"For the sake of the gods," Andreas curses. "Silvan tamed Slippy because we weren't interested in being harvested as breeding factories, like what happened to Tila. The thought of actually getting to know someone didn't cross your mind instead just allowing the slimes to blunder in and drain people dry or convert them? My gosh, it's like we could work together instead of casting some pheromone spell."
Vi’lea squeezes Lyssa’s hand in return, trying to silently reassure the elven woman. When she hears that Lea is in fact an ooze the dark elf raises an eyebrow. So there is an ooze after all. And she’s really good at acting human, too She remembers the pink crystal that is still in her possession and quickly makes sure that it is safely tucked away in one of her hidden pockets. Lea seems friendly enough for now, but one can never be too careful around monster girls that have not been tamed. Then she gets an idea. "Say, Lea, would you happen to know where we could find someone named Torvek?" (OOC EDIT: You guys are fast!)
Lea favors you with a kiss. Her lips as soft as ever, her mouth opening and her tongue tasting your. But she pushes you away after only a moment. "There will be time for more of that soon," she purrs to you. And then to the others, "You may not like me or my kind, but I can help you. I know some of the fiends that inhabit this area. I know their habits and I may be able to help you defeat them." She looks at Lyssa. "Don't think just because I am fiend-made that I owe any loyalty to Torvek." "You had best not interfere with this mission in any way," says Lyssa. "And if you harm Vi'lea, I'll trap you myself."
Silvan wasn't quite sure what Vi'Lea was planning, but he wasn't going to try and tame "Lea." She had obviously gotten some control over Riekan and Pepper now and if he tried, there was a chance she could do the same to him. While her offer was interesting as well... The habits of local monsters.... He couldn't bring himself to make that deal. He glanced at Andreas, knowing he would need the mage's support. If Vi'Lea could use her shadow magic to Keep Riakan and Pepper off of them, they might actually be able to subdue Lea. To hold such a perfect human form meant she was strong... "Why should we trust you. They may have been interested in you, but by looking at them, they are clearly ensnared by some kind of magic or lust ability. Holding this power over them doesn't exactly say that you are trustworthy and you didn't reveal what you were to us either. Lyssa had to identify you." He was buying time, hoping that Andreas would catch that she couldn't be trusted.
Riekan feels happy that his companions seemed to be somehow warming up to Lea. He had grown to see his two women as some sort of family, Lea as his voluptuous wife and Pepper as an innocent, sexy daughter. It sure made up for the family he never had the chance of meeting. He even feels proud for having the ooze girl as his lover, she had the ability of looking perfectly like a human female and that was a positive aspect in his opinion. He only wished she didn't made him feel all dizzy and stunned whenever they made love.
Vi’lea is unsure what to think about Lea and her offer for help. Riekan and Pepper are clearly under her influence while Silvan just as clearly does not trust the woman. The ooze could be helpful… but she could just as easily stab them in the back at the worst possible time. The dark elf’s spell is already finished and ready to use, but she is hesitant about attacking the ooze. There are still some people left in the room – innocent people that might get hurt if a fight erupts.
Andreas arches his eyebrow at Silvan, then glances over to Vi'lea. As well as they could work together at the moment, the Horny Goat is far too small for an arena-style combat and the patrons still milling about compound the problem. Not to mention Riekan and Pepper's predicament. He's pretty sure the dark elf has arisen to the same conclusion, so then he shakes his head to Silvan. "You're on guard, just as Lyssa says." He pulls a tube from his satchel as a pointer, the same that contains the dried slime remains.
Lea smiles at Andreas, her dark eyes slowly taking each of you in, but never betraying any fear. "What do you think would happen if you attacked me now?" she asks, focusing her gaze on Silvan. "What do you think Pepper and Riekan, my loves, would do? And what do you think I might do?" She leans forward, across the table, her breasts so lovely and smooth in her cloak that it is almost impossible to look away. "It is fine that you do not trust me, so I prove myself, but I know what you are, beast trainer. You have made these fiends your own." Her eyes flick to Tila and Slippy. "But I'm sure you feel that you have affection for them. That you protect them as much as you master them. So it is with Riekan and Pepper." She leans back and slides an arm around Pepper. The young redhead leans in against Lea's shoulder and smiles with contentment. Lea strokes the girl's hair. "There will be a price if you choose to fight me."
"Everyone, please," Riekan pleads to his companions. "Lea won't hurt anyone here, she already told you so. She's our ally, and my lover." "If she steps out of line," He grins. "I'll happily discipline her with a good spanking."
Your comment breaks the tension, at least with Lea. She laughs and pushes back from the table. She shoves aside plates and cups of ale and bends over the table right in front of you. Her breasts cushion her body as she raises her plump backside in your direction. "Have I been bad, Riekan?" She asks, pouting out her lip. She gathers the edge of her cloak pulls it up her shapely thighs and exposes the smooth roundness of her bottom. It's lusciously plump and her bare quim glistens with dew. She looks at the rest of you and then back at Riekan. "Go on and give it to me." She wags her ass back and forth, giving you a devilish look.
Andreas holds his head in his hands. "Acting out a fantasy really isn't punishment, Riek--" The clatter dishes pulls his eyes into view, and a practically naked Lea sexily beckons the knight to follow through with his "threat." In spite of himself, he checks out Lea's luscious lower lips, before saying something quite nasty in an elvish tongue. He sighs, "Look, don't we have an orc to save from an evil villain or something?"
Riekan laughs before standing up. "I swear, Lea, you're amazing." He says, caressing the smooth skin of her round backside. After a few seconds debating if he should just drop the pretense and dive on her pussy, he figures the whole purpose of that little show was to break the tension amongst his friends, so he rears back his hand and glances at Pepper for a moment before delivering an open-handed slap on his lover's ass. He doesn't stop there, after the first one, he counts a few seconds before continuing with his "punishment".
Silvan is tired of this. He knows trying to fight Lea here will be stupid. He would be putting too many people in danger. He looks at Andreas. "If you want to trust her, go right ahead. I don't have to." He calls Slippy and Tila and heads for the door. He needs to wait. To watch. He was trained to hunt, not just tame. If this thing is the ooz, then Vi'Lea should still have the crystal. Maybe he could still turn this around on her. He would wait. He would watch.
Riekan's hand collides with Lea's bare bottom and a loud "crack!" sounds through the tavern. Her head jerks up and she lets out a gasp of pain and pleasure. He pauses and continues, delivering several blows to her plump hindquarters. Each impact jiggles through her flesh as her cheeks begin to redden. "Ooooh, Riekan," she cries. "I wasn't that bad, was I?" Her eyes follow Silvan as he gets up and departs with his pets. Slippy leaves a bit more reluctantly, burbling with disappointment. "Would anyone else like a turn?" asks Lea. "That's enough," growls Lyssa. "You've made a lovely ass for yourself, ooze, congratulations." The elf looks at Vi'lea, Andreas, Kamran, and gives a glance to Riekan. "Take her with you if you want. I'd advise against it, but perhaps she will be some use. The important thing is that you go as soon as possible. Hurley may be in grave danger."
Riekan crouches down and presses a kiss to each of Lea's asscheeks before covering her backside with her cloak once again. "Sorry if I went a bit overboard, love." He apologizes, snaking a hand around her waist. He looks at Lyssa with an expression of determination. "Alright, you can count on Lea, Pepper and me."
Kamran slumps backward in his seat, jerking awake as he feels himself falling. He still has the crick in his neck that woke him intermittently through the night. It's what led him to shuffle in for an early meal, though his tea is long cold now. Andreas is still sitting with him, though he's taken up some kind of experiment in the absence of a conversational partner. Well, not anymore. Everyone is here. Vi'lea, Silvan, Tila and the little slime and their elvish patron. There's also a muscular man giving some "tough love" to a shapely woman's behind while a younger woman looks on adoringly. "What on earth is–" "That's Riekan, that's Pepper, and that's an ooze," someone says. The older woman ripples with Riekan's slaps. At least the others, like Kamran, seem to consider it unsettling more than erotic. "What a bizarre dream this is," Kamran says without conviction.
"I have a dozen general attuned crystals for you to use if you encounter any monsters." Lyssa unrolls a cloth onto the table and reveals a dozen blue-white crystals, each as large as a thumb. "Because I do not know what you may be up against, you will have to rely upon these for any captures. They are not as powerful as a normal crystal and require the enemy to be all be killed, which is not an easy thing with a fiend. You might have better luck with Silvan's methods for taming beasts, though I am not exactly sure what those are." She passes out the crystals. Lea refuses to take one. "Don't worry, you slippery strumpet, they will not harm you unless you are nearly dead." "I will decline," says Lea. Pepper picks up the crystal intended for Lea. "Good luck to all of you," she says. She takes Vi'lea's hand. "A word in private if you have a moment."
Andreas accepts his and at least another for Silvan. "I'll give him his. I feel the need to talk with him anyway." After regarding Lea with a burning stare, he nods to Kamran, then cocks his head to the side. As Lyssa wants a word with Vi'lea, he'd like a word with the robed ranger.
Kamran picks up a crystal for himself. Lyssa's news is disappointing. He turns to Andreas. "A pity. I was hoping to tie one to an arrow and simply let it fly." At that moment Andreas gestures away from the others. Kamran nods and rises from his seat, following the philosopher's lead. Does he want to talk strategy? Kamran has the, er, seed of what could be a potent strategy against the plant-fiends. It's not one conducive to a rescue mission, though.
