Fantasy Cursed Island

[Darkling0096]

"Have you ever wondered why she didn't like the balusters?", Turac shook his head a bit as he settled down on one of the beds, "It's the fun part of being alive when things happen."

"I believe you two require sleep?", Jalin asked.

 

[Fangs9090]

"Ah." Roy glanced over at Jalin. "Don't you?"

 

[Darkling0096]

"I have worked with lady Niudisa," Jalin shrugged, "I can go for several days without sleep unhindered."

 

[Fangs9090]

Katsuo spoke up. "We are in a safe place at the moment. It would be best to rest now while you can. You can stay up when it is actually necessary to do so."

 

[Darkling0096]

"Perhaps," Jalin agreed, "But I also have my own efforts to launch." He reached into his bag and pulled out a small white mouse, "Do we not have a heist to plan for?"

 

[Fangs9090]

"Hm, true. Very well. Just remember to consider your own health as needed. Niudisa still has need of you."

 

[Darkling0096]

"Of course," Jalin nodded as he reanimated the mouse, which turned red with his blood so that it might double as an external sensory organ. "As soon as I am finished, i will go to sleep." He let the mouse down, which scampered for the hidden passages of the castle in its search for the treasury chambers.

 

[Fangs9090]

Katsuo gave a nod. Roy had settled down by that point, mainly just waiting for the others to quiet down.

 

[Darkling0096]

When morning came, the respective members of the party got up at their own times to prepare for the day. Seeing as they'd only have a bit of the day before they'd have to either get royal favor or leave the palace, most of them were enjoying the luxury while they had access.

Siege woke up earliest out of the girls, going to the bathchambers down the hall and bathing.

As Roy's spell began to wear off while the men were getting their things together, they almost couldn't even tell. Apparently, screaming into silence all night will either temporarily destroy your voice or exhaust you into silence.

 

[Fangs9090]

Emilia woke after Siege had gone, followed shortly by Nidia. As Nidia returned to consciousness, she stretched out. "Ooooh, why's it so hot?"

Emilia looked over. "Hm? It's not that hot in here."

"But I'm hot..."

"...ah, so you are."



Roy glanced at the others as he got his stuff together. "Any ideas for how we might be able to extend our stay?"

 

[Darkling0096]

"We can endear ourselves to the royal family, or nobles within the castle," Jalin offered, "But that will take time, and effort, unless we are incredibly lucky." He nodded to his red mouse, "Geralt, here, has proven very insightful into the workings of the castle, however, I can have him draw a map if needed."

"You named your mouse?"

"I have revitalized him, and the only difference between himself and a living mouse is that his heart beats only because I sustain it, and he lacks a soul."



"Mmm," Siege sighed in the steam as the other two came into the room, "Morning."

 

[Fangs9090]

"A map would be very useful, especially if we have to sneak through here."



Nidia smiled as she eagerly threw off her clothes for a bath. "Good morning!"

Emilia giggled. "Very good, for some of us."

 

[Darkling0096]

"Well, then." Jalin held his hand out for an inkwell and a quill, before setting them in front of Geralt and a sheaf of papers. The mouse went to work while Jalin got properly dressed again.


Siege's danger sense, one of the few things she got from her mother's side personality-wise, started going off when Nidia was that eager to get naked. "Okay, what happened...", she scooted away from Nidia in the bath as she asked that.

 

[Fangs9090]

Nidia giggled as she plopped into the bath. "Oh, you know. Just that time of the month again.~"

 

[Darkling0096]

"Oh, shit." That was all that came out of Siege's mouth as what that meant for a feline beastfolk registered. "Oh shit!" She immediately got out of the bath and started drying off, "Why the fuck didn't you tell me that was coming up?"

 

[Fangs9090]

Nidia smiled. "Sorry~ It's not usually a problem at home because I can work through it, so I don't really keep track of it."

 

[Darkling0096]

"You don't..." Siege made a face, "Nidia, I'm a lion!" She pinched the bridge of her nose and tried to calm herself down, "I can't go back in that room. i can't even stay in this one for long, shit." What was she supposed to do now? "Emilia, I need your help, here."

 

[Fangs9090]

Emilia looked over as she finished undressing. "Hm? How can I help?"

 

[Darkling0096]

"I need you, to go get my dress, my bracelet, and my bag," Siege said, "And hopefully, unless a certain leopard has been rubbing up against my shit, it won't cause any problems!"

 

[Fangs9090]

Nidia called from the tub. "I tried not to!"

Emilia shrugged. "I didn't see her rubbing on it, so it should be fine." She turned and started to head out, without getting dressed again.

 

[Darkling0096]

While Emilia went to retrieve Siege's clothes, Siege turned to Nidia, "So explain to me how you run an inn, and you didn't know lionesses sync up with the group?"

 

[Fangs9090]

"There's no lioness living at the inn. And I don't get that deep into my customers' personal lives." Nidia turned towards her, leaning up on the edge of the tub. "It's not that bad~ We could help each other!"


Emilia headed back to their room, taking a bit to find Siege's things. As she found each requested item, she set them on a bed to keep them together before picking them all up at once. She paused for a moment. "...is this Nidia's bed or mine?" She glanced around before she shrugged and headed back out.

Roy stepped out of there room at about the same time Emilia came out of the girls' room. He glanced over, paused, and quickly turned away. "Gah! Why aren't you dressed!?"

Emilia looked over. "Hm? Oh, Siege asked me to fetch her things before I could bathe."

"That- Ah, never mind! Just go!"

Emilia shrugged again and headed back to the baths.

 

[Darkling0096]

"No, no we will not!", Siege resisted the urge to slap Nidia just then, "I swear if I'm affected I'm going to hurt you!" She started pacing around the baths trying to figure out how she was going to skirt around this problem, right as Emilia came back in, she looked to Nidia again, "I need to be composed for the prince, dammit! What kind of shit do you think is gonna happen if he's seen getting close to a lioness in heat?"


"Why was Emilia undressed?", Jalin looked confused as that soundbite reached his ears.

"I do not know," Turac shrugged as he put his shirt back on and looked for his pack to put his weapons away in it, only to realize he'd swallowed it into his treasure stomach and it was far too big to regurgitate in human form. "Oh, dear."

 

[Fangs9090]

Emilia paused as she stepped back into the room. Opting to play it off, she held up the stuff she'd come back with. "I got your things."


Roy shook his head. "I don't know. Something about Siege asking her to get her stuff, for some reason. I was going to check and see if they were awake, but it seems they are." He looked over at Turac. "What's wrong?"

 

[Darkling0096]

"Thank you," Siege sighed as she brushed through her hair to try and un-bedhead it. She got about halfway through slipping her dress over her head before she paused, dropped the rest over it, and reached for the clothing stand by the door as heat flushed through her. "Nidia," she warned as she brandished the stand like a weapon, "You better be a fast hider."



"Hmm," Turac shrugged, "I keep my pack in my treasure stomach, I haven't had the chance to regurgitate it yet, and these," he held up his shortsword and his mini repeater, "Are too large for a human to swallow."