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And with that out of the way...

Well, we've seen some familiar faces in some new places, haven't we, my lovely reader? You'll be seeing a few more familiar faces this episode as well so I hope you're looking forward to that!

Our lovely angel-fox has already had some interesting developments befall him, but there's much more to come. Some drama, a little pain, and perhaps some romance?

For now, we'll check back in on the next day. Did I mention there is boy love in this story? Ah yes, this tale runs the gauntlet of emotions and love! Heh, well let's jump right in shall we? <3

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Episode 2:

Why do you make my heart race?

Morning came and I gave Ezekiel his medicine. The lion snarled and moaned about how he'd never drink another drop of mead again if the gods would take mercy upon his aching head. I simply smiled, having heard the proclamation many times over the years.

Bringing him some food and water, I saw him off as best as he could be in his current condition. We were celestial, so his body would purify what remained within a few hours and he would be fine.

Moving to Toroah's door, I felt my stomach twist in a knot at the idea of seeing him again. My hand hesitated to knock for a moment before I swallowed down the lump and tapped on the door in as polite a manner as I could.

"Enter." Toroah's voice called out, the tone sounding proper and business-like. That should have been my warning, but I still gave a startled bark when I saw Hagen standing there to the side of his desk.

The ram had his hands folded in front of him and met my eyes with his darker ones, the look in them a cold fire of anger. I straightened and slammed my fist into my chest in a proper salute, speaking out dutifully, "Sirs!"

"At ease, Knight." Hagen sneered the words and Toroah frowned at him before nodding at me.

"I've spoken with Commander Hagen and your infraction is officially struck from the record. I have also counseled with him on the use of violence against our brothers and sisters," Toroah spoke the words in sharp, pointed tones.

Hagen showed his teeth as he met my gaze. "Though we are technically of similar standing, I will respect the High Commander's orders. Please accept my apologies for yesterday, Knight."

I gave a frown and shook my head. "Sir, you were simply doing what you felt was proper, I am in no way deserving of an apology, sir!"

"Do not placate me, fox." Hagen snapped his teeth together and glared upon me, I frowned and felt my tail thrashing about, feeling irritation build in me when I was earnest in my statement.

"I was serious, sir." I shifted my gaze to Toroah and hesitated before calling out, "Permission to speak freely, sir."

"Granted." Toroah nodded and I couldn't help but see the corners of his mouth curl in a smile.

I shifted to look the ram straight on, my hands resting on my hips in a defiant posture. "You're a pain in the tail at times sir, but I'll tell you here and now, I'm not placating anything. You infuriate me at times, but I've never questioned that your methods weren't at their core, for the greater good of our unit."

Hagen lifted his chin, as if accepting my explanation, then cut his eyes over to the rabbit. "Well, it is no longer your unit to show concern over."

I felt my blood run cold at the words, the thoughts of demotion or court marshal floating right to the surface. Toroah seemed to sense my concern and spoke out gently, "Nothing to fear, Knight, you are simply being transferred to a new unit, mine to be exact."

My tail stiffed and I slacked my jaw slightly, shaking my head a few times before looking at the rabbit. "W-What? Sir, I was not aware you had a personal unit under your command."

"I will take my leave." The ram grumbled as he started walking out of the office, giving me a sideways glare as he passed by me, even as I offered the formal salute upon his exit.

Once the door closed, Toroah gave a frustrated sigh and slumped down into his chair. "At ease, for the love of the gods, at ease, Ryder," He groaned the words and rubbed at the side of his head, both his ears curled downward.

"Yes sir, I mean Toroah." I took a seat, then frowned as I tried to process things. "What is- What is going on?"

He met my eyes and offered me a gentle smile. "Everything happens for a reason, Ryder. We are all connected."

"Yes, you told me that yesterday too, and I still don't understand what you're getting at." I frowned as I rested my hands in my lap, my head aching slightly to wrap my thoughts around all this happening at once.

"Call it manifest destiny if you will. I believe you have great things ahead of you, young fox, and I mean to see it set into motion." He gave me a simple nod at the words.

My ears folded and I shook my head. "With all due respect, Toroah, sir. I'm nothing special, I'm just a soldier that wants to leave the world a better place than I found it. If you're seeking some hero, go look to Ezekiel or Rachel, both of them are fine candidates for the role."

The rabbit shook his head as if that was enough to explain the situation and then spoke out pointedly to me. "You are hereby assigned to my personal vanguard and ascend to the rank of Knight first class."

I barked out in shock and rose from the seat, putting my hands on his desk as I glared upon him. "Toroah! Y-you can't just change my rank like-" I winced and snapped my teeth together, snarling as I felt my wings take on a few more inches of growth. The few centimeters I took on with each promotion of rank were agonizing enough, but to take on that much at once left my head spinning.

I collapsed on a knee, bracing one hand on the surface of the large desk as I panted out from the pain, wincing as I tried to fold the larger wings back into a normal resting position, the muscle and joints in them feeling sore as if I had flown for a day straight.

Once composing myself I looked over my shoulder, seeing a faint bit of blood along some of the new growth, knowing I'd need to change my robes once I left here. Slumping back in the chair once more, I gave a weak pant before speaking out, "What is this all about, Toroah? There are more worthy and powerful knights that deserve it."

The rabbit offered me an apologetic smile for the pain, then put a finger to his cheek as he spoke out, "Let's call it a... hunch."

"A hunch?" I laughed out bitterly and winced as I worked my wings a little, trying to ease the stiffness in them. "Look, sir. Ezekiel or Rachel would deserve this more. They are much better knights than I."

"They say humility is one of the foundations for greatness, Ryder." The rabbit quipped back with another playful smile.

"They say a lot of things, sir. It doesn't make them accurate." I grumbled as I stood from the chair to fully extend the wings a few times, still trying to get the ache out of them.

"I thought you would be happy with your promotion." He hummed out gently.

"Not if I didn't earn it! Not when I know how much harder others have worked before me, like Rachel and Ezekiel!" I barked the words and clenched my teeth, glaring at the rabbit now.

"Such devotion and love for those two. I'm a little jealous if I'm being honest." Toroah hummed the words and offered me that dazzling smile that made my heart leap.

I swallowed down the lump in my throat and calmed the butterflies in my stomach before forcing a glare on the rabbit once more. "Toroah, sir! Is this some convoluted game you're playing? I'm no simpleton, I can tell we are showing interest towards one another, but I'll not disrespect all the effort and sacrifice those around me have done, certainly not if it is just a- a... plot device to get something out of me!" I barked the words in anger, folding my arms, feeling straight-up foolish for saying them. I never in my entire existence had felt I was anything desirable, so to now stand here and accuse an Archangel of essentially stacking the deck to sleep with me, just sounded laughable.

Apparently, it was as laughable as I thought because Toroah simply gave a soft hearty laugh, one that came straight from the belly when one was thoroughly amused by something. It took him a few moments to compose himself, still giggling from time to time as I shrunk back to the seat, my cheeks burning and feeling very, very foolish right now as I jerked my gaze to the floor.

"Ryder, do you like me?" He mused the question, showing me a gentle smile.

"Uh... I can't deny your company has been very... comfortable, like Rachels..." I muttered the words while still blushing, then clenched my teeth, realizing I had spoken what I was thinking about the vixen.

The rabbit grinned and shook his head, his large ears wobbling where they curled slightly at the tips. "What I desire and what I feel is the proper course of things, are two very different roads, my brother."

I blinked a few times then nodded. "So, what is it-"

"Tell me about Rachel." Toroah hummed the words at me, and I could tell they were not an order.

I felt myself squirm slightly in the seat at the thought of explaining, then just spat it out. "She's a fox like me, really pretty and strong. Her eyes do this thing where they get flecks of gold in them, and it makes my heart just melt when I stare into them. We both kind of have feelings for each other, but, well you know... no fraternizing in-unit."

"But, you're no longer in that unit, Ryder." Toroah cooed the words with amusement.

I barked at that, at the realization as it slapped me right in the face. "Ah! Y-You're right, I'm... I'm not!"

"So, I guess that opens your horizons a bit now, doesn't it?" The rabbit showed me a grin, folding his arms on the desk.

I swallowed hard at the thought of her, at the thought of getting to know her better, maybe even kissing and touching her for more than brief fluttering moments. My eyes shifted to him, seeing him sitting there, looking proud of himself, like some kind of cherub.

"Sir, you still haven't really explained how I should look at all this between you and... me?"

"Well, you're the only one under my command directly. This means you only answer to me, or the other Archangels in emergencies, do you understand?"

"I do sir, yes." I nodded and folded my hands into my lap, seeming to finally be composing myself.

"Rest assured, Ryder. I feel our chemistry, but it had nothing to do with my decision, I would have made this choice, even if we seemed to be like oil and water as it were."

I felt a little relief in my heart, knowing this wasn't just some glorified means of getting something out of me. With a nod, I looked up at him and tilted my head. "So what are... we?"

"A good question, I've not found myself interested in someone in decades. Perhaps we will just see where things go. For now, I have orders for you."

I hesitated before calling out, "Sir, y-you're not going to-"

"Put your mind at ease, my brother. I would never use my orders like that." Toroah smiled and stood, putting a hand on his hip as he moved over to withdraw a large rolled-up map, then came back over to roll it out over his desk.

"I assume you're up to speed on geography?" He pushed a finger down onto the map of the world.

"Yes, sir. That area was rife with the Mongol subjugation a few decades past. Lots of bloodshed, but also newfound stability came from it."

He nodded and met my eyes. "Our followers are being preyed upon in this area right here, vampires."

"Savage monsters," I snarled in response.

"Not quite... they are civilized and we believe they've integrated into one of the societies."

I gave a surprised look. "Vampires can be civilized, sir?"

Toroah offered me a chuckle. "Yes, my brother. Only when a vampire fully gives in to their bloodlust, do they become a mindless beast. That's not to say you should trust one, but you can certainly speak with them and treat them as if they were another mundane."

"Fascinating... so why don't we just talk to them and ask them to, you know, stop murdering our flock?" I tilted my head with a frown.

"You see, Ryder, that's the reason I chose you. You think outside of the norm, and that is always useful, or deadly... we will see." Toroah hummed the words as he rolled the map up and put it away.

The rabbit flicked his ears up and his tone shifted to one of command, "Get cleaned up, adorn your armor, and seek out those two vampires."

"Two?" I huffed out as I stood.

"Correct, we know it's two of them, a male and female by what the fleeting glimpses the mundane saw before death indicated. I wish you to use caution though, one of them did something we've not seen before."

I frowned and tilted my head, listening as he continued. "We saw flames on him, and I mean to say... he summoned them, it appears, so do be careful."

"Flames? That is bizarre, are you sure this is something I should be doing alone sir? I am no coward, but you also send me to battle with a foe wielding powers we've never seen before."

"I told you to seek them out, not wade into battle. We are not mindless killers, Ryder. Solve the problem and protect our flock, that is your orders," Toroah spoke the words with surprising heat in his voice and I gave a salute.

"Get changed, you leave within the hour." He nodded and I saw him flourish a hand, a gate snapping open that led straight to my quarters where a bath had already been drawn for me.

"Yes, sir." I gave another salute and stepped through the gate, feeling it holding open as I glanced back curiously. "Uh... Toroah?"

The rabbit showed me a playful smile. "Can I not watch you bathe? Pity..." He hummed the words and I watched the gate snap closed, feeling my heart thumping hard at the gesture. I realized a few moments later it was probably made to lighten the mood before I left, but it left the opposite reaction to my body all the same.

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Celestial Cadet:

Cadets are the starting position of all celestials after initiation. They are wingless and often assigned to protect various mundane settlements. A single cadet may be the lone protector of a small village, while up to a dozen may be assigned to sprawling cities.

Though wingless, they still have the ability to return to the celestial realm with some effort of concentration, taking flight into the heavens before entering an adjoining gate. Cadets make up the bulk of the celestial military, with those that distinguish themselves moving to knighthood and earning their wings.

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Once I arrived in the mundane realm, I took flight just as soon as the sun was over the horizon. I didn't think the few inches my wings took on would make much of a difference, but they felt stronger and lighter. My flight had improved tremendously and I could cover much more area in shorter times now.

Like many of my kind, with a simple focus, I could detect the presence of demonic or undead energies at short ranges. However, for longer-range searches, we usually would employ ritual prayers to focus. In this case, Toroah had given me a blessing that allowed me to hone my focus towards just the undead.

It took several hours but eventually, I found two undying energy sources on the move through the plains. Narrowing my focus I quickly made my way to them. My first reflex was to strike right away, catch them unaware and give myself the advantage, but then I thought about what Toroah had told me, thought about how they weren't all mad.

I let my curiosity get the better of me, a decision that probably saved my life that night, now that I look at it in hindsight. Landing right before the two vampires, I snapped my wings along my back, my silver longsword drawn as I pointed it towards them. "Abominations, I'll have you halt your steads right there, if you please!"

The two figures were no doubt male and female, one was a fox like myself, with snowy white fur that reminded me of the kind Toroah sported. The female was smaller, a sheep it appeared, with curled horns that were smaller than Hagens, and thick wooly hair that was pulled back in a large braid. The fox already had drawn a sword in response and I could see blue flames drifting off his ears. Clearly, these were the ones I was searching for.

"At ease my brother, no need to jump straight into the fray just yet." The sheep called out in a surprisingly calm and confident tone. The fox gave her a nod as he put the sword away, his flames dying out.

"Out with it, angel. Why do you appear before me and my brother, we have done nothing wrong by your laws, other than existing I suppose." The sheep spat the words out, clearly showing her large canines, the gesture a proclamation that she wouldn't hide what she was.

I felt a chill roll up my spine as I stared upon them. The fox may have had those strange flames, but this sheep was clearly the stronger of the two of them, stronger than any I'd seen before, even I could sense that. Reinforcing the grip on my blade, I cocked my head to the side as I spoke out, "Our flock has been preyed upon by your kind in this region, a male and female, the male wielding unearthly fires. Do you deny this?"

"I do," She spoke out precisely. "I've not harmed the fur or hair on a single one of your flock in this region, and I can say I've not taken the life of an innocent mundane in well over a century."

My eyes widened at her proclamation and I shook my head. "H-How is that possible? You need their blood to live. You can't expect me to believe these falsehoods you are feeding me."

"Believe it or not, that is of little concern to me, celestial. We have ways of feeding without murder or maiming." The sheep showed a proud grin and flourished her hand. "Why, some welcome it, they find the embrace invigorating, they get the pleasure from it, we get the hunger quelled, an amicable arrangement if I do say so myself."

I shook my head again, finding the whole thing hard to believe, then pointed my sword at the fox that was still growling at me and had a hand on his own blade. "What of you, fox? Do you perpetuate this falsehood as well?"

"Do not disrespect my lady, celestial. I am younger than she but I have not killed a mundane in years since she took me under her protection, but if you try to lay a finger upon-"

"Enough, brother. We will not toss around idle threats." The sheep huffed the words out then met me with a hard look, her dark brown eyes showing a fierce overwhelming will to them that made my very knees shake. "I've grown bored with this, we are not the monsters you seek, quite the contrary, as our aims appear to be one and the same."

"What do you mean?" I asked cautiously, shifting the blade back towards the sheep, snarling more at myself than the duo as I felt my hands shaking from the sheer will she was pushing down upon me. It still felt unbelievable I was even having a conversation with two abominations.

"Hmph... though I'm loath to trust any of your lot further than I can hurl one of you, and mind you I can toss one of you quite a distance, but that is beside the point." The sheep put her hands on her hips while sitting atop the primitive horse, poking her nose into the air. "We also seek the ones you do. You may not believe this, but we have a council in place, we have laws, and we don't take kindly to the senseless killing of your 'flock'."

"A council... like a court of vampires?" I couldn't help but laugh the words, earning glares from both of them before I showed my teeth and fluffed my wings out. "Come now, you would willingly go out and slaughter your own kind? What sort of savages are you?"

I could see I struck a nerve, the sheep giving me a furious glare that made my blood run cold, then my knee seemed to drop to the ground, an overwhelming sense of absolute will crushing down upon my spirit as I barked out in shock.

"You do not mock our ways, celestial. Do not misunderstand my intentions, we keep ours in check for our own safety, if not for your lot, then for the mundane that would rise up and find us in the day." She hissed the words as she hopped off her horse and started walking right over to me, a confident sway in her hips.

My teeth clenched and my eyes widened as she approached, I demanded my body to rise to defend itself, but it wouldn't respond, the force of her will seeming to have simply ceased any control I had. I cursed myself for trying to talk to them, Rachel or Ezekiel would have been strong enough to shake this off, but I was too weak like I always had been.

She stopped right before me, even on my knee she was only just over my eye level. I showed her my teeth in as much of a snarl as I could manage, but she just rolled her now red eyes and planted a boot to my chest, casually kicking me over onto my back. It wasn't a violent blow, more of a shove, but I collapsed all the same with a bark, clenching my teeth as she pushed her foot down on my chest, peering down upon me.

"You stare death in the eyes, celestial, yet you defiantly show your teeth and snarl like the dog you are. What an interesting one you are, most can't even respond once I get serious, their jaws simply slack and they get a distant look upon their eyes."

"I-Is that some sort of... compliment?!" I snarled the words, having to force them as the ewe before me casually withdrew two shortswords, pushing the tips both into the ground on either side of my throat. My teeth clenched again as she casually pulled them closer together, crossing the blades and letting the sharp steel rest right at my flesh.

"Give me your name, angel. Not the full one, just what you go by." She spoke the words in a commanding tone, but I could feel she wasn't using her will to do so, as if giving me the choice.

I winced and swallowed hard before snarling up at her, my eyes focusing as I met her red ones and spat out. "Ryder, friends just call me Ry." My teeth showed in a defiant smirk, I'd at least not let her end me whimpering like a puppy.

She offered me an amused smile, casually dragging one of the blades along my throat, forcing a thin cut along it. My blood rolled against the steel before she pulled it up and slid her tongue over it, lapping up the divine blood, making a show of tasting my essence before fully standing once more. Even in that moment, I found the display stunning, her cute little tongue lapping at my blood, I felt like a fool for having the emotions run through me, but she was so confident and beautiful.

"You may stand and heal yourself now." She spoke the words as she sauntered back over to her horse, sheathing both blades at her backside. I rose with some hesitation, feeling I had full movement again, quickly making a silent prayer as I touched the thin cut at my throat, having gotten a quick lesson from Toroah before I left.

"We will find those vampires, if they are wild, they will die, if they can be reasoned with, we will take them into our fold and educate them. Regardless, the problems for your flock will cease." She spoke the words calmly as she hopped back up onto her horse.

"Why... why only ask my name and not just kill me? Were you just trying to humiliate me?" I spat out the words as I picked up my sword, sheathing it as she had already shown I had no chance against her.

"No, Ryder. Simply making a point." She pushed her horse into motion and they started to casually trot right by me.

"Wait!" I barked out, thinking furiously of what I should say or do. Both the vampires halted and looked upon me, the sheep cocking her brow curiously. I stared hard at her, feeling my heart pounding, her red eyes having shifted back to their natural soft brown.

"Y-you... you have my name, at the least... uh..." I snapped my teeth together and fluffed my wings out, pointing at them. "It's rude! At the very least give me yours!"

She showed me an amused grin, both her large canines plainly being displayed on purpose. "Lorelai, Lorelai Silverpaw."

The fox next to her gave a nod before speaking, "Elias Silverpaw."

I gave a nod to their names, then frowned. "How will I know? What should I tell my superiors?"

"That's your problem Ryder, the attacks will stop, I don't care if you take credit for them, or tell them word for word of this encounter." Lorelai huffed out as she pushed her horse back into motion.

They just moved along, as if I were nothing to them. I stood there, feeling weak and powerless. Even if I tried to ambush them, I knew she would have seen me coming, she knew I was approaching before I even landed. I felt weak, and I felt sorry for myself, a Knight first class, brought to heel like a child. I cursed my heart for pounding in my chest, her scent when she was upon me, the haughty confident look in her eyes, I knew I'd not be able to forget it.

I couldn't just go back so I kept watching them from the air. I followed them from a few miles off, though I'm sure the sheep would still sense me all the same. Eventually, they came upon a small village that had two other similar energy signatures. From the distance I watched as one simply faded out, no doubt killed as they said, the third left with them, the home the original two were in, bursting into flames upon their exit.

My head shook as I hovered there with my arms crossed, flapping my wings as I just let the three go, not feeling I had much choice in the matter. The vampire had kept her word, the attacks would stop now, the threat had been removed as it were.

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Bloodstone Noble:

The Bloodstone Council does not maintain an elaborate title system, referring to most of their members simply as 'Nobles'. Heads of a family are often referred to as Marquess, Marquis, or Marchioness. The title is largely interchangeable and left strictly to the preference of the head of the home, regardless of their gender or lack of.

Heads of the family may choose to assign other members as lesser titles at their discretion, but the council at large is not obligated to acknowledge these titles. A Count, Knight, or Baron, would receive little more consideration than any other noble in a multiple-family gathering.

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"Quite an interesting turn of events to be sure. Great job, Ryder." Toroah spoke the words in a surprisingly proud tone of voice towards me once I finished giving him my report.

"Great... job? How was that a great job, sir? I was humiliated, helpless, and didn't do anything!" I barked the words out, clenching my fists as I felt the anger and helplessness grip me full-on now that I was back at the citadel.

"Humiliated? What did I say earlier about humility, Ryder?"

"So it's just as well I disgraced our people before one of our greatest foes?!" I snarled out, feeling tears come to my eyes, shuddering as I came to grips with how close I had come to death.

"There are worse foes than the vampires, my brother. Also..." The rabbit sighed and shook his head. "I've heard of that one. I didn't know she was a sheep, but the name Lorelai is one that we are familiar with."

I wiped my eyes and growled at my own self-pity, before composing myself. "Yeah?"

Toroah smiled and shook his head. "It's okay to feel that way, but I'll let you in on a little secret, even the mightiest of warriors have to shed tears, it means we're emotional, it means we can draw upon that passion when we need it most."

"Really?" I huffed out and blinked at the rabbit, feeling a little lighter for the words.

"Of course... but it also means we're more prone to getting ourselves killed in a fit of rage or passion, so, moderation." The rabbit gave me a wink.

I couldn't help but chuckle at his words, then put my hands on my hips. "So you've heard of this, Lorelai?"

"Yes, a few times actually. She is very powerful and frankly, I question how well I would even do if I faced her." Toroah gave me a grim nod, showing he was serious.

"Woah..." I took a seat in the chair, realizing I had been facing down something that even gave one of our mightiest warriors pause.

"You kept your cool, came out with your throat intact and even gathered some important details. I'd say that's a win, Ryder." He gave me a smile, resting a hand gently on the top of my head, my ears flicking as I blinked up at him.

"Would you? I mean, I didn't even stand a chance..." I huffed as he started rubbing at my ears and I clenched my teeth.

"Ha... knowledge is much more valuable than corpses. We now know the vampires are organizing and even seem to be leaning away from killing, which is a boon for us, it makes our jobs much easier. We also know Lorelai is within that general area, it's good to keep track of the powerful ones." The rabbit hummed the words, then I grunted as I felt him rubbing at one of my ears gently.

My cheeks darkened, my ears had always been sensitive. I glanced up, seeing him giving me a relieved smile. "I'm also glad you are safe, I paced around most of the time you were gone, unable to focus because of concern."

I felt my heart pounding as he looked upon me with those relieved eyes, feeling my stomach twisting in a knot as he continued to rub my ears. It may have been the near-death experience, but my desire turned straight to desperate as I stared into those beautiful eyes of his.

"Toroah, uh... You know, when I thought she was going to kill me, I thought about Rachel and Ezekiel, but you also came into my mind. It made me want to cry to think that I wouldn't see you again."

He showed me a grin and shook his head. "That's a sweet thing to say, truly."

I took a deep breath, making my mind up as I met his eyes with a fierce glare. "Toroah... You're driving me crazy, you know that, yes?"

The rabbit showed me a surprisingly playful grin and flicked his ears. "Well, yes, I do actually."

Giving him a look over, I growled before meeting his eyes once more. "Can we ignore rank for a bit... sir?"

Toroah gave me a shrug, then met my eyes with a smile. "What is this rank you speak of?"

I snarled and grabbed his shoulders, pulling him right down into the floor with me. The chair I had been sitting in clattered off to the side as the archangel fell to his back, his wings spread out on the floor as I moved right in, pushing my mouth to his own.

He gave me a soft approving groan as I felt his tongue push forward, my own eagerly meeting it as we fully embraced in the kiss. My hands moved up to tangle into his platinum hair, rubbing at his ears curiously and hearing the excited sounds he made at my touch.

"You drive me mad..." I snarled the words as I pulled from his lips, my tail wagging as I moved in, dragging my tongue against his throat, feeling his hands move up to rub at my own ears.

"My apologies... huff... you certainly made my own sleep restless last night." He cooed the words into my ears, giving a soft little gasp as I bit at his throat a few times while suckling his soft skin.

"Ngh... careful, Ryyyder, I bruise easily." He cooed the words as I pulled from his throat, admiring the large dark mark I had left before me, signifying he was mine.

"Oh, should I be gentle with rabbits?" I growled the words as I pushed his robes open, my tail wagging harder as his smooth chiseled muscles came into view. His ivory skin made him look like a perfectly sculpted statue, an archangel with a glorious figure to behold.

"No, you should be however you want with them, especially me." He hummed the words, then I heard him hiss out slightly as I dragged my nails down his chest, the thin red lines plainly visible on his milky skin.

"Oh good, I should warn you, I get a little... eager when I'm rearing to go." I barked the words as I rose up and shrugged off the armor I had already unlaced when I returned, peeling the undergarment off as well to fully expose my own chest to him.

"What a view... you are one gorgeous fox, I have to admit..." Toroah hummed the words, his own hands pushing over my chest. He may have been slightly taller than me, but my figure was much more built than his, my muscles a little broader and harder than his own. His soft ivory skin was stark against my own which had a natural tan to it, no doubt showing some of the origins of my past life.

"Yes, such a lovely dog..." Toroah sighed, dragging his nails surprisingly hard down my front, digging in at my abs as I gave out a laugh, thrashing my tail as I grabbed his hands.

"H-hey, careful down there!" I barked out, feeling him try to move in again, as if eager to attack the new tickle point he had found. I grunted and kept a grip on his hands as he resisted me a little, both of us grinning before I showed my teeth, forcing his wrists up and above his head, pushing them to the floor before I moved in for more of his mouth.

We kissed harder this time, our tongues rolling and flicking, as if in a mock battle for dominance. He huffed against my mouth as I squeezed his wrists, my tail wagging harder, my hips awkwardly pushing up against his own, feeling the hard display of his own eagerness in the lower portion of his robes.

Parting from his lips I looked down, biting my lower lip as I moved to release his wrists, dragging my nails down his chest once more before parting the midsection of his robes, fussing with the sash there before snarling in frustration and just tugging it away with a huff.

The rabbit offered an amused laugh as he watched me fuss the robes open, then grinned out as his length came into view, swollen, hard, and already dripping with eagerness for me. I blinked at his size, not sure what I expected out of him. "Gods... you're almost as big as me!"

"Don't take the god's names in vain, Ryder." Toroah cooed the words, then showed an excited grin at me. "Allllmost he says?"

I showed the rabbit my own grin and casually tugged down the trousers I had worn with my armor along with the undergarments. My length sprang forth, dripping its own eager pre, the flesh tannish and darker compared to his own once again.

With a growl I pushed right up, spreading my legs to straddle his own, pushing my length up to his, rubbing the underside of mine against his. "Uhuuuhh.... See... just by a little bit thooough... you've got a great one, Toroah..."

His teeth clenched in a grin while I rubbed against him, pre oozing from both our tips, smearing along our throbbing flesh as his own hips worked with my own, teasing my length as much as I worked his own. "Gods... you're already so fun, Ry...der... huff..."

"What was that about taking the god's name in vain?" I hummed out while looking down into his eyes. The rabbit gave me an amused grin, then hummed out as he shifted under me.

I bit my lip as he slipped fully out of his robes, then turned around on his knees. The rabbit looked over his shoulder, giving me a hungry grin as his tail hiked up high as if it were one like mine and he needed to get it out of the way. "Ah... there is a small vial on the desk, just a little something I had put together in case, you know?"

With a quick search, I found the little vial that had some sort of lubricant in it. Clicking my tongue I shook my head. "Damn rabbit... planned this all along, eh?" I growled as I dripped some of the liquid right at the base of his tail, watching it drip down along his exposed tailhole and off his sacs which were slick with both our precum from earlier.

"I just wanted to be prepared in case. Are you maaaad at me, Ry?" He hummed the words as I dripped a little more on my own length, then grabbed his hips.

"Hold still, bunny." I snarled the words as I began to rub the underside of my length right against his tight little rabbit hole, watching him jerk each time my tip bumped the small fluff of his tail.

After only a few moments of teasing, the rabbit was panting hotly now, his tongue lolled as I pushed the tip of my cock right to his entrance. Toroah tucked his tongue and clenched his teeth, both his large white ears folding down the back of his head as I slowly ground against his entrance.

"Fuck... why are you so... tight!" I barked out as I finally pushed past, just the head in and he was already clenching like a vice, making me halfway afraid to keep going.

"Well, it's been a few... ngh... don't stop Ry... Take me like a dog!" Toroah moaned the words in a surprisingly needy tone, sending my heart straight up into my throat. I showed him a grin and did as he asked, climbing to the balls of my feet as I moved over him, both my palms slapping to the floor near where he was resting on his elbows.

He looked up at me with his tongue showing, ears folded as I grinned down at him and started to slowly push forward. Every inch slowly moved past and I was treated to the rabbit's soft moans as I slowly filled him. Inch by inch I made my claim until I finally came to rest fully, my aching sacs pushing to his own as he gave me a throaty huff, blinking back and up at me as I leaned down, nuzzling at his cheek. "Like... thiiiis my bunny?"

He nodded and tucked his tongue back in, grinning wide and with a somewhat haughty look, jerking in time to my hips as I took him like a fox normally would, looming over him while he braced on his knees and elbows. "Perfect... amazing... oh yes, Ry...you're so good at this..."

I growled in response, panting into his ears as I hugged him as best I could in the position. "You're so tight in there Tor... huff... also really... really hot..."

With an excited grin he flicked his tail against my belly, giving me a lusty look as his tongue showed slightly. "Ohh... that's the lubricant, my fox... ngh... it heats up as we do."

My own tongue lolled and I collapsed onto my own elbows next to his, the rabbit grunting as he felt my full weight on his strong back. My hands grabbed his wrists, holding him down as I bucked and ground my hips, shoving deep again and again, both of us panting loudly.

"Yes... gods yes... I'm going to lose my mind at this rate..." The rabbit's words came out slurred, then he gave an excited huff as he glanced back at me with a wide grin. "Ryyyyder... what is thaaaat I'm feeling?"

I barked a laugh and pushed hard into him, making him yelp out as I ground deep inside him, feeling my knot starting to push at his entrance. "Ngh... you never banged a dog before? You know damn well what it is, bunny rabbit!"

"I- I haven't, but, but... I've read... about... ngh!" He cried out again and again as I showed my teeth in an excited grin, my tail wagging hard now as I pumped up against this divine rabbit's rear, my own wings pushed out in full display as his own pressed to my chest, folded and trapped under my arms.

"Come on! Give it to me my bunny! You're giving in first, that's the rules!" I bark out excitedly as I lost myself to the frenzy of our mating, slamming into him hard as he yelped and huffed out, feeling my knot rapidly growing as he jerked with each stroke as it slapped against his entrance.

"I- This... T-this rule is news to-" He huffed out, his eyes wide, tongue lolling as I gave a proud grin and final shove into him, feeling my knot force in at last. It lodged nice and deep before blooming to full, trapping him with me.

"Ha!" His nails dug hard into the wood of the floor and the rabbit arched his back, yowling out in a throaty moan, his pent up lust erupting forth, spilling all over his discarded robes under him.

I gave a victorious bark, then gave my own throaty howl of a moan, his tongue lolling out more as he gasped out in shock, feeling my heat pour into him, more of his own erupting forth, still in the midsts of his own release as I snarled with pride while claiming him.

"Good buuuunnny... ngh... that's a good boy... take evvvery droooop..." I hissed the words, grinding and jerking my hips, making him shift under me, his head nodding, tongue lolled as I filled him again and again.

I winced as he squeezed me hard, milking the last few gushes in, then gave a relieved sigh. "Ha... for the god's sakes... ngh... that was niiiiice, Toroah... huff..."

"Ry... ha... I can't even focus my eyes yet." The rabbit shook his head, trying to shake off the euphoria a little, sighing in relief before glancing back at me, a grin on his face, his eyes seeming to shine.

My heart leaped at the pleasure on his face and I leaned over, giving his lips a quick kiss. "That was great... I really needed you."

"Ha... well you got me... and apparently even trapped me." His tail wiggled as did his hips, making me grunt slightly from my knot still holding firm.

"Guh! H-Hey... careful... that's sensitive, and not in the good way!" I barked out in a playful tone, giving his cheek another kiss.

"Hmm... I've never been knotted before, how long will this last?" The rabbit tilted his head curiously.

"Tut... maybe a few minutes, don't worry, you aren't stuck with me all night or something."

"Hmph... pity, I wouldn't mind that." Toroah gave a little pout that made me grin, feeling my heart thump hard in my chest at how cute he was being post-sex.

"I mean I'd stay the night with you, but what would people say? You're the one that wanted it kept professional outside of the office." I cooed out into his ear, giving it a playful nip.

"Hmm... I will simply have to prepare a gate between our two rooms, that way we can go and come as we please." He nodded his head as if the decision was made for both of us already.

My life felt like it was about to get very complicated. Very fun hopefully, but yes, as I stared into his grinning face, I knew it was going to be an interesting turn of events to be sure.

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