When she finally arose from the bed she saw that the clothes Pugward had summoned for her yesterday had been lost and felt slightly guilty about it. The Last time she had seen them they had been used to cushion a threesome in the baths. To her surprise she saw fresh clothing laid out for her over the back of the chair in the room. She rolled off the bed and approached them to find a long emerald green cloak lined with golden thread along with a matching silk robe and a golden chain belt.

Next to these was a slightly more simple robe coloured black and a sash to wear about the waist for Shanti.

“Those look nice." Shanti remarked as she sat up from the bed and walked into the adjacent room to see what was making an odd bubbling noise coming from within.

Malika followed her without putting on the clothes and found a large metal bath filled with steaming water and overflowing with soapy suds.

The two lovers Looked at each other and slow smiles crossed their faces as they both realised the tub was Large enough to fit both of them inside comfortably.

“Tonight I think we should as a few of the apprentices to join us in bed Shanti, Pugward really deserves a good thank you for this." Malika remarked as she stepped over and sank into the hot water with a sigh that made Shanti's heart flutter.

“I don't think we'll have any problems finding willing guests." Shanti slid beneath the water beside her and followed Malika's sigh with a moan of delight at the feeling of the hot water.

“I know! I did not expect so many to take to him. After all he's done for me I'm more than willing to please in any way he likes but..."

Malika trailed off as she slipped her hands about Shanti to caress and make sure her lover was suitably clean.

“at first I..." Shanti was interrupted as Malika's fingers slipped between her Legs, though the sorceress’ touch was merely playful and she let Shanti continue.

“At first I wasn't too keen on the idea of him. He isn't exactly appealing to look at, or touch, or even smell for that matter. Then when he let me have you, well that certainly made me grow fonder of him." Shanti let her hands slide lazily across Malika's shoulders and around the back of her neck to pull their lips together.

After a long lazy kiss they remained cuddled together in the water.

“I suppose I was just surprised how quickly everyone seemed to turn from being terrified of him to wanting to..." Again Malika didn't finish, instead preferring to remain silent and blush slightly. After all the things the apprentices had done to Pugward, it was enough to make even a veteran whore blush.

To her surprise Shanti laughed.

“Well firstly consider that they have never really seen anything like him before. The other demons of the sorceresses? They didn't exactly seem Like ideal Lovers. I mean the gods only know how Eluria managed to fit all of Deckler up her..."

“Yes, I understand." Malika interrupted, again blushing.

“You're so beautiful when you blush Malika." Shanti observed with affectionate amusement as she stroked her fingertips affectionately across her lover's alabaster cheek. "My point is that compared to what they all were expecting to have to face, Pugward is a gift. He doesn't have any horns or spurs of bone that can dig into you, he doesn't force anyone to do anything they don't want. He also helped you free us all in the first place." Shanti explained.

“Actually he did all of that. I just summoned him." Malika stated humbly.

“Yes, you just summoned a demon so powerful he wiped out the sisterhood of Lagria without breaking a sweat. What are you just going to do today my love? Slay a few dragons? Conquer the Ithlonnii Empire?" Shanti's sarcasm was followed by a slightly self conscious laugh from Malika before the blonde haired girl continued. "What I mean is that they were grateful to him as well as you. A week ago I'd wager that most of them would have quite willingly severed two of their limbs if it meant the sisters of Lagria Leaving them alone. Indulging the imp really is the least they could do. Then when they saw him with you? Malika I wish I could give you half that much pleasure.”

"Oh Shanti, you do, really you do." Malika replied without quite realising she was lying in an effort to show Shanti just how much she meant to her.