a Hint before the Evening

(Felicia POV)

This first day had been rich in learning. Felicia had toured the island, chatting with the other members of the harem. This had enabled her to check that she could walk properly with her breasts. Surprisingly, yes. True, they moved in all directions, and were heavy, very heavy. But she could walk and it wasn't painful.

The discussions had been active, even if Felicia hadn't contributed much. They'd split up into a small group after lunch and Eric had taken her by the hand, telling her that he had to talk to her. And now they were on the beach and Eric was looking straight at her. He had that in common with his brother. He looked people in the eye for all that it didn't feel like it was exactly for the same purpose.

_"Thank you for agreeing to talk with me," _began Eric.

"There's nothing to worry about. What did you want to talk to me about?" asked Felicia even though she had an idea.

"We're sleeping tonight with Leo. I was wondering if you had any plans," said Eric.

So she was right. Let's see what he had in mind.

"No, I have no plans," Felicia replied summarily. It was better to say as little as possible.

_"I see. In that case, there's one question that remains unanswered. Do you want to have sex with Leo?" _asked Eric.

Eric asked. But he wasn't supposed to be intelligent. Why was he asking such a stupid question? Felicia decided to calm down and answer diplomatically.

"No I'm not planning on having sex with Leo tonight," Felicia replied.

"Good, because I'm not planning to have sex with Leo either. It would have been problematic if any of us had wanted to get to know Leo in the biblical sense," said Eric.

Oh so he had enough culture to know that expression. At least he had no intention of committing ****. Besides, was it homosexuality if he slept with Leo in his girl form? Not that she was homophobic, no, no, no. God said we should love our neighbors. Certainly some practices were unnatural. God would judge. Anyway, it wasn't as if Eric had done anything with Leo.

"So what do you have planned? I guess you've got something in mind," said Felicia, who had realized that Eric was the kind of person who always had a plan.

"I thought we could play some board games or video games with Leo and then have a little chat," said Eric.

"I see." replied Felicia.

Eric's proposal was a good one. She was supposed to have a board game night with Leo this week anyway, so she might as well stick to that schedule.

"However, I was wondering if you'd be willing to help me with the secrets problem," said Eric.

Oh, so that's what he was getting at. Indeed it was understandable, he wanted to avoid any further punishment. Now the question was whether he just wanted her to tell him her secret or whether there was something else.

"And how would you like me to help you?" she asked.

Eric seemed surprised by this answer. No doubt he'd been expecting rejection or, on the contrary, frank and direct acceptance. He thought for a few seconds before answering.

"I don't suppose you intend to tell me your secret. And I imagine the same will be true of the others. Of course I can try to guess on my own, but then my chances of success will be almost nil. So I was wondering if you'd be willing to give me a hint so that I might have a chance of guessing your secret," said Eric.

He wanted a hint. Now that was intriguing. Felicia hadn't considered this scenario.

"Isn't it fair to give me a chance not to suffer further punishment? God willing I'll find it with your clue and if not I won't and I'll be punished. Let's leave that decision to God," Eric said.

And he chose to speak religiously and divinely. Felicia wasn't stupid. She knew he was trying to manipulate her. But on the other hand, his arguments weren't without meaning. All right, then, if he wanted a clue. He'd get a hint, but nothing more.

"I understand. I understand. My clue is that my secret is linked to my relationship with God," said Felicia.

The look on Eric's face when he heard this almost made Felicia explode with laughter. Almost. The clue she'd given was so vague that it would really take divine intervention for him to figure it out.

"Thanks, Felicia. I tried to work it out..." said Eric, who really did look dejected.

He couldn't really get annoyed or offended, otherwise he'd lose almost all chance of her helping him. He knew it, and it pissed him off.

_"I'll leave you to it. I need some time alone to think. We'll meet at 7pm outside Leo's room. Is that okay with you?" _asked Eric.

_"Sure, no worries. I'll be there," _replied Felicia.

With that, Eric walked away, leaving her alone. Lacking a real plan, Felicia decided to wander. God would decide where she went. After nearly twenty minutes of wandering, Felicia arrived at a fountain where Maria and Olivia were standing. The two sisters seemed to be deep in conversation. Olivia noticed her arrival and greeted her.

"Hi, did it go well with Eric?" asked Olivia.

"Yes, we discussed the evening ahead with Leo," replied Felicia.

"How was your first day here?" asked Maria.

Felicia wasn't sure how to answer this question. Nothing significant had happened. Fortunately, Olivia answered for her.

"I don't think anything really significant has happened yet to form a real opinion. Maybe Felicia will have an opinion after tonight," Olivia said.

"Ah yes, you'll be sleeping with the Master tonight! Are you planning to fuck him?" said Maria, smiling.

Felicia bugga'd at this. How could someone be so innocent and vulgar at the same time?

"Maria!" exclaimed Olivia.

_"What? Isn't that the point of this show?" _asked Maria, whose tone of voice really begged the question.

"Yes, it is, but that's no reason to be so accommodating. Felicia has the right to choose who she has sex with. It's not up to an inter-dimensional pornographic show to impose it on her." says Olivia

"Ah yes, I see. First the Master has to seduce her, take her to dinner and then they'll turn it down" says Maria.

"No!" exclaimed Olivia, who looked more tired than exasperated.

Felicia expected Olivia to go into a long explanation, but the spy didn't seem to have the motivation. So Felicia decided to answer for her.

"Relationships between human beings are more complicated than that, Maria. First of all, I have no desire to have sexual relations with Leo. I'm not in love with him and we're not married," says Felicia.

"Can't you have sex without being in love?" wondered Maria.

"It's possible, but it's not desirable. Sexual relations between a man and a woman are there to prove to God the strength of the feelings that unite them. And if those feelings are strong enough, then God rewards them with the chance to have a baby." Felicia explained.

"I see. So you'll only have sex with Leo once you've fallen in love," said Maria.

Felicia sighed inwardly. This was really going to be long.

_"Sex outside of marriage is forbidden according to the church. Besides, even if I were to fall in love with Leo, which I haven't, he'd still have to fall in love with me and then we'd have to get married," _said Felicia, praying inwardly that this explanation would suit Maria.

"What she means is that all this takes time and we mustn't confuse speed with haste," said Olivia.

"Ah yes, so it's like a horse, if you make it run too hard at the start, it doesn't have enough energy left at the end." said Maria.

Was her whole understanding of life really based on horse-riding? Whatever it was, at least she understood.

"So what are you going to do tonight? I don't suppose Eric wants to sleep with his brother. Besides, I don't see Leo agreeing to it," Olivia said.

_"We're planning a board game night," _says Felicia.

_"Are you going to play Parcheesi?" _asked Maria.

Seriously, it was a joke. Was there nothing but horses in his mind? He really had to stop, it was becoming a caricature.

"I often play board games with Leo and we enjoy other board games such as Kamisado," said Felicia.

"Kami-what?" says Maria.

"Kamisado is a strategy board game like Connect Four or chess," explained Olivia.

"Oh. I don't really like that kind of game but I'm sure it's great and if you like playing those games then play. No one should be deprived of their hobbies." said Maria

"Anyway on a more serious note, I'd advise you to be careful with Eric. I've been told to watch out for him," says Olivia.

_"Ah yes, the angel. He's a strange one. He's got a fake smile. It's as if he's hiding what he's thinking or feeling." _said Maria.

Well, Maria probably wasn't the smartest, but at least she had instinct.

"Don't worry, I don't trust him. He tried to steal my secret earlier." Said Felicia as she began to recount all her interactions with Eric.