A dormitory for the temple's keepers

Beyond the door was a literal den of snakes. And, at first glance, it looked like it might be a metaphorical one as well.

A cascade of hissing greeted the three women and their guide as a half dozen or so Nagas pulled their attention away from various levels of lounging, tinkering, and maintenance work to take in the sight of their surprise guests.

"Shit," Emmaline muttered already conjuring fire. By the time the Bravos had filtered into loose defensive ranks, the Naga had also mobilized. They swarmed outward and forward, some slipping behind the corners of the architecture, some taking cover behind pillars, and a pair of the burliest ones rushing up front, ready to engage in an all out melee. They were unarmed, save for a mop, broom, and carving knife distributed among their ranks, but as they loomed closer, the pair of front liners began to swell. Just like the Bravos' new guide had done, their bodies grew and arched, tension in muscles combining with some sort of magical influence until the pair stretched up nearly to the ceiling.

And, sure enough, a quick glance down toward their crotches showed that their muscular bodies weren't the only thing swelling. Emmaline bit her lips as her eyes flickered downward to trace over the three pairs of cocks that the creatures now bore between them.

"Focus," Fuu hissed under her breath. She shifted the weight in her stance, one long leg tensing while the other remained planted, but only just. With the mere suggestion of movement, she might spring to the side and lash out with her naginata's reach, providing safety to herself and the rest of the team.

Their stand off was interrupted by the guide rushing forward, right into the line of fire.

"No! Caelus!" Robin cried, lowering her sword as well and stepping between Emmaline's firey threat and the Naga. Compared to his peers the beast was particularly slender, and effect that was only redoubled by the magically enlarged pair of serpents that now loomed over him.

"Who's Caelus?" Emmaline had time to wonder before their attention was stolen by the series of hisses and clicks that sounded off between the trios of serpents.

"He should have a name, shouldn't he?" Robin said quietly.

"Sure, I guess... but why Caelus?"

"I just think it suits him."

Whatever dialogue was going on in the strange serpentine tongue seemed far more tense and serious. One of the larger snakes reared up to his full height, bearing down on 'Caelus' only to stop when a noise sounded from the back of the room. In immediate response, as though smacked with some sort of counter spell, the two serpents shrank to the midway point between their normal stature and the gigantified size. Emmaline pouted slightly as one of each of their three cocks slipped away in the process.

Slithering forward was a hunched Naga, who might have been an elder based on his slow, careful movement and the reverence the other snakes seemed to offer him.

He slithered past Caelus, then shooed the burly pair backward, though they seemed hesitant to go. Then, turning his palms upward in a show of unarmed deference, he meet Fuu's gaze, opened and closed his mouth, then placed one hand on his own throat. The mottled gray scales glowed a momentary vibrant cyan. He turned to Fuu and pointed toward her own throat, then reached out a hand as if to touch her.