Lydia POV

The two had been walking from Riverwood for a few days now and it seemed that ever since they reached the snow, they were getting nowhere. Lydia could hardly believe that it would slow them down this much. They had barely even entered the Pale before Resh had to keep making stops and starting fires to keep warm.

Surely as a fellow Nord he should be able to easily travel through blizzards like she could. In fact, due to his huge size he should be even better than herself. However that was not the case, and a journey that should take about four days was looking like it would take considerably longer. Perhaps even weeks. Maybe he was right when he bought so much food.

Resh growled as he tripped on some of the snow and fell face first into a snow bank. Lydia was going to laugh but quickly held her tongue as her Thane yelled out a string of curses and started muttering something about spending more time in the sun. Judging by the fact that he didn't seem quite able to move without shivering, Lydia assumed that it was time for another rest.

She knew exactly where they were. She had been tasked with map reading now that Resh seemed unable to do anything. They were near the giant camp 'Blizzard Rest', a place in which she had travelled a few times when she was a soldier. The giant there was more than a match for the two of them in their current state, but luckily it was usually docile and would keep to itself as long as it was left alone. But when she saw Resh stare at it sizing it up despite his inability to walk properly, she knew she had to do something to stop him making a bad decision.

"Resh." He ignored her, still watching the monster intently with sharp eyes. "Resh!" she snapped, grabbing his attention with a sharp slap to the shoulder.

Resh growled "What?!"

"Are you honestly thinking about attacking that thing now? You can barely even stand up let alone fight something that large."

He looked indignant at that and tried to stand, but seemed too frozen by the cold to do so. "It has a fire though, a proper fire. One that could actually keep me warm and stop me dying within the next few days. Besides, grab a bow and some arrows out of our supplies. That way I don't even need to stand up."

She pulled out the weapon, but still looked doubtful and didn't hand it over. "Resh, however much skill I'm sure you have with archery, I honestly don't think you can kill a giant with a few iron arrows and a weak bow. Especially from such a weak vantage point. Let me do it. I'll just hide somewhere better and shoot it from there. I still don't think it will work, though."

"No. We're doing it my way. Now give me the bow. I'm not the best shot because I didn't spend any time practicing archery. But I'm sure I can get it with at least one arrow."

Lydia sighed and handed him the weapon. One arrow wasn't going to do much, but maybe if he wasn't so good at aiming he might not hit it with any of them, and lose all the arrows. Maybe that would make him give up with this pointless venture. Lydia managed to contain herself. But it was laughable watching such a huge man shivering all over in a little bit of snow trying to move into a position where he could aim. As well as this, the bow seemed far too small for him to use properly which made it even more funny. The last straw came when he started to run the blade of the arrows through his mouth coating the edge with spit. The cold had clearly rendered him insane and she burst out laughing.

"What are you doing?" she asked looking at him as if he'd grown a second head.

"I'm preparing obviously," he replied pulling a third arrow out of his mouth.

She could have sworn that the saliva covering the spike of the arrow had a slight reddish tinge. It must have been blood from his mouth. She was going to ask if he was okay but before she had a chance an arrow whizzed past her head embedding itself in the snow far from where the giant was standing. Luckily because the shot was so terribly off mark the giant hadn't noticed. Either that or it didn't think he was a problem. Lydia drew her sword this time, just in case this time it was alerted by his next arrow. She just hoped all of his shots would be like that and they could write this off as a lost cause.

Unfortunately his next arrow actually hit the target. In fact, hit was a strong word. 'Glanced off its leg and into the snow' was probably more appropriate. Because of Resh's angle and his inability to stand and draw the bow properly, the arrow hardly cut the giant at all, making an almost un-noticeable scratch on its leg which even the giant barely reacted to. It noticed enough though and the giant looked straight at them. Lydia thought that they were dead for sure. Huddled in the snow like they were, they wouldn't stand a chance and would easily be trampled by the lumbering monster that was now walking over to them. Why she even let Resh try his stupid plan she didn't know. The worst part was that he didn't even care that they were most likely going to die soon and was just smirking at the thrashing beast.

'Wait, why is it thrashing like that? It should have reached us by now.' Lydia was awestruck when the beast fell to the floor and started to convulse, as if a giant frostbite spider had bitten it.

"What was that?" Lydia asked incredulously, watching the giant stop moving and die on the floor.

"What do you mean 'what was that'?" he replied, wondering what she was confused about. In a situation like that he didn't have much of a choice despite the fact it wasn't very pleasant.

"You just killed a giant with a single poorly placed iron arrow."

Resh frowned at the words 'poorly placed' but couldn't really argue with it. He had never been too good at archery. Suddenly it clicked and Resh remembered mammals didn't have venom like him. Wow, he must have looked like an idiot to any non-Tsaesci when he was poisoning the arrows. Even so, it was worth it. Tsaesci venom is extremely lethal when it got into the bloodstream, and it was his only chance to kill it to take its camp and, more importantly, its massive fire.

Just the thought of the fire managed to make Resh drag himself out of the snow. He ignored the shivering running down his spine and the chances of frostbite getting increasingly higher and managed to stumble his way into the camp. He noticed Lydia pick up his discarded bow and follow him over, not affected in the least by the cold. Unlike him. Resh almost wished he was actually a Nord. Then he would be able to survive this horrific weather like she could, instead of having to huddle by the fire like he now was.

Lydia looked at him innocently and smirked, "Cold?"

He only glared back.

"I guess I'll just have to assume that's a 'no'. Let's get going then." She knew he wouldn't dream of standing up and walking through blizzards now that he had found a warm fire. But she just wanted to see the look on his face when she tugged on his arm.

"I am in no mood for jokes Lydia. Now sit down. We'll camp here for a few days." Resh needed the time to heat up by the fire. He was an idiot for not trying to bask in the sun before the trip. He could have died from his lack of forethought.

"A few days?! That'll be awful. We won't have anything to do and it will be boring." She could understand staying for the afternoon, or maybe even overnight if it was needed. But to stay more than an entire day, maybe even more than two whole days, seemed terrible.

"Well, I'm going to be sleeping by the fire for at least two days. You can do whatever you want. Although making sure I don't get killed in my sleep by wolves should be somewhere on your list of things to do." And at that Resh stood up and stripped off all his clothing without warning, causing a now blushing Lydia to look away as quickly as she could before she had a chance to stare and most likely get caught doing so.

He lay so close to the fire Lydia was surprised he wasn't burning from the heat. Also, if he were to roll in his sleep or move he could fall into the fire itself. Even though he wanted to stay warm, that might be a bit too much for him.

Resh fell asleep immediately. And Lydia didn't even have a chance to tell him how inappropriate it was to disrobe so suddenly without telling her. It was not like she was going to though. However shameful it was, Lydia was going to have fun watching over him for the next couple of days. Maybe she would find her own way to make sure things didn't get boring.

Hey people, in this chapter there will be flashbacks of a sexual nature. This is going to be the first time I've tried to write proper sex, so forgive me if it's not very good. Also flashbacks will be in italics, and anything that's meant to be said in Tsaescian will begin with a "*" and end with a "*".

He had only been asleep for an hour and Lydia was already bored. Fair enough, enjoying the view had been nice at first. But there's only so long you can watch someone sleep before it starts to seem creepy.

Black Marsh was warm this time of day. Damp. Always damp, but still very warm. It was one of the few Tamrielic countries Resh actually liked. He felt at home in the large towns full of lizards. Unfortunately, he wasn't going to be able to enjoy such an evening because unlike the others in his scouting party who were hunting, he had to stay behind and write a mind numbing report about what the group had found out about the country.

*Just cause I'm the 'scholar' of the group doesn't mean I should miss out on all the fun…,* Resh continued muttering to himself, cursing Kayci's choice of giving him this job.-

Resh mumbled in a strange language as he started turning and rolling in his sleep. At first Lydia thought he was having a bad dream about fighting someone unarmed, and was going to wake him up so he didn't fall into the fire. But she stopped when she heard in amongst the weird hissing language him say something that sounded like the name "Kayce." It seemed his dream was going to be a lot more enlightening about his past than she had thought.

-*Oh! K-Kayce, what are you doing here? I thought you would be out in the swamps hunting with the others,* he stammered, not having noticed the party leader sneak up on him from behind. He had had a crush on his old friend for years now and desperately wished that she hadn't heard him speak ill of her.

*I'm not going to leave my favourite guy all alone in camp while I go and have fun. You know I'm not that sort of person. And for the last time, can you stop calling me Kayce?! We've known each other since hatchlings and after all these years you still don't call me Kayci! As your commanding officer I order you to call me by my name!*

*When has that ever stopped me? 'Kayce',* Resh laughed, knowing she wasn't really annoyed after seeing her own laugh.

*You know Resh, talking about 'me' being a higher rank than 'you', I do believe ignoring an order from a commanding officer is a crime punishable by execution.*

*Execute me? But who will be even half as great as me to take my place?* he replied innocently.

*You do raise a good point… What would I do without you? You know… I'm sure we can think of a different kind of 'punishment,'* she replied in a sultry tone, slithering closer to him so she was leaning into him, pressing her body up close.

Resh blinked, could this really be happening or was he just imagining things? No, of course not. They were friends. He was probably just misreading the situation.

He coughed. *Well, whatever you choose to do, I'm sure it's going to be necessary.* Kayci wasn't pleased with his reaction and pressed even closer to him so he could clearly feel her breasts against him. Resh shifted to the left, turning his hardening member away from her in hopes she wouldn't notice.

*Resh.* Kayci said sternly. *Don't try to pretend you don't know what's going on here.* He went to speak but before he did Kayci grasped his now solid cock, causing him to groan at the feeling.

Lydia couldn't believe what she heard. Did Resh just make a sex noise? She smirked. When he woke up she was going to tease him mercilessly for this. Of course, she was going to wait until he woke on his own though. She wasn't going to end this little show early.

*Are you sure you want to do this? We've been friends for centuries and this could ruin things,*Resh said, just making sure that they weren't making a terrible decision.

*Of course we're doing this. I've seen the way you look at me. And after all the work you do, I think you deserve a reward of some kind.* She lifted her head up to Resh's and pulled him into deep kiss, rolling his manhood in her hand making him growl out loud.

A horrible thought occurred: what if there could still be people around to hear him. *What if someone hears?* Resh worried out loud, inciting a laugh from the woman.

*There's a reason why I sent the others off and stayed behind, Resh…* she whispered seductively.

*You planned this! And here I thought you were nothing but a woman who could throw a few good punches and had scales in all the right places,* Resh joked. It was unusual seeing Kayci plan something ahead. She only ever did that when it was important.

The sight of her naked Thane writhing on the floor making all sorts of noises was more than enough to get Lydia hot and she could feel a wetness forming between her legs. It was scary, thinking he could wake up at any time and see her. But she couldn't bear it any longer and shoved a hand down he lower armour, pretending she was the one making him moan in pleasure.

It didn't take long before they had both stripped out of their armour. Kayci already wasn't wearing too much. Probably part of her act to seduce him, so Resh tore it off her within seconds leaving her bare for him to admire. He had dreamt about this for so long, but already his fantasies were nothing compared to reality as he took in as much of the beautiful sight in front of him as he could.

Neither of them could bear the wait any longer and Kayci leapt at him, tackling him to the floor. But he was having none of was no way he was letting her on top. Resh pushed her back so she was now the one underneath him. She tried to fight back for the control, but he held her down harder by the wrists so all she could do was squirm and arch her back in pleasure below him.

*Oh Kayce, just because you can fight better than me doesn't mean you can overpower me,* he laughed using his superior weight and strength to pin her. She tried to roll him onto his back but he quickly wrapped his thick golden tail around her own so they were completely entwined. Kayci gasped with pleasure as he held her stiffly in place so she was completely at his mercy.

*Just fuck me already!* she snapped, tired of waiting. *That's an order.*

Resh ignored her and carried on with his little speech.*It feels good being in charge of my superior,* he growled, teasing her entrance with his tip. *Knowing that she's all mine. That she wants me so much she tries to order me, when all she has to do is beg.*

Resh smirked at her reaction, the indignant look on her face mixed with the strain of pleasure as he brushed over her sex again.

*Resh, I'm not begging you for anyth-* She was cut off by his finger pushing in between her slick folds eliciting a loud moan that could most likely be heard for miles.

*Go on, Kayce. Say 'please', say 'please Resh, you should be my superior, I belong to you, please fuck me.' *Resh hoped she would hurry up and give in. There was only so much he could take before he would snap and claim her right then.

*Its- Kayci- not- Kayce!* she moaned in-between gasps of pleasure as he ran his hand along her clit, the other still holding her in place so she couldn't try and ease her pleasure herself .

*Say it.*

*Fine! Please, Resh, please fuck me.*

With that Resh finally let go and thrust into her, causing her to scream in ecstasy, Resh winced at the noise. He had no doubt that the others had probably heard her, no matter how far away they were hunting. But after hearing the moan that escaped from himself at the feeling of her tightness, he no longer cared.

Lydia couldn't hold it in anymore and moaned as her hand was coated in her own juices. Even though she was loud, the sounds coming from Resh were far louder and it got her wondering how good he really was at sex. She quickly got up and wiped her hand clean to hide any traces of what she had done. It would most likely be a while before Resh woke but still. She didn't want him to catch her with a hand down her armour.

About ten minutes later, when she was sure there was no evidence of her deed, she looked over to where Resh was sleeping. He was still asleep, but now he was no longer thrusting and moaning. Just mumbling to himself in that hissing language again.

*That was amazing,* Kayci breathed, still coming down from her climax.

*You know. I should do paperwork more often. To say the least, I thoroughly enjoyed my reward,* he smirked, rolling off her and uncoiling their tails, releasing her wrists and relinquishing his dominance.

It was going to take Resh a long time to think of her as his master now. The idea of her being in charge of him from now on seemed like an odd prospect after what had just happened. She didn't seem very 'in control' now. Especially as he could see his seed running down her tail.

That was a delightful bit of snake porn wasn't it? I found it pretty damn hot, so I hope you did too.