Jaina wisely let her image change back to normal before the door to the room burst open. Alexandria stood there seething with rage as she glared at Jaina in hatred.
"How could you do that to me?" she shouted as her hands visibly trembled.
"How could you kill Roric in a cheap ploy to force me to work for you?" Jaina countered as she stood up and locked glares with the woman.
"Death doesn't mean anything here!" Alexandria shouted and took a step into the room. "But my reputation is everything!"
"It was just a little sex," Jaina replied and brushed it off like it meant nothing.
"In my body!" the enraged woman shouted. "Do you have any idea how carefully I have kept that secret? And then you copy me and sell it off for pennies!"
"Maybe you should try being angry at yourself," Jaina countered. "If you had left us alone, I wouldn't be so inclined to get revenge. But no, you had to kill Roric, attack us on the street, and then try to stop Roric from respawning to force me to relent? How vicious can you possibly get?"
"You haven't seen vicious yet, you cheap slutty whore," Alexandria countered. "I will get you back for this if it's the last thing I do!"
"Threaten Jaina again, and it will be the last thing you do," Evalynn intervened. "And why does her sleeping with a few patrons from the inn make you this angry?"
"They weren't from the inn!" Alexandria shouted. "Those were my customers!"
"Your customers?" Jaina said and looked to Evalynn, who could only shrug that she had no idea what the woman was talking about.
"Yes, mine!" Alexandria growled. "Why do you think I was in the inn last night? Did you honestly think I was there to apologize? I was there to put a spell on your offer box to manipulate the offers and ensure my clients were the ones picked!"
"You mean you sent some of your customers to us?" Evalynn asked.
"her reputation is getting around. Some of my regular customers wanted to try her, so a guaranteed they would be chosen for the right price," Alexandria said.
"I assume you charged a hefty price and skimmed a bunch of it off the top," Evalynn balked.
"That's beside the point!" Alexandria barked. "Do you have any idea how long some of those men have been trying to get me? Do you realize the favors and influence I can gain through careful teasing and promises? And then this whore just hands it out to anyone with a few gold in their pocket!"
"Wait, wait, wait," Jaina said as a smile spread over her face. "You're saying I just let a bunch of your clients have a cheap run at your body, and now you have lost influence?"
"Yes!" she shouted.
Jaina started to snicker, and a second later, Evalynn joined her as the two couldn't control themselves. Jaina fell over and lay on the bed as her laughter reached new heights to see Alexandria's face flushing red.
"I hate you!" Alexandria screamed and stormed out, leaving Jaina and Evalynn laughing so hard they couldn't breathe.
"I can't believe she tried to use you as her whore, and ended up paying the price!" Evalynn groaned as she tried to laugh and speak at once.
"Now, those men won't need to give her favors. They already got what they wanted," Jaina added. "Karma really is a thing!"
"You two seem happy," Roric said as he appeared in the doorway. "Does it have anything to do with how angry Alexandria is?"
Jaina had to wipe tears from her eyes as she struggled to explain what had happened. Roric found it humorous as well but didn't like the idea of Alexandria selling Jaina's sex for profit.
"I doubt she will do it again after last night," Evalynn said as she struggled to get control.
"Probably not," Roric agreed and rubbed at his chin before turning to Jaina. "Do you need some sleep?"
"I am a little tired, but not enough to sleep," Jaina replied and sat up to smile. "And if I need it, you can always give me a stamina boost."
"Still not satisfied," he laughed and sat on the bed beside her. "Well, good, because we have a quest to do."
"A quest?" Jaina repeated. "What kind of a quest?"
"One I think you are perfected suited to," Roric replied with a smile.
Two hours later, they were north of the town heading into hills dotted with pine trees. The road had become little more than a meandering path, and they stopped seeing player homes an hour ago. There were creatures about like wild boars, a few large spiders, and a variety of hunting cats, but none of them came near the trail.
"So, are you going to tell me what we're looking for?" Heather asked as they rounded a bend along a wide rocky stream.
"A player died to a powerful creature in a mine just ahead," Roric answered. "He's offering a reward to anyone who can recover his magic sword."
"That's it?" Jaina asked as the quest seemed relatively simple.
"The mine is supposed to be full of great wolves," Roric replied. "And the one that killed him is an elite named blood mane."
"So it's a mini-boss," Jaina said with a nod.
"I wonder if it's a world spawn elite or an ascended one," Evalynn said as they turned to follow a trail on the side of a hill.
"What's the difference?" Jaina asked.
"The world spawn ones are, as the name says, spawned by the world," Roric answered. "But the ascended ones happen when a monster kills a player. There is a small chance they evolve into a higher form, thus becoming an elite." He looked at her funny, then shook his head before commenting that she should have known that already.
"Why pay attention to combat details when all I am interested in is sex?" Jaina asked. "Besides, I have you for that."
"Your roles are very well divided," Evalynn laughed.
"So it would seem," Roric agreed as they rounded a bend and could see across a field. There was a large pile of waste rock next to an old track leading into a fantasy version of a mine shaft.
"That must be the mine," Evalynn said and gripped her weapon as two large wolves with black mangey fur came out of the entrance. They sniffed at the air and produced a low growl as Roric turned to Jaina and told her to lure them out.
Jaina stepped into the open and immediately used allure to get their attention. Then she used a seductive smile, and the beasts immediately started to come her way. She stepped back, luring them to the trail until Evalynn and Roric each tackled one and quickly put them down.
"I wonder how big the mine is," Roric said as they dared to approach the entrance. He peered inside and wished he had gotten that glow enchantment for his weapon. With a grumble, he set his pack down and fished out a torch to light.
"Let me hold it so that you can use both your hands for your weapon," Jaina offered, so he lit the torch and handed it to her. Then he took the lead with Evalyn close behind and Jaina bringing up the rear.
Jaina was grateful for the naked defense skill as she stepped barefoot across small stones.
[lvl1 Sex Slave skill: Naked Defense] Your bare skin is a natural armor, offering the equivalent of light armor if you are almost completely naked. The more clothing you wear, the less effective the bonus. Also, you no longer sun or windburn and can tolerate the cold. In addition, your bare feet cannot be injured by natural hazards like thorns or sharp stones. You can step on these objects without discomfort.
A few meters into the mine system, they encountered another wolf, but this one was quickly dispatched. Roric pushed on down a tunnel that was wide enough for them to walk side by side. The metal track ran right down the center, and wooden supports held up the ceiling every ten paces. There was additional junk like broken pickaxes and old shovels scattered about, but otherwise, the mine seemed deserted. The tunnel arrived at a large chamber that soared up to three times the height of the tunnel. There were two tunnels leading off, and an old minecart tipped to one side. Odd blue mushrooms grew here, giving off a faint light that was enough to see by. Two more of the wolves wandered this space as if patrolling for intruders.
Roric and Evalynn each chose a target and then rushed in, startling the wolves and quickly engaging them. Like the previous battle, it didn't last long, and Roric took a moment to search the room for treasures only to find an old metal glove.
"Are we likely to find treasure here?" Jaina asked as Roric tossed it aside.
"The classes said we would find incidental loot and potentially the stuff left behind from other adventurers," Roric replied and looked down one of the tunnels. He sniffed the air a few times and then checked the other one, sniffing it as well. "Let's go down that first one. It has a stronger odor of wolves."
He and Evalynn led the way while Jaina brought up the rear with the torch. She wasn't sure they needed it anymore, now that the blue mushrooms were rather common and all the tunnels dimly lit. Still, she held it for safekeeping as they found yet more wolves. Five battles later, they had found two more chambers and followed several tunnels only to find the mine went on. Eventually, they found a crossroad, and Roric took them left down a straight shaft that ended at a dead gnome woman.
"A wizard of some sort," Roric said as he turned over the mangled body to see the fancy robes. "I could smell the body from the tunnel entrance."
"She probably got in over her head and ran," Evalynn said as she looked around. "Right into a dead end."
"Well, her misfortune is our gain," Roric replied as he plucked the gnome's bag and held me up. "She had a magic pouch of her own, so now we have two," he said and handed the new one to Evalynn. "That one is yours."
