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  Beornia pov,

  The intimidating walls of the acropolis fortress appeared through the fog. They were thick and tall. The roofs on the battlements were shingled with a bck, magic and fire resistant composite material with slime goop used as glue and to give them their special properties. The permanent hoardings had intermittent arrowslits on the wall and roof. Flying monsters was the greatest weakness of fortresses, as they could simply fly over the walls or nd on them.

  A narrow winding path hugged close to the gatehouse itself. Beornia looked up admiring the machicotions that jettied out from the gatehouse. Some sharp turns around the gatehouse led to the gate. It is possible but hard to get a cart through the gate. The sharp turns limit the use of a battering ram. Axes or a troll would have to be used to batter the gate down. Or a fire could burn down the gate. Slime goop can’t be used on the gate. Because the runic sigils that store holy magic in them will activate if cursed mana is used in their vicinity. The holy magic would purify the slime goop.

  “Nova be very careful not to use any magic in the acropolis. Even your healing factor could trigger the wards,” Beornia warned while gncing at her girlfriend as they were turning the st corner to the gate. Nova smiled adorably at Beornia while nodding cutely. My heart, I’m so weak for her smiling face. The way her tail curls about when she is happy or anxious, how she rexes when I grope her horns. Then it dawned on Beornia, What if I so zealously pursued demons because I liked seeing them writhe in pain. Is it bad that I want to torture Nova a bit? Drip hot wax on her breasts, suspend her from the ceiling with chains of holy magic. Listen to her groan in pain. See her face contort in agony as I tease her with a meal, No bad Beornia you shouldn’t think that way about kind merciful Nova.

  Beornia distracted herself by looking up at the murderholes in the roof of the gatehouse. They had already passed through the first gate. The portcullis in the middle of the gatehouse was pulled up. Beornia couldn’t help but admire the murderous ingenuity of the architect that designed this pce. The third gate at the end of the gatehouse was right after a sharp right turn of the hall of death.

  Beornia could hear Sapphire flirting with Nova in the background. Keep your rage in check. I can’t just sptter that wolf-kin for daring to love my lover. Breathe in and out. Beornia took a deep breath in then let it out. I don’t own Nova. I’m her subordinate. I can't tell her not to have other lovers.

  The two empcements to aid in the aiming, and firing of nests of bees1https:///watch?v=zMOc22ElW1c in the courtyard captured Beornia’s attention; she needed a distraction from her girlfriend. The only thing cooler than rocket propelled arrows are nests of them ready to be employed to counter wyverns just flying over the wall. What if the royal gryphon knights had nests of bees strapped to their mounts. They could rain death from above. Would the gryphons be okay with having votile rockets strapped to them?

  Thankfully the militia didn’t accompany them into the acropolis. The main temple where the bishop lived was in the middle of the complex where all the gods but three had their shrines. The Maiden Goddess had her own temple by the gate. Beornia couldn’t spot any padins training outside of her temple that doubled as a barracks. Since I have been gone they think they can be zy with training. Beornia thought about how to punish the padins for scking. The temple of fertility was the furthest from the gate on the other side of the main temple. The temple to the God of Learning was near the gate at a right angle from the temple of the Maiden Goddess. Kids from the ages of eight to ten were educated in that temple by the priests. The temple was like one big library.

  Stigandr led Beornia and her companions into the central temple; huge stone pilrs fnked the door. This temple had three floors and it was also somewhat fortified. Huskarls with gilding on their helmets and mail grasped two handed axes with abstract designs gilded into the haft and bde. They fnked the doors. When they saw Stigandr they wordlessly opened them.

  The hall was full of windows to catch the sun and direct it toward the shrine of the Sun God. At all times of day throughout all seasons the Sun God shrine will always be illuminated by the sun. The shrine of the Sun God illuminated the shrines of the other gods.

  Beornia respectfully bowed to all the gods in the naos before following Stigandr. To the other end of the naos. There was one door at the far end of the room. It led to a single file spiral staircase that climbed to the second floor of the temple. The audience hall of the bishop was on this second floor. The naos had no defenses inside it, but this staircase was designed to create a chokepoint for an easier defense in the audience hall. Climbing the stairs was nothing for Beornia but she could hear Nova huffing. The padin reached back and supportively squeezed the succubus' hand. Beornia only let go of Nova's hand once they got to the audience hall.

  “Wait here I will get his grace,” Stigandr said as he left the audience hall through one of the doors on the far side of the room. “This room is much smaller than the one on the first floor,” Nova remarked. “The room of the gods is always the biggest audience room in any temple. The bishop wouldn’t dare exalt himself above the gods even though technically…” Sapphire droned on.Beornia breathed in deeply again. This girl didn’t annoy me so much before she became Nova’s lover. Just endure her rambling. She slowly exhaled.

  “When the bishop comes you are to get on your knees and bow, both for Nova since legally you would be considered a prisoner of war. Only one knee for you Sapphire since you are a citizen charged with no crimes, and don’t speak unless spoken to,” Beornia shot Sapphire a warning gre at the end. The wolf-kin’s constantly wagging tail stopped wagging for once, and she had a determined expression on her face. She is a good girl. Why must my opinion of her be marred because we both love the same woman.

  The double door opened loudly. The bishop entered the room followed by Stigandr and another one of his thanes. “His grace, Sigeweard the bishop of Nothscir will now judge the pleas of his flock,” The thane decred, as the bishop sat on a humble wooden throne. It was little more than a stool. He wore a simple blue robe with the golden sun disk sewn on it. He was a middle aged man with a bald head, and kind blue eyes.

  Beornia presented her spear in front of her horizontal to herself, so that it did not point at the bishop. She got on both knees and bowed when he entered the room. She spared a gnce at both Nova and Sapphire. they did as she instructed. The padin spared an approving nod for both of them. “Beornia, should I take your current stance as an admission of guilt?” Sigeweard asked.“Yes your grace, I would like to resign from my position as lieutenant commander of the Temple Padins. For my error in not protecting an army you entrusted me from a grave accident,” Beornia supplicated with her eyes to the ground. “Lift your head and look at me,” The bishop commanded. Beornia complied. “So you take full responsibility for the suppression force including the son of a prince being traumatized and failing due to demonic magic, leading to the loss of one of my towns. You could y the bme on the succubus behind you; we could send her to the royal capital for execution. Then sweep this whole issue under the rug,” The bishop replied, not wanting to lose an irrepceable asset.“Over my dead body,” Beornia spat out. As she tried to control the rage that threatened to consume her.“Interesting for decades you have sniffed out, and tortured demons for information, You have done invaluable work for the kingdom. What changed?” Sigeweard asked as his eyes narrowed.“Nova, the succubus behind me has experienced the grace of the Maiden Goddess, and become her champion, I will serve the Maiden Goddess as her champion’s padin,” Beornia decred. “Your perversion knows no bounds. No one should take delight in even torturing demons as they are a twisted representation of us, the holy creation of the gods. I turned a blind eye to it since you zealously pursued every demonic incursion into my nd, But now you show yourself to be compromised serving demons and ciming that the Goddess wills it-” The bishop spat out.

  “Enough!” Nova stood up and yelled. Stigandr put his hand on the other thane’s arm when he tried to draw his sword. They whispered something to the thane. The bishop stared at Nova in shock, not used to being challenged so aggressively in his own court and by a demon no less.“It is not your pce to belittle my girlfriend. You are just as much to bme for crimes against demonkind. You offered to sacrifice me as if I were some mb. A minor inconvenience to kill for your own gain,” Nova said.The bishop started chanting something, but a slime came out of Nova’s robes and covered the bishop’s body from his mouth, tying him to his throne. Passion welled up in Beornia as she saw how aggressively Nova defended her. She got up from her knees and approached Nova.“Don’t speak, Just give me a reason to eat you. You can join that demon Liam. I’m sure you will get along. You are both disgusting assholes,” Nova decred.

  Beornia quickly approached Nova in a fit of passion she grabbed Nova’s hair at the nape of her neck with one hand, and grabbed one of Nova’s horns. She aggressively pulled Nova up into a passionate kiss. The succubus gasped in surprised pleasure. Nova melted under her padin’s assault.  “I love you!” Beornia said when she pulled back from the kiss.Nova looked at Beornia in shock for a few moments. Soon blood rushed to her face, and Nova adorably buried her face in her hands and vigorously shook her head. She spped her cheeks then refocused on the bishop.

  “I have what may be a fair deal for you. Beornia takes the fall for losing a town, and making a prince cry crocodile tears to his father. She resigns as commander of your Temple Padins for that. I am able to operate freely in your nd with Beornia overseeing my actions. You publicly procim me the Champion of the Maiden Goddess, and announce my deeds. Stigandr can fill you in with what I have done for you. Of course Beornia will stay around until she can train a repcement. Do you agree to my terms?” Nova said.Nova’s slime freed the bishop’s mouth. “Do I have a choice!” Sigeweard seethed.“Good, I will-”“Wait! First bring a priest of the God of Oaths. So he doesn’t back out ter,” Sapphire suggested. This girl is smart. I better stay on her good side. She might be able to turn Nova against me. Beornia thought.

  Stigandr left the hall to fetch a priest. Soon Stigandr returned with a priest in tow. He wore white robes stained with dried blood. Sapphire grabbed the pques the priest carried. “I will write down the contract and its copy, oh, and withdraw yourself from him. Duress can make an oath more easily broken,” Sapphire told Nova.Nova reluctantly withdrew her slime from the bishop. “It is te and these kinds of contracts take a while to negotiate. Why don’t we reconvene tomorrow?” The bishop said, trying to hide his anger. “Or would you want to dey the delivery of supplies to my beleaguered subjects,” Nova nodded, but Sapphire spoke up again, “Why should we trust you?” Her eyes narrowed at the bishop. She must hate him. Her first impression of him was his threatening her lover’s life after all. “His grace is not without honor, He wouldn’t dare attack a diplomat during talks,” Beornia said. “But if you do anything to harm Nova I swear to the Goddess I will fy you alive,” Beornia threatened gring at the bishop.“The succubus shall stay in Beornia’s custody until we come to an agreement. Respect the sanctity of my hall more in the future. You are dismissed.” The bishop said with a fake smile on his face.

  “Thank you both for the help,” Nova kissed Boernia on the cheek and Sapphire on the forehead. The three of them left the hall together. “We shouldn’t have left that room without a contract,” Sapphire stated with a hint of anger in her voice. “I trust you both. Beornia knows the bishop well. We should be fine, Sapphy,” Nova said then gave Sapphire a kiss on the cheek.