Evan explained the situation to his lover as they walked hand in hand back to their tent. Adam was shocked to learn that Kaleb had found his way so far from where they first met, and that he had been purposely attacked by professionals.
His memory was pretty good as the warrior suddenly remembered that when they had met in the inn, Kaleb's servant had told him that the dark mage was going away to another country for a while for important business. Was it there that the man had made foe?
Once they entered the tent, Adam spotted Kaleb laying on the cushion, but turned his gaze to Ash's nest and headed there. The warrior smiled at the sleeping snake, lightly caressing his chubby body. They had succeeded in fattening up their child, even though he was still so short. His snake now had a pleasant chubby texture and the human had pinchable cheeks.
"Thank you for your hard work, Ash." Adam whispered, his eyes curving up in a smile as he saw the snake snuggle even more in the covers and heard a soft hissing sound let out in his sleep, as if answering him. Adam would never get tired of his children's cuteness. After covering the snake even more until only his puppy-like snout was let out, the warrior walked back to the dark mage.
"It really is Kaleb. Even his features didn't change much, he looks way younger than he really is... Is it because of his use of dark magic?" Adam mumbled jealously. He and Evan were now in their mid-twenties, but looked more like in their thirties because of everything that happened, while Kaleb was in his thirties but looked in his twenties.
"You shouldn't be jealous, I like your manly look way more than his baby face." Evan grunted as he stood behind his lover, putting his arms around his waist and leaving open-mouthed kisses all around the warrior's neck and nibbling on the hot flesh.
"Alright, alright, stop now, you dog." Adam rolled his eyes and smiled at the ticklish feeling and the pain from the bites. He had learnt early on that he was now Evan's chew toy, and he hadn't found a way to break the giant's bad habits of chewing him all over his body, always leaving marks everywhere. He did secretly like it, but he wouldn't say it out loud. He knew Evan liked feeling in control and acting like a rebellious teenager, so he humored him for now by acting as if it displeased him.
After years of being together, they had learnt about each other's kinks in deep details, even if they found new things once in a while to piment their relationship, which was already really spicy.
The giant pouted as he stopped chewing on Adam's neck, looking with loveforn eyes at the delicious skin before him. The warrior rolled his eyes and headed back outside to wait for Blaze. Evan stayed glued on his back with his arms around him and once Adam stopped walking, he put his chin on that warrior's head. His lover was just the perfect height to do that.
Other tribe's members greeted them as they passed by, Adam waving back and Evan only glancing at them as he stayed in the same position. The others didn't mind, already accustomed to Evan's personality of not caring for anyone other than his lover and children. Adam would stab him in the ribs with his elbow in the past for acting that way, but, with time, he had also given up on teaching his bear good manners and accepted the reality.
Evan's chin suddenly moved from his head and Adam looked at where the giant had turned, knowing what had succeeded in catching his attention.
He was right as he saw Blaze jumping excitedly with five dead rabbits suspended by their ears in his hands. The fox threw his prey with the others before turning toward the two men. Once he saw his parents waiting for him, Blaze's whole face brightened and he ran toward them.
"I caught rabbits! Five of them! All alone!" The child exclaimed as he threw himself into Adam's arms, the warrior catching him with ease as he was used to such antics. He stumbled a little because of the extra weight on his back, the leech persistently holding onto him, but he was still able to hold the slippery child in his arms even as he moved around like an eel outside of water.
"Yes, good job, Blaze!" Adam praised the fox, watching his fluffy ears twitch with excitement at the compliment and his fluffy tail waving behind his back. The child thanked him with a wide smile, holding onto his Dad joyfully.
"Why were you outside?" The fox asked curiously, knowing that his parents wouldn't normally do that without any reason. Adam patted the kid on his head humorously, feeling as if he had been caught red handed.
"We have a guest inside resting, so we wanted to warn you to be mindful and not to make too much noise. Ash is also sleeping." The warrior exclaimed as he squeezed the child in his arms, rubbing his nose against the shifter's fluffy ears and hair. Blaze laughed at the ticklish feeling. He loved when his Dad did that. He knew that Adam probably didn't see it that way, but for Blaze, it was as if he was scenting him, like a parent would do with their cub.
"Who is it?" Blaze asked after agreeing, trying to peek inside the tent unsuccessfully. Adam bumped his button nose with his finger while he thought about how to explain who Kaleb was. However, Evan surprised him by speaking first.
"He's a dark mage called Kaleb. He gave us a powder to get rid of my slave tattoo. I have a debt toward him, and I'm now repaying it by healing him after he was injured and left for dead." The giant explained, looking over Adam's shoulder to meet Blaze's eyes. The fox exclaimed in surprise at the news before saying that the mage was a good man so he would treat him well.
In this era, few were those who opposed slave trading and were willing to face retribution by freeing slaves. The royal family encouraged slavers and punished those who helped free slaves. Thus, Kaleb's act of giving them a way to make Evan a free man again was truly a great act of kindness.
The mage may have acted a little crazy, but he was a good man.
Hey dear readers, Kaleb really is kind!
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