Mathew Guntherson sat on an over turned hay wagon. He looked down at the sword in one hand and his open faced helm in the other. The drying hobgoblin blood hid the elfish runes carved down the center of his sword. To be in fact you couldn't tell if the sword was a fine elfin made blade or cheap imitation from all the green blood. Mathew allowed his eyes to travel up his arms, both were covered as well. The thick gloves, the heavy bracers that were strapped over his chain mail shirt was completely covered. The green stain went all the way up his arms. He just stared at it, not caring as it dried. How many he thought? He could only remember twelve or fifteen of them; one look at the open field said more, a lot more. Mathew shifted his grip on his helm, some of the dried hobgoblin blood flaked off. He watched it fall to the earth. It looked so different than his own red blood.
Looking around he saw several people walking the battle field looking for survivors. He watched them pull a dead hobgoblins off someone and started administering healing potions. Most likely the last ones his late mother and father had made. Mathew squeezed his eyes closed at that thought, then someone put a hand on his shoulder.
"Don't think of it yet love, soon as we clear the battle field, and get injured inside we can take the time to mourn the dead."
Mathew turned and looked into Felicia's eyes, the woman he loved. Her pale green eyes told him, she knew what he was thinking. Her long pale yellow hair was falling out from under the slit faced helm she wore. He saw her light pink lips, through the front slit, the double recurve bowed lips went from that curvy upper lip to a wide smile, then she leaned forward and kissed him from inside the helm. Both said 'ouch' as the sharp lip of the helm bit their lips together.
Mathew laughed, "There is something we haven't tried yet!"
Felicia laughed as she pulled the helm off her head, her long hair flew out of the neat braid she had tied that morning before armoring up. Felicia's long blonde hair had always turned Mathew on, he loved running his fingers through it, or just playing with. Looking down her tight body to see if she had any cuts, the form fitting scale mail hugged her massive chest and even accentuated it, the form fitting scale mail enhanced her natural curves, making it appear if she was even bigger in the chest. The mail hugged her tiny waist, then flared out at her second point of shoulder. It wrapped her lower chest plate and ran along her long back to her flat croup, then down her shapely rump. Her lower forearms, had gilded steel vam-braces that ran all the way down to her front fet-locks hiding her sexy front legs. The scale mail hugged her shapely rump, hiding her back legs. Something Mathew was grateful for at this moment, since her fine ass was his biggest turn on. The post battle adrenaline rush just hit him checking out Felicia's body and he was getting very horny just looking at her like this.
"What," Felicia laughed, "Sex in armor, or making out through a helm?"
Mathew grinned, "Why both might be interesting, is that an offer?"
Felicia put her free hand along Mathew's face cupping his strong jaw bone, pulling him in for a long kiss. Since the battles end, she was feeling a little randy as well, it was too early in the year for her to go into full heat. It had to be post battle adrenaline rush that made her pussy positively itch to have Mathews hard penis in it. As she walked up, she was checking him out, the ancient chain mail shirt hugged his six foot three frame. The chain hid the broad chest muscles and his chiseled arms, but outlined his hard body. The thick leather pants, with steel plates riveted to it barley fit his toned legs. His long black hair was tousled from wearing his helm. For a human Mathew stood out, being taller, and heavier built. Growing up working on his parents magic herb farm had made him, leaner, and stronger than most 'city' humans Felicia met, the one or two times her parents allowed her to accompany them to the human city.
"Why sex in armor of course," Felicia said with a sultry grin, "I think your cock might be able to penetrate my armor."
Mathew laughed at Felicia's joke, "Why don't we head over to the pond and find..."
Just then, a sound of someone trotting up interrupting them. Mathew looked up at Sir Fellis. Whereas Felicia was only ten hands to her withers, Sir Fellis was closer to fifteen hands tall to his withers, average for most centaurs. As he trotted up, he saw his only daughter and her human lover sharing a warm kiss. He closed his eyes biting back a comment, remembering his mate's words...
"Leave them be Johnathon, it is a miracle she reached maturity with the Human Dominate Gene Malaise. She is the right size for a human lover, whereas no Centaur would even consider her as a mate with 'HGDM', this might be her only chance at love."
"But mother, she is so tiny, fragile even."
"Johnathon Fellis, she is a fully grown centaur. She can run and jump just like the boys. She can put in a full days harvest, just like the rest of us. Fragile, hummff! You know as well as I do, what sort of life she would have had if we decided to stay in Midvale. The herd would have shunned her. No other foals would have played with her, let alone befriended her. She had a decent life here in the valley, no thanks to your Uncle for that. Most of the families here accepted her, and made her feel welcomed in their homes. Tell me how many in Midvale would have done that?"
Sir Fellis looked down shamed face, mumbling, "none."
Perth walked over and hugged her strong husband, Felicia grew up here, and without the stigma of 'HGDM' she would have if we stayed in Midvale. Mathew and his family have been a big supporter of yours ever since you took over from your Uncle Duncan. They had made us feel welcome, Caroline and Gunther had even come down, to help treat the boys when they came down with the red spotted pox. They and their potions saved the boy's life. Did our neighbors come over and help? No! They have been our good friends ever since we moved here. And now after all these years we find Mathew and Felicia are in love! What did you expect? They had no one else to play with, Mathew and Felicia grew up together. We practically threw them together every chance we could!"
"Now I wouldn't go saying that Mother."
"Don't you lie to me Johnathon ..., why just three years ago when you men folk got together to raise that new storage barn, what did you tell Felicia to do?"
"nothing...,"
"Day old horse droppings Johnathon Fellis, you told her to go play with Mathew! Just because you didn't want her around the construction site, because you was afraid of her getting hurt. Did you know she spent the day crying in his arms, because she felt you didn't think she was strong enough to help? And who did you think taught her all those fancy moves with a sword and shield? Mathew, not because he didn't think she was strong enough, but because he believed she was."
Sir Fellis looked down at his hooves, not saying anything.
"Perth hugged Sir Ellis once again, "Be happy for her papa..., we don't know how this will turn out; good or bad. We both know the stigmata of human, centaur love affairs that are out there, in the real world, but for now, here in the valley. Let them have their moment. We can't predict how long it will last, or how they will react once the whole world finds out. But for Felicia, this might be her only chance to feel love, real love, from someone else, not just from her family. And for a full grown centaur, you know that yourself, that means a lot."
Sir Fellis opened his eyes, and smiled at his daughter and..., and, her human lover.
"Felicia, will go, and help you're your mother with the wounded, your..., mate and I have something to do."
Felicia smiled at Mathew and walked over to her father placing a hand on his chest and smiled looking up at him.
Sir Fellis looked down at his tiny daughter her single gesture, it was a sign of respect in Centaur culture, "Go help your mother," looking up at the battle field seeing one or two hobgoblins still moving, "what your mate and I have to do is no proper job for a lady."
Felicia nodded, "Yes Father." She turned and looked at Mathew, winked and proceeded to trot up to the main house.
Sir Fellis threw an oiled rag at Mathew, "Clean that blade of yours, we have a job to do."
As Mathew wiped the elfin blade, the goblin blood just fell off. Once it was clean he sheathed the sword, Sir Fellis returned as he jumped off the over turned cart, handing him a broad bladed spear.