Banzai and Ed were among the many hyenas that made up the hyena clan in the Outlands. The pair were kept busy because of their higher positions, being just underneath Shenzi herself. Lately the clan’s focus had been on getting food. Venturing to the Pride Lands and sneaking a hunt was more trouble than it was worth, so they had to make due with the lesser amount of prey and resources in their home land. 

It was a harsh way of living but it was one they were born into and had become used to. In between the daily duties of managing the clan, there were pockets of time afforded for them to relax and do whatever they felt like but even then, there wasn’t much for them to actually do. Getting out of the heat, Banzai and Ed were tucked away into their shared den. It wasn’t long before Banzai grew bored with rolling an old bone around and asked Ed, who was nearby at the time, if he knew any fun ways to pass the time. 

Ed did have an idea and communicated that in his own way. Banzai’s eyes widened from the suggestion: being something that he saw two other hyenas doing from afar. They were comparing their cocks, seeing who was the bigger of the two. It wasn’t as if either of them hadn’t seen each other’s junks before but it was different compared to the glance one would get at a hyena’s sheath and balls. With so many males in the clan that was bound to happen and wasn’t thought that much about. But directly comparing each other’s erections was something else entirely. Ed was looking pretty eager about it and Banzai thought about it for a bit, eventually smirking. 

“Alright, you’re on. Just don’t start pouting when you come up short,” Banzai taunted. 

The two turned away from each other, working to get themselves erect until they were ready to show off what they had. Banzai asked if his friend was ready and Ed confirmed so. Counting down, the two turned around to face each other and upon doing so Banzai’s confidence drained away. What he saw before him wasn’t just Ed’s cock but, as far as hyenas were concerned, Ed was packing something massive. Banzai himself was larger than average but Ed had him completely beat substantially. He tried to hide his shock and disappointment by not saying anything at first.

Ed on the other hand was basking in his victory, laughing when he saw Banzai’s size, making the other hyena sneer. Seeing Banzai flustered like that made Ed all the more smug and excited, feeling his length throbbing all the harder. He got up and moved closer to Banzai, his gaze being focused on his friend in a way that made Banzai feel uneasy. Banzai started to back away but Ed was already close enough to pounce, straddling Banzai pressing himself to the other hyena, belly to belly. 

“Get off, Ed!” Banzai barked. He could feel the bigger cock bumping against his own. Ed held firm to him, letting out a giggle before he communicated something else that made Banzai gasp. Ed hadn’t told him the full story about those other two hyenas. It turned out the one that lost was fucked by the bigger cocked one. And Ed was planning on doing that to Banzai, who had lost between them. Banzai’s struggling had their cocks rubbing together, which made him groan from the bit of pleasure and further embarrassment he felt. 

Ed just held firm to the other hyena, still chuckling as he put more of his weight down, making their bodies and cocks press directly against each other. He started to rock his body, rubbing their shafts together, letting out soft pants from the feeling. That same feeling was making Banzai blush. First being outdone and having that same bigger cock rubbing against his own. Looking down, Banzai’s view of his own length was getting completely covered up by Ed’s, further emphasizing how much bigger it was. 

The other hyena maintained control, still bucking his hips to continue the frotting, making it more effective from the precum that started to leak from them both. Banzai started to moan even more while Ed was openly panting above him, his tongue being so close that he decided to just lick the other hyena’s muzzle. 

“H-hey, cut it out!” Banzai huffed defiantly but he could feel himself falling more into the sensations, taking more notice to how the sliding of their lengths was happening with increasing smoothness, the precum lubing the way for them both. Ed must have felt it too because he was putting more of his body down, making sure their cocks were touching as much as they could. Looking down at Banzai, he could see the other hyena’s expression morphing. Starting as hard defiance that was softening as the next groan was softer, expressing the pleasure he was feeling. 

Encouraged by this, Ed started moving his body more, leaving Banzai to react and reel from the greater sensations that immediately came from this. More precum leaking out made it all the better for them, with their cocks so close together, the slippery wetness being smeared between them, making a mess of the flesh and their belly fur too. 

“D-Damn it…” Banzai cursed more quietly, falling further into the pleasure. Ed’s face hung in front of his own, occasionally leaning down to give him more licks. It was getting all the harder for him to be annoyed as things escalated. From Ed came bolder movements, harder shoves that slid most of Ed’s cock length against Banzai’s prolonging the intensified pleasure. By now it was clear that Ed was in control, something that he started to really accept. As his body relaxed, Banzai was made to moan out even more from the faster thrusts. 

The direct sensation was one element but there were others like the throbs of another shaft against his own, feeling it leaking more warm precum that got smeared between them, hearing and feeling Ed’s pants puffing out against his muzzle. Ed was going even further, his hips rocking at a faster tempo, pumping his cock back and forth over Banzai’s own, going a bit further than that to poke at Banzai’s upper belly. Ed was thrusting as if he was rutting a hole, his own expression changing in response to what he felt. Eyes lidding and his tongue bouncing, the hyena on top was going on without pause or letting up, massaging his cock against Banzai’s relentlessly. 

At this point, all the other hyena could do was just moan aloud, unable to deny it any longer. Feeling the shaft rubbing against his own and then bumping against his stomach, feeling the precum wetting the fur there even more. He couldn’t really think about how it made him feel, being at the mercy of the physical feelings. 

“Y-you planned this all from the start, d-didn’t you?” Banzai managed to ask Ed, who giggled then winked. Before Banzai could manage to say anything else, Ed lowered his head again but instead of just licking, the hyena on top pressed his muzzle to the other’s. The next thing Banzai knew, his moans were coming out muffled and yet that was arousing him even more. They were kissing, he could taste Ed’s mouth, feeling his tongue touching to his own just like their cocks. Banzai didn’t know what to think, so he just stopped thinking about it altogether. He just let things happen from then on, giving all the control to Ed. 

The thrusting and kissing intensified more until Banzai was moaning hard into Ed’s muzzle, his tongue clashing with the other hyena’s as he felt his own cock throbbing so hard. The next stroke of Ed’s hips led to him feeling the jolt of his climax, crashing through him like a lightning strike as his whole body tensed and trembled uncontrollably, shooting his seed onto his own upper stomach and chest while Ed was still thrusting. He could feel his own seed splattering all over himself but getting all over his shaft, getting smeared onto Ed’s cock, who was further smearing it between their cocks. Blowing his load while the stimulation was still going led to the climax as a whole being all the stronger, leaving Banzai panting hard against Ed. 

Ed himself was still going strong but his breathing picked up as his cock was throbbing much harder against Banzai’s. After another firm thrust he broke the kiss, throwing his head back and sighing deeply with his eyes heavily lidded, his cocktip staying pressed against Banzai’s belly as he came, shooting his thick loads that reached across Banzai’s stomach, chest, even reaching up to his neck and face, getting into Ed’s as well, painting them both in a few sticky streaks as they openly panted together, both basking in their orgasms.

When he was done, the hyena on top smiled and eased himself off, rolling over to lay beside Banzai, them both still taking deep breaths, their bodies trembling a bit from the lingering feelings. 

“Okay, maybe that wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be,” Banzai admitted. “But don’t think we’re doing something like this again!” 


A few days later Ed was still in much better spirits while Banzai was snippier than usual. He was also making a point to avoid Ed, except when they were settling down to sleep in their shared den. But even then he could only avoid the other high ranking hyena so much. While he had a chip on his shoulder for some reason that nobody else knew, Ed was still going in without a care, even while Banzai was trying not to interact with him. He knew exactly what that reason was and teased his friend about it, making humping motions when Banzai was looking his way, recreating the motions expressions made that day. Banzai pretended not to be fazed but inside he was brewing with all kinds of feelings. 

Ed had the feeling it was only a matter of time, seeing right through his friend. Banzai could keep up those walls as much as he could but Ed had seen him at his most vulnerable and knew he wouldn’t be able to resist for too much longer. 

And sure enough Banzai found himself reliving the “game” they played just about every night since the time they did it. But it wasn’t just that after a while. It started with that but then Banzai started to see himself doing more; licking Ed’s large cock, even sucking on it. The most recent dream was even him moaning out while Ed was on top of him, humping and drooling all over his neck…

It was as if the dreams were tormenting him and it got to a point that he could no longer contain himself. So he decided to do something. Later on when the night came and Ed was fast asleep, Banzai got up and quietly crept up. A mixture of nerves and excitement fueled him but he pressed on, getting all the closer to Ed, who was sleeping on his back with his hindlegs spread. 

Deciding to just go for it, Banzai hovered his muzzle over Ed’s sheath, really taking notice of how fat it was. How did he never see it before? Just looking at it was making his chest flutter. Telling himself to just do it, Banzai opened his mouth and went ahead with licking the sheath. He just went for it, starting softly and slowly, exploring the other male’s loins himself while trying not to wake him up. 

His actions did make Ed twitch a bit but he remained sleeping and snoring heavily, his tongue hanging out of his open muzzle. Assured that his friend was still sleeping deeply, Banzai went ahead with dragging his tongue over even more of the sheath, spreading his warm saliva all over the area, leaving wet streaks against the already slightly ruffled fur. Banzai wasn’t just exploring the sheath itself but hoping that he could stir up the cock it had tucked away from view for now. His actions were granting that top, making the sheath bulge even more as the length started to slide out. Banzai kept moving his tongue about but watched as the cock was revealing itself, coming out further and further from the opening: long and thick, already throbbing with strength, reaching all the across his stomach. Banzai just gawked at it, seeing the whole thing in its glory from his own perspective, realizing just how greatly hung Ed truly was. 

All the same, Banzai dared to reposition himself, easing in with his open muzzle, tracing his tongue around the tip and using it to ease it past his lips, pushing forwards to slip some of the inches inside. Its thickness made itself immediately apparent but Banzai persisted while Ed sleepily gasped from the mouth and tongue that slid against his cock, making it throb and already release some precum. Banzai took on the challenge, pushing further to get more of the cock into his mouth. He didn’t actually have much experience with this, mostly replicating what female hyenas did to him. But he was sure they usually didn’t have to suck off a hyena that was hung like a zebra. 

Banzai pushed down as far as he could, feeling the tip poking at his throat, letting out another spurt of precum that he swallowed. Pulling his muzzle back, he kept his lips wrapped around the thickness, steadily going up and down, doing a bit more every time. He ran his tongue along and continued to swallow, letting himself fall further into his own arousal, doing more and more, putting less focus into making sure that Ed was still sleeping. 

What did alert Banzai that Ed had woken up was the other hyena’s sudden fierce wagging of his tail. He looked up to see that Ed was looking back at him. Before he could even pull back, the other hyena’s paws were on his head, pressing down. Banzai’s eyes widened as his throat was finally breached and it started to bulge around the invading inches. Ed groaned aloud from the feeling, still pushing as his throbbing length let out more precum directly into the windpipe wrapped around it. Banzai still managed to swallow it through his surprise, letting out a muffled groan from the cock stuffing his throat and the unexpected amount of satisfaction doing so brought. 

The next soft hug of Banzai’s throat walls made Ed groan again and he couldn’t resist the urge to rock his hips, pushing further into his friend’s oral passage while grinding against the smooth tongue as well.  Banzai again found himself letting Ed take control of the situation. Even though his throat was getting stuffed full, he was able to manage and thanks to Ed, he was taking more than he could fit before on his own. So while Ed was pushing his head, Banzai did his best to lick and suck whatever he could, feeling the inches sinking further in until the whole thing was inside and in front of his eyes were the other hyena’s wide, low hanging balls. 

The thrusting got faster, leading to Ed practically fucking Banzai’s throat, groaning from the hot and soft walls that surrounded his length, the walls squeezing down further in time with every swallow, them becoming all the slicker from the precum that glazed the surfaces. With them working together, Banzai was taking the whole thing and going further to lick all over the length, providing added stimulation. 

It was enough to make Ed grunt as he thrusted again; gushing from his pulsating cock were the ropes of cum that splashed to the back of Banzai’s throat, almost not needing to be swallowed. Feeling the strength of the pulsing against his oral walls, Banzai was given the sensation of his oral passage being seeded for the very first time. Banzai could see the other hyena’s balls drawing up and clenching, pumping their loads along that all sprayed into his throat, leaving him with the feeling of heat coursing down the rest of the way to his stomach, that same heat spreading to the rest of his body, bringing with it a greater sense of satisfaction that had him trembling. 

Ed’s tail was still wagging when he let Banzai ease up and off from his cock, swallowing the last of his friend’s seed. While Ed was looking very satisfied, Banzai’s own shaft was still raging hard. “D-don’t look at me like that. I was just...curious…” He thought that Ed was judging him for what he had done and he looked undoubtedly guilty with seed still clinging to his muzzle and chin. 

But Ed got up and pushed against him, enough to make Banzai fall back. Acting right away, the mute hyena was returning the favor, pushing his own muzzle down on Banzai’s erection, going all the way down, even into his throat without even gagging, much to Banzai’s shock. Clearly the other hyena was experienced. With that surprise came the immediate pleasure that was even more than what their frotting brought. He couldn’t even speak as his whole cock was taken past Ed’s lips, in addition to his tongue moving about, curling against his own girth, all while the throat was swallowing down his precum as soon as it came out. 

As Ed started to bob his muzzle, Banzai was left biting his lip, clenching one of his paws from the sensation. The tongue and throat sliding up and down against his length, the smooth surfaces rubbing along the leaking flesh. He could feel his whole body pulsing, including his loins. Already it felt like he was going to blow at any moment, leaving him panting so hard. 

Things had only just gotten started and he did his best to hold out for longer but ultimately he ended up dragging his claws along the den flooring as he gasped and shook, pushed into his climax that had Ed swallowing down his seed as it came erupting from his cock, giving the non-talking hyena something warm and thick to drink so late into the night, causing him to hum from its apparently appealing flavor. Banzai watched, hearing the gulps and feeling the throat’s squeezes that further milked out his loads, making it feel as if Ed was draining the cum right from his balls, all until his final shake and spurt that ended with Ed pulling off from his softening cock. 

Ed gave his friend another smug, knowing look that made Banzai groan. “Alright, alright. But let’s not make a big deal out of this.”  To his relief, Ed nodded and he didn’t have any trouble going back to sleep a bit later on while Banzai remained awake for longer, his whole body still charged with a new kind of excitement and want for more. 



Ed’s confidence was growing, him being more keen on showing himself off. The other members of the clan were made aware that the rumors of Ed’s size were true as he was now walking about in a semi-hard state, letting the others get a good look at what he was packing as he was walking back towards the den he and Banzai shared. Now there were new rumors; of why Ed seemed to be so happy lately and why Banzai was acting so strangely. Nobody dared to ask Banzai directly, but putting the pieces together it wasn’t hard to come to a certain conclusion. 

But those with the idea in their heads couldn’t have guessed that by now Ed and Banzai had been doing things on a regular basis, consisting of frotting, paw jobs, and blowjobs. Banzai found himself almost addicted to Ed’s cock and how it could make him feel, letting the other hyena take the lead and drive the momentum of their intimate actions. Ed would tease him but he never made Banzai feel lesser, even willing to give a blowjob or stroke Banzai’s length in return, making sure he got off as well. 

Lately Banzai had this recurring and building desire of finally taking Ed’s cock into his tailhole. He thought the best way to try it out would be to ride it. But the idea of doing so intimidated him. Ed was so big and taking it into his throat was one thing. Having that huge shaft pushed underneath his tail was another. And yet it excited him so much; just thinking about it would make his tailhole clench. 

When it got to the point that he could no longer contain himself, Banzai approached Ed when he walked into the den. “Ed… I think I’m ready for...you know...doing that ‘thing’ we’ve been talking about,” Banzai said, much to his friend’s clear excitement. “But...we’re gonna do it my way. I think the riding position will be easiest.” Ed didn’t argue with that, his cock already swelling, creeping out from his sheath and jutting out, throbbing with strength. He rolled onto his back and Banzai gulped before getting on top. 

Banzai lowered his rump until it bumped into the tip. Using one paw to keep his body up, he reached back and used the other to stroke the large cock, giving it some strokes and pumps to coax out the precum. Ed didn’t fail to produce plenty of the slippery fluid, which he made use of, smearing it over his hole and over the tip, getting both lubricated before Banzai took another deep breath, pushing his body down. 

In this position he could go at his own pace and use his body weight to get the cock inside. He was already moaning from the pleasure he felt instead of immediate pain. Just the tip going inside, spreading his tailhole wider than he thought he could take, the precum was of great use, getting the tip and following length of cock inside, further helped with more precum that was being spurt directly inside of him, making Banzai jump from the squirt of heat. Still going gradually, Banzai was pleasantly surprised by the amount of huge hyena cock he was managing to take, feeling it going deeper while he was getting all the closer to the base. 

Ed was grunting as well, loving the sight of Banzai’s body sliding down further in time with more of his cock being engulfed by the tight virgin hole. There was some resistance but Banzai was working through it by coaxing out more precum and grinding his hips, letting the fluid spread further to lubricate more of his hole, making his venture easier. So many inches were already inside, reaching so deeply into him. Looking down Banzai could see a bulge forming in his own lower stomach as most of the cock was inside and the following spurts of precum instantly heated up his core. 

There was only a bit more to take. Banzai decided to boldly shove himself down, letting out a yip from the inches that jammed their way into his depths. There was a jolt of pain from this but more so a rush of pleasure so intense that Banzai felt himself melting. He almost fell forwards, needing to keep his paws steady. He looked down at his own body and saw how his stomach was bulged, an outline of Ed’s  first few inches and tip clearly protruding against his stretched fur and skin. He could feel it throbbing in his depths and still letting out more precum. He assumed something like this would be painful but all he felt was incredible pleasure. 

Banzai began to ride the cock, using his own strength to pull up and jam the shaft back into him. His own balls would make against Ed’s crotch when he was sitting back down on the cock. Doing this over and over again, he could feel the precum oozing out from his stretched rim, clinging in the form of sticky ropes. He let himself moan aloud, no longer denying what he felt towards Ed and his cock. Along with his voice were the clear and defined wet noises of the precum-lubed cock slipping in and out of his stretched tailhole. He was just acting on his desires, wanting more and getting it by bouncing himself on his friend’s cock, looking down at Ed’s expression of lewd enjoyment, his tongue hanging out as he drooled heavily. 

Ed’s pulses were growing stronger against the tight ass so firmly wrapped around his dick. Banzai was doing better the longer it went on. He wasn’t letting up, only getting more intense, slamming himself down harder, gasping and shaking from the strikes to spots that he didn't know he had. From those spots being touched, Banzai’s cock was shooting strings of precum without it being touched. Looking at each other, the pair of scruffy hyenas were sharing the pleasure of having a tight tunnel wrapped around their length while the other was getting filled so thoroughly by the huge endowment. 

He broke the pace of his steady riding to slide all the way up until the tip nearly came free. During that he could feel the inches sliding against his walls, it had his body tingling and his eyes fluttering. Just before the tip could slip free Banzai the whole large shaft back inside. Doing so brought a rush that overwhelmed him. Yelling out, Banzai’s cock was pulsing and shooting ropes without even being touched. 

With the riding hyena’s climax came the harder rhythmic clenching of his ass and that was all Ed needed to be pushed over the edge as well. A deep huff and shake of his body happened as his cock was swelling then gushing cum out with force. There was so much of it that, in a short amount of time, Banzai felt his passage getting filled up and there was already seed gushing out past his spread rim. They were both still reveling in their peaks together; Banzai was feeling himself getting filled up. It felt like the cum was being poured into him, even to the point that he could feel and see the bulge in his stomach growing all the larger, spreading its heat and making him feel a sort of comfort never felt before. It was becoming all the harder for him to think straight. 

Eventually Ed pulled out, leaving Banzai to slink off of him, laying on his back and looking at his inflated stomach while cum was leaking from his stretched tailhole, making a small puddle beneath him. Both were looking very satisfied and for once Banzai didn’t attempt to deny or find a way to excuse what happened or how he felt, instead laying beside the other hyena, letting himself bask in the afterglow… 


A few days later Banzai was on scouting duty, checking up on the most recent changes in the area as far as the Elephant Graveyard. Ed had already finished the task he had been given. With nothing else to do, he sought out Banzai and found him while he was still busy, it being a while before he would be relieved from his post. But Ed felt that he couldn’t wait that long. By now he had become very used to Banzai tending to him and not just during the nights. It seemed that whenever they had the time, Banzai was either stroking, licking, or riding his cock until he received a big load. Ed had been working hard since that morning in hopes of getting some carnal relief. 

“Later, Ed,” Banzai hissed before turning to face another hyena that was part of the scouting troop, giving a report to Banzai of the area they surveyed. Just as Banzai was done talking to them, Ed decided to act. He slowly and quietly crept up on his friend with a mischievous smirk on his face. Banzai sensed that someone was right behind him but before he could turn around, Ed had already pounced and landed on top of Banzai, being quick to cling to him. 

“E-Ed!” Banzai shouted, getting the attention of other nearby hyenas. His annoyed, surprised turned into something else when a dominant growl came from above. With the weight of his friend on top of him, Banzai felt something hot poking against his backside. “I said later, Ed!” Banzai hissed, trying to be quieter but there were already plenty of eyes on him and they could clearly see Ed mounted on top of him, the other hyena’s cock poking at his tailhole. 

Ed didn’t seem to care about any of that, proceeding to push his way through, making Banzai cry out. His hole, which was still somewhat lube and slick from the last fucking, was getting filled with Ed’s hot, throbbing meat. Banzai could feel it reaching so deep in what felt like an instant, his stomach bulging out against the buried flesh, all until the whole thing was hilted inside and pulsing against his tender walls. Ed didn’t have the same reservations his friend did, having no shame about mating another in the view of others. 

Banzai was digging his claws into the dusty earth as his body was getting rocked by a series of quick, forceful thrusts. Despite the gazes on them, Banzai found himself submitting to the sensations, keeping himself in place and even pushing his ass back against the incoming thrusts. Rubbing against his stretched walls, the cock was pounding in harshly, making use of the remaining fluids along with the pre that was freshly being released. Already the pushes and pulls were paired with deep slurps and squelches, the pleasure being enough to make his whole body shake when spots like the prostate were pressed. The excess fluids were gushing out and dripping freely down Banzai’s legs and balls, the wet smacks getting louder along with the smacks of Ed’s body crashing on his own. 

As the two got fully into their rutting, moaning and growling, even Banzai was no longer paying attention to the others that were looking on, whispering about what was happening and even stroking themselves to the sight. Banzai did feel some embarrassment, fearing his reputation was ruined but when he looked around it seemed that most didn’t really care all that much. In fact they were enjoying the sight and some were even encouraging him. 

“Damn, you’re even tougher than I thought, Banzai. I couldn’t handle all that,” one of the other hyenas said as they watched the bottoming hyena holding firm against Ed’s hard humps, his hole getting stuffed and stomach expanding to hold all of the inches over and over again. 

Feeling a surge of pride more than anything else, Banzai smirked and pushed himself back even more against the incoming thrusts, encouraging Ed to go even harder, which the nonverbal hyena did, putting more weight down and planting his hindlegs firmer to the ground, getting added purchase and leverage to really hammer his cock into Banzai, going as deeply as he could, having them both moaning out all the louder, their bodies grinding together with plenty of precum being spilled from them both. For those watching, they were treated to a show of the two highest ranking hyenas fucking, with Banzai’s impressively sized cock swinging back and forth, flinging precum to the dusty ground while Ed’s much large cock was pistoning in and out, flinging even more precum everywhere. 

From above, there came snarls from Ed and he leaned his head down to take Banzai’s scruff in between his jaws, biting down firmly. Reacting even more from this, Banzai was reeling from Ed suddenly fucking him with all the strength and speed he could muster, truly acting like the wild animal he was. The two raised their voices in time with the next hard thrust, ending with Ed keeping his cock deeply implanted. A rush of sticky heat was erupting from Ed’s cock, flowing into Banzai in what felt like a steady stream, his insides kneading the ejaculating shaft, milking out even more of the jizz straight from its source. As Banzai felt himself getting filled up, the heat increasing further still, with prolonged pressure on his prostate, he was again cumming without touching himself, spilling his ropes onto the ground, letting the others see his balls drawing up like Ed’s were. 

Both hyenas were soon panting and Ed even started to nuzzle against him after releasing his scruff. Banzai just smiled, letting the lingering feeling of his climax overtake him. 

There was certainly some talk after that whole display but nobody gave Banzai grief for it. In fact many of the hyenas in the clan were openly jealous that he seemed to be Ed’s favorite. Others openly offered to show Ed a good time, wanting to feel his size for themselves but the mute hyena would turn them down, always returning to his den to rut with Banzai instead and only. Banzai was now out and proud about his bond with Ed and the love he had for his friend’s monster hyena cock. While he still preferred to keep the mating private, Ed would still make decisions on his own, mounting Banzai in public and the other hyena would have to go along with it, moaning until they reached a state of shared bliss. It was just the same that night, the harsh reality of life in the Outlands falling away as he felt nothing but the sense of contentment by Ed’s side...