Dalton was bored. 

He hated meeting of the wing in the best of times, and this time was no
exception. The way he figured was that if a rider wasn't smart enough to
know when danger was around him/her and something happened... Well that was
their own stupid fault for not keeping their eye on things.

"Okay so everyone knows now that you're not to leave the Warren unless you
go in pairs," Derry was saying at he started to wind down the meeting. "And
you're to let the watch dragon know where you're going and about what time
you're planing on coming back so we know to look for you if you're late."

He looked around the room, making sure to catch as many eyes as possible
then released them. all but Dalton.

"I need you and your partner to do me a little favor," the Wingleader told
him. "Seems we're missing a Jr. Queenriders and I need someone to go make
sure they're okay and *escort* them back to the Warren. Your dragon can get
the image from Areena as to where they were last seen."

Dalton executed a brief salute then turned and walked away. He was about to
have his dragon contact his partner when an idea hit him.

Why?

"Something must have happened between the two to keep them out of the Warren
over night. Something he was sure they might not want to get around.

Something maybe he could use to his advantage. 

With a plan forming in his head, he mounted the beast and making sure he
knew where they were to go, gave the order to lift off.

He'd been looking for some new way to bring himself to the Attentions of the
girl who ran the Warren, every since his plans for the lovely Shawnee fell
through.

How was he to know that the girl wouldn't be able to forget that jerk she
was mated with? And besides.. what did he want with helping to raise someone
else's brats.


No this would be better if his luck held out. Having a Jr. Queenrider under
his thumb was a hell of a lot more useful then a plain female dragonrider.

Who better then the Jr Queenrider to help him in his bid to replace the
current Warrenlady's lover as Wingleader. 
He'd been on the short list of candidates when the last Leader had had to be
replaced and he knew that the only reason Derry got it was because the girl
was sleeping with him and wanted to keep him happy.

What better way then to give him the wing Leader job?

That his name had been on the list was only a dream his mind had come up
with. He had wanted the job and the power that went with it, and figured
he's be the best person for the job. It never crossed his mind that others
hadn't even thought about him at all... And if someone told him that, he
would have only thought they had been jealous of him anyway.

But with the Jr Queenrider on his side... he just knew he could make her see
his point. Besides he was Warren born while as Derry was the spoiled son of
a Landbound Lord... what did he know about leading a Wing?

Then there was the man she had mated herself with. A dragonrider.. but a
rider of a *female* dragon. He couldn't imagine she was getting satisfied at
home or why else would she have gone off with another man?

Why he bet by now the woman would be needing the attentions of a real man.
Maybe that was why she'd gone off with another man. A *male* rider of a
Queen... 

Didn't she ever learn? Going from one such man to another? What she needed
was a male who rode a male dragon then maybe she wouldn't stray or come up
wanting.

Yes he'd be doing her a favor and she'd finally find out what being bedded
by a real man was like.

Now if only.... Yes... there they were, and as his dragon landed his eyes
took in the scene that he was sure he could use. For both riders were still
there. Still cuddled together under one blanket and he could tell by the way
that they were going at it that they hadn't expected to have any visitors.

Wouldn't they be surprised.

<<Land as quietly as you can,>> he told his dragon. <<I don't want them to
know we're here just yet. Why ruin the passion they have been working up
needlessly?>>

The two landed, and Dalton slipped from the beast back and quietly moved
closer to the pair. He found an old log and took a seat then after a few
minutes where his leather pants seem to get a bit tighter... he began to
clap loud enough so that it broke into the goings on of the lovemaking pair.

"What the Hell!!" shouted Merissa who noticed him first, and then began a
frantic search for her shirt to cover herself from his glaze. "And just how
long have you been here?"

"Long enough to enjoy the show," Dalton grinned and made no move to overt
his eyes for the creamy flesh that had been exposed when the blanket had
fallen to her waist level.

He shook his head with and exaggerated sigh when her flesh had been covered. 

"What are you doing here?" she demanded as she placed a hand on  Oldreth's
arm when he would have gone after then man.

"Why I was sent out here to find you and *escort* you back to the Warren,"
he grinned, enjoying her outrage and his. "But maybe I should just go back
and tell them that you're both fine and will return after you finish
screwing each others lights out?"

Oldreth got as far as his feet this time before Merissa could move in front
of him to stop him from going after the man.

Dalton ignored him, instead began making tisking noises with his tongue as
he got up and started moving back towards his dragon.

"I'm sure your *mate* will be relieved to hear that nothing happened to you
other then having someone else get your rocks off," he threw over his
shoulder and then chuckled when the male Queenrider was unable to get to him
where he sat up on his dragons back.

"But if you're real nice to me then maybe you and I can work something out
so I don't tell him about the steamy little scene I saw being played out
here... come see me when you get back to the Warren sweetie," he turned his
eyes towards Oldreth. 

"And if you even think twice about paying me a visit... I'll make sure
everyone in the place knows I saw her fighting you off when I arrived and
that she begged me not to tell anyone that you were forcing your attentions
on her. Even if she denies it... I'm sure there will be others who will
think you did rape her and she's just trying to cover it up... but think
about what it'll do to both your reputations..."

He turned back to look at Merissa. "Come see me sweetie and we'll talk abut
it. I'm sure we can come up with something that'll please us both."

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nrpg: Well Arlene.. will she go see him? If she doesn't he'll be spreading
the lie abut Oldreth all over the Warren and making it seem worse with each
telling... and I'm sure he'll come up with a few other such tales....

If Oldreth shows up and beats him up then Dalton will figure he's got good
proof that it did happen just the way Dalton said it did... "Why else would
he do this to me except to try and make me keep my mouth shout about what I
saw???......

Jill .. working on a Kanler & Raine post now... Ask Kris...she's holding the
whip!!!

***Submitted by: *******

Dalton & his dragon (who's name I can't remember atm...)
Whiteriver Warren

aka
Barbara