It was still dark when Mike woke up. His mind groggily searched for what it was that woke him, when he felt Ezra's warm, soft, tongue slide along the underside of his cock again. Understanding and arousal woke him up the rest of the way and he groaned with satisfaction. She alternated long, slow licks with warm soft kisses on his shaft, balls, and thighs. He repositioned his arms behind his head and opened his legs wider.
"Good morning Master," she said between two kisses.
"Good morning, Ezra," he sighed with contentment.
She continued her morning blowjob by taking him into her mouth. Her lips formed a tight seal and she slid her head up and down, taking breaks to catch her breath and nuzzle his balls like a cat. Mike grinned, looking up at the ceiling. Things really weren't that bad in this world.
He felt himself getting closer to cumming but before she could finish him off he changed his mind.
"Stop. I love fucking your mouth but what I really want is to fuck for real."
"Master? You know that if I-"
"Yeah. I know, but I think we can find someone else to.. fit that niche."
She sat up and looked at him with an eyebrow lifted just a bit higher than the other.
"I need to know if the binding only works with you, or if I can do it on anyone."
A thoughtful look passed over her face, "Yes, it could be that it worked because it was my magic being used on myself, or maybe that your ability is simply to reverse spells cast on you.."
"That's not what I did, but either way I need to know." He grinned wolfishly, "Maybe you know someone? A young woman, beautiful, unattached?"
Ezra didn't think long before nodding, "I think I might know the perfect woman for.. testing." She winked at him.
A quarter hour later Mike had dressed and prepared when the fabric door swished. Ezra had returned with a brunette in tow. She had a cute oval face, though the determined set of her amber colored eyes and strong cheekbones gave her a no bullshit look. Binding her will would be a challenge in any setting.
Her hair was long and silky. She seemed strong and confident in her movements. Her frame was a bit wider than Ezra's slim and lithe one. Her hips were wider, though under the scarf-dress that everyone seemed to wear here it was hard to tell too much else. She was half a head shorter than Ezra. Observing all this he noticed something else; her eyes were a bit red, as if she had been crying not long before.
Ezra coughed in the silence at the two of them staring at each other for a moment too long.
"Mike, this is Rani, she agreed to help us determine the extent of your magic."
Mike understood quickly; there was no reason to hide the reason for her presence, as long as the whole story was not revealed, she would be a willing participant.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, despite the circumstances. Thank you for helping me."
She replied only with a short hard stare and then a brisk nod.
Mike and Rani sat cross-legged across from each and held hands, hers palms face down in his. He looked into her golden eyes and she returned his searching gaze. He closed his eyes and felt the softness of her hands, his breathing, the wind outside.
He shook his head and opened his eyes, "There's nothing"
Ezra shuffled closer and held each of their hands. Mike closed his eyes again and this time he felt the flow. The energy moving from Ezra into him was like a soft light slowly illuminating a dark space. Their inner universes were opening to him, clear and focused.
He moved the energy from himself into Rani and began to shape it. This time there was less trial and error; he wove the spell quickly and wrapped Rani in a few moments. Her name was Rani Reali. It appeared to him as if he had always known it when the name cracker portion of the net completed itself. He threaded it in as the keystone to complete the binding. He heard her gasp as she felt the net close around her.
She startled and began to get up but he interrupted,
"Sit down and be quiet."
Her body jerked and she sat down as if pushed by giant invisible hands on her shoulders. Her eyes widened and darted from him to Ezra. Her mouth moved but no sound escaped. The realization that she couldn't talk began to fill her with panic. Her shoulders shook and her eyes teared up with huge welling tears.
"Whoa whoa, calm down. I'm not going to hurt you, just listen."
Rani shook her head and stared at Ezra pleadingly.
"Rani, love, listen to him. He's not going to hurt you."
Rani continued to shake lightly but she finally looked back at Mike, her suspicion clear.
"I'm not going to hurt the tribe, I was summoned to restore humanity."
She stared at him, not quite deadpan. Her skepticism unhidden.
He nodded at her as if to say, "It'll be fine." Then began his binding words,
"Always be honest with me, obey my will and work to help with my goals. Do not try to break the spell or dissolve the binding. You will advise and help me as best you can for my benefit first and then that of humanity as a whole. You will willingly and happily do all these things and others I ask. You will be my loyal and loving slave"
Immediately, her panic subsided, the shaking stopped, and her eyes unfocused, her brows lightly pulled in towards each other. She said nothing for a long time and then she finally spoke: voice barely above a whisper, "I see."
"What do you see, Rani?" Mike asked curiously. This was a different reaction to the binding of Ezra the day before.
She answered him slowly, "I had all these fears and so much sadness. I still feel them, but now my heart is calm. I know that the only thing that matters is being useful to you and making you happy."
Mike looked at Ezra and they shared a satisfied smile.
"Rani. Do you know what sex is?"
She nodded, "I know about it. The women talk about it sometimes but I haven't.. "partnered" yet."
Mike's smile grew despite himself as he replied, "We'll be fucking regularly, it will be one of your tasks and privileges, do you know what that means?"
"I'll be sharing your bed?"
"Yes, and other things."
"And doing these things will make you happy?"
"Very happy"
Her smile was confident and seemed to have a challenge in it, "Then I'll be ready for you whenever you want, sir"
He felt his throat constrict and he swallowed to clear it, "Girls? Let's get to bed."
The three of them stood up and were about to move to the pile of furs and blankets when a loud, piercing shout from outside and froze them in their tracks.
After a moment Mike sighed and said, "Is that the signal to tell everyone that everything is fine?"
Ezra looked at him, seeming to be questioning his sanity but Rani replied quickly that it was the alarm.
As they peeked outside, they could see some others peering out of their tents. Only the old man Borix and a few others were standing out in the open.
A group of Lynx men strode into view. Their short frames were thickly muscled, their clothes a mixture of linen and leather with knee high boots.
One of them stepped forward. He was on the older side compared to those in his group but the others showed respect in the amount of space they gave him.
His shout was textured like gravel but the loud words carried clearly, "Humani! Your men are all dead. Your camp is surrounded. We should kill every one of you!"
He paused for effect, "But we will accept your surrender as slaves at this time."
The Lynx leader looked around and spotted Borix. He walked towards him until he was within arms reach and with a movement so practiced that it looked casual he sliced open the old man's throat with a single outstretched claw. Blood gurgled from the slice on his neck and Borix fell to the ground grasping at his throat. The Lynx man ignored the weakly twitching old man at his feet and spoke again in the dead silence, "This offer is available only to women."
The girls by his side were trembling with fear and Mike decided he had seen enough. He pulled the cloth door closed and turned back to them.