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Rick found himself stuck in the most delicate of positions, one of which he'd have a very hard time negotiating his way out of. Of course, escape was not his priority at this time, for he'd gotten himself into this position on purpose and was quite comfortable curled up in a ball with the uterine walls of The Princess snugly holding him in place. The side of his face was resting up against the slightly firmer rim of her cervix from the inside, from which he was able to glance into her pussy.

Only the faintest hint of light managed to seep through her abdominal wall and through the cavern of flesh that was her birth canal, but what glimpses of light and the dull glow that seeped into her was enough to let him see the softness of her body through the feathers and fur. His ears were pressed tight against her shifting walls, muddling what he could hear through the gurgling of her belly nearby and the steady throbs of her heart, which in turn made it difficult for him to hear what Princess Talba was saying to her recently returned husband, Prince Vaulix, but he could make out some words.

The Prince had just come back from his time in the shower to see that his lovely hippogryph wife was laying on her back on their bed, knees up and legs spread with her plump, pink equine lips glistening with arousal and drooling natural lubricant onto the base of her tail. She had a distinct bulge in her belly and looked as though she was gravid with an oversized egg, which was a look which approved. "Well now, did you have some fun while I was cleaning?" He asked with a grin.

"You could say that." Talba shifted herself a bit so that she was better leaning against the headboard and pillows of her bed, one finger in her beak and her other hand between her legs, idly rubbing her clit to a glorious symphony of juicy squishing sounds. "We have a guest, if you want to meet him. He slipped in through the hidden passage, and couldn't help but offer himself to me."

This made Rick squirm a bit, a little uncomfortable that she'd so easily given him up. When he arrived in their chambers, he had done so while hiding from Vaulix, as his plans had not included The Prince in any capacity. Now, she was so callously ratting him out when she had done so much to hide him in her womb. Rick felt a little betrayed at first, but upon thinking a bit harder on the situation, he remembered that Vaulix was a kind hearted and open minded prince, and that he wouldn't bring any harm to Rick under any circumstances, especially not if Talba had invited Rick into herself.

Vaulix smiled at her and stepped up next to the bed, patting himself down with a towel before tossing it on the floor and crawling up onto the bed next to Talba, one arm resting on her belly and the other propping his head up on the pillow. "Well, I'm sure if you invited him and welcomed him, then I trust him. So, who is it? Who is the lucky bloke who got to be deeper inside you than even I have been? I know you've wanted to try this for a long time. Was it that Rick fellow? The mercenary you hired?"

She smiled and beak rubbed him, legs clenching shut to squeeze at her lips and clit while her abdominal walls clenched and squeezed around Rick. "Yeah, that's him. We didn't quite get to finish what we started in the stables and I told him to meet me here tonight. Didn't expect you to be so needy, though." She gave his snout a light playful flick. "But since you're here, I don't suppose you'd be in the mood for another round, would you?"

As Vaulix leaned in for a closer hug and a nuzzle at Talba's chest plumage, Rick could feel the increased pressure and warmth from his body pressing down through the uterine and abdominal walls that encapsulated him. The squeeze did make him curl up a bit, as his tail shifted around him and slid along her walls to please her from within, his one arm being forced to push through her cervix to knead at her vaginal walls; a reverse fisting that made Talba chirp and squirm a bit, a slick fluid escaping her lips to soak her vulva and the base of her tail.

"I see you're in quite the mood." He said with a sly grin. "I'm not so sure you need my help!"

Talba narrowed her emerald green eyes at him and grabbed his hand from her belly and forced it between her legs, trapping his arm there while she clenched her pelvic muscles to peel her clit back in a wink that soaked his palm. "Don't you dare leave me, Vaullie." She hissed at him while gape grinning.

He scoffed a bit and sidled up closer, pressing his chest and belly against hers while hovering over her, his hand curling up to better slip his digits between her lips and into her passage. He rubbed his palm against her clit in circles to soak himself as his fingers slid up and down her slit, occasionally pushing in deeper to grind and walk over her p-spot - the button of sensitive flesh just beyond her urethra that triggered the greatest gushes and most orgasmic of pleasure. As he pressed at the mound of engorged flesh, Talba arched her back and pushed onto him, whimpering and smiling as her walls twitched and contracted. Vaulix flexed his arm and pushed back, fist popping into her with ease.

Inside her womb, Rick remained comfortable and well cradled by her uterine walls, but he could definitely feel the squeeze of her full bodied tension and the twitching of her vaginal canal. His fist remained poking out through her cervix, where it soon met up with the lightly pumping knuckles of Vaulix's much larger fist as he slowly thrust it in and out. He could feel The Princess' spine undulating in waves to match Vaulix's motions, a pleasure that shifted and rocked Rick around inside.

This lasted only a few moments, as Vaulix clearly had other things in mind for his mate. He gave a few more gentle thrusts in and out to loosen her up and tenderize her walls before pulling out and sliding his way backwards down her body so that he was on his hands and knees with his head hovering over her loins. With a smile, he licked up the mess she'd left on his forearm before slipping his hand back into her to soak himself again, this time with a bit more vigor and roughness that forced Rick's fist back through the cervix and into the womb.

Before long, he pulled out once again and tugged at Talba's pussy lip, spreading it to the side to expose the deep glistening red of her tender pussy walls. Then, like a starving beast, he buried his snout in her and started licking and nibbling at her flesh, sucking back any and all fluid she secreted before coating her in and out with his own saliva. His hands cradled her rump to hoist her up closer to his muzzle as he prodded and sampled her, his tongue lashing at her depths in between bouts of using his beak to preen and nuzzle up and down her lips and pinch her clit.

Every motion he made brought a bolt of pleasure to Talba's loins and a light chirp or whimper from her beak. Her chest heaved and her lips tingled in delight as she started grinding back against her mate's muzzle, the tender walls parting to smother him with ease. Her light rocking motions made Rick sway back and forth inside, his whole form shifting as if he were suspended in water all the while. Of course, this felt quite nice to him, but he was starting to feel like maybe he could be doing more to contribute to the pleasure that they were feeling.

He resisted the gentle squeeze of her womb by twisting his body around so that his head was once again pressed up against her cervix, his long snout poking through and parting the opening as his tongue slipped out to taste her. While there, he got an actual punch in the nose as Vaulix had pulled out to start pumping into Talba with his fist again. He may not have noticed, because after tenderizing Talba's pussy and Rick's snout, he got back down and buried his snout in his mate's muff again, this time using his thumbs to part her lips and gape her open so he could see the tender flesh within.

For a brisk moment, Talba's loins relaxed just enough that her vaginal walls spread and gaped open from vulva to cervix, with a clear line of sight going from her opening to her womb. In this brief window, Rick was able to see out past her glistening pussy walls to lock eyes with Vaulix before The Prince dove back in and blocked off any and all light from entering her once again, replacing the visual artistry of Talba pussy with the hungry sloshing and gurgling of his tongue lashing at her depths.

At about the same time, Talba's entire body tensed up as her clit winked, squeezing her loins with such ferocity that it forced Vaulix's snout from her depths with a juicy squelch while also closing off her cervix to once again lock Rick inside. She was shuddering and grinding against her mate's beak, using him to pleasure herself while her abdominal wall squeezed and constricted around her guest. She curled her toes in a movement that sliced up some of her bed sheets, but she didn't care. This was a new sensation to her and she wouldn't be reserved in any way that would detract from that pleasure.

After a moment of pleasure that forced her to writhe and squirm in place, she had her legs forced apart by Vaulix to expose her pink, peachy lips to her mate once more. "You ready?" He asked, licking his lips as his groin swelled and his bulbous member squeezed itself out, its length curling upwards as each row of nubs and ridges slipped out of his slit. "Because I'm starting to have a very hard time stopping myself." He leaned over her and grabbed at the base of his cock, pulling it out and laying it upon her round, gravid belly.

Rick could feel the weight and the pressure of The Prince's shaft pressing down on him through Talba's abdominal walls and womb lining, a weight that actually may have been heavier than Rick's entire body! This was both incredibly arousing and somewhat terrifying in equal measure. He couldn't gauge how big it was through her flesh, but he could lightly knead at it and press his fingers against its underside while still in her, doing his best to get a proper idea of its dimensions from up close.

"Aww, he wants my cock." Vaulix purred at Talba as he leaned down to lightly peck at her cheek, his whole body pressing down on her belly for a moment before he pushed back off and situated himself on his knees straddling her tail with hands buried under her knees, holding her legs up and thighs apart. "I suppose it'd be unwise to keep it from him. I'd never dare refuse your guests the pleasure you bestow upon them." He grabbed his member with both hands, wrapping his fingers and thumb around the base of the glans, thumb touching thumb and finger touching finger.

His member was so big around that it had to be as big, if not bigger than, her calves, and was easily as long. It's entire length was also about as long as Rick from the top of his head to the base of his rump, and easily as thick as his entire torso, which meant it would definitely fit in Talba, but Rick had no idea how he and the cock would fit at the same time. Of course, he could only guess at its true size based on what he felt through Talba's walls, but he was still a little frightened.

"Go on." Talba urged The Prince, trilling and gape grinning at him. "Give me your all."

He nodded and leaned over her, shifting forth until his cock tip - which was a bit bigger than Rick's head - was pressing against her plump and tender pussy lips. He rubbed the bulbous head up and down her vulva, pausing to grind against her clit for a moment before leaning into her and burying himself in her depths. She felt tight to him, since his cock was hard and rigid as opposed to bendy and flexible as Rick's body had been. He felt his nubbed and ridged flesh slip in past her velvety lips, filling her and spreading her passage wide to accommodate him.

There was a point in their relationship where he'd have to go slow and wait for her body to adjust to him, but in their years together they possessed an innate ability to read each other just right, and as such he knew when to force himself and when to hold back. This was definitely one of those times he knew he could use force, so he kept his eyes trained on hers as he wrapped his hands around her hips and plunged his entire length into her, the bulge in the middle passing through her lips to practically suck itself in to the hilt.

His cock tip plunged in deep, pushing through her cervix to join Rick inside her womb. There, the fox-shark hybrid had to writhe and twist his entire body to wrap himself around it in order to not be slammed against her back wall by its size and girth. As Rick reached out to caress its bumpy exterior, he could feel that Talba's cervix was hugging Vaulix tight just beyond the rim of the glans, her flesh stretched taut to form a seal between pussy and womb. This was exactly the sort of once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that Rick loved to take, so he leaned forward and extended his tongue to lightly prod at Vaulix's cock opening, tasting the fluids that seeped out combined with what Talba's walls secreted.

The flesh of The Princess' uterine walls kept his face pressed tight against the shaft, so that when Vaulix pulled out leaving her passage loose and tender in his wake, it made Rick tumble about inside so that he was aiming in such a way that his own rump was facing towards her cervix.

Part of him immediately began to panic, as he was concerned that if Vaulix pushed back in with the force in which he'd done so prior, he could press against the underside of Rick's tail and somehow slip into him as well! This would have been absurd, given that the girth of The Prince's cock was greater than Rick's torso and would literally split the hybrid in two. This made him press his knees out and get himself into a position where his head was facing towards Talba's and his knees were pressing out at either side of her cervix, the gaping opening dilating between his thighs.

Once again, for a brief moment, her passage gaped open wide enough that Rick could see through the dilated cervix and past her spread lips to get one final look head-on of Vaulix's massive cock before The Prince leaned in and plunged it into her once again, the length of it sliding through her cavernous pussy and bursting through her cervix to join Rick in her womb. This time, its length was cradled between the hybrid's legs with its weight rubbing up against his belly, eventually resting with the tip on Rick's chest and the pulsing glans there for a cute little kiss.

However, before he could wrap his lips around the cock's opening, Vaulix slowly pulled out with a lurch as the bulge of his cock escaped Talba's lips, loosening her up just a bit before he pumped back in. By now, he was entirely sure of his agency, and felt he was comfortable enough to start giving her the passion she so desperately needed. After this, he picked up the pace so that he was giving a full thrust every few seconds, his shaft tugging out and pushing back in so that the tip nearly slipped out before being pushed all the way in past the cervix and into the womb with Rick.

In and out he went, the ridges along the underside of his shaft, growing firm to tickle her posterior wall as the nubs and texture on the top half all swelled and pressed out against her p-spot, the intense sensations of his member coaxing another powerful whimper from his Princess. As he hit his stride and felt Talba's walls quivering against his touch and the assault his length offered her, he leaned down so that he was on top of her, his muzzle buried in her chest plumage as he wrapped his arms around her waist and increased the pace, massive member forming a bulge in her belly with each thrust.

Back inside, Rick found himself in an odd position where Vaulix's intense thrusts were putting a strain on his composure, but the rubbing of the massive member between his legs and up his belly had coaxed his own twin members from their slit to join him. Now, the underside of The Prince's shaft was being cradled by not just the V-shape of Rick's legs, but also his twin cocks. The added sensation and pleasure made him start to buck up into the underside of Vaulix's member, as he had long since allowed himself to submit to the pleasure that came form being wholly entombed in Talba's depths.

Before long, Rick was able to find his own pace to match Vaulix's thrusts, and he too was bucking into the inside of Talba's womb, his motions accenting the bulge seen in Talba's belly every time. He wrapped his arms and legs around Vaulix's shaft, elbows and knees all getting pressed out against the uterine walls every time the cockatrice thrust inward.

The Prince's motions were all sensual and perfectly angled, as the head of his member was pressed against the anterior wall of Talba's pussy - the roof of it while laying on her back - to offer a deep tissue massage to the p-spot that triggered so much of her pleasure and eventual squirting if he hit it long and hard enough. With the added pressure of Rick inside her womb, she reached that critical point faster than usual, and her passage clamped as tight as it could around the bulging, thrusting shaft to both amplify her pleasure as well as his in unison, her walls clenching tight around Rick as well. At that same time, she raised her hips high to match his motions, giving him better leverage and angle.

Her sudden constriction of cockatrice member and hybrid fox all at once brought her mate to an explosive orgasm within only a few thrusts. Though her passage was tight as can be - so much so that Vaulix struggled to push back in after every pullout - Vaulix persisted and forced himself in deep, the added pressure squeezing him just right as Talba's walls quivered in orgasmic delight. He knew she loved this even though he was being quite rough, as she loved it most when that happened.

In one final thrust, Vaulix dug his claws into Talba's hips and bucked wildly, slamming his hips up against hers as his belly scales slapped audibly against her vulva, the vigor in which he hit her creating a splash of combined precum and lubricant that soaked both Talba's bulging belly and his chest. Talba grunted and cried out in pleasure with such ferocity that there was no way that others in the castle didn't hear her, while Vaulix - a more reserved bloke - simply hissed and growled as he bared his teeth beyond his beak.

His member flared out with every ridge and bump to explode inside her, the bulk of it swelling against the tightness of her cervix to amplify the velocity of his ejaculation. Before Rick could respond to the imminent explosion of cum in Talba's womb, he got a blast of it in his face, coating him and filling in all the gaps between he and the soft flesh that surrounded him. All at once he was inundated with the smell, taste, and feel of his thick and sticky cum wrapping around him, and the pleasant three-way sensation of it hit him in such a way that he couldn't help but add his own blend to the mixture.

With one final buck from Rick, his twin cocks both shot out against Talba's walls while being guided by the ridges along the underside of Vaulix's member.

Then, just like that, Vaulix pulled out entirely and Talba's passage closed up around Rick, locking him inside once more as her cervix returned to its natural, sealed-off state. Her uterine walls quivered and shifted, but then relaxed to make him feel like he was floating in nothingness buoyed only by the fluids secreted by her walls and the bulk seed that he was smothered by. He wasn't sure what was happening, but as the flesh enveloped him completely and the fluids started seeping into his every orifice, he felt a pleasant calmness overtake him that quickly turned into irresistible fatigue.

In the midst of the musky sent, the bitter flavor, and the viscous feel of Vaulix's cum and Talba's womb fluids, Rick allowed himself to drift off into sleep. It was well past midnight and time for bed, after all. Apparently he just needed to go to his womb.

"Three times tonight." Talba moaned as Vaulix climbed up next to her. She cradled Vaulix's cheek in her palm as she rubbed beaks with him, offering him an impassioed kiss. "Well, five for me, three for you. I'd say lets go again, but you're a bit of a mess and I'm sealed up for the night."

He grabbed at some blankets and pulled them over the two of them, sidling up next to Talba as she rolled onto her side to rub her booty up against his belly. "Sleep sweet, my love. We'll deal with your little guest in the morning." He then snapped his fingers and a wisp of teal mist left his fingertips to snuff out each of the candles in the room, leaving them in darkness and cuddling both around each other and Rick, sharing warmth between the three of them as their days came to an end.

After enjoying a pleasant and relaxing sleep, Rick woke the next morning to the sensation of lightly rocking back and forth within the womb that held him. He couldn't tell why he was moving and lacked the cognitive function to put the information he had at hand together into an explanation, but that didn't stop him from shifting his head around and pressing his hands out against the soft flesh of her uterine walls to acquire data about his surroundings.

For a brief moment, he had completely forgotten that he spent the night in Talba, and that everything that had happened with the Princess and Prince was real as opposed to a dream that his kinky mind had conjured in the depths of his depravity. The reality was that he was in fact waking inside her womb as the liquid around him drained through her cervix; where it was going or what was taking it was a mystery to him, and he was not yet lucid enough to realize what that meant.

She was giving birth to him. Or, in the case of him being unbirthed by her, it was rebirth.

With the albumen around him completely drained - that's the fluid prevalent in wombs and eggs prior to birth or hatching - he knew that he'd be pushed out soon enough, or at least that's what he assumed. Rather than having her walls contract to squeeze him out, he once again felt a sudden shift in nearby mass as that familiarly thick cock of Vaulix forced its way through her tight cervix and started pumping in and out once again, only this time rather than slipping full on into her womb, only the tip prodded through the cervix to join him.

All was well, until Vaulix pulled out, the intense suction of his girth retreating from her tight walls yanking Rick out in a gooey mess to pass through her birth canal and land in a puddle between them, covered in all manner of viscous bodily fluids.

As he looked up, he saw that Talba was bent over the side of a tub while standing on her hind feet with Vaulix behind her, his thick hand wrapped around the base of her tail. The three of them were all in a tile-lined bathroom, and both the Prince and Princess were glancing down at Rick with soft smiles, Talba's gaping pussy still hovering over him as a stead, thick stream of goo slipped out of her and splashed upon his head.

"Happy birthday!" Vaulix joked as he leaned down and helped Rick to his feet, which proved to be difficult given the slick nature of the tile below his feet and the natural lubricants that soaked him through. As he finally got his footing after struggling to regain his strength, he looked up to realize just how much larger both Vaulix and Talba really were compared to him. Both of them stood head, shoulders, and half a torso taller than Rick, despite him not being a small person by any means.

It made sense that the two would fall in love, for Vaulix's member was gargantuan even for his size, there was a zero percent chance it'd fit in Rick or anyone else his size, which made Talba a perfect mate not only for satisfying him, but as the only one with whom he could mate without killing!

She smiled as she stretched out, brushing her hand through her mane as she pointed towards a nearby shower head. "I think it's time to shower and start our day."

Rick rubbed his eyes as he struggled to focus and gain the alertness needed to live. "How early is it?" He asked, noticing that the sun was still at a low angle, its light beaning in through the windows. He was plenty awake - the sleep inside Talba's womb was quite refreshing - but he also felt groggy.

Vaulix stepped up under the shower head and turned the pump, where some hot water immediately started pouring out with steam billowing up around him. "I'd say it's about five or so."

"Five? Damn, why so early? Doesn't royalty get to sleep in?" He asked as he padded his way over to sidle up next to Vaulix, idly reaching out to feel the water to make sure it wasn't too hot. It was strange that he was acting so nonchalant, as mere moments earlier he was still curled up inside the Princess, and now he was casually enjoying a shower with the Prince? It all seemed so surreal that he was just going with it, accepting whatever came to his as normal despite being the opposite.

Behind him, Talba stepped up and turned the crank on another shower to enjoy the hot water on her own. "We use fire gems to instantly heat the water. One gem lasts for days, but has to be recharged with dragons blood." She explained, which was quite convenient since Rick was curious.

"Well, not dragon's blood, that's just what they call it. It's ademane, same as any other gem. Crystallized ademane enchanted with a fire spell. Keeps water hot, is good for cooking in a pinch, and can even be used as a weapon." He paused and chuckled at himself. "No idea why I'm spewing all this at you. If you're curious about the facilities, don't hesitate to ask."

Rick nodded and stepped up close to Vaulix once again, enjoying the warmth of the water while trying his best to take everything in as he pulled himself from the haze of the morning fatigue. However, the moment he went to take a step he slipped and fell to his knees, where he was left to squat down on his feet with his tail out for balance. Vaulix paused his self cleaning to offer to help him to his feet, but Rick didn't need help so he casually waved him off.

Vaulix didn't seem content with Rick's decision to refuse help, but went about cleaning himself under the torrent of hot water that was cascading over his body. In a brisk yet deliberate move, he slipped his hand between his legs to clean his slit, pulling the scales to the side to reveal to the crouching and curious Rick that he had a whole passage in there next to that massive cock of his.

The reveal was perhaps a split second, but it was enough to jerk Mark awake from his haziness. "Wait, what was that?" He asked as he shot up to his feet.

"What's what?" Vaulix asked, still casually rinsing himself and a little perturbed at Rick's almost aggressive inquiry. He glanced over to Talba, as if to ask for her help with this line of questioning.

Rick felt bad for a moment, but then the power of curiosity swept over him and he had to dig deeper. "Your, uh, slit. Genital slit. Is it more than just a holster for your junk?" The moment the words came out of his mouth, he felt like he was a fool for using that terminology and for being that bold.

Talba relieved him of this weight by answering him quickly and with dignity. "My dear Prince Vaulix may present himself as male, but that's only half the truth. He also possesses the reproductive capability of a hen, and that includes a fully functioning vaginal canal leading to an oviduct. If he weren't so busy filling me all the time, he'd love to see what it's like to be female." She gave him a gentle wink as she ran her hands through her mane, pushing the water from the tap over her head.

Vaulix didn't blush, but he did roll his eyes a bit as he continued to rinse himself off. "Not sure if that needed to be indulged, dear." He then glanced down at Rick. "But if you are curious, yes. Nobody knows this about me except Talba and a few other close friends. And nobody will until I'm king. Last thing either of us need is some controversy about the politics involved in marrying a herm and calling them prince. Once I'm king, I can change the law in case later generations wish to engage in same-gender love rather than binding only through heterosexuality."

"I confess, I don't know how to respond to that." Rick said with a raised finger. "So you're telling me that you're both male and female, and want to experience it from a female perspective, but can't because your lover - Princess Talba - lacks the equipment to help you out?"

"More or less, yeah. I mean, she could use her toys or fist, but it's not the same." He turned the crank to shut off the water before shaking himself off, feathers fluffed up for maximum aeration. "And I can't just ask the royal guard to mount me like a stallion, lest the truth of my gender get leaked to King Aurelia and Queen Otille. Talba loves me and I love her, but something like that getting out would potentially ruin my claim to the throne, so we can't really explore such avenues." He then grabbed a towel and headed back towards the bedroom. Talba shut hers off and did the same, following them.

Back in their chambers, Vaulix went through the armoire that was covering the door that Rick had entered through to find a proper suit for his daily activities. "And now that you know, we have to keep a close eye on you. Don't want to, but we can't have you blabbering. I'm sure you understand."

This made Rick gulp in fear. He wasn't sure, but it sounded like he was about to be silenced, and not by putting him to sleep. He gulped while trying to remain bold. "Well, I can't imagine any way in which I'd benefit from revealing that information to anyone. If there's nothing in it for me, then you have nothing to fear. I'm not a threat to your secret." He paused, then glanced back to see Talba come out of the bathroom door with a towel around her head, drying her mane. "And to be honest, if keeping the secret means I get to, uh, explore her again, then you can count on me to keep my maw shut."

Talba tossed the towel over a nearby chair. "Are you trying to scare him, Vaulix?"

"Just a little." The Prince grinned and slipped into a nice undershirt. "Is that bad?"

"Yes, it's bad. Rick's our friend, and frankly he's been deeper in me than you have. We don't want to threaten him." She leaned over and pressed her cheek to his, hands on his shoulders. "Ignore him, Rick, he's just trying to get a rise out of you. Normally he's the kindest person you've ever met, but sometimes he likes to pull pranks. Don't worry, we're not going to silence you or anything."

Vaulix buttoned up the shirt, his gaze kept off to the side. "Are you sure about that? I mean, he literally saw through me. Not sure if we can trust him." His tone sounded so sincere that Rick wasn't sure if it was all part of the joke or if he meant it.

As such, he simply remained silent while waiting to hear from Talba again.

"I'm absolutely sure. Quit being a dick, or I'll cut you off and you'll have to go sleep with Oceras in the stables again." Talba threatened before turning back to the dresser to get a dress for the day's activities. It was a green and silver dress, one that complimented the cream, gold, and light brown of her feathers and fur throughout. Green rarely works on anyone, but it fit her very well.

"You say that like it's a threat, but Oceras loves me, you'd know that if you joined us."

"Then I hope she's reverted back to Oceris so you can't do anything with him. Kind of hard to risk getting pegged by a stallion if the stables are filled with farmhands and castle workers, isn't it?"

Their back and forth was both humorous and distressing to Rick, as they both sounded like they were actually arguing despite the absurdity of what they were saying. Given that they were both nearly twice as tall as he, it felt like the safest bet to not get involved. As such, Rick simply kept quiet and crept off to the side in order to grab the pile of clothes left from the night before.

Once Vaulix noticed this, he smiled and chuckled, buttoning up the last of his shirt. "Look what you did, Talba, you scared him."

"I'm not scared." Rick countered. "I just don't think it's my place to get involved."

Talba ran a comb through her mane while swaying her hips. "Well, Vaul, it was you who not so subtly implied we'd have him killed for the crime of discovering your secret." She turned to Rick by twisting her torso around that she may run the comb through her elegant tail. "Seriously, ignore him. We're not going to do any of that nonsense. However, we do still have to rush you out of the room; our morning schedules should be proceeding soon enough and we can't have you in here. Go back out through the secret tunnels and we'll see you again tonight." She gave him a smack on the rump before turning back to Vaulix and rubbing cheeks with him in a sensual kiss.

Vaulix nodded as well, tipping his hat to Rick before the two of them turned to their mirrors.

Having been dismissed so easily, Rick felt a little neglected but still decided that it was in fact time for him to go. He had enjoyed quite a long night of pleasure after spending much of the prior day looking for ways to explore Talba's body, so it wasn't like he was being discarded or ignored; in fact, he had been granted the highest honor!

With that in mind, he took his leave and crawled back under the armoire to disappear into the tunnels. He closed the door behind him and quickly slipped back into his clothes before tentatively making his way through the passage that brought him here the night before. Though Talba did in fact assure him that they had no interest or desire in silencing him, he still remained cautious and alert every step of the way until he finally emerged into the courtyard.

Since it was early morning, the sun was illuminating the grounds, but there were very few occupants scattered around on the benches or walking up and down the cobblestone pathways. Few took much notice of Rick, as he was emerging from within the orchard and that had obstructed his arrival for the most part.

He grabbed a pear and headed towards the stables, which allowed him to pass back into the castle but gave him pause as he remembered the brisk but enjoyable time he shared with Talba in there. Once he was done reminiscing, he kept on his journey and immediately returned to his room. While he may have enjoyed a thorough rest inside Talba, he still felt oddly drained and needed to replenish his batteries somehow.

At least that's what he had planned. Mere seconds after he flopped down on his bed, he heard the clopping of a dozen sets of hooves stampeding past his door towards the throne room, which bolstered his adrenaline and woke him right up. Curious, he slipped his gear back on and followed the commotion all the way to the throne room, where he was greeted with a most intense scene.

Before him, Princess Talba and Prince Vaulix were sitting on the throne next to Talba's parents - King Aurelia and Queen Otille - while a group of three saurossins were surrounded by two dozen of the Royal Guard before them. The saurossins, which were each reptilians without wings, were each holding out what looked to be poison blades towards all who got too close, but were kept at a distance by the royal guardsmen who were all brandishing pole arms and keeping the three pinned in place.

As far as Rick could tell, they must have been disgruntled foreigners unhappy about the war ending, and probably came to take the lives of the king and/or queen. Rick pulled his own dagger out and came to stand tall between the thrones of both Prince and Princess, ready to take action if the saurossins somehow got too close to Talba or Vaulix.

"What's the explanation here?" Rick asked Talba, one blade out and the other lining his wrist.

"No idea. Something about liberating the local saurossins. Best I can tell, they aren't too happy about us ending the war and feel that the best way they can fix this injustice to their name is to kill us."

Rick hesitated a moment. "Wait, how do you not know what's going on here?"

After a moment, Vaulix turned to Rick, leaning over the side of his throne. "Do you? We just got here like a minute ago and this was already happening." He then turned back to the commotion in the grand hall and extended his hand out towards the three saurossins as he got up, interrupting what they were about to say and before the king or queen could order them executed.

Queen Otille loved to behead those who opposed her, and that was something that both Talba and Vaulix had openly been eager to halt. So Vaulix got to his feet and stepped towards the three disgruntled reptilians with his hand out for a spell. Mere seconds later, each of them fell to their knees and dropped their weapons on the ground, barely able to stay erect. He looked them each in the eye with a hard look of determination. "I can appreciate your passion, but an attempt on the life of my family will not get you anywhere." He said to the three insurgents. He then turned to the Royal Guard. "Put them in the dungeons. I'll interrogate them later, find out more about their motives."

Rick was utterly astounded that Vaulix was able to do anything like that. With a simple wave of the hand he had completely drained all three, basically incapacitating them remotely. It appeared that even the Royal Guard were as shocked, as they sort of froze in place, glancing at each other before looking to the king and queen for approval while Vaulix returned to his throne next to Talba.

King Aurelia seemed as shocked as anyone else, yet still knew he had to take command so he bellowed out his orders. "You heard the prince, take them all to the dungeons!" While Aurelia and Vaulix had both condemned the insurgents to the dungeon, Queen Otille looked disappointed in the lack of beheading that would occur at her behest. Still, she stayed her tongue and accepted the king's decree, but was just as shocked at Vaulix's display.

Rick glanced around as the nearest Royal Guard grabbed each of the saurossins and dragged them off to the dungeons. He then turned to Princess Talba and mouthed, "What just happened?" to her.

She subtly pointed to her hip - where a watch would have been dangling - to tell him that she'd explain later. Meanwhile, Vaulix sat straight and regal in his throne, assured of his own superiority.

"Well? Get back to work. The threat has been neutralized." He commanded. "And bring in the next citizens for consideration. We don't have all morning."

The room was silent and the air dead as people contemplated what happened. Eventually, the Royal Guard all returned to their posts while the two nearest the front gates opened them to let others know that the threat had been eliminated, and that it was their turn. At the same time, Rick flipped his blades around to slip them back into the sheathes, happy that the issue had been averted.

However, Talba grabbed him by the wrist and pulled him out of the room instead of letting him witness what would happen next, excusing herself and her bodyguard at the same time. Rick had no idea what was going on or what was going to happen so he didn't bother resisting.

She took him out of the grand throne room, past the dining room, around the bend, past her chambers, and eventually to the stables, where she dragged him into one of the stalls and sat him down on a bale of hay. She seemed to be in an incredibly serious mood, all of a sudden, and that made Rick worry since she rarely spoke with any emotion other than happiness. "Alright, looks like I have some explaining to do." She confessed as she leaned back against the stall wall.

"Not really." Rick countered, more confused than anything. Sure, he was curious about what had happened, but felt that ignorance may have helped him in this instance. "I certainly won't stop you from explaining, but I don't need an explanation."

She slowly shook her head. "Alright then. I won't go into detail, but I'll tell you that Vaulix used to be a general in the Untherian Army. He was both a chief strategist and a healer at the same time, reviving hundreds of soldiers a day before he met me and we fell in love. With that sort of experience and mastery, he learned to reverse the cure spell, thus completely draining enemies of their energy as opposed to revitalizing them. Had we not ended up together, our entire armies could have fallen to him and him alone. Luckily, he hates violence and wanted to end the war long before his superiors did." She paused to catch herself on a tangent. "Okay, I probably said too much, but you get the point."

"Well, that's all very interesting - seriously, that's fascinating, no joke - but I'm not sure why you felt the need to make a big deal out of it or share that information with me. I don't get the feeling I'm anywhere near important enough to be privy to that."

Talba brushed her hand through her mane, face scrunched as she thought about that. "You're probably right, I really don't see why I had to tell you that, but I feel a bit of a connection now that you have, uh, been reborn as mine. In a way. I think." She shook her head to clear her mind. "Regardless, I felt like sharing, you know our secrets, and I guess that means you're kind of one of the inner circle now. And while we're here, I'll tell you that the reason everyone seemed so freaked out about what he did is that they had never actually seen him do it before."

Rick raised his ears in curiosity. "Never? Didn't you say he used that spell during wartime?"

"Yeah, but those who came back never remembered it. The word got out and spread back to our nation through hearsay and the rumor mill. Far as my parents were concerned, such a powerful spell was a myth, a legend. Something used to excuse poor performance of soldiers. They only let him into their lands and only let me marry him under the belief that such stories were tall tales and conspiracy."

"So you're saying that Vaulix might-" Rick started, only to be cut off mid-sentence.

Talba grabbed him by the wrist again and pulled him out of the stall. "Nevermind. It's not important. I think it's time to part ways for now. You go about your day and forget we had this conversation, okay?" She blew a kiss to him and winked seductively, tail flagging as she did so. She dragged him back into the hallway that connected the stables to the throne room, then quickly pulled him aside to once again whisper in his ear. "You go about your day, but avoid the throne room this morning. Trust me." With that, she pecked him on the cheek and briskly made her way down the hall.

This left Rick alone in the middle of the castle with more questions than answers, but his life as a mercenary had taught him to be lenient with such things. He had been conditioned to not probe any deeper than he needed to, and this was a perfect example of that discipline.

Rather than prod at the situation, he instead decided to head to the cafeteria where he could enjoy some breakfast, wake himself up with a nice hot tea, and decide what was next. While there, he tried his best to put together the pieces of the puzzle that he had been given, only to quickly give up due to the realization that he was missing too many connective bits to tie the whole mystery together.

Much of his morning was spent wandering, talking to the other workers, and purposely avoiding the Royal guard. He spent some time with Arnika and Mikhail, asking them about their sexual experiences with Talba and Vaulix only to find that they were more than happy to tell all the tales about their many encounters with the soon-to-be ruling couple. Turns out Talba was especially a slut, but Vaulix was a bit more selective with his partners, and could even make it so his cock was more reasonably sized; when he told them of how big it was compared to him, Arnika debated by describing cock the size of her forearm as compared to her toso. Still huge, but manageable.

More puzzle pieces that allowed Rick to see a more complete picture of his Prince.

Curious, he headed to the library to read up on some of the war history according to the archives in Arrenthen compared to what he recalled reading in Tehgol before being sent to Arrenthen. After that, he visited Dolus in the lab and Nantang in the forge below the tower to ask questions about their immigration to Arrenthen in the midst of the war. Furthermore, he also visited Jayri and the aviary south of the castle before returning to the library to cross reference some of the information he had been given by the local dragon kin.

He may have been willing to let it go, but he was as curious as any fox would be and craved answers and information.

All was well, until he sat down with his history text book only to be interrupted by a familiar, powerful sounding voice. "You know, you don't have to do a bunch of research, you can just ask." It was Vaulix, who had been hiding in wait beyind one of the tall book shelves.

"My prince." Rick said respectfully. "I didn't know you were there, but if I'd known of your presence I would have asked for your input. I'd also have come to the throne room to witness your abilities, but Talba herself said that it would be better if I didn't, so I did as commanded."

Vaulix smiled and stood opposite Rick, both looking down at the table with the books. "Loyalty. I like that. Alright then, come with me." He insisted, nodding his head towards the doors.

"What about the books?"

"Don't worry about them." Vaulix countered as he waved his hand, making them remotely hover through the air to return back to their location on the shelves, demonstrating that Vaulix also possessed physical magic, another high level spell that was incredibly rare for anyone to master.

This was another piece of the puzzle to Rick, but he did as instructed and followed Vaulix back out into the hall. There, the Prince and Rick walked and talked, heading towards the war room.

"So, it appears you've been granted more information about me, given to you from Talba's beak. I guess this truly means that you're part of the inner circle, now." He declared, repeating Talba's words.

Rick nodded. "Yeah, something about your history and that spell you cast at the saurossins who were threatening the lives of the King and Queen. I'm very curious to know more, but at this point I'm pretty sure you'll just use that spell on me if I ask too many questions. If what I heard is correct, I believe it also wipes or scrambles memory, too."

Vaulix slapped Rick on the back, the larger cockatrice nearly knocking the Shark-fox off his feet. "Skies above, no. I have no interest in using my skills against you. I was being facetious this morning in our chambers, testing your mettle. No, now that I know I can trust you I can also tell you that there is absolutely no circumstance short of treason that I'd do anything like that to you. Hell, even if you had treasonous thoughts, I'd find another way to punish you. The life drain can be truly taxing."

"You seemed quite willing to use it on the saurossins this morning. I bet that was unpleasant."

He nodded, then motioned towards the door leading to the war room. "It most certainly was, but I could feel their bad intentions and I knew that they were about to do something that would end in the shedding of blood. Discomfort is a lesser pain than death, and I strive to ensure that things are solved as peacefully as possible. Sometimes peace is impossible, but in my experience that is very rare."

Rick stepped into the war room and saw that Talba was already there waiting for him. Behind him, Vaulix locked the door, trapping all three of them inside or locking anyone else out. This made Rick somewhat cautious. "You have to understand that this all seems quite odd from my perspective. It's not normal to speak in riddles and then lock a door behind yourself; I can't help but imagine all the cruel ways you intend to end me." He knew that, based on what he'd seen, struggling or fighting would not have done him any good if Vaulix did plan on using that spell, so he simply observed.

Talba called out from the other side of the room. "Skies above, Rick, how many times have we got to tell you that we're not gonna hurt you? If we wanted to, you'd be dead already. We're royal family members and you've seen what Vaulix can do. Just stop being so paranoid and come sit."

Vaulix escorted the shark-fox hybrid over to a chair next to Talba, then leaned against the massive table, looking down at Rick. "Full disclosure, we have collectively agreed that you're worthy of our trust. You've stuck around, we've read your mind and can sense that you're-"

"You read my mind? How is that even possible?" Rick interjected, mentally adding another piece to the puzzle that was the image of Vaulix and Talba's past.

"That's really not important." Talba said with a dismissive wave. "What's important is what we've decided we're going to offer you. Vaulix, show him. Tell him."

The prince remained leaning against the table as he started to unbutton his jacket. Once it was undone, he tossed it over a nearby chair and began doing the same to his belt buckle. "You have many questions, I can sense you're trying to form a clear vision of who we truly are and how we are what we are. You have questions, and I have a desire, so I'm pretty sure we've come up with a mutually beneficial solution." He then stepped out of his pants to reveal that the scales around his slit were swollen and leaking, but that his cock was nowhere to be seen.

This greatly intrigued Rick, so he calmly nodded to urge him to continue his explanation.

Talba got up and sidled up next to him, helping to lift him up so that he was sitting on the war room table. "As we said earlier today, Vaulix here doesn't get much of a chance to see what it's like to be on the female end of an act of passion, and we know we can trust you so we've decided that you get to test him. We've locked the doors to ensure nobody walks in on us."

"More importantly, we're interested in testing our experiment on you, wherein I can transfer memories and images from me to you through the unbirth and rebirth process last night. If I can carry you completely within you, I can infuse a distilled version of my history into you without having to tell stories. If it works, you'll remember my past as if it were a particularly vivid dream, one that you can see and hear and feel without truly experiencing yourself. Only then will you truly know the answers to the questions you've got swirling in your mind." Vaulix then leaned onto his back with his tail dangling and legs parted, knees up and purple-fleshed slit exposed. "You just have to give yourself to me."

"Give yourself to him." Talba added. "Be one with him, and when you are reborn you will be reincarnated as a new you, with the memories you seek to verify."

All Rick could do was blink and gulp, unsure of how to respond otherwise. This was definitely what he wanted, but it all felt so very strange - too strange to be true. No, not too strange to be true, too good to be true. Strangeness only solidified its validity; who would make something up that was that outlandish and expect others to believe it?

After carefully considering all options, Rick shrugged his shoulders to concede to their plan. As far as he was concerned, this would be one hell of an adventure. "Alright, let's do this." He declared, peeling his shirt and pants off to stand beside the table with his head at Vaulix's slit level, investigating the Prince's loins while glancing over to Talba. Once he built up enough self assurance to push past his reservations, he buried his snout betwixt the cockatrice scale, the soft flesh blackening his vision and swallowing him whole.