Dragons cave

“You seem cold.” Henry remarked.

“Our clothes were made for sleeping wrapped up in a blanket, not standing in a cold stone cave.” Hattie replied. “My name’s Hattie by the way.” She added.

“Nice to meat you Hattie . Sorry I scared you earlier.” Henry replied. “It is kind of late. We can talk more in the morning but for now it is best we all get some sleep. I don’t have any human blankets but there is one place I can think of that is safe and warm.” He explained.

“Where is that?” Milly asked.

“In my stomach.” Henry replied calmly.

“Your going to eat us!” Hattie screamed. Milly backed away.

“I wish you would stop scramming. No I’m not going to eat you that would mean using you for food. I am just going to swallow you. Don’t worry It I perfectly safe. I can use magic to shut off my digestion.” Henry explained.

“Hattie did you know dragons could do that?” Milly asked her best friend and dragon expert.

“No, your highness. Although I did know they can us magic.” Hattie answered.

“I can use magic for lots of different things. For not lets just get ready for bed . I can get cranky in the morning If I don’t get enough sleep then my red dragon side starts to show. “Alright, I am going to pick you up and swallow you down one at a time so just try not to panic.” He instructed.

“I’m Ready.” Hattie declared.

Henry reached down and gently lifted the chambermaid up by wrapping three claws around her, holding her close to his palm. He lifted her above his head and gently lowered her into his mouth. It surrounded her form and Milly watched as he swallowed her down, the lump she made moving down his long neck. After 3 swallows her form disappeared into his chest 2 more swallows later and Henry looked down at her.

“Now your turn, princess. I am told that princesses taste better than normal humans. I am not the sort to eat humans, so I don’t have much experience.” Henry remarked.

“Well I supposes most of the peasants a dragon would come across or even a noble knight would be poor of health or lax in hygiene. I assure my staff are well fed and bathe regular so I probably don’t taste much different from Hattie but I never really given it any though before.” Milly remarked.

“Well we will see won’t we. Although I will have to swallow some peasants to truly test it but that would have to be another time.” Henry remarked as he picked her up.

Milly felt the dragon’s grip loosen and found herself slip down into the dragon’s mouth. His breath was warm, his tongue was soft and bumpy. “ Mmmmm ” she heard a moan from around her and felt the rush of air escaping his throat, flowing past her and out past his large sharp teeth. The tongue pushed down on her head and she slipped down to the entrance of the throat once there she felt a sequence of pushes and drops. Before she could process what was going on she found herself sliding into a more open area and found Hattie laying beside her .

“Are you alright, Your Highness?” Hattie asked.

“Hattie, I have told you to call me Milly when we are in private. You are my closest friend. I can think of no place that is both simultaneously more private and less private at the same time than in a dragon’s stomach.” Milly scolded her friend.

“Very well, Your eer , very well Milly.” Hattie replied.

Their surroundings shifted as the dragon moved. “Well ladies, you will be safe and warm in there I have also made it so you will be dry, not covered in saliva and slime. Enjoy your night I certainly will.” Henry’s voice reverberated around the stomach.

“We should probably get some sleep Milly. I for one am feeling exhausted. The thrill of meeting a real dragon is beginning to wear off and the lateness of the hour is hitting haaaaaaaaaaarrrrr ” Hattie’s last word transitioned into a yawn.

“Henry’s right, it is warm and com fy in here.” Milly remarked in a sleepy voice.

The ladies slept until they were jostled awake by Henry rising. He let the women out forcing them back up his throat. He flew back to their ruined camp and fetched their day clothes. He gave them privacy to change.