Cucumbers brought terror.

She felt every beat of her heart, and time seemed to slow. Jom's mouth opened again, and although she didn't know why, at his words, her day became even more of a nightmare.

"They're fresh Cucumbers," spoke Jom.

Alora's mouth opened wide. Even though she was fast enough to cover it, the sound still burst through. Her thighs pushed together, and she slid down the wall with a face of fear and absolute pleasure. A shocking sensation caused her head to tilt back, and her toes to curl up. Her entire body tensed. The sound of her moan filled the inn's small bar, and the few patrons looked over to see her on the floor, trembling with her mouth agape.

In front of everyone, she came.

Coincidentally, Lito walked into the room immediately after, and his ears definitely picked up the sound. He hurried over and tried to help her up, even if he was shorter than her.

"Are you okay, Alora?" he asked. "Relax."

"L-Let's go to our room, please," she spoke through deep exhales and trembling inhales.

"Of course. Sorry about that, everyone. She hasn't been feeling well. I've got it covered."

Beads of wetness trickled down her legs. She hoped to all of the gods that nobody noticed. Slowly, and alongside Lito, she made it to their room and he closed the door behind them. The only other figure inside was the golem. Out of energy, she flopped back onto the bed, not at all caring about her state of dress due to the command spoken previously.

While she laid, he stepped up to her wrist, and performed the tricky (though only for those who don't know) procedure of removing the bracelet. Then he slid it into his pocket.

"Oh right... I forgot I still had that," she mumbled.

I've put this girl through enough. By accident mostly, but not entirely. I don't think I can do more. It's not right. And I've made quite a lot of coin, so it's a start, Lito thought. I don't want to be cruel. Not like... that one woman.

"Hey uh, Alora? I think you should head back to the Reach tomorrow and rest up. It works out perfectly, because some important business things came up, and I should take care of them. But I didn't forget all the work you did today. Here."

From inside the golem, he pulled out a large sack of money. "Your payment," he added.

She sat up and her eyes practically turned to gold at the mass of the bag. "Wow. All I did was stand around and look cute! Well, besides some weird stuff after we were done..."

I feel bad that I didn't tell her the truth, but I can't afford to butcher my reputation to another noble. Enjoy. That was more than I was originally going to pay you. Maybe next time we meet, I'll be the most successful person in Kryta.

Alternate Sequence!

You've reached a point in the story where you can take more than one path to reach the destination. At any time, feel free to return to this point to try something else. There aren't many of these in this story, given it's more of a series of liner tales instead of a game. Read the following options, and make your decision.

A: Continue following Alora, where she may finally find somebody to love.

B: Continue following Lito, where he enacts his ****.