The world returned, and with it, sensation. More specifically...The sensation of the plug<em>inside</em>her! Beneath the black silks of her formal raiment, Delphine could *feel* it - Rubbing against her, grinding against her inner walls, the sensation sending a perverse thrill racing up her spine...Fighting down a gasp, momentarily glad that her lovely features were half-concealed by her blindfold!<br/><br/>Her breath caught, her words stolen by the low<em>hum</em>of the toy within her...The voice that echoed in her ears! Her gaze darted left, then right...A taut hiss teased from deep, deep within, as she realized...<br/><br/>-It wasn't a dream. The gold, certainly, was real!<br/><br/>And Harlan looked *awful*. She'd drawn deeply on his energy...If they were going to make any progress, she'd have to be very, very careful indeed! A stab of guilt raced through the luscious guardian spirit - the perverse enjoyment she'd taken from her encounter<em>last night</em>had cost him, severely...<br/><br/>-While perhaps it stood to cost her still<em>more</em>, a hot shudder racing through her as the toy squirmed within her! It took *all* of Delphine's self-control not to let it show, even as her staff hovered before her...As she bowed her head with the grace of a dipping swan!<br/><br/>"I have...been remiss in my duties, Harlan," she admitted. She couldn't tell him the truth - Not all of it - but she wasn't sure if she could<em>lie</em>to him!<br/><br/>"While you slept, there were...strange visions. Illusions of the past. Revelers. They seemed harmless, like ghosts, and you needed your rest - I waited for the full cycle, as long as I could, but none of them made a move to harm you."<br/><br/>Contrite - Her voice lent a husky edge by the insidious artifact within her - Delphine straightened, s-l-o-w-l-y, that full bust heaving...Her midnight tresses streaming down the shapely arch of her back! "My first concern is your safety, Harlan - But *this*..."<br/><br/>A breath, her skin tingling with heat-<br/><br/>"...I had thought it was but a vision, too. My belief was...*wrong*."<br/><br/>The words hung in the air, her lovely features - half-shrouded - downcast, her lips turning downwards...As if she couldn't believe she'd made that error!