Lise hadn't ever actually been inside a Shonite temple, but as a paladin she knew enough about them, they were a major religion, especially here in Legalia.  While Legalia didn't have an official religion, Shoni was considered one of a handful of the major points of worship.  She'd met several priests and priestesses of the faith in her two months here, and their style of dress was often provocative, by her standards, but not exactly indecent.  She had heard however the rumors that the faithful wore different outfits inside their temple, and with that, she was glad she'd worn the leather straps, in case the monster between her thighs again awoke.  The journey towards the temple took her up into the noble district.  While her home was certainly well appointed and she was far from poor, she wasn't considered a part of this nation's nobility, and her family wasn't wealthy enough to afford a home in the richest part of the city, that which hugged the palace on three sides.  People went about their day in the early morning light.  Servants hustling around eager to get errands done before the hottest part of the day struck.  It was much warmer here than it had been up north where Lise was from, but her armor truly only became burdensome around mid day.  With her current outfit she had no doubt she'd be nice and comfortable in the warm climate and summer weather.<br/><br/>She even stopped and looked, wistfully, at the spire of the grand library which poked out several streets over.  She knew her children were there now, taking lessons from tutors with other noble or rich children.  It had been one of the things that had caused her to take this job after all.  The thought of her children receiving a fine education, paid for by the duchy, as well as being able to socialize with other noble children.  It was too much to pass up.  For a moment, she considered taking a detour and checking in on her children as they were at lesson.  Certainly she could make up some good excuse to go to the ducal library.  But no, she was on a mission, doing so would simply be avoiding her own misgivings about the Shonite temple.  So she pressed on.<br/><br/>The temple itself was not overly large, but it was quite beautiful, especially since it was somewhat understated with clean lines and elegant curves.  It bore no signs of outwards lewdity, though Shoni's holy symbol, a chalice in front of a long sword, was carved into the marble edifice.  She turned her head and realized that it was literally a stone's throw away from the large walls that encircled the duchess's palace, though not exactly near the entrance.  A random thought occurred to her that there was doubtlessly a hidden entrance in the ducal wall that would allow the duchess to make quick passage from the palace to the temple if she desired.  Once the thought passed through her head, she was almost certain that such a thing had to be true.  Then she began to wonder exactly how often the duchess did partake...<br/><br/>She shook her head, flaming red hair glinting in the sunlight.  Such thoughts weren't proper, and she felt a slight, brief, stirring from her cursed loins.  Best not to go down that road of thought.<br/><br/>Steeling herself she strode up the stairs and passed through the large open double doors into the temple proper.  It was comfortably cool inside the temple, that was her very first thought.  However her very next thought was to thank Lihrit she'd worn the leather shorts as an acolyte approached her.  A woman of middle years, perhaps a few years younger than Lise, and<span class="bbc_u">wearing what amounted to next to nothing</span>(https://i.imgur.com/B7VNe.jpg).  The garment was white, translucent, and barely would have covered anything even if it hadn't been see through.  It was as if someone had taken a six foot by two foot long rectangle of gauze, slit it down the middle, then draped it over the woman's shoulders and tied it about her hips with a silken cord.<br/><br/><strong>"Greetings sister, may Shoni's love find you well this morning."</strong>the acolyte said as she approached,<strong>"I'm afraid you're roughly a bell and a half late for our dawn services.  But we hold two services every day, at dawn and at dusk.  If you wish to meet with one of our priests,</strong>" she hesitated for a moment and added,<strong>"or priestesses of course, for a private session, that can be arranged however."</strong><br/><br/>The words were spoken with genuine warmth and kindness, and it was said in a way that Lise would instantly recognize.  They were the words of a true believer, a faithful, one who not only follows a religion but lives it, breathes it, embraces it.  Like spoke to like, even though they were of different faiths, it did calm Lise somewhat to speak to a member of a goodly religion who was a true believer.  Which was a good thing because Lise could see the woman's circular areola, the soft unaroused pink nipples in the center, her smooth hairless body, slightly curved belly, puffy and hairless mons, the gap between her thighs,..... Lise realized she was letting her mind wander again as she felt another faint stirring from her nethers.  Still soft, still tamed, but she'd only just arrived after all.