Elisabetta couldn't be sure if Ragic had heard her or not, but without the Empress stopping him the tiny creature happily wrapped a tentacle around the young ruler's pert breast over her garment, squeezing firmly but not tightly, while a smaller tentacle wrapped around her nipple and pulled on the pink nub teasingly.<br/><br/>"Ah..." Valeria hesitated again, uncomfortable still with the Empress' questioning. Nevertheless, she answered promptly. "It's not that it's allowed, so much as simply not forbidden. It's often frowned upon, since such relations can lead to emotional attachment, which disrupts an Inquisitor's work, which is why attachment<em>is</em>forbidden."<br/><br/>"I believe allowing pre-marital relations is a measure of leeway the Church gives to its operatives, since even the holiest priest is still human, but we're still greatly encouraged to maintain chastity at all times. It's also to hopefully spread the blood of people pure of heart, in the case a pregnancy should occur, since people who engage in pre-marital relations with someone of the cloth aren't often persecuted for it: it's more considered the clergyman's own failure." The Inquisitor explained, dutifully repeating the ideas exposed to her by her teachers.