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Chapter 29
Nariana
The room had wine, and we all needed some, so Ela began pouring each of us a glass. Somehow, I'd ended up sitting on the bed with Anver. Talin and Ela were leaning against the wall beside us. Wraythe had pulled up a chair and was camped out beside the door. Unlike our student sessions, the room had been completely decked out. There were flowers on each table, multiple beverages, plenty of lubricants, and cloths for cleaning up - along with the normal bite-sized sweets to keep us going.
Anver had just lifted a chocolate to my lips, encouraging me to try it, when a tap came at the door. I'd barely taken the bite when Wraythe stood to open it. A drizzle of caramel came from the inside, spilling down my chin. Trying to wipe it with one hand, I looked to see if that was Peyron, but Anver was laughing.
"Oh, Nari," he groaned. "Hasn't Ela taught you to swallow yet?"
That made the man at the door chuckle. "I see the fun's already started," Peyron greeted us. Then he paused. "Five, huh?"
"God's orders," Talin explained.
Peyron just nodded. "Yeah. Um, I hope I'm appropriate?"
He looked amazing, in all honesty. His suit was a soft grey that made his hair look a little darker. His tie was the common type, but green. He wore none of the accessories that mimicked high society, and yet he still looked very, very nice. I took my time examining him, noticing all the details, from his closely shaved beard to the scuffs on his shoes.
"Yeah," Anver breathed, "he's pretty enough to tempt a goddess."
"I was hoping more for priests," Peyron admitted. "I just didn't expect quite so many." Heading over, he offered his hand to Anver. "Peyron, Priest of Protection."
"And the green says Perception," Anver agreed. "Anver, Priest of Protection with Temptation."
Peyron stepped back and blew out a nervous breath. "Yeah. So you're number five."
"Four, actually," Talin clarified. "I'm the fifth. Anver was almost Nari's guardian instead of me."
"And now?" Peyron asked.
"It's complicated," Anver assured him.
I just rubbed Anver's leg. "He's a god's best friend, and Zeal wanted him to be here, since he assumed that you'd be a little less strict about the rules."
"Yeah," Peyron agreed. "Considering I don't really know the rules..."
"Here," Ela said, pressing a glass of wine into his hands. "Sip on that - don't gulp. If you get drunk, we stay hands-off."
"And sit," Wraythe said, pointing at one of the empty chairs. "Relax. They only bite if you ask."
"No," Talin said, pushing away from the wall to turn Peyron toward a chair. "Guys, you're pushing. He's never done this, and while it's normal to us, it has to be overwhelming, right?"
"Completely," Peyron admitted as Talin guided him down to sit. "When my friends took a session with Temptation, it was one desire and a silent guardian in the room. They said it was easy to ignore them because they're like statues, but I've never..." His face began to turn red again, and he couldn't finish the sentence.
"Ok," I said, pushing myself off the bed to cross the room. "How about we make this easy? Everyone in here is on the Path of Temptation. Ela and I use Body as our main Path. The rest serve as our guardians, of a sort."
"She means me," Anver explained. "I technically have a ward - who isn't here - and a pair of desires." He wagged his finger at Ela and me.
"And he's asexual," I explained. "Anver doesn't fuck. If you're lucky, he'll kiss you. If you're very lucky, he'll cuddle with you." Then I pointed to Wraythe. "He's straight. No interest in guys at all, but you wouldn't know that unless we told you. He's not attracted to men, but he enjoys watching the taboo."
"Most accepting straight man you'll ever meet," Talin explained. "Wraythe will cuddle with me after sex. He's just picky about the holes he uses."
"And you aren't?" Peyron asked.
"No," Talin admitted. "Nor is Ela. Anver finds beauty in both men and women, but not the sexual type."
"That about sums it up," Anver agreed.
"And you," I said, turning to sit sideways in Peyron's lap, "seem to like both, right?"
