This was the first commission I ever took.

A bit of a reimagining of the opening to HTTYD

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"This is ridiculous," Aleksander thinks to himself, "Overnight guard duty sucks." The scrawny 22-year-old sits there on the southern side of the small island where he's spent his entire life. On this island stands a settlement, one of the oldest in their archipelago, called Hvildu . It's been home to Aleks' clan for at least twenty generations, going back to some of the first Scandinavian explorers. The sailing traditions of his ancestors remain alive and well alongside their less savory customs. Aleks and his clan embrace the ideals of the Vikings, who started their whole civilization. Now, not all people here are actual Vikings. That title is sacred, given only to warriors who prove themselves worthy. Worthiness is judged according to one's bravery and deeds when plundering and defending the village from threats. And for the nearly five hundred years they've lived there, the dragons were the chief threat to their town.

The dragons come in several different varieties. Aleks has even heard from some of the explorers who pass through the village from time to time that there are thousands of varieties all around the world. However, he's only really seen the ten or so types that used to terrorize his home, stealing livestock and burning down houses. The raids were devastating when they happened.

It had become such an issue that some members of his clan became dragon hunters. Trained in the ever-evolving art of taking the fight to the dragons, these particular warriors are experts in ranged combat, wielding powerful crossbows and bolas with a select few using polearms to deal the final blow once in melee range. This profession is dangerous even for Vikings; high praise and honors are showered upon the successful hunters almost constantly. Over time, the title was treated with the same, if not more, reverence than' Viking.'

That's how it's worked for a hundred. Dragon hunting is no longer new and less of a necessity for safety. Once Hvildu became such a dangerous place for dragon raids, they stopped coming to the village altogether. Raids still happen every few months, but they're much less common. With the decreased dragon raids, the hunters expanded the radii of their hunting patterns almost tenfold. The result was a veritable hunting empire with Hvildu at its center. The once humble village now stands as a bustling trade hub with gold flowing in and dragon products flowing out. By this point, the dragon hunters are their own caste in society, with rulers and clergy. Everyone wants to be a dragon hunter, including Aleks.

Aleksander is the son of the chief prince of the island, which would be pretty sweet if he wasn't such a disappointment. His great-grandfather was the first leader of the dragon hunters, and each of his forefathers was killing dragons before they spoke complete sentences. But Aleks was not. He was a clumsy boy. So prone to accidents and comparatively weak to his peers, his father, Anders the Magnificent, refused to let him join in on hunting expeditions. As such, Aleks stayed home, learning from the thinkers and tinkers of the town. He still reads voraciously, learning everything he can about everything he can. He obtains books from traders and merchants passing through and has become proficient in multiple languages. In short, Aleks is brilliant, but in a family that values strength, he is regularly ostracised and made to feel like a burden. When he turned 18, Aleks wanted nothing more than to join the craftsman guild as an apprentice. This dream job would take him to villages and towns across the archipelago and beyond. He'd learn from the greatest masters of the art. By this point, he has only read treatises and books with some practical training by the local artisans. But those are few and far between. And the good ones never stay, so Aleks' education was amateur at best, but his knowledge and intuition are what set him apart.

Instead of becoming an apprentice, Anders forced Aleks into the town guard, an auxiliary militia meant mainly to back up the full warriors in local defense. His father hoped it would toughen the young man up and make him useful in his eyes. But all this did was highlight the boy's insecurities and physical ineptitude.

It's been six months since he barely passed basic training, which took him four tries to do. In that time, he improved physically, gaining a toned physique, but he never got big like his father and peers. Over time, he found himself looking at the dragon hunters. They're the most incredible guys in town, and Aleks was feeling the itch to join the family business. He'd always felt this since he was a little boy. He saw most of his friends grow up to become dragon hunters and always got jealous. And though he enjoyed reading and was proud of his accomplishments, those accomplishments never got him a date.

And so he sits at the guard post, looking out to the sea. He was relegated to guard duty after his most recent screw-up, which resulted in a captured training dragon escaping. He sits in his chair, holding a crossbow, daydreaming about what it'd be like if he actually killed a dragon. But with dragon raids being so infrequent now, that seemed impossible without actually going on a hunting expedition.

"Woosh... woosh..." Aleks is awoken from his daydreams by the sound of dragon wings. It's faint, but he's grown an ear for these things and immediately recognizes it. He looks around and sees the black-winged figure flying gracefully through the sky.

"This is it! This is my chance," He says to himself excitedly. He grabs ahold of the mounted battlement, equipped with an advanced bola. He'd actually helped to develop it. It's meant to fully immobilize a dragon in flight. Now granted, it was never really tested on actual dragons, but he was confident it would work. He gets his visual on the black figure streaking across the sky. He's been training for this and is actually a decent shot. His eye for detail really helps him out here. He aims a few degrees ahead of the dragon and pulls the trigger. A pause." Screech!... thud!" He hit it! The dragon lets out a pained yell and falls to the ground in the wooded area a couple of miles west of town. The night goes quiet again; the commotion doesn't seem to have awoken alerted anyone as he lets go of the bola thrower. As much as he'd like to go and claim his kill, he feels obligated to finish his watch.

He feels great about himself as he sits back down. He relaxes and returns to daydreaming about how his life will change for the better. He will look so cool to his friends; maybe even his dad will accept him. The rest of the night is uneventful. He's relieved at dawn and goes back home to get some sleep, determined to go out and find his dragon afterward.



Nova watches the crater she made from her vantage point. Her anger boils up as her painful bruises contribute to her general soreness.

Her morning started with a disappointing fishing trip. For some reason, she was off her game. She would usually dive into the water, but the fish were too quick for her today. After several hours of trying and only catching a single fish all day, she felt fatigued and frustrated with herself. She had no idea what was going on with her. Was she sick? Sleep deprived? She flew back to her cave to lay down and sleep it off. She easily drifts to sleep.

Nova isn't from around here, only arriving the week previous. Before, she was living with her extended family on the mainland continent. However, her independent streak and her family's insistence on finding her a mate ultimately pushed her to embark on the journey. She hoped the journey would help her journey towards self-reliance and self-discovery.

It was a long and arduous journey, flying hundreds of miles across the ocean. She wasn't sure why, but North seemed to resonate with her. She started out on her journey, flying from island to island northward toward her destiny. She slept in a new place each night and ate exotic new things. She was always up for new flavor experiences. The plains back home had great food, but it was all so samey , and after 18 years of being there, she was itching for more exciting foods. She found that in the form of exotic fishes, wild boar, and even some smaller dragons. She'd go to a new island and do a quick walk around, almost like she was perusing a menu. And she'd approach it when she saw something that caught her eye or nose. The animals would sometimes try to fight back, but they would quickly realize how outclassed they were. The runaways were always fun for her. She'd chase down her prey, pouncing on them before swallowing them whole. She'd then spend the rest of the evening enjoying the squirming in her belly.

One day, about halfway through her trip, she comes across an island. It was about time for her to stop anyway, but she found something interesting. The remains of what looks like a shipwreck. And with a closer look at the surrounding area, there's a singular human. He's sitting on the sand, looking injured. A small amount of pity enters her mind as she realizes the man probably won't survive long enough for a rescue. Then, a well-timed grumble from her empty stomach confirmed her choice. She flew down to the wreckage and landed before the injured human.

"You're, dear, what happened?" She asked; the concern in her voice was genuine because, despite her plans, she still didn't like seeing people and animals in pain.

The human was awestruck at the sight of the enormous dragon. On two legs, Nova stands at 14 feet tall with a 12-foot-long tail. She's a unique blend of sleek, toned, and chubby. She was sleek and toned from her almost constant exercise while flying, except for a set of enormous breasts and a bit of chub around her belly from the big meals she swallows whole.

"T-there was a s-storm," He stuttered out," Lightning hit the main mast. It fell and crushed my leg. I was able to swim to shore with one good leg, but the boat broke up." He explained, his demeanor relaxing a bit at Nova's apparent care for him." There were no other survivors."

Nova approached him and got on her knees to hug the much smaller human. She's actually quite fond of humans in general, as there are plenty back home, and they're usually pleasant to be around. She softly comforted him and licked his ear, helping him to relax in her arms. Once he was fully relaxed, his destroyed leg having gone numb hours before, Nova decided it was time. She looked into his eyes and opened her mouth wide.

The human didn't seem to resist. Unlike other animals she'd eaten, this one saw this not as a cruel predator getting her next meal but as a compassionate dragon putting him out of his misery in the softest, gentlest way possible.

Nova used her sharp claws to cut the man's clothes off before giving him a gentle hug. She smothers him lightly with her full breasts, which measure about thrice the man's head. The sailor really enjoys this and nuzzles between them. After a few moments, she begins slipping his head into her mouth. And with slow, methodical gulps, she swallowed him whole. She tasted him the entire way, too, licking his torso and then his exposed crotch, which he enjoyed. Then, one final swallow, she gulped, and he curled up in her stretchy belly. The digestion process was slow and gentle, breaking the man down into nutrients for this amazing, compassionate dragon. In his mind, being dragon food was much more fulfilling than rotting away on the beach. In the morning, he was all gone, and Nova continued on her way.

The dragoness wakes up from her dream, remembering that human. She regrets not catching his name. But she enjoyed the interaction anyway.

"Damnit," She curses as she realizes it's dark outside. She's feeling slightly better, but now she's just starving. She takes a running leap out of her cave and catches the air. Finding food in the dark is the worst. She flies around in a circling search pattern, diving down to catch the fish, but they're still too fast. As she searches the sea, she only notices that she's approaching land once it's too late. Water turns to forest, and before she knows what's happening, a bola wraps around her, immobilizing her wings and tail. She falls, hurdling toward the ground at a terrifying speed. The impact feels earth-shattering, but she hears no bones snapping.

As Nova lays there in her impact crater, she groans and lets out a few tears at the thought of being captured. But she realizes she has time when no one comes to get her. She quickly starts to see through the cords with a claw. The cords are thick and resilient, but Nova has hours and finally breaks free as dawn breaks. She attempts to fly away but falls back down to the ground. Something's not right. She looks herself over and finds her tailfin mangled and useless.

With no time to sit and ponder what to do, she assumes that the humans that live here are about to be active and will surely find her. So she scans the landscape and sees a small crack in the nearby cliff. It's a climb, but she makes it in and rests, watching her crater to see who comes to collect her.



Aleks wakes up after his nap and decides to go over to where he's seen the dragon crash a few miles away. He grabs his knife and starts to jog in that direction. While traveling, his mind is racing with all the glory he'd receive when he brought back a rare dragon he took out on his own. It's not a long journey, and Aleks is actually fit these days. He is still scrawny but also agile and quick. He is proud of his transformation, but nobody in his town really noticed, only that he was thin as a rail and a failure in comparison to his forefathers. "But no longer," He says to himself as he makes it to the spot. Destroyed trees litter the area, and a long trench leads to the impact crater. He lets out a hooting laugh as he runs toward the crater but is immediately confused when he sees nothing but torn rope and weights of the bola.

Nova watches from her vantage point. It had taken a few hours, but the human had arrived. She observes as the disappointed looking boy kneels down and examines the ropes she sliced through. She's almost amused at seeing such a skinny human and equally offended that such a pathetic creature took her down like this and permanently wounded her. Her anger spikes, and she decides to take her revenge. She spreads her wings and leaps from the cliff. She's at least able to glide down fairly well straight toward the human. Aleks looks up, but it's too late. The dragon tackles him, and they tumble several feet before stopping with Nova right on top of him.

He struggles a bit at first before he looks into that dragon's eyes. He is awe-stricken by her beauty. His struggling intensifies after a few moments as he begins to pick up on a primal anger from the dragon. He realizes this must be the dragon he shot down, and he feels a pang of remorse, but his fear and self-preservation instincts come first, and he tries desperately to wriggle out of her grasp.

"What a pathetic creature you are, human," She says, vitriolic anger dripping from each syllable. "You shot me down, tried to murder me… And now you're trying to escape punishment." Her tone starts to exhibit a faint sadness. She's upset that someone would shoot her down like that. "Why would you do that?"

"I… I" He stops in his struggles, completely dumbfounded. Not only has this dragon not killed him yet, she's speaking to him. And she's the reasonable one in this situation, he realizes. "I'm sorry…" He says, feeling his own tears well up. "We- we get d-dragon raids around here. Dragons come and destroy houses, steal livestock and kill people." He explains, stuttering through his words. "We learn to see all dragons as potential threats and attempt to neutralize them."

Nova senses that Aleks is telling most of the truth, "You're hiding something…" She's feeling just as confused as he is. She's always had a general trust for humans. But here she finds that humans learn to treat dragons as threats, and her own trust in humans is shattered, and this human in particular needs to pay for what he's done. "Look what you did to me!" She yells as she shows him her tailfin which has been shredded near to nothing.

Aleks realizes just what he's done to this beautiful, intelligent dragon. That brings the tears and he starts to cry, struggling and shaking under the dragon and repeats, "I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry…" Sobbing uncontrollably, he begs for her forgiveness.

Nova is nearly moved by the human's tears but ultimately decides to teach him a lesson. She pushes him off of her and steps back. "Stand, human!" She orders as she herself stands, towering over him at nearly thrice his size. Aleks stands obediently. She towers over him at nearly thrice his height. Her body exudes strength from her toned muscles to her large breasts and pudgy belly. She grabs his shoulders and tears off his clothes with relative ease. She has to admit, this skinny human is actually quite toned, 'more protein for me,' she thinks before explaining herself to the still crying human. "For this crime against me, I will devour you," She states matter-of-factly, "I will swallow you whole and you will perish. If you attempt to escape, your death will be much more painful. Understand?"

Aleks struggles against the claws for a moment but very quickly surrenders, feeling deep within his heart that he deserves this. He nods and says meekly, "I will not attempt to escape you… dragon—"

"Nova," She gently interrupts as she strokes his head and neck, she almost feels pity for the human, "What is your name, dear?" She asks with a soft lick to his nose, tasting his skin a bit.

"A-Aleks. I-it's nice to m-meet you, Nova," he stutters out, feeling flustered at the care he hears in her words, "Like I said… I won't escape, p-please forgive me if I struggle a little. I-it'll probably be involuntary."

Nov a nods in understanding and picks him up in a big hug. "I appreciate your willingness to provide this recompense, Aleks. You have my word it will be painless. Slow, but painless."

"How slow?" He asks, relaxing into the hug. The human seems to enjoy the embrace greatly as he nuzzles her chest.

"Days dear. You should be able to survive for about 3 days in there, after which point you will lose consciousness and your life." Her explanation seems to comfort Aleks even more as she lifts him up to her mouth and opens wide. Her teeth are fully retracted, which also eases his mind.

The dragon feels genuine surprise at the human's promises to not resist and his easing fear. Not that it isn't there. He's still quaking in his boots, the fear in his eyes only slightly diminished from a few minutes ago. She decides more questions should be asked, but not here. She suddenly becomes aware again of her vulnerability in this situation and decides to do this quickly.

Aleks stands there, twitching and close to tears as he sees the looming dragon maw as it wraps around his head. He tries to remain still as her powerful throat muscles tightly grab his head and bring him in with deep swallows. The tongue probes at him and tastes him a bit, but it's very brief. Each lick, though, does feel interesting and soon starts to feel good as he tries to embrace the only positive thing in this situation.

The human's legs kick a little, thrusting into the air which Nova gently quashes by extending her teeth and gently biting down on his back. He gets the hint and decides to try his best to not struggle. It becomes difficult when she decides to reward his compliance with a few more licks. Her tongue explores his back and belly, causing him to squirm a bit, this time from being ticklish. She recognizes this and is happy to bring this doomed human a little bit of gentle comfort.

However, all things must come to an end, and a swift one in this case. She gives one last lick to his belly button before tilting her head back and swallowing deeper. Her throat hugs around him and pulls him in deeper and deeper with the help of gravity. Soon, his torso, thighs, and calves all enter her throat, with only his feet sticking out of her warm mouth.

On the inside, Aleks is laughing and squirming around at the ticklish licks. He finds this final merciful act sufficient to calm his nerves, and when gravity shifts and his descent through the hot, steamy throat accelerates, he doesn't struggle. However, as he slides toward her stomach, the acrid smell of her gastric juices hits his nose and sends him back into a panic.

From outside, Nova feels the human's struggles renew and the feet outside her mouth start to wiggle. She hears the sounds of his panic, desperate cries, and please, which pause her resolve a bit. But she has no time for this. She swallows his feet down and starts running for the shore. She can't fly home, but she's also an excellent swimmer even with a now bulging belly full of human . Once she gets to the shore, she pats her stomach and says, "relax, I told you it would be painless. Trust me, boy." She leaps from the rock and dives into the waves.

Aleks curls up in her stomach and can't help but push out and struggle against the stretchy, warm confines. The smell, though seems to have just been the remnant of something and the stomach itself has no such juices it feels like. The acidity in the air doesn't feel harmful or painful on his lungs. Soon enough, he tires himself out, and the constant jostling of the swimming dragon only adds to his exhaustion. His struggles die down as he tries to focus on his breathing, the rocking of his, honestly, roomy new home and the fact that he doesn't need to worry about anything anymore.

Nova is relieved at the halt in Aleks' struggles. Normally she'd love to feel the squirmings of such a large prey, but at this juncture, she needs to swim, and the struggles made that quite difficult. She gives his bulge a soft, appreciative pat before continuing to swim.

Inside, despite the jostling from the constant movement outside, Aleks finds it quite comfortable and has some time to think. He figures he's going to be in here for days and his mind lingers on Nova's tail. It looked pretty bad , and it doesn't take a genius to know the necessity of tailfins in flight. In his gut, he feels guilty about being the one who destroyed them. He's unsure if they'll ever grow back and wonders how they could be fixed. However, his exhaustion comes back to him. He'd had night watch duty and only about an hour of sleep. So, Aleks closes his eyes, not sure if he'll be alive to wake up.

Nova feels the human inside of her stop moving entirely. He's no longer whining, and she thinks she hears him snoring in there. She's also pretty sure she could use a rest as well and starts looking for islands she can rest on for a bit. She's not sleepy, just exhausted from swimming with so much extra weight. And as she searches, she thinks to herself about this human. She can't help but wish they'd met under different circumstances. He was just protecting his home, according to him, they deal with dragons raiding them. She really can't blame him for his reaction to another dragon flying toward his home. It feels almost noble to her. She decides, when she finds a place to rest, she's going to talk some more with Aleks and try to get at his personality. She realizes she only ate him because she was so hungry and that might have been clouding her judgement. He was pretty cute for a human, and she knows she'd feel bad if she killed him without giving him a fair shake.

After about half an hour, Aleks wakes up in a bit of a haze due to a particularly strong jostle. He struggles a bit at his confines briefly before remembering what happened. He relaxes once again, unsure about what time it is. As his haze melts away, he has a bit of a breakthrough in his mind. "A prosthetic!" He says to himself, "It's perfect." He gets to thinking about how it would work. He realizes he'd need to cut the bits of torn membrane off, but that will probably fall off on its own anyway. He thinks back to the times he'd help to make prosthetics for people in his town. With so many people being hunters and periodic raids, lots of people lose limbs. Because of that, throughout the years, as dragon hunting strategy and technology sophisticated, so did prosthetic design. And because he'd been an aspiring crafter himself, he'd assist the people actually making them by writing everything down which helped him learn even more about the minutia. So, there in his fleshy prison, sloshing around, rocking back and forth in a soothing rhythm, he formulates the plans in his head.

Nova isn't able to find an island and presumes that even if she did, it'd be too dangerous given there might be people there. And as a dragon in this region, she'd be quickly targeted. So she takes periodic breaks, spreading her wings out to help her float on the water for a few minutes at a time. Then, by nightfall, she reaches her own home. The climb up to her cave is a little cumbersome with such a heavy, bulging belly, but she manages it. And at last, after flying all night and swimming all day, she's home. She rubs her belly and asks, "how are you doing in there, Aleks?"

"I'm doing fine, Nova. I will admit, though, it's getting a bit tight in here," he says, "Though I-I'm surprised to hear you talk to me. I assumed you'd hate me and want to just want to get this over with. It's… nice to know you care at least a little bit about my comfort in here." Aleks speaks with a soft gentleness in his voice and sounds relieved to hear from Nova again.

Nova hears those words and is almost relieved, too, when he shows no anger in his voice. "Good dear, I need to get some sleep now," She rubs her belly, "You continue being good for me."

"Yes, ma'am," Aleks goes quiet again as he hears and feels the rhythmic breathing of the sleeping dragon all around him, and it coaxes him back to sleep. But at about midnight, He wakes up to a tingling in his skin. It isn't painful yet, but it was enough to wake him. He thinks this must be how digestion starts and gets worried that he won't be able to tell Nova his plan to help her. He starts banging against the walls of her stomach, desperate to wake her up and tell her. "NOVA! Wake up!"

Alas, Nova is too deeply asleep, unable to hear the pleading of her food. She squirms a little but doesn't wake up. But her insides are not so stationary.

As the tingling intensifies, Aleks' confinements grow tighter, forcing him headfirst into a tight tube. Then the tingling stops, and in fact, his skin seems to grow numb, and the only thing he can really feel is the pressure of being stuffed down a tube by such powerful muscles. He doesn't quite understand it yet, but he's being pushed down her intestines. The liquid inside her stomach was not stomach acid yet, but instead a mix of enzymes meant to numb her prey before the actual digestion starts. Nova was not lying when she said it would be slow but painless, as the enzymes usually take a day before they take full effect.

Aleks' environment becomes smelly and a bit musky as he's slowly pulled through. It's quite clean in there, though, and feels more like a tight hug than anything. He finds himself enjoying the experience as he goes around tight, hairpin turns. The flesh around him is less stretchy, but he's not in a fetal position anymore. He stretches out as much as he can while he's like this. He's no anatomist, so he has no real idea where he is or where he's going in her body. But he presumes she might have multiple stomachs or something, so his hopes aren't up. As he goes, he does make periodic shouts and pushes out on the flesh in an attempt to wake her before he dies and can't tell her his plan.

Nova doesn't wake till nearly midday, having been absolutely exhausted the night before. At this point, Aleks feels her get up. He's lost the will to keep trying to get her attention and wake her hours ago, and for hours, he navigated this weird, seemingly endless tunnel to nowhere. "Good morning, Nova!" He says to her, which makes her smile widely.

"Good morning, dear, enjoying your ride?" She asks as she pats her belly, admiring the calmness of her prisoner.

"I am… How did you know I was on a ride," He asks as he uses his hand to gently massage the tube hugging around him. He feels great, actually . Despite the looming doom he is sure awaits him, he's come to enjoy it all.

"Oh, dear Aleks, I should have told you last night, but I have different plans for you," She says as she nuzzles her belly, "You're brave and gracious and I don't think you deserve to die for defending your home." She stands up and heads away from her sleeping area to a natural hot spring she has in her cave. "I'm letting you out, and instead, you will be my little human. You'll help me out with things while I adapt to my new situation."

Aleks listens and is immediately relieved. "Thank you, Nova! I actually have an idea to help you. I'll tell you once I'm out." He says, a big smile on his face, not that Nova could see.

Nova hears that and is immediately intrigued. She accelerates the process and clenches. Aleks was already nearing the end, so it doesn't take much before her anus begins to stretch over his crown. She lets out an involuntary whining moan as the pleasure of such stimulation. She always knew this technique was technically possible, but she never thought to try it. "OOH, Aleks, stay still. Let me enjoy this."

Aleks takes his first breath of fresh air for the first time in hours. But he happily follows his directions and remains still. He realizes what's going on and is a little grossed out by it, but the feeling of being hugged by the tight sphincter makes it better. The waves of peristalsis push him slowly out. And after several more mushes and many more moans from the excited dragon, Aleks falls out onto the cool ground and shivers a bit. He's unclothed and just spent twenty-four hours in her hot belly, so she understands and coaxes him into the hot spring. "Here you go, love, take a dip and relax."

Aleks feels the heat from a few feet away and crawls toward it. His legs refuse to work, still waking up, so Nova helps him into the spring and climbs in afterward. She holds him close and helps him to wash off and relax. "Dear, I want you to know that I am giving you this chance to live and make things right because I believe you to be a man of honor. Your survival is predicated on how well you do. I expect you to serve me however I ask you to. Now I will not be a bully or an uncaring mistress, but you must not disobey me." Her hug is affectionate and her words soft, without even a hint of malice. "The term will be indeterminant, and the better you do, the more privileges you will receive. However, being lazy, disrespectful or disobedient will result in a curtailing of your privileges. Understand, dear."

Aleks nods and relaxes in her embrace. He trusts her now and already feels guilty about taking her flight and wants to make it up to her. "Of course, Nova… You have spared my life after I destroyed yours. Laws of honor and my own appreciation for your mercy bind me to you more than any threat of punishment ever could," he says. He's always been taught about honor and it's one of the things he's embraced fully in his life.

Nova is immediately impressed and gratified by the human's sudden and emphatic acceptance of servanthood. She holds him tight against her breasts, lightly smothering him, and gives them a soft lick on the head. "I am so happy you've decided to accept this. You're a unique human and I do believe you will be great with this job." She pauses for a moment and decides to disclose some things. "This will not be easy, Aleks. You will be responsible for most of the chores around here, one of which is going down to the water and fishing for us. Or if you'd like to go to the forest you could hunt, too. However you do it, I just need food, and you need food." Her tone is serious, though her underlying warmth remains.

Aleks listens and says, "I will do my best, though without the tools, it will be difficult at first. However, If you were to bring me to towns and villages around with your swimming, I could buy a lot of the tools necessary." He explains, letting her know his shortcomings as well as a potential boon. Aleks then says, "I'm no stranger to hard demeaning work, I will do my job to your satisfaction, I promise you."



The first few days of setting up for work aren't super difficult, though to get Aleks to the different spots to trade and buy things, Nova has to eat him and pass him quite a bit. The money was actually the easy part. As the son of one of the wealthiest chiefs in the region, he has access to a lot of good will from family, friends, and such. He gets some new clothes, cleaning tools like a couple brooms, a shovel and a few rags, a bit of rope and after a few stops and a bit of money gets saved up, he buys an old fishing boat. He's lived with Vikings his entire life; boating is practically second nature to him. He gets fishing rods with hooks and flies of many varieties. And for ease of transporting, a large oil-skin bag to keep the tools and such in and dry on the swims back home. Nova was happy to do this and quite impressed with the human's ingenuity and willingness to do quite a lot in her service.

However, after they get the essentials back to the cave, Aleks realizes something important. He's a missing man now. His father will have search parties out looking for him and he has to lay low. He can't use his family name with the shop keeps, so he'll have to make money some other way. But this is something that he can worry about later and now needs to start serving his new mistress, which he is happy to do.

He tells Nova about the challenges with using his family name, but she's pretty chill about it. "We're pretty well set up thanks to you, dear Aleks. You need not worry about these things yet. We have the tools to get food, the tools to clean our home and ourselves, and a boat in case we need to go somewhere. You have made me at least semi mobile, which is worth quite a bit to me." She finishes her speech with, "Tomorrow your actual service begins. That will entail many things." Aleks takes out a notebook to write these things down, "In the morning you will catch our fish for the day, I require several pounds of it, cod is my favorite, hate eels. Then we will wash ourselves, more accurately, you will wash yourself and help me with my hard-to-reach places. We will eat and you will level out the ground with that shovel and rake you got. That will be a weekly thing, not a daily thing. Then, in the afternoons, you will go out into the forest and forage. There you will find tuber vegetables and fruits as well as herbs. You will have each evening off to do with as you will. Then you will be in bed by nightfall. Understand?"

Aleks nods in understanding at his responsibilities, "Yes, mistress, I will do all of these tasks to the best of my abilities." He finishes his notes and asks, "since it's evening, can I go for a walk around the area to get a feel for it?"

Nova nods yes before saying, "Just be back before nightfall, and call me Nova. Mistress was nice for the first few days, but it feels too haughty to me." She explains. As Aleks goes on his little adventure, she takes the time to fix up her normal sleeping area so that he would be comfortable tonight. As much as she wants this to be a punishment for the human, she doesn't want him to be resentful. However she does know she needs to be proactive with some things to keep her safe and Alex contained.

When Aleks gets back from his trip, he's carrying a couple live rabbits for Nova. He knows she loves small, squirmy mammals to eat. They're a good treat, just less healthy for her than fish. "Here you go, Mis-oops- Nova. I saw these guys and thought you could use a little pick-me-up."

Nova is delighted and swallows each whole, putting on a show for Aleks, knowing full well he's grown fond of watching her eat. She lifts one up by the tail and sets it on her tongue and leans down so he can see. The rabbit looks quite distressed and tries to hop out, but her tongue grabs hold of it and drags it down to her throat and then her stomach. She does quite the same to the other one. The last gulp really makes the human quite happy, and he hugs her tightly. She embraces him back and leads him over to the sleeping area, which is complete with a stake in the ground, a chain coming off of it, and what looks like a crude leather collar.

"Put on the collar dear, it's how I will make sure you stay overnight," Nova says as she pets his head to reassure him. "I promise you will not have to wear it when I am awake." She then helps him get the collar on and lays down on the ground. Her wings open up and she coaxes him into her embrace as he lays down next to her. Her wings wrap around Aleks, resulting in the best hug of his life. He nuzzles into her torso, where the scales are quite soft, and the pudge makes for a nice pillow. But she brings him higher and lets him snuggle with her gigantic breasts, which he does enjoy for their pillowy softness, but was unwilling to without her express permission.

They both wake up early in the morning, and Nova sends Aleks down to the boat to gather their food. She watches from the cave as he gets aboard and casts his lines. He'd found the worm bate the day before in his foraging. The result is two baskets full of fish after a few hours in these relatively untouched waters. He brings them back to the cave and sets them down before they go to the hot spring. There they both get in and Aleks washes himself first to get the fishy smell mixed with potent dragon musk out of his skin with some soap they bought. It's pretty high-quality soap, and it makes him smell like honey and berries. From there, he moves onto Nova.

She has already been washing herself, but several hard-to-reach spots remain unclean. Aleks is happy to help though. He starts with her feet, which he cleans slowly and carefully, getting in between each toe and massaging her foot pads. Then onto her back, he does it a lot less delicately with a stronger massage, getting stressed knots out of her back. Upon him finishing with her back, she says, "Dear, would you mind going a bit lower?" She spreads her butt cheeks which are quite big and soft. Her eyes fill with what can only be described as growing lust for this human.

Aleks nods vigorously and massages her butt, even going underwater to get a better reach. All the while, Nova absolutely adores this attention. She was the one who mandated it, but it's nice to see her human taking his duties so seriously. Aleks finishes off with her big breasts after some more coaxing. Always enjoying a chance to see and feel those enormous ballons, he helps her get in between them with his slender fingers. As he washes her, he notices several large and worrying looking scars. Upon asking Nova, she's not very forthcoming, just saying life growing up was hard sometimes.

They proceed to enjoy a breakfast of fish. Aleks also has some wild onions as a vegetable. From there, Aleks does each job with duty in his heart and survival in his mind. Throughout that time, Nova is also pulling him from his official work to do small favors such as scratching an itch, getting her a snack, rubbing her back, and so on.

Supper time comes, and Nova has an interesting request for Aleks. "Love," she says, her affection for the human has grown exponentially with each passing moment with him, "This is a request, not an order. But I'd like you to feed me." She tries to sound confident and assured, but there's an underlying embarrassment at such an unusual request.

Aleks takes her wish as a command and says, "I would be delighted to do that for you, Nova." He grabs the final half-basket of fish and approaches her. He sets up a comfortable way for her to lay down with a pillow at her head and her feet. He sets himself up by straddling her tummy and beginning the feeding. He holds a fish dangling above her maw as she opens up . He's slow with it, and his expression indicates that this is an absolutely amazing experience for him, too, and he has no qualms about it.

Nova, impressed and in love with this man, gives him a bit of a show, too. She's delicate as she reaches her head up and engulfs his hand in her mouth, too. She swallows the fish and gums on his hand at the same time. This unique and intimate act puts a smile on both of their faces. It's so enjoyable that they lose track of time and the amount of fish they actually have.

Aleks reaches into the basket and says, "Oh no, we ran out, I'm sorry."

"Why are you sorry? You were feeding me, and I ate the last fish before you even got dinner." She sits up and begins to make some weird sounds. Aleks is confused until she hacks and regurgitates up an entire, very slimy fish. "Here, that's yours, I'm so sorry."

Aleks is incredibly flattered by her care and concern, giving her a big hug, but he explains, "That's just a little weird for humans. Maybe some day I'll be ready to eat something like that, but not today. I'm sorry."

"Oh, of course, I've forgotten. It's like second nature for me, but I should have remembered that was quite disgusting for a human," she says as she hugs him back. Aleks then proceeds to go fishing for a bit and eat dinner before deciding to spend his evening off with Nova. They relax in bed together, Nova licking his head and him rubbing her belly.

As evening wanes into night, Nova loops the collar around him, wraps him up like before . But as they chat a bit more, Aleks remembers what he wanted to tell her about. “So, I had this idea about fixing your tail…”

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