Drake helped the other personal and house slaves clean up. His leash bounced against his chest, a reminder of Mistress Raell's order for him to come upstairs after the dining room was clean. The captured slaves were cut free and shepherded down to the Cave. Drake noticed most of the house slaves snuck scraps of the dinner food, which had consisted of a roasted hog and various fruit and vegetable dishes. He didn't blame them- the meal had been delicious.
Drake finished stacking a bunch of plates and put them away, and looked around the massive room, now sparkling clean.
"Come on, Drake!" Cody hollered at him, and the personal slaves all walked up together.
Drake looked over the group. They were all different heights but they had the same body build- athletic, but not too big. A white guy with curly, platinum blonde hair was the biggest of the group, and was about an inch taller than Cody, the next tallest guy. Drake was almost even in height with Cody, and the rest of the men were all shorter. They were a mix of ethnicity as well. Aubrey, Cody, Slade, Drake, and two other guys were white, while the other four were Asian, Hispanic, Black, and what appeared to be a Native American. Even among with white men there was an obvious difference in genetic inheritance, as none were carbon copies of the other. Mistress Raell seemed to have no one taste in men, Drake thought to himself.
Drake and group paused at Mistress Raell's bedroom, where Slade knocked quietly.
"Enter." The bell voice sounded behind the door.
The ten slaves entered, bowing down to kneel before their mistress. She was sitting at her desk, but had turned her chair to face them. Drake thought that she looked tired, which surprised him. It was the first time he'd seen her even look slightly... human? The confidence and aura of power no longer swirled around her, and she almost appeared to sag in the seat.
"Mistress?"
One of the slaves- the tall platinum blonde- spoke up, looking at his mistress with concern.
"Yes, Jai?"
"Are you alright?"
Raell sighed softly. Jai, the oldest of her personal slaves still on hand, had once been a Roman. She'd purchased him when humans sold each other, before she'd started enslaving them herself. Before a lot of things.
He'd been around long enough to almost sense her emotions, and he knew of the upcoming day. Jai had willingly stayed by her side each time, doing his best to support her.
Jai could see the clouds of emotion in the dragon's eyes, and her crawled forward to kiss her thigh. She looked down at him and he tensed slightly, praying he hadn't misjudged and stepped out of line. The new kid- Drake- had put him on edge, afraid that this time, it would be his turn to go.
The dragon only smiled softly at him, and Jai pressed forward. He ran his hands down her leg, carefully undoing her boots. A matching sound came from next to him, and he saw that Cody had crawled over to attend to the other leg.
Drake watched quietly as the nine slaves crowded around Mistress Raell, rubbing her shoulders or kissing her legs. She had reached down and was petting two of the men, smiling softly. Drake was confused by the emotions that warred through him.
He wanted, as always, to go home, yet... seeing these men satisfied with serving this woman made him want to join them and experience it himself.
Drake pushed the thoughts away, deciding to dwell upon them when he had the chance. If he missed a cue now, he could suffer dearly for it.
Jai kissed up and down Mistress Raell's leg, each time kissing up an inch further, heading slowly to his goal. Above him, the dragoness moaned quietly, and her hand came down to tangle in his hair, preventing him from going back down to her toes and starting over. Jai froze slightly, but when the hand did not pull his head away, he continued kissing the thigh under his lips.
Slade and another of the slaves carefully undid the dress Mistress Raell had switched into for the party. The dragon allowed to be carefully pulled up and off her, revealing the matching pair of black underwear underneath.
"Mistress."
Slade's voice, rough with need, sounded from behind her.
"Yes, Slade?"
"May we move you to the bed? You will be more comfortable there, Mistress."
She nodded, and Drake watched as Slade lifted the dragoness up. The sight surprised him. He'd forgotten that the dragoness's human form was not a tall one, maybe five foot three. She always seemed so much bigger.
Slade carried Raell to the bed, setting her down gently on her back. She sat up, and he slipped behind her to massage her back, allowing Jai and Cody to resume their previous positions. The other six men jostled around, trying to serve their mistress. Slade shot them a dagger glare, and Aubrey and others backed off. He knew that each wanted to please Raell, but she would become annoyed with all the men flocking around her.