Tanyi shifted nervously as she watched the crowd. The Princess sat down next to her and she took a breath. “So what’s going on?”
She didn’t reply right away, taking a moment to center herself as she considered what she would say. They were in the tavern, using one of the corner tables, where fewer people were. Arlie was the last to sit down, given Terrabeth and Mirrelle were still at the other inn. Another sigh left her, “I’ve... got bad news, and well more bad news,” she hesitated to elaborate, then finally just said it, “Mirrelle’s compromised, a mind mage got her.”
Arlie blinked, “What do you mean?”
Tanyi took another look for potential eavesdroppers, then started her story, “Well last night after you magicked us into a pair of horny nymphs, we went out to investigate as planned.”
Arlie’s eyes widened, “Crap, sorry! I shouldn’t have done that.”
“Don’t apologize, it worked in our favor, but I’ll get to that in a bit. So we headed out, after fucking each other in our room, and we left out pants and panties behind. We were too wet to bother with covering our nethers,” she said, noting how the boys were both fantasizing, Thron openly, but Horon at least had the decency to pretend he wasn’t. Maybe she should fuck him later? Her pussy twitched at the thought, a reminder that she was still... hornier than normal.
She pushed her arousal down best she could and continued speaking, “After leaving the building we soon noticed the local baker, Emeri walking naked down the street, and she wasn’t alone, she was accompanied by a pair of,” she paused for emphasis, “hellfiends, honest to the gods hellfiends. They weren’t attacking her though, they wanted to get into her shop and she let them in, and had sex with them right there on one of her tables. Rough, hot and sweaty, and after she helped them tamper with the flour. I’m not sure what they did, the only testing tool we had was a ring that detects poison. The flour tested negative, and we had to test three times since they split the flour into three batches, one for kids, one for pregnant women, and one for everyone else.”
Princess Arlie frowned, “They were messing with the flour? Did they say anything about what they were doing to it?”
“Not really,” she replied before relaying what they had said. Clara added her own impressions, and the others were silent digesting that.
One of the twins, Rose, she thought, spoke up, “What happened after?”
“After? They had more sex with Emeri, then they went with her towards the south gate.” she replied, “We got a good look at the gate when we arrived in the area. It was standing open, we saw a few fiends coming in, the lone guard in front of the gate was taking a nap.”
Clara interjected, “I noticed a fiend going into the gatehouse. They were walking around like they owned the place and were even giggling.”
“Right, well Emeri was heading for Lyra’s Apothecary but the sign had been changed. The usual sign was replaced with one covered with hell script, and a translation that said “Lyra’s Birthing House and Brothel.”
Clara nodded, “And we were just deciding what to do when we had a fortunate encounter. A hellfiend came upon us from the alley. We’d been prepared to fight, but she thought we were just a couple of brainwashed girls. She greeted me with fingers up my pussy.”
Tanyi giggled, “That she did, then she dragged us into Lyra’s. None of the other fiends paid us much mind. Then again with the two of us walking around bottomless, we fit in well enough. Most of the village girls we saw on the streets were either naked or barely dressed. Oh and all of them were visibly aroused.”
Clara interjected, “And before our horny idiot gets any bright ideas, the only males we saw out there were the occasional male hellfiend. Not a single male villager was walking around, unless you count the guard sleeping by the gate. He was the only man I saw.”
“Right, Clara and I both agree that our female members can walk around without issue, so long as we dress appropriately with visible arousal. Basically, we have to go around half-naked at the very least. Anyway we are getting side tracked, on our way in, we got a glimpse at the birthing room in the back, but our new friend dragged us downstairs into the basement where the brothel is. At the back of the store room, several shelves had been removed to make way for a doorway into the brothel proper. Two halls, dozens of rooms, there was even a bath and showers down there. We noted dozens of village women were down there, providing services to the visiting hellfiends, the entire place was even run by a hellfiend, and we got dragged down there to provide services ourselves.”
Clara nodded, “It was fun, once I got past the fact that our partner was a hellfiend, and her friend who joined us later. Anyway we were well into the sex, when Tanyi saw Mirrelle walking outside the room we were using with a strange demon. I heard them, but wasn’t in a position to actually see them.”
“Yeah, I was surprised she wasn’t with Terrabeth, but some demon I’ve never seen before. I’m not even sure which demon race she came from, what sticks out most to me were her eyes.”
Arlie frowned, “Her eyes? Tell me about them.”
“They seemed to glow blue, a radiant blue that was in stark contrast to her black sclera.”
Arlie gasped, then gave her a look, “That wasn’t a demon.”
The entire group spoke up, “It wasn’t?”
“No,” Arlie said with something in her voice, “that... that was a devil.”
Clara and Tanyi shared looks, “A devil?”
Arlie shrank into her seat, “Walking trouble, they are the rulers of hell’s denizens. Basically the queens, princesses and high ranking nobles of their queendoms.” she let out a breath, “Worse, they have very strong magical ability... on par with archmages or... worse.”
Everyone shared looks. Silence pervaded.
Tanyi voiced what everyone wondered, “Can we deal with a devil?”
The princess looked thoughtful for a moment, “... Yes, if we play our cards right. Mages are powerful, but even the strongest mage can fall to a moment of carelessness. You said she was with Mirrelle?”
Tanyi nodded, “Yeah, she was giving her instructions as she walked past. She was being commanded to engage in constant sex, the devil said she was leaving her at the brothel for a bit, and wanted her to be mating the entire time she was gone. Also said that if she wasn’t back before the third bell rings, that she was to disengage, apologize, then head to the healer to have her injuries patched up. After that she was to return to her room, forget the night completely and remember only that she had some naughty dreams. She also had some instructions for the day, but I didn’t catch them.”
Clara interjected, “I caught some of it, she was instructing her to have sex with Terrabeth the moment they woke. There was more but it wasn’t clear enough to make out.”
Princess Arlie leaned forward, “What was this about injuries?”
Tanyi sighed, “Right the part we glossed over. From what we noticed, sex with a hellfiend can get pretty rough, some of it is apparently even intentional. Red welts, light bruising, claw marks and shallow cuts were not uncommon, often concentrated on the breasts, belly, thighs, and backside. When Mirrelle passed, she was already sporting more than a few such injuries. The fiends do however heal the injuries after, just not always immediately after a session. Some of the girls seemed to want to parade around and show off the marks they’d gained.”
The girls all shared looks, Thron looked a little lost. Horon on the other hand, seemed quite insightful, “So basically Wilamark is home to some kind of Hellfiend Nest and they all come out at night to have fun.”
Clara interjected, “Steal newborns too,” she said before briefly explaining what they saw after they escaped the brothel with a few extra coins in their pocket.
Princess Arlie leaned forward her breasts pressing into the table, “I say we move carefully, and I doubt the nest is actually in the town. You said they were packing the babies onto a cart that was getting ready to leave town? That suggests they are nesting outside of the town, but they can’t be too far if they are visiting every night. Hellfiends might be faster than a human in a dead sprint, but that doesn’t hold true in a march. Even if it did, they’d be slowed by that cart.”
Tanyi nodded, “We heard they open their brothels three handspans after dark, but the first ones show up before that. Given that we can presume they are located closer to town than further. It helps narrow it down, but I think if we really want to find the nest we need to get our hands on a map of the guard patrol routes, and just to be sure, the composition of the guard.”
Arlie gave her a look, “I think you might be right but what’s this about composition?”
“Call it a hunch, but I get the feeling they wouldn’t want any males near their nest. So any all female patrols should be suspect, assuming we aren’t lucky enough to find a gap in the patrol route.”
One of the twins said, “Maybe we should get out of town?”
Arlie shook her head, “I can’t ignore this, and if we play our cards right, we can put a stop to what they are planning.” then she sighed, “Besides if we really end up desperate, I’m sure Aurora will show up to help us.”
“What makes you say that?” asked both twins something in their tone.
Arlie slumped against the table, “... she’s in the area.”
“SHE IS!!!?”
Then quieter, the twins asked, “Are you sure?”
Arlie nodded, “... I am, we spent long enough with her that I can sense her. I first sensed her a handspan ago, but she hasn’t moved. West of town, edge of my perception, and oddly bright. I think she wants me to know she is there.”
As if to confirm that, a voice echoed in their minds, “Very good pup, you are getting better. I’ll help if I deem it needed, but I think this will be a good test for you. Challenging, but well within your capabilities. Now if you’ll excuse me, the local innkeeper promised me an interesting treat.”
Tanyi rubbed her head, “Didn’t you shield my mind?”
“I did, but there is no way one of my spells could stop that dragon, she’s one of the twelve.”
Tanyi felt all the blood drain from her face. One of the twelve, as in one of the twelve strongest dragons on all of Valiere, worshiped in the south as gods. To them, all dragons were gods, but the twelve held the same influence as the High Gods. Mentioning one of the twelve was like talking about the Goddess of the Cycle or any other major god. Suddenly the tone the twins had made sense. Even if the dragon was ostensibly an ally, that wasn’t exactly reassuring.
Arlie stood up suddenly, “Alright, time to go meet up with Mirrelle and Terrabeth. See if we can’t figure out how deeply that devil compromised them. Besides, we can’t reveal our hand just yet.”
That she understood, Tanyi stood up, and the group filed out. They couldn’t act abnormally or they’d alert the fiends that they were onto them. Mostly, that meant they couldn’t let Mirrelle or Terrabeth know they knew something was up, beyond what the girls already knew. Mainly, they didn’t want them to know they knew they were compromised. A known leak was an exploitable one. The question was how they would draw the trap.
Terrabeth moaned, her vision flickering. Her back arched for a moment then the world resolved, she could feel Mirrelles heat and weight pressed against her, soft and pressing as the other girl rubbed against her back, her nipples hard little points that added to the stimulation. She gasped as probing fingers found her own breasts and a thigh slipped between her legs.
She wasn’t sure what brought this on so soon after sunrise, but she was quite happy for it. Mirrelle was really cute, and she’d been needing a good pussy stretching for awhile. Sure the boys at the barracks would be more than willing, but what she’d really been wanting was some hot girl on girl action. It was like a dream cum true. She snickered internally at the pun, even as she pushed against Mirrelle her horny mind was thinking of the all the dirty words in language. Even if her pun only worked in demonic, celestial, and the Ancient holy tongue. It didn’t work that well in the common language and for a moment she wondered why.
Then Mirrelle’s tongue slipped into her ear and she was thinking of something very different indeed. She flicked her tail, lashing the half goblin across the back, who moaned erotically in response. Terrabeth had been pleasantly happy to find that even pain could arouse her partner. Especially given all the extra uses she suddenly had for her tail, one of the few things she’d inherited from her Imp mother, given she mostly took after her dad. Mom gave her the tail, her eyes, and her boobs, but the rest was all from dad’s side of the family.
A sudden knock at the door made them both pause. The door cracked open, her ward protesting the intrusion as her mother walked in. “Sorry to intrude girls, but your friends are downstairs waiting for you. I told them the two of you were in the bath, that should give you a moment for a quick shower and to get cleaned up.”
Terrabeth groaned, “But it was just getting to the good part!”
Mirrelle giggled and pulled away, before suddenly rolling her over. The next thing she knew Mirrelle was pressing her engorged sex in her face. Terrabeth started licking and the other girl said, “We might have a moment for a quick orgasm first.”
Mother commented, “In that case let me help you two.”
A moment later, she felt fingers in her pussy and moaned. Her vision flickered in moments, and she felt Mirrelle gush above her. Sadly they didn’t have time for more and hurried to the baths for that quick shower.
Still wet and with her outfit sticking to her a bit, she hurried into the main room with Mirrelle a step behind to find Princess Arlie and Commander Tanyi sitting at a table waiting for them. Tanyi waved her over, and began, “We found some interesting stuff out last night. Come sit down and we will brief you about it.”
She settled into the indicated seat and the commander launched into an exposition on her activities the night before. Clipped and detailed with some analysis thrown in. All of it was slightly disturbing, but she didn’t interject. There would be time for questions later, when they as a group planned their actions on what to do about the apparent hellfiend activity going on at night.