Anetta stopped writing and looked up as Elanessa entered the study, carefully balancing a tea tray. "You're late," said the abbess with a frown.
"I'm sorry, Sister Anetta," said the young blonde priestess, approaching the desk and placing the tray at its edge. "I was busy with my studies and lost track of the time."
Anetta's frown deepened. Elanessa didn't seem very interested in studying lately. Ever since that day she had accompanied Kelethia to help that Ganden boy with his reading, Elanessa had been acting strangely. She used to spend most of her time at the abbey, quietly meditating or assisting the other priestesses. Now, she seemed to have developed a keen interest in helping other people to learn to read. That was an admirable goal, but almost all of the students she chose were young men.
The abbess had not worried about this at first, because Elanessa had always proven herself to be chaste and virtuous. But now she was starting to wonder. One of the other priestesses had seen Elanessa return to the abbey with a dazed expression on her flushed face and a strange smell clinging to her robes. She had been giving coy smiles to the knights who guarded the abbey, and more than once she had been seen in quiet conversation with some of those stalwart defenders. There was nothing wrong with talk, of course - if that's all it was. But her expression suggested that she was talking about things that had nothing to do with light and holiness. Elanessa had also been talking with Kelethia a great deal lately, and was recently seen leaving Kelethia's room after sunset. What were they doing together?
Anetta watched Elanessa as poured the tea. "I want to talk to you about Kelethia."
Elanessa paused for a moment, then nodded and smiled. "Yes, Sister Anetta."
Anetta studied the girl. "Look, I do not trust Kelethia, and neither should you. Her behavior has been extremely questionable lately, and I do not want you to follow the same path."
Elanessa nodded. "I understand. You're concerned about her behavior lately." She handed a teacup to the abbess.
Anetta took the cup, noticing that the tea had a strangely pleasant aroma. "This is not the usual blend," she said, momentarily distracted.
"No, it's a special mixture," said Elanessa, her blue eyes bright and eager. "I think you'll enjoy it."
Anetta took a small sip, and raised her eyebrows. "Quite good!" She took a larger sip and felt a tingling warmth spread through her body. "But about Kelethia. If these rumors about her are true, then I may have to dismiss her from the abbey."
"Oh, the rumors are true, I can assure you."
"What? How so?" asked Anetta, drinking more tea.
"Well, for one thing, she has become quite interested in men."
"What do you mean, 'interested'?" Another sip, then another.
"I mean she's been lusting after several young men, including that young boy she was supposedly teaching."
"So she...she has been fornicating?" Anetta asked, taking a larger drink. She was starting to feel light-headed. What was in this tea?
Elanessa nodded. "I'm afraid so. When we were with Ganden a few days ago, she couldn't wait to take her robe off. We weren't there more than two minutes before he was sucking her nipples."
"By the Light, that's awful!" cried Anetta, gulping the rest of her tea. "What else?"
The young priestess smiled and refilled Anetta's teacup. "Well, it wasn't long before Ganden took his clothes off, too. Oh, sister...you should have seen his cock. It was so big and hard!"
Anetta took a big, sloppy gulp from her teacup. "What...what did he do with it?" she slurred.