The matron considered for a few minutes and then nodded her head.  "I don't think I like it, but I agree."<br/><br/>Pas stepped forwards, "Captain," she said adressing you formally, "Maybe both of your plans would succeed where the two would fail?" She turned to Marek, "Master druid here could carry me astride his back, and I could carry the bag.  The rest of you who are coming could meet us at the temple.  Certainly we could be there astride a great bird's back long before the woman runs out of air."<br/><br/>Doxi, knowing her mother well noticed a slight tilt to her mother's mouth.  The woman was holding back a smile, then Doxi caught the lightest hint of a very familiar scent.  Her wonderful mother's arousal was a scent that Doxi loved, and one that always ellicited a similar response.  Doxi felt a flush in her nethers, still bared to the open air, as she realized her mother was becoming turned on.  Certainly Vera's curse was partially to blame, but the captain knew her mother well enough to know that she might be getting excited at the idea of riding a giant bird's back.  The dirty older priestess was nude under the robes, Doxi had seen that earlier when a gust of wind had whipped the robes about a bit.  In addition Doxi knew that her mother had a soft spot for the very large cocked halforc.<br/><br/>But despite her mother's sexual arousal, she did have a point.  The plan would likely succeed.  But that still left the question of who to leave on the Virtuous Maiden to guard it.  Obviously she'd have to go, as well as Matron Sera, but there likely wouldn't be any problems without Vera with them, and they could make great haste.