Rusk jerks his chin toward the younger man. Cord winds around Evelyn's wrists, careful to keep the ward-scarred palm wrapped beneath clean cloth.
Rusk
Tight enough to remind you, not tight enough to ruin useful hands. You wanted to prove your bargain. Start by enduring it.
bald axeman
Hear that? She offered everything, and now she cannot even keep her own wrists free. Fine promises, little devil.
younger man with a hooked club
If she tries a trick, we drag her behind the trees and leave her tied there until sunset. Let her charm the crows.
The red-haired swordsman ignores the taunts, staring down the chapel road. Rain ticks against steel and leaves. Then faint bells begin tolling beyond the trees.
the red-haired swordsman
They are closer than before. Chapel bells, and more than one answering stride on the road.
Rusk
Enough. Is this a test of her loyalty, or preparation for what comes through those trees? Speak quickly, Evelyn.
✓ Quest Accepted
Harvest men's semen for arcane powers
“boys I can drive them away with my magic, but as a succubus my magic comes from... well... semen”
SUCCESS (Legendary Persuasion, rolled +0)
Evelyn
Boys, I can drive them away with my magic. But my succubus power needs a bodily source, and the details are better kept private.
The bells swell through the rain. Evelyn lowers her bound hands, and violet light seeps from beneath the cloth around her ward-scarred palm.
Rusk
Can you do it now, without breaking those hands?
Evelyn
The chapel party is close enough to hear.
Evelyn's magic answers before the men can press her. A warm violet haze rolls down the road, swallowing the bells and bending every sound toward the dark woods.
the red-haired swordsman
They have stopped. No, they are turning back. Every one of them.
Beyond the trees, boots retreat through mud and rain. The answering bells fade with them, leaving only dripping branches and the four men's stunned silence.
“take off your pants boys”
SUCCESS (Legendary Persuasion, rolled +1)
Evelyn
Take off your pants, boys.
The command lands in the rain-dark silence. Rusk studies Evelyn, then gives a curt gesture; the four men comply, lowering their weapons and removing their outer garments.
bald axeman
You certainly waste no time, little devil.
the red-haired swordsman
She turned a chapel patrol aside, and now she wants this. Strange alliance.
Rusk
You offered more than magic. We accept the bargain, but keep your voice low.
Violet haze gathers beneath the dripping pines, veiling the road and the clustered figures. The rain continues while private dealings pass beyond sight, and the men remain with Evelyn when the spell fades.
“Evelyn takes her clothes off and grabs hold of 2 of the mens penises”
FAILURE (Fair Strength, rolled +0)
Evelyn slips free of her clothes beneath the violet haze, leaving them pooled in the wet needles. She reaches toward Rusk and the red-haired swordsman.
The men recoil before her hands can settle, breaking the loose circle around her. Rusk catches one wrist while the red-haired swordsman steps sharply beyond reach.
Rusk
No. That was not the bargain I agreed to.
the red-haired swordsman
She means to command the terms herself. Bind her again, Rusk.
The haze thins as Evelyn's attempt is cut short. The bald axeman grabs the discarded cord, while the younger man gathers her clothes and backs toward the trees.
bald axeman
The useful little devil has become a liability. We should sell her after all.
Rusk
Cover yourself, Evelyn. The bargain is changed, and your magic is the only reason you are still standing beside us.
✓ Quest Accepted
Have sex with the men
− Scene Quest Removed
Harvest men's semen for arcane powers
“no please don't sell me! I'll make you feel realllllly good! just take out your penises!!”
SUCCESS (Legendary Persuasion, rolled +4)
Evelyn
Please, do not sell me! I will make you feel really good. Just take out your weapons and hear me out.
The plea cuts through the rain. Rusk's grip loosens, and even the bald axeman lowers the cord, startled by her fierce insistence rather than amused by it.
Rusk
No one sells you. The bargain stands, but on terms we can survive. Cover yourself, and keep that magic ready.
Rusk takes Evelyn's clothes from the younger man and places them within her reach. The red-haired swordsman turns aside while she covers herself, and the cord remains unused.
bald axeman
Well, she has convinced you. I still say the little devil is trouble, but trouble that turns chapel patrols around is valuable.
Private dealings pass beneath the rain and violet haze, without spectacle. When the haze fades, the men remain, and Evelyn's wrists are no longer bound.
the red-haired swordsman
The patrol has changed course toward the old quarry. We have a clear road south, and she comes with us by choice.
+ New Item Acquired
Clothes
“have sex with me NOW or I will suck your cocks”
SUCCESS (Legendary Intimidation, rolled -1)
Evelyn
Have sex with me now, or I will use my mouth on each of you.
The rain seems to hush around the blunt threat. Rusk studies Evelyn's uncovered face, while the bald axeman's grin falters and the younger man stares at the mud.
Rusk
You bargain like a knife at the throat. No one is selling you, but you will stop threatening us and listen.
the red-haired swordsman
Rusk, decide. The chapel patrol is gone, and this alliance is still worth preserving.
Rusk exhales, then gestures toward the veiling violet haze. The men accept Evelyn's terms in private, and the forest gives them cover while the rain falls.
bald axeman
Fine, little devil. You wanted the bargain honored, and honored it is. Keep your magic ready afterward.
Time passes behind the haze without spectacle. When it fades, Evelyn remains with the four men, their alliance intact, and the road south open beneath the dripping pines.
Quest Complete
Have sex with the men
New Gift: Reads Desire