<br/><br/>As the jerking and spasming body of the monk fell off the monstrosity, the redhead discarded her only weapon at hand, and stepped forward to catch her and lay her down softly. Tess' expression softened again, and she felt a pang of guilt inside her chest as she looked over the poor girls ravaged body, lips and nether region swollen from the forceful handling. She was such a delicate flower, and she was plucked for the unholy urges of these despicable...<em>monsters</em>. As her radiance started to fade, the paladin felt like crying, not because of her failure, not because of pity, but empathy towards Naia. Why did the brave little girl have to go through that horrible experience?<br/>Without realizing it, she took the blonde's hand and placed it between her own breasts, on her still glowing birthmark. As she did, her other hand slid down to the girl's precious place, that was violated most by the unholy abomination, and she leaned forward as her lips met that of the victimized monk for a moment. There was something, a current passing from Tess over to her, through the holy symbol, through the blonde's flower, and through their lips, as if the priestess shared the hope that the church claimed their light was, strengthening the girl's broken resolve.<br/>When the magical moment was over, she wrapped her arms around Naia, comforting her with her embrace, and whispering to her as their beautiful, flawless breasts pressed against each other.<br/>"I am so sorry I couldn't save you sooner. But let go of the pain, the shame, the worries. I'm here now. I am an agent of the gods, my body is a temple. If you need refuge or seek new strength, I will give it to you."<br/><br/>Meanwhile, she somehow<em>knew</em>that her other companions defeated the last of the ambushers. She trusted them to, no she knew they would. At least this had worked out for them, if their expedition had to end with such misfortunes. They were in no shape to travel any deeper into the wilds now, and they were lucky if they could find any shreds of clothing to cover themselves up with to return to the town. Most importantly they needed to clean themselves up, and wash the filth of those abominations off their bodies.<br/>Tess knew that once she returned to town, her first path would lead to the temple, to purify herself with blessed water.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Actions</div><div class="spoiler_body">Lay on Hands: Naia, take a few d6 of lay on hands (up to 5 dice total) to recover ahegao damage from the encounter</div></div>