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       Discovering love
       By: Inkglitched Date: February 24, 2026, 9:06 am
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       Tael’c had managed upon a spot. Seeing how Abaddon was slipping
       away had *him* thinking of slipping away. But- as one would say-
       he needed more information- his steps echoed in the hall, having
       told Amon he’d be exploring some more— right before hearing
       Abaddon calling Amon for help to find his pregnant missing mate.
       His body stopped at a carving. It depicted a man with an Anubis
       look he knew well. The apple looking corrupted and black in his
       hand.
       “Hmmm…” he sounded to draw the image in his notebook he often
       carried brushing his hair over his ear in thought.
       He thought he heard a noise to turn quickly.. and be
       nothing.”maybe.. I should have taken one of the muscle men
       anyway..” he mumbled to himself as his eyes scanned the dark
       parts of the room his light magic couldn’t reach.
       —-
       Unknown to Tael'c or Abaddon, or really anyone that wasn't Ayyub
       himself, knew that he and his ripper, Red, were wandering the
       same ruins. When the fanatic could get away from his pack, he
       often would come to places like this to learn as much as he
       could. He had taught himself everything he knew, well, that and
       anyone of intellectual quality his brothers found. While he
       wasn't blood related to most of them, save for his missing
       brother Casimir, he still considered the pack family.
       The nearly solid red feathered ripper had heard a noise as she
       had grown bored of her pet looking at weird rocks and had zeroed
       in on the sound of footsteps. Her puple turned into vertical
       slits as she went into hunting mode.
       Ayyub had been too wrapped up in taking notes on some new
       carvings he had found to notice his companion wander off.
       The ripper soon found an elven kin and got ready to attack. She
       let out a roar, chasing the creature when she didn't immediately
       catch it on her first leap at the man. She chased him right into
       the arms of Ayyub.
       The man had turned towards the sound of Red hunting to wrap his
       arms around the man that ran right into him. A surprised look on
       his face. Red was letting out temperamental noises as she paced
       back and forth, wanting to rip the half elf apart. "Now now
       girl, settle down, I think he is harmless," he soothed to the
       ripper who ruffled her feathers.
       "You didn't hurt her did you?" Ayyub question in a voice that
       could be mistaken for gentle.
       ——
       The elf made a whirl to see a ripper of all things inside to
       take off, when she leapt he skidded by to run.”yeah should have
       brought muscle “ he complained.
       He rushed around the corner to collide in the arms of the
       fanatic and seemed to pale. The way he was dressed told him this
       was a fanatic.. but the way he held himself was almost that of
       an intellectual. He took a minute and said.”she found me- and if
       anything she ran after me.” He said sighing. “And right when I
       felt I was about to get an answer.” He groaned rather hard.
       “Suprised you hadn’t killed me on the spot..” he said voicing
       what most their tribes tend to turn to. His eye roaming over the
       man a little. “Can you let me go? This is just.. embarrassing…”
       he voiced flushing a bit.
       —-
       "An answer to what?" Ayyub asked curiously before looking back
       at his ripper when the man questioned about being let go. "Red,
       don't look at me look that..." He told the beast to get her
       feathers to ruffle even more as she hissed. "I'm curious as to
       what he is looking for and the potential answer." He said as if
       reasoning with the ripper her finally huffed and her feathers
       smoothed out.
       "Just don't eat him, least not right now," he reasoned getting a
       huff as the creature settled but kept her eye on the half elf
       like he was a snack when Ayyub let go of the man.
       "She... shouldn't attack you as long as you don't give her a
       reason... or she isn't too hungry." He mused.
       ——
       The half elf  heard the man question him”bout why there seems to
       be a never ending cycle of death revenge and more.” Said the elf
       to push just a little apart.
       He made a face at the ripper that seemed to huff and acted up..
       the man talking to it as if it was intelligent.
       “Too hungry? “ the half elf said as he tried to keep the
       horrified idea of this man feeding him to his pet.
       “What are you doing around here anyway? One of abaddon’s new
       men?” He questioned.
       ——
       "Yeah, she ate a whole half a boar this morning though, so...
       you should be safe." He mused dismissively. "Who is Abaddon..?.
       and tell me more of this cycle, were where you looking? Do you
       have notes?" Ayyub questioned curiously, far more intrigued by
       this cycle the man had been studying.
       The way Red was behaving with her tail swishing like she was
       ready to attack prompting Ayyub to put a hand on her muzzle
       giving her a bit of comfort and restraint. "I'm here because I
       enjoy exploring ruins like this, lots of ancient things to
       discover." He added.
       ——
       Tael’c made the look of ‘hardly.’ Before he was presented with
       questions, “I have notes. Abaddon  is a crazed nut job of a
       leader that thinks he’s god- things keep going the way they are
       many will die.” He said.”I am looking to leave.” He said.
       “Instead I get chased into the arms a fanatic.. the fact your
       talking to me tells me your different though.”
       He watched how ayyub touched his ripper.”so you like to learn..
       I do as well.. but I know the other reason if I stay- I won’t
       beable to learn more.. was about to enter a chamber when your
       *pet* chased me.” He grumbled.
       ——
       The curiosity Ayyub held over this elf and what he knew
       continued to grow. "I suppose I could be considered different...
       my brother's don't hold much care for learning of the past."
       Ayyub commented. Things seemingly going smoothly as he listened
       to the man before Tael'c called Red a *pet*. The ripper
       attempted to rush forward but the fanatic held the beast around
       her muzzle.
       "Hey now, Red is my *partner* she ain't no pet. We got a bond.
       If you want to remain whole I suggest you don't call her a pet
       again..." He warned.
       "Now... show me this chamber, I need to know more, can I look at
       your notes?I will let you look at mine," he suggested, near
       demanded.
       ——
       Tael’c blinked a bit feeling a bit curious if more fanatics weee
       this way. He flinched as he saw the ripper rush to hear the
       explanation.”noted.. “ he said before another barrage of demands
       and questions. “One thing at a time.. I was about to go to the
       chamber first.. notes will come after we can swap.” He said. He
       kept quiet of the fact he could memorize anything.. his
       photographic memory coming handy. “Follow me.” He said to walk
       by the ripper and stepped away more out of caution.
       Once they made it where he was.. he inspected the statue again
       to finally find the mechanism.
       “There it is.” He said as the passage open.”mind your and your
       partners steps.. traps here still work surprisingly well.” He
       warned as he went in.
       His eyes went wide at the discovery.
       It let to a massive chamber pitch black. He looked around to
       fashion a torch and lit it with fire tuning before going to the
       side where he could smell gas, and lit it as it traveled
       lighting it up exponentially.
       It was as if this chamber had not seen people for a very long
       time.. dust collecting on places, but still amazingly intact for
       some reason.
       It showed depictions of a fallen god that had been casted out,
       his breath caught in his throat at just how much abaddon’s other
       form looked like the image.  The entire thing was decorated in
       purple hues with hints of blue. Showing as if the world was
       engulfed in a shadow
       He saw some words as Ayyub and red seemed to stop existing for
       the moment as he pulled his notes shifting the loose leaves and
       finding something. “The end.” He mumbled.
       “Alright.. we can swap notes.” He told ayyub. “But I’ll need
       them back.. for this.. “ his eyes clearly going over the design
       before he noticed a figure that looked as if light was about,
       with the symbols of the elements around a figure with red hair..
       and her limbs taking on the various looks.. one looking like
       plant.. one fire..
       “Sound good?” He asked as his brows furrowed at the image.
       —-
       With a nod of his head, Ayyub followed after the elf with Red
       only a few steps behind the two men still on high alert. The
       fanatic watched the man inspect a statue when they reached where
       Red had found the man.
       A massive grin came to Ayyub's lips when the passageway opened.
       "Be careful Red," he warned his companion as he followed the elf
       inside. He too looked around in awe of the chamber.
       A wide grin came to Ayyub's lips when the notes were handed over
       and began to look them over before putting them away when he
       heard a strange noise.
       It sounded like a mechanism clicking. Red was already growling
       as she went to push the two men away from the wall and hissed,
       unknowingly pushing the pair into a center circle on the floor
       that lit up with intense magic, as if they had figured out some
       kind of puzzle before they dropped through the floor. Ayyub
       gathered the elf into his arms as he fell, to take the brunt of
       the fall.
       He groaned a little before sitting up with the elf in his lap.
       "Get out before you are trapped! I'll meet you outside Red, stay
       out of trouble." He ordered before the panicking ripper huffed
       and rushed off.
       "You okay?" Ayyub questioned as he looked the elf over,
       scrambling to his feet when he heard a noise in the darkness of
       the hidden chamber they had found. He couldn't help but hold the
       man close as his hand went to the blade on his hip.
       ——
       Tael’c finished going over the man’s notes to get his back and
       was writing what he saw when the click happened. His eyes went a
       bit wide as he heard red acting up- but pushing them both away.
       He knew better than to fight against her instincts.. she sensed
       something so he went with it. He just put his notes in his pack
       went he felt the drop, to be drawn into the fanatic.
       A sound came out when they landed as he rubbed his neck a
       little.”I’m alright- but are you? You took the brunt of the
       hit.” He said before hearing the movement as well.
       It felt odd being held like this, normally the half elf would be
       composed and always a few steps ahead.. but this? He held his
       green stone in his hands seeing no real plant life..“what was
       that?” He asked softly.
       ——
       What the two didn't realize was that the moment they entered the
       chamber they triggered a mechanism that had been created
       thousands of years in the past. While the triggered device began
       the slow progress of starting the old machinery in the room, it
       was them falling into the magical array in the middle of floor
       that woke the slumbering ancient dragon below them.
       As the dragon slowly stirred, his claws tapped on the rocks as
       his large body started to slowly move from its long tunnel and
       fill the circular room the two were stuck in.
       **"Who dares to disturb my slumber?"** A rather annoyed earthy
       voice spoke in a language long forgotten.
       Zarik slowly drew closer, his eyes flashing a bit as he took in
       the two intruders clinging to one another. His eyes flashed as
       he was hit by the strong flare of recognition.
       **"Mine. My mates,"** a much sweeter and intense tone came from
       the shadowy depths of the chamber and two bright golden
       reptilian eyes gleamed before the feathery dragons head emerged
       and descended from a great height. A long snake like tongue
       flicked out scenting them before the huge serpent like dragon
       body began slithering and coiling around both men.
       **"There is no denying or holding back, you belong to me,
       beautiful ones,"** Zarik purred as his body slowly and gently
       encased them in a feathery hug as he wound around them.
       ——-
       "I'll be fine..., I've taken worse hits..." Ayyub murmered as
       his grip on the elf tightened as the sound grew louder at
       Tael'c's question. The runes in the room glowing with magic when
       the dragon spoke. At first he didn't understand what the
       creature was saying but caught a word he recognized. "I... think
       I recognize that language..." He said with surprise in his eyes.
       "If I'm remembering right.. no one had spoken that language of a
       thousand years...." He said in awe.
       "Something about disturbing him... maybe sleeping?" He suggested
       before he distinctly heard the term for mate. The ruins he had
       studied had been on a ritual preformed in that Era on claiming
       mates. It seemed they had stumbled upon something similar.
       "I... I think it... thinks... we are it's mates....." Ayyub
       managed to decipher as the seemingly round room was getting
       smaller before the dragon coiled around them bother. The
       feathery creature was mesmerizing. The feeling of being encased
       by the dragon like creature in a show of affection seemingly
       confirmed his hypothesis.
       Ayyub attempted to communicate back that there bad to be a
       misunderstanding, but his grasp on the language was broken and
       scarce.
       ——
       Tael’c felt the grip tighten and let his air exhale a little.
       The man was not comfortable in being *this* close to people- but
       in this circumstance? He welcomed it. Least he knew if shit
       happened he won’t die alone.
       Of course he caught bits and pieces.. mostly hearing about them
       being his.
       “It’s akkadian.. and of course it’s old.. it predates to the
       rumored time when the lands were one and we all spoke one
       language..” he said with a sigh.
       “*mates?* “he questioned. “*can’t understand, don’t- speak,
       language*” he said the bare minimum he felt the dragon could
       understand.
       “I know common words and some bigger ones.. times like this be
       nice to have a fluid translator.” He grumbled.
       ——
       Zarik noticed their confused looks and his eyes shifted at the
       off language they spoke to one another. Just how long had he
       been asleep if his language was unrecognizable to them?
       And then a flicker of hope filled him when one spoke a few words
       of his tongue, even if it was just to say they didn't
       understand. The massive dragon slowly unwound from them and then
       lifted them into his neck. He moved to brush some of the magical
       stones on the right side to accelerate the cave's door to open
       much faster.
       A bright light began to stream through as the wall of the cave
       started rising and lifting up to allow his departure. The
       mechanism was quite loud for Zarik's over sensitive ears, making
       him groan a bit until it had finished opening the massive door.
       Zarik slide out into the sunlight, blinking a bit as he took in
       the ruins of his home and the grand temples that were now mostly
       rubble.
       **"It has been far too long. Everyone and everything is gone,"**
       he said sadly and then sank into the sand as sadness filled him.
       He lay there for several moments before lifting the two off of
       him and sat up on his haunches. A meriade of colorful magic
       surrounded his body as he concentrated his energy into
       transforming himself to his other form. In a half an hour, his
       body changed to a tall human like form, only with a tail, horns,
       wings and markings and feathers on his body in different areas.
       His gold eyes flickered over the two, taking in their reactions
       before slowly walking awkwardly to lean on them, a searching
       look in his eyes.
       Would they find his appearance pleasing? Or would they reject
       him?
       ——
       All Ayyub could do was cling to the halfelf as the dragon
       scooped them up and carried them out of the hole to the outside
       world. Given how long the creature had likely been sleeping,
       seeing in collapse in the sand in sorrow was understandable.
       It seemed, the surprises didn't end there and for the next half
       hour they watched the dragon shift to a second more human like
       form that came to lean on them.
       The fanatic could help but pat the feathery dragon's head
       *"Name? Am Ayyub"* he questioned the ancient creature before he
       looked to the elf. "What... do we do? We can't just leave him
       here..." Ayyub said with concern in his eyes.
       Then a spark of an idea came to his mind. "What do you think the
       chances of him knowing sign language? It has remained virtually
       the same for a very long time." He suggested.
       ——
       Tael’c saw a bit of light in the dragons eyes, he watched as it
       moved causing another strange mechanic he made a noise as he
       tried to not panic on being on the thing.
       He heard the sad tone.. it was clear he wasn’t aware of the
       time. He couldn’t help but feel a rare wave of empathy. He drew
       from the fanatic to come close to touching a scale.. only to see
       it shift and glow. It took time but was a sight to see.
       “We won’t.. and it’s best we are not here.”Said Tael’c.”if I’m
       right.. this dragon.. was the guardian of the gods of the
       stone-Gideon, and Meena.” He told him.”probably the priest of
       its time for all we know.” He said as he took in the colorful
       form that was depicted as well as he recalled.
       His arms shifted as he heard the man speak about sign
       language.”only way to find out.” He said.
       *My name is Tael’c. The language your speaking has not been
       spoken well over thousands of years.* he sighed.
       *you called us mates.. can you tell me why?* he signed.
       ——
       Zarik blinked at the pat to his head from the shorter gray
       blonde man. He broke into a smile at the man introducing
       himself. **"Zarik Varinoth, Ruler and Protector of...this fallen
       place,"** he ended shooting a mournful look around him.
       Zarik tried to listen to their odd tongue, his eyebrows
       furrowing as he tried to find anything familiar to it.
       "Ayyub..." He murmured testing the name and then his eyes
       brightened at hearing two familiar names. **"Yes, Gideon and
       Meena made me the first priest king. I should try contacting
       them,"** he said thoughtfully.
       Perhaps Artemis might be persuaded to come and help bridge the
       language gap between him and his new mates.
       Zarik's gaze fell on the other's fluid have movements as the
       other signed a rather rudimentary limited version of hand
       speech.
       "Teal'c..." He spoke the name testing it before responding in
       simple signs.
       *Has it really been that long? I guess it took that long for you
       to be reborn..and find me again.
       You two are my reincarnated mates I lost long ago. Only you
       would be able to wake me. I was the priest King of the nine
       realms, it seems my birth home has been destroyed in the time I
       slumbered and waited to be awoken. How do the others fare? Has
       the new cycle begun?*
       ——
       "We can go back to my encampment. The pack should leave the two
       of you alone. I'll call Red while you two chat," Ayyub said,
       grinning a little when the acient dragon said his name and
       tested both of theirs. He was pleased to see that sign language
       was working so he turned his attention to the desert around
       them.
       He made a high-pitched whistle by putting his fingers in the
       corners of his mouth getting Red to come rushing from around a
       corner. She was instantly nuzzling Ayyub who chuckled.
       "Alright, you two load up and I'll walk you to the camp." He
       told the pair, scooping the elf up first and dumping him onto
       the cranky Red's back before he  would scoop the dragon up to
       dump the man jn Tael's lap before he began to lead them away
       from the ruins.
       It was a short walk to the fanatic camp, the tribe members
       giving questioning looks at the two strangers but didn't dare
       question Ayyub.
       He brought the two men into his large tent that was big enough
       to fit a good dozen people. He pulled them off of the ripper's
       back and carried them both inside before dumping them onto a
       thick bed of furs.
       "Learn anything? Tael'c was it?" He asked the elf.
       ——
       Tael’c took in the words as he asked Zarik.. as his mate to tell
       him the cycles and what they served. It was clear in the temple
       they continued to build on it .. it showed every rise and fall
       of the world for the implication for the cycle.
       From how it looked when the fallen god was victorious- would the
       ages of tyranny run rampant and many great civilizations would
       fall.. if the hero had won- it allowed for prosperity for
       several hundreds to thousands of years- but never had stopped
       the cycle. If anything from what he read..
       It delayed the next cycle.
       By the time they reached the camp did Tael’c had a look on his
       face. He heard ayyub.
       “We are in a new cycle.. least that is what Zarik is saying..
       but I feel I need to know the beginning.” He said to sign to
       Zarik wishing to know how the punishment started for the fallen
       god.
       Once Zarik gave an answer and his hands began to move did Tael’c
       begin to speak.
       “In the beginning, the fallen god was once that of war. He was a
       greedy god, wanting to rule over the heavens and the earth. As
       such.. a war had broken about in the heavens above.
       The Great War of the stars lasted for eons.. until the gods of
       stone intervened. The two brought the mighty god to his knees,
       chaining him up with the help of time, and of the Udoran gods-
       who pitted the constellations of beasts against him!
       It  stopped the chaos that rattled the stars and earth
       themselves.. it’s said after all the quakes of the earth is the
       remanent of the war it would never forget.”
       The elf paused as Zarik would the man looking for a drink to
       swallow as they continued.
       “The god being immortal- they felt needed to learn his lesson.
       To do this meant to cast him to the earth and punish him with a
       mortal life of rebirth.. if he continued to do what he had done
       in the heavens.. it would cycle again.
       Meena- watching the never ending cycle of the lands being under
       the control of the man’s incarnations stayed as such-“>>>>
       “Causing pain and strife. With the help of gideon decided the
       best course was to create a place of haven.. and a person.
       The god of the stone came to earth, and with their power created
       the oasis of Eden- blessed with a giant tree that bore many
       fruit.
       Their work was hardly done as they began to craft the woman’s
       image.
       Gideon used the earth and water to form the body.. and fire to
       temper and make solid as a statue, meena use the course of the
       stone of life and lightning to bring to life to the being, and a
       name given to both her and the place she inhabited.. as Eden.
       For cycles she was forced to confront the mortal god- forced to
       take his life, but meena and Gideon know it would wear her down-
       would eventually join the cycle of the elements. “ he paused and
       had a face.
       “According to our history books there was an Illia 500 years ago
       that stopped a man from destroying the fae empire.. red hair..
       elements?.. has to be their idea of reincarnation. “ said the
       half elf.”if he’s here then that means the hero is among us.. “
       He would sign it to Zarik as his eyes went slowly wide.”Illia…
       never had children..” he stammered as what he was told the
       heroes bloodline would flow naturally- but if it was disrupted
       at any time- would  the first hero- Eden come back.
       He sat on his heels.
       “So from my understanding this situation spans quite some time..
       and this god never learned.. and it sounds like the heroes being
       involved -has implications on what aftermath of the cycle would
       be for us.” He said.”he dies we face prosperity for a time- but
       it’ll just happen again. If the hero goes it’s a time of
       tyranny, until a hero from her bloodline- or she herself forms
       again…” he said as he seemed a little stunned.
       —fin—
       Zarik was only too happy to share his knowledge with the curious
       Teal'c, not reacting much when he saw the ripper show up.
       Being bodily moved around and finding himself in Teal'c lap had
       him smiling before continuing signing more of what he knew to
       the attractive elf.
       Even in his own time there had been elves and other races. His
       own lovers having been different races.
       The second unceremonious dumping of his person has Zarik letting
       out a slight pained sound, his hand rubbing his nose bruised
       ass.
       *Not so rough,* he signed with a reproachful look at Ayyub.
       He moved to lay on his unbruised side and waited a bit
       impatiently while the two men spoke in their own language. He
       answered Teal'c questions, though he hope that his mates might
       actually try and give him more personal attention after they had
       enough of the history they seemed so interested in.
       Seeing them finally stop, Teal'c looking stunned by what he'd
       shared had Zarik reaching to pull both down on either side of
       him and then demanding.
       *Enough talking, I need attention. Attend me,*
       —-
       The conversation with Tael'c was fascinating and the man
       recounted what the dragon had told him. It was when he was
       digesting all that information that Zarik grabbed hold of them
       both to pull them to him. Drawing a man up on either side of
       him, demanding attention from what Ayyub understood.
       *"Attention?"* he questioned as he let a hand trail up the
       dragon's chest to see if that was what the man wanted. *"mateing
       attention?"* he question for clarification, though with the way
       the dragon was acting he had no doubt that was what he wanted.
       Being trapped and alone for so long to be woken by those who are
       meant to be his loved ones come back.
       When the dragon reacted positively, the fanatic went farther to
       stroke the feathers on his wings before drawing him into a kiss
       once he got an answer out.
       ——
       Tael’c felt the grab and right into another person being all
       close. The ride didn’t bother him but for some reason- this
       constant sudden of grabbing was making him blush.. till he heard
       the words. Attention.. then mate attention. His face went
       clearly bright red as he spelled out in sign with one hand as
       his face was hidden.
       *am a virgen* he spelled out.. realizing he misspelled to
       correct it to ‘virgin’ the man never really felt attracted to
       anyone to remotely try- but even then he preferred to read a
       lot- which sabotaged any sort of connection he could of had..
       besides his arrogance.
       ——
       Zarik let out a low moan at the hand touching his bare chest.
       After such a long sleep, his body was overly sensitive and
       reacted instantly to the touch.
       *Yes, all the attention,* he signed back. His eyebrow arched at
       Teal'c saying he was a virgin. *That's good. Then I can teach
       you everything you need to know,* he replied his eyes glittering
       a bit brighter. *No rush though. This one...Ayyub can please me
       first.* He added quite pleased by Ayyub being willing to give
       him what he craved. *Yes Ayyub, mate me.* He replied quickly.
       The hands on his feathery wings brought a needy groan from him
       which was muffled by the others deep kiss.
       Zarik focused on Ayyub, trailing his hands over the other's body
       and teased it with his long nails, leaving faint marks.
       ——
       A near growl left Ayyub feeling the nails scratching down his
       form as Zarik seemed to get into the attention the fanatic was
       giving him. The dusty grey blonde slowly let his hands strip
       away the clothes, being quite rough with the removal, his lips
       and teeth trailing down the man's body before they were both
       undressed fully.
       It felt odd, trying to go out of his way not to hurt the dragon
       but something deep inside him screamed for him to show at least
       a bit of gentleness as he started to pleasure the dragon. *might
       hurt if I take you, would... you want to... mate me?"* he
       questioned in the broken words kf the language.
       ——
       Tael’c blushed a brighter red as he sat there, seeing how the
       two were mingling with each other and unraveling.
       He gave a quiet look of recognition of  asking some semblance of
       being gentle. He saw the naked form of the two as he leaned back
       a bit unsure of what to do - nor where to go as he wasn’t sure
       if he should be watching what was going on.
       ——
       Zarik let out soft moans and cries of pleasure as Ayyub got his
       little bits of clothing off while using his lips and teeth to
       tease his body. Though it was on the rough side he wasn't about
       to complain.
       Hearing the slightly broken words had Zarik moving to look down
       to where Ayyub was marking the tender skin of his inner thigh.
       His fevered gaze turned to the blushing unsure look on Teal'c
       face.
       *How about a lesson then? I can teach Teal'c how to do foreplay
       and how to prepare one's mate before claiming them.* He signed
       with a rather excited look.
       Zarik was quick to change positions, turning Ayyub onto his back
       and started to teach Teal'c all the skills he knew.
       *Finding erogenous areas often get the libido and desire going
       much faster. Some can be in odd spots, like the ear,* he signed
       and moved to nibble on Ayyub's earlobe gently.
       He continued down showing other spots and insisting that Teal'c
       do the same on the other side of the fanatic's body.
       Then they were down at Ayyub's erection and he demonstrated how
       one would pleasure using first his tongue and mouth, sucking
       slowly at first before bobbing and taking it deeper into his
       mouth a throat.
       *Your turn,* he signed. *Just be aware he may cum if you are too
       hard,*
       ——
       The response Zarik gave had Ayyub blushing dark as he was moved
       onto his back and laying quite vulnerable to the two men. The
       attention the dragon intended to teach had the fanatic squirming
       under the attention.
       When Z got down to the Rock hard member between his legs had him
       a moaning mess. A whine leaving when when the man pulled away.
       —-
       Tael’c’s eyes widened at the flip of the positions after seeing
       what he signed. He mimicked what he observed- granted some
       clumsily.. such as biting the ear lobe a bit too much, but
       managed to get better even though he had quite the permanent
       blush on his face- and clearly very quiet.
       His mouth gaped a bit as the next motion watched as zarik showed
       him how to suck.
       He made a nervous look before finally going to try. It was
       gentle and clumsy. But certainly something new to him as he took
       his time swirling his tongue.. it was as if he was examining the
       man’s member with through care before picking up the pace a bit.
       ——
       Zarik was quite enjoying the sounds he and Teal'c were getting
       from Ayyub. He watched Teal'c for a few moments before moving to
       quiet Ayyub's sounds with some very deep kisses, his tongue
       sliding into his mate's mouth to tease him a bit more.
       He pulled back and leaned over to pull Teal'c's face up. He
       kissed him deeply as well. Then he moved to maneuver Ayyub's
       legs wider and lifted the man's ass up to tease it with his
       tongue and slowly pushed his rather long tongue inside bit by
       bit.
       This part he didn't have his hands free but felt like it would
       be enough of a demonstration that Teal'c would get the idea.
       ——
       Despite the clumsiness of the effort, the way Tael'c used his
       mouth had Ayyub squirming and moaning, his moans muffled by
       Zarik. The *long* tounge sliping nearly down his throat had his
       moans get even louder.
       Then he watched the man kiss the elf and was surprised by how
       much that had turned him on. The next moment, the fanatic found
       his legs spread wide and that insanely long tongue push inside
       him a little at a time.
       "Oh fuck yes, this feels incredible...." He moaned out as his
       body relaxed to the attention given to it.
       ——
       Tael’c took the deep kiss and groaned a little, he watched as
       the dragon man continued to work at Ayyub, and watched a bit of
       what he was doing to slip to Ayyub for a hot kiss as Zarik
       prepped the man. His hands ran down and helped loosen Ayyub as
       he clearly seemed to regain what composure he had left.
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       Re: Discovering love
       By: Inkglitched Date: February 24, 2026, 9:16 am
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       Zarik finally pulled his tongue out once he deemed Ayyub was
       loose enough from him and the fingers Teal'c had slide inside as
       well.
       He stroked his hard arousal spitting into his hand to slick it
       up enough before moving to gently push a little bit inside of
       Ayyub. His hands stroked over his mate's legs before widening
       then and moved a bit more inside. His hands massaged over
       Ayyub's sides and abdomen before he pressed in a little more and
       then pulled back a bit.
       *Too much?* He signed, after taking cues from Ayyub's face and
       body's responses.
       ——
       Having Tael'c's lips on his own and the man's fingers inside of
       him as Zarik worked that tounge inside was an *experience*. He
       was a moaning mess into that kiss. The removal of the fingers
       and tounge had the fanatic groaning in complaint but moments
       later he felt his legs widened for the dragon to begin to push
       inside. His legs being spread wider as the man sunk in even
       more.
       It had Ayyub clinging to Tael'c. His eyes closed tight as the
       man was much bigger than he expected. The hands on his body
       getting him to relax, a grunt left him feeling Zarik pulling
       ingredients back.
       It caused Ayyub to pull back from the hot makeout session he was
       having. *"don't stop.... can take..."* he assured the dragon as
       best he could in the long lost langue. His body giving a mild
       tremer as it adjusted. *"more,"* he added with a dark blush.
       ——
       Tael’c watched how Ayyub reacted with how their bodies looked.
       His face still being fairly bashful to get back to making out
       hotly. Seeing that size going in made him wonder if he really
       could take it, his hand sliding to pump at the fanatic being
       mindful of their movements.
       ——
       Zarik felt as though he should have warned Ayyub that his member
       grew a great deal once he was fully aroused. He wasn't about to
       hurt his mate if he could help it.
       *"You are sure?"* He questioned and then bit his lip at the
       handsome man insisting he wanted more, even as his body trembled
       a bit.
       *You will get it all my mate,* he signed and moved in further,
       thrusting gently while running a hand over Ayyub's arousal.
       *I want a kiss too Teal'c,* he signed with one hand,
       Zarik kept a slow but steady pace of thrusting, letting out soft
       moans of pleasure as he worked more of his large member inside.
       Soon all ten inches was deep inside of Ayyub.
       *How about a position change?* He signed. *You can ride me, or I
       can take you from behind,*
       ——
       Having both men teasing and stroking his member while he was
       slowly filled fully causing the process of getting the dragon
       fully inside to be much easier.
       He watched the man make out for a bit as his body adjusted to
       the massive member inside of him. Every throb had him squirming,
       every thrust causing hot moans.
       When his body was finally ready, it seemed his new lover was in
       the mood for a position change. *"from behind"* was all the
       fanatic could manage as he moved when prompted onto his hands
       and knees, pulling Tael'c in front of him to get the elf's
       member into his mouth, loving the idea of being taken from both
       ends.
       ——
       Tael’c felt himself pulled in front of ayyub before feeling the
       hot mouth to blush. His hand went in front of his face as if
       trying to hide it as he groaned at the pleasure. It was new… it
       felt nice, his breath quickened a bit before his hips started
       moving on instinct. “Feels good..” he mumbled softly.
       He would feel his hand tugged down a bit before a the mouth of
       Zarik, on his as he moaned hotly into it.
       ——
       Zakir was pleased with Ayyub's response and even helped get
       Ayyub get into the right position before slowly pushing back
       inside, his hands grasping his mate's waist as he began to
       thrust a bit faster.
       It was quite a sexy sight seeing Ayyub taking Teal'c member in
       his mouth as well.
       He gave a purr of approval and doubled his pace, thrusting
       rather roughly into Ayyub's hot and still rather tight hole.
       After a bit he pulled Tael'c in and claimed a deep kiss from the
       elf.
       Their first mating lasted several hours before Zarik finally
       released a very large load inside Ayyub. He let out a long
       pleased moan and slowly pulled free. Zarik pulled Ayyub into his
       arms cuddling him a bit before signing. *How was your first time
       with a dragon king? Good? Satisfactory? Mind blowing?*
       He then tugged Teal'c up against his other side and let out a
       happy sigh. *Next time, it's my turn to receive,*
       ——
       It took a bit for the elf to get into what Ayyub was doing, but
       let his jaw go slack when he felt Tael'c take over the movement
       as the fanatic was claimed from behind. Ayyub moaned hotly
       around the member in his mouth. Every time he didn't think Zarik
       could fuck him harder, the man *did* bringing Ayyub to the edge
       over and over, a mess growing under him as he was claimed for
       the next several hours.
       He didn't let go of the elf until he got a good taste of the
       man's seed before entirely focusing an the man plowing into him
       from behind.
       When the dragon did finally fill him, the fanatic was so fun of
       his new lover's seed it made him look like he was with child. He
       made no resistance to being snuggled after being used in such a
       spectacular way. *"all of those..."* Ayyub managed to murmer out
       in his lover's lost language.
       "I will probably hurt him, so looks like you get to do the
       fucking next time," he mused to Tael'c eith a chuckle, finding
       it entertaining how flustered the man got.
       ——
       Tael’c felt the release as he just stared at Ayyub taking it.
       Wondering just how that felt as he laid down.
       Tael’c blushed at the idea of having sex with the dragon.
       “M..me? And how- from how I saw you two seem.. same size..” he
       mumbled incoherently. The half elf unsure of how it would go if
       it was him.
       Least till he realized he’d be giving and flushed more.”if you
       help.” He stammered looking away.
       ——
       Zarik couldn't help but beam a bit, loving to hear Ayyub
       agreeing with his statements. He reached down to rub the man's
       distended body lovingly and kissed his mate tenderly in the
       lips.
       He might not have completely understood Teal'c words but flushed
       doubtful look was enough to decipher it a bit.
       **"I can take you both, would be quite a good night. I have
       ached to have you do it again."**
       His touches to his lovers bodies was gentle and languid, wanting
       nothing more than to keep them close all night.
       *Can show you both how to take me when you are ready. Teal'c we
       will work slowly until you are ready for me and Ayyub. Will feel
       incredible to have you between us as well,* he signed with a
       lustful look on his face recalling their past encounters.
       ——
       A shiver ran through Ayyub, as he felt the man's seed leaking
       out of him when any pressure was put to his distended stomach.
       *"We will have to dragon king,"* mused Ayyub as he closed his
       eyes and rested for the time being.
       "I will definitely help you Tael'c, don't stress so much," he
       mused sleepily.
       ——
       Morning came as Tael’c woke up smooshed between the men. The
       recounts of the night before made him blush as he tugged his way
       out. He almost stumbled to grab his clothes and got dressed. His
       brain attempting to process the feelings from the night before-
       the act.. and how good it felt as his hands slid a bit down his
       hair as he calmed down. He saw his notebook to quietly grab it
       and began to read- trying to not think of the night before.. and
       failing.
       ——
       After having slept for so long, Teal'c leaving his side had
       Zakir waking up right after him. He sat up  and leaned over
       Ayyub to smooth the other's hair out of his face before getting
       up and stretching out languidly.
       He found his bottom cloth and pulled it back on and affixed his
       decorative belt. Then he moved to drape his arms over Teal'c's
       shoulder to peer at the written words.
       **"What's this you're reading?"** He questioned trying to figure
       out what it said.
       His stomach growled quite loudly making him pull back with a
       sigh and glance around the small tent.
       **"Shall I go hunt for food? Or is there someone that might
       bring some sustenance?"**
       ——
       The sudden movement had Ayyub waking groaning at being woken up.
       *"No, stay, dangerous,"* Ayyub told his new lover as he groaned
       when he stretched, a pang of sorness running through him. "God
       damn he really railed me last night..." He murmered, taking a
       few more moments before he got up and cleaned up before
       redressing.
       *"I'll get food,"* he told the dragon. "Make sure he doesn't
       leave..." He told the elf before leaving the tent himself and
       securing a full rack of fresh ribs of boar with other cooked
       cuts of meat. There was a distinct lack of many fruits.
       *"Feast my King,"* he told the dragon before going to look over
       what Tael'c had been working on, feeling quite nosey.
       ——
       Tael’c blushed almost not hearing the dragon getting up. Having
       been so in his head it was inevitable to hear the question.. he
       caught reading so he filled in the gaps to sign.
       *research of your temple*
       He was drawing from memory of the image of the oasis in its
       glory..*just finishing what I managed to keep locked in my head*
       he signed as he finished off a purple flower with little details
       of white around its edges.
       His own stomache growled a little at him- before he heard
       movement of Ayyub - his voice sounding the words of danger. He
       knew better than to really move- figuring the guy was safer to
       be with being the fanatics were in the camp.
       He flushed at the words of the man being railed as he watched
       him cover up.”I will..” he said as he tugged the dragon down to
       sit in his lap to get back to his work.
       Once the man came back saw the food and picked at the fruit a
       little to get some meat.
       By the time Ayyub nosed around to see what he was doing was
       writing down about how the artifact was never meant for the god.
       “Wonder what it’s made for..” he mused softly- as he worked.
       ——
       Zakir turned towards Ayyub when he heard the man say it was
       dangerous. **"For a dragon? I doubt that. I'll stay though if
       you insist,"** Zakir replied, watching the man move slowly as
       though his body was still aching from the night before. He'd
       have to give his mate a massage to help relax him later. Then
       maybe ride the man. He wasn't sure why Ayyub was so reluctant to
       fuck him.
       "Thank you my mate," Zakir called out in the common language
       with a grin as he plotted how to get the man under him again.
       He moved back to look over the drawings and writings, admiring
       the others skill. *Beautiful work my kamira,* he signed back
       using an elven term for love.
       The arrival of the food had him pulling away to grab some food
       to eat. The utter lack of vegetables had him get a thoughtful
       look on his face.
       *It seems the former paradise of my homeland has become barren.
       I'll need to rectify that. There's an oasis nearby that I need
       to go to, will you both accompany me there?* He signed.
       ——
       *"I stay here, wait, important,"* Ayyub tried to say not knowing
       the word for brother wo he signed it instead. The fanatics eyes
       went back to roaming over the notes before he heard the elf
       mutter. "Could have been a weapon? Maybe something meant to
       defend? Seems like it needs to be bound to a being... of...
       good? Think you have this misstranslated, this word means hero
       not good." Ayyub mentioned.
       ——
       “Hero?” He asked as he looked back. “Honestly I think it was
       meant for someone else.. I kept seeing depictions of a snake
       giving the fallen god an Apple.. but I feel that wasn’t meant to
       go that way.” He said as he wrote a bit more.
       “That artifact was labeled something strange- it went by two
       titles… wisdom- and chaos.” He said as he sighed.”I know most
       histories there was an Apple by a goddess that was considered
       chaotic - but then there was one that was believed to bare the
       fruit of knowledge.” He told Ayyub.”It certainly feels all over
       the place.” He said with a sigh.
       ——
       "Hear me out... what if the apple... was meant for the hero?
       There was this story I came across... where is it..." Ayyub
       contemplated for a moment before digging his a chest *full* of
       notes of different ruins he had explored.
       "Ahah! This has the same markings as that room about the fallen
       God, I have struggled to fully translate it but it speaks up the
       God falling in love, the love wanting to give the God a worthy
       gift, and stole the apple... causing its to become corrupted..."
       He said as he read back some of his notes before offering them
       to Tael'c.
       ——
       Tael’c blinked when he heard Ayyub giving his suggestion. “What
       do you mean?” He asked as he watched the man go to a chest and
       open it before digging- the sound of papers and books shifting.
       His green eyes widening a bit at it. From how it seemed Ayyub
       was a treasure of knowledge by this alone- given time in the
       desert- Tael’c assumed this was what he did in his off time.
       Once he heard Ayyub exclaim as he walked over with the notes to
       place it in front of Tael’c.
       His eyes followed Ayyubs finger to what he was saying as he
       looked at his own notes. “You..your right.. his craziness is
       result of that damned artifact.” He said standing up.” You’re a
       fucking genius! Swear I should kiss you!” Flew out before he did
       exactly what he said drawing the man down in a kiss that wasn’t
       like him.
       He paused realizing what he did to pull back a bit.”I’m sorry..
       I just got so excited..” he said flushing.
       ——
       Zarik had listened to his lovers geek out for a good fifteen
       minutes when he decided to just go out on his own. They were
       obviously too distracted with their studies to want to go with
       him. And Ayyub hadn't told him that he should stay inside the
       tent.
       Zarik found one of Ayyub's cloaks and pulled it on before
       heading out into the fanatic camp. There were a few busy bodies
       that tried asking him questions, but he couldn't understand them
       and brushed past them.
       Then he got distracted by the little hellion feral kids that
       were chasing each other around the camp and causing mayhem. No
       one even attempted to corral them, which had Zarik sighing
       heavily.
       He enticed the little buggers off rather easily and distracted
       them by making a rather elaborate mud castle with a moat. The
       kids were quite fascinated and watched as he made stick people
       and animals for them to play with.
       ——
       A delighted look came to Ayyub's eyes hearing the man tell him
       he was right *and* a genius, saying he should kiss him. Then did
       exactly that. Ayyub gladly kissed Tael'c back. A grin on his
       lips when the man pulled back, "Dont apologize.... I like seeing
       you like this..... Now that we know we need to get the artifact
       out...." Ayyub began before going to a different chest to pull
       out a book on different magics. "This book in elvish so maybe
       you will have an easier time than I did, but this is about all
       kinds of remedies for spells and curses." He explained before he
       looked up and noticed Zarik was gone.
       "W.... where is the dragon?" Asked the fanatic with a surge of
       panic going through him. Ayyub put the book down to rush off and
       look for Zarik, finding the man playing with the children.
       *"don't wander...."* he told his dragon before going over and
       taking his hand to lead him back to the tent. *"stay"* he told
       the man.
       ——
       Tael’c blushed a bit more before the man moved to get more books
       to have honeyed widen. He took it to flip a bit, his head turned
       to feel his own panic. But felt best to stay put-given the
       fanatics and how they were.
       Once back in would Tael’c go over and sit in the dragons lap
       with the book. *sorry, a breakthrough occurred and got excited*
       he signed and blushed a bit.
       He pulled Zarik in for a kiss to blush then stuck his nose in a
       book to hide his expression. He figured he had to learn sometime
       of interaction.. he heard of mating and the technical things..
       but never this.
       ——
       Zarik let out a frustrated sigh when Ayyub showed up and told
       him not to wander. **"I'm not going to just sit around when
       there are things I need to do!"** He objected.
       Zarik sighed heavily when he was dragged back to the tent and
       told to stay.
       He was still grumbling when Teal'c sat in his lap and signed to
       him, blushing.
       His grumbling stopped when the elf pulled him down for a kiss.
       He blinked and then gently pulled the book from his mate's
       hands.
       *Why are you hiding? I like seeing you blush. It makes you
       adorable,* he signed with a bit of a smile.
       He glanced up at Ayyub and signed to him. *I have things I need
       to go and do. You can't keep me here. I need to go to the
       oasis.*
       ——
       It was a reilif when Tael'c took a seat in Zarik's lap, smirking
       a little seeing the elf kiss the dragon. Ayyub rolled his eyes
       at the dragon's instant words of having things to do as he was
       digging through his books and opened up several before he saw
       what the man signed to him getting a glare out of the fanatic.
       **"fine, go, *I'm* not go anywhere. Waiting. You go, might not
       be here when back..."** he said, his anger getting his language
       to be even more broken. He then found the book on the language
       and found the word he was missing. **"waiting for brother"** he
       explained trying to not let his anger get the best of him,
       people died when that happened.
       ——
       *Do you think I can't protect myself? I'm a dragon Ayyub. this
       place has been barren and desolate because of me. It's my job to
       restore it. How long have you already been waiting for your
       brother? How much longer will it be until he shows up? A week?
       Two? I could start turning things around by that time. Be angry
       with me if you must, I'll come find you if you choose to go off.
       Were bound together now. There's nowhere you can go that I can't
       find you,* Zakir signed back.
       Then he moved Teal'c out of his lap and got up. *I am my own
       person, if you want to have a relationship with me, controlling
       me isn't going to work. You do your work, let me do mine.* He
       finished and then sighed.
       *Perhaps it would be better if I took Teal'c with me? That way
       you don't worry so much,*
       ——
       Now that the two seemed to finally be paying him attention Zarik
       decided to explain again.
       *This desert can be changed back to the flowering fruitful plain
       lands it used to be. For me to do that, I have to go to the
       oasis' to start triggering the terraforming process. It will
       only take a few hours at most at the smaller ones. I plan to
       come back to you. I would never leave either of you. You're my
       mates. I care deeply about you both.*
       ——
       A dark glare came to Ayyub's eyes at the question  of how long
       he had been waiting for his brother. The last man that had asked
       him such a question had found himself fed to the raptors after
       Ayyub had taken his head. The *defiant* way the dragon behaved
       causing his grip on the table edge to tighten.
       As if adding to the insult, the dragon questioned if he should
       take Tael'c with him. He fully understood Zarik's explanation,
       but in that moment, he didn't care about anything or anyone, he
       was just angry over being argued with. Usually, he would have
       lashed out by now, but found himself holding back. He had only
       once before shown such restraint and that was towards his own
       brother, and even then, he had beat the hell out of the man.
       *"I already said go, so go. Might want to offer Tael'c the
       choice rather than just taking him by your own logic."* he
       signed quickly before leaving the tent in a furry. He needed to
       hurt someone or something to get this rage out before he took it
       out on someone undeserving. He didn't understand why he had held
       himself back but soon the man had a hunting party getting their
       rippers ready as fast as they physically cook. It was easy to
       tell Ayyub was pissed.
       ——
       Tael’c made a brighter blush when the book was moved. Then it
       seemed the dragons mood shifted a bit as he clearly signed to
       ayyub. It almost seemingly turning into an argument of staying
       or going.
       It seemed things were clearly getting heated, and Tael’c saw how
       the man signed about taking him and the reaction of ayyub. The
       signing becoming jarring and trembling with each one signed in
       anger.
       Tael’c sighed and signed.*do what you must Zarik. Ayyub has his
       things he is worrying about, clearly. And I need to do my work
       too.* he signed to look back at the books. He felt there were
       just some things not even Zarik could answer- and needed to
       piece it together.
       *maybe I can calm him down by the time you come back? Then we
       can talk more properly. If he’s been waiting here for a while
       and you needing to go.. maybe we can compromise after this oasis
       you got to go to?* he worried his green eyes looking at Zarik
       for a sense of understanding.
       It felt as if he was attempting to be the peacemaker, right now
       dropping something on Ayyub who was waiting for his brother this
       whole time was understandable.. yet zariks responsibilities to
       the revitalization of the lands made sense too.. but it seemed
       there needed to be a real talk once everyone had calmed down,
       ——
       Zarik let out a rather long sigh after Ayyub had stormed off in
       a major huff.  In the past, he remembered one of his mates
       having quite a temper as well. It had taken awhile for them back
       then to figure out how to work with one another.
       Zarik's attention went to Teal'c as he signed, explaining that
       Ayyub had things he was worrying about.
       *His brother has been gone for awhile, hasn't he? I'll have to
       apologize later. I didn't mean to hurt him. You do your work my
       kamira, I won't take long. I'll be back in a few hours,* he
       signed back.
       Zarik nodded at Teal'c suggestion of him calming Ayyub down and
       then all talking later. *he and I are alphas, just like in the
       past. It will take awhile for us to find out way to figuring out
       our dynamics. Don't feel as though you have to play peacemaker
       all the time. None of this should be on your shoulders Teal'c.
       We will figure things out. Don't worry about it, okay?*
       Zarik pulled Teal'c into a gentle kiss and cupped the others
       face and nuzzled him affectionately. *I hope you figure out your
       notes and the story behind them.*
       ——
       Tael’c smiled a bit and sighed.*he will learn compromise- this
       life he lived is full of getting his way by force, it will be
       new to him* he felt the pull in… and gentle kiss to smile
       softly.
       *be safe.* he signed a bit with a blush. He only briefly came
       out to see Zarik off, once it seemed so, his gaze went to Ayyub
       who was still very much busy and middle of being angry.
       He sighed to decide to let Ayyub take a moment and went in the
       tent to the books to begin rummaging and working.
       He heard some feet behind him- as he didn’t look up from what he
       was doing nor did he turn which was a mistake. “Ayyub we need to
       talk..” he said as he flipped through a book to land on an image
       of the red haired woman again.. only she looked different…
       darker. He felt a grab and his mouth covered as he realized..
       that wasn’t Ayyub. He backed up to a pole that was sturdy in the
       ground to hear the grunt and felt the release. He almost threw
       the book to think twice and ended up throwing a rock he saw on a
       crate made to look like a table. He rushed for the flap before
       his hair was snagged. He yelled out for Ayyub before he was
       tossed down and clothing being torn off as he fought back.
       He felt his arm grabbed and forcibly turned to the ground his
       head being shoved in the sand before feeling an invasion to cry
       out.
       He grabbed dirt with the only free hand he had-to toss it in the
       face of the attacker to get away, he grabbed a dagger he saw to
       hold it in defense as the fanatic chuckled, and brought a blade
       out with a wide grin on his face.
       —-
       It was just as Ayyub finished getting his ripper ready that he
       thought he heard Tael'c calling his name to go towards his tent,
       hearing the cry out had the fanatic rushing in and seeing the
       elf stripped and being attacked.
       A new level of rage filled Ayyub as he punched the man in the
       back of the head to make him drop the blade before his hands
       went around the man's throat to choke the life out of him. After
       several moments of this kind of torture, Ayyub ran him through
       with a sword he had been moving towards while choking the man.
       The angry fanatic then dragged the man out by his hair and
       tossed him out into the sand. "Help him you are next, touch what
       is *mine* you will discover a new kind of pain," he snarled
       before looking to the hunting party. "Go, hunt... it appears I
       have things to attend to..." He told the other who then left for
       the hunt they were already ampt for.
       Ayyub returned to his tent, grabbed a blanket, and then wrapped
       his elf up in it before scooping him up and carrying him over to
       a comfortable spot and held Tael'c in his lap, stroking his hair
       for comfort.
       —-
       Tael’c held the dagger, as the fanatic got closer, to seeing an
       enraged Ayyub. The way he got to the fanatic and how he handled
       him was beyond any sort of what Tael’c thought would happen. The
       dagger dropped from his hands, witnessing the man being choked
       out before being tossed out.
       When he came back, it was strange seeing the raging man quelling
       enough to be comforting. He felt the stroking of the hair and
       let a shaky breath out.. before giving a nervous laugh.”I didn’t
       expect that.. to happen.. I should have.. “ he said clearly in
       enough shock as he was processing what just happened, he felt as
       if he had been stolen from.
       “You know.. I use to be apart of the pack tribe.. I thought I
       found a place that respected the mind- I ran from my home you
       see- forced mates I guess you could call it. They tried to get
       me with a woman due to my intelligence.. But there’s a
       drawback-you are apart of them till they deem you useless- some
       if pretty enough get sent to be fuck toys till their used up..
       then killed .. their leader is pretty bad.. often he’d just have
       to find that talent again when he ran into a wall… “ he said as
       tears started to well up a bit. “The books were running out… so
       I got desperate and that’s how I ended up in Abaddons tribe..
       but even then, there were easily jealous people that could kill
       you.. still remember amons scary jealous look when I simply was
       telling abaddon, when he was sane.. about the ruins..”
       Tears slid down.”your the only one that never did any of those
       things- and clearly don’t allow it- and you make me feel like I
       can work and not worry about being tossed..”he shook a little
       before finally leaning into Ayyub. He gave into his emotions his
       hand clutching ayyubs shirt.
       It was as if the pent emotions being pushed by his sway of being
       logical was catching up. But the idea of feeling that important
       part taken just nailed the emotions he had pushed deep down for
       so long to bubble to the surface.>>>
       ^^^
       It was enough to drown out any logic he did have in his mind as
       he would sit there being comforted by a fanatic of all people
       from what had happened.
       ——
       Zarik headed out of the tent ignoring the looks that he got from
       the fanatics and set out towards the oasis. He waited until he
       was a good distance away to shift his wings, tail and horns out.
       It would have taken too much effort to take his full form,
       especially with the time constraint he had. It was a quick
       flight to the small oasis.
       **"Now then, where is this trigger?"** He mused and began
       searching the rocks around the place. After a little while he
       found what he was looking for and sat down in a meditative pose
       and focused his power into the rock.
       The oasis began to glow a soft green, the small plants growing
       more vibrant as he concentrated. After the hour long process was
       done, the Oasis had a small jungle that had grown up around it.
       Not only were there more vibrant flowers, but trees filled with
       blooms started to grow fruit.
       **'one down, six more to go,"** he said with a pleased smile.
       Zarik headed back to the fanatic camp, and landed a few miles
       away. That was when he was hit by a rather intense sense of
       wrongness and his eyes flashed. Zarik entered the camp, ignoring
       the shocked looks from the others going straight to the
       suffering fanatic that smelled far too much of Teal'c.
       "YOU Dare touch my mate?!" He roared angrily before ripping the
       man up from the spot he had been left to bleed out. "Slow death
       too good for you!"
       —-
       "You should have been safe in my personal tent... I won't let
       this happen again..." Ayyub assured as he listened to Tael'c
       open up to him about his past experience with the terrible
       people the elf had found himself in the company of.
       "I'm glad you feel you can do your work... I will make sure you
       can keep doing so... they won't ever touch you again..." He
       promised, soothing the man for a long while before he heard the
       yelling outside as Zarik tore the man who touched Tael'c apart.
       —-
       Tael’c heard noises outside but clung to Ayyub, it felt strange
       relying on a person for comfort. He remembered his childhood-
       his tears met with a strict hand.
       He could hear the anger in the dragon outside. He had a feeling
       after what happened he wouldn’t be dealing with another being
       dumb enough to try to get to him.
       —-
       Zarik's anger and rage were fierce enough that he didn't care
       what the other fanatics might think as he ripped the human into
       half and toss the parts into different directions.
       "He..he's not going to hurt the rest of us is he?" One of the
       fanatics whispered looking completely freaked out of his mind.
       "Do what he did, you die too." He said shooting a dark glare at
       the other's, letting off a wave of power that knocked the men
       out of their boots.
       Having now warned them, Zarik turned to go into Ayyub's tent and
       found  his mates. Seeing how Ayyub was comforting Teal'c had him
       moving to pull both into his lap and wrapping his wings around
       them, making a soft curtain that would give them privacy.
       "I'm sorry I left you alone," Zarik said softly to Teal'c. "I am
       sorry you were attacked,"
       —-
       The pair sat in silence as they heard the dragon outside, until
       a blood covered Zarik finally came inside to pull them into his
       lap and protectively encircle them in his wings.
       Ayyub leaned into the man, feeling defeated that he couldn't
       protect Tael'c. *"you had to go... I shouldn't have left Tael'c
       alone... this is my fault..."* Ayyub said in rather brokenly in
       the ancient language. His rage soothed for now.
       —-
       Tael’c heard the dragons apology- it seemed the two touched base
       somehow. Tael’c signed.*that’s enough.. remember where we are it
       happened once and you two made sure it won’t happen again* he
       signed. He drew in Ayyub for a soft kiss and then Zarik. *think
       tonight- I want to be properly mated.. just .. be gentle* he
       signed.
       —-
       Zarik shook his head slowly, ready to object and tell Ayyub it
       wasn't his fault at all. It seemed Teal'c agreed, signing that
       he didn't blame either of them.
       Zarik relaxed a bit, but knew that neither him or Ayyub would
       ever leave Teal'c out of sight after this, even if they'd warned
       the others from hurting their mate.
       He relaxed, watching Teal'c kiss Ayyub first and then pressed in
       , deepening the kiss that Teal'c gave him.
       His eyes widened slightly at Teal'c signing he was wanting to be
       mated. He glanced down seeing the blood that covered his chest.
       *I should clean up first. I think I got both of you messy too,*
       ——
       A surprised sound left Ayyub when Tael'c kissed him before
       looking even more surprised at the man's desire to be mated.
       "Yeah, let's get cleaned up first," the fanatic agree before
       pulling away from Zarik to get to his feet with the elf in his
       arms.
       "There is a spring we can clean up in nearby, it's connected to
       the well." He explained as he led the pair to and partially
       enclosed space that was made into a makeshift bathhouse Ayyub
       finally let the elf onto his feet before he took his clothes off
       and got into the cool water.
       ——
       The elf made no objections as he was lifted in ayyubs arms. In
       fact it felt almost comforting than embarrassing as he felt the
       sway of his walk till they had made it to the bath. He felt his
       body move as his feet hit the sand.
       A soft sigh came out before he would walk over and slide into
       the waters, soaking and enjoying the cool water. He dipped to
       wet his hair and slicked it back. His red rimmed eyes looking at
       his reflection. Least he knew he could fight back- he quietly
       was ruminating on what happened and what he could of done to
       prevent it himself. He wasn’t like Ayyub- he didn’t spend his
       time in the desert- what training he had was in the fae jungles
       alongside Adan. And he was no powerhouse like Zarik. He went
       over to Ayyub.. out of wishing to feel safe as they waited for
       Zarik to join them.
       #Post#: 1642--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Discovering love
       By: Inkglitched Date: February 24, 2026, 9:20 am
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       Zarik rose after Ayyub and followed him to the bathhouse. The
       few fanatics still lingering outside froze at the sight of the
       three together. Zarik shot them a look which had them scattering
       and gave him a satisfied smirk.
       He paused to watch his mates pull their clothes off and get into
       the water.
       "I feel like the luckiest dragon in the world right now," he
       purred as he pulled his bottom off and dropped it near Ayyub's
       clothes then moved to slide into the water.
       With his tail and wings, he made the water rise to the top edge
       of the rocks. "Ahh feels so good," he moaned out and began to
       scrub his chest. "Is there blood on my wings? Might need help
       cleaning them. Just be gentle,"
       —-
       When Tael'c moved over to him once in the water, Ayyub wrapped
       his arms around the elf to draw the man into him before their
       dragon disrobed to join then and couldn't help but grin as he
       watched the dragon clean up.
       "There is... here let me help..." He said as he pulled thebelf
       along over to Zarik and began to gently clean the feathers of
       blood.
       "Make sure he got it all off his body and tail" he told Tael'c
       as he worked.
       ——
       Tael’c moved to do what he was told. His hands running over
       zarik’s form. Given the closeness and touching places where he
       hadn’t got him almost examining Zarik closely- especially around
       the tail as he gently cleaned it up. The feel of the feathers
       that brushed against his skin was silky smooth. He felt a mild
       jealousy at wishing he could fly.
       “Your feathers really are stunning Zarik.” Said Tael’c with a
       smile.
       ——
       Zarik let out a low rumbled purr of pleasure at the hands of his
       mates cleaning his feathery wings and tail.
       "That feels really good, you are turning me on," Zarik spoke,
       his purring getting more pronounced the more they touched him.
       Zarik snaked out an Arm to pull Teal'c in closer. "Will take you
       up one day soon," he promised before stealing a kiss from his
       mate.
       His tail slide into the water and down to the bottom of the bath
       to keep him from moving around too much. Then he dragged Ayyub
       in closer to steal a deep kiss from him as well.
       "Can't help self want more with mates,"
       —-
       A smirk came to Ayyub's lips hearing the dragon confess they
       were turning him on. He watched as the dragon drew in the elf,
       kissing him as the fanatic finished cleaning the king's wings.
       He was truly beging to wonder how he was going to keep these two
       from suffering or being driven away by his way of life. It was
       good to know toying with the man's wings was a turn on.
       Then, Ayyub found himself being pulled in, a blush on his cheeks
       at being pulled around, moaning into the kiss, already feeling
       quite turned on.
       "Getting pretty addicted to the both of you too..." He murmered.
       —-
       Tael’c blinked catching the words of taking up one day. He
       blushed a bit before the kiss, he watched the two kiss rather
       deeply. His eyes taking in their forms, the nightmare in the
       tent melting away with seeing how they were together. His arms
       went around behind Ayyub. In a way of showing affection without
       showing his face. Even with the events he did feel a bit
       sheepish but asked.”which one of you want to try first?…” he
       asked his  forehead against the man’s back.
       —-
       Zarik grinned quite pleased by the soft blushes from his mates.
       Having them so close, he could feel how aroused both were.
       Hearing Teal'c question had him humming thoughtfully. "You ride
       Ayyub, after I get you both wet," he suggested, his eyes
       glittering. "Later if you are ready, I can claim you," Zarik
       added and moved to nibble on Teal'c neck.
       ——
       Feeling Tael'c embracing him from behind had the blush on
       Ayyub's cheeks deepening. The question getting a rush to go
       through him. "I think you riding me in an *excellent* idea," he
       purred in praise, enjoying the affection of the elf.
       ——
       Tael’c blushed a bit at the idea of riding, his body reacting to
       the touches of the men. They felt far gentler and kinder as the
       nightmare of a moment vanished. His mouth covered ayyubs and
       once ready slowly filled himself. His body taking its time
       adjusting. With a bit of coaxing and soft touches he began to
       ride slowly his body moving on ayyub.  It started to feel good
       as he moved on him with a hot moan as he clung to the
       man.”Ayyub..” he groaned.”.feels so good..” he said fixing a
       lewd look.
       ——
       Zarik  moved Teal'c up first to use his tongue and mouth to
       tease the other's hole open. He took a great deal of care to
       make it as painless as possible. He then moved Ayyub up,  and
       worked his mouth over his mate's shaft while using fingers to
       gently stretch Teal'c out a bit more. Once the two were
       connected, Zarik focused his attention on nipping and teasing
       their bodies with his touches.
       "You two make such a lovely sight together," he murmured, though
       he was sure they might not understand him.
       He was starting to want to find this man Teal'c had mentioned
       that could teach him their language. It would make it much
       easier for all of them.
       ——
       Suddenly having Tael'c's lips on his own as Zarik git the elf
       ready before a moan escaped Ayyub feeling the mouth taking in
       his full member, getting the fanatic nice and wet before the elf
       slowly sunk onto him. "Only shit you are tight," he gasped,
       trying his best to hold still. When he felt the elf begin to
       move, Ayyub couldn't help but thrust up into his lover with hot
       moans. When Tael'c gave him *that* look, Ayyub just about lost
       control of himself as he thrusted up into the elf.
       In his fever, Ayyub grabbed hold of Zarik's hair to make out
       with the dragon as he caused the elf to bounce on him.
       ——
       Tael’c bounced on the fanatic at a hard pace, the water sloshing
       as he did. He didn’t expect it to feel this good. Seeing how he
       was being with Zarik made him go and grab the chin of the dragon
       to turn his head and kissed him deeply. His gasps and moans
       filling the bath. “Feel so good..” he moaned.
       He never expected the feeling of the man inside of him, or the
       touches of the dragon, his movements quickened as he felt a buck
       of his lover inside his body dancing on top- his cries reaching
       a different level. He came undone as he came hard to lean
       against Ayyub as he took in the feeling.
       —fin—
       Zarik was only too happy to make out with Ayyub , a growl
       escaping at the tight hold on his hair.
       His hands moved to tease the two connected, pinching nipples,
       sliding over Tael'c member, groping both of their asses.
       He let out a soft groan when Tael'c pulled his chin and kissed
       him deeply, then moaned out how good it felt.
       "Just wait until you take both of us," he murmured back.
       He continued pleasuring and teasing both until they came and
       Tael'c collapsed on top of Ayyub. "You're both So fucking
       beautiful," he murmured moving behind Tael'c and wrapped his
       arms around both, squishing the elf just a little bit.
       "Should get out soon and dry off." He murmured. "You both are
       going to need some rest."
       ——
       Seeing and *feeling* Tael'c coming undone and then spilling all
       over him had Ayyub filling the man with his own seed with the
       attention of Zarik onto of everything. The fanatic gently moved,
       though he was still buried deep inside of the elf, to push the
       dragon onto the edge of the pool.
       "Mmm think I need a taste of you before I can go to sleep," he
       purred before taking *all* of the dragon's member down his
       throat, practically milking the dragon until he finally made the
       man cum and swallowed down the massive load. "Hmm, he tastes
       good," he murmered before kissing Tael'c *deeply* to give the
       man a good taste of their dragon king's seed.
       ---fin---
       Tael’c rested on the fanatics chest as he felt blissed. He felt
       the movement to give a soft groan before feeling the man’s mouth
       on his. He blushed at the taste of the dragon, mixed with his
       lover’s mouth. “You’re gonna have to carry me.” Said Tael’c with
       a slight blush.”I can’t feel my legs.” He admitted as he was
       feeling a bit shaky from the aftermath of the orgasm he had.
       —fin—
       Zarik raised an eyebrow at being pushed onto the edge of the
       pool then a gleam of pleasure filled his  eyes at Ayyub's purred
       words. A deep groan of pleasure escaped him when Ayyub took
       every inch of him in his mouth and down throat.
       "Fuck yes," he growled approvingly. His hands reached up to
       slide into Ayyub's hair as his mate worked him up to cumming
       hard and swallowed up every bit.
       It wasn't hard to decipher what Ayyub said to Tael'c before the
       two were kissing deeply and sharing a taste.
       Zarik slowly stretched, feeling quite satisfied and reached to
       help both of them out of the water. He helped with getting
       Tael'c dressed and then helped by carrying the shaky legged elf
       back to their shared tent.
       "If that makes you unable to walk, wait until it's my turn,"
       Zarik said with a bit of a grin as he got settled in the fur
       next to the Tael'c. He left space for Ayyub to lay down on the
       other side of the elf. He figured it would make Tael'c feel
       safer to have them on either side.
       ——
       "Don't worry, we will get you back to my tent," Ayyub reassured
       before Zarik was aiding in the endeavor of pulling the elf off
       and getting them cleaned back up before the trio would head
       back, Tael'c in the dragon's arms.
       He didn't need much prompting to lay down with his lovers once
       they arrived, wrapping his arms around both men as he squished
       the elf between himself and the dragon.
       -fin-
       Tael’c blushed brightly at the words given. Once he was down he
       relaxed a little before feeling ayyub to entirely do so. He
       burrowed into Ayyub. He had never been attacked like that
       before- beaten maybe- threatened- the norm from where he came
       from. But never that.
       He felt Ayyub was fairly different- he figured maybe id he could
       find the right time- get the man to break from the fanatic way
       of life.. in his eyes- Ayyub was brilliant and the life he was
       living just felt like it wasn’t good enough for a brain like
       his. He pulled the man in for a soft kiss. “Thank you.” He said
       before giving the dragon a soft one as well. He was starting to
       feel much safer this way. But he knew he wouldn’t have his back
       to an opening of a tent ever again.
       — fin—
       Zarik couldn't help but grin at the bright red that filled
       Tael'c's face.
       "You look cute when you blush like that," He murmured. "No need
       to worry, sleep, I'll keep watch while you both rest," He
       reassured both of them, His eyes firmly on the tent flap and
       then got a brilliant idea.
       Zarik was distracted for a moment watching the handsome Tael'c
       kissing Ayyub and then pulling him in for one a moment later.
       "You can keep doing that all you want," He flirted before
       pulling away and moving to get up and face the tent opening.
       Zarik started chanting softly and erupted a protective charm
       around the tent along with a spell that would warn them if
       anyone got too close to their tent. "There..if anyone with ill
       intent comes near, we'll hear an alarm. Not to mention they'll
       get stunned and be paralyzed for a few hours too," He said with
       a chuckle.
       Zarik moved to rejoin them on the furs, letting out a pleased
       sigh as he let his body finally relax and nuzzled the back of
       Tael'c's neck.
       --fin--
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