For Aurora's sake, wake up!

"Uhm... Theo?" A soft voice gently wakes you up.

"Whu-wha-whu." You stumble over your words, regaining your senses. Your head is resting over the centaur's shoulder, your arms wrapped around her soft, small stomach and your body pressed against the backside of her human-looking upper part. "S-sorry." You embarrassedly say, letting go of her and shifting backward.

It's night-time around you now, seems like your nap lasted for a good bunch of hours. Caroline stands still, on the side of the dirt road, looking back at you over her shoulder. "It's okay! I'm glad you had a nice sleep." She says, hands clasped on her front. "We should set up camp, the Capital is fairly close but it's dangerous to go through this path when it's so dark. I think we will reach the city tomorrow!"

"That's great." You say, sliding down from her back, stretching your legs with a groan. "Come on. Let's go find a good spot, I will make the fire."

...

You and Caroline sit around the small campfire ...Well, you are the one sitting. Caroline's equine lower half lays on its side over the ground as her human part stands straight. A somewhat awkward position but not one that seems uncomfortable. The reddish flame of the bonfire warms and illuminates the both of you. You toss some thin branches over it, they quickly burn down and fuel the fire.

"Do you want me to keep telling you about Aurora, Theo?" The centaur smiles, big blue eyes looking at you. "What is the last thing you heard before falling asleep? I can continue from there!"

You can't avoid laughing. "I think I could take a rest from hearing about Aurora right now, Caroline." You say, getting the supply filled satchel that Gina prepared for you off your shoulder and resting it over your lap. "You really like talking about her, huh?"

"Uh-huh!" She exclaims, quickly nodding her head up and down. "I memorized almost every page of her holy book! I recite them to myself when I'm bored."

...You don't want to know how many pages that book must have. You just smirk at her, opening the bag on your lap and searching inside it. Caroline looks with attention as you pull out some salty beef jerky wrapped in a white handkerchief. "...Do you want some? I have way more than I need packed in here." You politely say as the girl's gaze hungrily traces through the food on your hand.

"N-no, no, thank you, but I can't. I lost my supplies when I started this trip, those supplies were kindly given to me by the church and now they are rotting somewhere because of my carelessness. As a punishment, I'm not able to eat anything until I go back and apologize to the sisters." She determinedly speaks.

"...Who gave you that punishment?"

"Oh, I gave it to myself. Aurora really frowns on the waste of food, it's written on the page twenty-six of her holy book. She-"

"I have some candy too." You smile, taking out a little brown sack filled of sugary treats out of your satchel and showing it to Caroline.

"...C-candy? ...I love candy..." She softly mumbles.

"You can have it... But only after eating some of this." You grab another piece of wrapped meat, handing it to Caroline. Big amused grin on your face.

"B-but... Mother Aurora..."

"I don't think she would want you to starve, Caroline. Eat up."

Caroline whimpers, eyes darting between you and the food on your hand. After a few seconds she hesitantly grabs it, sighing and giving it a guilty little bite. "Aurora is going to be angry at me..." She murmurs while chewing.

"But, hey... you got candy!" You chuckle, tossing the small bag of sweets towards her direction, hungrily eating your own piece of food.

...

Caroline, despite her ambivalent expression, keeps voraciously sticking the sugary treats inside her mouth. Closing her eyes and taking a second to enjoy the feeling of them pressed against her taste buds. "This is delicious..." She mumbles with her mouth full. "I haven't eaten candy in so long..."

"Enjoy." You smile, looking at her from your lying position, relaxing on the ground, resting your head over your soft satchel.

The centaur chews on the sweets and swallows them, the guilty look still on her face. "I will have to apologize a lot to the sisters when I return..." She sighs, enjoying the last piece of candy left in the little bag. She stays silent for a few seconds before standing up and taking a few steps away from the campfire, looking up at the big, shiny moon. "...Do you want to pray with me, Theo?" She looks back at you with a small gentle smile, pretty face illuminated by the blueish moonlight.

"Sure, why not." You stand up and walk next to her. "But I don't know how."

"It's easy! Just relax, empty your mind and move your hands together like this..." She explains, confidently pressing one palm against the other and closing her eyes. You mimic her. "...Now, accept Aurora's purity inside you. She still loves you, no matter how corrupted your soul is."

You both silently pray, after a few seconds Caroline opens her mouth to softly whisper: "I'm going to also apologize to her for my actions. If you want to say something to Aurora, now it's your chance. She is listening." Before returning to complete silence.

Is that so? Despite not being convinced about the existence of this goddess, and despite being the contrary of almost everything she preaches... you still decide to ask her to protect the girls. Hope they are okay...

A few more minutes pass and the two of you finish your prayers. A big, relieved smile on your centaur friend's face. "Did you feel it? Did you feel how her light cleansed your soul? I always do when I talk to her, it's so refreshing!" Caroline excitedly talks.

"Y-yeah, I think I did." You lie. "...has Aurora ever replied to you?"

"Uh... no... but she always listens! Some sisters say they can even hear her voice when they pray! I hope someday I can hear too."

"I'm sure you will. You must be the most devout person I've ever known." You say, stifling a yawn. "We should go to sleep now, don't you think?"

"Uh-huh! I'm a bit sleepy after eating so much candy..."

You make your way back to the campfire, Caroline rest on her side over the grass and you lay on your back, using your satchel as a pillow. "Night."

"Goodnight, Theo! Have sweet dreams."

You find yourself sitting over some kind of stool on a dark, undetermined place. Lola sits over your right leg, naked, playfully kissing and licking on your neck as she rubs that warm, soft succubi cunt against your thigh, leaving behind a trail of sticky, glistening juices.

At your left side stands Agis, also naked, grabbing one of your arms and gently caressing it with her small hands as she eagerly sucks on your index finger, big green eyes locked on yours.

You hear rapid footsteps behind you, a figure quickly clinging to your back and wrapping its arms around your torso. Based on the small, perky bare breasts pressed against your backside, you can deduce this figure is your little sis, Mathilda. She sighs contently as she holds you close, eagerly massaging your back with her nubile bosom.

You smile happily as the remaining three girls of your harem walk close, Maggie, Rhea and Kara. All completely naked, sloppy messes between their legs. "Gods... I missed you all so mu- Ouch!"

Your beautiful dream is rudely interrupted by a swift kick to the side of your body. You quickly open your eyes with a little gasp of surprise. Looking down at you there is a shadowy man, pointing at your face with a charged crossbow. Brown leather armor covering his lean body, black bandana hiding the lower part of his face, you can only see his scruffy hair, tired eyes and thick, furrowed brows. "I was having such a fine dream..." You sigh.

It's day-time again. Caroline stands close, a rather nervous look on her face, seems like she was the first one that the thief woke up. You doubt he was able to find something to steal yet...

"Very funny. Empty your fucking pockets, now." He grunts in his raspy voice.

Still lying on your back, you slide your hands into your pockets, finding them unsurprisingly empty. "I don't have anything in them..." You say.

"Mister, can I have a word with you?" Caroline sweetly asks, rubbing her hands together, her front hooves anxiously tapping on the ground. "It's not too late. You can still save your soul and destroy the corruption dwelling inside it!"

"Shut up, titty horse." The bandit huffs without even looking at her, still pointing his weapon down at you. "...Well, give me your boots, then. And that sword. And that nice bag behind your head. Hurry up!" He orders, kicking the side of your body again.

"...Mister, please listen to me. I'm a missionary from the church of Aurora, I can help you-!"

"Aurora? Wait, I know that name!" He angrily says, looking back to the centaur. "My cousin joined that little sect of yours and he's been acting like a pathetic piece of shit ever since."

"Oh, it's not a sect." She says with a polite smile on her face. "It's an official religion. We-"

"Oh fuck you! You guys brainwashed my cousin! He gave so much fucking gold to that church, it's ridiculous. What the hell did you motherfuckers do to him?!" He shouts, now pointing the crossbow towards your equine companion, turning his back at you...

"Y-you don't have to swear so much, sir..." She fearfully stammers, her smile dropping as the sharp bolt of the crossbow looks her way. "O-our church persists thanks to the donations it receives, I'm happy your cousin decided to support-"

"Listen bitch, I'm going to shoot one of those fat tits of yours if you keep talking nonsense. Shut the hell up and hear my words." ...You slowly move up on your feet, walking behind the bandit as silently as you can... "You are going to return every piece of gold that my cousin and any other fool have lost on your sect. You better- Hey!"

You firmly grab the man's hand and **** him to point his weapon up at the air, then quickly stomp on the back of his knee, making his posture break. The thief groans in pain, his body going down, Caroline gasps and covers her mouth with both of her hands. You take advantage of his surprise and easily snatch the crossbow off his grip, going to the centaur's side and pointing it down at the disarmed man. You can't believe this actually worked.

"...Fuck..." The defeated robber sighs, irritatedly rubbing his leg as he sits on the ground in front of you.

"Are you okay, Caroline?"

"Y-yeah... Thank you, Theo."

You look down at the man, crossbow firmly pointing between his eyes. He doesn't look scared, just annoyed... You keep silent for a pair of seconds before deciding to walk back to your satchel, grabbing one of its straps and gruffly tossing it towards him. "You can have this. Now fuck off, and don't ever annoy this girl again."

The thief looks up at you with an arched eyebrow, bag resting on his lap. He knows better than to make some snarky comment and simply stands up, grabs the satchel and quickly walks away limping.

Once he is far gone, you stop pointing the crossbow towards his direction, letting out a relieved sigh. Well, at least you have a new weapon now. You examine the wooden mechanical bow on your hand for a few seconds before strapping it on your back.

"...Y-you did a really nice thing giving him that bag, Theo! It seems Aurora actually guides some of your actions. Thanks for protecting me." The centaur talks, still a bit shaken.

"Don't worry... I wasn't going to let him insult the purest girl in Midorn." You tease, big smile on your face.

The centaur blushes, moving her hands together and playing with her fingers. "H-heh."

"Let's get ourselves to the city, shall we?"

"Uh-huh! L-let's go." She quickly nods her head up and down, her cheeks still pinkish coloured, light blue eyes sparkling a bit.