The human stood tall glancing over the crowd. His two servants one a black wolf anthro and the other a muscular bear anthro, stood vigilant by his side. In his collared polo styled shirt and black jeans, he took a deep draw from his cigarette and kicked some of the mud off his boots.
�I hate these places.� He thought outwardly to himself. �Blazer..� The black wolf stepped up bowing his head slightly.
�Yes sir.�
�See if you can get me a drink, please.�
�Yes sir.� The wolf disappeared into the crowd. The human cracked his neck gently as he watched the stage for the next bidding. The auctioneer stepped onto the podium as a burly guard threw a well defined vixen onto the stage. She was chained by her paws and feet, the norm for these auctions. Someone touched his shoulder and he held out his hand and Blazer placed the drink into it. He took a quick sip.
�Even the beverages taste like shit.� He looked at the vulpine. What little clothing she had did nothing to hide her shapely form. She was muzzled, something only done to anthros that were very talkative or very dangerous. Her green eyes showed a hearty helping of fear and he knew it was the former rather then the latter. The auctioneer spoke up.
�She ain�t much in the muscle department, could be a good house slave, hunters just brought this one in, so not too much info on her.� The human looked around at the crowd, not many looked interested. �Good, this shouldn�t be too expensive.� He heard a low whimper from his left. That was Blazer. It was his own sign of telling his master he wanted the vixen. The auctioneer continued. �I�ll start at two hundred credits..� The human raised his hand. The auctioneer was a bit surprised, not something he did often but, nothing really surprised this human anymore anyway. �I have two hundred, do I hear three?� The room was silent and no one even showed interest. �Going once,� Still no movement. �Twice?� He was uneasy that the vulpine was going to go this cheap, but he had no choice. �Sold to Mr.� The auctioneer eyes brightened a bit as he smiled. �Mr. Conrad Mathyas.�
Conrad spoke over his shoulder to his servants. �Blazer, Theodore, go prep the vixen, I�m going to speak to the auctioneer.� The two disappeared into the crowd again as Conrad threw his drink in the nearest waste basket. He stepped into the tent marked �Personnel only� and stepped behind the auctioneer. �I hope that wasn�t truly it.� The auctioneer had a large smile on his face but held his chest gently.
�I wish you wouldn�t do that Conrad, you�re going to give me a heart attack.�
�You have to have one before you can have an attack, Adam.�
�Sticks and stones may break my bones, but compliments won�t drop my prices any cheaper.� Adam smiled as he directed Conrad into another adjacent tent. The line-up was already standing there waiting for him. They were tied up but not chained down. Conrad glanced at the line. One was a collie anthro. Well, muscled seems she�d done some of the work he�d need someone like her to do. Adam perked up as he saw Conrad might have interest. �Will you be buying at your usual price?�
�One thousand credits a slave, if their worth it.� He held up the muzzle of the collie. �What�s your name?�
The collie tried to not show any fear but was failing miserably. �Gwyn.� He looked at her, looked at her body, barely covered by the thin material. No limps, she was shaking but that was natural. The brown hues of her fur and white patches here and there made her species almost too easy to determine. Her silver hair fell about shoulder blade length.
�Do you know anything of land development or geo-sciences?�
�Yes...I� The human held his hand up silencing her.
�That�s fine. Blazer.� The black wolf appeared near him almost out of nowhere. �Take this one and prep her for the trip.� Next, was a hybrid. �Adam, give me the files on this one.� Adam did so and handed a folder to Conrad. �Wolf-squirrel hybrid. Hmmm. Says here your name�s Rachel Alexander, Correct?� The hybrid nodded not wanting to look him in the face. He took her muzzle gently looking into her eyes then down her petite frame. �Could be a morale booster.� �What did you do before this?�
�I was... a student.� She answered timidly. He looked at her leg, an open wound at the knee joint. The reason why she wasn�t standing. Nothing appeared to be broken but it was still something to consider.
�Adam, only five hundred for this one.� Adam�s jaw dropped.
�You have to be kidding me.�
�You want a better price for an injured slave?� With that Adam kept his mouth shut. Conrad kneeled beside her as he slipped out some ace bandage and wrapped the wound. Rachel looked shocked at first but put her head down again. Conrad rose once he had done this and waved Theodore over. �Take her to the car, gently. Make sure Pandora gets a good look at that wound.� The grizzly bear nodded and lifted the hybrid gently into his arms. �Adam file for the next one.� He stepped down the line and gazed at the white vulpine. Especially rare, he glanced at the file and caught one particular part that said �Empowered Hybrid� then looked back at Adam.
�How did you get a hold of this one?�
�I�m just that good.�
�At slitting the right person�s throat.� Conrad shook his head.. This vixen had a bracer on her paws to keep her powers dormant. �So your name is Artica?�
�Mount off, human prick.� Artica spat on Conrad�s face, as Conrad whipped it off slowly Adam made like he was going to strike her, but Conrad stiff armed the blow before it reached her. He also watched the vixen�s reaction. She hadn�t even flinched, she been used to getting hit before.. Something about this pained Conrad, and as he pushed Adam he looked at the bracers..
�Is there another reason she�s wearing these?� Conrad pushed down on the bracers and the vulpine grit her teeth and winced quite noticeably.
�Both of her hands are broken, somehow she was always able to break through the bracers, so the hunters stepped on her hands to keep her powers dormant completely.. I�m guessing your dropping the price again, huh.�
�That shows just how well you can�t read me, Adam and I like that. I�ll give you two-thousand credits for this one.� Artica�s and Adam�s eyes widened simultaneously.
�I�m no ones slave you filthy animal.� Artica tried to rip out his throat but when she did her muzzle found no resistance. The human spoke low into her ear knowing only she�d be able to hear him.
�If you wish to destroy me, I�ll understand, but if you give me a chance, I may even be able to get you back with your friends.� Artica thought heavily about this statement and it was many seconds before she released her grip on his neck. Adam went to stun her but again Conrad stopped it. �This is my property now. You will not damage it further.� He threw Adam a little harder this time and as he regained his footing Conrad threw him a single card.
�What�s this?�
�What I owe you and a bonus for keeping these for me. Now, if you�ll excuse me.� Adam put the card through a reader and his eyes nearly bugged out of his head.
�Thank you for your business, Mr. Mathyas. Hope to see you again, soon.� Conrad ushered Artica out of the tent, and she kept looking around as if looking for an opening.
�If your thinking about running I wouldn�t recommend it. You won�t get three steps without getting caught again and you aren�t prepared to defend yourself in your condition.� He led her to a nice looking car and a pink female weasel was in the driver�s seat. Conrad opened the door and Artica jumped in and looked at the driver better.
�CeeCee!� The vixen almost squealed as she heard the other door close and the Conrad stepped in. The weasel turned and looked at her friend as smiled then turned back towards the front.
�Mindswipe...�
�Yes sir.� She pulled off and Conrad shook his head.
�You gotta quit doing that CeeCee, I really don�t like it when you look in my head.�
�I�m sorry sir.� Artica was in awe. This idiot human was talking to CeeCee like they were best friends. Conrad leaned over and reached for Artica�s bracers but she pulled them away. Conrad revealed the key in his hand..
�I was just going to take off the bracer.�
�Why?�
�They just don�t look comfortable. If you don�t want me too..� Artica�s eyes widened.
�Please, master.� She can�t believe she had just said that, she wanted to bite her tongue off for it too. Conrad sat back and applied a very stern look on his face.
�That won�t be necessary, Artica. Conrad will do. I�m not your master.� He leaned forward again and removed the bracers. �Would you like something to drink?� He poured her a glass of water, but looked at her paws. The bones were jagged and showing even though they had not broken the skin or fur. He slide to the seat next to her, realizing she probably couldn�t do this on her own. �Would you mind if I helped you? I don�t know if you�ve eaten yet, and your paws don�t look like they can manage.�
Artica was dehydrated, and starving. She closed her eyes as the human put the glass tenderly under her muzzle and poured some to her. She chugged it gently as she finished the glass rather quickly. �Thank you sir.�
�Sir, I�ll accept but not any higher.� He looked about then turned to CeeCee. �CeeCee, are we on the property yet?�
�Yes.�
�Good.� He turned to Artica as the car pulled to a stop. �We still have a four hour drive back to the plantation. I�m going to switch with CeeCee so you two can talk and she can help you get some rest.� The human got out and CeeCee stepped in behind him and got a good look at Artica�s paws.
�Maker, what did they do to you?�
Artica winced slightly as she moved her paws to a more comfortable position. �Nothing that won�t heal. How long have you been here?�
�Ever since the last battle we were all in. When I was captured, I was put up for sale and Conrad purchased me.�
�You haven�t tried to run?�
CeeCee�s expression hardened. �What am I going to run back to Artica? Another battle? Another long period of time when I can�t get a good night�s sleep because I�m too busy worrying about if I�m going to be doing this tomorrow night? I�m not a warrior, Artica. Never claimed to be, don�t want to be. For right now, this is a peaceful existence and that�s all I want.� Artica held her head down feeling like a heel. She hadn�t thought of the weasel�s feelings and that was usually the first thing she tried to see and understand. CeeCee smiled at her. �It�s alright, I�m used to this, your not. Give it a little time though, I think you might like it too. Now, let�s see if I can�t help you get some sleep.� CeeCee focused her powers and Artica�s pain went away. Artica couldn�t help but fall instantly to sleep given her body had been running on adrenaline the whole time she�d been captured and hadn�t slept at all.
By the time they�d made it to the door of the house, Theodore and Blazer were waiting for them. CeeCee told Blazer to be quiet while placing Artica in her room, and she turned to Conrad. �She�ll sleep till morning.�
Conrad nodded. �Rachel?�
Theodore stepped up. �Pandora said that her wounds healed easily. Would you like me to run a perimeter check tonight, Rad?� Conrad smiled at the sound of his nickname in use.
�That won�t be necessary, you�ve all had a busy day, my friends.. Please feel free to take the rest of it off.� They all made there way into the house but Blazer held back with Rad. �Do you want me to check on them tonight?�
�No. I�ll do it myself this time. Get them a little more used to me.� Conrad made his way to his study. He ran a hand down his face as he wiped off some of the exhaustion. He opened the door to find Pandora, his healer, reading up on some of the human medical studies. He lit up another cigarette and walked to the window, opening it slowly and blowing the smoke out of it. �I got Artica Lagopus today.�
Pandora looked up from the editorial and smiled behind a pair of small reading glasses. �That�s terrific. Did Theo give you the report on the wolf/squirrel?� Rad nodded.
�I need you to go look at Artica�s paws. Apparently, the hunters had a hard time trying to keep her under control and had to break both of them. It doesn�t have to be soon, in fact, you could wait till morning. CeeCee managed to separate the pain from her body.� Pandora managed a nod this time and got up from the table.
�What about you? Does Adam and that place still make your skin crawl?�
Rad sat down in a comfortable chair. �Like a snake�s under it.� Pandora stepped behind him and started to massage his shoulders as her paws started to glow. �Umm. Thank you. �Seen� anything of Catrina?� Rad could feel the panda shake her head. �I wish I could know what happened to her. Then maybe I could help her.� Pandora rubbed his shoulders a bit more then patted his head, and made her way out of the room.
�I�ll have a look at Artica tomorrow morning.� She noticed Rad seemed a bit more stressed then usual, but then again he always looked like that on these days. �Hey Superman, don�t try to save all of us, before you drive yourself insane.�
Rad sighed at the remark. �If I were Superman, I wouldn�t have to do this to any of you. I�d up root the humans and show them there true place. Equals with the humanimals, neither of them as slaves, nor one superior to the other..�
�Just don�t work yourself too hard, ka?� Rad nodded and that was good enough for her. The sun had fallen behind the horizon an hour ago. �I�m turning in early. Goodnight, Rad.�
�Goodnight, Pandora.� He smoked one more, then started down the sleeping quarters hallway. All the rooms were connected to this hallway, even his and as he passed it, he glanced inside. He always kept his door open to someone who needed it. After that he continued to walk down the hall, hearing most of the rooms pretty quiet, minus Theodore�s snoring. As he passed Blazer�s room he noticed that, not only was the door open, but the wolf was pacing quietly but as if in a great deal of thought. Rad stepped through the door. Blazer turned on a dime and released a heavy sigh. �Something wrong, Blaze?�
Blazer sat down on his bed. �I�m sorry Rad.� Conrad looked at one of his older friends as he sat down on the bed next to him.
�What�s up, Blaze? You only pace when you have something pretty important on your mind and you were wearing a hole in the floor.� Blaze�s green eyes looked out the door of his room, but Rad knew what he was really looking at. �Thinking about the vixen, what was her name anyway?�
�Alexis.�
�Wow. You already got that, you stud.�
Blazer hit Rad playfully on his arm. �I managed a look at her files. She�s so beautiful. I don�t even know what to say.� Rad smiled as he put his arm around his friend.
�Listen bud, most of us go in without anything to say. Usually hoping something comes to us out of thin air. Let me suggest something though. Take her breakfast, tomorrow. I won�t care, I actually think she�s cute myself. That�s just what I would do. If I could spilt myself, I would go do that for all the new ones tomorrow.�
�What are you going to do with them?�
�Don�t know. I�ll figure something out. You know me.�
�Yeah. So you don�t care if I take her breakfast?�
�Not at all. That should be enough to get a conversation started. Knock first too.�
Blazer gave him an odd look then nodded in acknowledgement. �Thanks. If you don�t mind, I think I�ll hit the sack.�
�Go for it. I�m going to check on the rest of them, then I�m right behind you.� Rad got up and closed the door. �Goodnight Blaze.�
�Night, Rad.� Conrad continued on down the hall, he heard a soft cry come from down on the last door, the collie�s Gwyn�s room. He walked down there and opened the door. She sat there on her bed, a piece of broken glass held to her wrist, it was beginning to trace a small line of red on her fur..
�Look, Gwyn.� The collie jolted up right and held the make-shift blade closer to her wrist.
�You will not hold me here. I�ll die before I become someone�s slave.� She started to glide the edge down to her wrist again, but in a fast motion he managed to get the paw holding the glass up to his own throat.
�If your going to kill yourself, kill me first.� She tried to pull her paw away but he held it, strong and steady.
�I have no qualms with you. Just let me die in peace.�
�If an anthro dies on my watch I�ll never sleep again. If your going to kill yourself, put me out of my misery, and release my workers.�
Dawn shook her head. �How can you care so much? I�m insignificant. I�m useless.�
�I don�t see it that way. Why do you?�
�Cause that�s what the slaver told me.�
Conrad growled annoyed with Adam. Gwyn could tell cause he hadn�t made the motion to her. He looked down and it was the first time she�d really looked him in the eyes. They were a soft blue marble shade, and somehow she knew that he wouldn�t hurt her. He had saved her life already. She dropped the glass and put her face in her paws, crying softly. Conrad kicked the piece of glass away gently and held her close. �I�m sorry this had to happen to you.�
�Why place yourself on the line? You wouldn�t have flinched if I had killed you would you?�
Conrad shook his head. �I have one goal, try to give as many of you as I can a comfortable place to stay, if you want it, until one, your government comes back into power, or two, my government grows some brains and realizes you are living beings too. I see the former happening before the latter. Here.� He put his hand gently over her wrist as he helped her up. �Let�s get you cleaned up.� He helped her clean off the wound and patched her up rather quickly, he then made a quick dash to his study and made her a hot chocolate.. When he got back in the room, she was sitting on the bed, covers over her. She looked up to him with her faithful blue eyes. He handed her the drink and watched her drink it slowly, waiting just in case there was anymore retaliation. The mug emptied itself quickly and she slowly laid down on the nightstand and Rad got the light. �I�ll do what I can to make it better tomorrow.�
�It will be better tomorrow.� He heard her whisper as he closed the door. He checked the last few rooms then made his way to his own bed to fall asleep.. The warm bed greeted his body with a hearty hug as he wrapped himself in the blankets and found some solace and rest in sleep.
The next morning, Conrad felt unusually rejuvenated. He slid out of bed and stared into his bathroom mirror. �Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, wise and in sexual first gear.� He released something that sounded more like a growl then a sigh. He stepped into the shower slightly annoyed as a feline grin smiled from the shadows of early dawn.
He washed his body gently. No sense in rushing it. Pandora was usually the first up but that wasn�t until eight. He remembered glancing at the clock as he had woke up. Five. �Damn it. I had to be raised right. I�d love to sleep in every once in a while but no, I�m the human that busts his ass.� He let out that primitive growl again. He shook his head, �No point in bitching, no one�s gonna hear me and if anyone does they�d probably have more to bitch about. Can�t win for losing.� He stepped out of the shower as a towel hit him in the face.
�Not bad for a human.� Conrad jumped so high he hit the ceiling.
�Shit, Catrina. You wanna warn me before...� He realized she was staring at his �tools.� He wrapped the towel around his waist, respectfully.. �You come out of nowhere like that.�
�Don�t get so uptight, it�s not like I don�t like what I see.� Conrad was perplexed. He was getting hit on by a feline that barely could separate right from wrong, last time he checked. He caught himself looking at her. Her uniform still pressed against her fur, now in tatters barely covering it at all. He felt an overall sense of warmth, particularly in the nether region. He turned and stepped to the mirror, as he combed his hair.
�I�d just rather look more presentable to a lady, that�s all..� Catrina stepped around behind him.
�Really.� She gave him a hearty slap on his cheek, and his face is to the mirror not her so you know which one I�m talking about. His finger tapped the sink nervously. �Suppress it, Calm, Rivers, Lakes, Streams, Beaches, her figure waiting for me on the... Shit wrong train of thought. Come on damn it.� Only by the grace of some heavenly being, did he manage to calm himself. Then she did something he wasn�t expecting. She wrapped her arms gently around his back, laying her cheek on his upper back, but some other more �prevalent� details easily finding their way against his skin. �Is it getting hotter in here or is it just me?�
Conrad sighed, holding his head down. �Do you really want this? I don�t want to damage your beautiful mind further.� Catrina slowly licked his ear.
�No strings attached, unless you count this towel.� He turned slowly in her arms and gazed into her eyes and smiled. He leaned down to kiss her and her muzzle met his lips eagerly. She wrapped her arms around his neck, deepening the kiss as far as her tongue could reach. Deftly, Conrad slide behind Catrina and started to nibble on her neck. His hand�s slowly caressed all of her body within their length without him kneeling. He tugged gently at the uniform of the Extinctioners, it fell almost effortlessly to the floor. He moved to the other side of her neck as his hands ran up and down her body not staying on any part for too long. Unable to take it anymore, she turned in his arms and jumped onto his lap. �Maker, your arousing when you want to be.�
Conrad smiled as he gently set her on the sink. He nibbled on her neck once more, then proceeded his tongue down her body to her full breast. He tantalized each erect nipple with his tongue while his hands kneaded her breast with passion. She started to whimper as he slide down to a kneeling position, and laced his arms under her open legs. His tongue licked the thick �carpet� and penetrated into her soft folds ever so slightly. Catrina liked what she felt. The whimper escaped her muzzle again, this time a longer version thanks in part to Conrad sliding his tongue into her moist folds. She took a hold of his hair gently as she pressed her back against the mirror.
Conrad started to suck gently on the labia, which gained a moan and a slight squirming from Catrina. He slowly started to increase the speed of his oral organ, his arms having the length to reach up to her breast and gently tweak at her nipples. She noticed the steady increase as she slid her paws to his shoulders and pulled him further into her. �Ahhh....yes....ohhh....shit....no....eh....one�s ever.....ah...done it.....quite....,� The last part of it is cut off by a growl as her first orgasm hits her like a tsunami. Conrad slowly patiently licks up the juice as he stands up sliding down his towel his 6 1/2 inch erection on full attention. He leans up against Catrina whipping some of the sweat off her brow, she�s breathing heavily but smiling and not psychotically, two good signs in one simple facial expression. Conrad smiled back tenderly.
�We don�t have to go any further if you don�t want too.� Catrina wraps her legs around his waist.
�Please, take me to the bed and finish what I started.� Her feline form rests her head against his shoulder as he lays her down on the bed gently. He slides his member into her, she moaned and whimpered into his ear and he began to slowly pump a rhythm. Her tail curled around his leg and he began to pump a little faster..
�I don�t think I�m in any risk here, but I�ll ask anyway, are you in season?� Catrina shook her head as she drew his head and lips to her muzzle kissing her deeply. She moaned passionately into his mouth as he increased speed yet again, and the slap of wet fur and wet flesh in the heat of passion can�t be heard because he closed his door before he took his shower. Catrina changes the weight distribution of the two and Conrad finds himself at her mercy. She slowly starts to grind her hips forward, onto his thrusting hips although most of the motion is coming from her. She starts to moan, as she arches her back, her second orgasm, and feels him pump a few more times and ejaculate his seed into her cervix. She lays down in exhaustion and rests her head comfortably on his chest.
�Thank you. If I had known you were that good, I wouldn�t have taken so long.� She chuckles gently at the statement as he pulls the covers of his bed over her and kisses her on the cheek.
�Sleep well, Catrina. You always have a family and a love here if you want.