She could still hear<em>him</em>. Whoever it was...Though Harlan couldn't. And the words that echoed in her ears, the voice - It sounded like the thoughts she had in the long, dark hours of the Night.<br/><br/>And Delphine stiffened, just so, as a waking vision played out before her eyes! A gasp threatened to pulse from her lips, quickly smothered...Her gaze hidden behind her blindfold, but not oblivious to what she was *seeing*. She could *feel* those hands gripping her wrists, pinning them behind her back - Her shapely form bent over, the feel of a thick, throbbing shaft sinking into her, again and again and<em>again</em>-<br/><br/>Only for reality to return in a rush, the tatters of the vision drifting apart...Leaving her skin tingling with new heat, her midnight silks fluttering around Delphine's shapely form! Her chest rose and fell, rose and fell, her lips parting just so, about to say...<br/><br/>But instead, she merely dipped her head in a little nod.<br/><br/>"Of course, Harlan," Delphine murmured in answer...And for the hours to come, they walked in silence.<br/><br/>--------------------------------<br/><br/>As it turned out, there was little to see. The place seemed abandoned, like the morning after a wild revelry. Shards of pottery, stains of wine, but no further threats. For an interminable amount of time, the gorgeous spirit hovered behind her master, like the sword of Saint Damocles - Directing the light from her staff into the darkest corners of the shrine.<br/><br/>But there was nothing. Harlan persevered, but eventually, even his endurance flagged. They must've been walking for hours, within the shrine's depths...And, disquietingly, the pathways seemed to coil back upon themselves, to *twist*...<br/><br/>"Always," Delphine answered - Even as Harlan settled himself for the night, his sword close at hand. Delphine, however, didn't need sleep...And, like the faithful guardian she was, she was prepared to stand vigil. Ever-immune to boredom...Or so she thought.<br/><br/>But not for the first time - She could feel a flicker of anticipation course through her, the same that came with every night. Quite when it'd happened, Delphine wasn't sure...Only that she'd ranged further and further, every night Harlan slept. Though this time, the danger was very real indeed...<br/><br/>And yet she said nothing. She simply waited.<br/><br/>Time cut so *keenly* for her this time...Her breath coming faster, faster, aware of the danger yet saying nothing. Perhaps she was risking her own existence, but this was more than just mere threat - This was the first time she'd willingly withheld information from her master - something which could threaten them both!<br/><br/><em>I could say something,</em>Delphine thought.<em>I *should* say something...</em><br/><br/>And then - It happened. When Harlan sank into slumber at last...She felt something within her shift, something within her change - Like a key turning within a lock! Light glowed, beneath her skin - And Delphine's drab black silks burned away! Honey-blonde hair was freed from her headdress at last, that shapely form revealed...Golden inlay just barely holding those incredible curves in check! Her cloak flared, becoming feathery wings - the sun-disc of her staff separating, becoming a slowly-rotating halo at her back!<br/><br/>Awake.<em>Alive</em>once more...And *revealed*!<br/><br/>Delphine's back arched, her slender arms - sheathed in silken gloves - stretching s-l-o-w-l-y...That incredible chest straining against her scanty bodice, a hot shiver coursing from her molten core, as she husked...<br/><br/><em>"Finally."</em><br/><br/>She focused, her lips parting just so - Her words directed to the voice...<br/><br/><em>"I can hear you, you know."</em>And now she even *sounded* different...Husky, sultry, a purr to her sweet voice.<em>"Come out - I know you're there."</em><br/><br/><em>"And...I *know* what you want with me..."</em><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Seduction Roll</div><div class="spoiler_body">Power: 2/6<br/><br/>Target Number: 5<br/><br/>Roll(3d6)+0:<br/>6,6,5,+0<br/>Total:17</div></div>