Understanding the events that happened. The perception of what happened is different for each of the two rabbit-girls.

After the events that happened, Aurora and Sage were accompanied by local inhabitants to the exit of the Meram settlement.

To Aurora's surprise, the local inhabitants returned the weapons to the two rabbit-girls without any discontent.

Twin semiautomatic pistols.

Portable handheld rocket launcher.

All of this was returned to the owners.

This fact even surprised Aurora a little. After all, her weapon - a portable handheld rocket launcher - is a powerful and rare example of ancient technology.

Therefore, she expected that these persons would at least try to bargain and exchange her powerful weapon for something. Of course, she would still give a negative answer to this. But, in reality, they simply returned her weapon to her.

No attempts to steal. No attempts to buy or barter.

This circumstance only confirmed Aurora's positive impression of the inhabitants of the Meram settlement.

And what did Sage look like after the... "extraordinary" events that had taken place?

Her clothes were returned immediately after the ritual.

She met Aurora a couple of hours after the ritual. Therefore, the effect of the substances that had clouded Sage's mind was practically reduced to a minimum.

The hallucinations had disappeared...

Only a quiet, strange, polyphonic whisper in her head sometimes hinted at what had happened.

Sage's face looked as if she had recently experienced **** nervous tension. The whites of her eyes were reddened by burst blood vessels. Tousled fur. A nervous tic.

And one more thing: Sage's body smelled strongly.

The aroma of a mixture of sweat and sperm.

Aurora immediately felt this smell. However, she did not ask Sage in detail about what had happened to her. Aurora's thoughts: "I see... That slutty bitch Sage used her slutty body again to negotiate more favorable trade relations. This was expected... That whore had already done something similar in Burnsyde. Here, judging by the smell. she was fucked by a whole group of persons... However, I don't care - if that slut is not capable of anything other than trading her slutty holes, then so be it..."

So, Aurora limited herself to superficial questions regarding the fulfillment of their assignment to establish diplomatic and trade relations with this settlement.

Sage answered briefly and hid all the details of what had happened to her.

Such secrecy was explained not only by fear (the last phrases of Naomi after the end of the ritual: “Remember the need to preserve the Sacred Secret! The essence of our Faith can be revealed only to those who look like they are potentially ready to accept true Freedom… Knowledge is too valuable – it can only be received by those who will be followers of the true Faith! Seekers… Only those in whose souls there are sprouts of the Dark Ascension… You have been granted true Freedom… But if you betray the Faith in the Luminous Overlord – an extremely painful and tragic fate awaits you!”).

In addition to the logical fears for her life and health, Sage's consciousness was engulfed in a storm of conflicting feelings.

Anger at those who sent her on this dangerous mission (her thoughts: "chief-researcher Zephyr... Elder Rynok... They are in comfort and safety, while I am **** to risk my health and life!").

Resentment and indignation due to unfair treatment (the arrogant and disdainful look of Aurora only confirms this feeling).

Echoes of all-consuming voluptuous pleasure from a frantic sex orgy.

Sage thought: "Why the fuck should I feel ashamed and justify myself because I like to communicate with new people?! Let all the hypocritical shit-eaters like Aurora go to hell! Yes! Sex gives me pleasure and I am not going to limit myself and suffer because of inappropriate guilt! Facts that concerns my personality - this should not bother anyone else! Fuck all the hypocrites!"

Sage became convinced that she had to hide her connection to this strange cult.

In addition, Sage experienced some internal psychological changes...

Words of Naomi.

Nervous shock.

Her own thoughts.

All these factors pushed the consciousness of Sage to become more individualistic, more voluptuous and more selfish.

So, after the events that took place, the psychological alienation between Sage and Aurora only increased.