Lovers By Paper

 This dragon was smart; it had lured him expertly into a trap and Alec continued walking around the pile slowly trying to formulate a plan.

"It's lovely isn't it knight?" it said. Its voice was slithered and when Alec rounded the pile, he looked at the eyes of the dragon cautiously from behind his massive shield.

"Indeed. You have been a busy beast."

There was a hiss.

"My minion helped me, but I think you took care of them."

Alec's grip on his sword tightened, he waited for an attack.

"You should relax knight. If I wanted you dead, surely I would have done so before you looked at my pile of treasure."

It was right. Dragons were notoriously covetous so why had this one even allowed him near the gold. He did not relax but instead took a step forward towards the dragon.

"I am Ser Alec Longstroke sent by the Order of Beast Slayers. Beast, I will allow you last words before I slay you."

The hisses sounded, and Alec realized that it was laughter.

"You are amusing my knight. So for that, I will tell you my name. I am the terror of the sky, she who death rides with. I am the queen of Kobolds and a member of the Trinity Order. I am Sehocha."

Alec almost dropped his sword at the mention of her gender. He was in trouble now. Female dragons were big. Massive. So big that they dwarfed a male dragon by almost four times the size. Male dragons were about three times the size of his horse Fira.

"Sehocha, why did you do this deed. This castle and village was peaceful and offered nothing but a small pile of treasure for you."

The knight saw the eyes of the dragon narrow at him. His insult had the desired effect on her, but Alec was playing a more dangerous game than he probably gave himself credit for.

"I do not wish to have the treasure."

A dragon that didn't want treasure?

"I have done all of this to lure a knight here," she said.

Alec did not believe such a statement.

"Dragons don't part with their gold."

There was more hissing laughter.

"Knight, a female dragon is not like a male one. We can see past the allure of shimmering things if there is something more tantalizing."

"What's more tantalizing that gold?" Alec said. He kicked one of the plates away from the pile. A bit of flame licked out at him, and he jumped back. That little bit of light was enough to see the entire silhouette of the dragon.

"I advise you not to try my patience knight. I am more than happy to converse, but you will garner my ire if you continue to play with my dragon instincts."

"Pray then dragon, for I am ready."

More hissing laughter sounded throughout the area. Alec's eyes were beginning to water from the smoke.

"Ser Alec Longstroke, I have a proposition for you."

"You can tell me, but whatever you offer, I will deny."

"My order need a human knight."

It was an odd request.

"What does a beast need a knight for?"

"It's actually beasts."

Alec was intrigued. It was a reason different from what he would be expected to hear.

"I will not be apart of such things."

"Even with all that treasure right there?"

"No."

"How about I sweeten the deal?"

"With what?"

Again, her hissing laughter sounded.

"You slew my minions, so I happen to be inclined to off you favors of a very enjoyable kind."

"I am not interested. I was sent here by my guild to deal with you."

"And so you are. I just need you for a quest and it will be so beneficial to us both."

"Why me?"

"Honestly, it could have been anyone, though you are the only one so far who has made it thus far."

"There were others?"

"Kobolds can be useful."

Alec should have been paying attention. When his leg went out from underneath him, he was left trying to gather himself. He lost his sword and barely have enough of a chance to see a flash of red heading his way. His fist connected with the red and but it was not enough to stop the momentum of whatever was headed his way. Yellow eyes glowed brightly before they were blocked by his raised shied. Pushed back and without a sword, Alec drew a dagger, but his arm was quickly wrapped in her tail. He yelled once on defiance before finding himself slammed against a pillar and staring into the yellow eyes of the dragoness. Another punch, this time, his fist connecting with her snout feebly made her throw him. The last thought Ser Alec had before he hit the pile of treasure is that he was regretting this day.

When Ser Alec regained consciousness, it was to the feeling of being cold. He awoke with a shiver and a headache. His moans signaled the dragoness, who quickly wrapped the knight with her tail except for his head. The warmth of her scales was enough to bring Alec fully back into the land of the living, and he opened his eyes to find that he was staring down a dragon snout and into the yellow serpentine-like eyes of Sehocha.

"You haven't killed me?"

"I know Knight. Surprisingly too. I was going to, but when you fought me with your bare fists, you became more than qualified for helping me."

"So you lied?"

"No, not at all, but how would I know your fighting skills just off of kobolds?"

He scoffed at her.

"Just kill me."

"Are you sure? My offer still stands."

Alec's gaze dropped.

"You don't understand."

"Let me guess. Dragon killed your whole family?"

"Worse. Destroyed my entire village and left me alone to wonder as a child through a desert."

"That sounds terrible Ser Alec, why don't I offer myself as repayment for that transgression."

"What do you mean?"

"Well, all of this killing and gold has stirred the pot as it were and this dragon could use some loving."

"What are you asking me?"

"Ser Alec, I am asking you to join my Order and me in a quest for the gold in this room and more. I am also asking you to become my lover."

"You're a dragon."

"Yes, Ser Alec and you are a human."

"You'd be okay with this?"

"Will you?"

He was silent.

"Come now knight, doesn't the idea hold some appeal?"

"We have to make a contract."

The words surprised her.

"I am a knight in a guild. If I am going to work mainly for you, I need a contract to spell out exactly what we are doing and what the compensation will be."

Her eyes narrowed, but she agreed to his terms.

"Why the change of heart Ser?"

"Seeing how I have ben left with little choice in the matter. You also have let me live thus far, and you did offer to make up for your kinds past transgression."

The tail loosened and Alec found himself standing in almost the dark.

"One second Ser Knight. I will have the paperwork drawn up."

"Light?"

Torches lit up all at once, and Alec saw that they were still in the courtroom of Castle Rooker. The light that the torches gave off was enough for him to see Sehocha in her full glory.

The dragoness was immense. How she managed to fit between the pillars was completely beyond him. Her red scales danced in the flickering fires. Her underbelly was yellow, almost gold like her eyes. The triangular spines she had were an orange hue and complemented everything about the dragons slender curves. Before he knew it, the dragon was back with two parchment papers and a quill pen.

"How?"

"Dragons are magic knight; it's a simple thing to accomplish."

He signed both copies, and so did she. Hers disappeared in a whiff of smoke and Alec rolled his up before putting it into a parchment carried he had in an armor slot.

"Now what?" he asked.

"Now we seal the deal. You will service me, and I will service you."

"Sexually?"

"Of course my knight."

There was a shifting from the dragon, and he soon found himself staring completely at her yellow underbelly.

"Take your armor off Knight, stay awhile in my comforts."

The contract was signed, but in no way had he agreed to be her lover. It was such a disgusting prospect, and he hesitated.

"Oh knight, you didn't read the contract, we are lovers by the papers."

He saw it when he signed, he knew it too. How had he just ignored such a part of the contracting? His fate was sealed. Bound by his word and bound by his guild, Ser Alec found himself left with little choice in the matter now. Sighing, he began to remove his armor by putting down his shield. The rest soon followed and before long Ser Alec was almost naked.