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>>41936769
Yeee, time for demonbutt!
>Take it easy, spend the night at the caravansary and be at Reboldeux at noon tomorrow.

>>41936769
>Truck ahead at full speed, reach Reboldeux near nightfall.

I'm amused to see we're tying from choice one!

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>>41936983
I am not.

But I'm also willing to wait until someone else pops into the thread.

>>41936821
Eh I can change to
>Truck ahead at full speed, reach Reboldeux near nightfall.

Get us going and all!

There's no time to lose, you can't keep a Duke waiting (even though you have no idea whether you're early or late or in time, it's your first time doing this despite your claims of grand experience when you were trying to get the job), so you skip the caravansary and just forge ahead until you find yourself walking a civilized path made of packed earth and flattened tiles, with milestones showing proof of your progress towards Reboldeux.

It's still a very long walk and even though you have strong legs, and your companions are also rather capable of walking all day long; sure, it doesn't take much for your still sore thighs to start hurting again, but it's nothing you can't bear. You figure a life of walking and physical labour still don't prepare you for night time staff rides.

“... And according to the chef I should be able to tell when the flavour switches from sweet to sour but to me they just felt some kind of disgusting mix all the time, like when something boils in the front of your throat and tries to lure your stomach into vomiting”, you've been distracted for a little and lost the beginning of Tahenohan's storytelling, so you have no idea what she's rambling about, but you suspect that paying attention wouldn't have made it any easier to understand.

“Speaking of which”, she then changes topic, looking up at you while restraining herself from hopping ahead and leaving you all behind; it's surprising just how fast her natural gait is, “You've been with Astreya all night long, right? Doing magical shenanigans without my own personal supervision, right?”.

“Yes”, you confirm. Unfortunately there wasn't much you could share because there was little you managed to find out, but you're certain the wizards will find out something, one day.

“So, did you bang her?”, she asks with a manic grin on her face.

>”Yes”.
>”No”.
>”That's an awfully specific question”.
>”What do you think?”.
>”That's personal”.
>Other?

>>41937215
>”That's an awfully specific question”.
Change subject fast!

>>41937215
>”That's an awfully specific question”.
[X]AVOID

>>41937215
>”That's an awfully specific question”.
>”What do you think?”.

I'm sure she's just guessing, there's no way she'll pull it out of us!
Wonder what Bryld'll think.

>>41937215
>”That's an awfully specific question”.
>”What do you think?”

“That is an awfully specific question”, you reply, wondering just how much she knows.

“Oh come on”, her grin widens, “You've been alone for a whole night, came back together before dawn, I haven't seen you around all morning... It's only logical that you have been studying spells on how to make people hot by “magically” stimulating their bodies”.

Even though she tries not to look like it, Bryld does look rather interested in the topic. Interested and a little reproached at the same time, but that's a given considering her absolute lack of practical experience in the field. Of course, her attraction to the topic at hand, which is of course purely academic, is no match for Tahenohan's burning desire to know whether you've boned Astreya or not.

“Why would you assume that we've had sex just because we've been together all night long?”, you wonder. It takes a little bit of lewd thoughts to assume it'd be an automatic consequence, a lot of people sleep together for various reasons and don't end up having sex, after all.

“Because she's an autarch, so I presume she gets little prolonged contact with people she can have sex with and will jump on any chance she has to have a good time”, is her ready answer, “And I speak from experience. Not that I'm an autarch, it's just from the “getting the sex while we're hot” angle”.

Of course, that makes sense; along with her more barbaric customs you'd come to presume that casual sex would be rather ordinary to her. Both Bryld and you, being from the kingdom of Rune, aren't quite this open about sex and relationships but you'd be lying through your teeth if you claimed that having occasional partners was a taboo.

You guess it would make sense for adventurers to be quite more free about this; when you have little time to settle and make families your sexual habits are bound to change.

>”Yes, I did bang her”.
>”No, I didn't bang her”.
>”What have YOU been doing while I was gone?”.
>Other?

>>41937493
>”Yes, I did bang her”.

>>41937493
>”What have YOU been doing while I was gone?”.

>>41937493
>"Look, we had a lot on our schedule alright? I mean, we went and visited the Arachne, surveyed the area, I got her annoying familiar to deliver stuff for me. We talked about magic a lot, too, and about demons! The hours honestly flew by and yes I fucked the shit out of her at the end, alright! Geez."

>>41937493
>"Well you're right about that at least. Yeah, I did if you must know."

>>41937493
>”Yes, I did bang her”.
Hole sit, almost missed the thread.

>>41937493
Hmmm, so when is Tahe gonna jump Lillith then?

>>41937591
But you didn't! Gotta look at the bright side, anon.

Is Tahe gonna demand detailed description?
Cause I dunno if Lillith has that in her.

"We've actually had a quite busy night, if you must know", you begin explaining, "We have travelled to Susanna's abode thanks to her signature spell, and then we have managed to find out the general direction and distance of the magical phenomenon that started the undead outbreak and when we- Ok, fine. Yes, I did, we've had our fair share of wild sex, I'm honestly amazed at how much stamina she had after all that work and travel and-".

"AHAHAHA I KNEW IT I KNEW IT!", Tahenohan skips happily in place, as if she won a bet, "So so how was she? Did she want you to slap her ass and call her a-".

"Tahe", you stop her, shooting Bryld but a quick glance and instantly noticing how she had turned red, and not because of sunburn. Though admittedly she did look quite intrigued by the situation. Academically, of course.

"-Because you see, I have a theory: since her familiar is quite sadistic, I think she's a masochist, that's why I want to know if she wanted you to roughly fuck her from behind while slapping her-".

"Tahe".

"-And calling her a b-".

"TAHE".

She stops and shrugs, her manic smile still on, "What? I'm curious. Just in case I find myself alone with her and she asks me to do the same. Now I'm not quite like you so I'd have to use her own staff to-".

"You're enjoying this, aren't you?", you're also starting to wonder if this isn't part of her plan to get into a threesome to pop Bryld's cherry, which is how she'd put it. She isn't quite like this all the time but sometimes she has the kind of nonchalant, descriptive lewdness that only people of a certain age have. Unfortunately, she also has the young, healthy and attractive body of someone that can keep all these promises for hours.

Actually, there's nothing unfortunate about this.

>FINE, describe your sex acts in vivid details.
>Yes, confirm she's likely a masochist, no need for specifics.
>There's no need to discuss this, it's something between you and her.
>”Why are you this interested, Tahe?”.
>Other?

>>41937815
>FINE, describe your sex acts in vivid details.
I can't think of a better planner than Tahenohan.

>>41937815
>She isn't quite like this all the time but sometimes she has the kind of nonchalant, descriptive lewdness that only people of a certain age have. Unfortunately, she also has the young, healthy and attractive body of someone that can keep all these promises for hours.
Sounds like Lillith has put a lot of thought into Tahe's sex-related characteristics.
>FINE, describe your sex acts in vivid details, but make her promise to keep it 100% secret first.

>>41937862
Well, depends what's being planned! Necromancy, for sure. Wild sex, she's probably up there. Other things...well.

>>41937815
LEWD!
>”Why are you this interested, Tahe?”.
>Ask Bryld if this is making her uncomfortable before elaborating.
I'm fine with the vivid details for Tahe, but not if it makes her uncomfortable.

>>41937936
Putting her on the spot is going to make her uncomfortable, man.

>>41937956
Well there you go then!

>>41937815
>FINE, describe your sex acts in vivid details.

>>41937815
Now you're making me wonder how much of that stuff actually DID happen.
Doggystyle spanking is my fetish.

"Why are you interested in this?", you can't help but ask Tahenohan.

"Because I have to know more about your sex adventures, I bet they're fun!", she claims with all the glee and marvel only a child could have. A very, very lewd child that's actually at least twice your age and quite liberal with sex.

"That... Is all?".

"Yes".

You fail to hold that sigh within you, "Fine, FINE, I'll tell you the details of how I boned her".

And it's actually been a while since you've last described sex in such explicit details, especially your own, personal experiences. You've kind of grossed out people in the past, but you were young and very horny and it's shameful now but everyone's been through that phase where you have your first, awkward sex or two and you need to boast about it with everyone you know. Everyone you know.

And, like the sex itself, it's awkward and sometimes a little gross, and as time goes on everyone pretends it never happened. And then comes around the day where there's no longer juvenile boasting, but the vivid, graphic details come out again.

"... And yes, she did ask me to slap her butt while I was boning her on the sofa, but I didn't call her a bitch or anything", you finish; good thing it's not obvious when you blush, giving your complexion, because you're pretty sure you did, a lot. Maybe you're not as ready to take on half-elven challenges as you thought.

At least Tahenohan is happy, and she's stopped asking questions. And hey, at least you did cover plenty of ground in glee, without thinking of how long you've been walking and how tired you might be.

"... Wait...", you see Bryld, her face still tomato red, and she's staring at you with a confused and very, very awkward expression, "... You have a penis?".

Crap. In your exhuberance, you forgot she was there and still did not know.

>"No, that was... A dramatic addition".
>"Penis? No, I just... Used... Tools".
>"Yes, yes I have a penis too".
>"Didn't Tahenohan tell you?".
>Other?

>>41938264
>"Yes, yes I have a penis too".
Didn't she already know?

>>41938264
>"Yes, yes I have a penis too".
It'd be stupid to deny it now since we're hoping to show it to her in detail at some point.

>>41938264
>"Yes, yes I have a penis too".
>"Didn't Tahenohan tell you?".
Sounds like Lillith and Astreya had a real adventure.

>>41938264
>"Didn't Tahenohan tell you?".

>>41938264
If it wasn't shy ol' Bryld I'd totally add 'Wanna see it?'

>>41938429
I'm sure Lillith has a magnificent specimen indeed!

>>41938292
We bathed with her before, though I can't remember if she ever got close enough for a look. I remember Tahe taking her to the side and bathing separately though, why did Bryld think they were doing that if not to stay safe from the demon penis?

It's definitely way too late to go back on your own words. And well, she had to learn about this, sooner or later.

"Yes", you fully admit, "Yes, I also have a penis. I have a... Particular makeup, let's say".

"So you have...", and she trails off, trying to imagine how your crotch is like while trying her best to not stare below eye level. It's not easy to tell whether she finds the thought revolting or she's just confused, though you're keener on the latter option, considering she's probably never seen a penis before. Or, well, maybe she did see it, but not feel it.

She certainly has never seen something like what you have, but you can't fault her for that: very few people have.

"Yes, yes I do. Didn't Tahenohan tell you?".

You're not sure whether you suggested that because you wanted to get back at your half-elf friend or because you're still blurting out things you shouldn't, but now Bryld is staring at Tahenohan too, and she's making the usual face, which doesn't make thing better. "... She was supposed to?".

"Was she?", and you stare at Tahenohan as well.

"Maybe". You swear you can never cease to be amazed at just how infuriatingly cute she can make her face look, no matter the circumstances. It must be the hair, it just swirls and tangles and shifts along for the ride. Sometimes you can almost swear the skulls she adorns it with laugh at you.

"... Are the two of you planning something?", Bryld then asks, squinting her eyes. She doesn't sound like she's afraid to be raped, as you can see from her perked ears and, now that you've had a bit of time to study her, her bunny tail also perks up like a dog's when it's angry, just a lot shorter. But in this situation, she's just quite sure she caught some friends red-handed before they could pull some sort of prank on her.

>"Yes, we were".
>"Absolutely not".
>"Tahenohan, were you planning something?".
>"Why don't we talk about [TOPIC] instead?".
>Other?

>>41938632
>"Not really. But we're traveling together right? And it'd be a bit awkward for you to find out at a lake or whatever. I figured might as well have Tahe mention to you about it when you're chatting at some point...but I guess she didn't huh."

>>41938632
>"Tahenohan, were you planning something?".
She'll say yes, huh.
I regret nothing.

Oh yeah, we did tell her about the penis. It was during the episode with the harpies, uh, episode 13.

>>41938760
Huh, so we did.
Welp!

>>41938632
>>41938701
I'll switch to something else.
>"Do you want us to be planning something?"

>>41938632
Changed >>41938709
>"Do you want us to be planning something?"

>>41938760
She's just forgetful, alright!

>>41938836
Astreya's sex magic must have made people forget Lillith has a penis.

>>41938632
>>"Tahenohan, were you planning something?".

>>41938866
>>41938836
>>41938760
We told her in a stressed situation and it was only a moment. She probably didn't think much of it.

>>41938866
Yes, this checks out.
Tahe resisted just because she's a mage as well!

"No, not really...", you try to shift the blame on your half-elf, "Tahenohan, were YOU planning something?".

"Actually I-".

"Nevermind that", you immediately interrupt her, you should learn to bite your tongue more often before-

Wait a moment.

You squint your eyes yourself, "Say, Bryld. Do you, prechance, want us to be planning something?".

She was starting to lose her blush, and you're not too surprised to see it's resuming, "W-w-what? I-I... Uh... W-whatever are you-".

"You already knew I had a penis", you're so used to trying to keep it a secret that you sometimes become forgetful yourself, but... "I already told you, when we first met the harpies, remember? I was scared out of my pants because I thought they would try and gangrape me if they found out".

You're not sure what you should make of this, but Bryld likely just turned into a lizardfolk that's trying to copy your skin colour through pattern imitation.

"Why were you feigning surprise before?".

"I-I wasn't...", she gulps audibly, "I... I didn't think much of it".

"You... Didn't think much of it?".

"Y-you looked like you were s-scared! I... I didn't know whether it was t-true or n-not, maybe you j-just didn't like harpies in general...".

"She didn't really believe it because she's never seen it before", Tahenohan helpfully adds, with an amount of mercy that is well into the negatives.

It's not the first time you see Bryld try to disappear with the power of her own mind and tremble like she wants to run away, but it's the first time she looks like that while also being red enough to pass as your sister.

You know yourself from experience, and you're pretty sure it's like this for everyone, but being a virgin doesn't mean not having sex fantasies. Of course, there's the chance this is all just a misunderstanding and she doesn't really harbour such lewd thoughts.

>”Want to see it?”.
>”Okay, that's enough sex talk for one day”.
>”Tahe, maybe you really ought to tell her”.
>Other?

>>41939003
>”Want to see it?”.
Ok, I can't help it.

>>41939003
>”Want to see it?”.
Tahe set us up! It was a set-up!

>>41939003
>>”Want to see it?”.
I can't help it. Embarrassed bunnybutt is best bunnybutt.

>>41939003
>”Want to see it?”.

>>41939003
>”Tahe, maybe you really ought to tell her”.
I don't mind showing, but maybe let her calm down a bit before offering? Or maybe now's the best time, I dunno.

>>41939077
I dunno, her fainting from the lewdness would be funny. And then we'd get to carry her. Which is probably not THAT great since she's not light like Tahe is, but totally worth it.

>>41939077
I think at least giving her the offer is worth it.

>>41939003
>”Want to see it?”.
Nothing to be ashamed of, Bryld! It's natural to be curious!

>>41939099
Well, as anons we cannot feel tiredness so clearly there are no downsides to having Lillith carry her!

>>41939003
>”Want to see it?”.
Clearly she has to know sooner or later how one looks. It's education.

Time for a showdown.

"Do you want to see it?".

It's likely the best question you can ask at this moment, you're all alone in a road that's still not quite trafficked, you don't see anyone in either direction, it's unlikely you're going to be interrupted and seen by someone you didn't intend to see you, and Tahenohan will get to see it once again, which is good because she seems to like it a lot, not necessarily in a lewd way.

But, yes, the situation got very lewd very fast and there's a small voice in the back of your head that's telling you it's not all the half-elf or the bunnygirl's fault. But then again it's the kind of half-annoyed voice that already knows she's talking to someone who can be quite lewd-minded at times.

Only at times, mind you. Appropriate times.

Bryld isn't answering, she's staring at your crotch like she doesn't know what she should expect to be seeing. You calmly and comfortably rest your hands on the edges of your pants, ready to pull down at her command, but still ever so slowly sliding downwards, certainly because of the gravity. Certainly.

As soon as she catches more than a mere glimpse of pelvic hair she turns around like a virgin, which is quite appropriate for her, "NO! Not out in the open in broad daylight!".

Nobody's within sight for a few miles in any direction, but it still feels odd being this lewd while the sun's still up. And out in the open, too. You're no exhibitionist, after all.

"Well, I guess she has a point", you concede, looking at Tahenohan.

"I guess the night has some charm, after all", she grins, "You can see it but not too well so you can still protect your imagination's purity without breaking the magic immediately".

“Yes”, you agree, “You shouldn't get so used to sex it doesn't feel special anymore. That's a bad thing”.

“It is”, she sagely nods, completely serious.

>Continue on your way, you've had enough distractions for a while.
>There's something you wanted to talk about (what?).
>Other?

>>41939265
>Continue on your way, you've had enough distractions for a while.

>>41939265
>Continue on your way, you've had enough distractions for a while.
Too cute. Too cute.

>>41939265
>There's something you wanted to talk about
Apologize to Bryld for teasing her so much. Offer still stands though, of course.

>>41939265
>>Continue on your way, you've had enough distractions for a while.
Bryld is a cute. A cute!

>>41939265
>Continue on your way, you've had enough distractions for a while.
Ah, that was fun. Think we made progress with her, overall!

Trying to keep all the lewd thoughts at bay, you forge ahead with renewed vigor. Those awkward moments let you forget how tired you are from the full day of marching for just long enough to arrive at your destination without being later than you expected.

Still, it's late enough that the faint azure light that still permeates about half the sky comes from behind Reboldeux's walls, and the doors are closed, with no guards on the outside. You remember coming back quite late once already and there were guards posted on the outside still, although to be fair you were on another gate, which lead to the local fortified redoubt, so maybe that explains it.

Even before you knock at the small door, built into the much larger gates, you can hear very well how the city is still quite alive even at this hour. There was quite some night life in Reboldeux from what you remember already, even just from the sounds you heard while you were trying to sleep, but it definitely sounds noisier now.

You can't say the guard at the post was reluctant to let you in, but you clearly feel like he wasn't happy at having more people inside, and a quick glance around explains why: the city really is crowded. Most people around at this hour still look busy, and the many lanterns and other light sources make the place look relatively safe and, at the very least, not openly decadent.

Where you used to see pedlars sitting on sets of stairs or in the corners of certain alleys with various trinkets spread out before them, now you see people eating frugal meals or clinging to each other as if they're planning to sleep there. No matter where you look, there's someone, somewhere, maybe even just in a corner, that looks homeless or with nothing to do.

And that, you know from experience, can't be good.

>Head for the Hairy Mermaid, check on your friends.
>Head for the Duke's palace, work first.
>Head for another inn, secure somewhere to sleep before it's too late.
>Other?

>>41939578
>Head for the Hairy Mermaid, check on your friends.
The Duke should be working during the day, not the night.

>>41939578
>Head for the Duke's palace, work first.
Work, work!

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>>41939265
>You're no exhibitionist, after all.

>>41939578
>Head for the Duke's palace, work first.

>>41939578
>>Head for the Duke's palace, work first.

>>41939619
Hey, just cause she might be willing to try it out at some point doesn't mean she IS one right now! So it's true!

>>41939578
>Head for another inn, secure somewhere to sleep before it's too late.

>>41939578
>Head for the Duke's palace, work first.

>>41939659
Yeah, to "sleep" huh.

So work, of course. Friends or sleep ('sleep') afterwards?

>>41939734
Obviously we're gonna be tired so we'll need to "sleep" and can visit our friends in the morning.

>>41939772
I'm thinking we can't really do much for/with our friends when it's late, anyway. Might as well get a good night's rest and visit them bright and early, right?

You head to the Duke's palace, hoping that you're going to deal with your job-related matters as soon as possible so you can take your money and sleep safe and sound. You have enough for a night's stay, of course, but the more you have the better you can help your friends, other than yourself.

Unfortunately such hopes are stifled the moment you arrive in the central plaza and find that all of the public builings are closed for the night.

"Sorry, the Duke's palace is closed to the public at sundown", the guard is wearing Reboldeux's colours, indicating it's part of the important sort of public officer, "Whatever business you have will need to wait until tomorrow".

You can't really claim yours is of such dire importance as to warrant the Duke's personal attention and you don't want to test the guards' patience considering what you heard about Reboldeux in general, which leaves you with little options but to give up.

The area, that has plenty of taverns facing this very plaza, is full of life, very well-lit, and with some street performers doing acrobatics in front of a small crowd near the fountain. Overall, the place feels crowded enough that you have to be careful when moving or you risk hitting other people. You also see a very well-lit alley that you don't remember being quite as alive from your last pass.

It's very noisy and some places have people playing instruments; mostly of the wind and percussion sort but some are playing string instruments like guitars and violins. The tunes are all rather lively, fit for a carefree tavern night. At least people haven't forgotten how to party, and can forget about their problems if for but a moment.

Still, it's practically night time now, and you're tired from a long journey.

>Head for the Hairy Mermaid, check on your friends.
>Visit a local tavern, get something to eat, you're all starving.
>Secure somewhere to sleep before it's too late.
>Other?

>>41939831
>Secure somewhere to sleep before it's too late.
We really don't want to sleep on the streets or anything.

>>41939831
>>Secure somewhere to sleep before it's too late.

>>41939831
>Visit a local tavern, get something to eat, you're all starving.
We need food.

>>41939831
>Secure somewhere to sleep before it's too late.

>>41939831
>Head for the Hairy Mermaid, check on your friends.
What did I tell you, anons?

>>41939920
...always test for STDs?

>>41939920
As mentioned I figure we can't do much with them until tomorrow anyway, and the Mermaid is probably full, so I'll stick with finding another place.
I don't even want to hurry lewdness, doubt Bryld would be ready for anything much yet. Maybe looking at the dick.

You can't stay around for too long, you need somewhere to sleep, and you remember the Hairy Mermaid being a very small place with barely more room than the bare minimum to keep you and your friends while you worked there. You wonder if they're still doing well, it would be terrible if they had to move out or, even worse, were thrown out from the innkeeper. He didn't feel like the most agreeable of people.

With not much choice left, and seeing Bryld's extremely tired face, you decide to look for somewhere in the vicinities that has room for rent. Since there's plenty of places facing this very plaza, you start by going there and asking around.

As you feared, there's not much in the way of rooms, and most places turn you down almost immediately, some without even trying to apologize, with somewhat dark looks on their faces, like they were burned from the inside by a mixture of guilt over having to leave you out in the streets and great irritation at the fact you're yet another colonial refugee asking for meal and bed.

It's always the last place, when you've almost given up, that has something. The Brass Drum looks full to the brim, or at least its common room does, what with the violinist and flute performer holding up quite a merry atmosphere and some people dancing near the unlit fireplace, with plenty others eating as they watch or mind their own business.

"I've only got one room left and I'm giving it to you because you look like you really need it", the innkeeper, a middle-aged canid with floppy black ears, tries to offer you a smile but it's obvious that the recent business has given her those bags under her eyes, "It's one silver for the night".

That's... A rather high price. But you're not sure you're going to find somewhere else. It's also all you have on hand, although you're supposed to get paid for your trouble, tomorrow.

>Accept.
>Decline.
>Try to haggle.
>Ask for rumours.
>Other?

>>41940195
Honestly, this city is packed and so is the inn, would she really have trouble finding someone else for the room if we haggle?
>Accept.

>>41940195
>Try to haggle.
>Ask for rumours.
Another free performance?

>>41940195
>>Accept.
Watch it be, like, one bed. in which case we'd leave a tip. or sleep on the ground.

>>41940195
>Accept.
>Ask for rumours.
We're adventurers right? Gotta ask the innkeeper for rumors.

>>41940285
Naaah, we can squeeze into one bed. And as long as we lay down in order (Lillith > Tahe > Bryld) there's no worry about lewdness for Bryld!

>>41940341
>Putting the lewdest member of the group in the middle
I see you.

>>41940195
>Try to haggle.

>>41940367
Now, now anon. Has Tahe even had sex once so far this quest? Not that I can recall. Does Tahe have a lewd penis? Sure doesn't! I think it's time to face the fact that Lillith is a veritable succubus beneath her veneer of slight modesty and respectability, and the lewdest person in our party.

>>41940195
>Try to haggle.
We need enough money to eat.

You don't have much choice, so you accept the innkeeper's offer and hand over your silver coin, leaving your pockets completely empty. Bryld and Tahenohan still likely have some money on them so it's not like you're collectively broke, but having your pockets this light is never a comfortable feeling, "There's better be food included in this arrangement", you underline in the tone of someone who's too weary to haggle, but wary enough to snatch the coin back.

"Very well", the innkeeper gives you a tired smile, "If you want to eat just sit somewhere, I'll have something brought". You can't help but feel it's odd that she gives this sort of negative air considering how good business must be for her, especially in a night like this one.

The common room isn't too large: it's wide and rectangular, with one big and unlit fireplace that must be typical of the south-eastern regions of Rune if you remember correctly. All of the tables are near the walls or the entrance, and during the day some are even left outside. There's but one place in a corner that is currently unoccupied, though there's still platters and cutlery, dirty and used.

Being your only choice, you and your friends sit down there, waiting for the food you're craving for. Bryld passes the time collecting the used platters and moving them aside, so when a waiter comes it will be easier to take away, but the clattering seems to attract the attention of a frowning, snarly youth.

"Hey!", he shouts at her, approaching menacingly from the middle of the common room, "What do you think you're doing back there?". Of course, this scares her quite considerably, and you notice another man and a woman looking in your direction with quite hostile glares, coming over as well.

"Blasted foreigners, littering up this town", the woman snorts, cracking her knuckles, "Look at those three, each more disgusting than the other".

>Stay quiet.
>Apologize and leave.
>Try to calm them down.
>They want a fight? They found it.
>Other?

>>41940618
>Tell them we work for the Duke so they may want to find someone else to harass
They won't have the guts to deal with us anyway.

>>41940618
>>Try to calm them down.
Even though they're assholes.

>>41940618
>They want a fight? They found it.
Time to put those legs to work, Chun-Lillith

>>41940618
>Other?
"Yeah, it's not like we're going out into the wild, helping to make the place more habitable for all of you so you don't have to deal with those "Blasted foreginers", maybe you shouldn't just by the first look."

>>41940618
>Try to calm them down.
I'd be all for a fight, but I'll think of Bryld and play nice for a bit.

>>41940618
>"None as ugly as your angry mugs. You ever heard of good manners, or don't they teach that kinda thing around here?"

If we get in a fight, won't we be thrown out? That would suck.

>>41940823
Indeed, we should jsut be agressive worlding enough to get satisfaction while still giving them reason to not fight us.

"Hey now, let's all calm down", you try and keep a peaceful tone, even though you're itching to give them a lesson. You're dead tired from the long travel and figure it'd be better to avoid fighting, especially because you doubt Bryld is any good in a tavern brawl, but you're really counting on Tahenohan's help in such a case. Then again, you also want to avoid having to resort to that, she's still a barbarian and you never know if it's customary in her lands to answer insults by putting axe to skull.

"Shut your hole spawn of hell!", the angry youth spits at you while taking a step back in disgust, "You're even worse than the pointy-eared freak! What ARE you even?".

"As if we didn't have enough with those hobos that smell of shit, why don't you go back home?", the woman adds, looking like she just wants to throw a punch or two, excuses be damned.

"Because my home is here, and so is to many other people", you explain, "And unlike you they have manners and are willing to help those that work for the Duke to help settle in the wilderness".

"FUCKING LIAR!", what you just said seems to send the already angry youth into a frothing rage, becoming blistering red in the face, "There's NO WAY a dirty, disgusting freak of nature like you can have a respectable work!".

"Now, now", a third party joins the "conversation"; a tall, broad-shouldered man with grizzled black hair, short but not cut very recently and wearing a raggedy and irregular goatee, puts himself between you and the three angry locals, a large smile on his face, "I'm sure this fair lady is more respectable than you give her credit, if only you would care to-".

"FUCK OFF ASSHOLE!", the youth screams before punching him in the face and throwing him on the table, where his face slams dangerously close to a knife still stained with potato bits.

>Give those three a lesson.
>Try a last-ditch effort for peace.
>Get out, fast.
>Look for help.
>Other?

>>41940917
>Give those three a lesson.
No chance we can get a refund on the silver before being thrown out, is there?

>>41940917
>>Look for help.
We are not a fighter, and barely a lover.

>>41940917
>Look for help.
We really shouldn't fight and get thrown out. Even if these bastards made us loose our meal (hopefully we will get a new plate after this)

>>41940917
>Look for help.

>>41940970
Hey, Lillith is one hell of a lover!

>>41940917
>Give those three a lesson.
>Threaten to eat their souls if they don't behave.
Intimidate is a Charisma skill and Lillith has tons of Charisma and CHARISMA

>>41940994
From transexual Transylvania?

>>41941024
Well, I wouldn't go THAT far!
Hermaphrodite Hindustan?

>>41940917
>Try a last-ditch effort for peace.
Wonder if we know beardy-man, or maybe he's someone important.

Isn't it late for you MP? I hope you'll have time for a good night's sleep!

It's amazing how things go pear-shaped easily when you don't need them to. It's also proof of just how bad the situation got in Reboldeux: this isn't just racism, this is hatred on outsiders, full-fledged and irrational, and you didn't get a glimpse of any of this when you first arrived. It was, in fact, a thriving, exotic community where opportunities were scattered about for everyone. Hell, you got a job with zero experience for the Duke himself, where did this adventurous feeling go?

You're not used to violence and your banditry efforts showed that you're really not suited for a life of fighting. You need help, you need to get those people kicked out before someone gets seriously hurt and before Bryld turns even paler, or Tahenohan decides to get up from her chair and do something, which you suspect would be a terrible experience for those on the receiving end.

The enraged youth's shouting underlines how pressed for time you are, "I'M GONNA TEACH YOU TO NOT GET INVOLVED, ASSHOLE!", you hear as you desperately look around for someone that isn't scared or bewildered by this sudden development.

Then you hear screaming, and turn around just in time to see the youth's face slam violently enough on the table to leave a bloodstain, his shoulder joint bent at an unnatural angle, with the grizzled man looking like he just accidentally turned around.

"Whoops", he even says with a smile, "Sorry, I slipped".

"OLD BASTARD!", the woman shouts, throwing a punch, but the middle-aged man seems to trip forward and just accidentally whack her throat with his arm, making her flip over in mid-air before slamming on the ground, gasping for air. The third youth scrambles to get something on his belt, but the man's shin suddenly appears on his crotch and sends him visibly upwards before he lands back on his knees, rolling over, eyes wide open and foaming at the mouth.

>Continue

>>41941286
Thanks for taking the fall old man, maybe we won't get kicked out now!

>>41941286
Look like we got a goddamn hero coming in to save the day!

You can't say you were expecting such a development, even Bryld has forgotten about being scared to hell and back and is just frozen. Tahenohan looks oddly excited, "Tavern brawl? Tavern brawl?", she keeps asking, but nobody seems to mind her, at least not enough to answer her.

"Whoops, drawing attention here", the man chuckles while he takes your hand and pulls you towards the exit, there's a small trickle of blood going down the corner of his mouth but it doesn't look serious, "Better get out before the guards come looking for people to blame". He's pulling quite a bit, and he's definitely stronger than he looks, even for his broad-shouldered frame, which makes you stumble outside as you're still too confused to actually put up a meaningful resistance.

He's half a head taller than you are, well-built and dressed in a brown leather vest with a forest green shirt and tight blue pants; he has the strong hands of someone that worked all his life, but they're also well-kept, meaning he's no ordinary farmer or mine worker or anything of the like. He's also more than just a decent fighter from what you've just seen.

"You can let me go", you remind him, "Or people will assume you're kidnapping me".

He turns, and lets you go, letting out a relieved laugh, "You're right, I'm sorry. Twice sorry for what happened, it's sad that I came to this town when it was in such a state, but we have to keep moving 'cause I'm afraid you're a foreigner too and thus not as welcome here as you thought you were".

>Keep following him.
>Stay, wait for Tahenohan and Bryld to join you.
>Clean up his blood.
>[RITUAL] Analyze his bloodline.
>Other?

>>41941479
>>Stay, wait for Tahenohan and Bryld to join you.
>>Clean up his blood.
>>[RITUAL] Analyze his bloodline.
Man, I'd be up for dropping trou for this old guy, but we got a bunnybutt and an elfbutt already in queue. Maybe next time.

>>41941479
>Other?
"But I paid a silver coin to stay there!"

>>41941479
>[RITUAL] Analyze his bloodline.
A chance to use this? I will take it.

>>41941479
But muh silver!
>Stay, wait for Tahenohan and Bryld to join you.
>[RITUAL] Analyze his bloodline.
Oh boy, a chance for MAGIC!

>>41941557
That's a good point: the innkeeper had no problem with us. We'll just mosey on back when things die down.

>>41941557
Might as well bring it up while we wait for the others at least.

>>41941479
>Stay, wait for Tahenohan and Bryld to join you.
But he just beat up the main troublemakers. I dunno if any others are going to bother singling us out, at least if we retreat to our room.

>>41941479
This:>>41941513
With: >>41941557

"Wait", you tell him, pulling a handkerchief out of your pocket to clean the trickle of blood down the corner of his mouth, "I'm not leaving my friends behind".

He smiles, giving a glance at the still rather populated plaza; it doesn't look like the screaming and commotion were heard or paid much attention to outside of your tavern, must be all the chatter, music and noise in general, but there's guards not far from here and they would take less than half a minute to be summoned there. "Well they better move or we're all going to jail".

"So will those three assholes", you look at the smear of blood on your handkerchief, your goddess gave you a new gift lately that just happens to work on the blood of others. You figure it's unkind to refuse gifts, and might as well experiment with it; you've already done so with yourself, after all.

"Nah", he shrugs, "We're the outsiders; there's been plenty of problems lately, of this very kind, and it's always the odd-looking that take all the blame. Sure, the Duke still cares about providing justice but the problem is that the people are very, very nervous and a good governor knows when to look the other way".

While he's distracted trying to look harmless, you lick the blood while it's fresh, and feel its history running deep through your mind. You experience a sort of vision not unlike that in your prophetic dream, where you were given this gift; you get vague glimpses of his ancestors, vague shapes with no faces and no names, but the deep awareness that you would recognize them the moment you tasted their blood.

He's human from several generations, but he's a very familiar sort of human, and like in a sudden flash of enlightenment, you look up a him again and your divine vision is superimposed to your normal sight for a moment.

You blink as if dazed, you don't know how you managed to not recognize that shape and face, you've seen it in that dream already.

You are one hundred percent sure that this man is your father.

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And this is it for Episode 38!

Like I mentioned on Twitter I've been very busy lately and will be in the next future, so I'm afraid I can't promise anything for next week.

I'll still try my best to find some time to run Episode 39 and more, of course. Stay tuned on twitter for that.

And it got really, really late for me. Thanks for staying with me, see you next time!

>>41941736
Wat.

>>41941513
Well, let's not, nor next time. Never, in fact.

>>41941736
>You are one hundred percent sure that this man is your father.
... Awkward.

>>41941736
HOLY

>>41941772
Thanks for running! It was fun!
Don't think I can't see through your plans to delay party-lewd with fight and DRAMATIC REVEAL, MP! I would have voted to wait, anyway you know!

I still want to go back to that tavern, dammit. We spent good money on that room and food!

>>41941828
This is true injustice, anon. Our poor silver coin...

>>41941828
Well i'm sure our father is generous enough to give us our weekly allowance that we should be getting.

>>41941859
Paid with interest.

>>41941859
Maybe he's poor anon. Also, we're a bit old for an allowance.

>>41941772
Thanks for writing. I'd say this episode makes up for missing next week if you do, it had all kinds of good stuff. Lewd, teasing, action, drama, etc.