AUTHOR'S NOTE:
Content warning for sexual assault being framed as the basis for emotional intimacy and bonding. Anybody with sensitivities toward that sort of thing should proceed with caution!
Savok cursed his own incompetence. He had spent too much time isolated in the woods; had forgotten how other humanoids might behave. Though he had recognized the threat, he'd thought of them as nothing more than dangerous deer.
Why had it not occurred to him that they would try to recover one of their own?
Worse still: They had seen him. Most thought the urog were extinct, and Savok felt no need to debunk this. But now they would carry stories of what they had seen out of the woods -- which could bring more adventurers. More attention. More danger.
"...haah... wait... s-stop..."
Savok grunted at the girl in his lap, squeezing her breast and pressing the chemical-soaked cloth to her mouth.
"...hnhhgngh! Mmpmmh... mmm..." Her eyes rolled back as she slumped into a state of semi-conscious arousal.
Well, it hadn't been a complete loss.
He had a new captive, now. The short, plush redhead he had designated as 'Book'. As for Knife, his previous captive -- she would need time to recover. That left Sword.
She had surprised him with that fiery attack. He hadn't expected a paladin. Another mistake. Fortunately, he was able to stun her and grab Book. Sword tried to pursue, but he was too fast -- and his blow had left her unable to catch up.
He had retreated into one of several hidden caves with his newfound prey. It would take time for them to track him.
If the paladin was smart, she would retreat with her friend and return with reinforcements. But he had recognized the look in her eye when she charged him. The naked ambition. The raw fury. This was more than a mere hunt for her.
Savok was to be her prize. Her
glory
.
The other two -- he suspected they were little more than bait intended to draw him out. Had she even told them what they were hunting? He doubted it.
"...mmnngm... mm..."
Savok peeled the cloth off Book's lower face. Sticky threads of spit stretched between the cloth and her open, gasping mouth. She made a soft sound and squirmed in his lap.
He'd seen the look in her eyes, too -- right after she was struck by his dart. It was the same look she had when she saw what he had done with Knife. A look buried deep beneath fear, apprehension, and horror.
It was a look of fascination.
He turned her around and inspected his prize. She was a shapely little thing; thick and soft in a way Savok found pleasing. He was particularly enamored with the width of her plump, pale hips.
He sank his fingers into that plush buttocks, feeling its warmth through her robes. He peered down into her eyes -- his burning gold gaze piercing hers.
She was a sorceress, which meant trouble. Had he not been careful to keep her sedated and confused, she might have made things difficult. Even now, he could see those pliant lips of hers trying to form the words of a spell.
Savok interrupted the effort by grasping her chin and pressing his thumb into her mouth. He pinned down that tiny pink tongue and rumbled. She blushed and pushed her hands weakly against his shoulders.
"You're a curious one, aren't you?" The sound of his voice startled her. She probably didn't expect him to know their tongue.