<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">“Well, sometimes students get part-time work or internships outside of school, right?  Anyway, Rachel, is there, like, a quick way back to school, or could you hail a skycoach?  We kind of need to get back from a field-trip gone all wrong.”<br/><br/>For Heavens' sakes, please don't let there be an orgy on the other side of that door... Kleris forced a smile trying to focus their attention on getting home rather than precisely where they were and why Rachel was there.</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>“Yes, it is a sort of...internship,” Rachel replied. “But let’s get you all home first! That’s most important!”<br/><br/><em>As this was unexpected, you will owe me one,</em>the succubus mentally communicated to Kleris.<em>But not right now, I sense there’s something else going on; something exciting, but also...inconvenient.</em><br/><br/>There was no orgy, although the girls passed through a long hall of velvet curtains and soundproof doors. Curiously one of them was ajar, allowing Kleris to get a brief glimpse of the scene therein: two nude men astride a king-sized heart-shaped bed spitroasting a rather effeminate catboy, (https://i.imgur.com/rfa1TNI.jpg) grunting as they spilled their seed inside his orifices. The catboy in fact was the spitting image of Matteo, a male classmate that also attended Kleris' Introduction to Charms class. But perhaps most striking of all were the erotic illustrations on the walls, a combination of shots from the infamous Bikini Calendar and more candid Captured Images. (https://i.imgur.com/v2948GJ.png)<br/><br/>Ambient sounds of applause echoed past the now-opened door leading into the main area. There seemed to be an auction of sorts going on, as rows of men called out gold pieces before an<em>obscuring mist</em>covered the entire stage. The men’s excitement gave way to confusion and whispers, while Derrick, Ari, Kleris, and the rest of the girls were overlooking the affair via a second-floor balcony.<br/><br/>“Now’s your chance!” Rachel exclaimed as she pushed Kleris and Elmira from behind. “Everyone, to the back door!”<br/><br/>“Why are you in such a rush?” Elmira asked. “Are we...not supposed to be here?”<br/><br/>“I’m supposed to be down there by now!” Rachel replied. “Follow the spiral stairs, take a left on 620 Arcanix Avenue, and call for a skycab at Rapier Crossing. You’ll get to Redhurst just fine!”<br/><br/>The girls obeyed, although they began to murmur among themselves as soon as they arrived at the skycab platform.<br/><br/>“What was that about?” Sella asked. “She was really in a hurry to get us out.”<br/><br/>“Maybe she knew we were being hunted and didn’t want to bring House Cannith down on the business!” Adeline said.<br/><br/>Suthrak rolled her eyes. “Well whatever it was, we came by unexpected and under...rather odd timing. Probably a stage magic act for which we made her late.”<br/><br/>Elmira sighed. “We should make it up to her, if that’s the case.”<br/><br/>Derrick rang a marked bell, and almost immediately the sight of a floating skytaxi weaved between the towers towards their location.<br/><br/>“Kleris, I…” he nervously scratched his head. “I don’t know what will happen now, but...it was fun while it lasted. Keep safe, alright?”<br/><br/><hr/><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: andale mono;">Back at Redhurst</span></span></div><br/>Filomena blinked as soon as she stepped through the front gates.<br/><br/>“Everyone, I got a<em>contingent sending spell</em>from the Headmaster,” she explained. “I...being a prefect, I’ll be the one to explain things. Everyone else, return to your dorms. It will all be fine.”<br/><br/>“Maybe we should all be there, you know?” Sella said<br/><br/>“With all due respect,” Filomena began, “we’ve all been through a lot, and as prefect it is my duty to shoulder the burden. If the Headmaster or staff require your presence they will summon you. The last thing any of you need is to relive what happened.”<br/><br/>“Yeah, ‘kay,” Sella said as she waved her hands. “I’m not in the mood to argue right now.”<br/><br/>Adelene, Suthrak, and Elmira seemed uneasy yet relieved, eager to return to safer and more familiar dwellings.<br/><br/>Rensha and Zull were sitting together on a bench in the main square, sharing some food from the Ram’s Head Inn. They knew their friend well enough to sense something was off.<br/><br/>“Welcome back Kleris,” Zull said. “Do you want to tell us about the Cannith visit?”<br/><br/>“Maybe here, or at the table?” Rensha asked, ‘the table’ being code for that ever-so handy spell CUMS membership used for their regular meetings. (https://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/s/silent-table/)