# The Last Tale- Chapter Four

Author: Bammer
Tags: Character Development, Female, Gryphon, Male, Story Progression, storytelling

#4 of The Last Tale

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Chapter Four

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I awoke in a stuffy, dimly lit place.&nbsp; For half a heartbeat I thought that maybe it had all just been a very weird, very bad dream.&nbsp; And then the rest of my sense checked in and I knew it was all too real.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; There was noise- creaking sounds that mostly came from below me and murmuring sounds that came from all over.&nbsp; There were smells- something like herdbeasts was the only recognizable one.&nbsp; There was the fact that I was moving and bouncing around too.&nbsp; I definitely was not home.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I looked around and saw that I was lying on a wood floor, and that there were thick bars that surrounded me.&nbsp; I reached forward and rapped my talons against one of the bars.&nbsp; They were hard like rock, but rang softly under my touch.&nbsp; There was something covering the cage, a tarp or something, that was blocking most of the light and making the cage so dim.&nbsp;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I tried to stand and found myself held to the floor by something wrapped around my middle.&nbsp; I squawked softly and strained against it.&nbsp; I didn't notice when the cart stopped, but I noticed when the tarp was ripped off of my cage.&nbsp; The amount of light was blinding, and I ceased struggling in favor of peering around.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; As my eyes adjusted I got a good look at my captors.&nbsp; They were beings much smaller than I that walked on two legs.&nbsp; They were covered with an outer skin of many colors, but around their hands and faces they had soft skin that was any variety of brown.&nbsp; Their heads were topped with hair, some longer and some shorter, that also came in any variety of brown.&nbsp; One had hair the color of gold, and two had hair the color of midnight.&nbsp; Some also had hair on their lower faces.&nbsp;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; My eyes met the blue eyes of the one with the golden hair.&nbsp; I screamed then, and strained against my bonds.&nbsp; He looked surprised.&nbsp; At least, that was what I thought.&nbsp; There were some of the murmuring sounds from behind me, loud and insistent, before I felt a pain in my flank and fell over.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I awoke in the same cage some time later and peered around.&nbsp; This time it was dark, but otherwise all was the same.&nbsp; This time I screamed for Yilell.&nbsp; I got a few good yells when the tarp was once again removed and then I was sleeping again.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The third time I awoke I just lay still until my mind had shaken the sleep-fog.&nbsp; I counted to three, and then pushed with all of my might against my bonds.&nbsp; They started to snap, but then there were the harried sounds from all around me before I was stung again.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I don't know how long it took, but the fourth time I awoke I was in a different cage.&nbsp; I was no longer moving, and the floor was made of stone.&nbsp; There were still bars, but no tarp.&nbsp; Before me stood two of the beings.&nbsp; One was taller, and had darker brown hair and a scar over one of its brown eyes.&nbsp; It had some scruffy hair over its lower face that it was scratching at, eyeing me thoughtfully.&nbsp; The other was smaller, with hair that disappeared down its back.&nbsp; The hair was pale gold, almost white, and this one was making those sounds at the taller one, hands held out, a pleading look on its face.&nbsp; At that moment I realized that those sounds were communication.&nbsp; I also looked hard at those two, and realized that, more than likely, the taller was the male of the species and the shorter the female.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; He watched as I awoke, watched as I watched them, and watched as I stood.&nbsp; At that moment he held out a hand to the female to quiet her, and she turned to me, a look of awe on her face.&nbsp; I stood, and asked, "What are you and where have you brought me?"&nbsp;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; This brought a round of noises from the female, and narrowed eyes from the male.&nbsp; He finally strode forward, and made some noise at me.&nbsp; I charged the cage, yelling, "Where is Yilell?!"&nbsp; He made some sort of barking sound and I shook the bars of my cage, straining against them with all of my might.&nbsp;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Try as I could, they didn't budge.&nbsp; With a twinkle in his eye, he turned to the female and said something, gesturing back at me.&nbsp; She looked back at me, slightly worried, and shook her head.&nbsp; He shrugged, and moved away.&nbsp;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I dropped back down, realizing that my strength wasn't going to get me out of this, and sat.&nbsp; She watched me for a few more moments, a thoughtful look on her face, and then followed the man out.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Shortly thereafter, a younger being whose gender I couldn't discern came into the room, bearing freshly slaughtered meat.&nbsp; For a heartbeat I entertained not eating, but then realized that being weak wouldn't serve me in the slightest.&nbsp; Plus my stomach ached with emptiness and made a horrific gurgling noise.&nbsp; So I just backed up to the back of my cage and waited for my food to be deposited.&nbsp; The young thing was shaking rather badly as he dropped off the meat, and ran once his task was accomplished, his smell sharp with something that smelled like fear.&nbsp; I shrugged, and ate my fill.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I paced my cage after that, shaking bars here and there, looking for a weakness in the stonework.&nbsp; There was nothing I could exploit and after a while I settled down for a nap.&nbsp; Beings came and went, looking at me and making those sounds.&nbsp; I would try talking to them, but it wasn't long before I realized that I couldn't understand them and they couldn't understand me.&nbsp; I had no idea what their plans were for me, but I knew that there would be no diplomatic solution to this problem.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The sun rose and set three times while I sat in that cage.&nbsp; I was reduced to relieving myself in a corner since they wouldn't let me out.&nbsp; It smelled horrible and I was beginning to think I would never smell fresh air again when the man from the first day came in, trailed by the woman from the first day.&nbsp; Her eyes appeared wet and she was shaking her hands at the man.&nbsp; He took this for a few moments before he whirled around, yelling at her.&nbsp; She shook her head, cast me a despairing glance, and then headed out of the room.&nbsp; He looked at me as a group of them came in, one carrying a tube.&nbsp; I rose and cocked my head, meeting his brown eyes.&nbsp; The one with the tube raised it to his lips, and I felt the now-familiar pain in my flank, followed by darkness.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; When I awoke this time I was in a different room.&nbsp; I was strapped to a contraption that held my talons, and there was something wrapped around my beak.&nbsp; I was grateful that at least this room didn't smell like my excrement, but I was far from comfortable.&nbsp; I looked around wildly, unsure of what this could possibly mean.&nbsp; And then I smelled something I had never expected to smell here.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Male.&nbsp; His sharp musk penetrated the air, and burned my nares.&nbsp; I looked around and tried to say something, but then remembered that my beak was held shut so all I could do was mumble.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "Oh goodness, they have you all trussed up, now, don't they?"&nbsp; The voice was a deep bass rumble, and came from behind me.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I mumbled louder.&nbsp;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "Yes well, I guess since you don't speak and aren't from my neck of the woods I'll just have to explain some things to you.&nbsp; I don't know if your eyrie has a seer or not, and frankly I don't care.&nbsp; I know this isn't how things are supposed to be, but you need to just relax, everything is going to be fine."&nbsp; At that he pushed his beak up against my nethers and started licking.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I was startled, to say the least.&nbsp; I made a squawking sound and tried to lunge forward, but was stopped by the thing I was strapped against.&nbsp; Wasn't how this was supposed to be?&nbsp; That was certainly an understatement!&nbsp; A male, who I'd never seen before, was licking at my most private place!&nbsp; There was supposed to be fireside cuddling before this!&nbsp; Maybe a shared herdbeast or two!&nbsp; I squawked and lunged forward again, squirming my backside away from his beak.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "Oh, come now, don't be such a priss."&nbsp; Came the disgruntled voice from behind me.&nbsp; My nethers had started to throb from the attention, but my brain was screaming to run, run!&nbsp; I brought my wings down and managed a hiss.&nbsp; He sighed behind me, walking forward into my field of vision.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; He was big.&nbsp; Much, much bigger than me around the chest.&nbsp; He glared down at me, his bright red eyes flashing from his black-feathered face, his red-furred backside with its black stripes and swishing long tail.&nbsp; He was stockier than me, thicker through the chest, with broader wings.&nbsp; He was a very handsome beast, even if his lack of a tail tuft and exotic striping would've had him standing out in our crowd.&nbsp; Handsome or no, there was still the matter of me being tied down.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "There is a great evil coming.&nbsp; I don't know how much the humans know, but I've heard the prophecies. &nbsp;The great evil is coming from across the mountains, and it will take a being of two species to save us.&nbsp; It seems like you are to be the vessel for the savior, wrought from my loins!"&nbsp; At that he puffed out his chest and looked grand.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; If my beak hadn't been tied shut, my jaw would've hit the floor. &nbsp;&nbsp;_He's clearly mad!_

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; All I could say was, "MMMRPHHH!"

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; He strutted back behind me, positioning himself once again.&nbsp; "Now, just hold still!"

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I felt his talons on my hips as he mounted me, preparing to penetrate me.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I did the only thing that there is for a female in this position to do.&nbsp; I pushed with all of my might and sprayed a jet of piss all over his scarlet-furred underbelly.

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