The Juggernaut turned towards the Dragon Knight. "I don't trust any suggestions you make. You probably pick someone to annoy me to death or something like that."
Davion smirked. "Yeah, I'd love to do that. But I want to win a town war when I participate in one. So no, I reserve that for some time later. I really know someone who might fit into our group. We should probably go for another ranged creature, and a support, but how about the Lord of Avernus? He might fit."
There were surely pros and cons about having the Lord of Avernus as their fifth ally in a town war. The Bounty Hunter had met him before but he didn't know what to think of him. The male was mostly silent but he did his job. He was great as a tank but he could support them as well and he could fight. And he was definitely not annoying.
Sure, someone with higher attack range would be good but all in all it could work.
And so it was decided. Even the Juggernaut agreed.
They stayed in the inn for several hours. Alleria and the Juggernaut talked, their heads close together. Davion sulked, his arms still crossed in front of his chest, as he stared daggers at the two. And Gondar felt left out. So he decided to go invisible and check the surroundings of the inn, maybe have a look around at the shops.
The second he vanished, Alleria looked up, stopping mid-sentence. "Gondar?" she frowned and muttered a 'damn'. Then: "You still here? Sorry, don't go, I didn't want to ignore you. I'm just not really used to you being around, too."
So the Bounty Hunter appeared again. He hadn't even had time to get up before she had realized he had vanished. She had immediately noticed when he had been gone. As had Davion, judging from the way he had straightened up suddenly. It made the sadness that had been creeping up at the sitting-around-without-being-paid-any-attention-to disappear in a flash. Because though they both hadn't talked to him, they had been aware of him the whole time. "It's okay. I wanted to go outside for a bit."
It didn't matter that much that he felt left out. Not when he knew that Alleria and Davion were aware of him leaving. The Juggernaut wasn't his friend and he was new in the relationship that had existed between the other two for a long time. So it was only normal that they didn't always include him. Maybe he even expected it, the words of the Juggernaut holding a spark of truth. He himself wondered why those two gorgeous humans wanted to be with him, to have sex with him. Because he definitely wasn't gorgeous.
"You sure it's okay?" The skin between her brows was wrinkled and she didn't look convinced.
When Gondar nodded, she smiled a little and before he could go invisible again, she stood up and walked around the table. She leaned close, one hand brushing over his neck while the other tugged his half mask down. Her kiss was soft and short but it took the Hunter's breath away. That she would kiss him in public, would announce them having some kind of relationship to all who were here. He stared at her, extremely shocked by the kiss.
She winked at him. And Gondar smiled. This woman was simply too good to be true. Before she could sit back down, he stole another quick kiss. She grinned then, clearly satisfied.
The Bounty Hunter tugged his mask back over his mouth and nose and wanted to leave.
"Care to have some company?" Davion still looked pissed off about this whole situation. "I don't want to have to look at these two even a second longer." He pointed his chin at the Juggernaut.
"Um, okay."
Stepping outside together, the warrior took a deep breath. He had his helmet in one hand but didn't put it on. He slung one arm around Gondar's shoulder and, pulling him close for a second, pressed a kiss to his temple. "I hate how good they get along with each other." He sighed. "I know that I have no reason to be jealous, Yurnero is as gay as one can be. But they are so close, they always understand each other. I want to be the one who is this close to Alleria."
Gondar frowned. "But you are this close to her." They started walking down the road, Davion's arm still around Gondar's shoulders. "And the way she looks at you, she doesn't do that with the Juggernaut."
Another sigh. "You are probably right." The warrior looked at him from the corner of his eyes. The Hunter could feel his gaze more than he could see it. "You know, she looks at you the same way, I guess."
"You jealous of me because of it?" It was a careful question, the Bounty Hunter holding his breath a little as he waited for the answer.
"No. Because you are for both of us."
Now Gondar laughed. "You are strange, you know that, don't you?"
The Dragon Knight hugged him close before he released Gondar completely. "I know. Can't help it, though." He stopped and looked at the houses around them. "Was there something in particular you wanted to look at? Because I'd like to go to the armoury."
"No, not really." The Hunter shrugged. "I guess I just wanted to get out of the inn for a few moments. I'll come with you if you want."
"Nice." Grinning, the human strode forward, clearly knowing where the armoury was. Gondar had been here, around this inn, before, but he had never really checked the shops out. Too many creatures around and he had never felt safe enough. With this strong warrior by his side, it was much better. Normally he'd be invisible most of the time, scanning his surroundings non-stop. Not today. He knew that whatever might happen, Davion would stand by his side, would help him and together they would be almost invincible. The Knight was strong while the Hunter was cunning and fast. A perfect pairing.
It was fun to be in the armoury with Davion. He inspected every single piece, looking from all sides, knocking on the surface, lifting and turning the parts of armour. Sometimes he asked Gondar for his opinion about something.
One piece of shoulder amour caught Gondar's eye but since everything in this shop was made for bigger creatures, it would never fit him. He wasn't vain and he didn't care how his clothes and body protection looked as long as they did their job (covering what he wanted covered and protecting what he wanted protected).
The Dragon Knight had other thoughts. His armour did protect him but it was artfully crafted and it made him even more gorgeous than he was. A real knight.
They were about ten minutes in the shop, when someone came over, asking if they wanted some help. No one had ever asked the Bounty Hunter if he wanted help in a shop.
"Later." Davion didn't even look at the man as he answered. "I'll wave you over."
The man bowed his head a little and left without another word. He positioned himself in a way he could see Davion so he wouldn't miss if he waved. The Bounty Hunter chuckled. Davion had just acted as if the man was some servant and the man hadn't batted an eye at that. Fascinating.
"Gondar, do you want that shoulder armour?" The Knight was so near, their bodies were touching and his voice was low enough that no one in the shop could hear them.
"Um, what?" He hadn't anticipated that question. "It doesn't fit me."
It looked nice enough, not too fancy but better than the one he was wearing at the moment. Something suiting a tracker like him, he guessed.
"Yeah, but they could fit it for you."
"They do that?" Not that he had ever tried to let anything that didn't fit him customize for him. But he suspected, the way the man had reacted to Davion, that, even if they wouldn't fit it for him, they would do it for the imposing Knight.
Raised brows as the warrior looked at him. Gondar scrunched his nose. "I don't really care what I wear." The brows rose even higher. "I know. But you were staring at the armour. You don't have enough money?" His voice was still low. Now the Hunter rolled his eyes. He. Not enough money. As if. He got paid good gold for the jobs he did. It was never about the money, more about not attracting attention. But the shoulder armour was unremarkable enough, it would be perfect for the Bounty Hunter.
"So, you can get them to fit the armour to me?"
The grin he got in answer was full of arrogance. "I'm the Dragon Knight."
The Bounty Hunter snorted. "It's good you have Alleria to kick you in the arse sometimes so your feet stay on the ground. Snob."
"Oh, then watch me." Davion straightened up and without looking in the direction of the man, he waved his hand, once. It took the human maybe a second to be by their side. "Yes, sir?"
"Fit this shoulder armour to my companion." It was a command, not leaving place for a 'no'.
The man hesitated but when Davion turned towards him and looked at the man for the first time, his gaze hard and the tiniest of scowls on his face, the man couldn't move fast enough. "Of course, sir. Right now, sir? If you would be so kind as to follow me, please, we have to take your measurements, sir." He took the armour and headed off, deeper into the shop. He checked if they followed, smiled.
"Here, sir, take a seat please. I'll send someone over with something to drink, sir, while your companion can come with me, please. We'll take the measurements and immediately change the armour. It will take about an hour, then you can fetch it. Will that be acceptable, sir?"
"An hour?" Davion stared at the man until he shuffled his feet nervously. "Will do." He flopped down in one of the armchairs and waved the man off. To Gondar he gave a wide grin and winked before he settled more comfortably in the armchair and the Hunter followed the man.
The man was a flurry of activity around the Bounty Hunter and within a few minutes they were done. The Dragon Knight had gotten more to eat and to drink than he would've ever been able to consume in this five minutes and he was extremely relaxed.
"I want the armour delivered to the inn." It was another command. He let his gaze travel over the man. "I don't want you to step into my room. Give it to one of the serving maids." Then he turned around and left the shop without another glance at the man or without waiting for an answer.
Outside he stopped for a moment and grinned down at Gondar. "Damn, that was fun. And I even got a free meal!" He slung his arm around Gondar's shoulder again and nuzzled at his temple. "Thanks for spending time with me." His lips moved against the Hunter's skin, warm and soft, and he had to supress a shiver of delight.
They strolled from shop to shop until they found one that sold sweets and cakes and stuff. Davion bought a huge pack of mixed things and let them get wrapped beautifully. "For Alleria."
Except when they entered the shops, Davion had his arm around Gondar's shoulders the whole time. It was probably his way of showing everyone that they were with each other. They got a lot of sideway glances but the Knight didn't acknowledge any of them. And by the time they made their way back to the inn, the information about the Dragon Knight and the Bounty Hunter seemed to have spread because only very few creatures were looking now.
In the inn, the Juggernaut and Alleria hadn't moved. They were still talking and laughing but when the woman saw them approaching, she stopped and stood up to great them. She kissed first the Knight and then the Hunter. "Hey, what did you do? Did you have fun?"
"We had fun." Davion took his former seat and smiled as he leaned back. "I showed Gondar off and in a few days the information that he is off limits for everyone should have reached even the remotest parts of the world. It took less than an hour to get to everyone here." He held the package out for the woman. "And we got you something."
"Oh, thank you!" Alleria took the present but before she could do anything else (Gondar was sure she wanted to kiss Davion again), the Bounty Hunter interrupted them.
"What do you mean, 'you showed me off'?"
"Well," Davion's smile was lazy, "since you are our boyfriend, I want everyone to know it. You are gorgeous and I wanted to show everyone that you belong to me now. That they should keep their hands to themselves."
That was something Gondar would have never expected. "You think I'm gorgeous?" It was only one of many questions in his head, beside 'I am your boyfriend?'. How could he be so openly proud of being together with a female and a male? How could he rub his gayness in everyone's face like that? How could he be proud of being with the Bounty Hunter?
The Dragon Knight caught his wrist and tugged until Gondar was sitting next to him on the bench. Then his hands were on the Hunter's body. They stroked and petted. "I'll show you how gorgeous I think you are." Gondar was pressed close to the hard body of the Knight while the man tugged the half mask from his mouth. Davion kissed Gondar and his hands never stopped roaming over his body.
His movements were slow, lazy, as were his kisses. The Hunter melted against the human, burying one of his hands in his dark red hair. It took only a few seconds for Gondar to forget everything around him. He didn't care where they were or who was around them. There was only this slow seduction from this gorgeous human warrior.
The kiss went on and on, Davion nipping and biting at Gondar's lips occasionally, sucking a little, then going back to stroking his tongue against the hunter's. Strong hands stroked over his arms, his back and his legs, shaping and kneading his muscles. The Bounty Hunter would have liked to touch like that, too, but the Knight still had his armour on so he kept his hands buried in the dark red strands of Davion's hair. As he scraped his nails over the human's scalp, he got a soft groan in answer, which made Gondar shudder as it vibrated through his whole body.
"Um, I think I have to go." The voice of the Juggernaut was strained and seemed to come from far away while Alleria's answering laugh was clear. "Go. Good luck!"
The Bounty Hunter felt an additional set of hands on his body a moment later. "Come, let's go to our room. It is fun to watch you making out here but I want to have sex and I don't want everyone watching us then."
His thoughts were hazy as he got up. Davion had been making out with him, in the middle of an inn, and as Alleria took his hand and kind of pulled him after her, there was no mistaking the intent of her actions. Everyone would know what they'd be doing in their room. And the humans both didn't care, even wanted them all to know.