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When Juniper did manage to fall asleep, she didn’t so much as stir all the way until the morning’s sunlight began to warm her face. She must’ve been even more drained than she originally thought. As she blinked the sleepiness from her eyes, she took note of the arm still lovingly laid across her body. Only, at some point she had apparently moved it under hers, holding it close to her chest as she slept. Juniper also felt something in her backside. A particularly hard something that rested between the cheeks of her ass. Ah, that would be her lovely little Pal and her equally loving little…something.

Well, she couldn’t resist a bit of teasing now, could she? So, Juniper leaned forward slightly and stuck her ass more into the stiffness pressing into her. She slowly began to work her hips up and down the shaft, gently seeking to bring her partner from her slumber. Of course, as she built speed, it wasn’t long before she felt Aurora move behind her. The Lamball wordlessly began to tighten her grip on the woman and subtly began to work her own hips in rhythm with Juniper.

“Good morning…” Juniper finally whispered before she felt a puff of air trace over her skin.

“Great morning!” Aurora exclaimed before dropping one hand to Juniper’s hip for more purchase.

Juniper chuckled momentarily and then turned her head to get a kiss by way of her next greeting. She was about to stick her ass out even more, or perhaps reach for her panties when they both felt a shake that nearly raised them off the ground.

“What the fuck was that!” Juniper exclaimed before coming up to a sitting position.

Aurora followed suit and the two pairs of eyes scanned the forest back at the edge of the clearing. “Mammorest,” the Lamball offered by means of an explanation. “Probably.”

“Mammo-what?” Juniper couldn’t help but let a little strain creep into her voice as her mind pictured all kinds of ferocious Pals. “Is it dangerous?”

Aurora shook her head before coming to her feet, the fading erection between her legs the last remnants of a morning’s interrupted fun. “Not usually, I wonder what’s up.” She dropped her eyes down to Juniper and then pointed off in the direction of the sound. “It’s probably close, let’s go look!”

 Juniper’s eyes knit together and she shook her head vigorously at the suggestion. “Take a look? Are you mad!?”

 “No, come on! They’re usually pretty docile so I’m curious. Besides, what if it's hurt? Trust me.”

Aurora did have a good point. However, Juniper didn’t exactly want to meet whatever could hurt a Pal big enough to shake the ground like that. Eventually, she relented and started to get dressed with a huff. “Alright, but only because you’re telling me to trust you…”

In about two minutes, Juniper managed to get on her pants and shoes before running off after Aurora as she searched out the source of the mysterious thumps. Which had only continued in that time. The pair raced through the field and back into the forest dodging branches as they went. At one point, Juniper thought she saw a Pal scurrying off in another direction, away from whatever the hell was making such a ruckus, but she didn’t end up getting a good look. Shame.

A few minutes later, the trees began to thin again before the pair ran to the edge of another clearing. This time, they very easily saw a Pal not more than 50 yards out. Honestly, you’d have to be blind to miss her. She would easily tower over Juniper if she were standing next to the human. The pal was at least twice her height, if not more. 

"Yup that’s it," Aurora said and tilted her head towards the giant. "Mammorest. Gentle giants, normally."

Well, this particular giant was busy stomping around the clearing like a madwoman. Her long, green hair whipped this way and that, along with a powerful tail that swung behind her. And we're those...tusks? Fascinating! Though, not as fascinating as what hung between the Pal’s legs. Which appeared to be about as long as Juniper’s arm and at least twice as thick…

Just then, a much smaller Pal came into view, one Juniper hadn’t seen before. It came sprinting right at the Mammorest, jumped up, and smacked her ass before running off. This apparently pissed the big woman off because she let out a deep, angry scream and started to chase after the tiny assailant. 

"Ah, I see. That's a Foxparks." Aurora brought up a finger and indicated the smaller one running ahead of her Mammorest. Her long, orange hair trailed out behind her. Flowing between two large, foxlike ears. Even more resemblance could be found in the bushy orange tail that sat just above her ass. Tipped at the point with a bit of brown hair. 

"Mammorest. Foxparks." Juniper repeated the names to help commit them to memory before continuing. "What are they doing? Fighting? That seems like suicide for the small one."

"Probably just having some fun at that Mammorest's expense. And though she's big, she's no match for the agility of the little mischief maker. Besides, she'll be weak to the fire."

Juniper knit her eyebrows and looked over, her expression betraying the fact she was clearly lost. "Wait...fire? What fire?"

Aurora inclined her head at a second Foxparks that appeared in the clearing, apparently intent on joining in on the fun. "Foxparks are attuned with fire, so their attacks usually involve flames or the like. Mammorest is attuned to grass, which means fire really hurts."

"Attuned with fire? Attacks!?" Oh, she was thoroughly confused now. This place sounded like it needed a damn instruction book!

"Oh, that's right. Sorry, I forgot how much you aren't familiar with."

Any further explanation would have to wait though, as another stomp shook the ground. Even worse for the larger Pal, a third Foxparks ran out and shot flames from her mouth at the giant’s feet. A convenient demonstration for Juniper but very annoying for the poor Mammorest. This latest harassment caused the giant to try her best to put some distance from all three of her assailants. The flight looked panicked at first, but Juniper soon realized the big Pal was leading the pack towards a cliff at the far side of the clearing. Not straight at it though, as if she was trying not to be too obvious. Aurora must have realized it too because she stood tall and mumbled an "Oh shit..."

Unfortunately for the three smaller Pals, they didn't realize until it was too late. A few yards out from the cliff's edge, the Mammorest spun and flicked out her tail, whipping up a strong blast of wind that caught one of the Foxparks and sent it flying over the edge. Seeing their friend fly through the air quickly had the other two turning tail and sprinting off toward the woods. An enraged Mammorest following behind, hot off its success. 

However, Aurora wasn't paying attention to those three anymore. As soon as that Pal went over the cliff, the Lamball began sprinting in that direction. Of course, Juniper quickly followed and caught up before turning her head. "What's wrong?" 

"Fire...attuned...water...bad…"

Juniper could tell Aurora wasn't used to this kind of exertion but quickly focused on what she was saying. If the Mammorest was weak to fire as a grass-attuned Pal, then the Foxparks was weak to water. And she has just been sent into the ocean!

"Shit!"

Now that Juniper understood what was at stake, she began to pull ahead, her legs fully stretching and pounding the ground beneath her. When she finally arrived at the cliff's edge, her eyes quickly found the poor girl thrashing about in the waves below.

"Double shit!"

She immediately plopped down on her ass then and began unlacing her shoes. There was no time to take anything else off and by the time she stood tall again, Aurora had made it to her side. "Here, take these and meet me down on that beach." Juniper shoved her shoes in the Lamball's direction then indicated the spot she meant. 

"Wait, where are you going?" Aurora took the shoes but looked completely puzzled.

"In." That was all Juniper offered before turning and jumping off. The drop was probably around 40 feet and she did her best to keep her body rigid and straight for the impact. It wasn’t anything she hadn’t done before and the most shocking part was just how cold the water was. When she emerged on the surface, she waived up to Aurora to let the Pal know she was ok and then began to swim towards the Foxparks a moment later.

When she arrived at her side, the Pal immediately tried to grab Juniper and push her below. Using her as a flotation in her panicked state. It took Juniper a second to wrestle free and then she brought up a hand and delivered a quick smack to the frightened Pal's cheek. The impact must've jostled her to realization because the thrashing became less pronounced.

"Good," Juniper nodded and then swam closer once more before turning and presenting her back. "Grab on! Carefully. I'm going to swim you back to shore."

The Foxparks nodded and reached out, wrapping her arms around Juniper's neck. Once she felt the Pal was hanging on tight, Juniper immediately began to head towards the shore as fast as her arms and legs could take her. "Are you okay back there?" She didn't look back but tried to judge the state of the poor creature. Unfortunately, no response came. Instead, she eventually felt a head come to rest on her shoulder and the grip began to loosen to the point where Juniper had to use a modified side stroke to keep going while one hand ensured the Pal stayed on. 

Come on...come on...hang in there!

Juniper didn’t know how long it took her to get back to dry land but, by the time she did, Aurora was waiting on the shore. Fidgeting with the pair of shoes. When Juniper’s feet finally touched the soft, sandy bottom, she shifted the Foxparks to let her touch as well, but the Pal appeared to have slipped into unconsciousness. 

“Triple shit…”

Juniper brought the Pal into her arms then and tapped her cheeks a few times. Again, no response came. So, she hugged the Pal close to her chest and then began running through the shallow water and then onto the beach. "Aurora, we have to get her warm!" Juniper came up but continued to run past the Lamball. Who immediately hurried to catch up. "We have to go back to the campsite! Show me the way, please." 

“Yes ma’am!” Aurora nodded and then moved ahead, clearing a path through the forest once they slipped inside the trees. It couldn’t be far and, once they made it back, the pair could figure out how to bring some warmth back into the body she carried in her arms. Of course, that was easier said than done. 

After the swim, the run was really taking a toll on Juniper. Thankfully, whoever this Pal was, she was petite like Aurora. More lithe, though. Juniper could see, as much as feel, the delicate chords of muscle running throughout her body. It was definitely one built for the agile maneuvers she was pulling earlier running around the Mammorest. If only she had been a little more careful.

It took them about five minutes to make it back to the clearing where this had all happened and then another five back to the campsite. Juniper was breathing hard by the time she finally stopped and if it wasn’t for the dip in the cold water earlier, she had no doubt she would be covered in sweat.

“Right, let’s get a fire going.” That should be the best way to get some warmth back in the Foxparks… 

“Juniper,” Aurora shook her head before indicating the firepit filled with ash and a few pieces of charcoal. “We don’t have any more wood. We burned it all last night…” The Lamball looked upset and Juniper silently cursed herself for going through a whole afternoon’s worth of collection in one blaze. In their defense though, you never quite realized just how much wood you needed until you started burning it. Fire was such a hungry thing.

“Fuck it…” Juniper shifted her attention to the sleeping bag and indicated it with a flick of her chin. “Alright, Aurora. Listen to me, drop the shoes, and climb into the sleeping bag. I’m going to pass her to you and then get in too.”

Aurora’s eyes went wide with realization and she nodded enthusiastically. “Body heat!”

"That’s right, now go!”

The Lamball threw the shoes to the ground and then scrambled to do as she was told. She lay down on the bag and then folded it in half, ready to receive the other Pal with arms open wide. “Okay, pass her here.”

Juniper stepped over and knelt down as gently as she could but still managed to jostle the redhead in the transfer. This earned her a grunt of dissatisfaction, but that honestly came as a relief more than anything else. Another sign of life besides the light breathing.

She handed her over ass first, letting Aurora be the big spoon in the arrangement. Once their guest was safely tucked in, Juniper closed the bag over the two and then stood tall herself. “Keep as much skin-to-skin contact as you can, I’ll be there in a second.” As hot as she’d been from the exercise, her clothes were still soaking wet from the ocean. So, Juniper quickly stripped out of everything and tossed it all into a pile in the grass a few feet away. Even in their predicament, she couldn’t help but notice Aurora’s attention shift up to her to let her eyes take in the sight of her toned body. However, the Lamball ultimately chose to remain quiet.

“Alright, here I come…” Now that she was ready, Juniper bent down and peeled back the top half before laying down and cuddling up to the pair. She pressed in close to the Foxparks, not caring one bit for personal space when the Pal’s life was potentially on the line. This close, she was able to get an even better look at her face. Of course, like Aurora, she was beautiful! But in a different way. Her features were more…angular? But very attractive. If all Pals were like these two, then Juniper may be in some trouble. Those bindings may not be entirely for practical needs at the end of the day.

With the large ears pressed mostly to the Foxparks’ head, Juniper and Aurora were able to see each other clearly. At which point Juniper could only shrug. “Well, now we wait.”

“Now we wait,” Aurora confirmed.

“How is her tail? Is it safely tucked away?”

Aurora nodded before shifting slightly where she lay. “Yeah, it’s running up my torso. Safe and sound.”

“Perfect. Thank you for your help, by the way. Without you, I wouldn’t have realized there was a problem.”

The Lamball beamed at the praise and shifted closer, burying her nose in the red hair in front of her. “I’m happy to help. Besides, it’s not every day that I get to be up close to a Foxparks like this!” She followed the words with a giggle and Juniper couldn’t help but smile.

“Ah, who is the pervert, now?” Juniper raised an eyebrow and tilted her head.

“I’m not going to do anything! Jeeze!”

“Mm, that would surely bring some heat to this pile though…”

“You…you are the pervert, Juniper.”

They both chuckled then, their bodies softly shook the Pal between them. When they settled, Juniper’s hand moved to Auroa’s arm where it lay across their guest and she gently began to stroke it. They fell silent at that moment, not wanting to be too disruptive. Only a few minutes later, they were rewarded with a groan as the redhead stirred between them.

Her eyes opened and blinked a few times, an absolutely enchanting emerald green. They locked with Juniper and it only took a moment or two for her brain to register that a human was staring back. The same human that had come to her rescue.

“Hey...it’s you…” Her voice was a little shaky and it was clear she was still coming to. 

In response, Juniper nodded her head in confirmation. “Yeah, it’s me. How are you feeling?”

The only thing that came in response initially was a groan and more sluggish movements. “You saved me and…you slapped me!” Her hand came up between their bodies and rubbed at the spot on her cheek that had long since lost the subtle red mark.

Juniper winced but again nodded her affirmation. “I did and I’m really sorry about that. I needed you to calm down before I could come near you.”

“You hit her!?” The sudden appearance of another voice behind her caused the Foxparks’ ears to stiffen and her eyes to widen. She turned her head suddenly, her body coming closer to Juniper either out of instinct to get away or because she had already saved her once. When the redhead saw Aurora cuddled up behind her, the surprised expression quickly gave way to one of confusion.

 “A…Lamball?”

“At your service!” Aurora smiled and giggled before scooting back in close.

“Wait…” More and more realization seemed to be flooding back now. Though that quicky turned to confusion. “What the fuck is going on?” The Pal started squirming, clearly intent on getting out of the huddle. But Juniper put a hand on her cheek and guided her focus back to her.

“Hey, hey! It’s alright. We were just trying to warm you up after the dip in the ocean. That’s all. We don’t want to hurt you.”

"I-I don't know you’re a human and...hey! Is that an erection!?" 

The Foxpark head swung back around fixing Aurora with a stare and Juniper's gaze quickly followed.

"Really?" Juniper shook her head, mostly out of amusement. 

"Well, I'm sorry! She's really pretty and moving around a bunch...it's not my fault!"

Juniper couldn't help but laugh, even if their guest found it much less amusing.  

"Alright, let me out damn it!" The squirming began again and this time Juniper threw the sleeping bag back and let her get up. Not wanting to cause too much trouble.

However, the Pal’s legs were definitely wobbly and she immediately pulled her arms in to try and suppress the shiver that ran down her spine now that the source of warmth was gone. 

The two rescuers lay still on the ground and Juniper put on her best smile before patting the now empty space between them. "It looks like you’re still cold. Come on back, we aren’t going to hurt you, I promise."

"If you won't, you'll just have your Lamball beat me up and then you'll bind me. No way."

Was that an option? Could you use Pal's to do your dirty work for you? Interesting. But not so much that Juniper became distracted. 

"Miss Juniper would never hurt you and neither would I. Well, unless you tried to hurt Miss Juniper, I guess."

"No one is hurting anyone, okay? Especially not to bind you...miss...?"  

"Vesta," The redhead offered. "Then how did you bind...Aurora, was it?" 

"Oh, that's a pretty name!" Aurora started before cracking a sly grin and sharing a look with Juniper. Who nodded in agreement at her assessment. "Miss Juniper bound me in the best way." The Lamball shot Vesta a wink before another fit of giggles overtook her. 

"See? There's nothing to worry about, Vesta. Just come back and get warm." Juniper once again patted the sleeping bag and then waited for the redhead to make her decision. If she ran off then so be it. At least she was alive and well. Still, she could see the effect this latest piece of information had on the Foxparks. It played across her face, causing her eyes to shift to take in the sight of both Juniper and Aurora's bodies. She even sucked in her bottom lip to gently bite down on it as she thought.

"Fine! Fine...just so I can get warm..." 

Considering the visual buffet Vesta had just enjoyed, Juniper very much doubted that but let it go unchallenged. "Very well. Just to get warm."