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A warm spring sun bloomed like a shining golden coin, fat and lustrous above the domed marble roof-tops. The slanted, amber rays of mid-afternoon shimmered between the crystal veined granite columns standing silent guard at equidistant points about the vaulted, circular bath. The bathing chamber had no doors, nor windows being open to the outside, letting in the warm golden sunshine and warm, sweetly perfumed spring breezes from the sprawling gardens beyond to the towering wall of stone and mortar encircling the whole of the manor. The welcoming marble archways leading out onto the terraced walks gave the large, round room an airy feeling, as it was never terribly cold in the modest climate, even in the deadest black of winter. Half of the arched ceiling was of thick glass, allowing the sky to be seen within, trapping the rays of the sun within to help warm the chamber. Squat stone benches surrounded a sunken pool of water in the center of the bath, the rippling water stirring with the breeze perfumed of the bright flowers swaying without.

The rippled slate floors glistened with the water the flowed within the bathing pool as well as the chuckling fountain that stood slightly to one side, offsetting the other shallow circular depression in the floor opposite both fountain and tub. A cascade of water, controlled by a wrought brass lever poured from the mouth of a hewn marble gargoyle set near to the meeting of circular inner wall and domed ceiling. It poured down to the circular dip in the stone floor where a grate allowed it to sluice away. The water splashed merrily down upon the snowy white locks of the occupant of the shower as they bathed, humming a gentle, aimless tune to themselves as they ran their long, elegantly fingered hands over their most striking feature aside from their hair. The hue of the male's skin beneath the cascading flow of water was nearly as black as coal, with a bluish-gray tinge running through it, giving it an almost opalescent sheen in dim illumination or moonlight. Sprouting from their sleek skull, nestled in the sodden strands of their nearly waist-length alabaster hair were a pair of ears near to two foot-lengths from lobes to tips, delicately and sharply pointed at their tapered termination.

Glittering rings of colored metal tinkled softly as the elf male shook his mane of snowy hair, spraying water and tipping his head back to let the warm flow of water caress his face and run down his smooth, hairless skin. He stood almost 6 foot-lengths tall, with a build that was neither too slender nor not slender enough. Some had remarked in jest that he possessed the build of a dancer, as it gave improper thoughts to all those who viewed it. He was solid enough in the shoulders and torso, long in the limbs, with a narrow waist and hips ample enough for one who was a scholar rather than a laborer. The dark elfin male sighed in contentment as the rushing water flowed down against his nicely rounded pectorals, following the slight indentation that lined his belly from just below his breastbone to nearly his lower stomach. As the water followed his natural contours, dispersing down his flared pelvis and coursing down the length of his long thighs he twitched an ear, the almost painfully sensitive hearing of his kind picking up a rustling nearby.

The elf's dusky lips tweaked in a sly ghost of a smile as he let his fingers loosen around the rounded cake of soap held in his hand and it clunked to the baked tiles beneath his feet. He gripped his wet hair with one hand and bent himself elegantly at the waist, keeping his knees straight as he fished with almost indecent idleness for the dropped soap, finally catching hold of it and standing upright once more. The more decided rustling made him chuckle softly and he hear the whispering rasp of fabric on the rough stone along the top of the tall wall outside. As he finished rinsing himself and pushed up on the lever to stop the cascading sluice of water the long-eared male cast a glance over his dark shoulder, his silver eyes twinkling, "Are you ogling the bath or myself my elevated scoundrel? I can both hear and smell you from here."

Turning as he wrung his wet hair in his hands the dark skinned elf spied the interloper now seated precariously atop the gray stone wall, grinning sheepishly downward. The young male's vivid violet eyes were still locked on the smirking elf's naked body as he gripped the rough stone beneath him, "Can it not be both? They're both quite lovely."

The pointed-eared male chuckled lightly, stepping from the sunken shower and running his long-fingered hands over his smooth skin, brushing the excess water away, "You amuse and flatter me in one breath, perhaps I won't set the guards on you... just yet."

He stopped at the opening to the arched doorway closest to the perching youth looking down upon him, placing his hands on his full hips and tilting his head slightly, "Now, why do you perch atop walls in the middle of the afternoon spying on a male bathing? I thought thieves only worked in the dark of night."

The furred male with his large violet eyes grinned more broadly, tipping his blonde head back toward a point the elf couldn't see beyond the wall, "Well, truth be told milord I could spy you from the balcony beyond and only wished a somewhat closer look."

The elf male rubbed his chin consideringly, "Well, you don't look as much a thief. A commoner of your age yes, but not a thief, at least."

He smirked more thinly at the young male's look of slight chagrin at the term "commoner" and chuckled, lifting a hand, "Well, little scoundrel, you got your closer look, is there any reason why I shouldn't now send you away?"

The violet eyed feline gave a slightly awkward shrug as he kept his grip on the stones beneath his rump, "I fear I can't think of any reason not to that would be welcomed in a public discussion sir, but if you did see to merely dismiss me, I'd thank-you for the view, at least."

The long eared male shook his white-maned head with a snorting chuckle, looking up in convincingly mock exasperation at the grinning feline, "By the gods, you're certainly no coy courtier, are you my little spy. Alright, alright, come down before someone espies you up there and calls the guards for me."

The young feline looked taken aback, wobbling on his perch for a moment before he looked both down and to each side of himself, "There are no hand-holds..."

The long-eared male smiled wickedly, "You wished a closer look my little spy, and I suppose you will have to earn it if you do still want it."

He glanced between the green turf at the base of the wall and the feline's dangling boots, "Tis only about twice your length, if that... Best commence to thinking quickly."

The dark elf turned on his heel, stepping back into the golden lit stone of the bath, giggling lightly as he heard the titanic thud of boot heels on turf and the breathless grunt of the wind leaving the now less elevated other male's lungs as the violet eyed feline collapsed into a curled heap on his side, gasping for air. The elf turned back slightly, "You did not break anything, I hope. T'would be a shame to need to call for a healer and see you back outside the walls once more."

"N-n-n-no... M-m-merely winded me, 'tis all m'lord..."

As the handsome specimen of feline staggered upright, clutching his sides and mincing in his steps lightly from his landing he came close enough for the dark skinned male to have a good look at him. The feline male was taller than he by nearly half a foot's length, dressed in distressingly plain breeches and scuffed boots with a tunic above with a vest over it, hung with various pouches and pockets. The feline was broader than the elf in shoulders, torso, waist and hips, with thicker thighs and limbs. His coat was a mellow reddish-orange, the color of a sunset, slashed with black and highlighted with white daubs here and there. His unruly mop of blonde hair was escaping from the thong holding it to his nape, scattering around his black tipped ears and handsome, bluntly muzzled face. The tiger's broad, strong-looking paws set about adjusting his boring clothing as he struggled to regain his dignity before the splendid specimen of elf before him.

The tiger's boot-heels clicked on the slate tiles as he followed the lean elf with slight trepidation till the dark skinned male smiled disarmingly at him. The long-eared male leaned against the long shelf of stone against the curved wall that held a series of shimmering mirrors and a staggering array of bottles, pots, jars and boxes, "T'was only a small drop master tiger, and besides, I lied, there are no guards, merely a few servants."

The handsome feline nearly tripped over his own feet as he staggered to a halt, looking into the slim elf's face before doubling over in laughter. The delicately featured elf grinned coyly, "I caught you gandering at me so unashamedly, I thought you had to pay some small price for it."

The tall feline shuffled his broad feet for a moment before bowing low to the long-eared male, "I do apologize sir, but the fact is..."

At the feline's hesitation the elf perked his long, delicate ears and leaned toward him, "Yes?"

The tiger sucked at one of his fangs indelicately, his ears pinking, "Well, you see, I myself am new to these locales and I had never before seen... That is to say... You..."

"You don't strike me as the type to be easily flustered my little spy, what is it that you have never before in your life seen? An elf?"

"No milord. I have, as the facts may be, seen, and experienced many elves, sir, but I have never before seen a... northern elf..."

The feline cleared his throat as his pink hued ears twitched, attempting to smile as if bracing for a blow. He cracked a genuine smile as the dark skinned elf burst forth laughing, hiding his dusky lips with a hand. The long-eared male shook his head, "Oh, you silly cat, you could have just said you had never seen a dark elf before and gotten it over with. My kind are very rare in these latitudes but I am rarer still for my breed, I am not fond of the cold or the dark."

The elf crossed his arms across his chest lightly, adopting a slightly haughty posture, "Now... Just who are you, my feline spy?"

The striped male stood up straighter, to his full height, pressing his broad chest out as he clicked his boots together smartly, bowing to the elf, "If you please milord, my name is Jaq."

The white maned elf tipped his head consideringly, "Jaq, is it my feline ganderer? It pleases me."

He extended his long-fingered hand out to the tiger's broad paw, "You may call me Delaan."

Jaq uttered a pleasant rumble as he stooped low enough once more and took the dark elf's dusky hand in his slightly callused paw, holding it gently and bringing it to his muzzle, inhaling long and slow before giving the lithe male's hand a tender kiss, "It's an honor and the pleasure is all mine Delaan."

"You have a pleasant tongue for wearing the clothing of a peasant Jaq. Your upbringing plainly was not amiss."

The smiling elf allowed the broad tiger to hold his hand for a lingering moment, fingering his soft, velvety fur before he withdrew his fingers and smoothed his alabaster hair back from his face. The striped feline nodded, "I am a traveler, new to these lands. Back home I was a merchant by trade, but when the war came to our province I forsook it and took to the road..."

The feline's violet eyes flashed as he glanced to Delaan's face, "I hope you don't think me a-..."

"Coward? There is no cowardice in preserving one's life Jaq. The wars in the eastern continent have been fool-hardy and savage. We elves want nothing of them, we do not support them, and so I wouldn't think you a fool or a coward for fleeing from death when it comes so openly to those who aren't soldiers. Besides, I do not think I would allow some common brute of a soldier to stand so brashly in my bathing chamber."

Delaan winked gently at the tiger, whose tense face softened, "Besides, you have some bravery about you to scale a wall just to catch a glimpse of me nude. I can appreciate, and quite possibly reward that."

The long-eared male chuckled merrily as he watched the feline's ears redden once more. He waved a paw at the striped male, "You've just arrived from some gods-forsaken sky-ship no doubt, then, cramped, cold, stinking and filled with dwarves. You could probably use a bath and some refreshment."

"I... Was about to find lodgings at the local tavern when... I spied you from their balcony, to be truthful Delaan."

The slim elf giggled in wonder as picked up a crystal bottle of a faintly pinkish oil from the counter before him, pouring a measure into his hand before he began rubbing the sweetly scented oil into his charcoal colored skin, "The sight of me bathing over-rode food and a bed?! Good Gods you must have been packed in with the grizzled old men and dwarves too long master tiger."

"What can I say master elf... You caught me at a vulnerable moment. Their serving male was showing me upstairs to where their lodgings were and, I glanced over your wall."

Jaq shrugged as he brazenly watched Delaan rub his oil-filmed hands over his shoulders, chest and arms, "If you wish any assistance with your toilette Delaan, you need only..."

The dark elf chuckled brightly, "No, thank-you Jaq, if you've been traveling for how long now without a proper wash?"

"Three months now, on the road, two weeks upon the sky-ship, and a day and a half from the port to here... With minimum of comforts."

"You poor thing... Haven't you any family? A mate?"

Delaan frowned as he gazed back at the tall feline, ceasing the rubbing his hands slowly. Jaq shook his head, appraising a spot on the wall between floor and ceiling stoically, "My family has mostly perished; I've never taken a mate, merely one or two lovers when I could afford them."

"You were hoping to make better fortunes on this side of the sea, in the Dwarven and Elven controlled lands, then?"

"Yes, actually."

The tiger nodded his blonde head, sighing softly as he brushed at his worn tunic. Delaan nodded in response, leaning his hips against the cool stone shelf, his skin and hair mostly dry as he looked at the handsome feline. The elf grunted softly, twitching his fingers at a long, braided fiber bell-pull near the interior doorway and Jaq startled as it jerked of its own accord. Delaan shrugged as he resumed rubbing the scented oil into his dark skin, "I'm not so defenseless as to need guards at most times master tiger."

The feline nodded sheepishly, jumping again as the polished wood door opened with a click and a short, brightly smiling vulpine male with scorchingly scarlet fur and hair came lightly in, bowing to the dark elf and regarding the tiger with a quizzical eye. His handsome, albeit tight, uniform of simple black breeches and a short tunic and belt were pleasant enough as the slim fox let his green eyes wander over his master's bare skin and the strange feline at his leisure as he waited for Delaan to speak. The dark elf smiled at the fox, "Adin, this is Jaq. Take his clothes... and clean them up if you can. If not, burn them ritualistically. But either way, please bring a robe and set out some food and drink in the west room in the interim."

The slim fox nodded, smiling broadly as he advanced on the tall tiger who sputtered, "W-w-wait a moment..."

Delaan shrugged casually, "I won't have you in this house dirty master tiger. Just relax and submit willingly and it'll be over all the sooner."

The elf grinned once more, "Besides, you wished to come in."

He snapped his fingers with a gentle pop when the tiger simply stared at him open-mouthed, "Come now, or I'll have him bathe you like a kitten as well. He'll do it too; this one has no shame to speak of."

The green-eyed vulpine winked at the stuttering tiger as he held out his paw expectantly. After a further moment's hesitation the striped feline unbuttoned and slipped free from his waist-coat, then began to unbutton and unbuckle his clothing and boots. When the tiger's vest was over his shoulder the slender fox assisted the feline, tugging him naked to the waist with an admiring look and waiting patiently for the tiger to pull off his boots. When the striped male's broad feet were naked the fox held out his paw, arm draped with Jaq's shirt already as the tiger unbuckled his breeches and gave a short look to both other males in the room before dropping his trousers with a grunt. When Jaq's breeches and boots were in-hand the slender fox grinned coyly, glancing up, then down, his gaze lingering a moment, then turning on his heel and leaving his master alone to smirk at the naked feline. Delaan nodded, "That was almost painless, I believe. Now, water!"

Jaq grunted, not bothering to hide himself from the dark elven male as Delaan's soft hand guided him to the wide, shallow shower, prodding him into it. The elf reached up and plucked away the thong of leather holding the tiger's golden hair, letting his shoulder-length locks fall freely. He giggled maliciously, "You do remember how to have a proper bath after so many weeks with merely a washing basin, don't you?"

"I think so. But should I need reminding, you're always right here, correct?"

The tall feline chuckled as the smirking elf jerked the lever controlling the flow of water and drowned his laughter in a cascading flow of warm water, making him cough. As he shook his head to clear his eyes and ears, feeling the water soak him to the skin he felt Delaan press a cake of sweet smelling soap into his paw. The tiger closed his paw on the soap, then squeezed it with a jerk of his fingers as he felt the elf's long-fingered hand slap him on the buttocks. As he stiffened Jaq heard the coal-skinned elf giggle, closing his eyes once more and allowing the warmth of the water to sluice over his tall, toned form. He could practically feel the dark elf's warm silver eyes on him, so he elected to give him a decent show.

As the warm water soaked his fur through, washing away the dust, grime, smoke, soot, caked sweat and other miscellaneous substances from the weeks spent pent up in a cramped cabin on the mammoth sky-ship Jaq could feel himself relaxing. He rubbed the solid lump of soap through his paws, working it into a rich, thick lather that he massaged into his short, dense fur. He ran his paws over his neck, down over his toned chest, ridged belly, over his sides and hips, then up and down along his arms. With a sly smile the handsome tiger bent himself, exposing his broad hips and firm, full rump to the grinning elf. Jaq's rump was cloaked on either side by his rich reddish-orange fur, stippled with his black stripes and divided by a band of pure white fur that clung to the cleft of his buttocks like a strap between his crotch and the base of his tail.

The feline's thick thighs and calves were taut as he bent himself down to scrub at his feet, ankles and legs, bringing his lathered paws up to cleanse himself at the juncture of his pelvis. He jumped as he felt a feather light touch at the base of his spine, quickly standing back up to come almost face-to-face with Delaan as the dusky skinned elf stood next to him in the scattering spray of water, "You're getting wet again..."

"I don't mind. I thought I could wash your back for you? And your hair and face need a good scrubbing."

The elf extended a languid hand for the sweetly scented soap. Jaq blushed brightly, feeling his slippery fingers brushing the elf's as Delaan took the soap from him. The long-eared male gestured for him to turn as he stood back a bit. As the tiger male turned from the beautiful elf he swallowed, using his cupped paw to hold his crotch as his body tingled lightly at the dark skinned male's gentle touches. Delaan worked the soap in his hand through the feline's striped fur, lathering it slowly, "Your pelt is beautiful."

The long-eared male traced the tapering black stripes that slashed through the ruddy fur down the tiger's spine and around his sides and hips, making Jaq squirm softly as the elf's long fingers brushed his waist. As if to tease the ruddy furred feline Delaan raised his hands to the tiger's broad skull, soaping his wet hair, running his fingers through it to make sure every iota of grime was purged. The elf's hands gripped the tall feline's shoulders, squeezing them firmly, making the striped male shiver more as the tension in his back and neck gradually relaxed. Delaan murmured as he massaged the handsome male's nape, "You poor thing. Travel is so hard on a male. No food, no drink, no washing, no company..."

He ran his fingers down the ridge of the feline's spine, "Turn around..."

Jaq's voice was muffled as he cleared his throat, "Uh, if it's all the same to you master elf, I'd rather not..."

Delaan's voice was supremely amused as he brushed against the now sweeter smelling feline, "Oh, I'm well aware you have a startling erection my handsome feline. I may not have fur, but my nose is as good as some species'. I could smell your arousal the moment you landed in my yard."

"Am I that transparent?"

"At the moment, fatigued from travel, lack of good food and decent drink and lack of companionship, I'm afraid you are my sweet feline."

Jaq chuckled, nodding as he sighed theatrically and turned beneath the spout of water, making Delaan's silvery eyes widen a notch as the elf nodded appreciatively. The dark skinned male glanced up and down, his long, delicate ears twitching, "That is impressive master tiger. I will give you that, and more, perhaps, later..."

Jaq inhaled stridently as he felt one of Delaan's long, soap slick fingers slip down and over the achingly exposed part of his body now shown before the elf raised those elegant digits to his wet face and began to scrub the stripped and spotted fur there slowly. When he was sufficiently coated in enough soap to scrub a load of washing Delaan playfully prodded the striped feline back beneath the rushing water, letting him rinse clean, the dirtied water sluicing down and away. The dark skinned elf giggled modestly as he looked the handsome feline up and down, still erect and all, "Well, I do believe you're clean enough now. And here's your robe."

The door clicked open once more to admit the vulpine servant, and Delaan playfully restrained Jaq from covering himself as Adin entered. The slim vulpine almost came to a complete halt as he spied the now soaked and washed tiger, exposed quite impressively for all the world to see, but kept his composure other than a slight shifting his gait as his breeches abruptly became too tight for his liking. The fox had a large, billowy, silken robe of deep, raven black, embroidered with tiny silver stars folded over his arm, draping it into a pile on the long counter-top before making a hasty exit once more, sparing a glance over his shoulder as the door shut, committing what he'd seen to memory. Delaan smiled impishly as he shut off the flowing water once more, "It seems you're quite the handsome specimen for a rogue traveling merchant Jaq. Once we feed you and let you rest a bit, you should be even more vigorous, eh?"

"If there's Elvish-made wine involved for the price, I'd probably be able to bend iron without my paws."

"We'll see if you're held to that, my striped spy."

As the broad feline stood dripping beneath the now closed tap he grinned sheepishly, running his paws over his fur to rub the excess water from his pelt. Delaan pointed to a woven basket seated beneath the bench nearest to the tub, "Help yourself to a towel."

The striped feline nodded, stretching out luxuriously to his full height, his lean muscles crackling as he bent, retrieving a pair of towels from the basket and tossing one to the dark skinned elf. As he rubbed his fur dry the tiger felt his body slowly relaxing, much to his relief, if he kept his violet eyes away from lingering on the long-eared male's smooth, lithe body. Delaan chuckled as he watched the bright-eyed feline's gaze slide to and fro about the room, rubbing his own coal-sheened skin dry and tossing his swiftly drying hair to help it air out quicker. He teasingly stood within arm's length of the broad-chested feline, making it exceedingly difficult for Jaq to keep his gaze away. Delaan giggled under his breath as he rubbed the soft towel over his sides and hips, "Do you not like to look at me?"

"I do certainly like to look at you master elf, but I fear letting my gaze linger too long on you makes one's mind wander to specific places."

Jaq scrubbed his flaxen hair, feeling it still damp, but drying quickly, the rest of his pelt not being as sodden wet. He grunted in an undertone as Delaan playfully shifted on his delicate feet and slipped behind him, using his own towel to leech the dampness from his gold hair and the thick, striped fur on his back and hips. The dark skinned elf's long-fingered hands lingered around the striped expanse of the tiger's rump, teasingly rubbing the towel around the base of the taller male's thick tail. As the broad-chested feline continued to rumble in his undertone the elf tossed his towel languidly over the nearest bench, running his fingers through Jaq's thick pelt, "Nearly dry. Now come. You can assist me."

As the lean elf tugged the tiger's wide paw he led him to the long, sweeping curve of the shelf beneath the mirrors that held the staggering array of bottles and containers. Delaan selected a few from here and there, popping open bottles and levering up the lids of pots and jars, "Here my spy, take some of this oil, and rub it into my back for me... Then we can groom you a little."

Jaq perked his ears, swallowing and stammering softly as the elf pulled one of his strong paws closer and poured a measure of the sweetly musky oil into it. Delaan bundled his drying hair and swung it over his shoulder to dangle down his chest and belly as he presented his back and nape to the violet eyed feline. Jaq rubbed his paws together, feeling the slippery fluid coat them, biting his lip gently as he slowly began to run his fingers over the slim elf's dark back. The dark elf's ebony skin was soft, smooth and hairless, with its bluish sheen enhanced by the oil. As he overcame his shyness and trepidation the strong pawed feline massaged the warming oil into the elf's dusky skin, moving closer to him. He moved his slick paws over the length of Delaan's spine, feeling the subtle ridges, over across his shoulders and then his arms to the elbows.

"Don't forget my lower back and sides my handsome spy."

Delaan's teasing tone made Jaq flush, the elf making things 10 times worse by casually leaning forward and resting his splayed hands on the stone shelf, thrusting his hips back almost tauntingly at the tiger. The smile was almost audible in Delaan's voice as he made Jaq hesitate, "You can do my legs as well, if it pleases you."

"You're teasing me rather mercilessly master elf..."

Jaq poured more of the slick oil between his paws, rumbling deeper in his chest as he set to work, rubbing his paws over Delaan's sides and tracing the hour-glass outline of his hips. He bit his lip as he heard the dark skinned elf giggle almost silently, deciding to exact some revenge by placing his oil-slick paws on the heart-shaped rump the long-eared male presented him so brazenly. He squeezed softly, massaging the skin oil into Delaan's full, impeccably smooth, rounded buttocks. He felt with some small satisfaction as the elf shivered gently when his fingers strayed along the smooth cleft of his rump. The dusky-skinned male's lack of a tail was distracting enough that the tiger's blunt fingers traced over the base of his spine, tracing the tiny vee where Delaan's buttocks met below it. The elf squirmed, making his hips jostle back and forth invitingly as Jaq rubbed the indented spot at the termination of his spine, "That tickles..."

"Apologies... But you want an even coating, do you not?"

Jaq grinned lopsidedly as he felt Delaan squirm once more, then chuckle. The elf glanced back over his shoulder, "Taking untoward advantages with my rump counts as being thorough, does it?"

"You asked the favor of me master elf... You'd blame the poor laborer for wishing to do a good job?"

"Mmm, fondling me so brazenly could be taken in any number of ways my handsome feline, luckily I'm feeling particularly mercifully disposed toward you."

"How gracious of milord."

Jaq couldn't suppress a chuckle, as he then, in a fit of precocious pique, made the dark skinned elf utter a tiny gasp as he ran his oiled fingers down through the cleft between the long-eared male's buttocks. Delaan stiffened, his ears sticking straight up as he gripped the counter-top, his breath catching at the tiger's intimately unabashed touch. The tiger stiffened a bit, expecting to catch one of the elf's long-fingered hands, but to his surprise the dark skinned male merely exhaled in a shuddery breath and cleared his throat. The tiger grinned slyly as he resumed his rubbing of the dark elf's skin, "Rumor and myth has it that it's incredibly difficult to tell when one of your folk is blushing, but I see now, your skin flushes darker, like ink."

Delaan shivered, wincing as the cool stone countertop was now in intimate contact with a delicate portion of his body, merely glancing back at the grinning feline, "You're lucky I've taken a liking to you, taking liberties with my body like that would normally see you punished..."

The dark elf's silvery eyes twinkled as he relaxed once more from his shock, "But perhaps I will put your body through some punishment before all is said and done."

As Jaq made to resume his gentle massaging of his oiled paws down over the dark elf's hips and thighs Delaan stood to his full height, clicking his tongue gently, "Mmm, hold a moment I don't think I can trust you back there, perhaps I best turn about to make it easier... And let you view what you've done."

The lithe elf smiled brightly as he swung himself around to face the violet eyed feline, watching the tiger's gaze flick down-ward to between his long thighs. He settled his backside on the lip of the shelf, spreading his long, lean legs invitingly for the feline who slowly lowered himself down onto his haunches before the white haired elf. Jaq brought his paws up to the seated elf's pelvis, rubbing more of the softly scented oil over his hips, his fingers lingering just on either side of the dark skinned male's pubic area. As he gazed up at the lovely sight of the slightly reclined elf he smiled, rubbing slightly harder as each stroke of his paws made that extended part of the white haired elf's anatomy swing back and forth an increment like a metronome. Not missing the look on the handsome feline's face Delaan smirked, "Tis a better view from down there than your perch upon the wall handsome feline?"

"Much, indeed."

"And you see what you've done?"

"I do indeed... Would you care for me to oil that as well master elf?"

The shameless tiger grinned, watching the elf's face and ears go darker once more as Delaan shook his head, "Not yet, not yet. You young races and being hasty."

"Well, we haven't all the time in the world, as some do master elf."

As the tiger rubbed his paws down over the elf's calves one at a time he stopped at Delaan's ankles, "I don't wish you to slip Delaan."

"Yes... I do believe you've done your duty. Now let me do mine."

The long-limbed elf levered himself back upright, taking the crouching tiger's paw and letting him stand once more with a fluid grace. The dark skinned male picked up one of his numerous brushes, slowly running it through his long, cascading white hair till it hung like fresh spun snow, smoothing it back before he reached up and began to brush the handsome tiger's now nearly completely dry locks. As he brushed the tangles and knots from the feline's blonde hair the elf smoothed it back between his ears to hang about his nape. He picked up a finer, softer brush and began to work the striped male's short, thick ruddy fur, smoothing it and brushing it out. Delaan followed the natural contours of the tiger's rangy form, lingering over the large white patch that lined him from throat to pelvis and the fine, velvet-like fur on his throat and face. Delaan fingered the thick ruffle of pure white that lined the tiger's breast-bone, nestled between his pectorals, as he picked up one of the pots filled with a white cream.

The white emulsion was scented like sandalwood and musk, cool on the elf's hands as he slowly stroked it through the tiger's ruddy, black and white fur from toes to ears, bringing it to a soft, smooth, glossy sheen. Delaan stepped back, looking at the handsome feline with his coin-bright eyes, "Cleaned up and groomed properly, you're quite a handsome specimen Jaq."

"My thanks. And for the bath as well, it had been too long."

The broad-muzzled tiger bowed, his golden hair brushing around his face as he smiled, accepting the light, almost gossamer-like robe from the elf's fingers. The garment was almost too large, but fit nicely, nearly brushing the tall tiger's feet as he belted it about his waist, leaving a gap at the throat where his chest-fur showed through. Delaan nodded, plucking up his own loose garment of deep silver and draping it about himself, leaving it only loosely belted so that it gave flashes of his dusky skin when he shifted or walked. He smiled, "Would you care to join me?"

"It would be my pleasure."

The dark skinned elf took the tall feline by the paw, clasping it gently in his hand as he led him from the bathing chamber into the main body of the manor. The low-ceilinged, vaulted corridors were smooth and almost featureless, with rounded door-ways leading off from them. The tiger made note that the house seemed to be arranged in concentric circles, with lobes extending from a central hub as Delaan led him to a larger doorway, with double-doors and laid his hand upon them, making them swing open noiselessly. Jaq gaped as they entered the again, round room, the domed ceiling above them glassed as was the bathing chambers. The two-storey room had an oblong balcony above jutting from the interior wall, with a long, winding spiral stair leading up to it, and a narrower walk lined the exterior of the upper wall. This walk-way was lined with shelves of books, and glass-fronted cabinets filled with various arcane objects the tiger couldn't even begin to make a guess at in some instances. The main object of his attention was the tree growing from a turf lined hole in the floor, thrice his height, seeming to be an aspen tree with bark of shimmering pale silvery-white and delicate leaves the color of soot.

Another gently gurgling fountain fed the planter with a trickle of water along a long, smooth trough carved from a pale, jade-like stone. A massive desk sat below the balcony above, covered with tomes, rolls of parchment and vellum and various trappings of academia. At the farthest extent of the room, the curved wall was glass, with doors that opened without to admit the breeze and a sitting area of immaculately plush stuffed cushions and palettes with polished tables, set low, scattered amongst them. To these the elf led the gaping feline who gazed around him in wonder. Jaq looked to the beautiful tree, "Are all elven homes this-..."

"Beautiful?"

Jaq chuckled softly, "Round...

Delaan giggled, shaking his head, "We elves prefer organic shapes in our dwellings, and organic things. Only men and dwarves could be so dense to make their dwellings all angles and things that nature never made. Silly cat..."

As they reached the low, wide table Jaq felt his stomach give a rumble, making Delaan bark with laughter. The elf pushed the tall feline into one of the thick silken cushions and perched himself next to him, "Yes silly cat, food."

"You lay a magnificent table, I must say..."

Jaq gazed at the platters arranged within easy reach. Sliced fruits of a dozen kinds, salted and smoked meats in thin pieces, cheeses of half a dozen colors, breads and crackers of a wide variety all lay at his ready paws along with half a dozen decanters; one of water, three of what smelled of juices and two of sweet scented wines, one dark, the other pale. As the slanting of the afternoon sun deepened into early evening the sky without the glassed half dome took on a ruddy tint, casting a cheery orange-gold glow across the table. It caught Delaan's beacon of pale hair and lit it up like a bonfire of orange, red and amber. The slim elf prodded the striped feline delicately in the side, "Don't sit there staring at it, eat silly cat. I sense it's been a long while since you took a decent enough meal, even if this is only a late luncheon."

The elf folded himself more comfortably as he watched the striped feline begin to pull plates toward himself, helping himself to what-ever piqued his fancy. He selected a few tid-bits for himself and poured out two long drafts of the dark wine into bowls at the elbows, drinking sparingly as they chatted, Jaq mostly around mouthfuls of food as he filled the aching gap between his belly-fur and spine.

"So what sort of mercantile business did you do before you became a way-farer handsome spy?"

Jaq stifled a belch, helping himself to another slice of red meat, wiping his muzzle with the back of his paw till Delaan dabbed at his face with a square of linen, "In the high country, mostly dry goods. One dealt mostly with farmers, the occasional traveling merchant and the townsfolk from neighboring villes."

"Sounds perfectly vile."

Delaan's delicate nose wrinkled softly where it met his dusky forehead. He sipped his wine as he leaned closer to the striped feline who shrugged. Jaq swallowed as he resumed speaking, "Everyone needs to eat, and survive through the winters."

"You're not uncultured, or ignorant, and I daresay you won't find culture or education in the midst of some village in the middle of nowhere."

The feline nodded, his muzzle full of fruit before he spoke again, "I was educated, to the best of my parent's and my meager earnings, in the eastern Imperial city of Renal. My father took ill when I was 16 summers and I went home to take his place. Before the wars came, it was a perfectly comfortable, if simple life."

Delaan nodded his white head, "And the rest of your family?"

The elf's delicate tone was non-provoking; easing around subjects he thought could be unpleasant as he looked over the handsome feline. Jaq swallowed more of the sweet wine and nodded, appreciative of the elf's relaxed tone, "My mother took ill 3 years after my father's death, along with my younger sister. It's not to easy to get healers so far from the Imperial cities. My brother, a year older than I took up with the army of the Emperor, I never saw him again. So when the conscription messengers began to appear again-.."

"You disappeared."

Jaq nodded gravely, nodding his thanks as the elf refilled his cup, "I knew I was of the age they see perfect for the armadas."

"I knew you were in your second decade, just from the look and feel of you. You carry the pique of youth, but the beginnings of sage maturity about you."

Delaan smiled, his dark features tweaking warmly as he squeezed the tiger's forearm, feeling the leanness of it, ""There's no shame of surviving. You're too young to be sent to war, maimed or killed for the mad power schemes of some demented king or emperor or what-ever they choose to call themselves. You're safely in the elven lands now. We control the seas and air, the very land itself, the Eastern Kingdoms wouldn't dream of ever attempting to attack us. Why do you think they were so desperate to make friends of us 1000 years ago, we could have destroyed them with a thought, and we keep magic from them for a reason?"

"Yes. It is quite... comfortable here. I think I could be happy enough."

Jaq smiled, the shadows melting from his features as the elf caressed his arm slowly, the food and drink relaxing him from his long journeys. Delaan stroked a long finger over the tiger's broad nose, making it twitch, "You're better off having scaled my wall handsome tiger. I hear that tavern has mites."

"Well, their serving staff wasn't nearly as accommodating as yours. That I will say. Nor their proprietor as beautiful."

Delaan chuckled as he shook his head, making his snow-spun hair dance, "Garan is about as handsome as a half-sawn log."

"Well, the eye-patch does lend a certain distinguished aire."

"But that wooden foot would make an awful racket on my nice polished wood floors."

Both males giggled expansively, Delaan leaning into the handsome feline who didn't protest. The doors to the solarium cum study clicked open and Adin appeared carrying a silver tray aloft above his paws by several hand-spans, making Jaq gape softly. The fox bowed his head, speaking for the first time, in a soft, even almost feminine lilt, "Are you finished masters? I brought something sweet."

Delaan glanced to Jaq who nodded, not wishing to stuff himself insensate, "Yes, thank-you, everything was splendid."

The slender vulpine nodded, gesturing to the scattered plates that rose languidly from the table and assumed a loose grouping about him in mid-air, delicately settling the platter he had been guiding down upon the table before turning and striding away. Jaq watched the plates and platters orbiting him like some sort of bizarre planetary formation till the double-doors boomed closed once more, "Even the servants here know magic, of a fashion."

"Adin is a wonder. He knows mostly house-hold magic, which is no end of help in a home so large, but with only two to wait on one. His brother Adrik works the kitchens and they both sleep in the southern wing. Their cousin tends to the gardens, but lives elsewhere."

Jaq nodded, eyeing the platter of slices and cubes of fruit boiled in sugar, sweet pastries and a small plate of what looked like large slivers of amber crystals, "Is it so lonely here in the city?"

Delaan raised and lowered his shoulders softly, "My kind are rare. For being elves my people are horribly xenophobic. We live in the remotest wastes of the north, below ground. We have limited contact with even our own cousins, who tend to view us as oddities to be pitied and coddled. Dwarves loathe my kind in generality, we resemble a cursed creature of their lore long past. Men distrust us from our cloistered natures and your furred races and species see us as rare, wondrous things seldom seen and heard of only rarely, so being an oddity even for my own race has its own problems."

Jaq grunted gently, sighing as he nodded, "I can see where that would be difficult for you. Abhorring the cold and dark, but only grudgingly welcomed in the cities of your cousins."

The tiger male ran a finger over the dark skinned elf's ear, making him shiver softly. Jaq smiled sheepishly as he ran his fingers through the pure white locks of the dark elf's fine hair. The tiger male looked to the plate of large yellow-golden crystals, "What, precisely, are those?"

"Crystallized honey from Illani bees. The ones almost as large as your paw."

Jaq grimaced, nodding as he picked up one of the slivers, almost as long as his finger. He blinked in surprise as it almost immediately began to melt into liquid honey in his fingers. Delaan chuckled, "Your body-heat is melting it back into honey. They're best eaten quickly, or held longer, in the right circumstances..."

The tiger male's ears quirked at the elf male's statement, but he didn't question it, merely placed the swiftly softening sliver of sugar into his muzzle, feeling it turn to liquid almost instantly on his tongue. Before he could deal with his sticky fingers Delaan surprised him by pulling his paw close to his lips and slowly drawing his tongue over one of his strong digits. Jaq's mind registered the fact that the elf's long, warm tongue was purple-black, nearly the color of a bruise before those thoughts were interrupted with a jar by the sensation of Delaan sucking the tip of his finger. Jaq licked his lips, stifling a rumble as he felt his finger sink into the dark skinned elf's mouth, his body reacting almost instantly to the sensation of suction around his digit.

Lacking the more intricate and more unwieldy structure of a muzzle, elves and men were capable of the most wonderful, exquisite and strong suction with their mouths that most furred species couldn't duplicate, never ceasing to enthrall and arouse the young tiger. Jaq's violet eyes eased down into slits as he loosed a tiny groan, feeling Delaan's warm, soft mouth draw up and down his strong digit, then begin to suckle on the other sticky one. As he was drawing his slightly tacky fingers over the elf's beautiful ebon face the striped male paused, feeling the floor beneath them give a tiny tremble as if someone had dropped something on the other side of the manor. As his attention wandered Delaan lifted his face from the tiger's paw, "What?"

"Is this area known for earth-shakes? I thought I felt a tremble just now."

As he sat up straighter Jaq watched Delaan's immense ears swivel and tweak, the dusky elf laying his delicate hand to the floor beside them before chuckling, "Oh, that's merely Adrik coming this way."

Jaq blinked, his violet eyes flashing as he glanced to the elf male, "Adrik? That little fox's brother? Who works in the kitchens?"

Delaan's mischievous smile did nothing to assuage Jaq as the floor trembled again, now in the steady, rhythmic cadence of foot-falls that ceased outside the door to the conservatory before the double doors swung open. Jaq's yelp of surprise was drown by Delaan's wild giggle of laughter as the owner of what had sounded like massive boot-heels stooped slightly to pass through the doorway. Delaan watched his new feline friend's slightly slitted pupils widen, nearly obscuring his dazzling violet irises as Jaq's ruddy fur bristled at the sight of the obviously male figure now standing in the room.

As tall as the tiger male was as 6 foot lengths, the massive male in the doorway towered over him by nearly a head and shoulders, twice his size with a massive, broad muzzled head, thick neck, broad shoulders and chest, rippled stomach and wide hips supported by thighs almost the thickness of Adin's waist. Their bare foot-paws made the polished wooden floor vibrate as they walked, with equally as massive paws at the end of their cabled arms. Adrik's pelt was a dark, ruddy scarlet, with a long mane of strawberry blonde hair bound at his nape and a pair of almond-shaped yellow eyes that held the bristling tiger's. The massive specimen of male looked almost exactly like a fox, right down to the fluffy, white tipped tail, save of darker coloring and being the size of a full grown wolf lupine male of the wilder breed. The only thing Adin's brother was dressed in was a loin-cloth that barely covered his hips and a short vest of black material similar to the uniform his brother wore.

The rest of the massive male's body, thickly muscled and dense, with curves that would put a statue to shame was bare, as Jaq noted when his eyes jerked down from Adrik's on reflex, coming to rest somewhere vaguely in the vicinity of the hybrid's midriff. Delaan still snorted as he giggled, wiping at his eyes as the hulking male came to a stop with surprising grace before them, "Hello Adrik my luv. Supper was most pleasant."

"Thank-you master Delaan."

The hybrid male's rumbling voice wasn't as harsh as Jaq had expected, and closer, once the surprise of the servant's sheer size had worn off, his yellow eyes weren't nearly as menacing, holding a warm, pensive quality to them. Adrik stretched a massive paw down to touch Delaan's hands, dwarfing both of them in his grip, "Adin says you entertain a stranger tonight, so we will be retiring till needed."

"Thank-you Adrik that should be lovely, and yes, this is Jaq. He is new to the city, and thought he would see the sights today when we crossed paths."

The dark skinned elf gestured to the striped feline who twitched slightly as the towering hybrid's golden gaze roved him for a long moment, then proffered his massive paw. Jaq laid both his paws in the handsome vulpine hybrid's one, then squeaked in a breathless undertone as the gigantic male hefted him upward and onto his feet as easily as lifting a piece of clothing from a hook. Adrik smiled, the gesture making his massive skull less intimidating as he nodded, feeling the tiger's weight and tone and sniffing his hair idly, "Pleased to make your acquaintance master Jaq."

The hybrid turned his broad muzzle toward his elven master and nodded, "He is handsome master Delaan, I wager he should suffice."

Jaq flushed as he idly gripped the towering male's paw, feeling it's strength. Delaan giggled at the slightly dazed expression on the tiger's face, nudging his hip softly, "Go on, have a feel, he's absolutely breath-taking along with his brother's beauty, isn't he?"

The dark elf bounced to his feet, tossing his long, snowy hair as he placed his long fingered hands on Adrik's massive chest, rubbing and squeezing tenderly, feeling the dense muscles beneath the hybrid's dark sanguine fur. Delaan slid his hands up, slipping his arms around Adrik's neck as best as he could for being so short beside the towering male, standing on the tips of his toes. One of the fox hybrid's thick arms slipped around the elf's slim waist, Delaan's backside resting in the crook of Adrik's elbow, helping to elevate him just enough to kiss the towering male on the lips less than demurely. Jaq gaped as he watched the elf male and Adrik kiss, swallowing as he placed his own broad paws on the hybrid's arm, feeling how hardly defined it was. A deep, resounding rumble was resonating from Adrik's wide chest as he kissed his elf master in a way most lovers might have blushed at. Jaq could see the towering male's tongue working between Delaan's dusky lips, clearing his throat as he gingerly ran his paws over Adrik's shoulder and chest where his vest was open, exposing the red and white furred expanse of his pectorals and deeply ridged belly.

Delaan pulled his lips from Adrik's with a contented giggle, his face slightly dampened from the massive hybrid's tongue, "Isn't he a wonder? Feel those muscles. He's absolutely gorgeous, and so big!"

As if to state the obvious Adrik rumbled, "My father was a wolf of the north tribes. Adin takes after mother."

Jaq stuttered as he nodded, looking into the hybrid's glowing yellow eyes briefly, sliding his paws over the hard, smooth musculature of his pectorals and belly, "A-A-Adventurous female, your mother?"

"I believe that is true."

The blissfully smiling hybrid male nodded as Delaan ran his hands over his muzzle and throat, stroking them gently while Jaq marveled at Adrik's physique with the tips of his fingers. The tiger could feel the towering male move and flex subtly, making his hard muscles stand out more. He gasped in spite of himself as Adrik gently placed Delaan back flat onto his feet and as the elf male moved away from being pressed against the towering male Jaq's view of the handsome fox hybrid's body was enhanced considerably. The striped male almost took a step back as he coughed, "My gods!"

Delaan's giggle did nothing to help matters as the elf shook his white-maned head, "Silly male, I keep telling you that you need a longer breech-cloth, especially when that happens."

The towering hybrid fox didn't seem remotely abashed as he shrugged, smiling at his dark skinned master, "I can find clothing that fits well so seldom master Delaan, and you normally seem not to mind."

The rumbling male licked at Jaq's ear absently as the tiger uttered a strangled sort of titter, jumping as he felt Adrik's massive paw slide over his waist and grip his rump less then gently. Delaan smirked, kissing the towering hybrid's chest and giving his exposed arousal a gently squeeze, making Adrik rumble louder, "Now now Adrik. He's mine for tonight. Go see if Adin has anything for you, eh?"

The elf winked playfully at Jaq, "But we'll not hesitate to call for you both, should we feel inclined, right Jaq?"

"UH... Y-y-yes..."

Jaq felt Adrik's paw tighten, then loosen upon his backside, nodding frantically as the towering hybrid inhaled and exhaled deeply, not bothering to conceal himself as he licked Delaan's ears. The hybrid male nodded, grinning softly as he bent, retrieving the platter of desserts before walking slowly from the room, closing the doors behind him. As the doors clicked shut Jaq exhaled in a long, slow burst, slowly collapsing back onto the thickly stuffed cushion as Delaan laughed merrily, "My Gods... He was... He was almost the size of your forearm, if an inch!"

The striped male goggled at the giggling elf as Delaan looked down at him, canting his hips gracefully, "You don't mean, you can't possibly...? With him? They both? His brother is so slender and you as well, how could you possibly...?"

Delaan shrugged with a sly smile, "With time, patience, practice and enough lubrication anything is possible my handsome feline."

Jaq's mind raced to the possibilities, catching on an obvious one, "B-but if he's half lupine and half vulpine, with a-... that large! His knot must be..."

"Taken slowly and with patience, as I said, you libidinous feline."

Delaan smiled broadly, "Now, where were we?"

Jaq recovered his senses slightly, his ears still bright, absently rubbing at where Adrik had run his broad, warm, wet tongue across his muzzle, "You were sucking my... fingers."

"I think, since you first spied me from upon that wall you've been quite eager for me to suck something else, my striped spy."

As Delaan grinned, his coal-hued skin flushing darker to an inky black, he ran his fingers carelessly up and down the thick ruffle of white fur lining Jaq's chest, "Tight breeches do so little to disguise such things as those."

The tiger male rumbled in gentle tones, arching his back as Delaan's fingers tugged the gap between the stitched edges of the fine robe farther apart, exposing more of his short, soft pelt. As the elf's long fingers rubbed the outlines of his pectorals Jaq thrust his chest out, "Not as massive as Adrik's, I fear."

"But handsome, nonetheless."

"Do you think so?"

Delaan smiled, his dusky lips twitching as he felt the tiger's broad paws close upon his hips, giggling gently, "Mmm, not here master tiger."

Feigning crestfallen disappointment the rumbling feline squeezed the elf's full hips, "Then where my sweet?"

Delaan prodded the tiger's firm chest, kissing his chin and lips slowly, teasingly as he gripped his paws, "Did you assume I ate, slept and rutted in a conservatory Jaq?"

The tiger blushed, his bashful grin making it clear he had assumed a great many things without asking as he kissed the dark-skinned elf in return, feeling Delaan's tongue brush his lips, "I did hope not. It would seem a waste for such a large home. But does this mean you're inviting me to your bedchamber?"

"If I say the word rutting, can you assume otherwise?"

"Well, lead on my dark skinned beauty."

Jaq grinned, allowing himself to be hauled upright by his wrists to stand above the smiling elf, running his fingers through Delaan's silky locks of pure white hair. The long-eared male proceeded to tug his wrist insistently, though playfully, his elegant hands holding surprising strength for his slim form. Jaq acquiesced to letting the dusky skinned elf pull and tug him through the house on nimble feet, through the low, vaulted corridors, now lit by softly glowing crystal lamps as dusk had long since fallen. The round orbs of crystal, hung by finely wrought golden chains gave off an ethereal whitish-blue glimmer, making Delaan's raven skin and phosphorescent hair shimmer. The white patches of fur on Jaq's face and chest fluoresced in the pale blue light as well, making them almost glow, the tiger's grin showing as a crescent of glimmering white in his muzzle. The eerie, almost otherworldly effect redoubled when Delaan grinned back broadly, his white teeth parting the pearly blackness of his face, making Jaq chuckle, "You look ridiculous."

"So do you."

Delaan giggled, pulling the tiger male toward the largest pair of double-doors he had yet seen in the house, ornately carved of ebony wood, with black iron fittings that clacked open at the elf's approach. As he entered the elf's inner sanctum the tiger stopped in his tracks, as it seemed as if they had stepped from the manor house into a subterranean cavern of carved granite and black marble. The walls and ceiling were as round as in the other chambers, but of dark granite, veined with seams and threads of crystals, semi-precious stones, silver and gold, as if within a deep underground mine. The floor was roughly cut blocks of black marble, scattered through with flecks of gold, surprisingly warm to the touch. Rather than the eerily glowing blue lamps the chamber was lit by spindly braziers and everlasting torches scattered sparsely about the bedchamber in darkly wrought iron sconces. The flickering flames gave not heat, but an even, gentle warmth, and cast no smoke, for the large double-doors were the only entrance and exit to the chamber, it held no windows and no hearth.

The somewhat dim, ruddy-golden glow of the torches caught the veins and seams of precious stones and metals running through the granite walls and ceiling as they danced, making them glitter against the black like the night sky in an open field. A tiny pool of water, beside a slowly trickling fountain cast a slowly rippling reflection across the black walls scattered with their twinkling pinpricks of light. The only other visible feature in the chamber was a low, wide stone dais, surrounded by a ring of roughly cut, weathered stones, each almost twice the height of a grown male and as wide around as an aged tree, numbering half a dozen plus one. The surfaces of the darkly gray stones were inscribed with runes the tiger male didn't recognize, each one glowing faintly in the dimness of the chamber. Within the ring of upright stones sat a mammoth round bed, covered in cushions and bedclothes of silk and satin, all dark, purple seeming the predominant color that shimmered in the light as well.

Jaq fingered the belt of his robe, the spell of the magnificent room finally loosing its hold over him as he stepped forward and allowed the doors to close behind him. Delaan shrugged, gesturing to their surroundings, "One concession to my heritage, I suppose."

"It's beautiful."

"Flatterer."

The elf slowly tugged the knot from the belt of his robe, touching the stone wall and making a tiny, stalactite-like protuberance grow from it like wax melting and reforming, along with a second one for the tiger's covering. Catching on quickly the tiger male unbelted the robe from about his waist and slid it back over his shoulders, "I get the sensation there are shelves, cabinets and concealed compartments all about this room, if one knows how to find and access them."

"Most probably."

The elf's sly grin made the striped male chuckle as he hung his long robe over the hook provided him and stepped, naked into the chamber fully, taking a stride toward the massive bed. Jaq watched Delaan disrobe with a keen eye, "I suppose one needs a bed so large to fit Adrik, and Adin, if one were so inclined to, at once, that is."

"Yes. One does. Adrik can be quite hard on furniture if not properly constructed or magically reinforced."

The white-maned elf pointed to each of the lamps in turn, making them dim slightly till the dark walls around them faded to near shadow, leaving only the sparkling glitter of the reflected light from the veins of precious materials seaming the stone to shine brightly all around them. Delaan waved his hand lazily at the wooden doors and they faded into the stone-work surrounding them, leaving the illusion of being within a cavern deep beneath the earth unblemished. The runes encircling the stones standing guard about the bed shone brighter as the lamps dimmed, a deep, purplish-blue hue, making the bed appear within a shimmering halo of light. Delaan stepped gracefully on his toes, slipping his way to the bed and tossing himself nimbly into the center of it, feeling himself sink into the soft, airy mattress as he stretched out, watching the striped male. The dark elf stood out as a pearly blue limned shadow amongst the dark bedclothes, his brilliant hair fanned out across the mattress and catching the ghostly light of the runes and shimmering like a will-o-the-wisp.

Jaq stood next to the bed, looking down at the supine elf with an easy grin on his face, his violet eyes glittering with the rune-light of the standing stones. He touched one of the upright stones, feeling it warm beneath his paw-pad, humming faintly with a vibration he could barely feel. Delaan shifted onto his back-side on the bedclothes, gazing with his silvery eyes, almost luminous in the darkness, "You can feel the enchantments about the stones, can't you? There's some potential in you."

"I can feel something, that's certain. But as to what, I don't know. They make me slightly giddy to touch them, and it feels like they vibrate like clockwork to the touch. Magic was almost unknown in the country of my birth, yet here, it's everywhere."

"Well, if you can feel magic, you can use it my handsome spy. You'll learn and adapt to many things here, I daresay."

Delaan ran his fingers over the tiger's lean forearm, tracing the stripes upon it, making Jaq shiver as the elf's touch made his fur prickle faintly. The long-eared male smiled, tugging the feline's paw, "Magic can do many things. Even here in the sleeping chamber."

"Is that why Adrik is so large everywhere?"

Jaq chuckled, making Delaan giggle as the elf shook his white-maned head, "No silly cat. He's that way naturally, but you're no slouch yourself."

The tiger shrugged softly, "Never heard many complaints, as few opportunities as I've had."

"I find that hard to believe."

Delaan gave a harder tug, making Jaq flop bodily onto the soft bed in response, the bedclothes rumpling as the striped male's lean form hit them. The feline laid back slowly, his body relaxing into the soft, warm mattress, making him groan in bliss, "This is the first real bed I've had the pleasure of occupying in weeks. Not that road-side inns and taverns have many passable beds either, to tell the truth."

"I would think. But do you wish to relax so soon?"

Delaan's grin was illuminated by the soft glow around them as he shifted, laying himself out to his full length next to the striped male. His lack of height next to the feline made his toes brush the tiger's ankles and his nose barely brushed Jaq's throat as he ran his long-fingered hands over the feline's broad chest, burying his digits in the thick white fur there. Jaq slitted his eyes, arching his back softly, throwing his pectorals out and making the ridge of his belly deepen as he rumbled. He allowed the slender elf to caress his throat, chest and stomach, grinning lazily as Delaan pressed against him. The dark skinned elf shivered slightly as he felt Jaq's calloused paw-pads rub his smooth skin, the tiger's paw coming to rest on his hip. He giggled, "Someone needs to take a pumice stone to your paws. Perhaps I'll put Adin on that tomorrow, giving you a thorough grooming."

"Life in the country does make one prone to calluses and broken claws. But life in the city here is easier, eh? Your skin and hands certainly are smooth and soft."

Delaan giggled helplessly as he felt the tiger's paws roam across his lithe, hairless skin. He shrugged gently, letting the broad feline rub where he wished as he caressed his own hands up across the younger male's muzzle and face, playing with his golden hair and black rimmed ears. Jaq rumbled, purring sedately as he stroked his paws down over the dark skinned elf's sides and hips, then teasingly ran his fingers over Delaan's smooth chest. He made the elf squirm as he traced over Delaan's nipples, the dusky blue-gray tinged bumps of pert flesh responding to his touches. Delaan jerked his hips as he squirmed, inhaling sharply as Jaq chuckled. The tiger male rumbled deeper, "Oh, these are sensitive?"

He shifted, smiling at the long-eared male, "I know just the thing for sensitive nipples."

The elf's long, delicate ears shifted as he raised a brow, watching the feline shift closer. He giggled as the tiger's broad nose brushed his chin, Jaq's warm breath washing over his face and throat as the striped male nuzzled gently over his smooth, coal black skin, moving his way down. Delaan laid back slowly, flat on his back as Jaq swung himself onto his side and rolled against him, the feeling of the tiger's broad body against him pleasant, with his warm, thick, soft fur brushing his bare skin. Jaq rubbed his side, nibbling and kissing over the elf's smooth chest before looking up into his face, "We felines have special equipment for sensitive skin, you know."

"What do you-...AI!"

Delaan's quizzical expression was lost when he gasped, feeling the tiger's gentle kisses to his pectorals turn into licks as Jaq opened his broad muzzle. He shuddered softly, groaning, the feline's ever so slightly rough tongue brushing over his smooth black skin and flicking around his nipple. The sensation was far from unpleasant, the subtle texture of the tiger's broad, warm, wet tongue rasping almost imperceptibly against his skin making him break out in goose-flesh. Jaq chuckled impishly as he felt Delaan grip at him, "Forgot we felines have rough tongues?"

"Uhhh... It feels good, it's not unpleasant, and yes, I had."

"I can tell it feels good."

Jaq chuckled, grinning as he looked down at where Delaan's body was now digging into him less than demurely. The tiger shifted his leanly muscled form, rubbing against the slim elf, purring as he continued to lick and nibble at Delaan's chest, shifting back and forth between his pert nipples. The elf tugged the handsome tiger's nape gently, then grasped his chin and pulled it upwards, shifting so their lips could meet. Jaq kissed the dark-skinned male, grinning, "Kissing on first date?"

"I fancy we'll be doing much more than kissing, don't you?"

"Don't see why we can't."

The handsome feline winked, his paw moving down, making Delaan gasp sharply as their kiss resumed. Jaq's sharp fangs gently rasped over the elf's tender lips as they kissed, Delaan returning the tug to the tiger's lower lip as best he could with his own blunt teeth. The elf felt the tiger's long, broad tongue brushing his lips and chin, parting his teeth to allow it into his mouth. Jaq rumbled in his chest, thrusting his warm, wet appendage into the elf's mouth as their lips rubbed against one another. As their kiss deepened swiftly, Delaan suckled on Jaq's questing tongue, brushing his own against it as they shared their breath. The elf uttered a tiny sound of contentment, his elegant hand brushing down the tiger's broad body till he was gripping the feline in the same manner in which Jaq's own strong paw was caressing him.

Jaq grunted, moving his hips slowly as the long-eared elf gripped him, thrusting himself into Delaan's fingers. The elf's soft, smooth, warm body felt good against him, the sweet, musky scent of the dark male's arousal hanging in his nose. As their lips parted Delaan inhaled and exhaled deeply, pressing his face into Jaq's softly furred throat, "Well, it feels as if you're happy you decided to be a lech, eh handsome cat?"

"Well, you're gripping my prick; I sincerely doubt any male save a dead one would respond in the negative to that particular method of flirtation."

The tiger laughed softly at the elf's automatic grunt of indignance, "What? We're naked, alone, in a sealed room, in a house with only two other people within it. I sincerely doubt some scholarly society patron will mind if we use such lowly terms as prick and fuck in such circumstances as we find ourselves."

Delaan smirked, shrugged gently as he rubbed himself back against the handsome tiger with more force, "I suppose you're correct."

"Besides, I felt you twitch when I said the word "prick", I think you like it when someone talks basely."

The elf grunted sheepishly, but said nothing, the darkness concealing the flush of his already inky skin. He merely fondled the tiger male harder, slipping his hand down to the twin globes of warm flesh within their velvet furred pouch as they dangled beneath Jaq's erection. Jaq groaned, rumbling harder as he arched his hips toward the elf male who kneaded his sac more energetically, squeezing it. Delaan hefted the tiger's heavy sex in his hands, "These are so swollen, poor tiger is more than slightly pent up, I'd wager."

"You have no idea."

"Poor thing... I should continue to offer you what poor comfort as I can, then. Why don't you lie back for a moment and allow me to tend to you handsome tiger."

"Don't tease..."

Jaq growled amorously as he licked Delaan's chin, kissing the elf once more as he slowly rolled over onto his back, sinking into the soft mattress once more. Delaan smiled, resting his hands on the tiger's broad chest as he levered himself to his knees in a smooth motion and slowly sitting on his heels. The elf gathered his long, milky hair at his nape and used a long lock of it, wound around to tie a loose tail keeping his long tresses under control before he smiled to the reclining tiger, "I've taken good care of you thus-far, have I not Jaq? Trust me."

"Oh, I do."

Jaq gazed at the slim elf, with his beautiful raven skin, the lamp-light making it shimmer softly. Delaan's own arousal jutted freely, making Jaq reach out and touch the apex of it with his fingertip, feeling the warm, slick dampness as he spread it with his finger-pad. The elf shivered, gently, if reluctantly pulling his hips away from the smiling tiger as he settled himself onto his elbows and knees, sliding over the silken bedclothes till his breath stirred the thick fur on Jaq's lower belly. Delaan grinned as he took the tiger's peaked maleness in his hand, squeezing it softly, "I think you've wanted me to do this since we bathed together."

The broad tiger moaned, biting his lip as he tried not to buck his hips into Delaan's gripping fingers, "I've wanted you since I first spied you from the balcony."

The long-eared male slowly lowered himself till his breath was warm, then hot on the tip of Jaq's thudding maleness, "Oh, so you can boast you've made a conquest of a dark elf?"

"Because you're beautiful, and I'd never seen your like, of course, silly el-UH..!"

Jaq's rebuttal was choked off as he grunted, Delaan's warm, soft lips touching the end of his erection, kissing it. The elf giggled, placing one hand around the base of the hot spike of flesh in his grip and his other around the warm, heavy sac dangling below as he shook his white head, "Hush Jaq. Learn when you're being teased silly cat. But for now, hush..."

Delaan paused, his silver eyes glancing up to the tiger's blissful face, "And let me concentrate."

Jaq merely nodded, then gasped as the elf's mouth was abruptly upon him once more. He groaned as his aching sex was trapped between Delaan's soft lips, that legendary suction only men and elf being capable of being demonstrated in glorious earnest. The shuddering tiger lifted his paws, gripping the elf's nape and white-maned skull, his fingers tangling in Delaan's milky hair as the long-eared male worked. The elf took his time, allowing his warm mouth to engulf the tiger a slow inch at a time, letting his sex get slippery before delving down another increment toward its base. Jaq's violet eyes rolled white for a moment as Delaan's lips squeezed his length, pushing down farther. The tiger's length twitched, throbbing harder with each slow, measured bob of the elf's skull, the increasing thud of his heart-beat telegraphing into Delaan's hand gripped about the base of Jaq's erection.

The tiger's erection was magnificent as Delaan manipulated it and slowly used his lips and tongue on its blunt glans. Jaq's maleness was slightly larger than average for a male his height and size, one and a half times the length of the elf's delicate hand at least and the width of 3 of his fingers held side-by-side. The elf could stroke Jaq's length with both hands and still have several inches left at base or tip. Jaq's maleness was long, sleek and pale, boasting a slight down-ward curve at the middle, with its network of blue veins and a blunt, rounded tip that would need patience when inserted into any tender places. The tiger's shaft was slightly thicker than his glans; tapering where the two met. The exquisitely sensitive ridge of flesh that bridged the join of his shaft and tip was of a darker flushed pink than his shaft, but paler than his glans' redder blush stark against Jaq's white furred crotch. The sharp, almost astringent musk of arousal flooding from the tiger's sex was almost overwhelming as Delaan bent to his task.

As he massaged and squeezed the heavy, aching sac on his grip Delaan could feel it tighten, the globes of the tiger's sex shifting and responding to his touch. The elf bobbed his skull harder; taking Jaq's twitching length deeper and faster. The striped male squirmed slowly, his hips bucking gently as he arched, pressing himself deeper into the bed and making the muscles in his broad chest and belly stand out. Jaq panted, huffing raggedly as Delaan worked his white head up and down harder, his legs twitching and trembling as his body started to tingle and tighten. The electric tingles of heat washing up and down through his belly and thighs made the tiger male groan, his paws tightening in time with the thrusts of the elf's head. The feline's length, diamond hard and twitching dangerously between the long-eared male's lips drooled copiously, the dribbling trickles of warm, sweetly salty crystal fluid spreading on Delaan's tongue as the elf sucked harder.

Almost the whole length of the tiger's maleness was slick and wet with saliva and his dribbling pre-seed, throbbing tightly as Delaan inhaled and exhaled deeply then pushed his head down all the way. Jaq moaned loudly, the sound turning into a strangled yowl as he felt his length slip into Delaan's pretty mouth from base to tip, the apex of his erection pushing into the top of the elf's throat. The shuddering feline lost control as he felt the elf's throat squeeze his dribbling glans, his hips and thighs giving a shivering twitch as he arched hard. Delaan tightened his grip upon the feline's sac as it pulled up against Jaq's body, feeling and hearing the striped male's orgasm burst forth like a cresting wave as the hard spike of flesh buried in his mouth exploded. The dark skinned elf gagged for an instant as his throat was filled with the wild jetting of thick, silky feline semen, pulling back as he swallowed desperately.

Delaan could feel Jaq's slick essence drooling from the corners of his lips as he swallowed all the yowling tiger offered, milking him hard till the tight twitches of the spike of flesh jammed in his mouth slowed. The insensate feline's paws were slack on Delaan's nape and head as Jaq's skull lolled for a moment, caught up with the almost aching pleasure of his release after so long. The tiger's pent up desire dimmed slightly, but his body showed no signs of relaxing as Delaan gingerly pulled his face away from Jaq's member, panting gently, his face streaked with the feline's pre-seed and semen. The elf's coal-black skin showed the pearly white drips of Jaq's essence, the rune-light making it nearly glow. As he slowly sat up Delaan felt the tiger's excess seed slip down his throat and drip onto his heaving chest, wiping at it with his fingertips as he licked his dusky lips with relish.

Jaq's violet eyes flickered open, dazed for a long moment before they focused on the smiling elf. He panted, glancing down to where his body was still rock-firm, then to where his milky seed dappled Delaan's silky raven skin. Jaq chuckled, still breathless from his yowling, "Mmm, I'm sorry, I seem to have made you a bit of a mess."

"I think you needed it."

"Oh gods yes..."

The grinning feline pulled Delaan close, gently running his tongue over his carelessly spilled seed, making the elf squirm. Jaq rumbled, his broad chest vibrating against Delaan as he licked the elf's sticky face, "It looks lovely against your skin."

"That's how I keep it so soft, you know. Adrik contributes quite regularly to the cause."

The giggling elf kissed Jaq once more, oooh-ing as the tiger shared in his own spilled semen eagerly. Jaq ran his paws over Delaan's smooth body, making him squirm and giggle harder as the tiger's strong paws squeezed his rump, "Now, come here, and let me return the favor..."

Delaan smiled, pressing into the feline and kissing him deeply once more, flicking his tongue against Jaq's, "You don't have to; I know some males don't like to copulate someone orally..."

"I wouldn't have offered, if I didn't wish to. Come to me little elf so you may come for me little elf."

Delaan giggled harder as he allowed the tiger male to pull him toward himself more forcefully. He blushed fiercely as Jaq helped him to sit upon his broad, thickly furred chest, straddling his neck and broadly muzzled head. The dark skinned male looked down at the tiger's face now straddled between his long, lean thighs, "I-I've never... Used this particular position with anyone."

"So I get to teach you something, which is something given the life-span of your particular race. Will wonders never cease this day, eh? Now lean forward master elf."

Delaan flushed, shifting his hips as he leaned forward till his own fully aroused length was jutting above the handsome tiger's muzzle, allowing Jaq a good look at the elf's maleness as it bobbed almost touching his nose. Delaan's erection was shorter and sleeker than his own, about 3/4th of its length, and 2/3rd its width, with a dark, bluish silver cast, like his lips and nipples. The elf's shaft and glans were more slender than the tiger's own maleness, and his tip was tapering rather than blunt. As he had no sheath, his naked erection merely sported that funny little tube of skin that slid up and down at the join of his shaft and glans, normally hiding the latter when he was flaccid. The elf's own testicles intrigued the feline, being of a shade lighter than his skin, but still much darker than the flesh of his penis. They were completely naked, having absolutely no covering of fur or hair, merely smooth, soft and warm, but hanging more loosely than his own sac of velvet furred flesh.

Delaan looked down at the tiger male's handsome face, watching the feline study his sex with an almost anxious bashfulness that was quite cute. Jaq grinned up at the elf's nearly apprehensive face, "I like it."

The feline arched his arms up over the elf's lean thighs to manipulate the dusky erection thrusting into his face, making Delaan shiver, his thighs flexing slowly. He gingerly lifted Delaan's jutting maleness, pressing his muzzle and broad nose into the elf's dangling sac, making him gasp softly. The tiger's warm breath flooded between his spread thighs, making him squirm his hips slowly, then harder as Jaq's broad, wet tongue darted out and began to flick over and around his hanging sex. Delaan moaned as the feline's textured tongue lapped in long, slow strokes over his shifting sac, the handsome tiger suckling on it gently. They were smaller than the tiger's own solid handful but were much more mobile in their naked sac, shifting and tensing against his lips and tongue as Jaq licked and kissed them. Jaq gently fondled the elf's sac, squeezing it, feeling it pull upward against his broad fingers before he slowly dragged his slightly rough tongue up and over the base of Delaan's erect member.

The long-eared male uttered a shrill grunt, biting his lip as he felt Jaq's softly textured tongue brushing up and down his erect length, licking it slowly. The elf moaned loudly as the tiger's long tongue swept out to its full length and wrapped around his maleness, rubbing harder as Jaq's hot breath caressed his smooth skin. With his aching member trapped in the embrace of the tiger's warm, wet tongue the slim elf moved his hips, making it jerk back and forth slowly against Jaq's upturned face. Jaq chuckled, shifting his paws over Delaan's hips to rub and squeeze the elf's raven-skinned rump, feeling the smooth fullness of it as it flexed against his fingers. He rumbled as he kneaded the pretty elf's back-side, the roundness giving to his strong fingers as Delaan moaned louder, pushing his hips back into the tiger's paws. From the way the long-eared male was grinding his rump against his blunt-fingered paws the handsome tiger knew what Delaan wished once his oral ministrations were completed, making him grin softly to himself.

Jaq slowly ran his long, broad tongue up and down the elf's throbbing erection, rumbling as the tip of Delaan's length dappled his face with freely oozing droplets of his pre-seed. He shifted his muzzle, catching the elf's bobbing glans between his lips, letting it thrust between them with the gyrating movement of Delaan's hips. Once his erection slipped into the tiger's muzzle, sliding over his textured tongue and hitting the ridged roof of his mouth the elf male moved his hips harder, surprising Jaq with the brusque energy applied so quickly to the member thrusting into his muzzle. The striped male caught Delaan's wrists and placed the elf's long-fingered hands on his ears, letting the dark-skinned male grip his skull as he liked. The flexing movement of Delaan's hips increased as he bucked himself into Jaq's muzzle with surprising vigor. The trembling elf's lithe body moving gracefully, even in the throes of passion. As the tiger male allowed the elf's erection to spear into his sucking muzzle he brushed his tongue over its length, gently kneading and squeezing Delaan's hanging sac as it tensed.

The dark-elf's flowing white tresses swept about both their bodies as they came loose, clinging to the damp spots now glowing on Delaan's soft, raven skin. Each buck of the elf's curved hips brought him closer and closer to the edge as he whimpered in an undertone, panting raggedly. His erection plumbed deeper into Jaq's eagerly sucking maw as the striped feline allowed him to simply buck and grind, coating the tiger's tongue in his dripping pre-seed. The handsome feline made the panting elf cry out sharply as he flicked a broad paw and spanked Delaan across his rounded rump, making it sting for an instant. As his entire slim body clenched the elf shuddered, his length giving a harder twitch, shooting a thicker spurt of pre-seed over Jaq's tongue. To tease the long-eared male the tiger ran his slightly rough paw-pads over his bobbing rump, spreading his dusky buttocks and rubbing a blunt finger-tip over the tender entrance to Delaan's body.

The lithe elf nearly shrieked in a shrill moan as he felt the tiger touch his body so intimately whilst suckling his twitching length. Feeling Delaan's body tense harder at his touch the tiger male rumbled, slowly pushing at the tight ring of flesh closing off the elf's body, running his finger-tip in tiny circles around it as he sucked harder. The resulting effect of the moaning elf clutching tighter at his broad skull and shudder, bucking his full hips faster and harder only spurred the striped male on. He allowed the elf's sleek length to plow into his muzzle, twitching dangerously now, till Delaan's dangling sac was rubbing into his chin. With the depth of his muzzle the tiger male was in no danger of gagging upon the elf's member, bobbing his head more forcefully as he rubbed over the tight threshold of Delaan's body till his fingertip was nearly overcoming the clenching resistance of the dusky male's back entrance.

Delaan threw his white-maned head back as the stimulation finally pushed him over the edge, the feeling of the tiger's fingertip working at his tender ring of flesh and the sensation of his member buried to the hilt in the feline's warm, drooling maw making him clench breathtakingly. As he shuddered, moaning loudly enough to make the stone walls ring with echoes the dark-skinned elf erupted into Jaq's sucking muzzle. The jetting flood of warm, sweet fluid that overwhelmed the tiger's tongue made him swallow. He kept his muzzle clamped about Delaan's wildly jerking length while being mindful of his fangs as they loosely gripped the elf's erection at the base. The wildly panting elf slumped against the striped male, his silver eyes glazing over as he shivered, his body emptying itself into the tiger's maw. His sac was almost painfully tight against his body, the thudding of his sticky spike of flesh between Jaq's lips lessening slowly as the tiger pulled back. Just the tapering tip of Delaan's length pulsed between the tiger's lips as he flicked it with his textured tongue, letting the last feeble squirts of the elf's musky seed coat his snaking appendage.

With the shivering elf's weight against him the lean tiger grunted, chuckling breathlessly as he patted Delaan's rump. The lithe elf showed no signs of movement as his slack weight kept his hips pinned against the tiger's face, lodging his spent, but barely softening length in the feline's muzzle to his amused annoyance. Jaq gripped the elf's lower back with one paw and his nape with the other, slowly sitting up, letting the panting long-eared male slump back into his grip. Delaan's head rolled as his slack ears drooped slightly, his silvery eyes unfocused eyes slowly locking onto the tiger's face as Jaq was able to free his muzzle. Jaq laid the elf male back, easing his own broad form up against him with a smile as he smoothed Delaan's long milky hair away, "That was something, eh little elf?"

Delaan stirred, giggling as he smiled, still slightly glazed as his body thrummed with afterglow, his length giving a tiny twitch as he felt the tiger's strong, broad body press down against him. The elf blushed sheepishly as Jaq laid atop him, the tiger slowly licking his chin and lips, encircling the larger male's middle with his arms and burying his fingers in the thick, striped pelt of Jaq's back. As he kissed the feline warmly, tasting himself on the tiger's lips and tongue he shifted beneath him, slowly flexing his long, lean legs and wrapping them about Jaq's hips. Delaan shivered as he felt the tiger's broad body over him, its weight pressing him down into the mattress. He could feel the subtle shift and flex of the lean muscles lining the striped male's body, flushing hotly as his body gave another twitch, making Jaq chuckle. The tiger grinned lopsidedly, "I feel you seem to like someone lying atop of you like this."

"I fear I can't help it. You're warmth, strength, masculinity, pressed down atop me... It's almost indecent."

Jaq perked an ear as he moved his hips subtly, moving the elf's obvious arousal a bit from where it was digging insistently into his lower belly, "What, Adrik doesn't do this with you? Dangerous as it might be for someone of his size to lie atop someone so slender."

Delaan shrugged, "Adrik is different. He's so hulking, and lovemaking is seldom a gentle affair with someone born of a wolf-tribe's blood. Rik is very masculine, and very energetic, and does his jobs well... But one seldom makes love with Rik; one merely allows Rik to fuck them."

"I would guess. Would also explain why you seem so aroused laying like this."

Jaq grinned as he slowly shifted, pushing his hips between Delaan's widely spread thighs and easing his thick length up into the cleft of the long-eared male's buttocks. The elf moaned, the sound ending in a squeak as he felt the tiger's broad, sticky tip pushing against a very intimate spot. He bit his lip, feeling the rounded glans of Jaq's spike of feline flesh, kissing the tiger gently on the lips as he held his hips with a squeeze of his thighs, "How-ever... Master tiger, if you'll indulge me..."

Jaq rumbled softly, perking an ear, "Mmm?"

Delaan flushed as he ran his hands over the tiger's broad chest, idly feeling his nipples where they showed through his fur, "Your... cock is very large, and I am, as you pointed out, quite slender..."

Jaq laughed softly, "Oh, slather whatever concoctions you wish upon me my sweet, if it allows us to get on with it."

The tiger grinned harder as Delaan giggled, slowly pointing to the standing stone nearest them. The elf laid his hands upon the tiger's chest, making his fur prickle softly all along his spine once more, "In there. Just reach in; it won't harm you so long as I'm touching you. The tall, slender bottle with the rounded bottom is the one you'll want."

"Sounds a bit like you."

Jaq laughed as Delaan bit his shoulder gently, feeling the elf's blunt, pearly teeth as he stretched, easing his broad paw out to the nearest stone at about waist-height. He hesitated a moment, then thrust his fingers at the seemingly solid surface of the rock, bristling more as his paw sank into the stone to the wrist. It felt as if he had pushed his paw through the surface of cool water, but the stone held no more resistance than air. The inside of the stone was seemingly hollow, with a shelf holding several bottles that Jaq brushed his slightly sticky fingers over. Several felt like wine bottles, several were short and squat, then his paw found a tall, spindly bottle with a rounded bottom, resting on a small pedestal. Jaq gripped the warm bottle and withdrew it, careful not to upset any of the others as he pulled the bottle from its secret shelf. The clear glass bottle was stoppered with a crystal; about half full of a thin, viscous looking liquid that was a bright, cheerful amber.

Jaq peered at the sloshing oil-like fluid in the half light, "What is it? Looks like bottled p-..."

"It's nothing of the sort! Merely something to help matters along, give it here..."

The smirking elf held out his hand, accepting the tall, slender bottle, "It's completely safe, you could drink it, if you felt so inclined, but it's better put to other purposes."

Delaan unstopped the bottle, pouring a long measure of the slippery fluid into his cupped hand and resting the container on a tiny shelf that obligingly unfurled from the stone nearest to hand. As he shifted his hips he rubbed his hands together, taking Jaq's thick, blunt-tipped member between them and rubbing a thick coating of the oil-like fluid over it from base to tip. As Delaan proceeded to rub more of the lubricant between his own thighs and along the cleft of his buttocks the tiger inhaled and exhaled stridently. The feline rumbled quizzically, "What's in that? It's... warm, and tingles."

As Delaan arched his hips, coating himself in the oily liquid in an intimate spot, using a fingertip to do a thorough job he giggled gently to the tiger, "Nothing special, just something my apothecary friend is kind enough to brew up for me once in a while. Just relax, it'll feel good."

The elf male smiled as he watched the tiger's stiff maleness twitch appreciably once more, flushing a darker pink as it glistened with the enchanted lubricant. He pulled Jaq closer once more, slipping his legs around either side of the striped male's waist and resuming the position they had shared. The long-eared male teasingly rubbed a touch of the oil over the tiger's nipples, feeling them perk immediately as Jaq grunted. The tiger male moved his solid hips, slipping his now slick length up and down between the elf's slippery buttocks. Delaan moaned, feeling the thick, glistening length sliding easily up and down against his body, "It responds to body heat... Quite fun, really, and should make this next part go more easily, I think."

"Quite."

Jaq growled softly, grinning as he gripped Delaan's hips and pulled the elf male close, angling his own waist to gain the proper alignment as they pressed against one another, "Mmm, should I choose now to mention I might be slightly out of practice with this bit? But I should catch up quickly."

Delaan squirmed his hips slightly as he looked up into the handsome tiger's face, feeling Jaq's broad, blunt, slickly coated glans begin to press in the right spot, "I think I can trust you."

The long-eared male braced himself against the broad, leanly muscled frame of the handsome feline above him, biting his dusky lip as he gripped Jaq's solid arms. The entrance to his body was slippery and warm, tingling as he felt the tiger's broad tip pressing, seeking; trying to gain entrance within him. Delaan moaned loudly, the sound ending with a breathless shudder as Jaq uttered a passionate growl and shifted his weight. The tiger's probing member pushed at the elf's entrance, feeling the muscular ring of flesh resisting him, even as Delaan relaxed. Jaq gripped the long-eared male's hips harder, pushing his lower body toward Delaan more forcefully, feeling his body's resistance to the intrusion lessening quickly. The dark-elf arched, his heels digging into Jaq's broad back as he whimpered, the sensation of pressure turning into a moment's pain, sharp up his spine then the tiger was within him.

Jaq groaned blissfully as the elf's clenched body yielded to him finally, his blunt glans entering Delaan's wonderfully tight rump with a tiny, jolting pop. The tiger male rumbled deeply in his chest as he held his hips in check, suppressing their carnal urge to just shove and buck, allowing the shivering elf's body to adjust to the width of his tip as he just slowly allowed himself to press into Delaan. The raven-skinned elf's hips wriggled of their own accord, making him grind against the broad body against him, feeling Jaq's peaked spike of lubricated flesh spreading him open widely. His bright eyes were rolling in his skull as he allowed the leanly muscled tiger to simply sink that warm, thick length into him an inch at a time. He could feel each smoothly veined, faintly throbbing inch as it entered him all the way till Jaq's velveteen furred sac was rubbing against his rump.

Jaq issued a long, hissing breath as his maleness slid into Delaan like silk, the elf's muscles clenching and relaxing in response to the invasion, gripping him tightly. His flushed erection flared to diamond hardness as Delaan's body clenched tight around its base, holding him buried within the dusky skinned elf to the hilt. The mingled heat of the elf and tiger's bodies made the lubricant coating their flesh tingle more sharply, keeping Jaq's arousal tight and thudding, already drooling more copious amounts of his fresh pre-seed than was usual. Jaq grunted as he gave his broad hips a soft jerk, making Delaan gasp and moan once more. The tiger leaned his weight down into the elf's slender form, "Mmm, I don't see how Adrik does it, if you're normally this tight little elf."

Delaan's bright silvery eyes focused on the tiger's broad face as he giggled breathlessly, "D-d-don't allow that to stop you handsome tiger..."

"Far be it from me to pass up an invitation so freely given."

Jaq grinned, his sharp fangs rasping the elf's dark lips as he kissed Delaan wantonly. He pressed himself into the gently clenching elf deeply, then pulled back slowly making Delaan's slender fingers dig into the tiger's striped pelt, clutching himself close to the thrusting feline. The sensation of the tiger's thick, thrusting length rubbing and sliding against his inner walls made the elf shudder and buck, clashing his hips against Jaq's in hard, spasmodic jerks. Delaan groaned stridently as the feline's blunt tip prodded and slid back and forth across his internal pleasure spot with each buck of Jaq's flexing hips. The tingling spreading through his belly and thighs made the long-eared male's body shiver and clench, spurring Jaq on harder and faster.

The lustily growling tiger arched into Delaan, surprising the dark elf as he gripped his slender legs and pulled them from about his waist. Jaq hefted Delaan's lithe limbs up and draped them against his broad shoulders, fully exposing the dark-skinned elf's full rump as Delaan moaned louder. His sharply arched posture below the bucking tiger made the elf's hips twinge for just a moment before he relaxed once more, his wildly trembling hands slipping down to grip and squeeze the tiger's taut, flexing, striped rump. The elf's writhing form made his white hair spread across the dark bedclothes like sea-spray, his slender body glistening as he moaned stridently, "H-H-harder!"

Delaan panted into Jaq's muzzle, feeling the tiger's tongue brushing his face as he gripped the strong feline tighter, "Fuh-fuck me harder!"

"Ohh, yes milord."

Jaq grinned as he panted raggedly into the elf's throat, biting along Delaan's smooth raven skin hard enough to make him shudder; bearing his weight down against the smaller male's slender form harder and faster. The grunting tiger impaled Delaan with his twitching length more roughly, his white furred sac slapping the elf's raven skinned rump hard. He rasped his fangs over Delaan's slender throat, biting it and sucking hard enough to raise a barely visible flushed mark, almost making the elf male squeal in surprised passion. As Jaq's thick, blunt tip raked back and forth and forward and backward over his internal trigger the slim elf writhed in pleasure, his own erection leaving wide, slippery swaths of clear fluid across his belly and a sticky furrow in the thick fur of Jaq's belly and chest.

Jaq grinned, sucking on the side of the elf's throat harder, nipping his way up and down between the juncture of his jaw and shoulder as he felt Delaan clenching tighter and tighter about him. The tiger dragged a broad paw down and wrapped it about the elf's thrusting erection, making him cry out as he squeezed and stroked in time with the heavy, thudding slaps of his own hips against the dusky skinned elf's rump. Delaan shuddered, his body clenching like a fist about Jaq's maleness, wanting to feel the tiger's release as his own orgasm threatened to overwhelm his senses at any moment. Jaq growled; tugging as he stroked the elf tightly, adding rather ruthless little torques of his wrist as he manipulated Delaan's dangerously twitching length, "Yesss... Cum for me my lovely elf."

"Yes!"

Delaan shuddered, grinding desperately against the handsome tiger as the striped feline's pounding thrusts and rough stroking of his aching erection made him peak. He muffled his scream against the tiger's damp shoulder, biting down on it almost ferally as his body clenched tight, the muscles in his belly and thighs fluttering wildly before he exploded in Jaq's paw. Jaq's violet eyes rolled up blissfully as he felt the slender elf squeeze around his hammering length magnificently, the rippling clenching of Delaan's orgasming body massaging him from base to glans. He groaned as the elf's member popped in his paw, the first bolt of milky fluid striking him on the underside of his chin. The elf's twitching maleness splashed both of them as it sprayed Delaan's milky seed. The pearly fluid clung wetly in Jaq's fur as the tiger shivered, his own length straining with his need to release.

The heaving feline bucked deeper, the rhythm of his hips swiftly growing erratic as his sac pulled up tight, readying for another climax. He pinned the panting elf to the bed, grunting loudly. The handsome tiger uttered an echoing yowl both were sure had probably been audible past the walls of the stone chamber as his body gave an almighty twitch and began emptying itself into Delaan's trembling form. Jaq groaned raggedly, sinking down against Delaan as his hips twitched hard, pushing his length into the dark elf to the hilt and beyond. His explosive climax sent the bolts of feline essence into the depths of Delaan's body, making the elf moan weakly at the almost scorching heat flowing into him. With the peak and ebb of the tiger's orgasm within him Delaan panted raggedly, still clenching gently about the thick width of Jaq's erection, feeling the tiger's weight sag against him for a moment. His hips protested for an instant till Jaq pulled himself up with a rumbling grin, licking the elf's dusky chin, now sticky, "Ohh, that was fun."

Delaan giggled faintly before he uttered a squawk of surprise, Jaq letting his legs fall back down to either side of his hips before seizing him with his strong paws and heaving him up. The startled elf's white hair flew about him as the tiger held him about the middle tightly and slowly lowered both of them onto their sides, then proceeded to roll onto his back, tugging Delaan with him, still tightly coupled. The dark elf moaned shrilly as he found his weight sinking down upon the feline's still roused length, impaling him upon it once more to the hilt. The panting elf slumped down against Jaq's sticky chest, weakly squirming his hips. To his amused consternation the motion merely made the tiger's maleness tighten back up within him. As he felt the feline's paws roaming his smooth body Delaan shivered, kissing over Jaq's muzzle and throat slowly. The tiger chuckled, feeling the elf's abating passion slowly rising once more, "I've not mated in months and you're the most magnificent thing I've seen in 4 kingdoms hard travel. If you think I'm done till you evict me of your own will or your fine fox servants are forced to come pry us apart with an iron you're raving..."

Delaan blushed darker in the subtle light, then inhaled as he felt the tiger's broad paws squeeze his heart-shaped rump with abandon, wriggling his hips harder, "Deprived thing, I see, eh?"

"Well, who knows when or if I may see this magnificent ass again. I feel inclined to make the most of my time with it."

"Such sweet nothings for my ass and nothing for the rest of me, my fine spy?"

Delaan smirked, the elf's coquettish nature piquing once more as he gave his hips a harder jerk just to make the tiger sprawled beneath him grunt for the pure sake of it. He ran his long-fingered hands over Jaq's nicely sculpted chest, feeling it, squeezing his pectorals and fingering the feline's tender nipples as he slowly ground his rump into Jaq's hips, "We elves aren't known for turning poor, homeless travelers whom we've just met from our beds; or homes easily. I don't think you would have to worry."

Jaq smiled, arching his back into the massive mattress beneath them, making his chest and belly stand out nicely for Delaan's roaming hands and lips. He hissed through his fangs as the elf's pouting mouth found one of his pale nipples and Delaan's blunt teeth teased it, "Besides, I think you're enjoying this as much as I."

The elf's reply was muffled but sounded along the lines of "Safe to say." as his tongue snaked over the tiger's dampened chest, tasting Jaq's sweat, musk and his own semen mingled in the feline's fur. With the tiger's half-mast length still within him Delaan levered himself upright, straddling Jaq's broad hips and strong thighs, gazing down at the smiling feline with his bright eyes. The tiger's own violet gaze, vaguely luminous in the glow from the stones about them, traveled along the elf's slim form. Delaan's pleasantly lithe body was shadow-like in the dimness save for the faint sheen of moisture clinging to his curves and contours. The ethereal sensation of the chamber, paired with the silky darkness of the elf's body and shimmering brightness of his fine hair contrasted almost surreally. With the dark walls and ceiling, visible only by the veins in their face glittering like stars and the circle of standing stones lending its deeper blue-white glow it was almost akin to making love beneath the night sky of a full moon.

Jaq looked to the faintly glittering ceiling arched far above their heads, "The only thing missing from the illusion of being out beneath the stars and moon is a breeze."

Delaan's bright grin glowed within his dusky face as he ran his hands up and down the handsome tiger's face, "That's a small thing to do."

The elf raised a languid hand and pointed to the barely visible fountain standing beyond the glowing halo of the stones about the bed and it gave a faint gurgle, bubbling more forcefully. A slight draught of air began to flow from the burbling fixture, stirring the elf's long hair as it washed across the bed, caressing both their damp bodies with a cool touch, "Better?"

"So long as you don't catch cold."

The tiger ran his paws up the slim elf's naked body, feeling his smooth, soft skin, relishing the tender delicateness of his features. Delaan groaned softly as the feline's broad paws stroked over his chest, playing with his nipples, then slipped up and caressed his smooth, oddly flat face. Jaq ran a sticky finger across the elf's soft lower lip, grinning as Delaan licked it delicately, then bit it playfully. He chuckled, "Ohh, for that..."

The grinning feline slid his paws up Delaan's spine to the nape of his neck and ran his fingers through the elf's long, soft tresses, then slipped his fingers up from the nest of his hair and stroked his ears. Delaan shivered, his body automatically tightening around Jaq as the tiger began to stroke and gently manipulate his long, sharply pointed ears. Jaq's tone was teasing as he felt Delaan squirm, rubbing the elf male's ears from lobes to tips, tenderly toying with the pretty earrings adorning Delaan's most pronounced feature, "You mountain elves have such sensitive ears, do you not?"

Delaan's only reply was a stifled groan as the tiger stroked and gingerly toyed with the long, tapering auricles of his ears, making him shiver and buck reflexively. As he played with the dark elf's ears they twitched, flexed, bobbed and stiffened amusingly. Elven ears were almost as agile as those of the furred species' save they couldn't swivel front-to-back. Jaq rumbled, pulling Delaan down against his chest once more, making the elf whimper and shake his head to no avail as his ears were put within range of the grinning feline's muzzle. Delaan cried out softly as while he played with one long, pointed ear the handsome feline began to lick and nibble his way up and down the length of the other.

Jaq's rumbling voice whispered into the sensitive cup of the elf's ear as he licked over it, "Such an oddly placed erogenous zone for a species. I suppose this is why elf warriors wear such funny hats."

The giggling tiger was rewarded with a gentle jab to his chest by the elf's long finger and a less subtle jab to his belly as Delaan's body gave itself away to the tender teasing of his ears. Delaan groaned as Jaq's tongue brushed over the delicate rings in his ear-lobe, his silvery eyes rolling up in his head slightly, "Uhhh...! Here I thought I w-UH-as opening my home to a poor traveling merchant... Now I find I'm hosting OH a horrible peeping scoundrel! Pl-please stop that be-fuh-before I faint!!"

The shuddering elf's plaintive moan was enough to make the grinning tiger cease scraping his fangs ever so tenderly up and down over the tip of his long, pointed ear. Jaq nuzzled his broad muzzle down to begin licking Delaan's lips and chin as he slipped a paw between them and made the slender elf moan louder, "Yes, I do believe something is sequestering all of your blood at the moment, with how it was digging into my belly."

"Oh shut up your horrible tease..."

Delaan's flushing face pinched into a scowl for an instant before he was grinding his lips against Jaq's once more. His hips again worked back and forth against the tiger's, making his smooth rump tug at the feline's re-awakening body. Jaq's tongue worked busily within the elf's pouting mouth as he laid his paws on Delaan's shoulders, slowly dragged his fingertips down the elf's smooth back. Delaan shivered, moaning loudly into Jaq's muzzle as the tiger's blunted claw-tips whispered almost imperceptibly down his spine before the feline's broad paws were squeezing his rump again. Delaan's smooth backside jerked back and forth in Jaq's grip as they moved against one another. The handsome tiger rumbled into their kiss before pulling back, "As you're already saddled up, do you wish a little ride sweet elf?"

Delaan blushed as he slowly lifted himself back up, then leaned and settled his hand around Jaq's velvet furred sac, cradling it in his fingers and giving it a squeeze, "Yes, but I think your saddle-horn needs to be tightened up once more before I can do it properly."

Jaq nodded, grunting as Delaan cupped his sex, moving his hips in tandem with the lithe elf. His flagging erection warmed swiftly back to the task as they rubbed into one another and Delaan jerked his hips. The dusky elf made his heart-shaped rump grind down into the feline's expectantly waiting body. The elf moaned as he could feel the tiger's member stiffen back up completely within him, filling him magnificently once more. Delaan shuddered softly; grunting as the tiger's broad length stretched him open wide again, slowly moving himself against Jaq. As the feline's straining length plunged into his slick core once more Delaan pressed down onto it, moaning. Jaq gently gripped the elf's hips, letting Delaan move freely, "Mmm, everyone always says you mountain elves shun intimate encounters. They never hinted at you being so voracious in rutting."

"Believe nothing of what you hear about my kind, usually. We're just as promiscuous as our pale cousins, but we're more selective of our company and more private about the deeds."

Delaan giggled as he raised himself, crying out passionately as he seated himself once more with a shove of his hips. Jaq's rumbling grunt of assent ended the train of thought as he began to slowly buck his hips, making his taut member grind back and forth as it slid in and out of Delaan's gently clenching hole. The dark elf stiffened, bracing himself with his hands on Jaq's heaving chest, gripping his pectorals tightly as he bounced himself in the feline's lap. They slowly built up speed once the tiger's erection was diamond hard once more. With the elf braced upon the feline's chest and Jaq's strong paws gripping his backside, kneading it almost roughly, they fell into a smooth, easy rhythm against one another. The panting elf bucked and jounced in the broad feline's lap, riding his thick maleness. He felt it spear into him deep and hard, clenching down about it tightly as he used his heels to spur the panting tiger on harder. Jaq arched his hips in response to the elf's motions, angling his thrusts forward to hit Delaan's internal trigger with each down-ward slam of the elf's body.

Delaan panted, his thighs and belly tingling as Jaq's thick length skidded across his inner walls, pushing against his pleasure spot with each thrust. He clenched down tightly and jerked his hips wildly, making Jaq bark out loud with pleasure as he tugged mercilessly at the tiger's thick length. The elf's lust-driven jerking and squeezing around his erection brought the tiger's striped rump up from the bed as he arched hard. Delaan cried out as Jaq's titanic shove of his hips lifted his knees from the bed a scant inch, impaling him onto the tiger's thick length completely. The dark elf shuddered, unable to help it as he twitched from his ears to his toes and his taut length unloaded a copious spurt of pre-seed all over the growling feline's belly. Inspired; Jaq rumbled, letting his hips fall back down once more, Delaan's knees sinking back into the soft mattress before he gripped the slim elf's hips tightly, "No paws this time my beautiful elf."

Delaan groaned, letting the tiger steady him, then whimpered out passionately as Jaq took both his wrists in his paws and pinned them to his hips, holding him tightly. The growling feline's golden hair dampened as he held the elf firmly in his paws, guiding Delaan's hips up and down as he began to buck, hard and deep. Each ramming motion of the tiger's hips lifted the shuddering elf an increment, Jaq's thudding length spearing into him as the strong feline pulled him down onto that impaling spike of hot flesh. As Delaan was pulled down onto that thrusting length to meet Jaq's upward bucks his body twitched and shivered, fighting the tiger's grip feebly on reflex as Jaq held him tight. The striped feline teased through growling grunts, his voice deep and husking, "You do like it a little rough don't you my beauty? Does Adrik often make you cum without touching your cock as well?"

Delaan bit his dark lip as he groaned and shivered, refusing to rise to the tiger's playful bait; his coin-bright eyes slipping in and out of focus as he was pushed toward his climax by Jaq's deep, hastening thrusts. The room seemed to fade out around them as the two focused solely on one another. Delaan moved his hips wildly, clenching his skilled muscles down around Jaq as the tiger bucked and shuddered with almost bestial vigor beneath him. Jaq's violet eyes slid closed, his broad, handsome muzzle set in a vicious snarl as he arched beneath the panting elf, his deep growl turning into a guttural yowl again. His strong paws squeezed around Delaan's wrists as his body thrummed, making his muscles stand in relief as his entire form tensed tight, then released into the elf jouncing on his maleness. Delaan writhed against Jaq as he felt the feline's bursting heat rushing into him again, clenching down desperately to milk that jerking length hammering into him. Orgasm didn't slow the growling tiger one bit as he slammed right through his climax and kept bucking mercilessly till Delaan's bright eyes were fluttering in time with the muscles in his belly and thighs.

The tiger's thick voice was breathless as he pulled Delaan forward roughly and bit the side of his throat, "Cum for me again Delaan... Spurt it all over me like a good elf."

Jaq held the squirming elf's wrists in one of his strong paws as he gripped Delaan's gyrating rump in his other and bit passionately at the side of the dark male's throat, making Delaan moan wildly. As the elf was held helplessly, the tiger's sharp fangs ferally rasping at his throat, hot breath blasting over his skin and thudding length invading his body he gave a shuddering moan and his drooling length erupted over Jaq's rippled belly in a stuttering rush of milky white. As he felt Delaan climax all over his chest and belly Jaq groaned, the elf's body clamping around him, holding him tightly, bringing a few spurts of fresh pre-seed from his deeply buried glans. He released the shuddering elf's wrists; taking Delaan's jetting length in his grip and pumping it hard. The sensation of the tiger's paw so roughly about his twitching length almost made the slim male scream as Jaq squeezed his hyper-stimulated glans.

Delaan gave one last shuddering clench before he slumped forward against Jaq, panting as if he'd run a mile. The striped male laid his sticky paws on the elf's heaving back, letting his head thud back into the soft cushions as he panted deeply himself, grunting as his body continued to pulse and twitch for a moment with its drawn out climax. As they lay panting against one another elf and tiger basked in their conjoined afterglow, savoring the warmth of their exertion. Delaan's long ears drooped almost comically as he pressed his damp face into the tiger's throat, kissing Jaq tenderly. The broad tiger ran his paw over Delaan's smooth rump, feeling the clinging wetness between his fingers as he chuckled almost dazedly, "You're sticky."

"Mmm, you've cum in me twice now, by my count..."

The winded elf paused, "Well, that end anyway."

He giggled, slowly regaining his breath, feeling the tacky warmth between both of their bodies, "And you're sticky as well."

"Well, you've cum on me twice now, by my count."

Jaq's chest heaved with a chuckle, making the lithe elf bounce softly up and down against him. He rumbled as he felt Delaan's wet fingers run over his chest and rippled belly, playing with the clinging wetness there, spreading it across the snowy fur lining his torso. The elf pursed his lips softly, smiling as he ran his fingertips over the ridges of the tiger's belly, "I do like a male with a little definition to his form."

"You like muscled males, eh? That would explain Adrik. He's all muscle from the look of him."

Delaan blushed at the chuckling tiger, shrugging as he continued to rub his hands over the basking feline's deeply ridged belly and broad chest, "Sometimes too much so. He's hard, unyielding like steel betimes. You seem, softer... More yielding."

The elf pondered for a moment, "More like gold, with heft, but more pleasingly yielding."

Jaq hmm-ed gently, arching his spine into the bed to please the elf as it made his belly and chest flare nicely. The feline chuckled again, the pleasant rumbling sound tickling Delaan's ears, "And quite flexible at times, with the right person. Unlike Adrik and his lovely brother, I would guess."

The dark skinned elf looked puzzled for a moment till Jaq grinned lopsidedly, the feline's ears pinking cutely. Delaan's silver eyes gazed quizzically till he made the connection, his long, pointed ears comically perking almost straight up, making the feline snort with laughter as the elf flushed darker, "Oh? OH! Oh... I-I see..."

Delaan tipped his head, arching a brow delicately, "You do? Or have? I've never, really, that is... Fleetingly perhaps with Adin, but..."

Jaq smirked, stretching luxuriously beneath the slender elf, "I see the thought has crossed your mind to the point of intrigue, eh pretty elf? But yes, a time or two. It wasn't unpleasant."

The tiger grinned, watching the dusky elf squirm, "I would have believed an elf of all people would have tried everything once. You've all the time in the world, or nearly so."

"Some things just never seem to come up."

Jaq laughed, "I'd say things have come up quite often this evening, and continue to do so with these new, exotic thoughts filling your head."

Delaan smirked bashfully, nudging the tiger's chest as he rubbed it, "That would be your fault for making mention of it to begin with."

"So?"

The grinning feline brushed his damp hair away from his face, rubbing his strong paws over the lean elf's nearly hourglass shape. Delaan arched his delicate spine, shivering against the tiger as he kissed over Jaq's face and lips, "Mmm, if you don't stop rubbing, we might never cease rutting."

"Again, so?"

Jaq grinned harder, running his paws over Delaan's raven skinned body intimately, "You've servants, you can be brought your meals. Bathing can be incidental. Sleep can be done in short stretches."

"It has been months since you've mated properly, hasn't it?"

The elf's theatrically exasperated tone didn't reach his smile as he prodded the rumbling feline, rubbing idly against Jaq's broad body. He arched himself into Jaq's roaming paws with a content sound, "Shall we erect a slate here next to the bed so we can keep a running tally till we're both too exhausted to continue?"

The tiger purred consideringly, arching himself into the beautiful elf, "It's tempting. Though I can't really say I feel as exhausted as I probably should."

Delaan giggled playfully, pointing to the tall, narrow stones ringing the bed, "That's my fault I'm afraid. The stones are enchanted to allow sleep and relaxation if one is sleepy, but not exhaustion from physical exertion."

"Is there anything in an elven home that isn't enchanted in one way or another?"

"Very little, usually."

Delaan smiled, wincing as he gingerly pulled his hips away from the languidly purring feline. Jaq's softening member slid from the elf's body with a gentle pop and the elf uttered a tiny sound as he felt the tiger's warm seed begin to run down between his buttocks, tightening his muscles to staunch the flow. Jaq's teasing rumble made the elf flush, "Careful, you'll ruin your pretty bed sheets."

Mindful of his sticky body the elf lunged onto his hands and knees, rolling lithely off the bed and onto his feet. He stood oddly erect as despite his best efforts Jaq's leaking semen was dripping down his long, dark thighs. Jaq's chuckle chased him as the feline grinned, watching his milky seed leak from Delaan's body, making the elf chew his lower lip bashfully. The elf snapped his fingers, making part of the wall ripple as a soft, fluffy towel flew from another concealed compartment into his outstretched hand. Jaq rolled onto his side, watching the slim elf rub his dark body with the towel, grinning as this forced Delaan to bend over. The tiger's gaze followed the elf's heart-shaped back-side as it bobbed, savoring the shimmering cascade of the long-eared male's pure white hair as it flowed over his body like his own milky essence.

As Delaan set about cleaning up his rump and crotch he stridently ignored the feeling of the tiger's violet eyes on him. As he straightened up once more he tossed the towel at the grinning tiger, hitting him in the chest, "It's-..."

"Enchanted too, eh?"

Jaq finished Delaan's statement for him, watching the elf nod as he set about rubbing his fur with the still pristinely clean and fluffy towel. His sweat, musk and mingled bodily fluids seemed to merely vanish beneath the dense weave of the towel, leaving his thick fur far from spotless, but much cleaner. The feline grunted as he finished rubbing his sheath with the cloth, "Not as... viscerally fun as a bath, but it'll do for the time being."

"I'm not rutting with you in the bath my handsome tiger. The neighbors would hear you yowling like an alley-cat."

Delaan plucked the cloth away from Jaq, smirking as he pressed a glass of pale lilac liquid into his paw in its stead, taking one for himself as he seated himself on the bed once more, not fearing of making a mess on the sheets as he tucked the towel beneath his rump as a precaution. Jaq sniffed his glass, "What's this? More elvish cunning?"

"Partly. This liqueur is what my forest cousins give to their messengers. It soothes aches and pains and keeps ones stamina up."

Delaan smiled at the half reclined feline, "It's also a renowned aphrodisiac."

"Must be why I hear they wear only loin-cloths there in the deep forests. No breeches can contain them?"

Delaan half-choked on a mouthful of his drink, shaking his snowy head at Jaq as the tiger grinned, downing his glass in a trio of gulps. The feline handed his glass back to the elf, licking his lips as he tapped his long, thick tail against the bedclothes, watching Delaan take slow, almost methodically measured sips, "Taking your time?"

"Are you in a hurry? I already told you I wouldn't dream of throwing you from my bed and I'm not charging you for the night my striped paramour."

The feline laughed softly, "Well, you're lathering enchanted potions upon my cock, giving me aphrodisiac liquor and laying me in a bed that will keep you from tiring to the point of death by dehydration yet you complain if I seem eager to keep on with our activity? Are all elves so contrary?"

"It's all part of our mysterious nature my sweet. If you keep people mystified enough in most things they won't notice your glaring excesses of personality in others."

Delaan nodded sagely as he finished his drink, bursting into giggles at the look of incredulous amusement on Jaq's face as the tiger swept his golden hair from his eyes. The feline smirked tautly, "I can't help but believe you're telling the truth on that one pretty elf."

The feline sat up slowly, winking his large violet eye at the dusky skinned elf, "So who gets to be on top this time?"

Delaan almost fumbled the glasses as he came close to tripping over his own feet at the tiger's words, blushing furiously, "You horrific, teasing rogue."

Jaq spread his arms wide as he sank back onto the bed, purring sedately, "See why I couldn't be forced to fight and die for some godsforsaken Emperor? I'm just a romantic at heart."

"You're a horrible, spying rascal, but I do think I'm growing fond of you, despite my common sense and my grandmother's warnings never to adopt slyly grinning felines you discover perching on your walls spying on you in the bath."

"Any felines? Or merely striped ones in particular?"

"Striped ones especially."

Delaan giggled helplessly as he flung himself onto the bed, lying beside the sprawling tiger who adopted a pouting look. Jaq sighed theatrically, "Sage female, was your grandmother, I suppose. We do tend to be trouble."

"You're horrible."

"You're beautiful."

The grinning tiger pulled Delaan close, gripping the slim elf's hips as he kissed him. The dusky skinned male smirked, "You've said that before."

"Because it's true."

Jaq rested his chin against the elf's, looking into his silvery eyes with a lopsided grin, "It has to be true if I've said it after I've laid with you, but otherwise never trust anything any male says before you've mated with them."

Delaan snorted gently, smirking as he kissed the tiger's lips teasingly, "You're sure you don't have more experience with getting males into bed with you than you're admitting to?"

"I swear. But I learned at my father and my uncle's knees, they were absolute cads."

"I see you've inherited it then."

Jaq grinned as Delaan prodded his chest, making the elf squeak shrilly as he prodded him back less than modestly. The dark elf ran his hands over the tiger's chest slowly, burying his fingers in the thick, white ruffle of fur along his breast-bone as he twitched his ears, "People will think your paws are sewn to my ass if you keep squeezing it like that."

"Let them think what-ever they feel inclined to. My paws like it where they are."

Jaq paused for effect, "However my tongue might get envious."

Delaan gasped softly, blushing almost as dark as the stone walls as he buried his face into the tiger's chest, "Oh shut up..."

The broad tiger chuckled, "Well, your lips scorn the idea, but part of you seems to like the thought."

Jaq shifted his hips, making his fur brush up and down Delaan's crotch as it swelled slightly against him. The lean elf groaned as he felt the feline's thick pelt ripple over his half-swollen sex. Jaq extended a paw, brushing it around Delaan's sex, curiously letting his blunt fingertips toy gingerly with the extension of dark skin that slid up and down over the end of the elf's member, "Such a funny little contrivance you furless races possess."

Delaan shivered, allowing the tiger to toy with his foreskin, "No more-so than you morphic species possess."

He laid his long fingers against the feline's thick sheath, rubbing it idly, making Jaq rumble deeply. The striped male nodded, "Touché."

Delaan hefted the tiger's thick sheath, squeezing it, feeling it swelling in his grip as he gingerly pushed the motile casement of velvet furred skin back, exposing the still mostly flaccid tip of Jaq's maleness. He smiled as he allowed the tiger's sheath to slip forward and closed once more, then slowly insinuated his fingertip into the still loose housing of skin, "Adin taught me this one."

Jaq groaned as the elf slipped his long, delicate finger into his sheath, sliding it between the magnificently sensitive inner walls of it and his swelling erection. The tiger's maleness was still slightly sticky, but his natural musk made it easy enough to swirl his fingertip around and around the concealed tip of Jaq's maleness in slow, gentle circles. Delaan knew he wouldn't be able to continue his trick for long as the swift swelling of the tiger's member and the tightening of his sheath were slowly pushing his finger out. Jaq's gently twitching fingers rubbed and tugged at the elf's dusky foreskin, pushing it back and watching it slide forward once more to cover the glans of the elf's length, though more slowly each time as Delaan's arousal grew. The movement of Delaan's finger was distracting the tiger as his libido slowly bubbled back to the surface of their playful engagement.

Delaan slowly shifted, making Jaq's slightly glazed violet eyes lift to his face rather than crotch. The tiger rumbled, "Hmm?"

The elf giggled, kissing the feline hard on the lips, sharing their tongues and breath for a long moment before he pulled back, "Just... Let me shift around a bit, then we can... amuse one another."

The dusky elf nipped the tiger on the lower lip before he slowly rolled away, flipping himself 180 degrees on the bed so his toes thrust up past Jaq's broad skull. The tiger caught onto the lithe elf's plan immediately, nodding and rumbling his assent as he shifted to meet Delaan pressed front-to-front, but with opposed heads and feet. Delaan draped his long arm around the tiger's broad hip, pressing his face into the feline's warm crotch. He shivered as he felt Jaq's blunt muzzle nuzzle in between his own thighs, brushing his naked sac. The dusky elf inhaled the tiger's dense musk, savoring the scent as he rubbed his beautiful face against the feline's perking sheath. The pink tip of the tiger's member was thrust past his sheath as the warm tube of flesh slid slowly back.

Delaan giggled softly as Jaq's maleness slowly erected itself against his delicately features face. He arched his hips as he felt the feline's long, broad tongue brushing against his crotch. The dark elf playfully parted his thighs, draping one across Jaq's angular skull, teasingly trapping it between his legs and thrusting the handsome tiger's muzzle into his pelvis. The rumbling feline let the elf's erection, now fully peaked, rub against his muzzle; licking at it languidly. The tiger's hot breath washed across Delaan's raven skin as the elf's smooth, soft, dark length rubbed and prodded against his broad-muzzled face. With his skull playfully pinned between the elf's thighs the tiger slipped his paws down and gripped Delaan's sides. He made the dark elf grunt in surprise as he rolled onto his back, pulling them both over, letting Delaan's slim weight press down onto him, the elf's thighs parting as he was abruptly straddling Jaq's skull.

Awakening to the possibilities of this new position the elf shifted, digging his knees down into the bed and lifting his hips, letting his crotch hang above Jaq's eager muzzle. The tiger grinned, looking up through the juncture of the elf's thighs, watching Delaan's smooth, heart-shaped rump bob and wriggle tantalizingly. Jaq raised his paws, squeezing the elf's coal-colored back-side, making him shiver. The tiger teasingly brushed his textured tongue in the smooth skinned spot between the elf's hanging sac and his still sticky back-door. Delaan squeaked, shivering against the broad, strong body beneath him as he kissed the tiger's peaking erection all over, licking it slowly. He dragged his tongue over Jaq's length as it swiftly hardened to its peak, the thick, blunt spike of hot feline flesh throbbing against his tongue and lips.

The dark elf pursed his lips, fastening them to the tip of Jaq's member, making him groan, arching his hips as he slid a paw down and gave the back of the elf male's head a teasing down-ward push. Delaan's ears flared out from his skull as he tensed for an instant, the tiger's strong paw pushing his face down, relaxing his jaw on reflex and allowing the feline's blunt length to prod into his mouth. As Jaq's rounded glans skated over the ridged roof of the elf's magnificently sucking mouth he growled louder, dragging his tongue over Delaan's hanging sac and beginning to lick and lap over his dusky member. They both sank into the warm, libidinous thoughts of their mutual entanglement, the elf's mouth eagerly slipping up and down the tiger's thick length as Jaq's textured tongue continued to tease him. Delaan ground his hips, making his maleness push and grind against Jaq's muzzle, leaving streaks of fresh pre-seed.

As the broad feline's fur swiftly matted with Delaan's warm, clear fluid the tiger moved his hips, using both paws to knead and massage the elf's gorgeous rump, his blunt fingertips pressing into his dark flesh. Delaan moaned, the sound muffled by the length of feline flesh thrusting into his mouth as Jaq slapped his rounded rump, making it sting for an instant each time, but fueling the burning desire flowing through the long-eared male's hips and belly. Jaq opened his muzzle, catching the elf's drooling glans deftly with his tongue and pulling it into his maw, sucking gently at first. He encouraged the slim elf to buck, letting Delaan hump his upturned face. The dark-skinned elf whimpered his body thrumming as he let the tiger's length push into his mouth almost to the top of his throat. As he felt the elf's mouth engulf his length almost to the base, the rumbling tiger grunted, his hips giving a twitch. The elf's ears brushed up and down against the insides of his thighs as Delaan's mouth took him deeper and faster. He sucked the shivering elf harder in turn, squeezing his rump harder and pressing his thumb up into that smooth spot of skin between dangling sac and entrance, rubbing hard.

Delaan's length twitched in his muzzle, the elf's hips giving an involuntary motion. The dark elf gasped loudly as his tender sex encountered the tiger's sharp fangs, the pearly canines rasping his tender flesh. The flash of pain was brief and followed by a bout of nearly sensual shivers. Jaq grunted out a stifled apology, shifting his muzzle and lips and rubbing Delaan's rump consolingly, little noticing the fact that the brief discomfort hadn't slowed the elf's movements. As the two sucked one another breath-takingly their bodies tightened, tense and fluttering. Using the natural angle of his position Delaan took a deep breath and pressed his head down, relaxing his jaw and throat, letting Jaq's thick tip push as deeply as it could. The tiger snorted loudly, shuddering beneath the lithe elf, his hips bucking wildly with passionate instinct, making his erection jam deeper into Delaan's throat, letting it squeeze. The dark skinned elf suppressed a gag, merely allowing his throat to spasm in a swallow around Jaq's tip, now spurting pre-seed wildly.

He moved his hand, giving Jaq's dense sac a hard squeeze, pulling back and pushing down harder, trying to make the feline burst. The slim elf didn't have to work too hard, the tiger already teetering on the ragged edge once more as his violet eyes rolled up white. The tiger's muzzle was full, stifling his sound of blissful passion as his length jerked hard, then stuttered into milky pulses once more within Delaan's squeezing throat and mouth. The squirming elf felt the tiger's first spurt of hot seed slip down his throat, pulling back to allow the rest of the gushing orgasm to fill his mouth, letting it jet over his tongue as he kept his lips wrapped tight around Jaq's length. Delaan swallowed greedily, darting his tongue around the tiny, spurting lips at the apex of Jaq's blunt glans, making him groan deeply.

The tiger's deep, resonate rumbling and growling around his length made Delaan shiver, clamping his thighs on either side of Jaq's angular skull and humping desperately. The slim elf milked the thick tiger flesh between his lips with a mechanical repetition, his eyes shut tight, his own hips jerking. With a muted moan the elf shuddered, filling Jaq's warm, wet maw with a smaller flood of his sweet fluids. As their blissful orgasms peaked, cresting and safely swallowed down into their bellies Delaan licked Jaq's still dully twitching sex, making sure he got every drop before he slowly pulled away from the handsome tiger. He swiftly rolled over onto his backside, flopping up against the striped feline with a breathless giggle and a contented sigh. Jaq licked his own lips, then Delaan's, kissing him and sharing the remnants of their seed back and forth, his paws settling on the elf's dusky hips, "Mmm, now I really am tired..."

As if to illustrated his point the striped feline stifled a yawn, grinning in a lazy, lopsided, satisfied way at Delaan who nodded, giggling faintly, pressing into him. The long-eared male, still barely a shade in the shimmering light save for his brilliantly glowing hair pressed himself fully into Jaq's strong frame, draping his arms around the feline as he rested his chin on the tiger's chest, "Do you wish a nap then, my handsome tiger?"

"That would be... pleasant. After bathing, eating and rutting so magnificently. In a gigantic bed, so soft and warm, with a beautiful elf snuggled up against me so enticingly, ready should I wake... hungry once more."

Jaq grinned, his violet eyes slipping to slits as he relaxed into Delaan. The elf flicked a hand lazily, extinguishing the lamps and braziers around them, leaving them in only the subdued glow of the standing stones. He sighed contently, burrowing into the tiger's soft, slightly damp fur, kissing the feline's broad chest as he rested his head against Jaq's broad pectorals, "I normally leave the stones to glow in the darkness. It's difficult to extinguish their light completely."

"They're fine."

Jaq's drowsy mumble made Delaan giggle quietly as he stroked the elf's long alabaster hair till his paws slowly came to rest against the dusky-skinned male's spine, hugging him closely. Delaan kept still, his head rising slowly and gently with the tiger's broad chest as Jaq's breathing deepened and steadied. The sedate, rumbling purr that filled the long, pointed ear resting against the tiger's white-furred pectorals was soothing, lulling the dark skinned elf into the half-waking twilight sleep that his race enjoyed. Elves seldom never slept deeply, nor for long, their minds merely submerging into a slightly altered state. In their wakeful hibernation elves' fore-thoughts slowed, slipping into an idle, dreamy, free-form extension of their waking hours as their almost ageless bodies rested.

Some of the more free-thinkers might have called it auto-hypnosis or deep meditation rather than sleep, but for most elves it functioned just as naturally and satisfactorily as slumber did for the other races, save for perhaps dragons. With his thoughts sliding into that deep expanse of twilight Delaan sighed, contentedly slipping one arm across Jaq's broad torso. He let his senses slip into the vivid reservoir of memory and dream, the blur of color, sight, scent and sound shifting and sliding around his half-waking mind like pooling mercury, never staying in one place long. The dusky elf had a long life of memories, dreams, ambitions and sensations for his dreaming mind to rifle through at its leisure. His bright eyes shifted behind their dark lids and a smile tweaked at his dusky lips as his new-found companion surfaced in his dreams, letting him relive the feel of the handsome tiger resting against him even in sleep. The always wakeful part of the elf's mind thought that having the feline around might not be a bad thing, at least for a while, anyway.

Jaq stirred softly in the depths of his own slumber; the massive bed beneath him and the warm, naked body of the elf snuggled against him barely registering to his senses but he grunted and sighed in contented repose. The broad feline shifted, rolling toward Delaan and enclosing the lithe elf in his arms on reflex, his breathing slowing and deepening once more as he settled against the dusky skinned male. The gentle glow of the standing stones dimmed slightly as their master's rest deepened, held snugly against the broad feline. Delaan slept deeper than he had in many years blissfully cuddled against the handsome feline as Jaq's purring snores made his long ears twitch delicately every so often through-out the night. Nothing disturbed their rest, beneath the luminous twinkle of the star-like shimmers around them, letting both enjoy their night's peace in one another's gentle grasp.

Fin