The lush forest night was quite relaxing to Sandra. However, the chained collar wrapped around her neck made it quite difficult to relax. Her graceful form wounded with its malnourished state. However the one whim held the end of her leash did not care in the slightest. The large battle worn lion looked out at the forest with glee and greed in his eyes. The white she wolf did not care for his expression but amused her captor by asking what he saw.

	"Simply my pet, I see power and control of more resources. It should be wonderful. So very wonderful." The buff lion said with a toothy grin that made him seem even more insane and power hungry. Sandra just nodded and the other servants of lion grabbed axes and began to chomp at the nearest trees. Sandra's eye sparkled with confusion and curiosity on what the lion had planned.

	"Master Kevin, "She said his name hiding the hint of disgust in her voice. "May I ask what it is you desire to do with this forest?"  The lion's clear blue eyes glazed over as desire seemed to manifest itself.  His words were careful and slow, yet filled with hungry.

	"Why my sweet Sandra, if the wood harvested here can be used to control housing that is one advantage. Also, think of all of the savages who are here. Just enslave a few and I have even more labor. Just think of all the progress with a collection of so many new workers."  A shudder crossed Sandra's body at the horror of so many homes destroyed for one man's greed. Kevin smiled down at the white wolf and petted her head.  Though everything of this man disgusted her, she could not deny that a small comfort was given from his contact.

	"Now my pet, you don't need to worry of being replaced. A wolf of your color is far too rare to replace. Besides I doubt any young buck or dove would be nearly as grand as you are." While the massive lion was speaking with Sandra a sickly look coyote walked up dressed in only a loincloth. Kevin had always preferred to cover males, as to him he didn't want to see the shame of inferior males. The skittish canine's voice was nothing but a whimper as he approached.

	"Master... we have a problem..." The scared pup, who looked as if he was barely an adult said. Kevin's gaze turned from greedy but happy to hostile quickly, the rage landing on the bearer of bad news. 

	"And this problem would be?" Kevin's words were as smooth as glass but as painful as acid. Each second seemed to be filled with toxins in the air on how little the boy could breath.

	"Some of the men have disappeared, their collars sliced in half..." The boy looked away with a blush as he finished the report. "Their loincloths were also discarded in their apparent freedom. "Kevin's rage flashed across his features, his fist even clenching a few times. However the rage almost completely disappeared in the following instance minus a slight twitch of his hand.

	"Hmm, so someone decided to break free. Perhaps there is someone strong enough in this forest to interest me in something more than easy to use manpower. Perhaps an equal in might exists in the savage world. Oh, this is wonderful."  Kevin spoke quickly to himself, his voice higher pitched due to his excited state. "Now come along Sandra, I desire rest." HE commanded as he pulled on  her chain, all but dragging her into his tent where within the hour loud snoring bellowed. Sandra just stared at the monster of a lion with a frustrated sigh and closed her eyes to try to get some rest.

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	The morning sun was not what met Sandra's eyes when she awoke. Instead it was the evening moonlight through the thin tent and the bare shirted form of her captor. Kevin grinned to himself as he gazed down on his prey. "Such a lovely beauty." He whispered almost trance like as his hand roughly rubbed down her spine, claws digging into the dirt out of paranoia.  "A beauty that only I own. Sandra I know you are awake." Sandra's eyes burst open, doubt and confusion in every part of her gaze. The lion's large hands drove to her inner thighs and he grinned, his chest rumbling with pride.

	"I wonder how much you and the world need to be reminded of my owning you. Perhaps I should leave a more lasting mark. Though I doubt you'd enjoy it as much." Kevin's hand rested on her inner thigh, inching towards her unguarded sex. Sandra whimpered and shoved him away with slight success, but the lion once more advanced on her.


	"Feisty, I do love a woman who has some fight left in her. It is all the more fun to shatter that will. Which is the whole fun of it." Kevin's words almost slithered out of his throat. Once more he began to advance on the white she wolf. Sandra again shoved the male lion away. His face scrunched up, agitation showing through.

	"This foreplay is fun and all but I am losing my patience. You will obey me and be my lady for the evening." Sandra's eyes were full of fear, but a mask of cool collection laid on her face. 

	"But Master, I am your lady." Sandra said, however the scarred lion was not amused and slapped her face, tossing her a few feet away. The sound of trousers removed made Sandra shiver as her fear rose.  Kevin stood before her nude with his fangs bore.

	"Your actions have been amusing but I shall have my pleasure. Your choice is do so willingly or realized how little you are worth and lose the right to choose. " Kevin hissed each word out slowly. Sandra shook her head and crawled away from the male, creeping to the opening of the tent. The large lion followed slowly, his looming presence intensified the fear. Her heart beat so quickly she could hear the pounding in her ears. Sandra's hand reached to her neck lightly to touch her collar, but noticed the metal was missing.	

	Without a chain to hold her down, Sandra turned and ran out of the tent. 'GET BACK HERE SLAVE!" Kevin shouted back, yet the nude white she wolf ran and ran. The forest's night seemed just as terrifying, yet the cold night under the forest trees was more welcoming than underneath the monster of a lion. Roars of footsteps sounded behind her caused her to increase her own run. However fate can be cruel and the she wolf found a large boulder in her way. Sandra looked around to see just how large the boulder was. Yet as she took too long, Kevin caught up.

	"Now my pet..." The massive nude lion said with a growl. "You have had your fun. Are you ready to go home?" Kevin stepped closer to Sandra who was inching away from him. A collection of slaves moved to intercept the escaping female until a voice called out.

	"And here I thought us forest folk were considered savages. " The voice said, each word filled with amusement. "Also while I don't care about it much, I thought some of you men liked to cover yourself in clothes, I'm guessing those at the top like to let it all hang out." Everyone looked around until a thin wolf pointed up to the top of the boulder where a black scaled lizard rested. Sandra gasped at the sheer beauty of the creature's scales. However, Kevin wasn't amused by the creature's taunts.

	"Why don't you come down and face my men if you think you are so brave." Kevin taunted, his grin large. The creature yawned however and rolled over.

	"Why fight? Can't you win your battle with speech?" The voice replied.  Kevin growled and demanded the creature come down. The lizard rolled his eyes and jumped off the boulder. Sandra's eyes went wide as the scaled beauty landed directly in front of her, his arms spread wide with his back to her.

	"I'm down now, and you are not getting her." The dragon said. His black wings spread wider further than either of his arms. Kevin stood forward, his growl's volume just a bit short of a roar. The scarred male stared down the new challenger.

	"She is mine now you will stand down and give me what I own." Kevin demanded while the dragon smirked at such an accusation, and his posture switched. His hand went to his hip, groping the air by his side as if to draw a sword. 

	"The warrior's code says we stronger men must never hurt a lady. This appears to be hurting her. I can't give her up to such a monster. So we must duel!" Kevin's gaze read the continued rage, but his expression lightened to one of amusement. 

	"You act as if you would win in a battle. Let me show you just how savage you are."  Kevin shouted as he charged forward. The dragon grinned and flapping his wings a few times dust picked up, blinding the Lion. In the moments of a lack of slight the dragon got around Kevin, with his talon at the lion's throat. The dragon smirked and poked the lion's arm.

	"Wow your muscles are really tight. How often do you work out?" The dragon said with a smile, only to be pushed away. The lion charged again, with the dragon stepping to the side away from the clawed blow. "You must fight with grace!" The dragon said as he once more stepped out of the way of Kevin's strikes. The dragon knocked down the male with his tail. The lion rolled in the dirt away from the dragon. His claws dug up some sand, which Kevin tosses into the dragon's eyes. The black scaled beauty staggered back as he rubs the sand out of his eyes. His sight returned and the dragon smirked once he could see again, Kevin's claw was directly at his throat.

	"Kitty is a copycat. Too bad you forgot my tail." The dragon's smirk grew violent and almost in an instant Kevin was on his ass the large black dragon looming over him. The dragon placed his taloned foot hovering over the lion's pride and grinned. 

	"I wonder what happens to an empire that is built on fear when the leader is shown to be a weak bodied, weak willed, weak souled savage. This should be fun to watch. " The dragon moved away from the feline, slicing off some of the slave's collars. "Oh, and the forest wants the lady now." The black dragon went other to Sandra and patted her on the head as the slaves began to circle around Kevin.  The dragon led Sandra around the boulder and deeper into the forest as the sound of shouts and combat echoed in the woods. 

	Sandra looked up to the dragon and smiled. "So sir do you have a name?" The black winged creature smiled and nodded.

	"I'm Darrahan, and it is nice to meet such a beauty." The dragon smiled and his arm crept to her hand, which she took his into her own hand. The two blushed and began to walk deeper into the forest.

	"I'm Sandra." The white she wolf said with a light blush, which only drew a bigger smile on Darrahan's face.

	"It is a pleasure to meet you." Darrahan said, kissing Sandra's cheek as the two walked deeper in the forest to wherever the future led.