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Chapter 4

Lena walks across the street to the square and sees Dantalian sitting on the grass near the spot they had sat together the first night they met. She has her backpack filled with all of her art supplies plus a few more that she purchased this morning. She cannot help but worry that she will not be able to get more once she is in the other world and her heart aches at the thought of not being able to draw. Of course she is probably being silly about it. Some of the great artists of this world painted and created art long before modern times. She will find a way to make do.

"Are you ready?" Dantalian asks, standing up at her approach.

"Yes, I think he was a little worried I was about to do something drastic but there wasn't any way I could explain to him what I am about to do. I just told him I found out about an aunt that I am going to live with in another state." She brightens up as she looks around, excitement coursing through her. "Come on, I can see the opening." It is shining over by the bushes on the other side of the grassy area.

His muzzle gapes. "Really, just like that?"

She chuckles, "Yes, it's so bright I don't know how I couldn't see it before but I guess I had to activate whatever is going on inside of me. It's so weird how the shifter maidens and I have to activate it for the process to work." She takes his paw and looks back one last time at the square that had been like a second home to her all these years. So many people she had talked to as she drew their caricature. She smiles up at Dantalian and pulls him through with her.

On the other side they can see the rock he had fallen through. She looks out over a large valley with hills rolling into mountains and the air so clean she inhales deeply. He was right, this world is beautiful. The valley in front of her is green with little pink and purple flowers sprinkled over it, the sky is a darker blue with the sun high in the sky. "Oh Dantalian, it's breathtaking!"

He is grinning as pride washes over him that she can see the beauty in the land that he loves, his home world. "I need to carry you so we can fly to the Dragon City otherwise it will take us weeks to get there. As it is it will still take us about a day and a half." Excitement tinges his voice.

“Would it be so bad, taking our time?” She realizes she is not in a hurry to see the Dragon City but she can see and feel the magic even more here. "Let me try something first." She is still holding his paw and closes her eyes. "Think about the city, a place where you have stood before."

He is puzzled but he does as she asks thinking about the fountain in the middle of the city. She feels their connection and opens herself further until she can see what he is seeing. As she focuses on the fountain in his mind, she feels a tingling over her skin and then they are standing in a large room with a beautiful woman standing in front of them.

“Wha…” Dantalian is confused; this is not the fountain in the middle of his city. “I don’t understand, where are we and who are you?”

“I am the Sorceress, mother has decided you need to be here for your safety while I train you. She insists that I have to train you because you didn’t have your parent visiting you in your dreams giving you instructions for your powers. Follow me and I’ll show you to your rooms.” The Sorceress does not give them a chance to ask any more questions as she moves out of the room. They follow the Sorceress through a doorway and down a hallway into another room with an extra large bed and a door leading to a balcony. Lena realizes they must be in one of the castles that Dantalian told her about.

“You may feel free to roam the castle but please respect my privacy and stay off the third floor, it is my suite of rooms and I have a dragon visiting,” She glances at Dantalian and smirks when she notices his speared tip showing itself above his sheath. He turns toward the patio to try and get back in control as her presence is beginning to affect him. “I’m sure you have been told that I often have Dragon visitors. I would also advise that Dantalian stay out of my site during your stay, it will help him avoid ending up in my bed.”

“Wait a minute…” Lena’s voice rises in anger.

“I am only telling you this because dragon males have a hard time resisting me and if he is around me too often, well, I won’t be responsible for what happens. You will see, Lena, as you come into your powers and learn how to use them as you will have the same issue.” The Sorceress turns to leave. “I will expect you, Lena, for your first lesson after dinner. Until then you may roam the castle but please refrain from going outside. My protection only works within these walls and on the balconies.”

“What do you mean your protection?”

“There are those that would like to get their hands on you, to mold you before you are in your full power. Mother does not think that would be wise so you are protected while you are here.” The Sorceress leaves the room not giving Lena a chance to say or ask more.

"Who do I need protection from, Dantalian?"

"Honestly I don't know. I mean I can see why she might have thought your hair color would make you stand out as there isn't anyone here with that color but now that you're grown? I don't know." He pulls her close, nuzzling her. "I think it would probably be wise for us to listen to her though since we don't have all the answers. Besides, she's willing to train you and I think that's a good idea don't you?"

Lena moves toward the balcony door, opens it and steps through. She looks out and realizes the castle is on the peak of a steep mountain top. She has a feeling if she ventures to the other side it is likely that there is not a natural way to get to or down from this castle. Magic or flying are probably the only way in or out. She is as protected as any dragon in their cave. She wonders if there is access to the dragon city on foot or if it is the same as here. She goes back inside.

"I will agree for now but I want some answers. Hopefully she will give me some tonight. Maybe you can find out which dragon she has, visiting, while I'm training with her tonight. You will make sure to stay away from her, won't you?"

"You are the only one I want, Lena, and I already knew that dragons have a hard time resisting her. I will stay in our rooms when I'm not sure where she is. I will need to hunt though, to feed. I don't think it will be a problem for me to leave."

"I would like to double check with her first. Maybe she brings in fresh animals since she has a dragon here already."

*****

: Lena, come to me. :

Lena hears the sorceress in her mind and begins to tell Dantalian she has to go when she is suddenly standing in a room with windows surrounding it and she realizes she must be in the tower.

"Will I be able to do that?" Lena asks the Sorceress.

"You can do it now. You would have transported you and Dantalian to the fountain earlier if I hadn't intervened." She turns toward Lena from looking out one of the windows. "I'm sure you have lots of questions. I will answer what I can but I can't answer questions about your heritage. Not yet."

"Why?"

"Mother thinks it wise if I train you first. She has always known what's best and I've tried to follow her guidance as much as possible. Try to be patient for now. I promise all will be revealed when the time is right."

"When have you not followed her guidance?"

"I knew you would be smart. I disobeyed her when I told Drey everything about me and the shifter maidens. I felt it was important that he knew the bigger picture so he would cooperate and help Trillia heal as quickly as possible from... Well I'm sure Dantalian filled you in on the history of the Dragon Kingdom." The Sorceress watches Lena move around the room, looking out the windows all the way around.

"Yes, he did. Any other time you disobeyed her?" It is a clear day and Lena sees that she was right, it does not look like there is any natural way to get to and from the castle without flying or magic.

The Sorceress smiles. "She would have preferred I stayed away from the dragons but she quickly realized it was for the best. After all, we wouldn't have had the shifter maidens if I had listened."

"I don't know how much you explored earlier but there is a library on the ground level. I've set out several books I want you to read. Some are my magical journals and some are from other magical wielders. There are books about this world you can explore as well and maps you can study. This world is very different from yours and there is much for you to learn for you to be able to navigate it safely. I hope you will learn to love it as I do. I know it will be a difficult transition from your world of machines. Lena..." Her hand reaches out and then drops to her side. "I want to apologize to you. I checked on you frequently in the beginning and you seemed so happy with your family I... I thought everything was fine and didn't visit again until you were sixteen. I was horrified at what I found."

Lena had a sudden realization. "It was you, the accident?"

"Yes, I couldn't let them live after what they had done to you. I wish I could have brought you back in that moment but mother had looked ahead to when you would activate your powers and she said you had to stay. We both kept a closer eye on you after that. Can you ever forgive me?"

Lena could see a great sadness in the Sorceress' eyes and knew she was being honest and did regret not discovering what was happening sooner. "I understand. I appreciate the apology. I thought you just didn't care, that I was just a girl who wasn't important enough. Of course even that I didn’t think of until after I discovered part of the real story."

"No, it was never that. I really thought you had a good family and I never dreamed that such an outcome would occur."

"Thank you." Lena let out a long breath.

The Sorceress’ tone changes and she’s all business again. “Your first lesson is your boundaries, your shield, your own personal protection. You are fairly screaming everything and anyone with an ounce of sensitivity can hear you. Close your eyes.”

Lena does as she says. “Now take a few long slow breaths. That’s it. Visualize a wall around you, make it good and thick. See it completely surrounding you as well as above and below. See it as a room where only you have the key to let yourself out or whomever you want in. Good. Now, I want you to try an experiment. I want you to try and send a message to Dantalian without me hearing it.”

She reaches out to Dantalian and is surprised that she can see him in her mind’s eye. He is curled up on the bed, sleeping. She smiles as he looks so cozy and she wishes she was curled up beside him. : Dantalian… I don’t mean to wake you up but this is part of my training. Can you hear me? :

Before he can answer, the Sorceress is heaving a sigh. “You will have to work on it. I want you to repeat this exercise tonight and tomorrow until our next lesson. That is all.” The Sorceress does not move as far as Lena can see but she finds herself in the library downstairs.

: Lena, is everything alright? I thought I heard you calling to me in my sleep. :

: Everything is fine, it was an exercise that I failed. I’m currently down in the library. I have to study for a bit and then I will join you upstairs. :

: Alright, do you want me to join you in the library? :

: I can hear you, Lena… : The Sorceress interrupts their conversation.

: Yes, ma’am, I’ll try and do better. : Lena resumes talking to Dantalian. : No, Dantalian, I need to focus but I won’t be long. : Lena had thrown up more walls to try and block out the Sorceress but she hears her sigh in her head knowing it had not worked.

A stack of books sat on the table in front of her and the walls were lined with shelves and shelves of books. There are a few dark brown leather chairs next to small tables. Windows high above look like they would normally allow light in during the day but there are wall sconces that glow brightly. She has a feeling it is some kind of magic as she knows they don’t have electricity here.

Lena had always loved to read but had not had much time for it with all the jobs and drawing. She is now realizing that in this world, her life is going to be very different and she will probably get to indulge her second love of books and be reading quite a bit. She picks up the top book and sits down in one of the cozy looking chairs.

*****

Dantalian is curled up on the bed when Lena quietly walks into the room trying not to disturb him. The Sorceress’ journal had sucked her in and she had spent far more time in the library than she had originally planned. She climbs up onto the bed and carefully cuddles up next to his warmth. He begins to purr and she smiles, realizing he is awake.

“Hey…” She whispers.

“Mmmmm, finally. I take it you found something interesting to read in the library?” He yawns as he pulls her close, nuzzling her.

“Yes, fascinating actually. I was reading the Sorceress’ magical journal. She began writing this volume when she was a child and her mother was teaching her in her dreams. Every morning she would wake up and write down everything her mother told and showed her within her dreams. She would then experiment and notate how things went. It is incredible that she was only a child as it is quite mature writing. She doesn’t say how old she was but if I had to guess, she was somewhere between eight and ten years old. Her mother had been visiting her dreams from the beginning although it seems she didn’t visit often until she began teaching her and it sounds like she didn’t start actually teaching her until she began this journal.”

Dantalian feels her excitement and he cannot help but feel excited for her. The only problem is he can feel the excitement moving to between his hind legs. Lena notices and her hands move to caress the tip peaking out of his sheath.

A growling purr rumbles out of him, “Lena, darling, I’ve been hyper stimulated all day. Please be sure this is what you want before…”

“It is. I know what being near her is doing to you and I’d rather do all I can to relieve it than have you end up in her bed.”

“I would never…”

Her hand flew up and caressed his muzzle. “I know, you would never willingly go to her but I also know that dragons cannot resist her. I’m hoping this will help you stay strong.” Her fingers gently rub over the tip, encouraging him out of his sheath. His purrs continue to get louder. Lena decides to try something and she sends into him what she is feeling and he gasps.

“What was that?” He growls as he pushes completely out of his sheath.

“So you felt it?” Her hand is stroking slowly up and down his shaft, lightly stroking over the ridge at the base and lightly pinching the speared tip every time she comes back up. She finds the shape and feel of him fascinating.

“Yes, I felt it whatever it was.”

“I was just trying to send what I was feeling into you.”

He chuckles, “Well, if that is what you are feeling…” He moves her to the side and turns her over and his tongue licks from her bottom back to the top and then he lightly nips at her neck. She moans.

He turns her to face him again so he can look into her eyes. “I want you, Lena, I’ve wanted you from the beginning. Will you be my mate?”

“Yes, Dantalian, yes.”

He grins as he encourages her to turn back over, his tongue glides down between her cheeks and she presses her bottom upward toward him.

He growls as he positions himself over her and she once again wishes she could shift into a dragon, to be a dragon with him. She feels something strange happening within her as heat, hotter than she has ever felt before, moves through her. She cries out as she feels her bones shifting until she is a deep golden dragon.

“What the…?” Dantalian falls backwards as she suddenly shifts. “How?”

: Sorceress…. um, I’m not a maiden shifter correct? :

: Correct. It seems you have discovered another of your abilities. I had a feeling you would be able to shift but it wasn’t something I was going to explore with you until you had some of your other abilities under control. I believe you have the ability to shift into whatever you want, not just a dragon. :

: Okay, thank you. : Lena does not know what else to say. She is stunned to discover she can shift and not just into a dragon. “It seems, according to the Sorceress, that I can shift into anything I want to shift into.”

His muzzle is gaping. “You just spoke to her? I didn’t know you could do that.”

“Well… it seems she can hear me all the time unless I learn how to lock it down. I’m working on it.”

“You are a beautiful dragon, Lena, if you don’t mind me saying so.” She is about his size, maybe a little smaller, her body is sleek, her wings a good fifteen feet from tip to tip, her scales shining from the moonlight shining through the window.

Her muzzle grins, “I don’t mind at all.”

He pounces on her and she giggles. “Can I, can I mate with you like this?” He says as he nuzzles his head against her head.

She purrs and nuzzles back. “I was kind of hoping you would.”

He growls and nips at her neck and shoulder. She moves her head to the side, opening her neck to him. He rubs his scaly body against her scales as her tail moves to the side. He moves down and licks at her dripping, swollen flesh between her legs. It seems she is quite ready for him. He moves over her and presses against her opening as he leans down, growling. She purrs louder as he thrusts into her.

“You are mine…” He growls.

“Yes…”

He pushes deep into her as she moans and he feels himself swelling as he locks into her; something he never thought he would be able to do with her. Primal feelings move through him as he claims her as his own. He feels it building within him as pushes and pulls, feeling his knot locked fully in place. He begins to pant as he rocks with her, his body tightening as he can feel her body tightening. They are both so close. Just as he feels himself explode into her as her orgasm moves through her, he plunges his teeth into her shoulder, marking her as his. She cries out as waves of emotions spiral through her.

They are locked together, emotions swirling between them that she is sending into him as she realizes she can feel everything he is feeling as well. They both moan as the orgasm extends between them. Time stretches as they lie locked in the most intimate way not just physically.

“Wow… I, that was, wow…” He is still overwhelmed by everything as he feels himself slowly shrink within her.

“Mmmmm…” She can feel him shrinking and as she feels him fall out of her she shifts back to her human form, turns and surprises him by licking and cleaning him up.

“You don’t have to do that…”

“Mmmm... I know. I want to.” She continues until he begins to grow again and she gently pushes him to lie back making him curl his wings into him as he lies back and she climbs up onto him, carefully sliding onto him, forcing herself to adjust to his size. It is not any easier than the first time as he is rather large. She winces and gasps as the pain and pleasure mix. Finally, she has worked enough of him into her that she slowly begins to glide up and down as he moves in and out of her tight, silky depths. It feels so different from what they had just done but equally good, intense in its own way.

She begins to cry out as his speared tip hits her magical spot. Deep moaning guttural sounds echo through the room as she rides him in and out of her orgasm. If he had not already had a climax that would have sent him into one but he is able to hold on letting her have her way with him. A deep purr rumbles out of his chest as he can feel her beginning to pulse over him and she cries out again. When she is on her third orgasm he cannot hold back anymore and he thrusts up, spearing deeper into her, hitting her back wall and they both explode together.

*****

She did not let him rest much through the night and she woke up feeling sore but she did not care. She is pretty sure he will be too tired to care the Sorceress is nearby. Lena grins as she remembers taking him to places she never thought she would willingly do. A rush goes up through her body thinking about how she had made him have an orgasm without even touching his flesh peering out of his sheath. She pleasantly discovered he enjoyed things from behind and had thoroughly explored until he was shooting his seed onto the bed. They cleaned up as much as they could and finally fell asleep, exhausted.

Her hand rubs over the mark on her shoulder and she smiles knowing they are now joined as one, fully mated. She never thought she would ever want to belong to someone else but now that it is done, all she feels is complete as if this was something she was destined to do.

: Well, I didn’t interrupt but I will have you know, your romp was quite entertaining last night. It fueled my own fun with Veralin, my current dragon. :

Lena feels heat move through her body, up her chest and into her face. She is standing in front of the Sorceress who is smirking at her in the tower room she was in last night.

“You were quite surprising in your endeavors with him. I would have thought you’d be a little, inhibited with your history, though I’m glad to see that isn’t the case. I of course know how delightful it is being able to thoroughly enjoy your dragon.”

“Stop! I don’t want to talk about my love life with you, not at this stage of our… relationship anyway.”

“If you insist, but I will continue to enjoy your, pleasure, until you learn to lock it down.”

“I’ve been trying, I’m visualizing the room, bricks all around me but no matter how strong I think it is, you keep getting through.”

“Sometimes it just takes practice at least that is what mother told me in my dreams last night.”

“She came to you last night?”

“Yes, she wanted to check in and see how you are doing.”

“You didn’t share, last night, did you?”

The Sorceress smiles, “No, I decided to keep that between us.”

“Thank you. I appreciate that. Did she say anything else that might help me?”

“I did mention your shifting which she wasn’t surprised at as we did know that was an ability to expect from you.”

“So I take it my father or mother has that ability?”

“You know I can’t discuss that, yet.”

“Yeah, yeah, I know.” Lena feels something powerful wash over her as she sees a scene of the Sorceress and the dragon, Veralin, in the most intimate of settings. “What the…?”

“I just thought it is only fair you should see and feel some of my experience last night as I saw and felt yours.”

Lena falls to her knees as the intensity of what the dragon and the Sorceress felt moves through her. Crimson spreads across her cheeks at the intimacy she is witnessing between them. “Enough.” She is sweating.

“If you insist. You didn’t like it?”

Lena chuckles at the absurdity of the question. “It isn’t a matter of liking or not, next time you could at least ask me. That was beyond anything I’ve ever seen or felt in my life. Is it always like that for you and your dragons? It was so intense.”

“Yes, it usually is. I must admit, there was an added benefit to feeling and seeing you that increased the intensity. If I feel you again, I will send some of what we’re doing to you and you can see how it feels and enhances, if that is alright with you.” She adds.

Lena thought about it. Part of her thinks she should immediately tell her no, but another part, the part that really enjoyed last night, wonders how much better it would have felt with the added intensity. “Alright if you can feel me, us, why not?”

The Sorceress is pleased that Lena is willing to share this with her although she is a little surprised at that she offered it in the first place; she has never shared her personal life with anyone before, especially not her special times with the dragons. But then she has never known anyone like Lena before. The possibilities are intriguing.

“What did you think about your reading last night?”

“It was very enlightening. How old were you when you started your first magical journal and how did you keep anyone from finding and reading it?”

“I was eight years old. I put a spell on it, the first one mother taught me, of invisibility.”

“Will I have the same abilities that you have?”

“Some, but we have our differences.”

Lena hears sadness in her voice and opens herself trying to connect to the Sorceress.

“That is rude, my dear, you should ask permission before trying to connect with someone.”

Lena looks at the floor. “I’m sorry, I just thought that since you could see and feel me that I could take a look. Why are you sad?”

“You are lucky because you can shift. I’ve always wished I could shift into a dragon but it isn’t one of my abilities. My mother isn’t a shifter. She thinks my daughters are shifters because between me and the dragons, they are three quarter dragon and with the magical abilities added to that, they became shifters. You, well it is different for you.”

“In other words, either my mother or father is a shifter.”

The Sorceress glances out the window. “In time, my dear, in time.”