Iris gets her more tea

Victoria walked down the halls, reinvigorated. Natalia’s workout had lifted her spirits and relaxed her body. Not to mention, the sight of so many beautiful women doing poses in sweaty bikinis was bound to make most people’s days improve. Speaking of which, didn't the new girl say something like that, too? Whatever happened to her after that?

“Lady of the Night! You are not gonna believe what happened!” Iris came running in her direction, her dark braid swishing wildly behind her in her hurry.

Someone using her full title? People didn’t really use it except when addressing the Lady of the Night formally, or when something monumental happens. What the hell could have happened?

“What is it, Iris? Is everything ok?” Victoria asked, worried.

“Everything is better than ok!” Iris excitedly answered. “Rosemary contacted a goddess! She got Lilian’s goddess to speak to us as plainly as you and I are speaking right now. And she said we are all sexy!”

Alarm bells rang inside Victoria’s head. That last part didn’t make much sense, but this new girl was contacting gods that easily?! She was a much more powerful diviner than Victoria had given her credit for. Oh Master, who in the hells did you invite into our midst?

“Oh, really?” Victoria answered, trying to keep her composure and not let her nerves show. “And what did this goddess say?”

“Oh, Master had Rosemary ask the goddess of beauty if she found Rosemary sexy. Ya know, because of her self doubt earlier." Iris answered with stars in her eyes, still impressed by the wizard’s spectacular feat.

Right, because having insecurities about your body is a completely valid reason to summon a god for a 1 on 1 chat. Victoria thought to herself.

“And the goddess said she was!” Iris continued her excited rant. “Not only that, but she said everyone in the property is sexy. And that includes you too, my Lady.” The florist smiled at Victoria while playing with her big braid. “She also said she was going to bless this property, isn’t that awesome?”

Even myself? Suddenly it was very important for Victoria to check how much of her breasts she was showing and if they were being propped up well by her bikini uniform. Wait, why am I even doing this?!

“And did something else happen, sister?” The librarian asked, fishing for more clues on Rosemary. “... besides the literal goddess coming down from the heavens?” It sounded so ridiculous once she put things like that.

“Well, Rosemary seemed weirdly interested in brewing an anti-charm potion?” Iris answered, her interest greatly diminished, now that they were no longer talking about a literal goddess. “She said there isn’t really a big market for them. But then why is she so focused on brewing them before any other potion?”

A chill ran down Victoria’s spine. So her suspicions were true. The new girl really knew about their situation. She had probably deduced it, same as Victoria also had when she first arrived.

“N-no reason!” The Lady of the Night responded, her voice one or two octaves higher than she intended. “These potions are probably just a big hit in bars and taverns. You know, the classic anti-date-**** ****! I think she believes we can sell some to pay for our stay when we go and stay in a tavern in town. She probably forgot our Master is super loaded hahahaha…”

“You know what? That makes complete sense.” Iris said, tapping her chin as she pondered Victoria’s words. “You are so smart, my Lady!”

“Right, right…” Victoria came down from her scare as she realized Iris agreed with what she said. The florist probably didn’t even suspect any danger to their lifestyle was afoot. “Tell me, do you know where Celeste could be? I need to talk with her about something.”

“Oh, I believe she went with Lilian and Rosemary towards the baths.”

Great, that wasn’t far. Celeste was probably the only other **** besides Victoria who knew for a fact they were all charmed. And, like Victoria, she would do everything in her power to keep things as they were. It was a good thing she was the head maid and had the most authority amongst the girls, not to mention how great she could be at subtle manipulations. Victoria shuddered to think how terrifying Celeste could be as an enemy.

“Thank you, Iris. If you don’t mind, I have to get going, this is kind of an important matter that I have to discuss.” Victoria was already walking away as she talked. Hopefully Celeste had had a chance to pry more into Rosemary’s whole deal and found some new information she could share with her Lady.

“Of course, my Lady. Have a good talk. And a good bath!” Iris waved her away.

And so, the Lady of the Night walked with renewed purpose and increasing worry towards the baths.