More than three hours later.
At last, quiet returned to the upstairs room. Outside, the wind howled; inside, flames crackled in the fireplace.
Two thoroughly ravaged outfits lay scattered on the floor. One was Nastya's custom-made, full-body Drow leather suit. Its once-smooth leather was now badly wrinkled, and the zipper running beneath the body had been opened all the way. A pair of soft, unsoled, over-the-knee leather boots lay crossed over it, along with a crumpled pair of sheer black spider-silk aurora tights with a small hole torn in them, draping the suit like a black veil.
Under Lolth's guidance, Nastya Baenre, a high-ranking priestess of House Baenre in Menzoberranzan in the Underdark, had come to the surface to assassinate His Lordship Earl Salian. The wise and mighty Earl Salian had thoroughly subdued the Drow assassin and subjected her to harsh interrogation. In the end, Nastya had succumbed to the Earl's righteous rod, prostrating herself in surrender.
Nastya had acted out that scenario so convincingly that it had felt real.
Neither of them had quite been able to control themselves.
The second outfit consisted of traditional parliamentary formalwear for Baldurian nobility and a standard pair of black patent-leather pumps with red soles. This time, the roleplay featured Lady Julia, one of the Four Dukes of Baldur's Gate, whose unfortunate business failures had left her with enormous debts. With no other choice, she had come to beg her creditor, His Lordship Earl Salian, for an extension. As the vulnerable Lady Julia pleaded through tearful eyes, the Earl had said with a wicked smile, "My lady, you wouldn't want to lose your title as one of the Four Dukes, would you?"
Nastya had prepared a third outfit as well: Aaron's favorite white blouse and black pencil skirt, paired with black stockings and