Break the Curse!

"...help me break a curse."

"What?" Grimm asked. "Break a curse? What kind of curse?"

"A curse of a very personal nature," Reese said. "Let me put it this way: I have been very, umm... frustrated for the last few months."

"Why, banditry not working out for you?"

"Not that kind of --" Reese ran a hair through her hair. "Listen, it's like... I haven't felt as... fulfilled lately. Not as much as I used to."

"Maybe you should find another line of work."

"No, you... ughhh," Reese growled. She sighed. "I can't cum, okay? I got all cursed and now I can't cum. I haven't in months."

"Oh," Grimm said. "That sounds awful, actually."

"It is!" Reese said, throwing her arms out to her sides. "And it gets worse."

"How?"

"I don't know why, but ever since I was cursed, I can't... you know. Release milk."

Grimm raised an eyebrow. "Really?"

"Really! And everyone I've recruited to break it has failed or run off on me." She loomed over him. "Being cursed fucking sucks, Grimm." Her glasses were slipping down the bridge of her nose. "I'm uncomfortable and unsatisfied all the time. My udders fucking ache!"

"So what do you want me to do?" Grimm asked. "'Cause I'm already on a quest, and if this takes a long time --"

"I'm willing to pay. Or give you supplies, or whatever you need."

Grimm raised an eyebrow. "Really?"

"I'm fucking desperate, dude." Reese sighed.

Grimm looked at his captors. They all looked uncharacteristically serious. Heartbroken, even. Did Reese mean that much to her henchwomen? Dammit. _I'm getting soft, _Grimm thought. He took a long pause.

"What do I have to do?" Grimm asked with a sigh.

Reese crossed her arms beneath her breasts, causing her thick black nipples to point directly at Grimm. "Basically, I need you to retrieve a rare herb from a sacred spring."

"That doesn't sound too bad. Why do you need me for that?"

"Only men can enter the spring."

"Couldn't you just hire somebody, then?"

Reese shook her head. "It has to be a bull. Don't ask me why; it's a dumb magic thing. And before you ask, we kidnapped you because I couldn't risk you saying no." She paused. "Actually, I don't like the sound of 'kidnapping.' Maybe I should say 'aggressively recruited.'"

Grimm sighed. "So I have to go to this spring, get the herb, bring it back, and then you'll let me go?"

"Yep!" Reese replied. "Oh, and I also need you to return a sacred object to the spring."

"Why?"

"It's kinda what got me cursed."

"You stole it?"

"I'm a bandit. It's kind of my thing."

Grimm thought for a moment. "Fine," he said, "I'll do it."

Reese grinned and clapped her hands together. "Yay! Thank you so much, Grimm."

"Don't mention it," he replied. "By the way... how do you know my name?"

"I have scouts," Reese said nonchalantly. "Gotta be on the lookout for new sources of revenue, stuff like that."

"Huh."

"Yep. So! Quest! Or, I guess in your case... side quest? Anyway, I'll give you the artifact and a map and we'll get this whole curse thing over and done with." Reese giggled with glee.

"Wait," Grimm said. "How far away is this spring?"

"Not very. Just a few miles." Reese thought for a moment, putting a finger to her chin. "Oh, I forgot to mention something."

"What?"

"You have to be purified before you can enter the spring. Again, it's a dumb magic thing."

"Purified?"

"Yeah, it's a whole thing. Rituals, libations, etc. I mean, it's not a big deal. Don't worry, I'll make sure it all gets done."

"Great..." Grimm said, looking to the side. "By the way, can you get me out of these ropes? I've already said I'll do it."

"Oh!" Reese exclaimed. "So sorry." She gestured at the kidnappers, who promptly placed Grimm on the ground. Lennox took the knife and cut him free. Grimm stood up, rubbing where the ropes had been.

"Thanks," he said, stretching. "When do you want me to set out?"

"Ideally you would leave minutes after you agreed to do it, but that's not an option." Reese sighed. "With the ritual and everything, you won't be able to leave until tomorrow."

"Think you can wait that long?" Grimm snarked.

Reese gave him a dirty look. "Not cool!" She sighed. "But I have to. You, on the other hand, are gonna have some fun tonight." She giggled and winked. "So I hope you've got a lot of energy. It's gonna be a long night."

"What does that mean?"

"You'll see! In the meantime, Tats and Buttercup can you show to your room." She grinned. "See you later, Grimm."

With that, Tats and Buttercup led Grimm to his room.