Family Matters (AshPrince) GMed by Hafnium

[Hafnium]

Re: Elizabeth Silver (AshPrince) GMed by Hafnium

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HP = 41, PP = 35, EP = 32, Status = Fine.

"They will be granted hospitality befitting a noblewoman and a loyal retainer, of course. Your other companion will be granted hospitality befitting a mysterious savior. Only the best for a cousin," Erhard replied regarding the nature of their guests with an easy smile. Despite his hasty response, he listened intently to the rest of the heiress's explanation. Shaking his head at Elizabeth's question, he interjected "No, none. You're the first member of the family to visit my doorstep in a long time. One of your lord father's retainers visited on occasion before the invasion began, but not since." It seemed as though he swordsman had more to say but he lost his train of thought as a particularly well armored knight moved to his side. The knight offered a salute to both Erhard and Elizabeth before offering a briefing on the state of the siege. It was short and to the point, the invaders were being pushed back, the defenders had suffered only a few casualties, all commoners, and the battle seemed likely to break shortly. The wayward Silver offered a simple command, promoting the knight in question to oversee the remainder of the siege while he discussed things with Elizabeth.

After the assassin's news of House Dreslin had been passed, the swordsman frowned. "Terrible news. Were there no survivors?" It didn't escape the Silver Rogue's notice that the man bowed his head and clutched a small pendant at the revelation. Elizabeth couldn't make out what kind of pendant it was, however, before he returned the jewelry to inside his armor. "Yes, I've never been more thankful for being so military minded, cousin. But I think the daily drilling was worth it to watch the militiamen shove their pikes into some foul gray creature's hide, don't you?" Erhard asked with a small grin of satisfaction. It seemed a rhetorical question, as he didn't Elizabeth much time to answer. "Let's speak inside, away from the noise. Are you hungry, cousin?" The suggestion was not necessarily without a point, the racket caused by the musket volleys was difficult to talk or hear over. The black-haired man strode towards the estate doors, not seeming to pay much attention as to whether the lean noblewoman followed him or not.

 

[AshPrince]

Re: Elizabeth Silver (AshPrince) GMed by Hafnium

“My team and I happened upon an apple cart along the way here, but a warm meal would do much to warm ourselves. My companions should be able to join us shortly, and I would feel loath to indulge without them.” That and she didn’t exactly trust eating a meal alone with someone she was supposed to assassinate, even if she was related to him. More disturbing was the information that one of her father’s retainers had been her afore her, it could haven something as innocent enough as them surveying the target before sending her in, but Robin had claimed that Erhard had been unfaithful in his marriage, and as of the moment this image of Erhard didn’t seem capable of being unfaithful to a house plant.

Elizabeth took a slow look around, scanning the region, for appearances she could simply have been taking in her surroundings, but in truth she was searching for some wrinkle in the fabric, anything out of place, just something she could sink her teeth into, metaphorically. “You have so many people here, it’s a shame father’s retainer could not have stayed to help organize them.” She debated mentioning that Robin had visited with her before the invasion; but without knowing who had visited Erhard she decided against it, it might look suspicious if Robin had visited them both in the same evening. “Where did you find them all?” Still, if Erhard had some sinister motive in taking in refugees from the city, Elizabeth wanted to find it.

 

[Hafnium]

Re: Elizabeth Silver (AshPrince) GMed by Hafnium

Spoiler

HP = 41, PP = 35, EP = 32, Status = Fine.

The wayward Silver merely nodded at Elizabeth's choice not to take a meal before leading her inside. The doors led into a lobby. Much like the courtyard outside, the entrance hall was spartan in nature. Several columns lined each side of the room, supporting an elongated balcony/walkway above and leading to a large staircase opposite the door. The stairway was open except for two railings. That set of stairs led to a landing, which was connected to two sets of curving stairs that led to the elevated walkways. The elevated paths lined the walls to either side of the heiress and the wall behind her. Judging by the door that the Silver noblewoman had entered, they were probably about fifteen feet higher than the floor she stood on. It didn't escape the trained rogue's notice that the railing around the second story flooring of the foyer looked more akin to something one would see in a military fortification, with excellent cover and small crooks where someone could fire a rifle down upon the open staircase, than the standard elegance one would find in the estate of nobility. Similar to the lack of elegance in the railings, the only noticeable decoration in the main hall was a painting of a blond woman above the main landing. Elizabeth spotted several sets of double doors, two on either side of the first floor, and three on either side of the second, made of heavy oak. Erhard chose the most immediate room on the right.

"You know better than anyone how busy nuncle and, by extension, his retainers are. Would that I could have benefited from their council," he lamented aloud as swung open the double doors, revealing a reception room of sorts. The floor was carpeted, much like the rest of the house, practically, nothing too expensive and plush but not necessarily uncomfortable either. Several comfortable looking chairs sat in the middle of the room, in front of a fireplace. A few simple tables rested against the walls to the sides of the chairs. There were no windows in the room. Occasionally, Elizabeth could hear the sound of gunfire coming from above her, but the noise was at least somewhat muffled, suggesting that perhaps it wasn't in the room directly above their heads. A single door could be seen across from the double door, on the other side of the room. "As for my little militia, the armed ones are members of my house guard. A little bit of preparation has gone a long way with them. As for the others, they're survivors and servants, mainly. When the invasion first struck, I led my knights to save as many from the surrounding area as I could, with mixed success," he frowned. "Even those who aren't trained in the art of the sword can do something so simple as pointing a rifle and pulling the trigger against some of these hulking monstrosities," the Silver cousin noted matter-of-factly, as if the battle outside was all the evidence necessary. "Unfortunately, I had found barely more than a handful of survivors before the attacks against my rescue party began to intensify. We were eventually forced back here and have been under attack for several hours now. I'm sad to say it, but this siege has prevented me from gaining any useful news as to what's occurring in the rest of the city." The swordsman motioned for Elizabeth to have a seat in the reception room. "We should be able to chat here comfortably for a time. What else did you have to discuss, cousin?"

 

[AshPrince]

Re: Elizabeth Silver (AshPrince) GMed by Hafnium

Elizabeth dropped down into a chair, leaning back crossing her legs and resting her cheek against her fist as she looked up to her cousin. “I had hoped to find sanctuary here for me and my companions.” She sighed lightly. “I don’t suppose you’ve heard from the military?” It was probably too much to hope that the military would come in and ‘save’ them. Though if that jellied thing she’d killed outside the manor was any indication they might have their hands full someplace else. It was lucky she hadn’t encountered anything worse on her way here… though she had encountered Ruby. “Still, I am surprised to find you in the city cousin. I had heard from Robin that you were in town; but before that I rumors had you lost.” It was quiet fortunate he had returned when he had, and that he’d returned with such, preparation. “Looking back on it, the family’s disputes seem rather petty now.”

“Though if it’s council you seek, I would gladly offer my own, for what it may be worth. I would speak to your guard captain, if I may.” Elizabeth found the sudden reminder that she was a woman rather irritating; on the battlefield she could just kill people she disagreed with, here she had to manage them differently. “And if there’s a leader to your refugees, I might speak to him as well.” She’d need the support of both groups if she wanted to capture he cousin’s hold after his, unfortunate and untimely death. She stood from her seat, and set her arm against her hips. “If I may be so bold; while I organize the watch, you may survey the front. If those things were to get inside the wall…” Elizabeth just sort of let herself trail off there, she was fairly certain that if the things got in she and her group could escape in the chaos; but she’d need to find someplace to go first… “I don’t know the state of your stores, but we may even investigate means of scavenging the city, either for survivors, supplies, or both.” It would also make a nice means of getting Erhard away from his soldiers; the two Silvers could lead a party out to search the ruined city, get attacked by something vicious and nasty…

Ideally Elizabeth could find someone willing to ‘survive’ with her, just to keep up appearances… Ruby was the only one with enough of a vicious streak; though Elizabeth was loath to involve herself with the succubus more than she had to, their similarities made her suspicious. Perhaps there would be some pliable young lad available from the refuges, or the guard. The guard was likely dry; unless her cousin had given his men some reason to dislike him they were probably too loyal to be exploited. The refugees on the other hand, certainly they owed him their lives, but they had shortly thereafter put them to work defending them; there was always someone looking for an easier time.

Elizabeth liked the idea; but it would need refining, she was loath to have too many of her own companions accompany her for her cousin’s death. She could claim right of Silverblood to take command of the hold after his death, but if there was too much suspicion toward how she claimed it things would become; difficult. Not to mention Karina and Alice needed time to train, and heal, though hopefully Ruby had taken care of that much… oh and there was the matter of repaying her ‘debt’ to Ruby… Elizabeth sighed lightly, and shifted her feet, trying to appear more feminine and ladylike that she had; virtually at all since arriving. “I would like a change of clothes… and perhaps a place to bathe, I’m afraid I’ve acquired various, fluids, on my journey here...” She ‘bashfully’ looked away from her Erhard, rubbing one hand over her forearm before shifting to scratch the back of her head, running her fingers through her fine black hair, and finding more mats and knots that she had actually expected. She was reminded of the ballroom, and honestly grimaced for a moment. “Annnd I imagine my companions would like such themselves… Though I don’t mean to be a drain, a single chamber would suffice…” She’d seen Alice naked, or at least her tits, and the maid had healed her before; Ruby had no shame, and Karina… well Karina could be persuaded. Plus there was the chance she could pawn Ruby’s affection off on either of the other girls if they bathed together. “I-in addition…” She was asking for a lot… it was starting to actually embarrass her. “My retainer Alice, she has some potential in both healing & combat, but no armor or weapons to speak off. I’ve brought with me some hides from the hard-skinned lizards, if you have any tanners among you…”

Elizabeth bowed her head, hands folded into her lap. “I apologize for making so many requests cousin… I had hoped to be better supplied upon my arrival here…"

 

[Hafnium]

Re: Elizabeth Silver (AshPrince) GMed by Hafnium

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HP = 41, PP = 35, EP = 32, Status = Fine.

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(I think I forgot this earlier but 10 XP for murdering all sorts of aliens out there. Also, very tired as of writing this and hope I haven't derped too badly on this post.)

The wayward Silver took his own seat after the assassin had chosen hers. Erhard didn't seem very relaxed as he sat in one of the padded chairs, hunched forward with his elbows rested on his knees, listening intently to the heiress. Another look of obvious puzzlement crossed the man's features as the Silver woman spoke of Robin, disputes, and his disappearance. He made no vocal reply, only a solemn shake of his head at the mention of the military. The swordsman seemed a little more eager to speak as Elizabeth moved onto military matters, offering a few short nods at her requests. "Of course, cousin. With the way you dispatched that beast outside the walls I'm sure you could offer much valuable insight into fighting these creatures," he offered with what actually sounded to be genuine respect in his voice. "I don't know that there truly is a leader among the refugees but you may speak to all of them as you need to. My guard captain is more my second-in-command, but I can arrange for you to meet with him when we're done here."

The shift back to matters of logistics and sustenance for his small army seemed to bring the man's mood down again. "We had enough provisions to last a month before taking on the survivors. Even with them we're still stocked for weeks. But you are right, to merely wait here within the safety of my walls while innocents outside are slain wouldn't be the just thing to do." The swordsmage took some obvious liberties with his interpretation of Elizabeth's suggestion. He returned to listening to the Silver heiress intently as she continued. Erhard gave the Badarian noblewoman a grim, knowing look as she spoke of fluids, but didn't interject until she had bowed her head. "Come now, there is no need for such formality. You have saved us all from death and worse this day. If a simple bath for the heroes of the hour is too much for me to provide, then I am surely be the worst of hosts. You shall have the best my home has to offer, once the invaders are repelled of course. As for Alice, you may freely equip her from the armory. I'll see about finding a tanner. It's about time the lizards were useful for something, eh?" He asked with an easy grin.

The breaking of the siege didn't seem to be too far away, either, if Elizabeth were to judge by the slowing pace of gunfire. Erhard seemed to notice it as well, his apparent desire to personally see their likely victory causing him to grow fidgety in his seat. "Will there be anything else, cousin?" The swordsman asked with more patience in his tone than his movements. "If not, I will send in my second in command and send a runner to make preparations for your trips to the bath and the armory."

 

[AshPrince]

Re: Elizabeth Silver (AshPrince) GMed by Hafnium

“I believe I’ve asked for quiet enough, thank you cousin.” Elizabeth bowed her head and laid her hands in her lap. “I should check on my companions…” She sheepishly brushed a lock of hair behind her ear. Something was still up; but it would be better to be seen as the ‘helpless damsel’ than a threat, though the ‘helpless’ ship may have sailed when she murdered the things outside… at least she could still pretend to be a damsel.

At least on the surface anyway; call it woman’s intuition, or just plain paranoia, but Elizabeth still had the creeping feeling on the back of her neck that she wasn’t being told something. He cousin seemed the apt buffoon; he was too nice, too generous, either they weren’t related or someone was pulling his strings, or worse: he was pulling hers. Elizabeth ground her teeth quietly, sending Erhard a subtle smile before slipping out of the room to seek her companions. Last she’d seen they were in the courtyard; Ruby was tending to the others, hopefully not in that way, at least not yet…

It wasn’t a long walk from the reception room to the courtyard, but as long as she was free from the watching eyes of; well anyone, the Silver rogue thought to take advantage of the opportunity, peaking into rooms as she passed them, never lingering on anything in particularly just taking stock of the fortress in a manner, as well as making something of a mental map. It was best to know the layout of areas if one had to make a hasty retreat while avoiding the heavily armed guards and ample supply of grateful refugees.

Still Elizabeth would rather she coerce compliance from her cousin’s staff than flee from them. The manor was well supplied, well-staffed and well-guarded, capturing it would turn it into an ideal locale from which to ride out the invasion. Even if the lich’s guard and Badarian military failed to completely repel the invaders, which given that they seemed to recruit from the fallen was beginning to look like a possibility, though of course a lich-king would hopeful also recruit from the dead… the idea of an undead-tentacle mass, even working for her ‘king’ put a cold shiver down Elizabeth’s spine.

It was time to return to Karina, Alice, and the succubus.

 

[Hafnium]

Re: Elizabeth Silver (AshPrince) GMed by Hafnium

Spoiler

HP = 41, PP = 35, EP = 32, Status = Fine.

Erhard only offered a simple nod to Elizabeth's response and stood up. He joined her in her short walk returning to the main hall but continued right on out the entrance doors. The swordsman didn't seem to expect the assassin to follow him, allowing her to remain in the foyer. After confirming that she was alone in the vast space, Elizabeth checked a few of the doors.

Checking the second set of double doors on the same wall as the set she had just returned to the foyer from, she found a simple looking game room. It was, like the rest of the estate that she had seen so far, sparsely decorated. A few trophies, mountain cats, stags, and the like, lined the walls from hunts. Some special game tables could be found throughout the room along with a long table with stools along it on one side that seemed to serve as both a bar and a place to eat. Padded chairs were in abundance, all along the walls of the room. Nothing of particular interest caught the rogue's gaze.

Returning to the foyer and moving across the main hall as inconspicuously as possible, she checked one of the two sets of double-doors on that wall to find that it led to a small hallway which led further into the mansion proper. The hallway was lined with single doors. Elizabeth didn't have time to investigate them, however, unless she wanted to risk being caught, so she moved to the last remaining set of doors on the first level of the hall. The sound of a single gunshot from inside caused her to reconsider peeking in, lest she was noticed.

As her snooping concluded, the Silver assassin moved to make her way to the courtyard, but was interrupted as the doors swung open. An armored man with a sword and shield came in first. He saluted the assassin and offered; "I am your cousin's guard captain, Lady Silver. I am told that you wish to speak to me, but your red-haired companion informs me that she has an urgent matter to discuss with you first." Ruby came in almost as if on queue, finally wearing a blanket over her shoulders but not bothering to really hide any of her body from view. Elizabeth could not help but notice that the succubus looked particularly predatory as she strode closer. But Ruby, for once, did nothing untoward to the assassin. Instead, the blanket-wearing woman only offered, almost desperately; "We need to have a conversation. In private." Behind her came two more armored men, gingerly carrying Karina and Alice. "Take them to one of the spare rooms, guide Lady Silver and the healer as well," the guard captain ordered and the two footmen hastened to comply. "I will be available to talk to you whenever you're ready, Lady Silver."

The knight waited in the foyer as the two militiamen carried Karina and Alice to the double-doors leading to the hallway that Elizabeth had seen earlier. They carried the two into one of the various single doors, which if Elizabeth followed she would find was a guest bedroom. It was not dissimilar to the guest rooms that she had found in House Dreslin, a large bed, a vanity, and a linen chest available. No windows in that particular bedroom, however. The two men carefully laid their charges down on the bed. Ruby gave them a simple nod and they left the room. Regardless of whether or not Elizabeth chose to follow inside the guest room, the succubus only seemed to look at her rather blankly, obviously waiting for the assassin to speak or act first.

 

[AshPrince]

Re: Elizabeth Silver (AshPrince) GMed by Hafnium

“A moment captain.” Elizabeth bowed her head lightly, aware her place in society was different than her place on the battlefield. “I’m afraid I’m a bit out of sorts at the moment,” She tossed at her hair, and was less than pleased to find some actual knots & stains in it. “I would speak with you after a chance to powder my nose.” She smiled as sweetly as she could trying to play up the ‘lady of the court’ element more than the ‘lethal and deadly assassin’ part, she needed the guard captain to like her, at least enough to not execute her after her cousin’s ‘disappearance’ and hopefully enough to follow her afterward.

Elizabeth nodded to Ruby, noting her change in demeanor, and then bowed her head to the Guard Captain once more. “I’ll find you once we’re settled. Thank you for your hospitality.” She walked briskly alongside her unconscious companions, a little irritated with the both of them for sleeping so long, but she guessed they probably deserved it, it’d been an exciting day.

Elizabeth closed the guest room doors behind her before turning to Ruby, surveying the room lightly, just out habit really, if she was going to be staying someplace she wanted to know as much about it as she could, potential hiding places for herself, or her weapons, potential escape routes; the lack of windows was less than encouraging, potential improvised weapons, you’d be surprised at how sharp grooming scissors actually were until you stabbed someone with them. “What is it Ruby?”

Her first thought was that the succubus would demand her ‘payment’ but the demoness would have been more upfront with something like that, it wasn’t like her, not that Elizabeth had known Ruby for a great deal of time; but she skinned lizards without remorse she didn’t seem the sort to mince words. Then again; maybe there was something Ruby knew that Elizabeth didn’t, succubi were different creatures after all, magical, innately gifted in… certain areas. This could be important. Elizabeth sat at the foot of the bed, between her sleeping comrades, and looked to Ruby with interest in her eyes.

 

[Hafnium]

Re: Elizabeth Silver (AshPrince) GMed by Hafnium

Spoiler

HP = 41, PP = 35, EP = 32, Status = Fine.

A quick look around the room offered little in terms of useful weapons or items. The vanity was an ornate looking table with a large mirror on top, anything of use would have likely been stashed in a drawer that the rogue spotted underneath the wooden surface. The linen chest was at the foot of the bed and didn't seem very likely to provide anything useful either, although Elizabeth didn't have the chance to check it. There was a writing desk with several drawers on it on the opposite side of the room as the vanity, but the only thing visible on it was an ink well, a quill, and a blank piece of parchment. The Silver heiress could spot three seats in total, two simple stools by the desk and vanity, and one padded chair against the wall to the side of the door, the former two light enough that she could probably throw them at someone in a pinch. Unfortunately, she didn't get much chance to further investigate before Ruby spoke up. "You will be happy to know, dear, sweet, tasty little heiress, that your friends will be fine, they merely need rest," the succubus offered, matter-of-factly. "You might be less happy to know that I am taking my payment. Now."

The woman let the blanket drop from her shoulders, offering Elizabeth another view of her athletic body. A slim, lean frame with two pillow-y breasts, a bit larger than Elizabeth's own, that seemed only appropriate on a woman who survived by draining others through...more intimate means. Long red hair and even redder eyes, the latter predatory as they watched the rogue. The smirk on the succubus's face widened as her right hand reached to her womanhood. There, before the noblewoman's very eyes, a phallus began to form. Inch after inch of flesh lengthened from just centimeters above Ruby's clit, until eventually she had an average length penis. The succubus continued to stroke herself as she took a few swaying steps towards the woman, each movement not unlike that of a hunter stalking its prey. "I am so very, very, very hungry after healing those two, but I suppose I can wait just a few moments longer to offer you a choice in this. I believe you have three options here, Elizabeth. You can either be a good girl and fulfill your end of the bargain, allowing me to take my toll from your essence. If you oblige and stay quiet enough maybe the two other little morsels will never even awaken. I promise I'll even leave you without child. You might even enjoy it," she added, all but snickering.

"Or," Ruby offered in a tone that almost seemed bored. "You try to struggle, in which case I will force myself upon you. If I overpower you, I will fuck you into unconsciousness and continue until you will, without doubt, have a demonic whelp inside of you. I will see about carrying you off with me as a snack to ride out the invasion and a slave to breed afterward, but if I can't escape this formidable home with you I'll just have to find my own way out." She took another few steps toward the assassin before concluding; "Or perhaps you will successfully kill me or alert others. But will your dear cousin or either of those two really trust you again if they realize you've indebted yourself to a succubus? It's something to consider, pretty heiress."

"Well, what say you?" Ruby inquired impatiently, echoing how she had questioned the assassin during their first meeting.

 

[AshPrince]

Re: Elizabeth Silver (AshPrince) GMed by Hafnium

Well that was vaguely interesting, but not exactly helpful. For a moment Elizabeth considered drawing her blades and simply silencing the succubus for good, if she was truly drained she would be easier to defeat than if she were well rested. On the other hand; she’d made a valuable alley thus far, and there weren’t any good places to hide the body. “I have never held any intention to welch on my debt to you.” Elizabeth coolly crossed her legs looking the erect succubus over slowly, attempting to appear as bored as humanly possibly while she tucked a lock of hair behind her ear. “In fact; I have arranged for my cousin to provide us four with a bath shortly.” It was hard not for her to smirk. “You’re welcome to take your due here and now, if you want” Again Elizabeth looked bored. “But if you cared to wait; to ‘bath’ with myself, my friend and my maid, well.” A light shrug. “I have no intention of welching on my debt to you.”

She had to admit; the sight of a being with both Ruby's supple curves, and the erect phallus being stroked by the red haired demoness was; intriguing. “Though I do appreciate your consideration in not impregnating me.” Elizabeth was careful not to show her intrigue; maintaining a bored droll as if ‘paying her debt’ was no more than that. “I’m the daughter of my family head.” It was time to volunteer some information; and if Ruby was really in as predatory a mood as she seemed, maybe even strike another deal. “Actually it’s my father’s orders that have me here at all,” She slowly uncrossed her legs running a hand back up beneath her hair to unfasten her armor. “Confidentially; father’s not one of Erhard’s biggest fans…” Hopefully the succubus could draw her own conclusions from that. Elizabeth slid her arms out of her shirt, holding it up with one arm across her chest. “I on the other hand; am in the market for allies.” She looked Ruby in the blood red eyes, and dropped her shirt to bare her breasts. “Interested?”

 

[Hafnium]

Re: Elizabeth Silver (AshPrince) GMed by Hafnium

Spoiler

HP = 41, PP = 35, EP = 32, Status = Fine.

The succubus watched Elizabeth with what seemed like amusement. Ruby even went so far as to genuinely grin as the heiress both made the offer and bared her chest. "Mmm, so cunning, so devious, even dangerous," the demon started, sounding almost intoxicated to the rogue trained to catch such subtleties. "You still don't know what makes me tick, but I think you're trying to manipulate me. How...arousing. But you don't know much about the deeper workings of those two either, do you?" Before the assassin had a chance to speak up again, the succubus grabbed her by the shoulders, pulling her into a rough kiss. The grace with which the experienced succubus's tongue was such that it would have caused even the most expensive of Badarian escorts to blush, except perhaps for the ones who were, themselves, succubi. It danced inside her mouth for a few moments before the red-haired woman pulled back, still seeming a little wary of the assassin. "All you have to do to take me as an ally for whatever you're scheming," she spoke the word with a lick of her lips, "is to let me feed. Let me feed on that dangerous spirit of yours. I don't care about the other two, they wouldn't even sate me. But your soul...so dark, so evil."

It wasn't beyond Elizabeth's notice that the succubus seemed genuinely aroused towards her, although it was a little bit more difficult to place whether that was just part of being a succubus or if it was particularly something about herself. Ruby did not attempt to guide the assassin away from the bed to the padded chair so much as she yanked the noblewoman up from her seat and pulled her over. The demon's red eyes shined with lust. The topless woman quickly found herself sat the other chair. Ruby knelt in front of the seated woman, her hands slid down the lean assassin's stomach towards her pants, both working to remove the impeding garments. She kissed at the heiress's body as her fingers worked with practiced ease, doing just what was necessary to remove Elizabeth's clothing without the succubus even needing to look away from her lips' efforts. "The maid's soul becomes more and more like yours with every act of violence," the lustful demoness offered in-between pecks. "And the other has a familiar smell about her. But neither has energy anywhere near as tantalizing as yours."

It became very obvious to the skilled rogue that Ruby intended on taking her payment then and there, regardless of anything else Elizabeth had to say about it. Yet, it was obvious that the succubus was still in a listening mood and, if the assassin said and asked the right things, she might even be in a talking mood.

 

[AshPrince]

Re: Family Matters (AshPrince) GMed by Hafnium

“Hmm…” Elizabeth practically purred. “I am rather attached to my soul.” She said with a smirk. “Despite however dark it may be.” That had been a little rude; I mean certainly her soul wouldn’t be as ‘pure’ or clean as say, Karina’s, but she certainly didn’t consider herself evil. Of course; it might have been time to reevaluate that, she was in her cousin’s fortress, with intent to kill him, about to bed, or be bedded by, a succubus.

Elizabeth tilted her head slowly to one side, sizing Ruby up. For a parasitic demon witch, she wasn’t unattractive, her curves were in all the right places, even her penis wasn’t exactly grotesque, an odd mixture of masculine and feminine maybe, but it worked for her. The Silver rogue slowly slid her hands down her sides; taking a quick moment to pull her scrunched up top off over her head, then taking another second to simple lift herself a half inch off the seat of the chair she’d been, less than elegantly, planted in, not acting to remove her pants herself, but assisting in the succubus’s efforts.

The Silver daughter let a smile slip itself across her lips. “It won’t…” She let her words linger on her tongue, “hurt, will it?” She almost felt like a fool for asking, but she was rather curious as to the penalties to opening her soul to a demonic hermaphrodite, even if it was a little late to back out now.

 

[Hafnium]

Re: Family Matters (AshPrince) GMed by Hafnium

Spoiler

HP = 41, PP = 35, EP = 32, Status = Fine.

(Port Elizabeth over to DG3 when you can, the rest of this thread will be run on DG3 rules. Also, feel free to spend her XP while porting her.)

The succubus seemed entirely unaware of her own rudeness as she finished removing the lean assassin's last garment, leaving her nude in the chair not very far away from her companions, who mercifully remained unconscious. Pants were tossed carelessly to the floor in a heap along with the noblewoman's shirt and the blanket that had covered Ruby not long before. The red-haired woman practically beamed as she surveyed Elizabeth, who, in turn, could feel the demoness's crimson eyes on every inch of her body. As someone trained to pry people's secrets away, the Silver heiress couldn't help but notice that the succubus moved with a masked desperation, the kind that she might have spotted in a starving urchin in the streets of the city. Despite that, the grin that had plastered itself across Ruby's face only became more predatory as the rogue asked her question.

"Only if you want it to," the athletic demoness responded with that same predatory smile as her hands rubbed at the rogue's thighs. Ruby's hands seemed unnaturally soft on Elizabeth's legs, the feeling enough to send shivers through her spine. "But otherwise, I daresay you'll be more relaxed than you have been since this whole thing started," she added with a seductive look as she went to her knees in front of rogue, pushing Elizabeth's legs apart in the process. The succubus's velvety hands slid up her hips and to her waist and tugged Elizabeth forward suddenly, bringing her womanhood closer to the other woman's face. Her sex was so close to Ruby, in fact, that the heiress could feel her breath on her crotch. The demoness brought her hands down once again, to Elizabeth's lower lips.

Without any warning beyond the heiress's ability to see her motions, the succubus started. Ruby toyed with the rogue's mound, brushing a finger in-between the rogue's outer folds in a slow, practiced manner. The feeling that Elizabeth noticed the most as her partner began to molest her, however, was not pleasure, it was something different. It felt as though tendrils of something were reaching inside her, touching at her soul. The feeling, though new, was not unpleasant, it made the rogue feel a bit intoxicated and tipsy. Beyond the strange new feeling, the Silver assassin noticed that Ruby glanced up at her with a wolfish grin before returning her attention to the woman's groin. Every motion was practiced and precise, leaving little doubt that the succubus had performed such tasks before. Under Ruby's ministrations, Elizabeth couldn't help but become aroused, which seemed to be what the demoness was waiting for, as her touch suddenly changed.

Ruby drew another line between Elizabeth's folds with her index finger but stopped, poised at the entrance to her sex. The succubus shot the assassin a short, impish grin as her finger pressed in. It was as she was slowly penetrated that the rogue noticed two different sensations at work on her body. There was the obvious one, a thrill of pleasure as she received the demoness's attentions. Then there was the feeling of energy being siphoned away from her, which held the same feeling of intoxication that the rogue had experienced when she felt the tendrils touching her soul if not more magnified than that. The two feelings were so well matched that Elizabeth might have never noticed if she hadn't been expecting something out of the ordinary from Ruby.

The succubus did not return her eyes to the rogue's own as she began to pump the lean noblewoman's womanhood with her finger. It might have occurred to Elizabeth that Ruby did not need to look to test how the assassin was responding, as she felt more and more of her energy being drained away through their unseen link, almost entirely proportional to the amount of pleasure being exacted on her by the succubus's skilled touch. Every brush of the other woman's finger against her inner walls left Elizabeth closer to orgasm, more light-headed, and saw Ruby's energy rapidly increasing, to the point where the demoness seemed ready to glow only minutes into her efforts. As she approached orgasm, it began to feel as though the succubus was going to drain the Silver noblewoman of the energy necessary to even remain conscious.

Before the rogue could reach her peak, however, the succubus abruptly stopped. Ruby stood up in front of the assassin, a sultry smile and gaze on her face as she surveyed the woman, her shaft not far below the rogue's face. "I think it's time for you to be a good little girl and turn around. Now." An emphasis on the word now made it very clear that Ruby intended on being in charge for the time being, and that she wasn't taking no for an answer.

 

[AshPrince]

Re: Family Matters (AshPrince) GMed by Hafnium

It didn’t take much to make Elizabeth’s bits blush, and little more to slick them with honeyed nectar. Her chest heaved heavy with her breathing, she could already smell herself on the air and her head was swimming. She felt hot; it was making it hard to think. Small yips and stifled groans began to burble up from her throat as the red haired succubus toyed with her. The woman seemed to be enjoying the act a little too much for Elizabeth’s comfort, she didn’t like feeling like a sugared snack but at the moment she didn’t see many means to object.

Still, be it the inebriating prickle working its way up her spine, or maybe just the heady pleasure Ruby’s talented touch provided, a mischievous smile snuck its way across Elizabeth’s lips. The Silver rogue slipped herself back into the seat a little, curling her legs up toward her, keeping her legs spread, the slicked lips between them blushed pink and presented to Ruby; she was torn. One the one hand some part of her wanted to simply obey the succubus; her actions had proved agreeable thus far, yet the more rational side of the rogue was reluctant to submit to anyone for any reason; beyond her own advancement. Elizabeth tilted her head to one side, coyly looking up to the rose haired demoness as she curled her tongue in her mouth. “Awh, but I am so seldom a ‘good girl.’” A unexpectedly girlish giggle bubbled up behind her teeth as she smile, one hand finding its way to toy with her bangs.

Elizabeth rolled her tongue against the back of her teeth, curling a lock of her black bangs around one finger as she let her gaze lazily rove down Ruby’s chest, stomach, crotch. Elizabeth shifted, slowly turning in the chair to bring her legs up beneath her, leaning out toward Ruby, alighting her hands against the succubus’s stomach, needing to in order to remain balanced on the edge of the chair. “And you have been so, helpful, to me.” She almost purred to the succubus, gnawing the tip of her tongue in her cheek as she slowly ran the pads of her fingers across Ruby’s subtle stomach, down toward her erect phallus.

 

[Hafnium]

Re: Family Matters (AshPrince) GMed by Hafnium

Spoiler

HP = 53, PP = 41, EP = 38, Status = Fine.

"Then I simply must teach you. I do so enjoy a good challenge," the red-haired woman replied with a grin that seemed to have been stolen from a shark, with far too many teeth on display to make the gesture reassuring. Ruby still chose to remain passive as the rogue made her motions, allowing Elizabeth to turn. The demoness even offered an appreciative coo as the assassin's hands roamed down her stomach, doing nothing to stop the lean Badarian from doing as she pleased with the twitching cock. For a time, at least.

Eventually she would cut the heiress's ministrations short. Elizabeth felt the succubus suddenly snatch at her wrists, pulling the rogue's arms towards the demoness and very nearly causing her to lose her balance. Despite how soft and gentle they had been before, the red-haired woman's hands were rough, almost to the point of pain, as they kept an iron grip on the dangerous noblewoman. If the demonic woman had been lacking in strength earlier, she had already gained it all back. The athletic demoness moved forward, maintaining her hold even as she repositioned her rod to touch at the entrance of Elizabeth's soaked womanhood. "Such a naughty girl, so wet even though you made me wait so long for my payment. I should punish you but that will have to wait, I still haven't taken my payment in full." The succubus spoke in a tone of dominance, leaving little doubt that she intended to be in control of the situation.

The feeling of the head of Ruby's phallus pushing into her sex was probably enough to let the assassin know that she did, indeed, intend on taking her payment then and there. With her virginity stolen by one of the alien creatures, Ruby's progress was unimpeded. Inch after inch of the demoness's shaft slid into the assassin until eventually the succubus had hilted in Elizabeth. All the while the demonic woman had held the rogue by her wrists, forcing the Silver heiress to lean toward her partner. The feelings of pleasure and her spirit slowly draining away through the link shared with Ruby returned, the siphoning of her soul accompanied by a slight feeling of drowsiness as she had less and less remaining to siphon. The sensations might have been slightly dampened at noticing Alice shifting on the bed, though the handmaiden did not seem to truly be awake.

Still, if Elizabeth did nothing Ruby was poised to begin in earnest and probably wouldn't be stopped until the rogue was left unconscious by the hungry demoness's draining of her.

 

[AshPrince]

Re: Family Matters (AshPrince) GMed by Hafnium

Elizabeth let out a muffed groan as Ruby sheathed herself inside of her. Her head was spinning even more, and the rogue’s eyes fluttered as she shook her head in an attempt to dispel the feeling. She gave a muggy huff as she drew her breath in, wriggling her arms light, not earnestly trying to get free, but testing her restrainer’s strength as she wet her lips. The prospect of passing out naked & beneath a succubus, not to mention in the same room as her allies; granted Alice had already seen her naked, and they were all female; but there was the added issue that she was in unfamiliar territory, granted said territory shouldn’t be innately hostile, but Elizabeth felt she’d reached her quota for unplanned bouts of unconsciousness.

So, with a sly smirk and a subtle tilt of her, Elizabeth half closed her eyes and peered up into the ruby red eyes of the demonness above, and inside, her. “Oh?” She said with a delicate purr. “And just, what is it you intend to teach me?” She arced her back, raising herself up toward Ruby as near as she could get, humming cordially into the succubus’s ear. Elizabeth rolled her hips lightly, nipping her tongue between her teeth as she tried not to make much beyond the expected sounds associated with such an action. “I am somehow sure, there’s… quite a lot of, things you could enlighten for me.” She actually gave humorous giggle. The prospect was amusing; and certainly there could be more than a few things a succubus could educate Elizabeth on regarding more, subtle ways of manipulating certain genders.

“I do have such a, lust for knowledge.” She ran her tongue across the front of her teeth, playfully lifting her shoulders and rocking her bust up toward Ruby, lifting and shifting her legs quietly beneath the two of them, just sort of wriggling in place.

 

[Hafnium]

Re: Family Matters (AshPrince) GMed by Hafnium

Spoiler

HP = 53, PP = 41, EP = 38, Status = Fine.

An appreciative sigh escaped the demoness's mouth as the assassin rolled her hips. "Oh? You want the lesson plan?" Ruby replied, Elizabeth could even hear the grin in her voice. "But leaving some things secret makes them so much more fun, don't you agree? If you keep me around and let me take my fill on your energy then I'll be sure to leave you fully enlightened." The second sentence was delivered more as a coo than words. The succubus's patience for words had reached its limit, which was signaled to Elizabeth by the slow movement of Ruby's manhood. It was a deliberately slow pace with which the endowed woman removed her member, only to slide it back in slowly, never leaving the lean noblewoman entirely unfilled. As before, every small tingle of pleasure was matched with the draining of her energy. During her thrusts Ruby was using the rogue's arms as reigns, pulling them back or bringing them down and forcing her to lean in different ways, which in turn changed the sensation of her slow humping.

It felt almost like Ruby was zeroing in on something throughout the act, as she began to avoid the positions that brought the rogue less pleasure or even discomfort. The demoness did not seem to require vocal or visual cues at all to tell exactly what she was causing the Silver woman to feel. A handy trick, to be sure. Moreover, the noblewoman was increasingly aware of the feel of the other woman's cock within her folds. It quickly became obvious as to why, Ruby's manhood was growing. It thickened and lengthened inside Elizabeth, stretching her around it. But the succubus obviously did not intend on breaking the rogue's womanly bits, the growth stopped just as the apparently magical phallus fit in her like a key.

It was only after the succubus had found those sweet spots that the act seemed to begin in earnest. Ruby maintained her grip on Elizabeth's wrists as she began to penetrate the assassin with increasing passion, the demoness's member inside the rogue and hitting all the right nerves. As more and more of the Badarian's energy leaked out of her, the pace only increased until Ruby's hips slapped against her backside with every thrust, threatening to wake everyone in the room. Alice stirred again during it all, but Elizabeth might not have noticed it given how preoccupied she was. It felt like the demoness was battering at Elizabeth's willpower and her ability to retain any of her energy. The feelings from the pleasure assault heightened and heightened, with Ruby speeding up, not slowing for even a thrust. Then it happened, Elizabeth climaxed.

Even as the rogue came around the invading phallus, Ruby's thrusts never slowed or stop. As she rode out her orgasm, Elizabeth quickly realized that she was, in fact, not going to remain awake. Indeed, as soon as the bliss of her peak had faded away, darkness seemed to come in from the edges of her vision. The noblewoman dimly realized that she had been let down onto the chair and then had been pulled down to the floor, facing Ruby's shaft, which the succubus was stroking even then. "First lesson, if you're unconscious before I finish then I get to finish wherever I want, little heiress." The last sensation she felt as her eyes closed and she began to drift into unconsciousness was hot liquid coating her face.

≈≈≈≈≈​

Elizabeth awoke, though she couldn't tell how much later, in the same room and laying on the bed next to Karina. Alice was nowhere in sight. A quick investigation of herself revealed that she was dressed in a silky black shirt and black pants made of a rough cloth. Another investigation showed that her weapons, including a fully restocked set of throwing knives, were on the vanity. Her face felt completely clean. A look around the room revealed that Ruby, now wearing a black traveling robe around her, was sitting in the padded chair, looking much like the cat that ate the canary.

 

[AshPrince]

Re: Family Matters (AshPrince) GMed by Hafnium

Elizabeth sat up in the bed, inertly raising a hand to brush across her cheeks and rub her eyes, just to double check her appearance as she groaned lightly. She looked over to Karina, then to Ruby, then slid off the side of the bed and strolled toward her blades. “Pleased with yourself?” She wasn’t happy, but she couldn’t really say she was upset either. She had paid off her debt, which was in its own way liberating, and now she had a fresh stock of weapons, a fresh set of clothes, though her state of underwear would be something to check on when given the opportunity, and she was ready to begin again with her plot to murder her family member. Befuddled might have been a good word for her mood, though she blamed a heady portion of that on the succubus. “For future reference, I would like to remain conscious as often as possible.”

The rogue rearmed herself, shifting slightly to try to feel out her new clothing. Once her blades were set in their proper place, one on either hip, Elizabeth surveyed the room once again. “How long was I out?” She still had work to do after all, and a bath waiting, though truth be told, a change of clothes did wonders for that ‘fresh and clean’ feeling, even after a romp with a succubus. “Where’s Alice?” It was a valid question, and she was curious, Elizabeth vaguely recalled some shifting on Alice’s side of the bed, but that aside she had some things she wanted to discuss with the handmaiden.

While waiting for Ruby’s response, the Silver assassin took the time to acquaint herself with her new throwing knives, drawing one and flipping blade up, and then blade down between her fingers, feeling out the balance and generally familiarizing herself with the new blades, which parts were sharp which parts were dull, how the air moved across them, how they moved through the air and a million indefinable things that one would want to know if they intended to balance their life on whether a knife hit it’s mark. Elizabeth checked the room a third time before sheathing her blades and walking over to the smug succubus. “And for the record; I still want some real lessons on your, let’s call it an art.”

 

[Hafnium]

Re: Family Matters (AshPrince) GMed by Hafnium

Spoiler

HP = 53, PP = 41, EP = 38, Status = Fine.

(Almost forgot, Elizabeth gains 50 corruption due to her little tryst with Ruby!)

The only response to Elizabeth's first question was a wide grin from the succubus, suggesting that Ruby was quite pleased with herself. The red-haired demoness at least had the courtesy to reel her toothy grin back to a smirk as the heiress reprimanded her. Her retort was a little less courteous. "If you hadn't taken so long to repay me then I wouldn't have needed so much," she offered, as though it was an obvious fact.

Elizabeth's clothing proved to be fairly comfortable, if a little loose, but it was easy enough to move in that she could put a knife into something, or someone, on short notice. A check of the vanity mirror would reveal that her face was, in fact, clean. Her hair was a bit tangled but after all she had been through it might have been a miracle if it hadn't been. The noblewoman's next two questions and the following command were met with general disinterest from Ruby, who seemed to have taken up the task of inspecting her own fingernails with the utmost dedication. The succubus did open her mouth to answer, despite not initially meeting the rogue's eyes. "I was being honest when I offered to teach you, especially in the price. As for the duration your nap, a few hours at most. The little maid, your dear cousin offered to teach her a bit of swordsmanship and she jumped at the chance to be more like her mistress." The demoness finally returned her crimson eyes to Elizabeth, amusement evident upon the robed woman's entire face. "He's quite the charmer, he came in bearing a leather breastplate and a training sword just for her. But which sword do you think he intends on teaching her with first?"

An investigation of the door would find it to be unlocked. It seemed that Elizabeth had free run of the estate, though whether she wanted to seek the guard captain, the refugees, Erhard, or anyone else first was up to her.

 

[AshPrince]

Re: Family Matters (AshPrince) GMed by Hafnium

(Awh & here I was hoping that Ruby was that good non-corrupt time of succubus.)

Elizabeth choose not to validate Ruby’s ‘matter of fact’ and simple ran her hands up along her sides, lightly cupping her bust as she looked herself over in the mirror, she still needed that bath, but she didn’t look that, beyond that, her self-groping served another purpose, she was checking to see whether her chainmail was beneath the vestments. It wasn’t but that was of little consequence at the moment, Elizabeth didn’t expect much combat within her cousin’s stronghold. “Hopefully he’ll start with the larger, and work his way down.” She didn’t know why she was surprised; to be fair she wasn’t really that surprised. “I was warned he was a womanizer” She muttered to herself, deciding to wear her armor the lack of battle expected notwithstanding, perhaps dressing in chainmail would give her some more clout with the guard, she’d be seeing him after her cousin. “He’s in the training room then? I assume it’s somewhere downstairs?”

She’d find her cousin; reclaim her companion, maybe… “Would you care to accompany me? Perhaps you could show me the, ” a pause to select the most exact word “shrewder, side of your art.” The side she was honestly more interested in to be certain, though even the more tactless end would surely have its applications the currency of the world was changing. Elizabeth gave Ruby an almost challenging look, wearing a smirk of her own as she absently wondered whether the succubus could actually manipulate her cousin more aptly than she might herself. Karina could sleep, she deserved it, it had been a trying day, though she’d have to send someone, someone without a penis, to fetch her before their bath. There were some words she wished to share that’d best be shared without prying ears; even if someone did peep on them in the bath, Elizabeth doubted they’d be interested in what they’d be saying.

She found a marker, or something similarly suited to scribing, scribbled a quick note for the sleeping sorcereress, and then with a flick of her fingers and a slight pop of her hips, this was considerably more Elizabeth’s preferred element than wanton murder of vaguely decapodic rapists, it was time she flexed her Silver tongue in place of her iron swords. She’d find her cousin and her handmaid, deal with them in short order, and then a bathe. Her face might have been clean, but somehow that gave her little solace, then it was to work.

She’d need to find a servant sometime.

Spoiler

Perception Check to find the room containing Erhard & Alice
Failing that, finding a maid or servant to direct her.
Also; note for Karina reads

"Karina went to training chamber, be back shortly. The servants should be drawing a bath.
-Elizabeth"​