Misty 
                      stood near the crystal, studying it as wind whipped around 
                      them.
                                “It’s generating an incredible amount 
                      of energy.. seems like it’s discharging from a powerful 
                      spell!” Misty yelled.  Nita 
                      and Nidaja beside her, while Azia ran to get Tia.  
                      Nita and Azia had dressed hastily, and Nita’s robes 
                      were still not on correctly, being a bit disheveled.  
                      The wind was sending papers flying, and scattering 
                      documents around the main hall, but Nita didn’t seem to 
                      care.  The crystal 
                      was clear, with a single very bright star in it, shimmering 
                      and seeming only to increase in brightness.
                                “Discharging a spell?!” Nita cried, 
                      smiling.  “You mean 
                      it’s discharging the shadowfall spell?”  
                      Mista nodded.
                                “I think so.. Or at least, it’s not 
                      able to contain it anymore.  
                      Nita, don’t get too excited!  
                      There’s no way to know if Alps will come back, or 
                      his spirit will just be released!” Misty said, not wanting 
                      to see her friend’s heart broke.
                                “I.. I understand!” Nita said.  “I can live with myself if he gets out, and 
                      his spirit is free.. I will know he’s not suffering in there.. 
                      But still.. I hope..” 
                                “He will make it out!” Tia cried, rushing into the room.  “Don’t you dare say her won’t!”  Azia returned, huffing and puffing.  She had been a bit worn out by Nita earlier.
                                “He will be the first to ever do so, 
                      and there is no record of even this much happening with 
                      one of these crystals.  
                      If Alps manages this.. I will be taking a long hard 
                      look at him.. He’s got no magic potential.  I didn’t want to say it before, Nita, but .. 
                      But.. He should have just.. winked out of existence when 
                      he ended up in the crystal, with no magic force to sustain 
                      his mind.  But you both say you heard his voice.. he must be in there!” Misty 
                      said, holding her hands in front of the crystal.  “We need to step back.  Way back.. away from the crystal.  It could shatter when he’s released, and I 
                      don’t want anyone hurt!”   
                      Everyone did as they were told, backing up, as electricity 
                      and red and blue smoke began wisping around it, crackling 
                      softly.
                                “Come on Alps!  Follow my voice!” Nita cried.
                                “Yes!  Alps, we want you to come back!” Tia wailed, tears flowing from 
                      her eyes.
                                “We need you!” Azia called, as loudly 
                      as she could.
                                “Alps!  Your home is with us!” came an echoing boom of a voice.  Nidaja had cast that strength spell again.  
                      The crystal suddenly glowed brighter.
                                “Nidaja!  Do it again!  Enhanced by 
                      magic, he can hear it!” Misty cried.  
                      “I’m sure he can!”
                                “Alps!  Come back to us!  We want 
                      you in our arms again!”  
                      Nidaja trembled, crying.  
                      Nita watched, a little stunned, not being able to 
                      remember the last time she saw her cry like that.  
                      “We love you!!!”  There was 
                      the sound of something shattering, hard, and then the room 
                      went totally dark.
                    
                      
                       
                      
                      
                                Ceriss wiped her buttery hand on the 
                      bamboo stalk, grumbling softly.
                                “Why didn’t you keep her from doing 
                      that?” she said, as she looked around.
                                “I don’t think she would have cared.” 
                      came Luna’s reply.  Alps 
                      shook his head softly.  
                      He looked around, before calling out, softly, into 
                      the bamboo, figuring that’s where she was hiding herself.
                                “Lady vixen!  We are ready to depart!” and he waited a bit.  
                      Ceriss watched the bamboo intently, just as the vixen 
                      stepped out of unseen shadows, right in front of her.  
                      Ceriss wailed and fell over, trembling.  
                      The vixen looked down at her with pleasant regard.  
                      She then nodded, smiling at Alps.  
                      Sleep, it seemed, had made her feel better.  
                      Or, perhaps, it was that waking up to find this change 
                      of pace was not a dream instilled hoe in her.  
                      Alps could not say.  Luna seemed to still not trust her very much, 
                      as she regarded her skeptically.  
                      Alps took Ceriss and Luna by the hands, and smiled 
                      to the vixen.  She flicked her ears in silent agitation.  
                      Luna sighed softly.
                                “Fine.” she said, moving behind Alps 
                      and grabbing his tail.  
                      Alps chuckled softly, and held out his hand.  
                      The black fox canted her head curiously a moment, 
                      peering at the offered white paw, and then carefully took 
                      it.  Alps closed 
                      his eyes, and opened them again.  
                      They were standing on a bright, shimmering surface, 
                      and they could all see what looked like glass walls that 
                      went on to eternity over their head.  Alps began to walk with the group toward those 
                      walls.  The Vixen 
                      said nothing, and Luna kept quiet as well, trembling with 
                      excitement, as she saw what looked like activity outside 
                      the glass walls.  Freedom 
                      was on the other side.  
                      Alps led the group, in a rather short trip, really, 
                      to the edge.  Luna put her hand on it, and pressed.  It was very solid, and looked to be very thick.
                                “Great.. how do we get out?” Ceriss 
                      asked softly.  Alps 
                      thought for a while, looking at it, touching it.  
                      Alps very tentatively released the vixen’s hand, 
                      and made sure she didn’t begin to face.  
                      She quickly took hold of Ceriss’ tail though, to 
                      make sure she wasn’t going anywhere.  Alps placed his hand against the thick crystal wall as well.
                                “It can’t be broken by magic.  It reflects it.  The stronger the magic, the stronger the wall.  It’s how Mannus built it.  And even if you have made it to where we can 
                      see and feel.. our bodies.. are merely will.  
                      Our will is all that exists in this place Alps.  It is.. as I feared..” she whimpered softly.  
                      “We won’t be able to get out..”  
                      Luna sighed softly.  “.. At least.. we won’t have to be alone here 
                      anymore..” she said, trembling a bit.  
                      Alps’ mind started reeling again, as it had on the 
                      mountaintop.  His eyes fluttered back and forth, just a little.  
                      He was not under nearly the kind of stress he was 
                      that day.  He looked 
                      up, at the thick barrier between him and nita.  Then he gasped, hearing something.  It was Nidaja’s voice.  But 
                      it was far away.  He 
                      could not make it out.  
                      Then, he heard something he could make out, which 
                      echoed through the very fiber of his soul.  
                      We love you.  Alps gritted his teeth, his heart swelling 
                      with more joy and happiness than he had ever known.  They wanted him to come home.  They 
                      loved him!  They 
                      hadn’t given up!  He 
                      threw his head back, and he howled, long and very shrill 
                      with complete and utter joy.  Luna gasped, and Ceriss held on tight, a fox 
                      clinging to her tail, as Alps suddenly began to glow a pure, 
                      bright white, like the star that he had found Luna and everyone 
                      else by, and then, there was a sudden change in his outline, 
                      that made Luna and Ceriss both drop to their knees, as they 
                      gazed at a vision, only for a split second, that put them 
                      in awe.  As the howl 
                      reached it’s highest possible pitch, the sound of a great 
                      shattering was heard, and all was darkness.
                    
                      
                       
                      
                      
                                It was dark, and quiet, but Alps could 
                      feel the floor beneath his hands and knees.  Carpet.  He inhaled.  He had lungs.  That was a good sign.  He 
                      heard some shuffling around, in what sounded like a hollow, 
                      empty room.  Then, Alps grunted, shielding his eyes, as 
                      light cascaded into the room.  
                      He looked up, wincing toward the light.  
                      Misty.  It 
                      was Misty, standing there, having drawn open the curtain, 
                      shedding late afternoon light into the main hall where Nita’s 
                      throne was.  Misty’s 
                      lip quivered as she saw Alps there, on his knees, alive, 
                      and she fell onto her hands and knees, bursting into tears!  Alps tried to stand, but was immediately tackled down.  He gasped, crying out, as Nita landed on him, 
                      and pressed him to the floor.
                                “Oh goddess!  Oh dear goddess, he’s real!  Oh Alps!   
                      Aaaaallpss!!” Nita wailed, kissing him, sobbing uncontrollably.  Nidaja rushed over, getting on her knees, joining 
                      in the hugging, as Misty, wiped her eyes, and then focused 
                      her attention elsewhere in the room.  
                      Tia was on her knees, checking out a stunned-looking 
                      black-furred lupine female, who was looking a bit hung over.  
                      Azia was helping a white-furred lupine in the robes 
                      of a priestess to her feet.  Misty shuddered, standing up, as she saw an 
                      obsidian-furred vixen get up, patting herself down to make 
                      sure she was all there, and looking around the room.  
                      Nita and Nidaja seemed to have not even noticed the 
                      new arrivals.  Alps hugged them both tightly.. and just started 
                      to cry as well.  He 
                      had felt, several times, that he would never see them again, 
                      with how Luna had talked about the Shadowfall crystals.  
                      Nita clung tightly to him, rubbing her cheek against 
                      his.  Alps felt loved.  He felt 
                      warm and safe.  He 
                      had suffered a fate worse than death cast upon him by the 
                      enemy to forever take him away from those he loved, and 
                      his love proved stronger.  
                      Their love proved stronger.  
                      He could hear them even in the confines of the crystal.  Finally, Nita looked up, wiping her eyes, smiling, and gasped, seeing 
                      the others in the room.
                                “Who are you?” Azia asked, holding 
                      Azia by the hand, making sure she didn’t move to suddenly.  They wanted to protect the queen in case danger 
                      had followed Alps back.  
                      Misty moved over to Luna quickly, inspecting her 
                      robes, looking a bit in awe.
                                “I am Letai Priestess of Life, Luna.” 
                      she said, reaching out and taking Misty’s hand.
                                “L.. Letai.. priestess..?” she asked, 
                      her lip quivering.
                                “Yes.. I was trapped in that crystal 
                      for the last 700 years.  
                      Alps found me.. and the others.. and helped us get 
                      out.” she said.  Misty’s legs quivered, and she held Luna’s hand tightly, her head 
                      lowering, before the golden wolf female released a long, 
                      shuddering sigh, and she whined, sinking to her knees.
                                “She.. has studied the Letai all her 
                      life.” Nita said softly, also looking very numb, at the 
                      revelation that Alps brought back a Letai priestess.. possibly 
                      more than one.. from the depths of that timeless hell.
                                “It’s nice to see I am still popular.” 
                      She said, carefully prying her hand away, as the scent of 
                      sexual peek wafted from Misty, who just sat on the floor, 
                      with her hands between her knees.  
                      She seemed a bit in shock.  Alps being able to return, and a true Letai 
                      Priestess, right there in front of her.
                                “I am Ceriss.. A Letai Priestess of 
                      Death..” the black-furred lupine female bowed happily.  “You must be Queen.. Nita Razelle.” she said.  
                      “Alps told us a lot about you.. You have.. a very 
                      loyal slave here.” she said, her eyes tearing up.  “Am I .. really out?  I mean.. this isn’t.. another dream world?” 
                      she asked.
                                “Mannus is still in this world.  If you made a dream world, i rather doubt you 
                      would include him.’ Azia said.  
                      She Let go of Luna, who moved over to Alps.  
                      Alps was laying on his back, half in Nidaja’s lap, 
                      and being held tight to the floor by Nita.
                                “Are you a Letai priestess too?” Tia 
                      asked the vixen, who was watching with a silent smile on 
                      her lips.  The vixen shook her head slowly.  Tia canted her head curiously, and asked, carefully, 
                      “Can you talk?”  The 
                      Sable Fox nodded, indicating she could.  
                      “Oh..” Tia said, seeming awkward now.  
                      She then moved quickly over to Alps, hugging him 
                      tightly as well.  “Alpsie!” she squealed happily.  Azia walked over and got down on her knees, 
                      hugging the wolf as well.
                                “Looks like you just live to make a 
                      spectacle of yourself, wolf.” Azia said, caressing his face.
                                “Yeah!” Ceriss said, coming over and 
                      sitting by everyone else in the throne room.  
                      “Right before we got out he-”
                                “We are all so happy to be out of that 
                      accursed crystal!” cried Azia, forcefully cutting off Ceriss, 
                      who didn’t try to continue.  
                      instead, she looked at the queen for a bit, smiling.
                                “The Emerald Amanians are still going 
                      strong as the royal house, I see.  
                      That is very good.” she said, wagging her tail.  Nita smiled and nodded softly.  She remained quiet then, hugging Alps, and 
                      Alps hugging her, as the others talked, telling one another 
                      everything.  Misty wanted to know everything that had been 
                      left a mystery about the Letai, and Luna wanted to know 
                      about the last 700 years of history that Misty could tell 
                      her about, so they wandered off to the library.  
                      Tia and Azia took Ceriss to get ‘a stiff drink’ that 
                      she really wanted, and the black vixen excused herself, 
                      saying that she would be back in a little while, and nothing 
                      more, wandering from the main hall, her thick, lovely tail 
                      swaying behind her.  Nidaja stayed by Nita's side, smiling, crying 
                      softly, seeming to just melt into the moment.  Alps looked at Nita’s throne.  Over 
                      half of it was gone, destroyed, or locked in the darkness 
                      that had consumed a white slave who could not be forever 
                      locked away.
                    
                      
                       
                      
                      
                                Alps sat down on the warm, thick, overly 
                      large bed.  Nita’s 
                      bed.  His bed.  He 
                      had never felt so at home as he did now.  He had missed this more than he could even relate.  He and Luna and Ceriss had been with Misty 
                      all day, being poked, prodded, investigated, sampled, and 
                      checked out, to make sure they were all in good health.  
                      Aside from Ceriss being hung over (she spent the 
                      night drinking with Azia and Tia), everyone was fine.  
                      Misty said that some of the information she had gotten 
                      while speaking with Misty, and some of the things that she 
                      found in her checkup of all three of them, made for some 
                      slightly conflicting and interesting data.  
                      She would need to think on it some, and with that, 
                      wandered to her favorite place.  
                      The castle library.  
                      This left Alps free for the evening.  
                      And Nita had made a special point to spend it with 
                      him.  The white lupine 
                      salve sat in the center of the large bed, with no clothes 
                      on.  He’d taken a warm bath, and was nice and dry, 
                      refreshed and clean.  He 
                      knew that would not last very long.  
                      Alps smiled, as Nita sauntered into the room, closing, 
                      and locking the door.  There were to be no disturbances.  She got onto the bed slowly, in a nighty not 
                      much different from what Nidaja had worn the night before 
                      Nita’s speech.
                                “It’s been more than a month you know.. 
                      I suppose time passes faster in there.. to ensure longer 
                      suffering.” Nita said softly.  
                      “I hope it wasn’t too unpleasant..” she said, with 
                      deep concern.  Alps 
                      gritted his teeth a bit, not wanting to tell Nita what he 
                      did with Luna and Ceriss, since they were priestesses and 
                      he wasn’t all together sure how something like that would 
                      reflect on them.  he 
                      shook his head softly.
                                “The crystal didn’t react the same 
                      to me as it did the others.. I could see lights.. where 
                      the others were trapped.. and could.. will myself to move 
                      toward them.. and each time I released one of them.. and 
                      brought them with me.. I could see more.” Alps said softly.
                                “I am glad..” Nita said, pressing Alps 
                      to the bed.  She 
                      got on her hands and knees above him, and pressed her lips 
                      against his softly.  Alps felt the delicate fabric of her nighty 
                      caress over his tummy and chest.  
                      Nita was wearing nothing beneath it.  
                      There was no doubt in Alps mind at the moment, that 
                      she was going to welcome him back in that special, loving 
                      way.  Alps thought 
                      back, to when she had handed him her knife, and told him 
                      to kill himself, displeased with the color of his fur, and 
                      feeling he would not do it.  
                      A turning point in his life, as he did as he was 
                      told, since he had nothing to live for.  And now, she was what he had to live for.  As were the others.  Alps smiled warmly at her, as she gazed into 
                      his eyes.
                                “I am okay..” Alps said softly.  “I won’t ever leave you like that again.  
                      I am so sorry I made you worry about me so much..” 
                      he said, referring more to the time he spent with Azia than 
                      the time he spent locked away in the crystal.  
                      Nita nodded softly, and kissed his lips again.
                                “It’s okay Alps.. I understand..” Nita 
                      said softly.  “If 
                      you had not.. Jalana would be gone, and three powerful allies 
                      against Mannus would still be trapped.” Nita said softly.  
                      “Don’t regret it.  
                      It was important.  But Alps.. I am .. so happy to have you with 
                      me again..”  She 
                      lowered her head against Alps shoulder.  
                      “Hold me..” Nita said, choking back tears.  
                      Alps rolled Nita onto her back in the middle of the 
                      bed.  She put her 
                      arms around his back, over his shoulders, and gazed up into 
                      his eyes, crying softly.  
                      Alps leaned in close, and kissed away the te4ars, 
                      before pressing himself nice and close, his entire body 
                      against hers, as he brought his muzzle to hers, and kissed.  Alps had kissed many times in his life after 
                      the first one he received in the inn from Nidaja so long 
                      ago, but of every one of those kisses, this one made them 
                      all seem like mere friendly gestures.  It started out slow.. innocent.. lips pressed 
                      to lips, the soft velvet caress of a kiss between friends, 
                      but slowly, tenderly deepened, as Nita’s tongue slipped 
                      from between her teeth, met in almost perfect unison against 
                      Alps’ silky pink tongue.  They touched, as if strangers brushing against 
                      one another walking down a lonely hallway, and then, with 
                      only a very slight pause, they slipped past one another, 
                      tongues caressing against one another as they slipping into 
                      the mouth of a lover.  Alps turned his head slightly, his muzzle parting just a bit, as 
                      his tongue coiled against Nita’s, feeling the love and passion 
                      of her kiss.  There 
                      was so much more there than the sexual need he’d felt from 
                      Azia or from Ceriss and Luna.  Nita’s kisses.. Nita’s touch, in fact, was 
                      very different from theirs.  
                      They cared about Alps, of that he was certain, but 
                      not to the extent that Nita did.  Alps pressed himself against Nita tighter, 
                      letting his growing masculinity brush up against her inner 
                      thigh.  She nodded softly, gasping, as she pulled away 
                      from the kiss.
                                “Nita.. I missed you.. so very much..” 
                      Alps panted softly, as he continued to harden, pressed against 
                      her thigh.  Nita 
                      blushed, just slightly, and nodded.
                                “Alps.. I want to hold you inside me.. 
                      Long and slow.. I want to feel you for as long as I can 
                      tonight.. making love to me..” Nita said, in a soft, feathery 
                      voice.  “Just like this.. holding each other.. kissing.. Please Alps?” she 
                      asked gently.  Alps 
                      gazed into her eyes lovingly.  
                      She did not even have to ask.  
                      Alps longed for the very same thing.
                                “You would have to.. order me not to, 
                      if you had wished to prevent it, Nita..” Alps said, swallowing 
                      softly.
                                “Why would I even think of that?” Nita 
                      said, sliding her hand down, and squeezing Alps’ firm rump.  his tail lifted, wagging over his lower back 
                      softly, as he looked at the beautiful lupine under him, 
                      her nipples perked tight against the satin and lace fabric 
                      of her nighty.  Alps was going to help her out of that light, 
                      senseless garment really soon.
                                “I am still your personal servant, 
                      sweetie..” Alps said, having really not used such tender 
                      language with Nita before, but feeling like he should now.  
                      “.. I am your slave.. I would do anything you asked 
                      of me..” he said.  Nita 
                      blushed a bit, and then smiled, pulling his hips forward, 
                      her hands cupping his rump, squeezing both cheeks fondly.  
                      She nodded, as Alps leaned down, holding still against 
                      her for a moment, as her hands stroked and petted up and 
                      down his body.  Their 
                      lips met again, as a soft, heavy sigh of happiness and warmth 
                      escaped heavily from Nita’s nostrils.  
                      She closed her eyes as she held her lover tight, 
                      and the white lupine began to stroke tongue over tongue 
                      again, a gentle dance to music that neither could hear in 
                      any place but their hearts.  
                      Alps felt a wash of warmth through him, as she kiss 
                      trailed off, with Nita slightly suckling his tongue as he 
                      pulled it away.  He 
                      felt the warm, tingling sensation between his thighs, knowing 
                      he was already able to give Nita what she wanted, but wanting 
                      to feel her, fur to fur.  He got up on his knees, Nita’s hands caressing 
                      his sides as he rose, and then cooing at the view of his 
                      solid erection, that pink shaft exactly what she was asking 
                      for.  Nita sat up in that light blue nighty, and 
                      wriggled a bit, so it wasn’t trapped under her rump.  Alps was there before her, his knees between her thighs, as she 
                      sat there in front of him, supporting herself on one hand 
                      a moment, before putting both on his shoulders, her head 
                      touching his chest a moment.  She smiled happily, sighing as she felt his 
                      careful fingers ensnare the bottom of her nighty, and start 
                      to draw it up her body.  
                      She leaned back a little, raising her arms, as he 
                      took it off, and then, supporting herself on one hand, positioned 
                      behind her, she looked back up into Alps’ eyes.  Alps saw more love in them than he had ever 
                      seen before.  He 
                      felt glad that his relationship with her had not been harmed 
                      by his rash actions.  He leaned in and kissed Nita softly between 
                      her ears, and gasped, as she felt a gentle, soft hand caress 
                      his length, very slowly, from base to tip.  
                      Again that caress came.  
                      Nita was petting him.. sliding her careful, loving 
                      hand up his length, and then back down, in almost a worshipping 
                      fashion.  Her eyes 
                      were fixed on it, her head leaning down a bit, ears splaying 
                      against his chest.
                                “You are beautiful, Alps..” Nita said 
                      slowly, as she used one hand to slowly and tenderly caress 
                      his length.  Alps 
                      blushed, and quivered a bit.  
                      For all the things anyone had done to him sexually, 
                      no one had said something like that to him.  He was not quite sure how to take it.  He kissed the back of Nita’s head again, as 
                      she remained sitting up, in front of Alps.  
                      He lowered his hips a bit, to let her lean forward 
                      a bit more.  In doing so, she didn’t have to support herself 
                      with her other hand, and brought it to his sac, cupping 
                      it in his hand carefully, her eyes slitted with tenderness 
                      and happiness.  Alps closed his eyes, bringing his own hands 
                      to Nita’s ears and head, caressing her slowly, as she made 
                      him harder with her fond, careful touches.  
                      She would cup and hold his sac with almost feathery 
                      tenderness, and her hand wound caress and touch over his 
                      length, occasionally giving a little squeeze.  Finally, one of her fond squeezes resulted 
                      in a bead of pre rolling down his pink, hard shaft.  Nita smiled, inhaling a deep, shuddering breath, and leaning forward 
                      a bit more, her tongue slipping from her muzzle, and swiping 
                      away that salty lover’s confection.  
                      Alps shivered a bit.
                                “Feels.. so perfect..” he said, not 
                      sure of anything he could say to really describe how he 
                      was feeling now.  If the gods were all triangles, he would feel 
                      triangular at this moment.  
                      It was the best way he could even think to describe 
                      his emotions and his sensations.
                                “I have thought of you every  night.. for so long Alps.. To hold you again.. 
                      “ nita shivered  a 
                      bit, in happiness.  Alps 
                      caressed her head again, sitting on his feet, his knees 
                      holding only half his weight, making him a bit more comfortable, 
                      as Nita propped her feet up a bit, her thighs still parted 
                      around Alps’ knees.  The 
                      queen’s hand slid around Alps’ back, caressing the small 
                      of his back carefully, as Alps watched her through half 
                      closed eyes.  She 
                      used her hand against Alps’ back top pull her forward a 
                      bit more, and her muzzle slid down his shaft, rewarding 
                      the queen with a heady jet of pre, the first really passionate 
                      dose of it for the night.  Alps swallowed, and released a long, shuddering 
                      sigh.  No one else 
                      made him feel like this.  
                      Nita pushed her head down a little, taking about 
                      half his length into her hot, silky mouth, her tongue sliding 
                      up and down the underside of it slowly, as if petting the 
                      same way her hands had been doing.  
                      She continued to fondle his sac with her other hand, 
                      as she held his back gently.  
                      Finally, she slid the hand on her back down to Alps’ 
                      rump, lifting him up slowly and carefully, to his knees 
                      in front of her, making him easier to reach.  
                      Alps closed his eyes tightly with pleasure, trembling 
                      as he felt Nita’s head slide forward, over his shaft, and 
                      the tip of his tapered member touch the back of her throat.  
                      Her nose pressed to the fur at the base of his throbbing 
                      flesh.  She had all 
                      of it.  Alps groaned 
                      very softly, under ihs breath, caressing Nita’s ears, as 
                      she slowly drew back, swallowing against his tip, before 
                      sucking hard, and sliding him, with some effort, slowly 
                      from her muzzle, and taking him back in, releasing him so 
                      he slid across her tongue, and sucking again, pulling away 
                      very gently.  Alps looked at her face, as she opened her 
                      eyes, looking up at him.  
                      Those eyes.. violet like his own, and filled with 
                      as much love as she must have seen in his eyes.  
                      She used her hand on his rump, squeezing, to pull 
                      him forward as she sat in front of him, and her other caressing 
                      and fondling his sack, rolling his heavy, rapidly filling 
                      orbs in her warm, velvety hand.  
                      Alps felt his legs contract slowly, from the tingling 
                      pleasure massaging up and down his spine, and warmth flowing 
                      through his entire body.  
                      Nita drew her head back fully, opening her muzzle, 
                      and leaving it opened as she used the hand that had been 
                      caressing his warm sac to slide slowly and gently, up and 
                      down his ridged pink shaft, wet with her saliva, so it had 
                      little friction, against her slender, loving hands.  She watched Alps’ face, and Alps watched hers, eyes locked, as she 
                      slipped her hand slowly up and down, until Alps watched 
                      a clear jet of his salty pre jet hard against her tongue, 
                      making him shiver.  She closed her mouth, and closed her eyes, 
                      swallowing with deep satisfaction, and then shuddering.  Nita let him go, as she smiled at Alps, and 
                      laid down on her back, her arms out at her side, sprawled 
                      on the bed.
                                “Nita..  I think you .. are the most beautiful sight in all of Amani.. Nothing 
                      can ever make me feel the way you do, when I look at you.. 
                      laying there so lovely before me..” Alps said, wanting to 
                      match her compliment, now that she had stopped that heavenly 
                      pleasure and he could talk again.
                                “Come to me Alps..” She said softly.  
                      “I want to feel you..”   Alps lowered himself over Nita, but did not 
                      give himself to her right away.  
                      He kissed her, tasting his own pre, still lingering 
                      on her tongue, despite her attempts to swallow it all down.  
                      She kissed Alps again, long and slow, her tongue 
                      sliding over his eagerly, as they pressed close together.  
                      Alps could feel the heat rising from Nita’s mound, 
                      as her desire continued to build.  Her emotions were setting fires through her 
                      body that only one thing could quench.  
                      Alps slowly slid down her body, and began to carefully 
                      and tenderly lick her firm nipples, which were almost absurdly 
                      hard in her deep arousal.  She arched her back a bit, and pressed Alps’ 
                      head with her hand harder against her large, firm breast.  Alps felt her other hand slide down, and scratch 
                      softly back and forth over his lower back, dragging her 
                      nails up his back from time to time, in a coaxing fashion, 
                      wanting him to take her.  Wanting him inside her.  Alps moved to the opposite breast, licking 
                      the nipple slowly, before pulling it into his hot muzzle, 
                      and suckling softly.  Nita 
                      shivered a bit, and released a long, slow whine.  
                      He lifted his head, looking into her pleasured face.
                                “Nita..” he said softly.  She opened her eyes, just a little, inhaling 
                      and exhaling slowly and deeply.
                                “Yes?” she asked softly.  She put both her hands on Alps’ sides, pulling 
                      at him, wanting him.
                                “Before.. I give myself to you.. long 
                      and slow, as you desire.. as I desire.. I want to have the 
                      honor and joy of tasting you, as you did me.” he said.  
                      Alps had long ago learned to enjoy that, since it 
                      had initially pleased Nidaja, and continued to please anyone 
                      he did that to.  Nita, he felt, deserved to be pleased the most, 
                      though.  Nita swallowed, 
                      shuddering softly. 
                                “Okay.. Alps..” she said, looking down 
                      her body, as he got onto his hands and knees, gazing at 
                      his twitching shaft.  “Just.. 
                      don’t do it too long.. The way I feel right now, I would 
                      not last very long.. And I want to have you inside me when 
                      it happens..” she said very softly, almost in a whisper, 
                      blushing a little.  Alps 
                      nodded, smiling warmly to her, as he slowly slid down her 
                      body.  Nita’s scent was incredibly strong, as her desire was, perhaps, 
                      more than it had ever been.  
                      She felt she’d lost Alps, and now, he was here again, 
                      making love to her.  After a month of being ‘gone’.  Alps moved his muzzle between her legs, her 
                      thighs spread apart wide for her lover, wanting to let him 
                      take what it is he needed so badly.  
                      Alps looked at her sex.  
                      Her velvety mound, framed in her lovely green fur, 
                      hot with anticipation.  
                      Her labia were already parted, those swollen lips 
                      showing the intensity of her arousal, by being almost red, 
                      instead of pink.  her tiny, slightly hard nub peeked from between them, going toward 
                      the front of her body, nestled in that tight slit.  Alps had not really taken so long to look, 
                      but he found this beautiful to.  
                      And deserving of something special.  
                      He leaned in close and spoke softly over her sex, 
                      making her quiver, holding her chest with both hands.
                                “I want to always be here, Nita.. holding 
                      you and loving you..” Alps said, meaning it with every fiber 
                      of his being.  With 
                      that, he kissed her.  Right on those dewy wet lips, her labia spreading 
                      against his muzzle, as he kissed her no different than he 
                      had a moment ago, tongue caressing tongue.  
                      This time, there was no tongue to caress back against 
                      his, but he used his long pink satiny tongue anyway, sliding 
                      it slowly inside Nita’s tight tunnel.  
                      Her taste was exquisite, and her nectar made him 
                      far more light headed than that Letai wine.   Slightly tangy, a little sweet, a taste Alps 
                      memorized, long ago, and fell in love with.  He turned his head, and pressed his tongue in, listening to Nita 
                      gasp slowly, arching her back, as he hooked it, and touched 
                      that special little spot, tapping it sweetly and lovingly 
                      with his tongue, before cupping against her inner wall with 
                      that ribbon of flesh, and drawing her juices, pooled against 
                      it, from her sex, the full length of his tongue sliding 
                      tightly over her clit.
                                “Oh!  Alps no more!” Nita squeaked, trembling.  Alps lifted his head, watching her, as she 
                      lay before him, her feet planted against the bed, legs spread, 
                      her head back, teeth gritted, eyes half open, strained in 
                      pleasure, and hands firmly gripping the sheets, behind her 
                      hips.  Alps nodded 
                      slowly, and crawled over Nita slowly.  
                      She looked up into his eyes, as he held himself above 
                      her, her hands caressing his chest slowly, her touch still 
                      carrying all the love she felt for Alps.  
                      He closed his eyes with a soft shiver, as he felt 
                      a chill of longing run down his spine, and Nita crooned, 
                      as a spatter of warm, wet pre traced a line down her tummy, 
                      right to her firm, hot mound.
                                “Are you ready, Nita?” Alps asked softly.  
                      He just wanted to hear her voice.  
                      Wanted to hear her say yes.  Such a sweet word from Nita’s beautiful lips.
                                “Yes, my love.” she said with a soft 
                      shiver.  Alps’ heart 
                      jumped at her words.  My 
                      love.  All the love he felt, he could only express 
                      in his next action.  His 
                      hips lowered, and his knees parted and drew forward, against 
                      Nita’s thighs, slightly embracing her, as he slid his hands 
                      under her arms, and then back up over her shoulders, letting 
                      her shoulder blades rest on his forearms.  This allowed him to holds her close, pressing 
                      her round, firm breasts to his warm chest, so she could 
                      feel his heart beating against her warm body.  
                      His lips found hers, and he gave her a taste of her 
                      own tart sex.  Nita savored it, simply because it was being 
                      given to her by Alps.  The 
                      white lupine slave held her tight, kissing her for a while, 
                      before he lifted his head up, gazing into Nita’s eyes lovingly, 
                      and saying, slowly, confidently, with tingling emotion running 
                      up and down his spine,
                                “Nita.. I love you.”  Nita closed her eyes, as he said that, twin 
                      streaks of wetness over her cheeks as tears of happiness 
                      slipped from the corners of her eyes.  
                      Alps kissed her again, and she squeaked out, trembling,
                                “I love you too, Alps..” and with her 
                      words, her tender admission of Alps’ happiest dream, the 
                      pressed his hips forward, his masculinity pressing between 
                      her tight, quivering labia, and held tight inside her, two 
                      strokes finding Alps completely pressed within her, his 
                      hips tight against hers.  
                      Alps groaned deeply, shuddering from the heat that 
                      coursed though his trembling body.  Nita had her eyes shut tight, as he pressed 
                      into her, filling more than just a physical space within 
                      her body.  She heated up fast, while Alps held her, perfectly 
                      still.  She trembled 
                      softly, emotions and sexual sensation tearing at her mind.  Alps smiled lovingly, and brought his lips to Nita, slipping his 
                      tongue into her muzzle, to let her savor a deep and sensual 
                      kiss to go along with the way she was being so deeply filled.  
                      As he kissed her, Nita released a long, loud, shuddering 
                      whimper through her nose, and Alps felt her tighten HARD 
                      on his shaft.  He held the kiss, as Nita climaxed, without 
                      a single motion, just in feeling full, and being kissed.  It wasn’t a terribly intense climax, but it 
                      left her shivering with sensation from it, her nectar making 
                      the white slave’s sac wet and warm as it rested against 
                      her quivering, convulsing cunny.  Alps finally released Nita from the kiss, and 
                      she panted softly, shaking, finally looking up into his 
                      eyes again.  He lowered his chest against hers tightly, 
                      hugging her tight, as, very slowly.. very tenderly, he began 
                      to stroke against her, his hips sliding back a few inches, 
                      then slowly forward, letting him feel her tightly clenching 
                      walls pulls and suckle on his hot, throbbing length.  He could not remember ever being so hard.. 
                      so swollen with need.  His 
                      heart was pounding, and he felt a slow sinking sensation 
                      in his chest of anxiousness.  He lowered his head over Nita’s shoulder, and 
                      listened to the sweet sounds which passed her lips as he 
                      slipped his length slowly, so slowly and lovingly, in and 
                      out of her longingly accepting body.  She was so incredibly wet now.  And tight, as she lingered on the edge of climax 
                      with every slow stroke of Alps’ hips.
                                “Let yourself go, Nita..” Alps said, 
                      making her gasp, “Don’t hold back.. I love to hear the sound 
                      of your happiness.. and know that you feel so wonderful.. 
                      let it happen.. I’ll feel really wonderful really soon.. 
                      right there with you, I promise.” he whispered into her 
                      ear.  Nita shuddered 
                      heavily, and then released along, low moan as Alps began 
                      to trust deeper, still slow, but drawing himself almost 
                      all the way out, and pushing back in fully.  After just a few strokes like this, Nita squeaked 
                      loudly, and dug her nails into Alps’ rump, making him hold 
                      still, as he felt her cunny flutter hotly around his shaft.  Searing wetness poured down his sac again, into the sheets, spilling 
                      over the base of her tail, as the queen floated through 
                      another sweet sexual release in Alps’ arms.  
                      She had her eyes closed tightly.
                                “Don’t stop.. Oh don’t stop..” Nita 
                      whimpered, as Alps held still to let her enjoy her orgasm.  “Go slow.. “ she said.  Alps nodded, and he continued to stroke in 
                      those long, slow strokes.  
                      Had he been going at a brisk pace, Alps would have 
                      lost it long before, but even at this slow, gentle pace, 
                      because of is intense emotions and the tightness of Nita’s 
                      trembling body, he could feel himself getting closer.  She panted hotly against Alps as he stroked against her so slow 
                      and tenderly, his length sliding in and out, his hips lurching 
                      upward and grinding against hers on occasion, as his own 
                      body began to quiver with impending release.  
                      Nita tensed up again, gasping, and crying out loudly!  
                      It was the first hard cry he’d heard from her since 
                      he started, and she squeezed his shaft again, tightly.  
                      Alps continued to go, though, those long, smooth 
                      strokes, finding it hard to push into her now, as she clenched 
                      him tightly inside.  She cried out again, her body shaking, as Alps felt the heat beginning 
                      to boil inside him.  he 
                      slowed down a little more, wanting to prolong this.  
                      She continued to pant, kissing his neck, licking 
                      his cheek from time to time, as the hot female writhed softly 
                      underneath him.  He pressed in as deep as he could, groaning 
                      as he felt his sac start to draw up against his body. 
                                “Nita.. I’m starting to get close, 
                      beloved..” he said, his eyes closing, panting raising in 
                      his voice.  He swallowed against his dry tongue, and leaned 
                      forward, trembling, as he felt Nita’s mouth on his throat, 
                      biting very faintly, tenderly with heat and love.
                                “Yes.. Now.. Let yourself go.. as fast 
                      as you want!” Nita whimpered, holding Alps’ rump, her hands 
                      clasping tightly, as he pressed in deep again.  
                      Alps held the queen tight to his chest, as he began 
                      to use long, but brisk strokes, listening to Nita gasp with 
                      each motion.  he opened his eyes looking into hers, and her 
                      own eyes opened, filled with love and lust together.  She gritted her teeth, panting through them, 
                      arching her back with Alps’ more passionate strokes.  Her hard gasps were accompanied by a tight squeeze of her sex, which 
                      Alps timed so that pressing in was easy, but pulling out 
                      made him feel like her was being suckled hard by her shaking 
                      body.  Nita moved her hands to Alps’ shoulders, and wrapped her legs around 
                      his waist, and just threw her head back, releasing a long, 
                      plaintive, begging, echoing howl, a beautiful crystal tone.  Alps pushed her through her orgasm, feeling his own approaching, 
                      listening to her sharp, happy barks of pleasure, everything 
                      making her only climax harder and longer as he rutted against 
                      her.  Alps wanted to say something to nita.  he wanted to tell her how he felt, but through his heavy panting, 
                      and soft, ever increasing moans of pleasure, he couldn’t.  Finally, his body tightened, and he pressed 
                      in deeply, crying out Nita’s name, and listening to her 
                      squeal again, clamping tight on his shaft, as he jerked 
                      hard, and spasmed over his beloved, sending rich, thick 
                      jets of his hot essence deep inside her, feeling it well 
                      within her tight walls, as he pressed tight, Nita’s arms 
                      wrapping tight around his back, holding him in place, as 
                      she sobbed with severe physical and emotional release.  
                      Alps grunted softly, and groaned loudly, before all 
                      became quiet, and still, heavily panting bodies pressed 
                      together, Alps’ head over Nita’s shoulder, as she whimpered 
                      with lingering pleasure into his ears, causing him to tense 
                      once in a while, jetting the occasional left over pulse 
                      of thick, hot seed into her softly shivering body.  
                      They held one another for a long time, just resting, 
                      petting each other, kissing each other, whispering soft 
                      admissions of love.  Finally, 
                      Nita spoke a little louder, to get her slave’s attention.
                                “Alps?” Nita asked softly.
                                “Yes, love?”  the white lupine replied softly, still a bit 
                      out of breath, still held tight inside his queen.
                                “You said.. you were still my slave.. 
                      yes?” she asked.  Alps 
                      lifted his head, looking warmly into her eyes.
                                “Yes.. I am..” he said, wagging his 
                      tail slowly and weakly.
                                “That you have to do anything I tell 
                      you to.. Anything I want you to..” she said softly, looking 
                      deep into his eyes, filled with earnest love and devotion.
                                “Yes, sweetie.. I mean that.’ he says.
                                “Alps...” she said softly, inhaling 
                      deeply.
                                “Yes love?” Alps asked tenderly.
                                “I want you to marry me.”