Black River Daughter

The Cavalryman

Drake

Finding out that the elder dragon and fairy queen were probably my ancestors was a huge shock to me. I kept playing that old nursery rhyme my mother used to tell me over and over in my head. She said that it was based on a real person, that we were related to generations ago. I assumed that they were dead, as I never believed that my family had any of the immortal Dragons in my line. Once we got to Soloman’s land they set Frankie and myself up in a small cottage that overlooked a beautiful river, and had large sweeping fields. It looked serene and peaceful, completely belying the fact that we were there to learn our true potential as fighters for this impending calamity. 

Frankie spent her days for the next two weeks with Minerva training her powers, and growing confidence in her abilities, most nights we passed out in the same clothes we trained in all day. I was wishing for a semi honeymoon with the idyllic scenery, but we had pressing matters. I worked in my dragon form, and was able to glide and use my magic to change wind currents and pull mist around me to hide my flight from human eyes now, that was exhilarating. The excitement that I had being airborne and using my size and speed was heady. 

After two weeks of non stop drills and scenarios and lessons we were finally awarded a break together, but it came with a price. Frankie and I woke and met Minerva and Soloman for breakfast before they detailed their plans for today.

“Today you have to train together.” Minerva announced. “Now that you have each mastered one of your skills you must now work together to master ...” The tall slender woman stood motioning for her shorter mate to join her. 

The old man grunted and walked around the small table to hold her hand. “Since you are a dragon’s mate, you might as well be a dragon rider.” He said looking at Frankie. “You are going to fight as one team from the air.”

My mate’s eyes lit up and her perfect lips just formed an ‘O’

“How does this work? Doesn’t she have to be in wolf form to access her more aggressive abilities?” I asked.

“Well yes, for now, but I’m hoping that this will give her more confidence to let her channel those abilities in her human form.” Minerva nodded.

Frankie had been working on training her abilities for larger, more potent attacks in her human form, and was getting very frustrated at nothing clicking right away. She did master one of her abilities though. She could now create an orb of light that could be carried by another, then used to heal an injured person that she has never touched. Before, like when she got rid of my headache, she would have to touch the person to heal them. She had been making great progress in everything, she just had a mental block on attacks that were more than self defense.

“Glad I wore my jeans and boots today.” Frankie snickered. “Your scales are sharp.” I rolled my eyes.

“Oh I have a pair of riding leathers for you too, and goggles.” Minerva clapped excitedly. “Oh I can’t wait, we haven’t flown in weeks.” Frankie’s instructor then bounced before crashing in my instructor and planting a kiss on his surprised face. He then softened and pulled her closer.

“Is that what we look like?” I cringed at the PDA.

Minerva looked up and laughed “What can’t stand seeing your grandparents kissing?” I shuddered.

“So you aren’t my grandparents, you are my ancestors, and that makes it worse.” Frankie snorted at my remark spraying coffee out of her nose all over the white tablecloth. Solomon glared and Minerva guffawed at my expression. 

Frankie hastily wiped her face with a cloth and dabbed at the table cloth in futility. “You neve said what litter of kid Drake descended from.”

“Litter?!? Seriously Frankie?” My jaw dropped. Minerva just laughed.

“I guess the way we planned our family it is sort of like a litter. We really wanted the children to have siblings, but we also knew that we would want a lot of alone time between children, having three or four at a time was really the compromise.” Minerva shrugged before continuing. “Drake though descended from our first child. She was an only child, it was thirty years before we had another after her. A lot was going on in the world at that time. There was a resurgence in the occult among humans and the crafty ones were hunting our kind again, but this time so they could become some twisted form of witchcraft.” She looked sad, Solomon wrapped his arm around her waist in comfort.

Solomon continued the story for Minerva as she didn’t look like she was ready to say it herself. “Her name was Briggitte, her mate was a human, they lived happily for a time, but shortly after giving birth to our first grandchild she was murdered but the dragon hunters. Her mate brought her son to us to raise. Most humans die if the mate bond is broken in such a way. He knew that he would be unable to care for the babe for long. We raised him with our second and third children until he came of age. Because he was only a quarter dragon he never ascended, but had some of our other attributes like control of his element. Once he was grown he left in search of his mate, and to avenge his parents. He was mated to another dragon, and his children were as well, but after he passed his children no longer visited us, and we lost contact before they had children of their own.” Minerva sighed as Soloman finished the story. Both looked melancholy and regretful that they weren’t able to have a better connection to their extended family.

“That really sucks.” Frankie muttered. I nodded in total agreement, though I think that I would be a tad more delicate in my choice of words. My mate was blunt, but I loved that, she filled in the gaps that I wouldn’t be able to. 

Minerva shook her head and let out a wry chuckle. “Yes my dear it does, but we have one of his descendants here now to fill in the gaps. Come now ,Frankie, it’s time to dress in your rider’s attire.” Frankie followed Minerva into the larger house on the property that they shared to get her leathers.

“Your mate is a strong one. You are going to have to be just as strong to be worthy of the Goddess’s pairing.” Soloman told me.

“I know, and I’m terrified that I will fail her.” I sighed as I stood to follow the old man to the open lawns.

“Good, hold onto that fear, if you become arrogant you will fail. You are only immortal because she is.” He paused with a very serious look on his face. “The mate bond you have with that woman is stronger than any I have seen. I believe if something happens to either of you the other will perish, just like a human.”

“Why do you say that?”

“How long did it take you before you marked each other?”

I turned red and answered. “The same day I found out that she is my mate.”

“You are a young man, did you have any other women before her?” I could feel the red grow darker and shook my head. “I bet you never even noticed another woman before her huh?” Again I shook my head. “The Goddess made her for you first, then decided to make her the queen.” Chills ran through my body.

“I don’t understand why you would say that.” I shook my head in disbelief. 

“I can tell that you aren’t here for the safety of our world, you are here fighting for the safety of your world.” he smugly replied. “I was there, in your shoes, given a mate that is out of my league.”

I smiled letting the feeling of pride in my mate swell in my chest. I felt tingles erupt on my skin as Frankie brushed against my arm returning to me in her sexy riding outfit. She had leather chaps cladding her legs and some fur lined goggles covering her eyes. Her hair was in two tight french braids on the side of her head joining in a large bun at the back of her head. Her arms were covered with leather sleeves that strapped together over her black t-shirt and perfect breasts. Her hiking boots were replaced with soft calf high leather moccasins and I just couldn’t help but imagine taking each piece off of her bit by bit. 

“You know I can hear your dirty thoughts Mr Masters.” She grinned up at me and swatted my arm. I cleared my throat and ran my hand through my hair. 

“So we should do this thing now right?” I asked looking at our instructors. 

“Well shift boy, I know you want her to ride you in other ways, but you’ll have time for that after her flying lesson.” I turned red again as Soloman just laughed at me and began undressing. Frankie blushed just as deep as me and turned around not wanting to see the old man naked. I laughed and began peeling my clothes off as well, catching my mate ogling me. 

Once I shifted into my green dragon Minerva taught Frankie how to mount me without hurting me. I lowered myself to the ground and lifted my elbow for her to use as a step. She swiftly scaled my back easily using her athleticism to her advantage. She nestled her rump in the space behind the horn or my back gripping onto the ridges on either side of it. It was like my dragon form was molded to fit her frame alone, and I suppose it is as she triggered my ascension. 

“Once we take off we won’t be able to communicate, I want you to follow and copy what we do as closely as you can. Frankie, those boots are enchanted, you will be able to walk along Drake’s back as needed, Drake the only thing you have to worry about is keeping level and knowing where she is at all times. Today will be easy, just a taste, tomorrow, will be target practice.” Minerva instructed us, projecting her voice so that Frankie could hear her.

I watched as Minerva easily climbed Soloman and settled into her place. I then heard her squeal as he launched into the air with no warning. I felt Frankie slap me then say “You do that, you ain’t getting any for a week” My chest rumbled with a dragon laugh. I warned my mate though our link, then flapped my wings preparing her for the launch.

I willed the air currents under my wings and as gently as I could took off into the sky following the older couple. We flew for several minutes before I saw Minerva wave and motion us forward to fly side by side. I watched as she stood up and pointed at Frankie. ‘You got this babe’ I linked to her through our bond. I willed the currents under my wings to be as still as possible keeping all turbulence down to help steady her.

Shakily she rose to her feet, and Minerva gave her a thumbs up. Then Minerva began walking to the tail of Soloman, I stiffened my tail in anticipation having to focus on the currents more now as my tail was no longer able to stabilize me. I could feel her shaky steps becoming more and more steady as her confidence built in me and her enchanted boots. She made me so proud, I know she’s a bit of a control freak and she was having to let go of a lot to be able to put this level of trust in me. 

Minerva gave another thumbs up and walked back to her seat and settled in. Frankie copied and did the same. Minerva then pointed at me and patted Soloman’s back and I gaped as he folded his wings and barrel rolled in the air next to me disturbing the currents under my wings causing me to lose a bit of concentration. Frankie gripped my ridges tighter. I could feel her shaking and taking deep calming breaths. ‘Just let me know when you are ready.’ she didn’t say anything for a moment.

‘Sorry forgot you can’t see me nod’ I could feel her chuckle a bit ‘okay, let's do this’  I calmed a bubble of air around my mate then folded my wings and rolled as Frankie’s legs clamped tighter to my back, and she screamed. I rumbled a laugh and she smacked me once the roll was over and we were level with Soloman and Minerva again. 

She had us practice this maneuver several times before letting us glide and rest for a bit. The sun was hanging low over the horizon and the shadows of the trees were stretching to touch the cottage on the river. I was enjoying the peace that having my mate in the air with me was bringing me. We talked some through our link entranced with the setting sun and landscape. 

Soon Minerva shot us another thumbs up, then stood again. Frankie stood. Minerva walked up to Soloman’s head along his neck stopping at the horns cresting his cranium. She grabbed one of his horns then swung down under his neck letting go and he deftly caught her in his claws in mid air. He circled to the ground deftly depositing her in front of their house. 

‘I can’t do that!’ I rumbled agitated that they would have us do something so advanced. I circled our flightpath a bit more letting my mate build her confidence and trust in me a bit. ‘Okay, if you drop me I’m killing you.’ 

‘Don’t worry I would die if I was the reason you were hurt.’ She shakily began walking up my neck. I stilled the air around her and used it to follow her as she grabbed my horn. ‘I’m ready babe’ I urged her and wrapped her in a bubble of air. I felt her feet leave my neck as I slowed her fall and clasped my claws around her as though she was a precious jewel.

I quickly made my way to the landing area and powered my wings to cushion my touchdown as I didn’t have my front claws to stabilize myself. I folded my wings and opened my claws letting Frankie take shaky steps away from me before falling to her knees, I quickly transformed and ran to her wrapping her in my arms scared that I hurt her. “Oh Goddess are you okay? Did I scratch you?” I began checking her over feeling her heart race.

Our instructors walked up to us to hand me my shorts and give Frankie a once over. “Dammit boy, now I lost the bet!” After pulling on my shorts I looked up at Minerva, bewildered. 

“What the f**k Minerva?” I cried out once again cradling a now recovering Frankie. 

“I told her you two would perform the leap of faith. She didn’t believe me.” Soloman chuckled.

Frankie sat up anger rolling off of her in waves. “You f*****g bet on my life?!?” she screamed.

“No, I knew he had full control of his air control, and you are both so advanced in communication already. And Soloman was ready if anything went wrong.” Minerva said, trying to calm my mate. I was now sharing her anger. “You needed to learn that at some point, I didn’t think that you would try copying us so soon.”

I rolled my eyes at her somewhat lame excuse. “Of course we would copy you, YOU told us too!” I growled at them. Frankie placed a hand on my chest calming me before my wolf could break free and tear them apart.

“I’m getting a shower. We are done today, and frankly I need a day off tomorrow. If this was ‘just a taste’ as you said, then I need to mentally prepare before I have a heart attack.” My mate stood up and pulled me with her heading to the cottage we were using.

“As you wish.” Minerva nodded sulking a bit at being chastised.

“If you would though, still join us for breakfast?” Soloman asked. I waved him off, probably I don’t know, I just needed to calm myself and my mate down.

We walked into the cottage and sat down on the love seat emotionally and physically exhausted. I drifted off to sleep for a few moments with my head laid back on the back of the love seat to be prodded awake by my mate. I groaned realizing that napping in that position gave me a crick in the neck. I began rubbing my neck then felt Frankie trailing her fingertips along my shoulder releasing the tension with her healing magic. I kissed her cute nose in thanks, moving to stand up to grab a snack from the pantry, but her fingers didn’t stop trailing along my body.

She looked at me with desire in her eyes biting her bottom lip, immediately I felt lust rise further south. “It’s been over a week, I’m craving you.” she murmured leaning in to kiss me. I pulled her face to me turning her sweet kiss savage and desperate. Oh gods this woman was my everything.

“I love you.” I whispered into her lips as I pulled away from our kiss for a moment. She stiffened sitting back for a moment. I felt crushed, what did I do? She has to love me too right? I can feel it in our mate bond. Was I lying to myself?

“No, no, baby, I…” she paused feeling my fear and sadness of a perceived rejection. “I think I wasn’t ready to hear that yet, that’s the first time you said it out loud.” She smiled, “I guess I should have expected it though, we talked about babies already, and you practically proposed on our first date. But we have only been together for a month. I guess I was basing our relationship on human ones that I’ve seen.” I stilled for a moment.

“I do love you, not just because we were paired by the Goddess. I love you because you are brave, and caring, and you are determined, and you have met every challenge that has been thrown at you head on without even batting an eye.” I pulled her in for another kiss feeling her sigh of contentment against my lips.

“I think I love you too.” she said sitting back again. “Because you are so supportive, and protective, but not controlling. You genuinely want what’s best for me.” she giggled and added “And you might look like a s*x god right out of my trashy fantasies.”

“I like where this is going.” I pulled her to straddle my lap so she could feel what her fantasies did to me. I kissed her and nipped her lips until my lungs burned for oxygen, I need her, our mate bond may have tied us together, but she was more than just a mate, she was quickly becoming my best friend. 

“When we’re done here let’s get married.” She said dragging her eyes over my face. My breath hitched, and I claimed her mouth again. My hands raked over her body needing to be closer to her skin, she giggled again breaking our kiss. “Is that a yes?” she asked.

“More than!” I growled unfastening her riding leathers to get closer to her. There was too much material keeping her from me, my wolf howled in the back of my head needing her and her wolf as much as I did, my dragon rumbled in satisfaction knowing that I would be claiming her for all three of us. “Take this off now!” I ordered barely containing my animal side, she shivered in anticipation. 

She stood up taking her heat with her and slowly excruciatingly took her time pulling each piece of clothing off of her body. “I can’t wait any longer, woman! We need you now.” my voice changed taking on a little bit of my wolf and my dragon. She smirked as her eyes gained the wolfish back glow telling me that she was barely holding on as well. Once her panties hit the floor I shoved my shorts down and stood up to take her in every way possible. 

I don’t know what came over me, I needed to claim her, I needed to know that she was mine. I grabbed her bun and pulled her hair forcing her face to turn up to me as I took her mouth in another savage kiss pressing my evident arousal against her belly. She moaned into my mouth not scared at all at how I was manhandling her. In fact she rose to meet my demands. Her nails were lengthening into claws and I hissed as they raked my back. “You are going to have to fix that when I’m done with you.” I growled biting her lip. I spun her around bending her over the couch, her legs were trembling in desire and anticipation. “I can’t be gentle this time.” I whispered into her ear as I positioned my c**k at her already wet entrance. She looked over her shoulder biting her lip and nodded giving me permission to take her in the most animalistic way I knew how. With one long forceful stroke I spread her channel making her gasp as I stretched her fully. Her tight folds gripped me shuddering around my member already so close to an orgasm. I ran my hand up her spine sending shocks and tingles through her body before gripping a fist full of hair and pulling her head back once more.    

I began to thrust more forcefully into her, bottoming out in her brushing the head of my c**k against the entrance of her womb, she began panting pressing her ass into my hips harder letting me know that I wasn’t hurting her, it drove me wilder needing to claim her harder, I pulled her up to stand with me pressing her back against my chest as I grabbed one of her gorgeous perfect breasts then ran my other hand down her abdomen stopping at her s*x. I circled her clit and could feel my shaft thrusting into her savagely dripping with her juices. I was losing control and fast. My wolf took over sinking my canines into the place on her neck that I marked her, as soon as my teeth made contact she cried out in orgasm shuddering around my c**k. I wasn’t done, I continued to thrust into her clenching and quivering folds riding her climax and building her up to another, her panting became harsher, more ragged she was losing herself riding my shaft.

“Please, please, OH GODDESS!!” she screamed as her body began to quake around me once more, I couldn’t stop I needed her to know that I was going to brand her soul as mine, I growled letting her body droop over the couch once more digging my claws into her hips pumping into her core I could feel my climax building, but I wanted, no I needed her to c*m for me again.

“You got one more in ya right?” I growled out through clenched teeth. She turned her face to me with her eyes rolling back in her head. “Good enough.” Her legs began to shake harder, her back arching as her next orgasm built, digging my claws into her hips drawing blood I pounded into her until I could feel her tightening around me once more. I groaned as I released into her panting as jets filled her with my c*m. I continued to slowly thrusting as I felt her orgasm continue to clench around my d**k. 

She was draped over the couch breathing hard, letting me know that she was spent. I picked her up, wrapping her arms around my neck and her legs around  my waist and carried her to the bathroom. I stepped into the large tub and turned on the water, using my dragon magic to heat the water as it flowed over us washing the blood and other bodily fluids off of us. She hummed nuzzling into my neck.

“Did I hurt you?” I asked, holding her face tilting her chin up to look at me. Her eyes fluttered closed and she purred still in post coital bliss. I chuckled and began washing her back as her breasts were still pressed against my chest. She sighed in contentment as I stroked her and undid her braids. I let my fingers play in her hair massaging her scalp to loosen the tension from pulling her hair so hard in my carnal claiming.

After the water began to cool around us she sat back in my lap looking at me. “If you want to get any rougher than that we may need a safe word.” I chuckled in response. “That was the most feral thing that you have ever done to me, I was both terrified and so into it.” 

I frowned. “I’m sorry, I won’t do it again.”

“I did NOT say not to do that again!” she slapped my chest making me wince “I said we need a safe word if it gets too rough.”

“You liked that?” I was already growing aroused again thinking of what I just did to her.

“Very.” She smirked “Really savage, especially after being all lovey dovey and professing your love for me right before.” I laughed deeply, my chest rumbling with my dragon’s satisfaction.

“I’ll keep that in mind, but I’m going to have to control myself better, If you didn’t heal so fast you would need stitches.” I said running my hands over the fading wounds in her hips.

She winced in response “Yeah maybe." She ran her fingers over her hips directing healing energy to the wounds, then pulled my shoulders forward burying my face in her cleavage as she healed the claw marks on my back.

“I like this.” I said muffled by her breasts. I grabbed her waist pulling her to my swelling erection. She gasped and shuddered as I slid back into her hot channel. I didn’t move, wanting her to take control this time.

“Don’t tease!” she whined.

“I’m not, you’re on top right now, if you want it you take it.” I smirked. She moaned as she began to ride me, taking her time. After our wild animalistic f*****g, and our tender sweet love making, we refueled with dinner and went to bed. 

I woke before her in the morning, and still debated about joining Minerva and Soloman for breakfast. I sighed, f**k it, might as well. I got out of bed and headed to the dresser to grab some clothes then to the bathroom to get ready before waking my mate. As I was brushing my teeth I could hear her stirring. I walked back into the bedroom and she was silently weeping. What is wrong with our mate? My dragon and wolf thundered in my head causing me to wince.

“Baby, what’s wrong?” I cooed crawling back into the bed with her. I pulled her to me cradling her against my chest.

“I-I-I don’t know!” She sobbed into my shoulder. “You weren’t in bed when I woke up and I panicked!” she said as she began to calm down.

“Did you think that I would really leave you like that?” I tipped her chin to look in her eyes. “I feel insulted, come on babe let’s get you dressed so we can go have some breakfast.” She nodded, then her face paled and she ran to the bathroom, I could hear her throwing up. I followed her in and pulled her hair away from her face and grabbed a hand towel to wipe her mouth. “Baby, did you miss a period?” I asked and my stomach dropped.

“Oh fuck.” She wiped her mouth and brushed her teeth, while I grabbed her a set of clothes. We walked to the house and sat down at the table on the patio waiting for Minerva and Soloman. Frankie’s face was just pure shock as she was wrapping her head around the possibility of a baby, and I knew that my face had to be pretty grim. I held Frankie’s hand trying to pour love and calming energy into her through our mate bond.

Minerva walked out first with a tray of fresh cut fruit and set it down in front of us smiling until she looked up and saw our faces. “What happened?” concern etching the creases next to her eyes.

Soloman followed her out with a big pot of coffee and a container of pastries. “Why the grim faces?” he asked.

I cleared my throat. “We… uh think that... Frankie might be...pregnant.” I finally said, Frankie began to tear up again.

Our mentors just stared at us for a moment. Soloman had a twinkle in his eye, and Minerva had a small smile on her lips.

“Well this complicates things somewhat.” Minerva sighed.