Chapter 5 Danger

I

Princess Shelyca was in total shocked when creatures of half-human and half-horse holding their swords, appeared before her very eyes. She screamed, destroying the peace of every living thing inside the forest.

The Centaurs laughed so loud when they saw the fear in their beautiful prey.

Dareon without other recourse shifted into his Dragon form. If he will not do it, he might be late and might fail to save the Lycan Princess.

"Did you hear that?" One of the Centaurs stopped laughing then tried his sense of hearing to ignite.

"What?" The other Centaurs retorted.

"I can hear strong flipping of wings." Then the Centaurs eyes grew big.

"Dragon! A dragon is coming." Fear over flows the expressions of the two Centaurs.

"Grab the woman now and let's ran!" Shouting, the other Centaur urgently ordered his companion.

"Where is the woman?!" Frantic, the Centaurs were surprised to know that their pretty prey was able to escape that fast.

Princess Shelyca was already running fast, now in her wolf form. Sheenei is controlling her now, who immediately took over when she sensed that Shelyca was in danger. Princess Shelyca was able to shift into her wolf form without being noticed by the Centaurs, who were busy fearing for the Dragon.

The Dragon Dareon saw the two Centaurs who were about to run. As he scanned the premises, he was not able to see the Lycan Princess, not even her shadow. However, from a distance he noticed a white shining wolf, running fast.

Dareon blew his fire first unto the two Centaurs, who by just seconds became ashes when they were hit by his fire. He then flew fast, following the shining white wolf. He can guess that the Lycan Princess was able to shift into her wolf form before the two Centaurs could harm her. He smiled, mesmerized by the shining white wolf running speedily into the woods. He flew faster going far ahead from the white wolf. Then he landed down unto the ground.

When the smoke disappeared, Dareon's human form once again came into light. He then waited for the white, shining wolf to appear in his front. He already cast his dragon spell that would bring the she wolf's feet into his place.

Minutes thereafter, Shelyca, under Sheenei's form were brought by her running feet into the very place where the man she was looking for, was standing like the mighty Apollo.

Dareon opened his palm, kneeled down and touched the white soft furs on the head of Sheenei. "Even in your wolf form, you are so lovely, my Lycan Princess," he murmured. Sheenei almost wobbled by the touch of Dareon, more so when she heard what he murmured. A certain feeling of hotness overflowed the whole body of Sheenei. She wiggled her tail to the delight of Dareon.

"Come on my Princess, shift now into your pretty human form, unless you want some hunters here to see you." Dareon whispered again."

With that, Sheenei shifted into her human form and Princess Shelyca took over.

"Oh my gosh!" Princess Shelyca exclaimed as she found herself bare in front of Dareon. She did not know what part of her body she would put her hands on to cover.

Suddenly, Princess Shelyca noticed the changed in Dareon eye's color. Nowhere could she see that bluish eyes in him. His eyes now are in its deep seated brown, so mesmerized while gazing into her naked body.

Princess Shelyca felt an immeasurable type of heat in her very core as Dareon's eyes glared from her bosom down to her core, as if caressing them by his hands.

II

Dareon feared that he might not be able to control himself and take the Lycan Princess, there and then. He made a swift move. He immediately removed his brown vest made of tiger's skin and wrapped it around Shelyca. Unlike Shelyca, Dareon as a powerful dragon, could do such magic that when he transformed into his human form, his former clothing will still be cladding into his body, as if nothing happened.

"Thank you." Shyly, Shelyca murmured. With Dareon's large vest, it almost covers her body from shoulders to half of her legs.

"Why are you here?" Dareon asked, looking at her while holding her face with his two big hands.

Shelyca looked at Dareon and to her amazement; she could see now again his beautiful bluish eyes. "I...I was looking for you," she replied almost stammering.

"Why? You missed me? I was just away for a couple of minutes, I guess." He replied teasingly, while gently caressing Shelyca's face by the back of his right hand, while his left hand is cupping now her chin.

Princess Shelyca could not understand why she could not resist his advantages. She is melting whenever he touches her. "I need to talk to you. I need your help," shaking her head, she retorted to him.

"Hmm, would you want us to return home first before we discuss whatever you wanted to tell me?" with eyes still having that teasing sparks, Dareon suggested, to which Princess Shelyca agreed.

"Yes, let's go then," she murmured, agreeing to Dareon.

Some of the Thregonad people were looking at them when they returned to the village with Shelyca only wearing the large vest of Dareon. Some men even smiled while some young women giggled.

"Hmmm, our Dragon Master seemed to have found a beautiful mistress," said one of the Thregonad ladies; her name is Duri.

"She will remain as his mistress because I am going to be the wife of our Master Dragon." That confident words came from Threma; the daughter of one of the strongest warriors of Thregonad Village.

"Threma, your really dreamed of becoming our Master Dragon's Wife? But he never even chose you as one of her bed warmers." Duri with wide eye replied to Threma.

"Do not underestimate me Duri; just watch and one of these days my dreams will come true. I will be his wife, not his mere bed warmer." Threma vowed with conviction.

I

"So what is it that you wanted to tell me Shelyca?" Dareon asked grinning as they entered his big hovel.

"Dareon, Can you help me please contact my family? I don't know where I am now and how I could be able to speak any of them. They might be worried already." She replied with worry on her face. She sat on the wooden chair and Dareon followed. He sat beside her.

Thoughtfully, he looked at her. "I am sure your parents are worried already. However, we have no means of modern communications here. We are a tribe composed of farmers, fishermen and hunters. We are far from the city."

"I was quite right then with my guess. There is no modern way of communicating from here." Sadness filled Princess Shelyca's eyes. "How long will it take us to the city?"

Dareon could actually bring Princess Shelyca home that easy. All he has to do is to shift to his dragon form and flip his wings; however, his heart has been commanding him otherwise. He does not want Shelyca to go home. Just, not yet.

"It will take a week and it is risky. Anyway, you are free to stay here until we find a better way to bring you home. I am just wondering where you were going when that incident happened." He seriously shot Princess Shelyca with his questioning eyes.

Princess Shelyca made a deep breath before laying down her story. "I was about to meet my future fiancé, the Duke of Sussex," she softly stated.

A sudden pain wrenched the heart of the Master Dragon when he heard the words of Princess Shelyca; the more that his desire not to bring her home now ignited into his every vein. "I won't let you go Shelyca not until you are mine already," he thought while envisioning his life with her on his side every day.

"I see. Sorry for that." Dareon murmured with jealousy lingering in his heart.

"I cannot still fathom why someone wanted to kill me." Princess Shelyca softly said.

"Then, it is imperative for you to know first who might be the culprit who wanted to put an end to your life before you decide to go home." Dareon suggested.

Shelyca nodded. "Yes, I guess you are right. "

"Come to think of it Shelyca; the one who wanted you dead knew that you are a werewolf; the culprit knew how a werewolf should be killed and that is through a silver bullet." Dareon added, putting Shelyca into deep thoughts.

Deep within Dareon, he is thinking of ways how he could keep her long here in the Thregonad Village.

II

Then Dareon found a good reason to have for himself the Lycan Princess.

"We have a problem now Shelyca. I have an upcoming truce with the Pirate's Captain. His group will return four days from now." Dareon seriously focused his eyes on Shelyca.

"What do you mean Dareon?"

Dareon explained. "In order for the Pirates to leave our village free from their intrusions, the Pirates' Captain and I came to an agreement or a truce. They will be an ally of Thregonad instead of an enemy. But the exchange deal for this truce is a woman from this village; whom the Pirate's Captain will choose."

Somehow, Shelyca understood the predicament of Dareon. "And you do not want to give any one of your women here to the Pirates' Captain, right? Do we need to fight them?"

"No. We cannot risk the life of our women and children here. But all of the Thregonad people already agreed that anyone from amongst the women here, who will be chosen by the pirate, will come in peace, just to save our village. But of course, I had conditions too with the Captain's Pirate. He can only choose among our single women. Married women are not included in the line." Dareon now is keenly looking at Shelyca.

Shelyca's forehead furrowed. "So are you saying that I will be included in that line of single women here, with whom this Captain's Pirate will choose from?" her tone is now a little louder.

"Yes, because I cannot hide you from them. If they will find out, it will be an automatic war." Dareon confirmed, with eyes bleakly looking at Shelyca.

"No! That cannot be! I am not a Thregonad woman. I am a Lycan Princess!" Furious, Shelyca stood-up and gave Dareon a squinting look.

Dareon cleared his throat. "There is one solution that I can think of." He stopped for a while. Shelyca gave him a curious look.

"You can choose; marry a Thregonad man or be the Pirate Captain's mistress? I am sure, you will be chosen by the Captain. Right now, you are the most beautiful and alluring woman in this village that I can see he will have an eye for." Dareon said as if stating a very simple solution. But Shelyca almost flared up in anger.

"I cannot marry someone. Give me a boat, I will sail going home." She suggested.

Dareon shook his head. "We only have small boats here. You cannot pass through the Pacific Ocean with that boat. Besides, you cannot sail far without being chased by the pirates."

Shelyca sat down flaring now with madness. "What should I do?" she hissed. She cannot fight even if she will shift into her wolf form. It will risk the Thregonad Village and she is not that selfish to risk other's life just to save herself.

"I am about to marry the Duke of Sussex; now I am marrying an ordinary Thregonad man?" Almost complaining Shelyca questioningly exclaimed.

"You can be the wife of the Master of this Village and not just by an ordinary Thregonad man." Dareon simply said while shooting Shelyca with an unfathomable expression.

Shelyca suddenly looked at Dareon. "And who is the Master of this Village?" she asked with raised eyebrow.

"I am." Dareon replied. Shelyca was stunned while her wolf, Sheenei jumped in excitement.

Dareon's eyes scanned through what is inside Shelyca's mind as he said those words and somehow he was satisfied. He saw a ray of excitement in her mind and that is enough for him right now.