The House Dahan, Chapter X: A Nasty Surprise
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The House Dahan, Chapter X: A Nasty Surprise
The Han estate was bustling with activity as the tournament came to a close. All the winners had been congratulated and prizes awarded. Bets were won and lost and the distinctive clattering of silver was heard around the courtyard. Banners depicting a bewildering array of animals and patterns were let down from the walls and standards, their respective families departing for home.
Amidst the chaos stood the Dahan family, waiting to depart. Fei was helping Chen into the carriage, as his injury prevented him from riding all the way home. His horse King would carry some of the baggage instead. The proud equine needed more than a bit persuasion, scraping his hooves and looking down in disdain on the servants trying to pack him. Ling's soothing words and the promise of extra feed finally seemed to convince him. He let out a sigh of surrender as the bags were strapped to his back.
Li stood supervising his guards as they packed up the family carriage. His polished armour gleamed as the sun rose in the sky. His posture was proud and a rare smile softened his usually stern gaze. As everything and everyone was loaded up he gracefully mounted his horse and signalled the guards into formation. They rode out in double file through the massive Red-and-Gold gates. Each of the column's guards held a Blue-and-Silver banner, the Dahan rampant wolf dancing in the breeze.
Watching the victorious procession from a palace window, was Lord Han himself. The crimson dragon stood upright, his hands gathered behind his back. A single drop of blood dripped down from his mighty claws and stained his crimson robe, deepening the red yet further. His voice sounded, uncharacteristically soft and infinitely more threatening than his usual roar.
"I trust your men are ready Captain Song?" His fiery eyes seemed to burn with intensity.
He turned around to face a muscular tan feline, wearing a nondescript set of armour. The cat suppressed a tremor as he focused his gaze onto the floor, avoiding the hellish stare locking onto him. "Y-yes Lord Han...we're ready to ride immediately."
"I should emphasise that success is not optional Captain. You don't want to disappoint me, not now."
The officer nervously looked to his right. Sun Han lay on the floor in a crumpled heap, blood trickled from his nose and many scales were torn or broken. His eyes were open, just barely, and his breathing shallow. A slight moan escaped his lips. The feline had been forced to watch as Lord Han demonstrated his form of punishment on the young dragon. He saluted and briskly turned around and hastily exited the room, leaving a brooding Lord Han alone with his son.
Some hours later the Dahan party was still progressing further into the woodlands separating them from their home. Li rode at the front, discussing the tournament enthusiastically with his sergeant. Li gestured excitedly as he described one of Chen's fights.
"...and BAM! One hit to the knee and the poor kitten just plonked down, didn't even get to a second round! I'm telling you that wolf is talented."
The fox officer smiled, "Any man that is trained by such a master is bound to be talented, Lord Dahan. If only I had a teacher like you when I was his age."
Li laughed loudly, "HA! Humble and sycophantic doesn't suit you Pin! You know damn well you're the only man this side of Japan that can stand up to me."
The fox grinned widely, "Thought I'd at least give it a shot sir."
The fox's ears perked up and his grin disappeared. He grabbed his master's wrist firmly, asking for silence. Li frowned, listening carefully. After a few tense seconds, Pin let go and looked around into the woods. "Sorry sir, I could have sworn I heard something rustle in the bushes."
Just as the last word left his lips, an arrow slammed itself into Li's horse. The animal panicked and reared up, throwing the occupant to the ground. Li hit the ground hard, the wind getting knocked out of him. In trained perfection, the guards rushed around him, shielding him from further attack. They drew their blades as their assailants rushed from the vegetation on either side. Another arrow struck one of the guards in the chest, he collapsed onto his horse. Clangs of metal sounded as the guards retaliated, two attackers fell quickly but they were clearly outnumbered. Their horses gave them an advantage in a fight, having been trained to fight themselves. One stallion reared up and stomped down on an unlucky feline, bones snapping audibly.
Li recovered himself and jumped up, he drew his sword and rushed over to Pin. "Get me to the carriage!" He swung himself onto the back of the horse. The fox immediately rushed forward, his horse knocking over a wolf trying to attack them. As he reached the vehicle, Li jumped down. A tiger came rushing towards him, brandishing a long sword. Turning to his assailant, he caught the initial overhead attack and parried it. Li growled fiercely as he jumped forward, stabbing his blade to the hilt into the feline's gut. He let the weighty man slide off his weapon and blocked another incoming strike from another attacker.
The carriage door swung open and Ling stepped out, taking in the situation. An opportunistic weasel was rushing at Li from behind. She calmly lifted her arms and pulled back on the trigger of her crossbow. The string thwacked loudly as it propelled a wooden bolt forward, over her husband's shoulder and into the weasel's face. The resulting mess slumped to the ground. She drew a short blade from the carriage door (better than an umbrella, no?). Fei and Chen followed, both armed similarly.
Li gave his wife a grateful glance and turned to his sergeant. "Pin, get them to safety! I'll hold them off!"
The officer nodded. He dismounted and led the group away from the fighting, into the woods. Chen clearly needed some convincing before he agreed to come along. As the sounds of battle dimmed and eventually faded away they found a small stream. The sergeant turned to Ling "Mistress, you can rest now, I believe we've lost them. The way the battle was going those bandits will probably have lost by now anyway. We should stay here and wait for your husband to find us."
Ling nodded, a worried look on her face. Chen grunted as he sat down, clenching his bandaged side. "I should be with him...injury or not."
Fei sat down next to him and grabbed his paw "He'll be fine honey! And you're in no shape to fight right now, you know that." Chen just stared at his feet.
After a few minutes Pin heard a rustle in the bushes. He turned to Ling "That'll be them now Lady Ling. You'll all be..ARGH!"
The sergeant collapsed to the ground, rolling over onto his stomach. A brightly fletched arrow stuck out from his back, the fox groaned he struggled to get up. While the others were still shocked, half a dozen of their assailants rushed in and grabbed them. Struggle as they might, they were soon overpowered and held down on their knees.
A tan feline stepped forward, arms behind his back and a relieved expression on his face. "Dear lord, you people gave me quite a scare there for a second. I thought you got away! Pack 'em up boys, we're going back to the camp."
The males proceeded to tie their fresh prisoners together with rope. Chen attempted to break free, but was only rewarded a vicious punch to his injured ribs. He collapsed to the ground, breathing sharply through his teeth.
Ling bared her own teeth as she suffered the treatment. "You stupid little cat...do you have any idea who we are!?"
The feline raised an eyebrow "Of course I do woman! Why else would I go through so much trouble? You are Ling Dahan, that tigress is Fei and the boy...the boy is Chen. He's also the one I need. You two are just a nice bonus." He grinned widely at his captives.
Ling furrowed her brow deeply, confused. "Chen? Why do you need the boy? If its ransom you want you need me!"
The tan cat walked up to her and grabbed her by the throat. "You'll find out soon enough, you little bitch! Now shut up before I stop being so friendly!" He let go of her and gestured to his men, "Move out!"
The three were pulled to their feet by the ropes now tying their necks together, so one of them couldn't get away on his own. Their captors encouraged them to keep a good pace by hitting them on the back with sticks and pulling the rope forward. It took them maybe an hour before they reached a clearing. Several large fur tents had been set up in a circle surrounding a fireplace. A number of people were cleaning and sharpening weapons or playing dice games. They were marched up to a set of poles and tied securely by their necks, wrists and ankles. The new position was decidedly uncomfortable, particularly for Chen, whose side flared up in pain.
As they were left alone, Fei turned to Ling. "I don't see master Ling anywhere...you think he got away?"
Ling swallowed, her voice was hoarse. "I don't know Fei...but if he so much as has a scratch I'm going to personally tear out that pathetic cat's throat."
Chen cleared his throat, clenching his teeth a bit. "Guys, look over there...by the big tent."
Plainly in sight next to the largest tent, presumably the feline commander's tent, stood a large black horse. The animal was struggling as two canines attempted to relieve him of his luggage. The pair was clearly unhappy about the powerful animal's efforts to kick their heads in.
Chen continued, "That's King..."
The horse's ears perked up and he looked over to the wolf cub. Seeing his master's position didn't help his temper. He may have been a silly little cub with no idea on how to properly treat a horse of his standing, but damn it, he was his silly little cub! King made an attempt to move to Chen, but quickly found his neck tied to a pair of ropes and was tied down to a post.
Hours passed, the sun wearily passed down over the horizon and some men gathered around the fire. They roasted a boar and drank wine, celebrating their success. Their laughter and boasting did little to improve the prisoners' mood. They'd been tied to their posts only a few feet from the fireplace for hours now, without food or water. The leading cat had retreated to his tent.
One of the males, a lizard, came up to the tied trio. He grinned widely, "And how are you folks doing?! Having fun I hope? Anything I can get you?"
Fei looked up at the scaly bandit, "Don't suppose you can get us something to drink?"
The lizard opened his arms wide and, in an exaggeratedly friendly tone, replied. "But of course honey! How careless of us!." He turned around to his mates. "Hey guys! What's wrong with you!? Are you just going to let our guests die of thirst?! Help them out a little!"
The men laughed at their friend's obvious sarcasm.
The lizard moved up to Fei and ran his scaly fingers over her face. "Don't you listen to them darling. I'll help you out." He grinned devilishly as his claws tore open the fabric of her robe, slowly revealing her chest. Fei protested, but a cold hand grabbed her muzzle. "Just be quiet little kitten and do what I say. Else I might just hurt you...or them." He threateningly held a sharp claw to Ling's throat.
He reached up to the ropes tying her neck and hands to the post and started tugging them down, eventually forcing the tigress to kneel. He took hold of the rope holding his simple pants up and undid the knot. His falling clothing revealed a hard lizard cock. He grinned again "What can I say, I've been watching you all night. Now open wide for your drink, kitty cat." He grabbed her muzzle and forced open her jaw, grabbing his cock with his other hand. "And remember...don't try anything stupid or I kill your friend here." With that, he stuffed his member into the tigress' maw. Cheering erupted from behind him as his friends showed their support.
The lizard grunted and thrusted his throbbing member in further. "Aaaaah...good little kitty cat. Now I need you to work for your reward."
When Fei hesitated, the lizard ran a claw over Ling's arm, drawing a drop of blood and a yelp from the wolf. Fei was startled and gave into the demand. She tentatively ran her rough feline tongue over the slick reptilian cock, extracting a satisfied moan from the owner.
"Very good kitty! Keep that up now."
Fei tasted musky precum as she continued to work her captor's cock. She started bobbing her head slightly and ran her tongue over him rapidly. The sooner he was done the better, she thought.
Meanwhile some of the males at the fire decided they didn't need to watch. Ling and Chen were both forced to their knees as the men gathered around them. Ling's clothes were torn open to reveal her perfect breasts, her nipples hardened in the chilly night air. A quick game of dice decided who got first pick.
The first winner was a muscularly built tiger. He quickly disposed of his clothes and walked up to Ling. He shoved his cock in her face. "Same goes for you bitch. Suck it or I cut up your friend." Ling hesitantly opened her maw, quickly getting the hardening cock thrust into her. The tiger seemed more impatient than the lizard and just started fucking her face. Ling felt the barbed flesh pierce into her throat, she gagged slightly as the tiger roughly pressed on. Tears sprang into her eyes as she struggled to take the invading member.
The next winner was a younger member of the group, a lightly built fox came up to the kneeling Chen and took hold of the cub's head, pushing his fleshy, hardening cock against his muzzle. "Lick it. Having seen the earlier threats, Chen simply obeyed and ran his tongue over the canine, trying to ignore his revulsion.
The remaining males circled around to watch and wait their turn. Several were stroking their cocks
Fei felt the lizard speeding up his thrusts, his tip prodded the back of her throat repeatedly before pushing in all the way. He hilted her with every thrust now and started grunting in time. "Come on kitty cat, almost there!....make sure to drink every drop."
He pushed forward one last time, his pulsating cock shot his cool cum straight down the feline's throat into her stomach. Fei gagged around his member, struggling for breath. This only served to milk him even more. As he pulled out, she gasped for air, a strand of cum dropping down from her maw. The lizard grinned, "Well done kitty!" He walked away a happy reptile. A coyote came to take his place and immediately began fucking the girl's throat again, his knot bumped against her muzzle with every stroke.
Ling suddenly felt the barbed cock pulled out of her maw and looked up, only to have a splash of cum hit her face. The tiger grunted as he shot his load all over his victim. Cum dripped down onto her naked tits. Having dumped his load, he wiped his cock clean on her hair.
His replacement, a scarred looking wolf, drew a knife and cut her bonds. He then grabbed her by the neck and forced her on all fours, taking up position behind her. "Get ready for a real wolf, bitch!" Ling started to struggle, so he pulled her up by her hair and held the knife to her throat, just as a reminder. As soon as she stopped fighting, he dropped her down again and shoved his canine cock into her pussy. Ling yelped at the rough invasion. Another feline cock was shoved down her maw in response, paws grabbed her tits and pinched her nipples.
Chen found himself untied as well, the slim fox layed him down flat on his back, a large-maned lion held his arms down over his head as the fox lined himself up with his tailhole. Using a little spit as lubricant, the canine pushed in. A grin split his face as the cub squirmed at his intrusion. "You like that big cock in your ass wolf boy? You're my bitch now little one, my little white wolf bitch." He started roughly thrusting, throwing his head back at the tight fit. The lion swung his leg over the cub and straddled his chest. He forced the wolf's jaw open and stuffed his cock into the young one's maw, thrusting immediately.
Ling coughed as another cock spurted its load into her maw, her face dripped with fresh cum. The wolf fucking her cunt had outlasted three others by now and showed no signs of slowing down. His violent thrusts produced slapping sounds as their bodies collided. He reached down and squeezed her tits hard, his claws digging in painfully. Ling felt herself starting to tense up, despite herself she knew she'd cum soon. The wolf's constant fucking was just too much. She moaned around a fresh cock as she slowly crept to her climax. The wolf seemed to notice as his thrusts grew fiercer and faster still. Ling nearly bit down on the throbbing member in her maw as she was hit by her orgasm. The wolf howled in triumph as he felt her tighten around his cock. He gave a few more thrusts and pulled out, furiously pumping his fist over his pulsing member as he shot rope after rope of thick cum onto Ling's back. She collapsed onto the ground.
Meanwhile Fei had been bred by several males. Cum dripped down her face and tits. The latest arrival was a chestnut horse man. He undid her bonds and dragged her over to where Chen was getting his tailhole pounded. The fox had made way for a lion and his face carried a fresh load of cum. He forced her on all fours over the cub and shoved her face into the cub's erect cock. "Suck the little one bitch." Fei looked up at the equine somewhat shocked. He slapped her hard in the face and shoved her head down again. "Suck it!"
Fei glance at Chen, giving him an apologetic look as she ran her tongue over his cock. Chen grunted, the unwanted pleasure making his member throb. He watched as the tigress was forced to suck him off, taking him in and bobbing her head. Cum dripped from her face onto his balls. The lion fucking the boy expressed his excitement by ramping up the speed of his thrusts, his balls slapped against the cub's rump.
The equine grinned at his devilishness and stroked his cock with glee. "That's a good bitch! Make him cum for me!" He knelt down behind the tigress and pressed forward into her tight pussy. He shoved his massive member in as deep as it would go, causing the girl to scream out loud. He grabbed her hair and pushed her down against the cub's cock in response, forcing her to take his member deeper. He thrusted roughly and slapped her rump, pulled her hair. The lion roared and trusted harder as he came, he shot his load deep in the boy's tailhole.
Chen couldn't take it anymore, he moaned and thrust his hips up as the tiger came inside of him, shooting his own load into Fei's maw. The horse responded by lifting her up by her arms and increasing his own pace. The tigress' tits bounced back and forth as he roughly bred her, determined to make her cum. Soon enough, she did. Fei groaned as the orgasm hit her, squirming in his grip. Grinning demonically, the horse gave a few more thrusts before letting her drop down onto the cub. HE pulled out and furiously jerked his cock over the pair. He shot a large load of equine cum over the pair. Admiring his handiwork, he stood over them for a minute before dragging them back to their posts and tying them up. Ling had already been strung up by the scarred wolf. The males soon went to sleep in their tents.
As the morning sun started showing the first signs of dawn, the trio were still awake and tied to their posts. Their clothes, or what was left of them, lay at their feet. Chen was suddenly startled by something soft and wet touching his shoulder. He look up to see his horse, King, standing in front of him.
"King! How did you get loose?!"
Seemingly in response, the animal started chewing on his bonds and making quite short work of them. Ling laughed quietly "There's a good horse! You are so getting a treat when we get back."
Soon enough, Chen was loose. He hurried to free the others as quickly as possible. Their bonds fell to the floor in no time. "Come on guys, let's get out of here." He motioned towards the forest, back to the road.
Ling help up a paw, "Hang on Chen, they'll just catch us again if we go that way. I have a better idea." She led them to the main tent, where she stopped to peek inside. "Typical, the boss has the biggest tent all to himself. We'll grab him first, then head into the woods behind here."
They snuck inside, leaving King outside at his post. The gathered around the tan cat officer, resting in a fairly luxurious bed. Ling noticed he had some pretty expensive thing in the tent, a curious fact for a bandit. Ling took a length of rope and fashioned a quick gag, which she whipped around the sleeping feline. He woke up startled, only to be held and tied up hands and feet. He looked around wildly, thrashing around. Ling allowed herself the pleasure of slapping him hard across the muzzle. "Be still or I'll just gut you and leave you here!" Her threat hit home as the feline calmed down somewhat. Fei threw the others some clothes she'd found, along with a pair of daggers and a short sword. They geared up and dragged the cat outside. Ling lifted their new prisoner onto King and strapped him in tight. "Come on guys, before those bastards wake up."
They slipped away quietly into the woods.
By the time the sun reached its peak, they reached a small clearing. They decided to rest for a while. Ling went over to King and dragged the hogtied feline from his back to the ground, he hit the floor in a less than elegant way. She untied the rope gag and held her dagger to the male's throat. "Time to tell us all about you kitty."
He looked up at his trio of captors, clearly terrified. "What do you want to know?"
"How about you start with you name...and then work your way up to why you attacked and kidnapped us?" The black wolfess dug the blade ever so slightly deeper into the cat's fur. "Now-ish."
The feline's eyes darted between his captors. "Ok, Ok! My name's Liang...I was ordered to attack you."
"Who ordered you?!
"I...I c-can't..."
Ling's throat gave rise to a threatening growl. "Tell me now or I'll leave you here to bleed to death." She emphasised the point by moving her to the male's chest. A flick of the wrist resulted in a shallow cut, dripping blood.
The cat screamed, more in fear than in pain. "NO STOP!...It was Han!
Ling froze, she heard Fei gasp behind her. The wolfess returned the blade to her victims throat stared into his eyes. "Why? Why would Lord Han order an attack on us."
The feline sighed, he'd said too much already. He might as well give the whole story. He continued in a relatively calm voice. "I am...was a Captain in Lord Han's armed forces. Han ordered me to capture or kill Chen Dahan and to make sure you didn't know who was behind it."
Ling's arm dropped, pulling the blade away from the prisoner. "But why?"
Liang shrugged as best he could, tied as he was. "I don't know. All I know is that something you and your husband did made him furious. He came back from the award ceremony literally fuming."
Chen's ears perked up, he furrowed his brow as he thought. "Hang on...does this have anything to do with Li adopting me?"
Fei nodded, "I was thinking the same thing...but why would that tick off huge and steamy?"
Ling sighed, "Because before Chen became Li's official heir, Han was set to inherit our estates. That greedy bitch of a dragon!" She turned her attention back to Liang. "And what about Li?! Is he dead?"
The feline sighed deeply. "He disappeared from the battle. I assume he's made his way back to his estate by now."
Ling felt her muscles relax as the feeling of relief washed over her. She sank to the ground and leant back against a tree, eyes closed. Fei and Chen sank down next to her. The tigress was the first to speak, after a few minutes. "Soooo, which way is home?"
Before the last word left her mouth, horses crashed through the underbrush on the opposite side of the clearing. The trio shot up in alarm, drawing their blades. They dropped them in relief when they saw the Blue-and-Silver of the house Dahan. Jumping off one of the horses was sergeant Pin, he smiled broadly as he ran up to them. He took a less than formal bow as he spoke. "Ladies and Lord, you've made this humble fox very relieved to see you...and I'm sure a certain wolf shall be even more relieved."
Ling rushed forward and slapped her arms around the fox officer. Pin flinched as she squeezed his bandaged wound, but smiled and hugged the wolfess back.