound that was almost a whimper, shuddering as panic and unbroken arousal mixed within his addled mind.

“Your, haaah, master…?" He felt how the snake began to shift its position, the head moving away from where it had tasted his scent on the air.

The boy, seemingly unperturbed by being buried beneath the snake and the lion, shifting only so slightly into a more comfortable position, just continued to smile at him, making use of the snake's change of position to slowly toy with one of Kehno's nipples, making the lion shudder and moan.

“Oh, you know him, you have thwarted enough of his plans after all. Master Vore-Amon was so kind to take me in as an apprentice when I was just an orphan boy on the streets of Shem. And now he has entrusted me with his amber serpent bracelet. You see, it will devour you and turn all of your life force into nothing but an offering to him so he can extend his own lifespan..." The explanation was casual, without any sign of ill will as the lion desperately tried to struggle, break free as the humiliating prospect of his fate was laid out for him.

“You, you little fox, you, aaaah!" Kehno found the grip tightening again, robbing him of his breath and making him dizzy with asphyxiation for a moment. And the boy just smiled, feeling how the lion's cock had come close to erupting into orgasm, maybe his last one ever, but the boy stopped his sinuous, teasing movement, letting the lion helplessly hang just on the edge of release.

It was the most exquisite form of torture the Barbarian had ever been faced with and he longed to beg for a final release, as shameful as it would be.

Then suddenly, the big feline jerked and gasped as he felt something new. Something warm and smooth and weirdly slick engulfing his big feet.

The snake was beginning to devour its prey, coils slowly releasing as the jaws crept up, teasingly slow.

“Oh look how hungry it is. It seems the amber serpent also does not mind the taste of unwashed lion..." The boy laughed softly, making sure to move and tease just enough to keep Kehno on the edge of orgasm, or maybe he was using his magic to ensure that he would have his balls bursting with hot seed desperate to spill it as he was devoured alive.

“Please..." The lion moaned, his body quivering with the overwhelming arousal, his cock throbbing, the tickling tight and slippery feel around him, around both his cock and his calves now, almost driving him to insanity.

“Please what…?" The boy was so close, whispering in his ear, wonderfully teasing his firm muscles, coaxing more raged, hoarse moans from Kehno. It seemed a weird reversal of how just such a short time ago, he had been begging to be fucked.

“Please, I, want to, want to come, aaaaaah!" The lion's face was burning, his tongue hanging out as he tried to gasp for breath. The boy just looked at him leaning closer, the warm tongue flicking over his oversensitive nipples, giving him the sweet reprieve of a spurt of pre oozing from his cock.

“Don't worry, I think I said so before, dying like this will not be so bad, my big, randy lion..." He was teasing but also soothing the lion's desperate longing with his tingling touch.

He panted, just too overwhelmed, to worn out to do anything but let it happen, his body tortuously slowly coaxed towards his end as the snake slowly devoured him.

“Ooh, no, don't, I, oooh!" His words were cut off as suddenly something slung around his neck, pressing tight against his Adam's apple, like a hangman's noose drawing close.

He looked wide eyed at the boy, who was rhythmically working his cock, his calves pressed against him, against the hungry serpent as the lion felt himself being throttled, thrashing helplessly, feeling his eyes bulging out, his balls suddenly aching with the long denied orgasm. His cock throbbed violently, as he felt consciousness starting to fade and thick loads of cum shooting inside the boy who was moaning beneath him, now shooting his own load all over his chest and abdomen. The young sorcerer, still panting and with a blissfully ecstatic expression on his face, gave him a wickedly evil grin as he slid from his cock, the last wave of hot seed shooting in a thick rope to splatter over the lion's own abdomen.

But just as he thought he was to be released into sweet oblivion, the grip loosened, allowing him to gasp for air.

“No, you do not get out of this so easily. I told you I wanted all of you and I think you still have more to give..." Kehno was barely able to desperately inhale air, let alone reply, his heart pumping and his whole body aching terribly. The snake had to have moved slightly, rising fro the ground, as he was now hanging half in the air, looking down at the boy stretching there languidly like a kitten in seductively inviting pose. The barbarian was almost surprised at the fierce urge he felt to fall over the human and take him again, noticing only now that he was still hard and that the ache in his balls was fresh and painful again.

He looked down, begging the boy to get up, give him more of that sweet magic touch that had replenished his spent loins, but all he felt was the snake slowly devouring more of him, already up over his knees.

“Want more…?" The boy slowly stretched and yawned, giving him a wicked look as his slender, toned body flexed on the cushions beneath him.

“Haaaah, you, d, devil..." Kehno moaned, his whole body bucking, his legs already tightly encased, the red fur visible through the light amber color of the snake.

The boy just smiled, slowly rising from where he lay, getting closer, stroking again with soft, slow caresses over the lion's body as the warm, slick embrace of the hungry maw crept up to take the barbarian.

It took barely seconds for the tingling warmth to spread soothingly through his body, easing his aching throat and lungs and most importantly, the terrible, aching pain in his balls as his body seemed to desperately churn up more lion seed – even though this last frenzied copulation would not even leave any offspring behind, just a futile culmination of carnal desire. All of the muscular lion's body would be nothing but food for the snake…

But as shameful as it was, Kehno could only groan with lustful need as he felt the boy's warm lips engulf his cock just as the snake's maw engulfed the rest of him. His muscular body wriggled helplessly, still held with his arms up in the air by the serpent, positioned just right to effortlessly glide down into his waiting doom.

He could barely buck his hips, his lusty moans indistinguishable from the sound coming from any of the other rooms where couples or even larger groups were lost in the frantic embrace of their desire.

The boy's tongue slowly teased his length, from his balls to his tip, lapping up the taste of his thick seed so eagerly spilled before.

And then, a second tongue from below joined him, cupping his balls before enveloping them in ravenous heat.

The lion felt his cock throbbing violently as he shot his seed right into the boy's waiting mouth, just as the human retreated to let the snake have its meal, giving him a few more teasing strokes until the lion shot even more of his release all over his body, his firm abdomen now slick with both sweat and cum. The boy stood in front of him, his face so close to the lion now as he teasingly played with the muscular chest and pronounced nipples, watching the snake now working more quickly, the well spent balls of the lion rubbing with aching overstimulation against the smooth, slick insides, just like his still semi erect cock.

“Aaaaah, ooooh, haaaah, nnnnh, ooooh!" He could hardly take it anymore, his head straining to look down to see his sweat and semen slicked abdominal muscles easily slide down into the hungry reptile, filling him with a mix of panicked fear at the speed his last moments were slipping away and a very embarrassing arousal at the weirdly intimate sensation. All the more as the boy kept up the teasing caresses, guiding the lion's body slowly into the waiting maw.

It was hot inside the snake, slick, smooth and strangely tingly, a ticklish, ecstatic sensation. He could finally feel how the jaws slid over his firm pectoral muscles, the boy leaning in to teasingly play with his nipples a final time. He seemed to take pains to appreciate every bit of the lion before it would be gone, ending with his hands in the thick, black mane, his face close enough to feel the lions frantic breath, close enough for a final, intimate caress.

“Fare well, proud Barbarian, I am sure I will consider this...", he slid one hand down, rubbing it over where Kehno's erection bulged out the snake's body, making the lion moan helplessly, “if I am ever to be asked what are the best things in life..."

The lion could only give a last undignified moan as the jaws of the snake opened wide, letting the weight of his muscular body drag him down, only his arms sticking out as he sank down, a solid outline of rippling muscle beneath the thick layer of living amber.

The snake's maw finally closed and the large reptile shifted around until its sizable meal slide down to form a thick bulge in its midsection.

Kehno could see the boy through an amber haze, kneeling next to him and reaching down to stroke over the bulge he had made. Air was getting thin, making him gasp, especially when he felt the dulled pressure of a hand rubbing over where his erection poked against he amber walls. He could feel a hot tingling sensation along his shaft that made him throb with arousal again.

Was that how he would end his life?! Writhing like a randy animal in heat as he was about to be digested? A muffled groan and a quiver of throbbing need rushing through his body was all the answer that was needed to seal his embarrassing fate.

The boy on the outside was teasingly stroking, rubbing and pressing his own body against the bulge, seeing and quite enjoying the squirming of the lion inside. He was quite intent to enjoy the end of the barbarian, already feeling his own cock stiffly erect at the lewd and debauched spectacle before him.

Air was getting thinner inside and the lion was starting to struggle for breath, his chest heaving as the arousal made him waste what little air remained far more quickly than he should. Kehno's cock was painfully hard as he felt asphyxiation set in for a second time, is cock painfully stiff, feeling the body of the boy press against him, making him feel furious, aroused and ashamed all in one. The snake's amber essence seemed to contract around him, tighter and tighter, till he could feel it against his lips as he tried to draw air. But there was nothing left, his body contracting with sudden panic as his muscles twitched and jerked in helpless effort to breathe. His orgasm was painfully intense as he felt it rub against the stiff shaft of the boy, hearing the faint moan that must have marked the young sorcerer's own climax. His mouth opened and instead of the desperately desired air, the thick half liquid amber of the snake's inside flooded his mouth, pushing in, filling his lungs.

Kehno was surprised when he realized he was not dead yet, his fading consciousness lingering, a weird stupor of heavy limbs and utterly exhaustion as he felt the tingling warmth fill him from inside. He could not feel the pressure of the boy's body any more, just the tingling burn, around his cock, against his sensitive nipples and now creeping inside of him from all ends.

He felt drunk, his senses seeming to dull as he just seemed to hover inside the hot, tingling amber, like one of those ancient beings preserved inside one of the precious stones…

He seemed to lose any sense of time, just feeling how the heat slowly returned to his groin, his muscles feeling leaden and feeble as his body twitched and jerked, his cock seeming to swell even more as he felt something warm filling his balls. His mouth hung open in a vacant grin as he let the warm, thick arousal slowly melt everything else away, everything else fading as he felt a final, wonderful swell of heat in his balls and cock, his body twitching in a final, glorious spasm as everything faded away…

The boy watched entranced as he saw the still erect lion's body slowly turning from dulled red to a soft orange. His fur seemed to slick down, his muscles becoming slightly translucent. He could still see his outlines, the vacant grin, the mouth hanging open, the twitching body seeming to be lost completely in the throws of ecstasy. As he pressed one hand against the smooth amber skin of the snake, he could feel how the firm outlines of the lion became soft, first elastically bounding back, then slowly starting to deform. By now, he could see his bones, the flesh being just a slightly darker amber. He could not stop his curiosity as he slowly touched the outlines of the stiff erection. The lion gave a final thrash, bubbles of a pale fluid shooting from his shaft as it slowly started to melt, the defined bulge softening, the gaping, entranced face vanishing into nothing but a diffuse mass of amber until a final shudder went through the snake. Just one final disturbance where the ejaculating cock had been until nothing but the naked skeleton of the lion remained.

The boy felt his heart beating fast, looking into the face of the serpent, its tongue lazily flicking out as he reached to stroke over its head, shakily rising to his knees.

It took him quite a while till he could manage to calm his ragged breath and overcome the tingling shiver running all through his body.

He had to, had to report back…

The boy took a deep breath, giving the skeleton of the lion a last look as he reached for one of the trinkets he had worn, a dark amethyst adorning the golden thing. He grasped it in his hand, taking a moment to focus his mind before he began to chant, his slender fingers tracing an intricate sequence of gestures, till they spread out as if to draw a circle in the air.

A shimmering purple disc remained behind, the young sorcerer drawing in breath as he quickly continued, coaxing it to grow till finally, it would open into a swirling window. A gloomy chamber lay on the other side, illuminated by the reflected shine of fire from dull golden statues and ornaments.

An old man in the ceremonial garb of a sorcerer sat on a throne made of blackest basalt shaped like a mass of coiling serpents. He looked at the boy with an expression half a frown and half a thin smile.

“Report to me, apprentice. Have you fulfilled your task?" The voice was soft but unmistakably commanding, the pale eyes fixed on the naked boy as the window seemed to move closer to him until he seemed near enough to reach through it with his hand.

“As, as you see master, the first of your enemies is dead, his life a sacrifice to the supreme might of you, oh Vore-Amon." He moved slightly, making sure that the languid serpent would be well visible, especially the now smooth bulge where the bones of the lion were still floating inside.

The old man seemed to fix his eyes on it, his smile shifting to a grin that revealed snakelike fangs where normally canines should be.

“Excellent, I see you were indeed right to identify his baser, animal urges as his fatal weakness..." A thin tongue flicked over his pale lips as his hand moved to touch the swirling magical window, the air vibrating for a moment as his fingers breached the surface.

“Come to me, my amber serpent..." The master's voice a coaxing command, the snake raised its head, slowly moving forward, its body starting to glow. The boy quickly moved aside to let it raise its head up to the portal, touching the hand of the old sorcerer.

What followed then was too fast for the eye to follow, the snake seeming to both shrink and coil together, wrapping around the arm and condensing at the same time, the bones within melting away until in their stead, their seemed to be just a glowing orb of red light. Finally, only the amber bracelet remained, this time on the arms of Vore-Amon. The snake opened its mouth to release the sphere of red light which the old man caught in his hands, taking it to his open mouth and devouring it whole with a single swallow. He let out a content gasp as it traveled down his throat, dissolving inside of him and filling him with a crimson luster. As it faded, it seemed to leave the sorcerer with a younger, healthy glow, his pale skin seeming smoother and tauter and his eyes shining with an eerie red.

His mouth alone seemed to contort to a displeased frown.

“By Set, I can still taste that lion's rank smell. Still, you did quite well, he shall make a fine addition to my life force." His eyes fixed on the boy, still naked and half kneeling on the ground. The corner of his mouth twitched slightly, whether in displeasure or amusement was hard to tell.

“So, what about the other three, boy?" The young sorcerer looked up smiling slightly, seemingly still proud of the praise he had earned.

“I have taken measures regarding the boar and the panther already, but I am a bit weary about how to best deal with the Hyena, I am not entirely sure if he will take the bait I had in mind..." The boy paused, seeing how his master raised an eyebrow.

“Do you think you can do it then?"

His eyes traveled over the boy's naked form, seemingly indifferent to the lithe and nubile form. The fingers of one hand absentmindedly traced the amber bracelet, all inert now and back to its previous color.

“I think I might need your help, master, I fear I will be completely occupied with the panther. That is, if you allow me to proceed with the plan I proposed to you." The boy had lowered his gaze, growing tense as he suddenly felt his master's hand on his hair, moving down to cup his chin and lift his head up.

“I prefer you learning to not overestimate yourself. At ease, boy..." The old sorcerer twisted his expression into a thin smile.

“I shall take care of the last one myself. And you shall have my permission to do as you please with the other cat. I know you begged me to let you keep the lion, but...", the mouth twisted, showing sharp fangs.

“He is, was, mine..."

The boy looked up, taking a slow breath before replying.

“Does that mean, master, you will grant me the boon I asked for?" He looked hopeful with an almost hungry expression on his face.

“Yes..." The old man smiled, his hand retreating to take off one of his rings. It was all green, made from malachite and set with glittering emeralds. The boy stretched out his own left hand, offering it to the older sorcerer who put it on his finger, making the boy shudder and gasp as a cool prickling sensation ran through him.

“You earned it for yourself, boy. So feel free to enjoy that other barbarian, if that is your desire."

The sorcerer retreated, one hand touching the magical window, already half in the gesture to close it. But he paused, looking the boy in the eye, a slightly bemused expression on his face.

“Oh, and before you return to me, I expect you to wash properly, boy. You reek of lion."