"Well, I knew him from the Academy...before he got kicked out." Celeste blushes. Her clothes look fine still - it seems he only grabbed her by the arm, and brushed her feet when he as clearing the roots. "We met again by chance a few months ago, and...kind of clicked." The blonde twirls her fingers through her curled locks. "Oh, here and there... And..." Celese looks away. "So... I bought this magical artifact a while back. It kind of...regrows my hymen when I...lose it." The blonde is quiet. "So technically I'm still a virgin. As far as anyone can prove." "As for the letter, I'd really like to make sure he doesn't get hurt for this. He's one of my favourite boys. I mean my favourite boy. I mean...the only boy." She looks away again. "Yeah, totally the only boy I've been with..."
"Indeed, all three of them seem to be shaping into young men rather quickly. Where does the time go?" The farmer chuckles as they sit down. "I hope you don't mind my asking, but...Peng and Fei aren't really names from around here. You're from somewhere distant, I take it?"
"I suppose that depends on a couple of things, like how are we getting to Collingworth? By ship? By wagon? Is it a long trip? Will we need to pick up more rations? I've never been to the place so I don't know much about it. Is it cold? Warm? Will we need different attire? After talking to some people I get the sense that it's a little dangerous, should we maybe pick up a weapon? Or do you think that we have everything that we need and we can just get on our way?" Eliza asked.
"You, and their mother must be proud." Fei smiles, spooning more soup into her mouth. Slapping Peng's head, both as revenge for him groping her, and to scold him for reaching out for more food. But as the farmer asks about her origin, "Oh, uh, yes. The people around here call my home the, what was it... the Eastern Isles, if I recall correctly." She replies, "I've only recently arrived in this land myself."
“Thank you, that is all I needed to know, no further questions for now. Time for me to go check out the place where the human woman was staying.” Erin smiled at Emara and her daughter. “I will see you later, hopefully with good news.” With that he left the temple and headed toward the main square, to search for the address he had been given.
"Is that all?" Maelon chuckles. "We should be headed there by portal, like most Guild jobs. Collingworth's a city, so I don't imagine we'll need to stock up on supplies like we're going to the wilderness." He thinks. "Um... I don't really know what the weather's like. I guess it's by the sea, so it probably gets pretty wet there? As for weapons... We can get some, but to be honest, I'm not really sure how good either of us would be with one." He admits.
Peng recoils, before going back to licking the bowl, which is already empty. "The Eastern Isles... I see. Curious - I've never been nearly that far from home." The farmer says between spoonfuls. "But I've heard tales of the beauty of women from that part of the world. I see they weren't lies..." He smiles.
"Ahaha. Yes, the voyage was quite... dangerous. Unless the ship's captain is intimate with the sea, it's quite easy to get lost." Fei chuckles, before blushing a little bit more at his compliment. "Uh, uhm, thank you. I've also heard stories about this land, and I can say they didn't disappoint." She replies as she slowly finishes her soup.
"You're a terrible liar." Meira let out another sigh. When did she get such a dirty mind? She wasn't going to be completely pure forever, but having watched her for so long, this side of her really was surprising. "As long as you're using protection, it should mostly work out. But you need to tell me these things so there's less chance of killing them by accident." She was reserving the right to keep it intentional. "I suppose, we'll have to sort this out. " She could felt a slight headache growing as she began to follow her way off to where the guards were taking him. It was going to be a long night.
"I hope so, for the both of us." Emara smirks playfully, as Ellaria gives a curt and professional nod. Heading out of the temple, Eran passes a group of priestesses who giggle and gossip, looking at him as he walks away. Heading to the city, the beautiful cultivated nature of the perimiter turns into a wide urban sprawl, and even with the location's closeness to the town square, it's a little hard to find. Soon enough, though, Eran is standing under the shadow of a rickety old looking building. In the front, he sees a small cafe on the first floor. Heading around back, he can see a staircase heading directly to the living quarters on the upper floors, but it's behind a locked gate.
"I can imagine the captain wanted to be intimate with more than the sea." The farmer smirks, standing to collect Fei's bowl. "Some more?"
"I-I suppose." Fei stuttered, finishing her bowl of soup. Recalling her time in that ship, the captain, only weighing a little less than the farmer. Did try to "seduce" her... and succeeded, as Fei had a choice of becoming his woman for the duration of their voyage... or the entire ship's "stress relief" as he put it. She quivers as the memories come flooding back, her blush brigthening even more. "Ah, yes, please. And if it isn't too much trouble, another one for Peng as well?" She asks, knowing the goblin will be more cooperative with some of its needs met.
Hmm, I could try breaking the lock of the gate, but that might attract attention... After thinking about it some more Eran decided to check out the cafe first and see if he could go upstairs from there. If that did not work he could try breaking in from the back.
"There are things I'm better at." Celeste smirks, before getting a little more serious. "I know, it's just... Normally I can tell you anything, but...you still see me as a little kid, even now I've been an adult for several years. I was afraid you'd look at me differently." She's quiet for a moment. Heading to catch up, Meira sees Celeste's beau being dragged into one of the city guard's watch houses. While she doesn't exactly make a habit of inhabiting such places, she's been alive long enough to have had some experience with the law, and knows the basic layout. A young man carrying a parchment soon arrives out the front, and begins to jog away. "Wait... He's headed in the direction of the house. Oh shit, he's going to tell mother about this!"
She was right. She definitely had the body of an adult. And she developed rather beautifully too. It was only natural she'd engage in such things eventually. Not that Meira really felt any sexual attraction to Celeste herself. As much as she loved her, the elf never really felt anything of the sort towards her or her brother. Maybe it because she had just seen them grow up for so long, she couldn't picture them in that way. Still if Celeste ever made that kind of request...she can't say that she would refuse. It seemed like a fairly simple set up for the guardhouses. Once Celeste explained things to the warden- That boy. It made sense that they'd piece together the story, especially from someone who didn't commit a crime but...it would cause a problem. Still, she couldn't just use magic arbitrarily in front of the guards. She had to intercept the younger man's attention before he could deliver it. There was a surefire approach to situations like this.. "Ahh!" Meira yelled loudly, as she "fell" gripping at her leg. Making a feigned pained face, she took a quick look to Celeste showing her serious face so she'd grasp what she was doing, as the elf then looked at her target. Young men like this. Probably the type, young and eager to please his superiors. Exactly the type who couldn't ignore a "injured woman." She hoped.
"Oh!" Eliza exclaimed, surprised that everything sounded so easy. "Well if it's a city there should be city guards right? So I guess there shouldn't be too much need for weapons. And if we keep an eye out for the safe areas and stay there we should be fine right?" The last she said half as a statement half as a question. "So I guess we should get to helping this paladin huh. Lead the way." Eliza reached for Maelon's arm and practically draped herself on it.
"Of course." The farmer refills the bowls, placing them in front of Fei, his own place, and Peng - who in his distraction has been looking around the place destructively, before happily shoving his face into the newly arrived food. The farmer, however, remains behind Fei, looking down upon her. "I must say, a few bowls of soup seems insufficient thanks for your help..."
Heading around the corner, Eran steps into a quiet little cafe. An elven male stands behind the counter, brewing something, while a few customers sit around, reading or chatting. At the back, behind the counter, though, Eran sees a small kitchen area, and at the back of that, stairs leading upwards.
Spoiler: Manipulation Roll D100+10= 77 (Pass) As Meira falls, Celeste makes a ruckus, fussing over her as though she's afraid Meira's really hurt. Meira's pretty sure Celeste is in on it. The young courier, as expected, rushes over, his errand forgotten in favor of the more important requirement. "Are you alright, miss?" He asks, trying to keep his gaze on her 'injury' and away from her breasts and thighs.
