10:15--Naomi and Jessica
"Do you know any of the other huskies, Jessica?"
"No, ma'am!" the newest husky barked.
"All of them have more experience than you, right?"
"Yes, ma'am!"
"You're the youngest member of the pack, right?"
"I sure am, ma'am."
"You'll carry out the orders of senior huskies just the way you do mine, right?"
"Yes, ma'am."
"Good!"
Naomi and her new charge walked up to Katie. "Katie, this is Jessica. She's a new husky without much training or experience, so put her someplace where she'll stay out of trouble, OK?"
"Yes, ma'am!" Katie barked.
"We'll talk about what happened with the doe later."
Katie felt a chill run down her spine as she turned to the new dog. The whole situation seemed somewhat peculiar. Why would a new husky join the pack, not as part of a class, but as an individual, in the middle of an important operation? Why would no-nonsense Naomi dump a new husky who wasn't really going to be of much use on Katie anyway? But the strangest thing of all was how the new husky was acting, which could only be described as "puppyish." She didn't seem able to keep still, and wanted to push her nose into everything.
"OK, Jessica, why don't you, why don't you, why don't you just stick close by me for the present?"
"Yes, ma'am!" Jessica barked eagerly.
10:15--Marth and Hannah
Whatever Marth's history, he was now in the body of a healthy young straight-male deermorph, and Hannah, who had been the standard of feminine beauty among the doemorphs for months, was now running her hands over his body. He was stimulated, and without clothes, it was impossible to conceal.
"Uh, Hannah, maybe you should stop. This is really kind of difficult for me, oh oh, oh yeah."
Hannah was enjoying the first time she had close contact with the body of a handsome, muscular buck. Maybe enjoying it too much. She jerked her hands away. "Maybe this wasn't such a good idea."
"Hannah, maybe you better leave. I really, really want you now."
Hannah's heart was pounding. She slowly and deliberately took a deep breath of Marth's delicious, intoxicating musk. It seemed to light up her body. "Maybe that's a reason for me to stay."
"I'm not Jeremy. I'm not going to marry you."
"I won't get pregnant--I got a contraceptive shot while I was in the regeneration room." She put her hands back on Marth's chest, and felt as well as heard his deep, powerful breaths. "It's time, Marth."
10:40 John and Leticia
"Uh, Lady Leticia, there's been an addition to the ceremony. One of the huskies donated rings. So right after the exchange of vows, we're going to have the rings brought in and handed to you, first you, then Jeremy. You put them on each other's fingers. We've checked, and they will fit on an adult deermorph's fingers."
"Oooh, rings! That sounds wonderful! Thank you so much! How are they going to be brought in?"
"Spike. Spike is going to be the ringbearer."
"Huh. OK. I guess he is a cute little guy. Boy, he sure has changed." Leticia laughed. "Funny to hear me say that."
10:45 Lateisha and Su Yin
"Su Yin, could you go over and see what's keeping Marth and Hannah? She should have been done a long time ago!"
10:50 John and Jeremy
"Lord Jeremy" John began nervously, "there's been a slight change to the ceremony. We now have rings for you and Lady Leticia, courtesy of one of the huskies. With your permission, they'll be brought in at the end of the ceremony, we were thinking by Spike, and handed to the two of you, who will put them on each other's fingers."
"These will fit a deermorph's fingers?"
"Yes my lord, we checked." At the back of his mind, John wondered if he would carry this "my lord" and "my lady" stuff back with him when he returned to the monkeys. No doubt it would get him some funny looks.
"Very well."
11:00--Lateisha
"Su Yin, what are you grinning about? And where's Marth and Hannah?"