Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2022 17:14:44 +0000 From: Dave Arnold Subject: Earth's New Masters Part 54 Left Out Earth's New Masters Part 54 Left Out I hope you are enjoying my work. If you like it let me know at bigstuddog@live.com. It always helps to have some feedback. That's the only payment most of us writers on this site receive. Speaking of payment, if you are able to help support Nifty.org please donate what you can. A new chapter from Gofer's Point of view. It has some stuff that we've seen from David's POV and some that is new because David didn't see it. Earth's New Masters Part 54 Left Out When we got home James pulled up to the garage to let us unload all of our stuff. As we were piling out of the Limo the male pups charged out of the house towards us. Arnold let out a wolf whistle because we were all naked. I was embarrassed but Master David and Beau didn't seem to care that they were naked. Master David put a towel around his waist and ran into the house and grabbed a change of clothes for the three of us. Beau and I started to unload the trunk while the pups just watched and snickered. I'm sure we looked ridiculous, our dangly bits swaying to and fro as we moved about. Mine more than Beau's because his was so small and seemed even more shrunken due to being in cold water earlier. James didn't bother helping, he was getting a good eyeful of human. I guess he would think back on it to get off later. He was sporting wood as he watched. When Master David got back James opined. "You didn't need to hurry." Master David smirked at him and said, "Hey guys here's some clothes." It was just some gym shorts and a T-shirt. No underwear. Which meant that you could still see my semi-erect cock as it flopped around in my shorts. The pups chuckled at this and I reddened even more. "Don't worry Gofer, once we get all the stuff put away you can change into your own clothes." "Yes Master. Master can I run and let Flame out first?" I asked. "Sure." He replied. Flame was eager to see me. He was jumping against the gate and barking for me to let him out. When I did he ran in circles around me. It only took a moment before he was on his hind legs begging me to pick him up. I couldn't resist picking him up and holding him close to my chest as he licked my face all over. I saw everyone watching me. I worried that I was being much to effusive in my in my affection. That was always better to be kept to when we were alone. So I quickly set him back on the ground. I hurried back with Flame nipping at my heels. He greeted everybody than ran back to my side. We put the ice chest with the fish for cleaning on the back of the golf cart. Master David and Beau grabbed the handles for the cooler that had the fish for the pool inside. We put all the fish into plastic bags and "floated" them. Master David said that this was done to slowly equilibrate the temperature of the water so it wouldn't be a shock to the fish when they were transferred. Meanwhile we took the plants out and arranged them in the gravel at the bottom of the pool. By the time we were done the fish were ready to be released into the pool. When we released them into the pool they all scattered to find hiding places. We watched them for a few minutes then decided that we should let them calm down and get used to their new homes. They would be more fun when they were calmer. We cleaned the fish with the young Masters's help. I was really starting to feel more like part of the family and I had Master David to thank for much of it. I went to bed that night after serving desert for movie night to the Masters. I'd long since stopped trying to short change Master David. I didn't go out of my way to favor him, but I no longer always made him wait until last. I think he noticed the change. I followed Master Woden carrying Master David up the stairs to his room, Flame nipping at my heels. That usually meant that Master Woden was extra horny. I was sure to hear them as they fornicated like alley cats. Fortunately I'd bought a white noise generator. It didn't block all the noise, but it did keep me from being able to hear what they were saying to each other. But I could hear the incessant moaning as they copulated. I put Flame into the crate so he wouldn't disturb me while I did my favorite thing. I brought a couple of towels to bed and pulled out the large pump bottle of Gun Oil out of my nightstand. Normally I would pull up one of the sex education modules on the computer and jerk off to one of those. But tonight all I had on my mind were the things that happened earlier today. I could see vividly in my memory Beau and James frotting in the water and Beau blowing Master David. Both of which would have been enough to get me off. But what really got me going was remembering back to when Master David was holding onto me in the pool, treading water while our cocks rubbed against each other. Despite how much I'd tried to hold back there was no resistance to the firm cock that was rubbing against mine. So instead of sitting at my desk and rubbing one out with the sexy young Shep in the video I brought my towels and my lube over to the bed. I lay the bath towel on the bed and after undressing I got on top of it. I lay the hand towel on the bed and pumped half a dozen squirts of Gun Oil into my right palm. I slathered the Gun Oil up and down my six inch erection. I didn't feel inadequate since Beau had less than five inches, but I didn't measure up to Master David's. He seemed to be at least seven inches and he was considerably thicker than I was. I closed my eyes and imagined that I was thrusting against his handsome manhood like I'd done below the waterfall. It was so vivid in my memory, his rampant shaft, so stiff and virile pressing urgently against mine as I struggled to hold onto him in the water. I was getting close so I held back and thought of something else. I wasn't ready to cum yet. I thought about how Beau and James had thrust vigorously through James's paw while the were treading water. I thought of how hot it would have been if it had been me in the water with James and instead of fucking his paw I'd been docking with him. I'd seen docking in the Sex Ed videos and I could only imagine how it would feel being inside a Shep's sheath, sharing it with his huge stiff boner... I had to back off quickly as I just about came... After resting for a few moments to back me away from the edge I thought about Beau blowing Master David in the car. I could picture him on his knees in front of Master David paying homage to that handsome young cock. I could picture when the pearl of precum formed at the tip of his foreskin when Beau pulled it up over his glans. But instead of him leaning forward to lick it off I envisioned myself leaning over and licking it up before taking the rest of his cock into my mouth. Like I could have done if I would have accepted their invitation to join them. The thought of sharing Master David's manhood with Beau brought me rapidly to the edge and I almost came involuntarily before released my grip. As it was I had to grit my teeth not to cum prematurely. Finally I thought about how it would feel to have Master David make love to me. I'd seen him making love to Beau and I thought how good it would feel. He put my knees up over my shoulders and pressed his lubed up cockhead right against my virgin opening. He pressed himself forward and I imagined what it would feel like to be penetrated. I could imagine my sphincter slowly dilating as the pressure eased it open. I could almost feel him penetrating me in my mind. He slowly worked himself into me until his young balls were resting against my body. I felt him wrap his arms around my chest as he pulled me close to him. God how I longed to be held like that. Then he started to thrust into me, slowly at first then faster. Soon there was an urgency to his thrusting that made me realize that he was right on the edge of cumming. "Aaarrrghh!!!!" He cried out as he claimed me as his. In reality it was me that had cried out and my cum shot up to my chin, then all over my chest as each spurt had a little less pressure. I wiped myself up with my hand towel. Then I let Flame out of the crate and crawled underneath the covers. I felt a bit melancholy. Everyone that I knew had someone that loved them. Except for me. I thought about why I'd fantasized about David this evening. I could still feel in my mind how wonderful it felt to be holding tightly to him. Maybe it was because I thought that getting a Shep for a lover was so far above what I could aspire to that my mind was getting me ready to accept something less. Flame jumped up onto the bed and nuzzled next to my neck until I reached out with my arm and pulled him to me. I thought about it and realized that I had more now than I'd had before. I had something that loved me despite the fact that I was a CBH. I could feel his loving little heart beating under my hand. But still I couldn't stop thinking how it would feel to be in the arms of another sentient being that loved you. And although I knew Master David didn't love me, him holding me today was the closest I'd really come to feeling that. And I fell asleep still thinking about being in his arms. Thursday went by with nothing special going on until after dinner. I'd cleaned up the dinner mess and taken Flame out for a run to let him burn off some energy before bedtime. It was just about time for me to get the popcorn ready for the evening movie. Master Woden had this every evening and the whole family was expected to attend. It was kind of a bonding thing. But it was also something they all enjoyed. Master Woden had recently bought an old fashioned movie theater popcorn popper that he kept in the theater room. I went down there to get things organized so it would be ready when the Masters came down for the movie. I was just about ready when Master David walked in. He put an arm around my shoulder and asked. "Are you all packed?" I didn't have to feign ignorance when I said, "All packed for what Master?" "For Rose River. We're leaving at four in the morning." He said with a grin. "I'm going?" I said shocked. "Master and I agreed that you should come with us. You just need to pack a change of clothes and your toothbrush and toothpaste. Actually pack two changes of clothes in case one gets wet." "Thank you Master." I said with gratitude that I wasn't able to suppress. I was going to get to go trout fishing. "I'm going to teach the students for eight hours. While I'm teaching the paying customers Master Woden will teach you how to fish. After class is over I'll try to teach you the things that Master didn't get to." "I don't know what to say Master... I said at a complete loss. "You've already thanked me, there's no more to be said. After the movie was over I went up and packed an overnight bag. A couple of times Flame reached in and grabbed my underwear out of the bag while I was packing and I had to chase him around the room to get it back. I finally had to put my bag on top of the dresser instead of on the floor. After I got packed I needed to jerk off. It always helped me to get to sleep and I was really going to need all the help I could get to get to sleep tonight. I used the Sex Education Module as an inspiration because I wanted to get to bed early. I came into a hand towel and then got into bed. As usual Flame curled up next to me and lay his neck across mine as we went to sleep. I had my alarm set for three AM but I woke every hour before looking at the clock and falling back to sleep. I had a couple of nightmares that I overslept and they left without me. But I woke to find that it was just a dream. I woke up a couple of minutes before the alarm went off at three AM and hopped into the shower. I showered quickly, threw my clothes on, grabbed my bag and hurried downstairs with Flame at my heels. Master Woden and Master David came downstairs about five minutes later. I followed them out to the garage. We had packed all the fishing equipment in the trunk the previous night so we only had to stash our bags in the trunk when James arrived. I took Flame to the kennel. The young Masters were going to take care of him while I was gone. We drove over to Loki's house and picked up Loki and Beau. We were still ahead of schedule so Master Woden decided to stop at a donut shop to get two dozen donuts and a couple of thermoses of coffee. "There's gonna be breakfast before we start fishing, but this will tide us over." Master Woden said as he passed the box of donuts around. I took a custard filled chocolate covered eclair and Master David handed me a cup of coffee. The Sheps were sitting in the seat facing backward and the humans were sitting in the forward facing seat. Each of the others was facing his Master and I was in the middle. I ate two donuts. Master Woden suggested that we not eat too many since there would be a real breakfast when we got there. The rest of them discussed their plans on how to fish while I just listened attentively. I was about as excited as I could be and I realized that a CBH shouldn't be capable of being this excited. But I did my best to hide it. When we got there we weren't the first ones there. Most of the students had decided to come Thursday night and stay over. This was a one time thing for them. For Master David and Beau and their Masters, this was going to be an every week thing. Maybe if I don't screw up too much I'll be able to come every week. But that is probably too much to expect. Master Arnold told me that the pups were going to get to come every week after this first one. It would be fun to fish with the pups. They're so cute and they are growing up so fast. We carried our things to the cabin that Master Woden, Master David, James and I would be sharing. There was a bunk bed and a king size bed in the room. Master Woden had arranged for a king to be in the cabins that Master David and Beau were staying in. The rest would want bunk beds since they wouldn't be fornication with their sons, they would just be sleeping. We grabbed out fishing stuff and headed over to the Lodge and got in line for the buffet breakfast. They let the students go first and then we got our food. Master Woden made me get in front of him in the line. "Make sure you take as much as you want. Don't be bashful about getting your share." He said to me and tousled my hair. "Make sure to fill yourself up. Walking in the stream really builds up an appetite." I made sure I put plenty on my plate. Who am I to disobey Master Woden. I got some of everything. Some of the students seemed to be too excited to eat much. Especially the pups. They couldn't stop chattering enough to eat. As I ate I saw Master David and Beau seated on either side of Gustav discussing the strategy for the day. Plus he told them about his plans to improve Rose River. He'd leased three more miles of streams and was planning to add more cabins. Bigger and more luxurious ones too. It really sounded like "Fishing With The Ferals" was putting Rose River on the map. Soon we headed out of the lodge. I didn't even have to take my tray up. We just left them on the table and Gustav's CBHs had to clean up the mess. We all put on our fishing gear before heading down to the stream. I'd never worn waders before, we didn't wear them to go to the lake. But this water was much colder. Master Woden had bought a pair for me and gave them to me as a surprise when we were getting ready. ""Here let me show you how to put them on." He said to me. I probably could have figured it out by watching the others, but I wasn't about to miss any chance of getting Master Woden to pay attention to me. He showed me how to put them on and how to put the wading shoes on over top of them. There was plenty of physical contact and I took advantage of all of it. It's hard to believe that the first time Master Woden had put his arm around me I froze up completely. I think that was one of the reasons he hadn't done much with me as far as physical contact. He's seen how uncomfortable it made me at the time. God how things had changed with me, I just wished he was more intuitive about the change in me. There was always the problem that it wasn't honorable to take advantage of us stupid CBHs. But how could I blame him, it was my fault for keeping abilities hidden. Once we'd gotten dressed with our waders, fly vests and Stetson hats (another gift from Master Woden. He was always generous even with us CBHs.) we headed down toward the stream. There was a gravel road that paralleled the creek. Gustav said it was an old railroad track that they had converted to a road that went the whole way along the creek. There was a tractor pulling a wagon and we all got on the wagon while Gustav drove the tractor. We dropped Master David and his group of 5 students off first then Gustav drove us about a mile downstream to drop Beau and his students off. Finally he took Master Woden, Loki, James and I about a mile further. He parked the tractor and told Master Woden. "You guys can fish downsteam from here. I'll fish behind you so you'll be fishing fresh water, but I'll be here to help you or give you advice." "Here's the plan." Master Woden started. "Loki and I have fished for trout before. We aren't experts but we know more that you to do." He added referring to James and I. "Loki is going to teach you James and I'll work with Gofer." I couldn't believe my good fortune. I was going to spend the whole day with Master Woden. Not just being in close physical proximity to him, but I'd be interacting with him all day. We walked downstream a couple hundred yards to allow Loki and James to fish this stretch of water. When we walked down to the stream the sun was up just enough to see the fish rising. "I'm sure David explained a lot to you in class but you weren't on a steam so a lot of it probably went over your head. Reading the currents is difficult at first. I'm getting a hang for which currents will hold fish, but David is much better at it than I am." He said, his arm around me as we waded into the stream. I had to agree. The currents changed subtly on the surface and there were so many differences that at first it seemed hopeless. I was worried that being a stupid CBH that I might not be able to pick it up. I mean if Master Woden hadn't mastered this maybe it would be impossible for me. We waded about a third of the way out into the current and stopped behind a boulder that made an eddy current that allowed us to stand without being buffeted by the current. The light was rapidly getting brighter and it was easier to see where the fish were rising. "One of the great things about fishing dries is that it's almost like hunting. You can actually see where the fish are feeding so reading the current isn't as important in finding the fish as it is when you are fishing subsurface." He paused and asked me, "Am I going too fast or talking over your head." I was caught off guard and answered honestly, "No Master, I think I understand so far." "Great. If you have questions don't worry, just interrupt me." He told me with a grin. "Now do you see that dimple that just appeared in the water beside that big rock?" He said pointing to it. "Yes Master." I replied. "That was a decent size trout feeding on one of the big stoneflies that are hatching off. That's the fly we've tied to our line. He's holding in the slow current behind the boulder and darting out into the fast water to pick off flies. The current is like a food conveyor belt. So I'm going to throw a curve cast to try to get a drag free drift. Did David explain that to you in class?" "Yes Master. But I couldn't really envision it without a stream in front of me." "Good. I'll demonstrate." He said and he threw a curve cast. "See the line closest to me is in the slower water but the end of the line is in the faster water and is catching up to the line in the slower water. Hopefully when it reaches the trout it will all be even." It did just that, but the trout didn't take it. Master picked the line off the water and with a series of false casts he dried off the fly. "One of the things about fishing a heavy hatch is that you have to try to time the frequency of the trout's rise pattern. They seem to get into a rhythm. David and Beau don't even seem to think about it but it's more complicated than they make it seem." After watching for a moment it seemed like the fish was rising every seven or eight seconds if there was a fly on the water. This time Master timed his cast better and the fish rose to take it when it reached his hold. He set the hook and soon the trout was charging across the stream. It was way bigger than a bluegill. It was closer in size to some of the Bass that Master Woden and I had caught when we went to the lake. It was much faster though and it seemed to fight even harder. I watched Master Woden fight the fish for about five minutes before landing it. He brought it to the shore and beached it in the shallows. It was a beautiful fish. The back was an olive green. The lower half was a silver color that faded to a pearl white. But the thing that caught your eye was the reddish pink stripe that ran lengthwise from the nose to the tail. All of that was accented with small black spots covering the entire body. From the pictures I'd seen online it was obviously a rainbow trout. "This is a rainbow trout Gofer." Master informed me. I played dumb. He got out a tape measure and got it's length. "Twenty-one inches." He said as he gripped the fly with the hemostats and pulled the hook out. He gripped it by the tail and started pushing and pulling it back and forth in the water. My curiosity got the better of me and I asked. "Why are you doing that Master." "When the fish was fighting it depleted its oxygen reserves. They don't breath like us. Oxygen is dissolved in water and they "breath" when the water flows across these red things called gills." He said as he pointed at them. I knew all of these things. He had no idea that I'd done all the high school science modules on the computer, and I had no intention of disillusioning him. "Well when it's tired you can revive it faster by running water over it's gills. When it tries to get away it's pretty much revived and you let it go then." And he did just that. We moved upstream about five feet and there was another fish rising in a spot that wasn't too difficult to reach. "That looks like a good fish right there. It would be a nice one for your first trout." He added and let me get in position to cast to the fish. I took a few moments to try to get a feel for the fish but I really had no clue at this point. I cast in but before the fly got to the fish it started to drag. I knew that this wasn't any good. "Do you see how your fly moved unnaturally?" Master asked. "Yes Master." I said disappointed that I'd not done it right. I cast in again trying to get a little more curve on the cast. I got closer to the trout before the drag set in. It was obvious that trout fishing was a little bit more difficult than fishing for bluegill and bass. Check that, it was a lot more difficult. I cast a couple more times with varying unsuccessful results. Master Woden was patient and full of encouragement. I was feeling more stupid by the moment. Finally I decided to try a puddle cast. Master David said to use it when you needed a bit longer drift. I managed to get a decent cast and there were lots of esses of line on the water to unfold and keep the drift from dragging. This time the fly drifted naturally over the trout and he tipped back and sipped the fly in. I set the hook and he took off in a rush. I was on the verge of panic when Master called out, "Don't horse him. Let him take line." I let him make a run then when he slowed down I tried to regain line. I got him about half way in when he got his second wind and let him take the line out again, but I gave line grudgingly. It took me about ten minutes to get him in. I led him to the shallows and used my boots to gently guide him up to the shore like Master had done. I could tell that this one was a brown trout, but it was beautiful in it's own understated way. The name brown trout makes one think that it's a drab fish, but the base coloration is a combination of browns, yellows and oranges that trends toward a white belly. This one in addition to the black spots had small ruby red spots scattered throughout the body. Master said, "Great Job!" He pulled the tape out and the trout measured out at twenty-three inches. I unhooked it and Master said, "Let me get a picture of it since it's your first trout." He pulled his phone out of his arm holster and took several pictures of it. One was on the ground next to the tape measure and a couple with me holding it. Then I worked it through the water to revive it. As I released it Master Woden said, "I didn't suggest that because I wanted to see if you could figure it out yourself first. That was clever of you to use a puddle cast. That showed some good problem solving skills." "I was only following what Master David had said in class when he was teaching the cast..." I said trying to act dumb. Maybe he'd buy it. But I didn't have time to think too much about it. Master and I spent the whole morning taking turns catching fish. It was the most time I'd ever really got to spend with Master Woden. Several times I had to grin when I thought back to Aelwyn and his desperate desire to be able to "meet the Alpha" and I had him all to myself for the day. We stopped at lunch time when the tram came to pick us up. Loki and James were already on it when it picked us up. "So James how do you like trout fishing?" Master asked. "It's awesome! Much more challenging than fishing for sunfish. Maybe I'll have to pay to take the class. Loki taught me loads but from what he said the Ferals would be able to teach me much more. Plus it would be great to learn how to tie the flies. I agree that it would be even more rewarding to catch them on a fly I tied myself." "I can't commit for David, but my guess is that he'd give you some free lessons for all the times you've driven him fishing." "That's just doing my job." James countered. "But you're like part of the family. I think David would feel insulted to take money from you for it." At that point we picked up Beau's group and then Master David and his group and finally headed up to the pick up point. For some reason the road didn't go all the way up to the lodge. You had to walk from the creek to the lodge. I guess the tram wouldn't be able to make it up the steep grade that led down to the creek. The lodge had been built up high so it wouldn't get flooded in high water. We sat down for lunch and I was on one side of Master Woden and Master David was on the other. Despite how un-CBH-like it was I couldn't keep a huge smile off of my face. "Did you enjoy the fishing this morning?" Master David asked. "Yes Master David. Master Woden taught me a lot about how to catch them." I replied. "You're learning fast. I was proud of you." Master Woden said as he put his arm around me. "Thank you Master Woden." I replied. I'm sure my face had turned crimson despite myself. I guess I'd have to count on the old slightly malfunctioning CBH routine. "Maybe if you ask him David will work with you a bit after class is over. He knows a lot more than I do about trout fishing." Master Woden said. "I'd be more than happy to help..." Master David started to reply before he was cut off. "No David he needs to learn to ask for things he wants." Master Woden said firmly. "Master David will you work with me after class?" I asked very tentatively. I wasn't used to asking for things that I wanted. "Of course Gofer. You've been such a big help to our school it would be rude of me not to help you." Master David said with a friendly smile. The lunch was good and soon we headed back out to the stream. Beau and David switched students for the afternoon. We were driven even farther down the creek so we could fish new water. Again I had Master Woden all to myself for the whole afternoon. Together we worked through lots of different fishing situations. It was a great afternoon. I tried to let Master make most of the decisions to not blow my cover, but a lot of the times I came up with the same solution independently. Although a couple of times he did ask me what we should do. Maybe I should have just said "I don't know" but he always caught me off guard and I often answered before I thought about it. Dinner was on the table. Stuffed shells, Italian sausage, meatballs and a Caesar salad were waiting for us. There was regular Italian bread and garlic bread. Everybody was eager to dig in but Master David and Beau stood up in front of the group. "Well that is officially the end of our class. Did everybody enjoy it?" Master David asked. "Yes Sir!" Came the call in unison. After a week of class they were getting pretty good at the response. "After dinner the stonefly hatch should pick up again. I think all of you should be prepared to handle it. But if you have any questions you can always come and ask us. But enough of that for now. Dig in." The dinner was good but everyone was in a hurry to finish it so they could get back on the creek to fish the evening hatch. I thought the food was good, as good as Chef would have made, but not as good as I would have prepared. That was just being honest. I did indulge in some of the Italian cheesecake covered in a blackberry sauce from berries that they had picked in the surrounding meadows. "Master why don't you work the other side of the creek and let Gofer and I work this side. That way I can still watch you to give you pointers." Master David said when we were finally back on the stream. "Sure. Besides there will be plenty of time for you to teach me more since we'll be doing this every Friday." Master replied. He sounded as eager as a pup. Master David led me toward a rising fish. The fish was holding behind a submerged rock with several different speed currents between it and where we were standing. Master David asked, "What would you do to catch that one?" "Well Master..." I started. He interrupted me. "What did I tell you about when we're alone." "We aren't alone, Master Woden is just across the creek from us." "He can't hear us over the roar of the creek. But since I'm your instructor now I guess it would be appropriate for you to call me Sir. Master wouldn't say anything about that even if he heard." He replied. "So how should you approach this fish?" I thought for a few seconds and then replied, "I could use a puddle cast." "That is an option. It would be a good one if there was a reason you couldn't wade out further. But if you wade out until you are on the other side of the rock you can just make a simple cast that would put your fly over his feeding lane without any drag." I said. "You're right Sir. I didn't think of that but it makes sense." I replied. "It's always best to see if there is a better approach. I sometimes do it the more difficult way because I want a challenge, but until you get more skilled you should keep it as simple as possible." He told me as I positioned myself for the cast. I moved out further to get a better angle to make the cast. It was going to be so much easier to catch him from here. I cast about a foot and a half above the trout. As the fly approached his window the trout shot out from its cover behind the rock and savaged the big stonefly. Immediately it darted back toward its sheltered lair. I set the hook, but he'd almost set the hook himself as he took the fly so aggressively. He took off like a rocket across the stream and I gave line like I'd been coached by Master Woden. But Master David had other ideas. "Turn his head." "Right!" I replied and used the leverage of the nine foot long rod to turn his head. When I got him turned he'd almost come to a stop then he took off in the opposite direction. "Turn his head again." I used the same technique but this time he didn't seem to have as much power or momentum and it was easier to turn him. Then it hit me. Every time I broke his momentum he had to start from scratch and use up more of his energy. I didn't need to be told the next time and after a few more rapid turns I reeled him in without too much effort. "Great Job! See how turning their head makes them waste energy and saps their strength?" "Yeah. I remember now that you had told us in class about it. But I didn't realize that it was that important." "All the little things are important and they add up." He added. "Master David why are you nice to me?" I said. I shouldn't have asked but I was just unable to repress the question. "There has to be an ulterior motive. People aren't nice to other people unless they want something from them..." "I guess you just haven't been exposed to enough real people. There's nothing that I could take from you that I couldn't get Master to give me. The only thing that you have that I value is your friendship. And I can't take that from you, you would have to give it to me." "I've never had a friend before, well other than an imaginary one." I said pensively. I don't think I intended to say it out loud. I didn't realize I had said it out loud until I heard my voice. "I won't repeat anything that you tell me without your permission." "I wish I could believe that..." I replied a little too honestly. "No offense Sir." "None taken. Just think about it and if you ever need anyone to talk to I'll be there for you." He replied and I had to think hard about whether or not I could trust him. "Well let's get back to fishing before it gets too dark to fish." We fished like Master Woden and I had fished, taking turns catching fish. It was interesting and instructive. Master David paid strict attention to what I was doing. He picked up tons of things that I could do better, but he always was careful not to make me feel inferior, despite the fact when it came to trout fishing he was like a god. I think I watched his every move even more intently trying to pick up any small thing that he was doing different than I was. But soon it became too difficult to see and the tram came back and took us back to the lodge. When we were all back at the lodge a bonfire was blazing. We roasted hot dogs, snacked on potato salad and even made things called mountain pies and s'mores which I'd never had before. Everyone was eagerly talking about the nice fish that they'd caught or even more often about "the one that got away". I was sitting next to Master Woden. I was doing my best to pretend my indifference like a good CBH should, but it was really difficult. That was until Ansulm and his sons walked up and addressed Master David. "I just wanted to thank you for the great job you and your partner did with the class. I think the boys and I are going to be spending a lot of time on the creeks the rest of the summer." Behind him his sons high fived each other at the prospect of getting to do more fishing. "You're more than welcome. We had a great time teaching you guys." Master David said enthusiastically as he shook Ansulm's huge paw. "Now that you're out of your funk do you want to join us this evening for a bit of adult fun? David and I are sharing a cabin with Gofer and James. But if you want to we can have Gofer spend the night with your boys and you can join us. I imagine Loki and Beau will be joining us for a while before they head back over to their cabin." Master Woden inquired. It hit me like a punch to the stomach by one of the overseers. I'd not thought much about the night but I'd been happy about being included. Now it was like a rejection. "It's been a while since I've had a good romp. Are you sure Gofer won't mind?" Ansulm asked. "Well it would be kind of awkward with him in there anyway. I know he has more sex drive than your typical CBH, but he's still a CBH. I'm not really sure if he is aware enough to actually give consent of his free will." Master replied. That really stung, but I had no one to blame but myself. "Yeah I guess you're right. I always had that internal conflict about him when he was at the school. At times I felt he was more aware than he let on but I felt it better to err on the side of caution." Ansulm continued. "Yeah. He's so hard to read sometimes. But I imagine that it's just wishful thinking on my part." Master Woden then turned to me and said, "You're gonna be staying in Ansulm's cabin with his pups." "Yes Master Woden." I said stoically though my heart was breaking about being excluded. Ansulm's pups jumped up and down eagerly. "Gofer it'll be fun. We can tell ghost stories and stuff!" Quentin said as he grabbed my hand and led me toward their cabin. I have been dealing with out-of-control diabetes for the last ten years. I was able to function until I lost my job (and my health insurance) in May of 2020 due to shutdowns due to covid. Between the isolation and lack of medical care, I went into a downward spiral. It was challenging to get out of bed many days, which added to the isolation and depression. In August of 2021, my unemployment ran out. I turned 62 at the end of January and have applied for social security, but I still haven't started receiving payments. I have had no income since I'm seriously behind on my electric bill (I have been receiving extensions on my shut-off notice because of my health issues) and my property taxes. I finally got medical help in October, and things are improving, but I still have a way to go. If I can get some help to get caught up, I should be able to get my life back under control. Any help would be appreciated. https://gofund.me/c02f6290 I have 12 years worth of writing up on SoFurry. I am one of the more popular writers on that site. You can find all of them at https://firefromheaven.sofurry.com/stories. These are my other stories that I have moved or I'm in the process of moving to Nifty. 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