text: If you have a chance to take down the Joachimites in an expedient manner then you're going to take it. Last thing you want is this to drag out any longer than you have to.
  
  You tell Shade that you're going to try to meet with the Dornans. Shade sounds a bit surprised when you tell him but agrees that it is worth a try along with saying that they probably won't kill you just for asking for an audience. (You sure hope he's right.)
  
  He goes on to tell you that their high priest is Elder Flynn and he tends to be a bit aloof and always involved in some magic experiment so you might not even get to speak to him directly as he prefers to let one of his subordinates take care of things. Shade also mentions if you've got anything magical laying around, that might help you get a meeting with any of them since they love collecting magic items.
  
  Shade then tells you he'll be preparing things on his side and in the unlikely event that you actually manage to get Dornan help and depending on how much help, you two can plan out your next move at that time. With those last words, Shade seemingly disappears into the darkness completely.
  
  The next day you explain the situation to Vera and Warts. Neither one is exactly enthused about the idea, but they're just glad you're not asking either of them to do it.
  
  "Hope Yag's rolling in yer favor." Warts says.
  "If he is, I hope he does better than he did for his loyal worshippers. Just wish I had something more than this pair of dried unicorn balls as a possible offering...Warts are you even sure this shit is magical?" You say.
  "Itz from a unicorn ain't it? Itz magic trust me. Witch doctors grind dem up and make inta potions dat make yer dick HARD. Youz can last fer hours let me tell ya. One time wit Snuffit, I... "
  "That's okay, don't need to hear the details. Anyway, guess it'll have to do."
  "At the risk that you'll take me with you, are you sure you should go attempt to do this alone?" Vera asks.
  "I'm literally going to speak to a bunch of people that practically eat, sleep and shit magic. If they decide to kill me, there is little anyone else in the League is going to be able to do to help so there's really no point in anyone else getting potentially disintegrated. That's probably not going to happen, but in case shit does go south and I don't come back, I guess it'll be up to you lead this organization."
  "What seriously?"
  "Well you and Warts are the closest thing I have to seconds and I doubt if Warts wants the commitment. So you're the obvious choice."
  "Got dat right. Barely wanna do the shit I hafta." Warts interjects.
  "Wow, that's a huge responsibility and a lot of trust in me. I'm not sure what to say, thanks I guess." Vera says responding to you.
  "Well I'm not dead yet, so don't start sweating or celebrating prematurely. Okay, I'm off."
  
  You set off to the temple of Dorna. Along the way you see several groups of Joachimite fanatics preaching their faith to passersby. Most of the citizens are just trying to go about their day and are meekly just accepting the various pamphlets the Joachimites are aggressively distributing. Your own League members should be so intimidating.
  
  Yep, their ranks definitely need to be whittled down severely. You're just hoping the Dornans will help. That's what you're most concerned about, because if you don't get their help in some meaningful way, you know full well you'll be taking some losses if it turns into a straight up fight with the Joachimites.
  
  The closer you get to the area of Dorna's temple, the less people you see around in general. The force field that shimmers in and out of existence and surrounds the temple has certainly done its job in keeping everyone away.
  
  When you get so close to the place that you could actually touch the field if you wanted to, you notice that beyond the field there is a robed individual sitting on steps to the entrance and reading a book.
  
  'Hello?" you say in order to get their attention. The robed individual looks up and you see it's a woman. She puts her books aside to address you.
  
  "Oh hello. Not many people even walk this way anymore let alone get this close. Last ones who tried were those silly Joachimites. They learned the hard way of course. So anyway, my name is Heather and what brings the leader of the infamous Nocturnal League here?" she says.
  "You know who I am?"
  "Oh yes of course! We're the worshippers of Dorna! Goddess of not just magic but of knowledge! We try to make it a point of knowing everything and everyone that might be important for one never knows when the knowledge may come in handy."
  "Hm, never realized I actually was all that important really."
  "You're an underworld boss who not only orchestrated the downfall of the Thieves Guild, but also the Ebony Claw Syndicate chapter in this city. THEN you created your own organization, which has quickly started to gain the same influence as the ECS once did here. You are also known to be very dangerous with firearms, particularly your custom made one. While you're probably not important in the grand scheme of the world, you're definitely important in this city at least."
  
  You chuckle at that brief history of yourself.
  
  "Well I suppose that's all true, though I had good reasons for everything." You say.
  "Of course you did. And I imagine you're also here for another good reason. So what is it that you want?" Heather asks.
  "To cut to the chase, I wish to speak to your Elder Flynn as I'm seeking your help in taking down the Joachimites. I believe it is in everyone's best interest that they aren't allowed to spread in this city. Plus, I figure your group of all people would finally want to put an end to this religious war."
  "Hm, well seeing as we've already made it impossible for the Joachimites or anyone else for that matter to attack us, the war is already over as far as we're concerned."
  "But if the Joachimites win, they'll be coming for you next and just because they were turned back by your barrier before doesn't mean they won't try when they have no more opponents left. Hell, if they become very influential they may even gain the help of the government to kick you out."
  "I do not believe that will happen. You are allied with the Felians are you not?"
  "We came to an understanding, yes."
  "Then the predictions came true. Elder Flynn was correct in predicting that eventually your group would get involved and side with what's left of the worshippers of Fel. He also predicted that such an alliance would result in your side's victory. So with that in mind, I don't believe the Elder would have any more to speak on the matter. The Joachimites will be destroyed. The Felians will be in no condition to do anything to us assuming they survive at all and your organization will be so weakened that even if you were any sort of rival to us, you wouldn't be able to do anything either."
  "Look, I'm not asking you to put your asses on the line at all. I was just told that you'd have something to help take down this Inquisitor asshole who seemingly has almost as much magical protection as you lot do. I mean I can pay you guys."
  "You have anything magical on you?" Heather asks.
  "I got these!" you say and hold up a large leather pouch containing the unicorn testicles.
  
  Meanwhile Heather stands behind the barrier doing something with her hands. When you realize she might be casting a spell, you get nervous.
  
  "What're you doing?" you ask.
  "Checking something. Hmm, interesting. Very interesting. Perhaps Elder Flynn will be interested in helping you after all." Heather says and suddenly an opening in the barrier appears. "Well? Come on in, I'm not supposed to leave this open for very long!"
  
  Wasting no time, you enter and the barrier closes behind you. Heather tells you to follow her.
  
  "Did you want these now?" you ask shoving the leather pouch at her.
  "What? No and Elder Flynn isn't going to want those things either. In fact, just put those away."
  "Then why did you let me in?"
  "Because you've got something far more magical than a pair of glorified horse balls. You've got ties to the infernal realm! You were marked by a succubus!"
  "... um... oh. Uh... " is about all you can spit out since you're taken off guard by the statement. Also you're not exactly sure what this means exactly. Heather seems pretty excited though.
  
  "And it appears that you've been marked for quite awhile. Succubi aren't known for keeping their mortal mates alive for very long. Maybe a year a most and most non-magical humans can't withstand the drain for extended periods of time. How did you pull this off? Nevermind, you can tell Flynn all about it when I bring you to him, he'll be just as interested in all this as I am."
  
  Heather leads you into the temple which almost resembles more of a library than a place of worship. Several other Dornans see Heather and you and disapproval already ensues.
  
  "Heather! What the hell are you doing?!" one yells
  "Why have you let an infidel inside our sanctum?" another adds.
  "Guys relax! He's no threat to us and I have a good reason! Elder Flynn will want to meet this one!" Heather says.
  "Oh? I will, will I?" another voice says before a set of double doors opens up.
  
  There you see an old man in robes. He looks very much like what you'd think a wizard would look like, or in his case priest-wizard. Heather wastes no time in telling him (and everyone else) that you've been marked by a succubus and also how you want help against the Joachimites.
  
  Elder Flynn does a similar thing with his hands that you saw Heather do and he comes to the same conclusion.
  
  "I see. Well our criminal friend here certainly does have a unique condition. I would be very interested in learning how this came about exactly." Elder Flynn remarks.
  "May I sit in on this Elder?" Heather asks.
  "Very well, you may observe, but do not speak. As for the rest of you, return to your tasks. I will call upon you when needed. Now then you, follow me into my chambers and tell me your tale. Then perhaps we can come to some sort of deal."
  
  You and Heather follow Elder Flynn into his chambers which contains a lot of tables filled with bottles, jars, and other laboratory equipment. More books of course and several strange markings on the floor.
  
  Elder Flynn motions you to take a seat and you do so before explaining "your tale" as it were.
  
  You talk about Tanya for quite awhile. Honestly, it's kind of nice to talk about her as you've never done so before. Not even to Warts, even though you know he's aware about what occurred between you two. Flynn sits and listens very intently, never interrupting and just writing notes on parchment. Heather on the other hand looks like she wants to ask you all sorts of questions and is doing her best to not speak.
  
  While talking about Tanya is nice, you also remind yourself of the loss you feel without her around. You explain that it's not as bad as it was when you first parted ways, but every now and then you have that empty feeling. You also mention "the curse" which peaks Flynn's interest even more. He asks you several questions on that, which you answer.
  
  "Interesting. It would seem that despite your girlfriend going against her nature she still managed to leave behind something that ultimately causes harm, even if it wasn't to you directly. Anyway, fascinating tale and I believe this is your lucky day." Flynn remarks.
  "It is?" you ask.
  "Yes, how would you like my help AND get rid of your curse?"
  "You can do that?"
  "I believe it is possible, however you'd have to undergo a ritual first."
  "Um, what sort of ritual?"
  "You're bonded with a demon. Doesn't matter if she wasn't born a pure blood anymore because she's obviously embraced her heritage fully now. That bond might be dormant and perhaps even non-malignant, but it exists. Which means at any time she can reach you, but it also means YOU can reach her. You of course don't have the means, but I on other hand do. I'm proposing that we perform a ritual to bring this Tanya back here."
  
  This proposal is getting strange and giving you all sorts of mixed feelings. On one hand you'd like nothing more than to see her again, but on the other... 
  
  "Um, okay so when Tanya is brought back here, then what?" you ask.
  "Well I bind her of course." Flynn remarks.
  "What?!"
  "Properly bound infernals can be very useful sources of knowledge as well as servants. She'll be a good addition to the temple. Also when I bind her, her hold on you will also be broken and you'll be free."
  
  At this point you stand up and have to do everything within your power to not attack Flynn. You know he'd probably easily disintegrate you before you could even do anything, but the temptation is still there. However you aren't adverse to verbal abuse.
  
  "No, fuck you and fuck this plan." You say as calm as you can.
  "(Sigh) I thought you might say that. You're missing the big picture." Flynn remarks.
  "What big picture?! You're talking about enslaving my fucking girlfriend! You didn't think I might get pissed about that?"
  "Please just calm down. We were getting along before." Heather remarks.
  "Yeah? Well that's probably because you lot weren't talking about imprisoning my girlfriend before and having me play a role in that! How would you like it if you had to be part of a magic ritual you didn't want any part in?"
  "If it was in pursuit of greater knowledge and wisdom, I'd be willing to make that sacrifice."
  "Glad to hear you say that Heather, because I will need your assistance in this ritual." Flynn remarks.
  "Huh?"
  "I need something to help call the demon back to this realm just to give the spell a little more power. Usually for most demons this requires a sacrifice of some sort, however given that Tanya is a succubus, I don't think blood will be necessary, so fortunately I just need you to have sex with him inside the circle."
  
  Heather's face looks completely dumb struck. She has no words. You on the other hand are just shaking your head and giving a cynical laugh about it all.
  
  "This just gets better and better. Tell me, are you going to be jacking your old wrinkled dick the whole time too?"
  
  Your crude remark is enough to finally set off Elder Flynn's temper.
  
  "Look, you glorified cut throat, just THINK for a moment! The Tanya you knew is GONE. She left you for the infernal realm a LONG time ago and probably forgotten about you. In fact you're very lucky she has because I guarantee that she is NOT the same woman you knew. She has most likely become a being of pure evil, no matter what she might have told you before she left. Any concept of love would be gone by now along with any affection for you." Flynn rants.
  "You don't know that." You say.
  "No, I DO know that! I've done far more studies and forgotten more about infernals than you'll ever know and there is one constant, they always... ALWAYS become creatures of mayhem, chaos and destruction in one way or another, and have no affection for ANYONE, let alone anyone far weaker than themselves."
  
  Elder Flynn says this with such conviction that you don't respond and are just wondering if you're going to be able to get out of here alive.
  
  "Now I know this is all very emotional for you, but I think you're smart enough to see that I know what the hell I'm talking about on this subject. And if that doesn't convince you, then consider this. By participating in this ritual, you'll be free of Tanya's grip on you. No longer will you feel the loss of her presence and better yet, you'll be able to love another without putting their life in danger. Doesn't that alone sound worthwhile? And I'm not even counting the help I will give you against the Joachimites. So you see, there is no downside to this deal."
  
  You have to admit, Flynn is making a pretty sound argument. There have been many times you'd like to "move on" but it's obvious that you can't unless you go through with this ritual.
  > refuse to do the ritual
  Maybe you're not thinking rationally and you're also still holding on to lingering feelings for Tanya, but that doesn't also stop you from being suspicious of this ritual anyway.
  
  The fact that you have to fuck one of Flynn's disciples for this is already enough to raise an eyebrow from you, but even if this is all on the level and Flynn is being completely truthful, you can't bring yourself to do this only for Tanya to be enslaved to this asshole.
  
  Tanya may very well be a creature of evil that's doing horrible things and no longer cares about you, but that doesn't negate the memories that you have of her. You remember that one of her stronger traits is that she cherished her freedom. If you sentenced her to magical enslavement, you'd feel pretty damn shitty about yourself and you're fairly certain you'd just replace your sense of loss with a bigger sense of guilt. Hell, it probably would be better just to kill her.
  
  (You also never realized how very against slavery you are no matter what form or who it is. You suppose love of freedom is something)
  
  There is also the fact that you have no idea if Flynn's spell is going to keep her imprisoned forever or if it's even going to work. If you go ripping Tanya from wherever she is into a magical prison, you can bet that you're going to be right near the top of her shit list if she ever escapes and you don't fancy your chances if Flynn turns out to be no match for her.
  
  So you're not doing this for various reasons. Still, you have your concerns about getting out of here so you calm yourself down and address Flynn in a civil manner again.
  
  "Elder Flynn, I apologize for my outburst towards you earlier. Out was out of line, but as you can tell my feelings in all this are very intertwined. I can't easily separate them even if I know it would be rational to do so. I loved and still love Tanya no matter what she's become. Maybe... maybe I just need more time to think about it, but I cannot bring myself to do this thing. At least not now."
  
  Elder Flynn stares at you a bit, strokes his beard and then finally answers you.
  
  "Very well. I believe you are being foolish about all this, but then those that do not follow Dorna are often mere babes in their cribs when it comes to greater wisdom. I certainly hope you do change your mind, but if you do come here again, you had best make sure you are VERY certain to go through with it. I will not be so understanding on a second intrusion. Heather, escort our guest out."
  
  Heather motions you towards the door quietly and you nod once more at Flynn before exiting. Your walk to the temple entrance is silent as a few acolytes watch you leave, but say nothing.
  
  Finally when you're outside, Heather speaks.
  
  "You're not coming back are you?" Heather says.
  "If you were in my position, would you?" you replies
  "Probably not. I want to say though it was very wise of you to address Elder Flynn in a respectful manner and I even understand your feelings on this matter."
  "Hm, for all the good it's going to do. Oh well, I'm at least getting out of here in one piece, and I'm sure you're glad you don't have to fuck a complete stranger."
  
  Heather makes a nervous laugh.
  
  "Yes, well there is that. Not that you're unattractive mind you, but... well it was a bit awkward. Under different circumstances it might have been fun, but I suppose you're forever bound to another." Heather says.
  "Looks that way." You answer.
  
  Heather opens a hole in the barrier, which you step through. Before you make your way back home, Heather asks if you can wait a moment and then runs back inside the temple. You're not exactly sure what Heather is up to, but you put some space between you and the barrier in the meantime.
  
  She comes back out fairly quickly and after making another hole in the barrier she hands you a solid black glass sphere through it.
  
  "What's this?" you ask.
  "It's an null orb and it's from my own personal collection." Heather says.
  "What's it do?"
  "When you break it, it will completely nullify all magic in the immediate area for a time. I'm fairly certain it should take down whatever the magic defenses that the Joachimite Inquisitor might have. You'll still have to get in close and you've got one shot, but you've got a chance."
  
  You look at the orb for a moment as if you're going to see something other than utter blackness before putting it away.
  
  "Thank you Heather. This is more than I expected. I'll remember this." You say.
  
  Heather nods and you finally put this whole odd meeting behind you.
  
  When you get back to the League Lair, Vera looks like she's relieved that you made it back. You guess she was still sort of overwhelmed by the idea that she might be running things.
  
  "You made it back alive, so I'm guessing you were successful?" Vera asks.
  "Well, I wasn't unsuccessful. I've got something that supposedly will help against this Inquisitor, but it's a one shot deal. The next step is speaking with Shade again though and how we're going to set up this attack." You say.
  
  In the next few days Shade finally manages to get around to speaking with you again. He tells you he's been placing what little remains of his manpower in gathering information and has determined exactly where the Inquisitor is currently staying which apparently is a humble house where a normal Joachim fearing couple lives. He says nothing is special about this couple and has no idea why the Inquisitor is staying there, but that's where he's been.
  
  Shade also mentions that looks are very deceiving however on the external security front. Shade says it took all of his willpower to keep up his shadow magic to remain undetected (And apparently years off his life given that he looks older than he should now), but he learned that the Inquisitor has been using similar illusionary magic to make Joachimite fanatics invisible as well. Several of these invisible holy warriors are just laying in wait in case of an attack.
  
  "Now, I doubt either side is going to remain hidden for very long from each other but as soon as we attack, the Inquis