A Friend For The Prince: By Topher Penrod
All of the characters represented in this story are fantasy. Any resemblance to a real person is purely coincidental.
This story contains scenes of graphic gay sex between consenting legal aged males. If such material offends you, do not proceed into the story.
The story is set in a time where condoms are not available, so bareback sex is also contained in the story. If bareback sex is offensive to you in any way, do not enter the story. As always, practice safe sex in the real world and regular testing helps too.
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Chapter 5 Farenbank
Xanth sighed. Over the last few days, he had been put through some extreme training with his magic. Just as Master Mandrig had wanted, Xanth was easily able to call upon his powers now, using them at will.
He and Prince Venosh were scheduled to leave in just a couple hours, Xanth was attempting to sort out his possessions by importance. He wasn't sure which things he would need and which he wouldn't. Clothing was one of his biggest problems, should he bring along all of it? Or just a few items he couldn't do without? Thankfully, his unhappy deliberations were interrupted by Fen, who had just come bounding into the room.
"Xanth! Guess what?" He said excitedly.
"You get to go with us?" Xanth guessed correctly.
"Yep! Prince Venosh's serving man is sick with some sort of puking symptoms. I have been asked so serve in his place and I definitely said yes. It only made sense after all, you are going, and you will need me, so I just picked up the extra duty of seeing to the Prince as well," Fen said.
"Are you sure you can handle that?" Xanth asked sincerely.
"I know you and Prince Venosh are together now, that's what will make this so easy. My guess is you will probably sleep in the same tent as him, which will make my job much easier," Fen could barely contain his excitement.
"You do realize this is a military operation, right?" Xanth asked.
"Of course! I am gifted with a bow, it was another reason I was chosen to come along. The King was happy to add another devoted man to serve his son as guard and man-servant," Fen explained.
"Well, that's fantastic! It will be nice to have another familiar face along for the trip," Xanth considered it.
"So have you finished packing yet?" Fen asked, eying the open travel case on the bed.
"It's hopeless! I've never been on a trip like this, I don't know what I'm supposed to take," Xanth said, frustration evident in his tone.
"Here, I'll help you. You just sit here and tell me all the dirty details about you and the Prince," Fen set to work selecting clothing and folding it neatly into Xanth's travel bag.
"Well, what do you want to know?" Xanth said, slightly embarrassed.
"Is he smart? Humble? Does he have a big cock? Is he amazing in bed? He looks like he could be, I haven't seen him naked, but my imagination is quite good," Fen said as he threw some of Xanth's undergarments into the bag.
"He's incredible, Fen. He's smart, we talk about all sorts of things, politics, religion, magic. He has grand plans for his life, and he seems to be thoroughly happy to include me in those plans," Xanth said dreamily.
"And what about you? Are you happy to be included in his plans?" Fen asked.
"Of course! I have never been this close to somebody in my entire life. I didn't know two young men could have so much fun and pleasure together."
"What about his cock?" Fen asked.
"Don't even get me started! It's practically perfect, curved to the left just slightly, and thick with a decent round head on it. I've cum so many times just from him fucking me that I'm convinced his cock was meant for my ass," Xanth seemed to be day dreaming.
"Easy there, you are going to get yourself all worked up," Fen warned.
"Oh, its impossible! I'm so hard all the time that I can't keep myself satisfied, let alone when Prince Venosh is involved, he works me into a frenzy like I've never even imagined."
"Well, I'm happy for you, even though it seemed I was jealous at first. Prince Venosh is a handsome young man, you deserve each other. I'm sure you two will have plenty of opportunity to fuck like rabbits while you are on this journey. Especially once we reach Farenbank, it will just be a bunch of sitting and waiting around for the enemy to show themselves so that we can defend the city."
"Well, Prince Venosh told me that Farenbank is home to the greatest architecture in the Kingdom. He is really excited to show me the town, he's worried about what will happen to it though, if we are unable to defend it." Xanth walked over to the window in his room and looked out. He could see the Legionnaires lining up, preparing for the ten day march to Farenbank.
"Don't worry, you and the Prince are powerful magic users, it is unlikely that our enemy will have spell-casters of their own. They will be defenseless against your magic, which as I'm sure you know will be a massive advantage in any battle," Fen comforted Xanth, trying his best to alleviate all the worry.
"I have to admit, it will be nice to see more of the Kingdom, I've only ever been here. There wasn't much opportunity to travel while I was in the orphanage. I had planned on traveling once I was released but then Master Mandrig found me and here I am." Xanth remembered back to the day that he was free from the orphanage. His life had changed so quickly that he was still trying to wrap his mind around it.
"Banish such worries from your head, they will bring no good. Focus on how much fun you and Prince Venosh are going to have on the journey to Farenbank. We wont be traveling with the Legions, the King has ordered that we are to travel more quickly, by horse. You, me, Prince Venosh and a small contingent of the Royal Guard will reach Farenbank first. We have to meet with the Magistrate there and find out what he knows, if anything," Fen explained.
"How is it that you know so much more than I do about what we are going to do?" Xanth asked, a little upset.
"I just came from a meeting with the King, I overheard things that they probably didn't want to be public knowledge just yet. No doubt we will leave secretly with Prince Venosh, it is unlikely that they would advertise such a thing. Prince Venosh may not be in direct line for the throne, but if something were to happen to Prince Edmund, Prince Venosh would be the new heir to the throne. There are some Lords who feel that the King is being reckless with Prince Venosh, exposing him to too much risk," Fen said.
"I don't know anything about war, or battle. I've been taught both defensive and offensive magic tirelessly over the last couple days, I know how to kill with magic in so many different ways its making my head spin, I doubt that Prince Venosh is in any real danger," Xanth said, trying as much to convince himself as he was Fen.
"Well, I've finished packing for you. Did you want to bring along this amulet?" Fen asked, holding up the amulet that Xanth's dead parents had left for him.
"Yes, I'll take it now," Xanth said, putting it around his neck.
"I need to go down to the kitchens and make sure our food supplies for the trip are prepared. I prepared a bath for you, that way you can start the trip out smelling fresh. I'll be back in a bit," Fen said, as he left.
Xanth stripped naked, admiring himself in the mirror before sinking down into the hot water. He washed his body quickly and then dressed himself in the traveling clothing that Fen had left out for him. As soon as he was ready, he gathered up his stuff and headed down to meet up with Prince Venosh.
The corridors in the castle seemed much busier than usual, which was to be expected when one of the King's sons was leaving for war. Xanth dodged his way around servants and navigated the castle's living quarters until he came to Prince Venosh's room.
The door was shut but Xanth opened it and walked in, Prince Venosh was shaving at the wash basin, he had a towel wrapped around his waste but was otherwise naked.
"Hello Xanth, how are you today?" he asked.
"I'm excited, this will be the first time I have been on a journey like this," he responded, "What about you?"
"Nervous, but also excited like you. My Father is entrusting a lot of soldiers to me, I don't want to disappoint him," Venosh admitted.
"I'm sure you will do more than fine, my Prince," Xanth said as he took the shaving blade from Venosh and helped him finish shaving.
"Only time will tell at this point," Venosh said.
"Shall we shave anywhere else while you are naked?" Xanth asked playfully.
"I already got everywhere that was important," he pulled the towel away revealing neatly trimmed pubic hair.
"Looks good," Xanth said.
"Thanks, less hair is easier to deal with, especially on a journey like this," he set the towel on the bed and walked naked over to his wardrobe. He searched through his vast clothing collection until he found suitable traveling attire.
Xanth helped him get dressed, which only resulted in both young men having heavy swollen cocks. They kissed but denied themselves relief, they had a trip to prepare for. Trying unsuccessfully to hide their erections, they finally gave up and left for the gardens, they were meeting one last time with Prince Edmund and Princess Rosalin before departing.
They reached the garden and found that Edmund and Rosalin weren't there yet. Xanth took the opportunity to kiss Venosh again, then they walked around the garden. Prince Venosh pointed out some of the herbs that were growing in the garden.
"That one there, with the purple color, that's Feira Negalta, its a powerful painkiller when you boil it and make tea, but it's highly addictive, so healers only prescribe it for the worst pain," he pointed to a bright red flower about four feet away, "That one is Cefra, its literally the most deadly poison we have at our disposal. It can be prepared any number of ways, it's tasteless and scentless," Venosh explained.
Just as he finished explaining the poison, Prince Edmund and Princess Rosalin walked in.
"We have a problem," Prince Edmund said, serious worry was evident in his voice.
"What's going on?" Venosh asked.
"Farenbank has been taken, we are too late." He said.
"What happened?" asked Xanth.
"King Drugar isn't just using his own soldiers, he has an advance army of Goblins at his disposal. He unleashed them upon Farenbank, the entire town was slaughtered," Edmund explained.
"So what happens now?" Prince Venosh asked.
"The plan remains the same, only instead of fortifying Farenbank, you are now supposed to take your Legions and hunt down the Goblin army. Father doesn't want such vicious creatures loose in the Kingdom. He's also giving you two additional Legions, the reports say that the Goblins number in the thousands."
"How is that possible? How could he command such a large number of the feral beasts?" Princess Rosalin asked.
"We don't know. Master Mandrig seems to think magic is involved somehow, he has asked the King to allow Princess Rosalin to accompany you both. He thinks you will need her magic, especially if you run into enemy spell casters," Edmund said.
"What about you? That will leave you alone here," Venosh said.
"I'll have Master Mandrig's support, between the two of us, there won't be much we can't handle. I've told Father it would be a good idea for Rosalin to go along, he is talking it over with Mother now."
"How could this have happened? I don't understand. We need to get going as soon as possible." Venosh said.
"But the Legions wont be ready. The original plan was to ride out to Farenbank ahead of the Legions, but now that Farenbank is gone, things have changed," Rosalin pointed out.
"She's right. We won't be able to rely on Farenbank's hospitality," Xanth said.
"You will still ride out ahead of the Legions, but you will be accompanied by the Royal Guard, about fifty of them," Prince Edmund said.
"So we still travel to Farenbank, pick up the trail left by the Goblins, and hunt them down? How will be convey instructions to the Legion Commanders if we aren't with them?" Venosh asked.
"Master Hendin solved that problem. We will use birds, he designed a small message case that can be strapped to a birds leg. The birds have been trained to deliver messages to specific places, simply place your instructions in the message case and let the bird loose, it will fly to the Legion Commanders and deliver the message too them," Edmund explained.
"How in the world do you train a bird?" Xanth asked, baffled.
Edmund shrugged, "Ask Master Hendin, I haven't a clue."
"We will need to let Fen know that things have changed. Travel preparations will need to be adjusted. This could take much longer than we originally intended. Who knows how long it will take us to hunt down the Goblin army," Venosh said.
"I already sent a runner boy to find Fen and tell him what's happening, I'm sure he has matters well in hand. You three will need to get to the stables, your horses will be ready to go by now. The Royal Guard is already assembled and waiting to ride with you," Edmund said.
He hugged Venosh and Rosalin. Then he turned to Xanth, "I know you are probably feeling overwhelmed at this point and I don't blame you. But please take care of my siblings, protect them with your life." Edmund surprised Xanth by hugging him too.
They all said their goodbyes and left the garden. Rosalin, Venosh and Xanth headed straight for the stables to get their horses.
About an hour later, they were on the road. Surrounded by Royal Guard, their pace was slow but steady. The King had agreed to let Rosalin go with them, but he had insisted that she be provided a carriage and several Ladies-in-waiting to attend her. She road in the middle of the group. Venosh and Xanth were on horseback riding near the front. They were given enough space to be able to talk freely without being overheard.
"I did some digging around about you Xanth," Venosh said carefully. "I found out that your parents were killed by Goblins when you were younger. It's how you became an orphan." He said.
"Yes, but before you ask, I don't have any memories of the incident," Xanth shifted in his saddle, clearly uncomfortable.
"I'm sorry, I don't mean to bring up stuff that causes you pain, I just want to make sure that you are okay with what we are going to do. Killing Goblins I mean," Venosh said.
"I've never killed anything before, but knowing that the nasty creatures killed my parents is making me giddy with desire to blast them apart with magic," Xanth admitted.
"I'm sure you will have plenty of opportunity to do that," Venosh reached over and put a hand on Xanth's shoulder.
"What about you? I don't know much about your childhood," Xanth said.
"What would you like to know?"
"What are your hobbies? What do you like to do?" Xanth asked.
"I enjoy many things. Right now fucking you is one of the more enjoyable activities in my life," Venosh said with a grin.
"Oh come now! I was trying to be serious!" Xanth said, feigning exasperation.
"I know, I'm only teasing. Ever since I was a young boy, I've enjoyed writing, as well as reading. But if I were being honest, the thing I enjoy doing most is working with my dogs," Venosh said.
"I didn't even know you had dogs," Xanth said, a bit hurt.
"It's nothing I have deliberately hidden from you, I've just been so busy playing with you that I haven't been to see them," Venosh whistled loudly, two short whistles followed by a third longer whistle.
A pair of massive dogs came crashing out of the tall weeds that lined the sides of the road. They were massive and looked like wolves, only bigger.
"Meet Smirk and Vit, my boys," Venosh said, a huge smile on his face.
"They are massive!" Xanth exclaimed.
"Smirk and Vit are brothers, from the same litter, their mother was a Bear Hound, and their father was a Rock Wolf. I've had them for about two years now, they were a gift from Rosalin," Venosh said.
"Amazing," Xanth said as the dogs went bounding down the road ahead of them, barking excitedly.
"I've spent a great deal of time training them. They are perfectly behaved, they can hunt as good as any dog in the kingdom, and they are fiercely loyal," Venosh said proudly.
"They are magnificent, Venosh, truly," Xanth said.
"Thank you. I'm sure you will get to know them very well over the next several weeks. I let them sleep in the tent with me when I travel," Venosh admitted, trying to gauge Xanth's reaction.
"Better have a big tent, the four of us are going to have a hard time sleeping otherwise," Xanth said, laughing.
"Don't worry, Fen was given specific instructions about which tent to bring," Venosh said.
"Where is Fen?" Xanth asked, turning in his saddle to look behind them.
"He's riding toward the back with the rest of the servants," Venosh said simply.
"He was excited that he got to come along," Xanth said.
"He may not think that after we have been on the road for a few weeks," Venosh suddenly became serious.
"What is it?" Xanth asked.
"We are literally riding to war right now. Hunting down an army of Goblins that we intend to kill," Venosh was barely able to hide his worry.
"They are mindless feral animals though, so killing them wont be a difficult task," Xanth reassured him.
"It's not killing them that's bothering me, its how many men I will lose in the battle," Venosh explained.
"From what I've been able to discern, the Legionnaires are the best soldiers around. Highly trained and well armored is a good combination," Xanth said.
"Even so, there will be casualties, you can bet on that," Venosh said.
"I think you will be a good commander though, such care for the men under your command indicates you are fit to lead them," Xanth said.
"Pardon me, my Prince, but the Captain wanted me to tell you that we can speed up the pace now if you would like," one of the Royal Guard had ridden up and matched pace with them.
"Only as fast as the carriage can safely travel," Prince Venosh agreed.
"Yes, my Prince," the man bowed in his saddle and rode to the head of the group, letting the lead guards know to increase their speed.
They rode at a steady trot for several hours, once it began to get dark, Venosh ordered the group to halt for the evening and set up camp. The Royal Guard was superbly efficient, getting the camp set up in less than an hour.
Princess Rosalin, Prince Venosh, and Xanth all sat down to dinner together inside a large tent.
"Tomorrow we will wake with the sun and set off, we have a lot of ground to cover. Rosalin, I want you to get with the healers we have brought along and see what their skills are. I want them ready for casualties as soon as possible,"
"I'll have them ready, Brother," she replied with confidence.
"Captain! Come in here please," Venosh said.
The Captain of the Royal Guard entered the dining tent and saluted.
"Set up watches, include Xanth and I in the rotation," Prince Venosh ordered.
"Yes, my Prince," he saluted again and left the tent.
He came back a few minutes later and told Prince Venosh that they were doing four hour shifts and that Venosh and Xanth would be the second watch. Venosh agreed and dismissed him.
"That will give us time to play before we have to go on watch," Prince Venosh said.
Rosalin rolled her eyes, "I'm glad they set my tent up away from yours." they all started laughing.
"Don't blame us for nature," Venosh replied.
"No blame, just amusement. I wonder if the man I marry will be as promiscuous as you too," Rosalin said, mostly to herself.
Xanth shrugged, smiling.
"Come Xanth, I have need of your body as I'm sure you do mine," Venosh said, taking Xanth's hand and leading him out of the tent.
They walked across the camp over to where the Royal Guard had set up Prince Venosh's sleeping tent. They ducked inside and found Fen adding the finishing touches to the tent. The bed was large and nicely made, there was also a small bucket of water set up in the corner of the tent for washing hands and faces.
"Will you be requiring anything else from me tonight?" Fen asked.
"You've done a fantastic job Fen, thank you," Prince Venosh said. "I think Xanth and I can handle it from here."
"As you wish, my Prince," Fen bowed and left the tent, closing the flap behind him.
Xanth and Venosh embraced, finally glad to have some privacy. Xanth showered Venosh with kisses, starting at his lips and moving slowly downward as he undressed his princely lover.
Venosh laid back on the bed and simply enjoyed the attention Xanth was giving him. Xanth continued his way downward, kissing Venosh's chest, flicking his tongue over nipples. He worked his way down, over the sternum, straight to Venosh's belly button where he lingered, kissing and licking gently.
Venosh was completely aroused now, his cock standing proudly between his legs. Xanth finally arrived at his destination, his tongue wrapping around the Prince's engorged cock. Venosh sighed in content as Xanth's head bobbed up and down on his dick. After a few minutes, he stopped and finished taking off both of their clothing. Once they were completely naked, Xanth oiled his hole and lowered himself down onto Venosh, riding him.
Venosh was horny and Xanth was satisfying him in an amazing way. As Xanth rocked his hips back and forth, Venosh soon found himself gasping in pleasure. Xanth was exerting himself and panting, Venosh's cock was filling up his ass, it was almost too much pleasure.
They both were soon covered in sweat, their bodies rubbing together in a sensuous passion.
"Oh fuck yes Xanth! Take it! I'm gonna fill your ass with my seed, take it hard!" Venosh reached up and grabbed Xanth's hips, pulling him down harder and faster. Xanth couldn't help it, he started moaning in ecstasy.
Venosh suddenly rolled them both over, changing their position. Now he was in control of the pace and strength of their lovemaking. He slammed his hips against Xanth's ass, driving his cock home hard and fast.
"Here I go," Venosh said. He thrust a few more times, then cried out with pleasure as his orgasm took a hold of his body, blasting his cum into Xanth's hole. He continued to hump Xanth, his cock taking a while to deflate after the intense orgasm. Xanth was only a few seconds behind, his own balls tightening up close to his cock as his cock spurt thick cum all over his stomach and chest.
Venosh kissed Xanth as he pulled out his cock, then he sat back and watched his seed spill out of Xanth's ass.
"That's so unbelievable, I love watching my seed flow out of your tight hole," Venosh said. He leaved down and licked Xanth's hole, getting a mouthful of his own cum. Then he kissed Xanth, sharing the flavor of his seed. They were both still panting and slick with sweat and now cum.
Fen had placed several towels next to the wash bucket and Xanth and Venosh cleaned themselves with the scented water. Once the cum was washed off and they no longer smelled of sweat, they laid back down together in the bed and fell asleep, knowing they would be woken up when it was their turn to take watch.