"Oh hell, could have told me that part before now..." she mumbled, glaring at Sera a bit "Damn, that explains a lot..."<br/><br/>Death curse, great, and now all the shit was coming together.  Even the dock workers were getting a bit randy, though Marek was controlling himself rather well.  Had to protect the ship, especially with Vera's scent all inside of it, had to protect the rest of them all the way to the temple, all dealing with a bunch of horny citizens... damn, what a situation.  How to accomplish it all... how to accomplish it all...<br/><br/>...wait a moment.  Doxi moved up to Marek, grabbed his crotch, and - thankfully - found it flaccid.  That made her smirk as the lightbulb clearly went off.<br/><br/>"Good boy." she said, stepping back a bit "Alright, here's a plan... Marek, when you shift I know you get a<em>lot</em>stronger, so what I need you to do is turn into the biggest bird you can, something big enough to haul both Vera and the high priestess all the way to the temple..."<br/><br/>It was 'high priestess' for now, not wanting Matron Sera to know she was her mother, not yet at least.  Still being a tad cautious...<br/><br/>"...the rest of us - save the marine here whose job is to protect the ship in this situation - will go by foot and meet you there.  Make it a high arc over the city though; less chance of attracting attention until we get to the temple.  Think you can do that?  Think you can do that Priestess?  Everyone good with that plan?"