In a sleepy village in the mountains, there lived a small population of humans and a single bovine woman. Life here was simple, most of the men working at the lumber mill and most of the women keeping the village running. One day, one of the maidens was terrified by the shadow of a creature in the woods. She rushed back to tell the others of a horrible beast more animal than man, that lived in the mountain caves and had tried to eat her. She convinced the entire village that he intended to feast on their children unless offered something to keep him pacified.

The villagers quickly reasoned that a sacrifice was the only choice. But who to sacrifice to the beast? They had many strong young men and beautiful young women, what would please it?

The mayor's daughter, being the finest in the land, pointed to Rowan. "Send the ugly cow! She isn't like the rest of us! She is a beast herself and will be far better for us to sacrifice than one of us! No one will marry her, and she is healthy and strong!"

"Gee, thanks," Rowan grumbled.

She struggled as they bound her hands and hooves and forced her up the mountain trail. Rowan attempted to run, but she fell to the ground and was bound at the knees to prevent her fleeing. The cow girl whimpered and pushed back against her fellow villagers as they pushed her towards the cave opening.

The men quickly forced a stake into the ground and tied her to it.

"Please don't leave me here!" she begged.

They ignored her calls and moments later she was alone. A growl emanated from the cave mouth. She whimpered, terrified. A moment later, a figure emerged, and before her stood the minotaur. He was dressed simply, wearing only a loincloth. He stepped closer to her, tilting his head in curiousity.

Rowan tried to move away, but she was too tightly bound. She was helpless. He came within a few inches of her face, and she closed her eyes in anticipation of her death. Suddenly, she felt a hand on her cheek as a warm tongue melted into her mouth. Rowan kissed back as her body reacted to the sudden pressure of a male's body against her own. She felt a bulge in his loincloth, and opened her eyes.

"Um, hi." Rowan smiled.

"How did you end up out here?"

"My fellow villagers sacrificed me to you. They think you're going to eat them," Rowan explained.

"Oh. Well, that's silly. Every time I try to talk to them they run away screaming. I just wanted to borrow a cup of sugar. Would you like to come inside? My name is Scotty."

Rowan rubbed her wrists as he freed her from the stake. "Oh, I am a little hungry."

"I've got some berries and some fruits from the trees down the path, and a fish from the lake. Join me?" He placed a hand on the small of her back and guided her towards his home. "It's been a while since I've seen another bovine. You're so lovely, I wondered if you might stay the night... I have a warm bed."

She blushed at the offer, having never been an object of desire by the human men of the village. Rowan took his hand and went inside.

A few days later, Rowan returned, her clothes tattered and her hair a bit disheveled. She spoke to no one, other than to say she made a pact with the minotaur to be his yearly sacrifice. Nine months later, a calf was born, and the villagers were none the wiser.

A random idea I had, drawn by  redneckfur and starring  scotty_the_minotaur