Fantasy Cursed Island

[Darkling0096]

"Well," Siege mused for a moment, "I'm not sure about Roy, but I'm pretty sure Jalin's unavailable from either side."


"I am not everyone," Turac declared, "I am a-"

"You are a very large and very loud man boasting in a room full of naked men," Jalin would have rolled his eyes if he had them.

 

[Fangs9090]

Nidia spoke up. “Oh, Roy’s straight, trust me.”

Emilia giggled. “And Jalin laid Captain Sal, so he’s either straight or he swings both ways.”


“Even dragons have weaknesses.”

Katsuo spoke up. “Only the gods are exempt from weakness. The mightiest warriors recognize their own weakness and account for it.”

 

[Darkling0096]

"Oh, do tell?", Siege grinned as she sank into the large bathtub, "I watched him spend three days straight in a room with a faun mage," mostly because that faun mage was the only one that answered the advert for a teacher to help Roy with his sorcery. As far as Siege was concerned, the look on Roy's face when he finally came out was validation enough that something was going on. Or that could have just been because the faun was being a faun, Siege didn't know.


"There is a reason many see dragons as gods given flesh," Turac sneered as he settled into a tub.

"Yeah, well, kobolds don't serve dragon turtles, so you're squat out of luck." Jalin shook his head and sighed. If this was what the men's room had devolved into, he could only imagine the women's room. Especially since Emilia was in there.

 

[Fangs9090]

Nidia shrugged once as she was settled. "Well then maybe he swings both ways. But I know for a fact that he's into girls, at least."



Katsuo shook his head, settling down to clean his armor. "I hope your siblings can provide you with emotional support. Your first loss will hit hard."

 

[Darkling0096]

"Oh yeah?", Siege grinned and leaned forward, "I'm all ears." She cupped one of her lionlike ears in her hand towards Nidia as she said that, eager to hear the juicy details.


Turac grunted. "I have not been beaten yet."

"Just leave him," Jalin shook his head, "He'll learn when karma hits, I'm sure."

 

[Fangs9090]

Nidia looked at her. "I'm surprised you don't know already. I guess Roy's better at keeping quiet though. He and Bastet have been talking frequently since she moved in with us. They haven't officially decided anything, but It's pretty obvious they like each other."


Roy sighed as he took a seat in the tub. "One very strong draconic trait is an ego sized to match their body."

 

[Darkling0096]

"Oh, really?", Siege raised an eyebrow, "I didn't think he'd be into her. I mean, no offense, but your sister's a priss."


"Mmhm," Jalin nodded. "At least we are making progress in our mission."

 

[Fangs9090]

"Can you blame her? I mean, she was raised being told she was a goddess. It wasn't just something she came up with herself. Everyone around her told her that. That kind of thing doesn't just rub off."



"Indeed. This prince is surprisingly generous, I'll admit. I've never met royalty before, but I didn't expect him to be so friendly and trusting."

 

[Darkling0096]

"Yeah, and she's had ten years for reality to do a lot of rubbing," Siege sighed and leaned back in the hot water, "Wish I had a tub this big when I lived with my parents!"


"It would be stupid if we didn't take advantage of the opportunity," Sinach spoke up, from the highest point he could reach that wasn't in the middle of steam clouds.

 

[Fangs9090]

Emilia nodded. "It is quite nice. It's even bigger than my tub at home."



Roy glanced around before spotting Sinach. "I'm not complaining. I just didn't think it would so easy to get to this point. The hard part will up to the girls though."

 

[Darkling0096]

"I remember that tub," Siege chuckled, "We were still kids, though. I cna't remember what mom wanted that we go all the way to your place for, though."


"Why is it up to the girls?", Jalin asked.

 

[Fangs9090]

Emilia shrugged. "It was probably between our parents and they couldn't leave you guys by yourselves."



"Because, according to rumor, the next stone is in the hands of the royalty here, as a family heirloom. The only way to learn anything about such a thing is to get close to the royalty. Very close."

 

[Darkling0096]

"And they left us with you," Siege raised an eyebrow, "Gods, I don't know how I made it through the week! Your parents are as bad as mine!"


"Did your sister not threaten your life if you pimped her out again?", Jalin asked, "And I doubt Nidia would be more keen to be romantic with the prince." Those two were the only catkin in the party, Emilia was a spider.

 

[Fangs9090]

"I think you hung out with me the whole time. So, yeah, I'm not sure how you made it through the week."



"But Siege also claimed that she could flirt her way to a stone as well. And Nidia's used to flirting with tavern guests for nothing but a bigger tip. We'll offer them the choice, and if they refuse, we'll figure out a new plan."

 

[Darkling0096]

"Siege makes many claims," Jalin pointed out. "If she takes the choice, we will have to provide assistance from afar."

 

[Fangs9090]

Roy nodded. "We'll get to that when it comes."

 

[Darkling0096]

"Let's hope it won't have to come to that."

As the group all had time to bathe and get cleaned up, eventually another servant showed up to alert them that their chambers were ready for them.

 

[Fangs9090]

Roy glanced towards the door as the message was delivered before he started getting up. "Well, I suppose I'm about done anyway."



Nidia and Emilia also got up to start getting dried off.

 

[Darkling0096]

"Indeed," Jalin agreed, standing up and stepping out of the tub to dry off and get dressed again.


"Aww," Siege complained a bit as she had to get out of and drain the luxurious bathtub. "Farewell..."

 

[Fangs9090]

Roy managed to get dry and dressed in short order.


Emilia giggled. "You'll have to make one of these for yourself."

Nidia started drying off very soon after getting out. She knew she'd need a lot more time than the others to get all her fur dried.

 

[Darkling0096]

"If you are all ready," the servant asked when everyone was dried and dressed again, "Follow me." The servant led them to a set of chambers. As with the luxurious nature of everything else in this palace, it was done to the nines with soft silk sheets, high quality rugs waiting to be walked on. Hot tea and scones were waiting in each room. "Word and a guide will be sent when the king is ready for your audience," the servant said, before she backed out to leave the party to their devices.

 

[Fangs9090]

Roy looked around at the room he was shown to. “If these are for guests, I can’t even imagine what the king’s room must look like.”

Nidia was quick to fall onto the bed, very quickly accommodating herself on the soft sheets. “Wonder if we have time for a nap...”

Emilia busied herself examining the silks.

 

[Darkling0096]

"Oh, you're spoiling me!" Siege grinned as she laid down across the silk sheets, "King of the beasts in a regal bedchamber," she sighed contentedly as the soft bed seemed to almost swallow her whole. The only way this could be even better would be a cute little manservant running around to pamper her hand and foot.


"Probably more fluffy than this, with more gold," Sinach shrugged atop Roy's horns, about the only place he could perch on that wasn't still damp from the baths, on anybody.


"I like this," Turac commented as he examined the tea set, "I've never had one of these before."

"Don't do it," Jalin warned, pacing in the hall as he formed ideas.

 

[Fangs9090]

Nidia started helping herself to the tea and scones.

Emilia glanced over before peeking out at Jalin, and Katsuo who stood out there with him. "Are you not gonna rest?"

 

[Darkling0096]

"I will survive," Jalin replied, "I must remain sharp."

"I bet he misses his girlfriend," Sinach giggled. "What's the matter? Can't sleep without your- AH!" the paper dragon shot off of Roy's horns as Jalin's cane hook shot at him.