Craft a warding ring to wear on the root of your willy

Sitting across from Ms. Sterling in her office, sipping tea together, you're feeling more like you expected being a student at Boarbristle would be. Aurelia is in her bright blue robe, her jewelry sparkling silver and blue, and her hair sparkling gold.

And then you remember exactly how complicated things are, and your cheeks bloom with heat. You're a living scandal whose Wild Talent made Boarbristle's Enchantments Mistress preggers by blowing through her wards.

Ms. Sterling laughs. "No, Eric," she says. "Here, we're strictly Enchantments Mistress and student. For special tuition, to be sure. We want to nurture your talent so it doesn't cause more complications for yourself, or anyone else."

Your ears burn hot. You lift your teacup to hide your expression. For all that's worth. You expect Aurelia knows exactly what you're feeling. You gulp the tea and lower your cup.

"More tea?" she asks. Her expression is mild, her voice kind.

"Y-yes, Ms. Sterling, thank you."

She fills your cup. It's something herbal. Calming. Once you've drained another cup, you're back to being a student needing special help.

"I've been speaking with Master Elbegast about your Wild Talent," Aurelia says. "The Master of Devices. He described an enchanted ward that he's familiar with, having made a number of them for House Minerval."

You blink and raise your eyebrows. House Minerval is, well, more **** than the other houses in its practices. Obsessive, maybe? More corporal punishment and more ordeals. And though they don't forbid male and female students from having sexual encounters together, Minerval favors same-sex pairings.

"I'm technically under House Minerval's authority," Ms. Sterling continues. "But I'm a bit of an odd bird for them, so I'm not familiar with all their practices."

You're grateful that Aurelia is not a typical Minerval. Imagine if you'd put Minerval's Tutor up the duff with your Wild Magic. Miss Hawk would be tearing you up every day, if she didn't simply throw a curse on your willy and get you expelled.

Ms. Sterling clears her throat. "Attend, Mister Mothwing-Marshall," she says. "Now. The nature of the device is a ring, about so." She makes a circle with her forefingers and thumbs overlapping. "You wear it on the root of your member, behind your jewel bag."

You can't help but grin at Aurelia's figure of speech.

"Be serious, Eric," she admonishes you. "Now then. The ring is a moderator of libido. A container. Like a dam holding back a mighty river that allows a measured flow to generate steady, reliable power. In Minerval, they use it to maintain the erection of a male member for extended rituals, or to prevent climactic fulfillment in certain ordeals, or to concentrate power for a greater climax."

You swallow. "Ah," you say. You get an uneasy feeling. "And for me?"

"While you wear it, it will moderate the outbursts of your Wild Talent," Aurelia says. "You would be making the ring under the supervision of Master Elbegast, as it is a somewhat advanced physical enchantment. In Minerval, the ring is generally under control of the leader of the ritual or ordeal, and not the wearer. But as the maker of the ring, it will be under your control. You may choose to release its warding to fulfill yourself. And, not to worry, it won't make it hard to piddle. Master Elbegast said I should be sure to mention that last."

"Ah, that's good," you say. Maintain the erection of a male member for extended rituals, she'd said. Perhaps Ms. Sterling will appreciate its effects on you. But as she said, not the sort of thing to talk about in her office, as professor and student. To concentrate power for a greater climax. That could risk making your Wild Talent powerful enough to cause a bigger mess. "Can I, well, take it off?"

"Yes, Eric," Ms. Sterling says. "That's how they use them in Minerval. It's a slightly delicate move, so you can't hurry in putting it on or taking it off, but it should be no trouble when your member is not fully erect. And you should have control over that."

You blink. "Ah. When it's on and it's doing its thing, will my willy be hard all the time?" You imagine walking around all day with a tent in your robe.

"I don't know," she says. "You'll have to ask Master Elbegast. But you may be able to leave it inactive unless you're doing magic. But given that Boarbristle is a college of wizardry, I recommend that you leave it on and active during your class day."

"Oh," you say.

"We'll see Master Elbegast at his workshop tomorrow," she says.

Aurelia Sterling assigns you a MODERATE GOAL, -2 vs. Cunning, to craft a cock ring which wards against accidentally triggering your Wild Talent.

Master Elbegast, a short, squarely built man with muscular limbs and a thick curling beard on a face marked with squint and frown lines, takes over your extra lesson time from Aurelia. After a few days of gruff supervision, he starts to nod and grunt approvingly as you show a talent for working with enchanted devices. The first task he assigns you is to enchant a workshop outfit to resist the heat, flying grit, and magical leakage that magical artificing produces -- particularly for novices.

"Much safer, ah-hmmf," he says. "And less of a bother than mending your robe after each time in the workshop."

The rest of your courses of magical study lag a bit with your divided attention, but Nadia helps you keep up to date in exchange for hearing what you've been up to.

"Are you, ah, still doing it with the Mistress of Enchantments?" she asks.

"Almost every night," you say. "It's good, but, well, it's a reminder of exactly how deep in the moat I am."

"Some of the fellows in Beavertail say they wish they had your problem," Nadia says.

"Yeah, but I bet some of the fellows wouldn't be getting your help," you say. "You're helping keep my head above water." You shake your head. "And I bet they're not any more ready to be a father than I am."

"Well, you're helping Beavertail keep up its reputation, anyway," Nadia says with a grin. "And helping to supply Boarbristle's future staff and professors. Not a few Boarbristle Bastards come back to where they were conceived."

"So I'm told," you tell Nadia, giving her a half-smile.

After a few more weeks, Aurelia's pregnancy has advanced enough that almost every morning, you have to assist her with her queasy stomach. Some days you get Miss Wormwood's remedy to her in time. Other days it's your responsibility to help rinse her mouth and clean both of you up.

On your next visit to the workshop, Master Elbegast judges your work fit enough for a trial. "Put it on, then," he says.

You put off your workshop outfit, and under Master Elbegast's eyes, you slide the inscribed metal ring over the head of your resting willy and along the soft shaft, working each ball through the ring one at a time. It's cool and smooth and fits comfortably behind your jewel bag, to use Ms. Sterling's figure of speech. And you feel it working. There's a gentle tingle at the root of your willy, and your shaft twitches and fills up about halfway.

"Mphm," Master Elbegast grunts. "We've done what we can to check the enchantments, short of putting it to a serious test. Master Mothwing-Marshall, I am willing to conduct a test here, before the Mistress of Enchantments judges your work. Otherwise, I would say that I am pleased with your work and you should inform Ms. Sterling that you are ready for a trial."

You raise your eyebrows. Is Master Elbegast suggesting you do something to him with your willy? Or that he might do something with yours? At least he seems to not be pressing you at all. That would be more than awkward, and you figured that Beavertail would be a good place to avoid being pressed about that sort of thing.

What's your next Move?

• I'll be getting along to the Mistress of Enchantments. Using Ms. Sterling's FAVOR, Roll +CUNNING(+2) (+2 Cunning, +2 FAVOR, -2 MODERATE GOAL) to attempt to ACHIEVE YOUR GOAL.
• Anything once, eh? Take Master Elbegast up on his offer. Roll +DILIGENCE(+2) to HAVE SEX with him, and on a 10+, he grants a FAVOR that you can apply to ACHIEVE YOUR GOAL with Ms. Sterling, or hold for later; on a 7-9, use STAMINA to avoid a CONSEQUENCE. Note that per TeratonArm, Eric is "for reference, pretty much heterosexual", so this would be a little stretch for his character.
• No thank you, but a test might be in order. Roll +DILIGENCE(+2) to ENCOUNTER Nadia and ask if she's willing to help you test the ring. If Nadia is willing, roll +DILIGENCE(+2) to HAVE SEX with her.

You have 0 XP, Ambition -1, Bravery +1, Cunning +2, Diligence +2.

Miss Wormwood the nurse owes you a FAVOR for your donations of seed.

You are in PATERNITY. Treat Ms. Sterling as a FRIEND (your assigned tutor vs. wild magic; +2 to ENCOUNTER) and as a HANGER-ON (-1 to rolls vs. Ms. Sterling, you may have to DEAL WITH YOUR HANGER-ON). Ms. Sterling owes you a FAVOR.