It was the first night in their travels to reach the elven territory, and the party had decided to set up camp. Even so, making sure to leave Amedith and Liliyana seemingly vulnerable, the rest of the party set camp slightly further back. Keeping watch on the duo from the shadows, the members rotated through the night to make sure someone was always watching over the ex-hero and his lover.
After hours and hours of doing so, it left nearly everyone tired except for Aria, Raven, and the monster girls awake for the night. Having just finished his shift of watching over the duo, Raven lay in a field of tall grass with Amelia, Maine, and Mino, all three of them lying right beside him.
Although tired, none of them could sleep as at a moment's notice they might have to follow Amedith and Liliyana after they'd been kidnapped. Despite that, the starry night and the distant hint of a green aurora in the sky–made up for being awake so late at night.
"They say only humans and purebreds are ever turned to stars," her head rested on Raven's chest, Mino squeezed him from the side with her eyes looking at the skies. "I guess this life is all we have then?"
"That's different from what Elenaria's tome taught us," Amelia, although still feeling dejected deep down, decided to chime into the conversation. "We were taught that once you die, your souls return into the goddess's long sleeves as it holds all souls in the form of stars."
"Hmm?" Shifting her eyes to the dreamy Lamia hugging Raven from the other side, Mino flicked her on the forehead to make her open her eyes.
"Ouch!" She squealed, but Mino simply spoke what she had to say.
"Did your mother tell you what happens after dying?" Maine's eyes frowned for a moment before she gave the question a brief thought and replied.
Moving closer to his lips, she locked them with him. Their tongues coiled around each other, their chests pressed tight with a hug, and their fingers explored every corner as if they would escape if they didn't. Jolting with electricity every inch of hair on their skin perked up to the sensations. Their minds raced to each other's scent, and their hearts began matching each other's rhythm.
In sync with one another, the monster girls and Raven lay in the tall grass making love without penetration.
As the night continued to pass, the lamia's tail had Mino and Raven wrapped tight–while her own arms squeezed around his belly that she'd left exposed from her grip. Lulled in by his warmth, the girls as well as Raven quickly succumbed to slumber. Leaving only Amelia and the dark elf barbarian to watch over the lovers.
'Do those girls really love the same man?' Finding it hard to believe, Amelia's mind raced to find an alternative explanation. But the more she thought it over, the more their actions affirmed their love towards him.
Looking at their peaceful faces as they slept, a faint smile appeared on her face. It was the very first time since the death of her family that she felt at least some warmth spreading through her chest.
'I wonder if I will find someone whom I could love the same way?' She thought, not realizing that she was planning a future even though she'd wanted to kill herself in the dungeons as soon as this quest was over. However, as the thought returned to her head, the smile on her face quickly died down.
'I suppose not.' And with that thought, she laid down on the grass to get a moment of shut-eye as well.
Thankfully for the party, the dark elf's territory was much further–ensuring they weren't attacked while sleeping.