<div class="floatright"><div align="center"><sub><em>click to enlarge</em></sub></div>(https://i.imgur.com/2oLbdEQ.jpg)</div>The acolyte raised one eyebrow,<strong> "Discretion, of course.  I understand.  If you'd follow me into the worship chamber then?"</strong>She turned and gestured to follow deeper into the temple, leading through a wide corridor into a large well lit area.  The main worship hall of the temple was a fascinating dichotomy to Lise.  It was a very large circular chamber, huge in fact, easily a hundred feet across and at least sixty feet from the wall to the lowest part of the domed ceiling.  Yet despite the size it had an almost comfortable welcoming vibe, as a good third of it was filled with lush vibrant green plant growth that gave the air a fresh vibrant scent.  The center of the room was also dominated by a pool of clean refreshing water that sported some aquatic plants such as floating water lilies.  The room was shaped vaguely like a bowl with a soft gentle slope upwards for much of the middle third of the room, a warm sandstone material for most of the interior but with soft red fired clay brick acting as a warm accent to the cooler sandstone coloration.  Lise wasn't sure what to expect from a temple dedicated to the goddess of love and sex, but this was rather beautiful, clean, and held a sense of spiritual wonder.  It reminded Lise of the grand temple of Lihrit back in her homeland, while being absolutely nothing like it at the same time.<br/><br/>The acolyte led Lise to the center of the room where another woman sat on a simple padded bench reading an obviously holy tome.<strong> "Sister Celine?  We have a guest who wishes to speak with you about healing?"</strong>the acolyte said.<br/><br/>The priestess nodded and set the book aside,<strong>"Thank you, please return to your duties." </strong>The Acolyte nodded and turned to leave as the priestess stood.  Lise noticed that<span class="bbc_u">this one's outfit was similar</span>(https://i.imgur.com/P8Gxi.jpg) in material to the acolytes but not in cut.  It was longer, had sleeves, was a full robe, and likewise had slight folds in the fabric that gave just a hint more decency then what the acolyte was wearing, but only just a hint.  No in truth Lise could easily make out<span class="bbc_u">every curve and detail of the priestesses body</span>(https://i.imgur.com/d9oI9Sl.jpg) beneath the gauzy material.  She could see the full slightly sagging breasts that came with maturity and motherhood, the smooth hairless mons between the woman's wide hips, the smooth flawless skin that showed not a single hair, the.....<br/><br/><strong>"Miss?"</strong>the priestess said with a smile.  Lise realized she'd been staring, and the stirring in her loins made her aware that it may have been for longer than was strictly polite.  Though if the priestess minded she didn't seem to show it, the smile on her face was warm and genuine.<strong>"You're in need of healing?  I'm one of the ranking priestesses of this temple and can provide magical healing if it is required.  I'm sure you're aware that we do require a donation commensurate to the task of course."</strong><br/><br/>She paused and for a moment Lise could tell the priestess was on the verge of trying to decide on whether or not to say something before nodding her head very slightly and adding,<strong> "Though, I have to wonder why you came to us Lady de Durandier, and not to the temple of Lihrit near the city's northern wall.  It's a small temple, but I'm told the high priest there, while old, has some skill."</strong>She noticed the look of surprise on Lise's face and she smiled and said,<strong>"Come now Lady de Durandier, you were brought in to replace our paladin inside the Ducal militia, you didn't honestly think that you'd be completely unrecognizable?" </strong>The smile on priestess Celine's face was one of friendship and warmth though, and not judgement.  It seemed that even if the temple of Shoni wasn't happy about losing their status, this priestess didn't take it personally.