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“Watch out! She’s falling!” I heard Krynn shout behind me.
“What?” I threw an arm behind me instinctively and felt the soft curvy body of the Princess. Her skin was hot—nearly burning against my hand.
“What is it? What’s wrong?” I demanded, turning my head to try and look over my shoulder. I saw that she was slumped over to one side and Krynn had his arms locked around her middle, trying to keep her upright.
“I don’t know!” he shouted back. It was hard to be heard with the wind whistling through our ears due to the speed of Brulish’s flight.
“Well just hold on to her!” I called. “We’re nearly back to the Palace now.”
It was a damn good thing the big Drake was so fast. A few minutes later, he landed in the Royal Nesting Grounds and settled heavily to the ground.
“Down!” I told him but he seemed to have sensed that something was wrong because he was already resting his chin on the ground almost before I gave the command.
Immediately, I turned all the way around and saw that the Princess seemed to be completely unconscious.
“What happened to her?” I demanded.
Krynn shook his head, his face twisted with worry.
“I don’t know—she just collapsed. Almost fell off mid-air!”
“Thank Lolth you caught her,” I growled. “Come on, we should get her back to the Palace. Should we chance the Healer?”
Krynn shook his head.
“Not unless there’s no other way. Remember, the Palace Healer is in Mordren’s pocket.” He frowned and put a hand to the Princess’s cheek. “Gods, she’s burning up!”
“Let’s get her back to the Cavern,” I suggested. “We can put her in a cold bath—maybe that will help.”
“Maybe.” Krynn looked troubled as he rose and lifted the Princess into his arms. “I think I’d better fly her down,” he said to me. “Can you help me free my wings?”
We both knew that if any of the High Fae saw his wings he would be punished, but I also knew he didn’t care. The Princess was what was important now—not offending the Nobles of the Midnight Court.
I pulled down his robes in the back, letting his wings spring forth. After a few moments of flapping, they were strong enough to bear weight. Holding the Princess in his arms, Krynn stepped lightly off the Drake’s back and glided gracefully to the ground.
I ran down Brulish’s spine and jumped off his head. Reaching up, I scratched one of his scaly eye-ridges.
“You did well,” I told him, which made him snort with pleasure, blowing streams of hot breath around my knees. I scratched him once more. “Go hunting and eat well, friend. I have to be with the Princess now.”
Brulish gave another snort of understanding and raised his huge head up on its long neck. As I reached Krynn, who still had Princess Lilliana cradled in his arms, the enormous Drake took off once more, the force of his wings blowing air everywhere and making speech impossible for a moment.
“Here—let me take her while you put away your wings,” I said to Krynn, when Brulish had lifted off and it was possible to be heard again.
He handed her to me and I frowned at how hot her curvy body felt in my arms.
“What happened to her?” I asked again. “How could she get so sick so fast? She was fine back at the house. Better than fine—she’d quenched her Thirst.”
“Yes, but whose blood did she use to quench it—a Mortal’s.” Krynn had obviously been thinking and I saw that he might have a solution or at least a reason for the Princess’s sudden illness.
“What are you thinking?” I asked as we made our way rapidly back to the Palace. The Royal Nesting grounds were near the rear of the building which was good—it would be easier to get to the Cavern of Lolth without anyone stopping us.
“I’m thinking that the Princess took her first Quenching of Mortal blood—not Fae blood,” Krynn said. “Which is bad enough. But even worse, she doubtless Quenched the Thirst without sating her sexual need.”
“You don’t think she sucked him and fucked him?” I asked, frowning.
Krynn shook his head.
“His clothing wasn’t disarranged—his cock wasn’t out. I think it’s pretty clear she was fighting with him and then the Thirst took over and she drained him. Without any kind of carnal activity,” he added.
