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Gryphon Keep Ch. 01

By: velvetpie



Clawson was the first to spot the doors. 

At first, he thought he was seeing things. The magnificent onyx doors had been dulled by soil that had no doubt been driven into the deep etchings by dirt devils and dust storms and untamed gorse bushes and wild heather had grown over the façade, ivy winding around the ringed handles and lodging itself into the cracks and crevices. He stepped back and took a mental image, then turned 65º to the west, closed his eyes and began his transmission.

* * * * *

Princess Coleta sighed in a combination of boredom and comfort, trying to ignore the sharp pain that was traveling through her wrist, upset that Grinda was taking so long to complete her manicure. Ordinarily, she would have been complaining long before now but she was trying to be a good girl. Her father, Coleuss, had taken her aside, intent on giving her instruction in royal etiquette and ended up in tears, afraid that the High Council would exile her to a finishing school because of her high-spirited antics.

She had promised that she would straighten up and King Coleuss had assigned a scholar to assist her in her education. Maxy was sitting on his stool, reading the latest transmission from the High Council and every now and then, he would read an article aloud, pointing out the importance to the Princess. She politely thanked him for the information and sighed again. She wished her mother was still alive. She would have wanted to ask her a question: Is this all there is to being a Princess?

As sweetly as she could, she said, "Are you done, Grinda?"

"Um, yes, ma'am. I was just doing a little extra."

Coleta pulled her hand from Grinda's grasp and examined the woman's handiwork. "Oh, Grinda! My nails look wonderful!"

"Thank you, milady."

"If you'll leave me, I'll finish my bath now. Thank you." Coleta watched the older woman leave, noticing that she lightly touched Maxy's shoulder before she left. The scholar remained with his back to her, his rheumatic knobbed fingers rapidly scrolling through the information on his portable Vid-Screen. "Is that all the news for the day?"

"Uh, yes, except that the High Council sends its regards and is pleased that you are comfortable in your new castle."

The princess slashed at the water with her hand, sending a wave cascading outside the tub and onto the floor. "That's bullshit! They're just happy that I'm out of the way!"

"Now, Coleta, your father doesn't feel that way."

"My father is ruled by every decision that council makes. Of course he feels that way." Coleta sighed, reaching for the sponge and dipping it into the rose soap. "I love my father but I wish his backbone was a little stronger."

Maxy laughed, closing the message and setting the electronic tablet down. "I pity the man that takes you to wife, princess."

"Why do you say that?"

"Because he will not be able to rule you, I'm afraid."

"You are correct." Coleta rinsed off, standing in the tub and turning toward him. "I'm ready to dry off."

"I'll call Grinda."

"No." Her single word stopped him in his tracks. "You attend me."

"It's not proper, princess."

Princess Coleta stepped from the tub, her arms still out and sniffed. "I am waiting, Maxy."

The scholar sighed and turned around, wondering how he was going to keep himself from gazing at her body. Even though he'd just been assigned as her personal scholar, he had been with the family for several years and had watched the princess grow into the beautiful woman that she was today. He headed straight for the oversized towel that Grinda had lay out and held it up, advancing toward her and obscuring his sight.

"You're such a gentleman, Maxy." She giggled, snatching the edges of the towel from his fingers and wrapping the absorbent fabric around her body. "And you shouldn't be." She stepped down and headed into the bed chamber, carelessly letting the towel slip. Maxy dropped his eyes to the floor, following her shapely heels until they left the carpet. She crawled onto the bed, stretching and purring like a cat. "I need some education, Maxy."

"E-Education, milady?"

"Yes, that is your job, isn't it? To provide me with education?"

"Er, yes, milady. What is it that you require?"

"I want you to educate my pussy." She stretched again, turning her head and noticing that he wasn't looking at her. "Maxy, look at me." It took several seconds before the man's head raised, his eyes widening at the sight of her beautiful, naked body sprawled across the sheets. "Princess Coleta, this isn't proper."

"Of course it is. Boys get education, don't they?"

"That's different."

"Is it?" She sat up, running her fingers along one distended nipple and gave it a pinch, gasping lightly. "Why is it different that I don't get to know what sexual pleasure is all about?"

"Princess, you know about ascension ... "

"And I know that I will be ruler, despite what the High Council says!" She took a deep breath, remembering her promise. "I am my father's only child and am the rightful ruler of Methuria."

"Who will be married off to a man who will assume the throne."

"Not if I can help it." Coleta hissed, then leaned back, lightly stroking her thighs. "Until that time, you are my official scholar and I am in some need of education. Now, come here."

Maxy thought twice about the situation he was in. On the one hand, he was officially obligated to provide education to the princess. The king said nothing about sexual instruction being out of bounds so technically, he wouldn't be betraying his directive. But on the other hand, Princess Coleta had to remain a virgin if she was going to have any chance of achieving her goal of becoming Methuria's regent. His 'education' might well be the way to save her.

"A question first."

"Yes, Maxy?"

"Are you a virgin?"

"Maxy ... "

"Princess Coleta, please!" He glared at her, glad to see that the urgency in his voice had caught her attention. "Are you are really serious about attaining the regency?"

"You know I am."

"Then answer my question."

Coleta stared at him, suddenly afraid and confused at the same time. "Y-Yes. I am."

"Good. Make sure you remain that way." He said, allowing himself to touch her slender thigh for the first time. "I will give you this education on two conditions." Coleta looked up at him with a curious look. "One, I am to be the only one, and I mean, the only one to give you this education."

Coleta shivered and sighed, mesmerized by the sight of Maxy's dark Arab skin moving against her alabaster skin, particularly when those thick fingers were making their way up the sensitive flesh of her thigh, a place where only her fingers had been before. "And the second?"

"That you let me help you ... " His fingers stopped inches from her quivering center. "That you let me help you be queen."

Coleta's heart fluttered. She had her first supporter. "All right." 

Gryphon Keep Ch. 02



Dreama carefully set the platter down and closed her eyes. At once, the cone opened, spreading its silvery shimmers into the dark recesses of her mind and Lieutenant Clawson's voice came through loud and clear.

"Captain?"

"Yes. I'm in."

"I've found the gate." Everything stopped and she jerked her eyes open, waved her fingers across the landscape, commanding time to stop. In every room of the palace, life came to a standstill, the blood skating to a skittering halt in the hundreds of hearts that beat within her circle of coercion. "Captain?"

"Yes. You can go on now."

"It's still closed."

"Look to the left. There should be an obelisk ... "

"Yes, Captain. Part of it seems to be buried."

"Uncover it and do it very carefully."

"I will, Captain."

"And make sure you're very discreet about it."

"I came alone, Captain. Just as you told me to do."

"Fantastic, Lieutenant. When you've finished unearthing it, take digitals and send them over. They'll have to be translated if we're going to get it open."

"Yes, Captain. Will do."

Captain Dreama Thurin released her lieutenant and dissipated her will to allow the others to move about freely. She was lucky in this instance; no one had seen her use her magic and if she had her druthers, no one ever would. It was extremely important that no one know of her abilities. At least not yet. She picked up the platter, tugged at the hem of her servant dress and moved quickly down the hallway toward the royal suite.

She heard a noise and nearly stumbled when she realized that it was coming from the bedroom. A quick glance on either side told her that she was alone in the long, marble hallway and she quickened her steps, switching into warrior mode and employing light steps as she approached the portal, noticing that one door was slightly cracked open. She set the platter onto the side table and edged closer. A deep voice reached her ears and she recognized it as that of Maxy, Princess Coleta's official scholar.

"Feel that?"

Coleta certainly did. His thick fingers played a teasing tune as they gently traced the edges of her outer labial lips, then slid between, tickling the inner lips. She shivered, biting her bottom lip as a thin sheen of sweat broke out across her body, a ball of fire building in her belly. "Yes." Her response came out in one long hiss as his fingertip flicked at her already weeping hole. "Gods! Why are you teasing me so?"

"That's part of the education. If I just did what you wanted, you wouldn't learn anything."

Coleta moaned, watching him through heavy-lidded eyes as he moved between her legs, pushing her knees farther apart. "So what am I learning from this?"

"Patience. Learning to wait is half the fun."

"I don't want to wait."

Maxy touched a finger to her lips. "Time to grow up, princess. Leave the petulant child behind." His hand moved away and he sat back on his haunches, gazing down at her. Her black tresses spread out across the pillow behind her and her indigo blue eyes were soft and slightly hazy with the promise of pleasure. He went down on his belly, closing his eyes as he inhaled her musk and his mouth watered, seeing the clear honey that was oozing from her nearly hairless pink snatch. "Time to become a woman."

His words sent a shiver through Coleta and Dreama could barely contain her own moan as her body reacted to the promise in his voice. The strict rules of being a Sentinel denied her the pleasure of physical sex but self-satisfaction was allowed and she couldn't help but touch herself. A thrill raced through her as her finger pressed on her clit and tingles coursed up and down her legs. 

She felt something. At first, it was light, then harder and when she felt the tip, Coleta's body arched so hard that she could barely breathe. Maxy's tongue weaved into her folds like a python, seeking shadow and shade as it wound through her. She'd heard tales of the maids servicing the royal family members but she could never bring herself to do that. It seemed much too sordid to stomach. But with Maxy ...

"Oh, yes." Dreama gasped lightly, plastering herself against the wall as she pushed her hand deeper into her panties. Her long-nailed fingers breached her pussy lips, pushing inside and finding her hot, wet core. "Oh, gods, yes!"

Maxy forgot that he was an employee of the crown. He forgot that he was a subordinate. He even forgot that he wasn't Coleta's lover. Once he tasted the princess's sweet pussy, he was lost in the delicious flavor and the response of her young, untried body. He licked, stabbed, swabbed and sucked, committing each reaction to memory and secretly smiling at his prowess. 

When she came the first time, he hummed in appreciation and pushed his fat tongue into her honeypot, slowly sawing in and out as her juices filled her clutching pussy. The second and third times, she nearly shouted in glee as his finger first pressed her asshole, opening her ass muscles, then his tongue slipped next, roughly laving her as his fingers gently pressed inside her hungry cunt, careful not to move past her shield.

Dreama heard the princess moan and she closed her eyes and let her release overcome her, gasping and giving her nipples a stray pinch as she struggled to recover. Silence pervaded the hall and the warrior captain inched back to the door, watching as Maxy arose, wiping his face before dropping a kiss on the back of Princess Coleta's hand.

"Rest, princess."

Maxy pulled the sheets over the princess's perfect body and stole out of the room, seeking the privacy of the side room. The Cone of Consciousness poured into his mind, sparking sparkling lights that brightened the darkness behind his closed eyelids. 

"I've found the missing piece to your puzzle." 



Gryphon Keep Ch. 03



"You're quite certain?"

"Yes." Maxy assured the regent. "It is as the legend foretold. The gate, the obelisk ... "

"And the incantation?"

"I can perform it from memory, sire. I made sure to memorize it before Killian was poisoned."

"Then we are ready. When is the most auspicious date?"

"According to the scrolls of Celeus, three days at dusk."

"Fine. I will join you then."

"I will look forward to your visit. Please don't forget to bring the scroll and the staff."

"I won't. Thank you for the reminder but they have been in my constant possession since the orb began to glow."

Maxy's heart thumped loudly in his chest. "What did you say, sire? Did you say that the orb is glowing?"

"Yes."

"When did it start?"

"Just a few hours ago." Maxy's heart raced. A few hours ago, he was ravishing the princess. Could this part, this secret part of the scroll be true as well? "Does that mean something?"

"Yes, sire, but I cannot speak of it through this medium. I will seek a private audience with you when you arrive."

"Fine. I shall see you in two days."

Maxy closed the communication and hurried back to his room, in search of the scroll translation. He was surprised to find Princess Coleta's maid, Dreama waiting within.

"What are you doing here?"

"Waiting for you, scholar."

Maxy turned his back on the woman, his gaze flickering over to his desk. To his relief, the seal remained unbroken but he still harbored suspicions about this maid's attentions. "And what is it that I can do for you?"

"I - I overheard you and the Princess today."

"I should have you fired for that."

"Please!" She hoped the plaintive note in her voice would be enough for him to overlook her impudence. "I know I've overstepped my limits but I couldn't help it." She stood from the bed, twirling a lock of hair between her fingers. "She sounded so ... so sensual. I came just listening to you."

Maxy folded his arms and examined the woman, casting a divination spell and finding nothing. The fact that he could not find one piece of information about the woman made him instantly suspect. "So ... what is it that you want?"

"I want you to teach me what you were teaching the princess."

"You are not entitled to that knowledge."

"Just because I am a slave?"

"Exactly so."

"Then ... " Dreama fell to her knees, eyeing the front of his voluminous robes. "Tell me how to pay for the knowledge."

He warred with himself for several moments before letting his hands move down to move the robes aside and expose his half-hard cock. "Start by sucking my cock."

Something in Dreama reacted with revulsion but she reminded herself that she was the one who had given him the idea. She reached forward, taking the heavy dark rod in her hand and giving it a few strokes, secretly pleased when it leapt on her palm. It grew harder, lengthening as blood pumped into the stalk and filled the head like breath in a balloon. She stroked a few more times, then leaned forward, letting her tongue lick up the escaping pre-cum before letting the plump head slide past her lips.

She felt a shiver move through him as his flesh entered her mouth and his groan of satisfaction told her that she was on the right track. She'd never sucked a cock before so she wasn't quite sure of what she was supposed to do but judging by the sounds he was making, she was pleasing the scholar. She added more spittle to her mouth and flattened her tongue, letting it lay parallel to his tool, gently rubbing it from side to side. 

Maxy grunted deeply, trying to cover his obvious satisfaction and pressed his hips up, forcing her to take more of him. He felt the constriction of her throat as she nearly vomited, then pulled back, thankful of his decision when her tongue slipped around the fat head of his penis, licking feverishly. He shuddered, gasping through gritted teeth as she took him deeper into her mouth, licking and sucking at the same time, pumping him with her lips until he was breathless, his entire body taut with expectation.

A flood of bitter-salty fluid bathed her tongue and she gagged at first, then closed her eyes and swallowed quickly, shivering when the scholar groaned after each spurt. His fourth exclamation was almost silent, wreathed in satiation and embarrassment as he recovered his senses, his dark eyes locked onto hers.

"Now may I learn?"

"Tomorrow, young lass." He drew his robes together and gave her a fatherly pat on the head. "I have more important duties this night."

Her throat stinging with the taste of his cum, Dreama arose, gave the scholar a respectful curtsy and headed out into the hallway, her face burning with the heat of rage. She'd been played for a fool and she knew it. And so did he.

The only difference was that she would never forget it. 



Gryphon Keep Ch. 04



Lieutenant Clawson stood at attention as the gangplank extended down and several soldiers marched down, flanking the reigning regent of Methuria, King Coleuss. Clawson bowed low, then moved aside so that Maxy, the highest-ranking officer, could properly greet him. Coleuss strode down the walkway, looking more like a commoner than the king of the realm. 

His shoulder-length silver hair bounced around his oval face and his well-trimmed goatee belied his true age but his eyes let no one think that he was a push-over. He tugged at the belt of his leather pants, re-adjusted it and flung the edge of his robes aside as he advanced toward Maxy. 

"Maxy!" He smiled, laying his hand atop Maxy's bowed head, then grabbing him in a fatherly embrace. To see the old man smile made his heart leap for joy in more ways than one. The king had been in love with Maxy since they were children together but had never acted on his feelings. After all, he had to sire children as any good regent did. "You look well."

"I am well, sire, and the Princess is progressing wonderfully."

"Hello, Father." Maxy and King Coleuss broke their embrace as Princess Coleta silently approached and bowed to the regent. "How was your trip?"

"It was fine." He gathered her in his arms, dismayed to find her stiff. "You're still mad at me?"

"Why, no, Father. Why should I be mad at you when all you did was uproot me from my childhood home and send me away with the Council's blessing?"

"Coleta, it was for your own good." He pulled back and searched her eyes before moving in to kiss her cheek. "And I have a very good reason. You'll just have to trust your old father."

Coleta sighed, tearing up despite her anger. She knew that her father was right and that he always acted with her best intentions at heart. "Yes, Father."

"Now, let's have some lunch. I'm starving."

"You're always starving, Father." Coleta laughed, putting her arm around him and walking with him. Maxy followed with Clawson and the group entered the dining room, sitting down to a marvelous lunch made by her favorite cook, Pulit. When everyone was full, Maxy stood, weaved an impenetrable cone around them and bade Clawson to give his report. 

"The gate is built into an outcropping of rock and looks to be made out of obsidian."

"Obsidian?" The king rubbed his chin. "If that's so, it can be shattered."

"Forgive me for disagreeing with you, sire, but it cannot be breached by violent means. In the research I did, every different medium was tried on the door, including plastic explosive and nothing made so much as a scratch." Maxy's words brought a scowl of disappointment to the king's face. "Continue, Clawson."

"It is about two stories high, consists of two doors and is covered with some of the most beautiful drawings I've ever seen." Clawson activated his Digi-Tablet and pushed it across the table toward the king. Maxy took control of it, flipping through the pictures at the king's leisure, noting the elegant etchings and encoded runes. 

Most interesting were three depressions strategically placed in the door. There were two round depressions. One appeared in what looked like a face of an eagle while the other was located in a beast that closely resembled a lion. The third depression was at the top of pyramidal grouping of runes and was in the shape of a faceted rhombus. 

Maxy could barely hear the rest of Clawson's report because of the pounding of his heart. King Coleuss possessed one of the orbs in his regent's staff and the Diamond of Methuria was suspended around his neck as ornament of his office. The second orb was embedded in a necklace that Princess Coleta was given on her eighteenth birthday. All of the stones had been handed down throughout the family as ornaments of the regency but the king had no knowledge of the special codicil that Maxy had located.

"So, Maxy, tell me why the orb is suddenly glowing?"

His face burning with shame, he related the 'lessons' that he had been giving to the princess, watching the king's face for the slightest hint of disgust. Princess Coleta remained silent, her eyes cast toward the floor and her knuckles white as she clutched the carved arm of the chair. King Coleuss's eyes remained on his scholar, a tiny smile forming behind his hand. He was well-pleased with his friend because he knew his high-spirited daughter and he knew that she would have gotten into trouble.

"And this is why the orb has ... awakened?"

"Yes, sire. The scroll indicates that when the Chosen One receives her first oral pleasure, the first orb will alight. When she receives her first anal pleasure, the second orb will alight and when she is penetrated anally by another of royal blood, the diamond will sing."

"Sing?"

"Yes, sire. The three will hum a song known only to them and are to be placed into the depressions on the door after being smeared with Princess Coleta's ejaculate. Only then will the doors open and she will be the only one who will be able to pass through."

King Coleuss grunted, still rubbing his goatee and looking back and forth between his daughter and his friend. Clearly, Maxy had done the correct thing in satisfying his daughter's curiosity, even though he should have asked for his leave first and his extra research had proven that his loyalty was most definitely to the Crown.

"I will not censure you, Maxy, for what you have done for my daughter. You are her official scholar and as such, are wholly in charge of her ... " The king couldn't help but smile. "Education."

"Thank you, sire."

"But I would like you to confer with me on any future 'intimate' matters."

"Yes, sire."

He gave Maxy's shoulder a gentle squeeze and moved over to his daughter. "And you ... " She looked up at him with tears shining in her eyes. "Congratulations."

Coleta flung herself into her father's arms, relief spreading through her when she realized that he wasn't disappointed in her. "Thank you, Father."

King Coleuss held his daughter's lithe body tightly, his cock hardening slightly as his eyes met Maxy's hooded ones. The reaction was strange to him and he wondered what it meant as he pulled back, smiling down into his daughter's face.

"All right, Maxy. It seems that we have some work to do. Shall we get started?" 



Gryphon Keep Ch. 05



I hear you. I smell you. I taste you. You are near, aren't you? The first orb has awakened me from my long slumber, a slumber that had been long and lonely. For hundreds of years, I have been patiently waiting, waiting to be reconnected with you as you had promised, sweet witch, and that promise has been the only blood that has kept my sleeping heart pumping. 

Awaken me, sweet witch. Reclaim my heart and rekindle my soul.

*****

"Why didn't you tell me sooner?"

"Because I just found out, Captain. Maxy told the king while I was present."

Dreama just stared at the young lieutenant, her mouth temporarily dropping open. "You were privy to the entire meeting?"

"Yes, Captain."

"Why would the king presume to let a lowly lieutenant like you attend a military meeting like that?"

Clawson bristled under her ridicule but forced himself not to show it. Maybe it had been a bad idea to try to get into her pants by agreeing to supply her with information concerning the Gryphon Prophecy. "I don't know, Captain. I didn't ask him; I merely delivered my report and remained when he didn't dismiss me."

"Hmpf!" She grunted, flinging herself in a chair, her mind still angrily ruminating on the blowjob she'd given Maxy and the manner in which he treated her afterwards. She didn't know what made her angrier: the fact that he came in her mouth for free or that he'd already divined her true intentions so quickly. "I should have been at that meeting."

"Yes, Captain."

"So, tell me what happened."

It took him just under twenty minutes to relate the contents of the meeting to Captain Thurin, ignoring her grunts and rude comments. He had a change of heart and didn't tell the captain about the jewels nor of the deadline. It was obvious that he'd made a dreadful mistake and would prostrate himself in front of Maxy and King Coleuss in the hopes that they would understand and forgive him.

"When are they heading up to take a look at the gate?"

"In three days. Maxy said that there's some kind of celestial event that's going to happen that will activate the gate."

"Good. Get me the translation and Maxy's notes right away."

"Yes, Captain."

It took only seconds before Lieutenant Clawson found his way to the king's suite and begged an audience with the regent, startling Maxy who was in attendance. He gave a respectful nod to the scholar and dropped to his knees at the foot of the throne, prostrating himself before King Coleuss.

"Rise, Clawson. There is no need for this formality … "

"I am a fraud, sire. I dare not rise until you hear my story and pass judgment."

King Coleuss glanced over at Maxy, then returned his attention to the cowering lieutenant. "Tell me what you wish me to know." Clawson broke then, relaying how Captain Thurin had conned him into giving her information and completely informed them as to the conversations he'd had with her. Once he'd finished, he remained on the floor until the king himself tapped on his shoulder. "Arise, Lieutenant."

Maxy watched the king with keen interest, fighting the urge to speak his heart and knowing that it wasn't the proper time. To his credit, Lieutenant Clawson did not cower as King Coleuss glared at him.

"Do you know what the usual punishment is for this type of offense?"

"Yes, sire." 

Coleuss leaned close to the young man's ear. "And what is that?"

"Death, sire."

"Correct." The king barked, startling the young lieutenant. "So why shouldn't I just order your death?"

"You should, sire. I expect nothing less."

"Hmpf!" King Coleuss turned his back on the young man, his eyes trained on Maxy. Something passed between them and the regent gave a subtle nod. "Well, you can count your lucky stars today, Clawson. Seems that you have a friend in my scholar."

"Thank you, sire."

"Maxy, what would you have him do?"

"If it pleases you, sire, I think it would be good to assign him as Princess Coleta's personal guard and he can assist us in the preparations for the Ceremony."

"He has not shown his trustworthiness in the past. What makes you think that he would be trustworthy in the future?"

"Lieutenant Clawson has been loyal, sire, albeit it misled and he believed that he was acting in the best interests of the Crown. He is a young officer, sire, and I believe that this lesson had taught him everything that he'll ever need to know about how to conduct himself."

The king stood behind the lieutenant, meeting Maxy's dark eyes over the young man's shoulders. "So, do you have something in mind?"