Chapter 2
The following events happened yesterday.
Larten carried me carefully out of the Princes' Dome, and along the long passage that led us back to the central part of the mountain, we went first to the wolf den so that Larten could meet the new pups, and check them over, he was pleased with their progress, after the wolf pups had been seen to Larten carried me to what had been our quarters before I'd moved into the new Generals' sleeping quarters, they are near to the Hall of Gavner Purl which is where the Generals conduct their nightly business. I still used our old quarters for any time off, these quarters also acted as a quarantine zone in case any of my wolves got sick or injured, and couldn't stay with the rest of the pack.
I eagerly stripped off my robes, and removed Larten's ring from the chain that was around my neck, I'd worn it since the night it had been discovered in the ashes, but pretty soon it was back on Larten's finger where it belonged, we were once again officially Blessed Mates, and I was no longer classed as a widow, not that I ever had been one, but it certainly felt like I was one at points in time.
"I don't even want to wait for a second longer Larten, I want you to fuck me so hard that it'll make up for all the time we've been apart, and then some." I stated as I climbed on top of him, and positioned myself in the right place, but he rolled me over, and began to kiss me with animalistic passion, our tongues battled against each other as we kissed, I moaned into his mouth louder than ever, I was so desperate for him to take me that I didn't want to wait for him to get me wet, although the kissing had certainly helped the cause, he pinned my arms up above my head, and marked up my neck good and proper, after that he worked his way down my body by kissing it, he held onto my hips, and adjusted his position so that his head was level with my sensitive area, he gave me a teasing, long, slow lick, and it made me get even more desperate for him to take me, he licked me again, but slightly faster, and again, he was teasing me so that I would not orgasm so soon, but i would get wet, he carefully inserted two of his fingers into my already sensitive folds, and rubbed the inside part of my intimate area, he was trying to stimulate my G-Spot, it worked, I got wet enough for him to be able to glide his fingers in, and out of me which felt pretty darn good, he sped up a bit which made me go tingly all over, but still he did not allow me to orgasm, although I was pretty close, and he knew it too, when he eventually penetrated me he went in deep, he pounded into me with some degree of force, but not in a bad way, the force he used was the energy that he put into his thrusts so that every one felt powerful, he had my arms above my head, and kissed me as he released a small amount of his fluids deep into my body, I wrapped my legs around his waist, and moved in time with him, I ran my hands down his back, and scratched him lightly as another lot of his fluids were distributed into my body, but this time it tipped me over the age, I orgasmed powerfully as we kissed, my entire body came alive as I climaxed, it was a feeling that I'd missed, and I let Larten know about how good it felt as well, I broke off our kiss, and let out a screech of orgasmic pleasure, after that he got even faster, and yet more of his fluids were poured into my body, I climaxed again, and said Larten's name a dozen times or more as I did so, I couldn't help it, I just wanted him to fuck me senseless to make up for two years of not having him next to me or inside of me, I begged him not to stop so he kept on going until we climaxed together in one huge, energetic release of muscular tension, and it felt amazing...
"You would not even believe the trauma that I've been through since believing that you were dead, I haven't slept properly in months, and my mental health has really suffered Larten." I stated by way of a greeting when we woke up, after our few hours of catching up were over I felt alive again, it was like my pleas to the Gods of the Vampires had been answered, and Larten had been returned to me from beyond the grave, not that he ever was in a grave to begin with.
"I will make it up to you, I swear, I did not want to do it, but the Princes gave me orders, and I had to obey them," he replied with a yawn. "I am back now, and I am not going anywhere."
"I bloody well hope not, I cannot cope without you Larten, I need to be in your arms, and asleep under your cloak or I do not sleep properly," this much was true, I had always slept better whilst being held by him. "After we finished catching up yesterday, and I finally settled down I felt like all of my fear was gone, I knew that I was safe from harm once more, and nothing could hurt me. At least you can give me a hand with the wolves, and take care of them whilst I'm working, I can't do everything, and neither Jade or Alicia are my assistants any longer, they're both way beyond that stage now. Jade is a nurse in the Medical Wing, and as for Alicia well she's Madam Madam March now so she is being well looked after as you probably know."
"I should go and see Jade, she may not know that I have returned, and she will be dying to catch up with me too, my "death" hit her very hard, and even with everything I put in place beforehand it still took her by total surprise," Larten got dressed, and adjusted his cloak until it was perfect. "At least you kept everything of mine in good, clean condition, and I appreciate that Anna, I also do not believe that you have ever not slept underneath one of my cloaks, however I am missing two, I had ten, but now I have eight."
"One was used as an emergency blanket for a difficult wolf labour, and the other one is in Jade's possession, she begged me to allow her to have one that she could treasure forever so reluctantly I agreed to give her one, and she sleeps under it too just like I do with this one," my revelation came as no surprise to Larten. "I will replace the one which was ruined by the wolf labour, but all the pups lived at least."
"No, it is alright, I will go, and see my tailor, I need new clothing anyway, how much money do you have left out of what I left for you?" this question came as a surprise, but I knew the answer.
"I still have over half a million Euros left, and around two hundred thousand in other currencies, but I also have three hundred thousand in UK Pounds Stirling too, I have not spent a lot to be fair, but over two years I have had to survive without you so I had to spend some naturally," I kept receipts, and wrote things down to keep a record of my spending. "I hope I have not spent too much."
"Not over two years if you still have that much available, I am impressed, I wonder how much Jade has got left, I will ask her when I see her, I am going to go, and see her right now," Larten's decision was no shock to me, and as he was honest about it I didn't mind him going. "I will see you later my beloved Destroying Angel, I love you."
"I love you too my Dark Lord, always have, always will."
Jade's P.O.V
I am currently in the Medical Wing doing my duties, I am a nurse now like Jenna used to be before she was murdered, I help to take care of the patients who arrive in here, and I get them back on their feet. I have a wolf that helps me to do my job, I trained her as a medical alert assistance wolf myself, and she is a life saver, she knows if a Clan member's sugars drop or if their blood pressure drops, she knows if a patient is having breathing problems or if a patient needs help, she alerts me to their needs or she alerts the patient, and assists them with whatever they need, she retrieves things they drop, she sleeps next to the sickest patients, she defends those who're in a coma as they can't fight back, and she fetches things for me if I ask for them, I could not manage without her, and as she's the pup of Khan being an assistance wolf is in her blood so to speak, after all her father worked here too, but that was a long time ago now, however he was one of the first trained medical assistance wolves we had, and he did a brilliant job in his prime, I miss Khan, when I first joined the Clan, and I was injured Khan helped me to recover whilst I had to stay in the medical bay I was placed in, he fetched drinks for me, and alerted the Medics if I took a turn for the worse, especially after the fire when my lungs were badly damaged, and breathing was a challenge, Khan never left my side in the first few nights after the fire, he used to put his ears near to my chest so he could hear my breathing in case it was laboured, if anything was wrong he'd fetch a Medic, I never even had to give him a command, he just knew when I wasn't right, he saved my life effectively, and he did that by keeping watch over me whilst I healed, and now I have a new wolf to help me out, she's called Zahira, and I love her to bits, she's very helpful, she assists me by calming down the nervous patients, she rests her head on their laps, and encourages the patients to pet her, by doing this she provides them with a distraction whilst they're being treated, she won't leave their side until they're feeling a bit less anxious either, she will just sit there with her head on their lap looking up at them with her soft, golden yellow eyes, she never snaps or growls either, at least not at the patients, but she will defend them if she thinks she needs to, for example two weeks ago we were walking to the Medical Wing when we came across two Clan members who were fighting, Zahira lunged at the male Clan member, and pinned him to the ground whilst snarling at him, the female he'd been fighting with turned out to be his ex mate who'd left him because he was a violent thug, he wanted her back, she refused him, and the fight started, he was taken away by the Guards, and we got her to the Medical Wing to be patched up, she had a broken nose, and a black eye, Zahira stayed with her the whole tme, and snarled at anybody who got too close unless they were myself or a Medic, and she knows the difference because she isn't stupid...
I'm doing my rounds in the Medical Wing, we don't have many patients at the moment, just one guy with a fractured arm, and another who has a broken foot, they were duelling each other on the Bars, but they went a bit mad with their strikes, and counter strikes, lost their balance, and both landed awkwardly onto the stone floor, hence the broken bones they've got. I've had to put a cast onto the broken leg, and a sling on the fractured arm, it also needs a cast, but the bone has to be reset into the correct position first which I'm not qualified to do, the senior Medic will do that when he arrives.
"Jade, Jade are you in here?" I'd know that voice anywhere, it sounds like Larten, but how can it be him? He's dead. "Jade, are you in here?"
"Yes, I am here, I'm just coming," I've exited the medical bay I was in, and there standing infront of me is Larten. "What the actual hell? Larten, you're alive? It has been two years since we all found out that you'd been killed in action." I'm in total shock, and disbelief.
"I had to fake my death, and stay hidden for the good of the Clan, it was a plan that the Princes ordered me to partake in so I did, everybody had to think that I was dead, and act like it too on pain of death," Larten's just revealed. "I had no choice, but I made sure that you were well taken care of beforehand, did I not?"
"Yes, you did, I still have most of the money you left me, and Anna gave me one of your cloaks which I sleep under when I go to bed, I'm so glad that you're alive Larten, I've missed you more than anything, and prayed to the Gods of the Vampires on your behalf for a safe passage into Paradise," I always pray for our fallen warriors. "Can I hug you? I need to know that you're real."
"You can do more than that Jade, come with me back to your quarters, and show me exactly how much you have missed me," I'm meant to be working here, but luckily my shift is almost over. "I will do once my shift has ended, I don't have long left to wait though. I can't believe that you're here, and that you're alive, I bet Anna was pleased to see you."
"Anna was very emotional, but as soon as I scooped her up into my arms she got her emotions under control, I carried her back to our shared quarters, and gave her a little taste of what I have been waiting to do to her body for these past two years," I don't need to ask for details, I know what he means. "Now it is your turn Jade, please allow me the honour of escorting you back to your quarters, and I shall show you just how much I have missed you."
"Well my shift just ended so I have to sign out, and then we can go." I'm very excited by the prospect of spending a few hours with Larten, and just the thought of him touching my skin is already getting me in the mood...
Larten's P.O.V
I have joined Jade in her quarters, and she has already stripped down to her underwear in preparation for our encounter, I have removed my clothing too, and gotten myself comfortable in the hammock that Jade sleeps in, Jade has now joined me in the hammock, and we are using two of my cloaks as covers this time instead of just one.
"You really are beautiful Jade, and I love your scent," I have turned to face her, the hammock is big enough for us to lay on our sides, and face each other. "I will not hold back this time."
"I wouldn't want you to hold back, it has been two years, and I need to feel you inside me, the device you gave me works, but it is not the same as actually having you next to me, and sharing your body's warmth."
"Very well Jade, I shall kiss you, and take it from there."
The following events happened a few hours ago...
I leant forward, and kissed Jade softly at first, but after a few moments it got more intense, our tongues faught against each other playfully as our lips wrestled, I changed my position until I was on top of her, and kissed her even more passionately, she instinctively wrapped her legs around my waist, and ran her nails down my back, it was clear to me that she had been getting some more experience in the two years since we had last slept together, and that was fine by me, however I did wonder who it was that had mated with her last, not that it mattered to me now. I carried on kissing Jade with a degree of lustful passion that drove her wild, she broke our kiss, and got her breath back, afterwards we kissed again, and I penetrated her tiny body, she tensed up for a moment so I didn't move at all, I just kissed her so that he body had time to adjust to me being inside her, as I started to thrust inside her she managed to move in time with me so it felt better for us both, a couple of sounds escaped her lips as I brought her ever closer to her climax, I held back, and slowed down, I did not wish for her to climax too soon or I would not release my seed at the right time, the aim was for us to climax together, and make the sensations last for quite a few minutes, Jade would get a feeling of being in Paradise, and I would get a feeling of having my urges satisfied, albeit temperarily, when I was ready to ejaculate I pulled back, and slmmed into Jade with a degree of vampiric power that she was not expecting, as a result my fluids flooded her body in a great tidal wave, and i still had more to give.
"Aaaah Larten!" she shrieked. "Oh fuck, oh yes," she was obviously enjoying herself so I went a bit faster, and kissed her until I felt her shaking underneath me as yet another orgasm was triggered, it was strong enough for me to feel every little response from her body as I made her enter Paradise, and only when Jade was at that stage did I allow myself to have my own climax, our bodies moved in time with one onother rhythmically as I released the last of my fluids as deep into Jade's body as I could, she looked directly into my eyes as she said my name, waves of pure esctasy flowed through her as we moved in time with each other, I kissed her continuously as I finished off, but yet I did not pull out straight away, I remained inside her for quite some time whilst we kissed, she was in a dazed state of post-orgasmic euphoria which must have felt amazing to her because it felt good for me, at the very end for good measure I placed my head between her legs, and licked her sensitive spot, within a few moments she orgasmed again, it made her say my name as I made these powerful sensations last for her, I did this by running my fingers along her internal wall until I located her G-Spot, I stimulated it until her own fluids were flowing freely, she had one final, all consuming climax, we were underneath the two cloaks by this point in time, she said my name even louder, but the cloaks helped to muffle the sounds she made, however she clearly enjoyed the sensations I had given her, I could tell by the way that her body responded to my touch, and judging by the noises she had made I knew that I had done a good job of satisfying her, after we had totally finished everything we kissed for ages, it was long lasting, and slow, afterwards I gently pulled Jade into my arms, I held her close to my body as she drifted off into a relaxed sleep, and pretty soon afterwards I was also asleep.
When I woke up I had no idea how much time had passed, Jade was still sleeping peacefully in my arms, the two cloaks kept us covered over as the room we were in was cold, the fire had died out, and there was no other heat source available. I watched Jade sleeping, she seemed to fit in my arms perfectly, she was tiny, but strong, as I had been the one who she had given her purity to we shared a bond, a deep connection that nobody else would ever understand, and she gave herself to me so willingly as well.
I confess that a part of me does love Jade, but it is not the same kind of love that I feel for Anna, in my view Jade represents all that is pure, and good in the Clan, she is also very loving and loyal, plus she keeps her promises, in other words she has earnt my respect. I find her physically enticing, the way she kisses me, and holds onto me is as if she never wishes to be parted from me, I know she has got feelings for me, but I must stay true to my Blessed Mate, and keep my vows to her, I try to make Jade happy because she has been through hell, if allowing her to sleep with me once a month or so is all it takes then I am willing to do that for her, plus the sounds she makes when I make her climax just get me even more turned on, and when that happens it makes my own orgasm stronger which naturally I appreciate.
I watched jade sleeping for ages, I had my arms around her, I made sure that she was close to my body so she would feel safe when she eventually woke up, I did not wish to leave her side until she was fully alert, besides that I had promised to stay beside her, and I had every intention of doing so. I moved slightly to get a bit comfier, I had to stretch out because I was feeling stiff, Jade stirred a little when I moved, but she she did not wake up, the hammock we were in moved too, it swung a bit from side to side, but it was a gentle movement like leaves that blow in the wind.
When Jade eventually opened her eyes she turned around to face me, she had a look of pure happiness, and contentment on her face, she was completely naked with only my cloak covering her up.
"I'm glad you held me in your arms, I managed to sleep well for the first time in a long time, I still cannot believe that you're alive, but I'm very happy, and relieved that you are Larten, naturally I'm even happier that you came to spend some one to one time with me, you would not believe how much I've missed you," Jade mentioned quietly. "I could stay here forever in this warm embrace, I feel so comfortable, and happy."
"I will have to leave soon," I stated. "I have duties to do, and I have to help Anna out as well."
"I understand Larten, you are of course free to leave whenever you wish, and I shall see you again next month I hope," she replied sleepily. She yawned, and stretched a little bit too. "I'm just glad you're back, and that I get to spend a few hours with you."
"As long as you stick to our agreement I will abide by it too," I had every intention of continuing to see Jade on a monthly basis. "Please try your hardest not to fall in love with me though, as you know I can never truly be yours, and I do not wish to hurt you in any way Jade, for you have gone through enough pain in your life already."
"I understand." she nodded. "May I at least kiss you once more before you go?"
"I will permit it." I kissed jade softly, and she kissed me back with some playfulness, our tongues met briefly, and she had her hand on the back of my neck. I let the kiss last for a few more moments before I pulled away gently, I sat up in the hammock, my clothing was scattered everywhere, and so was hers. I got dressed, and so did Jade, I then checked that I had everything before I left to go, and find Anna...
Anna's P.O.V
"Amber, no, get down now." my wolf Amber likes to jump onto things such as tables, and steal unattended plates of food, however I'm very strict with her, and I will not allow such behaviour to take place. "Amber, I said GET DOWN!" Amber looked at me, and then she hopped off the table she'd been standing on, but not before stealing a whole rack of ribs which she carried off to eat in peace. Now that Amber has settled down to eat the illicit ribs I can feed the others, Amber is impatient, and if the other wolves don't eat quickly enough then she will literally take their food, and literally wolf it down, she is obsessed with food, and if you see her eating it is like she's never been fed because she eats so quickly, do not drop anything around her food wise because it'll be gone before you know that it is missing, she is a terrible scrounger, but I'm working on some training with her, I don't want her to scrounge or steal food any longer, it is an undesireable trait in her because when food isn't involved Amber is very obedient, and placid like she's meant to be, but the moment she sees food or smells food it is like a switch flips over in her head, she goes nuts until she gets what she wants even if that means stealing it from a plate which isn't hers. "Amber, you drive me crazy, you really do. I love you to bits, but the whole stealing food thing has got to stop." I speak to her as if she can understand me, but of course she never answers me back, she just looks up at me with her head on my lap innocently as if butter wouldn't melt. It is not even as though I do not feed the wolves either, they get fed frequently, and they go hunting too so Amber really has no excuse to steal food, it isn't like she's starving, and trying to survive by stealing food to live either.
I do know that Gavner used to feed his wolves from the table, and as such they've gotten into bad habits so I have to retrain them, I've never fed my wolves from the table, I've only ever fed them in their den in their own individual bowls or I've taken them hunting, and they've eaten whatever they've killed. I do give my wolves bones and they get my scraps occasionally, but I place my plates on the floor to give it to them, I do not allow them to scrounge or beg for food at any time, I don't want them eating something that will make them sick, wolves are designed to eat meat, and bones, that's it, they don't need bread or cheese or so-called human foods, they just need fresh meat, and dry dog kibble for working dogs, it gives them added vitamins, and energy, but they only get one scoop of dry food each per night because they get fed enough raw meat to keep them healthy, they eat berries, and wild foods too sometimes, but not that often.
My wolves need brushing, they're losing their Winter coats, and as such they're moulting like crazy, there's wolf hairs everywhere so I'm going to have to spend some time with them under the waterfalls later, they all need a wash, and a tidy up, even their claws need clipping so I'll do that too, but after I've bathed them. My wolves get washed every few nights, and if they get really dirty or covered in blood after a hunting trip then they get washed again for their own sakes. I have always kept my wolves clean, well groomed, fed properly, and under control, I will not have them running riot or causing trouble, as a General it will make me look bad if my wolves misbehave, after all I'm supposed to set an example to the others who also have wolves to look after.
We've got a memorial board up for the wolves who've passed on, they get their names carved onto it, their age, a brief description of how they died, and who owned them. I have had many wolves added to the board oer the years including my original pack members, the average lifespan of a wolf is around eight to thirteen years, but most die before then, however captive wolves can live up to twenty years, and I've had a couple of my wolves that long, Shadow lived for around two decades, but maybe he was older than that because I don't know how old he was when we first met, and Bandit lived for eighteen years or so, but I lost track of exactly how old he was when he died, I miss him terribly, he was a wonderful companion, and he stuck by my side for a long time, he was supposed to guard the Hall of Princes, but he preferred to stay with me because our bond was very strong, and when he retired from guarding the Princes' Dome he was returned to me, I nursed him until he died, in the end he had arthritis, and he was blind, but he was not in any pain because I gave him medication for it, eventually he just didn't wake up, he went to sleep one night, and that was it, he passed in his sleep like Shadow had so he didn't suffer at all, and I'm grateful for that, but still I wish my wolves could live forever, losing Skye was the hardest for me because she was so young when she was killed in the battle, she'd had a litter, and then the last major battle took place when the Lord of the Vampaneze was killed, Skye faught like a demonic Hell Hound, she also rescued several injured Clan members, and got them to safety before she died, I was absolutely heartbroken by her loss, but at least I still have the wolves that she gave birth to as a part of my pack, and they're so much like her, plus I have two jet black wolves who look identical to her, and they carry her bloodline in their genes.
Skye isn't really gone because she lives on through the pups that she had, every single time I see Midnight I am reminded of Skye, Midnight is Skye's double in looks, but he's male, eventually I will breed him with a new wolf to get some fresh blood into my pack, inbreeding is never a good idea as it causes genetic disorders, and that's probably why we lost a whole litter to a genetic heart defect, they were inbred, and the two parent wolves both carried the defective gene so they never should have been put together, but now we know about the defective genes, and which wolves carry them we know not to breed from them, in fact the males who carry the bad genes have been neutered by the Medics to prevent any accidental breeding from happening...
I'm currently in the Hall of Princes, I have no idea why, but I have been summoned again for some as yet unknown reason. I've just been let into the Princes' Dome, and now I'm waiting to be acknowledged by the Princes, I've already bowed to them all as it is the custom to do so even though I'm a lady, usually ladies don't bow, bowing has always been more of a male thing to do, especially when it comes to royalty, not that the Vampire Princes are royalty of course, they are more like elected officials, but we call them Princes because that is how they have always been referred to.
"Anna, do you know why we have summoned you?" Prince Arrow has just asked.
"No Sire, I have no idea. Woiuld you please enlighten me?" I am a bit worried, I've been summoned here twice within the last seventy two hours, that is not normal.
"Well we have summoned you because you have been nominated, before the last great battle where the Lord of the Vampaneze was killed your name was added to the waiting list, as you probably know every vampiress gets an opportunity to mate with one of us, and now it is your turn to do so Anna. We understand that you probably did not know that your name was on the list, and as you have a Blessed Mate we are willing to let you walk away if you decide not to become the mate of one of us, after all you are not single, and we respect your right to keep your vows to Larten, however he is the one who put your name forward, I think he thought that if he died then he wanted you to be well looked after by one of us, of course this was before the plan was hatched, and he had to fake his death, but now that he has returned to you the decision is yours," Prince Arrow is leaning back on his throne drinking from a tankard. "If you do decide to take one of us as your mate then you will become an unofficial mate with privileges, this is because you are already in a Blessed mateship agreement."
"Yes Sire, I understand. Who would I be matched with?" I hope it is Mika ver Leth, I think the others are spoken for, Prince Darren is not my type, plus Larten would not approve of it, and Prince Paris is very ill, he's not expected to live much longer.
"That is the beauty of it Anna, you get to choose, and we get the right to accept or refuse, it is that simple," Prince Vancha has just explained. "I am spoken for so I am not available to you."
"Yes, I know that you're currently seeing my former assistant Sire, Alicia's your official mate, and she has been for a while now," I've been aware of this match for a long time. "I am also aware that my other friend is with Prince Arrow or she was when I last spoke with her."
"Yes, we are still together," Prince Arrow has acknowledged. "The best decision I ever made was asking her to become my mate."
"I'm happy for you Sire if she makes you feel that way, real love is hard to find, especially in the Clan," I am leaning towards choosing Prince Mika, but I must clear it with Larten first. "I think that I would like to choose you Sire," I'm looking at Prince Mika. "I do however wish to speak to Larten about it first, and gain his consent, it would not be right of me to become your unofficial mate without his say so."
"I agree. Go and speak with him, and then return here to deliver your final decision." Prince Mika has just stated.
"Very well Sire, I shall do that." I've now left the Princes' Dome, and gone to catch up with Larten...
I'm now in the Hall of Khledon Lurt, I've found Larten, he's with Seba and Vanez, and they're drinking ale, my wolves have gone over to him, and in doing so they've alerted him to my prescence.
"Larten we need to speak about something important," I've just told him. "I don't want to discuss it in public."
"Very well, we shall discuss it in our quarters," Larten has stood up, and downed his tankard of ale. "I hope nothing is wrong."
"No, no, I'm alright. I'll explain everything in a minute." we're now heading towards our quarters, the wolves are trotting along beside us, they need some exercise so I'll walk them later after I've spoken with Larten. We've now entered our quarters, the fire is lit, and so are the torches on the walls so it isn't dark or cold in here thankfully.
"Now then Anna, what is it that you wish to discuss?" Larten looks concerned.
"I was summoned to the Princes' Dome earlier, apparently my name was added to the waiting list, and now it is my turn to become the unofficial mate of one of the Princes, they told me that you added my name to the list personally," I don't know how he'll react to this news. "I don't want to do anything without your consent Larten, I love you too much to betray you."
"I did indeed add your name onto the waiting list, and I forgot all about it, I thought that if I were killed then I wanted you to be provided for, and looked after properly, being the mate of a Prince is an honour in its own right, however as you are my Blessed Mate even if you did decide to mate with a Prince you would only ever be seen as a mistress or an unofficial mate with priviledges, you would not be their mate in the true sense of the word Anna."
"Yes, I know that, but I'm happy with you, and I love you Larten. I don't need to be with a Prince, I get everything I need from you already," this much is true. "I'll go back, and tell them to remove my name from the list, I have no need to mate with them."
"I am afraid that if you do that then you may offend the Princes, and to offend a Prince in your position whether intended or not would be a poor judgement call," Larten has got a point. "You may have to mate with a Prince, but it is no different than my monthly meetings with Jade, and if you wish to have my consent first then I shall give it, it is my fault that you are in this situation so I must remedy it in the best way possible."
"Very well, Prince Mika is the one I have chosen, he is available, but Prince Arrow, and Prince Vancha are not, Prince Paris is on his deathbed as you know, and I could never mate with Prince Darren because his connection to you would make it feel weird, Prince Darren is currently away from the mountain anyway as the others are all in residence," I think I've made a good choice with Prince Mika. "I will go to the Hall of Princes, and let them know that I've made my decision."
"You have made a good choice, Prince Mika is kind, and honourable, he will treat you well, and he will not ever harm you, he is reserved at first, but once you have gotten to know him he is very intelligent, plus he also speaks German, and Slovakian like I do, most of the Princes are multilingual." Larten knows a lot about the Princes, especially seeing as he was almost Invested as one before he gave it all up, and walked away.
I am heading back towards the Hall of Princes now, I have to inform them of my decision to choose Prince Mika, I only hope that his former mate won't mind, especially seeing as we have got history together, I mean she is Larten's ex Blessed Mate, and she was with Prince Mika for a long time, I have no idea why they broke up, but it isn't really any of my business to be honest, I just hope that she won't give me any trouble over it.
I am currently standing in the Princes' Dome, and waiting to be acknowledged once again, I am not allowed to speak until I have been invited to do so either, we have a lot of rules surrounding the etiquette of how to communicate with the Princes, and when to approach them.
"Anna, have you made a decision?" Prince Arrow has just asked.
"Yes, I have. Larten my Blessed Mate has given me his consent, and I would like to choose Prince Mika, he is single, and he's got a good reputation for how well he treats his mates."
"Mika, what say you? Do you accept or decline the offer of becoming Anna's mate? She will become your unofficial mate with privileges if you accept her because she already has a Blessed Mate as you know," Prince Arrow has to ask this because he must pose the question officially to Prince Mika, and then the other Princes have to approve of the union if I am accepted by him.
"I accept Anna as my unofficial mate with privileges, however she must be protected from my former mate at all costs, as you know there is history between them, and I am not sure that she will be happy with the news, especially seeing as we only broke up recently, there may be some hurt feelings or emotional outbursts," Prince Mika has just announced. "I do not want anything bad happening to Anna."
"So, what happens next?" as I've never been the mate or unofficial mate of a Prince I have no idea what to do. "What exactly am I entitled to as your unofficial mate?"
"You may sit at the Princes' table in the Hall of Khledon Lurt, you may have access to my private quarters, you may also share my personal stocks of blood, and wine, you will be able to wear my talisman as a symbol that we are connected to one another, and you will have a private bay in the Medical Wing with your own personal Medic to attend to you if you need any treatment. You will also have to swap your General's uniform for a blue dress, and you will not have to perform any duties as a General for the duration of our union, however you will not get a Coronet as you are not my official mate, and you will not be permitted to sit on any of our thrones, however I may permit you to sit on my lap when I am not conducting any official business." Prince Mika's information is useful to me.
"Sounds good to me, I'll do my best to split my time evenly between yourself and Larten, what talisman do you have?" I can't remember what it looks like.
"I currently have a stirling silver wolf pendant on a chain, but I've had different talismans in the past, it is yours now, wear it with honour," Prince Mika has removed the talisman from around his neck, and placed it around mine, I guess that makes our union as unofficial mates legitimate. "We also need to physically make our union official even though it is unofficial, funny thing that, being both official, and unofficial at the same time."
"Yes, it is a strange concept, but it makes sense because I understand the reasons why it is done in this way Sire," I know all of the ins and outs of vampire law, as a General I am required to have at least some knowledge of our laws, and customs. "How exactly do we physically make our union official?"
"I have to kiss you twice, once on your forehead, and once on your lips, the forehead kiss is a sign that you are under my protection now, and the kiss on the lips symbolises our union as mates."
"I see, that's kinda sweet actually, I like that idea," I am relieved that it is only a couple of kisses, and nothing more intimate, especially as we're infront of the other Princes. "By the way I am known to everybody as Madam Crepsley unless you are a close friend of mine, how can I be Madam Crepsley and Madam Ver Leth at the same time? Do I pick one or the other?"
"That is a very good question, I never even considered that aspect of this whole scenario, however I suppose that when you are with me or taking advantage of your new privileges you are Madam Ver Leth, and when you are with Larten or living life in general then you are Madam Crepsley," this makes a lot of sense. "You do not have to refer to me as Sire now either, you may refer to me as Mika in private, and in public you shall refer to me as Prince Mika if you wish to get my attention."
"Very well." I think this is reasonable, and polite as well. "Do I still have to bow to you and wait to be acknowledged before I speak?"
"You must bow to the other Princes, but not to me if you do not wish to Anna, and if you wish to speak to me all you have to say is excuse me, and I will respond to you unless I am conducting official business, and then you must wait until I am off duty, if it is an emergency then that is different," Prince Mika is giving me clear insructions which I can follow. "If you do have an emergency then you may do whatever you deem necessary to get a message to me. We shall also exchange our mental wave patterns so we can find each other."
"Good idea," not every Clan member gets to exchange mental waves with the Princes, it is only done with trusted Clan members. "I am not very good at searching for new patterns, you should search for mine, and allow me to feel your signal so I know what to look for in the future."
"Let me show you around my private quarters first, you need to know where I sleep, and how to access my supply chest, I have everything you could ever need, you just have to ask me for the key." Prince Mika has stood up, and he's leading me through the big doors at the end of the Princes' Dome, I've been to Prince Arrow's section before, but not the others...
The following events happened an hour ago.
Prince Mika led the way to his private quarters, they were rather well decorated, he had fur rugs on the floor, and furniture as well including two armchairs which were by the fireplace, there was also a table with chairs, and a deck of cards in the middle of it, I also noticed an ashtray, and my heart sank, was Prince Mika a smoker? If he was he'd kept it quiet, and I'd never seen any of the Clan members smoking, at least not in the public areas, however I had caught the scent of cigarette smoke when I had walked down the corridor, it was the long, narrow one where most of the general population had their quarters.
"Do make yourself comfortable, can I get you anything?" Prince Mika queried.
"A drink would be nice, thank you." I wasn't sure what he had to offer.
"I have wine or ale, and fresh blood too." he replied.
"Wine please, preferably white, and not too strong. I am not a big drinker." I liked the occasional glass of wine, but I didn't drink that often, I liked to stay sober, especially when I was on duty as a General.
"That's no problem Anna, I have a nice German one that you may like, it is not too dry, and quite refreshing." he disappeared, and returned a moment later with a bottle of wine, and two goblets, they were the golden ones which were reserved for the Princes, and their mates only. Prince Mika poured the wine, and passed the goblet to me, I took a sip from it, it was rather good, not that I knew much about wine at all.
"Thank you for the drink," I replied automatically. "You were right, this wine is rather nice, not too sweet or too acidic. I've drank wine before that was vile, it tasted like vinegar."
"It was probably corked, that happens to wine if it is opened, and not used up fast enough, or if it is left for years on a wine rack," he explained. "Once a bottle is opened it only has so long before it goes horrible, and becomes no good for drinking because it turns into vinegar effectively, that's what white wine vinegar is made from, it is fabulous in salad dressings, but disgusting otherwise."
"Oh, yes, I've made my own salad dressings for use on the wild leaf salads that we serve up in the Summer, a little bit of white wine vinegar when mixed with oil, and Dijon mustard is very tasty on salad leaves," I like salad dressing, it is rather delicious when it is made properly, and the balance of flavours is correct. "Larten showed me how to make it, and he makes the best salad dressings, trust me on that."
"He taught you to cook?" Prince Mika sounded surprised.
"Oh yes, I can cook all kinds of soups, stews, pies, slow roasted meats, and side dishes too, I can even make desserts, there's one thing that Larten does better than most, and that is cooking. I never went hungry once, in all the years that we were on the road he always rustled up something for us that I enjoyed," I had never had a bad meal, and I always left a clean plate. "Believe me when I say that you have not lived until you've eaten a meal that he's cooked. He taught me everything he knows about cooking, and now I cook for him as I'm his Blessed Mate, it is a part of my duties, I also do all of his laundry, and I do the cleaning, I know my place."
"I have assistants who do my laundry, cook my food, clean my quarters, and help me out with other jobs when I am too busy to do them," Prince Mika smiled. "I am a bit lazy when it comes to doing menial tasks, but I never slack off when it comes to my official duties. Whilst you're here Anna I want to introduce you to someone who is very special to me, wait here." I did as I was told, and I waited. I sat down on one of the armchairs by the fireplace whilst I finished my wine, the fire was roaring, and the room was warm which made a change from how cold it was in the Princes' Dome, there was a fire in there, but the heat never seemed to circulate properly, and I often found myself having to wear a thick Winter cloak over the top of my Generals' uniform, and vampires don't tend to feel the cold unless it truly is freezing so you can imagine how cold the Princes' Dome can get at times, even in the Summer it can be only a few degrees above freezing due to the extreme weather conditions in this remote region of terrain.
When Prince Mika returned he was accompanied by a single wolf, it was smaller than most of the others I'd seen, but it did have a golden collar on around its neck with a medal on it.
"This is Luna, and she's only a year old, I've raised her from a newborn pup, her mother died due to birth complications, she was the only survivor from her litter too, all the others were stillborn. I have no clue who her father is either, it could be any one of a dozen or so wolves that roam around here," he stated. Luna came over to me, and sniffed my hand, then she sat down beside the armchair that was vacant. "Luna guards me whilst I sleep, and she provides me with company too, she can be shy around strangers, but when she gets to know you she is very loving, and loyal."
"Luna is so pretty, and I love her eyes, they're very expressive." Luna was pale grey with dark brown eyes, I guess she was named Luna because she was the colour of the full moon, but I wasn't sure.
"I named Luna after the moon as we have already had a wolf named Star, I remember her well, she was one of Sasha's pups from the original pack that you had all those years ago, how time has flown past, we must be onto the third or fourth generation of wolves now by my calculations if they're correct," Luna stood up, stretched, and sat back down. "I have got sketches of every wolf you've ever raised in my sketch book, I like to draw when I am not working. I have labelled them all too so I can remember which wolf is which."
"Who was Luna's mother? Was she a descendant of my pack?" I hadn't heard of Luna until now, and she wasn't included on any wolf family tree either.
"No, she isn't as far as I am aware." he answered. "Her mother was a wolf named Comet, a funny name for a female wolf, but I didn't pick it, had she been mine she would have been named something cool like Zenah (pronounced Zee-nah) or similar, but no, Comet she was, and Comet she remained until she passed away."
"I saw her name on the memorial board, but I couldn't place her, she was not in my pack, and I've raised a lot of wolves," it was true that I had met many wolves over the years, but I had never met Comet, and nor did I know who had owned her, but then again we do have over five thousand Clan members, and a lot of the newer Clan members are turning up with wolves that they've met on the road, and named so she could have belonged to just about anyone, besides I have not met every Clan member, at least not for any great length of time. "I usually name my wolves after plants or trees, the weather or their colouring, hence why I've got wolves named Artic, Storm, and Shade, plus Amber due to her eyes, and the others like Flame, and Ember were named due to their personalities."
"That makes a lot of sense, and to be fair you always pick awesome names for your wolves, I approve of them," Prince Mika nodded. "I have got Luna, and that's it at the moment, but I will increase my pack size eventually, it is just having the time to look after them properly because I'm so busy with my duties as a Prince, one wolf is about all I can cope with right now."
"I have twenty wolves, and believe me when I say that it is a struggle to feed, bathe, and brush them all on a regular basis, plus I have to start training the new pups soon, and I still have to get collars for them," I managed well, but I did have nights when the wolves had to wait for me to finish working before I took them out for a run. "Collars aren't cheap, and the pups grow out of them pretty fast, so I tend not to get them until the wolves are around six months of age, by then they know their names, and come when they're called, or they're meant to anyway."
"I made Luna's collar myself, they aren't difficult to make as long as you have the materials available, and the knowledge, I can teach you if you want, it won't take long," Prince Mika offered. "I have everything I need already. Come over to my work station."
I walked over to a wooden desk that had tools on it, and a lantern, it was a gas one that campers often use, Prince Mika switched it on, and the whole desk was illuminated, vampires have excellent night vision, but unlike the stories you read we don't shy away from using lights if we need them, they may not be as bright as the ones that humans use, but they work just the same.
"The first thing you have to do is to measure the necks of your wolves, and add on an extra inch and a half for growth room, wolves grow fast as you know, after that you decide which material to make your collar out of, I use a leather core with a fur trim on the underside, and a top layer of golden material that shines, the collars are durable, but comfortable, they don't stain the wolves' necks with dyes if they get wet, plus they last, and they look pretty too," Prince Mika explained as he showed me how to cut a strip of leather to size. "You have to attach a buckle to the collar too, but not yet, you do however need to put holes into the leather for the buckle to be adjusted, and fitted. Watch." he took a thin, but sharp looking pointed tool, he banged the top of it with a hammer until it pierced the piece of leather he'd cut off. He made five holes in total, and they were in a descending row, and evenly spaced apart. "This is the core of the collar, now we need to stitch the furry side onto it, the furry side touches the wolf's neck so it is soft, as such it won't irritate their skin, I have a special leather needle to do this, and strong thread, nothing else will work, you could glue the fur into place, but the glue would eventually wash away or dissolve if it got wet, and the collar would fall apart, we don't want that to happen. I use a long, straight stitch, I stitch along both sides of the leather core until the furry strip is firmly attached to it like this." I watched closely as Prince Mika stitched the furry strip onto the collar, it didn't take him long at all. "I use rabbit fur, but you can just as easily use a piece of deerskin or similar for this side, and the final stage is to choose the decorative material for the top which makes the collar stand out, I use this golden material because I have plenty of it, it was going to waste in a scrap pile so I salvaged it, and I've been repurposing it ever since, once you have stitched the decorative material in place you add the buckle, and test it out on a willing participant, each collar takes around five minutes to make if you use your enhanced speed, and they last for ages. I can whip up a few for your wolves if you need them, and I know how to make them adjustable too, when your pups grow the collars will last a bit longer before they need bigger ones." prince Mika showed me the finished collar, and it looked great, why had I never thought about making my own collars before? I had always bought basic collars, and paid extra to have jewels set into them which I then re-used in new collars when the original ones broke or got too small.
"This looks great, can I keep it for one of my wolves?" I asked hopefully.
"Of course, I made it for you to use, plus now you know how to make them you can sit here and make your own collars, I can show you how to set jewels into them too, that is a bit trickier though because the collar has to be designed in a slightly different way," he took out a box from under the desk, and unlocked it with a small brass key. "This is my gemstone box, I only use these stones for very special pieces as they are expensive, and hard to source. I tend to make jewellery with these gemstones, and I give away whatever I've made as presents on special occasions."
"That's nice of you to do Mika," this was the first time that I had referred to Prince Mika by just his name, and not by the formal term of Sire. "I am sure that they all look beautiful."
"You used my name," he replied. "Usually my mates or unofficial mates forget that they can call me by just my name, even the other Princes forget sometimes, and they refer to me by the title of Sire, I've always found this a bit odd because I use their first names."
"I do try to remember what I'm told." I had a bad memory due to the head injuries I'd had previously, however I wrote stuff down so I didn't forget it, and it made a difference.
"I want to show you where I sleep Anna, follow me." Prince Mika led the way and I followed him, Luna came too, she walked beside me, however she seemed to follow Prince Mika wherever he went even if it was only to the WC and back, the Princes had their own WC and their own waterfall that they could wash under, they also had access to hot water too if they wanted it which was nice because the waterfalls were absolutely freezing.
It had been quite a long time since I'd been able to wash my hair properly, I took advantage of the set up, and used some of the hot water to get myself clean, it felt so good to actually have a wash, and not freeze to death in the process, alright the waterfalls weren't that cold, but they were a tough thing to get used to, I had warm showers when I was staying at the college I'd attended, initally I gave them up when I joined the Clan, although I did get to have them at the Cirque Du Freak, and whenever we stayed at a hotel we always had an en-suite room with a walk-in shower which I always used.
"This is where I sleep," Prince Mika opened up his coffin's lid, it was spacious, and lined with black velvet. It looked really comfortable. "Sometimes I don't get sleep at all though." he winked.
"Nor do I Mika."
"Want to test it out?" he offered.
"Alright, that would be lovely," I got undressed, and it felt strange because I hadn't gotten undressed infront of anybody other than Larten for a long time. "It certainly looks comfortable."
"It is not too bad if I do say so myself, lid open or closed?" he asked.
"Open when we're asleep, but closed when we are doing things other than sleeping, unless I'm on top, and then it has to be open or I can't have a straight back," I hadn't even considered the physical side of things, but I knew that it was going to happen at some point. "I hope you're as kind, and gentle as I've been told that you are."
"I have never had a complaint Anna," Prince Mika got into the coffin, and I joined him. Luna lay down beside the coffin just like Sasha used to do when she slept in my quarters, Luna put her head between her front paws, but she never fell asleep, her job was to guard Prince Mika whilst he slept so that meant she had to stay awake, I don't know how she did it, but she did. "I treat my mates with respect, and honour, I never do anything that they do not consent to. Even my unofficial mates are treated well, and I try my best to make them happy."
"I think we should sleep together," it had to happen at some point so I wanted to get it over with, partly to make it less awkward for us both, and partially so we could build some kind of bond with each other. "That's only if you're up for it of course. After years of being with Larten I'm used to having a lot of sex, and as often as possible, he has an insatiable hunger for all things carnal, and barely a day goes by when we don't fuck until the sun sets."
"I hope I can satisfy you in that case Anna, I know that Larten has got quite a reputation, and his skills in bed are reported to be legendary," Prince Mika looked a bit daunted by the task that lay before him. "I am not sure if I will be anywhere near his level of expertise."
"As long as you can make me have an orgasm I'll be happy with that, anything else is a bonus," I was trying to make him feel more confident. "I am easy to please if you know how."
"I can make you shake and say my name, after all most ladies do, but I don't know if it'll last or if it'll be as good as what you're used to," Prince Mika admitted. "I will certainly give it my best shot though."
"I'd like that, but first is it alright if I kiss you Mika?"
"Yes, you may kiss me if you so wish." I turned to face him, he leaned forward, and we kissed, however it felt very different to what I was used to, it was not as deep or as passionate, and my head didn't feel like it was spinning, but on the whole it still felt pretty good.
Prince Mika had long, black hair, I suspected that his genetic heritage was from an Asian or Latin American background, however it was hard to know, I had absolutely no idea how old he was either, but I suspected that he was pushing the four hundred mark even though he only looked around the age of forty five.
I was forty eight, I'd joined the Clan in my twenties, but I hadn't aged hardly at all, I only aged one year for every ten that passed, in other words I still looked like I was around the age of twenty five, and I was pleased about that, I had no grey hairs or wrinkles, and no age-related health issues either, I was looking forward to my fiftieth birthday as it was a milestone for me, although by vampire terms fifty is very young especially when considering that the average age of a Clan member is around two to three hundred.
Larten was one hundred and eighty two when I met him, and we'd celebrated his two hundreth birthday together, it had been a wild night of vampiric debauchery which I'd never forgotten, we were totally smashed, but it had been such a fun party, and it was great to see Larten letting his hair down, not that he had much hair to let down in the first place. It was a shame that vampires didn't show up on camera or I'd have had some awesome photos.
After we had kissed I felt a bit more relaxed around Prince Mika, I ran my fingers through his hair, and we explored each other's bodies a little bit, he placed his marks on my neck which I didn't mind at all, afterwards we kissed some more, I was underneath him by this point, he never rushed anything either, in fact he took his time, there was also plenty of space in the coffin which made a difference, and the lining wasn't just soft it was well padded too.
We kissed for ages, we when broke apart I felt quite turned on, but what I really wanted was for Prince Mika to give me oral sex, it was my favourite thing to do other than the actual act of intercourse itself.
"Can you lick me out now?" it was a bold question to ask.
"If you do the same to me I will," Prince Mika replied. "I like having my dick sucked."
"Very well, that's fair enough." I got into a better position, and began to suck him off, I wanted him to get some sensations, but I didn't want to take him all the way to the end, I wished for him to ejeculate inside my body rather than in my mouth, I took him to the edge, and stopped, afterwards he returned the favour, but he did not tease me like Larten liked to do, instead he made sure that I had a decent orgasm which lasted for a few seconds, and only then did he penetrate me, we rolled over so that I could ride him, he helped me because I was not used to his rhythm, but I got the hang of it pretty quickly, we both got some reasonably powerful sensations, when I was about to climax again Prince Mika switched positions so that he was on top, I ran my nails down his back whilst he released his fluids into my body, we climaxed at the same time, it wasn't a bad end to the session, however it was not anywhere near as good as Larten's way of finishing me off, my head didn't spin, I didn't feel like I was floating, and I certainly wasn't on the edges of Paradise either, however to save face, and to protect Prince Mika's reputation I acted as if it was mindblowing, in other words I faked it, it wasn't so much that he hadn't made me climax because he had, it was more to do with it not being very strong or long lasting, it didn't really satisfy me at all, by the end of it I was still hungry for more, but Prince Mika was done, he clearly didn't have the level of stamina that was needed to keep me satisfied, it was a shame because he was a lovely man, however he didn't do it for me in the bedroom, to a human he would have been thrilling, but to me he was a bit below par, Larten was much better, and his skills were far beyond anything that Prince Mika could do, of course I couldn't say anything because it would have been seen as very rude, you cannot ever criticise a Prince even if they're in the wrong, it just isn't done...
I've just woken up in Prince Mika's arms, I'm a bit tired still, but I'm warm, safe, and comfortable at least. He held me close, and we snuggled into each other yesterday before we went to sleep, it was a nice feeling, but I miss sleeping under Larten's cloak, just the feel of that material on my bare skin is enough to make me want him, and no other.
"How did you enjoy our time together Anna?" Prince Mika's awake now too.
"It was a rather enjoyable experience, I'm very lucky," I am being diplomatic because in truth it wasn't that good, but I can't let him know that. "I do need to catch up with Larten though, and my wolf pack needs attending to as well."
"Yes, that is a good point Anna. You may leave here, and return later if you wish, I have some business to attend to, and it will be boring for you if you have to hang around here with nothing to do."
"Very well, I shall have a wash, and get myself dressed, then I'll go and tend to my own tasks, but I will see you later on after we have completed our business." I've picked up my clothing, and headed to the Princes' private waterfall, I'll heat up some water, and pour it into the pool at the bottom so I can have a soak, I need to relax my muscles a bit because they're sore from yesterday.
The water in the pool is warm, at least to me it isn't icy cold any longer, but to a human it would still be cold, and uncomfortable, my vampiric blood keeps me warm though so it feels quite nice, the water is constantly flowing so it is always clean, and fresh, nobody ever uses the same water as another Clan member, it flows too fast for that, and refills just as quickly, that is why I have kept some hot water on standby, the warm water will flow away, and be replaced with icy cold water so I will combat that by adding more warm water to the pool, I can also wash myself pretty fast with my enhanced speed so I can be out of the water before it changes itself again. I have no idea how this system works, but it is like a water feature, it flows into the pool at one end, and flows out of it at the other, there is also a way to halt the flow as well, but I'm not sure how to do it, so I'll have to ask about that, especially if I want to enjoy a longer soak in warm water.
I'm in the Hall of Khledon Lurt now, and I've helped myself to some food, there is mountain berry porridge on offer, it is being served with wildflower honey for the general population or pieces of honeycomb for the Princes, we always reserve the Royal Jelly, and honeycomb for them. I can make honeycomb, but it is not the same as the natural stuff which the bees produce, we keep a few hives outside, but they're kept a long way away from the populated ares, we don't want anybody from the Clan stealing honey or getting stung because these wild, mountain bees are nasty, they aren't like regular honey bees, they're really aggressive, and protective of their hives, we have to use special smoke, and very thick armoured outfits to protect ourselves when we harvest the honey from them.
I've taken a seat at the Princes' High Table, the chairs are padded, the table itself is a long one that is made out of wood, it is also set properly with cutlery, plates, bowls, goblets for drinking from, and a tablecloth. Every other table is used on a find a free space, and sit down basis, nobody has a specific place to sit, and they aren't set tables either, there's no table cloths or anything for the general population, you just help yourself to a clean tankard, and cutlery, you also have to eat whatever is available on that night, but it is mainly meat stew, bats on sticks, or roasted meat and bread. There's not much choice unless the individual Clan members go outside, and cook their own meals over an open fire pit.
If you are a Prince or the mate of a Prince you can pre-order whatever you want from the kitchens in advance, and they bring it to you, you also get served at the table by other Clan members instead of having to help yourself to the regular food, and watching the non-ranked Clan members fighting for scraps, there's never enough left for them once the Generals have eaten their fill, after all they eat a lot, and they pile their plates high, in order to stand any chance of getting a decent meal you either have to arrive in the Hall of Khledon Lurt early or you have to hunt, forage and cook your own food which is what most of the Clan do.
I've finished my food, and placed my empty bowl on the ground for the wolves to lick clean, they like porridge because it is milk-based. I always give them a big bowlful of porridge once or twice a week in the Wintertime, I make it for them myself, I've found that it helps to sustain their weight in lean times when food is scarce, and the pups thrive on it, it is a good transition food when they're being weaned, they go from having milk only to lapping up porridge with meat chunks in it, finally the amount of milky porridge is decreased, and the small meaty chunks become strips of pure, raw meat on a plate, this is the best way to wean wolf pups, and it works every time.
"Hey Anna, you can't sit here, you are not a Prince, you had better not let the Princes catch you, and you should know better seeing as you're a General," one of the Guards has just stated.
"Excuse me, I can sit here, I happen to be the unofficial mate of Prince Mika as of yesterday, I'm wearing his talisman, and I have got his marks on my neck," I've just flashed my talisman, and shown the Guard the marks I'm referring to.
"I was unaware of the change in your standing, the Princes haven't updated us as of yet." the Guard looks embarrassed because he's just realised that he's made a mistake by confronting me.
"That's alright, I won't pass judgement upon you, after all you were only doing your job." I am not in the mood for passing judgement upon a Guard for making an honest mistake.
"Yes, I was just following my instructions which are to keep these seats free for the Princes, and their mates only."
"Fair enough." I like it when the Clan members do their jobs properly.
"I'll leave you alone now, I have to patrol the main corridor, but I'll let the other Guards know about your status change." the Guard has just vanished in a blur of black, the Guards either wear black robes or a black tunic, and trousers, they also carry a spear or a sword, and they wear a helmet, but that depends upon what role they have, and what kind of Guard they are...
Now that I've eaten my next task is to catch up with Larten, and spend some time with him, besides I am craving his touch because only he can keep me truly satisfied, I've found him in our quarters, he's playing Solitaire.
"Hello Larten, I've missed you," I've walked over to where he's sitting. "Prince Mika is not a patch on you in the bedroom by the way, you are far better than he is."
"I thought I would be, but we must not allow the other Clan members to know this because it will make him look bad. To speak poorly about a Prince or the sexual performance of a Prince is not allowed."
"I can understand why Larten, but enough about Prince Mika, let's focus upon ourselves now that we're alone, I've been left unsatisfied, and the orgasms I had yesterday weren't great, I had to fake it so that Prince Mika would not know that he just wasn't doing it for me," I would never admit this to anybody else other than Larten. "Prince Mika is a really caring and kind vampire, but he just doesn't have the oomph needed to get me going, and when I kissed him my head didn't spin or anything, it was mediocre at best."
"Take your clothing off Anna, I will fulfil your needs because they obviously were not met yesterday," Larten's already stripped, and I'm now naked as well. "Make yourself comfortable, and I shall take it from there." he's passed his cloak to me so I can spread it over my body like I usually do, there's already a cloak in the coffin we share so I'll use both of them as blankets...
The following events happened a couple of hours ago.
I was laying down in the coffin and Larten was beside me, I pulled one of the cloaks over us, it covered my body rather well as it was so big, the coffin lid was closed to keep the warmth in, and the noise levels down.
We started things off by kissing each other, it was slow at first, but then it became more intense as our tongues wrestled, and faught each other, Larten was on top of me, we looked into each other's eyes for a moment, it helped us to re-establish the connection we had to each other, we kissed again, it was full of lust, and passion, when we broke the kiss Larten made his way downwards until his tongue was level with my sensitive area, he gave it a long, slow lick which really turned me on, after that he held onto my hips gently whilst he started licking my genital area in a rhythmic fashion, it made me climax so hard that my whole body was shaking, I moaned loudly in sheer ecstasy as Larten continued going down on me, he did not stop until my intimate juices were flowing freely like a stream down my intimate area, and onto the coffin's lining, when Larten stopped licking me he quickly adjusted his position, he was at the right angle to penetrate me which he did, he started thrusting slowly at first, he gradually went deeper, and faster until I was on the edge of a really powerful climax, I got louder with every thrust until Larten released his fluids into me, we climaxed together, and as we did so I said his name multiple times, he knew exactly how good he was, and although I tried not to be too loud I couldn't help it, Larten made me climax more than once, and each time was better than the last, he did not stop until all of his fluids had been pumped into my body, afterwards we kissed for a long time, and finally I settled into his arms for a nap because I was exhausted, Larten had really done a number on my body, but it had been thrilling, plus I wasn't left wanting more either, I had been totally satisfied on this occasion, and I was more than happy with the final outcome which was feeling a large amount of Larten's fluids flowing through me as we climaxed in unison, it lasted for a good minute or two as well which was a bonus.
"You really are incredible Larten, what we did earlier was beyond amazing," I was feeling warm, and satisfied. "Prince Mika is not anywhere near up to your standards."
"I shall always endevour to satisfy you completely my beloved Destroying Angel, you deserve nothing, but the best after all," we were still snuggled up together in our coffin. "It also serves as a reminder of how strong my feelings are for you."
"Yes, I know. I love you so, so much my Dark Lord, I have never loved another, and I never shall either, my heart, body, and soul are yours," I kissed him softly, and he kissed me back. "I belong to you."
"You are not a slave Anna, you do not belong to me as if you were my property, however I understand what you mean, and you are only reiterating how loyal you are to me," we kissed again, it was slow, and passionate. "I appreciate your displays of loyalty, and I also know exactly how much I mean to you, however my exes were never this forthcoming in relation to their feelings."
"I have always been open and honest, it is just how I was raised," honesty is always the best policy in most circumstances. "I will never lie to you or betray you, I love you too much."
"There is no such thing as loving somebody too much in my opinion, I do not know Anna, maybe I am going soft in my old age," he had certainly become more chilled out in the years that we'd been together. "I feel a lot more secure, and contented now than I ever have done before, and that is down to you, I have learnt a lot from you, and for that I am grateful, but I am most pleased by the fact that I can read, and write properly now, I like giving you personal letters, and poems that are for your eyes only, I never was able to express myself properly, but now I can do just that through my written words."
"I have kept them all, and I do re-read them from time to time, when I thought you were dead I would often read the letters you left for me, and it made me feel like a part of you was still there by my side," they were of great comfort to me in my darkest days when I was consumed by grief, and unable to focus upon anything other than mourning. "I am glad that you agreed to allow me to teach you how to read, and write, it has made a wonderful, and positive difference to my life, and it has had the same impact on your life as well Larten."
"I now understand why it is such an important skill to have, and I am glad that I have mastered it, although I cannot get the hang of modern pens, and I still prefer to write with a feather quill, they were good enough for the people I grew up with, and they make my writing look less messy," I don't mind using a quill, but when I'm in a rush or really busy I use a good old Biro or Bic handwriting pen, but sometimes I use a fountain pen, especially when I write notes to Larten because they give me a lovely, loopy style of handwriting. "I am always practising my handwriting Anna, I will not be happy until it is neat, straight, and easy to read."
"I appreciate that, although as it stands I can read your writing, and I like how you sign your name at the bottom of the page too, you have a great signiture." we vampires don't usually have to sign things, and we don't do a lot of paperwork either, but we do study maps, and charts, we carve the names of fallen Clan members onto our memorial board, and our Bars Tournament Champions also have their names placed onto a winners' board as well as on the winners' trophy. The trophy is kept for a year, and then returned, the current Champion then has to take part in the Tournament in order to keep hold of the trophy, but if they lose then the trophy is handed over to the new Champion in a ceremony, we also have a trophy for the runner-up, but it is much smaller than the Champions' trophy, we even have mini trophies for those who've passed the Trials of Death now, upon completion of the fifth, and final Trial whoever is taking the Trial is awarded a small trophy which is theirs to keep, and display, it has the Clan member's name engraved on it, the names of the Trials they passed, and the date that they passed their final Trial, we started doing this as an additional perk because some of the Trials are exceptionally hard to pass, and very few Clan members get through them, but for those who do it proves that they have earnt their place in our Clan if nothing else. I've got my trophy on display, and I polish it often, I paid for mine to have extra decoration, as such I have small symbols on my trophy which represent the five Trials I took, and passed. I have a snake to represent the one I killed in The Bottomless Pit, I have a skull with a crack on it to represent my second Trial which was General's Square, I cracked my opponent's head open, and fractured his skull rather badly, but he lived thankfully, I have an eel for my third symbol which represents The Murky Depths, I have a bear head which represents The Gauntlet because i had to face a bear at the end of it, or I would have if I hadn't have fallen from the beam, and broken my leg, finally I have a ring of flames to represent The Ring of Fire which was my most dangerous, and difficult Trial. I love my trophy, it proves my great strength, and determination to succeed despite facing extreme adversity, taking the Trials almost killed me, however over a decade later I'm still here, and although I haven't changed much looks wise my life has been altered quite a lot since then. I'm a General now, but I wasn't back when I took my Trials, and I have a new wolf pack too, the wolves I had with me when I faced my Trials have either passed on from old age or they died whilst protecting me in the heat of battle, but I've never forgotten any of them, wolves like Sasha, and Shadow will always be remembered as they were unique, and then there's others like Aurora, she got myself, and Jade to safety during the fire which raged through the mountain, without her help we wouldn't have survived, we held onto her tail, and she led us to safety by finding an exit whilst we were almost blinded by the thick smoke, she was one smart wolf, and very protective over orphaned pups, in fact she was used as a surrogate mother several times, and some of her biological descendants are still living within the confines of the mountain too, I see them occasionally when I'm in the Hall of Khledon Lurt, and there's one wolf who looks very much like her, but she isn't pure white like Aurora was, she's pale grey with brown eyes, however she has the same demeanour, and she's quite large as females go, she's very lean with a muscular body, she's also got a fabulous coat, and a big, thick, fluffy tail to boot, she's pretty friendly towards me, and when I was sick last month she stayed by my side until I was well again, I still had to do my duties as a General whilst I was sick, and having her there was very useful because she picked up anything that I dropped by accident, and gave it back to me, she also fetched my flask periodically, it reminded me to drink more often, and flush the nasty bacteria out of my system, we don't exactly have anti-biotics here, but we do have natural remedies, and some of them actually work.
If you have a stomach ache we treat it with an infusion of ginger or mountain peppermint, for migraine headaches, and other moderate to severe pains we use a tincture of opium poppy, and coca leaves, for wounds we use our universal herbal paste, for burns we use aloe vera juice which we turn into a spreadable gel, to do that we use gelatine which we get from boiling the feet of wild boars, for spots, acne or insect bites, and stings we use a cream that is made from calendula flowers, and fruit peel extracts, for infections we use cloves, honey, and other herbs like basil, we turn them into a powdered format, after that we mix the powder with flour, eggs, and milk to make antibacterial pancakes, they fight infections, and they taste great too, we are nothing if not resourceful because we are living in such a remote region, and we don't really have access to a modern pharmacy or proper hospital, however if we have to travel away from the mountain for any reason we usually pick things up from the towns or cities we pass through, and bring it back to the mountain.
Larten and I have a range of medications stored away in our quarters, but we don't use them that often, I prefer to use his herbal mixtures, they work, and they don't taste that bad, plus the universal green paste we use is brilliant for treating most skin ailments, it is one hundred percent natural, and the mix can be altered to treat specific things too, we have one which is a great insect repellent, and another one which toughens up our skin so it won't get cut or injured so easily, we usually use it on the bottoms of our feet, after all if we have to travel to the mountain for the Vampire Council then we are not allowed to wear shoes or boots, if we have to cross over sharp rocks then it really reduces the damage we take, but it depends upon which path you're using, and what the weather conditions are like, sometimes the rocks are icy, and far too dangerous to cross so we go around them, it takes longer, but it is safer, vampires don't approve of doing things the easy way because our existance is supposed to be a challenge, however that doesn't mean that we don't use our common sense, and adapt to our environment when we have to if it means staying alive.
As I have told prince Mika that I'll go and see him I think that I must, I haven't got anything to do, the wolves have been fed, and exercised, and I've spent a good few hours with Larten already, I am trying to balance my time between the two of them equally, I never asked to be placed into this position where I have two mates at the same time, as Larten's Blessed Mate I am loyal to him alone from a mateship point of view, however I am loyal to the Clan as a whole, and to the Princes as well because they are our Clan's leaders, I am a Vampire General with reasonably high standing, and as such I must set a good example to the other Clan members at all times...
The following events took place an hour ago.
"I am here to see Prince Mika, I am his unofficial mate now," I told the Guards who were guarding the entrance to the Hall of Princes. "I have my talisman if you need proof."
"No, it is alright, we were informed by him that you would be visiting, he is expecting you. Open the doors." I stood back as the huge wooden doors swung open with a creak, but entering the Hall of Princes was one thing, even if you enter the Hall of Princes it doesn't guarantee you entry into the Princes' Dome which is where the Princes reside, conduct their nightly business, and hold meetings, it is also where their thrones are located, sometimes you may catch a glimpse of their mates, but they are usually in the Halls of Sport or in the Hall of Khledon Lurt, they like to stick together in a little posse, they swap notes, and drink wine as if it is going out of fashion, plus they like to show off their outfits, and coronets, every Princes' mate who is official has one, and each coronet is exclusive to that mate, they are not passed down from mate to mate, if you get one it is yours to keep no matter what happens, they are usually gold or silver with gemstones set into them, I love Alicia's, her new one is silver with sapphires set into it, she lost her old one in the fire so it was replaced, it looks like a tiara from the front, but the headband goes all the way around in an unbroken circle which is what makes it a coronet, also it goes up into a point at the front, there's a big sapphire set into the centre of the point, and smaller ones that go around the outside, it really is beautiful to look at, and it must have cost a small fortune too, after all solid silver, and sapphires are not cheap.
I don't mind the fact that I won't get my own coronet, after all I already have a diamond tiara, and diamond hair slides which I save for special occasions, initially I thought I lost them in the fire, but it turns out that they have been safely stored behind Larten's wine cellar, he has a little cache there which we are using to store our most valuable items, after I wore them at my Blessed Mateship ceremony they were packed away safely, and I forgot all about them until I went to get them, and I couldn't find them anywhere, Larten had neglected to tell me at that point in time about his hidden cache so I assumed that they'd been destroyed by the fire, I lost my shoes which were a Blessed Mateship present, and I lost a lot of my clothing too, but I escaped with my life, and that's important. I had to sacrifice my belongings in order to live, and I helped others to get out as well, even after all these years I can still remember that the fire was raging, I may have had my vampiric speed, but there was no time to save my stuff, and rescue the Clan members who'd been trapped, I chose to save their lives because it was the right thing to do, plus I knew that my things could be replaced, and I quite simply couldn't let my friends die when I had the power to save them, I did what I had to do in order to get them out safely, with help from the wolves I succeeded, I couldn't have done it without them, in fact the wolves were an instrumental part of my successful rescue attempts.
I must have been sitting in the Hall of Princes for twenty minutes or so before Prince Mika came out to get me, he was wearing his Princes' Robes so he was obviously still working, and that I didn't mind at all, I hadn't really gotten the chance to see the Princes actively engaged in their work, although I had attended a few briefings with them after the last big battle I'd been involved in, we'd had to debrief those who'd faught, and we'd planned a memorial for all those who'd fallen in the line of duty, whilst trying to take down the Lord of the Vampaneze we'd lost a fair few of our Clan members, but that was expected, and the Vampaneze had lost far more of their Clan than we had, with help from my friend Sarah, and the Vampanets we'd utterly annihilated them, to be honest there were very few Vampaneze left alive, and the ones who had survived were being hunted down, and killed, the only exception to this were the Vampaneze rebel forces who'd joined with us, and faught alongside us as equals, they'd used their arrow guns to take out the Vampaneze knife throwers, and they'd been instrumental in our successful arrow formation attack, they all wore silver armbands to signify that they were on our side, and that included Cyrus, the Vampaneze we'd spared for the sake of his sister, he'd joined us on the battlefield, and faught by our side as an ally, it was his way of keeping his word to us, and in exchange we'd promised to take his sister in if anything had happened to him, but thankfully he survived the battle, and afterwards he went on his way, we hadn't seen him since.
Prince Mika took me to the Princes' Dome, and showed me to a chair I could sit on, it was padded, and quite comfortable, it had been placed in a location which gave me a view of the thrones, and the long table which had all the maps on, the Princes were having a debate, it was a discussion about whether to send more Generals to hunt down the remaining Vampaneze or not, we'd already sent a large number of volunteers to do this job, and if we sent any more then our mountain wouldn't have enough Generals to defend it if necessary, however if some of the volunteers were calling for back-up or assistance then we couldn't ignore that either, the volunteers were Generals who'd left as individuals to track down the remaining Vampaneze, but going it alone was a bad move, we were afraid that the remaining Vampaneze had banded together as one unit, and were trying their best to pick us off one by one, after all we had no idea how many Vampaneze were still alive, added to that issue was the fact that we had no intelligence to suggest what they'd been planning since the battle had ended, and whether they were hoping to launch a counter attack, not that they had anything to gain from it, but I guessed that they wanted to go down fighting rather than spending their lives wondering through the towns, and cities, living in sewers like rats with no purpose in life, at least when they'd had a leader their job had been to defend him or die trying, but without their leader they were fragmented, and desperately trying to survive or at least die in an honourable way for a Vampaneze, this was either in single combat with one of us or by dying on the battlefield with a weapon in their hand.
The debate went on for quite a while, but eventually the Princes took a vote, the result of the vote was that they agreed to revisit the issue at a later date, they needed more accurate intelligence before they could make any firm decisions on the matter in question, and that was a fair assessment.
When the debate was over Prince Mika led me to his private quarters, he got changed out of his robes, and put comfortable clothes on instead, he was wearing a black T Shirt, and a pair of trousers that were dark green, they looked like they were made from a velvet type material, but I wasn't sure.
"I'm glad that meeting's over, it was exhausting to say the least, I think I need a brandy," Prince Mika stated, he sat down in one of the armchairs which were by the fireplace, and at his invitation I sat in the other one.
"I'll get you one if you tell me where you keep it. I don't mind serving you Mika." it is true that I'm used to serving and assisting Larten, we have traditional roles, effectly my job is to serve, and obey him.
"I have none left, I'll have to send one of my assistants down to the cellar to bring up a new bottle of it, and I'm out of ale too, I was meant to call for another barrel last night, but I forgot," he replied. "It won't take long, after I've had a drink I'll feel more relaxed, I've had a very stressful time tonight, I just need to have a quiet drink, and chill out. With you by my side for company I'll be alright."
"That is fine by me, I've got nothing planned for this evening, and I'd like to spend some quality time with you Mika, I mean you are after all my mate, and I should earn the privileges that you've granted to me, I shouldn't just use them, and take you for granted."
"Have you used any of them yet?" he queried.
"Well I sat at the High Table, and ate my food earlier, I had to show my talisman to a Guard who questioned me as to why I was sat there, and then I showed it again when I entered the Hall of Princes." I explained. "The chairs you have at the High Table are comfy to sit on, I also like how the table has been set up with a tablecloth, proper cutlery, and goblets to drink from."
"The Princes decided long ago that we deserved a decent place to eat, and preside over the Hall of Khledon Lurt, in centuries past it was a wild free-for-all and every Clan member had to fight for their food, the Princes were sat up at the High Table so they could referee what was happening, and stay out of the way so they wouldn't be injured, we put a stop to it when the Vampaneze broke away from the Clan, after the battle which ensued we were left in a bad way, most of our Clan were weakened by the lack of food, and we lost a lot of our members, far more than we'd planned for in fact, after that we decided to provide enough food and water for every Clan member so that nobody would starve to death, or be so weak that they couldn't defend themselves in a fight. We learnt from our mistakes on that night, ever since then we have put measures in place to make sure we meet the most basic needs of our Clan members, however they are also expected to be independant, every Clan member should have the ability to hunt, and cook their own meals if it is necessary."
"I've never gone hungry once, I've always been well fed, and I'm able to hunt with my wolves successfully, we share our kills, and anything left over is never wasted," I stated reassuringly. "Before I came here I was at college, as such I was already able to take care of myself properly, and I learnt a lot from the Cirque Du Freak, I had to cook for the performers and staff often, plus I learnt a few recipes from Larten, he also taught me how to butcher kills, and pluck birds properly."
"I was taught to hunt by my father, but that was a long time ago, when I was a lad hunting and foraging was our only means of survival, when he died I joined the Clan as I had nowhere left to turn, and I didn't want to go into the workhouse or an orphanage, Prince Paris took me on as his assistant, but he was only a General then, I'm a lot older than I look Anna, I was born in the sixteenth century, but I guess you didn't know that, did you?" he queried.
"No, I thought you were between three and four hundred years old, I had no idea that you were over the five hundred mark, you look great for your age though Mika," it was true that he still looked like a man who was in his forties. "Larten is only in his two hundreds, I remember when we celebrated his two hundreth birthday."
"I hope my age hasn't put you off, I am ten times older than you Anna, and then some," he added. "I think you are not even fifty yet, are you?"
"Nope, not yet, I'm only forty eight in human years." I admitted.
"To you I sound ancient, when I was born King Henry the Seventh was on the throne in England, I lived through Tudor England, and the Civil War, I lived past the madness of King George, and all the way through Victorian England, I saw two World Wars, and the assassination of Prsident John F. Kennedy in nineteen sixty three. I really am that old Anna."
"Oh wow, that makes you a living history book." I was shocked by how old Prince Mika actually was, and it did go some way to explaining why he wasn't great in bed, he was far older than I'd imagined him to be, and his age was catching up with him.
"I guess that's true Anna," he acknowledged. "Let me tell you that most of what you read in history books is factually inaccurate, and I know that because I was there, I saw it with my own eyes, and I lived through it."
"What can you tell me?" I was curious. "How have they gotten it wrong?"
"Well for a starter Tudor England was Hell for the poor, and not much better for the rich, diseases like sweating sickness, and the plague were doing the rounds, and diseases don't discriminate, everybody was at risk, the water really was deadly to drink, if you drank water in Tudor England you'd probably catch Cholera from it or worse, and the medical treatments were almost as useless as the so-called doctors who'd prescribed them. If you saw a doctor and took their advice it was always hit, and miss as to whether what they told you was accurate or not, and amputations were performed far more regularly than they should have been, especially for simple fractures to arms, and legs which would most likely heal on their own if they were put into a cast." this information was very interesting to me.
"I see what you're saying Mika, I studied Tudor England in my history classes at school, but they never went into this much detail, you've filled in some of the blanks in my knowledge."
"That's good. I'm going to bed now, would you care to join me?"
"As you wish Mika, your coffin is rather comfortable after all."
We got into the coffin, I stripped down to my underwear, and Prince Mika did the same thing, we lay down, I got myself comfortable, and pulled one of his blankets over me, he had some soft ones which felt nice on my skin, I got as close to him as I could, I wanted to share his body's warmth, he put his arms around me which felt good, I was used to being held in Larten's arms as I slept, as a result of this being held by Prince Mika gave me a familiar feeling of comfort which I liked a lot.
We shared a kiss, only this time Prince Mika was more playful, and passionate, I felt free to kiss him back with just as much lust as he was giving me, our tongues touched, and it actually got me somewhat in the mood for going further, we kissed vfor ages before Prince Mika rolled us over so that he was on top, we still had our underwear on, but that was not an issue because we weren't at that stage, he worked his way down my body, and slowly pulled my pants down, he removed them, and threw them somewhere, I adjusted myself slightly by opening my legs, I was granting access to my intimate area in the hope that he would go down on me, it was the only way that he could get me to climax hard enough for me to be sexually satisfied, he held my hips, and ran his tongue along my intimate folds of skin which concealed my clitoris, it felt good so I breathed a bit quicker, and moaned a little as well, I had to let him know that I was enjoying it after all, he gave me more slow, deliberate licks, each one brought me closer to my orgasmic peak so I moaned a bit more, I was approving of his actions, afterwards he actually focused upon my clitoris, he licked it slowly to begin with, and then as I began to shake he sped up until I orgasmed, he made my whole body shake as I hit my peak, he held my hips steady, and continued licking me out, it was much better than before, but still not as good as Larten had been, when he was through with going down on me he let me rest for a short while, and then I returned the favour by sucking him off, I took him so far, and then I stopped because I didn't want him to ejaculate before his manhood was inside me, he lined himself up, his head was level with mine, we kissed deeply once again, I ran my nails down his back as I felt him enter me, we continued kissing as he moved back and forth, I locked my legs around his hips, and moved in time with him until he released his fluids into me, I felt them shooting through my body, I let out an even louder sound of ecstasy this time because he had made me climax, he was able to keep it going some time, I lay still, and kissed Prince Mika as I orgasmed, our bodies were connected, we stayed like that for a long time, we looked into each other's eyes, his dark brown eyes were no match for Larten's deeper than the ocean blue, but they were still pleasant to see, as I looked into his eyes I felt Prince Mika thrusting into me again, only this time he was going quicker, I think he wished for me to orgasm again so I tried my hardest to relax, and let it happen naturally, I felt myself getting closer, after a few moments he got me to the point where I didn't want him to stop, and as he made me climax for a third time he released his final load of fluids into my body, I shrieked his name out aloud as I climaxed, but it was far louder than I had intended it to be, having said this he really had satisfied me this time, and I was glad about that. When everything was finished I curled up in his arms, and slept like a baby for the next several hours...
It turns out that Prince Mika isn't such a bad lover after all, he just likes to test his mates by giving them a bad sexual performance to start with, if they walk away or split with him because of it then he knows that they aren't right for him, but if they stay with him then he rewards their loyalty, and shows them what he's capable of in bed. I obviously passed the test, and now I've had Prince Mika at his best it was rather enjoyable, I was wrong about him, and I'll have to let Larten know what transpired when I see him next, but right now I'm curled up in Prince Mika's arms, and he's still asleep, I don't want to wake him up if I can help it either, it wouldn't be fair on him, I'm sure he'll wake up when he's ready to, and he doesn't snore either which is a bonus, I'm feeling totally relaxed, and safe, Luna is asleep on her blanket which is next to the coffin, and for some reason which is unknown to me I want to mate with Prince Mika again, I have this lust for him growing inside me even though I'm still completely in love with Larten, and always will be...
The following events happened yesterday.
Larten's P.O.V
I went to the quarters that I share with Anna, and got ready to turn in for the day, she was not there when I arrived, but her wolves were so I took them back to their den, and filled up their water bowls, I figured that she was spending time with Prince Mika, and that I'd see her when she was free. I did not like the fact that my Blessed Mate was mating with a Prince, but it was my fault for putting her name onto the waiting list, I never thought that she would get picked so soon, and I only intended for her to be chosen by a Prince if I had died in battle, however I survived, but I had to fake my death so that the Vampaneze would think I was dead, and that they had been victorius, we wanted to lure them into a false sense of security so that they would drop their guard, and be easier to defeat, I had to hide for two years, I was cofined to the Princes' private quarters for the duration of my hiding, everybody in the Clan also had to believe that I was dead or the plan would not have worked, and it was the hardest thing that the Princes have ever asked me to do, but I did it, and it turned out to be a genius move, although it has had a massive impact on Anna, and her mental health, she mourned for far longer than I expected her to, she refused to take a new mate, and she remained totally loyal to me throughout the two years that we had to be separated, I admire and respect her so much for this, but now she is the unofficial mate of Prince Mika through no fault of her own, and she cannot get out of it, if she splits with him too soon it will be seen as dishonourable, especially if he has given her no reason to do so, and if he splits with her too quickly without a cause then that goes against the rules which were agreed by the Princes in relation to their mates, in order to keep everything equal each vampiress gets the chance to mate with a Prince at some point during their lives, however all of the vampiresses must mate with a Prince for a set amount of time which is equal, a Prince is not permitted to mate with one vampiress for five years, and another for only a year because that is not fair, and fights would break out if that happened, the set period of time is three years for unofficial mates, and five years or longer for official mates, that applies to every vampiress, and to all of the Princes, as a result of this Anna is going to be the unofficial mate of Prince Mika for the next three years, and this is something which I have to accept because it cannot be changed.
I have gone to see Jade, I am free so I am going to spend some time with her which she will appreciate, in all honesty I just cannot wait to touch her body again, she is so beautiful, and pure. I am heading to her quarters now, they are not far away, I cannot wait to see the look on her face when she opens the door, and sees me standing there ready, and willing to spend the day with her, she will be grateful to sleep in my arms, and use my cloak as a blanket no doubt.
I have just knocked the door of her quarters, we have a special knock so she knows that it is me who is knocking, I knock once, then two more times after a gap. Jade has answered the door, and invited me into her quarters.
"Has it been a month already? I was not expecting to see you tonight," Jade stated. "I am of course happy that you are here Larten, please make yourself comfortable. Ale?"
"Yes, please," she filled up a clean tankard with ale, and passed it to me. I took a swig from the tankard, the ale was fresh so it tasted clean, and crisp. "Nothing better than a fresh tankard of ale that is filled up straight from the barrel."
"I am not a fan of ale, I keep it for my guests. I prefer wine, but that is just me," she remarked. "I like white wine from Germany best, a good Riesling suits me fine."
"I like Bordeaux, it is a rich red wine which goes very well with meat like venison," I am good at pairing wines with food. "I also like rum and brandy, I drink whiskey sometimes too, but only on special occasions, I do try not to drink too much now because it was not doing me any favours."
"I understand where you are coming from Larten," she sat in her hammock, and started to undress herself. "Would you like to join me?"
"I would like that yes." I finished my ale, stood up, and got myself undressed as well. I got into the hammock beside Jade, and kissed her gently, she returned the kiss with far more lust than I had been expecting, but I went with it, and soon our tongues were dancing togehter, she leaned backwards in the hammock, I was on top of her kissing her, she scratched my back lightly with her nails before locking her legs around my waist, I broke the kiss, Jade let go of my waist, but she kept her legs open, and wide to give me the access I needed, I licked her sensitive spot with slow, teasing licks which made her make little noises of appreciation, I licked her labia whilst I inserted two fingers into her body gently, I rubbed her internal wall, and continuously licked until she climaxed in the most amazing way I have ever seen from her, she was writhing and shaking in sheer pleasure, as she climaxed I felt her tense up slighty, but then her whole body relaxed, as I continued to play with her she made some delightful noises which proved I was doing a good job, I gave her two orgams at once which made her lose control of her body altogether, she told me not to stop so I did not stop, I felt her entire body come alive, but we were not even having sex, I was merely fingering her, and licking her out at the same time, it made her squeal my name in a kind of high pitched, orgasmic release, after she had climaxed I stopped fingering her, but I continued to lick her out, she had to be really wet in order for me to penetrate her, after a couple of minutes I stopped licking her out, I moved myself until my head was level with hers, I kissed her deeply, Jade thought she was in Paradise as we kissed, I entered her slowly at first, and I did not go too deep, I continuously kissed her as I began to thrust my manhood into her body, she locked her legs around my waist, and moved in time with me, I felt her running her nails down my back as we had sex, I sped up a bit, but not so fast as to make her climax straight away, I wanted to release my load into her as she climaxed, but in order to do that I had to get myself closer to my own orgasm first, and that took some time, we continued kissing, I stopped thrusting so that she would not get so close to her peak, I waited until her body had relaxed a little bit, it was a technique I used called edging, it is when you get a lady so near to her climax, but you do not allow her to actually have an orgasm until you are ready, the idea is that when she does enventually orgasm it is far more powerful than it would have been if you had let her orgasm sooner, I took Jade to the edge several times, I could feel when she was about to orgasm so I stopped at that point, she thought I was torturing her because she wanted me so badly, but I knew exactly what I was doing, a few minutes later which must have felt like an eternity to Jade I finally allowed her to climax as I released my fluids right into her, the climax she had as a result was so strong that it drove her wild, it made her become far more vocal than she usually was, in fact she screamed my name, and told me not to stop before she totally lost control, in the end she climaxed for a few minutes, and so did I. I took her to Paradise and beyond which made her cry out my name again before I finally slowed right down, and kissed her without stopping, I was giving her body time to recover, but then I let out my own vampiric roar as I released the last of my fluids into Jade's waiting body, I felt her climax again as I did this, the noises she made this time were a bit quieter even though she called out my name, I could still feel her body shaking underneath mine as I finished her off, and pulled out of her, afterwards we kissed for ages, I wrapped my arms around her as she settled down, eventually her body stopped shaking, I pulled the cloak over us both, and held her close to me, pretty soon she fell into a post orgasmic sleep, and so did I...
When I woke up Jade was still sleeping in my arms, and I did not blame her either, we had used up rather a lot of energy during our mating session, Jade had certainly enjoyed it which made me happy, I knew this to be the case because of all the satisfactory noises she made during the actual act, plus she had almost shrieked my name out loud as her climax got stronger, I heard a legitimate shriek of pure orgasmic pleasure escape from her lips, and it was not an over the top, porn movie style fake one either, after all I have slept with enough women to know the difference between the two.
I allowed Jade to sleep for a few more hours, she needed it, and I had nothing better to do, I held her in my arms, and watched her chest rising, and falling rythmically as she breathed in, and out peacefully, she was a light sleeper so if I moved then it would probably wake her up, I knew that I would have to leave here eventually, but I was not going anywhere until Jade woke up naturally, and realised that she was still being held, I had promised her that I would not leave until she was awake, and I was intending to keep that promise.
when Jade did wake up she stretched, and yawned before she realised that I was still beside her.
"You stayed with me like you said you would, that was nice of you Larten." Jade yawned again, and sat up in the hammock.
"I never break a promise, you should know that by now, when I stated that I would hold you in my arms until you woke up I meant it," I reiterated. "I am guessing that you enjoyed our time together, after all I have not heard sounds like the ones you made in quite some time, even Anna does not make those kinds of noises when she orgasms."
"No, she begs you for more, or tells you not to stop. I was walking past your quarters once, and I heard it all," Jade admitted. "I think you tease her a bit too much sometimes, maybe you should just let her orgasm naturally, and if it does not last as long then so be it, when you drag it out by doing that edging thing it makes it stronger for her in the end, but she really has to work for it, and it is almost counter-productive because she expends more energy than what is needed whilst waiting for you to let her climax, as a result of this when she does finally orgasm she hasn't got enough energy left to get the full effects from it. Some women orgasm quicker than others Larten, that's just how it is, for example when you go down on me I am ready to orgasm within a minute or two, after you lick me the first couple of times it turns me on that much, I get so tingly, and sensitive when you lick me out that climaxing is unavoidable, I can't help it either, it is just how my body responds to having your tongue licking the sensitive spot between my legs."
"I do that to make you wet enough so I can penetrate you properly Jade, I have to insert my manhood fully inside of your vagina or I cannot release my fluids deep enough into your body, I have to do it this way or you will not have the mindblowing climax that you usually get from it," I explained. "I cannot leave you wanting or unsatisfied now, can I?"
"No, that would be torture for me," she claimed. "I simply must orgasm strongly enough to make it worthwhile or there is no point in mating with you Larten, but just so you're aware of it I must say that I am very content, and more than satisfied with your performances so far, not one of them has been anything less than incredible, and I don't know what else to say about it. I try really, really hard not to make too much noise when we mate, and I've been trying even harder not to develop feelings for you, but both of these things are easier said than done."
"I understand where you are coming from, when it comes to making noise during our mating sessions it is to be expected, I could never ask you to remain silent because that is not possible, I do not mind if you say my name out loud Jade, in fact I like it when ladies say my name during sex, it lets me know that I am doing a good job, and I also do not mind if you let out a sound of sheer orgasmic ecstasy as you climax either, but what I do not like hearing are the exaggerated high pitched screams of a faked orgasm or phrases from porn movies." I have always hated porn, in fact if I were single then I would rather find a mate, and actually mate with her instead of watching others doing it in a porn movie, of course I have a Blessed Mate now, and a friend with benefits so I am covered.
"I have no need to ever fake an orgasm Larten, you give me really good, and mindblowingly powerful real ones that make me feel amazing afterwards," she leaned forward, and stole a kiss from my lips, it was a brave move on her part, but I did not object to it, I kissed her back with some degree of lust which I'm sure that she liked. After a few moments we broke our kiss. "That was unexpected, but I enjoyed it. I love it when you kiss me like that, and our tongues meet."
"It is a fundamental part of mating Jade, it always starts with a kiss, and goes from there."
"It makes my body go all tingly, and my head feels funny after you kiss me Larten, in fact I get a bit dizzy, but it is a nice kind of dizzy feeling, instead of a confused, disorientated sort of sensation."
"I make your head spin just like I do to Anna when I kiss her, it is one of my signiture moves, and nobody ever forgets it, if you are being kissed by me with any degree of passion then you will feel it throughout your body," I only give my special head spinning kisses to those whom I really like, and everybody else just gets normal ones. "I will not reveal my secret as to how I do it though."
"That is alright, I don't need to know all of your dark secrets, I am just happy that you are here with me Larten, I'm glad that I've got your cloak covering me up, the combination of your cloak being used as a blanket, and your body being next to mine is keeping me warm," she added. "I'm going back to sleep, you really made me use up all of my energy, and now I need some time to recover."
"I understand. I have some time free so I shall still be here when you wake up Jade, I will hold you in my arms whilst you are sleeping, I know you like it when I hold you close."
Jade's P.O.V
I've woken up now, I'm being held in Larten's arms, we've just spent the most wonderful, intense, and passionate few hours together, we mated, and it was out of this world, he made me climax multiple times until I loudly and vocally expressed that I was feeling the most intense, orgasmic sensations, I even let out a few shrieks of pleasure as I climaxed, I also said his name more than once during the peak of my orgasm, this was when the sensations I felt were at their most powerful, in fact they made my whole body shake, it was awesome to share an experience like this, in fact it truly was mindblowing. I am very thankful to Larten because he allows me to mate with him on a monthly basis, he is my friend with benefits, and I want it to stay this way.
I am not sure if we'll mate again, but we usually do mate more than once when we're together, if we do mate again I'll try really hard to keep the noise down, I was a bit too loud yesterday, in fact I'm pretty certain that the other Clan members could hear us mating from halfway down the tunnel, but that can't be helped, and besides they are not exactly quiet either.
Larten is awake, I think he's been watching me sleep.
"Yesterday was amazing, I really enjoyed it Larten," I have to tell him this so that he knows. "You made me climax so strongly that I am not used to feeling such things, and I lost control."
"I was expecting you to lose control Jade, in fact I wanted you to have a taste of what a real orgasm is, and how it is supposed to feel when you have one."
"You are the only Clan member that I have mated with, but each time I do mate with you it gets better, and better," this is the truth. "I'm looking forward to the next time, and if it is as good as what you were yesterday Larten then I've got no reason to complain."
"Have you not thought of taking a mate?" he asked.
"I have considered it, yes," I answered quickly. "I have had offers, but I did not find either of those who made the offer to me a suitable match. I am very picky as you know."
"Yes, I know that you are rather selective Jade, plus you chose me to be your first so you must have good taste in men," I took it as a compliment. "I will continue our monthly meetings whether you take a mate or not."
"Really?" I was surprised to hear this, but it made me happy all the same. "I really do enjoy our time together Larten, sleeping in your arms gives me a feeling of security, plus you give me the best bodily sensations when we mate, and your kisses are addictive."
"That is just another one of my little tricks, most of my skills are easy to do when you know how."
"Your skills in the bedroom are beyond words Larten, it is like you are the Guardian to the Gates of Paradise, and every so often you open them to allow me in temperarily, it is as though you are giving me a free taster session."
"I wished to prepare you properly, this way if you ever do decide to take a mate you will know what to expect, not that they will be as good as me, but having said that most Clan members do have some basic knowledge of what to do in the bedroom, and whoever you pick will do their best to please you sexually, at the very least they will do enough to make you orgasm, but I cannot guarantee how strong it will be Jade."
"I am content to stay single, and see you on a monthly basis for now, you give me everything I need so why would I look elsewhere?" I am not sure how Larten will respond to this question.
"Are you looking for an answer?" he queried. "The answer is this, if I give you what you need then you have no reason to look elsewhere, and I do not wish for you to look for a new mate either Jade, I wish for you to remain exclusive to me, that means we mate monthly, and you do not mate with anybody else, of course I must mate with Anna as she is my Blessed Mate, and it is expected, but I am not going to start coffin hopping."
"I understand. I shall remain yours, and yours alone until you decide otherwise." I reassured him.
"That is all I ask from you, your loyalty to me will get you far in this Clan, trust me on this," he concluded. "I still have time before I must leave here so how about we use it wisely?"
"I just want to rest, I am still feeling pretty tired." I yawned, and lay back down in the hammock...
Larten's P.O.V
Jade has gone back to sleep, and I am holding her in my arms, I dare not move in case she wakes up because she is a light sleeper, however I will have to leave at some point, I have got to check in with Anna, and feed the wolves if nothing else, I also want to go hunting tonight, I have not been in a while, and the wolves need a good run anyway, it does them good to get some fresh air into their lungs, plus their natural instincts are to roam free, but they have stayed by our side because they have a bond with us, the wolves could leave if they wanted to, we are not stopping them, they just choose to remain with us, and that is fine by me, plus I rely upon the wolves to keep Anna safe when I am not with her, if Anna is in trouble then the wolves will defend her, they shield her from harm in the same way that a mother wolf guards her pups, the wolves wll not let anybody anywhere near Anna if she is sick or injured, she has to call them off or they will lunge, and tear to pieces any Clan member who gets too close. If Anna and I have a disagreement the wolves do not like it one bit, if I were to raise my voice above a certain level they will stand infront of her, and snarl at me until I back off, it is either that or she tells them to settle down, I am smart enough to know that I cannot take down a pack of fifteen, battle hardened war wolves, all of them have killed without question in the past, and in the heat of battle they were a formidable force to be reckoned with, I would not wish to get on the wrong side of them, and if I did then I would not live to tell the tale, after all the wolves are not tame, and nor will they ever be, they allow us to pet them, and brush them because we feed them, but if we stopped feeding them then they would revert back to being totally wild, having collars around their necks with names on does not make any difference, a wild animal will always be a wild animal no matter how friendly it may seem towards you, raising pups from birth does not guarantee that they will become tame either, it just makes them slightly easier to toilet train, and look after if they are used to living alongside us...
Anna's P.O.V
I have left Prince Mika's private quarters, I'm going to get something to eat, and then I have to feed the wolves, I left them in the den yesterday because there's not enough space in Prince Mika's quarters for all of them, plus they don't know Luna, and wolves from rival packs have been known to kill each other, it is a territorial thing. I do not want a fight breaking out between my wolves, and the others who're living here in the mountain, but at the same time I do not want my pack to lose all of their natural instincts either, I have to balance the two, and it is not easy. I let them scrap over food sometimes, but I never underfeed them, if they make a kill then they get to keep it, and I don't stop them from doing what wolves do in that respect, however I have had most of my pack along with my five new pups spayed, and neutered for their own good, some of these wolves carry defective genes which causes their pups to be stillborn or have a heart problem, I do not want to pass on these bad genes to a future generation, I have prevented that from happening for their own good by having them de-sexed, doing this one thing has also prevented fighting, and inbreeding from taking place within my pack too, inbred pups have a lot of problems on the whole, and we are trying to put a stop to it for the health of the pack in general.
I've hung up an entire bull's carcass in the wolf den, it'll feed them well, and it gives them something to do because they have to physically work to get the food, it is not just given to them in a bowl, however I have put some meaty porridge down for the pups because they're too small, and not strong enough to get to the carcass, it has been suspended in the air on a chain that is attached to a butchery hook, it is off the ground, and just low enough for the wolves to be able to pull bits of meat off of it, however if they want to eat the whole thing then they'll have to stand on their back legs to get to the rest, and when the meat is gone I'll break the bones up, and they can eat them too, nothing is wasted, and I mean that.
The bull's skin has been taken to the tannery, we make leather here now, we use it for crafting things like food pouches, waterproof cases, and weapon sheathes, we also make shoes, collars for the wolves, and robust clothing from it too, even the scraps are used up in one way or another, we are very resourceful in the mountain, and everything has a purpose, we have very little in the way of rubbish or recycling because we don't use disposable packaging or plastics, they are only on shop bought goods, and we don't really purchase those unless we have no other option, we are probably the most environmentally friendly bunch you'll ever meet, we live off the land, we do not use electric or fossil fuels, we only burn wood, we don't use motorised vehicles, and we eat seasonal foods from sustainable sources. This is one thing that I admire most about the Clan, if all the humans lived the way that we do then there would be no such thing as global warming or at least its effects would be reduced, we don't even release artificial cleaning chemical sprays into the air because we don't use them, we use palnt extracts instead, and they work, we also protect the O-Zone layer, and we don't even use fertilisers unless they're natural ones like manure, manure is great for fruit trees, and certain vegetables.
I've just spent the last forty five minutes in the quarters that I share with Larten, I've written a poem about wolves, and this is it:
Wolf:
I wonder through the woods which are my home, I howl at the moon, and I'm free to roam, I hunt with my pack, and we catch tasty snacks, I'm a wolf, and these are the facts,
My fur is grey, and thick, it protects me from the weather, and parasites like ticks, I stay warm whilst others freeze, and this is why hunters are trying to kill me, to them I'm a trophy,
I howl at night, you'll see my silhouette on the mountainside as the moon rises, its beams of light make our yellow eyes shine bright, we are wolves, we hunt only to survive so we won't starve, and die,
We don't want any trouble, all we want is to roam in peace, but you see us only as a valuable commodity, and not living, breathing creatures who can actually feel things,
We are wolves, and without us the human race wouldn't be where it is today, some of us evolved, and now you have dogs, dogs which happen to be descended from us, and our ancestors' blood,
We are wolves, that is all, we will not harm you if you give us space, and respect our boundaries, for we are wild animals, and we always will be,
We are cute when we're pups, but we are not meant to live with you, we belong outside in the wilderness, and not in a cage or a petting zoo, we will never be tame, this is how it has to stay, otherwise we'll come to you for food, and get shot which is what we're trying to stop,
Please protect us from hunters, if not then we'll end up consigned to the books of history, and we are already endangered as a species, if we aren't saved then you'll have to pay to see us on display in a glass case, and not in our natural habitat which would be such a shame.
I hope Larten likes this poem, I'll share it with him later on when we see each other, he is always writing me little poems, and love letters, I've kept them all as well, but they're personal to us, and cannot be shared with anybody else. Seeing as Larten writes me so many things now I thought that I'd return the favour, and write him something, I wrote about wolves for this poem because they are my inspiration, and they were curled up by my feet as I was writing which is always nice, they all have a set position that they go to so that there is space for all of them, and they also know their position within the pack, the alphas are closest to me, and it goes from there with the pups being in the middle for added protection from the adult pack members, they usually sleep together in a cute, little, fluffy pile, and their mother is right beside them, they've been learning to howl, they're also getting used to going outside and walking in the snow, plus they go to the toilet outside now which is a fundamental part of them living with us, they have to be completely toilet trained so that their den, and our quarters won't get messed up, I clean their den nightly anyway, I pick up any meat that's gone bad, I wash the floor, I wash their blankets, I clear away any splintered bones, I wash out their food bowls, I fill up their water bowls, they also get exercised for two hours every evening without fail, I let them roam free, and they come back when I call them, after that they get washed, dried, and brushed or all three, it takes a while, but they need to stay clean, it also minimises the amount of loose wolf hairs that end up on my clothing if I brush them every evening, the hair gets put outside, and the wild birds use it for nesting material, as I said earlier nothing is wasted.
The wolves have practically demolished the bull's carcass I hung up for them, and there's not much left, after all one bull being split between fifteen wolves who eat like it is going out of fashion won't go far, even the pups got a bit because I cut up some small chunks of it, and mixed it in with their porridge mixture before I hung up the rest of the carcass on the butchery hook. I'll lower the carcass a bit by using the chain so that the wolves can get to the head, and innards, there's still plenty of bones with marrow in them left over, the heart, lungs, and brains are also on offer, but this meat won't stay fresh for long, whatever they do not eat within the next twenty four hours will be disposed of outside for the bears, and crows to feast upon, the bones will be boiled up for beef stock which their dry biscuits get soaked in, it makes them a bit tastier because their working dog food is not that exciting, however they need to eat their dry biscuits for extra energy, and vitamins which they cannot get from fresh meat alone, I buy a fifty kilo sack of it twice a month, and I have it delivered to the nearest town which is about sixty miles away, at a full flit I can reach it in ten minutes, however getting the sack back to the mountain is a challenge, but I am strong enough to carry it until I get to the foot of the mountain, we vampiresses have immense strength that we can tap into, when I get to the foot of the mountain the sack goes onto the waiting sled, and the wolves pull it back to the main entrance doors for me, it is a pain in the bum, but it is a necessary part of keeping my wolves healthy, and well fed in the harshest of Winters when it is far too dangerous to hunt, and the stored food we have is rationed out equally between all the Clan members in residence, the wolves get scraps, and bones if there are any left over, but that is not enough for my pack so I go out of my way to provide an extra nutritional supplement for them, all they get is one scoop of biscuits per wolf, and one scoop of stock each, but it is enough to maintain their weight, and energy levels, and that's all I care about, a larthargic, hungry, skinny wolf pack is no good to any of us, plus if their hunger levels get too high their instincts will kick in, and they'll go into survival mode which means scrapping over food, stealing what is not theirs, and causing problems.
