Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2018 20:47:13 +0400
From: Nell Bas <helledon12@gmail.com>
Subject: the last feres/ the feri lights 23

Happy Reading!

			      The Feri Light
				Chapter 23

        Goran became absolutely livid when the guys told him what
happened. For twenty minutes or so, he wouldn't let it go. At one point I
got angry and thought about berating him but I didn't as he was my friends'
father. Keene who seemed to sense my rancor, pulled him aside to have a
talk with him or to calm him down, I didn't know which. And I didn't care
either.

        I, on the other hand, couldn't think straight. I left the meeting
without a word.  Using my teleportation ability, I made for the crater
above the village.

        It was windy and cold up here. Then again it was also quiet. Even
though, I got angry at Goran, I did understand his position. We could have
thwarted the plan and put everyone's lives in danger. Even so, this wasn't
a way to treat another person.

        I walked to the ledge overlooking the mountain range. I could smell
the ocean from here. I took a few deep breaths and tried to calm down. It
helped a bit, as long as I didn't think of that asshole. I thought of
Alessa. I missed my sister. I regret not spending more time with her before
I left. There was so much I wanted to teach her. Alas, it would have to
wait.

        No matter how hard I tried to think of other things, I kept
returning to the meeting. We lost Wren and Kane. We got two more to replace
them but it wasn't the same. Everyone knew that. To the matter of numbers,
Uren's troop outnumbered us thirteen to one. To make matters even worse,
Theo confirmed that Uren had enlisted the bounty hunters in Koff's defense
should outsiders try to invade the town.

        I sighed heavily. Are we going to lose before we even start? I took
three more deep breaths. We definitely need help. But who should I call?

        Nick was at Notwitt. He's Alessa's protector and I wouldn't dream
of taking him away from her right now. The highguards were probably busy
helping the refugees.  They'll be constructing homes for them. Uncle
Charlie is in Pixan acting as my emissary. I am pretty sure he has his
hands full. Calling the rest of my friends over wouldn't change
anything. Would it? No. By now, everyone would have found out that the
Alpha king is missing. The Graylards would have their hands full explaining
his disappearing act. No. They need to be there for when the shit hits the
fan. I was getting desperate when a whisper brushed against my ear.

        "Rye, Rye..."

        I recognized the voice instantly. I stiffened. Was I dreaming?
Nope, I decided when the voice got even more pronounced. "Where are you?" I
whispered back. In a matter of seconds the person sent me a mental image of
his location. I gave a genuine smile. "Stay right there. I'm coming your
way."

        Within a second I was standing in front of a band of warriors. And
at the head, no other than my old friend, the Leopard cambion.

        'Ned!' I rushed into his opened arms. I was so happy he was here
that I couldn't stop myself from crying out of joy in front of his men.

        I don't know how long we stayed like this but when I peeled myself
from him he was smiling back.

        'Ned. I'm not a religious person but you're a godsend, my friend.'

        'I'm glad to be at your service your Majesty,' he replied
politely. He had matured a bit. Well, lots. He was bigger than I remembered
and his beautiful blond hair was cropped short to the scalp. He also had
grown a moustache and goatee.

        At the mention of my title all his men went down on one knee. I
blushed. I don't know why I keep forgetting my status in this place.

        'It's a pleasure meeting you all. Please, get up.'

        One by one they rose. I scanned their faces. Some looked
familiar. They were from Belen. They must be Niall's men.

        I turned to Ned. 'How did you find me? More importantly, why are
you here?'

        'We followed your scent,' he said.

        'Huh!'

        'Well, we were dispatched to rescue a witch family. They'd been
taken. We found them, eliminated the nest of vampires that took them and
sent them to safety. We stayed in the Sear because we were told that we
might be needed here. So, a few days ago, we crossed your scent. We figured
you were heading this way and we also knew you were being tagged, so we
followed you. We arrived last night. I knew Koff has an inhibitor crystal
but you being a feres and all, I've been sending you whispers all night. I
started again this morning. Thank goodness you replied because we were
getting ready to punch our way in there to rescue you.'

        The warriors laughed when he said that. It was contagious because I
couldn't help but join in.

        'I'm glad you didn't, although, we badly do need your help.'

        I told him everything. He and his men listened. They needed to know
what they're getting themselves into. Surprisingly, they were
unperturbed. If anything, they wanted to join the fight. They were quite
vocal about it too.

        I also told him about our plan. A guy named Jay had a brilliant
idea that could tip things in our favor. He suggested that Ned and his men
could attack Koff head on. It would force Koff to send more guards toward
the invaders, leaving behind a skeleton crew, which we could easily
overpowered.

        'The numbers aren't in our favor though. We're only thirty,' Ned
said more to his men than to me. He wanted them to know what was at stake
here.

        'Wait. I might have something,' I said.

        I sent a few whispers and it wasn't long before I got a response.

        I smiled. It's good to have friends.

        'What is it?' Ned asked.

        'Help is coming. There's a witch outpost not far from
here. Commander Fiori will be joining you by this evening.'

        I didn't know why I didn't think of her sooner, knowing how she and
her men were dying for some action. She sounded so excited that she would
have been here in a matter of seconds if she didn't have to gather up her
men first.

        'If they're late were going without them,' someone from the crowd
said. Again, the men laughed. I loved the fact that they were making light
of a dire situation like this.  It gives me hope.

        'Don't worry. They're witches. They can teleport.'

        'Rusty,' Ned called one of the men, 'take charge. I'm accompanying
his Majesty back to Haven. I need to hear more about this plan of theirs.'
To me he said, 'Can you teleport two extras?' I nodded yes. 'Good. Jay,
you're coming with us. The rest of you get rested. I need you at the top of
your game tomorrow.'

        With that, I reached out and touched his and Jay's cores. Keeping a
tight hold, I teleported us to Haven.

        'That is new,' Ned amusingly said.

        'Yeah. There's a lot more you don't know about.'

        'You keep surprising me, your Majesty.'

        'Your Majesty, you're back,' Shelly said when she spotted us. We
appeared next to the granary so as not to perturb the locals. Seeing her
face, I think I failed. She had a friend with her. Unfortunately, she
dropped her basket and bolted when she saw Ned's imposing frame.

        'I think we just frightened the poor girl,' Jay said scratching his
head.

        Chuckling, I turned to Shelly. 'Is Nash here?'

        'He's with the men. They're still at the meeting area,' she
answered. She was brave. She was visibly shaking even if her voice was calm
and collected.

        I thanked her and started for the meeting area.

        As we walked into the clearing that served as the meeting area,
everyone present got to their feet.

        'At ease gentlemen,' I said, 'these are friends of mine. They're
here to help.'

        One by one they relaxed their guard. Except for Caleb. He was
staring straight at Ned. 'He's a leopard shifter,' he spit out.

        That got everyone's attention. But Ned, being Ned, dismissed the
challenge in Caleb's voice. He pointed to himself, 'would it make you feel
better to know that I'm a cambion. Oh, and he's a wolf shifter,' he said
pointing to Jay who chuckled out loud.

        'Relax Caleb. He's a friend.'

        'But he was an enemy once.' This coming from Keene. No doubt he
read the guys mind.

        Ned blushed.

        I gave Keene a cold stare. Telling him to back off.

        I addressed everyone, 'there's no cause to be alarmed. Ned is my
friend. He's here at my request. I trust him with my life.' To prove my
point, I pulled Ned to me and planted a kiss on his cheek. I pulled his
face even closer and tapped his other cheek.  'Look. He's a harmless teddy
bear. Like I said he's here to help, so do the pack of wolves waiting in
the forest.'

        Ned blushed more profusely, much to Jay's amusement.

        'A leopard commanding a pack of wolves. If I hadn't seen it for
myself I wouldn't have believe it. Not in a million years,' Goran said
slapping his knee.

        Jay laughed while Ned blushed yet again, out of modesty this
time. There was a little more bantering but soon we got back to
business. Goran's mood had improved.  Hearing about the pack of wolves
camping outside of Koff and the witches, who were sure to come may have had
something to do with it.

        As we discussed the plan further, two people caught my eye. First,
Logan, whose eyes never left Ned. He was infatuated by the leopard. He kept
licking his voluptuous lips every time Ned spoke. The second person that
drew my attention was Ferard, or as I prefer to call him, slut number
one. He was eying both Ned and Jay. It was clear what he wanted to do to
them by the way he was gawking.

        We spent the whole afternoon planning. The women brought us food
and drinks, then clearing everything when we were done. The meeting went on
until dusk.

        Caleb, Ferard and Logan followed Jay, Ned and me when we left the
meeting site. Caleb tagged along because he was still suspicious, Ferard
tagged along because... he was Ferard, but Logan came with us because his
father wanted him to go with Ned. He knows Koff inside and out and his
knowledge will be of use to Ned and the pack.

        Although, I wanted to stay with Ned at his camp I didn't. I didn't
want to unsettle the hopes of everyone in Haven by leaving. Instead I
teleported Ned, Jay, Logan and Ferard there.

        Yes Ferard. He wanted to go there pretending he was feeling
claustrophobic here. Despite himself, Caleb had to laugh when Ferard said
that. The others didn't understand why, but I guessed they would find out
soon enough. I just hope he doesn't cause a riot over there.

        When I got back, Caleb was still waiting for me. Keene was with
him.

        'Rye I underestimated you. You're more powerful than I thought,'
Keene said, or rather Devlin said that.

        I huffed, but not out of frustration. 'I'm not that powerful. I
still can't beat Helledon.'

        'I'm not talking about strength or your abilities. A powerful man
is not measured by those standards alone, more by the number of men that
follow him.'

        I didn't feel confident enough to agree with him, so I shrugged
instead.

        'Well, now that everything is settled here, I'm off to relay the
plan to Wren and the others. Do you want to tag along?'

        I sure wanted to go with him, then again, I was angry with Wren
still. I might be tempted to strangle him if I went there. Again, I
shrugged.

        Having heard my resolve, Keene grinned. 'I guess not. Well, have a
good night's rest. We wake up early tomorrow.' With that he walked away.

        When he was gone, Caleb approached me. 'Keene is right. We need to
rest.  Come on. Let's go to the shack.'

        Silently, I followed him there.

        We lay on the matted fur next to each other without a
word. Tomorrow is going to be a long day. I just knew it. I closed my eyes
and waited for sleep.

        More than an hour later, I was still awake.

        'Rye, are you asleep?' Caleb asked even though I was sure he knew I
wasn't.

        'No.'

        Silence.

        'Can I ask you a question?'

        'Sure.'

        'Everyone outside of this place think Koff is run by cutthroats and
thieves. Do you think the stories were ever true to begin with?'

        I was curious about that too, when I got here. The town didn't look
anything like Stryker had described to us, before we left on our journey. I
enquired about it, of course.  Everyone has a different version of the
truth. Only the professor seemed to believe Helledon put a spell of this
place. He said anyone who walked out of Koff, beyond the range of the
inhibitor crystals, would gradually start forgetting what they actually
knew of the town. He also believed Helledon wove these stories into the
spell. The stories have a dual purpose, one, to account for the lack of
memories, and two, to serve as a deterrent to people who might decide to
come here.

        I relayed it all to Caleb.

        'Then why didn't it prevent us from coming here?'

        'The same reason why Keene let us get captured by the slave
hunters. He wasn't too sure he would remember the way back in. He's been
gone for a long time from this place.'

        'I still don't buy it. There must be another plausible
explanation,' Caleb said.  'Oh. What about your leopard shifter friend? He
seemed to have found Koff without any trouble.'

        I sniggered. 'Ned has been here before. Actually, more than once,
with Xell his former master. Apparently, either the spell works only once
or it might be with each visit it loosens its grip on you.'

        Caleb remained skeptical. 'If you say so, Rye.'

        I sniggered, then turned to face him. 'Okay. What do you think went
on here?'

        'Well. I think Keene and his kin were the bandits, cutthroats and
thieves they all talked about. They ruled Koff before Helledon dethroned
them and sent them packing.'

        I laughed, yet I did find Caleb's arguments compelling.

        'The stories said Koff was a town consisting of hags, Goran and his
people are hags. They are witches born but with no magic. Keene was an
exception because of Devlin. Originally, he was also born without
magic. Furthermore, they know far too much about weapons and warfare for a
group of simple miners. Sure, thirteen years of occupation can change
people but not by this much. If they were simple miners they would have
ended up like the rest of their people, submissive and subservient to their
new masters.'

        I was still laughing.

        'I'm serious Rye, there's something fishy about the Keenes.'

        My laugher subsided. 'I'm not saying you're wrong Cale. But I guess
will find out one of these days.'

        More silence.

        'Rye. I'm not sleepy.'

        'Me neither.'

        Silence.

        'Do you want to have sex?'

        I didn't have to think long about it. 'Sure, why not.'

        Caleb moved closer until our lips touched. He ran a hand over my
side and settled on my chest. He sucked on my bottom lip. I moaned. He took
that as a sigh of encouragement. His hand left my chest to study the side
of my face. I sucked in his upper lip. It felt so good that I gave in to
him completely.

        I finally broke the kiss and rolled on to my front. He instantly
climbed on my back. His hard cock nestled between my butt cheeks while his
chest laid heavily on my upper body. He made sure he wasn't crushing me too
much though. Even if he did put his full weight on me, I was sure I could
handle it. He was lighter than Wren in that respect. He kissed the side of
my face, ear and neck. I moaned louder. Carefully he scrapped his teeth
alongside my nape to my left shoulder. He bit into my flesh, gently,
fueling my desire to have him in me. His hips started rubbing against my
butt cheeks. It was sensual, animalistic and erotic. I shivered in
delightful little pleasures.

        We didn't have any lube, so he lathered my hole with spit before
breeching my opening. 'Oh, yeah!' I chimed. 'Fuck me Cale.' He didn't
hesitate. Growling, he thrust his cock all the way to the hilt. He paused
for a minute. His pubs tickled my butt cheeks forcing me to wiggle them. He
took that as a sign of my receptiveness and started to pommel me hard. I
enjoyed every moment of it. In fact, I grunted in displeasure when he
paused to adjust his weight.

        He picked up again. I sighed and he sniggered. For sure, he was
enjoying this as much as I was. He kept on fucking me in that
position. After a while, I felt him tense.  With three short jabs, he
lodged himself further inside me and flooded my bowel. Still panting like
the tiger he was, he rolled me on my back and took my cock in his mouth.
He expertly sucked the cum out of me. For a minute I was lost in
euphoria. But he kept going until it became too sensitive for me. I let him
know with a gentle nudge. He released my cock and sprawled by my side.

        We didn't speak as we were both trying to catch our breaths. I
don't know how long we stayed like that but I knew he was fast asleep when
his breathing stabilized.

        I turned towards him and watched his blissful face before I too
entered dreamscape.

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        End of chapter 23