After the somewhat gloomy words, Astreya brightens herself and the mood with a kind smile, "But don't worry, our heroes are very competent, I'm sure they will be able to handle any danger that comes their way. What we should do... What I think ordinary people like you and your friends can do, is help take care of all the overflowing problems".

She takes the cup back up again and takes a long sip. Bryld takes the chance to drink a bit too, while Tahenohan had finished her own cup a long time ago. At least coffee seems to have a soothing effect on her. "There is a lake to the North-east of here, and it extends pretty far both North and South, so if you go East from here you'll still find a part of its waters. Past that lake there's a mountain range, there's a nest of ironhide wyverns there so I don't recommend crossing the lake if you're going to explore".

Talking about murderous monsters with such a bright smile is odd, but you sure she just means to be reassuring, "There's harpies around too. They got off better than most other monsters but they took casualties too, it's still not as bad as for the arachne", she lets out a sigh, "I don't know their exact numbers before the war, but there's only three left now. One is far to the North, one is in the mountains and one is somewhere South or South-east of here, I still have to meet her".

A moment of silence follows, then Astreya finds her smile again, "There's also alraune around. I think the Fomors wanted to hunt and burn all those they could find, on purpose, I don't know for what reason. You should still be able to meet some, but... Like with all monsters, the hand of war left a bad scar on them, and some might have died to human hands too".

She pauses, looking at you, "You should be careful. Not afraid, but careful".

>"Tell me more about the harpies".
>"Tell me more about the arachne".
>"Tell me more about the alraune".
>"Tell me more about the mermaids".
>"Tell me more about yourself".
>Other?

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>>36162440
>Collection of character descriptions (courtesy of anon): http://pastebin.com/LHr4meHg
That's a WIP!
A WIIIIIIIIIP

>>36162422
>"Tell me more about the harpies".
>"Tell me more about the arachne".
Pests and Vermin, these sound close enough to those.
>"Tell me more about yourself".

>>36162454
Sorry, forgot to specify it's a WIP.

It's still appreciated.

>>36162422
>>"Tell me more about the harpies".
>>"Tell me more about the arachne".
>>"Tell me more about yourself".

The harpies are an immediate concern to the village, and we've seen signs of the arachne and might be more lkely to run into them. I'm also curious about why the Fomor were specifically targeting alarune, but that can wait.

>"Tell me more about the arachne".

Femember that web we found? Coincidence?

>thread on friday but I'm stuck on tradfic

Joy and suffering

>>36162440
Is it bad seeing this image really makes me want to suck dick? Lillith's especially?

Would that mean I want to fellate /tg/?

>>36162422
>"Tell me more about the harpies".
>"Tell me more about the alraune".
It's likely that's an ember we want to quench.
But,
>"Tell me more about the arachne".
And
>"Tell me more about yourself".
Are important too

>>36162422
>"Tell me more about the alraune".

"Tell me more about the harpies", you choose to begin with the part that can move faster and more frequently, and also the kind that travels in flocks and might happen to start raping people left and right. Well, that's mostly a stereotype and you're not sure how much of that is true, but better safe than sorry.

"Harpies live in flocks and move often, which kept them safer than other monsters during the Fomor war, but they still suffered losses and especially the migratory species became disrupted", she explains, "Some flocks used to cross the Crystal sea to take advantage of our spring and summer and then moved back when autumn came, but the disaster that struck this continent made such travels less frequent or outright killed those who made it, so it's mostly the indigenous species left", she pauses, "They... Shouldn't be dangerous, at least not to a group like yours, but some might be mistrusting of humans".

"What about the arachne, then?".

"The arachne are very few in number and facing potential extinction from this continent", she lets out a sorry sigh, "Three females survived, and two are eager to come out and meet humans but are still a bit shy. The third one... I couldn't find her until now, but she has to be around somewhere. If you do, try and be as calm and understanding as you can, she has to be terrified of other beings with all that happened to her and her dears".

"I-is it that bad?", Bryld asks, talking as if though she has something in her throat.

"They all saw their families, their brothers and sisters, die one by one, at the hands of both fomors and humans. They survived because they were protected, so they could one day reproduce and not let their line go extinct, but surviving carries guilt sometimes", she looks at you straight in the eye, "Please try and be understanding".

>"Tell me more about the alraune".
>"Tell me more about yourself".
>"Tell me more about Yomi".
>Other?

>>36162681
OH.
THERE WE GO.
ARACHNE ARE ON THE LIST. I'M MAKING A FUCKING NOTE OF THAT.

>"Tell me more about the alraune".
>"Tell me more about yourself".

>>36162681
>"Tell me more about the alraune".

>>36162681
>>"Tell me more about the alraune".
>>"Tell me more about yourself".
The last one is adventuring with her harpy and werewolf friends.

>>36162681
>>36162719
Yeah just about right.

"What about the alraune? And why were they targeted by fomors?".

Astreya sets her now empty cup of coffee down on the table and furrows her brows a little, "This is just my personal opinion so take it with a pinch of salt... I think it's because they have fought against their war effort. Allow me to explain: most war machines and temporary fortifications are built on wood, and alraune need plenty of very large woods to live in comfortably. This isn't difficult with the tropical jungles, but if the fomors take control of many gnoll tribes and then proceed to make them work on the double for a war effort... It would make sense for them to be angry and fight back".

"Wait", you pause for a moment, struck by an idea, "Won't the Reconquista also cause us to invade their jungles? We're building shacks like crazy right here".

Astreya nods, "It's possible. You would need to find them and try to communicate, if anything to make sure we don't invade their territory too far. We would need the priest of a nature deity too, that would be handy, so we can make sure we can replant all that we consume, but...", she sighs, "There's so much to do and I alone am but one person. I would be really grateful if you could help out. Just... Be careful, some of them might think of us as enemies".

"Hey, hey", Tahenohan raises her hand, smiling at Astreya, "Where's your spellbook?".

"Where is yours?".

And they start laughing. It must be some kind of wizard joke.

"By the way, can you tell me anything more about yourself?", you decide this is the best moment to intervene, "We barely know you, after all".

She chuckles a bit more while nodding, "Sure, what do you wish to know?".

>"What kind of magic can you do?".
>"What monsters did you meet in person?".
>"Where have you been in the past days?".
>"Why did you summon a demon?".
>"What's the deal with Yomi?".
>"How long are you staying here?".
>Other?

>>36162870
>>"What kind of magic can you do?".
>>"What monsters did you meet in person?".
>>"Why did you summon THAT demon?".

I don't mind her summoning a demon, but that particular one is a prick.

>>36162870
>>36162919
this

>>36162870
>"What kind of magic can you do?".
>"How long are you staying here?".

>>36162919
>>36162870
Sure, this.

>>36162870
>"Why did you summon a demon?".
>>"What's the deal with Yomi?".

Finally home!

"What kind of magic can you do?", you have to admit it's mostly a matter of curiosity, but it's still handy to know what you can expect out of this woman. Also, you still don't know much about wizards, even though you're travelling with one of them.

"Ah, well, of course there's that spell I got my title from", she chuckles merrily, "The one I use to travel quickly, flying in the sky at night time. But contrarily to what some might have said, it doesn't depend on the stars. And it's certainly not derived from elven magic", she shakes her head firmly, you feel this is important to her even though you don't really understand why.

"Oh, oh, anything else?", Tahenohan asks, clearly very eager, "Can you shoot lightning bolts? I never could. I managed to do something with ice, but I can't quite get to the level of the Dolph Strash".

"The Dolph Strash isn't easy", Astreya blinks, her look somewhat surprised, "It's commendable for you to even try. But no, I can't do it either... Though lightning? That's more within my expertise", and she chuckles, "But I'd rather not shock anyone if I can help it. I prefer to use faerie fire, though if I really want to burn someone I might just go with the fox fire".

"Eeeeh? That sounds so cool! I did the icicle fall once, but it's really tough to control correctly".

"Right, I heard it has a huge, blind spot in front of you".

"But mundanes don't know that!".

And they laugh again. Wizards.

"Which monsters did you meet in person?", you ask, trying to pull the conversation back on track.

"Mh... Tama and Arianna, the two surviving arachne, respectively North and East of here. I also met Susanna- Ah, but keep this a secret", she bends closer to the table, lowering her voice, "She's an ogre magi. Don't worry! Even though she's a giant she's no fomor, just... Most people won't understand, so don't spread this around, okay?".

You nod, "What about Yomi? What's his problem?".

Astreya blinks, then smiles, "Oh, him...".

>Continue

>>36163225
>"Eeeeh? That sounds so cool! I did the icicle fall once, but it's really tough to control correctly".
>"Right, I heard it has a huge, blind spot in front of you".
>"But mundanes don't know that!".
>And they laugh again. Wizards.
What a bunch of nineballs, going on easy modo.

"You see, when you summon a demon to serve as a familiar, you don't really control what kind of demon you're invoking", Astreya explains, getting everyone's attention, even Bryld's, despite her obvious reluctance to listen, "Demons are beings of passion and soul, their physical bodies a mere commodity they use to interact with the world, be it the Netherworld or ours, and they are divided in different types. Yomi, for example, is an Empusa; he's practically a sadist, he enjoys teasing others and trying his best to make them feel miserable, he literally thrives on verbal and emotional abuse".

"But why did you summon him, of all people?", you ask, the memory of his harsh words still fresh in your mind, and in Bryld's too, whose bunny ears droop noticeably at his mention, "Couldn't you just send him back and try again?".

"I... Could have, but you have to consider two things", she makes a strange smile, almost embarrassed, "The first is that this doesn't help your reputation with the Netherworld, if you summon one to be your familiar and then send him back, you might have nobody answering your next summons, or you might get worse people, especially if they look better at first", she stops, then resumes, "The second is, well, it's your personality, your soul itself, that calls out to attract a demon. Believe it or not, but the ritual is made to call for someone as compatible to you as possible".

You all three stare at her until she blushes slightly and chuckles, "... Please don't get the wrong idea about me, I- I am no sadist, I swear".

"Can't you do something to keep him more in control?", you ask.

"I can, and I do", she assures, "But a demon is a demon. You cannot change its nature. You must not think of them as ordinary mortals, that would be a grave mistake".

>"Where have you been in the past days?".
>"How long are you staying here?".
>"Can you teach me magic?".
>"Can you teach Tahenohan magic?".
>"Do you have something we can use in our quest?".
>Other?

>>36163389
>"How long are you staying here?".
>"Do you have something we can use in our quest?".
It's dangerous after all.

>>36163389
>"How long are you staying here?".
>>"Can you teach me magic?".

So, she's either a masochist in bed...or her motherly ways are the perfect tool to counter his sadism.

Hmm, which one is it~

>>36163389
>"How long are you staying here?".
>"Can you teach me magic?".
>"Can you teach Tahenohan magic?".
>"Do you have something we can use in our quest?".

>>36163389
>>"How long are you staying here?".
>>"Can you teach Tahenohan magic?".
We don't use the same kind of magic that she does. And she must be a masochist.

"How long are you going to stay here?", you wonder for how long you'll be able to count on her help, should you need it again.

"I don't know", she sincerely answers, tilting her head to the side a bit. You can't help but be reminded of just how large her horns are, to the point every little movement of hers appears much heavier just because of them, even though her hair is so smooth and silky with just a few moments of brushing. She is completely different from Tahenohan, whose hair is messy even after you just finished brushing it for twenty minutes, and whose bed hair is nothing short of legendary "For as long as I will be needed, I guess. Considering the Reconquista and the peculiar situation of the Shadow Marches, it might be for a while".

"Can you... Teach us magic?", you tentatively ask.

Astreya looks at you, then at Tahenohan, and seems to ponder the issue for a moment. She even gives Bryld a glance but she looks away immediately and hides behind you, making the wizard give up looking for eye contact with your cartographer, "Mh. I don't think I can. I am a demonologist, I was given and taught magic by my familiar, I could teach you how to summon one yourself... If you really, really want to, but... I would of course need to tell you to be very careful. It takes an amount of dedication that is not easily found in people. All magic does, relying on demons isn't the "easy path", as I sometimes hear some people say".

"Do you have anything we could use in our quest?", you then decide to ask, just to be sure.

"Uh... I don't think so", she frowns, "I... Think I have an old dagger. It's magical, but neither powerful or very useful", she then looks at you, frowning even more, "... I don't think you need a weapon, though. You don't look like a warrior, and giving a weapon to one that can't use it is... Very dangerous".

>"I would still like that dagger".
>"Can you teach me how to summon a demon?".
>"Nevermind, is there anything you need?".
>Other?

>>36163631
>"Nevermind, is there anything you need?".
Eh.

>>36163631
>>"Nevermind, is there anything you need?".
We really don't need it, and Bryld's pretty uncomfortable right now. We should have a quiet talk with her after all this.

>>36163631
>"I would still like that dagger".
>"is there anything you need?".
better to have and not need than to need and not have

>>36163631
>"Can you teach me how to summon a demon?".

Oh boy oh boy oh boy

>>36163631
>"Nevermind, is there anything you need?".
Having a dagger would work against us really.

>"Can you teach me how to summon a demon?"

Even if we ner summon one, the knowledge would be good to have.

>>36163631
>"I would still like that dagger".
>>"Can you teach me how to summon a demon?".

Why not both?

>>Can you teach me how to summon a demon?".

Guys, no demon summoning please, that's just a rabit hole we don't want to go down, especially with our heritage.

>>36163721
>Even if we ner summon one, the knowledge would be good to have.
I'd rather not creep out Bryld even more, guys, and it's not going to do us THAT much good.

>>36163631
>>"Nevermind, is there anything you need?".
No demon summoning please.

>>36163766

I think it would be beneficial, honestly, specially because of the demonic heritage. A familiar can't keep information secret from its master, can it?

I think it would be good for Lillith.

>>36163794
You're forgetting about Tahe's story of her master summoning a demon to run another guy out of business and ended with her and her master working FOR that demon in order to at least get their clothes back.

>>36163853

Well, tahe's master was a idiot anyway. Lillith is good at dealing with others, and honestly, do you think MP would give Lillith something that would disrupt the quest?

>>36163902
>do you think MP would give Lillith something that would disrupt the quest?
Yeeess?
I mean, we won't be killing ourselves or anything, but we wouldn't get off scot free.

>>36163902
First, we have no need for demon summoning, nor really the time to do so. Second, while I do trust MP to not fuck us over, I imagine they want us to use SOME common sense: asking to learn demonology will likely alienate us from Bryld, who is already skittish about the demon and the fact that we're a cultist of Ishtar.

"You've helped us out quite a bit already. Is there anything we can do to help?", you also consider asking her how to teach you to summon a demon, but Bryld looks a little pale back there; considering she just got a harsh treatment from a demon no less, you decide to save the topic for a possible later, more private chat in case.

"Mh... Well, there is something you could do for me", she concludes after a bit of thinking, "Could you inform me if fairy presence, if you ever come across some?".

"... Fairy presence?", you ask.

"Ah, well, you see, it's complicated, but I have a bad reputation with fairies. I-it's all a misunderstanding, I swear!", she makes an uncomfortable smile, "And I'm so terribly sorry for their sylvawave repeater, but I didn't do it on purpose and I certainly wasn't trying to sabotage their queen. I-I think there are some, trying some old fairy roads out and seeing if they're safe, but they won't approach me and I don't want them to get the wrong idea, so it's... It's better if you approach them for me".

"What do you want me to do?".

"Apologize", she sighs, "Apologize for me, and ask what I can do to earn their forgiveness, I really don't want to stay in bad terms with them, not for a stupid incident like that one".

"Eeeeh? What did you do to anger fairies?", Tahenohan sounds surprised, "They're always so kind, even my master didn't manage to anger them and he's been doing nothing but telling them lies to get their dust for a scam back when I was with him".

"I-it's a bit embarrassing, I...", she smiles, blushing, "I... Accidentally crashed on one of their sylvawave repeaters and ruined several months of work. I-I'm sorry! But sometimes my signature spell doesn't work as intended, I'm still trying to perfect it".

>"Yes, I will gladly do that".
>"What's a sylvawave repeater?".
>"Can you tell me anything about fairies?".
>"On second thought, give us that dagger, please".
>Other?

>>36163902
These are denons we're talking about. There's always going to be some negatives to summoning one..

>>36163961
>>"Yes, I will gladly do that".
>>"What's a sylvawave repeater?".
>>"Can you tell me anything about fairies?".
Doesn't seem harmful.

>>36163961
>"What's a sylvawave repeater?".
>>"Can you tell me anything about fairies?".

Oh, fairies. Something to ask on Ask.fm now~

>>36163961
>"Yes, I will gladly do that".
>"What's a sylvawave repeater?".

>>36163961
>"Wouldn't it be kinda cheap coming from me?"

>>36163961
>"Yes, I will gladly do that".
>"What's a sylvawave repeater?".
>"Can you tell me anything about fairies?".
>"On second thought, give us that dagger, please".

>>36163954

Well, ok, we don't need to summon a demon. At least not now, anyway.

but it wouldn't hurt much to know how to do it. maybe we can ask again when Bryld is not around?

>>36163902
I'm not going to be stupid enough to start metagaming, so I'll say this, all of Lillith's encounters and experiences thus far with demons have been bad ones, and our new friend has had an even worse one, so no, I don't think Lillith should try learning that.

>>36164166
>but it wouldn't hurt much to know how to do it. maybe we can ask again when Bryld is not around?
>>36163961
>you also consider asking her how to teach you to summon a demon, but Bryld looks a little pale back there; considering she just got a harsh treatment from a demon no less, you decide to save the topic for a possible later, more private chat in case.

"I can do that", you agree, figuring that talking to fairies should be easy; you don't know much about them but they should be everything but dangerous. Hell, technically speaking, they're allied with the kingdom of Rune, or at least in good relationship, although you have no idea what that implies, "By the way, what's a... Sylvawave repeater?".

"I'm not sure myself", Astreya looks a little embarrassed at that, "I think it's something they use to keep their communications active? Or was it something to study the land? Or to gather information about woods to see whether they're enchanted or not? I-I have no idea, I'm sorry".

"Are you sure it won't sound cheap coming from me? I didn't break anything".

"I know", she looks down, fidgeting nervously with her hands on her tights, "But they're avoiding me, and I don't know what else to do. Please, I... Just want to let them know I'm sorry and I wish to remedy what I did".

Just by looking at her you can feel she's sincerely sorry about the incident, "Anything I should know about fairies?".

She looks up, and seems to brighten a little, "Well, as you know, ever since they became organized into a kingdom, with an actual queen, they have made great steps forwards. They are much more advanced, in general organization, they have become more knowledgeable about the world, in the fields of science, they have become adequate engineers and are more... Well... Militarized", she smiles, "Oh but don't worry, they only fight in self-defence, they won't do anything as long as you don't make them feel threatened, they're actually very friendly", she pauses, looking at you, "Uh... And, well, they can speak Midgaardian, so don't worry about that, just... Remember they often have a thick... Accent".

You can't help but wonder what she means with that, but it shouldn't be a problem.

>Thank her and leave
>You still have something more to ask (what?)
>You would like to see Yomi again
>Other?

>>36164172

Lillith only met one demon. That's not a very good argument.

>>36164242
>>Thank her and leave
MP, stop writing girls so well. You're making me want to learn about all of them intimately.

>>36164242
>You would like to see Yomi again

Let's try to get a bit more of info frmo him with his master around to help.

>>36164242
>Thank her and leave
We'll surely return eventually
>seeing Yomi
Fuck no, that's like last on my list of things I want to do.

>>36164242
>Thank her and leave

>>36164242
>>Thank her and leave, but not without reminding her about the offer from the leader of the guards.

For those of you still interested in demons (it's still a bad idea), there's your opportunity.

>>36164242
>Thank her
>>You would like to see Yomi again

He should be more agreeable now, I hope. Even if not, I kinda want to slap him.

>>36164242
>Thank her and leave

I don't know if we can get more use out of Yomi besides what he already told us.

>>36164248
Better that you going "Oh surely nothing bad will happen" out of character.

>>36164338
Which offer was that again?

>>36164338
>>36164242
This

>>36164371
To have tea.

>>36164338
>>>Thank her and leave, but not without reminding her about the offer from the leader of the guards.
yeah let's do this, not for the demonology, but because the captain asked

You thank Astreya for her time and stand up, along with all of your companions. You shake her hands, that feel a little cold to the touch, Tahenohan does too, and so does Bryld, although she only shakes with her fingers, without grasping properly with the whole palm.

"By the way, I have to remind you Agnes' offer for the night", you tell her, and she chuckles, nodding. "I do remember", she assures you, "I promise I will come, but I won't bring my pajamas".

You wonder if that was required in the first place or if you missed something.

Regardless, you leave the wizard's house and stretch a little. Bryld seems to look a little better once outside, she's not as pale and the day is getting warmer as it slowly but constantly advances, although noon is still a little far. You remember that Luna should be busy talking to the village chief about all of her projects and/or busy with the drawing board. You, instead, have this appointment with the volunteers' captain tonight, along with Astreya, meaning that departing today for adventure and exploration wouldn't be very wise.

Still, you have things to keep you busy with: your population census, for one thing, and even if that doesn't take you all day (or more than one), there's the construction effort going on where a pair of extra arms are always welcome, even better if they're young and strong.

In the end, the day is yours to...

>Do the population census
>Help building more shacks
>Look for the volunteers and see what they're doing
>Other?

And Tahenohan should...
>Follow you
>Hang around the village at her leisure
>Explore the outskirts
>Other?

And Bryld should...
>Follow you
>Hang around the village at her leisure
>Explore the outskirts
>Other?

>>36164513
Oh right, that one.

>>36164530
Oh, I want nothing to do with the demonology, but I'd rather talk to Bryld about what she's learned aobut us rather than spend more time mucking about with stupid ideas.

>>36164536
>Do the population census
>Follow you
>Explore the outskirts

>>36164536
>"I do remember", she assures you, "I promise I will come, but I won't bring my pajamas".
>You wonder if that was required in the first place or if you missed something.
It means shit's gonna get lewd.

>Do the population census
>Explore the outskirts
>Follow you so we can talk to her about what she's heard, and try to handle any concerns she has

>>36164536
>Do the population census

Tahe & Bryld:
>Explore the outskirts

Bryld's here for cartography, right? And between them they should be able to run away from danger thanks to their ears.

>>36164536
>Other?
We should have a sit down and talk to Bryld about what she just heard, see if there's anything wrong. Admit to being hermaphroditic.

>>36164536
>Do the population census
Tahe:
>Explore the outskirts
Bryld:
>Hang around the village at her leisure

>>36164536
>>Do the population census
And Tahenohan should...
>>Explore the outskirts
And Bryld should...
>>Explore the outskirts

Maybe they can find a monsterfolk?

>>36164574
>>36164600
>>36164669
>>36164686
Oh come on guys. No talking to bunnybutt about the whole cultist thing?

>>36164736
sure why not, let's do that before we start working

>>36164736
I'd like to, but I guess we'll save it for the night.

>>36164736

I think it's best if we wait for her to digest everything first.

Then we can talk to her at night, before asking for demonology lessons.

You really should take advantage of this situation to do the population census, since you can't do it once you leave, and you'll be away for a few days at the very best, meaning you can't just stop and rest no matter how nice that would feel.

You think you can afford to have Tahenohan have a look at the outskirts; being alone and everything you recommend her to not go far and certainly not to poke her head into any woods, especially not after the news about the alraune and the giant cobwebs you've spotted yesterday.

As you wonder what to do with Bryld, you notice that she fidgets a little while Tahenohan hops away, merrily humming a tune, looking at her back and then at you. "Uhm...", she goes, sounding uncertain but at least not afraid.

Well, you wanted to have a moment to talk to her about all that she's learned about you and Tahenohan in but half a morning, so her approaching you is actually beneficial to your plans. You decide to give her breathing space and wait for her to talk to you on her own terms.

"I... I don't want to sound like I'm intruding or anything, it's just curiosity, really, but...", she keeps fidgeting nervously, glancing at you and then looking down and away, several times, "Uhm... It's about Tahenohan".

"What about her?", you ask in the most diplomatic way possible.

"Are you... You know?", she asks, but you don't know. So you wait for her to gulp and muster a bit more courage, "Are you, you know... A couple?".

>"Yes".
>"No".
>"Why do you ask?".
>Other?

>>36164773
>>36164780
Giving her enough time to continue to panic about us being a cultist of the goddess of monsters with no context? Great idea.

And by great idea, I mean that's a shitty idea and you should feel bad.

>>36164802
>"No".
>>"Why do you ask?".

>>36164802
>"No".
>"Why do you ask?".
IT'S HAPPENING

>>36164802
>Other?
"Honestly with her I don't know, I like her so maybe? Right now we're just good friends."
>"Why do you ask?".

>>36164802
>"Why do you ask?".
Because we're not sure of our relationship yet.

>>36164802
>"No".
Well, it's true. If she pries more, we can explain.

>"No"
>"Why do you ask?"

Time to be single and dense.

>>36164802
>"Why do you ask?".
> Smirk

>>36164802
>>36164837
This

>>36164802
>"No".

Not yet, anyway.

Time for bunnybutt?

>>36164837
No, not this.

>>36164802
>"No".
>"Why do you ask?".

>>36164802
Seconding >>36164837

Though if we go with 'no' it shouldn't be a straight shut down, more a 'right now we're not'

>>36164850
>>36164868
Fuck that, Tahe a best.

>>36164868
>Time for bunnybutt?
No, Bryld is for close friends, not for that, Taheno is for that, Taheno best grill.

>>36164837

Eh, no, let's not go there yet. Tahenohan seems much more of a best bro/sis with possible benefits than a romantic partner.

>>36164885
>>36164905
>>36164912
Anons, don't get into waifu wars.

Also, I must say that it's not good to assume things with Tahenohan, lets see how the relationship progresses first.

>>36164912
>Tahenohan seems much more of a best bro/sis with possible benefits than a romantic partner.
Why not both?

>>36164912
wat >>36164943 said

"We're not", you honestly answer, "But why are you asking?".

"Oh, oh no, nothing", she smiles, sounding a bit embarrassed but still rather comfortable, It's because you were so close and familiar with each other. You know, same bed, same shower, no shame... I know Tahenohan is a bit... Unique, so I wasn't sure if it was...", she chuckles and shrugs, "I'm sorry, I'm just being silly".

She's certainly unique, you have to give that to her, "I like her, I really do, but I still don't know if I like her that way; right now we're only good friends. Maybe one day things will change, but right now we're just good friends".

"Right", she smiles, "I'm sorry, I didn't want to pry, I just... I was so curious, I...".

"By the way", you take advantage of this moment, before you start to work, in order to make sure Bryld doesn't have any actual issues she isn't talking about, "About what you've heard in Astreya's house...".

"Ah! Ah, n-n-no, i-it's nothing", she gulps nervously, paling a little as she forces herself to smile, "I- I really- I'm not thinking- I'm not having second thoughts about coming with you, I swear".

"Are you sure?", her bunny ears tremble a bit and her smile isn't steady, but you can see in her eyes that she's trying her best to keep a much more concerned, and possibly obtuse, part of her from taking over. You see that she consciously feels like trusting you, but there's an instinct in her that's telling her to reconsider, and she's trying to resist it.

"I-I am", she gulps nervously again, "R-really, don't worry, it will pass, I was... I admit I was a bit shocked, but it's okay, I-I am but a newbie, to everything, don't concern yourself with all the little... Things that scare me", and she chuckles a bit, to relieve her own tension.

>Ask what she knows about Ishtar
>Ask what she thinks about Tahenohan
>Ask what she thinks about you
>Just try to encourage or comfort her
>Ask her if she'd still like to join Tahenohan
>Other?

>>36165042
>>Ask what she knows about Ishtar
>>Ask what she thinks about you

>>36165042
>Just try to encourage or comfort her
"We can talk more this evening if you want to."

She can also talk with tahe while 'splorin

>>36165042
>Ask what she knows about Ishtar
>Ask what she thinks about you
>Just try to encourage or comfort her

>>36165042
>Ask what she knows about Ishtar
>>Ask what she thinks about you
>>Just try to encourage or comfort her

Begin with the basics. Time to begin the religious conversions.

>>36165131
>Time to begin the religious conversions.
Eeeh. No. I'd rather not even try something like that. Ishtar's seen as a very weird god, so I'd rather not go there. At least not until thread 20.

>>36165042
>Just try to encourage or comfort her
>Ask what she knows about Ishtar

>>36165131
yeah no we're not converting her, she's fine as is

>>36165042
>Ask what she knows about Ishtar
>Ask what she thinks about Tahenohan

>>36165131
I don't agree on trying to convert her. However, I do want to help her understand us and why we are a devotant of Ishtar. It could help in having her trust us, as she's torn from trusting us and fleeing from us right now.

>>36165149
>>36165213

Firstly, why not?

Secondly, I don't think Ishtar would care about this, actually. She seems pretty chill and ok with an unorganized worship. I think that simply by making people more open minded of about her and doing away with the rumours/bad fame is enough. Promoting monsterfolk x human/werefolk relationship will have a positive inpact as well.

"What do you know about Ishtar?", you ask, knowing that most likely she knows either nothing or all of the wrong things.

"N-not much. She's the goddess of monsters, right?", she asks with a mixture of shame and fear, but then tries to smile, "Well, she certainly is, considering what you were talking about...".

"Yes", you confirm, "But that doesn't mean I antagonize humans. Quite the contrary, I am here explicitly to avoid conflicts".

"I know", she surprisingly says, showing some confidence that must be coming out right in this moment, "I've heard you and Astreya talk. I told you already what I think about you: you're very caring, you always think of others, and you are kind with everyone. I- I was uncomfortable because I know nothing of magic and monsters and- And I admit I am afraid of many things, especially those I don't know, but...", she touches your arm, her slightly trembling fingers grasping your sleeve until she steadies, "But you actually just showed me I was right. Even now you're caring about me, I am... I am very thankful of that".

You pat her hand and she smiles, she seems to be a lot calmer than before, "We can talk more this evening if you want to, my door is always open".

"Oh, no, no no", she shakes her head firmly, "There's nothing much to talk about, really, and tonight we're supposed to attend a party, I don't want you to pull out of there just to assure me that you mean no harm... I already know you do, I'm just", she sighs, "I'm just a cowardly little bunny, b-but I'm trying my best to change".

>"We can talk after the party".
>"Why don't you go with Tahenohan? She'll love to have your company".
>"Why don't you come with me? I'm going to need someone clever to help out".
>"Why don't you relax today? We'll have plenty of work to do from tomorrow on".
>Pat her head
>Other?

>>36165285
>"Why don't you come with me? I'm going to need someone clever to help out".
Pat her with the comfiness of a thousand suns

>>36165131
Just a small note about "conversions".

Monotheism isn't really a thing in this setting. Worshipping multiple gods is normal, so there's no need for "conversions" or anything. Most gods just want to have some rites and practices observes and offerings, and many mortals do so when it's convenient or when they need the favour of a god.

You can worship Ishtar when you need to without the need of anything like a "conversion".

>>36165285
>"Why don't you go with Tahenohan? She'll love to have your company".
>Pat her head

Such a cutie

>>36165285
>"We can talk after the party".
>"Do you want to go with one of us today?"

>>36165285
>>"Why don't you come with me? I'm going to need someone clever to help out".
Bunnybutt is so cute.

>>36165285
>Pat her head
>"Why don't you come with me? I'm going to need someone clever to help out".

>>36165324

It was mostly a manner of speech.

>>36165392
It's still better to clarify as people who aren't familiar with the setting might get confused.

>>36165285
>Pat her head
>"Why don't you go with Tahenohan? She'll love to have your company".
She can start cartographing too

>>36165285
>"Why don't you go with Tahenohan? She'll love to have your company".
They can gossip all they want. And we don't want Tahe 'splorin alone.

>>36165440
Girl's 44 and has more adventuring experience than anyone in our party. If anything she should be the one to go alone.

You smile and pat Bryld on the head.

Her brown hair is soft and smooth, very different from Tahenohan's wavy tangle; your fingers have an easier time brushing through, patting and following the shape of her head and soft, somewhat rounded cheeks. She giggles a little as you pat her, closing her eyes as your fingers inevitably brush close to her bunny ears and even between them; you feel the very soft and puffy fur on the inside as your fingers caress the edges of her canals leading to the eardrums, which must be somewhat sensitive as she visibly shivers as you do so.

The ears too are very soft: you only briefly touch the rosy insides before she twitches and you instinctively open your hand to let go of her ear as it flips about, making you be more careful and only brushing the outer fur, of the same colour as her hair. It is short and frisky but it still feels soft to the touch and makes her ears perk visibly as you touch them.

You brush down and caress her face a couple more times, and feel that she doesn't quiver any more, not even lightly. "Why don't you go and join Tahenohan?", you offer her, "I'm sure she will love to have your company".

She nods, pulling back from your patting with a smile, "Yes, that is a good idea, I'll leave you to your work", she looks at you up and down and smiles again, "Thank you".

You look at her as she hurries into a quick jog, her puffy bunny tail bouncing slightly as she skips lightly along the grass. She has a pretty good pace when she puts her heart into it, you wonder if all were-hares are like that, and also just how fast she can be if she tries.

But right now, you have your own thing to do. You pull out your book and inkpen and get ready to write down the name and age of the inhabitants of New Royo.

>Continue

>>36165587
>Why don't you go and join Tahenohan?", you offer her, "I'm sure she will love to have your company".
Err....OP

>>36165322
>>36165378
>>36165387
VS
>>36165358
>>36165418
>>36165440
Seems to be more of a draw to me.

With >>36165362
being an outlier

>>36165587
>all this sweet delicious descriptions

All my yes. Thanks a lot MP. Goddamn, I'm loving this, Bryld too cute.

>>36165616
what is your point? a draw is up to MP to decide

>>36165616

It's done and it was good. Ties can be broken by Qm's choosing one or the other, no need for tiebreaker votes. Not everything has to be decided by players.

This also lets us know there are only 7 players~

>>36165660
>This also lets us know there are only 7 players~
Not really. Some people don't vote.

>>36165616
Yes, it is a draw, but in the interest of keeping the thread going I have picked the option that I felt was closer to how Bryld was feeling considering how the conversation developed.

I won't always call for tie breaking, especially if it's something that I feel has a natural flow with what's going on in game. And in this case, I don't think it was worth calling tie breaking for.

>>36165669
And 15 unique posters? Am I reading that thing right? So we could in theory have 14 people vote per choice, assuming nobody has left.

>>36165751
Yup. Unlikely however.

>>36165751
people come and go, that counter just shows the total amount of unique IP's so far, the actual voter count will fluctuate even without foul play, like how I'm about to fall asleep

thanks for the thread so far MP, I look forward to catching up on it

>>36165669

Possible, but in this particular quest, hard to consider. We have a perfect amount of players.

I could also argue they are not players.

>>36165762

The tracker is bogus. At least three or four IPs are mine, as I voted while driving and my phone hooked on different connections.

>>36165698
MP a best QM

>>36165793
>as I voted while driving
Please practice responsible road safety, anon.

Being a censor is tough work.

You never talked to that many people in one day. It was easy at first, you just had to introduce yourself, explain what you're doing on whose behalf, and occasionally why it's important to do so. It's not like anyone refused to answer, but things got more complicated as the day went on.

The first obstacle was the gossip army, those women doing nothing all day while their men were working. Not all women, there are also those that either help work themselves or actually keep themselves busy with something different than gossiping, and there's men that aren't busy constructing shacks too... But the point is that once you got snagged with that group they weren't going to let you go.

On one side it was a good thing, because they practically knew the names and ages of everyone else. On the other, it was terrible because they were trying their darndest to get to know all about you so you could become gossip fuel instead of answering your questions.

The second obstacle was the fact that you were starting to get tired and confused as the day progressed, and it took you all of the afternoon to correct the mistakes, the double entries and the names and ages you got wrong.

Good thing you started with a village of one hundred sixty six people. It would be more if you also counted the volunteers, but you decided not to because they aren't residents, they're followers of the military expedition that have been only temporarily assigned to this place.

You never would have believed you could get this tired doing nothing but talking to people. You drank a lot and you still feel thirsty, and your legs and arms feel sore for all the standing and writing.

You're really starting to look forward to that tea party, if anything because you need to sit down and cool off.

>Head straight there
>Take a shower first
>Look for Bryld and Tahenohan first
>Look for Astreya first
>Other?

>>36165821
>Look for Bryld and Tahenohan first
Lets see how they got along.

>>36165821
>Look for Bryld and Tahenohan first
>Look for Astreya second
>Head straight there afterwards

Let's not bathe overly much, we don't want to use all the water in the village somehow.

>>36165821
>Look for astreya first

Secret meetings

>>36165821
>Look for Astreya first

For more profund discussions without scaring Bryld

>>36165821
>>Take a shower first
>>Look for Bryld and Tahenohan first
If water's an issue then just
>Look for Bryld and Tahenohan first

>>36165821
>Look for Bryld and Tahenohan first
>Look for Astreya second
we can shower afterwards

>>36165821
>>Look for Bryld and Tahenohan first
Best girls first.

>>36165821
>Look for Astreya first
>take a shower first/second

We can go to the party with her. I'm sure Taheno will find Lillith after sensing she's naked and wet.

>>36165821
>Look for Astreya first

Demonology, ho!

>>36165821
>Look for Bryld and Tahenohan first

>>36165821
>Look for Bryld and Tahenohan first

>>36165934
>>36165968

Ah, I went throught! Please ignore one of these, they're both mine. I will delete one when 4chan allows and My internet is not a bitch.

>>36165821
>Look for Bryld and Tahenohan first

>>36165821
>Take a shower first
>Look for Bryld and Tahenohan first

You decide to look for your travelling companions before heading anywhere; after all you're technically their leader and it falls to you to make sure they're functioning well, especially when it comes to working together.

Even though it's getting dark and hard to see, you still manage to spot them, or rather hear them as you recognize their laughing amongst all the sounds that are coming from where the majority of people gather to have dinner together.

You see them come towards you, their lantern lit and flashing you, swinging a lot more as it quickens its approach once they illuminate your familiar figure, making you cover your eyes for a moment before you see Tahenohan's manic smile clearly again.

"We had fun!", she announces, "We walked around and picked some flowers!". Not exactly what you asked them to do, but you guess at least they bonded a little.

"We've seen mushrooms too, near trees and bushes", Bryld explains, "But we didn't pick them because neither of us are familiar with mushrooms from around here. We don't want to accidentally poison someone, and I heard mushrooms are very dangerous if you're not very confident".

You've been told the exact same thing, so you can't help but agree. It's also nothing to be concerned about, really, there's still plenty of easily found food around, as those that gather it in the village can confirm. Actually, you think the locals routinely walk farther than your two friends just did tonight.

"Are you ready for tonight's tea party?", you ask them.

"I am!", says Tahenohan.

"I am too", agrees Bryld with a smile.

Well then, time to...

>Go get Astreya
>Go take a shower
>Go to the party
>Other?

>>36166117
>Go get Astreya

>>36166117
>Go get Astreya

>>36166117
>Go get Astreya

>go get astreya

Ah man, I wanted a one on one talk with her. She could know more of demons and coerce Yomi to be helpful.

>go get astreya

Oh well.

>>36166153
Who says we can't do that, like, after the party?

>>36166117
>>Go get Astreya
Good to see the girls getting along.

>>36166153
Yomi's a prick, fuck him. And still uninterested in summoning demons; we have more than enough things to keep ourselves occupied.

>>36166169

Because Lillith will be hugging Taheno or Bryld by then.

>>36166232
>or
>not both

I am disapoint anon

>>36166117
>Go to the party
She'll be there.

>>36166228

Yes, he is a prick? So fucking what! I don't care about him, I don't want to husbando him or whatever. I want INFORMATION, damnit. We don't need to like him for this.

>>36166293
It's not information we particularly need at the moment. We'll likely see her again, like Chuunibutt, so we don't need to rush.

>>36166310
It's funny, actually, in that Chuunibutt is legitimately kickass and shit.

>>36166362
So, do we call Astreya Hornybutt, Hornedbutt, Wizardbutt, or magebutt?

You all go and fetch Astreya at her house so that she doesn't have to walk those five minutes alone in the dark. Not that she's in any danger, but you feel like you owe her a bit of courtesy, it's the bare minimum to be civil after all.

You reach her small but cozy house and knock, and she opens the door with a smile. From the well-lit insides, thanks to what you presume to be magical lights, you see that she's wearing another long greenish robe, but comfortable to walk around in as it's quite open on the front, showing off a rhomboidal cut window to her cleavage that isn't actually impressive as she's visibly small-breasted, but it also helps her show off her form-fitting leather pants, which are rather shiny, even in this lighting.

"I'm ready!", she announces, turning aside to fit through the door and exit her house. Yomi is sprawled on the sofa, barely peeking his head up as she leaves, "You goin' with that dyke? Hell you four must be desperate for a fuck".

"I'll be back later in the night, Yomi", she kindly answers, completely ignoring the comment, "Don't wait for me and keep the house, okay?".

"Go fuck yourself in the ass with that staff of yours", he answers, which she takes as something like "take care" as she closes the door behind her. You notice she doesn't actually have a staff with her.

"She's been asking me out for a while, actually. Oh, and don't be concerned if captain Agnes looks a bit too girly or... Interested in girls, it's just the way she is", she smiles, and doesn't look concerned at all, despite the warning.

>Ask what she knows about Agnes
>Head to the party!
>Other?

>>36166390
Hornybutt, obviously. She summoned a sadist, so she's either also a sadist or a masochist, depending on how the system works.

>Head to the party!

>>36166413
>Ask what she knows about Agnes

>>36166413
>>Ask what she knows about Agnes
>>Head to the party!
This is....interesting. I'm confused. Is she gender confused?

>>36166413
> So, Agnes is a raging lesbian? I'm fine with that.

I'm actually finding Yomi and Astreya comical.

>>36166420
>She summoned a sadist
I don't see it. If anything he's like the perfect domme-bait, constantly throwing out reasons to get punished.

>>36166413
>Ask what she knows about Agnes
>Head to the party!

>>36166413
>>Head to the party!

>"Go fuck yourself in the ass with that staff of yours", he answers, which she takes as something like "take care" as she closes the door behind her. You notice she doesn't actually have a staff with her.
So. Bets on her being similar to Lilith?

>>36166460
>Yomi, for example, is an Empusa; he's practically a sadist, he enjoys teasing others and trying his best to make them feel miserable, he literally thrives on verbal and emotional abuse".

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>>36166460
>>36166491
Oooh.

So she's a trap or a Futanari.

>>36166518
And I'm curious about Astreya's comment about Agnes looking "too girly": jarring imagery of the knight wearing girly clothing, or...

>>36166491

I took things too literal. Thanks for opening my eyes.

>>36166491
you're probably overthinking things anon

thats just what Yomi wants you to do

"Can you tell us something about captain Agnes?", you ask on the way, "I met her yesterday but only briefly".

"She's a very good woman. A good knight, a good soldier and a strong fighter", Astreya nods, talking as if she knows her fairly well, "Well this is something I just heard at least, her reputation so to speak. I haven't known her for much longer than you did, about a week, but I can see in the way she treats her subjects that she really wants to see them grow into actual warriors".

"So she's a caring person?", for a moment you were about to ask if the volunteers didn't count as warriors, but you found that question to be a bit rude.

"Well, most volunteers are just that: young people who wanted to offer their able bodies to the Reconquista, but almost none of them have any real combat training. Agnes has plenty of that and she does her best to share, and make her subjects gain experience on the field, but she also knows their limits and doesn't want them to lose their lives trying", she gives a smile of appreciation, "I like that about her. I've also heard she is very fiery and eager to fight, but once she takes her armour off she's very... Girly. I don't know how else to put it", she chuckles.

"Does she like women?", Tahenohan asks the question you didn't know whether to ask or not.

"Yes", is Astreya's simple answer, "To put it in the same way her volunteers told me, she is "straight like a rainbow", or something to that effect", she chuckles, "But don't worry, she isn't going to be inappropriate. Well maybe a bit grabby, but she'll pull back if you ask her to stop, she's still a gentlewoman".

Well this tea party is certainly going to get interesting.

As you return to the village, you see that Agnes has a room in one of the more permanent structures, a small house reserved just for her, the captain of the volunteer brigade. It's not large, about Astreya's size, but it does look a lot better than the shacks all around it.

>Continue

Aha, a raging lesbian, after all. This acceptable.

>>36166624
She's incredibly well informed for someone running off of hearsay.

>>36166722
Well with the army of gossiping hags I'm sure it's pretty accurate and easy to come by info

>>36166741
Accurate, unsure about. Detailed and very personal, yeah, sure.

You knock on the door, and it is almost immediately opened by Agnes, wearing twintails like the first time you met her, but with a pink pajama shirt instead of armour. "Welcome, welcome!", she motions for you to come inside and closes the door once you're all in. She isn't wearing anything past that pajama shirt that you can see, but it's long enough to cover her down to mid-thigh, giving ample show to her slender, strong legs, smooth and soft-looking but whose powerful muscles show in healthy bulges every time she walks.

The rest of her figure, even if hidden by a girly pajama, speaks of the body of a warrior. Although she isn't bulky or heavy in frame, her shoulders show that she's used to wear armour and fight in it, even for extended periods of time. It almost clashes with how she appears right now, humming and bringing a tea tray over like a young wife serving post-dinner tea to her guests.

The house itself is a single-room deal, with a small door that leads to what you presume to be the toilet, even though there's still no sewer system in this village. The kitchen is relegated to a corner with a small but working pantry, a bed is on the opposite corner, simple and featuring a light, blue bedsheet that doesn't seem to have been used much. Knowing how hot it is even at night you presume she just sleeps on top of it.

You all sit on a circle of cushions in the middle of the room. There's no tables nor chairs around, but you're not uncomfortable, it's kind of like being in the caravansary again. Agnes serves the steaming, red tea in each cup, also pushing a small woven basket with several cocoa biscuits.

"I'm afraid I don't have sugar", she apologizes with a smile, "I'm sorry, I didn't bring any". The others reassure her that it's okay.

She then looks up at you, clapping her hands, "So, how was your day?".

>"Fine, thank you".
>"Tiring, but I managed".
>"A bit boring".
>"How was yours?".
>Other?

>"Tiring but manageable"

Hm, Lillith needs a bath after working, but we skipped it.

>>36166884
>"Tiring, but I managed".
>"How was yours?".

>>36166884
>"Tiring, but I managed".
>"And very educational."
>"How was yours?".

>>36166884
Her place sounds cozy.
>"Tiring, but I managed".

>>36166913
We can have that with Tahe after this

>>36166884
>>"Tiring, but I managed".
>>"How was yours?".
Let Tahe snuggle against us, as she is wont to do.

>>36166884
>"Tiring, but I managed".
>"How was yours?".

>>36166884
>"Tiring, but manageable"

Infoanon, you better be writing this shit down.

"Tiring, but I managed", the opinion comes quite naturally as you are reminded of the entire day spent talking to people who would answer, but never the questions that you were asking, and sometimes you were wondering if they were talking to you or just talking and you happened to be there and believing you were in a conversation, while you actually were just the victim of a very long rambling, "It was very educational too, in a way".

"Oh, I see", Agnes does smile at you, then turns to Astreya, "And how was yours?".

"I mostly rested, I've been out and about for most of the past days, especially at night, I had plenty of sleep hours to catch up with", she chuckles, "I've been very lazy today".

"You have plenty of books too", Agnes comments, "I'm going to take a day off myself, earlier or later, and come to your place and we can just lie on the sofas and read and do nothing all day".

"Well my house is never even locked, so feel free to", Astreya smiles.

"Pity about your familiar, how do you even manage to stand him?".

The wizard shrugs, a smile still lingering on her lips, "We've known each other for a long while. We're like an old married couple by now, we keep saying we hate each other but in the end we're still together".

That's a strange image considering neither of them look to be of any discernible age category, but you have, in fact, to consider that she might be a lot older than you may think; possibly older than Tahenohan, who is staring curiously at the tea.

"How was your day, captain?", you then ask Agnes.

"Ah, just call me Agnes", and she pats your knee with a bright smile, "I inspected the troops today, just to make sure they weren't getting too comfortable. I understand they needed labour down here but my volunteers have to be reminded they're here to fight, not to be used at everyone else's convenience".

>"Are they asked to help out often?".
>"Are they behaving well?".
>"Is their training going well?".
>"Do you like it here?".
>Other?

>>36167260
>"Are they asked to help out often?".
>"Are they behaving well?".

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>>36167260
>>"Is their training going well?".
>>"Do you like it here?".

> Tahenohan, who is staring curiously at the tea.
inb4 tea is drugged and we're going to be put in her sex basement.

>>36167260
>"Are they behaving well?".
>"Is their training going well?".

>>36167260
>"Are they behaving well?".
>"Do you like it here?".

>>36167260
>>"Is their training going well?".
>>"Do you like it here?".

"Are they behaving well?", the image of that one girl who was just dragging herself along pretending to work instantly surfaces in your memory. Maybe she was just tired on that day, but then again it sure doesn't give the whole brigade a good impression.

"Yes, they're doing great!", Agnes confirms with a bright smile, "They're training, they're helping, they're full of life and youthful confidence and I'm sure I can rely on them when I will need to". She sounds maybe a little too optimistic, but you also consider that you might have seen just one isolated bad example last night.

"Do you like it here?", you then ask, keeping the conversation going to be a courteous guest.

"Yes! It's actually a very nice place!", she smiles, sitting comfortably and a bit tomboyishly too. You can't quite spy under the pajamas, she's not that unguarded, meaning she is aware of being a girl even if she's with nothing but girls, but from the way she moves you're almost certain she's wearing underwear, "It's warm, so you don't have to cover up too much and can go to bed like this and still feel good! Granted, it's a bit bad when you're around all day in armour, but I'm used to that".

The tea tastes good, you think it's made with hibiscus, but you can't be sure, your knowledge of tea doesn't run that deep.

"By the way", Bryld asks, almost surprisingly taking initiative, "Capta- Agnes. Have you seen any strange plants around?".

Agnes thinks about it for a moment, making odd thinking faces as she idly picks up her cup, "Mh... Well, most plants are still strange to me, even if I've been there for a while. I don't know, nothing that really caught my attention, no", she shrugs, "But then again I ride when I patrol, so I don't go in deep woods or anything".

Makes sense.

>Ask more questions about Agnes
>Ask about the exploits of the military expedition
>Ask about her patrols
>Do some idle gossip
>Other?

>>36167535
>Ask about the exploits of the military expedition
>Ask about her patrols
>Ask more questions about Agnes
>Other?
PET.
BRYLD.
Good, smart girls get recognized.

>>36167535
>>Ask about her patrols
>>Ask more questions about Agnes
Where are we sleeping tonight? Shack again?

>>36167557
>>36167535
Seconding that
>Other?

>>36167535
>Ask more questions about Agnes
>Do some idle gossip
>Pet Bryld while talking

>>36167557
I usually don't agree about headpatting being condescending and socially awkward like everyone complains in QTG but here I guess I see where they're coming from.

>>36167535
>Ask about the exploits of the military expedition
>Ask about her patrols
Something something peace with monsters.
>>36167557
No.

>>36167640
She also has bunny ears, petting adds the benefit of being able to fondle those.

>>36167535
>demonstrate a show of ownership over Bryld by petting her.

Careful, we don't want Agnes to make any moves on our bunny, better to make it clear now than be sorry later.

But in seriousness
>ask about the military expedition

This is i portant

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>>36167640
Honestly don't see the problem with it. She's already shown she likes it. She can do it back too.

>>36167673

Dude, stop that. This is not the time.

They're still clothed and not in bed

>>36167640
It really depends on the situation. It made sense earlier, where we were trying to calm her down, but here, not so much.

>>36167711

Anon, try to randomly give headpats to people and see how they react. It's not a good idea, most of the time.

>>36167799
Not him, I actually did that quite a bit in high school. Made people feel quite awkward, but that was about it.

"I'm sure you have interesting stories to tell us about the military expedition", you tell Agnes, "Like that time when you killed a troll with a single hit".

"Ah, that? Oh well people always remember the smallest detail. There's many small acts of heroism going on in a melee, people just happen to remember some over others, but it's mere coincidence. Or, in that case, very explodey", she admits, "Though I have to admit myself, that one Magnum Break was well-placed".

"What about the other heroes we keep hearing about?", even Tahenohan's curiosity is piqued.

"Well I'm not around them much, I have other responsibilities, although I wish I could leave more often, but I remember they single-handedly defeated a colony of Aboleths. Again, I wasn't there though", she sighs, "It's good that the king trusts me enough to be the captain of the volunteer brigade, but sometimes I feel like I'm a bit away from the action".

You can't blame her, she does sound a little unsatisfied, and looks distracted, too. Actually, on a better look, she seems very distracted by Bryld's bunny ears, towards which she extends a hand, "Can I... Can I touch them?".

"Oh, uhm...", Bryld blinks, looking at her hand, "... Sure?".

And Agnes does, gently touching her ears, that twitch at first until she gets used to the contact and lets her slender fingers brush on her short, brown fur, which the captain caresses delicately but with glee, going all the way up to the tip and then down to the base, rubbing and scratching a bit right behind them, making Bryld squirm a bit as a shiver runs all the way down her spine. As you had the chance to prove yourself before, she quite likes being rubbed behind the ears.

"Eeeh, this feels so good!", Agnes smiles, "Way better than your horns, Astreya".

The wizard smiles, "My horns aren't very sensitive, I'm afraid".

>Watch
>Ask more questions about Agnes
>Do some idle gossip
>Interrupt her ear rubbing
>Other?

>>36167972
>>Watch
>>Do some idle gossip
So Lilith's horns are more sensitive than Astreya's, but less than Bryld's ears. Tahe's ears are unknown.

>>36167972
>Ear rubbing NTR
Fuck you MP.
>Other?
Join in

>>36167972
>>Ask more questions about Agnes
>>Interrupt her ear rubbing
On the subject of non-humans, we know she's fought monsters, but has she /spoken/ with any?

Also, I just realised we didn't invite Luna. Goddamnit.

>>36167972
>watch

Oh my. Let's see if she does seomthing

>>36167972
>Watch
>Do some idle gossip
Can not resist watching bunny squirm around.

>>36168079
Luna probably won't be offended, she's the type to get focused on the task at hand. She's probably running the town head mad with her plans.

>>36167972
>Ask more questions about Agnes
And
>Interrupt her ear rubbing
Or if applicable, >>36168070

>watch
>do some idle gossip

Wonder how Lillith will feel, if at all.

>>36168142
Jealous.

>>36167972
On one hand, I feel as if Bryld is going to get groped, then pitter over to us for comfort while blushing heavily. Which will be super-cute and good.

On the other, I don't want Bryld to get groped at all. Aaagh.

>>36168162

That's the idea, specially afterBryld's curiosity. Sexual tension is go?

>>36168184
Well, she chose to let Agnes pet her ears, so she's fine. If she starts getting uncomfortable or Agnes starts getting fresh with her then we'll put a stop to it.

You watch the scene unfold in front of your eyes. You have to admit it's a little fun watching Bryld squirm around, and since you've been assured Agnes is a gentlewoman you think your cartographer will be safe from anything bad. You could intervene and ask the captain to stop if you see her get really uncomfortable, but then again you remember she's made a point more than once about trying to stop being cowardly, so you're not sure you'd be doing her a favour if you spoke on her behalf.

"By the way, how did you get those horns?", you ask Astreya, since the topic has been brought up, "You weren't born with them, or were you?".

"I wasn't", she confirms, "It's a little difficult to explain, you know of Ether mutations? Using magic makes you a lot more prone to developing them. I don't think there's a logic behind them, I've heard of the issue being studied and discusses and I read a paper about them once, but in the end I think it's just like magic: all random, no sense of right and wrong, no predictability".

"So what, did they just... Grow? Did you wake up with horns, one day?", you wonder how it was. You were born with tiny bumps and grew them well over the years to have the nice horns you're proud of today, but hers seems to be a different story.

"No, not like this", she chuckles, "But I did wake up one day with an odd feeling in my forehead and when I picked up a mirror I had a small pair of horns popping out of my forehead. And I told myself "Oh dear here we go I'm turning into a monster already" and started to worry", she chuckles again, amused at her own memories, "Then Yomi started to call me disgusting and that made me feel okay all of a sudden. They kept growing, a lot, but they've been stable for a long while now, I don't think they'll grow again".

And you got Agnes' attention too, who is looking between your horns and Astreya's. "Can I touch your horns, too?", she asks.

>"Yes".
>"No".
>"Only if I can touch your twintails".
>Other?

>>36168341
>"Yes".
Ask if we can touch hers, politely.

>>36168341
>>"Yes".
Don't see why not, unless Tahe gets jealous.

>>36168341
>"Only if I can touch your twintails".

Sleepovers are made so that girls can experiment~

>>36168341
>"No".
They're sensitive. and might force us to explain other things.

>>36168394
>>36168341
This.

>>36168416
It has to come out eventually.

>>36168341
>"Only if I can touch your twintails".

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>>36168341
>>"Only if I can touch your twintails".
inb4

You were warned that Agnes was a bit grabby, but she actually does look well-behaved, asking for permission before getting her girly fingers on other girls, and at least not touching anywhere inappropriate. "Sure, go ahead", you tell her, "While we're at it, can I touch your twintails too?".

"Oh, feel free", and she gets up on her knees so she can touch your horns. You feel her slender but firm fingers gently grasping your horns; touching, prodding, going from tip to base and experimenting both the feel and your reaction; you feel the rough brushing as they caress over the tough, bony surface. Its irregularities and the vibration that transmits to your head also makes you feel that she has several calluses on her hands, which she probably got from handling weapons day in and day out, that you didn't quite see with your naked eye. You feel a little bit of tension as her fingers explore the base of you horns, brushing and prodding the parts where the skin gives way to the extruding bone, her fingertips prodding and savouring every part with the touch of someone who has expertise feeling with through that sense.

You keep yourself busy with her hair to avoid squirming like a certain bunny; it's not as silky as Astreya's nor as smooth as Bryld's, it's a bit thicker and not completely smooth, tending to curl and wave a little and only held relatively straight by its weight, seeing how it's practically waist-length. It still feels good and relatively soft, though you guess that given how often she exercises and travels in rough conditions it's already surprising she can keep it this well-cared.

"I'm sorry Astreya", Agnes says with a sigh, "Her horns feel way better than yours".

"My, I feel defeated as a woman", she answers with a chuckle, looking at the scene.

>Compliment her hair
>Enough touching, resume idle gossip
>Touch Astreya's horns, compare them to yours
>Other?

>>36168753
>Compliment her hair
>Enough touching, resume idle gossip

>>36168753
>Touch Astreya's horns, compare them to yours
SCIENCE

>>36168753
>Touch Astreya's horns, compare them to yours
We must know how ours "feel better"

>>36168753
>Touch Astreya's horns, compare them to yours
>Compliment her hair

>>36168753
>Touch Astreya's horns, compare them to yours

It's on!

>>36168787
>Compliment her hair
>Enough touching, resume idle gossip
>Stroke Tahe's hair idly, so she's not left out. Strongly consider borrowing Agnes's brush.

>>36168753
>Compliment her hair
>Enough touching, resume idle gossip

Maybe consider rubbing horns with Astreya.

>>36168753
>Touch Astreya's horns, compare them to yours

>>36168753
>Compliment her hair
>Touch Astreya's horns, compare them to yours

"You have nice hair too", you compliment Agnes, "How do you keep it that way with all the stress you put it through?".

"I know, it's not easy", she sighs, still rubbing your horns and caressing their base, probably just to see your reaction, "I have to take care of it every morning and brush it every night before going to bed. I also try to wash it every day if I can, that helps a lot, but it's still not enough, at least I don't really feel it is".

You wonder how much of this you can apply to Tahenohan's hair, you still can't believe it tangles and gets messy so easily, it's almost unnatural. But most of all, you find yourself staring at Astreya's large, even kind of impressive horns. They're much thicker than yours, not just longer, and she said they aren't as sensitive, which only helps make you curious.

"Sorry", and you let go of Agnes' twintails, "Astreya, can I touch your horns? I never touched someone else's".

She chuckles, "Go ahead, but I'm afraid they're not that good to pet".

You try, and you have to admit she has a point. They feel very thick, very heavy and very powerful, but not as good; they're relatively smooth so it's not like they feel bad, but judging from her complete lack of reaction, both at the tip and at the base, you conclude that hers really aren't as sensitive as yours. She probably just idly registers your touch, feeling none of the electric tension when a practised finger gently teases your base, or caresses down to the tip, nor the feeling of dull warmth when they are idly prodded or playfully pulled.

It's a little sad, in fact, but you try to control your expression as not to make her feel like you're pitying her.

>Ask for help with Tahenohan's hair
>Enough touching, resume idle gossip
>Other?

>>36169115
>Enough touching, resume idle gossip

>>36169115
>Ask for help with Tahenohan's hair

>>36169115
>>Ask for help with Tahenohan's hair

>It's a little sad, in fact, but you try to control your expression as not to make her feel like you're pitying her.
I laughed.

>>36169115
>Other?
Give Bryld some love too.

>>36169181
>>36169170
Tahenohan's hair is best messy you hitlers

>>36169218
Mussolini made the trains run on time, we can fix her hair. Just one good thing about something terrible.

>>36169115
>Ask for help with Tahenohan's hair
>give Bryld some loving too, you can't let others do better than you

Get our charm on, Lillith

>>36169218
You're implying that it won't just magicaly spring back to it's messy state right after we finish making it nice.

>>36169273
>>36169184
This.
Maybe we could sit next to her and do it?

>>36169115
>heavy

Does it weight a lot on her? She must have a strong neck.

Finding yourself amongst all of this girl power, you decide to try and make good use of it. Letting go of Astreya's horns, you point at Tahenohan, getting Agnes' attention and making her stop fondling your horns for a moment, "While we're here, can you help me with her hair a little?".

"Eh?", Tahenohan looks around, her manic smile still on but a little confused as if she was lost in thought as she watched all of the horn fondling going on. As soon as you point it out everyone else begins to stare at the half-elf and admit that, yes, her hair is a mess.

"Uh... That might require some dedication", Agnes looks concerned, "And I thought my hair was difficult. Let me get my brush".

"I'll help too", Bryld offers, moving closer to Tahenohan.

Agnes brings two wooden brushes over, one large and one small, and hands you the small one, "I'll deal with the safer parts, I'm afraid of pulling her hair, you do the more delicate parts since you know her better".

You grab the brush and begin to get to work, with Bryld helping by taking off all the skull hairpins she has on. Tahenohan giggles and squirms a little, but nothing she doesn't already do every time you try to get her hair in order. Sometimes, you almost get the feeling you're going to get tangled into her hair instead, as if you're actually fighting it.

It takes time, effort and dedication, which still passes amiably thanks to the tea, the cocoa biscuits and Astreya recounting an anecdote about that one time a minotaur proposed to her because of her horns. Between Agnes' brush, your brush, and Bryld's hands, you slowly start to turn Tahenohan's hair into something presentable.

Almost being the keyword, but you can't fix all the problems in one day.

It's still very wavy, but at least it doesn't look like it's trying to strangle itself.

>It's not good enough, keep going
>Offer to brush Bryld's hair too
>Feel satisfied and admire your work
>Other?

>>36169515
>Feel satisfied and admire your work
Sometimes hard work pays off.


(almost)

>>36169515
>Offer to brush Bryld's hair too
>Feel satisfied and admire your work

>>36169515
>Feel satisfied and admire your work


>all of the horn fondling going on.
I'll give you a horn you can fondle

>>36169515
>>Feel satisfied and admire your work
>>Offer to brush Bryld's hair, too.
Wavy, slightly messy hair is fine.

>>36169515
>Feel satisfied and admire your work

>>36169515
>Offer to brush Bryld's hair too
People destroyed a miracle of the universe today.

>>36169515
>>Offer to brush Bryld's hair too

>>36169515
>Offer to brush Bryld's hair too

Woo, bunnyhair time

>>36169606
No, we merely brought order to a tiny bit of the chaos that is Tahe. It'll be tangled again in a week, anyways.

>>36169713
>not in the morning
Optimistic of you, anon!

>>36169762
She sleeps in our tits anon. She can't tangle them that much unless she motoboats all night long. Which I think would erect some protest in some form or another from us.

>>36169825
It'd erect something, all right.

>>36169825
Now now anon, we don't know what our boobs do at night. Maybe they're full of static electricity or something.

>>36169873
>Maybe they're full of static electricity or something.
from her motorboating them

You're happy enough with the result, and you conclude that Tahenohan's hair cannot get any better without some extensive, long-term care. Thinking about it, she's been mistreating it for over forty years while living in a desert; all of the constant arid winds and sand must have done disasters to her poor hair, it's no surprise it's in this shape.

Still, you don't want to make your cartographer feel lonely, so you touch her shoulder and gently move her to offer your back, "Hold still, let me brush your hair too".

"Okay", she agrees without protest.

After tangling with the half-elf's hair, Bryld's is a walk in the park. For one thing because hers is naturally smooth, for another because she already takes care of it on her own, therefore you're only really just using the brushing as an excuse to pet it. Not that there's anything bad about it.

However, you spy with your little eye that while Tahenohan pours herself the last of the tea, a few drops, nothing much, her hair is already starting to curl up. Visibly so. You see a strand or two at a time curving and curling, very slowly, not unlike a carnivorous plant relaxing after having eaten a bug, except the other way around.

It's difficult to describe but it's amazing and creepy at the same time.

"Well I could see her hair was in bad shape", is Agnes' wide-eyed comment, "But... This is an entirely new level".

You have to agree with her, it's so bad it made you stop brushing Bryld's hair out of shock too. Not that she can notice because you are all busy staring at her hair as she finishes off the tea and lets out a satisfied sigh.

All that work for nothing. You start to wonder if you're against impossible odds, but you decide you've had enough with this stuff for one day. That and Agnes and the others have been yawning for a while, it's time to hit the sack for all of you.

>Continue

>>36170008
Ia ia, Tahenohan's hair.

>>36170008
Hah, I called it, Tahe's hair is magicaly messy.

>>36170008
So if we straightened it and put our dick in it, we'd get a hairjob?

>>36170097
Only one way to know

>>36170008

That was fast.

Also, time to pick your sleeping partner. I want to choose Astreya, for suspicion of a mysterious staff she supposedly owns.

>>36170097
You're making the naive assumption that we'd be getting our dick back from her hair.

>>36170119
Hype

>>36170122
Asteya, Bryld AND Tahenohan.

Asteya from behind, Bryld in front, Tahenohan on all of us.

>>36170148

I like your thinking, Anon.

>>36170148
Think of poor Agnes too, anon.

>>36170223
She'd have to ask.

Thinking about going to sleep makes you step upon an interesting topic that you didn't consider: "So are we going back to the temporary shack?", you wonder. It was supposed to be a one day deal, and Luna already has a new allocation, but nobody told you anything.

"Ah, no no", Agnes shakes her head and stands up, facing the window to point outwards, "See that house in front of mine? You're going there. I'm sorry I didn't tell you earlier but since you're a little particular in the kind of work you do it's a bit harder to get you organized".

In fact, you're the only ones that don't do either manual work or field work, which puts you into the "particular" category. You can't disagree: an exploring censor is a little unique, especially when her followers are a half-elf necromancer and a bunny cartographer.

"There's no furniture, I'm afraid not even a bed, sorry. They brought one for me but I don't really need it, you can carry it over to your house if you want", she offers, "Furniture is still luxury around these parts, except for those that brought it with them".

"It's okay, we'll manage", you offer. After all, you've slept in worse conditions, and you are equipped with bedrolls in any case. You won't need the tent, at least.

"It's been a wonderful party, thank you Agnes", Bryld thanks the captain, that chuckles, patting her head.

"Thanks for the tea!", Tahenohan goes, an Agnes pats her head too, although a bit more carefully, as if afraid her fingers could get trapped and never be returned.

"Thank you for hosting us", Astreya goes too. "Thank you for showing up", Agnes answers.

"Thank you for everything", you then tell her, "It was a really nice evening".

With all the thank you and goodbyes accounted for, all that is left to do is go to your new home and rest.

>Bid Astreya farewell and go to bed
>Tell your friends to go ahead, escort Astreya back home
>Escort Astreya back home with everyone before going to bed
>Other?

>>36170271
>Escort Astreya back home with everyone before going to bed
I bet she has furniture there.

>>36170271
>Escort Astreya back home with everyone before going to bed

>>36170271
>Escort Astreya back home with everyone before going to bed

>>36170271
>>Bid Astreya farewell and go to bed

>>36170332
>>36170336
>>36170351
You guys want to go through more of that demon's bullshit?

>>36170393
>You guys want to go through more of that demon's bullshit?
I wouldn't mind it, if we got a nice big bed for everyone.

>>36170271
>Tell your friends to go ahead, escort Astreya back home

Still want to talk to her alone

>tell your friends to go ahead, escort Astreya back home

Aww, no sleepover?

Just as a clarification.

I'm tired and it's late so my writing is getting worse, but the option

>Escort Astreya back home with everyone before going to bed

Means "Escort Astreya back to her home, bring everyone with you, then go back to YOUR home and sleep".

Unless you want to turn it into a big sleepover at her place. That's fine too, I just wanted to make sure we're on the same line.

>>36170393

You're right, sorry. I picked the wrong option.

>>36170271
>Tell your friends to go ahead, escort Astreya back home

There we go.

>>36170436
We can sleep over at Astreya's house though

>>36170460
>Unless you want to turn it into a big sleepover at her place. That's fine too, I just wanted to make sure we're on the same line.
YEEEEEES

>>36170460
>Unless you want to turn it into a big sleepover at her place. That's fine too, I just wanted to make sure we're on the same line.
That's exactly what I want

>>36170460

Aw shit, nigga. That's perfect.

>>36170460
>Means "Escort Astreya back to her home, bring everyone with you, then go back to YOUR home and sleep".

That's how I interpreted it, no problem here

>>36170460
>Unless you want to turn it into a big sleepover at her place.
If she gets that demon to shut the hell up, yes.

>>36170498
>That's exactly what I want
but not what Bryld would want

>>36170536
Isn't her house furnished with more stuff though? We may actually get a bed.

>>36170490
>>36170498
>>36170503
plsno
I don't want to deal with asshole demon any more.

>>36170536
Astreya's house has TWO couches. Think about how big the bed would be.

>>36170560
Do we really need a bed? We're going to be here for a few days, tops.