Fortunately, or perhaps unfortunately, the younger guard seemed to take his elder's advice, and refrained from touching, though he didn't refrain from ogling the two naked women, the entire trip.<br/><br/>Eventually, most of the day later, they came to a slow stop, and the girls are dragged out of the wagon. Before them, mostly hidden in the mist, was an impressive-looking citadel, ringed by solid stone walls, surrounding the courtyard they now stood in. The front door swung open, and a dozen soldiers advanced out, the commanding demon they'd met earlier that day in the midst of them.<br/><br/>"Ahh, good, you made it. I was worried; there's been reports of the rebels on the road, but I'm quite pleased you made it here, safe and sound," she said, walking up to the pair. "Come now, we have much to discuss, and more to prepare."<br/><br/>Lady Aluriel's guards surrounded them, and escorted them inside, leaving her previous captors to their own devices, as the girls were quickly swept inside, to a small sitting room, where they'd be seated, and ungagged. The succubus sat across from them, a calm even smile on her face. "Welcome, girls. We're going to get to know each other quite well, in the coming days, so I'll make you one final offer; cooperate with me, and I'll see that your stay here is comfortable, and free of shackles and ropes, at least until the ritual. You'll even be given a chance to rest, without being awakened, every few hours. Or you can choose to remain defiant, and be bound, gagged, and tormented, until I'm ready for you. It's up to you."