"We understand, Miss Ruth. We'll be out of your hair in a few minutes," Josephine said and she was trying to be respectful.
Ruth shook her head but then she caught the whispers of a few different patrons.
"D-Did she like it? It seemed like she did? Have you seen that look on Faye? She looked like she was in heaven," a woman with long brown hair said to her friend.
"It has to be a trick. There's no way they would change their methods after all these years. And why would they? The more pain we feel, the more the goddess loves us. That's what we were taught," her friend said, and she was trying to sound convincing, but she was also curious.
"B-But April wasn't fighting them. She even asked them to... do it. And Faye... she looked so happy," the woman with brown hair said and she was starting to feel a strange sense of hope.
'What in the world is going on?' Ruth thought as she overheard the conversation. She had never seen any of her patrons talk about the Goddess's blessings in such a positive way before.
"H-Hey? Do you think it would be wise to receive the ritual from them over the other Wardens? I mean, I am due for one in a week... And I've heard stories about what they do to women who resist," the woman with brown hair said and she was starting to feel a little scared.
"I don't know. It's still a risk. But... maybe it's worth a try? I mean, what have we got to lose? We're not turning 25 years old, yet. So, if we can receive that crappy water on our terms is better than being forced. Right?" her friend said and she was starting to feel a little hopeful.
"Hahh... You two really want to go through with it? You know I can't go alone on monster quests, right?" asked the older of the three women.
They were adventurers and two of them have been hiding from the Risphina's Harvesters as it has been over a year since their st ritual.
"I mean, you could go through it again, Hilda," the brown-haired woman said and she was trying to convince her friend.
"I had that crap in me about six months ago! You two ditched me while I was in misery for a week! B-But if... If they can really do what they did to Faye and April without the pain... I might consider it," Hilda said and she was pondering her options. It would dey her for another ritual and if these three Priestesses are on the gently side, then they could seek these ones out again to avoid the more aggressive Wardens.
"Really? Hilda, if you do go through with it, then we'll go with you! You're our leader and we'll follow you anywhere!" the youngest of the three said with a gleeful expression.
"Ugh! You're both idiots... But I guess... Rah! You two better not run out on me like st time. Or else I'm feeding your asses to the next goblin we come across," Hilda said and she was trying to sound tough, but she was also nervous. She had been dreading her next ritual, but the possibility of it being painless was too good to pass up.
The three adventurers whispered among themselves as they were starting to consider the possibility of receiving the blessings from Josephine's unit.
Ruth couldn't believe her ears. She was hearing her patrons talk about willingly receiving the Goddess's blessings, and it was making her head spin. Who in there right mind would want to go through that? But the look on Faye and April's faces was still fresh in her mind, and she didn't know what to do. She is a business owner, and she knew that this could be bad for business if word got out that she was allowing this to happen in her establishment. However, if her patrons wanted it then who is she to stop them. Plus, the Womb Wardens were the enforcers of the church, and they were not to be trusted. But there's very little she could do to stop them if they did want to bless them.
'By the goddess, what is going on with them? I've known April for three years and she has been the most defiant woman in the whole tavern against the church. Now she's... well... I've never seen her look like that before. And Faye! She's been avoiding them like the pgue. But now... This is madness! But if these Wardens cim her tavern as their new spot. Then the other Womb Wardens won't come in here. I-I think I like these three. They are weird, but... they are not like the others. This better not bite me in the ass.' Ruth sighed as she made her way back behind the bar. She had a lot on her mind, and she wasn't sure what to make of the situation. But she knew one thing for sure, her tavern would never be the same again.
After a few minutes, April came back with three rge slices of chocote cake and three tall gsses of cold milk. Her face was still bright red, and she was trying to avoid eye contact with anyone. She pced the food on the table and quickly walked away, her legs still shaking. She hurried back into the kitchen for a order of food for herself that Josephine and her nuns offered to pay for. She was embarrassed, but she was also hungry. Her mind was a mess, and she was trying to make sense of what just happened.
"Thank you, April... We will eat this in a hurry and get out of your hair as soon as possible," Josephine said with a smile, and the waitress just nodded her head and walked away without saying a word.
Hilda watched the waitress and decided to go through with it. She was a strong woman and was the leader of her small adventuring party. She wasn't afraid of anything, and she was always up for a challenge. But the thought of going through another painful ritual was making her nervous. However, the possibility of it being painless was too good to pass up, and she was willing to take the risk.
'She looks like she was in heaven. I wonder if it's the same for everyone. I'm not due for another six months. But... if I can get it over with now, then I won't have to worry about it for another year. And if it's painless... then it's worth going through... Ugh, I can't believe I'm considering this.'
"Are you two really going to go through with it?" Hilda asked her friends.
"Yes! We'll go right after you if the coast is clear," Jen, the brown-haired woman, said with a determined expression.
"Wow... How brave of you two to let your leader go into the lion's den without you," Hilda teased with a smirk on her face.
"Hey! You're the one who said you were going to do it! We're just here for moral support," Jen said and she was trying to sound convincing.
Hilda just rolled her eyes and took a deep breath. She then stood up and slowly walked over to the booth where the three Womb Wardens were sitting. Her light leather armor made a soft creaking sound with each step she took. Her long, bck hair was tied back in a ponytail, and her piercing hazel eyes were fixed on the three women. She was a woman who knew how to handle herself, and she wasn't afraid of anything.
"Um? She's actually doing it," Jen whispered, and her eyes were wide with disbelief.
"I-I can't watch!" the youngest of the three, a red-haired woman named Lily, said and she covered her eyes with her hands.
Hilda stopped in front of the booth and took a deep breath. She was trying to calm her nerves, but her heart was pounding in her chest.
The three Harvesters looked at the stranger with a puzzle look on their faces. They were not expecting another woman to approach them, and they were not sure what to make of it.
'What in the goddess's name is she doing? She's not afraid of us. In fact, she looks like she's ready for a fight,' Josephine thought as she looked at the adventurer. "Can I help you?" Josephine asked as she put down her fork.
Hilda looked at the three women and took another deep breath. "I... I saw what you did to Faye and April," she said and her voice was steady. She was trying to sound brave, but she was also nervous.
Josephine raised an eyebrow and looked at Hilda with a curious expression. "And? What about it?"
"I want the same thing," Hilda said and her cheeks were starting to turn red.
Wendy and Hannah looked at each other with surprised expressions, and then they looked at Josephine, who was trying to hide her own shock. One woman asking to get a blessing was a rarity, two was unheard of, now a third one is walking up to them.
"Are you sure about this, my child? My pendant is vibrating. It seems you have received the sacred waters recently. Do you really want to go through the ritual again?" Josephine asked and she was trying to make sure that the adventurer was certain.
Hilda nodded her head, "I'm sure. I'm due for a blessing in six months, but I'd rather get it over with now with you lot. That's if you are telling the truth about it being painless."
Josephine leaned back in the booth and looked at Hilda with a thoughtful expression. She then looked at Ruth standing behind the bar. She gave the Priestess a defeated look and just turned away. Ruth wanted them gone but if her own customers were going to throw themselves at the Wardens, then who is she to stop them from doing something stupid. With that, Josephine realized that she got the okay to do her job and looked back at Hilda with a warm smile.
"Alright, my child. I'll be more than happy to help you. But if you find it uncomfortable—"
"Yeah, yeah. I know. I heard what you said to April. If it's uncomfortable, I can stop," Hilda said and she was trying to sound tough, but her voice was trembling. She then slid into the booth next to Josephine, her legs still shaking a little. She looked over at her two friends, who were watching her with wide eyes. She gave them a thumbs up, and they both gave her a nervous smile in return. 'Goddess, I hope I'm not making a mistake,' Hilda thought and she was trying to calm her nerves.
"Well, can you drop your pants please? Or do you want me to cut them off?" Josephine teased and she was trying to lighten the mood.
Hilda's face turned even redder, and she quickly unfastened her leather pants and pulled them down to her knees, along with her simple cotton undergarments. The tavern was still silent, and all eyes were on the booth. Some of the women were watching in horror, while others were watching in fascination.
Hilda thought her adrenaline was kicking in because her heart began to race. However, it was the pheromones that were making her feel a strange warmth in her loins. She was not expecting this, and she was starting to feel a little nervous.
'Okay, Hilda. Just rex. It's probably going to hurt like hell, but you're a strong woman. You can handle it. But it should be less than if it was forced by the other Wardens. So there's that... right?' Hilda thought and she was trying to reassure herself.
"Are you ready?" Josephine asked as she pulled out her Divining Rod, which was already loaded with a fresh vial of Sacred Fertility Water.
Hilda took a deep breath and nodded her head. She closed her eyes and braced herself for the pain that she was expecting. But instead of a sharp, stabbing pain, she felt a gentle caress on her thigh. She opened her eyes and looked at Josephine, who was looking at her with a gentle expression.
"I'm not going to hurt you, Hilda. Just rex and let me do all the work," Josephine whispered and she continued to tease Hilda's inner thigh.
Hilda's thighs squeezed together on instinct. Her mind was telling her to fight back, but her body was ticklish and she was trying not to ugh. She had never been touched like this before, and it was making her feel a strange sense of arousal. She was not expecting this, and she was starting to feel a little confused. But she was also starting to enjoy it.
"H-Hey!? You're tickling me! Stop that!" Hilda said and she was trying to sound tough, but her voice was trembling.
Josephine chuckled and continued to tease Hilda's inner thigh. "Just rex, Hilda. I'm just trying to get you warmed up."
"W-Warmed up? What are you talking about? Just get it over with!" Hilda said and she was trying to sound impatient, but her hips were starting to sway to the rhythm of Josephine's touch.
'S-She's taking her sweet ass time! If this is some kind of trick to get me to rex so it will hurt more when she finally does it... Oh goddess, I'm going to kill her when this is over.'
The crystal rod then moved up to her clitoris and she felt a jolt of pleasure that made her gasp. She closed her thighs together, trapping the warm rod against her sensitive nub.
'W-What was that? It... it felt... good. But that's impossible. The Goddess's blessing is supposed to be painful. Right?'
"Please, spread your legs, Hilda. I can't do my job if you keep them closed," Josephine said with a soft smile.
Hilda hesitated for a moment, then slowly opened her legs. She was not sure what to expect, but she was starting to feel a strange sense of curiosity.
'This is so strange. I've never felt like this before. I'm supposed to be a tough adventurer, but here I am, letting a Womb Warden touch me like this. And I'm enjoying it. What's wrong with me? AUGH!? Oh, goddess!'
The crystal rod then slid into her, and her body tensed up. She was expecting a sharp, stabbing pain, but instead, she felt a strange sense of fullness. The rod was sliding in deeper and deeper, and she was moaning and groaning like the two women before her. She thrust her chest forward, causing her leather armor to creak as her nipples hardened from the strange pleasure she was experiencing.
'T-HIS IS WRONG! I SHOULD BE FEELING PAIN! NOT THIS! S-She's doing something to me! B-But it feels so good. I can't help it. I want more.'
"Oh, goddess... What are you doing to me?" Hilda whispered, her voice a breathy moan.
"Blessing you," Josephine replied, her voice a low, hypnotic murmur. "And you're welcoming it with open arms."
Hilda's mind was a whirlwind of thoughts and emotions. She was trying to fight the feelings that were coursing through her, but it was no use. The pleasure was too intense, and she was starting to fantasize about a handsome stranger with a strong jaw and a chiseled chest. Mia's foot soldier was going to have a busy day as he mentally visited Hilda.
'M-More! Please! I need more!' Hilda thought as her hips were rocking and her right hand was gripping the table. She looked over at her friends and they were both staring at her with their mouths wide open.
"Is she...?" Jen whispered and her eyes were wide with disbelief.
"I-I think she is," Lily whispered back and she was starting to feel a little jealous.
'S-Should I... No! I'm not going to let a Womb Warden touch me like that. It's sooo—aungh! M-My crotch? It's so hot...' Lily thought and she was trying to fight the strange feelings that were coursing through her body. Her mind was starting to change, and she was starting to see the world in a new light.
"S-See? She's enjoying it. Maybe we should go next after all," Jen whispered to Lily.
"L-Let's wait and see what happens to Hilda, first," Lily said and she was trying to sound brave, but her panties were starting to get damp as her own dormant maternal instincts were starting to awaken.
It wasn't only them who were paying attention to the scene in front of them. The entire tavern was silent as they watched the adventurer getting pleasured by the Womb Warden. They had never seen anything like it before, and they were starting to feel a strange sense of hope. The possibility of a painless blessing was too good to pass up, and they were starting to consider the possibility of receiving the blessings from Josephine's unit.
Even a few that watched in dread were secretly rubbing their legs together and their nipples were starting to get hard. They were trying to fight the strange feelings that were coursing through their bodies, but it was no use. The pheromones in the air were too strong, and they were starting to feel a sense of arousal that they had never felt before.
'S-She seems to be... enjoying it. Maybe I should... S-Stop it! I'm not going to let them touch me like that! But... what if it's really painless? I'm due for a blessing in a month, and I've been dreading it. B-But... I don't know...' a woman with long red hair thought and she was trying to make up her mind. The material of her blouse did little to hide her hardened nipples, and she was starting to feel a strange warmth in her loins.
He magically pulled on all the knots that held her leather armor in pce. Hilda's armor fell away from her body, exposing her small, but perky breasts. She wasn't wearing anything underneath her armor, and her nipples were hard and erect.
The proud adventurer thought it was a fantasy, but when she looked down at her own body she saw her armor was on the floor and her breasts were exposed. Her face turned bright red, and she quickly tried to cover herself with her hands. But the handsome woman in her dreams gently moved her hands away and began to caress her breasts.
'T-This is just a dream... I-It has to be—AUNGH!?' Hilda thought as the handsome woman's hands were now fondling her breasts. She let out a loud moan of pleasure, and her hips were swaying and gyrating to the rhythm of the rod. Her mind was a mess, and she was starting to lose control. She had never been so turned on in her life, and she was starting to feel a sense of desperation.
In the tavern Hilda's nipples looked like and invisible set of hands were tweaking them as they were pocking out her shirt like a pair of daggers. Her armor fell off, which surprised Josephine, but she couldn't stop. The adventurer was almost ready for her blessing.
"I... I WANT MORE! PLEASE, FASTER! DEEPER! I WANT TO CUM!" Hilda screamed at the top of her lungs. She arched her back causing her small breasts to bounce as she let out a loud moan of pleasure. Her hips were swaying and gyrating to the rhythm of the rod, and her mind was a mess. She was no longer in control, and she was loving every minute of it. The tavern went silent as they all watched the adventurer's dispy of pleasure.
Josephine, Wendy, and Hannah could feel the shift in the atmosphere. The fear and hostility were slowly being repced with curiosity and desire. They had never seen anything like it before, and they were starting to realize that they were on the verge of something big.
'S-She's losing her mind! B-But... I've never seen her look so... happy. And her armor just fell off. I've never seen that happen before. It's like it was cut by an invisible bde. M-Maybe I should go next after all,' Jen thought. She was also starting to feel a strange warmth in her loins, and her panties were starting to get wet. She looked over at Lily, who was still trying to fight the strange feelings that were coursing through her body.
'L-Look at her... She's... She's enjoying it. Is it really that good? G-Goddess! I-I was ready to run out of this tavern when I heard the Womb Wardens were here. B-But now... I-I'm... I'm curious... I-I want to know what it feels like... I-I want to feel what Faye, April, and Hilda are feeling,' Lily thought and she was starting to feel a strange sense of desire. Her nipples were hard and erect, and her panties were starting to get damp. Her archer attire was not doing a good job at hiding her arousal, and she was starting to feel a little self-conscious.
"I think she's ready, Mother Josephine," Wendy whispered and she was trying to hide her own arousal. She had never been so turned on in her life, and she wanted Josephine to tie her up so she could have some private fun ter. The memory of the handsome woman in her dreams was still fresh in her mind, and she was starting to crave his touch.
"I think you're right, Sister Wendy," Josephine whispered back. She looked at Hilda, who was lost in the throes of passion, and she knew that it was the perfect time to release the Sacred Fertility Waters.
With a little bit of her divinity channeled into the rod, Josephine increased the speed and depth of her thrusts, making Hilda's body convulse with pleasure. The adventurer's legs were trembling, and her eyes were rolling into the back of her head.
"OH, GODDESS! I'M CUMMING! I'M CUMMING! AHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Hilda screamed at the top of her lungs. She didn't care who heard her, and she didn't care what they thought of her. All she cared about was the pleasure that was coursing through her body, and the handsome woman in her dreams who was giving it to her.
Josephine's divinity causes the Divining Rod to release the sacred waters into Hilda's womb. The adventurer's body went rigid as the hot liquid filled her. It was a different experience than any other time Hilda had the ritual done. She was not expecting this, and it was making her feel a strange sense of fulfillment. The image of the handsome woman in her dreams smiled at her, and she could feel his love and devotion to her. It made her feel whole, and it made her feel like she was finally home.