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She walked through the hole carved in the side that formed a platform out over the lava basin. At the edge stood a fox in a green dress and heart tiara.\n\n\"Princess Halsy,\" the reptile shouted over the roar of the churning magma below. \"You don't have to do this!\"\n\n\"I know, Tag, but someone has to. Might as well be someone who's dying anyway.\"\n\nTag stabilized her footing as the earth shook beneath their feet. \"We don't know that, Princess. Your sister is working on a cure with your brother. We saw it will work.\"\n\nThe princess turned around to face her Warder. \"My brave knight. You have stood beside me and my children through everything. You saw the prophecy with your eyes, but Mother grants her children more when her witches speak. She grants an understanding of what we see. She lets us hear what is shown in the vision pools.\n\n\"My corruption has a name. In the future, they will call it Cancer. My own body has turned on itself. This is the fate of all children of Reav. Princess Galvani's great grandchildren will stem the corruption, and further generations will even cure it entirely, but even you will have died by then.\"\n\nThe young Sir Tag wasn't sure how to take this revelation, instead pivoting to her other concern. \"Do you really believe this will work? Tribes have sacrificed virgins to volcanoes for generations and gain no protection, and you think you will be different?\"\n\nSilhouetted by a gout of lava spewing up behind her, \"Yes, because this volcano is different. This is the one that gave rise to the legends others mistakenly follow. This is the Gate to Astara. And the Demon Astara will rise to feed a thousand fold if he is not fed. Demons are bound by rules, and I know his rules. An unwilling sacrifice buys a year, willing is twenty and five. A royal is six times more, a virgin three times, a girl double, and a child double again. I can't bear to convince one of my daughters to jump, let alone the youngest who've never known carnal love, but I can give these people a century and a half of peace from his fiery wrath.\"\n\nSir Tag stepped forward, realizing there was nothing she could do to change her Ward's mind. \"At least let me give you a kiss goodbye, love.\"\n\nHalsy nodded, \"As long as you don't try to save me. I want to do this. I want you to tell my descendants what I have done, and why. I want them to understand what is at stake. We need to learn all we can about the Demons and their rules. They are a danger to us all, but if we understand them, they may become our greatest weapon.\"\n\nNbanknataga wrapped her arms around the small fox and looked her in the eyes. \"I have loved your family now for three generations. When I made love to the Queen Mother, she charged me to take care of you and to train our navy. When I made love to you, you charged me to protect your descendants. When I made love to your daughter, she charged me to protect her research. I am a servant of protection, and now, you charge me to let you die.\"\n\n\"No, my love, I ask you to protect my legacy. Don't let me be remembered for withering away as a grotesque, but for my sacrifice that protects these islands. They have agreed to join our Kingdom as long as we keep the Demon from rising.\"\n\nTag grinned, \"You sly fox. You were going to do this anyway and you turned it into a negotiation to expand our power.\" She kissed the fox tenderly while groping her partially exposed chest, the soft fabric of the dress and her jade brooch tangling the reptile's large claws.\n\nPushing away, the fox fell back, stopped by her dress caught on her lover's knuckles, toes barely holding to the ledge as her arms stretched out to bask in the heat below. The weak fabric gave way bit by bit and she smiled. \"I trust my children to you, [i]mon Paramour[/i].\"\n\nFinally, the dress ripped down the side causing her to tumble down into the lava, her naked form vanishing into the molten earth. Seconds later, steam and noxious gasses vented in a plume that blew Tag back, landing on her tail. Then the caldera went dark.\n\nTag crawled to the ledge, the tattered fabric in hand, and looked down to see only solid stone. A few small fires burned here and there, but the lava looked like it had been cool for months.\n\n---\n\nAdmiral Tag looked over her latest batch of Cadets ready for briefing on her ship. She gently stroked the jade brooch that looked like just one more military commendation on her decorated sash.\n\n\"Cadets! Today is a special day, one I had hoped would never fall to any as young as yourselves. But you are all worthy Adults in Her Eyes, and Honorable Sailors in Her Navy. It falls to you to enter into the bonds of Royal Secrecy. You are already witness to one of our nation's minor secrets, the Ship Kite. Based on the smaller Kite Boat, the Ship Kite is more stable, and often much faster than traditional sailing. It requires far less maintenance and manpower to operate effectively. To date, no other nation has seen this technology in operation. We wish to maintain that advantage for as long as we feasibly can. Obviously, there are disadvantages, trade offs, but in the right conditions this surprise could prove crucial.\"\n\nThe cubs barely fidgeted, holding their harnesses in wrapped attention.\n\n\"This technology is considered Clearance 2. You are bound to never speak of this technology with anyone who does not first prove that they already know it or have Clearance 2. For keeping this secret you will be awarded a Platinum bonus every year. Failure to keep the secret will result in termination from the military. Am I making myself clear, Cadets?\"\n\n\"Yes Sir!\"\n\n\"But your Royal duty goes farther. On this mission, we will be taking aboard a person, a family, who does not exist. There is no record of them. They were never here. Their existence is a Clearance 5 secret. Failure to keep this secret will result in execution. You will not engage them in conversation unless ordered. You will not observe them unless absolutely necessary. You will speak of them to no one but a Princling on the Military Council or myself, and even then, only if ordered.\"\n\nThat got them shaking. Some steeled their bodies as soon as they noticed.\n\n\"Do I make myself clear, Cadets?\"\n\n\"Yes Sir!\"\n\n\"Good. Our destination is Walaka Hurui. If anyone asks, our mission is to aid in the island's evacuation. We will proceed under that mission until our non-existent guests can join us.\"\n\n\"Cadet Shull, for this mission, you will be my First Officer, Miles will be your Leftenant. All other roles shall remain as presently constituted. I will unlock the Ship Kite documentation for you all to study so you can perform your duties when we approach the island tomorrow. I want you all to study, eat, relax, and try to get some good sleep. You will need it to face the horrors of people fleeing an active volcano. Oh, best brush up on your Public Emergency Support text as well, I just hope we won't need it. Dismissed.\"\n\nThe cadets relaxed on the deck, the briefing weighing heavy on their minds. Most slowly meandered below decks to their nooks to study or chat. \n\nTag turned around to face Amanda and Shull on the Control deck. \"Union, I need to speak with you alone.\" She slowly walked down the steps back to the Captain's cabin.\n\nTag sat with intense authority in her chair as she stared down the little fox trying to think of how to say what was on her mind. Finally she relaxed and asked the cadet to come sit on her lap.\n\n\"Amanda, you have placed me in a very difficult position. Promises that must be kept, secrets secured, alliances upheld.\" The ancient tortoise hugged the young Adult tight and cried. \"I am granting you Clearance 5. For this mission, you will be in charge of taking care of anything which Dr. Hashram and his family need. You will speak for them to our crew, and to them for our crew. I don't want them speaking with the crew at all, only with you or me. He and his family are under your protection, they are your Wards, you are their Warder. The issuance of these titles and duties is itself a Clearance 4 secret, Fleet Command and above.\"\n\nTag removed the jade brooch from her sash and pinned it onto Amanda's harness. \"Dr. Hashram will know what this means.\" She kissed her beak to the fox's bewildered forehead. \"Go. I need to prepare for tomorrow just as much as you all do.\"\n\nAmanda left the cabin and returned to her nook in the fantail just below. She looked around for Takrie to give her some comfort, but realized that her's was one of the few duties still needed at that moment.\n\nFirst Officer Shull sat with some other cadets since his cabin had been commandeered by the Admiral. As if to heighten the gloomy mood, the lights flickered a moment reminding everyone of old candles.\n\n\"She said 'relax' right?\" Ropemesser Holin stood up addressing everyone with his wide leopard grin. \"Well, let's have some music and food and break into study groups to get through this together.\"\n\nGathering around plates of cheese, fruit, and dried fish, they listened to some lo-fi beats. As Amanda pulled up her study materials Oar Tech Witiker pointed to her jade brooch. \"What's up with the bling?\"\n\n\"I honestly don't know. The Admiral gave it to me. Said it was important for tomorrow. Best to assume it's classified like, Clearance 7, or something.\"\n\n\"Hah, there's only 6 Clearance levels. Well, that we know of.\" The purple cat shrugged. \"Shall we play our study game? Loser eats out the winner?\"\n\n\"No way, you keep losing on purpose. I want you to actually learn this stuff.\"\n\n\"Can ya blame me? You taste great.\"\n\n\"Then you're going to have to win to taste me. If I win, then… then you have to watch silently as Holin fucks me, and you have to sit on your hands the whole time. You up for that, Holin?\"\n\nHe held up a piece of cheese and nodded before clearing his throat. \"Any time if it helps my navy sisters study.\"\n", "writing_bbcode_parsed": "Approaching the rim of the volcano, the young tortoise wiped blood from her sword and resheathed the blade. She walked through the hole carved in the side that formed a platform out over the lava basin. At the edge stood a fox in a green dress and heart tiara.

"Princess Halsy," the reptile shouted over the roar of the churning magma below. "You don't have to do this!"

"I know, Tag, but someone has to. Might as well be someone who's dying anyway."

Tag stabilized her footing as the earth shook beneath their feet. "We don't know that, Princess. Your sister is working on a cure with your brother. We saw it will work."

The princess turned around to face her Warder. "My brave knight. You have stood beside me and my children through everything. You saw the prophecy with your eyes, but Mother grants her children more when her witches speak. She grants an understanding of what we see. She lets us hear what is shown in the vision pools.

"My corruption has a name. In the future, they will call it Cancer. My own body has turned on itself. This is the fate of all children of Reav. Princess Galvani's great grandchildren will stem the corruption, and further generations will even cure it entirely, but even you will have died by then."

The young Sir Tag wasn't sure how to take this revelation, instead pivoting to her other concern. "Do you really believe this will work? Tribes have sacrificed virgins to volcanoes for generations and gain no protection, and you think you will be different?"

Silhouetted by a gout of lava spewing up behind her, "Yes, because this volcano is different. This is the one that gave rise to the legends others mistakenly follow. This is the Gate to Astara. And the Demon Astara will rise to feed a thousand fold if he is not fed. Demons are bound by rules, and I know his rules. An unwilling sacrifice buys a year, willing is twenty and five. A royal is six times more, a virgin three times, a girl double, and a child double again. I can't bear to convince one of my daughters to jump, let alone the youngest who've never known carnal love, but I can give these people a century and a half of peace from his fiery wrath."

Sir Tag stepped forward, realizing there was nothing she could do to change her Ward's mind. "At least let me give you a kiss goodbye, love."

Halsy nodded, "As long as you don't try to save me. I want to do this. I want you to tell my descendants what I have done, and why. I want them to understand what is at stake. We need to learn all we can about the Demons and their rules. They are a danger to us all, but if we understand them, they may become our greatest weapon."

Nbanknataga wrapped her arms around the small fox and looked her in the eyes. "I have loved your family now for three generations. When I made love to the Queen Mother, she charged me to take care of you and to train our navy. When I made love to you, you charged me to protect your descendants. When I made love to your daughter, she charged me to protect her research. I am a servant of protection, and now, you charge me to let you die."

"No, my love, I ask you to protect my legacy. Don't let me be remembered for withering away as a grotesque, but for my sacrifice that protects these islands. They have agreed to join our Kingdom as long as we keep the Demon from rising."

Tag grinned, "You sly fox. You were going to do this anyway and you turned it into a negotiation to expand our power." She kissed the fox tenderly while groping her partially exposed chest, the soft fabric of the dress and her jade brooch tangling the reptile's large claws.

Pushing away, the fox fell back, stopped by her dress caught on her lover's knuckles, toes barely holding to the ledge as her arms stretched out to bask in the heat below. The weak fabric gave way bit by bit and she smiled. "I trust my children to you, mon Paramour."

Finally, the dress ripped down the side causing her to tumble down into the lava, her naked form vanishing into the molten earth. Seconds later, steam and noxious gasses vented in a plume that blew Tag back, landing on her tail. Then the caldera went dark.

Tag crawled to the ledge, the tattered fabric in hand, and looked down to see only solid stone. A few small fires burned here and there, but the lava looked like it had been cool for months.

---

Admiral Tag looked over her latest batch of Cadets ready for briefing on her ship. She gently stroked the jade brooch that looked like just one more military commendation on her decorated sash.

"Cadets! Today is a special day, one I had hoped would never fall to any as young as yourselves. But you are all worthy Adults in Her Eyes, and Honorable Sailors in Her Navy. It falls to you to enter into the bonds of Royal Secrecy. You are already witness to one of our nation's minor secrets, the Ship Kite. Based on the smaller Kite Boat, the Ship Kite is more stable, and often much faster than traditional sailing. It requires far less maintenance and manpower to operate effectively. To date, no other nation has seen this technology in operation. We wish to maintain that advantage for as long as we feasibly can. Obviously, there are disadvantages, trade offs, but in the right conditions this surprise could prove crucial."

The cubs barely fidgeted, holding their harnesses in wrapped attention.

"This technology is considered Clearance 2. You are bound to never speak of this technology with anyone who does not first prove that they already know it or have Clearance 2. For keeping this secret you will be awarded a Platinum bonus every year. Failure to keep the secret will result in termination from the military. Am I making myself clear, Cadets?"

"Yes Sir!"

"But your Royal duty goes farther. On this mission, we will be taking aboard a person, a family, who does not exist. There is no record of them. They were never here. Their existence is a Clearance 5 secret. Failure to keep this secret will result in execution. You will not engage them in conversation unless ordered. You will not observe them unless absolutely necessary. You will speak of them to no one but a Princling on the Military Council or myself, and even then, only if ordered."

That got them shaking. Some steeled their bodies as soon as they noticed.

"Do I make myself clear, Cadets?"

"Yes Sir!"

"Good. Our destination is Walaka Hurui. If anyone asks, our mission is to aid in the island's evacuation. We will proceed under that mission until our non-existent guests can join us."

"Cadet Shull, for this mission, you will be my First Officer, Miles will be your Leftenant. All other roles shall remain as presently constituted. I will unlock the Ship Kite documentation for you all to study so you can perform your duties when we approach the island tomorrow. I want you all to study, eat, relax, and try to get some good sleep. You will need it to face the horrors of people fleeing an active volcano. Oh, best brush up on your Public Emergency Support text as well, I just hope we won't need it. Dismissed."

The cadets relaxed on the deck, the briefing weighing heavy on their minds. Most slowly meandered below decks to their nooks to study or chat.

Tag turned around to face Amanda and Shull on the Control deck. "Union, I need to speak with you alone." She slowly walked down the steps back to the Captain's cabin.

Tag sat with intense authority in her chair as she stared down the little fox trying to think of how to say what was on her mind. Finally she relaxed and asked the cadet to come sit on her lap.

"Amanda, you have placed me in a very difficult position. Promises that must be kept, secrets secured, alliances upheld." The ancient tortoise hugged the young Adult tight and cried. "I am granting you Clearance 5. For this mission, you will be in charge of taking care of anything which Dr. Hashram and his family need. You will speak for them to our crew, and to them for our crew. I don't want them speaking with the crew at all, only with you or me. He and his family are under your protection, they are your Wards, you are their Warder. The issuance of these titles and duties is itself a Clearance 4 secret, Fleet Command and above."

Tag removed the jade brooch from her sash and pinned it onto Amanda's harness. "Dr. Hashram will know what this means." She kissed her beak to the fox's bewildered forehead. "Go. I need to prepare for tomorrow just as much as you all do."

Amanda left the cabin and returned to her nook in the fantail just below. She looked around for Takrie to give her some comfort, but realized that her's was one of the few duties still needed at that moment.

First Officer Shull sat with some other cadets since his cabin had been commandeered by the Admiral. As if to heighten the gloomy mood, the lights flickered a moment reminding everyone of old candles.

"She said 'relax' right?" Ropemesser Holin stood up addressing everyone with his wide leopard grin. "Well, let's have some music and food and break into study groups to get through this together."

Gathering around plates of cheese, fruit, and dried fish, they listened to some lo-fi beats. As Amanda pulled up her study materials Oar Tech Witiker pointed to her jade brooch. "What's up with the bling?"

"I honestly don't know. The Admiral gave it to me. Said it was important for tomorrow. Best to assume it's classified like, Clearance 7, or something."

"Hah, there's only 6 Clearance levels. Well, that we know of." The purple cat shrugged. "Shall we play our study game? Loser eats out the winner?"

"No way, you keep losing on purpose. I want you to actually learn this stuff."

"Can ya blame me? You taste great."

"Then you're going to have to win to taste me. If I win, then… then you have to watch silently as Holin fucks me, and you have to sit on your hands the whole time. You up for that, Holin?"

He held up a piece of cheese and nodded before clearing his throat. "Any time if it helps my navy sisters study."
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