Of Gryphons

Story by Yogoloth on SoFurry

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#18 of Yogoloth's Chronicles

This story is part of a series of stories about Yogoloth. Although you should still be able to enjoy it as a stand alone story even if you don't fully understand all the references!

Yogoloth is a hybrid of dragon and gryphon. Such creatures are not supposed to be allowed to live and nor are dragons even known the the civilised races. So Yogoloth disguises himself best he can as a gryphon so he can interact as though he were civilised.

He never met his gryphon father and he probably doesn't even know he has Yogoloth as a son. Still deciding how best to find his father, Yogoloth takes some time out on the Tylor estate and meets some more of the staff.


Part 1

Some of the soldiers had crossed the river and they soon found themselves a little too exposed even with support from their mounted brothers in arms. The enemy war horses worked together and hindered their advance effectively enough until the chariots could be brought to bear. The attack had been fast and unexpectedly coordinated and it had taken no small measure of skill to repel. But in the end, the enemy general's advisors and war elephants had protected him well from enemy catapults and the attack had been gradually quashed.

"Very effective. You're really showing promise!", Reinald exclaimed with some pride as the large half gryphon tipped over his own general in defeat.

"I've been playing this game with you on and off for two years, Reinald. I've managed to squeeze just one stalemate out of you in all that time.", Yogoloth grumbled. "I would have thought to have beaten you at least once by now."

In fairness to the young hybrid, the games between the two them had grown longer and longer over the passing months. Both of them taking more time for each move as they planned further and further ahead. Reinald had exhausted his greater knowledge of the game and now had to fight with pure skill and cunning, Yogoloth had become a capable opponent, even if not yet an equal. The old human wondered how long it would be before his younger opponent would not only start to win games, but also overtake him in skill.

"Well my friend, it is not the simplest of games. Many spend their whole lives playing and yet never fully master it.", Reinald said as he slowly stood up from the chair he had been resting in and smiled. "I have to say, it is quite a pleasure playing against such an interesting opponent."

"I suppose I should take that as a compliment.", the disguised dragon said smiling back as Reinald fetched a pewter and silver cup from the table and finished off the port within.

Yogoloth had been introduced to port and various wines over the last few months as winter had claimed the land. He had become quite partial to port but his much larger size meant the quantities required were a little expensive. The time had passed smoothly and the young hybrid had alternated between time with Natanii, sleeping and hunting. He had felt the need to visit the Tylor estate periodically as well. He enjoyed having the old human to speak with and found Xiangqi a fascinating, complex and infuriating game. Reinald was a patient teacher and one day the disguised dragon was confident that he would beat him.

The past winter had been fairly average and now summer had begun to show its head, the young hybrid felt the urge to return to the Gretish nations and see if he could track his father from there. Natanii had tried her best to boost the range of his magical trace months ago, but still nothing had come back, even from the area around Stone Haven.

Yogoloth had even tried tracing a shape he'd left in place at his mother's lair to judge what his range was. It took a good third of his power to manage it. But such things did not always scale so predictably. Twice the magic might mean three times the range or maybe only half as much range again. The great main doors of the manor opened and a familiar pale grey wolf interrupted his thoughts.

"Master Tylor, Yogoloth. Sharli and Thelekiin are finished with their talk of preparations. I believe you wanted to introduce Yogoloth before making further commitments?", Ferden said politely to Reinald whilst standing in the main doorway.

"Oh yes, excellent timing. Please, tell him to come in.", Reinald smiled broadly at Yogoloth who was suddenly both confused and a little apprehensive. That didn't sound like a civilised name.

"Reinald, what's going on?"

"Well you agreed last year that it would be a good idea for any prospective gryphons to meet you before they decided to live on the estate. Thelekiin was both surprised and eager to meet you when I mentioned you.", Reinald frowned slightly for a moment. "I think the first gryphon pair were a little scared off though."

Yogoloth's heart jumped in his chest and he physically jumped to his feet.

"I thought you were joking!", he yelled raising his voice, now thankfully a fair few feet away from Reinald's ears.

"I know.", the old human smiled.

Yogoloth's eyes suddenly scanned the main hall for an alternative exit. He wasn't afraid of a gryphon on his own, but better to avoid conflict wherever possible. The doors leading out from the back of the hall were a little too small and he had no idea where the much wider side halls led to. He assumed they didn't lead to any exits. The young hybrid looked at the wide stairs and up at the floor above. He would easily be able to climb them, but then where too? There wouldn't be an exit up there... unless he tore through something...

"Thelekiin, this is Yogoloth.", Reinald suddenly said, the sound of his voice making it obvious that he was still smiling broadly, even though Yogoloth wasn't looking his way. The half gryphon quickly looked around towards the main doors and there was a male gryphon standing there, slightly silhouetted by the sunlight streaming in from outside.

Thelekiin lowered his head slightly and Yogoloth snapped out of his shock as he recognised the greeting. It was the greeting that a stranger might give to an equal or younger gryphon. The hybrid might well be young for a dragon, but he was probably a lot older than this gryphon, who was probably about thirty years old or so. His brown fur had dark grey accents and was clean, if a little scruffy. The male gryphon's feathers were varied browns much like Yogoloth's own, although there were no near black feathers like he had.

The disguised dragon decided to err on the side of caution and lowered both his head and a fore leg briefly before they both stood up straight. It was a sign that he deferred to the 'older' gryphon. They could fight over dominance later.

"Right, I need to speak with Sharli about what supplies we might need. So I'll leave you two to get acquainted.", with that, Reinald walked around the gryphon and left the main hall, leaving Yogoloth and Thelekiin alone.

"So... what's your story?", Thelekiin asked in the trade tongue.

"The usual, hated by all for being what I had no choice in. Is your mate not coming to meet me?", Yogoloth replied in the local gryphon tongue. He wasn't about to give this gryphon any ground, he was still very sensitive about how both gryphons and dragons tended to view him.

The male gryphon paced a little and smiled before replying in the same tongue. "I didn't actually think this was possible. I was interested in what could have convinced Reinald that he had befriended a half gryphon.", he said, an ambivalent mixture of fascination, concern and surprise.

"He not a stupid man.", Yogoloth replied, feeling a slight need to defend his friend. Yes, he supposed that Reinald had become his friend. Arranging this meeting alone proved that fact. The old human was prepared to scare off potential gryphon families just to be sure that the young hybrid would continue to feel welcome on the estate. Thelekiin nodded before turning to the door.

"Your gryphon is very good. Come walk with me."

Part 2

Yogoloth followed Thelekiin out into the bright summer sun. The morning had started quite cool and there had been a light shower in the night. But the heat had soon built and erased any signs of the rain. Now it was about midday and the world basked in the warming rays. The young hybrid soon walked along side the slightly smaller male gryphon and there was a moment of silence while they both collected their thoughts.

"So, did your mother or father teach you such good gryphon?", Thelekiin asked carefully. Yogoloth didn't consider himself to be very knowledgeable about a lot of things, but he did know when someone was asking one question when looking for an answer to another.

"My father was a gryphon, he taught my mother who then taught me. I never met him.", he replied, matter-of-factly. Then he sighed a little before adding. "Ask your questions, I'm actually not as sensitive as I might have appeared earlier."

Thelekiin glanced sideways at the young hybrid and smiled slightly as Yogoloth noticed. "You're not what I expected.", the gryphon admitted.

"You expected hybrids to be weak or stupid. Most of us don't actually hatch at all.", Yogoloth said giving his own more toothy yet muted smile.

Thelekiin paused for a moment and started speaking in Low Wurm. "I can sense the magic covering you, a powerful disguise to make you less dragon-like?"

"Your Low Wurm is pretty good.", the hybrid replied politely in kind while nodding. It wasn't untrue, but it wasn't the sort of thing he was used to complimenting others on. It wouldn't win the gryphon any fans amongst dragons, but he was clearly skilled enough to get by and seemed confident with it.

They had walked a fair distance by now towards the estate orchards. There were rows upon rows of trees and vines here that held different fruits in various stages of ripeness. The fruit itself didn't interest either predator, but it was a fairly private area away from the manor house and all the activity around the stables. Thelekiin regarded the hybrid with a single eye as they walked together.

Yogoloth turned and the gryphon quickly looked ahead in the direction they were walking. The hybrid had been a little cautious about being lead away from the main area around the manor house. The last time this had happened he'd been in his two legged form and the gryphon in question had been planning to kill him at the time.

"So how much does he know?", Thelekiin asked in more serious tones as they walked between the broad tree limbs. Thankfully neither of them had to duck down too much to avoid them the branches.

Yogoloth had been expecting such questions and knew full well that he walked a very thin line between breaking the ancient laws and not. He'd never really thought about any repercussions from his actions until now. The laws were simply obeyed by dragons. There were no threats, no punishments, no enforcement, you just obeyed and that was that.

"Nothing. Nothing of dragons, nothing of magic."

Thelekiin nodded and found his eyes drawn to the strange hybrid's clawed paws as they walked. They were so unlike his own paws and talons. The gryphon possessed more flexible talons on his fore legs with fully opposable 'thumbs'. But Yogoloth's fore claws, while much less dexterous, were fully retractable. His hind paws were similar although not retractable, but very different to the gryphon's own feline-like back paws. Yogoloth suddenly stopped and turned on him.

"Enough!", he exclaimed, sounding angry and exasperated in equal measures.

Yogoloth reared up in front of the gryphon and spread his fore legs and wings wide. For a moment Thelekiin thought the hybrid was about to attack him. But instead, balancing slightly on his hind legs and tail, he glanced around the orchard and then unravelled his magical disguise.

"Take a good long look at me, gryphon. Maybe you won't keep having to keep hiding the fact from now on.", Yogoloth said slightly harder than we wanted to.

To his credit, Thelekiin recovered his composure quickly and did what he was invited to do. Yogoloth was fascinating in a very strange way. His ridged horns and now green hide and scutes were the most striking differences that his disguise had concealed. The scales on his head that were subtle before, now shone in the light of the midday sun. The gryphon took a chance and decided to actually walk around Yogoloth while he was posing so politely. The now undisguised half dragon grumbled slightly in his chest as Thelekiin circled him.

"I'm not going to apologise for finding you interesting. But I will apologise for any offense I've caused. Just put your disguise back on before someone else sees.", Thelekiin smiled and shook his head as Yogoloth's hide changed back and his horns shrank away. Their eyes met as the gryphon stopped in front of the hybrid. "I'm going to tell Reinald that my mate and I will be happy to live on the estate. I'm sure we'll see you around now and then."

And with that, the gryphon trotted off at a brisk pace in the direction of the stables. Yogoloth watched him go, a little bit lost for words. He'd expected this to be a lot harder than they had been, but he was rapidly finding out that civilised gryphons were much more open minded than their feral cousins. They actually listened under the right circumstances and gave him a chance. A smile formed on his now brown snout.

"Well, I never knew you had horns and could change colour.", a vaguely familiar voice said from behind a broad tree. Yogoloth's eyes widened and his smile vanished.

Part 3

The disguised hybrid turned quickly in time to see a human casually leaning on the trunk of one of the trees of the orchard. Yogoloth recognised the young man as 'Apples', one of the estate staff that he'd had infrequent dealings with. Apples grinned at the half-gryphon's obvious surprise, stood and walked a couple of steps closer.

"I wonder what else you can do.", the young man said as though it were merely a passing thought.

"Nothing that concerns you, Apples. You'd do well not to gossip about such things either.", Yogoloth couldn't help a quiet growl from escaping his throat.

He didn't exactly dislike this 'Apples', he'd not had much chance to form an opinion yet. But although he seemed to be in the same situation as Conner, he seemed very much his opposite. Where Conner would only do exactly what he was told, Apples would often go out of his way to do what he thought would be best. Where Conner was increasingly frightened by Yogoloth's feral behaviour, Apples seemed more than intrigued by it. Conner was more than happy cruising through life to let fate lead him, Apples clearly sought to take life by the horns and make his own fate.

"I'm only curious, no need for growls. So, is Thelekiin and his mate going to be staying?", Apples said approaching a little closer.

Yogoloth generally preferred people to keep their distance unless he'd come to regard them as trustworthy. So he turned and slowly made his way westwards towards the edge of the estate grounds. Annoyingly, Apples didn't get the message and jogged a little to catch up and walk along side him. The hybrid could have easily out paced him, he was larger, faster and had wings. But Yogoloth wasn't about to let Apples think he had any advantage over him.

"What do you want... Apples?", the disguised dragon asked with a slightly exasperated sigh. He suddenly realised he didn't actually know the young human's real name, everyone just called him 'Apples', even Reinald.

"I already asked, have you forgotten already? Are the gryphons going to be staying?", Apples said without any hint of humour or aggression. Yogoloth found himself growling again, it was one thing to not be afraid of him, but quite another to openly ridicule.

"Why don't you go and ask Thelekiin?"

"Because I'd rather talk to you, we don't get much time to catch up."

"We... we don't have anything to catch up on!", Yogoloth exclaimed, slightly in frustration. The young human was starting to get on his nerves.

They had reached the sturdy wooden fence that separated the clear ground of the estate and the light woodland to the west. Yogoloth took a couple of quick steps and hopped over the four foot barrier with enviable grace. He looked back as he passed the first few trees and smiled. That smile quickly faded as he realised the young man was clambering through the fence, clearly intending to follow him into the woods. The disguised dragon growled again, mostly under his breath and continued quickly into the trees.

Yogoloth hadn't realised quite how much the strong summer sun had been beating down on him. But now he was amongst the shady branches, with only a few scattered rays reaching the ground, he noticed just how warm he'd gotten. The surprise meeting with Thelekiin had been quite stressful too. He seemed like decent enough gryphon, quite attractive too, although Yogoloth didn't get the impression he liked other males in that way. But the suddenness of being dropped in that situation had taken its toll on the young hybrid. Reinald was a crafty old human.

So he found a gentle slope that was relatively free from rocks and branches and settled down slightly on his side. His wings settled lightly against his flanks, his tail flicked out lazily and he smiled as the sounds of the forest began to drown out his gentle panting. Yogoloth was a summer hatching and he'd always liked this time of year as a result. This was his sixty-sixth year. Technically an adult, but many of the older dragons wouldn't accept anyone under one hundred as a true adult. Old dragons often got like that.

"What are we doing out here... all alone?", Apples said, a little out of breath, as he caught up with the prone half-gryphon. Yogoloth sighed.

"I'm not allowed to bite you. If I was, I would have bitten you many times by now. You seem like the sort of person who needs to be bitten."

"You've threatened to bite me before. It's not much of a threat when I know you won't.", the young human replied while walking closer. "You're not very good at threatening people, are you?"

Yogoloth grumbled under his breath and settled his head down on his fore paws. In a half-hearted attempt to casually ward the human off, he stretched out his fore paws, protracted his claws and yawned, baring his collection of sharp teeth as well. The display didn't seem to have much of an effect as Apples settled down cross-legged well within bite range as the hybrid finished his yawn.

"You seem more than a little irate today.", the young human commented fearlessly.

"You make me irate with your presence.", Yogoloth had pretty much lost hope that Apples would leave of his own accord.

It wasn't that he wanted to be alone exactly. The hybrid had been feeling very sociable for the last few days after spending the last couple of months living pretty much alone in the wilds. Having some of his precious "dragon time" as Natanii called it. He just preferred things on his own terms. Apples wasn't exactly unwelcome either, Yogoloth just didn't feel comfortable around him the same way as he did with Reinald and Sharli. Reinald had always been quietly respectful and Sharli was... well, Sharli. She was so confident, energetic and hands-on with everything, it was hard to not like her. Apples was still quite unknown to the young hybrid.

"My presence doesn't have to make you irate.", Apples leant forward slightly and gently rubbed the soft hide between Yogoloth's nostrils.

At first he pulled away a little at the sudden touch, but the young man shuffled forward a bit more to maintain contact and gave the soft brown hide a slow scratch. Yogoloth gave out a quiet contented sigh and forced himself to relax. If Apples could learn to be silent, then this wouldn't be so bad. The human's other hand moved around to one of Yogoloth's fluffy brown ears and gave the sensitive flesh there a gentle scratch too. The hybrid's head and neck leaned forward to give better access to his ears and mane.

Yogoloth felt his eyes becoming slightly heavier and he tightened his throat against any purrs that might threaten to escape in the future. It had become second nature by now to guard against such things. Fearsome predators shouldn't purr except for those they trust. Although he felt the young human lean back against his belly scutes, he decided not to spoil the moment. The scratches were actually rather soothing. Maybe Apples was slowly learning to be a little more tolerable.

Part 4

Yogoloth sighed in contentment as his ears were gently scratched. He had long since accepted that Apples knew no bounds when it came to interacting with the much larger predator. In many ways, the invasion of his private space was reminiscent of his friendship with Marrus, but Marrus would never have gotten comfortable against his belly and flank nor massaged his ears. He'd even rested his head on the young man's legs to allow him to continue unimpeded.

"While you're being my personal masseur, you can scratch my mane too.", the disguised half-gryphon said being completely serious.

"Oh, I'm your masseur now am I? I just thought I was asserting my dominance.", Apples replied as the fingers on one of his hands moved through Yogoloth's furry mane anyway.

"You? Dominant?"

"Well I don't know about you, but from here it looks like I've subdued the wild Yogoloth.", the young man spoke as he started to test the stretchiness of one of the hybrid's ears. Yogoloth began to growl at both the slightly uncomfortable sensation and the insinuation.

"Perhaps I'll take my chances and bite you after all. No one would know what happened to you out here. I could just eat the evidence... slowly...", he said opening a single purple eye and looking up at the human. The hybrid then parted his lips slightly, baring his teeth.

"F- fine, I'll just stick to the massage then.", Apples said with the slightest of nerves showing.

Yogoloth settled back down and the young human turned his body around so he was facing him. He then started gently running his hand over the softer scutes he found under the hybrid's belly. Apples idly traced a line between the leathery plates with a finger and enlisted a quiet rumble from the prone half-gryphon. He smiled slightly and let his hand wander lower down, rubbing each slightly softer scute as he went.

Yogoloth certainly enjoyed a good belly rub, it was a rare luxury because he was normally so guarded against being so exposed. But Apples was harmless in both attitude and lack of armaments. Soon the human's hand passed a certain point and it slowly rubbed and gently squeezed the soft ridge between the hybrid's hind legs. It was rapidly joined by his other hand as they both began to move across the sensitive scutes.

"What... are you doing?", a surprised Yogoloth asked a little wide eyed and feeling himself getting a little warmer.

"What does it look like?", Apples said without turning away from what his hands were doing. The gentle strokes and squeezes were more then enough to persuade the hybrid's cock to stiffen and begin to emerge from his slit. "Just like a gryphon on the inside, I see."

"Get to see many gryphon cocks, do you?", Yogoloth said with a half smile as he forced himself to relax. If this had been Apples' intent all along, he could have just said so. Well, actually that probably wouldn't have worked. The hybrid would have thought him mad and kept his distance from that point on.

"I've been with a gryphon before.", Apples muttered quietly as his one of his hands moved across Yogoloth's sensitive purple flesh, while the other carried on caressing the scutes between his legs.

As the hybrid's cock continued to grow, Apples brought his other hand up and started rubbing it with a little more rhythm. Yogoloth rolled over further and lowered the side of his head onto the ground. If Apples was telling the truth about having been with a gryphon before, it certainly showed. His hands brushed against Yogoloth's purple flesh with obvious practice and caught the smooth bumps and soft barbs in all the right ways. He must have been with this gryphon several times.

Yogoloth curved his body forward and around, bringing his fore paws to bare on the young human's breaches. They came loose and with a little cooperation from Apples, were cast aside quickly as the hybrid's long purple tongue snaked out and ran against Apples' pale belly flesh. He shivered at the sensation but only stopped his own attention on Yogoloth's cock for the briefest of moments. The hybrid gradually moved his tongue down towards Apples' manhood, each slow lick bringing his mouth closer and closer and then his tongue brushed gently against the tip.

The disguised dragon gently pushed his snout against Apples' cock and drew his tongue slowly along its length. The human's body shivered again at the feeling and his breathing quickened in response. So like a gryphon and yet so unlike a gryphon, this already taboo act was made even more exotic by Yogoloth's mysterious lineage. Then that long supple tongue wrapped itself partly around Apples' tender flesh and drew another moan from him.

"Oooh... just be careful... with those teeth of yours...", Apples gave out another protracted moan and quickly moved his own mouth around the tip of Yogoloth's cock. He would never be able to fit it all in, but it helped muffle the slightly embarrassing amount of moaning the hybrid's tongue was encouraging out of him. Both males now tended eagerly to each other's needs.

Yogoloth slowly took Apples into his snout and pressed gently down on the sensitive flesh with his lips and tongue. The heat, pressure and moisture of that silken mouth was unlike anything the young human had experienced before. He had never considered what that flexible snout might feel like, gryphons had no such comparable anatomy. He was now rapidly losing focus on what he was doing with his own hands and mouth.

"Seems like... you've had some... experience in this...", Apples breathed a little hazily as a familiar warmth in his body began to rapidly grow. He felt hot and hurriedly pulled off his light tunic and cast it aside near his breaches.

Yogoloth hummed an affirmative but didn't stop what he was doing. His tongue danced around Apples' cock while his hot jaws stayed gently pressed against it. Then his slightly scaly head began to move slowly back and forth as a soft rumble from the hybrid's throat sent tantalizing vibrations through his snout. A single fore paw rubbed its soft pads along Apples' body, stopped on his rump and then pulled him forward, burying him deeper into Yogoloth's maw.

"Fuuuck...", the young human managed to combine with a moan. He had now lost all interest in what his hands had been doing, and if anything, was simply holding onto Yogoloth's cock to steady himself. That silken mouth, the incredible hot moisture and his ever so agile tongue were simply too much for Apples to bare. He leant his head back and closed his eyes.

"Yog... I'm gonna...", the rest of the sentence was lost in a grunt as Apples involuntarily gave in and spurted his hot seed into the hybrid's mouth. His hips humped a couple of times as Yogoloth swallowed everything he gave.

His orgasm eventually began to subside and his tense body relax. Despite the heat of the summer air, he shivered at the tingling feelings in his body as he regained his senses. He let out a breath that he hadn't even noticed he'd been holding and opened his eyes. Yogoloth had pulled his head back and was leisurely licking his grinning snout. Apples smiled back, a smile that soon faded when Yogoloth bared his sharp teeth and let out a loud deep growl.

What happened was too fast for a still recovering Apples to fully grasp. The large predator quickly moved over and pinned him on his back to the ground. The weight of the hybrid was impressive, significantly greater than a horse, but thankfully he only rested a small fraction of it on the human below. Claws protracted from his fore paws and pinned Apples' arms and suddenly the young man realised he was totally at the mercy of this dangerous creature.

"W- what are you... doing?", Apples said, swallowing around his fear and still slightly reeling from his orgasm.

"Anything. I. Want."

Part 5

"W- well, I've liked what you've done so far.", Apples managed to stammer as the pleasant glow in his body began to subside.

Yogoloth merely grinned and lifted himself up from the pinned human's body. Releasing his arms, the hybrid easily rolled Apples over from his back to his belly and then pulled him up onto all fours. All the while keeping his own larger body above him, his throat giving out gentle, yet eager rumbles. Apples accepted his fate, not that he would have fought at this stage anyway. Yogoloth was larger than the gryphon he once knew and it had been a while, but he wanted this.

"I'm a lot larger than you. I cannot promise to be gentle.", the large predator growled softly above the young human's head.

"I- I can take it...", Apples whispered breathlessly as his nervous, excited heart began to pound in his ears. The adrenaline flowing freely through his veins.

Yogoloth's belly scutes rubbed against the young man's naked back and Apples lowered his head and gripped the ground with his fingers. He wasn't sure if he was quite ready for this, but it didn't matter, he needed it and couldn't stop the half-gryphon now, even if he wanted to. He felt hot breath over his neck and then teeth against his skin. He took in a sharp breath as the flesh of his neck was softly pierced, then he tilted his head back as the hybrid pulled slowly upwards.

"Ah!", was all he could manage as he felt Yogoloth's cock brush against the inside of his leg and across his scrotum.

The stimulation and anticipation combined, forcing his body to involuntarily push back. Yogoloth pulled back a little himself, growling softly in his throat which sent vibrations into Apples' neck. Then the eager hybrid pushed forward and his slick purple cock found its mark and pushed its way inside. Yogoloth managed to hold himself back and only a quarter of his length penetrated the human's rear, but Apples gasped at the sensation regardless.

"Aaaa...", Apples let out a long breath and found the feeling in his rump pleasantly familiar. Like his old friend, Yogoloth had relatively soft barbs on his cock, and the young man could feel them tug gently as the half-gryphon withdrew a little.

He couldn't tell if he felt fuller just because Yogoloth was larger or because it had been a while as well. The feeling of those teeth in his neck was completely alien, though not entirely unpleasant, the hint of danger making this already taboo act even more stimulating. So much like a gryphon in one way, so unlike a gryphon in another. As Yogoloth pushed forward again, burying himself deeper, Apples felt those soft barbs stimulate him in familiar ways and soon his erection began to return. For him, no human partner would ever be able to compare to a gryphon.

Yogoloth stepped one of his fore legs in front of Apples' shoulder, effectively preventing him from moving forward, and then thrusted again. His cock moved nearly all the way this time, his natural lubrication easing his passage more and more. The hybrid let out a deep, slightly muted growl as the tightness of the human's rear pressed down on his flesh. It was not an aggressive sound, but his teeth sunk into Apples' neck a little deeper anyway.

"Ah!", he young human cried out as the combination of pleasure and pain began to overwhelm his abused body.

Apples slowly wrapped an arm around the fore leg that trapped his shoulder, bracing himself against the gradually more forceful thrusts that Yogoloth was giving. He could feel something trickling down either side of his neck, he briefly hoped that it was just the hybrid's saliva.

Another thrust filled Apples' completely and his body shook gently as a second weaker orgasm filled his senses. The human's body clenched rhythmically around the cock that filled him and the hybrid above him growled gently at the feeling. He felt slightly light headed and completely dominated by Yogoloth. He was being taken by force, not unconsensually, but he had absolutely no control over the situation anymore. Yogoloth's breathing became deeper and more rapid and his hot breath flowed out of his jaws and over the soft pain in Apples' neck

Suddenly Yogoloth released the abused human's neck and growled loudly as he gave a powerful thrust that lifted Apples' knees off the ground. The hybrid roared into the canopy above, as his cock spurted his thick seed into the human's body. Each pulse made Apples shiver as his body gradually went limp. Slowly Yogoloth's orgasm began to fade and his body began to relax. His weight began to bare down on his much smaller partner and Apples was pressed to the ground. Thankfully, some deep instinct prevented Yogoloth's much greater weight from crushing the young man against the forest floor.

"Nnh...", was all that Apples could manage as his body swam with an incredible mixture of familiar and unfamiliar sensations.

Apples felt Yogoloth's fore leg slowly move from pinning his shoulder to wrapping under his body and around his waist. Gradually the hybrid rolled over onto his side and the smaller human had no choice but to follow, his back kept firmly pressed against his partner's warm belly scutes. The movement was not slow, but it was careful enough that Apples remained firmly impaled by Yogoloth's softening purple cock.

"H- how was that?", the slightly shivering human asked.

"That was more than fine.", Yogoloth's deep breathing forcing him to pause and swallow. "Thank you."

Soon a feathery wing draped itself over the young human's naked body and their rapid breathing began to slow. Neither of them slept, they were simply happy to enjoy each others company as they lay together in the mottled sun that filtered through the leafy canopy above.

Part 6

Apples felt sore yet relaxed, vulnerable yet protected, exhausted yet wide awake. Then as he felt the first long lick of Yogoloth's tongue against his neck, he was brought back from the happy place in his mind to the sunny woodland where he lay under the half-gryphon's wing. He remembered the soft pain of Yogoloth's bite and wondered how much it would have really hurt if he had not been so... well... distracted.

"How bad is it?", he asked leaning back into the hybrid. That long, purple tongue was rather soothing even if it had brought his attention to the half forgotten wounds in the first place.

"You'll live.", Yogoloth said after a brief pause between licks. Apples lifted a hand to examine the damage that he couldn't see, but he felt a paw gently push it away. "At least let me clean it up first."

Apples wasn't about to argue nor complain. What had just happened had been a wonderful experience and he really hoped that Thelekiin and his mate were happy to have Yogoloth around on the estate. Thelekiin himself was neither interested in humans nor males, so it had been nice to find out so definitively that Yogoloth enjoyed both. He would have to do something about the biting though.

"Perhaps I could get Sharli to make me something I can wear for you to bite into from now on.", he said not even joking.

"From now on?", the hybrid repeated questioningly with a smirk. "I would love to hear you start that conversation with her.", Yogoloth chucked between licks.

Apples' neck was mostly clean now, but many of the wounds still slowly pooled fresh blood. It wasn't exactly a messy bite, but the hybrid's teeth had punctured quite deeply in places. Yogoloth reached into his magical reserves and quietly formed a couple of shapes. Carefully twisting them together, he slipped them through his tongue and into the wound. They wouldn't accelerate the healing process itself, it would be a bit conspicuous if the bite healed much faster then normal. Instead, the wound would remain free of infection, would heal neatly and be much less painful and bloody.

"Mmmm...", Apples sighed in contentment at the unusually soothing, tingling feeling that spread through his neck. "You're just a big softie, aren't you?"

"Well, I'd get in trouble if I killed you.", Yogoloth grinned as he finished his attention on Apples' neck. "Besides, who'd clear up the mess?"

"I thought you predators were keen on freshly killed meat.", Apples said as he turned slightly against the large hybrid's belly and reached a hand up to scratch him gently behind the ear.

"Not after I fucked it... that would be rude...", Yogoloth murmured happily, his ears still quite sensitive from their rough mating. His fore leg wrapped tighter around Apples' waist as the young human turned and rested his back against the hybrid's belly scutes.

"As if killing wasn't rude enough.", Apples said casually as he took the paw that held him in his hands and lifted it up to examine it. He gently separated the toes and ran his thumbs along the rough, yet sensitive pads. "Will you answer my question now?"

"What question?"

"Are Thelekiin and Lusunii staying?", Apples asked while slowly manipulating one of Yogoloth's toe joints, encouraging the claw to protract slightly from its sheath.

"He said so. Interested, are you?", Yogoloth couldn't help but grin. Apples released the paw in his hand and leaned back turning his head to face the large predator.

"Why? Would you be jealous?"

"Oh, I was just hoping you'd have someone else to keep you... entertained while I'm away.", Yogoloth's smile slowly relaxed as he was reminded of the task that lay ahead. Travelling back to the Gretish nations to try and trace his father from there. "I'll be gone for months, possibly over a year. I just don't know."

"What does your gryphoness mate think of that?", Apples said and then noticed the surprised expression on Yogoloth's face. "Sharli told me."

"But how does she even know?", Yogoloth exclaimed before sighing and shaking his head. "She's not happy about it, but she knows I have to do this. She said she'll wait for me.", the young hybrid chucked suddenly, "I suppose I should introduce her to the estate when I get back. It's kind of all a secret right now."

Apples pushed on Yogoloth's fore leg and the large predator reluctantly released the young human allowing him to raise to his feet. He quickly gathered his clothes and got dressed as the hybrid rolled on to his belly and watched smiling. He hadn't really had a good look at a naked human before, it was odd to see another fellow creature covered in neither scales nor fur. Pity they sweated just the same as all the other civilised races, nasty stuff.

"I should head back to the estate, Gregor needs help with the flock and he'll be wondering where I am.", Apples nodded, smiled and started towards the estate grounds. "Good luck, Yog."

As Apples disappeared between the trees, Yogoloth was left with the realisation that he couldn't really delay setting off any longer. He'd need to say goodbye to Natanii first, tell her where he was going. Hopefully they'd be able to stay in contact with each other while he was away. She was more than capable of shaping messages which could travel that far, but if Yogoloth had to travel even further afield? Simply put, there were no certainties.

He slowly rose to his feet and shook out his legs. A bath at the gryphon pool, meet up with Natanii, then probably another bath. Then he'd head off to old haunts and then possibly into pastures new. He stretched his broad feathery wings out. This was going to be quite an adventure.