Felicity sat in her room waiting for whatever was going to happen next. Since the morning worship session had been cut short after her dumb question, she was also a bit horny from her brief encounter with Angelina. She was sure Faith probably hated her now as they never made it past their morning chat. Felicity thought she might never figure things out now though and was hoping to just hide for a while until the feeling went away. She was so happy to be here, but now she felt like the usual disappointment she was to everyone around her.
Luckily, she had only just dipped her toe into her pool of self-loathing when there came a knock on her door and then two sweet voices called to her as they entered. Eden and Bella walked in, barely covered in their short dresses as usual and bounded over to the bed where Felicity sat with her head in her hands.
"Hey, that's not the face we last saw. Where did fresh and happy Felicity go? Bella joked.
Felicity's brain went through a list of responses with the safest one initially seeming to be "Just go away.", but she managed to get past that one, stall long enough to seem like she was going to be quiet and settle on. "Not happy right now."
"We can see that. But what happened? Did Angelina get upset with you?" Eden asked, her voice rising as her concern grew.
"No, not at all in fact. She was perfectly understanding of everything as usual. It's just..." Felicity trailed off not sure of what to say really.
"Just what?" asked Bella. "Did you ask her silly questions? Because we all have those. Like for instance why do you have a pair of golden lips on your headboard like Angelina. No one else has those."
"You know then?" Felicity shouted, excited that it wasn't just weird to her. "That's the only question I asked."
"So, you must know the answer then, tell us. Please. Don't hold out on us." Eden rambled.
"Well, that's the thing. She dismissed it as another gift from the goddess. She did address the fact that she didn't know where they came from, but said that it depends on what the goddess has planned." Felicity at least remembered part of that detail. "She didn't say any more about what that could be. Then she sent me back here and told me to wait for you two."
"Ooh, another mystery of the goddess." Bella said, a bit melodramatically.
"You know another mystery I'd like the answer to?" Felicity said, still agitated from the events of the morning. "How come the two of you aren't in the same group for breakfast and prayers?"
"Oh, we should explain some things to you as your guides, shouldn't we?" Eden said, embarrassed that she hadn't at least had the usual orientation so far. To be honest about it, Bella and Eden were so excited by Felicity they basically ignored their real chores with her and just focused on the sex. Not that it wasn't the major part of what they were supposed to focus on, but since she had questions, they should work to address those too. "I've been here a little longer and have worked my way to the group one level. Not that it means much more than getting your work done and having a little more for privileges than others, like this morning at breakfast. Not everyone sits so close to Angelina and the attendants."
"Right, I'm still working on moving up, but there's really not that much difference, just seniority in many cases." Bella added. "You just seemed to sweep somebody off their feet or something to be elevated like you were."
"Yeah, sort of jealous, actually." Eden admitted. "But we're not supposed to feel those emotions and should always support each other and serve the goddess. I'll make sure to atone with my evening prayers." Eden winked at Felicity as she finished.
"I still have so much to learn." Felicity said sounding somewhat exasperated.
"Don't worry, you'll get those wrinkles in your pretty little forehead." Bella joked. "Any you have so much time to learn what you need here, don't rush things."
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"I'm sorry to have dismissed you all earlier, but I needed to speak with Felicity privately at first as her questions could have led in many directions and we can't risk little indiscretions with what we know and tell people, now can we?" Angelina said as sweetly as ever to the other three attendants who she had called back to finish with their morning business.
"The goddess does have a fondness for mysteries, doesn't she?" Hope asked simply, but then decided a more pointed question was in order. "But what could that mean?"
"Well, as you all know, it could mean anything and it could even mean nothing. Sometimes gifts are given and then taken back." Angelina was good at not giving much information away in her chats. Usually, the other members of the retreat didn't question it, but with her attendants there seemed to be a bit of concern.
"There has already been a lot of talk about the new girl as she's been seen around the various areas of the compound. Several people noticed just how deep and dark her mark is and wondered whether that was a sign from the goddess to stay away." Faith stated in a reserved tone as to not make it sound like she believed any of the rumors.
"You all know that if the goddess did not want her here, she wouldn't have been brought in. Perhaps the mark signifies the opposite. Maybe you should embrace the new girl and bring her deeper into the folds." Angelina replied. She then paused briefly, seemingly in thought, and changed the subject a bit as she didn't really like the line they were taking anyway. "Have I served you well in your time here with us?"
"Yes, of course!" They all nearly said in unison.
"My time here has been some of the best years of my life and I look forward to serving the goddess for a good long while, at least as long as she will have me." Chastity added.
"Indeed." Added Faith as Hope nodded in agreement.
