<div class="floatright"><div align="center">(http://i.imgur.com/Xo4KSkK.jpg)<br/><br/>(http://i.imgur.com/T5A4OSD.png)<br/><br/>(http://i.imgur.com/4mPHc9M.jpg)</div></div><br/><em>"... how often do you get to fuck a Drow I wonder?"</em><br/><br/>The lamia shrugged,<strong>"Oh, more often then you might think."</strong>She smiled and slithered a little closer to Zerxel, their faces practically touching as the monster girl brought one delicate finger up and pulled the silken cup of Zerxel's corset away from her breast.  A long tongue licked her lips,<strong>"That's one of the bessssst thingsssss about your people, you're ssssssssso practical, essspecially when it comes to gaining an advantage in exchange for sssssex.  I do wissssh more were like you in that resssspect."</strong>The lamia reached up and ran her finger tips through Zerxel's white hair, and leaned forwards planting a soft kiss on the tip of her dark skinned nose,<strong> "Jussst you is fine, if you think you can handle it.  But we sssstill haven't come to termsss on a price for my servicesss.  Nothing I ssssee offered here issss worth my time.  Go, talk with your friendssss.  Sssee if you can't come up with a way to sssweeten the pot ssssomehow."</strong><br/><br/>Then with that the Lamia let go of the back of Zerxel's head and touched the tip of her nose with a delicate finger before slithering back a few inches.  She then moved back to look at the magical items that the group had put on the table.  The look on her face showed very little interest, but she was examining them none the less.  Zerxel turned back to Shugar and Bo as suggested by the Lamia.  Obviously seduction alone wasn't going to get her through this one.  Shugar spoke up,<strong>"So, I was able to barter with her for a magical spell when I first encountered her.  In exchange for two solid hours of slavery to her, she gave me the spell and a bit of corruption... it was that spell that allowed me to um..."</strong>Shugar paused, her high voice dropping to a whisper for a moment as she said,<strong> "to lactate.  That's how I was able to bless your scimitars.  Also, she grew a futa cock and I have to admit that the spunk she practically drowned me with did empower my spells for a while until it was all used up.  I'll let her fuck me again Zerxel, if that will help in any way.  I don't know if there's any corruption transfered in being fucked or not, or maybe in just drinking her milk.  But if it will help you, I'll do it."</strong><br/><br/>Bo nodded,<strong>"Aye, an I don't like the idea over much, but I will too.  An maybe I shouldn't be too worried about trading the soul fruit, whoever's in here, she had her chance an she fell.  By all accounts in any other place, she'd be long dead to the afterlife.  Maybe a life of slavery to a lamia would be better than death?"</strong><br/><br/>Zerxel had time to respond to the dwarf and bugbear, however she wanted to, but then there was a sound that filled the small shop.  A sound that was a mix between tearing cloth and the cork on a bottle being pulled.  It was not overly loud, but it drew everyone in the shop's attention, the lamia shopkeeper included.  A rent in space opened, a magical portal, swirling purple mystical energies tinted with pink and blue sworls opened in mid air in the shop.  Several eyebots that had been circling mostly forgotten above the contestants heads zipped around the portal quickly, capturing it's appearance and what happened next.  From the portal stepped a judge, a priest or priestess of Cyril.  It was of course impossible to tell the gender of the judges when they wore those robes.  But as it stepped out it turned to Zerxel first and spoke in a voice that defied identification.  The voice was somehow masculine, feminine, and neuter all at the same time, high pitched with deep bassy undercurrents, sounding like several voices and yet obviously only one, and it spoke to Zerxel,<strong>"Contestant Zerxel, you have made an impression upon sponsors.  They have sent you aid in this moment of need."</strong>Then it turned towards the Lamia and spoke to it,<strong>"Monstergirl Thrikeressanattasa, Zerxel's sponsor wishes to see the ring removed.  You will preform the decursing and charge her nothing for the service.  In exchange you will be given this."</strong>The judge reached into the sleeve of it's robe and drew forth a leather scroll case and presented it to the lamia,<strong>"Do you accept?"</strong><br/><br/>The lamia bore a very puzzled look on her face but took the leather scroll case and opened it.  From inside she pulled a single sheet of vellum, upon which was scrawled writing in a flowing script and bore a wax seal.  The look on the lamia's face went from puzzled to shocked as she muttered,<strong>"Iss this... thiss is true?" </strong>Her lisping way of speaking being cut short, so shocked the monster girl was.<strong> "It musst be, thiss isssss her sssseal."</strong>Then looking at the judge again,<strong>"Thisssssss isss official?"</strong><br/><br/>The robed judge nodded once and the lamia looked back down at the page again, her voice muttering as she read the words written upon it.<strong>"...to take effect at the end of the current yearsssss dungeon."</strong>The lamia quickly rolled the paper back up and put it back in the scroll case.  Then put the case under neath the counter out of sight.<strong> "I accept thisss form of payment.  Thank you, and thank her."</strong><br/><br/>The judge nodded once again and stepped backwards, vanishing into the swirling portal, which closed instantly behind him or her.  The lamia on the other hand still bore a somewhat shocked look on her face as it turned to Zerxel.<strong>"Well you mussst have done sssomething to impresssss those watching over the Ætherwaves, you've attracted the attention of at least one powerful ssponsor.  Sssomeone who ssspent quite a lot to get that ring off your finger.  Sssso are you sssstill determined on trying to sssatisfy me alone?"</strong><br/><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">ooc</div><div class="spoiler_body">This ISNT deus ex machina, this is a sponsor who has been watching Zerxel choosing this moment to step in when it seemed like she needed it.  I went back and forth on this post for a few days (though I rarely post on weekends anyways) because I felt like this would FEEL like it was just me deus ex machina-ing the situation.  In the end, I decided to go with it.  There is a larger backstory at play of course, in my own head at least.  But I don't know if Zerxel will find out what it is.  So I was afraid that you'd just feel like me was getting the payment situation out of the way.  I will say this.  The lamia will NOT discuss the scroll or any thoughts on the sponsor, there is no way she will.  However once the trio is away from the shop they are free to speculate.<br/><br/>In regards to the lamia's orgasms, you're going to have to give her three, the third of which will involve the naga growing a futa cock and fucking Zerxel.  You can roll a soul+seductress <em>(3+1)</em> roll, and need 3 successes to garner the first orgasm.  Failing to get 3 means that Zerxel basically wastes time, and has to try again as the Lamia requires more depraved sexual acts from the drow.  The scales that 'cover' the naga's nipples are decorative and can be removed, and her naga tail starts about where the knees would be on a human woman, meaning her sex and asshole are exposed.  During the first round, she would let Zerxel take the lead, interested to see what the drow would have to do.<br/><br/>Finally, if Zerxel asks her two friends for help, either of them will agree.  Zerxel gains an automatic success for each one of them that helps.  Shugar is much more willing to help in this regard than Bo.</div></div>