Knight Takes King
Story by fawkesish on SoFurry
Bit of a long one, but I hope you all enjoy this story. Bit of smut and actual story. Bit of a trigger warning for after the smut for some sad bits.
Breathless, Prince Ashan flopped back onto the bed beside Aurelia. She trilled happily as she rubbed her snout into the blankets and pushed her body against him. Ashan's body glistened with sweat as he lay trying to catch his breath. "I think I'm jealous of drakes" He gasped. Catching his breath he looked over to her to see his dragoness panting heavily while staring back at him her eyes filled with desire and exhaustion. Aurelia had woken up to her heat bothering her, Her Vulva was slowly starting to return back to normal as this should be the final day of her heat, but it seemed her body was telling her mind that she needed to be impregnated desperately before her heat ended. As a result she was very demanding of Ashan who was only too happy to offer her some relief.
The Prince rolled out of bed and walked to the bathroom, He cupped his hands under the sink and drank heavily. He returned back to his dragoness with a bowl of water and gently placed it before her. She greedily lapped up the water, giving out little warbles and trills as she drank. He gently ran his hands down her head and neck while she had her fill. "I don't think the book really captured how needy you would be." He joked, looking down her body he could see their combined fluids dried onto her rump. Thinking back he had lost count of the times they had done it, his hips ached and he felt dirty.
"I'm going to have a soak, Don't worry, you don't need to come" He said as he left her with the water bowl. Returning to the bathroom he ran a bath, Aurelia had never enjoyed baths and he thought to himself that this maybe give him a little break from her. He added some scented soaps to the free standing bath and stepped in, letting the water slowly fill the tub. He heard a needy whine come from his bedroom. "Sorry, I'm having a bath sweety. I need a rest" He called back to her. Leaning back into the tub, the hot water soaking into his sore muscles and he felt his worries start to fade.
He opened his eyes as he heard the sound of claws on tiles, Aurelia approached the tub cautiously. "It's ok, you don't need a bath, I do." He said. She padded her way up to the bath and lay down beside it, resting her head on the edge of the tub. He closed his eyes as he gently rubbed her forehead with his fingers, enjoying the way that the scales moved under his touch. Ashan lost himself in the sensation of her scales and the sounds of the water running into the bath, Before he knew it the bath was full of hot fragrant water, The bubbles from the soap reaching his face and he reached up with a foot to turn off the tap. Aurelia let out a little huff as he closed his eyes and lay in the bath.
The Princes eyes snapped awake at the sound of an unglamourous splash, The bath overflowed as Aurelia fell into the bath clumsily. "What are you-" he started and flinched has her paws pressed down on his knees. She looked a bit confused as she couldn't see where she was standing due to the bubbles, she tried turning around causing her to step on other parts of his legs. Ashan reached forwards and grabbed her, leaning back he pulled her on top of him. "Just relax, its ok." He said soothingly to her, she turned her head to him and licked his face. She wiggled to get comfortable and he rotated her so she had her back against his chest, Her long neck wrapping over his right shoulder and she rested her head on the left edge of the tub. He wrapped his arms around her chest and held her close, the warmth of her body similar to that of the warm water, but the weight of her body some how comforting. "Since when did you like baths?" he whispered to her, getting a content warble in reply.
They rested for a while, content to be in each others embrace, the soft sounds of bubbles popping and their slow beathing was all that could be heard in the bathroom and it filled the Prince with a sense of calm. He looked over to her head, resting on the edge of the tub and smiled to himself, he couldn't believe how much he loved his Aurelia, He remembered the times when he was young, chasing each other through the palace, causing all sorts of trouble for the housekeepers and gardeners as they leapt out of the bushes to scare guests. He remembered sneaking into the palace kitchen at night with her to steal snacks from the larder, splitting the bounty with her. He remembered the first time she took flight, They were both stalking a pigeon in the gardens, trying to see how close they could get to it before it flew, her body was pressed low to the ground with her wings that seemed too large for her mantled above her. As they got close the pigeon turned and she ran at it, as the bird took flight she just leapt after it, her wings doing what her instincts told them to do. The look of pride and surprise she had on her face when she crashed landed was priceless, after that she spent days just gliding around the palace.
Ashan scooped up some of the bubbles and put them on her neck, She lay content with her eyes closed as he sculpted the bubbles to see what she would look like with a neck frill, or maybe with a mane of quills like the drake had that she scared off. She lazily opened an eye and stared back at him while he continued his work. He twisted his head to give her a kiss on her neck that was against his shoulder and continued to play with the bubbles. He settled on a neck frill of bubbles and left it there for her to discover, returning his hands back into the warm water he gently ran his fingers across her chest scales, massaging them and enjoying the feeling of her toned muscles underneath her strong hide.
Aurelia wiggled herself deeper into Ashan's chest, using her strong tail to push herself up. He wrapped his arms around her tightly and brought her into a firm hug. "You are a great big snuggle monster, aren't you" He said, She kept squirming until her shoulders were level with his, He reached his hands down lower and rubbed them over her belly, exciting a pleasurable warble from her. Remembering the dried on fluids he saw covering her before he gently ran his hands over her scales, the evidence of their activities long since soaked off her but he enjoyed the feeling of her body tense and the sound of her happy trills as he drifted his fingers lower between her thighs. "You know, I might start to miss this once your heat is over" he whispered, he could feel himself starting to get hard, his erection pushing against the scales on her rump. She felt him too and lifted her head off the edge of the tub, her neck frill of bubbles having lost most of their shape. She turned her head around to look at him with a look of desire on her face, her jaw slightly open as her heartrate increased and her breathing became slightly heavier.
"I think I can go again if you're keen" He asked her, his fingers starting to trace the outside of her vulva. The swelling having gone down a lot but he could still feel her warmth radiating from her core. She squirmed and he helped her rotate her body on him resulting in her straddling his waist with her hind legs, her front paws resting on the edges of the tub next to his shoulders. He looked up at her long graceful neck and saw her looking down at him as she gently grinded her hips across his shaft. He traced his hands up her arms and down her sides coming to rest on her hips as she rocked back and forth on him. "You're the best, you know that, don't you, Aurelia" he whispered to her, she closed her eyes as she felt his shaft rubbing across her vent.
They continued as he felt himself become fully erect, with a happy trill he gently lifted her rump slightly, he used one hand to hold himself steady as she slowly lowered herself onto him. The feeling of her warm tunnel slowly enveloping his shaft caused him to gasp, her body was incredibly slick and warmer than the bath water as she slowly hilted him in her. Her tunnel was tight and soft as she gently rocked back and forwards with him fully in her, the feeling of his shaft pressing against the most sensitive areas of her body, causing her to trill loudly. Her head was tilted up to the ceiling as the Prince kissed her chest, enjoying the feeling of her powerful body surging against his chest as she slowly rocked forwards and back on his cock.
"I think I could get used to this" He said, Enjoying the slower pace compared to their previous engagements. He pressed his head into her chest, running his hands up her sides to her shoulders and pulled her close, He could hear her heavy breathing as he kissed her chest and collar bone. "You are so beautiful" he said, his voice husky with desire. She started to lift off him slightly and then slide back down while still rocking back and forwards, the feeling of her walls parting to his tip intoxicating for the young Prince. They were content to keep their slow pace, the bath water slowly sloshing back and forwards with their movements, he pressed his cheek against her chest as he held her close, starting to push his hips up to meet her slow thrusts, he could hear her heartbeat racing in her chest and the happy gasps she was letting out knew that he was doing a good job. Gradually they began to speed up, their pleasure getting the better of them, her claws dug into the marble of the bathtub as he started to move up and into her more strongly. She had stopped rocking her hips and just let him start to drive up into her, her mouth open with pleasure with her tongue hanging out of her mouth as she panted in pleasure. His breathing becoming heavier as he used his legs to thrust into her soft wet tunnel, he moved his hands down to her hips again and started moving her up and down as he drove into her again and again. The sounds of her gasps and his breathing echoing off the walls with the sounds of the water starting to slosh over the edge of the tub.
He opened his eyes as she leant back further, her body almost vertical on his hips and she lowered her head down to his, her neck bent in a graceful curve. He traced his hands up her sides and cradled her head close to his, her purple eyes focused on his showing her deep love and affection, He kissed her on her brow and she rubbed her cheek against his, tracing licks and nibbles down his neck. The feeling of her sharp teeth grazing his skin son gently exciting him even more than he thought it would. He kept pushing up into her body while caressing her head and neck, whispering sweet nothings into her ear about how beautiful she was.
He could feel her pleasure slowly building in her, her breathing becoming ragged and her walls starting to clench and relax on him, He pulled her body close to his again, her head and neck relaxing over the side of the tub as he bent his knees, using his feet he pushed off the bottom of the tub to drive into her more forcefully, A happy warble escaped her mouth as he drove harder and harder into her. The water was churning as they continued to enjoy one another, His deep thrusts into her clenching walls causing water to slosh over the sides of the tub, splashing on to the tiles. But neither one of them cared as they were lost in their embrace.
They could not go on forever, their pleasure slowly built to breaking point. He could tell she was close by the way her whole body would tense with each thrust, her claws scratching deep gouges in the marble tub. He too was on the edge of release but was determined to have her finish first. He ran one of his hands down to her rump while the other was still holding her around her shoulders. He started pulling her down into his thrusts with one hand while he gently traced the base of her neck with the other hand, he could feel her quivering with excitement as he gently squeezed her neck, pretending to be a drake holding on. Her neck arched back as she yowled to the ceiling, her voice filled with pleasure as he started driving into her harder and harder, her rump jostling with the impact of his thrusts. With her eyes scrunched up and mouth open, her yowl turned a higher pitch as she came on his plunging shaft, her walls collapsed on him hard, making him have to put more power into his thrusts to drive through her clenching walls. He gasped as he felt her milking him, pulling his shaft deeper into her and he squeezed her neck harder as he pulled her into one final deep thrust. He cried out in pleasure as he shot ropes of cum deep into her body, her body happily milking him for everything he had, his hips twitched as he fired a few more ropes into her before she collapsed onto him.
He stretched out his legs in the tub, her body pressed firmly against his hips ensuring he was as deep as possible as they came down from their high. Their breaths ragged as he looked up to her and smiled. "You are such a good dragon" he praised her, exciting a happy snort from her. He gently guided her to body to lay on top of him in the tub, his shaft slowly softening and being pushed out by her toned body. He caressed her neck and back as they lay there, the bubbles almost completely gone. "One day, you are going to be too big for this tub" He said as he ran his fingers down her wing membranes. "Maybe we will re-fit the stables to have a bath big enough for you" He said, thinking about what that might look like.
As the water started to turn cold, he gently nudged her awake. With a yawn she stood up and leapt out of the bath, her paws slipping slightly on the wet tiles. Ashan carefully got out and pulled the plug on the bath. The water gurgled as he grabbed a town and dried himself, Aurelia stretched her whole body out dramatically and shook her body, sending droplets flying across the bathroom. Smiling he threw his towel onto her with a damp slap before kneeling down and drying her, Her soft scales well hydrated and were like silk under his fingers.
Ashan stretched as they left the bathroom, Aurelia seemed relaxed as she followed him around his room. He pulled a robe out of his wardrobe and made himself decent, grabbing a book from his collection he went out onto his balcony, Aurelia following closely in tow. They spent most of the afternoon sitting in the sun, The deck chairs on his balcony providing a comfortable basking platform for Aurelia as she stretched out next to him on her own chair, wings draped over the sides of the chair.
Ashan woke to the sound of his dragon growling menacingly, the sun having gone down it took him a moment to get his bearings, his book had fallen from his hand onto the balcony and he quickly worked out where he was, Turning to Aurelia he could see her alert and focused on something back inside his room. "What is it girl?" he asked as he got up, her whole body tense and alert as she moved to Infront of him. As he took a step forwards she moved with him, her tail lingering between his legs letting her know exactly where he was as they moved back into the room. She snarled and growled as they went into the room and Ashan saw a group of black robed men standing in his room. "What is the meaning of this!" He cried as they turned to him, each had a club in their hand and Aurelia imidiatly crouched low to the ground, ready to pounce.
"Prince Ashan, You are coming with us" One of the larger men said.
"Like Hell I am. GUARDS!" Ashan shouted as the men moved into surround him and Aurelia, At the command for guards Aurelia leapt forwards, her teeth sinking deep into the arm of one of the assailants and she used her whole body to throw him off balance, She landed on all fours thrashing the mans arm in her mouth before another came up and hit her on the back with a heavy smack of his club. Ashan gasped as he saw her go sprawling before picking her self up and launching at the one who hit her. Every time she would latch onto one of the men she would be hit by the clubs of the others. "Leave her alone!" Ashan cried as he tried to find a weapon he could help with. He heard Aurelia cough up blood as she got to her feet, one of her wings hanging at an un-natural angle. The Prince didn't notice one of the men creep around behind him, Suddenly Ashan's vision blurred and he saw Aurelia leap towards him, the whole world tilting sideways as he blacked out from a blow to the back of the head.
Ashan woke to the jostling motion of a carriage stopping and he tried to open his eyes. His whole head pounded as he tried to make out where he was. It was dark and was well into the night, His hands were tied behind his back with thick rope and a length of cloth shoved deep in his mouth. He tried to cry out but all that came out was a muffled scream. The carriage door opened and he was dragged out by his feet, he gasped in pain as he landed heavily on the ground. He spat out some gravel as he was unceremoniously dragged across the ground. "Put him inside, keep him out of sight" One of the guards said clearly the leader of this group, his voice gruff. Ashan saw that one of the other guards was dragging a large sack behind him.
"What do you want to do about this?" the one dragging the sack said.
The leader rubbed his shoulder. "We don't want anything that leads back to us. Get rid of it"
"Sir?" the one with the sack stopped.
"No one is going to buy a dragon that belongs to a royal family, Take it to the slaughter house and get some drinks money for its hide." The leader said. Ashan's cried out but his gag stopped it from coming out as anything coherent. The mass in the bag beside him started thrashing around as Aurelia heard Ashans voice. The guard took a step back while the Aurelia fought with the bag, Ashan's heart stopped as the leader took a step forward and raised his club. With a sickening crunch he swung the club into the bag and it went still instantly. Tears ran down Ashan's face as he looked in horror. The leader gave another heavy swing into Aurelia and Ashan heard the wet smack as it hit the lifeless form inside.
Ashan was dragged into the building and down a dark hall to a room with no windows, his heart broken at the sound of his beloved dragon being snuffed out. He wept as his hands were untied and he was tossed into the cold dark room. Looking around, the room was a stark difference to his bedroom. The walls were a solid mud construction and the floor was dirty, There was a bucket in the corner and the door had a hatch on the bottom for what he assumed was for food to be slid through. He huddled himself into the corner, questioning why this was all happening.
Time had lost all meaning for Ashan, With no windows it was impossible for him to know how long he had spent in the dark cold cell. The only light was from a slight orange glow from under the door, probably a lantern in the hallway. He tried to count how often he was fed as a gauge of time, however he noticed that sometimes he would go for what felt like days between meals. He felt his body getting weak and his his facial hair was growing ragged. He spent most of his time huddled in the corner his one royal robes becoming tattered and filthy due to sitting on the dirty floor. He tried not to think about Aurelia, the sickening thud he heard often waking him from his nightmares. He pulled his knees up against his chest and held them tight to his body, A poor reminder of the feeling of her body against his. He felt guilty for not being able to help her when she was fighting for his life and she had paid the ultimate price. He cried himself to sleep once again, huddled against the wall begging for this to end.
"Prince Ashan" a voice whispered, Ashan's eyes snapped open. He hadn't heard another persons voice in what felt like weeks. He turned around on the floor and saw a face looking through the hatch at the bottom of the door. "Prince Ashan, is that you?" the voice asked again.
Ashan tried to speak but had to clear his throat, his own voice sounding odd to him "Yes, its me. What's happening?"
"We are going to get you out." said the voice as the face pulled away from the hatch. The prince got to his feet as he heard a key being used on the lock. He collapsed to his knees as the door opened and he saw members of his palace guard outside his cell led by the captain of the guard. A few of the guards came into the cell and lifted him to his feet from under his arms. "It's Ok Sire, we have you now" they said reassuringly. "Just keep quiet and let us get you home safely"
As a unit the guards slowly moved with the prince through the building, their footsteps almost silent in the night air, every time a patrol came close to finding them one of the guards would leap at them, covering their mouths while the rest plunged their swords through the patrol. Ashan tried not to vomit at the sight of the blood, As they moved he was able to walk on his own which let the guards continue their wet work. They made it down the corridor and out into the main courtyard of the estate. Ashan tried to work out where he was but it was still too dark, clouds partially covered the full moon casting the grounds in a dim light.. His guards led him around the corner of the walled courtyard to where some horses were tied up, with the help of the guards the prince was hauled up and he shared the horse with the captain of the guards. He wrapped his hands around the guards waist as they quietly rode the horses out of the estate. As they reached the edge of the estate and could see the main road, an alarm bell rang out from the main house. Immediately the group kicked their heels into their mounts and took off in a fast gallop out of the estate and onto the main road. They continued on the main road for a while before breaking off into the desert sands, the hoof prints from their horses would be blown away by the time the sun would rise.
As the sun started to rise they slowed their break neck pace, their horses foaming at the mouth from being ridden so hard. The desert dunes were bathed in the early morning rays of the sun, The prince could feel the heat of the sun on his face and he closed his eyes. "Thank-you" he said to the captain. As they rode the prince started to imagine what it would feel like if he wasn't riding a horse by Aurelia instead, his heart sank as he remembered her tongue would hang out of her mouth as she ran. He shuddered and opened his eyes. As they crested a dune he could see his kingdom ahead of him, the palace standing out against the city like a jewel in the desert sea.
As the group rode into the city, the Prince was given a robe to cover himself with until he reached the palace. Given that he was taken from the palace itself there was no saying how many spies or assassins maybe in the city keeping a lookout for him. Guards opened the palace gates as he approached and he was quickly ushered inside the palace.
His face was gaunt and sunken as he sat on the bench of the palace physician. The physician inspected him for injuries but was happy that he was just malnourished and not injured in any way. He put a hand on the Princes shoulders and looked at him with sorrow in his eyes "I heard they took you both, what happened to her?" The physician asked. The Prince swallowed hard, clearing his throat he stood up from the bench, "She did what she was trained to do" He said, eyes filling with tears as he buttoned his robe and walked out of the room.
Ashan entered his room, he tried to prepare himself but as he opened the door he still expected to see Aurelia sitting on his bed. His bed had been made, new silk sheets had replaced the gold threaded ones and Aurelias bed had been removed. He shakily walked around the room, All his life she had always been there for him, his silver shadow. But now his room didn't even feel like home, it seemed quiet and cold. He saw the book that he had been reading sitting beside his bed, he shivered at the memory of the night. He felt sick and rushed to the bathroom to vomit. Looking up at himself in the mirror he barely recognized himself, his facial hair had grown and looked unkept, his skin hanging off his bones and his arms looked weak. A detail behind him caught his attention in the mirror, on the edges of the bath tub behind him he could see claw marks, a memory of his time with Aurelia. He got into the shower and turned on the taps, as the water hit him he broke down, collapsing to the wet tiles as he wept for his dragoness, his pained wail sounding like a dying animal as it echoed off the walls.
The King entered Prince Ashan's room carrying lunch for his son with him, Ashan sat huddled on his bed, and barely acknowledged his father enter the room. The King placed the food down at the foot of the bed and sat next to the young Prince. "My son, I am so very sorry" The King said, his voice full of remorse.
"Why?" The Prince asked flatly.
"I made a mistake Son" The King said, he couldn't look his son in the eyes. "I gambled money that I didn't have, And you paid the price for it"
"Money?!" The prince exclaimed. "All of this was over money?! We have treasuries full of gold!" the Prince said, his voice rising with anger.
"Ashan, please. These were my debts and I couldn't find it in myself to use the kingdom's money to help" the King rested his head in his hands, staring down at his feet. "Because of my pride and stupid habits you were taken from me. And for that I am sorry"
The Prince could not believe what he was hearing. He opened his mouth but no words came out, his chest tightening with what he was hearing. "Aurelia" was all he was able to get out his voice choking .
"I heard. I am so very sorry. I know how much she meant to you" the King said, tears filling his eyes.
The Prince could feel the anger start to well up in him, without knowing it he was on his feet, hands clenched into fists. "They killed her!" he said his voice breaking, "She tried to protect me and because of you she is dead!" he yelled tears running down his face.
"I know" The King said, not able to meet his sons gaze.
Ashan paced the room, his breathing shallow as his rage built up in him, He grabbed an crystal ornament from his desk and threw it at his father, missing, it smashed across the floor shattering into thousands of pieces. The Prince screamed in rage and felt his legs give out from under him, falling to the ground he sobbed into the carpet.
The prince's body shaking as he cried, tears running down his face. His King knelt down beside him and pulled him into a hug, the Kings strong arms and thick robes offering some comfort to the Prince.
Eventually Ashan wiped his eyes, the feeling of his fathers hug calming him down somewhat. "So what happens now?" The Prince asked. "Are your debts settled?"
"Not yet, stories have been spread about me gambling away my son and the people have already started calling for my head." He said holding his son close. "But it wont come to that" he said reassuringly. "I don't want you to think this is me trying to buy your happiness, Nothing I can do can make up for Aurelia. But I will be abdicating the throne to you." The King said, he felt the Prince jolt in his arms.
"You mean? I will become King?" Ashan asked, turning to his father.
"Yes, you have grown into a wise and powerful leader and I believe you are ready." The King said, the look of pride in his eyes. "and after what you have been through, I'm confident you can handle the pains of being King" He added.
Speechless the Prince leaned into his father. He knew one day he would be King but was unsure if he was ready, Without Aurelia by his side he felt exposed and vulnerable.
"I don't think I can do it" he said after thinking for a while.
The King took off his crown and placed it on his son's head, "That's the best way to go about it. Listen to your advisors and most importantly the people." The King said reassuringly.
Together they sat there on the ground, not as a King and Prince but as a Father and Son.