Chapter 21


    The Hot Springs


    Maybe it was because he hadn’t seen her for a while that Krai acted exceptionally clingy and


    demanding; growling every time Cassandra stopped scratching it. Eventually, Kairen had to intervene,


    calling for the dragon to stop and allow them to walk.


    Night-time was already falling. Cassandra had no idea when the sun was supposed to set in the


    mountains, but the purple waves in the sky indicated it wasn’t veryte yet. Careful not to slip on the


    thinyer of snow, she followed Kairen closely. Perhaps due to Krai’s presence, or because the


    Prince’s tent was so isted, there weren’t many soldiers in the area. After a few minutes, however,


    they crossed paths with many soldiers who were heading in the same direction. A lot of them gave


    Cassandra a look. But as Krai was following closely behind her, nobody could afford to stare without


    getting growled at.


    They progressed along, past the soldiers, but somehow, everyone was careful to stay away from the


    trio. Kairen didn’t pay any attention to the soldiers, only slowing down to wait for Cassandra, who was


    walking slowly so as not to fall. She was curious to know where they were headed. The Prince had


    mentioned a fire pit, did it mean everyone actually ate outside?


    Cassandra saw the mes long before they arrived. The fire was so high, she wondered how she did


    not notice it sooner. In the middle of the camp, a veryrge space had been organized with long


    wooden tables and hundreds of men gathered around them, making it loud and lively.


    Kairen actually walked to what seemed like a special area, where a square of wood had been arranged


    with a throne, some fur over it, and a table with gold cutlery. It even had a marquee to protect him from


    the wind and snow. Cassandra felt a bit relieved that she would be able to sit on a warm floor, because


    some fur carpets were covering the wooden nks. However, once Kairen sat down, he grabbed her to


    sit on hisp. Cassandra’s cheeks immediately flushed.


    “My Lord!” she protested.


    She could handle this kind of thing when they were alone in his room, but they were currently in front of


    hundreds of his men! And many of them were staring, too!


    But as always, Kairen ignored her pleas and insisted that she settle on hisp. Cassandra was


    frustrated. She looked at him with an annoyed pout. Was there no end to his shamelessness!


    “Good evening, My Lord,” said a man who was standing a few steps away, along with two younger


    servants.


    He was probably supposed to assist Kairen during his meal, like was normal for the Imperial Family,


    but of course, the Prince had no need for that. However, to Cassandra’s surprise, he made a little


    gesture for the young man to approach.


    “You. You’ll assist Cassandra from now on.”


    “Cassandra?” repeated the man, confused.


    Only then did he make the connection with the young ve on their master’sp. That ve actually


    had a name! Regaining hisposure, the man bowed lower.


    “Understood, My Lord. How does the Lady need assistance?”


    “Just do whatever she asks, and go with her whenever she leaves my tent.”


    If the man was surprised by those orders, he made sure not to show it this time. Cassandra thought


    this man was obviously a trained Imperial Servant, not a soldier. He was too thin and too polite for that.


    He simply bowed.


    “Understood, My Lord. This lowly servant will do so.”


    Then, he stepped back a bit and stood there, waiting. The two young men behind him nced at


    Cassandra, but


    when they realized she had seen them they immediately looked down again.


    “Tonight’s dinner, My Lord.”


    Arge selection was provided, all presented on arge gold tray. Once again, Kairen had the best


    meat pieces, fish, fruits and bread. Cassandra felt her stomach tighten just by the sight of all the food.


    She felt like she hadn’t eaten in ages! Kairen caught her stare and chuckled softly, making her blush.


    He really never let an asion to embarrass her go. Behind them, Krai growled loudly andid down in


    the snow, circling their space with its huge body. Cassandra frowned.


    “Isn’t Krai eating?”


    “He went to hunt already,” replied Kairen. “Leave us alone.”


    The servants bowed and left the ce, leaving them, but they weren’t far enough from the soldiers to


    truly feel alone. The closest tables were only a few paces away, and Cassandra could see every man’s


    face. Kairen started eating, and so did she. She was starving and actually took a bit of the grilled fish


    on a stick. After eating for a while and watching the loud chattering, she remembered something.


    “Nebora mentioned a food shortage. Are the soldiers alright?”


    On the tables, as she looked around she couldn’t help but notice that indeed there wasn’t much meat,


    mostly vegetables that didn’t look too good either.


    “The cold is chasing the biggest prey away. It’s hard to hunt enough for everyone.”


    Cassandra slowly nodded. She didn’t know much about hunting. All the food she had ever gotten was


    either bought, stolen, or found.


    As they kept eating, she noticed a few stares on her, but overall, most were too cautious of the Prince


    and his dragon’s presence to say anything. Though, Krai was only focused on Cassandra. The ck


    Beast watched every move she made with curiosity, tilting its head from time to time. She wondered if


    the dragon had anything to do while its master was at the camp. Maybe Krai would apany her the


    next day?


    “Cassandra.”


    Kairen handed her a cup. Cassandra took it, but right before she brought it to her lips, she realized it


    wasn’t tea or water, but wine! It smelled strangely sweet and good, and felt warm in her hands.


    “What is it?” asked Kairen after she had been staring at it for a bit too long.


    “I’ve never had wine before.”


    He smiled and drank his in one go. Cassandra was a bit more hesitant, and tasted just a small bit with


    her tongue. It was good! She had imagined it would be more sour, not actually sweet. She drank again,


    under Kairen’s amused eyes.


    “You like it?”


    She nodded, her cheeks a bit pink. She drank again, feeling the hot drink go down from her throat to


    her stomach, bringing her some warmth. After a while, Kairen frowned and took it away from her.


    “Enough. You’ll get drunk.”


    “I’m fine, My Lord,” she protested.


    But Kairen ignored her and drank the rest of her cup himself, then ordered for the wine to be taken


    away. Cassandra was a bit disappointed, but she didn’t dare to ask again, and shifted her interest to


    the cheese instead.


    Suddenly, a big ruckus took ce at one of the nearby tables. For a reason she hadn’t caught on, two


    men were now fist fighting and insulting each other. Cassandra was shocked.


    “Shouldn’t someone stop them?” she asked.


    However, no one around them appeared to want to stop the fight. Actually, the men around were


    such violence, as well as so many people happy to witness it. Eventually, one of the men was thrown


    down and admitted his defeat. The men aroundughed, and to Cassandra’s surprise, his opponent


    helped him up with augh.


    “What…?”


    “It’s fine. The soldiers like to fight.”


    “But, it could have ended so badly!”


    Kairen grabbed some meat and shook his head.


    “There are rules. They are not allowed to fight theirrades with any weapon, disable them, or kill


    them.”


    “Everyone respects the rules?”


    “Krai gets an extra meal from time to time…”


    Cassandra looked at the dragon. She had almost forgotten about Nebora’s warning. Krai was so cute


    to her all the time, she had a hard time remembering that the dragon was actually a man-killer too.


    Seeing she was staring, the dragon raised its head, curious, but Cassandra only sighed and turned her


    eyes to the men again. The two that had fought before were nowughing together and showing off


    their injuries to each other. Men were truly tooplicated to understand!


    They kept eating in silence. From time to time, one of the generals or lieutenants came up to pay their


    respects to the Prince and give him a report, but none of them reacted to Cassandra’s presence at all.


    She didn’t mind, as she didn’t want to attract extra attention to herself.


    About an hourter, they were done with their meal, and Cassandra was starting to feel cold. With the


    night, an icy wind hade along and was biting her exposed skin. The men too, came to eat and left


    as quickly as they could, to shield themselves from the wind in their tents. She shivered.


    “Are you cold?” asked Kairen, putting his hand on her back.


    She nodded. How did he never get cold? No matter what, she had never seen him shiver or get


    goosebumps, despite being less clothed than she was!


    Kairen stood up, and they left the table, without a word for the servants waiting close. But instead of


    heading for his tent, the Prince actually pulled Cassandra towards his dragon, and Krai raised his head.


    “My Lord?” she asked.


    Without an exnation, he whistled at Krai, and the dragon stood up. But instead of mounting him,


    Kairen only held on to an area behind Krai’s head, with his hand. The other held firmly around


    Cassandra’s waist, she frowned. She had a bad feeling about this.


    When Krai suddenly took off, she couldn’t even find the air in her lungs to scream. The ck Dragon


    had gone up so quickly, she felt the wind whip her skin, and hid her face in Kairen’s fur coat by mere


    reflex. However, she didn’t have any more time to be scared. Before she realized it, her feet were


    touching the ground again, with Kairen’s arm around her.


    “Are you alright?”


    She wanted to say no, but could only shiver and stay still instead. Kairen caressed her neck until her


    nausea was gone.


    “Wha… Where…”


    Her throat couldn’t formte any sentences, so she raised her head to look around. It was only at that


    moment that she realized they had totally moved locations, and were surrounded by a warm fog.


    Cassandra waspletely lost. Where were they? But in front of her, Kairen suddenly started


    undressing, making her blush again. Couldn’t he at least warn her before getting naked right in front of


    her!


    “Cassandra.”


    She dared to look at him again, as he stepped into what seemed like a natural pool. That’s when it


    finally hit her. Hot springs! They were at a natural hot spring!


    Cassandra was amazed. It was apletely wild area, where dozens of cavities were filled with


    natural hot water. She had only seen man-made hot springs so far! Kairen held his hand out to her, and


    she undressed swiftly before joining him. The water was strangely blurry, and she couldn’t even see


    her feet. She held onto the Prince’s arm the entire time, too uneasy to let go. The ground under them


    was uneven and only Kairen was moving around without worry.


    The Prince sat up in one of the hole’s corners, while Cassandra was still ncing sideways.


    “This is incredible,” she whispered.


    She just couldn’t get the smile off her face, and observed the fog as it melted under her fingers.


    Meanwhile, Kairen couldn’t take his eyes off her. Naked, with her long hair falling over her shoulders,


    Cassandra was truly a beautiful sight to witness. He moved her to sit on hisp, facing him, making her


    blush again.


    “Kiss me.”


    She softly smiled and obeyed his order right away, putting her lips on his. For once, she wasn’t


    hesitating, and Kairen liked that. They kissed, slowly and deeply. Cassandra’s body was finally


    warming up in the water, and Kairen caressed her legs below the surface. She shivered, but it wasn’t


    because of the cold this time.


    Cassandra put her arms around her Master’s neck, kissing him more, and caressing the base of his


    hairline where it was shorter. She liked to brush it. Meanwhile, the Prince was busy exploring her body.


    His hands were slowly going up her legs, caressing her thighs, before stroking her little bush.


    Cassandra couldn’t help but gradually react to his hands, and gasped as soon as his fingers reached


    her slit.


    Kairen kissed her neck, breathing in her scent and exploring her skin with his lips. He hated that damn


    cor that kept him from entirely touching her. He would take care of it, sooner orter. He loathed the


    idea of anyone else having any kind of im to her. She was his, entirely his.


    Angered, he prated her with his finger without warning, making her cry out in surprise.


    “Ah! You… Your Highness…” she gasped.


    But Kairen was too pissed to listen. He kept rubbing her clit with his thumb, while his fingers were going


    in and out of her, fast. Cassandra was lost by his sudden reaction, and could only clench her hips and


    bite her lip, undergoing this sudden treatment. She didn’t want toe just with his fingers! (1


    “My Lord!” she cried out, hoping he’d hear and at least slow down before she went crazy.


    This time, however, he stopped and she caught her breath, her pussy still throbbing from this sudden


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    torture she had endured. But the Prince was still angry, and hungry for her. Cassandra’s voice had him


    excited, his member rose below the surface. He suddenly stood up, and guided her to stand on another


    side, in front of him, bent over the spring’s edge.


    “Spread your legs.”


    She obeyed, yet having her butt exposed outside of the water was definitely the most embarrassing


    position ever. This was thest thought she had before Kairen abruptly prated her, filling her


    without warning. Cassandra moaned loudly from his brutal iing, unprepared. With the Prince


    behind her, she couldn’t see his movements, and only felt his strong hands holding her hips, while he


    started taking her fast and hard. She


    couldn’t withstand his rhythm, think, or react. She could only let him do it, using her hands to hold on


    and cry out everytime he went in and out. It was brutal, erratic, savage, and she heard his hips


    mming into her butt repeatedly, the sounds of their intercourse echoing in the springs.


    “My… My L… Ah! Please… Ah! Slow…Uhm… Down…” she begged in a hoarse voice.


    She felt like she was about to explode every time he filled her to the brim. Her legs were shaking and


    her pussy was on fire. But, Kairen’s frenzy wasn’t showing any sign of slowing down. He just kept


    going, making her cry out.


    Cassandra had no idea why he was suddenly so rough and insatiable, but among the mist, she couldn’t


    respond. His hard member inside her was making her burn, with the frantic rubbing driving her crazy.


    She was surrounded by her own voice, crying out with pleasure in her ears. She had be another


    woman, one who took pleasure in her Master’s brutal fucking.


    Kairen kept going, and she kept moaning, her legs going weak. It was never ending, and she closed


    her eyes, feeling his hardness inside her. Her thighs were unconsciously clenching and her pussy


    throbbing as he hammered into her again, and she felt his pleasureing as hers was near too. His


    prations slowed down, and he gave twost deep, brutal, poundings with a groan of relief.


    Cassandra, shaking, moaned faintly in response. Out of breath, with her insides reeling from the


    sudden change, she contemted the sensations of the weaker orgasm that filled her pussy at the


    same time as the Prince relieved himself. (2)


    She was too tired and her legs suddenly gave up from under her. Kairen, holding her by the waist, took


    a couple steps back and had her sit on him, as they both came back to reality.