<~> Chapter 59Once we had broken up our awkward hug in the middle of the street the four of us walked together more closely than before. Some of the tension that had been built up between us had been broken in that moment. I hoped this would be the start of them accepting my request of treating me like an equal rather than a master.

  I looked over to Torien. "Are you two hungry? The five of us came back from a dungeon alive, with all limbs attached! We even got the sver's guild off your back. We should probably celebrate tonight."

  Torien cracked a grin. "Really? Well, adventurers are known to party a little after ing home from dangerous missions. All of us are true adventurers now so maybe we should partake in that tradition."

  I looked ta who just shook her head and ughed. "Well, it's hard tue with that logic." She looked over to Bel. "How about you? Does that sound like a pn?"

  "I think I'd like that. We should celebrate the five of us ing together."

  I looked down at Mimi silently pying a sword on my belt. I stroked the hilt gently with my thumb. "Maybe we get a room and have foht to us so the five of us share in private."

  Torien looked down at the sword. "Does Mimi um... eat food though?"

  "I eat anything!" The four of us looked around, hoping no one would notice the additional voiing from nowhere. I didn't know if I should tell her not to talk in public or not. I figured most people wouldn't notice but if someone did that might bring a few questions. I didn't really know how mimics talked in the first pce.

  "Is there any way to limit who hears your voice Mimi?" I asked quietly.

  "Um... No? Not that I know of."

  I grimaced. "In that case please try to keep your voice down in publid don't talk when we're too close to other people. At least for now."

  "Okay!" Her voice was quieter but no less enthusiastic.

  I sighed.

  "Does the bath house we went to st night serve food? Or should we piething up and take it to our room first?" Bel asked.

  Man's face lit up. "Bath house!?"

  I smiled at her, "Does that sound appealing to you?"

  "Yeah! I've never been in one before! I heard they feel amazing!"

  "I thought cats hated water?" I asked sarcastically.

  Torien crossed her arms. "We're Pantharians, not housecats."

  "Lilith, it's actually very rude to pare beastfolk or Demi-beastfolk to the feral animals they resemble," Bel said.

  The smile on my face faded. "I'm sorry. The joke was meant to be lighthearted, I didn't mean to be rude."

  I could see the question oip of Torien's to she held it in.

  "It's probably better you made that kind of mistake with us rather than a free demi-human. But it is a bit strao hear that kind of thing from a beastk- someone who looks like a beastkin rather than a human. If it makes you feel better, the two of us have heard that kind of thing so often it hardly offends us anymore." Man said.

  I awkwardly scratched the base of my horn. "Well, for what it's worth I'm sorry. I'm sure you have lots of questions. My iion is to talk about some of my secrets ter tonight, in private."

  Torien smiled, "So, you're actually going to tell us some things? I had been hoping but..."

  "I am." I nodded. "I'm not thrilled about your status-"

  "Clearly," she interrupted.

  "BUT, if nothing else, there's no way you would be able to go around telling other people. Whether you wao or not. I would prefer to trust you on your ows, and I do, but this way you would be incapable of actually telling ahat would protect both of us in a way."

  "I suppose that makes sense. Frankly I wasn't sure if you would tell us or not. Even if you didn't though, you seem so bad at actually keeping them I figured I would find out eventually," she said with a snarky grin.

  I shrugged. "I mean, I had to reveal part of one in the dungeon but Mimi here saved my life iurn," I said patting Mimi's sword hilt. "If I hadn't dohat I wouldn't be walking here with you."

  The smiles of my panio grim all at once.

  "e on guys, I didn't mean for that to be a downer," I said.

  Torien nodded. "But it's true, it be easy tet how close we scraped by there. I'm not sure if any of us would have made it out if Mimi hadn't helped you there. Anyway though, the way you said that was also a slip. Part of one, that means what you did wasn't even the whole secret, and worse, that wasn't even your only secret."

  I frowned. Shit, she's got me there.

  I sighed. "Anyway, this is getting much too close to topics I'd rather avoid in public. Besides, we're here," I said while looking up at the sign to the bath house.

  Bel bumped me with her shoulder. "You seem quite eager to return here, especially after how anxious you looked st time we were here."

  So she had noticed. "I'm really not sure why I felt that way st night," I said holy. "But it really did feel good once I was there. I'd like to share the experieh all of my friends."

  We ehe bath house. The same male elf from st time was at the desk. I squi him... yeah I think he's an elf. I better not say it out loud and possibly get myself in trouble again.

  "The four of us would like another room for tonight. We'd also like to order food if that's possible."

  "Of course, I give you a menu to take with you to your room." He looked over at the twins, his eyes nded on their colrs. "Sves aren't permitted ihs however."

  I frowned. "They're uh, servants though. I'd like them to join us so that they attend to the two of us."

  His eyes went back to the colrs. "I'm very sorry miss, I didn't realize. Though perhaps it would be proper to better clothe your servants."

  "Yeah... they lost all of their equipment in our st dungeon and their repts aren't ready yet."

  He nodded. "Of course, I'm sorry to hear that. In that case, the price for a room and use of the baths is 30 silver for the two of you and 10 silver t along two attendants. Are servant's beds fine for them?"

  "Uh, do you have any rooms with two beds?"

  His eyes trailed up and dowwo girls, their temporary work clothes doing a much worse job at hiding their curves than their old equipment. He put on a gross smirk. "Ah I see. Sure, 40 silver total for two double beds."

  I ted out 40 silver s as fast I could to get away from this guy, he kinda creeped me out.

  Once I pced the silver on the ter he poio the hall we had gone before. "My colleague over there will show you to your room."

  This time we were led down the hall by a tall demi-beastfolk woman with white wolf ears. Her tail swished bad fently as she expihe rules to us once again. I sorta tu out but the twins listened ily. I idly wondered if it was because they cared or if they just didn't want to make me look bad. I robably overthinking it, if they hadn't been here before they were probably just curious.

  "...here's your key. Room 18." She finished and handed me the key.

  We went up to our room to put our things away first. Ohe door closed Mimi immediately reformed in front of us. She looked around curiously for a moment but the room wasn't much different to the one we were in st time.

  "Lilith, I e with you this time?"

  "Sure, but you'll have to take a different form. Maybe a neckce would be the best? You haven't really had a ce to practice imitating people yet so I don't know if it's a good idea to attempt that now."

  She nodded and I became flustered when she suddenly ed her arms around my neck. The moment passed quickly though and I felt like kind of an idiot when she formed into a neckce like I suggested only moments before.

  All of us started to strip down, a brief gold me Bel had used her transformation racial ability once again. Torien didn't seem impacted at all by seeing us naked but Man. She was scarlet red, shooting quices at my and Bel's breasts. She was not nearly as subtle as she thought she was. No one called her out on it though, I didn't mind and I think Bel might be ied iurn. I opted to a towel this time, whatever ay I had st time had passed.

  The four of us went dowairs in an unusual order. Man followed me like glue and Torien was following Bel. It seemed closer to our adventuring order than when we were spending time casually. I didn't realize why we took this order until we got to the bathing area though.

  Bel and Torien clearly gave us a little spa purpose, both entering the waterfall a bit away from us. Man was still bright red, she obviously wao be paired up with me but when we were actually here she pletely froze up. I smiled and took her hand, gently pulling her into the waterfall with me. I ran my fihrough her hair and carefully worked the sted oil infused water into it. This was also the first time I had been able to actually toue of the twin girls' cat ears and I happily took advantage of it. It was kind of cute to see Man lean into the attention.

  She couldn't look me in the eye, almost more embarrassingly log on to my bust instead. W the oil into her hair seemed to have made her realize what she was supposed to be doing because she began to ther the sted oil into my naked fur too. Her hands were curious but unsure. tent to glide over my 'safe' areas but she hesitated any time she neared my breasts.

  I gently took her hands and pced them on my breasts, making it clear that I didn't mind the attention. She gnced up at me very briefly before looking down again out of embarrassment. It was kind of cute to see this side of her, so different from how she normally acts around us. She was a bit more shy than her sister at first but once she opened up she became bubbly and boisterous.

  Her hands worked the water and oil under my breasts, between them, and along the top. She hesitated again at my nipple but gently ran across them as well. I ran my hands down her body too, she jumped in surprise when I started ing her breasts as she had mi didn't respoively to it.

  I was getting aroused. I sighed and turned my back to her and started ing up my more intimate pces myself before things went any further. We were still in publid we were probably already pushing the limits of what we could get away with here. Any doubts I had were gone now though, Man was obviously ied ihat meant we would have to have a talk about that too after I told them a more about myself tonight. The obvious power imbaween us would be tricky to navigate but I would be lying if I said that I wasn't ied ioo.

  After she had washed my back we sed and I ran my hands along her smooth skin while she ed her own intimate pces. The smooth skin of her mostly human like body was an iing trast to Bel's. It was oddly both more familiar and less so at the same time. I felt the echoes of my previous life bump against the current experieny retively short time in this new world.

  We left the shower holding hands, catg up to Bel and Torien who had been waiting for us. Man was still quite shy and couldn't even look at me now, though she didn't let go of my hand. It was rather endearing seeing her act like a pure maiden for me. Bel smiled at me warmly and Torien's face held a much more wry smile.

  The four of us climbed into the same bath that Bel and I had used st time. Man now sat oher side of the two girls, probably trying to get a bit more distance from me so she calm down. I did see her peeking around at some of the irls in the nearby baths from time to time but I don't think anyone really noticed.

  I sighed and rexed into the water. It's felt like a really long day. The uping versation was bound to be stressful too but holy I was happy I would finally be able to tell them everything without w about the sequences. While my secrets are all important ones, I don't think they're so crazy that it would cause them to see me any differently.

  I closed my eyes and slid deeper. Hot baths are great.

  Saine

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