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As nova slowly opened his eyes he awoke once again to his world of dreams, it having changed again in new and interesting ways, the slave now finding himself laying at the edge of his pond staring up at the most beautiful and brilliant night sky to ever meet his gaze. As the young human thought about It, he honestly could not remember the last time his world of dreams had been shrouded in darkness like this, the echoing sound of insects and night predators from the far off forest meeting his ears as he just looked up, not a cloud in the sky to block his brilliant view of the sparkling stars or the biggest moon he had ever seen. Just laying there in peaceful bliss he could not help but realize just how alone he was here, the beautiful sky evidence of that as there was no artificial light from nearby cities or towns to obscure the light of the thousands of far off suns from shining down on him in the almost still midnight of his forest.

Wile normally being left alone was his greatest fear, in this place, the safest place he had ever experienced, his solitude was a gift that he treasured, like being wrapped in a warm blanket it protected him and allowed him the freedom of knowing nothing bad could ever happen to him here. He had no idea how long he had laid there with just the company of his thoughts before he decided to go for a swim, the slave thinking the cool water on his bear skin would feel just wonderful. But as he sat up he was quickly stunned into motionless by yet another new development, there sitting on a stone just a few inches from him was a bird, a pure black bird the size of a hawk absentmindedly cleaning one of its wings.

At first it just seamed perfectly content with it's grooming, the bird completely ignoring him until he tried to touch it, the dark creature spotting his motion and looking up, locking eyes with him. Wile it was true he had herd animals in the far off forest over the last few nights, he had never seen any of them before now, let alone have one get so close without even knowing it. Quickly he thought to look away, to drop his gaze both out of respect and because he knew that looking into an animals eyes was often taken as a hostel gesture, but as he looked into it's eyes he just could not, the burning orbs of liquid fire reflecting moon light back at him, but not only that, there was something more there, a feeling of, of malevolent power, like the bird could snatch the very soul from his body if it so wished. As frightening as that was, nova found it in some way he could not understand to be comforting, familiar, like something he had always known, it just reassuring him that the bird was not here to hurt him.

With a very timid smile he reached out and carefully traced the back of one finger over the birds chest, very softly petting it as it began to chirp a haunting song, again something that seamed so very familiar, if only he could place it. Again he seamed to lose track of time as he lessoned to the bird, all other sounds fading away as it's melody filled all the corners of his world. When eventually the song came to it's end nova opened his mouth to thank this dark creature for sharing something so beautiful, so sad, so raw with emotion with him, but once more he discovered that he had no voice in this world between wake and sleep. This he found very confusing, why could the bird sing to him and the other animals yet to approach lend there sounds to the back ground of his world, but he, as the dreamer was not able to make any sounds of his own.

He was still thinking about this when without warning light started to fill his world, nova turning to see if the sun had started to rise only to see the glowing female fading into existence beside him on the large flat rock she had been sunning herself on the last time he had seen her. As startling as it was to see her appear out of thin air, this time her glow was not as blinding as it had been before, it just strong enough to obscure her identity with out causing him pain to look at her. It was when he met her eyes for just a moment that he understood why the birds eyes looked so familiar, her eyes, her eyes of liquid fire had the same ora of power within them. It was not exactly like the feeling he had gotten from the birds eyes, not cold malevolence, but warm, radiant love, the same type of power, but more like the polar opposite of the bird that had been singing to him. Oddly it gave him the same feeling of familiar safety, like it was something he had always known, like both of them had always been with him and where in someway connected to him.

Nova could not help but drop his eyes once again as the glowing female fully entered his world, her burning eyes of liquid fire seaming to spread warmth all through out his body as she silently gazed at him. Wile he felt that same unexplainable attraction to her like each time before he just could not bring himself to look up at her, nova feeling so, so impotent and powerless because he was not able to speak to her, not able to ask her name or even show her the basic respect of addressing her as Mistress. But as it turns out he would not have to speak for her to understand him, nova learning this as she reached out a single finger and traced it over his cheek, her musical, enchanting voice softly teasing him in rhyme " O aren't you just as sweet as ever, but I am Mistress to no one, least of all you, our precious treasure..."

Shocked, the slave opened his mouth to silently gasp, how, how had she known what he was thinking? And how was it she, like the bird was able to make sounds when he could not? And why had she called him a treasure, no she had called him " our precious treasure" did that mean she was not alone? Had she somehow allowed others to follow her into his world of dreams?

No sooner had that thought crossed his mind then he felt something hard and cold poking at his fingers, the momentarily forgotten bird doing it's best to regain his attention. That is when it dawned on him, the glowing females eyes and the birds eyes where the same, that meant...........

Just then the bird chirped at him, then at the glowing female who only laughed back at it. Seaming very frustrated at this the bird just spread it's wings and jumped a few steps away, it instantly melting into a fog of pure darkness as its sharp talons came in contact with the rock nova was sitting on. He watched in amazement as the cloud, like the very night itself had come to life, twisted, changed and expanded, growing and reshaping itself before finally coming to rest in a very human looking body, but just like the glowing female, still shrouded by a haze of darkness obscuring it's, no not it's, her, her final identity. It was her voice that gave her away, her musical voice very much like the female on his other side laughing gently as she teased " Awww, sis, you spoiled my fun, I wanted to spend more time with our treasure before he knew it was me."

Wile his world of dreams had always held surprises for him, this was something he could never have expected, not only had someone entered his safe place, now she was joined by a second person, a second female that seamed to be her polar opposite. He just sat there looking back and forth between them, pure light on his left, pure darkness on his right, both of them softly chuckling at what he could only guess was some kind of joke at his expense. Not sure if they where making fun of him nova just lowered his eyes and crossed his hands over his lap, not that he could ask them why they where laughing at him even if it was his place to do so.

Seeing his reaction both of them quickly stopped there amused giggles and hugged him tenderly, each one kissing the cheek on there respective side as they leaned there heads on his shoulders, the glowing female reassuringly whispering "Awww don't be upset precious, we would never make fun of you."

Then the dark female spoke, her very soft voice finishing there joint statement in a warm and tender tone "We have just missed you so much, it has been to long since we got to spend time with our precious treasure like this."

Like having the positive and negative terminals of a battery pressed to his cheeks, the kiss from both females flooded him with a sensation of pure, unrestrained power, the same kind of power he had glimpsed from there eyes. There was just something about that feeling, about that power, something so very familiar, as if it was a warm blanket of protection curled around him, something from a very long time ago that was just beyond his ability to remember. Now feeling oddly comforted but so very confused he looked up to the dark female, his lips moving as he tried to ask who they were and how they had come to be here, an almost pleading look in his eyes as once again his efforts to speak ended in failure.

Much to his surprise the glowing female was the one to answer him with a whisper to his ear, her dark sister seaming perfectly content to just slowly and tenderly nuzzle him, her cold muzzle tracing over his chest and under his chin as the radiant female spoke with a soft chuckle " Dear Precious, you do not need to try so hard for us to understand you. You don't remember yet, but in this special place, this world of dreams and imagination created just for you we can hear your thoughts, as you can hear ours. It is Mother's gift to not only you, but to us as well so we may spend time with the precious treasure that was so unfairly taken from us. As for your second question, I'm sorry but that you must remember on your own, mother has told us it will not come back to you until you are better able to understand it, not until you are ready."

If nova had been confused to start with, now he was completely lost, wile it was true that he had felt a sense of familiarity and connection with this mystery female from the very beginning, the way she was talking, implying it was more then that, like in some way he belonged to her, or maybe to them? Even more confusing, she spoke of her mother creating his world of dreams, it was just to much for his simple mind to comprehend, the slave resigning himself to weight as he was told, nova just lowering his eyes and softly nodding as he thought " Yes, Mistress."

Maybe it was the fact that he gave up so easily or that he was so submissive toward them, but the dark female seamed to grow angry for just a second, her dark glow flaring and eyes of liquid fire growing brighter, before she deflated and just held him closer, her voice tinged with disappointment as she traced her frosty cold nose up his cheek and whispered "O Precious, it just brakes my heart to see you like this, what have they done to the treasure that used to be our greatest source of strength. Look at how small they have made you, how weak, I cant weight for the day I am allowed to repay them a hundred fold for every moment spent trying to crush your beautiful soul."

Nova just shuttered at the flash of rage in the dark female's eyes, a look that promised righteous vengeance and invoked that same feeling of helpless fear that had been his constant companion all of his life. If not for the fact her anger past as quickly as it came nova might have tried to pull away from them both, but there arms curled around him and the tenderness of there affections was all the reassurance he needed that it was not directed at him. In fact he felt as if the dark female was the one who needed him in that moment, the small human leaning in to kiss her on the tip of her cold nose as he curled an arm around her and pulled her closer to him. This it seams was exactly what she wanted, the haze of darkness that obscured her seaming to spread over him as she kissed the side of his neck and began to tenderly purr.

They stayed like that for several long minutes, the dark female just enjoying being so close to the slave as her glowing sister traced a paw over his back, she seaming content to just allow them this stolen time together. It was not until the stars started to fade, surrendering to the first rays of dawn that she did speak, the radiant female softly whispering " I'm very sorry to brake up this tender moment sis, but our time here is almost finished and we still have to deliver mothers message."

Very reluctantly the dark female did release him, or at least she lifted her head from his chest to look him in the eyes as she spoke " Precious, the time has come for you to release the pain and fear that has held you in bondage all your life. You have been given a new family that will love and protect you, open your heart to that love and allow it to guide you all the rest of your days and nights."

Then as if this was a speech they had rehearsed a thousand times the glowing female took over, her whispered voice very soft, but with a noticeable level of sadness as she added "Although it is our fondest wish that the rest of your life could be a long and happy one, there will still be many tests and trials for you to overcome as you begin to walk this new path. Some of them will be easy and some will be so hard they will test your very will to survive, but as long as you continue to put the ones who love you first in everything you do, the rewards will far outweigh the hardships you must endure. "

Maybe the end of her speech was just perfectly timed or maybe it was his world of dreams bending to her will, but as soon as they finished speaking the first rays of sun light began to peak over the trees, the light causing both females to start fading away as there voices echoed "Let there love be your guide."

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With a small start the slave awoke once again to the darkness of his Mistress's cabin, the light from the still burning candles casting dancing shadows along the walls and ceiling. He found that during the night his position had shifted so that he was now laying with his head on her chest with her arms and tail curled around him possessively, the thickness of her warm, soft fur keeping the chill away as she held him in a lovers embrace. For several long minutes he just laid there thinking about his dream, first about the glowing female then about her dark sister and what they had told him. But as was common with his dreams the more he tried to remember, the harder it became until soon it was gone, the last thing to cross his mind being there echoing voices telling him to let his new family's love be his guide.

This new world of dreams had gotten more disturbing then he was used to, for all of his life his dreams had been his only escape, the one place that no one, not even his owners could reach him, but now, now he was being given orders even in his dreams by these mysterious figures, Mistress's that could invade his mind as they pleased. He knew that it was not these females being in his mind and hearing his thoughts that bothered him, growing up as a slave he had learned very early on never to expect privacy of any kind, as a slave he would always be required to open himself fully to his owner and tell her anything she wished to know. No, it was the fact that they had done what no one ells had, they had penetrated the protection of his safe place, reaching him at his most helpless. He guessed it was the same as when he did not wish to be naked all day where others could see him, not that he wanted to hide himself from them, it was just that feeling of complete and total vulnerability that scared him. Wile lying was completely unthinkable to him, Nova had learned through bitter experience that there where some thoughts and feelings that he should never speak aloud, thoughts that could very well get him punished if his owner Misunderstood them.

Nova just took a deep breath and shook it off as the memories faded away, he new that if he allowed himself to dwell on them for to long it would affect him for the rest of the day. He decided that there where more important things that required his attention, his eyes drifting up to his sleeping owner, his beautiful lady in fur. A smile parted his lips as he watched her sleep, the fur around her mouth moving slowly back and forth with each of her breaths, her whiskers twitching from time to time as she dreamt. The Mystery Mistress had told him to let his love for her guide him, his love for her. That is when he realized the depth of his love, It was not just the love a slave was required to have for his owner but he loved her truly with his whole heart. He would give his life for her if she asked for it and he would do it with a smile because it would please her. He moved in a few inches and kissed along the edge of her muzzle as it occurred to him he did not even know why he loved her so much, true she had shown him more kindness then he could ever remember, but was that enough to invoke such an all consuming feeling of love? He smiled and just let the joy of being this close to her wash over him, no matter the reason for it, he would except her love and hold it in his heart for as long as it lasted.

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Dana it turns out was having some interesting dreams of her own, at first of the night before with her slave, being held helpless to the skill of his tongue, then of her dream Mateship ceremony, the one that had been ever evolving in her mind since early childhood. Not much had changed since the last time she dreamed of it, except this time there was no strong and tall male or beautiful and voluptuous female mink standing at her side before the elders of her village. No this time it was her slave, her human, dressed in the traditional Mateship robes, his hand tied to her paw with the binding sash, her family and loved ones all gathered together beside the frozen lakes and snow capped mountains of Crystal peak village, her home.

The ceremony had been everything the Mink Mistress could have asked for and more, that is until with tears in her eyes she finished speaking her vows and the elder turn to her mate to be. No sooner did nova start to speak then the sky was overcast by dark and ominous clouds, the sun quickly vanishing from sight as from out of no where a set of paws and hands both took hold of her slave, pulling him from the alter as he shrieked in terror. To Dana's horror both the Butcher and Captain Carnes had appeared and where trying to take nova from her, the small human seaming to be dwarfed by the pure evil of both males as he desperately cried for her to help him. She did not even have time to think, generations of breeding and instinct to protect her male taking over as Dana practically launched herself at the abductors, her teeth and claws bared with the full intent of tearing out a chunk of flesh to save her love. Yes, as vile as biting was in this day and age, she would surely battle them both tooth and claw to protect her love and the future sire of her cubs.

Back in the waking world nova had just started to slip from his owners bed to begin his self imposed morning chores when the nightmare reached him, the happy murring and soft breathing that he had been watching for the last hour quickly fading into a deep and menacing growl. Unsure at first what was happening he quickly returned his head to her chest and snuggled up close in hopes it would quickly pass, nova never seeing her lips pull back to show her teeth as her arms curled tightly around him. Once back in the same position he had woken to the slave just held his owner weighting for her dream to pass, nova even kissing the underside of her muzzle in hopes it would reach what ever dark place she was in and guide her out of it. Unfortunately it turned out not to be that simple, the minks growl only growing deeper as she mumbled in her sleep " he's mine, you cant have him."

No sooner had she spoken those words then nova felt a sharp, stabbing sensation on his back, his owners claws digging into his flesh as she pulled him even closer to her. Even though her body was only reacting to a dream the relative thinness of human skin was of little match for the natural, almost needle sharpness of Anthro claws, all 8 of them sinking into him with the minimal strength generated by her nightmare.

With tears now forming in his eyes it took everything he had not to cry out in pain, the small human just taking very deep breaths in an almost desperate effort to remain silent as a sadly all to familiar feeling of wetness started to spread across his back. The very last thing he wanted at this moment was to startle his owner awake and risk her hurting him even more by pulling her claws from him to quickly. That and he also did not want her first memory of the day being that she had inflicted pain on him, not with as much as she seamed to care about him. Maybe if she had been the kind of owner that got off on hurting her slave he might have just cried out knowing it would please her, but no, not this Mistress. He would rather suffer in silence then risk waking his owner with her claws still in him, nova knowing it would hurt her heart terribly, even if it was simply an accident.

Now with pain stabbing through him with each breath he took all the slave could do was lay perfectly still, his head resting on the minks thinly furred and velvety soft chest as he tried to think of a way out of this. He discovered quickly that trying to slip from her arms was a bad idea, each time he moved in the slightest she would only tighten her grip on him, it just causing her claws to dig in even deeper. As much as the slave wished he could get free and take care of this before she woke and saw the damage she had done he was quickly beginning to realize that was not going to happen, not with his Mistress's tail curled around his legs and her relentless grip on him. In fact the only thing he knew for sure was that he would not be able to weight much longer to deal with this, not with the feeling of his own blood dripping down his back and the slowly building sensation of pain that threatened to push him to his very limits.

As hard as he tried nova just could not think of any other way out of this, the human resigning himself to the coming unpleasantness as he looked up to his Mistress with a sad sigh and blew a long, soft stream of air over her face in the way he had been trained was the most pleasant to wake his owner. He could not help but think he should have known better when this old trick failed to work the first, second and then third time, the warm stream of air only succeeding in getting the fur on her beautiful face to dance softly side to side and her ears to flick a few times in a manner that he would surely have found adorable if not for the level of pain he was currently in. With that having failed nova then moved on to something he knew for sure would do the trick, his lips moving down slightly to seal around her left nipple so that he could suckle on it softly, his tongue moving side to side over the tip in an action he knew would get her attention for sure.

Wile the slave had expected this intimate maneuver to bring his owner back to the waking world he had no idea just how affective this kiss would turn out to be, or just how sensitive the minks nipples truly where with her heat only days away. The change in Dana could only be described as night and day, Nova's kiss, Much like true loves first kiss in a thousand fairy tails, seamed to be the key to braking the spell of his owner's nightmares, the mink's deep growl quickly melting into an excited purr as her body instantly relaxed and her claws slowly began to retract from him.

All nova could do was draw in a sharp breath and bury his face in her ample breasts to steady himself agents the added pain of her claws pulling free of his flesh, Dana ironically whispering in a soft and tender voice" mmmmm, I love you" just as the last one pulled from within him. It was not long after that until the mink Mistress began to stir, her beautiful body shifting, her tail pulling from around his legs and her breathing growing slowly deeper until, with a wide yawn, her big, beautiful brown eyes opened.

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As Dana's groggy mind slowly returned to the waking world she took a moment to savor the fading memory of her last dream, of her small human slave laying on top of her and between her legs with his maleness filling her so deliciously, his o so skillful lips kissing and suckling on her nipples just the way she enjoyed having them pleasured, then before she knew it the dream was gone. The very next thing to gain her attention was her slave snuggled up close to her with his head pressed between her breasts, his arms curled around her middle in the most tender of lovers embraces and his legs interlaced with hers. Then as she felt him starting to lift his head she also became aware of the flickering lights of the still burning candles he had used the night before so romantically, there lingering scents the first thing to meet her nose this morning, that and a very faint smell her sleepy mind could not identify, something coppery that on later reflection she would always kick herself for not recognizing right away.

Having completely forgotten about the nightmare she was having before her boys kiss Dana was all smiles as she caught sight of his deep blue eyes this morning, the lingering memory of that last, explicit dream driving her to just lean in and give him a deep and passionate kiss before any words could be spoken. Dear goddess all Dana could think as she kissed her slave was how lucky she was, how in a society where no female was ever fortunate enough to get a male all to themselves she had beaten the odds and gotten one that was hers and hers alone, truly a very unique gift, one that any female would be a fool not to cherish.

Without even thinking about it the mink curled her arms tighter around her slave to pull him closer to her, Dana just wanting the extra contact as she poured all of her love into this very first kiss of the day, the Mistress trying to show her slave how much he meant to her with just this intimate act. That is when she felt her boy wince, the mink Mistress misinterpreting his discomfort as fragileness from the beating that had nearly killed him just a few days ago. Thankfully she did release her hold on him so as not to cause him any more pain, the kiss only lasting a few more moments before she finally broke it and looked deeply into his eyes.

Maybe if Dana had been more familiar with human body language or facial expressions she might have realized just how much pain her boy was in , but unfortunately she was completely clueless as nova timidly returned her gaze and softly whispered " Good morning my Mistress."

Her slaves sweet words just melted her heart as Dana snuggled in closer and brushed her muzzle over the side of his neck, that scent she could not yet identify oddly stronger here as she whispered back " Good morning to you to, my little blessing."

Perhaps it was the lingering arousal from the dream she had awoken from, or maybe it was the gift of her slave's warm smile this morning but Dana's eyes drifted over to the ship's clock, it occurring to the mink that she had some time before she had to report to the morning meeting, more then enough time in fact to see if she could repay her boy for the excessive pleasure he had so expertly lavished on her last night. With a grin the mink extended her tongue and gave the side of her boy's neck a long, slow lick as she tried to decide between putting her own rarely used oral skills to the test or just rolling him on his back and mounting him when she heard a very small whimper from him, a sound that was obviously not of pleasure, but one of distress.

Not wishing to hurt her slave or cause him any discomfort Dana lifted her head for the moment, one of her paws pulling from behind him to lovingly touch the side of his face as she softly asked " Is something wrong my litt.... " And that's when she saw it. Nova never got the chance to say a word, Dana noticing the bloody mark left on his cheek as she tenderly traced her finger over it. That was it, the scent, it was blood, human blood, the same scent she had gotten from crystals uniform after she had worked so hard to save his life. In disbelief Dana slowly turned her paw around and looked at it, the evidence unmistakable even in the dim light of the room as she just stared at the outline of the red fluid covering her paw pad and matting her golden blond fur. Not only that but it extended half way down her forearms from where she had hugged him, the minks eyes growing wide in horrified realization of what she must have done to him in her sleep.

Seeing the look in his owners eyes nova quickly leaned in and softly kissed the back of her paw, his voice intentionally very tender and supportive, as he tried in vain to defuse her growing panic with a softly whispered "There's no need to be upset Mistress, I'll be fine. You where just having a bad dream and scratched my back a little to hard, all it needs is a little time under a Dermal Regenerator and it will be as if it never happened."

Now as anyone who has been in a traumatic situation will tell you, wile you might hear what someone is saying to you, it tends to barely register, let along do anything to prevent you from freaking out when someone you love is badly hurt. This, unfortunately is how Dana reacted when she, still in disbelief, extended her claws and took a very close look at them. No it was clear from the red marks on them that this was not, could not, have been a light scratch, no the marks showed that some of her claws had penetrated a good half inch or more. Shocked into action by this Dana quickly shouted for the lights as she tossed off the covers, her voice chocked with barely restrained tears as she firmly commanded "Roll over on your stomach and let me see your back, now."

As much as nova was dreading what was about to happen he just did not have it in him to disobey a direct order from his owner, the slave slowly rolling on to his belly as he was told. He knew that the second his Mistress saw with her own eyes what she had done she would never be able to forgive herself, that and it would most likely brake her heart knowing she had done this without even knowing it. Surely enough, he had not even been on his stomach a few seconds before the minks horrified shriek met his ears, it only confirming his fears as she bolted from the bed as if it was on fire.

At first all Dana had been able to do was stair in complete disbelief at her slaves back, scratches her tail he had 4 deep gashes on his left side and 3 on the right, half of them having missed his ribs and gone directly into the soft tissue between them. How he had not screamed out in pain when she did this was beyond her, all but one of them was bleeding so much his back and the sheets where he had been laying where completely saturated by the red fluid she had never again wanted to see in her life. The mink just could not believe how her claws had sliced into him so easily, like some piece of meat that lacked the protection even a cub's coat of baby-fur offered.

With all this having gone through the mink's mind in mere seconds she quickly bolted from the bed and into her bathroom to grab her emergency medical kit and a damp cloth, her only current means of treating his injuries. Frantically she knocked over bottles and pulled the contents from there cabinets until she found the kit, the panicked mink knowing she had to fix this and fix it quickly before Crystal, who lived just a few cabins down on the command deck woke up and checked nova's overnight readings. If the feline doctor had not already been alerted as to what was happening she would surely be waking up soon and as good an Officer as she was Dana knew the very first thing she would do that morning was check the readings from nova's portable health monitor and come to see why the slave was in so much pain.

Now with kit and cloth in paw Dana returned to the bed as quickly as she had left it, the mink finding her slave in the exact spot she had left him moments ago. With tears in her eyes she carefully began to wipe the blood from his back, the bleeding having slowed significantly since she turned him over, but she knew if she was not able to stop it soon she would have no other choice but to call for help. All Dana could feel was deep stabs of pain rack her heart each time he drew a sharp breath or whimpered from the contact, the only comfort she was able to give being to softly sniffle "Nova I'm so sorry, just hold still, I'll make it all better."

Once Dana had cleared enough of the blood away she picked up the kit's emergency Dermal regenerator and began to slowly pass it back and forth over the worse gashes first, its blue and green energy beam hyper accelerating her slave's cellular growth over 5000% to close the wounds in mere seconds. At the same time she was doing this Dana also pulled an injector full of class 3 pain suppressor from her med kit, nothing as strong as what the doctor had given him, but more then enough to at least dull his pain in combination with the numbing effect of the regenerator.

Nova, hearing the distress in his owners voice and her intermittent sniffs just felt completely horrible, O how he wished he had been able to get free of her grip and take care of this himself so that she would never have had to know it even happened. Maybe then she would have been able to keep that happy mood she woke up in, who knows, he might have even been able to return that gentle foreplay she had initiated just before she discovered what she had done. Perhaps it was pointless, but he felt he just had to say something, to try and alleviate her distress as he softly and compassionately whispered " Mistress there is no need to be sorry, this was just a simple accident, it's not your fault that I'm not as strong as you or that I am so easily damaged."

Wile well intentioned his words where of little comfort to the distraught mink, wile true she knew on some level that things like this where bound to happen as they got to know each other, this, this she should have had the forethought to prevent. In fact her claws should have been the first thing she had taken care of when she decided to keep him, especially given how big a deal the combat instructors at the academy had made about there effectiveness as weapons agents non furred races.

That is why as she finally got the bleeding under control Dana promised herself that this was the very last time her slave would ever be endangered by her ignorance, right after a visit to the groomers to have the tips of her claws blunted she would make a point of educating herself about humans and there vulnerabilities. Honestly she felt that If she was really committed to keeping him in her life it was the only responsible thing to do in order to make sure nothing like this ever happened again, she would need to learn everything she could about his race and how best to take care of him.

Not able to think of a reply to her slaves words or his readiness to so easily forgive her Dana just focused all of her attention on the task at paw, the medical marvel taking less then 10 minutes to slowly but surely close all of his wounds. Once finished the Mistress tenderly passed the damp cloth over her slave's back a few more times as if she could simply wipe her mistake away as she did the last traces of blood, it only making the remaining scars this low powered regenerator was incapable of completely erasing stand out even more. Much like the lingering tell tail scent of copper in the air or the guilt crushing her heart Dana knew it might take years for the remaining scars to totally fade away on there own, and that as long as they where there each mark would always serve as an ever present reminder of just how careful she had to be with him. Of course taking her boy to med bay meant telling Crystal just how careless she had been with her slave, O what a choice to make, living with the damage she had done or meeting the elder felines disapproving eyes.

Having done all she could for the time being Dana began to pack up her med kit, the human becoming aware of this as he heard the regenerator being switched off and clipped back into it's place. Nova decided to take a chance and not to weight for his owner's permission to move, the slave rolling over and sitting up to give her a very soft hug before she could stop him. As concerned as the mink was about her boy hurting himself again after she had just finished treating him she had to admit she needed this, her own arms very carefully curling around him in return as Mistress and slave shared several moments of silent tenderness. She had time before she would have to decide what to do about his back and for now all she wanted to do was spend that time holding her male.

Nova was the first to brake the silence of there cuddle, the slave softly whispering as he kissed the side of his owners neck " Mistress, I would hate for your beautiful fur to become stained, Maybe we should take a shower before, um, before ......."

Dana knew perfectly well her slave was trying to say "Before his blood dried into her fur," but was also trying to spare her feelings at the same time, O why couldn't he just get angry with her, yell at her, show some kind of disapproval, something so that she could not feel so horrible about this. Realizing she was not going to get off that easily the mink just slowly broke the hug and looked into her slave's eyes, her own cheek fur wet and her ears laid back as she tenderly replied " Yes, a shower sounds nice my little blessing, but give me a few minutes to take care of some personal needs before you join me."

With that they both rose from the bed and Dana walked to the bathroom with her tail dragging on the floor and her ears limp, nova's softly whispered " yes, Mistress " lost as the closing door cut him off. As much pain as he was still in nova knew he could not let it show, not with as upset as his owner was, it was his duty to help her move past this and to get ready for the hard day ahead. With a few deep breaths to fortify himself and clear his own mind the slave set about his morning chores that he had not been able to attend to earlier, nova stripping the bed of its ruined sheets and putting the candles back into the dispenser to recycle them. After that it was a simple matter to flip the mattress and redress the bed with a fresh set of sheets, this quite effectively covering up all evidence of the recent unpleasantness.

That is when, very unexpectedly nova stumbled across the panties that his owner had shredded in the heat of passion last night, the destroyed fabric bringing a smile to the humans face. He decided instead of just dumping them in the recycler along with the ruined bed sheets that he would save them as a memento of his first night in this wonderful woman's collar, nova retrieving a plastic bag from the dispenser so that he could store this rare treasure in the bottom dresser draw. With 15 minutes having gone by the last thing the human did before joining his owner was to request for the computer to recycle all the air out of the room a few times, just a small trick anyone who has lived in space for any length of time picked up to help keep there home smelling nice and clean.

He was just about to head to the bathroom and join his owner when a wide grin parted his lips, nova returning to the dispenser one last time as an idea came to him of a sure fire way to put a much needed smile on the Mink Mistress's muzzle.

When Dana had entered the bathroom she had broken down into tears instantly, she had been doing her best to hold it in but her boys readiness to forgive had made her feel all the worse. Even being an accident any other lover would have been ferrous with her, but her boy was not even the slightest bit upset. Dam his kind soul and his big blue eyes, if he had only yelled at her or even seem upset with her then the guilt would not be so strong. She could not help but think did all owners feel like this when they hurt there slaves and if so how could anyone that cared for them treat there slave like nova's owners had in the past. Then the sobering reality hit her with a shattering finality that profoundly changed her, none of them could have ever really cared about him, he was there property and a toy for there pleasure, nothing more.

In that moment she understood Kayla's hatred for the slave trade, she realized she had seen it threw romantic eyes and the cold truth was there where more owners out there like Captain Carnes and the Butcher then like her. The true horror of nova's life now stared her in the face, physical pain and mistreatment where one thing but being forced to live and give yourself fully to someone that did not care about you at all was unthinkable, if it had been her she would rather die then be forced to suffer like that. Never again, Never again would her boy go a day without feeling love and knowing she truly wanted him, this would be the cardinal responsibility of ownership she imposed on herself. This thought helped Aleve some of her guilt, she could not erase the past, not the life her slave had lived or her claws in his flesh but she would spend many years to come making him forget all of it, or at least as much as was possible.

Having cried out her pain and frustrations Dana then collected herself and tended to the personal needs that had brought her here in the first place, the mink just finishing them and washing her face just as there was a small tapping on the door fallowed by her slave's soft voice asking "are you ready for me now, Mistress?"

She smiled and called out enter just as she grabbed a towel and began to dry her face, the slave entering and respectfully kneeling behind her without a word. With her eyes covered she did not see her slave's appearance until she turned to give him a soft hug, the mink stopping dead in her tracks as the sheer absurdity of his face caused her to brake out into debilitating, hysterical laughter.

It was a good 5 minutes after that until Dana was able to speak again, the mink asking between gasped breaths "Dear Goddess.....my boy........what ever.......is that on your face?"

Nova just looked up to his owner with a puzzled expression as he asked in a tone suggesting he did not even know he was wearing the comical fake nose, overly sized handle bar mustache and horn rimed glasses he had gotten from the dispenser " Whatever do you mean, Mistress?"

That got another round of hard laughter from her as she slipped the glasses off his face and looked at them, her lips pulled back in a much needed smile as she replied " o you silly male, why did you make such a ridiculous thing?"

To that nova just joined in with his owners giggle and leaned in to nuzzle/kiss just above her knees lovingly as he answered "I was being selfish, Mistress, I wanted to see your beautiful smile again."

She pulled him to his feet and lead him into the shower, curling her arms around him and kissing him deeply as the water started. They spent the next half an hour washing each other and playfully exploring each others bodies, not making love just freely touching one another and finding what places each other having touched. Dana very much enjoyed having the smaller human in her arms, wile she was average for a female of her breed she was a good 8 inches taller then her slave and almost twice as strong. It was an invigorating feeling of power to hold him so close, knowing that if she wanted him she could take him and there would be nothing he could do about it, but even more that she would never have to because he would give himself to her without a seconds hesitation.

For nova it was just the opposite, curled up close in his owners powerful arms he felt so warm and safe. This was something he had never felt in the arms of Mistress Keegan, he always knew that the only reason he submitted to her was out of fear of her punishments if he refused, but this owner had not only the physical but emotional strength to make him submit totally to her without reservation. The only other time he had felt such power from an owner had been at the hands of his last Master, in the total humiliation in the acts he had been forced to endure and the helplessness of knowing his submission was the only thing that kept him alive. The power he felt from this Mistress was totally different, her strength came with a level of dominance tempered by love that weakened him in ways even he could not fully understand.

As he washed her he snuggled in close, her wet fur allowing him to fully appreciate her womanly attributes. Goddess she was so beautiful, her breasts where perfectly proportioned to her body and the shape of her face where framed perfectly by her long powerful muzzle and the expressive motion of her ears. She would have been beautiful even as a human and the fact that she felt he was worth making hers just filled him with a level of joy that no words could ever express. The shower ended with a long deep passion filled kiss between Mistress and slave as the air jets blew then dry, the powerful rush of air pushing them together in the confines of the shower.

As nova was finishing the job of toweling his Mistress off she could not help but giggle, not only did the towel tickle, but only having fur wash meant her boy smelled just like her when they where finished. The thought occurred to her she would have to get him some human style soaps, fur wash was not made for skin and she did not know if it was harmful to him over the long term.

The slave could not help but smile at his owners musical giggle, it putting a grin on his face as he asked "Did I do something funny, Mistress?"

She just turned around and pressed her face into his chest, smelling her boy in an exaggeratedly long inhale as she whispered "Just noticing we smell the same now my boy, I think I will have to get you your own fragrance soon."

He just dropped his towel and curled his arms around the now poofed out mink, snuggling into her warm fur as he whispered back "Do you have to, Mistress? I enjoy smelling like you, even when we are not together it lets me feel like part of you is always with me."

Dana just awwwwed softly as she kissed her boy deeply and lovingly, her reply coming in a tender murr " O you little flatterer, that's so sweet of you."

Then with an evil grin parting his lips nova softly chuckled as he added "Well it is not as nice as wearing the scent of your pleasure, Mistress, but I'm not sure if that would be disrespectful to the other females on the ship."

That earned the slave a playful bop on the nose as Dana took hold of his collar, the mink teasingly leading him back to her bedroom with her tail lashing back and forth over his chest as she told him with a purr " As much as I would like to give you that particular fragrance just to see the looks on there faces we don't have time, now help me brush and get dressed before we are late silly male."

But as the pair entered the room they where greeted by the sound of an insistently beeping com unit and a very agitated voice, it belonging to the black furred jaguar leaning agents Dana's desk. Before Mistress or slave could even react Crystal, with a scanner in paw and a non to happy expression on her muzzle, walked toward them grumbling "I think you have some explaining to do grease monkey."

More To Come......................