Ep15: Archery Night

"Elizabeth, be careful not to lose your doll!" The queen shouted as she watched her adorable 5-year-old run off with her mates. The small child ran around the castle yard with her other royal friends, chasing each other in their puffy dresses and suits. The guards watching over them were bombarded by constant toys that flew in their faces, having to catch and retrieve them each time some went over the wall. Elizabeth's dolls were just the latest in a long line to go sailing over the high wall from the children, a guard sighing as she went to go get it for her. Elizabeth waited excitedly, hopping up and down as her tiara bounced on top of her head.

"Hurry, hurry!" she giggled, as she watched the guard walk over to the doll. As the guard reached down, he heard two horses barreling in front of him, jumping back in panic as the doll ended up snagging the saddle on the horse. "Ah, sorry princess, two baboons came and stole the doll…" he said.

"What? But we need to get it back!" She started running after the horses, getting picked up off the ground by the guard. "No, the queen said to not let you go off by yourself again. The last time you escaped you ended up eating all the bread at the bakery. You have plenty of dolls already."

"But mama said not to lose that one!" A bunch of other kids came out after her, seeing the door left wide open. One of the guards was changing them, trying to round them up. "Charles!"

"Oh, I left the door open. Princess, stay here." He made her promise before setting her down to get the other children but tugged between losing her doll and her pinkie, she made the choice to run after the horses. The guards wouldn't stop her, they were too busy stopping everyone else! "Someone get her!" one of the guards yelled. "We can't, the rest had already gone off for time change!"

"It was time to change positions?" the first guard asked looking at the sun. It was halfway up to the top of his arc, meaning guards were starting to move about. With a bad string of luck, they had lost the princess in the few moments the number of guards overseeing the children had gone down. None of the citizens had made a grab for her either; who would want to risk angering the ruling family, after all. Continued to chance undisturbed, her tunnel vision keeping her from seeing her surroundings changed. She didn't stop running until her body finally gave, tripping over a root of a tree as she rolled to a stop. "Ewwwww, I'm muddy!" she yelled, bouncing back up and looking at her dress, all ruined by her tumble through the muck that made up the ground. On the plus side, she could hear the squeak of her doll nearby!

She took off her shoes and started walking over to where the nose was, her ears sensing commotion long before she could see what was going on. A demon and succubus sat with each other, their horses waiting around a tree while they recouped and took stock of their belongings. Until now, they were complete fiction for all she knew; bedtime stories made up by her mother whenever she took one too many trips into the dungeon. Yet here they were in front of her, having breasts that shook each time one of them made a large enough movement. They also stank as well; not the gross kind, but the kind mother jokes about when she talks about weird stuff with father. The 'adult stuff kind'. On one hand, the monsters she was scared half to death of were right there and able to make her wet herself with one evil eye.

On the other, she could see her doll right there, lying beside the blue demon. "Hey, there is a kid beside us," the demon said to the succubus, both of them staring right at Elizabeth. It was terrifying, now they knew where she was! He had to run, or yell for mother, or….

No. No! She was told not to lose that doll and she wasn't gonna! Puffing out her chest and taking a deep breath, she stup- bravely walked out there, right in front of the two. "I want my doll!" She said, holding her arms like her father does whenever he commands the knights. Surely they would be shaking in their shoes when she saw her, asserting her authority as she picked it up. She even stuck out her tongue for emphasis. Monster? What monster?!

The demons seemed to freeze. Surely they had immobilized themselves in fear. Of course, all this was in her head, as the succubi just stared at her. Little Liz's confidence started to wane as the silence went on. Her fear simmering as she did the best to keep it down. The two succubi started to advance on her, Liz standing her ground in protest. "You are a brave little girl, I will give you that much," the demon said. "Do you know what happens to brave little girls?" The two had shuffled on their knees over to her now, their bodies mere inches away from the lad's.

"D-do they g-get their doll?"

"Even better~" The demon slowly opened her mouth in front of her. Elizabeth reflexively, holding her tiara tight to her head to protect herself from being eaten. "Mmmmmmwa!" went the demon, leaving a small kiss on Elizabeth's forehead. "There, brave little girls get their doll and a kiss!"

"I think you put the fear of god in here," the succubus commented. "A bit too hard…."

Elizabeth opened her eyes, seeing herself completely unharmed, besides the lipstick on her forehead. Her doll was back in her hand, instantly making her forget about anything she felt earlier as she hugged it tightly. "See, she is perfectly fine," the demon said, chuckling as she watched Liz cuddle the doll. "I mean, we have standards, and we were in the middle of escaping. Even if I wanted to, it would take too long to make a devil out of her."

"I mean, you are not wrong," the succubus replied as she went to hop on her horse. "We are still 'convicts', so we should probably save rest for later."

"If freeing those poor people from the lies of that priest is a crime, then you shall give me life," the demon replied, going to her horse as well. "They would have a much better time in Makai." Elizabeth watched as the demon tried to hop on her horse, but the horse kept shifting and buckling around. "Woah there miss, what is wrong?" the demon asked the horse. She hopped off and started trying to calm her. Elizabeth saw why the horse was bucking around before the demon, eyeing a few splinters that were stuck in one of the horse's rear legs. She edged close and poked the Demon in the thigh, the demon hopping a bit before noticing Liz beside her. "What is it child? Do you want another kiss?"

"The horse has something in its leg!" She said, the demon squatting down to check for herself. "I see! Well, that's deserving of some more affection. Maybe a ride back home, now that I think of it." The demon started removing them, getting the last one out before the horse hooved her in the chest by mistake. "Ah fu…." With the wind knocked out of her, she staggered back into a tree, clutching her broken chest while she slid down the rough bark. The horse, Liz, and her partner all came over to her aid, the horse nuzzling her cheek to apologize. "It is alright, I should have known you would, agh, react to the pain…" The succubus helped her up, the demon winching as she curled up in her arms. "Oh no, we can't continue like this! We are gonna get caught with just one person able to fight…."

Liz felt like the guilty party. If only she didn't say anything, she wouldn't have broken bones hurting her insides. The child came over and grabbed the demon's hand, tearing up in the eyes as she struggled to apologize. "Ssssss," the demon said. "It is alright. It is a long shot but...would your house happen to be in the kingdom we passed through?" Not long after the question, she coughed out blood, most likely from damage to a punctured lung.

"That's right!" Chimed the succubus. "Child, please, can you take us to where you came from? We can hide there while I heal her!" Elizabeth didn't understand the nature of what she was doing, but she nodded, wanting the demon to feel better. Off they went, with the succubus guiding once horse, while the demon and Elizabeth sat on the other. "Please don't die," Liz kept telling her, hugging her waist as they dashed through the woods to the castle…..

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"Donn die…" Elizabeth continued to mutter in her sleep, while Shadow Star watched over her. He stared at her peaceful face, then out of the window of the castle. He could almost imagine the trio arriving, being surrounded by the knights in the courtyard as Elizabeth tried to explain what happened. "So this is why you carry medical supplies," he commented, laying beside her and staring at the ceiling. He still had hours before the time Elizabeth requested to be woken up and had full access to any other dreams that Liz possessed. Red and black smoke seeped into her head. "You have noticed this one as well?" S.S. said to the other soul, seeing a memory that looked a lot like a dream of Elizabeth and Jacob-

As any teen that had a fantasy to hide, Elizabeth instantly woke up, grabbing a pillow as she smothered his face under it. "Never go there again," she said with a malicious smile as she slowly lowered herself back down to sleep. The soul grumbled but faded back into the sword, going to sleep as well until he had to fulfill his task.

After some patient waiting, the sun finally started to push away the glitter pattern in the sky, turning it dark as it's corona showed itself on the horizon, pouring in after an hour of pushing upward. He reformed over her, staring down at her as the sun came up. "It is time to wake up, as you asked."

A long yawn came out of her as she rose, stretching her arms up to the ceiling. "Morning," she said quietly. "Oh my, you're crouching over me Shadow Star."

"I figured casting a shadow would help, but it wasn't bright enough…." her hand went up to pat his hair, running her hand through the black strands. "Do you clean your hair inside of me?"

"We are connected, so whatever happens to your body, has a good chance of happening to mine. It is your care that aids mine."

"So that's why it feels so nice. Makes you look cute."

"Cute?" She nodded, sliding out from under him to get the day started. "We can focus on your good looks later! It's family night!"

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Family night. A tradition as old as families. It has come in many names and many forms throughout time, and a social gathering at an estate archery club was just one of many ways to be utilized. Anyone who was relevant was gonna be there. Lao had even agreed to bring Issia with him, without needing any hypnosis or spells!

As people filed in, Jacob kept staring at the sky, checking the placement of the sun as it rose and descended through the sky. Add had noticed how no one from his family had come yet, coming over to check on him. "You have been standing at the gate for a while now," Add said. "Arent' your fellow cadets here?"

"Liz is too busy with her own clique, and Val…." Jacob casted a sideways glance at Valhalla, who was busy standing beside her mother like an awkward bodyguard. "Mother, may I go see Elizabeth?"

"You may, as long as you stay within the area." Valhalla nodded and went to Liz, walking in on the tail end of a recent joke. "Oh Val! My and my friends were going to go watch some prisoners do laborious tasks. Do you wish to come?" Elizabeth asked.

"Well….no, um, I have….things, here to do," Val said, unable to help to check to see if her mother was watching. "Oh well, have fun. We will be back soon, I promise!" Elizabeth said as her and her posse traveled off for a quick side trip.

"...I feel bad for Val. Which is why I'm not making it worse."

"Are you sure that is the reason?" Add pushed on. "That is highly uncharacteristic of you. Usually you would at least talk to someone by now. I mean, there is always Melisa and Lao."

"I don't like her, and Lao is…" he looked towards him, seeing him lying against Issia while he hiccuped from the alcohol he took in. "Lao is also busy."

"Fine then, you can hang out with me."

"You are lame, old man." Add seemed taken aback, placing a hand on his chest plate for emphasis. "I am not lame nor old! I do many interesting things."

"Like talking to people, very interesting. You'll probably want to just, go on a long walk with me around the walking path…."

"N-No! I was not thinking that…" Add trailed off, quickly coming up with something else to do with him. "We can go do archery, since we are at an archery club anyways."

"Oh? So you weren't about to drag me on a long walk?" Jacob said, cocking an eye towards Add. The man shook his head. "Yes, archery. Most definitely." Jacob complied and followed him to the area, a field's length long with targets at varying distances from the two. "Have you ever did archery?" Add asked him as he chose his bow. "For hunting and the like?"

"Don't need a bow when I have this guy right there," he responded, patting his biceps. "It probably doesn't even have much power…"

"Are you sure?" Add pointed to the target with the least amount of distance to cover. "Try hitting that then."

"Easy." Jacob picked up an arrow and leisurely to it, winding his arm as he gauged how far he would have to aim upward. "A point-blank target is an easy one…." he started, getting into a baseball form as he tightened his grip on the arrow. "...to hit!" He let loose, throwing the air hard enough for it to sound at few through the hair. It hit shook the target as it embedded into one of the rings, almost halfway deep.

"Impressive, but you can do this easily with an arrow." Add casually took an arrow to notch and aimed, not even going over to where Jacob was standing when he fired. From the stash of arrows, he matched Jacob's power with the draw of a string. He was more precise too, hitting near the bullseye; twice as close as Jacob was.

"Pfff. I wasn't trying yet." Jacob jogged over to pick up another arrow, making sure it was good in his paws as he swung for the next target. It indeed looked faster than the first, slamming into the farther target with authority. Add followed up with another arrow shot, and another, and another. All three of them landed closer to the second bullseye than Jacob's, with the last one hitting the center. "That isn't possible! You must have cheated, or something," Jacob accused, moving to the longest target immediately with an armful of arrows. Add followed with his own bundle, dropping them on the ground as he looked down at Jacob. "This, is where boys turn into men Add-boy."

"Then I guess you will be growing quite a bit soon," came the snide come back from behind the helmet. Jacob gave a toothy smirk before letting of all but one arrow, unleashing a football-esque throw down the stretch of the field. It spiraled beautifully in its arc, dropping down after it's peak into the edge of the tiny target. "Oh my, what a throw!"

"Better than any old bow can do old man," Jacob said, wiping the sweat off of his brow. Add, seeming to wink, drew the bow back far, then father until it couldn't be pulled back anymore. It snapped back violently once his fingers let the string go, vibrating back and forth as the arrow shot away. It took a more direct path towards the target, barely using an arc as it went right through the target, knocking it down in the process. Add turned back towards Jacob, his blank stare waiting for another response. Jacob scoffed, walking off. "What, nothing?" Add called out.

"The bow almost broke, like I needed this anyways," Jacob said over his shoulder. He looked up at the sky, but was unable to see the sun behind the tree foliage. "It is almost time…"

"Time for what?" Add asked. Jacob thought about answering but decided to save it for later. Add was curious about what he was thinking of all over again, but it wasn't long until Jacob was ready to share. He plucked Valhalla and Add, taking them to a remote area where no one would care to look for them. "So, what did you wish to share?" Add asked.

"Please do hurry to share it, my mother will notice I'm gone eventually," Valhalla added.

"Your mom is boring and so are you if you don't get out once in a while. I saw you staring at Liz," Jacob responded seriously. Valhalla did not object, rubbing her shoulders while she waited for whatever Jacob was ready to reveal. "Now, um, don't judge me for this." He climbed up a tree, grunting while pulling himself up branch by branch. High up, he could see the moon for all its luminosity. It was a full one as well, making Jacob's pupils swell as they were absorbed in the beauty of it. It was no time for moongazing, however, as he had two people below him that were essentially dragged out of the family night. He took a deep breath, puffed out his chest, and howled. His howl carried its way above the forest, echoing for miles as he used up all of the breath at his disposal.

"That was….something Jacob," Valhalla said. "But why did you bring us out just to hear your howl?"

"It's not just the howl," he responded as he jumped back down. "It's what follows that is the worst part…"

"Then doing the howl is stu….unadvisable no?" Val caught herself, trying not to be disrespectful.

"You can say stupid, I understand. It's not dangerous, just, they aren't the best…annoying, actually."

"So you were waiting for your family this entire time?" Add asked. "That's why you seemed so silent before…"

"Just my sisters are coming," The three of them heard walking in the bushes, and a voice that was commanding another. "Hurry up slave, didn't you hear the howl!?"

"Ugh, here is the first one…" Jacob said as a werewolf emerged around a tree. Behind her was an alp dragging a full-sized wagon full of food and other supplies for her. He looked covered in lashes and smelled of cum, with two strings meeting to a ball gag in his mouth that was attached to the wagon along with the wagon handle. The werewolf, however, looked clean, with her ample form and jugs fitted into a jet black military suit. Her black hair was neatly trimmed into a hime cut, aside from two bundles that hung from her front, and was stuck under a matching black cap. Her gaze seemed to look down on her pet, tapping her foot as he slowly dragged the heavy wagon over. "You useless front of a man, embarrassing me with your pace of a slug! Maybe I should have let you in your chastity belt." She unhooked his ballgag, finally, he fall down onto the ground.

"Shameless, simply shameless." she pressed his face into the dirt with her foot then walked over to the three that had been watching her. "Excuse me for my pet, he can be such a hindrance sometimes," she said, bowing dramatically. Despite her apology, her entire aura felt corrupted to the core, leaking out especially with how she looked at Val and Add. Those yellow orbs of hers saw not new associates, but prey. Jacob however, he was the only one that looked unfazed by her. "Jakeeeey, are those your new friends?~" She asked, walking over up to him. Her size dwarfed his by an entire foot, making it all the more easier for her to push her breasts up against his eyes. "I'm so honored that my little jakey-wakey has found playmates!"

"Get your hands off me Dominika," he responded, pushing her away harshly. "And my name's Jacob, I'm not four anymore."

"Even if you aren't, you will always be to me." Her smile to him was the warmest of her expressions by far, a drop of care amongst the sadism so far. She stood on her toes, putting a hand over her eye as she looked around. "Oh my, am I the first one here? Shame too, I would have you all to myself if it weren't for…" She took a glance at Add and Valhalla. "Notably pure friends of yours. Does Jakey Wakey wanna be human again?"

"I wouldn't touch him for the life of me, he would need to go to someone else," Val said.

"You wouldn't touch this fluffy fellow? Just look at him, he's patting material!" Dominika said, rubbing his cheeks while he pushed her face and body away. "Squish squish squish!"

"Get off me fuckface!" Their hands kept sliding off each other as they bickered all the way back to the archery club. One sister down, and more to go.

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After dropping off her things and her personal servant inside, she went around to meet everyone, shaking hands until she was able to slide over to the bar for a drink. "Everyone is so friendly for a bunch of orderites. Especially the blond fellow," she told Add as he sat beside her. Jacob was still stuck beside her as well, tied to Dominika by handcuffs after he had tried one too many times to stop her from pinching his cheeks. "Liz," he said unamused, his left hand moving every time she lifted her hand to take another sip. "She's my favorite. I shook her hand, and when I let go, a cookie appeared! Besides, I think she has felt for my little brother~"

Add peeked over to Jacob to see his reaction, but the werewolf boy refused to give her the satisfaction. He stared into the bottles behind the counter, leaning away if Dominika tried to do anything. "So...are any other sisters going to come?" Add asked, wanting to break the tension.

"Yes, I do not know when. The family howl can only carry so far," Dominika responded. "It is a nice break from my duties in the order. I get to see the others again, alive and as adorable as before."

"You sure don't seem to like the alp."

"Oh, him? He doesn't mind all the cruelty. I know it seems inhumane, but my little masochist loves it just as much as I like watching his butt shake under my whip~" She took another sip of her drink. "What I would give to discover my kinks all over again…I could find even more weak-minded men and boys to corrupt."

"I liked her better before she became a werewolf."

"I know Jakey, but it's not like we could help it. A beastmen ambush is near impossible to get away from as humans."

"Beastmen ambush?" Add asked curiously. "Wait, he hasn't told you how he became this bundle of purple? She responded, patting Jacob's ears. "I guess it isn't too interesting; after all, people get monsterized all the time. But is what happened after that is the interesting bit of our tale…"

"You see, we all sort of scrambled away, and got separated from our parents. As for I, I guess you could say I took the more...demonic route. Gave in to the temptation and found my first underling to lewd until the moon came up and went back down again. After that it was a downward spiral of sex and ropes, and what do you know! I command an army in Royal Makai."

"Gross," went the bored wolf boy. "Can I leave now?"

"Of course, I wouldn't want to give you an imprint on your wrist." She undid her suit coat and unbuttoned her dress shirt, the key to the cuffs tucked in between her lingerie-covered breasts. "Come on Jakey wakey, hand or mouth is perfectly acceptable."

"Dominika!" She pouted and took out the key, dropping it in his hands. She watched him unclasp the cuffs and head off back to the party in a hurry. "Remember to do the call again! Just...in….case."

"Ugh, am I a bad sister?" she asked Add suddenly. "I thought incubi were supposed to like seduction…"

"Not from sisters, I assume."

"Yeah, no wonder he likes the others better. Well, except one…" The Add and Dominika heard a loud crash, seeing the cadets in a pile and their weapons all cast to the side. On top of them was another werewolf with similarly sized breasts and a bushier, orange tail and set of ears. A swashbuckler's sword was tied to her hip, and her outfit matched the weapon - a pirate's loose corset that rested below her shoulders, cap off by the fitting hat with a purple skull and crossbows. "Ahaha! You are still as weak as ever Jacob, and so are your new friends!" The werewolf said, hopping off the pile and looking around to see everyone staring at her. "Oh, like you haven't had to beat up a child before. I know you have king," she said, talking to Elizabeth's father. "You look like royalty. You have definitely hurt a child before."

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"Why am I locked in this closet!" she said as she banged on the door to where the bows are stashed. "And why is this not breaking with my fists? Human doors are supposed to be fragile!"

"Because it's an actual door that was built to keep people from breaking in," Add answered. "And because you don't go beating up children at a social gathering."

"Arrg, let the lasses have a bit of roughing! What is so wrong about a few punches?" She said, taking a pipe out of her pocket and looking for something to light it with. "People are so soft nowadays, it's why I don't settle down."

"Oh?" Add asked, leaning against the door. "And who might you be then?"

"Captain Holly, or was it not obvious by the way that I look you twat!"

"Take it you are more than associates of Jacob?"

"Me and Jay are like this," she said, sort-of-but-not-really intertwining her paw fingers. "It would look better if I still had hands."

"I know, monsterization. But where did you go after, since you are going to be here for a while."

"What? You think this story is as happy as miss Dommy's? Her and I went back to the village, but you know what we saw?"

"No, but I'm sure it wasn't pleasant."

"You would be right, smartass." Add didn't mean to come off as sarcastic, but it felt too late to say anything now. "Dominika and I found our parents, going at it like a duo of rabid dogs. Literally. Didn't even care enough to slow down in front of their own children. Our mother, it was understandable; we had felt the effects of becoming a werewolf pack as well. But our father, he shouldn't have been as lost as her from the start…"

"You think he gave up?"

"You bet your echoing voice he did. I remember the anger I felt that day…" Smoke seeped through the barred windows; she had apparently figured out a way to light her pipe. "We found our other mates, but once we came back to show them, the two were gone. Probably locked themselves away in some cave to fuck for eternity."

"I see...we can switch topics if you-"

"I wasn't done!" she snarled, slamming her fist into the door. "Those bums left our asses out to dry! We had to hunt for food, lil' Aldy was crying all the time, 'where's mah, is daddy coming back, why aren't you too saying anything?' I wanted to tell her so fucking bad; that you should forget about that bitch and her fuckmeat, but Dominika said not to say a word. It was pitiful." She clenched the pipe in her teeth, grinding it between her canines and molars while tears ran down her face.

"That...I didn't mean to bring up old memories….I'm sorry if it hurt."

"That. You're sorry that it hurt," she wiped her eyes, a long puff of smoke coming out the pipe. "I am not a weakling, I can handle a few drops from my eyes. All that happened after is that I marched off and became a seadog. Tell you any more than that and I will have to kill you."

"I see, well, I'll come back to free you later."

"Free me now dog!"

"No, you can handle yourself." He gave her a singular nod before walking away, ignoring her gaslighting insults and the banging of a locked door that was loos at the hinges. When he came back to where everyone was, he saw Val and Liz sitting around Jacob, watchiing over him while they nursed his sore elbow. "Are you alright?"

"Tsk," he turned away, wincing while Elizabeth continued massaging the pain out. "Liz, that's too hard…"

"If I don't do it like this, it would hurt into the night," she said. "Valhalla, is your wing alright?"

"It has been worse," she said, resting Jacob's head inn her lap. He turned back up at Add, glaring at him. "The only redeeming thing about this night is my semi-chub from being on Val's thighs Add. I don't even know why I called them…"

"I mean, surely there has to be one sister that you are looking forward to," Add said. Jacob stared up at the underboob of Val's breasts plate in thought. "There are the two others."

"Two?" he nodded. "Yep, two small, and perky ones. Pretty confined from anything sexual…" Val, unfortunately listening the entire time, got up from under him, letting his head drop down onto the ground then. "Ow…"

"So, these two sisters of yours," Add said, watching Valhalla head back to her mother flustered.

"They exist..ow! Liz my hand!"

"Ahh!" She let go of his wrist in a panic. "I didn't mean to hurt your paw!"

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After Jacob was feeling better to walk, Add took him on one of his long walks. Jacob's eyes wandered around as they moved about, seeming disinterested in everything he saw. "You have quite the family," Add told him. "Two older sisters and more on the way…"

"Who cares, each time we get together I get tortured," he said. "Everyone isn't here yet and my body already hurts…."

"You are giving up already?"

"You would understand if you had your own sister. They always do this, bug and belittle me like a child..."

"That doesn't sound like a sister thing, and I'm willing to wager the other ones aren't like that at all," Add said cheerfully as they took a turn down a new path. "I should know, I have a sister. Or, is one not enough?" Jacob shrugged his shoulders, not having a definitive answer. Their turn ended up taking them back to the gathering, where a new werewolf had made her appearance. Unlike the other two, she was shorter and small chested, wearing a green button-up and green jeans, and having a green ribbon tucked into her blue hair. Her tails and ears wagged with activity and youth as she talked to everyone, seeming in the middle of a routine. "Oh god…" Jacob said as they joined the circle to watch.

"What is wrong with her? Is she bad as well?" Add asked confused. "She's just telling a joke."

"As long as she isn't telling the one when…."

"...And Jake just fell in the river!" The crowd was chuckling at the story, but not as much as the teller. "He was struggling so much, I didn't have the heart to tell him his pants were backwards!"

"She's telling that story…" Jacob marched up to the werewolf, grabbing her paw by paw. The werewolf stopped chuckling and hugged him on sight, acting as if it was a pleasant surprise he came. "Jack!"

"You could at least stick with one name," Jacob said, taking here from the group before she could do any more damage. She clung on to him with the hug, chatting away pleasantries while Jacob brought her back to where he and Add were. "Alright Aldwell," he said, putting her down on the ground. "Who said you could tell that story?"

"Aldwell?" Add said, looking down at the smiling werewolf, getting a toothy grin. "That's right sir! I am youth guild leader Aldwell, here to help any time of the moon. Say, you do look a bit old, are you getting enough of a healthy diet?"

"I am still pretty young among my peers!"

"I don't know sir, your voice sounds aged," Aldwell pointed out. "Are you using your armor to keep your image ambiguous so we wouldn't have to know?"

"I told you, you seemed old Add!" Jacob yelled.

"Enough." Add undid his helmet and lifted it just enough for golden hair to fall through. "See? A healthy mane of a young and active individual." The two siblings looked at each other and, through their eyes, decided not to ask him about the issue of the fossil in front of them anymore. "I am going to assume you two know my age now. Back to you Aldwell, you seem quite young to be leading a group."

"Is fifteen years too young for someone to be up and about? I'm only a bit younger than Jacob, and he is practically living on his own."

"That is a fair point, although he lives with me and a dragon nowadays."

"That sounds cooler than living 'off the land' like you put it Jacob."

"Yes, I guess you could say that. It is as if my efforts were rewarded or something," Jacob said with prestige oozing off his voice.

"I wish I could do that, or go treasure hunting, or command an army, or be the queen of a tribe…" Add did a double-take on the last item. He understood the first three, but… "queen of a tribe?"

"She would be referring to me," went a fourth, stern voice. From the shadows emerged three hooded figures, with the lead figure's hood adorn with patterns marked in various paints. "Am I late?"

"You're the last one this time," Aldwell said, Jacob nodding with her. She snapped in frustration and sighed, pulling down her hood to reveal brown, messy wolf ears and hair, being adorned by a wreath made of twigs, string, and small jewels woven in. Her eyes were the same predatory yellow of Dominika's, but they seemed more docile and mature on the fourth, and apparently the last werewolf. "Damn, very well then. If it helps my standing, my two escorts were clearing my path."

"It doesn't Page, this moon is not for you!" She nodded and went up to Add, shaking his armored hand. "I would like to formally introduce myself."

"Hello Page," Add said, looking at her paw and hair. "You are a lovely shade of brown tonight."

"Oh, and I didn't even put my make up on…" The two escorts came up to her, holding up a claw bowl of red gel. "I am joking, you both may step down. Also, you are the first to call my blood coat...lovely."

"This is blood?"

"Of my enemies and my prey. What else would stain fur such a dirty color?"

Add nodded and brushed his hand against his side. "Oh, no need to worry, the blood had long since soaked into my very being. It is the tribe's way."

"How did a sister like yourself find yourself with such a tribe?" Add asked.

"Through a search for meaning, of course. Without guardians, it is hard to have the guidance that will let your natural soul shine. But luckily, nature itself gave me a way…" She said starry-eyed, squatting down and finger-patting a flower. "The spirits watch over us and make sure that whatever fate is chosen for us is the one fit. It is how I found my tribe and became it's crowned diplomat...and general." Her eyes seemed to leave her body for a moment, glazed over with repressed memories flowing through her mind.

"Sounds very involved," was Add's only comment.

"Very indeed. Occasionally, I will go on a trip of work or merry. Regardless, I must bring these two with me to ensure my safety."

"Holly gets tackled by them every year," Aldwell said. "At this point, it is tradition. A fun one at that."

"I would imagine," Add said, turning back to Jacob. "They don't seem as bad Jacob."

"Trust me, once you get to know them, they will end up pretty annoying." Taking his word for it, Add indeed got to know them over the next few hours. From his perspective, they all seemed too polite and docile to be annoying as Jacob puts it (then again, it is always like that from the outside). His time with each only increased as others began to file out from the archery club, with many reaching the limits of how much they could stay awake. Liz and Val both gave their farewells early, leaving Jacob among the last to be left. "Can we go home Add?" Witness asked while laying on the ground. His words were accompanied by yawns that came out on a regular basis.

"It is pretty late...but I'll stay."

"Are you sure? It would be a lonely flight without you."

"I'll make it up for you," said sincerely, giving him a hug and wishing him a safe flight. It was a sight to watch, seeing him lumber up and slowly flap his wings until he had enough altitude to travel. The random dips in height made him worry, but Add was pretty sure he'll make it back, relatively unharmed. Went around the archery course, trying to find where the five of them had situated themselves. He started picking up a mix of wine and meat waferring in from the edge of the course. He followed the smell downhill and off the path, getting confronted by Page's two scouts. "You must not come here," one said. "Not even you shall interrupt the queen."

"Sleep?" Add peeked around them, catching a glimpse of what he was smelling before the concealed scouts moved in the way of his vision. Poultry and wine, and water laid about, surrounding the siblings as they had collapsed on each other to sleep away everything in their stomach. "Awwww….did I see them cuddling?"

"We will poke your eyes out if you did."

"I didn't, I did not see your queen and her family cuddling."

"Good." They two backed away, but kept one eye on Add in case he would try to do anything. Still, it brought a smile to his face to see Jacob all bundled up amidst her sisters. There was a bit of drool though, yuck.