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Pilgrimage of Eric - Part 2 – The Lucky Boy

1.) Brief story of the Religions

I was walking behind a living a legend a mighty warrior and a fantastic Sorceress. I did not know what to say, how to say or even if I should open my mouth or keep it shut. She was around her forties but it was hard to tell based on the stories I read about her. It was sure that she visited the Academy twenty years ago and stayed for a few years before she became the Flame of the Bone Tower, also with the fact that a lion was considered an adult when it was eight years old… Oh boy, I had no clue. But she let me have sex with her which shocked me again and again.

There were only five known magic users among the lions. The first was the oldest, the High Priestess of the Goddess somewhere deep inside of a secret temple in the middle of their Kingdom. Right after her the High Priest of the Goddess, they were controlling the religion among their folk. But there was another male lion who was just called as the Wind-walker, he was wondering around in the Sacred Forests and rarely seen elsewhere. Right father him, Clarissa my beautiful lioness and there were rumors about a young female, but I did not know her name. These magnificent persons were the only known magic users among them. What was the odds to not just find one during my pilgrimage but get to know one intimate as well?

It took us two days to reach the Gates of the City. It was also made from gold and polished white stones, the height of this construction was almost sixty-five foot and twenty-foot wide. More than enough to impress everybody, I saw on the lions they were watching that in awe as well. The two days passed without problem. I was a Snow-Dweller as they called my folk and according to the things I managed to get out of them, there was some kind of law against hurting, torturing and killing Icelanders. Their king, Second Ferdinand Whitefang of Windbraker an old lion was living in the heart of the Kingdom, in the capital city; Star Porch, which was built into a high mountain in the middle of the Three Valley. That city was the home of the Light Order, their main religion. The Goddess of Light gave them the ability to use magic and the way to live for the Light. So it wasn't unusual that the High Priestess and Priest were magic users.

Also they had five gods and goddesses. Besides the Goddess of Light, whose name should not be spoken, the second most popular was Talimoth the God of the Forests and Trees. He was often pictured as a Lion made from Wood with mane of roots. His brother Edimoth was the God of the Ocean, rivers and waters. Often prayed by the fishers, sailors. He was often painted as only a reflection on water surface, with green mane and green eyes. They had an evil brother Tashmoth who was banished from the Sky, the living place of the gods. He now lives under the ground, deep where the stone is hot and flowing like a river. He is the God of the Decay, fire and smoke. Obviously he is the bad guy, the one who always up to kill someone, or make someone do bad things. He was made from fire and lava, every dark creature and bad things were originated from him. Then there is the last one, the Goddess of Luck. She had many faces, sometimes she is a lion, other times she is a raven, deer, fish or even a dragon, which they explaining with; Luck has no face, it just happens, so it can be anything. She is the sister of a Goddess in another religion Illigna and the lover of Zurik the God of the Hunters. She often painted as a young lioness, full with joy, full with life. Her name, just like her face is always changing, but one thing was fixed; she had golden eyes.

Human religion was more complicated as we had ten gods. They were mostly good, helping people, giving us knowledge and gifts. There was only one who was the God of Darkness, the inventor of the Cold Fire, which can destroy everything. He was Moheres the Bringer of Death. I do not even want to bore you more with our religion, it is complicated, trust me. You are probably thinking about why was I only talking about fifteen gods when there are seventeen golden towers representing the seventeen gods in the city. There are two gods from the ancient times. Da'al the Black Worm and Illigna the Mother of Flames. They are the Gods of the Dragons. Da'al is black and despite he loves to do bad things, he isn't evil. He is more like a chaotic creature who can help you survive or kill you instead, depending on his mood. Illigna the Mother of Flames is the vengeful, she is the Goddess of Fire in other religions as well and the older sister of the Goddess of Luck. She has that duality of his brother, she could be the best friend and the worst enemy. She teaches healing and how to do good deeds as well as how to torture your enemies and kill them. She invented the Ever Fire as well, the fire that can burn under water and cannot be stifle. The Ancient Dragon Gods are strange if you ask me. Also how can a Dragon Goddess be a sister to a Lion Goddess? Well I have no idea, but as we were on the bridge to the City of the Gods maybe I will find answer to that as well. Sure I will check every temple and altar of even the lesser gods and spirits.

2.) The Tavern of the Moving Sun

Clarissa led the caravan with determination on her face. She told me that they wanted to visit the city not just because they needed some rest, but she was about to recruit a few new members as well. First she will speak with Pa'adre al'Escon the Grand Master of the Knighthood of the Tamed Fire. They were often referred as Flame Knights. Clarissa told me this Grand Master has the knowledge to sneak out from Copperhill without any unwanted attention. There were two big armies monitoring the region and we were only twelve if I count myself too. Twelve lion warriors can do a lot damage but not enough to defeat an army of million soldier.

She told me there are a small monastery in the city with another fifty member of the Brotherhood of Claws, the military organization they were representing. She was the leader of this organization so she considered it done already.

There were another two persons, the first she referred to as The Monk, but she did not tell me any detail about who, what was that man or woman, and why she wanted to persuade that one to join our forces. The last one was more enigmatic. When she told me that He probably will be the hardest nut to crack and convince, she always showed me a painful face, which looked like she will act against her common sense as well. But we needed that strange gang to survive and reach the Kingdom of Three Valley without any problem. I asked what will happen if we fail. She just looked at me with that predatory eyes and said: then, there will be problem.

The bridge was enormous made for at least four chariots next by each other. The stones under my feet were worn by the millions and millions visited this magnificent city before me. Centuries of history happened between the walls, on the streets or took part there. The legend said the city was built by the Dragons and Wizards of the Ancient Times to make a neutral place where everyone can speak with the Gods and Goddesses they know. As soon as you stepped inside you were safe from politics, wars, religious persecution. A sanctuary, which only asked you to be patient and tolerant to others and offered the same in exchange. You could be what and who you are, they won't judge. The Guardians of Peace as they called themselves were all over the bridge and looked at us with measuring eyes. They were the city guards in silver plate armor and well forged swords, spear, crossbow in their hands. Sometimes a woman or a man were sitting in a chair, reading a book with magical symbols on the cover. 'They have warriors and wizards as well. The best guarded city in the world!' I thought as we were slowly flowing through the bridge and the only sound was the wheels of the two chariots, pulled by lions.

When we reached the street I thought that was the main street but Clarissa quickly guided us to the right side by saying we have to reach the main street because there is the tavern we will spend the next few days. I couldn't imagine how big could be that street if this one was already at least a hundred foot wide.

As we were slowly walking on the right side I had time to look everything everywhere. The buildings we passed were mostly living quarters, probably monasteries or friaries. On the walls there were cravings of mighty persons doing noble deeds or pictures of Gods and Goddesses in magnificent poses. There were a few shops offering fruits and vegetables, tools for different professions, pictures painted for visitors about different topics. Hundreds of people were chatting and walking up and down on the street. Once I saw a tavern as well, golden letters told me it was the Seven Kingdom Tavern. I was wondering what could be the Seven Kingdom as there were only four countries in the known world. Probably just a catchy name the owner invented to lure the unsuspecting folks inside.

Then we reached the main street and I found my jaw on the ground; It was enormous! We were at the edge of the city but the buildings often got four, five stories which was tall for a guy like me from the Icelands. The tallest building, I have ever seen was the Academy's. The Tower of Masters were twenty stories high. But looking across the long and straight street, there were enormous buildings near at the center where the Seventeen Golden Towers stood close to each other. The street itself was three-hundred-foot-wide, separated by a thirty-foot-wide garden with trees and bushes, colorful flowers. There were shops at the foot of the buildings with name plates swinging in the breeze, man and woman shouting what they were selling or buying. People, humans and some lions were bidding on armor and weapon, children were running across the street followed by the curses of the carters. Noble looking persons were on horses speaking with each other, followed by guards or chariots full with boxes. Lions decorated with feathers and bones forming a group speaking about religious stuffs, monks standing in front of huge flags, representing Gods and Goddesses and reading aloud verses from books in different languages.

“Amazing!" I let myself an expression.

“Wait till you see the Square of the Hundred Gods" Clarissa smiled at me as I quickly run to her just to see everything, everywhere. The Towers of the Seventeen Gods were getting closer to us so I could easily have guessed that they were at least fifteen-hundred-foot high by each. All made from mostly gold and the well-known white stones.

“Hundred Gods?" I was uncomprehending.

“Lesser Gods from different religions. There is one who have only two followers left on the whole world. In the City of the Gods you will find every and each God or Goddess ever believed in, not just the main Gods from the main religions." She explained to me. “We arrived." She added when we stopped in front of a building with seven stories.

“Tavern of the Moving Sun." I read the name plate with a setting sun on it. There were music coming from the opened windows.

“All right. Gordon, Harvey park the chariots at the back side. The rest will wait for me." She gave the orders and the lions were doing according. I stayed with her as she walked inside of the tavern.

The internals were made from raw wood; the walls, the ceiling, the floor even the furniture in the image of smaller and bigger round tables with different type of chairs. First I did not understand why they were looking strange then I realized they were made for lions not humans. Probably the reason why she had chosen this tavern because they made it habitable for the four legged creatures as well. The innkeeper was a balding, grey haired man in his seventies with a huge belly and a warm smile on his face as he saw us. Clarissa had her plate armor on her body, she only took off the helmet part. So on her side and on her chest there was the crest of the Brotherhood of Claws and her rank as well.

“Welcome General!" He spread his arms like he was about to hug us both. “I'm Tobias, it's an honor to meet you! How can I help?" He was cheerful and he used a strange intonation in common language.

“Welcome Tobias. I need two rooms for twenty lions. We will stay five days max." She said concise putting her elbow up onto the bar counter.

“Sure. On the second level I have two big enough rooms next by each other. We can push a few beds together if you only want to sleep there. Or I can offer a bigger apartment at the seventh floor with a hall, five bedrooms, living room, terrace and room service included. Of course it will be more expensive." He smiled apological.

“The smaller rooms will be enough for us." She put six silver onto the counter. I was wondering if I have ever seen that much money in one place or not. Probably not! I have only twelve copper coins which I earned during my studies. It wasn't much but it was enough for a lot of things in Iceland and even in Copperhill. According to the recent experiences I couldn't even buy a dinner for twelve copper in the City of the Gods. 'I have to find a way to fill my money purse. Clarissa won't feed me forever, more likely eat me, despite what she said.' I was thinking on the possibilities.

“May I stay with you at the night?" I asked while the innkeeper went to the cabinet with the keys.

“No, you will sleep in the other room. But tonight I suggest you to have some fun, drink, play cards or dices dance to the music. Tomorrow we can speak again about repeating the first night we met." She quickly licked my cheek.

“All right then. I will have fun tonight on different ways." I promised her and caressed her jowls.

“Here you are General. The smaller room enough for six." He handed over a key with the number two hundred and seven. “The bigger room for the rest of your warriors." He gave the other key with the number; two hundred and eight. Then he quickly picked up the silvers from the counter.

“Thank you. Eric, the sun is almost down. Put your belongings into the room while I talk with the innkeeper." She gave me the key for the room two hundred and seven.

3.) When the luck finds you in person

I was in the tavern spending some well-deserved rest at the back next by the windows. No one was near me but I had a perfect view. Cup of beer in my right, from the weaker kind as I just reached the age I was allowed to drink alcohol. I did not want to knock myself out with my first cup. Furthermore, it cost me ten copper already. I had only two remained in my pocket and I felt myself like a beggar.

The Tavern was full with life and joy, some people played cards, some was throwing dices or even darts. Others were singing an old prayer to Alium the God of the Stars, asking for guidance. Some musician in an elevated place were chatting and tuning their instruments, wearing the well-known robe of the Harpy Order. I could only hear that an older one was asking Gillian the Brisk Leg, the God of the Horses and Horseman, to help his assistant reach the tavern fast with his spare trumpet before they have to start the performance.

“What are you doing here all alone?" A young girl, hiding behind the tawny curls of her hair sat next to me, staying in the shadows seeped from the streets.

“Just enjoying my beer and looking the folks." I knew no reason to not be honest with that stranger. She wore a dusty robe over some red dress and as I saw there was a deck of card in her right hand, shuffling continuously with great dexterity.

“Do you want to play?" She turned to me with a smile. Her face was beautiful despite she hid the most of it under her hair. Her eyes were light brown, almost like the golden honey and the oval of her face made her look young and full with energy.

“I don't play card games. But maybe some dice later." I shrugged and her eyes glistered up in joy. I could swear; for a fragment of a second they were shining in gold.

“Then I wish you good luck Eric." She waved and quickly disappeared in the crowd. I had no idea how she knew my name but I did not care too much. Probably she heard from somewhere. I drank the last drops of my beer still under the effect of that stranger and stood up. It was the first time I felt the warmness inside my chest. It was unexpected and I thought it could be because of the beer; I shouldn't have drink that much. I missed the first step and bump into a man who spill his Whiskey onto me. I thought I had bad luck.

“I'm sorry boy. Here, next round is on me." He grabbed my hand and gave me one silver. He was drunk probably! Wow! One silver was a little fortune in Iceland. I thanked him and went to the innkeeper to ask him if he had a shirt to borrow. I only had the cloths on me and nothing for spare as my kidnappers threw them away.

“Darn son! I just handed over the last one. The folks are wild tonight. But I can give you a jerkin to cover that blotch." He said with a sad smile in the corner of his mouth. Probably he remembered that I was arriving with the Brotherhood of Claws and a General, so he fished out a jerkin. First I thought he must have been joking. It was a claret and black with many silver buttons on one side, the whole was made from fine leather and looked like it was just taken off from a king or a prince. It looked amazing and he was about to give this me for free?

“Thank you." I was glad. It turned out it was perfectly fitting onto me. I looked gorgeous in it I had to admit as I was looking my reflection in the mirror in front of me. But I was about to play some dice so I looked to the tables. They were full with little chance to find a free chair. But as soon as I stepped to the closest match, one of the participants were standing up, swearing for a second and went away. I thought that was my chance so I sat down quickly.

“We only play in high stakes." The referee told me but when he looked to my jerkin and to the silver I just fished out, he nodded and handed me the two dices. They were made from bone, perfectly balanced but as I grabbed on them the realization was like an electric shock; I just put one silver to the seven without second thoughts. I lost my mind!

“You need a seven to win. Throw it." The referee waved me to start the rolling. I just drop the dices onto the table, they were jumping and wobbling through the long area in front of me, hitting the wall a few times but when they stopped.

“It is a seven! The winner is seven!" Many were shouting at me saying congratulation, others were hitting the table as they lost the bet. But I won! I won three silver!

“What will be the next sir?" The referee called me sir! I was in shock but then I just put the three silver onto the number two. I did not know why; just felt I have to do that. The crowd around me were whispering about the chances which were not promising a long game for me. Swallowing back a hard one I threw the dices again. Almost like all the time on the world was mine which slowed down for me to see the events clearly; I saw as the cubes were crackling, dancing on the table, teasing me with the numbers painted on the surfaces. But when they stopped; it was a double number one facing upwards.

“The winner is two!" Everyone was shouting around me, patting my shoulder and grabbing the coins up from the table or throwing them to the referee with a grimace. I just won six silver to my previous three, which means I had almost one gold in my pocket. I felt myself lucky.

“Hello. I give you ten gold, against your nine silver if you can make a moon-sky." The girl with the tawny curls sat next to me to a suddenly emptied place. Moon-sky meant that only one dice was facing upwards with the number three which was a circle, three dots inside of it. What she said was impossible to do with two dices!

“But how?" I was in shock! I did not want to risk the money I just won, to a stranger.

“Trust your luck." She winked and there was the golden glistering in her eyes again. Somehow I knew I can do it.

“It's impossible!" One player just snorted.

“One in a ten trillion the chances! What an interesting bet!" Another were getting excited about the odds.

“What do you say?" She hit my shoulder playfully.

“Well. I hope the Goddess of Luck will help me." I sighed and looked at her. She twitched a little when I said Goddess of Luck, but then she smiled and winked again. She put her ten gold coin next to my nine silver. According the bets around the table if I can make the moon-sky, I will win fifty golds and three silvers. I could buy a house, horses and stuff from that money almost in every country. Or lose all of my money, maybe even my jerkin and pants. She was somehow inspiring me to act against the odds, to flirt with the impossible. Who was she?

I threw the cubes without watching what I was doing, I knew it didn't matter anymore. Maybe I could have use some magic to pump up my chances but hiding the glowing waves and blotches under my skin was troublesome. Instead I trusted the luck to win the game, to make the impossible possible. I was hearing the dices clicking along the length of the table but I was only watching the girl with tawny curls. That was her game anyway. I had no idea why she wanted my nine silvers so bad she made me bet this insanity. Obviously she was rich. Her cloths were perfectly made, red dress with golden buttons. Probably she was a priestess or a noble.

“I cannot believe this!" Someone was sighing and the awe run around the crowd. I quickly looked to the dices. One was upwards showing the number three, the other was stuck at the wall of the area balancing on one edge. Which meant that dice was invalid in this round. I was gasping for air as I realized I just won in an impossible game! I won fifty golds! I was rich!

I thought I will go back to my room and hide my freshly achieved money in my bag. As I was sharing it with six battle-hardened lion and lioness I thought it was the safest place on earth. But as I was going upstairs thinking about that strange girl I suddenly made the realization.

“Oh wow!" I sighed, turned back and run to her still sitting at the table playing dices. She already won back the ten gold as I saw. She was lucky indeed but I wasn't surprised after all.

“May I speak with you a little?" I asked, she was going back with me to the corridor. I thought she probably suspected something, but I just grabbed her hand and shook. “Thank you, this will help me big time on my Pilgrimage!" I made a little bow.

“I don't know what are you talking about." She didn't want to debunk herself it was obvious, but I wanted to make it clear I have seen through her disguise.

“Sure. Never mind. Give my regards to Illigna if you see her!" So I just smiled and waved good bye, quickly went to my room and closed the door while I was laughing silently. I was in the City of the Gods and I have met the Goddess of the Luck in person I was sure it was her. The lions were sleeping already so my sudden appearance made a little commotion but only for a second. They were fast asleep in the next minute.

There were four beds close to each other occupied by three lionesses and a lion. On the wooden floor there were three blankets made into a quickly established sleeping spot, two with lions snorting. I guessed the last one is mine.

“Eric? Do you want to sleep here?" A lioness was asking me; whose name was Henriette if I remember correctly. She made that delicious soup back when I was sure they will eat me.

“Sure. It would be good to sleep in the bed but they are too small for a lion and a human." I waved to the mentioned furniture which wasn't designed to huge beasts like my companions so bed sharing was out of the question.

“Then you will sleep here." She sighed and rolled off from the bed, went to the blanket, collapsed onto it and was snorting in the next second. I was envy of their sleeping abilities.

“Thank you." I whispered silently and laid onto the bed which was still warm. 'thank you for this too' I prayed for the Goddess of Luck that she was so kind and helped me with my night.

4.) Who said luck cannot last long?

When I woke up in my room, the lions were already gone. Except Henrietta who were standing in the only window looking to the backyard. She was eating some dried beef they brought on the chariot but when I sat up she looked at me.

“Good morning!" She said and walked to me, licked my cheek. It was a strange behavior as I only got that much of attention from Clarissa before. She did not stop there and pulled my shirt to my head quicker than I could react to it. In the past three days I have forget that they were predators with superhuman strength and speed.

“What the?" I could only sigh that much when she pushed me back onto the bed and pulled off my pants to my knee. So I was there entangled with my shirt, trousers around my ankles.

“I just want a bite of snack before I go." She purred into my ear while I fought with the cloth on my head to free myself up. To her words I froze just like the blood in my veins.

“Wait! Clarissa said…" I couldn't finish as she pushed a paw onto my mouth, other paw to my thigh because I was about to kick in fear, then I felt her whiskers swapping on my stomach down to my private parts. I cried for help which was nothing more than a muffled yell. She overpowered me easier than I would do with a sedated pigeon.

“Looks yummy." I heard her words from my abdomen, breathing warm air onto my cock, which somehow got hard in the next second. All right I was longing for pleasure also there was the thing male humans do in the morning… the morning wood as many called. So my body was betraying me in the gates of the danger. She licked the tip which caused me twitch a big one. I was trembling in fear that she will mutilate me and leave me to bleed out.

She put her tongue to my penis and I felt her mouth slowly engulfing it. I closed my eyes shut and all the muscles in my body was tensed to the point I felt my bones will crack. But she did not bite. Her nose was pressing to the root on one side and I felt her chin whiskers on the other. My cock was surrounded by warm and moist. She did nothing but held the throbbing organ in her mouth humming like I would do tasting a yummy stew.

Suddenly her jaws were tightening around the base which caused me another dose of fear, but she just swallowed back some saliva and started to suck. I let out a weak cry as she wasn't that experienced as Clarissa. Henrietta's tongue was rough scraping the right side of my glans a little too much. She probably sensed that she made something hurt me because she stopped moving her tongue. Only applied the suction force and pushed the entire rod onto her palate which was full with ridges.

I was still fighting with the fear that she will eventually bite off my most precious organ in the door of the adulthood after I experienced the pleasure it can give me. But she was sucking with increasing force like she was hungry for my semen. I thought I can give her what she wanted while my hips started to move a little in the rhythm of the slurping sounds coming from my groin. I was horny and she was good which combination made me reach the top quicker than I would expect. I felt the tightening jaws around the base of my cock, the increasing pressure on my whole length when suddenly I started to spurt my semen in the hungry muzzle of a lioness.

I gasped through the restraining paw on my mouth and the chains of my own shirt while she let me fill her mouth almost fully. Three days of abstinence, without sex or masturbation made me like a never-ending geyser. She waited till the last twitch of my cock then she swallowed back all. She even made a few tentative suck just to make it sure; I was empty, when she released me.

“It was yummy. Thank you!" She said, licked my stomach and went out from the room. It took me five minutes till I realized I was free to move so I untangled my shirt and pulled up my pants. I was sitting on the edge of the bed still shaking because It was surreal that a lioness just sucked me off because of some strange impulse on the morning when I really needed that relief. I felt myself a lucky bastard.

A few minutes later I knocked on the neighbor door but when I tried to open, it was closed. Clarissa was probably gone to do her business; the lions could be anywhere in the city. I was wondering what to do as there was that whole magnificent city around me waiting to be explored. I smiled on the thought that with ten golds in my pocket I can try and buy almost everything. Let's go!

I just passed the second street when I realized I was followed. First I thought I must have seeing things, after the morning of a lioness attack I could be more paranoid than I use to. But as I was watching a book shop window with the most popular books I saw a lion in hoods quickly turning away. I had no idea who could that be because she was wearing a brown robe like cloth on her body and hood was pulled on her head. It was a female for sure, mane would stick out more.

My plan was simple, I let myself been followed till I reach a crowded place then I will somehow lure her closer to myself for questioning. I secretly hoped that only Clarissa asked someone to keep an eye on me but I did not want to risk some malicious intents. I was rich after the last night, could be a thief or a robber.

The first part of my plan was working like a miracle, I reached a small square with a lots of wooden boxes so I could make a detour into an alleyway and wait for my strange follower. The roofs there were made from tile, my limited magic knowledge was enough to make them rain in case of necessity. I pulled into a dark corner and reached the Source. Every time I did lights were moving under my skin in small blotches and even longer waves. Clarissa told me only lion wizards can do magic without any physical effect on their body. Except their eyes could glow or glister in blue when they doing the magic.

“Stop right there!" I shouted, made a weak windblast towards the lioness who turned up in front of me. The breeze knocked her hood over and I was sure I have never seen her before. “Who are you?"

“Oh darn." She sighed, looked angry that I debunked her. “I'm Diana, I have no intentions to hurt you." She quickly highlighted and gesticulated with her left paw.

“Then, why are you following me?" I released the Source as I was sure there won't be any fight.

“You are new and interesting!" She suddenly looked joyful and curious.

“I don't think so." I sighed. I was everything but interesting. A to-be Wizard on his Pilgrimage in the City of the Gods… all right maybe a little bit.

“Oh you are! May I come with you? I would like to watch you doing what you were about to do." She smiled with all teeth and her eyes were begging for it. She had a really expressive face with those light brown eyes. It wasn't amber. Suddenly she looked familiar to me but I had no idea why.

“All right. I was about to visit the Square of the Hundred Gods! But I don't want to regret this! I don't want you to eat me or something!" I pointed my index finger to her nose when she was only a step away. She looked at it like it would have been a bared sword.

“Promise! I'm not a men-eater…" She laughed up which was like a melody, like warm honey to my ears. I couldn't believe a lion can laugh like that. “… not in that mean anyway." She whispered under her nose. I admitted she was an interesting person too.

When I stepped outside to the street again, a horse knocked me off from my feet and I landed on a desk full with cloths. I was lucky as I did not break any of my bones.

“I'm really sorry, sir!" The man on the horse told me, quickly jumped off and helped me back onto my feet. I wore the jerkin I got from yesterday with some black woolen trousers and my fine leather boots which made me look like a noble. The person wore a breastplate colored to red, orange, white and black in perfect harmony. The crest on it was a flame among two swords. He was a Knight of the Tamed Fire and probably in higher rank if the fringes on his shoulders symbolizes that. Despite the breastplate he only wore a long sleeved shirt with flounces, perfectly fit in colors made from silk and a trouser similar to that. On his back there was an enormous broadsword with ruby button on the grip.

“Don't mention it sir. It was my fault." I pulled myself together.

“Folly! The insolence horse did not stop in time. Let me introduce myself. I'm Cedric al'Akim, Grand Sword-master of the Knights of the Tamed Fire." He bowed a little to me and put his fist to his breastplate.

“I'm Magister Eric Anderson of the Academy of Iceland." I thought some introduction from my side won't hurt. His eyes brightened up when I told him my rank.

“A Magister of the Academy? May I ask some favor from you Magister Anderson?" He smiled at me which made me think that it wasn't just a coincidence but maybe the luck from yesterday night was still with me somehow. I just bumped into a Flame Knight in high ranks who needs my help when Clarissa wanted to convince their Grand Master to join our forces.

“How can I help?" I just nodded willingly.

“There is a lion in our captive who speaks a strange language we don't know. Maybe you can tell us what he says or recognize the language." He told me and waved to a direction. 'What a luck that I'm an expert in different languages' I thought and followed his lead. Diana was right behind me smiling continuously.

5.) Sometimes luck is enough, isn't it?

Cedric led us far away from the main street and we turned at least a hundred times around the corners when a big forged iron gate stood in our way. There were two men in full plate armor, broadsword on their back, standing in front of it but as soon as they saw my companion they hit their fist to their chest and opened the gates. It was a monastery, probably the same Clarissa was talking about earlier, made from metal doors, windows and stone. There wasn't much wood, just a few crates as Cedric was heading under the ground. He pulled a torch from a wall mount and continued the way.

“Smells like wine and dried meat." Diana whispered to me. Maybe it wasn't a prison at the first place just a wine-cellar or warehouse. Soon we saw big barrels along the walls with crest from different provinces. Boxes labeled as beef or wine as well. Then the end of the room there was metal bars closed and a huge tawny creature was laying on the ground.

“It's him. Don't get to close he killed two men with a punch earlier." Cedric warned me before he lit another two torches next by the wall. The lion looked old his tawny mane had some greyish tone as the flames lightened up the place. His whiskers were white just like the fur around his face. Why did they put that poor thing there? He looked like he was dying of old age. As I leaned closer I could see that his body was slim, almost bony, his ribs were visible. But in the next second I fell to my buttocks as he suddenly stood up and attacked the bars.

“Cold iron cannot eat it! Hold me from light!" He said in the language of the Sacred Forest and in a really strange dialect I barely understood.

“Good day! Who are you?" I replied to him which made him stop shaking the bars and looked at me in pure awe.

“The boy sings with the trees." He said with trembling lips. His eyes were shining in the dark but I couldn't see any human emotion in it. Also he was speaking nonsenses. Maybe he was insane.

“Do you need something? Water or food?" I asked willingly.

“Sing the wind among the leafs! I can help if you hug the light." He said and laughed up happily. Cedric patted my shoulder and knelt next to me as I was still on the ground.

“You know this language. What he was speaking about?" He asked me.

“This is a rare dialect of the Sacred Forests language. But he is crazy. He speaks nonsenses." I sighed in disbelief. I was glad that I could help Cedric despite I wasn't a big help because of a strange lion.

“Could you please try a little more? Just for another five minutes. Then I can tell the Grand Master we gave it a shot but it was useless. He lost his mind." He sighed and stood up. I knelt closer to the bars keeping the safe distance.

“You said hug the light." I started and he looked into my eyes with joy in it.

“Hug the light! I can only sing if you hug the light!" He insisted when a sudden idea came into my mind. I closed my eyes and reached out for the Source, made the bluish blotches and waves dancing under my skin then looked into his eyes again. He was in pure awe again.

“Sing for me." I said, he laughed up happily.

“The forests never ending, the lights ever shining, the lost are found and the scents are binding." He was singing something I have never heard before but his deep tone made it beautiful. “When you reach the river and drink with a deer. When you catch a wild hog and broke into tears, you find yourself home like you have never before. You can break any curse defeat any foe." He continued and the room was resonating his voice. “Break the curse of the ancient gods, cast onto the last of the lost. Find his shinning mind he had, find to make him no more mad." He finished and laid in front of me.

“Break the curse of the ancient gods." I was whispering.

“What was that?" Cedric was looking at me with dropped jaw but the strange lioness Diana was just smiling at me like she knows everything. She even nodded to me and I saw her light brown eyes glistering in gold for a fragment of a second. The realization was like a slap as I turned back to the lion in the cage; That lion was cursed somehow so all I need to remove it. The only problem was with that I knew everything about curses but had no experience in the topic. First I had to figure out what kind of magic made that lion mad. But as he sang it a minute before, it could be a hint as well. He rambled about river, wild hog and binding scents. Wasn't helping at all, I needed more information.

I used a basic spell; Palpation. With that I could scan persons or object close to me and I could feel and get know them in very details. I told Cedric that I will try to figure out more about this lion and as he saw my hands glowing he nodded. Wizards wasn't rare in that city so he was surprised by me only for a second.

At first I scanned the lion's body around but it wasn't a mystery; he was an ordinary lion nothing more. Then I did the same with his internal organs which led me to the discovery he was really old, starving and thirsting for months. Well it wasn't a secret either. I focused on his brain a little more because the curse he had affected his mind. I used more and more Source till the point my bones started to glow like an oil lamp. I felt that I reached the limit of my ability and I wasn't dare to use more Source than I was capable of. It could kill me on spot, make me rot alive or I could suffer the same faith as the lion in front me; going crazy and mentally ill.

Then something happened, he sucked some Source out of me through the magic I used. It meant he was a Sorcerer which was the biggest discovery I have ever made! But if he was…

“I will try something dangerous. If you see me in trouble, just pull me away." I told to Cedric and looked at Diana. She just nodded in support. I will need her badly. Cedric swore to protect me no matter what as it was the duty of his order anyway.

With all magic I could stand I repeated the spell before but that time I was about to figure out why he wasn't able to reach the Source and cure himself. I was lucky as I find the answer to my question within seconds, there was some barrier between him and the Source, like a wall that you cannot climb. Moreover, it was emitting a strange cold feeling which made my thoughts flying around and unable to concentrate on them. Probably I felt the effects of the curse which meant I was close to it. Breaking down that wall could be the only way but it was massive! I thought I must understand the nature of the building blocks and I jumped up crying in fear when I touched the first one. I quickly pushed myself away from the Source as well.

“What happened?" Cedric was holding a torch in one hand and he pulled out his serrated bladed broadsword ready for everything.

“Cold Fire! It was made from Cold Fire!" I was breathing heavily reaching around myself with both hands.

6.) A little drop of stupidly, a pinch of brave and a half spoon of luck

Cold Fire was the invention of the God of Darkness the Bringer of Death, Moheres. Only the worst dark wizards could be mad and evil at the same time enough to cast any spell with Cold Fire. It could destroy everything easily and cannot be defeated or countered just with Ever Fire. No matter how strong you are or how experienced if someone casting a Cold Fire spell towards you, you will only have a few seconds left from your life and you will die. The strongest spells like Reality Shifting, Distortion in the Natural Laws won't save you. The only thing was the weakest of hope is the Ever Fire. If you can counter-cast Ever Fire against the Cold Fire they will cancel out and you will survive despite the fact you will probably use more Source than you are capable of and die on spot eventually. But Ever Fire was almost as dangerous to cast. The legends say that Illigna the Mother of Flames breath into her palm and knead, forged it till she invented the Ever Fire, the weapon against Moheres and his evil deeds. The only thing can cleanse the evilest curses and spells from the face of the world.

“Can you do some magic against it?" Cedric dragged me back to the reality which wasn't promising me bright and good future. 'If I try to break the curse made from the strongest magic of the world with the strongest magic of the world I will die. If I am a lucky bastard. If not, then I will rot alive or gone insane just like the lion in the cage in front of me.' I was thinking.

“I cannot. I would need Ever Fire which is the highest tier spell I know. It would need ten Wizard Masters or Warlocks to make it safe which would be still insanely dangerous." I rubbed my forehead with my palm.

“You don't need ten Wizards. You just need some luck." Diana told me and winked at me. I snorted in disbelief.

“Even with all the luck of the world I couldn't make a single spark of Ever Fire." I added and sighed.

“What if you will have more luck than that?" She teased me again to bid against the odds, to try the impossible… to gamble with my life.

“You know more and can do more than me." I said quietly referring to the fact she was a God with extraordinary abilities, but I did not want to debunk the Goddess of Luck in front of Cedric. She obviously wanted to keep it as a secret.

“I'm just a girl who like to play." She smiled apological. Well I was in trouble but I thought I must give it a try.

“Cedric please go to the other side of the room. I don't know what will happen if anything happens at all." I asked him and he grabbed my shoulder encouragingly then went to the other side of the room to the stairs. He was far behind so he was in safe if… I had no idea. Guess we will find out soon.

I looked at Diana meanwhile I took a deep breath and her eyes were shining in pure gold color. She did not hide what she was anymore. I felt her presence in the air made me act against the chances, try out the untried. I slowly reached out for the Source.

The books said that the Ever Fire was made from all the elements, a thin layer of reality, a thread of Light, the intent of the caster and a few drops of Pure Source combined with each other. I knew how to form the elements but the rest of the ingredients were barely known for me. I have read only once about Reality Bending and only the basics of Light Magic. I was afraid that I will need more luck than the rest of the components just to form the Ever Fire. Then I have to use it to break the curse on the lion. If I slip only a little during the whole process, I could destroy the monastery … but more likely myself and the residents of the room. Technically the Ever Fire can even hurt a God so my gold eyed companion was also in danger, but she was just smiling and sparkling in joy.

I sucked up all the Source I was able to till the point when my bones were shining like a blue sun behind my skin. I was shaking under the amount and I knew one more drop and I will explode or burst in flames. First I concentrated to gather all the elements and I imagined how I will combine them. This image in my mind formed quickly as I did the course in the Academy. I sighed a big one and put the image into a shelf I imagined. The technic was working with memories as well. Then I reached the difficult part with the layer of reality and the rest. Surprisingly as I tried to follow the small knowledge I had about the spells from the higher tier they just click together easily. Probably I was the luckiest person on the whole world in that moment.

I gasped for air when a ball of Ever Fire appeared in my hands. It was flowing like water, crackling like dried bones, jingling and singing, burning in white flames.

“Amazing!" I was holding the most complicated spell between my palms. If I would have thrown that ball to the wall, the half of the city would have been evaporated within a blink I was sure. Probably I wasn't just shaking because it was hard to maintain this highest tier spell but under the fear that if I just move my tongue on a wrong way millions will die. “Ok. Let's see!" I concentrated to the task in front of me. The lion who were laughing hysterically behind the bars looking at the Ever Fire.

Turning a physical spell into a metaphysical spell was always a hard task. You had to imagine something that exist and turn into a memory or thought. It was the longest period in my life when I start to learn the basics of Transmutation Spells and Transmutation of Spells. I was struggling it to understand to bend my mind around the topic, it was extremely hard. Maybe harder than creating Ever Fire, but I was lucky again and it worked for the first try. The ball disappeared from my palms and it was burning in my mind. When I did it, the bluish light went out to hand over its place to the pure white Light which made the whole room bright as on daylight. The Ever Fire was inside me and it made me the embodiment of the Ever Fire, the pure power that can destroy everything. A weak thought emerged in my mind that just maybe, Ever Fire can create things too.

“How's going?" Cedric shouted from the distance which brought me back in time from my thoughts as I was about to lose the control over that amount of power. Right at the perfect moment! I was lucky indeed. So I reached the Cold Fire wall quickly and without further hesitation I pushed the Ever Fire into it. It was like pouring water on the flames they cancelled out each other and the wall disappeared. Too bad I wasn't ready for the after effects of suddenly vanishing Ever Fire which pulled every single power out from me in the image of a wind blast. The barrel next by me had been knocked over which made a shelf fell behind me full with rugs and rolls of curtains. Just in time, I blacked out and collapsed.

I was waking up to the feeling someone was licking my face with a soft tongue. I had no idea for a few seconds then the events of the recent past flowed into my mind and I sat up suddenly. I was sitting on leather and fur rugs, long roll of curtains like pillows. I was lucky again and again. There was a lioness next by me licking gently my ears and laughing silently on my surprise. Her tongue wasn't rough, but she was a shape-shifter Goddess so I shouldn't have been surprised.

“Are you all right Magister Anderson?" Cedric jumped over the fallen shelf and knelt next by me. He looked worried by my condition which wasn't a surprise. I made the impossible!

“I think I'm fine." I said and looked back at Diana. “Am I?" I asked her but she just gave me another lick which I took as a 'yes you are'. The lion behind the bars were also waking up. Probably he was knocked out as well which wasn't a surprise according that everything happened inside of him. He must have got a bigger dose than me.

“My head is spinning." He said in Lion language then looked at us. “Where am I?" He asked again from the lioness but I answered.

“You are in the City of the Gods, under the Monastery of the Tamed Fire. Are you all right?" I slowly stood up because my balance was still a little uncertain. I felt myself tired and used.

“That isn't in the neighbor of the Sacred Forests." He snorted like a muffled laugh. “I'm the Wind-walker." He said and proving his words, his eyes were lighting up in blue and he just walked through the bars like they were made from only smoke. Another magic user lion within three days!

7.) Recruiting isn't that hard

“You are the biggest, reckless, irresponsible idiot I have ever seen!" Clarissa were shouting at me back in the tavern when I told her that I used Ever Fire to break a curse on a lion. I couldn't say another word as she growled up, roared at me till I almost become deaf, punched me off from my feet and snarled right into my face.

“But I was…" I didn't have time to defend myself in words as her eyes flared up in bluish and all the bed chairs and furniture landed on the ceiling. I was pushed to the wall by magic and she wasn't rest to jump to me with the snarl and put five pointy claws to my neck.

“If you would lose the control only for a fragment of a blink the whole city would have been destroyed! Millions of innocent lives!" She pushed her claws onto my neck till I felt some liquid flowing from it. I thought I won't let myself be killed that easy.

“You don't understand!" I shouted and reached for the Source. As I told you before I couldn't stand against a lion more than three seconds as I only knew lower tier spells. Despite the fact that I made Ever Fire with a help of a Goddess I was still a young apprentice with very limited abilities. But I had an idea; I canceled out the levitation spell she casted so all the furniture was falling back. She jumped out of the way of a table instinctively which meant she released my bleeding neck. I wasn't rest to continue and grabbed the first chair ready to defend myself. Suddenly the chair became water flowing out from my fingers but when it reached my wrists it became solid again making a makeshift stock to hold me. She was smiling at me with an evil snarl. 'All right! I'm officially in huge trouble. A lioness, a general, the Flame of the Bone Tower is about to kill me!' I was panicking.

I made a nail in the floor loose enough with magic; as she stepped onto the other end it swung up and hit her nose badly. But it was enough time to free myself up from the chair-chain. She made small wooden spikes from the plank pointing at me and she shoot them all. I barely had time to levitate the nearby desk between me and the deadly attack. The desk burst in flames so I pushed to her but it disappeared in the thin air. She made the whole room shake and expand in every direction, the walls the floor and the ceiling grown, huge wooden spikes emerged everywhere. I knew I had only a few seconds to live as I pissed her off really.

“Stop!" I cried when the spikes reached my back, chest, neck and started to pierce me. My sound blasted into the space as I used magic with it; the spikes blown into water. Somehow I used Transmutation I have never practiced before.

“Maybe you are not that hopeless." She said with an evil smile while the room shrunk back into its original size. “But I don't want to hear ever again that you are experimenting with Ever Fire." She said while I grabbed my bleeding neck. It wasn't that bad.

“I promise you that I won't. I got help anyway." I said and sat onto a bed while the rest of it was sliding back to its place. She slowly lay next by me.

“I can't believe that you were strong enough to do it without side effects. You will be an amazing, powerful wizard one day if you will be more careful than this." She licked the wounds on my neck which wasn't pleasant; her tongue was rough and her saliva was pinching.

“I was lucky." I smiled but she pulled me back onto the bed and licking my mouth. She gave me kiss and her eyes flared up in blue. Suddenly I was naked, she evaporated my cloths! I was about to become angry but then she grabbed my cock with her paw and stroked it a few times.

“You can be lucky again." She purred into my ears which made me gasp in lust. I was rock hard in the next minute ready for her body when the door was opened by someone.

“Hello there!" It was a lioness from our little group.

“I'm busy." Clarissa said and put my cock into her mouth.

“I see. Can we join?" The lioness was again and as I saw five other were standing in the doorframe My lioness frowned, growled which caused me whimper in pleasure, then bit into my cock with a little more force than I would have liked and looked to our new companions.

“Fine! Do you want to share?" She asked. I was uncomprehending; what she meant by share?

“Sure, it will be more fun." She smiled and the little group flowed into the room. I was with two male lions and three lionesses and they were talking about sharing? I had second thoughts but then Clarissa stood to them with her commanding posture.

“Eric is mine. You can try him out as well but I will finish with him. No blood, not biting or clawing!" She made the rules clear which caused me swallow a big one. What she meant by 'trying me out'? I was pondering.

“You made him bleeding already." The lioness with the huge scar whose name were Valeria if I remember correctly, licked her mouth. I wasn't sure about she will play according to the rules and not against them.

“You can lick the wounds if you want, but that is all." She warned Valeria and I knew she understood the words of her General.

The other two lionesses were Audrey and Trudy the two twins. I swore they looked like they were the mirror of each other. The males were Max and Liam. Max had big darker toned mane and huge muscles. I could imagine he was handsome for warrior females. Liam was smaller and younger. He cut his mane off from the sides of his neck. If I remember correctly, he used an armor with metal plates on his neck. Probably that was the reason. I had not much time to ponder any longer as Valeria pushed me back to the bed and stood on top of me.

“What is in your mind?" I asked because I wasn't sure that she was about to eat me despite the orders or what. She did not waste any time with chatting she grabbed my cock with her paw and slowly lowered her bottom onto it. When my glans popped inside she just sat down with force the bed was cracking under us. “What the fuck?" I asked sighing in pleasure and pain as she almost broke my hip.

“Exactly." She sighed into my face. She looked demonic with that huge scar across her face and the darker, almost brown tone of her fur was highlighting it more. She leaned to me and put my neck between her teeth. I was edging panic as I saw her jaw muscles trembling in the effort not to shut them close. Her vagina was loose and warm, soaking in the fluids of the mating. She moved the rings to a rhythm I knew I will end the whole thing within a minute it wasn't counting as I was sucked of in the morning and it was only around noon.

“I want it in my mouth!" A female was asking, grabbing my balls and I felt pointy claws on it. Well it helped a lot not to blew my load inside of that fearful lioness.

“Be quick! I was close!" She growled into my face and pulled herself off from me. Suddenly another warm and moist environment engulfed my member but it was full with teeth and rough tongue. I couldn't see a thing because of the panting lioness above me not even the one who just sucked my dick. I thought I will look around. One of the twins were on the floor belly down and Max was about to penetrate her in the conventional way. He had surprisingly long red rod with small spikes as I saw. I couldn't imagine it was a good feeling for the female but as he pushed all the way inside of her cavern of joy, she yowled up in pleasure. Clarissa was sucking on Liam's cock with gusto. I would be scared to death if a lioness would suck me with that much of enjoyment. She looked like she was sucking on a meat she was about to eat. But Liam just sighed and after a few seconds he grimaced and roared. I saw Clarissa's neck were moving as she swallowed down his semen, but she did not stop and Liam clawed the wood floor under himself.

That reminded me of the situation I was in. A deadly lioness were above me and another was sucking my cock with more and more force. I was about to tell her she will be well fed after a few seconds when she pushed my cock to Valeria 's pussy again.

“It was yummy indeed. Henrietta had right." She explained her act. “it is more funny to bite them off thought but it was funny that way too." She added which did not help me. Fortunately, I did not care much when Valeria lowered her hips again, trapping my cock inside her fierce depths. That time the attack of her muscle rings and her tapered shape vagina were more vehement. She grabbed my neck again with her fangs and licked the wounds on it with her tongue, slurping up what she was able to. I got too close to the end and I didn't want to make Clarissa alone with Liam and Max.

“Bite a little. Just a little! Bite please!" I begged Valeria and she wasn't rest to fulfill my wish; her fangs were penetrating the skin of my neck only a few millimeters, which was enough pain to wash away the pleasure for a minute or two. According to the events the time I won was more than sufficient to the lioness above me. She suddenly released my neck and clenched her jaws with force. The next thing she clenched were her vagina muscles around my rod which I almost couldn't tolerate. It was crushing my cock and suddenly she jumped to the next bed around my head. Clarissa laid next to me with raised rump, tail bent away.

I did not wait more, knelt behind her and pushed my cock deep inside her wet pussy. She was looser than I remembered, when I started to pull myself out some white fluid were flowing from her. Liam probably had a round with her but I did not care. I grabbed her hips and started to fuck that magnificent creature with all the force I can. She yowled and growled under the pleasures I gave her and I knew I won't need much time to give up my white fluids as well. I pounded her rump till squelching and slapping sounds filled the room and my hip muscles started to ache in the need of an orgasm. She yowled up in pleasure and her internals were dancing around my penis when I let myself to the feeling.

She jumped forward just a second before I could empty my balls inside her. She reached her climax but then she left me unsatisfied. I thought the luck had forsaken me forever when Audrey appeared in front of me with spread opened legs. I did not waste any time and pushed myself balls deep inside her tight but burning folds, hugged her with all the force I found and the barrier had broken when she twitched her vagina once or twice. I roared like a lion as my cum spurted through my length and filled her with all I had.

I was exhausted and wanted to lay on the bed and smile till the end of the times. I had sex with three lionesses and came inside of them again. Twice a day! I felt myself lucky indeed! They were fantastic, they understood what a man needs and the lion body had a huge advantage in case of genitals. They were like designed for human penises… and those strong, big, warm bodies, the purring and licking… I was shivering in pleasure again just by thinking of it. Unfortunately, I had to go when they were about to work a little more but Clarissa promised me she will spend more time with me just to teach me how to use higher tier spells. She thought I was some kind of talented Wizard because I wasn't dare to tell her I got a help from a Goddess.

I dressed up as I got back my cloths and sat outside of the tavern watching the folks living their everyday life while I had a portion of dried beef in my hand. Clarissa told me it can refill me with energy so I should eat it. Maybe she had plans for the evening as well? I wasn't sure I would survive another round.

“Welcome Magister Anderson." A lion stood next by me, coming from the thin air probably or I was just too busy with my thoughts and I was drained by the events of the day…. Who knows? He was the Wind-walker and when we left the monastery he told me that he owed me with his life so I could ask anything from him, he will do according if he can. I was about to ask Clarissa a little help with that but the events got a strange turn as soon as I mentioned the Ever Fire. The rest is what you know already.

“Welcome Wind-walker. Are you feeling better?" I was asking politely.

“I'm better. Maybe a few weeks and I will be healthy again." He smiled and sat next by me. I offered the dried beef but he refused kindly.

“Do you know Clarissa?" I brought up a topic. “Flame of the Bone Tower." I added as it has more meaning for magic users. He nodded and smiled.

“I know her thus she knows me." He sighed. “Did you know that she tried to convince me to join her forces a few years ago?" He started. "I refused as I'm not a soldier. She tried over and over again till we fought a terrible battle."

“What?! You have fought?" I was shocked. Two magic user lion fighting with each other sounds like the worst thing on the world. Especially with legendary lions.

“She defeated me quite easily." He admitted. “I expected death when she spared my life. I had no choice but spend the rest of my days in the Sacred Forest away from everyone."

“But you are here now." I pointed to the fact and skipping the one with Clarissa spared his life because of an unknown reason. That meant she was powerful indeed.

“Maybe the Gods wanted me here." He sighed and looked at the direction of the golden towers.

“May I ask something?" I put the last few inches of dried beef into my pocket meanwhile he motioned me to continue. “Would you please join me and Clarissa? I think she needs your help. Just like me." I was waiting while he raised his eyebrows and then laughed up from hearth. He almost rolled on the ground.

“All the Gods in the Sky! They have a really strange sense of humor!" He wiped out his tears and poked my shoulder with her nose. “I will join you and Clarissa. Whatever her intentions are. I owe you Eric the Mighty Wizard." He said and walked inside of the tavern. Well it seems that my luck was ever lasting as I managed to convince the Wind-walker the person Clarissa wasn't able to for who knows how many years. I only had to ask! It was easy!

“Are you up to something?" A young girl asked me from my back so I turned and quickly jumped up. It was a lioness with light brown eyes, wearing a cloak.

“It depends on you, doesn't it?" I smiled to her as everything happened with me was her fault… or more like thanks to her as it was leading to positive outcome.

“Maybe tonight we can play some dice again. I feel myself lucky." She winked, laid next to me with a wide smile swinging her tail in all directions as a sign of joy and happiness. She was a really cheerful person.

“Thank you for everything." I patted her paws but she just hugged me with force so I hugged her back.

“You are welcome. It was fun!" She licked my cheek which made me look at the mentioned organ in awe as it was smooth and slippery. There was another question I liked to ask her which was in my head for a long time. That was the reason why I was so happy that she visited me again.

“But why me? From all the wizards, witches, poor and rich. Why me?" I gesticulated to the world around us. She looked around and leaned closer to my ear. I did the same but despite the crowded street we were alone.

“Because you are interesting." She licked my cheek. “And of course, because you are travelling with my sister." She said and licked my ears, quickly jumped up and in the next second she was disappearing in the crowd.

“Am I travelling with a Goddess? Who could that be?" I scratched my temple. Maybe I will be able to crack this little mystery. I was a little overwhelmed with events around me.

The END