WinterWhereof

7.57 - Street Show

"That was a productive outing," Natalie said, stretching her arms above her head as the two of them left the Bordello. "Made some great progress, wouldn't you say?"

"Do you mind?" Vanetta asked, glancing down the street with embarrassment.

"What? No one's around," Natalie laughed, nudging her playfully an...

7.24 - Confessions

The rest of the day proceeded like usual, filled with training both magical and physical. An alchemy lesson occupied her evening, and before she knew it, she was winding down for the night.

Maybe it was Elodie's confrontation, but Zoey's mind had been sticking on one topic in particular throughout the day. Her relations...

7.56 - Bordello VII

To Natalie's delight, it didn't take much convincing to get another drawing out of Vanetta. While the first was delightful, Vanetta was unfortunately clothed in it—if only in lingerie—and even with a cock sticking up between her legs, Natalie wanted a lewder one. Maybe she'd start a collection. This probably wasn...

7.55 - ❤ Bordello VI

Vanetta's breath quickened as she squirmed on Natalie's lap.

"A … thighjob? I don't know. Isn't that a bit much?"

"My cock is literally already between your thighs."

"That's different. It was just a reference for the drawing."

"And moving would change things that much?" Natalie asked dryly. It was ob...

7.23 - Threats

It happened so fast Zoey barely processed it, much less had a chance to react. One moment she was heading through palatial hallways, seeking out Sabina's room, and the next, something hit her. A blink later, she was staring up at the ceiling, her breath driven from her and a boot on her stomach pinning her to the floor.

7.54 - Bordello V

With Vanetta seated on her lap, the two of them posing for the charcoal drawing coming to life on the notebook, Natalie was given a front-row seat to the creation process. Vanetta's hand moved swiftly, charcoal making bold lines and soft shades as she brought them to life. Natalie watched, genuinely fascinated by the skill on...

7.22 - Not Averse to the Idea

After tracking down the nearest servant and requesting that her door be fixed—offering a simple explanation of 'Elodie' to the instantly-understanding woman—Rosalie headed for Astrid's room. While she was an honored guest, she hadn't been put in the royal wing itself. Rather, a different section of the estate reserved for...

7.53 - Bordello IV

"What about it?"

"Could I get more, if I asked nicely? Or is it locked in somehow? Magically, as part of how the Bordello works?"

The response took a few moments to come. "… It's not locked in." She sniffed. "But that doesn't mean it's changing for you."

"But it only goes up to a handie."

"And? Is ha...

7.52 - Bordello III

A menu?

Blinking, Natalie accepted the small chalkboard. It hadn't been cleaned well since the last use; the black surface was smudged white, with the new menu written over top the smears.

Vanetta's service list was brief, with prices listed after each item. Her handwriting surprised Natalie; it was cutesy and nea...

7.21 - Check In

The disaster had been averted. Rosalie would endure all manner of torment from her eldest sister in the coming weeks—likely the rest of her life—but the critical concerns had been resolved. Elodie had promised to keep her and Zoey's 'scandalous activities' private.

The reunion had been pleasant, despite everything. ...

7.51 - Bordello II

"Well," Natalie said. "To that second part—I'm not naked. Not really."

Vanetta's eyes flicked down, and, a dubious expression appearing, she crossed her arms. "You don't even have your belt on. What if you needed your weapon?"

"Why would I? The city is safe."

"Supposedly."

"The guards d...

7.20 - The Eldest Sister II

Elodie calmed from her over-excited state, fortunately, as the conversation began in earnest.

It had been a while since they had talked, so they had a lot to catch up on. Both practical—like the shard-eaters, her new team, and Zoey's sponsorship—along with the personal. Which Elodie had gotten a vivid preface to. 2024-12-01 01:20:00 +0000 UTC View Post

7.50 - Bordello I

For the third time in less than twenty four hours, Natalie was murdered by a dungeon monster.

She was becoming rather desensitized to the whole process, to be honest. Sure, feeling a blade go through her neck was definitely odd, but if there was anything she was good at, it was adapting to violence. Kinda the c...

7.49 - Solo Stakes

"So," Natalie said. "What'd you three get?"

Elida answered first. "Bordello. I won't be attending. Thankfully, after we sleep, there shouldn't be much time left before the next assignment. I want to explore the shops and the rest of the city, anyway. What'd you two get?"

"Arena," Natalie offered.

Elida's eye...

7.19 - The Eldest Sister I

Unsurprisingly, it was Delta who broke the shocked silence.

"That's one way to meet the family," she mused. "She seems nice, though? Doesn't have a stick up her ass like the other one, at least."

Rosalie jerked out of her horrified statue-like state. The girl made a sort of screaming noise in the back of her throa...

7.48 - Next Assignments

The return trip was uneventful. Tiring and fraught with monsters, naturally, but uneventful.

The trek to the nearest tower, clearing it, and returning to the City had taken enough time that when they returned, the next cycle of assignments had been posted. Natalie had heard the change-over bell ringing from the city cen...

7.18 - ❤ Gooey Transmutation III

Zoey didn't have time to properly brace herself for the idea—to come to terms with the fact that Delta was going to fuck her with her foot.

Eager as ever, the foxgirl wiggled her heel into Zoey's cocktip, then stomped down. Zoey's cock buried into the gooey purple substance in one long, clean thrust. The texture of De...

7.47 - Tower III

The Vault was located on the floor above the boss room—which she had previously and incorrectly assumed to have been the top. To get there, they climbed a rickety ladder which had blended into the background during her appraisal of the battlefield.

Plopped down on the floor of the next room was a huge metal vault larg...

7.46 - Tower II

It turned out that the tower's imposing appearance did indeed hint at the danger inside.

Natalie and Vanetta alone had been able to fight through the Ruins without overmuch difficulty, which meant for their full squad of five, travel had been close to trivial. Thus, they'd made good time. Inside the tower, however, they...

7.17 - ❤ Gooey Transmutation II

While Delta was busy getting her first taste of—apparently fruity—slimegirl pussy, Zoey leaned against the headboard and admired Rosalie's reaction to having her pussy licked. Several little noises issued from her as she squirmed and enjoyed the foxgirl's attention. The sounds morphed into long, breathy moans as Delta's t...

7.45 - Tower I

They picked a tower in the distance as their target. It was neither the nearest nor farthest of the visible landmarks—of the buildings more intact than the rest of the Ruins.

The team was unsure whether the nearest points of interest had already been raided and cleared of valuables and powerful enemies, hence the...

7.16 - ❤ Gooey Transmutation I

"What?" Delta demanded. "Why didn't you tell me you had something like this?"

The foxgirl stared at the vial of Gooey Transmutation potion, mouth open and eyes wide. She gave a nearly offended look to Zoey, as if she'd sinned gravely by not revealing the item to her.

"I was keeping it a surprise," Zoey said, rolli...

7.44 - Catching Up

Watching the Coliseum's fight to the conclusion provided a single enchanted token—which was an abysmal rate, at least based on how much she and Vanetta had benefited from their arena runs. Then again, the average delver couldn't fight through so many rounds, and thus earned less. So the passive generation from the Coliseum ...

7.43 - Reunited

Natalie composed herself. She'd been flustered by Elida's unexpected arrival, as if she'd been caught doing something inappropriate, but she hadn't, really. She was checking out the Coliseum purely out of practical considerations. To see how it worked, and to see how fast the passive token-enchantment was. And for once, she w...

7.15 - Filling Them In

Astrid excused herself shortly afterward under the guise of 'letting Zoey get some rest.' In reality, Zoey knew she just needed time to think about what had been revealed. She wondered if she could have handled the talk better. There'd been no time to plan since Astrid had been the one to confront her, rather than the intende...

7.42 - Voyeurs

Brooklyn and Catarina probably knew each other. As Acacia had told her and Vanetta, the Coliseum tended to create matches where there was tension between the two parties, rather than pull random individuals.

Which explained the looks on the two girls' faces. During the fight, they'd been able to keep distracted. Now tha...

7.14 - Confrontation

Astrid pulled Zoey aside the moment they were safely back in Mantle, specifically in the d'Celestin estate. The polite thing to do would've been to let them get cleaned up and relax a bit; they were exhausted from the shard and travel. As fourth advancement wayfarers, they were much better at staving off the need for sleep, t...

7.41 - Coliseum

Through the door, a staircase led up and into a viewing room. While the Coliseum was a huge ovular arena, the thousands of seats were for show; city goers weren't lounging throughout. Rather, they congregated in a spacious elevated viewing room with an overhang that contained dozens of seats with an ideal view of the fight be...

7.40 - Betting Odds

Vanetta was delightfully shaky-legged when they climbed to their feet. More than that, seeing the long strands of white she'd pumped onto the girl's body made Natalie dizzy—and eager to jump into a round two, even if they no longer had a stake to fulfill. Vanetta looked down at herself, running a finger up across her stomac...

7.13 - Conclusions

They hadn't escaped without suspicion. Zoey could tell that much. But neither had they been found out. Astrid had clearly caught on that something had been strange about that whole encounter, if not by how little they'd contributed to the conversation then by the smell she'd commented on.

Had she ...