A Wolf's Choice

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Hello folks! I'm back from the shadows to bring you some orc porn, because orcs are hot.

I'm still struggling to complete some bigger unfinished projects, but I managed to write this in the meantime. It was supposed to be something quick but it ended up being a bit longer than I expected, as it often happens. Anyway, hopefully this will help me get back in my writing habit!

This is a story about a young anthro wolf who gets lost and is found by a rather intimidating orc. The wolf asks the orc for help, but gets something else instead. You can probably guess where that goes. Don't worry, the wolf enjoys it in the end. Maybe. Maybe not. You'll have to read to find out. :P

Heads-up, this one is more hardcore than my usual stories. I think it's the first time I upload something so unambiguously non-consensual. This isn't usually my thing, but I'm in a bit of a dark mood lately, and sometimes you just need to write fucked up shit. I honestly have no idea if this will remain an isolated exception or if I'll explore the subject further later. We'll see.

Content warning: This story contains rape, emotional manipulation, domination/submission and sexual slavery in a fantasy setting. There's also short mentions (in dialogue) of violence, mutilation, death, incest, bestiality and necrophilia, but none of that is portrayed in the story itself.

Hopefully unnecessary disclaimer: This is a fictional story and I obviously don't condone any of this stuff in real life. Come on.

Story length: ~5200 words.


Ranu sighed in relief as he sat on the ground next to the big tree in the middle of the crossroads. The young wolf had been walking for so long, and he still had no idea where he was going. It'd been far too long since the last time he crossed paths with anyone, and here he had better chances of finding help. Or so he hoped. At the very least, he'd be able to rest for a while.

But hours passed, and still no one appeared. It was weird. Ranu knew he was very far from the city, but he never expected these mountain roads to be completely deserted. He did his best to remain awake, but he was exhausted, and eventually he succumbed to sleep.

He didn't know how long he'd slept, but when he opened his eyes again, he was met by the imposingly huge figure of an orc staring at him.

"Oh, you're alive," the orc said in a deep, guttural voice.

Ranu jumped to his feet in surprise. He'd never been so close to an orc before, and they didn't have the best reputation among his kind. He'd heard stories. Stories of cruel, brutish warriors who enjoyed ransacking villages and desecrating the corpses of their fallen enemies. And now he was sitting in front of one of them.

"D-don't hurt me, please!"

The orc raised an eyebrow. "Am I that scary?"

Ranu took a better look at the newcomer. He was massive, towering over the young wolf by at least half a meter, and incredibly muscular. He was wearing light clothing that left a good portion of his upper body exposed, including his hairy chest and his thick green arms, which were covered in tattoos. He had a long, braided beard and a shaggy mane of black hair that contributed to his feral look. And of course, one of his most striking features was the big pair of lower tusks that protruded from his lips.

After Ranu failed to provide an answer, the orc chuckled. "Yeah, I know I am. But don't worry, I usually don't go through my life hurting people... unless they give me a good reason."

Petrified, Ranu just watched as the massive orc took off his equally massive backpack and sat against the tree next to him. The wolf's mouth watered as he saw the orc take out a big leather canteen from it and start drinking.

"Ahhh, much better," the orc said, and then offered the canteen to Ranu. "Thirsty?"

Ranu was surprised, but he nodded meekly and accepted the orc's kind offer. "Thank you..."

"You're welcome, pup. So, what's your deal? We don't see many beastfolk around here, and much less alone. Where are you going?"

"Well, nowhere in particular. I just..."

"You ran away from home, didn't you?"

Ranu stared at the orc, surprised. "How... how could you tell?"

"It's very obvious. You're young, alone, and not well prepared for a long journey. And more importantly, if you knew where you were going, you wouldn't have come here."

"Why do you say that?"

"This place is very dangerous for a young pup like you. Lots of orcs around here."

A shiver ran down Ranu's spine. The rational part of his brain was telling him to be careful, that he shouldn't trust this stranger yet. But he seemed kind enough, and what other choice did he have? "Can... can you help me? Please, I have nowhere to go."

The orc looked at him with what seemed like a mix of pity and amusement. "And how exactly do you think I'd be able to help you?"

"I... I don't know. But you said it wasn't safe here. Maybe... maybe you know somewhere safe?"

The orc took a moment to think before answering. "Well, as far as orc villages go, mine is one of the safest. For an orc, at least. The problem is, you're not an orc."

"They... don't like beastfolk?"

"Oh, they like them very much," the orc laughed. "We all do. That's... kind of the issue. For you, I mean."

"I don't understand..."

"You really don't know much about orcs, do you?"

When Ranu looked at the orc again, there was something else in his expression. Some kind of devious smirk that wasn't there before. Ranu tried to get some distance between him and the orc, but the orc quickly grabbed his arm with his massive hand and held it firmly.

"Wh-what do you want?" Ranu said, trembling.

"I'm still not sure, to be honest," the orc said. "I have to admit, I feel a bit bad for you. All alone, with nowhere to go. But it's not like things will magically get better for you if I just leave you here, you know? I mean, if it isn't me it'll be the next orc to find you, so... it wouldn't make sense to waste this opportunity that presented itself so nicely to me."

"I... I still don't understand..."

"Don't worry, you'll understand very soon."

"I think... I think I don't need your help anymore. Could you let go of my arm, please?"

"Hmmm, I don't think I will. Sorry, pup, I got other plans for you."

Ranu's heart was beating extremely fast. "I thought you wouldn't hurt me..."

"I don't want to hurt you. But to do that, I need you to cooperate. This could be very easy or very hard. It's up to you. Now, take off your clothes."

"What? No!"

"Come on, don't be like that. You'll only make things worse for you."

Ranu looked at the orc, terrified. He still wasn't sure what the orc wanted, but he was starting to get an idea. He felt he should fight, or try to run away, but he was so weak, and the orc was so strong. Did he even have a chance? Not really. All he could do was try to appeal to the orc's mercy.

"Please, just let me go."

"I told you, someone else will find you, and they likely won't be as patient as I'm being. If anything, I'm doing you a favor."

Not knowing how to reply to that, Ranu remained silent and didn't really resist as the orc started undressing him against his will.

"You have really soft fur," the orc said as his big hand explored Ranu's exposed upper body, making him shiver, before pulling down his pants and fondling his furry buttocks. "And a very beautiful ass."

Tears were starting to appear in Ranu's eyes as the orc's intentions became more evident. "Please... please let me go... Take my clothes, take everything, but let me go."

The orc chuckled. "Silly pup. I'm not interested in your possessions. I only want you."

Ranu could only cry as the orc shoved him face-down onto the floor and got on top of him, pinning him with his heavy body. He saw what little clothing the orc had been wearing falling next to them as he also undressed, and Ranu knew his fears were about to become a reality.

"Please..." he tried one last time.

"Please what?"

"Don't... don't do this..."

"Sorry, pup, but that's not how things work around these places. If you didn't want to get fucked by an orc, you shouldn't have come to orc territory. It's that simple."

Ranu had his tail between his legs, trying to preserve some modesty, but the orc effortlessly moved it away, exposing the wolf's backside. Then, Ranu felt something hard and warm rubbing between his buttocks, which couldn't be anything else than the orc's erect cock.

"I'd try to relax if I were you," the orc said as he positioned the tip of his leaking member against Ranu's asshole. "It'll hurt less that way. Probably."

"At least... at least be gentle, please..." Ranu said between sobs, resigned to his fate.

"No promises."

And just like that, the orc shoved his cock inside Ranu's virgin asshole, making the wolf cry out in pain. It was big. Far too big for the poor wolf, but there was nothing he could do about it but endure it. He just hoped that it wouldn't last too long, and that the orc would let him go after he was done fucking him. He didn't dare imagine what else could happen otherwise.

"Fuck, you're tight! Don't tell me you've never been fucked in the ass before?"

Ranu shook his head, trying and failing to hold back his tears.

"Wow, I got really lucky then! It's not every day I get to take a cute pup's virginity," the orc commented casually as he continued inserting his cock deeper inside Ranu. "I bet you didn't expect your first time to be with an orc."

"Of course not!"

"Well, life is full of surprises," he laughed as he pulled back his cock a bit before pushing it inside again. "My first time was with my father, as it's often the case among orcs. He wasn't gentle at all, let me tell you, not even during that first time. He died during a raid when I was still young. Can't say I miss him, though."

Ranu was barely listening to the orc's monologue. The massive cock inside him didn't let him focus on much else beyond the pain.

"I moved with my uncle then," he continued. "He was much nicer. And he let me fuck his pet wolf whenever I wanted. Maybe that's why I like your kind so much. I get nostalgic."

"Pet... wolf...? A feral wolf...?"

"Oh, no, of course not! My uncle would've never let his inexperienced nephew fuck a feral wolf, that'd be so irresponsible! I meant a beastfolk, obviously."

"You... you keep beastfolk as pets...?!"

"Huh, I really would've thought that was common knowledge among your kind," the orc said as he shoved his cock deeper. "Fuck, you're even more naïve than I thought. I actually feel a bit bad for you." He paused for a moment and let out a long sigh before he resumed thrusting. "Well, let this be a lesson on orc culture. You certainly need it."

In addition to the physical pain he was feeling, a new kind of fear was building up inside Ranu, as he started to realize that being raped by the orc could very well be just the start of this terrible nightmare.

"What... what are you going to do to me?" Ranu said, trembling.

"I'm fucking you," the orc thrust his hips for emphasis. "Isn't that obvious?"

"But I mean... after that? Will you let me go?"

"Maybe, maybe not. I'm tempted to keep you, but I haven't decided yet. What do you think?"

Ranu's heart sank. "I think... I think you should let me go..."

"Yeah, I thought you'd say that. Even though you'd likely be found by someone far worse than me, and you'd end up wishing I had kept you."

"I doubt that."

The orc just chuckled. "In any case, you don't need to worry about that yet. It's not like you have any choice in the matter. I hope that's already clear enough at this point."

Ranu didn't answer.

"But enough chitchat. Let's focus on what really matters right now, and that's fucking this nice virgin wolf ass. Although I guess it's not so virgin anymore," he laughed as he sped up his thrusts, his balls rhythmically slapping against Ranu's ass. "Fuck, this feels so good!"

Ranu could only cry as he tried to endure the rough penetration, but he wasn't sure if it was the orc's cock or his words what caused the most pain. He certainly was perplexed by the orc's nonchalant attitude, the way he talked about the whole situation so casually, all while continuing to fuck him against his will, and Ranu was unable to do anything about it.

At the same time, some part of him found that powerlessness weirdly comforting. It helped take some gravity out of the situation, somehow, knowing that his fate was completely out of his hands. He just had to endure this humiliation a while longer, and the pain would eventually stop. Or so he hoped.

"You know, you're taking this quite well, all things considered" the orc said. "Barely any resistance, just the way I like it. It's clear that, deep down, you know your proper place, even if you were never told about it before. Must be an instinctual beastfolk thing, something that tells you that submitting to an orc is completely natural for a cute little pup like you."

Ranu wanted to protest, but he couldn't find the strength to do so. Or was it that maybe he was actually starting to believe the orc's words? Was that all there was to his life now? Did he escape his previous life just to end up being raped and possibly enslaved by the first stranger he met?

The orc hugged Ranu and pressed his massive body against the wolf's. He was so big, so strong. Ranu was both disgusted and amazed by the brute's incredible musculature. If he had a body like that, he could've avoided this situation. But he was weak and frail instead, a shame among his own kind, and now just this horny orc's plaything.

"Fuck, your ass is amazing, pup," the orc said as he shoved his cock even deeper inside Ranu's asshole. "It's like it was made for my cock!"

"No... It hurts..." Ranu whimpered, barely audible.

"You just need to relax. You're still too tense."

"I don't want this..." he said between sobs. "Please... no more..."

"No more? But we're just getting started! Look, pup, I know this can be hard to accept, but you have to understand that begging won't get you anywhere. I'm having a great time here, so I'm not going to stop until I fill this nice little hole with my cum, and I'll take as long as I want to get there, okay? Trust me, just relax and it'll be easier. You might even start to enjoy it."

"Never!"

The orc chuckled. "So much confidence from such a little pup. Well, it makes no difference to me. I'll keep fucking you whether you enjoy it or not. I don't want to cause you pain, but it's not like I'll let something as irrelevant as that stop me when I'm having such a good time."

"You're cruel..."

The orc sighed. "Oh, pup, you don't know how wrong you are. Most orcs are far worse than me. In fact, I'm often told I'm too soft. You were so, so lucky that no one else found you first. Otherwise, there's a high chance you wouldn't come out of this little encounter alive. or at least with all your body parts intact. Didn't you know that some orcs collect beastfolk tails, just for fun? They don't care if you bleed to death in the process. Some of them would even enjoy raping you while you scream in agony, and wouldn't stop fucking your corpse if you happen to die too soon."

"That... that can't be true."

"Oh, it's definitely true. Honestly, I can't understand them. Beastfolk are such beautiful creatures. They're meant to be fucked, not mutilated!"

"I..."

"Other tribes eat beastfolk meat. I've heard that some of them even cook them alive. Supposedly makes the meat taste better."

"R-really?!

"I can't say, I've never tried it."

"But... but do they really eat beastfolk?"

"Yes," the orc replied. "I've seen it with my own eyes."

Ranu shivered. None of them said anything for a while, but the constant sounds of penetration, the orc's grunts, and Ranu's occasional sobs still filled the air.

"See?" the orc continued. "Compared to something like that, what I'm doing to you now doesn't look that bad, does it? Would you still call me cruel, knowing what could've happened to you if some other orc had found you?"

"Well, I guess... I guess it could be worse," Ranu admitted.

"Much, much worse. But I'm not like that. I'm a kind orc, really! I just want to fuck you, and maybe, just maybe, make you my pet. Nothing more. Don't worry about those things I said, none of that will happen to you while you're with me. I'll keep you safe, pup. Trust me."

"Th-thank you..." Ranu found himself saying.

The orc stopped thrusting for a moment, and he petted Ranu's head with surprising gentleness. "It's alright, pup. Now relax. This has to happen, so don't make it harder than it needs to be. For your own good."

As the orc resumed his thrusts, Ranu found them to be somehow less painful than before. Had his asshole grown numb to the pain, or was he actually managing to relax at last? Whatever the reason, the rough penetration was certainly more tolerable now, and Ranu was thankful for it.

Even more surprisingly, as the pain receded, Ranu started feeling something new and strange as that thick green cock stimulated a peculiar spot inside him. Was it... pleasure?

No, it couldn't be. He was being raped! Even if this orc wasn't the absolute worst among his kind, he was still raping him, and he'd clearly said he didn't care about Ranu's pleasure. But even then, he couldn't deny that, somehow, he was starting to grow an erection...

That fact didn't go unnoticed by the orc. "Look at that, you're getting hard!" he said as he grabbed Ranu's sheath with his giant hand. "You're enjoying it after all. I knew you would."

"I'm not enjoying it!" Ranu protested. "I'm just... tolerating it..."

"Your body seems to think otherwise," he pulled back Ranu's sheath, exposing more of his red canine cock. "It knows what it wants. It knows where it belongs... and who it belongs to."

"No... I don't want to belong to you..."

"Are you sure about that? Would you rather belong to someone else? Someone worse?"

"I don't want to belong to anyone! I want... I want to be free!"

"Too late for that, I'm afraid. Free beastfolk just aren't a thing around here. Even if I were to let you go and you somehow managed to avoid being found by other orcs, which is incredibly unlikely to happen, the harsh reality is that you simply wouldn't last long on your own."

"I... I could get lucky..."

"But pup, you already got lucky! You're with me. It doesn't get much better than this. Your body already knows it. Don't fight that feeling. Let your instincts guide you, and just submit."

Ranu tilted his head. "Submit...?"

"Yes, pup. Submit to me. It'll be so much easier. Feel my cock inside you. Doesn't it feel amazing? Doesn't it feel like this is what you've needed your whole life?"

"It feels... it feels good..." Ranu admitted.

"Of course it does. Focus on that feeling. Don't worry about something as trivial as freedom. Why would someone like you even want freedom in the first place? Trust me, it's just a burden."

"You... you think so...?

"I'm sure of it. And I can easily take that heavy burden off your shoulders so you'll never have to worry about it again. You just need to submit to me."

"But... I don't understand..." Ranu said. "Why are you telling me this now? You said... you said I didn't have a choice..."

"Oh, don't get me wrong. I'll do whatever I want with you, and you don't have any say in the matter. That's just a fact. But you do get a choice. You can keep being stubborn and try to fight the inevitable... or choose to submit willingly, and make all this so much easier for both of us."

"That... doesn't look like much of a choice..."

The orc laughed. "I can't do it for you. It has to come from within you. All I can do is give you a little... motivation..." he said as he started stroking Ranu's cock.

He gasped. It was hard to accept it. Ranu definitely didn't want to accept it. But the truth is, it felt good. Really, really good. Both the orc's cock perpetually ramming at his backside, and now his calloused hand stimulating the wolf's rock-hard member. Ranu couldn't deny that, even if it was against his will, this orc was making him feel so much unfamiliar pleasure.

Maybe it wasn't so bad, after all. Maybe freedom really was a burden. He was so small, so weak... But if he submitted to him... If he belonged to this big, strong orc... he'd never be alone again. The orc would protect him and take care of all his needs. All he needed to do was submit.

It's not like resisting would help him at all. The orc had been clear enough, he'd just be delaying the inevitable. If the orc felt like making him his pet, Ranu would just be making things unnecessarily awkward by resisting.

"Submit, pup. It's for the best," the orc said.

"But... but..."

"Listen to your body. This is what you want."

"What I want..."

"You want to submit to me. You want to belong to me."

"Belong..."

"Yes, pup. Belong to me and no one else. Doesn't that sound great? Doesn't that sound like exactly what you need?"

A tear ran down Ranu's face. "I'm... I'm not sure..."

"You know you want it, pup. This is why you came here. This is why you ran away in the first place. To be with me. All your life, you've been waiting for this moment."

"That... that doesn't make sense..."

"It does, pup. It's the truth, and you know it. You want to be mine so badly."

No, he didn't want this. Or did he? It was hard to think straight, with his tiny body being so overstimulated. He wasn't supposed to want it. He wasn't supposed to be enjoying this. But he was enjoying it, he couldn't deny it. The orc's cock felt so, so good inside him. Why would he want to turn away from that? When he could instead submit...

"Submit to me, pup. Stop overthinking it, and just submit."

Ranu could only moan in pleasure. At this rate, it wouldn't be long before he reached his orgasm. Maybe... maybe if he managed to resist until then, he'd be able to think more clearly. Maybe there was another way out of this, and he just hadn't realized it yet. He just had to wait a little longer.

"Follow your instincts. Submit."

He wanted to submit. He needed to submit. But he couldn't. He had to be strong. He'd never been strong, but he had to, just this time. Or there would be no coming back.

"Come on, pup. Do it for me."

"Hnggggggg!!"

"Say the words. I know you can do it."

"No!!" he shouted in defiance.

The orc fondled Ranu's body gently. "You're still so confused. But it'll get better, trust me. Once you submit, everything will be so much easier. Isn't that what you want?"

"Yes, but..."

"Stop fighting it. You're trying to deal with things that are too much for you to handle. Let the big, scary orc handle the big, scary things like freedom. Tiny little pups like you don't need that at all, and are much better without it."

"Without... freedom...?"

"Yes, pup. It's such a heavy burden to you. Why have freedom, when you can be my pet instead? It seems like an obvious choice to me. Especially since, well, it's not like you can choose freedom anyway," he chuckled. "But you can choose to surrender it. Willingly. Permanently."

"What if... what if I change my mind later?"

"You won't. Stop worrying. Just submit."

He wanted to submit so badly. To end the uncertainty, once and for all. Yet he found himself still resisting it, for some reason. It was so hard to think clearly. Almost as hard as his painfully erect cock, which the orc hadn't stopped stroking. Ranu had never felt so much pleasure. It was almost as if the orc knew his pathetic body better than he did. That just seemed to support the argument that his body belonged to the orc. It just made so much sense.

"Little pup..." the orc said softly as he rubbed Ranu's chest.

Why was he so gentle all of a sudden? Why did he want him to submit willingly? He was strong enough to force him to do anything he wanted. Ranu had absolutely zero chance of escaping or overpowering the orc. Submitting to him wouldn't change anything in the end. But still... he was offering him the choice. Why? Did he just want to humiliate him further? Raping him and possibly enslaving him wasn't enough?

Unless... unless this orc somehow cared about him, in his own depraved, brutish way? Could that be the actual reason? He wanted to make him his pet, after all. Surely even orcs cared about their pets even a little?

"You're getting close, aren't you? This would be a perfect time to submit."

"I..."

"Submit, little pup. Submit to me."

"I... I don't..."

"It'll feel so good. Trust me."

"Trust..."

"Yes, pup. You can trust me. I know what's best for you. There's nothing you want more than to be mine."

"Yours..."

"Yes, mine. Mine and only mine. Forever."

Ranu moaned, the pleasure becoming overwhelming. He stopped resisting then, and he made his choice. Although, deep down, he knew he'd already made it long ago.

"I submit..." he mumbled, his voice lost under the lewd sounds of penetration.

"Did you say something?" the orc asked. "You'll have to speak louder, pup."

"I submit!" Ranu shouted this time. "I submit to you!" Ironically, surrendering his freedom felt extremely freeing.

The orc stopped thrusting, and hugged Ranu's body tenderly. "Just what I wanted to hear. Now cum, my pup. Cum for your master."

His master... Those words were what drove him over the edge. Ranu moaned loudly as his whole body tensed and he started spilling his cum on the ground below him. It was the most powerful orgasm he'd ever had. So much that it felt like all the previous ones shouldn't even count as orgasms anymore.

Ranu was still in the middle of his climax when his master resumed fucking him, even harder than before. His moans turned into a howl as he was overcome by pleasure.

"My turn now," the orc said. "Get ready to receive your master's seed for the first time, pup!"

True to his word, after a few more thrusts, the orc released a deluge of cum inside the eager wolf. Ranu was surprised by the sheer volume, but on second thought it was to be expected coming from such a big and virile creature.

"Fuck yeah, pup!" the orc grunted, still pumping cum inside Ranu. "Oh, fuck, I needed this!"

The orc's orgasm continued for a while, Ranu barely able to process it. Once it finally seemed to end, his master hugged him again. His master. His owner. It was hard to believe it was true, but that was Ranu's reality now. He belonged to this big, brutal orc.

"You have a great ass, pup. I'll be fucking you a lot."

"Y-yes, master," Ranu said, still dizzy.

The orc chuckled. "What a good boy."

Ranu couldn't prevent his tail from wagging slightly at the praise.

"Oh, look at that. You love it, don't you? You love when your master calls you a good boy."

It was true. Ranu just nodded, embarrassed.

"Well, if you keep being such a good pup, I'll keep praising you. I'm sure you will. That's why you decided to submit to me, after all. You know your proper place."

Ranu nodded again.

"That's right, this is your proper place," the orc said, softly rubbing his bearded face against Ranu's neck. "With me."

They stayed like that for a few minutes, and Ranu felt his master's cock slowly softening inside him. After a while, the orc finally pulled it out, letting a stream of cum flow from the wolf's gaping asshole and onto the ground below.

"We orcs don't have knots like you wolves do," he said. "But I have another way to keep you close. Stay there."

He started searching his backpack, while Ranu just sat and looked at his naked master in awe. He was so incredibly big and muscular. The thought of trying to escape while the orc was distracted briefly crossed the wolf's mind, but it was immediately discarded.

"There it is! I knew I was carrying one just in case," the orc said as he turned toward Ranu again, holding a leather collar in his hand. "So you don't forget who you are, or who you belong to," he said as he secured the collar around the wolf's neck. Then, he also tied a leash to the collar.

Somehow, it felt so right. "Thank you, master."

The orc took a step back to look at Ranu better. "It looks very nice on you. If you behave well, we might not even need the leash in the future. But for now, it's a necessary evil. When I bring you to the village, I want everyone to know immediately that you belong to me."

"Yes, master. Are we going to your village now?"

"That's right, my pet. We should get there by nightfall. You must be tired now, so I'll let you rest for a couple more minutes before we depart."

"You're very kind, master."

His master kneeled next to Ranu and smiled. "And you're adorable. I'm so glad you decided to submit in the end, even if it took a while to convince you. I would've kept you even if you didn't, but things would've been more awkward."

Ranu didn't want to think about that alternate outcome. He was his master's pet now, that's all that mattered.

The orc petted Ranu's head, and the wolf found himself smiling for the first time that day. His master was scary, yes, but he was also capable of gentleness, and Ranu realized that he greatly desired his touch. The two of them remained in silence, the orc softly caressing the wolf's fur, and the wolf wagging his tail, pleased.

After a while, the orc stood up again, and gave the leash that connected to Ranu's collar a small tug. "We should go now."

"Yes, master."

"Help me get dressed."

Ranu did as instructed. He wanted to touch and worship his master's body, but he didn't dare do anything unprompted. Once he'd finished helping the orc, he looked at his own set of clothes.

"Don't bother with those," his master said, as if reading Ranu's thoughts. "Pets don't wear clothing. From now on, you'll only be wearing your collar."

"Yes, master."

"Let's go now. We have a long road ahead." The orc put on his backpack, tied the free end of the leash to his belt, and started walking.

Ranu followed closely behind. Of course, the leash left him no other option, but even then, he actively tried to remain as close to his master as he could, finding comfort in the big orc's presence. He had no idea what to expect once they arrived at the village, but he wanted to think that as long as he remained by the orc's side, he'd be alright. With his mind full of questions and uncertainties, Ranu left everything he knew behind as he headed toward his new life as his master's pet.