Here is the first part, a little appetizer for that long story =3

see you all next week for the 2nd ^^


A strange complaint took Astora out of her sleep. And yet, it took a lot to disturb the young dragoness. Not a single animal in the forest was able to produce a noise strong enough to wake her up. So what Could it be?
It wasn’t the volume of the complaint that tickled her curiosity, it was the feeling she got from it. It was… confusing. She couldn’t tell if it was the expression of a deep pain… or of deep joy… From a second to another, the tone switched from a cry to a moan, and then back again. Or at least, that was how she felt about the long complaint.
And most important was, amongst all the animals she knew, no one was able to produce such a sound. What kind of creature did it belong to?
The curiosity of the dragoness took over her mind, and she decided to get up and go see.
She didn’t know why, but she instinctively felt… uneasy about this sound. A bit like something inside her head told her not to go. Of course, her pride spoke the other way. She was a dragon, after all! The biggest and most powerful creature in these lands! Well, except maybe when she compared herself to other dragons, but this was another matter. She was sure that the complaining creature wasn’t from a dragon. Not from any specie she knew, at least.
However, her assumption was questioned when she finally found the source of this acoustic mess. Laid on the ground, the creature was a larger than she was, and its body was covered with scales. Actually, it kind of looked like a dragon, but… gifted with eight limbs instead of four! What a strange monster…
Suddenly, it stopped its loud complaint like something had taken its attention. For seconds, Astora watched him with curiosity, hidden behind the fluffy bushes. The huge creature was smelling the air like he had detected some interesting scent. The young dragoness was wondering what could be tickling his nostrils, when it finally turned its head straight toward her. It had… smelt her?! But the wind blew in the opposite direction! This monster was probably a hell of a tracker…
“Mmmh… If it isn’t the smell of a delicious dragoness…” it spoke out loud while resuming its complaint. “Come out, it’s no use to hide, I know you’re there…”
Astora quickly weighted the pros and cons in her head, but there was, indeed, no use to hide from a creature that had already spotted her. Carefully, she stepped out of the bush, not leaving the strange dragon from the eyes. A large smile extended on his face, giving her a shiver.
“I… I heard you and… I thought I’d come and check…” The young dragoness spoke uneasily. “Excuse me to ask, but… are you actually hurt, or… feeling good? It’s hard to tell…”
She realized she was being a bit too honest… Her words seemed so impolite and disrespectful... But the large creature didn’t seem to mind. Though his strange frown was hard to read, he seemed to appreciate the concern.
“Both, actually…” The big eight legged dragon groan, revealing his last right paw. “This hurts horribly…”
A piece of metal was planted in it, with teeth digging into his flesh. Astora knew this device…
Not so far away lived a little tribe of smaller dragons. They were hunter by nature, and so they were called: hunters. They were quite ferocious and hostile, but their size generally made it hard for them to attack big creatures. What they lacked in strength, they compensated with high skills of agility. And their imagination made them quite dangerous, even for dragons of her size... They had an unstoppable taste for challenges, always trying to hunt something bigger and more impressive.
They had learnt to build this kind of traps. They spread them everywhere in the forest. Once they heard the sound of an injured prey, they engaged the fight with hope to finish off their target. The area wasn’t safe; the hunter could come back anytime now, with all the noise this monster made.
A moan escaped the mouth of the huge dragon, taking her back from her worries. Maw half opened, eyes closed, a big tongue was hanging out while its owner breathed shortly. It was truly the most delighted expression she ever saw on a dragon’s face; he was even drooling!
“Aaaaaaand you enjoy it at the same time?” She asked with confusion.
“Don’t be silly… How could I enjoy such pain?” He replied like he was offended. “No… In fact, it’s because the guy who set this lame trap came back a moment ago…”
She didn’t know if she had to feel relieved from such revelation. Since there was no other presence here, the hunter could be anywhere now… Maybe was he even gathering reinforcement at this moment! But… wait… what did the hunter had to see with his weird enjoyment?
“And…?” She encouraged him to explain.
“And he feels so gooooood!” The big dragon purred in obvious delight, rolling a bit on his side and removing his forepaws from his chest to show a little bulge moving furiously under his scale.

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