[spoiler]Quite understandable!<br/><blockquote class="uncited"><div>"And I am Lilium, queen of Midova and Lady of Digestyoua. Pleasure to meet you good sir" </div></blockquote><br/><br/>Rafe frowned, not particularly enjoying the sarcasm. He held his tongue rather than utilize one of the several equally sarcastic responses that came to mind. It did not seem the least bit wise to insult someone who could easily digest him.<br/><br/><br/><blockquote class="uncited"><div>Hrm" Lilium said suddenly, tapping her muzzle with a single finger. "If what you say is true, if you really are a sort of prince for your clan. What insurances do I have that you won't simply attempt to betray us in the middle of the night? Royalty certainly don't have a good track record of being true to their words. Even in Espen nobles dine at banquette while their servants starve."</div></blockquote><br/><br/>"What? I am<span style="font-weight: bold">not</span>royalty or nobility!" Rafe replied quickly, almost defensively as if he had been insulted. "Well not really anyways. Nobility by wealth alone - our coffers of mystic items and other goodies - ensure that. Every Mohan is expected to pull their own weight. Typically through adventuring. We earn our meals with blood, sweat and toil."<br/><br/><blockquote class="uncited"><div>Suddenly the pool of acids forming at Rafes feet quickly increases threefold. Those powerful digestive acids raising quickly up to his thighs and beginning to dissolve the hair along his lower half. The walls of her stomach so soft and velvety a moment ago begin to crush and grind into him roughly, seeking to turn him into nothing more than a thick nutrient mush for her intestines.<br/></div></blockquote><br/><br/>Rafe screamed in pain as the pool of acids suddenly and violently increased in volume and strength, rising up his body and, in unison with the suddenly harsh and grinding walls, starting to dissolve the fur from his lower half. He pushed firmly against the walls, trying to maintain his position, to not squirm. He kept the mental mantra of "don't panic!" running alongside his thoughts of how to save himself, maybe he could still salvage this.<br/><br/>"No! Please, wait-"<br/><br/><blockquote class="uncited"><div>Just as quickly as Liliums digestive system kicked in it came to a sudden halt, it seemed the wolf had struck something of her interest.</div></blockquote><br/><br/>And then it all stopped. Rafe was both surprised and elated by the sudden change as things returned to a relative stillness, apparently due to the latter half of his offer. He listened carefully, as Lilium asked the others what to do, praying that they would side with him. His hopes raised as he picked up on the other female voice, picking up on a mention of a 'Lesik' and potentially using his help to kick his ass, followed by an agreement from the male voice. He also realized that the second female seemed to have thought his offer to Lilium applied to everyone<span style="font-style: italic">else</span>as well. He didn't dare correct her, however. He could stand doing the same for another as well if it meant not dying.<br/><br/><blockquote class="uncited"><div>"Magic and martial abilities are something of a great need in these lands" Lilium said suddenly "We are on an adventure of our own and are seeking to stop a certain devil who has his grips tightly around Espen, a city about a days travel from here. If you swear to aid us in our struggle, then I shall release you" A devilish grin curved on Liliums lips. "There is a few conditions however" Her tone suddenly turning devious "One, I get to sample just a tiny bit of you flowing through my bloodstream and the other...well we will discuss that at a later date" </div></blockquote><br/><br/>Success! Rafe grinned to himself, his family's tendancy to horde old treasure like a bunch of dragons had finally payed off. Well, for him it had. It'd already paid off for the family at large more times than could be counted. "I swear I'll a-"<br/><br/><blockquote class="uncited"><div>Without so much as waiting for her captive to agree to her demands Liliums stomach begins to once again squeeze and grind against Rafes delicate fur. In an instant Rafe feels himself dowsed thickly in acids all the way up to his neck, his furry hide almost completely stripped down to the skin in a fraction of a second as her inner walls hammer repeatedly against his body.<br/></div></blockquote><br/><br/>"-AAAARGH!" Rafe's sentence quickly transformed into another agonized scream, which he quickly worked to muffle by snaping his jaws closed tightly. His mental mantra broke and his couldn't help but squirm fiercely against the hammering walls. Rafe kicked and clawed against the tough flesh as the tight sack filled with digestive acid, nearly submerging the wolf in the burning liquid as the walls did their damnedest to strip the fur from his hide.<br/><br/><blockquote class="uncited"><div>Once again her stomach suddenly halted, replacing the thunderous gurgles and churns with nothing more then a calm dormant belly. Rafe feels a rough surge under him as it appears Lilium was about to push him upwards to her throat and release him from his captivity</div></blockquote><br/><br/>Rafe panted heavily as it all finally halted once again, his heart pounding wildly in his chest with terror at nearly having gotten to experience being digested and with elation that it appeared he had survived. "I don't often make a habit of accepting agreements I do not know the full details of, but you drive a hard bargain miss Lilium. I wholeheartedly accept! Consider this devil - Lesik from what I overhear - to be dead. I shall not rest until he is dealt with and this land restored to order!"<br/><br/>He could feel the rough surge building beneath his feet. Freedom! So close he could taste it...