Steel and Thunder

When David went exploring with his friends, he figured they might come across some old ruins or maybe fight a few monsters.... He never expected that he'd wind up captured by an orc and turned into his pet; what he expected even less was that he’d actually like it. 

 After a rocky start, David is settling into his new life with Khazak, the orc who is his... Owner? Friend? Lover? He's still figuring that out, and with his friends in jail for the next two months, he's got time. Or at least he will when he’s not working with Khazak and the other rangers to keep the city of V'rok'sh Tah'lj safe. It would also be nice if the weird dreams he’s been having would stop.

David has been living in the orc city of V’rok’sh Tah’lj for a couple of months now, and things have been going pretty well. But when his owner, Khazak, is called away on official business, he gets stuck with the man’s fathers as babysitters. He’s expecting a few quiet days of boredom, but he learns shortly after he arrives that these three orcs have plans for him of their own. Will David be able to handle all the challenges they throw at him, or will Khazak return to find that he just couldn’t cut it?

Khazak has been feeling a little lost lately. By the age of thirty, he was the youngest Ranger Captain in his city's history. He thought he had the rest of his life figured out until he was betrayed by people he trusted and was forced to resign. The one bright spot in Khazak's world now is David, his human lover and former captive (though "former" doesn't always apply in the bedroom). The courageous orc will do everything in his power to not risk losing his handsome companion again. 

Sacrificial cults, giant man-eating serpents, even ghosts—Khazak has seen it all lately. But with his avakesh David by his side, he knows they can weather any storm that blows their way. After unexpectedly doubling the size of their group and a brief detour to the ruins of the ancient elvish city of Karthani, things are finally back on track. As long as they keep following the road north, they’ll reach their destination in no time. The group just has to keep the stops they make and the trouble they cause to a minimum. Easy, right?