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England was a beautiful country.

All countries are beautiful, of course, each on their own unique way, with their people, their culture, their beautiful landscapes and landmarks. So, it was no surprise that England was a beautiful country, like all others.

A country of great forests. Of castles, towers and fortifications. A country of a noble culture, centered on loyalty to the church and the crown.

A country ruled by a kind and wise queen, who embodied the elegance and regalia of the royal family, and knew perfectly how to balance the kindness of a fair ruler with the stern and firm hand needed to govern a country and protect it from both itself and outside forces.

A country protected by the knights, a noble group of warriors who served to the queen in all she needed, fighting the threats that came from both inside and outside, ensuring that the land and the people would always be safe and thrive under the queen's rule.

The kingdom was big, but it was center on the city of London, which was where the great castle of the queen stood. It was possibly the most magnificent construction of the country. Imposing and elegant, and capable of housing the royal family, as well as many other guests for all of the important events that could happen throughout the year, like the Christmas and Eastern celebrations, natural to that country.

However, today's gathering of animals inside of the great palace was for another reason entirely.

No one spoke a word and just watched. A single figure walked forward in the great hall of the palace, in direction to the pulpit on the great hall.

She had a look of solemn sternness as she walked out. However, truth was, Luthera was more nervous than she had ever been on her entire life.

She looked forward as she walked, still wearing the armor that once belonged to her brother. As she got closer, she could look at the two figures, both looking at her with the same serious expressions.

One of them was a familiar deer, now out of his cloak and wearing his golden and green armor. Sir Colin looked at Luthera with an austere seriousness. The same one he used when he was chasing after her in orders of the Queen, to find and bring her back to face justice for the crime of stealing the armor and sword of the late Sir Alfred, her older brother.

He stood in there, by the side of the pulpit, while the other figure, standing on the pulpit, also looked at her. That was the closest Luthera have ever gotten of the Queen herself and, from that angle, she could see even more why Queen Elizabeth was loved and adored by the people. There was something about her stance that just demanded respect. However, that stance was more the one of an angry mother than the one of an oppressive ruler. For Queen Elizabeth was not oppressive, and she never was. She simply knew when to demand respect and subservience of those who came to stand before her. Like she was currently doing to the female bear who approached her.

Luthera kept her eyes down as she came to stop in just a step away from the queen, and then got on a knee, bowing her head as low as possible, and she just waited for what she knew was coming.

"Luthera of Landred." The Queen said, her voice filling the empty space. No one else dared to speak as the Queen spoke. "Months ago, you have found your way into this palace, invaded treasury of the knights, and stole the armor and sword of the deceased Sir Alfred. Which you still wear this very moment."

Luthera said nothing in return. She didn't tried to rationalize or justify her actions. She didn't tried to explain that she had gotten the armor and sword so she could chase after the criminals who murdered her brother and bring them to justice. She knew that she had no place in saying any of that. The Queen was not done talking. So, Luthera just kept her head down and

"Needless to say, the act of stealing the possessions of a knight are a crime, especially if you steal the possessions of a deceased knight." The Queen proceeded, her tune as serious as it need be in such a situation. "Not only it is a crime against the noble name of the nights, but a great insult to the memory of the noble knights who gave their lives in service of England and of the royal family, such as Sir Alfred of Landred did."

"As a result of your crime, I have, myself, designed Sir Colin of Lancorni to go after you, apprehend you and bring you back to this palace. Not only to return the possessions you have stolen, but also so you would be tried and face justice for the transgressions you made."

Luthera dared to shift her gaze, not looking at the Queen, but at Colin. Someone she had known since they were both children. She never came as far as to consider him her friend, but he was someone that grew up with her, and they even trained together as Colin prepared to one day become a knight, like his father. Many times Colin looked at her with a smile on his face as they both improved their skills together. However, as she looked at him now, she could not see that same smile, but only a serious, nearly cold expression as he looked back at her.

"I did so, because your actions were crimes. Crimes that went against the laws stablished by my father and my grandfather, both kings of this land. Laws absolute and unbreakable made by the rulers of this land, supported by the divine right to govern this land in the name of the Lord."

Luthera continued looking down for a few more moments. The entire hall so silent it was as if everyone inside were holding their breaths. Finally, the female bear dared to look up at the Queen, who looked back at her. However, on her face there was no sternness. Only a smile as she looked back at the female.

"And you have proved that it is truth that, sometimes, rules need to be broke in the name of the greater good."

Luthera still said nothing, and the Queen continued.

"You have, along with valorous allies you made during your quest, chased the criminals Veruca and Klaus Dumont, facing countless dangers on your quest to stop their evil ploy to take over England and the world. And you have, at the end of your journey, stopped them from going on with their plans by destroying the four mystical weapons they gathered. Thanks to your acts of bravery, the two criminals were arrested and sentenced, and the whole world was saved."

"Needless to say, such an act of bravery and heroism is unprecedented, and it does demand for an unprecedented reward." As the Queen said that, Colin, who stood by her side, pulled out a long, ornate sword, and handed it respectfully to the corgi lady. "Normally it takes years for someone to achieve this kind of honor. However, after all your efforts and bravery, this is the least you deserve."

Luthera knew what was coming, and she lowered her head once more. She then felt the blade of the sword gently touch her shoulders, one at a time, as the Queen said:

"By the name of the crown, and with the blessing of the Lord, I name thy Sir Luthera of Landley. Hereby granting you the title of member of the sacred order of the knights, to serve and protect the crown and England. By taking this mantle, you are now bond by the honor of the knights. You must serve the crown with all of your strength. You must use your rage to destroy evil in any form you find it. You must use your might to protect the weak and the innocent. You must always speak truthfully, even at the cost of your life. You shall, from here on out, carry this oath within your heart, while you serve and protect your country. As you stand, you are now, like your father and brother before you, a knight of the realm."

Luthera looked up, and now she couldn't suppress her smile anymore.

"In the name of my father and brother, I shall forever carry this title and oath with pride." She said, and she stood up, now Sir Luthera, the Wandering Blade, the knight.

As she stood, the whole place erupted in applause, as everyone cheered the new knight of the kingdom. Even Colin, before serious and stoic, now had a smile on his face as he applauded his new fellow knight.

And, among all of the people applauding...

"WOOHOO! YOU RULE, BLADE!" The familiar voice sounded, making Luthera look over her shoulder, at the familiar panda right on the first row, who was cheering more than anyone else on that hall.

"You deserve it, pal! You did it! That's how you roll! That's my friend! Ouch, my shoulder..." Po continued to cheer, not minding the people sitting next to him giving him looks as he was maybe a bit too vocal on his approval, but Po didn't minded those people. He was always bad at reading the mood on a room, and he was far too happy for seeing his friend Blade finally becoming the knight she had always aspired to be. The knight that he knew she had always been in her heart.

Blade, on her end, could only smile as she looked back at the panda, who tried to cheer for her as much as he could, even with his arm on a sling...

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After the solemnity ended, everyone went their way. Including Luthera herself, who walked out of the palace and in direction to the city. By her sides, were Colin and Po. The panda was still over the moon with happiness for his friend having finally gotten what she wanted.

"So, Blade..." Po said to her. "How does it feels to finally be a knight?"

Luthera looked at the panda.

"Honestly?" She said, and her face made Po feel a bit insecure, but then she smiled to him. "It feels pretty awesome."

This did made both panda and bear laugh. Colin, meanwhile, smiled as he walked by their side.

"You have earned this title with everything you did." He said to Luthera. "I look forward to working with you as my fellow knight." He spoke and then excused himself as he left, as he had other things to do during the day, including talking to the rest of the knights on the details of Luthera's future as one of them, including her future habitations. He needed to make sure everything was ready to welcome their new sister on their midst, after all.

This left Po and Luthera to continue their way into the village by the castle, as they could chat all they wanted. Po certainly was still talking a lot (he was a chatterbox, and Luthera had learned to love that about the panda, as well as many other of his flaws and qualities), as he was still loving the fact that his friend finally was living her dream. Still...

"I think you should have been knighted as well." Luthera said to the panda, "After all, you traveled along with me. I would not have gotten half as far as I did if it wasn't for you."

Po looked at her, and he shrugged. "Yeah, you hear the guys. I'm not a relative of knights like you. And I wasn't born on England." He seemed not to have any problem with this, "Besides, I would have to stay here if I became a knight, right? I still want to return to China. It is my home, after all."

Po failed to notice the slight hurt that passed by Luthera's eyes as she heard him say that last part. However, she continued on the subject.

"I still think you deserve to be knighted as well..." Luthera said, "I mean, I can understand they were hesitant to knight Ruhkimini because of past as a thief, but refusing you simply because you were not born in England? It doesn't seems right."

"Yeah..." Po said, feeling that he should agree with his friend to make her happy. "By the way, have you seem Rukhmini lately?"

Luthera shook her head.

"Not since she left that letter. It seems that she really has gone her way."

Po nodded, and couldn't help but feel a little sad at this. Rukhmini had been a great companion during their adventure. She had been, in some parts, truly essential to their mission of retrieving the weapons and following up the steps of the two weasels. They even became very good friends with her, and she seemed to actually have come to care for them.

However, two weeks prior, they had found her bedroom empty, with only a letter left on the pillow.

It was a really touching letter, Po cried while he read it. She told to them how it was great travelling with them, and how they have become the best friends she ever had on her life, but on how she needed to continue her way. She promise to never forget them and said that she hoped they would all meet again one day.

That was the last time they had any news of their master thief friend.

Curiously, on that same day, many people on the palace have reported that their wallets and other small valuables went missing...

"You should have been by my side being knighted." Luthera insisted, looking at her friend. "Even if you return to China, you could still hold the title of knight. You could even act as an ambassador in China representing England! You deserve to become a knight as well. It was you who gave me the chance to attack and prevent those two from raising their army of the dead. It was you who put your life on the line to let me do it! You almost..."

She trailed, and she and Po looked at each other. Then she said:

"It is you who got wounded the most during our fight..."

Po looked at her, and he knew she was referring to his scar.

Po faced a lot of dangers and problems on his time. From fighting Tai Lung on the Valley of Peace to his final combat with Kai on the Spirit Realm. And all of the other adventures and tribulations that he had in between. He always came out on top on each of those occasions, and never suffered any lasting injuries of any kind.

However, on this adventure, he gained a scar.

It was on the left side of his chest, even taking some portion of his left shoulder. It looked like a misshapen star, and it was BIG. Big enough that anyone would notice even from a distance. It was as if all of his skin on that area had been burnt and cauterized, what was not very far from what had actually happened on the day he gained that scar.

At least, that was how it felt for Po.

It was on their final combat with Klaus and Veruca. The weasels were about to starts off their evil ritual to raise the army they planned to use to take over the world, summoning the power of all of the four weapons. The energy they were using was so great that it was impossible to get near them without being hit by those freaky, rainbow-colored lightnings coming from both of the weasels as they harnessed the powers of the elements to do their bidding.

It was Po who had the idea of how they could be able to get close enough to attack:

He would use himself as a lightning rod to attract the energy and give Blade the opening she needed to reach them.

Luthera's immediate reaction was to ask Po if he had lost his mind, but the panda was very serious about it. They only had minutes before the weasels summoned their army of "badness", and each second counted. One of them needed to get there and stop the two, and this one could only be Blade. That was why Po didn't even waited to hear her answer before putting his plan into action.

Luthera had a look of pure horror as she saw all of those lightnings striking Po as he screamed in agony. Still, the panda powered through, and screamed at Luthera to "go for it". Luthera, finding the strength to look away from her friend in pain, charged into the two weasels, who seemed as baffled as her.

What happened next was the kind of thing that would go down in legend, and would be sang about in many more generations to come. It ended with all four weapons, damaged by Luthera's blade and flicking with energy, being propelled high into the sky by their own power and exploding in what could only be described as a "million colors aurora", that could be seen all over the country.

With this, the weasels had been defeated, and they both sieged and captured by the other knights.

However, Luthera didn't had the chance to bask on the glory of her victory.

She turned and ran in direction to Po.

When she saw him, she nearly died of heart failure then and there.

His chest was burnt badly, and he was not moving at all. Even she knelt by his side and shook him, he didn't answered. For a moment, she had the terrifying impression that Po had died.

Everyone else who was on the place soon was gathering around her and the fallen Po, all of them wanting nothing more than to know if the panda was alive.

And he was.

He was barely even hanging by a thread, but he was alive. But not for long, if nothing was done about it.

They rushed Po back to the village, and brought the best healers, shamans and physicians to help. They all spent the entire night working with the panda, treating his wounds and trying with all they could to save his life.

Luthera was sure that staying on that waiting room, waiting along with all of those people to know if Po was going to live or die, had been one of the most stressful and dreadful times of her entire life.

The amount dread she felt as she waited for the answer was only rival to the amount of ultimate relief and happiness she felt when the chief physician came back, announcing that the panda was stable, and that he would be recovering.

If that wasn't reason for a celebration, Luthera sure didn't knew what was.

However, Po didn't came back unscathed, like in previous battles. He would be needing a lot of time to recover, and his wounds would need to be monitored carefully during this time, to be sure there would be no adverse effects. Po's injuries were, after all, generated by a magic source, and you could never be too careful when it came to magic.

And Po did recover. Now, nearly four weeks since the events, Po was fully recovered and he showed no lingering effects of the magic energy that nearly killed him. The only thing that was truly permanent about that whole ordeal was the scar left on Po's chest.

That area had been completely charred by the energy, the skin had practically melted off and, even though it grew back, it would forever remain as a mark of what Po did. The physicians were sure the scar would never fade, and that the fur on that area would never grow back.

"You know, it's alright." Po said to Luthera as he smiled. "'Scars are badges of courage', is what they say, no? Besides, I didn't really used that nipple."

Luthera was pretty sure that Po was very much just trying to remain positive and not worry her. However, the truth was, Po actually didn't minded that scar too much. I mean, it was strange to always look down and see that thing on his chest that was not there before. But, with time, Po grew used to the presence of the charred mark on his chest, and it didn't bothered him at all anymore. It didn't even hurt anymore, although it still tingled whenever it got wet.

Other people would often stare at his new scar, though. Some of them even looked uncomfortable as they looked at the size and aspect of the massive mark. Maybe Po should start wearing shirts...

"Anyways, the guys said that I can still be your squire. You know, the guy who carries your weapons and stuff?" Po said to her, "I'm pretty sure it would be nice. I mean, I could present myself as Po, Wandering Blade's squire. I mean, it is not as glamorous when you know what a squire is, but at least I'd have a title."

There was a brief silence between the two, which Po was quick to notice and break:

"Anyways, we better go check on Dad, he said he want us to try that new recipe of his'."

With this, the two continued their way into the village.

As they made their way through it, everyone on the village greeted them both. They all knew the story of what happened, and they were all in awe and admiration at the two heroes who saved England and the world, just like everyone else on the country. Of course, Luthera was the greater hero on their eyes, but Po also did his part as the "brave, although a bit clumsy, assistant of the great female knight", so the panda received his fair share of attention as well.

Po had to admit, it did felt good to have people looking at him with respect and admiration, and complimenting him as he passed. Like they did before his screw up...

Po shook his head. There was no changing the past, he knew that.

Po already recognized his own mistake. He had been a fool, as he allowed his title and fame go to his head and forgot why he even became the Dragon Master on the first place. He forgot that it was all about becoming a better and stronger warrior to protect people of China, and be worthy of the admiration and love they gave to him.

This travel across the world to save it had been a real eye-opener for Po. It made him remember what was truly important about being the Dragon Master. It made him realize that, if he wanted his reputation and the respect of the people of China back, then he would have to earn it.

And earn it he would.

He could not take the weasels prisoners, since they were already England's prisoners, waiting for their trial. He could not take the gauntlet back, for it was destroyed along with the rest of the weapons. So, Po would be earning his reputation the old fashioned way: one act of bravery and kindness at a time, like he did when he first became the Dragon Master on the first place.

It could take him years, but he would prove himself once more and earn back the love of the people he wanted to protect. He would prove to them, once more, that he was worthy of being the Dragon Master, and that he would always do his best to honor this title and, more important, the love and respect they all once placed on him.

That is, if he could convince the Emperor not to send him to prison as soon as he set foot back on his homeland...

Soon, they were both catching sight of the place Po's dad was staying. What was not that hard, considering the crowd that was gathering into the place.

Well, neither of them were too surprised, as it was near lunchtime. Of course there would be people in there for Mr. Ping's noodles.

"Looks like your father's noodles are still a hit around London." Luthera said with a smile as they approached, and they could see the crowd gathering on the place, and they could also see the goose going from table to table along with the other hired helpers to serve bowls of noodles. "I guess people are starting to like it better than fish 'n chips."

"Yeah. Dad's food was a hit in all places we stopped during our travel." Po mentioned as they walked in direction to the place.

"I guess he really is the world's best noodle maker, after all."

The two continued their way, and they were wondering if Mr. Pink would have more courtesy food for them, as usual. However, they stopped when they noticed a shadow passing over them.

No. Two shadows.

The two then looked up, and they saw two figures flying over them from above, and coming down in circles.

They weren't vultures this time. No, they were other kind of birds.

Suddenly, the two figures invested downwards, diving on their direction. The two instinctively took a step back, opening a space before themselves, which the two birds used to land. The two figures straightened themselves, and they looked at the two mammals, who soon recognized the two birds.

There was no way you would ever fail to recognize someone who had been chasing you across the world for weeks.

During the course of their mission to find the weapons, Po and Luthera had to crash into the Emperor's house, scaring the snot out of him and making him panic and order them to be arrested. This certainly didn't helped to the fact he already thought Po was a criminal. However, it got even worse when the weasels broke into the place and took the weapon, and then Po and Luthera both went chasing after them.

The Emperor thought that they were all working together!

And, let me tell you, he did not took it lightly.

The Emperor would not allow someone to invade his house, threaten him and then walk away with it. He would have Po arrested for this, and fleeing from China would not be enough for the panda to escape.

He designed someone to go after the panda and bring him back to face trial, along with all of his accomplices. And after the Forbidden Company's failure to bring the panda when he sent them, the Emperor decided to trust this mission to another.

For that, he contacted two of the greatest warriors and kung fu masters China has ever seen: the legendary Falcon Twins.

If there was anyone who could capture and bring back the former Dragon Master, it would be those two.

So, all the while Po and his friends continued their mission to stop the weasels, they were chased by a pair of kung fu masters who had their minds set on capturing the panda who they thought was a traitor.

As if Colin was not bad enough...

The brother and sister certainly went a long way chasing after Po and attempting to capture him and bring him back so the Emperor could have him punished. They even managed to have Po captured. Two times. Both times he was later rescued, first by the weasels, who once more tried convincing him to join them, and the second time by his friends.

The falcons continued to chase them, until the last days of their adventure, when they finally realized that Po was not the bad guy, and that he was actually trying to save the world. After this, they sided with him, and helped him fight the weasels when it came time for the final confrontation.

They were also there when Po made his bold move, which put his life at risk, and they were among the ones who waited anxiously to hear if the panda would be living or dying.

And, according to what Po heard, they actually seemed relieved to hear that the panda would be recovering. Of course, that was only what Po heard, once Blade and his dad had been too worried with him to actually pay attention to the falcons, and they both left just hours after hearing that Po would be okay, but would be needing time to recover from his wounds.

And now, they were back, four weeks later.

Falcon Brother, with his strong stature, wearing only a pair of black shorts, with Falcon Sister by his side, wearing a matching pair of white pants and shirt. Both of them with the same shade of indigo and dark-gray for their feathers, yellow curved beaks with black tips and yellow eyes, both of them looking at the panda as they stood before him and Blade. An awkward silence built in between the four animals.

A silence that Falcon Sister broke:

"Hey..."

"... Hi." Po said, answering back, and some more silence followed.

"I see you are recovering nicely." Falcon Brother said, looking at Po, to his arm on a sling and the new scar he now bore on his chest in particular. Po's hand covered the scar, and then the falcon continued:

"We are glad."

Po and Blade both looked at the two falcons, who looked at him.

"We... never really thanked you for saving us a month ago." Falcon Sister said again, and Po looked at her. He knew how she was referring to how Po literally saved them from being crushed to death by debris, before going with Blade to stop the weasels once and for all.

"Oh, yeah... you guys kinda took off without talking to me." Po said, and the two siblings actually looked a bit ashamed of themselves.

"Well..." Falcon Brother said, "That's because we assumed that, after all that happened, you would probably not want to see or talk to us, considering everything..."

He was looking down as he said that, and so was his sister. If there was an expression of pure regret on birds, it was the one that those two falcons were making.

Po shared a look with Blade, and then he said:

"It's fine."

This simple phrase surprised the two, who looked at the panda and saw his smiling face. There was not a single shadow on that smile. No resentment, nor anger. At least, none that the two could detect. Only a kindness that they both few times saw on the faces of others, especially on the faces of those they once chased as relentlessly as they did to that panda.

Looking at him for a few more moments, the falcons bowed to Po, putting their wings together in a reverence. Po, on his end, returned the reverence to the two, the best he could with his arm on a sling, and they looked at each other smiling. Luthera was smiling as well. She noticed the air between them, and she was glad to see that all the hostility that previously came from the falcons towards her and Po was all but gone.

"So..." Falcon Brother said, "How has life on England been treating you?"

It was an attempt at defusing any nervousness or awkwardness that could come next, and it was gladly received. Po started giving them an abridged version of how his recovery month on London as been.

As he did, some of the people of the city were looking at them. This ended up including Mr. Ping, who had just served another batch of is noodle soup to a costumer and was about to make his way back to the kitchen when he stopped by noticing Po and his friend Blade talking to two falcons.

As soon as Mr. Ping recognized those falcons, he let out a gasp as his eyes became as wide as dinner plates.

"... so, Blade is finally a knight." Po concluded, and the falcons looked at him.

"Not you?" Falcon Sister asked. "That doesn't sounds fair."

"That's what I told him." Luthera said, and Po was, once more, dismissive about it all.

"Seriously, don't sweat it, guys. I'm fine. So, what about back in China? How things going? The Emperor still wants to lock me up?"

The falcons looked at Po.

"Oh, yes. That." Falcon Brother said. "In fact, Po, this is something we need to talk to you about. And you will probably like to hear it."

However, before he could say anything else, a figure suddenly jumped into view, honking out as he swung a pan and a cleaver about. The falcons both took a step back, and so did Po and Blade, as they all looked at the small form of Mr. Ping.

"Dad! What the heck!?"" Po said in surprise, but the goose ignored him, instead paying attention to the two birds of prey, pointing a pan at one and a cleaver at the other.

"You!" He said as he glared at them. "You duo of crazy panda snatchers! Stay back!"

"Hey! Hey!" Falcon Sister said, "Calm down! Put those down."

"So you both can kidnap my son again? Not a chance!" Mr. Ping said, "I told you already! My son is NOT a criminal! He is the kindest and sweetest boy someone has ever met, and he DOES NOT deserves to be treated like a monster! And I DON'T care what the Emperor says!"

Mr. Ping's reaction was understandable. After all, the Falcon Twins had already took Po in the past, and that certainly left a bad taste on Mr. Ping's beak. I mean, what would you think is a pair of falcons came flying out of nowhere and took your son away flying?

Twice?

The goose had good reason to mistrust the two, and the twins knew that.

"Mr. Ping." Falcon Brother said, speaking as respectably as he could. "I know that, considering our history, you may think we are here to mean harm, but I assure you that this is not the case."

Mr. Ping still had the male falcon on the aim of his pan as he glared at him.

"We have no ill-intent towards the Dragon Master." Falcon Brother concluded.

"Yeah, Dad." Po said, talking to the goose. "They're cool, there is no need to be-"

Then, Po trailed, as he realized what Falcon Brother said.

"Wait." The panda said, turning his gaze to the avian. "Did you just called me 'Dragon Master'?"

Po was genuinely surprised by this. After all, this was the first time one of the falcon siblings called him by his lost title. They called him many things on the times they saw him. They called him "panda", "criminal", "fugitive", "traitor", near the end of their adventure they even took it to actually call him by his name. However, they never before called him by the title he once had.

At least, not when talking directly to Po.

"Well, yes." Falcon Brother said, "After all, it is common courtesy to refer to someone by their title. Especially among fellow kung fu masters, right?"

There was silence after those words, as Po looked at him, and then his expression sadder.

"Riiiight..." Po said, "Look, I know that you guys realized that I'm not a bad guy, and that you two kind of owe me one for saving you, but there is no need to call me by that title. Because I'm not actually the 'Dragon Master' anymore." Po concluded, looking down, and that was when Falcon Sister spoke:

"Yes, you are not a bad guy. Yes, we kind of owe you one for saving us. Yes, we need to call you by this title, because you actually are the 'Dragon Master'." She spoke it, and Po looked at her.

"The Emperor reinstated your title."

This surprised Po, Luthera and Mr. Ping.

"Wait, for real!?" Po asked, barely believing what he has just heard. Falcon Sister and her brother both nodded, confirming the words of the female avian. However, Po was still in shock.

"W-wha... When? How? Why!?" He asked, and the two falcons put themselves to explain.

"After we learned you were going to recover, we decided that out business was done here." Falcon Brother said. "We flew all the way back to China, and went back to the Emperor to report back to him."

"He was not pleased that we have returned without bringing you in shackles like he demanded." Falcon Sister said, "He demanded to know why we didn't had you, and so we told him."

"We gave him a very thorough report of our time chasing after you." Falcon Brother spoke, "From the lands we chased you through to the many people that you have helped and saved along your way. And we then found out that you were not a traitor and was only trying to chase those weasels and retrieve the objects they stole."

"And we gave him a very thorough report of your valiant final stand against the weasels. And on how you courageously put your own life on the line to stop the weasels from taking over the world." Falcon Sister said, and she then added:

"And, we may have also flourished a few details..."

"The Emperor surely was surprised by our report." Falcon Brother, "By the time he recovered, he said, believe it or not, that he made a terrible mistake."

"With the story of how you saved the world, and the confirmation that the incident on Wankun Village was, in fact, just an accident, the Emperor certainly saw how he had misjudged you." Falcon Sister said, "And he was upset at some of the members of his cohort for having fed him wrong narratives that led him to make such a misjudgment."

"Right after he fired a few of his advisors..." Falcon Brother said, as he reached out behind himself and pulled out a scroll he had been carrying on is belt. "He announced that all of the charges against you were removed, and your title as the Dragon Master was immediately reinstated."

Falcon Brother unfolded the scroll and allowed Po to look at the scroll. It was pretty much like the previous one, the one that declared the removal of his title. However, whereas the other one painted him as a monster and unworthy of the title, this one spoke highly of his bravery and virtue while reinstating that he was the Dragon Master once more, with an artistic depiction of Po in a noble position like that of Buddha.

Po was baffle by what he just learned. And the falcons were not done talking yet.

"Naturally, news like that needed to be shared with as many people as possible." Falcon Sister said, "And we offered to help spread the news."

"And we started spreading the news over China." Falcon Brother continued for his sister. "We flew as much as we could, and I'm sure you noticed we are fast flyers, and shared the news with everyone we found."

"We told everyone in China all about your heroic deeds." Falcon Sister said, "How you managed to save the world in spite of your own people being against you, and how you so selflessly was willing to give your life for the sake of the world."

Po looked in between the two siblings as they alternated talking. He finally blinked.

"And?" Po said, looking at the two, who then proceeded.

"And, everyone was impressed and moved by your tale." Falcon Brother said, "Many of them mentioned how much of a noble hero you were, and how you fully deserved the title of Dragon Master, and that they admire you very much."

Po looked at him.

"And?"

"And, we also passed by Wankun Village." Falcon Sister said, "And we transmitted your message."

For a moment, Po was not sure what she was talking about, but he then remembered.

Back then, when Po nearly got blown up and was on the verge of dying, he noticed the falcons in there, both of them looking at him with as much worry as the others. At that moment, Po really thought he was going to die. So, before they took him to have his wounds treated, he talked to the two falcons, and pleaded for them to take a message back to Wankun for him.

"We transmitted your message of how you apologized for not having been able to recover the Wugao Gauntlet for them, and that you hoped they could forgive you, but understood if they didn't." Falcon Brother said, and then his sister took on talking:

"They didn't seemed to mind too much about the gauntlet, though. They seemed more worried about your state, after you told them the severity of your wounds. They seemed really worried about you. I even heard some of them mentioning that they might have been too harsh on you back then, since it was an accident and you were only trying to help. I think there was a bunny child hugging a panda toy and crying..."

"And?" Po asked, and Falcon Brother said:

"And they were, naturally, relieved when we told them you were alive and going to recover." He was looking to the panda, "They said that, when you were back, you would be more than welcome to their rebuilt village. Pei Pei even mentioned she would have a spot reserved for you on the VIP area of her restaurant, and she would serve you the best foods on the menu for free."

That was all very good to hear. Po felt relieved for hearing that the people of Wankun, the ones who were the first to get mad at him, were forgiving him and worried about his wellbeing. It truly meant a lot to the panda.

But still...

"And?" Po asked, looking at the two. The falcons looked at each other, and they continued:

"And, all of the bad rumors regarding you have been dispelled and your name has been cleared. There is hardly a single person left in China who has any ill thoughts of feelings towards you." Falcon Brother said, "Save, of course, for the criminal crowd that looks down on any and all heroes."

"And?" Po insisted, looking at the two eagerly, and this prompted, after a short silence, for Falcon Sister to say:

"And... everyone thinks highly of you and admires you?"

"And?" Po asked once more, and he was practically bouncing as if a child waiting for a toy. "And? And?"

Falcon Sister looked at him with a raised eyebrow, and then at her brother. She did not understood what else the panda could be expecting to hear from them. Falcon Brother, however, had an idea. One based on a conversation he had with Po on the first time they captured him, when he told the male avian about the "measure of how much someone is loved by the public".

"And..." Falcon Brother said, looking at the panda with a smile on his beak. "The Dragon Master's toys are being sold on a very high demand on the Happy Meals."

There was another silence following those words from Falcon Brother. One that only lasted two seconds.

"YES-OUCH! My shoulder..." Po had celebrated the amazingly good news he had just received, as he put both his arms up in joy, but regretted nearly immediately, as pain shot up from his not-yet-fully-healed shoulder, making the panda hold it, and making both Lutheran and Mr. Ping go to him to see if he was okay.

However, amidst the pain, Po was still in complete elation for what he had just heard, and so were his friends. Why wouldn't they be? After all, Po had his name cleared and his status as a respected and admired hero of China restored! It was pretty much what Po had wanted at the beginning of their adventure, as much as Luthera had wanted to be a knight.

After how much he risked and how much he went through, it was only fair that he would get it, ain't that right?

"This is so great!" Mr. Ping said, "You're a hero again, Po!"

"Yeah..." Po said, still feeling happy for hearing this. "I am..."

His expression was happy.

"And this time I will do my best to honor my title." He said, with a resolution that you only saw on his face when he was dealing with life or death situations, like on the other times he saved people, China and even the world before.

"We know you will." Falcon Brother said, "There is a hero's welcome waiting for you in China... in case you want to come back."

"What?" Po said, "You kidding? Of course I want to go back! Well, I planned to come back even if you guys had not just told me that everyone forgave me already."

"Really?" Falcon Sister asked, "Even if you thought the Emperor still wanted to arrest you?"

"I'd like to see him try." Mr. Ping said, and the expression on his face and his tone made it clear he fully intended to face the Emperor and anyone else he sent their way to try and have Po arrested. Once more, the Falcons couldn't help but admire the dedication and love of the goose for his panda son.

Not all parents were like that.

"Yeah, I kinda hoped I could talk the Emperor into letting me go free. Or just giving me community service, so I could already start working on making up for the Wankun village fiasco. I was ready to have to do break-back work from morning to night.

"Well, you won't have to, that's for sure." Falcon Sister said, "In fact, you might see yourself receiving a lot of pampering. There is a lot of people who want to give you gifts when you are back. Both to thank you for saving the world and to apologize for the poor treatment you received from the public in general."

"One of them even is offering you a three week vacations on a spa." Falcon Brother said, "Some noble who said that he 'always believed in you'. Although it did seemed he was giving you this as some kind of apology..."

"So, when you think you can travel?" Falcon Sister said, "I remember the healers said something about not even thinking about long travels until you have healed enough."

"Well, I'm ready any time." Po said happily. "I talked to the doctors this morning, and they say that my hounds have all healed already, and that my shoulder will be good as new in a few more days. They said that, if I wanted, I could make the travel back to China today!"

Luthera looked at Po.

"Today...?" She said, and this caused Po to look at his shoulder at her and see her expression. It served to damp his excitation.

"W-well... maybe not today but..." Po said, rubbing the back of his neck. "Maybe, sometime soon? Tomorrow? Tomorrow sounds fine, right?"

"Fine by me." Falcon Brother said.

"Me too." Falcon Sister.

"I'm up to go back to China tomorrow." Mr. Ping said, and then there was an answer from the crowd that formed.

"Wait." Someone said, and they looked at the horse. "You mean there will be no more noodle soup for lunch?"

As the horse asked this, everyone on the crowd looked at the goose, and they seemed like they just heard that Christmas was going to be cancelled. They really loved Mr. Ping's noodles.

"Ohh, come on guys." Mr. Ping said, "Don't be like that. Look, today's desserts are for free!"

The crowd cheered.

"If you ate something first."

The crowd went "awww".

Meanwhile, Po looked back at Luthera, who still seemed sad.

"So... guess this is our last day together, huh?" Po asked her, and she looked down. "So, wanna spend it hanging out together?" Po asked her, and she looked at him, and nodded.

"I would really like it." She was able to force a smile as she said that. Po smiled back.

"Hey, Dad. Blade and I will be hanging out around the area." Po said, "Save some noodles for me, okay?"

"You can bet I will. Go and have fun, son." Mr. Ping said. With that, Po turned and him and Luthera left side-by-side.

Meanwhile, Mr. Ping was still offering everyone a good lunch at the style of China. Perhaps the last one he would offer on England before departing.

"And you two too." He said to the Falcon Twins. "You are probably hungry after flying all the way from China to here to give us the good news! I'll prepare extra-large bowls of my special noodles for you two. Hope you can both pay for it."

Mr. Ping was now a lot nicer to the two, after finding out how they went out of their way to put up a good word about his son to everyone and help clear his name and rebuild his reputation. It certainly made up for all of the problem they had caused while they were chasing them across the globe.

The two falcons gladly accepted to have noodles. It would certainly feel good to have a taste from home while being so far from it. Meanwhile, Mr. Ping went back to the kitchen, to deal with all of the requests, when someone else came to talk to him.

"So, is it true?" The swan dressed in fine clothes said. This was Julian, the owner of the inn and, on the last month, Mr. Ping's business partner. "You are leaving back to China? Tomorrow?"

"Yes, Julian, I am." Mr. Ping said, "My son is going back to resume being the Dragon Master, and no way I'm leaving him to face the world all alone. Also, I must confess I have been feeling homesick lately."

Mr. Ping was back to cooking as he was talking to the swan, who nodded.

"I see... so, I guess our partnership is coming to an end, no?" He said, and Mr. Ping had to admit that it seemed to be truth.

"Well, that's really a shame, Ping." Julian said, "I'm definitely going to miss you... and everyone will miss your noodle soup."

Ping reflected on it for a few moments, and then he said, looking over his shoulder.

"I plan to give you the recipe." He said to the swan, who looked back at him

"Wait, are you serious?" He asked, feeling genuinely surprised for hearing that. He learned in the month they have been partners how protective Ping was to his recipes and cooking. Nearly as much as he was to his black and white ursine son.

"Yes." Ping said to him, looking over his shoulder and smiling. "After all, you got all of those new clients thanks to my noodles. It would be unfair to just take it away with me and undermine your business. I would not do something like that to a friend."

There was a silence in between them, while the swan smiled back at the goose. Then, Ping slammed the cleaver on the counter and turned to Julian with a serious expression.

"But you have to keep it named 'Mr. Ping's Noodle Soup!" He said in a seriousness that caught Julian off guard, throwing the swan off balance. "You better not change it a little bit and pass it on as your own recipe! Like that guy back in Italy who turned my noodles into 'spaghetti'."

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"Man, how dad was beamed with the spaghetti guy!" Po said, "And he was putting tomato sauce all over it and everyone applauded him!"

The panda and the bear both laughed as they remembered how they both had to hold the goose to keep him from going there and making a scene. The goose seemed just about to burst, as his face was so red it showed through his white feathers.

Yeah, that had certainly been one of the most memorable moments of their travel.

They have had many memorable moments into their travels. From passing by the temples in Korea, to infiltrating that museum on India, and then passing by the cities of Europe in search for clues and then a ship. And, of course, visiting America and meeting the natives in search for the final item, before they made their way back to England for the final confrontation. Always with the weasels one step ahead of them, and Colin and the Falcon Twins right on their tails.

And, of course, they never stopped helping anyone they could on their travel through the globe to stop the criminals.

Yes, their travel had many memorable moments.

And now, as they spent their final day together, Po and Blade remembered all of the good moments they had while they traveled, as they sat on the edge of that cliff on the middle of the forest.

"Yeah... I had a lot of fun with you, Blade." Po said to the bear, smiling as she too smiled back at him.

"I had a lot of fun Po..." She said to him, "And I wish I could have not ended."

There was a brief silence, as Po looked at her, and then looked ahead, at the great forest on the outskirts of London, opening before them in a rather idyllic view.

"I really love the forests of your country, Blade." Po said, looking at the view opening before his eyes. "They are nice... so... foresty."

Months ago, when they first met, Luthera would have thought that the panda was either mocking her or just saying some kind of brainless nonsense. However, after all the time they spent together, she came to know him enough to know he was making a genuine compliment.

Po was never the best guy with words, but when he was saying something like that, it was because he truly meant it. He didn't said it only because he wanted to say something, or because he was trying to mock someone. Not when he had an expression like that on his face. When he said something while looking like that, it was because he genuinely wanted to make a compliment, even if he didn't knew the right word to use and ended up just making up the first word that came to his mind.

Just like a child would.

Yeah, that panda was just a big child in many aspects.

Some thought that made him annoying and insufferable. Luthera did on the beginning. Before she realized this made the panda be kind and innocent. A true pure soul like no other Luthera ever met before, who could not be corrupt by the evils of the world and who saw the good in everyone around him, and inherently saw the good side of life. The fun side. Like he did most of the things they met on all of the travels they made, when he made friends with virtually any animal that came their way, and on how he greatly enjoyed all of the different types of foods they tasted during their travel, being delighted with them and encouraging Luthera to try them as well, like a child hoping the parent will love their favorite food as much as them.

Luthera learned to enjoy this about the panda on their time together.

Just like she learned to enjoy his true bravery to face danger in the name of the greater good. His goofiness that still succeeded to put a smile to her face. His childish wonder to all of the new and interesting things that life had to offer to him.

That panda had a true love for life.

And food.

"I'm going to miss those forests." Po said, looking at the trees at the distance. "There are forests in China too, but it just won't be the same... I'm really going to miss them."

Po then looked at the side.

"Just like I'll miss you, Blade."

She looked back at him, and she knew that she would miss him too.

She knew that she would miss him now, after everything they've been through together.

After everything they lived and fought together. After everything they faced and overcame during the course of their adventure.

And now, they would be parting ways within a day.

This thought weighed heavy on her.

She could not bear it.

She needed to talk to him. She needed to tell him.

"Po... I..." Luthera said, the words failing to come out, and she looked at Po, who looked back at him, and she finally managed to say what she needed to:

"I love you."

Po looked at her. He blinked.

"Excuse me?" He said, and Luthera said again:

"I love you."

Po blinked again.

"When you say 'love', you mean, like how I love my dad's noodle soup?" Po asked her, and she looked back at him. "Or, how I love the forests around here? Or how I loved to see the martial arts of the other countries and learn some of their moves? Or maybe how-"

Po was suddenly cut off his questions, when Luthera closed the distance between them, planting a kiss on his lips.

Po froze as Luthera kissed him. For solid eight seconds, he didn't moved as the bear kissed him and, when she finally broke the kiss, he looked at her for five more seconds, before he poke:

"Ohhhhhhh... that kind of 'love'."

"Po..." Luthera said, as she now held Po's hand. "You are different from any other man I ever met in my life. You are kind and sweet, and yet you are a fierce and fearless warrior."

"You helped me." She said, "You helped me when I needed someone to help me, and you continued to support me, even when you found out I had lied to you. You continued to support me through thick and thin. I would never have made it through this adventure if I didn't had you by my side. And neither I think I would have realized the true meaning of being a knight. Of how important it is to balance your duty with the kindness of my own heart."

"Since I met you, and even now, I find it hard to know what goes on inside your head." She said to him, looking him in the eye. "But, after meeting you, I already know that what you have in your heart will never disappoint me. And that's why I have fallen in love with you... Po, I really love you, like I never loved anyone before... And that's why I don't want you to go."

She was holding Po's hand with both of hers', and Po only looked back at her for a few seconds, as he seemed to be trying to find out the best words to say...

"Riiiiight..." Po said, feeling how awkward the moment was, and then, he placed his other hand on the wad of hands between him and Luthera.

"Blade... I... I really liked being with you." Po said, "You and I... we really went through a lot and... if I'm being honest..."

There was a brief pause, and Po then said:

"I think I love you as well..."

Luthera looked at him in surprise at this.

"I mean... this whole 'loving a girl' is not really my area. Kung fu is, for sure, but not this 'love' stuff." Po said to her, "Well, I almost got married once, but that's another thing."

"Wait, what?" Luthera said, surprised at this new information, but Po didn't let her delve into it for long, as he continued:

"The thing is, I knew a lot of girls and, I grew close to them, and some of them liked me. But... I was never the 'romance' kind of guy. But, with you... I think I really started to understand just why romance is so important to everyone. And... well, I never actually 'dated-dated' anyone... I mean, at least not with me considering it a date... But, after all we've been through, and after almost dying..."

He looked at Luthera. "I think that I'd really like to give a shot at dating with you."

Now, that was the moment when the two people who shared so many adventures and feelings at the course of their journey confessed to each other, and then they started something else. The moment when they united and started a whole new chapter of their lives together.

At least, that was how it was on those cheesy romances Po always read.

But... this was not one of those novels...

"But... I have to go back to China." Po said to her, his voice as sad as his expression, as well as apologetic, while Luthera looked back at him with a sad expression of her own. "China is my home, and I have to go back. Especially now that I am the Dragon Master again. I need to go back and protect China and the people who live there. I don't want to let them all down again by not coming back. That's my duty..."

Luthera, with her expression growing sadder, then said:

"Just like it's my duty to stay here and be a knight. Which is why I can't go to China with you."

For a long moment, they looked at each other as they held hands, before they turned away. They let go of each other's hands as each of them looked at a different direction. Once more, silence built in between them, as they both tried to figure out how to proceed in such an awkward moment.

"Wow..." Po said, "Breaking up before we even started dating... that's gotta be a record."

Po sounded sad as he said that. Sad for having to reject his friend Blade when he, in all honesty, started to think of her like that on the time they had been together. I mean. She was a girl (even though being a knight), he was a guy, and they both went through a lot as they almost got killed over fifty times during the course of their adventure. You can't have so many near-death experiences without getting close. Yeah, Po came to like her as a friend, and then, as they got closer and closer with each new stage of their adventure, Po could not help but notice her like guys usually notice girls.

Po was still pretty much oblivious to the whole romance thing, but he was not completely oblivious.

And now, he would have to part ways with her with a break up.

This was enough to make any guy feel a bit bad. At least the ones who are decent enough to feel bad over hurting a girl's feelings.

Luthera on her end, was as sad as Po. After all, she loved him, and she finally worked the courage to confess her feelings for him, and was overjoyed to hear that Po returned her feelings, only to then feel crushed that Po told her that they couldn't pursue their feelings, because of their own obligations to their newly acquired/recently recovered titles, and their loyalty to their countries.

She knew there was no helping it. She had been half-expecting it from Po, as the panda had spend the last weeks of their travel mentioning how he mentioned his home and how he missed it, and how he realized that it was where he belonged, and how he "remembered what being the Dragon Master really meant". He wanted nothing more than to go back so he could once more work on helping the people of China.

Of course he would choose to come back.

Just like she would choose to remain in England to be a knight rather than coming to China with him.

That was just how it was. And she had been ready for this.

Still, hearing from Po that they could not be together due to their responsibilities hurt.

It hurt knowing that they would not be able to stay together and have a life by each other's side. It hurt to know that, on the following day, Po would be returning to China, where he would remain as a Dragon Master, and they would most likely never see each other again...

This was the true end of their time together.

This was truly the last day they had together.

If this is our last day... Luthera thought to herself. Then we have to make it count.

"And we didn't even went on an actual date." Po said to himself. Luthera turned to him right after.

"Po." She said, causing the panda to look at her again. "Stay with me."

She had a determined look on her face as she looked at the panda, and Po looked at her.

"Uhhhh, I can't?" Po said, "I told you, I gotta go back to China."

"I know." She said, looking at the panda. "But, that is only tomorrow. So, today, I want you to stay with me." She held his hand. "I want us to stay together on our last day."

Po looked at her.

"You... want to go on a date?"

"Po!" Luthera said, "I want to be with you. I want us to be together. Po, I love you. You love me too. I want us to celebrate this love. To live it to it's fullest... Po..." She held the panda's hand's on her own once more. "I want us to consummate our love."

Po blinked, and he only stared at the bear for a few moments...

"You... want to get married?" He asked, unsure of what she meant. "I mean, yeah, I'm not opposed to it but, like that? All of a sudden?"

Luthera looked at the panda for a few moments, and she sighed.

"Po..." She said, shaking her head.

"What? It is sudden!" Po said to her. "I mean, we can't just get married like that. We need time to prepare things. I mean, there is the place, invitations, decoration, and food. I mean, Dad could make us the food, but that would be too soon. And I have a friend who would love to do the decoration and organizing everything. He did it back on that time I almost got married, but he is still back in China"

Po went on and on with what he was saying, and he didn't noticed that Luthera had gotten up. Neither did he heard the sounds nearby as she worked on her armor...

"... and that not to mention on the place! I mean, where will we get married? Back when I nearly got married we did it in the middle of the village, but you said that around here people get married inside of churches, right? And the guy who marries us needs to be a priest, ain't that right? So, in that case, we would need to ask some priest to do it and to let us use his church, and I noticed that around here the churches are busy nearly every day with people going there to pray and to sing and to tell the priest the things they did wrong. By the way, what's with that? No, that's not the subject, I gotta keep my head on the subject. Anyways, if we would borrow some church to get married, then maybe we should go to one and talk to the priest, and we better do it now, beeeeee... cauuuuuuse..."

Po was in the middle of his reasoning, but he trailed off as he turned to look at Luthera, as his eyes widened and a blush came to his face.

Luthera had removed all of her armor, and her pants, and she had just finished removing her shirt as Po turned to look at her. She just dropped her shirt down, joining the rest of her discarded garments, as she looked at the panda, standing only on her white linen underwear.

Po was so shocked that he forgot to have the good grace to look away in embarrassment, and he just stared at her with a dumb-folded expression, while she looked back at him.

Po blinked.

"Ohhhhhhhh!" Po said, as the penny finally fell on the slot, "'Consummate'..."

Po finally understood it, and then, he also understood the implications.

"Wait, seriously?" Po said, looking at the semi-naked bear girl. "Now!? Here!?"

"Yes." Luthera said, "No one comes to this part of the forest. We are far enough from the village, and there are no other houses for miles. We have all of the privacy we could need and want."

Po was still in shock, blushing madly as all of the implications of what his friend was asking of him sank in, one by one, and each one filling him with a form of mortified embarrassment. This was all just so sudden...

"B-but we..." Po said, as Luthera knelt before him, approaching him and placing a hand on his shoulder. For some reason, her touch felt electrifying right now. "B-but we are not married! I mean, you told me that in England people are sensitive about... doing it without being married."

"I don't care." Was Luthera's immediate answer to the panda's words. "I don't care about any of that. Not now."

She held Po's shoulder a bit harder. And use her other hand to touch his cheek.

"Po... I love you... I need you." She said to him. "I need this. I need this closure. If we are really going to part ways, then I need us to do this. To consummate our love at least once. I need you to be with me as a woman. Po... please..."

Harder to be more direct than this. There was no beating around the bush there, and no way to misunderstand what was happening, or what Luthera actually wanted right now. She was saying it right to Po's face, and leaving the panda with no room for misunderstanding.

"B-Blade..." Po stammered, as his mind still tried to take a grip on what was happening right now. "Blade, I..." Po said, and he looked away.

Luthera's heart clenched, as she thought that she was about to receive a rejection right on her face. However, Po then looked at her, with an expression that was unusually serious.

"I... never did it before." Po said to her. "I almost got married, but... I never actually, been with someone 'as a woman' before. Never..."

Luthera looked at him, and she noticed the way he was speaking that. A way that both said that he was nervous for actually doing it, and apologizing if he would not be able to do it well enough for her tastes.

"Neither have I..." Luthera said to him, and neither of them said anything else, they just looked at each other for a few more seconds, before Luthera once more closed the distance between them, placing her lips on Po's and kissing him.

This time, however, the panda started kissing her back.

It was a regular kiss, at first. Tender, gentle. However, the longer the kissed, the more the kiss became urgent. They pressed their lips on each other, and they wanted more. Po's felt something touching his lips, and he instinctively opened his mouth. Luthera's tongue invaded his mouth, and then touched Po's, generating a feeling to Po that was nearly like the time when he was hit by that magic lightning. With much less pain, of course.

They both were breathing a bit heavily as they broke the kiss.

"B-Blade..."

"Po..."

They got up, both the bear and the panda. As they were now standing, they were back into kissing. This time, the kiss was much more intense. Much more fiery.

They were kissing madly as they started hugging. Luthera threw her arms around Po's neck to pull him closer, while Po's arms wrapped around her waist to pull her body close to his'. His belly kinda got on the way, but not massively. They were still able to rub their bodies together as they kissed, and this only served to fuel even more the fire that existed between the two of them.

A fire that grew and burned with more intensity with each passing second. All of the time, tribulations and adventures they lived together all melded into a feeling that was now share between the two of them, in the seclusion and silence of that forest.

Silence broken by the moans that they were starting to let out as they continued to kiss.

Their tongues danced and wrestled each other, going from one's mouth to the other and then being suspended in midair as their lips separated for the briefest of moments while their tongues continued to wrap around each other. They moaned as their kiss got more and more heated, their breathing getting faster and heavier, and starting to produce mist on the cooling air of the day.

Their grip on each other got stronger, as they tried to pull each other even closer, and they were now so close that it was as if they were trying to feel each other's tonsils.

As they did, they started moving, with Po moving forward, while Luthera moved backwards to keep up with his advancing. Then they collided with a tree.

"Mmm!" Luthera said as the back of her head hit the back of the tree, Po broke the kiss.

"Sorry!" Po said, but Luthera simply said:

"It's okay." She was still panting, and so was Po. The panda then moved his arm, and he removed the sling, dropping it to the ground.

"Po." She said, "Your shoulder..."

"The doctors said it is almost completely healed now." Po said to her. "It'll be okay. It only hurts when I try to raise my arm above my head."

She looked at him for a few moments, and then immediately connected their lips again, resuming the kiss. Po was once more kissing her back, with more passion and desire than he had ever kissed anyone before.

Of course, Po had kiss and been kissed before, but most of them were really awkward moments, like being kissed by a crazy fangirl or being made to kiss someone else's wife. Kissing someone because he actually wanted to was something a bit new to the panda, as he definitely has not done that much often. And he now wished that he had, because he was loving it!

Po moaned as he pressed Luthera's body against the tree, their bodies still rubbing together. His hands were now with their palms pressed on the trunk of the tree as they were on the side of the bear's body. She moaned as Po pressed harder on her, kissing him deeply than it should be even possible, swapping spit with the panda with an urgency that she never felt before.

All the while, their bodies continued to get hotter and hotter. Especially on the area of their crotches. Which were starting to rub together, by the way. Po's crotch was rubbing on Luthera's. Luthera was wearing only her underwear, and Po never wore any underwear, what meant there were only two layers of fabric between their bare crotches, and very soon, it would no longer be the case. Their minds noticed it on a subconscious level, and this only increased the desire and fire between them.

Luthera moaned in Po's mouth as their tongues dance, and Po also moaned as he kissed her back. His hand wandered over Luthera's body, touching her body, which had defined muscles but was still clearly feminine, if you just looked (our touched) the right areas. Like her curved hips, her delicately made torso... her chest...

Po was fumbling with the sash tied around Luthera's chest before he actually realized what he was doing. In less than minute, Po had found his way around the sash, and he managed to untie it. The cloth fell away, landing on the ground near them.

The sash was not there only to cover Luthera's modesty, but it had the practical purpose: it pressed Luthera's breasts against her chest, so they would not get on the way of wearing her armor or fighting.

Now, Luthera did not had massively big breasts, but they were decent sized. At least, that was the opinion Po had, when he broke the kiss to look down on her breasts. It was literally the first time he saw then and, even though he was an adult, seeing a woman's breasts still brought a blush to his face.

Po looked at then, and he then looked at Luthera, his eyes silently asking for permission. Luthera nodded, giving said permission to the panda.

Hesitantly, Po rose his hands. They shook slightly as they moved in direction to the pair of breasts, before they made contact. Po touched them with all the care of the world, testing the waters, before he started having a stronger, more firm grip on the breasts, and started experimenting on them.

He squeezed them gently, and moved them around, and he even rubbed his thumbs over the tips of Luthera's nipples. This all caused the bear to moan.

"Ohhhh, Po..." Luthera said, and she looked back at Po, who then was the one to start the kiss again. They resumed their make out session with Po now molding and playing with Luthera's breasts. Each touch of the panda felt electric, and it awakened new feelings and sensations on the bear, which she had only heard about on whispers among the most liberal maidens who spoke of their "adventures" with their lovers, or that they heard from the stories of their married sisters and cousins.

Luthera then rose her legs, and wrapped them around Po's waist. Due to the size of the panda's waist, she could not put her legs completely around him, but she was able to wrap them enough to have a grip on the panda. This grip was strong enough to keep her in the air, along with her arms around the panda's neck. Po was also doing his part, as he was pressing his body on Luthera still, keeping her pinned against the tree as they continued with their sloppy make-out session.

Due to the new position, their bodies were now grinding on each other on a new way. Their crotches now were even closer to each other, rubbing even more on each other. That was, of course, having an effect on both of them.

The fire on their loins was becoming clearly noticeable. Luthera's linen panties were growing wetter on the spot in between her legs, as she leaked juice right into them. Meanwhile, Po's shorts were now sporting a tent as his hard member could be clearly made out. Tent that was rubbing right on the wet spot in Luthera's panties, as they both had started to make humping movements against each other, as their desire grew to new levels.

They moaned around each other's mouths as their crotches rubbed. Even through the cloth, they could feel clearly each other's intimate parts. Po could feel the curves and the wetness of Luthera's sex through her panties, just as she could feel the volume and form of his member through his shorts. And it drove them completely crazy.

Luthera's panties got wetter and wetter the more Po rubbed his tenting shorts on it, causing his own shorts to become wet as well. And Po's member throbbed and leaked inside of the panda's garments as he rubbed it against the body of his bear lover, as Po could feel his need and desire rising more and more, and approaching something.

Approaching... approaching...

"W-wait..." Po said, breaking the kiss. Luthera tried to kiss him again as she continued grinding her body against the panda's.

"Wait... Blade, wait." Po said, and this caused the bear to stop.

"Po?" She asked, looking at him. "W-what's wrong?"

"I..." Po said, looking at her. He was panting with each breath, as his hot breath produce mist. "I-if we keep going like this... I-I might... well... I might... end too soon."

Po was blushing as he said that, and Luthera was now the one who needed a few moments to understand what Po was on about.

"Oh..." She said to him. "You... want to make a pause?"

Po took a moment to think.

"Get off of me a moment." Po said to her, "I want to try something."

With this said, Luthera (hesitantly) removed her arms and legs from around the panda, and she rested against the tree. Po kissed her a little more on the mouth, and then he moved to kiss her cheek, and then her chin.

Then he moved to her neck. He licked and kissed her neck and he even suckled at it a bit, leaving behind some soft hickeys. Luthera said nothing at Po's ministrations, and only allowed the panda to work.

And boy, the panda worked nicely on her. Luthera never understood what was the appeal of having your neck sucked in a way that it would leave a mark. However, as Po worked on her neck, all of sudden she could understand why the maidens all giggled and blushed as they talked about it.

That felt good.

However, it paled in comparison to what came next.

Po continued to kiss her neck, moving down as he crouched before Luthera. He started to kiss her breasts. Such an intimate contact caused the newly knighted bear to blush and let out a few surprised gasps, especially when she felt Po's lips seal around her left nipple and suckle on it gently while lapping his tongue over it. Meanwhile, Po's hand found Luthera's right nipple, and gently pinched it while running his thumb over the tip, sending to the same feelings that assaulted her other breast.

"P-Po?" Luthera said, and the panda still kept on her nipples for a little more, before moving even lower. Po was now planting butterfly kisses on Luthera's stomach. It tickled a little bit, but Po didn't stayed in there for long. He trailed down her stomach, to her waist.

"P-P-Po?" Luthera said again, and Po looked up at her for a few moments as he stopped kissing. Then, he hooked his thumbs on the waistband of her panties and pulled down. Very gently, he pulled down her undergarments, revealing her sex to him.

Luthera blushed, and she didn't said anything as Po spend a long moment looking at her gender, a vivid blush on his cheeks, before he closed his eyes and leaned forward.

Feeling Po's mouth against her sex was a surprise for Luthera. Even more when he started running his tongue over it. The bear gasped as she felt such an intimate contact of the likes she never experienced before.

She reactively placed her hands on Po's head, trembling and breathing heavily, as the panda continued whatever it was that he was doing.

Po gently continued to lower the panties, until he, with gentle pressure of his hands, guided Luthera to step out of her panties, which he delicately put aside. All the while, the panda continued to run his tongue over Luthera's gender, causing her to tremble at the contact of the panda's tongue.

"Spread your legs." Po said, stopping what he was doing for a moment to make the request. Luthera, panting heavily, did as he told her, and she spread her legs slightly. This gave Po better access to her gender, and he went back to running his tongue over it, causing Luthera to gasp once more, and then start to moan.

If anyone walked into them right now, they would possible be shocked for seeing the two naked bears. The panda on his knees before the bear, his mouth right on her private areas, while the bear leaned back, resting her back on the tree for support while the panda continued to lick her privates.

And Po was working very diligently on her privates.

Po even had her raise her leg and place it over his shoulder. This gave him an even better view on the bear's vagina. That was, definitely, the closest look Po ever had of a woman's private parts and, even though he was blushing a lot, Po was not as embarrassed as he thought he probably should at the moment.

In fact, Po felt nearly no embarrassment as he reached out for it with his hands, placing his fingers on the outer lips and pulling it apart, revealing the inside of the vagina to him. It leaked fluids in the cold air, and Po could feel the smell.

It made his mouth water as much as most other foods usually did.

And, like he often did with most other kinds of foods, Po decided that it was time to dig in.

He leaned forward, put his tongue out, and gave a long, slow, sensual lick on the gender of the bear, what caused Luthera to let out a loud moan as the panda did it.

"OoOoOoHhHhHh... PoOoOoOoO!"

Po took the moan as something good, and he continued to do what he was doing. He ran his tongue all over Luthera's gender. From bottom to top he did it. One. Two. Three. Four. Five times. Each time it caused the bear the shudder and moan out his name.

"Po... Po... Oh, Po!"

Then, with the final lick on her gender, Po went just a tad bit farther up than on the other ones. He passed his tongue over a lump that was in there.

Luthera's clit.

The bear gasped as that tongue passed over it, flicking just on the right way to stimulate it just that tad bit enough...

Her orgasm hit, intense and vivid, as her sex exploded in juices, coating Po's muzzle into it. Surprised, the panda pulled back slightly, as the fem-cum came out of it and coated his muzzle into it.

The orgasm latest for ten seconds, before subsiding, leaving Luthera panting. She then looked down, at Po, who was looking up at her.

That... what was it?

It was... underwhelming. It was supposed to end just like that?

Her answer came from Po and, even though the panda didn't said a single word, his answer was a "no".

The panda reached out again, and once more licked Luthera's sex. This time, he started with the clit, passing his tongue over it, rubbing the tip of his tongue around and over the thing, and he even placed his lips around the nub of flesh and sucked on it like he had done to Luthera's nipple.

This drove the bear crazy.

While still coming down from her last orgasm, Luthera was then overwhelmed when a feeling of pleasure so great that it nearly crossed into pain. But only nearly. She came to a second orgasm in a matter of seconds, her sex once more exploding on Po's face, and coating his chin on even more female juices.

And, of course, the panda didn't stopped. He now let go of the clit, as he realized that Luthera's cries were starting to turn into the pained kind, and instead focused on the rest of her sex. He ran is tongue all over her vulva, and even went as far as to penetrate her with his tongue and move it in and out of her sex, tasting her inside and out as she continued to moan and cry his name.

Luthera shook and trembled as her body was wreck by orgasm after orgasm, each one brought by the panda's skilled tongue. Her mind was lost to all of the pleasure she was feeling, and her hips responded to this pleasure by moving nearly on their own, humping against the mouth that was giving her so much pleasure. Her hands went to Po's head, grabbing it and pressing it further on her crotch as she humped his face, riding orgasm after orgasm as the panda continued to service her.

And Po was being very diligent and enthusiastic on his work, as he went so deep on Luthera's pussy that he sometimes needed to force his muzzle out enough so he was able to breathe. His hands were now grasping Luther's ass as he used it as leverage to go even harder on the sex of his lover.

Were they doing this for minutes? For an hour? Two? Neither of them could tell. Neither Po, who was so diligent on his work pleasuring the bear, nor Luthera, who was lost in all of the pleasure she was receiving for the first time on her life, as she was serviced by Po in the most peculiar way, of the likes she had, up until now, only heard broken words whispered by some of the older maidens of the castle where she grew up after her brother's untimely passing.

However, at some point, they had to stop. Po needed to let go of Luthera's butt-cheeks and instead grab her thighs, she he could pull himself out of her privates, as she was holding him in place pretty hard with her hands. He even had to tap on her thighs a few times before she finally let go and allowed him to pull out.

"Ah! Ahh... sorry." Po said, as he took a few deep breaths, his whole face coated in Luthera's fem-cum, painted all over it by the multiple explosive orgasms of the female bear. "Had to stop, my jaw was starting to hurt." He apologized, Luthera looked at him, silent for a few moments, before shaking her head.

"I-it's okay." She sounded winded, as if she had run three of those "marathons" of Greece, one after the other, as she spoke to the panda. "Y-you said... You said you never did it before."

"Oh, I didn't..." Po said.

"T-then how did you learned...?"

Po looked down, is features once more reddening in a blush from beneath his white facial fur.

"I-I read a lot of scrolls... and... certain comic books." He said, sounding bashful, like a child talking about some delicate subject with his mother. Luthera looked back at him.

"What kind of... scrolls and comic books?"

"... T-the kind you don't tell your friends or fans about..." Po said, is blush deepening. "The ones you keep hidden in a box under your bed hoping your dad will never find when he is cleaning the house. And that you only take out at night when your curtains are drawn, and you can hear your dad snoring."

Luthera looked at him for a few moments, and it didn't took a genius to figure out what kinds of "scrolls and comic books" the panda was talking about. Perhaps the same kind of the books on the adult sessions of the local library, where the children were strictly forbidden of going and where even the young adults needed explicit permission to be due to the "sensitive subjects" of the books in there.

Luthera felt surprised for knowing that Po, of all people, would own, or even read, this type of literature.

Perhaps he was not as innocent as he had always let out.

"And you learned... that from reading those?" She asked him, and Po nodded.

"Among other things. But, I'm not sure you would like most of it. Some of it involved things like... chains and handcuffs... and stuff..."

Yup, definitely not as innocent as he had always let out. Not that it turned him any less of a good person, anyways. We all have our quirks, ain't that right? Live and let live, as they say...

"It was amazing..." Luthera said, still feeling a bit high and dizzy from the multiple orgasms brought to her by the panda, who expressed gratitude that she appreciated what he did for her. It was his first time doing something like that, and he was basically just doing what he had learned from the things he read, and he was glad he was able to make a good enough job to make his friend/lover satisfied.

"But... what about you?" She asked, and Po didn't knew what she meant at first, but then he realized what she was talking about.

Po looked down, and he could, even past is belly, see the tent on his shorts. All of sudden he became aware of how hard his cock was inside of his pants. So hard that it was actually starting to ache. It throbbed inside of his pants with each beating of his heart. Leaking pre, adding to the growing patch of wetness forming on the front, formed by both his' and Luthera's juices.

He looked up to her, and she looked back at him. They both knew what came next. They knew what was the next obvious step to what they were doing there. And they both were silently asking each other if they were going to go along with it.

The answer from both of them was "yes".

Po got up, and he looked into Luthera's eyes. She leaned forward and kissed him again. His face was coated on her juices, so she could taste herself on his mouth. It was a strange taste, and knowing that she was now tasting her own sex added to the taboo of the experience that they were going. However, it does not deterred her in the slightest, as she continued to kiss him, and she even went as far as to lick his face, taking her own juices from his face and cleaning (kinda) his features.

Po also kissed her back, and then, just like he lowered her panties, Luthera lowered his shorts. It was not hard, as Po had no belt. All she had to do was pull on the elastic of his shorts and let them fall down the panda's legs. Po stepped out of his shorts, and he now stood before Luthera completely naked for the first time, allowing her to actually take a good look on the member he had been packing inside of his shorts.

Pandas were not well-endowed. That was a juicy fact that was often knew by the adults, and explored in some of the comic books and romances Po has read. Pandas were actually depicted as being quite small "down there" for animals their size, and it was truth.

Pandas rarely went past two or three inches. That was VERY small when you took in consideration the size of their bodies, and that was the big pandas. In general, pandas only had one-inch long cocks. Sometimes they were even smaller than one inch. Which was why, in most stories Po's read, pandas were depicted as not being much of males due to their small members, and often being either submissive partners or even pushovers who just stood by while their wives and girlfriends were bred by bigger males, who would also make the poor small-dick pandas of doormats.

Po became aware of this fact about his species as he grew up into an adult, and that was how he realized that he was very lucky as a panda.

Po's member was definitely not as small as that. As he was standing before Luthera, his member stood on decent six-and-a-half inches. Definitely much bigger than most other male pandas, enough to make Po quite a looker among the males of his species, perhaps even a real legend among pandas. However, even though he was a giant by the standards of his own species, when compared to other animals around the same size, Po was average at best. And the panda was well aware of it.

"Sorry if it's not all that." The panda said apologetically, a blush forming on his face as he stood before Luthera. She looked down on his member, and even reached her hand to grab it. Her touch caused Po to flinch and his member to throb and drop a bead of pre from the tip.

She smiled at him.

"It's perfect."

And she truly meant it.

Po blushed even more as she held his member, and gently pulled him closer to her. His bare member was close to her bare sex. Both of their hearts beat fast in their chests, as their privates were expose to the chilly air of England, and now became warmer and warmer as they grew close to each other.

Both of them jumped slightly when the head of Po's member touched Luthera's outer lips.

"B-Blade..." Po said, and she looked back at him. The desire was clear on both their eyes. She leaned forward, and kissed him once more. She broke the kiss, and then she whispered to him, her voice carrying all of the need she felt in her heart.

"Do it."

Po was only happy to oblige.

The panda closed the distance between the two, once more pinning Luthera to the tree with his weight. The bear received that weight once more with open arms, just as she received the pressure on her privates caused by Po's member. The head found its way in between the outer lips, and then, Po started to push in. It was awkward, since it was both their first time doing it. Po had, however, the knowledge of all of the things he has read back at home, and that gave him a good idea of how to proceed. Of course, a lot of it was absurdity, made to satisfy desires of perverts and lonely recluses, but some among them actually gave some good tips on how to proceed.

That was why Po didn't shoved right in, like he felt like doing due to the aching need on his cock. Instead, he took his time, and proceeded very gently, as much as possible. He pressed gently, until he felt his cock slipping in. This caused Luthera to jerk lightly and gasp, before letting out a shaken moan. From there, things progressed in a slow pace, but they did.

Po was afraid of going too fast and maybe ruining the mood, so he was not rushing anything. He pressed his cock an inch inside, very slowly, and then he would slowly be pulling out. Then he would repeat it, with each thrust sending just a few more centimeters of his cock inside, before he pulled out and repeated the process, always being sure to take it slow.

However, it seemed that he was being too slow for the female he was with.

"Po..." Luthera said, making Po stop and look at her. "You've been going at a snail's pace for nearly five minutes now."

The bear was nearly growling as she said that, and it actually made Po a bit scared. Had he messed it up? Did she wanted to throttle him? Would she try to rip out his balls and eat them raw like one of the girls from that horror comic book he bought by mistake?

However, instead of all of that, she wrapped her legs around Po's waist once again.

"If you are going to take me, then do it properly." Luthera said to him. "I'm not a fragile maiden who needs to be treated like a crystal trinket. I'm a knight of the realm! And, as a knight, I demand you to breed me like a real man!"

"Y-yes ma'am!" Po said after swallowing the lump on his throat, and then, he did as it was demanded of him.

He stopped holding back and he started to do it for real. He stopped being slow and sped up at once. However, since he was still wanting to take it easy and not risk hurting his friend, he settled for what he considered to be a "regular" pace of breeding.

In and out, his cock went, and this seemed to satisfy Luthera, who moaned as Po started to "breed her like a real man". She panted and moaned as the panda sent his cock into her, and she seemed like she was very much enjoying herself. That is, if her vocalizations were any indication.

"Ohhh, yeees... Yeeeeesssss... That's it... that feels so... Ohhhhh, heavens above!"

Po never heard that kind of tone from Luthera, but he was not one to complain. Instead, he only kept making love to her. Occasionally, she would make some request to Po in the form of a needy moan, such as "deeper" and "faster", all of which Po would comply with as they continued to it.

Soon, Po had really gotten into it, and he was now simply letting himself go and enjoying the feeling he was having from breeding a female for the first time on his life.

And let me tell you, it beat using his hand by a milestone.

Speaking of hands, Po couldn't help but get a bit handsy as they went on.

The panda was still looking for ways to make the experience all the more pleasurable to Luthera, as he moved his hands over her body, touching her in different ways and running his hands over her naked form to try and find the places that would bring the most pleasure to her (and himself as well).

Eventually, he settled to using one of his hands to touch and grope her breasts, while the other one reached out to her gender, and started to touch her clit with his fingers, what certainly made Luthera gasp and moan pretty loudly.

Po even found something to keep his mouth busy, as he started to once more lick and kiss on her neck, this time with more enthusiasm than before. Maybe now he would actually leave a hickey behind...

"Ohhhhh, Poooooooo!" Luthera said, her body spasming as all of the attention she was receiving drove her into yet another orgasm. And, as she orgasmed, Po continued to breed her. And this not only prolonged her orgasm as much as possible, but quickly drove her into another orgasm, and then into another one.

All the while, she continued to moan requests for Po, including for him to go "harder". Po continued obliging to her commands, and he was only glad to do as she wanted from him.

"P-Po... D-deeper... S-send it d-deeper!"

"I can't!" Po said to her in between his own pants and moans. Po had already been going deep, and he could not go forward. He was not fully in yet, but he had meet some resistance on his path. It gave away slightly when he tried to press in, but it would ultimately prevent Po from going further. That fleshy, elastic barrier was keeping him from going any further than he already was.

"D-Deeper..." Luthera said again, with Po trying to tell her he could not because something was stopping him, but Luthera was having none of it. She tightened the grip of her legs around his waist and of her arms around his torso.

"Po!" Luthera cried out. "I need you in me! All of you! Please! I need you all the way! I need it! I need you now!"

With this, she started to hump back at him, and Po now really didn't had a saying, as Luthera took it upon herself to have what she was aching for.

The barrier gave away as all of Po's member was forced all the way into Luthera's sex, their crotches nearly going *plap* as they collided together. Po was actually a bit winded by how sudden it was, and then Luthera just held it there, trembling and moaning as she had Po hilted inside of her.

That was when Po felt something warm leaking around his cock...

Po blinked, and took of his hand from near Luthera's gender as he felt that strange wet warmness (which were definitely not her juices) on his fingers. He saw them coated into some red liquid, and he felt a pit forming on his stomach when he realized it was blood.

For a terrifying moment, Po thought that they had screwed up really bad and actually hurt his friend during their love making. I mean, she was actually bleeding!

However, before Po could start panicking for real, his mind went back to his comic books, and how some of them depicted the experience of the first time. According to the comics, it was not unusual that, on a woman's first time, there would be some bleeding, as a result of being deflowered.

Now, comic books might not be always reliable but, considering they got directions of one during the first stage of their adventure, and that it actually held some results for them, Po would not say that this information was completely unreliable.

However, Po didn't had much time to think on this. A hand landed on his chin and cupped it, forcing Po to look at Luthera's face. She pulled him into another long, sloppy kiss. Po was surprised, but he melted in it and soon he started to kiss her back once more.

Their kiss was intense and heated, and they both were moaning as they kissed. Their moans only got louder as they both started moving again. Luthera used her grip on Po's waist to move herself up and down, making the cock on her sex move, while Po started moving his hips back and forth, making his member to in and out of Luthera's sex.

In a matter of minutes, all of the care and worry was cast aside, as Po was once more consumed by the ardent desire to have sex with the woman he was with. Perhaps it was the enthusiasm and need that a man felt when he was having sex for the first time on his life. Especially when he has been a virgin until he was just a few years away from his thirties. His biological clock was basically going "about darn time you'd man up and lose your v-card, you wuss"...

They both were going at it like wild animals as they broke the kiss. They both were panting madly as they plapped their crotches together as they fucked.

"P-Po..." Luthera said to him. "Po... T-this is amazing. It feels so goooood! Claim me, Po! Breed me! Make me feel like a woman! Ohhh, Po, I love you! I love you so much!"

Po panted. His hips were practically on autopilot now. He looked at Luthera's face as he continued to breed her. For the first time, he saw all of the feminine parts of her. She was a knight, alright, but she was also a woman. A strong woman like few Po met before on his life. A woman that he came to know, to admire, and even to adore...

"I-I love you too." Po panted, his breath causing mist as his face was very close to Luthera's. She could smell the food that Po had for breakfast. While that would be disgusting on other situations, on that moment, feeling Po's breath so close to her feel amazing. Especially when he said what he just said.

"I love you." Po repeated. "Blade... Luthera... I love you!"

With those words, Po closed the distance between them, kissing her once more with ardent desire. She kissed him back, and they both moaned on each other's mouths as they continued to breed.

Their need was evident.

The way their hips moved together as one as they shared the feeling of pleasure in between them. Both of them were approaching. Each one knew that the other was not too far from reaching release, and they were both craving for it.

They wanted to achieve this. They wanted to achieve what they both instinctively knew to be the ultimate bliss that can be share by two animals. The ultimate proof of the love that they both now shared and confessed.

Guided by their bodies and instincts, they both went all the way.

They moaned on each other's muzzles loudly as they continued to kiss as they both reached their climax.

Luthera's body was wrack by a much stronger orgasm than all of the others she experienced since they began. An orgasm that synchronized nearly perfectly with Po, as they both reached a state of ecstasy like the one no other they ever felt before. To Po, it compared to Nirvana, while Luthera would simply describe it as "bliss".

The bliss of losing her virginity and feeling like a woman with no shame whatsoever. The bliss of sharing such a passionate and sacred moment with the one man she truly loved. The bliss of feeling him fill her with his fluids, which were the ultimate proof that he loved her as much as she loved him.

She enjoyed this feeling for as long as it lasted, and so did Po.

By the time the feeling of bliss subsided, they both let out a sigh, as they finally broke the kiss.

A strand of spit connected their mouths, as they both stared at each other with those tired, half-lidded eyes.

For a few seconds, they only looked at each other like that.

Then they kissed again.

This time there was no urgency or need on that kiss. This time it was just a tender, gentle kiss. It reflected how the need they were feeling a few moments ago was gone, and all that was left in its wake was a feeling of serenity, tenderness, warm and sweetness, which now the two shared on that kiss.

Everything else was forgotten. Their titles, their tribulations, their strife, any responsibility they might had. Even the fact that they were both currently skipping lunch.

All of that could wait for later. Now, it was only the two of them there. Only the two of them. Alone on the forest. A forest filled with trees with fruits for when they got hungry, soft grass to lay on when they got tired, a nearby river to drink from and bathe and, most important of all, each other.

That was everything they would need for a long time...

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On the following morning, everyone woke up to see that the two bears had not come back yet.

They didn't appeared back for lunch, and neither had then come back for dinner. Mr. Ping was starting to get worried as there was no signs of either Po or Luthera anywhere. He could hardly sleep at night as he wondered just where the two could be and, when he woke up in the morning and the two were not back yet, the goose was about to go look for them himself, starting to think something may have happened.

Luckily, he didn't needed to go look for them, because that was when the two came back in the morning.

"We were spending a night together on the forest." Po said, and Luthera confirmed that this was what had happened. Everyone else accepted this answer, once they knew that, now that she was a knight, there was no way she would lie. Still, some of them could see behind this vague answer, and they gave them both knowing looks as they kept from making any comments.

After a reinforced breakfast, and after saying their final goodbyes to a few friends, Mr. Ping and his panda son were both ready to depart alongside the Falcon Twins.

"So... I guess this is it..." Po said to Luthera, as he stood before her, with his father and the two avian masters behind him, waiting to start their journey back to China. Luthera looked at the panda, and she could not hide the sadness on her eyes as she looked at him for the final time.

"Po..." She wanted to ask him to stay, to be with her and make a life by her side. However, she knew that Po would leave anyway, as he had a duty to the people of China, just like she had one to England now. Asking him that would only make this harder than what it needed to be, so, she only said:

"Don't say goodbye."

Surprisingly, Po smiled at her.

"I won't... Because I know we'll meet again one day."

Luthera looked at him with surprise.

"Destiny is really funny sometimes. It made me know you, and made me go through all of this adventure." The panda explained, "I don't think we would go through all of that only to part ways and never meet again. I know that we will meet again one day in the future, and I'll be waiting for it."

Po's words sounded sincere. So sincere that there was no way he was only saying that to try and make the mood lighter. He was saying those words because he truly believed them to be true.

"So... see you later." Po said to her with a smile.

Luthera looked at him for a few moments, placed her hands on Po's shoulders, and pulled him into a kiss.

Po was surprised, and so were the ones who were watching this. However, Po melted on the kiss and kissed her back. They could not kiss like they did back on the forest, since they were in public, but they certainly didn't minded sharing this last kiss.

No. Not the last...

Luthera broke the kiss, and she was smiling at Po now, while she said:

"See you later."

And this was it. No more needed to be say between the two. With a kiss and those words, the Dragon Master and Sir Luthera parted ways.

Luthera stood proud and strong looking at Po as he departed, and the panda smiled at her as he looked over his shoulder as he walked away with his dad and the Twin Falcons, all of which were now looking in between the panda and the bear.

"Spend a night together, huh?" Falcon Sister whispered to her brother, who couldn't help but chuckle. As a fellow male, he couldn't help but admired the Dragon Master for having gotten lucky. As for Mr. Ping...

My boy finally became a man... The goose thought, as he felt some kind of happy sadness within his heart, one that make him have to hold back tears as this strange feeling of pride coursed through his heart.

As the four reached the top of the hill, Po looked back one final time, and waved (as best as he could with his arm still healing). Luthera waved back at him, a smile never leaving her features, as she continued to look at the departing form of the panda, until he went over the hill and was out of sight.

See you later...

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Five years later...

Luthera returned from yet another mission. With her fellow knights by her side, and the criminals she captured in tow.

Upon realizing she was coming back, all of the villagers gathered, and they all were welcoming their greatest knight back into the capital with a parade and a lot of celebration, with people throwing confetti and flowers on her path as she walked. Luthera, stoic as a knight should be, maintained an air of duty and diligence as she scouted the criminals to the prison along with Colin and the other two knights of their crew.

However, she took some time to wave back at the crowd and smile, what earned her a lot of smiles and cheers in return.

The people loved Luthera. They loved and admired her for her loyalty to the kingdom, as well as to the chivalry code of the knights. Her story of a woman in search for justice for her dead brother and save the world from doom only added to her legend, involving her into a greater air of mystery and enchantment for all of the common folks of the land.

Of course, over the course of the last five years she lived many more adventures, all of which were sang by the bards and written on the chronicles of the scribes. But none of them would be as great as the story of her quest that led her from a common lady to the first woman to become a knight.

Her fame and prestige were so great that some said it even surpassed the one of her late father and brother both.

She surely was a great and admirable knight, with many heroic deeds on her cap. Enough for even the most conservative members of society to overlook her indiscretion...

As the criminals were put in jail to wait trial, and Luthera presented before the Queen to give her report, the bear knight then excused herself to deal with the said "indiscretion".

She left the palace and moved to the house where she lived when she was not on her missions. It was a decent house, befitting of a knight such as herself. However, not too extravagant, once Luthera was not one to flaunt how well she was doing in life, especially compared to the humbler people of the kingdom, whom she was also supposed to protect and look after.

Upon entering her house, Luthera cried an "I'm back" aloud, as she walked into the living room of the house, where two people currently were. One of them was Maria, an aged goat who looked after the house while Luthera was gone on her missions, as well as of the second person currently on the living room.

"Mama!" Said the five-year-old boy on green shorts and shirt, as he looked up from the toys he was playing with, his face brightening in a smile as he looked at the knight who just entered, and then rushed to hug her.

The boy looked common for a brown bear cub, both in size and in built, being only slightly chubby when compared to other boys his age. However, he certainly stood out among other brown bear cubs, all because of his fur.

Brown bears had, naturally, brown fur. However, the boy's fur was different. It was all in black and white. Including on his face, as his head was all white, with black fur on his ears and around each one of his green eyes.

"Mama! I missed you!" The black and white bear cub said to his mother as he hugged her, and she hugged him back.

"I missed you too Alfred. Didn't stopped thinking of you for a second during the entire missionl." Luthera said, happy that she could finally hug her son again after nearly three weeks being apart.

After thanking Maria for looking after her house and her little boy while she was out, Luthera focused all of her attention on her son Alfred. She knew it was only a matter of time before she had to go on yet another mission for the Queen, and would have to be away from her soon for yet more time. So, now that she had the chance to be with him, she would make the most out of it.

She would kneel by him on the ground and play with him using his toys, feeling no shame in being as goofy as she could with her boy, to make him giggle and smile on a way that was familiar to her. Then, when they got tired of playing, she would tell him the story of her latest adventure, telling how she captured those criminals and returned all of the relics they stole from the churches all over the state.

And, of course, she would tell Alfred his favorite stories: the ones about his father.

"...and that was how your father and I stopped the fire forest on the forest of Germany." She finished, and her son was looking at her with a shine on his eyes.

"Awesome!" The boy said, "You are awesome, Mama!" He said to her, "And so is Papa."

"Yes, your Papa surely is an amazing man." Luthera said to her son. Maria, who had been hearing as she cleaned the living room, had a different opinion.

An amazing man would not abandon a woman after getting her pregnant and staining her honor by making her an unmarried mother. The conservative goat lady thought, but refrained from saying it aloud. She knew that doing that would greatly upset Luthera, who seemed to hold a great affection towards little Alfred's estranged father, even if he left her to raise their son all on her own for the last five years.

Luthera never complained about it, though, and she did her best to raise her son, named after her deceased brother, while maintaining all of her duties as a knight. Everyone was admire that she managed to pull such a challenge out. However, Luthera was lucky for having many people around her who did their best to help. Like Maria...

"Your father taught me many things, Alfred." Luthera said to her son. "He taught me about true strength and honor. And he taught me the importance of treasuring friends as much as treasuring family. He was not a perfect man, by any means. He made mistakes, but he was willing to admit his mistakes and learn from them."

She has a smile on her face as she said that.

"Your father is not only the bravest man I ever met, but also the kindest."

"And that's why I look forward on the day we'll meet again, and I'll finally get to introduce you to him." Luthera said.

"Mama?" Alfred said to his mother. "How do you know you and Papa will meet again one day?"

"That's a good question." Maria said to herself, being sure to speak it low enough so Luthera would not hear it.

"Because we've formed a bond." Luthera explained to her son. "Because we fought and laughed together. We faced hardships and problems side by side. We learned together and grew together. We became the best friends in the world, and then we fell in love."

She had a soft smile on her face as she remembered all of the great adventures she had by Po's side, and everything they lived together.

"It was as if we were fated to meet and know each other." She completed. "Fated to be an important part of each other's lives. A part that could not easily be taken away, and that is fated to one day be brought back together."

She looked at her son.

"We will meet again one day. I can feel it in my heart. Just like I feel that you will love to finally meet your father."

With that said, Luthera looked at the time.

"Well, almost time for lunch." She said, getting up. "What about we eat out today? It is Thursday, so Julien's inn's restaurant will be serving Mr. Ping's Noodle Soup."

"Yay! I love Mr. Ping's Noodle Soup!" The black and white bear cub cried in happiness, and Luthera smiled fondly as she looked at him, thinking on how much Alfred reminded her of his father...