Listening to Rathazul was like watching a slowly building avalanche. It made the young priestess feel worse, and worse, and worse, and worse, and worse. She was halfway to bringing the tea to her lips when he mentioned that the water was<em>mostly</em>safe to drink, and was very glad she hadn't yet had the tea. In fact, she was glad for quite a few reasons, but upset for quite a bit more. Listening to the history of this place was fascinating and terrifying. So it hadn't always been a realm of demons? Perhaps there was a way to reverse the process, and rid this place of the demons once and for all? But listening to Rathazul, it sounded like the only way to succeed would be to let herself be corrupted a little. That terrified her more than she cared to think. She'd spent her entire life fighting against it, only to find out that she had to willingly let herself become corrupt in order to do what she wanted to all along? That was upsetting, and part of her started wondering if Rathazul was lying to her.<br/><br/>In any case, she was glad she hadn't entered Kleine, else she'd have been taken into slavery. She definitely wasn't going to set foot in Raven's Ruin or the Old Factory any time soon. Melinir might be worth going to, though she had to make sure to stay out of Queen Mal's way, for now.<br/><br/>Finally, she learned that eating the food and drinking the water here made your lust rise. She couldn't bear the let that happen, but she didn't know what else to do. She didn't have any money. When she asked about how to pay for things, he began asking if she was a virgin. She blushed profusely, unsure of why he was asking, and he continued, correctly deducing that she was. He then told her about the deal he wanted to make. A bargain with the devil, she thought. But she knew he had a point. She had no money, and she wouldn't make it in this world without any. Plus, he didn't seem very threatening. And Mother Superior wasn't around to whip her anymore; her bottom hurt just thinking about the last time. But this was wrong! She'd never done it before, and to do it now, in front of a stranger? That was even worse. She felt like she was about to be a common prostitute, selling her body for food. How could she do that to herself, and to all the people who had taken care of her for 22 years???<br/><br/>Absentmindedly, she took a pink berry and popped it into her mouth, chewing while she thought. However, she immediately realized what she'd done, and spat the thing out, making a face despite how good it tasted. She spat a few more times to get the juices out of her mouth, and groaned. "Rathazul, I'm sorry, I just don't know how I can do this... I've never done that to myself... Never... come... before. I wouldn't know the first thing about it. And... it feels like it's wrong..." She ran her small, milky-white hand through her long golden hair and swallowed, unable to decide what the best course of action was.