The six of us lived in a large estate that was seized from the previous residents. Since we had her ear, we did our best to sway her to being more pious in her worship of Prudence. That was the god she favored the most. We had her divert some funds to wards constructing shrines for Prudence in her territory. She reluctantly agreed when we told her how the people would love her for it. I was talking to Lin as he was getting ready to take the official exam to be recognized as a medical practitioner. All this time we were rebels and insurgents with high bounties on our heads. Now we were aristocrats. I had no doubt he would pass. Even if the nerves over took him, all the bureaucrats would turn a blind eye. No one would be so stupid as to fail him. I still had confidence he would do well. I taught him after all. We were still studying when Mydaiel came into the room. "Can I speak to Dabriel alone for a moment?" he asked. Lin got up and said "I should go to bed to be well rested for the journey anyway. I'm tired." He wished us both a good night and we were alone.
Mydaiel looked nervous and I was confused. It wasn't like him to act this way. "Have you noticed how the triplets have gotten married? They truly love each other a lot." I nodded and waited for him to continue. He came closer to me. The angel was blushing as he rubbed the back of his neck. "Have you ever... watched them mate?" I shook my head. "No. I love watching them, but this is their private time. Everyone needs privacy." I said. He sucked his teeth and then kicked off the floor. "You might not know this, but when they mate... their loins twitch and gets filled with blood. From there the male puts their penis in their wife's vagina." I was still confused. "Can I embrace you for a moment?" he asked. I nodded to see what he would do. He came up to me and hugged me from behind. I could feel his warmth and asked if I felt anything. "I can feel your body heat on me. Is that what did you wanted to know?" I said, leading him on. "No." he said. He then tightened his grip. "Whenever I see you in the forge or think about you, Dabriel, my lions twitch. What should I do?" he said.
I asked "Do your loins grow like theirs!?" Mydaiel was quiet for a minute. I could not feel his dick press against me so he wasn't that horny right now. "No. It twitches and tingles a bit, but I don't think it has ever grown." he said eventually. I broke from his grasp and looked at him in the eye. "Mydaiel. I really cherish you as my friend, but this is not something we can do. I need you to try your best to control it. We are on our mission. If we can hold out long enough, we will pass." Mydaiel narrowed his eyes and said "You think I haven't been trying? We have human bodies. I've been dealing with this for a decade!" I nodded and said "Humans are only as strong as the mind and spirit allows. This is just part of the test. I'll do my best by trying not to tempt you." He nodded sadly and looked like he was going to say something, but thought better of it. He left the room and I was the only one left. Their absence was very noticeable. I just decided to get ready for the next day. I wanted to see where Aralim had gotten too. I had not seen him at all today and I wanted to talk to him about it.
When I found him, he was talking to a female bandit. She had been trying to get with him for five years now. Sometimes, very aggressively. She was trying to pour him drinks and he was holding his hand over his cup. "I have already had three drinks. Any more would be be too much." he tried to reason with her. "C'mon! I want you to get in my pants. How is it so hard!? Aren't you a man!?" she said as she slammed the pitcher down on the table. It was funny. When I began laughing, she got up in a huff and stomped off. I looked at her and told him about Mydaiel. He looked concerned, but I put him at ease. I then asked if he was feeling similarly about anyone. He had a deep blush on his face. "There might be someone that made my loins twitch like that." I groaned and said "It's not me, right?" He said "No. Bo did." Bo was one of the street kids that became a smith. He was not married. I just waited for Aralim to explain. "I was relieving myself when Bo came up behind me. He was surprised and curious so I showed him. He would ask to see from time to time. Twice... he touched me." he said.
Hearing that, I groaned. "You didn't... mate with him, did you?" I asked. He looked upset and said "Of course not! I'm no fool. I just had to satisfy his curiosity and he got bored. But... I do think about it sometimes." That was as good an answer as I could expect from him. He then said "What else do you want to ask? I don't like this subject." I shrugged and said "It's fine. Like I told Mydaiel, I really cherish you as my friend, but I need you to try your best to control it. We're on our mission. If we can hold out long enough, we'll pass." I then wished him good night. He nodded and I left. I remembered that we never met Nanael in this world. I wondered where he got up to. If it turned out that he had already passed, I would be a bit jealous. I went to bed and woke up to a horror show. Lin and Wen were murdered in Wen's room. Everyone was beside themselves with outrage, fear and anger. The three of us could see their souls sitting by their bodies. They were despondent. I sighed as I cleared the humans away from the room and we asked them what happened.
