He declined; there must be a way

"No, I have to at least try," Esau said with determination, "you won't tempt me just yet."

Naamah harumpfed, but then smiled coyly, her breath still recovering from the orgasm. "You know, I should be more annoyed, but I like a stubborn man sometimes. It gets me so hot and bothered."

"So as my familiar, you have to do or say anything I want, right?"

"To a point, but sure."

"So you'll help me get to this portal?"

She shrugged. "I suppose."

He took a bit of bread and a wineskin, and put them in his pockets for later. "Then lets go."

"Are you sure I can't change your mind about staying here? It'll be fun, and I'll make you feel good..."

"I don't doubt that, but I would rather get back home."

She sighed. "You just make me want you more you know."

They left the celebrations without bringing attention to themselves, and soon Esau was back on the path to the keep, now with a companion, though he wasn't sure how much exactly he could trust her. He kept an eye on her. She just smiled whenever she caught him peeking at her. Her body bounced with every step, almost as if she was emphesising it. It would take all his willpower to reach his goal without doing something foolish.

"So master, I'm curious. Why did you and your bitch of a mother summon me in the first place?" Naamah said, breaking the silence.

"Don't call her a bitch, please. She's my mother."

"But she's so bossy, not to mention she was willing to give you up without a second thought."

"I know, I know, she's... not that nice sometimes," he sighed, "but still, I'd prefer if you didn't."

Naamah shrugged. "Alright, I won't. Master."

"Don't call me master either. It's weird. You make it sound like a sex thing."

"Oh, it most certainly IS a sex thing! But fine, as you wish."

"But to answer your question, I suppose I don't really know exactly. I guess she just wanted to know hell's secrets, but I don't know if that's the whole truth."

"She is a Queen, of course she's power hungry," she nodded.

"Not all queens and kings are power hungry."

"All the kings and queens I've seen are," she snickered.

He grimaced.

"Oh, you look so cute with that face. Mmm, you sure you don't want to-"

"I'm sure," he interrupted her, "don't ask me again."

"But it's in my nature!"

"Well then at least tone it down a little."

"Fine fine. You sure are a hardass. You're lucky I like being bossed around."

They walked for quite a bit before taking a break. Esau rested on a rock, while Naamah sat opposite him on her knees, her hands on her lap.

"What's it like being a demon?"

"Hm?"

"I mean like... I don't get many opportunities to talk to a demon like this," Esau thought for a second, trying to put his thoughts into words, "you were human at some point. How does it feel to be... not human?"

"It's great being a demon."

"You're not lying to me are you Naamah?"

"I'm not lying, really."

"That's... that's not really the answer I was expecting."

She chuckled. "It's great being a demon, not having to worry about whether you're doing the right thing or not, not to mention I feel like I'm orgasming almost all the time. But living in hell? Not as great."

"You all seemed like you were having a good time back there."

"Oh it's true, it's not all suffering. It's all the more cruel though. The damnation is more unbearable when it's broken up by celebrations and merriment."

"Ah, like going back to school after vacation."

"Not even close to the same level, but yes, I suppose it is kind of like that."

"I see. That is interesting." He stroked his chin, humming. "Hell doesn't seem as bad as I expected from what I've seen of it."

"Oh you'll find out how bad it can get when you stick around, you'll see," she paused, her eyes becoming melancholy, "but for me, I suppose doing it with the other Lilin, my brothers and sisters, it's bearable. Maybe that's the point of why we're here in the first place."

Esau took a sip from the wineskin. Even though he couldn't trust her completely, he got a feeling that, being a demon aside, she talked to him like an equal would; open heartedly. He wasn't sure why, but it felt refreshing. Being a prince, he thought, nobody really talked to him like this.

"So Naamah, what did you do to land in this place?" He interrupted her before she could speak with an addendum. "...I uh, didn't mean to say your name and **** you to tell me. You don't have to if you don't want to."

"I like guys who are gentlemen," she chuckled, before growing quiet and serious, "I guess it's been so long I hardly remember. We're talking a very long time, millennia. I think... I think I killed someone over a lovers quarrel. Heh, I got cheated on I think, and I killed them, I killed them both. Seems silly to me now... can't even remember their faces..."

She grew wistfull, and she looked into the horizon, before snapping back. "Oh and I mean, I also lied, cheated, and acted like a massive slut. There's that too."

"Right."

"Well I said mine, so how about you tell me something personal this time. What's the biggest sin you've done?"

"Biggest sin?"

"Yeah! Nobody leads a blameless life, and that's especially true for a prince. What's the thing you've done most likely to land you in here?"

He pondered for a moment, blushing. "Ah well, it's embarrassing..."

"Oh come on, I said mine."

"I guess telling you would be okay," he gulped, "I might have... thought about my uh, mother while... you know..."

"Masturbating?!"

"Y-yeah."

She snorted, falling over to the ground laughing. When she got up she was wiping tears from her eyes. "Oh man, I've been around rapists and adulterers for so long... sorry, I was caught off guard, hee-hee..." She sat back on her knees. "That's really your biggest sin? Everybody thinks about their mothers while masturbating at least once or twice in their life, it's nothing to be ashamed of. If anything it's kind of cute."

"I never thought I'd feel bad about not sinning more," he laughed awkwardly, "but I do kind of feel reassured. Thanks."

She grinned as an idea popped into her head. "You know... if you commanded me to do so, I could make myself look like her."

"Come on, I said to knock it off."

"No, but think about it. It wouldn't be a sin since I'm not your mother, and then you could do the things you've always wanted to do with her... to do TO her. Perhaps even... put her in her place?"

Esau couldn't help himself. His legs shuffled, but he couldn't hide it from her; he was getting half hard from just thinking about it.

"You really can do that?"

"Come on, I'm a Lilin, a succubus! That's what I do! And alright, usually I do it to suck people's souls out, but since you're my master I'll make an exception. I just really like fucking, regardless whether it's my job or not."

"I don't know..."