Thread: Just Another Damn Thread! (ClearSight x Javorcek)

Ever since Theas first full moon, she had been marked as a candidate for High Guard. Epicene wolves were well known for their ability to shift between forms as easily as they shifted between genders their inherently wild nature made them perfect for the prestigious position of watching over a member of the royal family. She had grown up normal enough Thea was the oldest of four pups who had grown up on a small farm that their parents owned. Her mother and younger sister were incredibly patient women who trained horses. The two of them could break any stallion, no matter how stubborn he was. Thea, her father, and her two brothers worked with the dairy cows, gathering milk to be sent out to the city. When she wasnt herding the cattle or forcing runaway horses back to the barn, she was training with a retired High Guard who would come from the city three times a week to put her through her paces. On those days she was so exhausted she could barely function. And on the days when she was rested, all she could do was worry. If Thea completed her training and left her home to move to the city and become a High Guard, her family would lose a strong contributor. A guards salary was good, but wasnt enough to move her family to the city on, especially since none of them knew anything other than farm work and it would be difficult for them to find jobs in the city. On the other hand, if she sent money home, it wouldnt be quite enough to hire a replacement with. Today there was no time for worrying though, today she was supposed to have her head on straight so that she could deliver a freshly trained horse to some aristocrat. It was strange, usually her mother would deliver the horses herself. Things just kept getting more odd as she was invited into the older womans home to talk business. That was definitely- a matter for her mother. Thea knew the standard rates that her mother charged to break and train a horse, but if this woman was looking for her mother and little sister to train several more, the rate would change to what she did not know. Her training as a High Guard had at least prepared her for the proper etiquette required when dealing with nobles Thea was more careful to annunciate her words and hide her country accent, she made sure her posture was perfect, and she didnt chug the tea that had been offered her even though she was rather thirsty. Dealing with this chit chat though was slowly starting to kill her. She should go back home, by the time she walked back to the farm it would be time to herd the cows into the barn for the night. Alpha Laurenif you have no more business to discuss then I should take my leave Thea tried to politely drop the hint that she needed to go. To her relief the older woman seemed to be ready to talk about business once againthough to her horror the business had nothing to do with horses. As her ear was bitten, she jerked backwards, silently cursing the arm of the couch for not giving her anywhere to retreat to. Laurean just came with her, nipping at her neck this time, stirring at the animal inside of Thea. There was a girl back home, one who was nice, came from a farming family, and would make a decent matebut she wasnt their hearts mate so Theas wolf felt no particular allegiance to the young woman without a mating bite to bind them together. Y-yours? Thea sputtered out as she listened to Lauren go on about the thing that was dearest to her heart, her family, and everything that the aristocrat could provide them. Land? Gold? Support? Her family could use all of those things, especially the land part. Even if she gave up her share of the land and cattle, that wouldnt be enough for her siblings to live off of once they were older and had their own families. She wanted them to be able to marry for love, wanted them to not have to worry about bad years, when droughts or disease ruined the ground and hurt the animals, she wanted them to have the things that she couldnt because she was the oldest Should she trade for these fine things at the cost of her own dignity? Be the pet- of this noblewoman? She had heard such stories before, someone sleeping with this aristocrat or that aristocrat for the chance that they might pass their name along to someone who would give them a better job, a better life. Thea had never thought of herself as the kind of girl who would toss away all of her morals for the sake of quick and easy money But this money was not for her, it was for her family. And that was all the difference in the world. Even with all the benefits though, she was unable to go through with it. It didnt feel right to trade sex for money, even if it was for someone else. Besides, there was a girl back home that her parents were expecting her to marry, she couldnt just screw around with this girl. II cant. Thea shook her head, trying to back up just a little bit more before her wolf decided that doing the right thing was stupid. Laurens body felt absolutely wonderful against hers, the soft, supple flesh an interesting contrast against the young wolfs muscular form. I should go...