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Story by Knight of the Dragon on SoFurry

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So I found this short I had written some time ago sitting in some forgotten corner of my pc. I used to start and never finish short stories like these all the time. And so I decided to continue writing on this one which actually turned out to be very fun and refreshing, meaning it is possibly to see a continuation of this story in the future.

This one takes place far from the squabbles in Albia, before the invasion there even started, in the lands of the north where the norsemen rule. Gaernath is a young male dragon from a northern dragon tribe whose life takes an unexpected turn when he met his old friend Verana again after many years...


The sun shone brightly on Gaernath's light blue scales as he lounged on the stone plateau in front of his mountaintop cave, watching the winged silhouette approaching from the horizon. With Summer's warmth to comfort him, the chilly air of the northern climate was a bit less noticeable, but still enough to cause a shudder through his body. His home was placed high up in the cave of a mountain near the peak. It was an extraordinary find, one he was sure many others of his kind would be jealous of for being so remote and cut of from humans. At least he had no fear of dragon slayers coming in at night to stick a spear through his neck.

Strange how those hunters were still a thing even though he was very sure that the human king of the North had forbidden it for decades. Or maybe it was the father of the current one and his son just didn't care. Not that it mattered much to Gaernath. He very much liked to stay out of human politics and all their affairs as much as possible. The interactions he had with human hunters while on the look for prey in the woods was enough for him. Those at least didn't end in violence. Well, usually they didn't.

He sometimes still wondered why his parents came this far north from the highlands in Albia. As far as he heard those lands were in general more friendly towards dragons. Maybe it was just wanderlust? They never really told him a coherent reason. Whatever it was, he was glad for it. He liked the north even if the climate could get rough and freezing.

His thoughts brightened in an instant as he recognized the winged figure on the horizon as a Verana, an old friend from the clan in which he hatched. They have met each other a few days ago by accident while searching for more game further away from home. He hadn't seen her in so long, he was so very happy to see her, even more so when she asked him if he would show her his home. Of course he didn't hesitate to accept. After all, what kind of male in the early stages of dragon adulthood would refuse such an offer from a beautiful dragoness?

Her scales, a blue lighter even than his own, so light it was almost white, were a sight to behold. Where his eyes were deep golden, hers were an icy blue, very rare for a dragon indeed and thus all the more striking. Her horns were a bit smaller than his and were less arched, adding to her feminine body. While male dragons were usually broader and stronger females were nimble and graceful. And she was graceful indeed. Watching her fly alone brought a smile to his muzzle. When she roared out, a loud thundering sound that carried across the mountains, it was meant as a greeting, as it was custom amongst dragons. He answered her call with a roar of his own before getting up on all fours so he could take a few steps back to give her room to land.

As she got closer he could see her tail lashing through the air as she adjusted her course. Strangely enough there were no frills on the tip like on his own, a constant reminder that her parents were not from the north but rather from the north east. While it was still north, apparently it just wasn't the same. It may be the cause of her beautiful blue eyes as well, so he was grateful for whatever reason her parents decided to settle down in his clan all those years ago.

She landed right next to him, folding her wings close to her body before turning her head to Gaernath. "Greetings lovely." Verana said with a pleased rumble as she nuzzled against his neck.

He tensed up slightly in surprise by the way she addressed him. When he met her out in the woods he had thought 'now or never' and finally confessed to her how he had longed for her and loved her for many years, but was always too afraid to tell her. Until that day. She had reacted a bit surprised and was very uncertain about the whole thing. And thus Verana told him to leave her some time to think it over, right before she asked if she could come and visit him at his home.

"Greetings to you too, Vera." He said softly, purring as he nuzzled her too, gently licking the scales on her neck. "You... you thought about what I said then?" He retreated his head as he asked to look deep into her eyes. There was hope in his voice, but looking into Vera's eyes, he was unsure of her decision.

"I have, yes, quite a bit actually." She spoke as softly as he had before. A strong cold wind caused them both to shiver all over and to stand a bit closer together. "But perhaps we should talk about this inside? Your home is awfully cold."

"Sure thing." Gaernath said cheerfully. They both began to walk into the huge cave, leaving the biting cold winds behind. His cave was a sight to behold, something he was indeed very proud of. The inner dome was enormous, probably big enough to fit a dozen dragons inside. Here and there, shining blue crystals emerged from the stone walls, adding color to the otherwise blank grey stone. On the far right next to the wall was his bedding, a wild assembly of furs and other soft things that he had taken from humans. Other possessions of human origin sat assembled in a half circle, fitting the round shape of the cave to leave plenty of room in the middle of the cave. Those possessions ranged from gold to wooden shelves, from old rusty armor to old dusty books. Not that he read them, but his home looked nice with a shelve full of books, or so he thought at least. "So," He turned towards Vera who was curiously inspecting one of the crystals. "What do you think?"

"What do I think?" A smile spread her muzzle as she took a wide glance all around his treasures. "It's really nice here. I also appreciate your tidiness. My former mate always just threw his things where ever he wanted with no care in the world."

"Well, you don't have to worry about that from me." He said with a smile while in truth he grew more and more nervous the longer he didn't know if she would have him or not. So he subtly as he could cleared his throat with a soft growl while he sat down on his haunches. "Vera if you don't mind my impatience I'd... very much like to know what your decision is. Regarding... us, I mean as in... us two together... as mates." He felt his frills growing a slight shade of red that was easily to see over the white they naturally had.

Vera giggled slightly at the sight before she settled down on her haunches right in front of him. "You're cute when you're flustered, you know that?" With that said her own smile slowly melted away and was instead replaced by a thoughtful expression. "I have given it a lot of thought, Gaern. And despite all my thinking I... don't really know. I can safely say that me and my former mate didn't get together out of love, but rather just so we could parent offspring. Now that our son is old enough to care for himself we no longer had reason to be together." A tiny smirk edged at her muzzle, barely noticeable, just like the slight change in her voice that he never heard before from her. "Besides he wasn't really appreciative of... my ways hehe."

Her smirk turned into a warm smile as she put her paw atop of his. "But with you, my dear Gaernath, I never truly knew, and still do not. Maybe I just need more time to think or maybe... we could agree to something else." With that last bit, something strange creeped into her voice again, something he wasn't familiar with.

Gaernath looked at her with uncertainty and a bit of confusion. "What do you mean by that?"

"What I mean by that?" A purr accompanied her words as the unfamiliar tone in her voice began to rise. "Answer me a few questions first, will you? First one, have you ever been with another dragon, female or male, anyone?"

He was startled by the question, his eyes widening as he gaped at her for a couple of seconds. He glanced down as he felt her paw squeeze his, probably to urge him to speak. "I... I h-have not, no."

"Aww," She did a little cooing noise as she creeped a little closer to him, nuzzling at his neck again. "You saved yourself up for me? How romantic of you." He was not sure if she meant it serious or not because in her voice he heard a hint of amusement and again something he couldn't pin down.

"Well, hehe..." He chuckled nervously as he adjusted his position due to a warm tingling in his sheath. He didn't look her in the eyes, instead nervously looking around his possessions. "You could say that, I guess."

A wide smirk spread across her muzzle as Vera began to nuzzle him further, even licking his neck and ears some time. This all seemed so surreal to him. He closed his eyes, a purr pouring from him nonstop as he got lost in the moment. The dragoness of his dreams, the one he had always fantasized about, was nuzzling and licking him without end. It was almost too good to be true. "Second question," She whispered into his ear, making him shiver slightly. "How often have you pleasured yourself thinking about me?"

His eyes shot open, widening as he stared directly into Vera's blue ones the moment he opened his own. He simply stared at her while not even realizing that during Vera's grooming he had grown completely hard, his tapered red member standing at full mast between his hindlegs. "I..." He tried to say, but the rest of his words were lost before they even left his throat.

"How often, Gaernath? It is a simple question, is it not?" She tilted her head, the smirk on her face speaking of nothing but deviousness. That was when he slowly began to understand what that tone in her voice had been the entire time.

"I ehm..." He swallowed once, looking away in shame in admitting to such a thing. "A-at least... once a day, I think." Amongst dragons, or at least amongst the dragons in his clan, self pleasuring was scowled. Those who couldn't even control their own desires would never be worthy to have a mate or father hatchlings.

"Once a day?" The amusement on her voice caused the shade of red on his frills to go darker, going over to his cheeks as well. "My my, Gaernath, you sure are lacking control, aren't you? What would your father think?"

Shame never burned so brightly inside of him. He wished he could just bury himself beneath his wings and hide from the world. At least he did, before his thoughts got washed away as they were replaced by a sudden unexpected wave of pleasure. At first, he didn't know what happened, but then he glanced down to see Vera's paw firmly gripping his fully hard shaft. That alone was enough pleasure to make him moan very softly, which made him blush only more than he already was. Whatever he wanted to say in protest never left his throat. Before he had time to collect himself Vera spoke again, the same seducing tone as before.

"Well well, you really are lacking in control hehe. I suppose it is about time you learn some control then, my dear, which fits perfectly with the idea I had that could make things work between us." As she spoke she began to caress Gaernath's inexperienced member in full and agonizingly slow strokes, causing his breath to shudder. "First you should know that I very much enjoy a male longing after me, squirming for me. I enjoy getting them hard and excited..." She removed her paw from his already throbbing cock. "and then leave them."

Gaernath didn't know what to say. In his mind, he was in paradise. The love of his life, sitting in front of him while stroking his malehood. He wanted to speak, to ask at least one of the many questions that swirled around in his head, but he couldn't. When her paw left him throbbing in the air, the world came crashing back down upon him and he remembered what an embarrassing situation he was in. "W-what..." He finally managed to get out. "what is it that you propose? I would do anything to prove myself if that's what you want!" Determination began to rise in his voice, the shameful situation forgotten for just a moment.

The smirk on Vera's face became more devious than before, her eyes shining with mischief. "Really? Anything?"

"Yes, Vera! Anything!" He spoke with utmost determination and for a moment he could see in her mischievous eyes a glimmer of happiness. Whatever game she wanted to play, which at this point he was fairly certain of had something to do with some kink hers that her former mate never embraced. Whatever it was if it would make her happy, he would go along with it.

"Well then, if you say so." She got up on all fours and walked a circle around him, rubbing herself against his side. She really knew how to tease a male, he had to give her that. Thanks to her efforts his member remained hard even without any stimulation "I will require a prove of your dedication to me, to us. As I said, I do not know yet if I truly love you or not. Until I know, I want you to stay chaste for me, for however long that may be."

Gaernath frowned as she explained her terms. He didn't know what 'chaste' even meant, but he could swear he heard it before from somewhere. When she sat in front of him again and glanced down at his still hard member, it dawned upon him and his heart sank. He remembered his father using that word when he told him all those many years ago that a strong and regal dragon should stay away from the pleasures of the flesh until they have found a mate. In silence he stared at her, his jaws hanging open slightly. "Vera that is... I- I don't know how that is-"

"Necessary?" She finished his question for him, for she knew exactly what he would say in protest. "My dear, if you want to show me your dedication then yes, it is necessary. Or are you really that much lost that even a day without touching your cock is torment for you?"

"No!" He answered without hesitation and then looked away because he knew she was right. Years upon years have passed since he left the clan to seek his own territory and in those years he sought the company of his own paw often more than once a day. The shame caused his erection to slowly retreat at last. In the back of his head, he knew he was weak-minded. "No... no, you're right. I always lacked self control."

"Then why don't let me help you, hm?" Her devious smirk became a warm smile as she sat down next to him and draped his back with her wing. "Just think about it! You'll learn some self control and you'll get me as a prize so to say, hihi." She giggled in a cute manner unfit of a dragoness of her nature, but it made him smile nonetheless.

He turned his head to his side, looking her deep into her eyes. The way she phrased it, it sounded like a good idea, but he feared that he would never be able to control himself for more than a day. "Vera I... I doubt I would be able to prove myself worthy. I-I would try my best but..."

When he trailed off she gave him a reassuring smile and a lick to his chin to go along with it. "Don't worry about that. I have a device at home that can control it for you. I can bring it to you, if you want."

"Device?" He didn't like the sound of that. "What kind of... device?"

"Oh, you shall see soon enough, my dear." Again her smile turned into a smirk, one he felt he would see a lot in the near future. "Now then, am I to take this as a yes then? Are you willing to swear to me that you'll stay chaste until I have decided to take you as mine and let you take me as yours?"

"How long would that be?" He asked, tilting his head to the side.

"However long I need to decide." She said in a warm tone, and a smile to go along with it.

"yes but... about how long would that be?"

"However long I need to decide." Vera spoke in the same tone, though she seemed slightly amused be the frustrated growl that he let out at her lack of a proper answer. "So, do you swear Gaernath, or do you not?"

For a moment, his determination wavered. He imagined going days without stimulation, even months, or a whole year. But in the back of his mind, he knew that Vera wouldn't need that long to decide. With his determination restored, he lay his paw on Vera's and looked her deep into the clear blue oceans that were her eyes. "I swear to you, Verana, that I will stay chaste until you have decided to you take me as yours and to let me take you as mine."

With every word that he spoke, a smile grew wider and brighter on her face. In her eyes still shone that mischief, but it was overshadowed by all the genuine happiness radiating from them. "Oh, Gaernath." She purred softly, embracing him in a tight hug. "And I swear to you that you will not regret your decision."

Verana stayed a while longer in his home afterwards, sharing casual conversation with him after the very heated talk earlier. They hunted together and ate their prey before she had to leave to reach her home before nightfall. He knew how cold and unpleasant flying at night in these climates were, so he let her go without complain. She promised him to come back the next day with the so called 'device' that she mentioned.

After she was gone and out of sight, Gaernath flopped down onto his bedding, his head swirling with all kinds of mumbled thoughts. He was unsure of what he had gotten himself into. He knew Vera well, but after he left the clan he hadn't seen her until that day in the woods. In all those years she could have changed, even if she still seemed the same on the surface. It was undeniable that she enjoyed seeing him embarrassed and humiliated. Perhaps she just enjoyed being dominant, which he didn't mind for as long as she wouldn't always be. Spending the rest of his days as the subordinate to a dragoness, no matter how much he loved her, was very unappealing to him.

Laying there on his own he felt his sheath tingle again just thinking about here. He forced his mind elsewhere since he has sworn a vow and could not give in to his desires. He kept his eyes closed and his paws still even as he felt his tapered tip poking out, shivering all over when the cold air greeted it. With a sigh of frustration, he forced himself to ignore it and soon felt sleep overcome him.


It was made of metal. It had the form of a tiny tube made up of steel rings. There was another larger ring at the bottom of it and a small hole at the top of the tube. Gaernath looked at the thing completely clueless, glancing at Vera a couple of times who seemed way too eager about this whole thing.

"This my dear, is a chastity device." She began to explain before he even asked. The question was probably clearly enough to read from his face. "This ring here is where your balls go through and the tube goes over your sheath. That way you ensure you don't get hard." Her voice was almost giddy, like a hatchling showing of her favorite toy to a friend to make them jealous.

"Where... did you get this thing?" He asked as he picked it up with both forepaws, sitting right beside him.

"So shall we put it on?" She just completely ignored his question, but he remained seated, making her unable to put it on. Vera frowned at him, but answered his question nonetheless. "I have a few humans living close to my home. I simply gave them a bit of my gold and told them my mate is a horny bastard and I need something to keep him at bay. A lie, of course, but I wanted to have one for future opportunities which as it turns out is sitting right in front of me." She eagerly tapped the metal cage with a single unsheathed claw. "Can I put it on you now? I bet it'll look cute on you!"

The eagerness in her voice was almost frightening considering what sort of a devilish device she was about to put on him. He got up on all fours reluctantly and glared at her, uncertain. "I don't know Vera, that thing looks-" He stopped mid sentence, hissing in sudden discomfort as she pressed the cold cage against his sheath without warning. "C-cooooold." He complained as she smirked at him.

"Ah, don't worry, you'll get used to it." She just brushed the issue aside as she took something else made of metal that looked like a tiny key and used it to do something between his legs that he wished he could see. When she didn't even try to explain he curled his neck down to peer under himself. He could see that the cage sat snuggly over his sheath, his balls sitting under it just as snuggly thanks to the metal ring.

"There, sits all neatly don't you agree?" There was a measure of pride and amusement in her voice. "It doesn't chafe you anywhere, does it?"

"No... no it does not." He took a few steps forward, feeling the unfamiliar weight between his hindlegs. "This... thing won't even let me get hard by the look of it... so how do, you know..."

"If you worry about natures call, that's what the small hole is for." She said with a wide smirk as she began to examine him from all sides and angles. "Do not worry about cleanliness. We will meet once every seven days to take the device of for washing, at the hot springs about 2 hours flight to the west, do you know them?"

"Eh, yes, I know the place." He was only paying half attention to her words as he gently prodded at the cage with his paws, finding it unyielding and that he felt absolutely no pleasure through it except the very light touch of his paw on the skin of his sheath. "So I'll just... meet you there in seven days? At what time?"

"I'd say midday sounds about right." She purred as she began to nuzzle his neck. "I'm really looking forward to it. And I can promise you after seven days in the device, you will too." She licked the scales of his neck and slowly went up all the way to his cheek.

"V-Vera, what are you-"

"Just trying to see if the cage works as intended." Was her only answer as she went on to tease him. Her tongue proved to be very pleasurable and caused a warmth to run through him, ending up focused on his sheath. He found himself purring as his member began to harden in its warm shelter. For just a moment he could forget why she was doing what she was doing, and just enjoy the warm feeling of her tongue against his scales. It only lasted so long though, as suddenly he felt a cold uncomfortable sensation that made him hiss as the tip of his cock met the unyielding chastity cage. It didn't hurt as he had feared, but it was certainly far from comfortable. It made him reach down to grasp at the steel in a vain attempt to ease the pressure.

"Ahaha, I see it is working just fine." Vera said with a chuckle as she watched Gaernath squirm about a little with a smile of satisfaction on her face. While he was copping with the effects of the device she went to roll herself in his bedding some, to spread out her scent on the furs he would be sleeping on. When she got up on all fours he was looking at her with an expression that was both pleading and angry. "What? Can't make it easy on you know, can I? You had plenty of time to have fun with your friend down there, but now it is time to learn some restraint."

Gaernath growled low in his throat, ending it with a sigh, looking away from her. "Yes, Vera, I know. You don't need to rub it in, quite literally in this case."

"Oh, I think I very much do need to do that, lovely." She teased him, caressing his side and teasing his balls with her tail as she walked by. "Anyway, I promised to meet another old friend before the day is over, so I should get moving." She spoke to him without looking back and before he could object she had already opened her wings. "See you in seven days!"

And with that said, she was gone.

The first day passed just simple enough. After she was gone he went to hunt himself some food and went for a flight. Flying was something he loved to do, as many dragons did, and it helped him ease his mind. For a while he could almost forget the metal cage that was now locked to his sheath. Once the day was over and he wanted to rest on his bedding, things changed. Vera's scent still lingered on the furs and it certainly had the effect that she desired.

He did his best to just close his eyes and go to sleep, but before he could do so he felt his cock straining against the steel once more, trying to break free of its prison. He groaned in frustration as he clawed at the device locked between his hindlegs. He wondered if he could just find a way to get his balls through that ring and...

"No!" He told himself as he got up on all fours. With a growl of frustration low in his throat he padded away from the furs and instead lay down on cold stone on the opposite side of his cave. "Damn you, Vera." He cursed through his growling. When he felt the uncomfortable pressure of his cock against cold steel stopped he ceased his growling and closed his eyes. He did his best not to think of Vera as he began to doze off and mercifully wandered off into his dreams.

Lucky enough for him, he couldn't remember the dream, but judging how he was awaken by the cold steel kissing his member, he could only guess it was about her. He spent the next few days as he always did, minus the wild masturbation sessions of course. He hunted breakfast, he bathed, flew around some and even sat down to read one of the old books in his shelve that was written in old Nordic runes that were surprisingly close to dragon runes. In the past he thought himself to read those just as well as he could read draconic, so the book was a good measure of distraction for quite some time.

The nights were the worst. Vera's scent didn't linger long as she wasn't receptive and in heat, thank the gods for that. And yet he still dreamt about her and more often than not was awoken by the feeling of his cock straining against cold, unyielding steel, pulling at his balls at the same time, only adding to the uncomfortable feeling. When the sevenths day approached he became strangely excited. He hadn't seen Vera in all those days and now she would take that cursed thing off him. In the back of his mind, he knew that didn't mean that he was going to get any pleasure out of it since she said she would meet him at the hot springs for cleaning, but he couldn't help to feel excited despite all things considered.

The flight to the hot springs was brief, which he was glad of. They might not be too far away, bur far enough so that he wouldn't go there too often no matter how pleasant the water there felt. Once the waters were in sight he was immediately greeted by a beckoning roar. He answered the greeting, looking below to see Vera already sitting in the water of the hot springs. The two separate, roughly round shaped, springs were positioned in a remote area in between mountains, surrounded by nothing but rock and a few single pine trees here and there.

He landed smoothly right besides the pool in which Vera sat. The excitement was probably written across his face more clearly than he thought because she smirked the moment he their eyes met. "Hello, Gaernath." She bowed her head in greeting. "How have you been the last few days?"

"Oh, I don't know. Take a guess, Vera." He allowed himself a grump in his voice that she seemed to just ignore. He took a step towards the water, ready to let the warmth wash over him.

"Hey wait! You have the cage on!" She was quick to point towards his hind end with her tail tip. "You can't get in here with that thing on, my dear."

"What? But... but I've been bathing with it every day."

"I'm not talking about rust you silly. The humans told me it's steel that shouldn't rust as easily. I meant to say that you won't get into the water until I have unlocked you." She fiddled with a thin silver necklace at the base of her neck that he only now noticed. In the middle hang a small silver key. "Or do you want to keep it on?"

"No!" He almost roared out. His ears lowered as it appeared he slightly startled her with his change in tone. "I really want out of this thing. I'm already tired of it."

"Oh are you then?" She took the key of her chain and beckoned Gaernath to stand a little closer. "Well, that's shame because I dare say you'll have to get used to it." With care she reached between his hindlegs to fit the key into the lock and turned it. The rest happened almost on its own. All it needed was a gentle tug from her and the cage came off, shortly followed by the ring that held it in place. Gaernath immediately let out a sigh of relieve, already feeling himself slip from his sheath without any further coaxing.

"S-sorry, I just-" He tried to awkwardly hide his growing erection from Vera with a frontpaw while she just smirked at him.

"Just get in the water already." That said, the made a bit more room so he had plenty of space in the water for himself.

She didn't have to say that twice as he was very eager to get in the water for more reasons than just to cover his hard-on. He stepped forward and into the water, sighing and rumbling in pleasure as the warm water washed all over his body. The water was deep enough for him to sit down on his haunches with water going all the way up to the base of his long neck, leaving only the rest of his neck, his head, and the tip of his wings out in the cold. It was a pleasant experience, all the more pleasant as he felt his now fully hard cock surrounded by warm water instead of pushing against cold steel as it tried to harden.

He relaxed his muscles, sighing again and closed his eyes for a moment. Sitting there on his haunches on the stone bottom, he felt his balls and his erection rubbing against the rocks. Despite the rocks being rather uncomfortable, they also had a surprisingly smooth surface, thus he involuntary humped forward just a bit to feel at least something on his cock. Before Vera could catch it though, he caught himself and stopped, clearing his throat to break the silence between them. "So ehm..." He began rather awkwardly while she just stared into the distance, smiling wistfully. "You said something about ehm... cleaning? Did you mean we'll take a bath together or-Ahh!" He exhaled a sharp breath, his question cut short as he felt something smooth and flexible curl around his shaft. In his mind he already knew it was her tail, but only when she turned her gaze towards him and smirked did it really settle in.

"Yes, my dear Gaernath, this is about cleaning indeed. Although I did not intent to let the water do all the work for me." The tail around his member shifted, enveloping the rest of his hard cock, gliding over his ridges and tip. Groans and gasps of pleasure escaped him as this entirely new sensation overcame him. He even humped into the tight grasp of her tail, since he was so very sensitive and needy after his time in chastity.

"V-Vera!" He squeaked, his voice pitched higher than usual. "I thought- mmrawr!" Something in-between a roar and a groan escaped his throat as her tail squeezed down on his ridges. "I thought you said I- ahh- s-should not-"

"You are not allowed to touch yourself, is what I said. Correct me if I'm wrong, but as far as I think I can touch you down there all I want." She smirked at him widely, nuzzling her cheek against his neck. "You're not gonna complain, are you?"

Gaernath couldn't say anything, too overwhelmed with the unexpected rush of pleasure to think of an answer. His groans would probably be answer enough for her anyway. The only foreign touch he had felt on his member before was Vera's paw gently caressing him but her tail held him much firmer grip, stroking him with full strokes in an unfamiliar sensation that a paw could not bring.

"So, this is how this is gonna go:" Vera started, making sure to slow down her stroking so he would focus on her words instead of his cock. "I'm going to stroke you for as long as I want using my tail, my paws," She raised her head to one of his ears, smirking lewdly meanwhile. "or my maw if I am feeling really frisky. The thing is, you will tell me when you are getting close to the edge of that sweet release, alright? Then when I decided I have teased you enough I will tell you if I have made my decision."

"Couldn't you just tell me-ahhh!" He gasped when her tail tightened around his ridges, squeezing them. Oh, she definitely knew just how sensitive a male's ridges were. "Why not just tell me?" He repeated his question when Vera did not answer immediately.

"Just tell you?" Vera said it as if that was the worst idea ever, curling her neck back to look him straight in both eyes. "Where would be the fun in that?" She kept staring at him as her stroking continued faster than before, loving the way his eyes shut and his jaws clenched as the pleasure filled his senses.

Without her even having to tell him, he gave in to her ways, leaning his head back against the side of the hot spring. Not even caring how cold the earth felt there, the heat in his loins making up for it. He had no idea that a tail could bring so much pleasure but the feeling of her soft scales sliding over the sensitive flesh of his shaft after seven days of abstinence was just pure bliss. Her strokes were firm and measured, and also very skilled. This was clearly far from the first time she stroked a male off with her tail.

Up and down his cock she went in long, full strokes, the heat of the water only adding to the heavenly stimulation. All precum that was pumped out of him went amiss in the pleasant water of the hot spring. Not like he needed any further lubrication. "Oh goooooods..." He groaned in pleasure as he leaned forward, resting his head on her shoulder. "You're s-so good at-hngh!" He was again interrupted when she squeezed one of his sensitive ridges.

Her tail slid downward just a bit, curling around his balls tightly, which made him gasp but also shudder. She lowered a paw into the water to feel them, poke them and massage them. Despite how he yearned for her touch to return to his aching cock he couldn't deny how good that felt. "You know, Gaern, I always thought that I was the exotic one before your parents arrived in our clan. I was so young then but I remember being teased about the lack of frills on my tail, or my eyes..."

She trailed off, focusing only on his smooth balls. He leaned his head back, closing his in pleasure. "That's nice." He commented with a smile when her massage went on. "...Then I came along and it changed, because everyone wanted to get a look at my balls." He continued her story, smirking briefly. "My mother and father had no idea northern dragons were so different. Thicker scales, bigger, and males with slits. It was as strange to them as they were thought as strange from the others."

Vera chuckled softly, giving his balls a brief squeeze, enough to make him tense up a little. "And all the females who would make bets at who could get you in the balls first."

He groaned in response. "Don't remind me of that please." But he also chuckled. "For someone who never handled balls before you sure know how to do it."

That made her smile, her tail loosening the grip on his sack. "Thanks Gaern. I suppose I'll have more time to practice with you around." Her tail trailed up again, stroking his shaft that had been neglected for a while now. It was a soft stroke but even that was enough to make him groan in pleasure once more, his member twitching in anticipation. Her grasp got firmer again, her strokes faster, and soon she was back at her older rhythm. She was so good with her tail.

Again and again she would tease the most sensitive parts of his shaft. She squeezed around the ridges, stroking them. She would squeeze just under the slightly pronounced tip and then drag her tail up to the tip where she twisted it. then she stroked back down again to repeat the whole motion. The feeling was simply overwhelming. Even after the moment he had to calm down where she just played with his balls, he was getting closer.

He felt so very sensitive that after all the teasing he was sure that one more tight squeeze on one of his ridges would send him straight over the edge. Her strokes remained firm and fast. His toes curled and his teeth clenched as he felt the edge of his the orgasm he so longed for approaching. "Close!" He mewled through his teeth. "S-so close!"

Right on his mark, she stopped stroking, but still held onto his cock with a gentle grip. The control she had over her tail was admirable, or rather would be if he was not too busy tethering at the edge of orgasm. It was so very close and yet he could not go over in time. He knew it was what she wanted but a whine still made it past his clenched teeth as she started stroking again, very slowly.

"At the edge so soon? My dear Gaern quite lacking stamina." She gently whispered into his ear before giving one of his ridges a quick squeeze, earning a tensing of his muscles and a moan from him, making her giggle.

"What did you expect after seven days in that... thing." He mumbled, half lost in the pleasure, groans and moans escaping him now and again.

"And are you still close?" She asked teasingly, her tail squeezing just under the tip, earning another gasp from Gaern.

"Y-yes!" He answered right away. He felt ready to explode any second. If only she would speed up a bit of squeeze his ridges and tip firmly. "You are k-keeping me right on edge! H-how?" He asked in-between his heavy breathing and various noises of pleasure.

"Oh I had plenty of practice with other males before you. And edging has been a favorite of mine for quite a while." She leaned her head over to whisper into his ear. "The feeling of a male's member throbbing so eagerly as it nears orgasm, twitching in anticipation of that delightful feeling..." He shivered all over. If she went on like that he swore he could cum despite only the very light strokes of her tail over his sensitive flesh. Just when that thought crossed his mind however, she stopped, this time removing her tail all together, leaving his cock throbbing on its own without a tight embrace to coax it further, instead curling around his balls, hanging quite loosely thanks to the warmth of the water. Gaern groaned in frustration, resisting the urge to move his own paw down to finish it himself, but he didn't. He wanted to please Vera and if it took some denial to do that then so be it.

"From a scale of 1 to 10, how much do you want to cum?" She asked playfully as she took his head off her shoulder and looked into his half lid eyes.

He groaned in response, his cock giving a desperate throb as if to agree with him. "Does 11 count?"

That made her laugh, the musical sound making him smile despite his desperately throbbing cock. "I... yes, I suppose that answer should have been expected." She smiled at him, not deviously, but rather genuinely. "You know, I should thank you for this opportunity. I never had the chance to try out this dominant part with someone willingly. I am really happy thus far, thanks to you."

"Well I am glad my desperation is making one of us happy." He commented with just the slightest smirk, meaning it only half as a joke.

"Aww..." She coed, the mischief returning to her voice and eyes. "Is someone desperate to release their seed?" With one of her paws she gently brushed past his cock, that alone making him gasp.

"Oh gods yes." He wasn't sure what he thought of the way she talked with him but it sure got him aroused. That didn't make him submissive, did it? At that moment he didn't care at all. "Vera I-I know we agreed upon but... I don't know I... I really, really need to cum." He gulped, looking at her with a pleading look. "Please?"

Vera just smirked down on him. "You sure beg like you were dominated like this before." When he looked away, embarrassed, she just smirked wider.

"I wasn't! I just... thought it was what you wanted to hear, and..." He couldn't help but chuckle at himself. Like the reality of the situation dawned on him then and there. "And I really do need to cum, Vera."

She laughed again, although this time it was felt sounded more devious than cheerful. "I am sure you do." She licked his ear, smirking ear to ear. "I haven't yet decided however, so you can't cum."

His heart dropped and his eyes slowly opened so wide, staring at her as if she just struck him. "W-what? But we... I was sure I felt a connection between us!"

"Yes, on a sexual matter we both obviously work." She quickly interjected before he got too heated and got angry. "But this my dear, is about love. I just... can't decide it this easily. I am sorry, but not today."

"But... Vera I..." He stared at her with a frown but all the frustration and even anger in him melted away when she smiled at him so sweetly and one of her paws gently starting to massage his balls. "I am... just not used to this..." He slumped over, staring into the water. He caught a glimpse of his cock, still rock hard, throbbing as he glanced at it as if asking him for release. He closed his eyes, sighing. "I want to make you happy, I really do, but I don't know if I have it in me."

Vera's expression softened, her smile forming into caring concern. "Gaern I already appreciate what you are willing to do for me. And you admitting your weakness... is one of the strongest acts I have seen from any dragon. Admitting your own faults isn't easy and yours is self control." Her other paw gently reached down beneath the water, his eyes following her paw all the way until he groaned when she grasped his member at the base. "I know it won't be easy." She allowed herself just the slightest smirk when she stroked her paw across his ridges firmly once, earning a surprised gasp that melted into a moan. "And I know I don't make it easy, but I know if you really put your mind to it, you can do it."

He sighed but raised his head to meet her eyes. "Thanks Vera, your words are comforting at least." He nuzzled her neck. "And... maybe you're even right. Whatever the case, I will do as you say. I'll... spend another seven days in chastity." Just saying that send shivers down his spine. Really he just wanted to cum then and there, but he knew afterwards he would regret it. No orgasm was worth losing his chance to have her as his mate.

His answer made her smile and embrace him in a hug, a hug which he returned gladly. "Then we'll wait until your friend retreats back into his cave to put the cage back on." She released him from the hug and flashed him a brief smirk. "You can leave then of course, but I would welcome it if you were to stay longer for some talking or more teasing-"

"Yes, talking, that sounds nice." He chimed in before she got too far into that sentence.

She chuckled before nuzzling at his neck just as he did with hers. He huffed in longing as he could swear he could feel her tail tip gently brushing past his slowly retreating member, as if trying to stop it from softening despite what she said. That was either an accident or devious plot. How well he was beginning to know her kinky side however, he was betting on the second possibility.

The denial was hard to deal with, but for her, he would do it. Even if his cock seemed to vehemently disagree with him, throbbing needy before at last it retreated back into the confines of his sheath.

For the remainder of the time in the hot spring they sat on their haunches and talked about other topics. Gaernath was happy to forget about his aching loins for a time and have a normal conversation with the love of his life. When at last they got out and she put the device back on he remembered he wouldn't cum still for at least another seven days. He didn't complain anymore other then let out a whine as it was locked in place.

They both said their goodbyes then and went on their merry ways, agreeing on the same time again in seven days and the same place. The cage was already feeling tighter on the way back home as he thought about it. Gods, he hoped she would let him cum then. He felt his cock strain against the cage as it tried to harden midflight. He groaned but otherwise did his best to focus on flying.

Another long seven days awaited him. Then hopefully sweet release and the warm loving embrace of his new mate.