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trees. Several startled forest creatures took flight. But, her muscles did ease around him and he could sink further into her.
    She was still reeling when he casually said, "I should have thought of that before."
    So, he slid fully into her as he fully enhanced. Her wet arousal cushioned his swift passage. Her pleasure-screams soon cascaded around him like an unending waterfall. Unimpeded, he began to move in the moisture-drenched passage. Thrusting deeper and deeper, all the while sending her waves of unrelenting enhancement . Salair was never a subtle man when it came to love play. Truthfully, he did not go easy on her.
    But he did please her.
    Until she screamed his name. Begged for release. Cried out her fulfillment.
    Only then did she release her own feline nature–And finally called him her beloved Familiar mate.
    ***
    Salair sensed a non-threatening presence looming over him.
    As sleeping cats are wont to do, he lifted his eyelids slowly.
    The Dundee that he had seen by the cottage was staring at him. Her wise, old eyes were apparently judging him as he slept with his mate in his arms.
    His mate.
    His glance drifted over to Snow who was fast asleep in his arms.
    Not wanting to wake her up, he nodded his head to indicate her sleeping form before sending his thoughts into the Dundee's mind.
    {What is it that you seek from me?}
    She rocked on her flat, wide heels and continued to observe him carefully through steady eyes. Respecting his wishes to not wake Snow, she spoke with him using hiss-words; a magickal technique perfected by her kind. Hiss-words allowed spoken words to be heard only at the ear of the intended recipient. Salair knew for a fact that the Charl wizards had been trying to obtain that craft for years but it eluded their best efforts.
    "You have come to take our daughter away from us." The words floated gently next to his ear.
    Daughter? So, he had been wrong when he had viewed that scene in the glade. Snow, apparently, was more than a pet to her. This Dundee had probably saved his mate's life. For that he owed her much.
    Many would have sold a Familiar girl off to obtain the enormous amount of clarified stones she would fetch. For that kind act alone, he would be respectful. But, he had no intention of misleading the Dundee as to what he would do. Snow was his now. She belonged to him. The responsibility of protecting her was his and his alone.
    He did not mince words.
    {Yes. I will take her from you.}
    The old Dundee let out a long sigh, then slowly sat her bulky body next to him, sinking into the tall grass. She gazed out at the rippling pond. It was several moments before she spoke. "This will make us very sad." The word 'sad' floated an especially long time by his ear. Salair looked down, a line marring his normally smooth forehead. {I am sorry for that.}
    The Dundee exhaled heavily, making sure the Familiar felt the weight of his actions on her. Then she said, "You are welcome to stay. With us, Familiar?"
    There was a hopeful tone in her words. Dundee were reclusive, yet kind people. It had not been his intention to hurt anyone. It was Salair's turn to sigh.
    {I thank you, but I cannot. I must return to my home world–and with due haste.}
    "So you will leave our Snowflake?" Although outwardly calm, the Dundee squeezed a fistful of grass, and then ripped at it.
    Salair took pity on her. She was upset.
    {Snow can no longer remain with you; it is too dangerous for her. Sooner or later, others may find her, and they will take her away. Not back to her people, as I will. . . But to a life of terrible hardship. If you care for her, you would not want this to happen.}
    "What makes you think she would not be safe with us? We are a simple people, living a simple life, far from the ambitions of others. She is a sweet being, happy and pleased with her life. Perhaps, it is not right for you to take that from her."
    {Perhaps not. Yet, it is what I must do.} The Dundee stared across the pond. After some time