Orcish Desire
POLLY
I adjusted my pack as I stared at the mountain path ahead of me. The chill in the air bit at my red skin and I could already feel the tips of my ram like horns going numb. "Damn infernal blood, I'm made for hot environments." I grumbled as I kicked at the rocks with my hooves. I pulled my black cloak closer around the thick padded armor I had bought for this trip. I tucked my long black hair into my cloak and hoped things would get warmer.
The sudden sound of heavy footfalls had me scrambling into cover, ducking into a small cave away from the path. I watched as a large orc dressed in monks pants and beads walked up the path to the foot of the mountain steps. He paused and looked around his bright orange eyes lighting on the cave I hid in.
"Tell me little one. Why do you hide?" He said and I held my breath in hopes he would just ignore me. Instead he turned fully toward me and began to walk my way.
"Little imp, not only can I smell you. I can see you, I have a hunter's eyes. I am also not as stupid as my kin." He said and reached into the cave yanking me out by the hood of my cloak.
"Release me! I haven't harmed you!" I squealed and tried to wriggle away. He laughed and simply let me go. I almost darted back into the cave then realized how futile that would be.
"I mean you no harm." He said and crossed large muscular arms over an equally muscled chest.
"Sorry, I just don't normally like being around others. My kind is catty and others are...cruel." I said and he snorted.
"You think little one I do not know the assumptions that come with one's blood? That I am a brute and you are a demon." he said and I nodded and finally relaxed. His way was rough but he wasn't cruel.
"I'm Polly. It's nice to meet you. Are you here for the treasure too?" I asked and the monk laughed.
"I am Torg, and I have no need for such things. I make the climb for the sake of it." He said and I looked at him curiously.
"You're going up just to do it?" I asked and he nodded with a grin and I laughed at him. "That's silly, but you can come with me to try and find the treasure." I said my tail whipping back and forth happily.
"I will join you, little imp. The thought of company clearly makes you happy." Torg said and I grinned and turned toward the stairs, no longer feeling the cold as harshly.
TORG
I watched the little infernal run up the first few stairs, her excitement obvious at the adventure she perceived. This was my second trip up the mountain pass and I knew only the monastery sat at the peak. However disappointment builds character, so I would humor the little imp.
"Slow your pace, the mountain will not run from you." I said as I met her at the first of many meditation plaques along the path. She stared at it, her head tilting side to side.
"Torg? Can you read it?" She asked and I looked down at her in surprise. Surely she was kidding, she was no child.
"Surely you know the common letters and their sounds." I said and she nodded but looked at the ground in shame.
"No one ever taught me to put them together to make the words. I try on my own, but people laugh at me." She said and I raised a large brow, yes I got made fun of for being able to read so I understood.
"Let me help you then." I said and sat next to her on the ground pointing at the common on the bottom of the stone tablet. "'For travelers who search, a great revelation awaits. Travel the steps in contemplation, and find the true treasures of life.'" I read and she looked even more confused.
"So there IS treasure?" she asked and I laughed. She was definitely single minded.
"Treasure of a kind. You will figure it out." I said and stood moving to the next set of stairs. She popped up and followed after me, her hooves clipping along beside me.
"So how did you become a monk?" Polly asked me and I smiled. It was an interesting set of circumstances.
"My mother was wounded in battle. She sought shelter in a monastery where she stayed till she gave birth to me. Unfortunately her injuries cost her her life. I was raised by the monks, they taught me their ways." I told her and she watched me in amazement.
"Wow, that's really cool. I grew up in the circus. My mom got sick and passed away recently. We didn't have anything so I took off, the ringmaster had 'designs' for me." She said and I frowned.
"Do you mean he planned to take you by force?" I asked and her red skin darkened and tears sprang to her eyes.
" I don't feel like talking about it, okay, Torg?" She whispered and her body took a defensive posture. I felt a deep rage, she was still young, still at the bloom of her adulthood. No one should be subject to that violence.
"I'm sorry for bringing you discomfort, Polly." I said and we continued on in silence for a long while. She seemed deep in thought and I didn't wish to disturb her. My own thoughts were calm as I watched the heavy flakes of snow fall and the sun begin to sink behind the mountain peak.
"There is a cave not far from here. We can camp for the night there." I said and she nodded hustling to keep up with my longer strides. I had noticed she was tiring and figured it was time to stop anyway. I led the little imp to the cave and ushered her in as the snow began to pile up rapidly outside. The supplies I had stashed here previously were still there and the firewood was dry. I set up a campfire and Polly giggled as she approached the pile of wood.
"Want to see my special skill?" She asked and I nodded. She smiled broadly and snapped her fingers. The wood burst into flames as a campfire raged to life in front of us. I laughed and clapped my hands.
"A useful trick indeed. You have magical abilities. You have surprised me." I said and she smiled up at me, her red eyes shining.
"I can summon water, and change its, um, shape. Like if it's ice or mist. I also have an invisible hand I can control." She said and I felt something lifting my coin purse. I looked to see the little purse floating through the air. I grabbed it and felt a small tug of resistance then nothing.
"Ah, I see now why you prefer solitude, little thief." I said and she looked up at my coyly her hands tucked behind her back and the sound of clinking coins sounding in my ears. I grabbed my purse and found a hole in the bottom. She had stolen my coin.
"Don't take it personally, I have to eat too, and you look like you can hunt. I'm not that capable." She said and I snorted. She was most certainly capable of getting away with whatever she wanted. I sighed and started to set up my bed roll. She unrolled hers next to mine and set the pile of coins next to me, then plopped down and began to sew the hole on my coin purse.
"Curse you! How did you even acquire that again!?" I exclaimed in surprise but she only giggled and handed it back and winked at me.
"Just testing my skill monk. I promise I'm not just playing with you. I am after treasure." She said as she pulled off her cloak and I got to see her lithe body for the first time. She was well muscled and athletic, it was clear that despite her being small she kept her body in shape. Polly untied her leather armor and began to take it off revealing a tight fitting cotton shirt underneath. The shirt clung to her beautiful round breasts and I could see her dark red nipples through the white cotton.
"Torg?" She said my name like a question and I looked up at her as she shyly covered herself. "You were staring." she said, her face darkened with blush as she looked up at me with hooded eyes.
"I'm sorry Polly, that was impure of me." I said and turned away from her and laid down in my bedroll. I pulled the thick yak fur over me and tried to sleep as Polly laid against my back. She was covered up in some kind of red dragonkin scales and they radiated heat as she snoozed.
POLLY
I shivered it was cold, even the Faux red dragon pelt I was covered in wasn't keeping me warm. I looked over and saw the fire had gone out and all that was left of the wood was cinders. "That's not enough to light." I grumbled, then heard Torg rumble awake and turn over.
"The fire has died. Are you chilled, little imp?" He asked and I nodded, shivering. He raised the edge of his yak pelt and I scampered under at the invitation. I curled up against his warmth and sighed. I stretched out along his body and wrapped my tail around his leg. I tucked my head against his chest, my ram horns rubbing against his skin giving me shivers.
"How are you so warm?" I asked as my own body finally started to regain its unnatural warmth.
"I have been meditating and controlling how the energy flows through my body. Keeping myself warm." he said and I shook my head. I didn't understand it was like he was speaking another language. He laughed and hugged me to him, I could feel something hard pressing against my belly. I tried to ignore it and turned over so my back was to his chest. His large arms wrapped around my middle and pulled my back against him. The tip of his cock pressed insistently against my entrance through our pants.