Cesar: Learning about the Prydaen & the dancers, then encounters an arcane machinist. (Continued)

"If it will help you & the guild fulfill the contract," the grand sultan tells Cesar, "then I will accept it. However, I would gladly appreciate it, if you take good care of Amaya, while she helps you & the guild. The wards that I've placed over her workstation is to protect my home, while she does her experiments. More importantly, many of the things you see here in my home, as well as out in the city is because of her work, and that of her family."

"We will do our best to take good care of her." Cesar tells him.

"Do not worry too much about me, Lord Cesar." Amaya tells him. "I am adept in sword play, as well as magic, should my inventions fail at a critical time. Now if you do not mind, I would like to clean my workstation, then myself."

"As you wish, Amaya." Cesar tells her, then turns to head out with the grand sultan.

Cesar waited out in a balcony overlooking an open area, where he could see Valnora entertain some of the off-duty royal guards in her belly dancer disguise. He could also see Cat nearby, enjoying a good meal, and some of the local drink. Sensing someone approach, he turned to see that it was Amaya walking over to him. Fresh out of a bathtub, he could get a good glimpse of her bronzed skin, and light brown eyes. While she didn't apply makeup to her face, he could still see she was a very attractive woman, despite her background as an arcane machinist. Off were those soot-covered robes and protective wraps for her face & hair, and on was a red satin & silk outfit that made her less of an arcane machinist, and more of an aristocratic woman. The see-through silk pants left nothing to the imagination, and he could see her thick, shapely legs. A matching pair of soft-soled slippers can be seen on her feet, and the underlying satin bottom fully covered her butt. The top, midriff piece was made primarily of satin, cut low enough to give her a good cleavage, offered by her full, big breasts. The sleeves are off the same see-through silk, letting Cesar see her seemingly strong arms. A ruby gem can be seen on her belly button, and her long, dark hair flows freely in the night wind, with only a thin line of silver links framing her head, and a small pendant hanging down between her eyes.

"Watching the entertainment down there, Lord Cesar?" Amaya asks him.

"Watching a couple of the guild members provide some entertainment to the royal guards that are off-duty." Cesar tells her.

"A belly dancer being one of them?" Amaya asks him next.

"A friendly succubus, to be exact." Cesar responds to her question. "See the Half-Elf down there? That's Catello, our rogue. He was the one that rescued the succubus, Valnora, from captivity, in our last contracted adventure."

"How about the rest of your guild?" Amaya asks him.

"Janissa & three other guild members are at the docks, investigating the Sea Elves attacks off the coast." Cesar tells her. "Our Draconian mage, Deraxle, is with another Draconian, a cleric named Sashya, in the magic tower, assisting on the intelligence-gathering on the Prydaen, as well as the location of the **** royal dancers."

"Prydaen." Amaya nodded, then sighed. "It was one of those clans that killed my father, while he served the grand sultan. Like me, he was an arcane machinist, but he wasn't as adept in hand-to-hand combat, as I am, and it proved costly for him, when his attempt to put his repeating crossbow to a field test failed miserably. I've been working to improve on his designs, as well as find ways to improve on the weapon designs coming out of the Dragon Continent."

"Hoping to find **** on the clan that killed your father?" Cesar asks her.

"Not so much ****, Lord Cesar," Amaya tells him, "as much as learning from my father's mistakes. I also do have my womanly charms, too, and I can dance like the girls of the harem. May I entertain you, while the rest of the guild is away?"

"If that is your wish, Amaya." Cesar tells her.

"I'm sure the Lady Janissa will not mind, m'lord." Amaya tells her.

"I do not know if the newest member of the guild," Cesar tells her, "a Half-Amazon, Half-Valkyrie named Jasmine, will mind. She's new to adventuring."

"I'm sure she will learn a thing or two from me about surviving out in a desert," Amaya tells him, as she grabs his hands gently, and starts to guide him along, "as well as new ways to please a man."