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She didn't see any of the peculiar individuals scampering around the borders, which gave to her an odd feeling.\n\n\"I wonder if they'll like me this time\" she repeated, this time vocally with a small feeling of concern, yet she shook it off as she bounded energetically towards the village's vicinity.\n\nHer paws soon met the morning cold stone pathways that the villagers forged. As she waddled playfully along the streets, she looked around at the similarly sized structures that surrounded her, some of them even looking bigger than others. They were built of stone and had some strange niches with very clear and transparent material blocking out anything that would come across it.\n\nBirds flew off in panic as she reached the town square and saw some beings messing around and some simply walking by. Most of them noticed and various ran away. Some confronted Neros with their fists, blabbering angrily.\n\n\"What do you think you're doing here, dragon?\" One of the three villagers said angrily and the others threw in their own lines, exuding the same level of hatred as Neros encountered with the first being.\n\nNeros chuckled nervously yet replied and crouched down, trying to get her head leveled down with the individuals as she could \"come on, don't any of you remember me?\" She said playfully and jumped back, flaring her wings in a limited, posing motion once she got into position \"it's me\" and barely flapped them to create stars. \"Neros!\" She finished and juggled the stars in an exhibitionist manner.\n\nThe three beings were looking around and made nervous sounds. Neros didn't mean to provoke fear in them, and soon saw more human beings start running to the square armed.\n\n\"Get her!\" The lead shouted and Neros dropped her stars on the ground, creating small explosions beside her while she looked ahead of her bewildered and wide eyed.\n\nA small, yet terrifying parade of species of similar, whitish color were charging towards her in such a way that made Neros want to hold back.\n\nAnd before the humans could reach her, even though she was already treading backwards, three much more powerful explosions occurred right in front of the mob and an almost anthropomorphic dragon landed right on top of the area of explosions.\n\n\"Merkyef!\" Neros saluted openly and bounded towards him to greet.\n\n\"Eleve-Merkyef\" some of the villagers murmured and the mob began to retreat in fear of a much stronger dragon.\n\n\"Yo, let's keep it calm for a minute okay?\" He said and looked at his artifact \"a lot of disbalance going on here\" he said and looked up and patted Neros on the back of her neck.\n\n\"What brings you here?\" Neros nearly squeaked from the excitement, and Eleve-Merkyef pressed his clenched arms against his thighs, showing pride.\n\n\"I came to check what was going on since the eye of the watcher was acting up again\" he said and leaned in on Neros's ears and started whispering \"you're invited to Nestreza's fortress tomorrow sun at top\" he said and stuffed a letter at Neros's mouth and quickly took off without saying much of a word, except \"stay out of trouble!\" He said and laughed loudly as he flew away.\n\nNeros couldn't understand too well what was hilarious, until she saw that some of the villagers were glued to the ground.\n\nOne of them started cursing impressively while the others protested while trying to pull their feet off the sticky essence that was spread below them. Neros chuckled a bit with her maw closed as she saw things and took off to the opposite side of the river.\n\nOnce there, she lied down peacefully and spat the letter down on the ground. \"Geez, Merkyef sure stuffed that letter well in my maw\" she said and cleaned herself a little with the river water.\n\n\"I wonder who is Nestreza\" she wondered for a little and looked at the mail. The nearby waterfall luckily muffled any other sounds so she could focus on her invitation.\n\nOnce she opened it, she read partly out loud what the letter said.\n\n\"Dear... 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It was a silly prank, but it doesn't help much to the case.\n\n'I hope after that I can at least talk to them and convince them I'm not dangerous' she thought innocently and lied down for a little.\n\nThe day passed by without much activity. Neros took her usual sun top meal in the forest and tried to slink back into her cave unnoticed.\n\nIt was difficult to climb up in the sun down time. The area was slowly darkening and losing the color in exchange for a more mystical light reflected by the magical moon.\n\nShe wasn't too far from the cave, but she was afraid of directly flying into the modestly sized opening. She looked back at the village and reminisced nervously before she stopped herself and continued forwards.\n\nHer paws may look soft and weak, but they still have small claws and light paw pads that allow her to grip the rough, stone surface of the mountain. It was an inhospitable region, yet the elite dragoness could find refuge in such a sparsely forested peak.\n\nWith some more effort, one paw managed to grip the lip of the cave and barely managed to stop the step from causing the stone to break off. Chips and small shards of stone fell off as a well defined crack formed where she stepped and Neros moved her paw to the side, where the stone would be strong enough to hold her weight.\n\nShe used her hind paws to help her relax her back a little and then pushed up a little more, getting one paw further inside and the other becoming able to get a grip on the edge of the cavern.\n\nOnce she managed to safely secure herself, she used her hind legs again to press some spots closer to her goal and become able to support her push up. She struggled, even grunted as she lumbered her body over the ridge, but with one more push of all her four legs, most of her body was safely secured inside the cave.\n\nShe panted vigorously and even faintly felt a little hungry again. 'well, I'm not doing that again' she said and looked at her paws. They were well covered in stone dust and some dirt and certainly could use some maintenance right now.\n\nHowever, the bright stars of the night sky were shining, and the moon was looming over the horizon. Neros turned around and brought her own stars to life. She manipulated the stars well enough and brought them to the village to light up the place a bit. The villagers hate her, but she can at least do something that doesn't seem hateful.\n\nShe enjoyed the night sky and looked up upon a star. She wondered about what happened earlier and the letter. She left the letter behind in the forest but she remembered most of the content in it, including Nestreza's peculiar signature.\n\nNeros lied down. She saw her beautiful stars dance in the roads and passages of the town nearby, wondering if at least the townspeople won't act like fraidy cats.\n\nNeros sighed and resigned to watching her stars playfully move around the town and keep it well illuminated. As a last thought before she fell asleep, she thanked Purplux for her gift and lost all consciousness until the next day.\n\nThe next day Neros was woken up to quite the start.\n\n\"Carra!'' a seemingly male dragon roared as Neros could faintly feel him land abruptly on her cavern \"You ready to go to the palace of our beloved guardian of balance, Neros?'' the dragon said and as Neros was managing to fixate her consciousness on reality, she could recognize the dragon faintly, but she didn't remember his name well.\n\n\"Remind me your name?'' Neros yawned and stretched as she slowly woke up and turned her tired expression into a more energetic smile, shaking her body as if to start off the day strong.\n\n\"The name's Ourwin! Ca!'' he posed proudly, muzzle looking up high \"I am the fastest dragon on the planet, and I serve Nestreza as her transport assistant'' he said and looked at Neros with an enthusiastic gaze.\n\n\"Wow'' Neros said and looked at Ourwin. His body was mostly peacock colored with some arctic colored shapes. His wings, paws and part of his face was around golden shades and more greenish shades instead of bluish ones, at best a colorful dragon. Neros noticed the diamond shaped plating covering part of his chest, which had an emerald colored gemstone studded in it - very huge if anything.\n\n\"Astonished by my looks?'' he said briefly as Neros noticed Ourwin was looking at her.\n\n\"Oh'' she stuttered sheepishly and regained her posture, sitting as dignified as she could look, even though she practically made herself look easily impressed \"I just like the way you look'' she said with some level of honesty, even though she knew in part what she wanted.\n\n\"C'nah, you can keep looking at me when I'm off duty'' he said proudly and poked Neros playfully with one of his paws \"for now though'' he changed his expression to a more official one \"let's take you to Nestreza's castle'' he said and put his position parallel to Neros's muzzle.\n\nNeros agreed and tried hopping onto Ourwin, except she couldn't mount the dragon too well, so he had to lower himself and lie down, waiting for Neros to climb on and prepare herself.\n\nThe dragon was quite larger in comparison, Neros noticed. It was no wonder why she got impressed, considering the short handful of dragons that she had met throughout her life, most of them not understanding well her passion towards humanity.\n\n\"You ready, Star of Hope?'' Ourwin asked as he began to stand up, throwing Neros off a bit before she had to figure out how to grip Ourwin.\n\n\"Trying to get a grip on your body, but I can't'' she said and tried to figure out how to tightly grasp his body, but even though at her own excitement she had her paws tautly curved on Ourwin's shoulders, to her dismay, it couldn't keep her gripped as the wood elemental dragon stood up and got ready for flight.\n\n\"Try to bend your paws over so you grip my neck, I can take it'' Ourwin said with confidence, bending his brow muscles inwards to show Neros that he isn't afraid of anything and can take anything.\n\n\"Okay'' she said insecurely and tried gripping on to Ourwin's neck, following the instructions that the male dragon meticulously said as she attempted to grip. Now that she managed to keep herself secure, now to put it in practice.\n\n\"Alright, get ready in one,'' he started counting \"two,'' he continued.\n\n\"Wait, are you going to'' Neros began\n\n\"Too late, three!'' Ourwin said and jumped off the cliff, quickly spreading and flapping his wings as he used the wind to help him gain even more speed, startling Neros and almost throwing her off the ride as she roared and yelped to her own surprise.\n\nOurwin laughed as he did a loop in the air and boomed to a high speed, surprising the villagers nearby.\n\nDown there, the villagers looked up into the sky wondering what was the booming sound that just happened, however by the time they looked up, Ourwin was by far gone.\n\n\"What just happened?'' One of them asked.\n\n\"Don't ask me'' another replied and more started joining in.\n\nA whistle started sounding and everyone quieted down. Listening closely, the whistle was lowering in pitch like if something was falling.\n\n\"What's that sound?'' the first villager asked and looked around and found a teen boy whistling and shutting up when he was spotted.\n\n\"What? I'm just whistling here'' he said and looked at everyone with a questioning look.\n\n\"You just scared us'' another villager replied.\n\n\"I'm just good at whistling, calm down'' the teen replied carefreely.\n\nThen an explosion happened in the center of the village, and everyone had their eyes widened in a startled manner.\n\nMeanwhile, Ourwin and Neros were already quite a distance away from the village, the river and Neros's home. The two were zooming through the skies in a speed that Neros thought was impossible for dragons to achieve.\n\n\"How are you so fast!?'' Neros shouted, hoping that Ourwin could hear her through the intense wind noise.\n\nOurwin laughed and flapped his wings more \"it's in my blood, Neros!'' and took a dive, to soon slowly start to rise up, making the ride more varied and less linear.\n\n\"How can anyone even ride like this'' she yelled and hanged on as tightly as she could, even though her paws weren't helping. Neros tried the best she could to keep her wings tightly folded and her entire body clenched in order to keep tightly close to Ourwin and not fall off.\n\nSoon though, the noise coming from the winds started to die down as Neros could feel her wings finally find a moment to relax, and in a few seconds after that, she heard a strong thump and the shaking recoil coming from Ourwin's body.\n\n\"Carra! We're here'' he said and smiled at Neros.\n\nNeros finally fell to the ground with her eyes wide and startled, and her entire body stiff from the ride.\n\nOurwin chuckled and nudged Neros gently on the side, causing Neros to moan.\n\n\"Hope you liked the ride'' he said.\n\n\"Thank... you'' Neros said somewhat stiffly, still feeling mind-raped by the intensity of the recent events.\n\nEventually, Neros managed to wrap her head around things and finally stand up.\n\n\"Now, you may go up the hill here and you'll find Volver-Bladnought and Adelan-Indermon guarding the gates. Give them the letter you received and they'll let you in'' he said and Neros's eyes widened as she began to panic.\n\n\"Letter!?'' she squeaked and remembered that she left the letter behind in favor of not having to carry it in her struggle to silently climb up the mountains and not be attacked in the middle of the night by the nearby village.\n\n\"Ky'es, don't you have it with you?'' Ourwin said and Neros gulped loudly, feeling her heart race even faster than when she was riding Ourwin.\n\n\"I left it in the forest, oh no!'' she said and started running towards the edge of the butte, however when she saw the distance traveled and the completely alien landscape that she saw in front of her, her heart sank. \"No...'' she whined in disappointment.\n\nOurwin put a paw on Neros's back \"hey, it's alright'' he started picking out a bag that Neros completely failed to notice existed mounted on Ourwin's body. The bag fell to the ground once it was released and the dragon started rummaging through it with his pointy muzzle, which resembled a beak.\n\n\"Why? You just said the dragons won't let me in Nestreza's palace'' Neros replied and looked at Ourwin worryfully.\n\n\"You do remember who I am, right?'' Ourwin asked with an arched brow, almost looking wryly at Neros.\n\n\"Ourwin, the fastest dragon on the planet'' Neros recited somewhat dejectedly.\n\n\"And as so'' he picked up and dropped down a letter just outside the bag \"Nestreza had to inform me of my impending call of duty'' he sat down and nudged the letter forwards, revealing a small wall of paw writing that was laden on it, and Nestreza's signature.\n\nQuickly reading it superficially, Neros could understand in part what Ourwin meant.\n\n\"So I just bring that letter to them?'' she asked naively.\n\n\"No, silly'' Ourwin chuckled \"Ky'm your transport, the dragons will understand, just come with me'' he said in a confident explanatory way and picked up the piece of papyrus that was laden on the ground with royal decoration.\n\nNeros wondered briefly why he received a decorated letter, but she didn't have much time since Ourwin was already outpacing her, so she started bounding over and flapping her wings in a fluttery movement from the increasing level of uneased excitement.\n\n\"Please tell me this will work'' she said once more, seeing the larger, bipedal dragons strongly guarding the main gate.\n\n\"Trust me'' Ourwin replied and looked at Neros with the same level of confidence as earlier.\n\n'Not like I have a choice' Neros thought somewhat bitterly and started to calm down when she was almost at the entrance.\n\nHer mind was still racked with anxiety, seeing all three dragons looming a top of her. If a fight ensued, Neros definitely knew that she would not survive through the tussle.\n\n\"Ourwin, I see you brought a guest'' the more dark reddish looking dragon started, looking at Neros with an impressively terrifying look for a brief moment.\n\nNeros had to gulp down a bit and try to calm herself down. 'Ourwin's got this, I have nothing to worry about' she fought herself in an attempt to briefly convince herself to believe in someone she barely met.\n\n\"Yes, Neros forgot her letter and so I bring proof that she is Neros, the cheerful dragoness that guardian Nestreza requested summon'' Ourwin said in a way that he sounded somewhat regal.\n\nBoth dragons looked at each other and then they briefly looked at the letter. Both nodded in a slight moment and the other more brownish looking dragon replied \"you may pass''\n\n\"Welcome, Neros'' the reddish dragon said and started to open the gate along with the other guarding dragon.\n\nNeros let out an intense breath as she started to relax and feel happier now. \"Thank you'' she said more energetically as she saw the gates open up to reveal a hallway with several statues of dragons in the sides.\n\n\"You may be dismissed, Ourwin'' the reddish dragon said and started guiding Neros inside. Ourwin simply nodded and looked at Neros start to head inside\n\n\"Unless you want to see what Nestreza had in mind'' the brownish dragon chuckled and the other dragon pushed his shoulder a bit with a scolding scowl.\n\n\"Thank you, Ourwin!'' Neros looked back and smiled brightly at Ourwin.\n\n\"Caru! It was a pleasure, Neros, I'll be ready to assist in your flight back home!'' he said enthusiastically with enough time before the gates were finally closed.\n\n\"Adelan-Indermon, you keep guard outside'' the reddish dragon told the brownish dragon, stopping right at the first pair of statues.\n\nNeros looked up at them and saw the two face each other \"Volver-Bladnought, you know very well I want to see this'' Adelan-Indermon replied with minor hints of interest, and for a brief moment, Neros thought something brown poked out of his groin.\n\nNeros arched her brow as the two dragons argued, barely moving a step from where they were except to shoot gestures at each other.\n\n\"I can hear you two arguing from here, you know. Keep up the pantomime and I'll have a private talk with you two'' a dragon fiercely commanded from far inside the castle. Neros shook a little from intimidation, much like the other two did.\n\n\"Yes, our guardian'' both dragons apologized and Volver-Bladnought looked at his accompanying guard \"and you and I will have a talk after this'' he said fiercely but in a more quiet way.\n\n\"NOW!'' the dragoness far away bellowed and the two guards started guiding Neros more hurriedly inside.\n\nNeros could recognize a few dragons among each line of 7 statues made of seemingly well cut white stone. Neros wasn't sure much about the intricacies of them, but she could definitely find Eleve-Merkief and Ourwin among the dragons displayed, all in their proud, glorious stances.\n\nAs soon as they were through the hallway, Neros could see more clearly a well-armored, stone-ish colored dragon that seemed to scowl at Neros's escorts.\n\n\"You both may be dismissed, thank you'' Nestreza said with one of her hands on her cheek, looking at the two dragons with lackluster interest and stood up in a more dignified manner when she began to address Neros. \"Thank you for accepting my request, Neros''\n\n\"Excuse me, may I stay to see the events to occur here?'' Adelan-Indermon asked and Nestreza looked at him with an annoyed expression.\n\n\"No, you shall guard the gates and we'll have a talk in the second next sun up'' she said and the brownish dragon retreated with some disappointment to the gates.\n\nSimilarly, Volver-Bladnought respectfully bowed to Nestreza and retreated to the gates as well, without much discussion.\n\nNeros looked back at the two with some level of pity, wishing she could have done something to at least let Adelan-Indermon see what would go on inside the walls of the palace.\n\nYet, even as Neros would look back and see Nestreza in the scales after the two guarding dragons had left the premises, she felt a level of intimidation and mild respect. More being intimidated than the latter, and decidedly remained as silent as she could as to not provoke Nestreza's potential anger.\n\n\"Excuse me for the uncourteous act I made in your presence, sometimes my guards can be a little... something'' she looked at the entrance with some scorn and then crouched down to a height similar to Neros. \"I am certain you have read the letter I delivered to you in the last rotation, correct?''\n\n\"Yes, I did'' Neros replied with certainty and respect. She feels a little insecure to show her usual cheery side.\n\n\"Good, then follow me'' Nestreza beckoned the fellow female dragoness and started to head left.\n\nAs Neros followed the guardian's lead, Neros saw in the peripherals of her sight a dragon looking silently across the large meeting room. He was purple with a white underbelly and had four wings instead of two and only two legs. He looked at Neros with a look that emanated a feeling of protectiveness and mystery.\n\nNeros pretended to not see the dragon, but as potentially stealthy the dragon may believe he or she is, Neros could not unsee the dragon whose scales definitely stood out from the white and yellow-green stone-ish colors of the walls, especially with the gigantic, uninterrupted space.\n\nNestreza led Neros to the last room in the hallway they were in. This time, though, the hallway was minimally decorated with only chandeliers hanging from the rooftop with quite enough space to both light up the place and give the massive dragon some headroom. \n\nOnce in the room, the place was also slightly decorated, however the lighting was based off starches, as Neros would call, which were sticks placed neatly in a standing position within their niches with a bright star at the upper tip, providing a slightly relaxing, light violet light that gave the room some light and some gentle coloring, although not much in comparison.\n\nIn the middle, lying down on some icy cushions was a dragon studded with ice crystals along his body, with deep, blue scales to match along his light, yellowish underbelly color. The dragon was sleeping within the ice bed that seemed to be made exclusively for it, with snores that could barely be heard.\n\nMaybe he was hibernating, Neros believed, except when Nestreza made her royal call, the dragon slowly woke up and gave light growls, albeit not in an aggressive fashion.\n\nWhen he looked up, he saw Neros and then looked at Nestreza. The dragon gave off this odd, lonely vibe as he began to speak in his deep voice \"Who is this?'' he said in a calm manner, however.\n\n\"Cryd, I introduce you to Neros. She will be accompanying you in the next few rotations, so make yourself feel comfortable around her'' she said in a quite serious manner, yet it seemed Nestreza tried to make Neros's company seem less mandatory and more an optional offer the dragon could take.\n\n\"Hi, Cryd'' she said somewhat openly and Cryd eyed her for a moment before looking back at Nestreza.\n\n\"You know I don't need company'' he said with a slow tone, not moving much from the comfort of his icy domain.\n\n\"You are aware a dragoness is essential to prevent yourself from sleeping all day and dying'' she said with words that could cut like a blade. Neros was shocked to hear the very last word that Nestreza said before she moved out \"I shall remain in my throne room, I expect you twosome to feel comfortable around within each's vicinity'' she said and finally, the two dragons were left alone.\n\nNeros was somewhat excited to see Cryd, although the vibe the ice dragon gave off somewhat held her back. Unsure of what to do, she did the one thing she could do that would try and start things off on the right paw.\n\nShe giggled and started bounding towards Cryd, using her gift to leave some sparkling stars behind her trail. She rounded around Cryd playfully and asked \"So, what you've been up to?'' she said and wagged her tail playfully. Cryd looked at Neros with a seemingly uninterested look.\n\n'I guess I'm gonna have to deal with her' the dragon thought with an indistinct level of ruefulness.\n\nSome silence happened even as the stars faded in the air. Neros was starting to worry that she might be failing Nestreza before she even began. Her head darted between Cryd and the exit, worrying that Nestreza would come around and scold the two for not interacting enough.\n\nFinally, Cryd answered \"Just sleeping'' he said coldly and lied down again. He closed his eyes as if he were shutting Neros out of his consciousness.\n\n\"That's nice. You know what I love? Being outside and just playing'' she laughed and nudged Cryd playfully before heading to the exit \"Come on, I'll show you!'' she said and wiggled her rear playfully at Cryd.\n\nCryd looked at Neros with a little more interest as he saw a light slit in Neros's rear. He looked at Neros with some slight confusion as she bounded off the room with quite the energy. It was already tiring enough for Cryd to imagine all the possible \"games'' Neros would have in mind, yet he did not know.\n\nHe couldn't shake off the image of Neros's slit dancing with her rear as she wiggled it.\n\nHe sighed reluctantly as he debated internally whether to stay or not.\n\nMeanwhile, Neros was waiting excitedly outside the room. 'Alright, so what to do, I can do that game I always wanted to play with the village, or maybe try out something new or maybe-' she continued thinking rapidly trying to imagine all the games she could play with Cryd in hopes that she could make Cryd's day much brighter.\n\nHowever, her trail of thought slowed down as she did not see Cryd come out of the room. Neros arched a brow and strolled inside, seeing that Cryd barely moved his body, still lying down, but looking slightly more to the archway that allowed Neros to travel between the room and the hallway.\n\n\"What's wrong, Cryd? Don't you want to come out and play?'' she asked.\n\n'I kind of want to...' Cryd thought slowly and sighed.\n\n'This is gonna take a while' Neros thought with a stab at her heart and hopes. She thought this would be easy, but she already knows how this seems like it's going to play out. 'Well, I'm not giving up that easily, Nestreza's counting on me' she said brightly and nudged Cryd playfully.\n\n\"What do you like to do?'' She said with interest and sat down. She looked at Cryd intently and tried to keep her energy as tame as possible, although she couldn't hold off her tail moving to the sides by much.\n\nCryd blinked and answered \"sleeping''.\n\nNeros arched a brow, wishing a little more from the dragon \"and...?'' she assisted.\n\nCryd stayed silent for a while. For a first day with Cryd, Neros thought this was going in a pretty disappointing way, yet she didn't give up just yet.\n\nThe next day, Neros woke up with more enthusiasm and went directly to Cryd's room to check on him before she went outside to feed herself. She had thought of giving Cryd some food, but for some odd reason, Nestreza vouched against it. Nobody supported Neros on that regard, including the mysterious dragon that lurks around in the farther corners from all the action.\n\nOnce she managed to get herself plump and fed, she went immediately to Cryd's room to see the icy dragon lying on the ice bed, as per the usual Neros already figured out.\n\n'Well time to make things unusual' she thought brightly and shouted \"Hi Cryd!'' with enthusiasm.\n\nMuch to her dismay, though, Cryd slowly got up instead of being startled by the sudden increase in decibels. Cryd did not say much; he simply observed Neros with a very vague hint of interest.\n\nNeros quickly got as close on Cryd's back and started pushing with her face, saying \"get up, sleepyhead, we're going to have a fun time'' with a playful attitude, yet she had to back off a few times and wince from Cryd's cold body. Ultimately, she used her body to try and push Cryd off, but she got as much as a look of annoyance from Cryd.\n\n\"You're a heavy dragon'' she said with a slight frown, looking at Cryd's deep blue hide.\n\n\"I eat a lot of ice,'' the dragon said reluctantly. He continued observing Neros's actions with interest, except that he looked bored instead.\n\nNeros's eyes widened with hope. Cryd finally saying something out of his own will was enough to make Neros feel like she finally did something today to finally have a good start. 'Yay' she rejoiced in her mind and asked Cryd \"do tell me what ice tastes like. Is it cold? Is it hard?'' she asked and bombarded the male dragon with more questions.\n\nCryd remained silent and seemed to have gone off on a musing trip, and eventually, he replied \"it tastes like water'' without much thought or energy.\n\nNeros looked down and dropped his limbs in defeat as she heard the uninteresting reply that Cryd made. She groaned and landed on top of Cryd, of which he grunted upon receiving the impact.\n\nCryd was mostly unsure what to do, yet he felt no pressure in taking action. He lied his head down and continued doing his usual lying around.\n\nThe next day was much more different. Neros was startled awake by a horn sound, and as soon as she was in the main hall, she could see the mysterious dragon, Nestreza and Eleve-Merkyef talking together. They both noticed Neros was in the room and saluted her in a friendly manner.\n\nFeeling awkward with the sudden awakening, Neros gave a broken smile and greeted the dragons again.\n\nAs soon as she settled herself, she gave Cryd another visit and lied down in front of the sleepy dragon.\n\n'I wonder if he noticed the horn this morning' Neros thought and nudged Cryd a few times until he woke up. Cryd looked as sleepy and uninterested as ever, yet Neros still felt the need to keep her hopes up for the sake of her duty.\n\n\"Did you hear the horn this morning?'' Neros said and looked out the door, wondering if anyone else was listening, and then returned her attention to Cryd.\n\nHe shook his head slowly and gave no word to Neros.\n\nNeros dropped her jaw for a moment and then closed her mouth as quickly as she did that, not believing what she just witnessed. \"Well, that thing just startled me, like what was going on and-'' Neros told Cryd what happened in the morning from her side, despite the dragon not seeming to bother to look like he gave any care about what she was telling him. He was just still as a statue.\n\nWithout much activity, the days passed and 7 rotations have gone by with no remorse. Neros was beginning to get used to this charade, however she was worried about how Nestreza would feel about this.\n\nIn that day, things were going normally as Neros would expect. She kept talking to Cryd, trying to play games with him inside the room, or even doing some effort to convince Cryd to spend some time with her outside the palace, only to receive the same results.\n\nExcept that today, Neros heard footsteps in the hallway and she was wondering if the mysterious dragon had finally come to play with her.\n\nExcept, her heart jumped when she saw the looming, yet intimidating figure of Nestreza look upon them.\n\n\"Hi Nestreza!'' Neros said as cheerfully as she could, dreading the worst possible response that could come from the guardian of balance.\n\n\"I see no progress whatsoever towards giving Cryd some sort of activity'' Nestreza said with small disdain in her voice.\n\nNeros gulped and looked at Cryd, wondering if he's going to give any response, yet all she could see was an attentive look towards Nestreza. She felt the need to do something.\n\n\"Well, we're kinda figuring each other out'' Neros grinned nervously, hoping that the answer would satisfy Nestreza.\n\nShe wasn't any more amused about Neros's words, if anything, she beckoned for Neros to follow her to her throne room.\n\nOn the way, Neros dreaded and had her heart pumping the blood in a rapid pace. She was hoping that it was more Nestreza complimenting Neros on her efforts or something like that, yet reality still felt heavy on her with every sign possible.\n\nAs soon as they were in the main hall and Nestreza sat down on her throne, Neros wondered what the guardian was musing about before she got her head up and off her clawed hand \"Neros, I observe Cryd does not appear to be any more interested in you than your first rotation here'' she said with her usual, official tone.\n\n\"I'm sorry, Nestreza, Cryd just hasn't been letting me play with him'' Neros explained and sat down, looking at the much larger dragon with worry.\n\nNestreza put the same hand on her face, giving a quite audible sigh as she shook her head in a slow motion. Neros could faintly see the mysterious dragon watching from above, but she didn't want to lose sight of Nestreza.\n\n\"I am concerned about Cryd's health... he has been idle and I am defying the law of nature for far too long'' she said plainly, looking at Neros with a very deep expression, saying more than meets the eye. \"I shall be out running errands with Eleve-Merkyef. Unius will report to me any progress you make.'' she said and looked up for a small minute.\n\nNeros could guess who she meant by just that. The purple mystery dragon likely named Unius continued observing perfectly still with no reaction at all. Neros, however, when she returned her look to Nestreza, she found the larger dragon standing up.\n\nShe addressed Neros \"If I see no progress in the coming rotations'' she said, and for a moment Neros thought she saw a bluish body, but couldn't focus on it \"you'll be dismissed, and Cryd will be out of my palace... for good'' she said with a somber tone and sat down on her throne.\n\nNeros was shaking and waited for Nestreza to say the word, however she first took her line and said \"I understand''\n\nNestreza nodded \"thank you, you may attend to Cryd if you wish to''.\n\nNeros nodded in return and quickly looked over to see if Cryd was listening, but when she looked at the archway and then into the hallway, and then into the room she and Cryd always met, her heart sank when she saw Cryd sleeping.\n\nAs the days continued, there was minimal action going on, making the situation seem hopeless for Neros. In one night, possibly the tenth rotation, Neros was lying on her back and looked at the ceiling.\n\n'If this continues Nestreza's going to let Cryd die' she mourned and shuffled to her side, looking at the exit. No one was there, except the darkness itself to accompany the female dragon. 'Star of Hope... I'm burning out right now' she continued thinking to herself. She sighed a few times as her thought process continued relentlessly, worrying about Cryd.\n\n'Oh, Cryd' she finally thought and buried her snout in the nest. Eventually she fell asleep.\n\nThe next morning, she didn't bother getting breakfast. She didn't bother even checking to see if Unius was still around spying on the dragons in the palace (although no one was around). She simply went through the hallway, crossed the hall, went to the other hallway to disappointingly see Cryd sleeping.\n\nAlthough it probably was an earlier visit than she accustomed to, she looked at Cryd's motionless body. She could only tell he was alive by looking at his chest, which rose and fell in a slow, yet stable fashion.\n\nNeros sniffled. Her eyes began to water and she curled up right close to Cryd's sleeping nest. \"Cryd... I wish you could hear me right now, but I know you're not...'' she started, trying to keep strong for this. \"I just wanted to hopefully make Nestreza happy and be able to do something nice for someone'' she reminisced about the villagers and all the failed attempts to interact with them \"but now that I see you lying down every day'' her voice broke \"with the fact that you'll likely be kicked out and left to die if nothing happens'' she broke down and cried \"I just wish there was something I could do, Cryd, I wish I could know you more and see that you're not as lazy as you seem, that you're a nice dragon and that you can be just as fun as anyone'' she said in an unstable manner between sobs \"but all I got was nothing... No sign at all that I'm even able to convince you to play... to even share a minute together'' she sobbed for a while.\n\nIt was then a distinct feeling, yet she couldn't mistake it as soon as it reached into her conscious \"huh?'' she said and looked over and saw Cryd smiling with a paw over her.\n\n\"Thank you'' Cryd said and continued giving Neros his gentle smile.\n\nShe stammered \"for what?'' and sniffled again.\n\n\"For your valuable time'' he replied and Neros tilted her head in slight confusion.\n\n\"But why? We weren't doing anything'' she replied.\n\n\"That's what I let everyone think'' he winked and retrieved his paw back to his ice nest, having a less defined smile, but at least seeming more attentive.\n\n\"But why? Why would you risk your own life lying to everyone that you don't care about anything?'' Neros asked with less of a crying mood and more with an investigative one.\n\nCryd laughed a little and looked at her \"Oh, you know so little about me, Neros'' he said and started explaining \"I've been betrayed far too many times by dragons that seem too nice to be good'' he said and started looking down \"they played the same game as you did and then tried to take my most prized possession'' he growled lightly and looked away for a minute.\n\n\"What? What did they-'' she said but was interrupted by the sounds of an ice blast at the wall. As soon as she looked at Cryd, she figured out what happened.\n\n\"My ice organ. It's the most valuable weapon.'' he said and looked at Neros with some confidence \"Can kill most dragons and creatures with a simple ice blast''.\n\nNeros did not know where to begin. She wasn't sure how to respond to the fact that the dragon she was trying to save was a lethal weapon that could kill her whenever he wanted.\n\nBut then again, thinking of his story, it'd make sense why would anyone commit such practice.\n\n\"I guess I see why you didn't want to do anything with me'' Neros said a little disappointed and lied down.\n\n\"On the contrary, I wanted to, but... I didn't have the energy to, until you continued having faith in me and showing me your true interest.'' he said and seemed to look awkward for a moment until he lied down.\n\n\"So you're not lazy at all?'' Neros wondered and noticed he was lying down.\n\nHe chuckled a bit \"Oh, I still love sleeping, but trust me, if you went through what I did, you'd be testing dragons for their reliability'' and sighed for a little bit.\n\nNeros understood and felt some enlightenment from his words. She stood up and gave Cryd a hug, trying to put her body in contact with Cryd's as much as she could, paws first and then underbelly, and finally, her head. She gripped Cryd with a gentle yet caring touch that made her feel off for a moment, but just appropriate, ignoring the cold feel of his scales.\n\nWith the events gone on, Neros felt more light hearted than the usual, like if some stress was relieved from her. When she went to sleep, she thought about everything that had gone on through the day, and about Cryd. She felt amazed by what the blue dragon had revealed to her today and felt her hopes reignited about being able to finally get some more genuine interactions with him.\n\nIt wasn't about Nestreza anymore.\n\nMorning came and Neros woke up as usual. She thought about visiting Cryd earlier again and felt quite famished, feeling her stomach growl so loudly, she wondered if anyone was around to listen.\n\nHowever, with the quick embarrassment aside, she went straight to Cryd's room and said energetically \"Good morning, Cryd!'' she smiled widely and looked at Cryd slowly getting his head up.\n\nHe smiled a little and looked at Neros \"Good morning, Neros'' with quite the pacific expression.\n\n\"Want to come get something to eat with me today?'' She smiled and lied down closer to Cryd, keeping her attention to him and only him.\n\n\"Would love to,'' he answered and seemed hesitant for a moment, yet Neros found him standing up for the first time. \n\nFinally, she could see his hunk of a body completely. It was amazing how he had managed to keep himself in good shape despite doing nothing most of the days from what Neros could see.\n\nMeanwhile, Cryd felt something very different from the usual. It was hard for him to explain, yet he felt more comfortable around Neros. He looked at Neros quite happily even if it wasn't too noticeable.\n\nNeros and Cryd walked side by side, neither bounding too far ahead or lagging behind as they shared a similar energy.\n\nDuring their hunting session, Neros thought she could see Ourwin from a distance across the palace. They were in the somewhat large terrain behind the building looking for deer to hunt down and Cryd for a moment wondered why Neros was looking in the distance.\n\n\"Something up?'' Cryd asked, walking to Neros and putting a paw over her shoulder.\n\nLooking back at Cryd, she noticed how slightly bigger he was than her. Then her mind returned to the question at paw \"I think I saw Ourwin'' she replied.\n\nCryd nodded without much questioning, albeit he wondered about how many friendships could Neros make with such kindness for some part of the hunting session.\n\nOnce they got their hunt done and their food downed, they headed back inside. Neros this time could see Unius silently watch from the top of the hallways, keeping an eye on their interactions.\n\nOnce they got back into Cryd's room, they lied down and had a decent talk together while they rested their bodies.\n\n\"So, did you like going out for the first time in who knows long?'' Neros asked in the middle of the conversation before Cryd patted Neros shoulder and pointed to the entrance, where Neros would see Unius watching silently from behind the archway.\n\n\"Oh, hi Unius! Want to come join us? We're gonna play soon'' she said energetically. Her tail wagged to the sides a few times while she looked at Unius.\n\nHowever, the space watcher didn't seem to reflect such emotions. He gave an aura of mystery and intrigue to Neros, while Cryd thought that the dragon was simply cold. If anything, the purple, lightly armored dragon shook his head and slinked away into the never helping shadows.\n\n\"I guess he didn't want to'' Neros said in an accepting, carefree manner and went back to Cryd.\n\n\"I love how easily you took that response'' Cryd said as he paid heed to Neros's actions. He wasn't angered by any means by the response Unius gave, however, he was quite vexed about the extents of Neros's carefreeness.\n\n\"He probably needs time. Look how much time I spent with you before you finally talked to me'' she said confidently, although internally, she could feel a stronger desire to be with Cryd and Ourwin than the space watcher or the guardian of balance.\n\n'She does have a point' Cryd admitted in his mind. He didn't say it out loud, but he did feel a little guilty about making Neros wait for so long. He knew he had his reasons, yet the feeling was there.\n\nAfter a while talking, Neros and Cryd finally played together. Once they were outside of the palace, Neros used one of her stars like a ball and tried to bounce it back to Cryd with her tail, and Cryd attempted to do the same for a bit, all the while they were strolling around the somewhat rocky parts of the courtyard.\n\nOnce the two were done by sundown, Cryd and Neros went back inside. Cryd was growing quite affectionate of Neros and was thinking of asking her something \"Hey Neros'' he asked somewhat shyly, although he remained calm for the most part.\n\n\"Yes, Cryd?'' Neros smiled and the two stopped in the hallway.\n\nNeros awaited a response from Cryd, however the icy dragon had a hard time putting his words together, let alone be sure that he actually wants this. He felt something inside him feel like peeking out, but he pulled it back in before anything happened. \"You'll be here tomorrow?'' he said with a smile.\n\nNeros bounced her head rapidly and fluttered her wings \"for as long as you want me to'' she said and nuzzled Cryd and aligned her body sideways with his as she nuzzled and looked up at the larger dragon.\n\nThis time, Cryd felt a little teased and his cock began erecting slightly, although he tried to resist the sudden need and keep it low at least until he felt like he could trust Neros enough.\n\nOnce done, Neros and Cryd both went into their respective quarters and headed to sleep. Each having their own thoughts about each other and about what would happen in the next few days.\n\nThe next morning was quite different. Neros felt herself stir, however she felt someone else giving gentle licks along her neck and cheek. She giggled a bit and when she opened her eyes, she saw Cryd right in front of her, in her own room.\n\nHer heart skipped a beat; she got excited with how Cryd actually got up on his own and decided to be the one visiting her. \"Oh, Cryd, you didn't have to'' Neros said, feeling all warm and cozy inside from the affection.\n\n\"Well, I did'' he said calmly and nuzzled Neros warmly. \"I was doing some thinking and...'' he said and gave himself a final chance to rethink this path \"I want to fuck'' he said gently and lied down. He looked quite serene today and seemed confident from Neros's perspective.\n\n\"Like... sex... fuck?'' Neros was astonished though, despite the fact that Cryd was pretty cold for most of the days Neros was around.\n\n\"Yes... I... want to fuck...'' he said in a hesitant manner. Neros wasn't sure why he was hiccuping the request when he already said it, but she chose to ignore it as she shuffled closer to Cryd.\n\n\"Oh, Cryd\" she smiled and nuzzled Cryd's snout for a bit and the ice dragon returned the affection to her \"you're such a dragon\"\n\n\"Thanks\" he said and stretched with a sigh. Finally, he lied down and rolled on his back \"want to do the honors of turning me on?\"\n\n\"It'd be great\" she said blissfully and started getting up and exploring Cryd's body, looking at the light yellow underbelly mix with the blue scales to create some speckles and patterns that look pretty unique to the dragon.\n\nAnd with her own patience, she slowly reached Cryd's slit, which was quite tight and closed.\n\nSmiling, she started giving the slit warm nuzzles, making the icy dragon slowly heat up and quicken his heart beat from arousal. Finally, Neros could notice a difference in the feel of the now hard cloaca.\n\nCryd's cloaca bulged up and felt like a tight packet of muscles pushing out, keeping something captured tightly inside until they could no longer keep it from growing out. When they gave in and seemed to loosen up, they gave way for a bright blue penis to poke out it's head and then slither away as it began to showcase it's entire body in a bold way.\n\nNeros smiled joyfully. It was a beautiful package coming out slowly. It poked up and twitched from the mere touch of the air, giving the hint it was sensitive, yet it did not stop growing out.\n\nRidges lined the underbelly of the dragon's peculiar cock, and small, icy barbs lined the top of the member with a particular, icier blue color. The head was joined smoothly on the bottom and showcased its spiky lining on top.\n\nEven though the top of the penis was closer to Cryd's underbelly, she appreciated the details that the creator had given Cryd, although she was starting to notice that Cryd's penis was getting absurdly large and long.\n\nPressing a paw closely, it was about half or more thick than her paw, and it was long enough that when standing up, it was taller than the top of Cryd's icy knee spikes as his four paws flopped in the air; body waiting for stimuli.\n\nAnd then, Neros felt a temptation; a need to satisfy a friend she just made. Her muzzle approached what would look like the base of Cryd's penis and gave it a teasing lick, and then a more intense, longer lick that rose up halfway through the cock's body.\n\nIt twitched in response, yet it was no stronger than Neros's tongue, which pushed it down gently and slid itself through the ridged underside of the member, caressing each tip as they rubbed wetly against her somewhat smooth tongue.\n\nAnd upon the tip, she could see a somewhat half frozen pool of clear liquid, likely precum. Neros teased and licked Cryd's belly thoroughly and lied her head down to keep the cock down.\n\nCryd was giving off sighs and moans during all this time as his body sent waves of pleasure with each touch Neros had made. Even his belly being licked felt great even though he was drunk in lust.\n\nAnd Neros could very well tell that Cryd was enjoying himself. Now it's time for her to make him enjoy himself even more.\n\nAlthough she did manage to notice a new part of his penis, even though it was mostly the same size. Two bulges on the sides of the base protruded thickly and temptingly. Neros licked her maw sexily as lewd thoughts passed by her mind.\n\nHer maw teasingly nuzzled the knot and then licked a few couple times the same part, which caused Cryd's cock not only to twitch up, but to also drip precum everywhere in reaction to her touch.\n\nNeros could barely think about anything other than wanting that cock inside her pussy. She felt her bits quiver anxiously as they craved for the big and strong dick that solitary chill possessed.\n\nIt was an unusual side of herself, but she loved it nonetheless.\n\nShe took the big rod in her maw and started licking around it. Cryd moaned as he could feel her tongue and her every breath caressing his dick, making it twitch even more with lighter layers of precum coming out of the hole.\n\nCryd panted heavily as he could feel himself want to cum badly, yet the moment was not intense enough to warrant him pump his seed out yet. He craved for something more, something he had seen since the very first day he met Neros.\n\n\"I...\" he moaned, not getting a stable moment to talk until Neros lifted her head and listened.\n\n\"I need to cum, please\" he said wantingly and Neros felt flattered.\n\n\"That's cute\" she said happily and started aligning her belly with Cryd's penis and gently rubbed it against her belly, making a feeling of scratching that provoked Cryd even more beyond his usual calm self.\n\n\"That is very funny, Neros, but really, I want to cum in\" he moaned again, barely blurting his words out between breaths as his agitated body can barely form a phrase \"cum in your pussy\" he said more rapidly as he panted heavily.\n\n\"Sure thing\" she said and started moving the rest of her body up Cryd's underbelly, soon having herself muzzle to muzzle with Cryd, although she did feel a little smaller than him.\n\nThen Cryd grabbed Neros with his paws and started bending himself upwards, pressing Neros's slit against Cryd's dickhead, soon pressing the weight hard enough to warrant penetration.\n\nNeros cried out loud when she felt her slit broken into, pried open as she slowly said goodbye to her virginity while her partner's penis opened her up deeply inside. She felt something even deeper feel pushed strongly as she felt another hole within her passage be pried open.\n\n\"Ah, Cryd, you're gonna\" she roared when her internal hole finally opened up. She was shaking from the intense pleasure that she felt, feeling herself full with the meat stick that Cryd had.\n\n\"It's what I wanted\" Cryd growled lewdly and turned themselves over as Neros was rolled on her back, barely able to make a sound from her body reacting to his penis.\n\nAlthough they cuddled in closely, Cryd was giving Neros a very blessed time. Pushing his penis in and out, he could feel the icy spikes scrape against Neros's walls, all the while his ridges caressed another part of Neros walls. Meanwhile, the head of his cock was scraping and toying with Neros's clitoris, which caused Neros to climax a few times before Cryd even got close to beginning to feel like pumping.\n\nNeros tried to talk, but all she could do is breathe in and out as her body intensely appreciated the internal hug.\n\nCryd began to groan \"soon\" while in the hug, as the pleasure was starting to make himself feel like he was pumping seed helplessly all the while he was still not cumming. His body inside tried to contract and pump out, and in very little it was time to begin to release the gift he had been holding back for so long.\n\nHis penis felt like it was throbbing and stayed throbbing for a good while, as it locked in to ejaculation. Cum started flooding the walls as Cryd began to sharply thrust in and out of Neros's pussy, roaring loudly as he felt pleasure all over his body begin to swarm over. Neros could only cum herself as she felt herself shaken even more as Cryd used as much energy as he could to thrust more while he cummed, stimulating the penis so much that a handful of shots of cum splashed directly inside Neros's womb.\n\nAnd it did not die down for quite a while. It was like a pledge to fertilize, albeit neither really had it in mind in the first place. They only wanted to fuck and this was their reward: a good filling of cream pie inside Neros's womb.\n\nShe was feeling amazing. As her heat died down, she managed to regain her ability to speak. She felt relaxed at best, still warm inside. There was nothing more she could appreciate than the fucking she just lived.\n\n\"That was amazing\" she said with an airy sigh. She looked up as Cryd finished lying down and turned his head to look at Neros.\n\n\"I'm glad\" Cryd smiled and gently jabbed a few times with his penis, making the two moan a little and Cryd drip a little bit of leftover cum before finally relaxing enough for his penis to loosen up and come out of the vaginal walls of Neros.\n\n\"Your penis looks beautiful, Cryd\" she complimented as she looked at the thick, slimy coat of mixed cum and scents on Cryd's penis. It dripped a little on Neros, although most of it stuck to his penis until it retracted back into its cavity.\n\n\"Thanks\" Cryd felt himself warm enough to feel a little embarrassed and a little vindicated. Ultimately, he lied down and started resting himself for a bit, and for once, Neros did not argue nor push him out.\n\nAs soon as they woke up, they both were met with their stomachs growling and a much louder growl that came from neither of them.\n\nNoticing what was going on, they got up from each other as quickly as they could, and Cryd assisted Neros as soon as he noticed that she was having trouble getting up. The two went together into the main hall to see that Nestreza had returned.\n\nAs glad as Nestreza was, she seemed to stare a little too long at the two dragons before she finally said \"good to see you accepted Neros\" with a hint of gladness.\n\nNeros and Cryd looked at each other and licked themselves happily for a bit before Nestreza started admonishing the pair.\n\n\"That's enough affection here\" she said dryly, and although the two were a little disappointed, they both agreed for the time being.\n\nHowever, during that night, the two dragons had a very special time sleeping in the same nest, which was enough to actually make Neros finally think about making a decision.\n\n'Cryd is gonna love this' she said while she was snuggled up tightly between Cryd's colder, yet caring wings and paws. She fell asleep and morning came as per usual.\n\nExcept this time, Nestreza was bellowing out for them to come.\n\n\"NEROS! CRYD! ROLLCALL AT THE HALL, IMMEDIATELY!'' she ordered, causing Neros and Cryd to wake up abruptly.\n\nWhile Neros did get up immediately and quickly went to the main hall, Cryd took a while to fully wake up and catch up to her. Neros wasn't very upset with him, however, although she did wish that Cryd at least hurried up a little.\n\n\"Neros, I much appreciate the support you have provided to our fellow dragon, Cryd'' Nestreza started, and Neros nodded quickly at her. Cryd only gave Neros a slow nuzzle, although he was listening to the guardian.\n\n\"Considering the conclusion of your required assistance, what do you wish to do, Neros?'' Nestreza asked and put her two front hands together and bent forwards to give Neros a listen to her words.\n\n\"Well'' Neros looked at Cryd, who returned the same gesture. The two smiled and then Neros returned her look to Nestreza \"I want to live with Cryd'' she said.\n\n\"Good, however you two cannot stay here, for this palace is exclusive to official issues such as Cryd's excessive procrastination'' Nestreza replied with quite the serious manner.\n\nKnowing what was in store, Neros turned to her new ice dragon friend \"Do you want to come with me to my cavern?'' she asked.\n\nCryd turned over a placid smile for which he replied \"Sure, Neros. I'd love to'' plainly.\n\n\"Then it's decided. Ourwin will be headed here for a regular visit and you may request of him your trip back home, should you wish his assistance'' Nestreza nodded and laid back on her throne.\n\n\"Nestreza?'' Neros asked and stepped a little forwards.\n\n\"Yes?''\n\n\"Can I ask something from you?'' Neros continued and sat forwards, looking at Nestreza attentively.\n\n\"You may'' Nestreza replied and switched her stance to one more attentive in terms of body language.\n\n\"I want to ask for something to a big, muscular someone, and I thought you'd be perfect to ask permission for'' Neros said and gave a brief pause, having a certain thought about someone she knows she'd love to enjoy time with along with Cryd.\n\nTo be continued?\n\n",
  "writing_bbcode_parsed": "<span style='word-wrap: break-word;'>Breaking the Ice<br /><br />Neros yawned as she felt her body stir and begin to wake up.<br /><br />She rolled over to her other side and saw the morning light flooding the cave like water, vaporizing the darkness and bringing out the grey brownish colors of the cavern walls.<br /><br />Having her head finally realize that it&#039;s morning, she stood up and shook her body. &quot;Oh, derg, it&#039;s morning&quot; she said excitedly and started bounding towards the mouth of her home.<br /><br />Neros&#039;s eyes took a while to adjust to the rapid increment in light, but as soon as her eyes could process the sun rays, the colors and objects around her vicinity appeared to her in vivid definition.<br /><br />She could see the nearby village also start to stir, preparing for yet another daily cycle of work and progress; hazy yet ambitious.<br /><br />As neatly organized the village looked, Neros could not understand why they needed so many buildings. She was very curious about how this foreign species behaved, so she flapped her wings twice and jumped off the cave in an attempt to fly.<br /><br />Successful as she could, she tried to be subtle this time, remembering what happened yesterday. She was seen with quite the hostility, yet her interest and faith did not dwindle.<br /><br />As she neared the river, she angled her wings as she prepared for landing. While she did, the&nbsp;&nbsp;thought &#039;I hope they&#039;ll be nice to me today&#039; wafted by their head in reminiscence.<br /><br />Her paws touched the soft, delicate texture of the grass below. Neros gave a blissful sigh as she stepped a few more times on the grass, receiving a light sense of enjoyment from doing so.<br /><br />She took a look at the side and saw the cluster of wooden structures supported by well cut stone. She didn&#039;t see any of the peculiar individuals scampering around the borders, which gave to her an odd feeling.<br /><br />&quot;I wonder if they&#039;ll like me this time&quot; she repeated, this time vocally with a small feeling of concern, yet she shook it off as she bounded energetically towards the village&#039;s vicinity.<br /><br />Her paws soon met the morning cold stone pathways that the villagers forged. As she waddled playfully along the streets, she looked around at the similarly sized structures that surrounded her, some of them even looking bigger than others. They were built of stone and had some strange niches with very clear and transparent material blocking out anything that would come across it.<br /><br />Birds flew off in panic as she reached the town square and saw some beings messing around and some simply walking by. Most of them noticed and various ran away. Some confronted Neros with their fists, blabbering angrily.<br /><br />&quot;What do you think you&#039;re doing here, dragon?&quot; One of the three villagers said angrily and the others threw in their own lines, exuding the same level of hatred as Neros encountered with the first being.<br /><br />Neros chuckled nervously yet replied and crouched down, trying to get her head leveled down with the individuals as she could &quot;come on, don&#039;t any of you remember me?&quot; She said playfully and jumped back, flaring her wings in a limited, posing motion once she got into position &quot;it&#039;s me&quot; and barely flapped them to create stars. &quot;Neros!&quot; She finished and juggled the stars in an exhibitionist manner.<br /><br />The three beings were looking around and made nervous sounds. Neros didn&#039;t mean to provoke fear in them, and soon saw more human beings start running to the square armed.<br /><br />&quot;Get her!&quot; The lead shouted and Neros dropped her stars on the ground, creating small explosions beside her while she looked ahead of her bewildered and wide eyed.<br /><br />A small, yet terrifying parade of species of similar, whitish color were charging towards her in such a way that made Neros want to hold back.<br /><br />And before the humans could reach her, even though she was already treading backwards, three much more powerful explosions occurred right in front of the mob and an almost anthropomorphic dragon landed right on top of the area of explosions.<br /><br />&quot;Merkyef!&quot; Neros saluted openly and bounded towards him to greet.<br /><br />&quot;Eleve-Merkyef&quot; some of the villagers murmured and the mob began to retreat in fear of a much stronger dragon.<br /><br />&quot;Yo, let&#039;s keep it calm for a minute okay?&quot; He said and looked at his artifact &quot;a lot of disbalance going on here&quot; he said and looked up and patted Neros on the back of her neck.<br /><br />&quot;What brings you here?&quot; Neros nearly squeaked from the excitement, and Eleve-Merkyef pressed his clenched arms against his thighs, showing pride.<br /><br />&quot;I came to check what was going on since the eye of the watcher was acting up again&quot; he said and leaned in on Neros&#039;s ears and started whispering &quot;you&#039;re invited to Nestreza&#039;s fortress tomorrow sun at top&quot; he said and stuffed a letter at Neros&#039;s mouth and quickly took off without saying much of a word, except &quot;stay out of trouble!&quot; He said and laughed loudly as he flew away.<br /><br />Neros couldn&#039;t understand too well what was hilarious, until she saw that some of the villagers were glued to the ground.<br /><br />One of them started cursing impressively while the others protested while trying to pull their feet off the sticky essence that was spread below them. Neros chuckled a bit with her maw closed as she saw things and took off to the opposite side of the river.<br /><br />Once there, she lied down peacefully and spat the letter down on the ground. &quot;Geez, Merkyef sure stuffed that letter well in my maw&quot; she said and cleaned herself a little with the river water.<br /><br />&quot;I wonder who is Nestreza&quot; she wondered for a little and looked at the mail. The nearby waterfall luckily muffled any other sounds so she could focus on her invitation.<br /><br />Once she opened it, she read partly out loud what the letter said.<br /><br />&quot;Dear... Nestreza, guardian of balance... in my palace... a dragon... bright personality&#039;&#039; Neros realized the compliment and smugly said &quot;why thank you&#039;&#039; and continued reading onwards &quot;attention... fast dragon?&#039;&#039; she asked herself and reread the last paragraph again &quot;huh, I didn&#039;t know Nestreza commanded so many dragons&#039;&#039; she said with some flattery and read all the way down to the closing statement and signature, which were four circles connected by an x shape.<br /><br />Neros turned the letter over and checked to see no more writing on it. &quot;I guess that&#039;s all&quot; she said and looked over the river and started seeing a small army of white lessers headed towards the river with torches and pitchforks (some with swords too). As she looked intently, the muffled sound of yelling and roaring became more noticeable through the waterfall sounds and Neros looked over as if she got struck on the nerves.<br /><br />&quot;Oh, dang, I better tail off&quot; she said and grabbed the letter and took flight as fast as she could.<br /><br />As she flew higher and higher, the army looked much smaller and inferior, to the point it almost looked like a joke. Still, Neros tried to fly past the mountain where the village could see her as she roamed in panic.<br /><br />She didn&#039;t land too far, but across the mountain there was a forest lying ahead where Neros took refuge in. She sat down close under a tree as she panted a little and tried to calm down.<br /><br />She could feel her heart beat wildly and sink as it grew into realization of what might happen. But, she tried to toughen up and stay hopeful that maybe someday they&#039;ll accept her.<br /><br />&quot;Oh wait&quot; she said out loud and remembered what Eleve-Merkyef did to some of the villagers. It was a silly prank, but it doesn&#039;t help much to the case.<br /><br />&#039;I hope after that I can at least talk to them and convince them I&#039;m not dangerous&#039; she thought innocently and lied down for a little.<br /><br />The day passed by without much activity. Neros took her usual sun top meal in the forest and tried to slink back into her cave unnoticed.<br /><br />It was difficult to climb up in the sun down time. The area was slowly darkening and losing the color in exchange for a more mystical light reflected by the magical moon.<br /><br />She wasn&#039;t too far from the cave, but she was afraid of directly flying into the modestly sized opening. She looked back at the village and reminisced nervously before she stopped herself and continued forwards.<br /><br />Her paws may look soft and weak, but they still have small claws and light paw pads that allow her to grip the rough, stone surface of the mountain. It was an inhospitable region, yet the elite dragoness could find refuge in such a sparsely forested peak.<br /><br />With some more effort, one paw managed to grip the lip of the cave and barely managed to stop the step from causing the stone to break off. Chips and small shards of stone fell off as a well defined crack formed where she stepped and Neros moved her paw to the side, where the stone would be strong enough to hold her weight.<br /><br />She used her hind paws to help her relax her back a little and then pushed up a little more, getting one paw further inside and the other becoming able to get a grip on the edge of the cavern.<br /><br />Once she managed to safely secure herself, she used her hind legs again to press some spots closer to her goal and become able to support her push up. She struggled, even grunted as she lumbered her body over the ridge, but with one more push of all her four legs, most of her body was safely secured inside the cave.<br /><br />She panted vigorously and even faintly felt a little hungry again. &#039;well, I&#039;m not doing that again&#039; she said and looked at her paws. They were well covered in stone dust and some dirt and certainly could use some maintenance right now.<br /><br />However, the bright stars of the night sky were shining, and the moon was looming over the horizon. Neros turned around and brought her own stars to life. She manipulated the stars well enough and brought them to the village to light up the place a bit. The villagers hate her, but she can at least do something that doesn&#039;t seem hateful.<br /><br />She enjoyed the night sky and looked up upon a star. She wondered about what happened earlier and the letter. She left the letter behind in the forest but she remembered most of the content in it, including Nestreza&#039;s peculiar signature.<br /><br />Neros lied down. She saw her beautiful stars dance in the roads and passages of the town nearby, wondering if at least the townspeople won&#039;t act like fraidy cats.<br /><br />Neros sighed and resigned to watching her stars playfully move around the town and keep it well illuminated. As a last thought before she fell asleep, she thanked Purplux for her gift and lost all consciousness until the next day.<br /><br />The next day Neros was woken up to quite the start.<br /><br />&quot;Carra!&#039;&#039; a seemingly male dragon roared as Neros could faintly feel him land abruptly on her cavern &quot;You ready to go to the palace of our beloved guardian of balance, Neros?&#039;&#039; the dragon said and as Neros was managing to fixate her consciousness on reality, she could recognize the dragon faintly, but she didn&#039;t remember his name well.<br /><br />&quot;Remind me your name?&#039;&#039; Neros yawned and stretched as she slowly woke up and turned her tired expression into a more energetic smile, shaking her body as if to start off the day strong.<br /><br />&quot;The name&#039;s Ourwin! Ca!&#039;&#039; he posed proudly, muzzle looking up high &quot;I am the fastest dragon on the planet, and I serve Nestreza as her transport assistant&#039;&#039; he said and looked at Neros with an enthusiastic gaze.<br /><br />&quot;Wow&#039;&#039; Neros said and looked at Ourwin. His body was mostly peacock colored with some arctic colored shapes. His wings, paws and part of his face was around golden shades and more greenish shades instead of bluish ones, at best a colorful dragon. Neros noticed the diamond shaped plating covering part of his chest, which had an emerald colored gemstone studded in it - very huge if anything.<br /><br />&quot;Astonished by my looks?&#039;&#039; he said briefly as Neros noticed Ourwin was looking at her.<br /><br />&quot;Oh&#039;&#039; she stuttered sheepishly and regained her posture, sitting as dignified as she could look, even though she practically made herself look easily impressed &quot;I just like the way you look&#039;&#039; she said with some level of honesty, even though she knew in part what she wanted.<br /><br />&quot;C&#039;nah, you can keep looking at me when I&#039;m off duty&#039;&#039; he said proudly and poked Neros playfully with one of his paws &quot;for now though&#039;&#039; he changed his expression to a more official one &quot;let&#039;s take you to Nestreza&#039;s castle&#039;&#039; he said and put his position parallel to Neros&#039;s muzzle.<br /><br />Neros agreed and tried hopping onto Ourwin, except she couldn&#039;t mount the dragon too well, so he had to lower himself and lie down, waiting for Neros to climb on and prepare herself.<br /><br />The dragon was quite larger in comparison, Neros noticed. It was no wonder why she got impressed, considering the short handful of dragons that she had met throughout her life, most of them not understanding well her passion towards humanity.<br /><br />&quot;You ready, Star of Hope?&#039;&#039; Ourwin asked as he began to stand up, throwing Neros off a bit before she had to figure out how to grip Ourwin.<br /><br />&quot;Trying to get a grip on your body, but I can&#039;t&#039;&#039; she said and tried to figure out how to tightly grasp his body, but even though at her own excitement she had her paws tautly curved on Ourwin&#039;s shoulders, to her dismay, it couldn&#039;t keep her gripped as the wood elemental dragon stood up and got ready for flight.<br /><br />&quot;Try to bend your paws over so you grip my neck, I can take it&#039;&#039; Ourwin said with confidence, bending his brow muscles inwards to show Neros that he isn&#039;t afraid of anything and can take anything.<br /><br />&quot;Okay&#039;&#039; she said insecurely and tried gripping on to Ourwin&#039;s neck, following the instructions that the male dragon meticulously said as she attempted to grip. Now that she managed to keep herself secure, now to put it in practice.<br /><br />&quot;Alright, get ready in one,&#039;&#039; he started counting &quot;two,&#039;&#039; he continued.<br /><br />&quot;Wait, are you going to&#039;&#039; Neros began<br /><br />&quot;Too late, three!&#039;&#039; Ourwin said and jumped off the cliff, quickly spreading and flapping his wings as he used the wind to help him gain even more speed, startling Neros and almost throwing her off the ride as she roared and yelped to her own surprise.<br /><br />Ourwin laughed as he did a loop in the air and boomed to a high speed, surprising the villagers nearby.<br /><br />Down there, the villagers looked up into the sky wondering what was the booming sound that just happened, however by the time they looked up, Ourwin was by far gone.<br /><br />&quot;What just happened?&#039;&#039; One of them asked.<br /><br />&quot;Don&#039;t ask me&#039;&#039; another replied and more started joining in.<br /><br />A whistle started sounding and everyone quieted down. Listening closely, the whistle was lowering in pitch like if something was falling.<br /><br />&quot;What&#039;s that sound?&#039;&#039; the first villager asked and looked around and found a teen boy whistling and shutting up when he was spotted.<br /><br />&quot;What? I&#039;m just whistling here&#039;&#039; he said and looked at everyone with a questioning look.<br /><br />&quot;You just scared us&#039;&#039; another villager replied.<br /><br />&quot;I&#039;m just good at whistling, calm down&#039;&#039; the teen replied carefreely.<br /><br />Then an explosion happened in the center of the village, and everyone had their eyes widened in a startled manner.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Ourwin and Neros were already quite a distance away from the village, the river and Neros&#039;s home. The two were zooming through the skies in a speed that Neros thought was impossible for dragons to achieve.<br /><br />&quot;How are you so fast!?&#039;&#039; Neros shouted, hoping that Ourwin could hear her through the intense wind noise.<br /><br />Ourwin laughed and flapped his wings more &quot;it&#039;s in my blood, Neros!&#039;&#039; and took a dive, to soon slowly start to rise up, making the ride more varied and less linear.<br /><br />&quot;How can anyone even ride like this&#039;&#039; she yelled and hanged on as tightly as she could, even though her paws weren&#039;t helping. Neros tried the best she could to keep her wings tightly folded and her entire body clenched in order to keep tightly close to Ourwin and not fall off.<br /><br />Soon though, the noise coming from the winds started to die down as Neros could feel her wings finally find a moment to relax, and in a few seconds after that, she heard a strong thump and the shaking recoil coming from Ourwin&#039;s body.<br /><br />&quot;Carra! We&#039;re here&#039;&#039; he said and smiled at Neros.<br /><br />Neros finally fell to the ground with her eyes wide and startled, and her entire body stiff from the ride.<br /><br />Ourwin chuckled and nudged Neros gently on the side, causing Neros to moan.<br /><br />&quot;Hope you liked the ride&#039;&#039; he said.<br /><br />&quot;Thank... you&#039;&#039; Neros said somewhat stiffly, still feeling mind-raped by the intensity of the recent events.<br /><br />Eventually, Neros managed to wrap her head around things and finally stand up.<br /><br />&quot;Now, you may go up the hill here and you&#039;ll find Volver-Bladnought and Adelan-Indermon guarding the gates. Give them the letter you received and they&#039;ll let you in&#039;&#039; he said and Neros&#039;s eyes widened as she began to panic.<br /><br />&quot;Letter!?&#039;&#039; she squeaked and remembered that she left the letter behind in favor of not having to carry it in her struggle to silently climb up the mountains and not be attacked in the middle of the night by the nearby village.<br /><br />&quot;Ky&#039;es, don&#039;t you have it with you?&#039;&#039; Ourwin said and Neros gulped loudly, feeling her heart race even faster than when she was riding Ourwin.<br /><br />&quot;I left it in the forest, oh no!&#039;&#039; she said and started running towards the edge of the butte, however when she saw the distance traveled and the completely alien landscape that she saw in front of her, her heart sank. &quot;No...&#039;&#039; she whined in disappointment.<br /><br />Ourwin put a paw on Neros&#039;s back &quot;hey, it&#039;s alright&#039;&#039; he started picking out a bag that Neros completely failed to notice existed mounted on Ourwin&#039;s body. The bag fell to the ground once it was released and the dragon started rummaging through it with his pointy muzzle, which resembled a beak.<br /><br />&quot;Why? You just said the dragons won&#039;t let me in Nestreza&#039;s palace&#039;&#039; Neros replied and looked at Ourwin worryfully.<br /><br />&quot;You do remember who I am, right?&#039;&#039; Ourwin asked with an arched brow, almost looking wryly at Neros.<br /><br />&quot;Ourwin, the fastest dragon on the planet&#039;&#039; Neros recited somewhat dejectedly.<br /><br />&quot;And as so&#039;&#039; he picked up and dropped down a letter just outside the bag &quot;Nestreza had to inform me of my impending call of duty&#039;&#039; he sat down and nudged the letter forwards, revealing a small wall of paw writing that was laden on it, and Nestreza&#039;s signature.<br /><br />Quickly reading it superficially, Neros could understand in part what Ourwin meant.<br /><br />&quot;So I just bring that letter to them?&#039;&#039; she asked naively.<br /><br />&quot;No, silly&#039;&#039; Ourwin chuckled &quot;Ky&#039;m your transport, the dragons will understand, just come with me&#039;&#039; he said in a confident explanatory way and picked up the piece of papyrus that was laden on the ground with royal decoration.<br /><br />Neros wondered briefly why he received a decorated letter, but she didn&#039;t have much time since Ourwin was already outpacing her, so she started bounding over and flapping her wings in a fluttery movement from the increasing level of uneased excitement.<br /><br />&quot;Please tell me this will work&#039;&#039; she said once more, seeing the larger, bipedal dragons strongly guarding the main gate.<br /><br />&quot;Trust me&#039;&#039; Ourwin replied and looked at Neros with the same level of confidence as earlier.<br /><br />&#039;Not like I have a choice&#039; Neros thought somewhat bitterly and started to calm down when she was almost at the entrance.<br /><br />Her mind was still racked with anxiety, seeing all three dragons looming a top of her. If a fight ensued, Neros definitely knew that she would not survive through the tussle.<br /><br />&quot;Ourwin, I see you brought a guest&#039;&#039; the more dark reddish looking dragon started, looking at Neros with an impressively terrifying look for a brief moment.<br /><br />Neros had to gulp down a bit and try to calm herself down. &#039;Ourwin&#039;s got this, I have nothing to worry about&#039; she fought herself in an attempt to briefly convince herself to believe in someone she barely met.<br /><br />&quot;Yes, Neros forgot her letter and so I bring proof that she is Neros, the cheerful dragoness that guardian Nestreza requested summon&#039;&#039; Ourwin said in a way that he sounded somewhat regal.<br /><br />Both dragons looked at each other and then they briefly looked at the letter. Both nodded in a slight moment and the other more brownish looking dragon replied &quot;you may pass&#039;&#039;<br /><br />&quot;Welcome, Neros&#039;&#039; the reddish dragon said and started to open the gate along with the other guarding dragon.<br /><br />Neros let out an intense breath as she started to relax and feel happier now. &quot;Thank you&#039;&#039; she said more energetically as she saw the gates open up to reveal a hallway with several statues of dragons in the sides.<br /><br />&quot;You may be dismissed, Ourwin&#039;&#039; the reddish dragon said and started guiding Neros inside. Ourwin simply nodded and looked at Neros start to head inside<br /><br />&quot;Unless you want to see what Nestreza had in mind&#039;&#039; the brownish dragon chuckled and the other dragon pushed his shoulder a bit with a scolding scowl.<br /><br />&quot;Thank you, Ourwin!&#039;&#039; Neros looked back and smiled brightly at Ourwin.<br /><br />&quot;Caru! It was a pleasure, Neros, I&#039;ll be ready to assist in your flight back home!&#039;&#039; he said enthusiastically with enough time before the gates were finally closed.<br /><br />&quot;Adelan-Indermon, you keep guard outside&#039;&#039; the reddish dragon told the brownish dragon, stopping right at the first pair of statues.<br /><br />Neros looked up at them and saw the two face each other &quot;Volver-Bladnought, you know very well I want to see this&#039;&#039; Adelan-Indermon replied with minor hints of interest, and for a brief moment, Neros thought something brown poked out of his groin.<br /><br />Neros arched her brow as the two dragons argued, barely moving a step from where they were except to shoot gestures at each other.<br /><br />&quot;I can hear you two arguing from here, you know. Keep up the pantomime and I&#039;ll have a private talk with you two&#039;&#039; a dragon fiercely commanded from far inside the castle. Neros shook a little from intimidation, much like the other two did.<br /><br />&quot;Yes, our guardian&#039;&#039; both dragons apologized and Volver-Bladnought looked at his accompanying guard &quot;and you and I will have a talk after this&#039;&#039; he said fiercely but in a more quiet way.<br /><br />&quot;NOW!&#039;&#039; the dragoness far away bellowed and the two guards started guiding Neros more hurriedly inside.<br /><br />Neros could recognize a few dragons among each line of 7 statues made of seemingly well cut white stone. Neros wasn&#039;t sure much about the intricacies of them, but she could definitely find Eleve-Merkief and Ourwin among the dragons displayed, all in their proud, glorious stances.<br /><br />As soon as they were through the hallway, Neros could see more clearly a well-armored, stone-ish colored dragon that seemed to scowl at Neros&#039;s escorts.<br /><br />&quot;You both may be dismissed, thank you&#039;&#039; Nestreza said with one of her hands on her cheek, looking at the two dragons with lackluster interest and stood up in a more dignified manner when she began to address Neros. &quot;Thank you for accepting my request, Neros&#039;&#039;<br /><br />&quot;Excuse me, may I stay to see the events to occur here?&#039;&#039; Adelan-Indermon asked and Nestreza looked at him with an annoyed expression.<br /><br />&quot;No, you shall guard the gates and we&#039;ll have a talk in the second next sun up&#039;&#039; she said and the brownish dragon retreated with some disappointment to the gates.<br /><br />Similarly, Volver-Bladnought respectfully bowed to Nestreza and retreated to the gates as well, without much discussion.<br /><br />Neros looked back at the two with some level of pity, wishing she could have done something to at least let Adelan-Indermon see what would go on inside the walls of the palace.<br /><br />Yet, even as Neros would look back and see Nestreza in the scales after the two guarding dragons had left the premises, she felt a level of intimidation and mild respect. More being intimidated than the latter, and decidedly remained as silent as she could as to not provoke Nestreza&#039;s potential anger.<br /><br />&quot;Excuse me for the uncourteous act I made in your presence, sometimes my guards can be a little... something&#039;&#039; she looked at the entrance with some scorn and then crouched down to a height similar to Neros. &quot;I am certain you have read the letter I delivered to you in the last rotation, correct?&#039;&#039;<br /><br />&quot;Yes, I did&#039;&#039; Neros replied with certainty and respect. She feels a little insecure to show her usual cheery side.<br /><br />&quot;Good, then follow me&#039;&#039; Nestreza beckoned the fellow female dragoness and started to head left.<br /><br />As Neros followed the guardian&#039;s lead, Neros saw in the peripherals of her sight a dragon looking silently across the large meeting room. He was purple with a white underbelly and had four wings instead of two and only two legs. He looked at Neros with a look that emanated a feeling of protectiveness and mystery.<br /><br />Neros pretended to not see the dragon, but as potentially stealthy the dragon may believe he or she is, Neros could not unsee the dragon whose scales definitely stood out from the white and yellow-green stone-ish colors of the walls, especially with the gigantic, uninterrupted space.<br /><br />Nestreza led Neros to the last room in the hallway they were in. This time, though, the hallway was minimally decorated with only chandeliers hanging from the rooftop with quite enough space to both light up the place and give the massive dragon some headroom. <br /><br />Once in the room, the place was also slightly decorated, however the lighting was based off starches, as Neros would call, which were sticks placed neatly in a standing position within their niches with a bright star at the upper tip, providing a slightly relaxing, light violet light that gave the room some light and some gentle coloring, although not much in comparison.<br /><br />In the middle, lying down on some icy cushions was a dragon studded with ice crystals along his body, with deep, blue scales to match along his light, yellowish underbelly color. The dragon was sleeping within the ice bed that seemed to be made exclusively for it, with snores that could barely be heard.<br /><br />Maybe he was hibernating, Neros believed, except when Nestreza made her royal call, the dragon slowly woke up and gave light growls, albeit not in an aggressive fashion.<br /><br />When he looked up, he saw Neros and then looked at Nestreza. The dragon gave off this odd, lonely vibe as he began to speak in his deep voice &quot;Who is this?&#039;&#039; he said in a calm manner, however.<br /><br />&quot;Cryd, I introduce you to Neros. She will be accompanying you in the next few rotations, so make yourself feel comfortable around her&#039;&#039; she said in a quite serious manner, yet it seemed Nestreza tried to make Neros&#039;s company seem less mandatory and more an optional offer the dragon could take.<br /><br />&quot;Hi, Cryd&#039;&#039; she said somewhat openly and Cryd eyed her for a moment before looking back at Nestreza.<br /><br />&quot;You know I don&#039;t need company&#039;&#039; he said with a slow tone, not moving much from the comfort of his icy domain.<br /><br />&quot;You are aware a dragoness is essential to prevent yourself from sleeping all day and dying&#039;&#039; she said with words that could cut like a blade. Neros was shocked to hear the very last word that Nestreza said before she moved out &quot;I shall remain in my throne room, I expect you twosome to feel comfortable around within each&#039;s vicinity&#039;&#039; she said and finally, the two dragons were left alone.<br /><br />Neros was somewhat excited to see Cryd, although the vibe the ice dragon gave off somewhat held her back. Unsure of what to do, she did the one thing she could do that would try and start things off on the right paw.<br /><br />She giggled and started bounding towards Cryd, using her gift to leave some sparkling stars behind her trail. She rounded around Cryd playfully and asked &quot;So, what you&#039;ve been up to?&#039;&#039; she said and wagged her tail playfully. Cryd looked at Neros with a seemingly uninterested look.<br /><br />&#039;I guess I&#039;m gonna have to deal with her&#039; the dragon thought with an indistinct level of ruefulness.<br /><br />Some silence happened even as the stars faded in the air. Neros was starting to worry that she might be failing Nestreza before she even began. Her head darted between Cryd and the exit, worrying that Nestreza would come around and scold the two for not interacting enough.<br /><br />Finally, Cryd answered &quot;Just sleeping&#039;&#039; he said coldly and lied down again. He closed his eyes as if he were shutting Neros out of his consciousness.<br /><br />&quot;That&#039;s nice. You know what I love? Being outside and just playing&#039;&#039; she laughed and nudged Cryd playfully before heading to the exit &quot;Come on, I&#039;ll show you!&#039;&#039; she said and wiggled her rear playfully at Cryd.<br /><br />Cryd looked at Neros with a little more interest as he saw a light slit in Neros&#039;s rear. He looked at Neros with some slight confusion as she bounded off the room with quite the energy. It was already tiring enough for Cryd to imagine all the possible &quot;games&#039;&#039; Neros would have in mind, yet he did not know.<br /><br />He couldn&#039;t shake off the image of Neros&#039;s slit dancing with her rear as she wiggled it.<br /><br />He sighed reluctantly as he debated internally whether to stay or not.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Neros was waiting excitedly outside the room. &#039;Alright, so what to do, I can do that game I always wanted to play with the village, or maybe try out something new or maybe-&#039; she continued thinking rapidly trying to imagine all the games she could play with Cryd in hopes that she could make Cryd&#039;s day much brighter.<br /><br />However, her trail of thought slowed down as she did not see Cryd come out of the room. Neros arched a brow and strolled inside, seeing that Cryd barely moved his body, still lying down, but looking slightly more to the archway that allowed Neros to travel between the room and the hallway.<br /><br />&quot;What&#039;s wrong, Cryd? Don&#039;t you want to come out and play?&#039;&#039; she asked.<br /><br />&#039;I kind of want to...&#039; Cryd thought slowly and sighed.<br /><br />&#039;This is gonna take a while&#039; Neros thought with a stab at her heart and hopes. She thought this would be easy, but she already knows how this seems like it&#039;s going to play out. &#039;Well, I&#039;m not giving up that easily, Nestreza&#039;s counting on me&#039; she said brightly and nudged Cryd playfully.<br /><br />&quot;What do you like to do?&#039;&#039; She said with interest and sat down. She looked at Cryd intently and tried to keep her energy as tame as possible, although she couldn&#039;t hold off her tail moving to the sides by much.<br /><br />Cryd blinked and answered &quot;sleeping&#039;&#039;.<br /><br />Neros arched a brow, wishing a little more from the dragon &quot;and...?&#039;&#039; she assisted.<br /><br />Cryd stayed silent for a while. For a first day with Cryd, Neros thought this was going in a pretty disappointing way, yet she didn&#039;t give up just yet.<br /><br />The next day, Neros woke up with more enthusiasm and went directly to Cryd&#039;s room to check on him before she went outside to feed herself. She had thought of giving Cryd some food, but for some odd reason, Nestreza vouched against it. Nobody supported Neros on that regard, including the mysterious dragon that lurks around in the farther corners from all the action.<br /><br />Once she managed to get herself plump and fed, she went immediately to Cryd&#039;s room to see the icy dragon lying on the ice bed, as per the usual Neros already figured out.<br /><br />&#039;Well time to make things unusual&#039; she thought brightly and shouted &quot;Hi Cryd!&#039;&#039; with enthusiasm.<br /><br />Much to her dismay, though, Cryd slowly got up instead of being startled by the sudden increase in decibels. Cryd did not say much; he simply observed Neros with a very vague hint of interest.<br /><br />Neros quickly got as close on Cryd&#039;s back and started pushing with her face, saying &quot;get up, sleepyhead, we&#039;re going to have a fun time&#039;&#039; with a playful attitude, yet she had to back off a few times and wince from Cryd&#039;s cold body. Ultimately, she used her body to try and push Cryd off, but she got as much as a look of annoyance from Cryd.<br /><br />&quot;You&#039;re a heavy dragon&#039;&#039; she said with a slight frown, looking at Cryd&#039;s deep blue hide.<br /><br />&quot;I eat a lot of ice,&#039;&#039; the dragon said reluctantly. He continued observing Neros&#039;s actions with interest, except that he looked bored instead.<br /><br />Neros&#039;s eyes widened with hope. Cryd finally saying something out of his own will was enough to make Neros feel like she finally did something today to finally have a good start. &#039;Yay&#039; she rejoiced in her mind and asked Cryd &quot;do tell me what ice tastes like. Is it cold? Is it hard?&#039;&#039; she asked and bombarded the male dragon with more questions.<br /><br />Cryd remained silent and seemed to have gone off on a musing trip, and eventually, he replied &quot;it tastes like water&#039;&#039; without much thought or energy.<br /><br />Neros looked down and dropped his limbs in defeat as she heard the uninteresting reply that Cryd made. She groaned and landed on top of Cryd, of which he grunted upon receiving the impact.<br /><br />Cryd was mostly unsure what to do, yet he felt no pressure in taking action. He lied his head down and continued doing his usual lying around.<br /><br />The next day was much more different. Neros was startled awake by a horn sound, and as soon as she was in the main hall, she could see the mysterious dragon, Nestreza and Eleve-Merkyef talking together. They both noticed Neros was in the room and saluted her in a friendly manner.<br /><br />Feeling awkward with the sudden awakening, Neros gave a broken smile and greeted the dragons again.<br /><br />As soon as she settled herself, she gave Cryd another visit and lied down in front of the sleepy dragon.<br /><br />&#039;I wonder if he noticed the horn this morning&#039; Neros thought and nudged Cryd a few times until he woke up. Cryd looked as sleepy and uninterested as ever, yet Neros still felt the need to keep her hopes up for the sake of her duty.<br /><br />&quot;Did you hear the horn this morning?&#039;&#039; Neros said and looked out the door, wondering if anyone else was listening, and then returned her attention to Cryd.<br /><br />He shook his head slowly and gave no word to Neros.<br /><br />Neros dropped her jaw for a moment and then closed her mouth as quickly as she did that, not believing what she just witnessed. &quot;Well, that thing just startled me, like what was going on and-&#039;&#039; Neros told Cryd what happened in the morning from her side, despite the dragon not seeming to bother to look like he gave any care about what she was telling him. He was just still as a statue.<br /><br />Without much activity, the days passed and 7 rotations have gone by with no remorse. Neros was beginning to get used to this charade, however she was worried about how Nestreza would feel about this.<br /><br />In that day, things were going normally as Neros would expect. She kept talking to Cryd, trying to play games with him inside the room, or even doing some effort to convince Cryd to spend some time with her outside the palace, only to receive the same results.<br /><br />Except that today, Neros heard footsteps in the hallway and she was wondering if the mysterious dragon had finally come to play with her.<br /><br />Except, her heart jumped when she saw the looming, yet intimidating figure of Nestreza look upon them.<br /><br />&quot;Hi Nestreza!&#039;&#039; Neros said as cheerfully as she could, dreading the worst possible response that could come from the guardian of balance.<br /><br />&quot;I see no progress whatsoever towards giving Cryd some sort of activity&#039;&#039; Nestreza said with small disdain in her voice.<br /><br />Neros gulped and looked at Cryd, wondering if he&#039;s going to give any response, yet all she could see was an attentive look towards Nestreza. She felt the need to do something.<br /><br />&quot;Well, we&#039;re kinda figuring each other out&#039;&#039; Neros grinned nervously, hoping that the answer would satisfy Nestreza.<br /><br />She wasn&#039;t any more amused about Neros&#039;s words, if anything, she beckoned for Neros to follow her to her throne room.<br /><br />On the way, Neros dreaded and had her heart pumping the blood in a rapid pace. She was hoping that it was more Nestreza complimenting Neros on her efforts or something like that, yet reality still felt heavy on her with every sign possible.<br /><br />As soon as they were in the main hall and Nestreza sat down on her throne, Neros wondered what the guardian was musing about before she got her head up and off her clawed hand &quot;Neros, I observe Cryd does not appear to be any more interested in you than your first rotation here&#039;&#039; she said with her usual, official tone.<br /><br />&quot;I&#039;m sorry, Nestreza, Cryd just hasn&#039;t been letting me play with him&#039;&#039; Neros explained and sat down, looking at the much larger dragon with worry.<br /><br />Nestreza put the same hand on her face, giving a quite audible sigh as she shook her head in a slow motion. Neros could faintly see the mysterious dragon watching from above, but she didn&#039;t want to lose sight of Nestreza.<br /><br />&quot;I am concerned about Cryd&#039;s health... he has been idle and I am defying the law of nature for far too long&#039;&#039; she said plainly, looking at Neros with a very deep expression, saying more than meets the eye. &quot;I shall be out running errands with Eleve-Merkyef. Unius will report to me any progress you make.&#039;&#039; she said and looked up for a small minute.<br /><br />Neros could guess who she meant by just that. The purple mystery dragon likely named Unius continued observing perfectly still with no reaction at all. Neros, however, when she returned her look to Nestreza, she found the larger dragon standing up.<br /><br />She addressed Neros &quot;If I see no progress in the coming rotations&#039;&#039; she said, and for a moment Neros thought she saw a bluish body, but couldn&#039;t focus on it &quot;you&#039;ll be dismissed, and Cryd will be out of my palace... for good&#039;&#039; she said with a somber tone and sat down on her throne.<br /><br />Neros was shaking and waited for Nestreza to say the word, however she first took her line and said &quot;I understand&#039;&#039;<br /><br />Nestreza nodded &quot;thank you, you may attend to Cryd if you wish to&#039;&#039;.<br /><br />Neros nodded in return and quickly looked over to see if Cryd was listening, but when she looked at the archway and then into the hallway, and then into the room she and Cryd always met, her heart sank when she saw Cryd sleeping.<br /><br />As the days continued, there was minimal action going on, making the situation seem hopeless for Neros. In one night, possibly the tenth rotation, Neros was lying on her back and looked at the ceiling.<br /><br />&#039;If this continues Nestreza&#039;s going to let Cryd die&#039; she mourned and shuffled to her side, looking at the exit. No one was there, except the darkness itself to accompany the female dragon. &#039;Star of Hope... I&#039;m burning out right now&#039; she continued thinking to herself. She sighed a few times as her thought process continued relentlessly, worrying about Cryd.<br /><br />&#039;Oh, Cryd&#039; she finally thought and buried her snout in the nest. Eventually she fell asleep.<br /><br />The next morning, she didn&#039;t bother getting breakfast. She didn&#039;t bother even checking to see if Unius was still around spying on the dragons in the palace (although no one was around). She simply went through the hallway, crossed the hall, went to the other hallway to disappointingly see Cryd sleeping.<br /><br />Although it probably was an earlier visit than she accustomed to, she looked at Cryd&#039;s motionless body. She could only tell he was alive by looking at his chest, which rose and fell in a slow, yet stable fashion.<br /><br />Neros sniffled. Her eyes began to water and she curled up right close to Cryd&#039;s sleeping nest. &quot;Cryd... I wish you could hear me right now, but I know you&#039;re not...&#039;&#039; she started, trying to keep strong for this. &quot;I just wanted to hopefully make Nestreza happy and be able to do something nice for someone&#039;&#039; she reminisced about the villagers and all the failed attempts to interact with them &quot;but now that I see you lying down every day&#039;&#039; her voice broke &quot;with the fact that you&#039;ll likely be kicked out and left to die if nothing happens&#039;&#039; she broke down and cried &quot;I just wish there was something I could do, Cryd, I wish I could know you more and see that you&#039;re not as lazy as you seem, that you&#039;re a nice dragon and that you can be just as fun as anyone&#039;&#039; she said in an unstable manner between sobs &quot;but all I got was nothing... No sign at all that I&#039;m even able to convince you to play... to even share a minute together&#039;&#039; she sobbed for a while.<br /><br />It was then a distinct feeling, yet she couldn&#039;t mistake it as soon as it reached into her conscious &quot;huh?&#039;&#039; she said and looked over and saw Cryd smiling with a paw over her.<br /><br />&quot;Thank you&#039;&#039; Cryd said and continued giving Neros his gentle smile.<br /><br />She stammered &quot;for what?&#039;&#039; and sniffled again.<br /><br />&quot;For your valuable time&#039;&#039; he replied and Neros tilted her head in slight confusion.<br /><br />&quot;But why? We weren&#039;t doing anything&#039;&#039; she replied.<br /><br />&quot;That&#039;s what I let everyone think&#039;&#039; he winked and retrieved his paw back to his ice nest, having a less defined smile, but at least seeming more attentive.<br /><br />&quot;But why? Why would you risk your own life lying to everyone that you don&#039;t care about anything?&#039;&#039; Neros asked with less of a crying mood and more with an investigative one.<br /><br />Cryd laughed a little and looked at her &quot;Oh, you know so little about me, Neros&#039;&#039; he said and started explaining &quot;I&#039;ve been betrayed far too many times by dragons that seem too nice to be good&#039;&#039; he said and started looking down &quot;they played the same game as you did and then tried to take my most prized possession&#039;&#039; he growled lightly and looked away for a minute.<br /><br />&quot;What? What did they-&#039;&#039; she said but was interrupted by the sounds of an ice blast at the wall. As soon as she looked at Cryd, she figured out what happened.<br /><br />&quot;My ice organ. It&#039;s the most valuable weapon.&#039;&#039; he said and looked at Neros with some confidence &quot;Can kill most dragons and creatures with a simple ice blast&#039;&#039;.<br /><br />Neros did not know where to begin. She wasn&#039;t sure how to respond to the fact that the dragon she was trying to save was a lethal weapon that could kill her whenever he wanted.<br /><br />But then again, thinking of his story, it&#039;d make sense why would anyone commit such practice.<br /><br />&quot;I guess I see why you didn&#039;t want to do anything with me&#039;&#039; Neros said a little disappointed and lied down.<br /><br />&quot;On the contrary, I wanted to, but... I didn&#039;t have the energy to, until you continued having faith in me and showing me your true interest.&#039;&#039; he said and seemed to look awkward for a moment until he lied down.<br /><br />&quot;So you&#039;re not lazy at all?&#039;&#039; Neros wondered and noticed he was lying down.<br /><br />He chuckled a bit &quot;Oh, I still love sleeping, but trust me, if you went through what I did, you&#039;d be testing dragons for their reliability&#039;&#039; and sighed for a little bit.<br /><br />Neros understood and felt some enlightenment from his words. She stood up and gave Cryd a hug, trying to put her body in contact with Cryd&#039;s as much as she could, paws first and then underbelly, and finally, her head. She gripped Cryd with a gentle yet caring touch that made her feel off for a moment, but just appropriate, ignoring the cold feel of his scales.<br /><br />With the events gone on, Neros felt more light hearted than the usual, like if some stress was relieved from her. When she went to sleep, she thought about everything that had gone on through the day, and about Cryd. She felt amazed by what the blue dragon had revealed to her today and felt her hopes reignited about being able to finally get some more genuine interactions with him.<br /><br />It wasn&#039;t about Nestreza anymore.<br /><br />Morning came and Neros woke up as usual. She thought about visiting Cryd earlier again and felt quite famished, feeling her stomach growl so loudly, she wondered if anyone was around to listen.<br /><br />However, with the quick embarrassment aside, she went straight to Cryd&#039;s room and said energetically &quot;Good morning, Cryd!&#039;&#039; she smiled widely and looked at Cryd slowly getting his head up.<br /><br />He smiled a little and looked at Neros &quot;Good morning, Neros&#039;&#039; with quite the pacific expression.<br /><br />&quot;Want to come get something to eat with me today?&#039;&#039; She smiled and lied down closer to Cryd, keeping her attention to him and only him.<br /><br />&quot;Would love to,&#039;&#039; he answered and seemed hesitant for a moment, yet Neros found him standing up for the first time. <br /><br />Finally, she could see his hunk of a body completely. It was amazing how he had managed to keep himself in good shape despite doing nothing most of the days from what Neros could see.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Cryd felt something very different from the usual. It was hard for him to explain, yet he felt more comfortable around Neros. He looked at Neros quite happily even if it wasn&#039;t too noticeable.<br /><br />Neros and Cryd walked side by side, neither bounding too far ahead or lagging behind as they shared a similar energy.<br /><br />During their hunting session, Neros thought she could see Ourwin from a distance across the palace. They were in the somewhat large terrain behind the building looking for deer to hunt down and Cryd for a moment wondered why Neros was looking in the distance.<br /><br />&quot;Something up?&#039;&#039; Cryd asked, walking to Neros and putting a paw over her shoulder.<br /><br />Looking back at Cryd, she noticed how slightly bigger he was than her. Then her mind returned to the question at paw &quot;I think I saw Ourwin&#039;&#039; she replied.<br /><br />Cryd nodded without much questioning, albeit he wondered about how many friendships could Neros make with such kindness for some part of the hunting session.<br /><br />Once they got their hunt done and their food downed, they headed back inside. Neros this time could see Unius silently watch from the top of the hallways, keeping an eye on their interactions.<br /><br />Once they got back into Cryd&#039;s room, they lied down and had a decent talk together while they rested their bodies.<br /><br />&quot;So, did you like going out for the first time in who knows long?&#039;&#039; Neros asked in the middle of the conversation before Cryd patted Neros shoulder and pointed to the entrance, where Neros would see Unius watching silently from behind the archway.<br /><br />&quot;Oh, hi Unius! Want to come join us? We&#039;re gonna play soon&#039;&#039; she said energetically. Her tail wagged to the sides a few times while she looked at Unius.<br /><br />However, the space watcher didn&#039;t seem to reflect such emotions. He gave an aura of mystery and intrigue to Neros, while Cryd thought that the dragon was simply cold. If anything, the purple, lightly armored dragon shook his head and slinked away into the never helping shadows.<br /><br />&quot;I guess he didn&#039;t want to&#039;&#039; Neros said in an accepting, carefree manner and went back to Cryd.<br /><br />&quot;I love how easily you took that response&#039;&#039; Cryd said as he paid heed to Neros&#039;s actions. He wasn&#039;t angered by any means by the response Unius gave, however, he was quite vexed about the extents of Neros&#039;s carefreeness.<br /><br />&quot;He probably needs time. Look how much time I spent with you before you finally talked to me&#039;&#039; she said confidently, although internally, she could feel a stronger desire to be with Cryd and Ourwin than the space watcher or the guardian of balance.<br /><br />&#039;She does have a point&#039; Cryd admitted in his mind. He didn&#039;t say it out loud, but he did feel a little guilty about making Neros wait for so long. He knew he had his reasons, yet the feeling was there.<br /><br />After a while talking, Neros and Cryd finally played together. Once they were outside of the palace, Neros used one of her stars like a ball and tried to bounce it back to Cryd with her tail, and Cryd attempted to do the same for a bit, all the while they were strolling around the somewhat rocky parts of the courtyard.<br /><br />Once the two were done by sundown, Cryd and Neros went back inside. Cryd was growing quite affectionate of Neros and was thinking of asking her something &quot;Hey Neros&#039;&#039; he asked somewhat shyly, although he remained calm for the most part.<br /><br />&quot;Yes, Cryd?&#039;&#039; Neros smiled and the two stopped in the hallway.<br /><br />Neros awaited a response from Cryd, however the icy dragon had a hard time putting his words together, let alone be sure that he actually wants this. He felt something inside him feel like peeking out, but he pulled it back in before anything happened. &quot;You&#039;ll be here tomorrow?&#039;&#039; he said with a smile.<br /><br />Neros bounced her head rapidly and fluttered her wings &quot;for as long as you want me to&#039;&#039; she said and nuzzled Cryd and aligned her body sideways with his as she nuzzled and looked up at the larger dragon.<br /><br />This time, Cryd felt a little teased and his cock began erecting slightly, although he tried to resist the sudden need and keep it low at least until he felt like he could trust Neros enough.<br /><br />Once done, Neros and Cryd both went into their respective quarters and headed to sleep. Each having their own thoughts about each other and about what would happen in the next few days.<br /><br />The next morning was quite different. Neros felt herself stir, however she felt someone else giving gentle licks along her neck and cheek. She giggled a bit and when she opened her eyes, she saw Cryd right in front of her, in her own room.<br /><br />Her heart skipped a beat; she got excited with how Cryd actually got up on his own and decided to be the one visiting her. &quot;Oh, Cryd, you didn&#039;t have to&#039;&#039; Neros said, feeling all warm and cozy inside from the affection.<br /><br />&quot;Well, I did&#039;&#039; he said calmly and nuzzled Neros warmly. &quot;I was doing some thinking and...&#039;&#039; he said and gave himself a final chance to rethink this path &quot;I want to fuck&#039;&#039; he said gently and lied down. He looked quite serene today and seemed confident from Neros&#039;s perspective.<br /><br />&quot;Like... sex... fuck?&#039;&#039; Neros was astonished though, despite the fact that Cryd was pretty cold for most of the days Neros was around.<br /><br />&quot;Yes... I... want to fuck...&#039;&#039; he said in a hesitant manner. Neros wasn&#039;t sure why he was hiccuping the request when he already said it, but she chose to ignore it as she shuffled closer to Cryd.<br /><br />&quot;Oh, Cryd&quot; she smiled and nuzzled Cryd&#039;s snout for a bit and the ice dragon returned the affection to her &quot;you&#039;re such a dragon&quot;<br /><br />&quot;Thanks&quot; he said and stretched with a sigh. Finally, he lied down and rolled on his back &quot;want to do the honors of turning me on?&quot;<br /><br />&quot;It&#039;d be great&quot; she said blissfully and started getting up and exploring Cryd&#039;s body, looking at the light yellow underbelly mix with the blue scales to create some speckles and patterns that look pretty unique to the dragon.<br /><br />And with her own patience, she slowly reached Cryd&#039;s slit, which was quite tight and closed.<br /><br />Smiling, she started giving the slit warm nuzzles, making the icy dragon slowly heat up and quicken his heart beat from arousal. Finally, Neros could notice a difference in the feel of the now hard cloaca.<br /><br />Cryd&#039;s cloaca bulged up and felt like a tight packet of muscles pushing out, keeping something captured tightly inside until they could no longer keep it from growing out. When they gave in and seemed to loosen up, they gave way for a bright blue penis to poke out it&#039;s head and then slither away as it began to showcase it&#039;s entire body in a bold way.<br /><br />Neros smiled joyfully. It was a beautiful package coming out slowly. It poked up and twitched from the mere touch of the air, giving the hint it was sensitive, yet it did not stop growing out.<br /><br />Ridges lined the underbelly of the dragon&#039;s peculiar cock, and small, icy barbs lined the top of the member with a particular, icier blue color. The head was joined smoothly on the bottom and showcased its spiky lining on top.<br /><br />Even though the top of the penis was closer to Cryd&#039;s underbelly, she appreciated the details that the creator had given Cryd, although she was starting to notice that Cryd&#039;s penis was getting absurdly large and long.<br /><br />Pressing a paw closely, it was about half or more thick than her paw, and it was long enough that when standing up, it was taller than the top of Cryd&#039;s icy knee spikes as his four paws flopped in the air; body waiting for stimuli.<br /><br />And then, Neros felt a temptation; a need to satisfy a friend she just made. Her muzzle approached what would look like the base of Cryd&#039;s penis and gave it a teasing lick, and then a more intense, longer lick that rose up halfway through the cock&#039;s body.<br /><br />It twitched in response, yet it was no stronger than Neros&#039;s tongue, which pushed it down gently and slid itself through the ridged underside of the member, caressing each tip as they rubbed wetly against her somewhat smooth tongue.<br /><br />And upon the tip, she could see a somewhat half frozen pool of clear liquid, likely precum. Neros teased and licked Cryd&#039;s belly thoroughly and lied her head down to keep the cock down.<br /><br />Cryd was giving off sighs and moans during all this time as his body sent waves of pleasure with each touch Neros had made. Even his belly being licked felt great even though he was drunk in lust.<br /><br />And Neros could very well tell that Cryd was enjoying himself. Now it&#039;s time for her to make him enjoy himself even more.<br /><br />Although she did manage to notice a new part of his penis, even though it was mostly the same size. Two bulges on the sides of the base protruded thickly and temptingly. Neros licked her maw sexily as lewd thoughts passed by her mind.<br /><br />Her maw teasingly nuzzled the knot and then licked a few couple times the same part, which caused Cryd&#039;s cock not only to twitch up, but to also drip precum everywhere in reaction to her touch.<br /><br />Neros could barely think about anything other than wanting that cock inside her pussy. She felt her bits quiver anxiously as they craved for the big and strong dick that solitary chill possessed.<br /><br />It was an unusual side of herself, but she loved it nonetheless.<br /><br />She took the big rod in her maw and started licking around it. Cryd moaned as he could feel her tongue and her every breath caressing his dick, making it twitch even more with lighter layers of precum coming out of the hole.<br /><br />Cryd panted heavily as he could feel himself want to cum badly, yet the moment was not intense enough to warrant him pump his seed out yet. He craved for something more, something he had seen since the very first day he met Neros.<br /><br />&quot;I...&quot; he moaned, not getting a stable moment to talk until Neros lifted her head and listened.<br /><br />&quot;I need to cum, please&quot; he said wantingly and Neros felt flattered.<br /><br />&quot;That&#039;s cute&quot; she said happily and started aligning her belly with Cryd&#039;s penis and gently rubbed it against her belly, making a feeling of scratching that provoked Cryd even more beyond his usual calm self.<br /><br />&quot;That is very funny, Neros, but really, I want to cum in&quot; he moaned again, barely blurting his words out between breaths as his agitated body can barely form a phrase &quot;cum in your pussy&quot; he said more rapidly as he panted heavily.<br /><br />&quot;Sure thing&quot; she said and started moving the rest of her body up Cryd&#039;s underbelly, soon having herself muzzle to muzzle with Cryd, although she did feel a little smaller than him.<br /><br />Then Cryd grabbed Neros with his paws and started bending himself upwards, pressing Neros&#039;s slit against Cryd&#039;s dickhead, soon pressing the weight hard enough to warrant penetration.<br /><br />Neros cried out loud when she felt her slit broken into, pried open as she slowly said goodbye to her virginity while her partner&#039;s penis opened her up deeply inside. She felt something even deeper feel pushed strongly as she felt another hole within her passage be pried open.<br /><br />&quot;Ah, Cryd, you&#039;re gonna&quot; she roared when her internal hole finally opened up. She was shaking from the intense pleasure that she felt, feeling herself full with the meat stick that Cryd had.<br /><br />&quot;It&#039;s what I wanted&quot; Cryd growled lewdly and turned themselves over as Neros was rolled on her back, barely able to make a sound from her body reacting to his penis.<br /><br />Although they cuddled in closely, Cryd was giving Neros a very blessed time. Pushing his penis in and out, he could feel the icy spikes scrape against Neros&#039;s walls, all the while his ridges caressed another part of Neros walls. Meanwhile, the head of his cock was scraping and toying with Neros&#039;s clitoris, which caused Neros to climax a few times before Cryd even got close to beginning to feel like pumping.<br /><br />Neros tried to talk, but all she could do is breathe in and out as her body intensely appreciated the internal hug.<br /><br />Cryd began to groan &quot;soon&quot; while in the hug, as the pleasure was starting to make himself feel like he was pumping seed helplessly all the while he was still not cumming. His body inside tried to contract and pump out, and in very little it was time to begin to release the gift he had been holding back for so long.<br /><br />His penis felt like it was throbbing and stayed throbbing for a good while, as it locked in to ejaculation. Cum started flooding the walls as Cryd began to sharply thrust in and out of Neros&#039;s pussy, roaring loudly as he felt pleasure all over his body begin to swarm over. Neros could only cum herself as she felt herself shaken even more as Cryd used as much energy as he could to thrust more while he cummed, stimulating the penis so much that a handful of shots of cum splashed directly inside Neros&#039;s womb.<br /><br />And it did not die down for quite a while. It was like a pledge to fertilize, albeit neither really had it in mind in the first place. They only wanted to fuck and this was their reward: a good filling of cream pie inside Neros&#039;s womb.<br /><br />She was feeling amazing. As her heat died down, she managed to regain her ability to speak. She felt relaxed at best, still warm inside. There was nothing more she could appreciate than the fucking she just lived.<br /><br />&quot;That was amazing&quot; she said with an airy sigh. She looked up as Cryd finished lying down and turned his head to look at Neros.<br /><br />&quot;I&#039;m glad&quot; Cryd smiled and gently jabbed a few times with his penis, making the two moan a little and Cryd drip a little bit of leftover cum before finally relaxing enough for his penis to loosen up and come out of the vaginal walls of Neros.<br /><br />&quot;Your penis looks beautiful, Cryd&quot; she complimented as she looked at the thick, slimy coat of mixed cum and scents on Cryd&#039;s penis. It dripped a little on Neros, although most of it stuck to his penis until it retracted back into its cavity.<br /><br />&quot;Thanks&quot; Cryd felt himself warm enough to feel a little embarrassed and a little vindicated. Ultimately, he lied down and started resting himself for a bit, and for once, Neros did not argue nor push him out.<br /><br />As soon as they woke up, they both were met with their stomachs growling and a much louder growl that came from neither of them.<br /><br />Noticing what was going on, they got up from each other as quickly as they could, and Cryd assisted Neros as soon as he noticed that she was having trouble getting up. The two went together into the main hall to see that Nestreza had returned.<br /><br />As glad as Nestreza was, she seemed to stare a little too long at the two dragons before she finally said &quot;good to see you accepted Neros&quot; with a hint of gladness.<br /><br />Neros and Cryd looked at each other and licked themselves happily for a bit before Nestreza started admonishing the pair.<br /><br />&quot;That&#039;s enough affection here&quot; she said dryly, and although the two were a little disappointed, they both agreed for the time being.<br /><br />However, during that night, the two dragons had a very special time sleeping in the same nest, which was enough to actually make Neros finally think about making a decision.<br /><br />&#039;Cryd is gonna love this&#039; she said while she was snuggled up tightly between Cryd&#039;s colder, yet caring wings and paws. She fell asleep and morning came as per usual.<br /><br />Except this time, Nestreza was bellowing out for them to come.<br /><br />&quot;NEROS! CRYD! ROLLCALL AT THE HALL, IMMEDIATELY!&#039;&#039; she ordered, causing Neros and Cryd to wake up abruptly.<br /><br />While Neros did get up immediately and quickly went to the main hall, Cryd took a while to fully wake up and catch up to her. Neros wasn&#039;t very upset with him, however, although she did wish that Cryd at least hurried up a little.<br /><br />&quot;Neros, I much appreciate the support you have provided to our fellow dragon, Cryd&#039;&#039; Nestreza started, and Neros nodded quickly at her. Cryd only gave Neros a slow nuzzle, although he was listening to the guardian.<br /><br />&quot;Considering the conclusion of your required assistance, what do you wish to do, Neros?&#039;&#039; Nestreza asked and put her two front hands together and bent forwards to give Neros a listen to her words.<br /><br />&quot;Well&#039;&#039; Neros looked at Cryd, who returned the same gesture. The two smiled and then Neros returned her look to Nestreza &quot;I want to live with Cryd&#039;&#039; she said.<br /><br />&quot;Good, however you two cannot stay here, for this palace is exclusive to official issues such as Cryd&#039;s excessive procrastination&#039;&#039; Nestreza replied with quite the serious manner.<br /><br />Knowing what was in store, Neros turned to her new ice dragon friend &quot;Do you want to come with me to my cavern?&#039;&#039; she asked.<br /><br />Cryd turned over a placid smile for which he replied &quot;Sure, Neros. I&#039;d love to&#039;&#039; plainly.<br /><br />&quot;Then it&#039;s decided. Ourwin will be headed here for a regular visit and you may request of him your trip back home, should you wish his assistance&#039;&#039; Nestreza nodded and laid back on her throne.<br /><br />&quot;Nestreza?&#039;&#039; Neros asked and stepped a little forwards.<br /><br />&quot;Yes?&#039;&#039;<br /><br />&quot;Can I ask something from you?&#039;&#039; Neros continued and sat forwards, looking at Nestreza attentively.<br /><br />&quot;You may&#039;&#039; Nestreza replied and switched her stance to one more attentive in terms of body language.<br /><br />&quot;I want to ask for something to a big, muscular someone, and I thought you&#039;d be perfect to ask permission for&#039;&#039; Neros said and gave a brief pause, having a certain thought about someone she knows she&#039;d love to enjoy time with along with Cryd.<br /><br />To be continued?<br /><br /></span>",
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