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A Twist in the Myth

"Prince Captain Vaulix, veer to starboard, our port is in that there cove." Princess Talba shouted from the crow's nest, pointing forward to the tropical island that was ahead of them. "When we dock, Ceylon will be helping us unload the cargo, and we can have a delectable meal before starting work!"

The crew had quite the week ahead of them planned by Talba and Vaulix, a week that was intended to maximize productivity and team bonding. As Prince and Princess of the nation of Arrenthen, Talba and Vaulix had responsibilities to the crown, but they weren't so busy or important that they couldn't take a few weeks off to travel or to pursue other ventures, so they chose to take advantage of their position in a way that would benefit their people. Both of them were invested in the potions division of the castle and had been for years, which was why they had loaded up one of the royal yachts with ten of the most talented potions masters and chemists to go to a tropical resort.

Nearly every person on board had a history working with potions in the past, including both the Prince and Princess. Vaulix was a general and healer in his life before marrying Talba, so he worked with healing potions on a regular basis, while Talba was quite talented magically and had excelled at potion enchanting in her formative years. However, they were not nearly as experienced as their team.

Sachiko was a light furred dragon from Untheria, and had learned early in life that her body was rich in the ademane needed to make potions. Her skill was that she could make even the most bitter of potions taste good, for her tongue was more refined than most and she possessed immense skill in the kitchen. While her contribution may not have been as important as the enchantment or the alchemical balancing of the potions, no potion making team was complete without a 'cook'. She was happily singing by the bow as the moist sea breeze ruffled her fur.

Next to her was a tiny, furred, four-armed chimera by the name of Sapphire hurriedly jotting down information in a notebook, careful to not let the mist or splashes of the ocean water hit the paper. She had been studying potions for years, and was known to test them by sampling any she could get her hands on; in that notebook she held a comprehensive list of what ademane was best for what potion type, what worked and what didn't, and had even indulged in vore based potion making during her time working for the International Potion's Guild. After leaving the Guild upon learning of their seedy underbelly, she came to Arrenthen to study with the others at the castle under Talba and Vaulix.

Two dragons were up in the rigging, happily enjoying the feel of the ocean air filling their wings. The first of the two was Dolus, a green drake adorned with bright orange and yellow frills who had been working at the castle for years after escaping his old master. As a dragon, he was naturally flowing with ademane and had been an asset when dealing with potions meant to enhance senses or magical power, and had been so good at what he did that he was granted the top three floors of the tallest tower in the castle for his laboratory. In his time as an official employee of the crown, he had not disappointed. Though once the sole occupant of the lab, he had convinced the crown to hire underlings.

His student Jayri was the other dragon, this one blue with orange frills and glowing insides. He wasn't really a student, as Jayri was equally skilled in the art of magic enchantment and elemental as Dolus had been with potions, but Jayri was relatively new to the castle and was still learning the intricacies of how Dolus had set things up, thus making him the rookie student in this situation. Between the ademane he was able to supply and his vast knowledge and understanding of enchanting, he was an invaluable asset to the team and an eager addition above and beyond what was needed.

Back on deck were two equines, their hooves unstable on the wood so they were casually relaxing on a bench by the stern. The bright red stallion pegasus was known as Chiv, and he had been known to be susceptible to potion use; he could even reject the effects of a potion if things weren't going well. He would function as one of their prime test subjects, given his constitution and eagerness to try new things. An adventurer and baker by trade, he had been conscripted to this excursion by Talba herself, given his willingness to go on any adventure for friends, but the coin was good too.

The other equine was known as Neera, a red maned, brown furred mare. Like Chiv, she was known to be susceptible to potion use, which made her a perfect candidate to be brought along with the rest of the crew to so experimentaiton. While her motives were to help her friends in much the same way Chiv's desires drove him, there was also a lot of opportunity to further her own knowledge and understanding of the enchantments that came along with potions making. She had a history with sorcery, and knew that witnessing the creation of potions would expand her knowledge so that she too might one day be a potions master. Mostly, though, people saw her as hired muscle and a test subject.

Darting around the yacht was a red raptor with darker stripes known as Mobius, an adventurer with grand experiences using and controlling gems and magical relics. While not directly impacting the creation or enchanting of potions, he had enough experience with all sorts of magic to make him a valuable asset to the team. And, in the words of Talba, his positive attitude and eagerness to learn would have landed him on the ship either way.

Below deck was Nantangitan, a powerful dragon with a peculiar metal arm powered by potions and magic, skills he needed to learn if he was to maintain control of his limb. He was a blacksmith who worked the forge beneath the tower that Dolus used as his lab, an expert in imbuing armors with magical defenses or weapons with magical offenses. While traveling, he was in charge of watching the cargo and ensuring nothing fell out of place. His unique experiences with the advanced robotics in his arm and the relationship it had with his body made him another candidate who would greatly benefit from advances in potion sciences, and had a unique perspective on how potions affect the body.

Higher above Talba in the crows nest, perched on the very tip of the mast, was a tiny hybrid female fox moth by the name of Foxifly. While mostly fox in form, many of her features were distinctly that of an insect. She had a face like a fox and was mostly black and gray, with white fluffy fur around her neck and in stripes on her bushy tail, but that was where her vulpine features ended. She had four arms, like Sapphire, as well as compound eyes with a case of heterochromia - yellow and green - insect feet, gossamer wings, bushy antennae, and that big bushy fox tail was no tail but actually a thorax that she was able to use as storage, somehow.

She, unlike the rest of the crew, was not on board for the potions or any of the science, but was there to hang out with her friends Talba and Vaulix. Still, she seemed rather mysterious and possessed vast knowledge of potions, ademane, geography, geology, crystals, gems, chemistry, and enchanting. While she wasn't officially part of the team, she was definitely an asset and spent her time just enjoying the breeze in her wings while atop the mast.

"When shall I ignite the flare, Prince?" The final member of the crew asked Vaulix. It was Chiryn, another hybrid chimera with multi-shaded orange scales, a long tail, wavy horns, white hair, and cloven hooves. Much like Foxifly, his presence was not for the study and experimentation of the potions, but simply because he wanted to join. He was the aide to the royal family, willingly offering himself in service of the Prince and Princess on any endeavor, and this month he was invited to help the potion makers with their endeavors on the tropical island west of the Tehgolian shores.

And, much like Foxifly, he remained an enigma. Potions just didn't work on him with the intensity they were supposed to, and his body seemed immune to anything harmful, including poisons or potions. This meant that it didn't matter what they did to him, he'd rebound with ease and come back for more. On one paw, this was great for testing out deadlier potions to see if they worked or had an effect, but it also rendered him resistant in many ways so he wasn't an ideal test subject.

"Well, we don't need to launch a flare, Chiryn." Vaulix assured the chimera. "Ceylon can see us now and he's already preparing the docks for our arrival. All ashore in three minutes!" The Captain and Prince called his crew to action, bringing every member aboard the ship out from wherever they were to help with docking.

As they slid into the port, Neera and Chiv tossed the bumpers out over the side while Sachiko tossed a rope to the black and white gryphon that was on deck. That was Ceylon, the owner and operator of this port and supposedly the world leader in transformation magic. She was said to be named after the goddess of transformation herself, or at least nicknamed aptly for her ability to shift freely between many forms. Ceylon would be helping them with their potion work, keen on sharing her knowledge with the younger generation.

The yacht was very quickly docked, and a ramp was lowered from the deck to the pier so they could unload their cargo. Talba was the first one to step off the ship, having slid down the rigging to jump out onto the dock and land next to Ceylon. "So where are we taking the equipment, Cey?" She asked, saluting Ceylon with a grin.

The gryphoness glanced up the hills towards the castle atop the cliff. "Well, if you follow the path past the beach, it'll take you up to the lab. There are decks all around the building itself, and there's a huge, multiple-layered deck looking out over the ocean. Take the stuff there, set it up, and from there, you'll see a ramp leading to the dungeon."

Sapphire and Neera glanced at each other at the mention of a dungeon.

"Don't worry, I'm not imprisoning you, it just happens to be a huge well fortified area with a lot of storage space." Ceylon assured her guests. "I love getting that response. Do you need my help carrying stuff? I imagine you brought a lot of materials if you're going to be setting up a fully stocked lab for the better part of a month."

Nantang was just coming up from below deck. "Did I hear that you were expecting us to be here a month?" He leaned against the mast, and glanced around to see if anyone else had a similar response.

Ceylon shook her head. "Not that I expect it, but I've planned for it just in case. You're welcome to stay as long as you'd like; this is a tropical paradise, I can't imagine anyone will complain about being here for a few weeks. Be honest, do any of you want to go back to some old castle in the jungle?" She glanced back, only to be reminded that her home on the island was a castle surrounded by jungle. "Okay, fine. But I've got beaches too, and all the seafood you can imagine. You can't beat that!"

Talba huffed. "Stop it, Cey. This is supposed to be serious business. We have potions to enchant, research to do, and a whole lot of morale to build." She waved for Vaulix to come down off the ship as well, since they were comfortably docked and it was time to let the workers unpack their equipment.

But Vaulix wasn't ready to leave the helm. "That's why we brought them to a tropical island paradise, to get them to work harder. Have you ever enjoyed a tropical seabreeze drink and tried to work? Get real, and get your tail back up on the ship, there's equipment to unpack and it's going to take a few trips. Don't be lazy." He scolded her.

"I'm the princess, I'm allowed to be lazy." She countered with a haughty accent.

"We're not in Arrenthen anymore, now get back up here and help bring the equipment or you won't be getting any of this for the entire trip, got it?" He leaned back and pointed to his groin with a grin, only one step short of whipping out a pair of sunglasses. "I don't wanna hear any more gripes from you, bitch."

Ceylon had to stop herself from snort-laughing.

Talba sighed and lowered her head, exaggerating her disdain as she trudged up the ramp to return to the yacht's deck. "Yes sir." She conceded, then leaned into him to whisper, "But don't call me bitch again, I'm your hen-mare, got it?" After a light peck to his beak, she slipped past Nantang to go below deck, where she dutifully picked up a massive wine barrel full of ademane.

"You heard the captain, let's get some work done. Not a single one of you goes ashore without some lab equipment of some sort. And if you drop it, that'll come out of your pay." Nantang called out, commanding the crew with confidence only to be shot a look from Vaulix for daring to take control of a crew that was not his.

After a tense glare, Vaulix agreed. "What he said. Even you, Sapphire. You can carry some bags or some notebooks or something. You all know what you're capable of, so don't overdo it. The equipment is expensive and this is as much meant to be relaxing as it is work. Also, today is a free day; we won't be working in the lab, just setting it up and Ceylon has prepared a feast for us! Tally ho." After finishing his speech, he hopped down below deck, passing Talba on the stairs as she came up with the potion making material. They exchanged a grin, then continued with their work.

The others all cheered as Vaulix started work, then followed him below deck to each grab and carry out one piece of equipment to take down to the docks. Sapphire grabbed a satchel full of vials as well as a stack of books, and Chiryn did the same but also used his powerful tail to wrap around a large barrel of ademane. As the smallest, they could take the least amount, but that didn't mean they weren't carrying important pieces of lab tech.

Neera and Chiv both grabbed a side to a massive trunk that was full of expensive beakers and glass as well as the metal grills needed to heat the fluids up during the enchanting process. While the trunk wasn't heavy, it was elongated and awkward so neither could have comfortably taken it by themselves. Following them, Mobius struggled a bit with a wheeled cart full of beakers, fighting with it to help get it up the stairs. Nantang helped him, but he was on his own once he was above deck.

Dolus and Jayri both struggled to carry much, because while they were the two largest and most physically strong of the group, they were also quadrupeds and unable to carry things in the traditional sense. Jayri was capable of rearing up onto his hind legs for that, but it only ended up walking awkwardly. Seeing them have some issues, Nantang lifted up huge boxes and crates onto each of their backs, which got balanced on the wings as they headed to the docks.

Sachiko sang gently to herself as she grabbed a smaller crate, similar to the one that Neera and Chiv had taken, but half the length. She could comfortably take that on her own. Finally, after all the others had grabbed boxes and cases and crates, Foxifly hovered down into the cargo hold and used her magic to remotely lift three huge barrels and the second biggest of the trunks. With a teal cloud enveloping her load, she daintily slipped out of the ship and hovered to the beach, all while keeping the barrels and trunks levitating.

"Aw, come on!" Sapphire opined, having wished she possessed the physical magic to do the same. "One day, I'll be able to do that."

Foxifly smiled and buzzed gently, her antennae vibrating lightly. "Keep at it, Sapphire, I'm sure your skills will get better, I'm sure of it." Her voice was slightly raspy yet still high pitched, on the verge of annoying but too cute to let it bother anyone.

While the dozen crew members went in a single file down the path, Ceylon disappeared into the cargo hold to see that, in total, there was still half of the load left, including the biggest of the crates that was easily twice the size of the one Chiv and Neera had taken, a half dozen barrels of ademane, and a stack of boxed all filled with beakers and vials. She smiled and used her own vast amounts of magic to lift every barrel and box and bag out, carefully levitating them with physical magic as she backed up the stairs and onto the deck. She then spread her wings and flew over the surf, the beach, the jungles, and the cliffs to rest all of the equipment on the deck while the crew trudged up the path.

"That's totally not fair!" Mobius joked, grinning as his tail swayed out behind him. "If Ceylon was going to take everything, why do we have to carry things?"

"Because we're paying you very well for your services and you're going to earn that coin one way or another." Talba huffed, barrel on her shoulder. Given her size, it made perfect sense to have her carrying such a huge and heavy piece of cargo, yet it still seemed odd given the fact that she was in fact a princess. Her long pink blouse blew in the breeze, billowing up to let every person behind her get a view under her tail, something she noticed but didn't correct.

The trip through jungle took them down a long, wooded path with woven torches along the way, which would have looked great at night but it was still midday. Half way to the castle, at the base of the cliffs before what looked like a thousand stairs, Ceylon hovered down to magically hoist up every bit of luggage she could see, levitating them into place as she flew back to the castle. The stairs seemed to cut through the cliffs, perhaps five meters wide the entire way up with towering rock walls going straight up to the castle above them, with only torches lighting the way.

In the gryphon's wake, Talba laughed. "I wondered how much longer it would take her to take the rest." She joked, grabbing Vaulix's arm and leaning into him, speaking to the crew. "I figured you'd all drop what you had the second you saw her flying to the resort without you!"

Vaulix laughed with her, standing at the base of the steps at the opening of the cliff. "You lot are hilarious! Actually carrying the stuff after that? Well, at least I know I can trust you all to do your jobs when the time comes! Good, loyal folks who work even when they don't have to!"

"You serious? That was just a prank?" Neera asked, brushing her mane back with her hand.

"Wasn't a very good one." Chiv pitched in, but couldn't help but laugh. He and Neera had begun to get tired, and the prospect of carrying a huge trunk of heavy lab equipment was not something he expected to enjoy. "But hey, if it means that I don't have to carry shit, I'll gladly take it!"

Sapphire leapt out in front of the pack, hopping up onto the first few steps before issuing her challenge. "Race you to the top!" She said, then turned and started running, three stairs at a time. Mobius chased her, easily hopping up and keeping pace with her despite the fact that he could have passed her any time.

Collectively content, everybody else started their long journey up the steps to the castle, chatting among one another about the rather silly and awkward prank that had played on them. None of them found it funny, but it did get a chuckle from Nantang and Foxifly, who cared the least about the weight off their shoulders. Foxifly simply buzzed her

Atop the cliffs, at the entrance to the castle resort, Talba and Vaulix both stepped up onto the last rounded platform before the huge arched gate. The castle walls were a dark slate gray with emerald highlights mixed in with vines and mosses, the gates a solid five meters tall. They each pushed open a door to reveal Ceylon waiting on the other side. "Welcome to La Caralle Adolium, the Secret Resort of the gods!" Talba declared with a broad, gape-beaked grin.

On the other side, a shockingly well kept series of a dozen or more different buildings, all well kept and pristine with bright colors dotting their windows and lining their doors and eaves. Birds flew by overhead, landing on the peaks and window sills, chirping and squawking among a gentle buzz of bugs in the surrounding jungle. Every building had towers and cathedrals, with ornate stained glass portraits in them as well as archways and bridges five stories up to connect them. It was a glorious, intricately built village that looked like it could house hundreds.

Pushed out to the corners of the La Caralle Adolium plot, lie a series of pools, farms, and pastures each housing different crops or livestock, which meant that this place was meant to be filled with people, permanently. The vast difference between what the clifftops looked like from the shore and what it looked like from within the castle walls was more than a little disconcerting for some of the crew, who worried that perhaps this was all a trap or some kind. The island in its entirety was very unassuming, or so it seemed from sea level, but up on the plateau nestled within the green tropical mountains was an entire hidden city!

Dolus gawked at the city of castles. "So, is anyone else getting a distinctly prison feel from this place? Huge castles, high walls, hidden from the outside world, and what appears to be its own economy sealed off from the shore. Yep, definitely prison slavery."

Jayri shot him a look, shocked that Dolus would say such a thing but also worried that he might be right. "Come on, Talba wouldn't do that, would you?" He looked to the princess.

"I would, yeah." Talba said, completely sincere. "It's totally beneficial to my legacy and my family's history to take ten of the best and most gifted potions workers and hide them in an offshore hidden castle, slaving away making my beauty potion." When the others paused to look at her, all wide-eyed, she felt the need to clarify. "I'm kidding. I have to say, the looks upon all your faces made my day! No, I'm not here to make slaves of you, this is a modern resort so it looks a little odd compared to what you're used to. Dingy castles and a nice but not great capitol city is nice, but this is a vacation."

Ceylon spread her wings. "Let's not be silly, folks. I've got a huge buffet lined up for you all over on the south decks. It's time to eat!"

"What she said." Vaulix chimed in, giving Talba a light smack on the rump for her jest.

Nantang led the way fist pumping as his belly rumbled. "I am definitely in need of food. It's about time we get something in me. Sailing takes a lot out of a dragon when I could be flying instead!" He spread his wings wide, bumping sapphire in the process.

"Yes, I could definitely eat as well." Foxifly added, still hovering a meter off the ground, like her gossamer wings never ran out of energy.

The deck and the buffet table weren't far, less than a five minute walk for them all. As they rounded a tall pillar and another stone and emerald archway, they were presented with a single table with sixteen spots for plates around the outside. There were dozens of different dishes in the middle of the table spanning all sorts of meals that literally anyone could eat covering all five of the food groups and every course of a potential meal.

There was a platter with massive, steaming steaks on it, bowls with sliced fruits, multi-layered charcuterie stacks, cheeses, a strip of butter-poached lobster, an ice bath with shrimp, dozens of different rolls of sushi, sashimi plates, juices, wines, clams, mussels, berries, breaded chops, tempura, a massive pair of roasts with a carving blade, salads of many types, dressings, three soups, chicken wings, cakes, pies, cheesecakes, a chocolate fountain, heaps of pastas and four different sauces to mix in, and whole salmon fillets ready to be grilled on a nearby barbecue among a dozen other things they couldn't immediately see.

Every single member of the crew paused with their maws open, drooling. There really was something for everyone, whether they be carnivore, herbivore, or omnivore. Whether they liked seafood or sushi or hearty beef. No matter their religiously imposed diet.

"Is that all for us?" Dolus asked, struggling to lap up his own drool from his lolling tongue.

Chiryn, rather than Talba or Vaulix, stepped forward. As he was the aide to the royal family, he was well versed in what was planned and had a speech prepared. "Honored, esteemed guests, I have an announcement for you all. Dolus, Sachiko, Sapphire, Jayri, and Mobius, your work in the potions department over the last year has been outstanding. You have been making great strides in your research, and have been providing the nation of Arrenthen with various new medicines and recreation as well as performance enhancing brews. For that, Princess Talba and Prince Vaulix thank you."

He paused to let them all clap for themselves and for others, while Talba and Vaulix stepped forth. When they did, he continued. "And to Foxifly, Nantangitan, Neera, and Chiv, your ancillary contributions and hard work have helped to support this wonderful team, and for that, you must also be honored and properly thanked for your dedication to the crown and its people." They clapped again, so he bowed gently. "Which is why I am proud to announce that this is no business trip. This is a well-earned vacation for every single one of you. You won't be expected to work on the potions while here, but you will be expected to have a good time!"

Among the murmuring in the crowd, Neera paused to step forward. "But what about the huge pay that was promised? I planned a huge renovation to my business back home, and I was going to use this trip to procure the funds to do it. I mean, a vacation is awesome and fun, but I have work to do-"

"I wouldn't worry too much about that." Talba interjected. "You're all still getting paid. Nobody back home needs to know that this wasn't work. As far as the king and queen are concerned, this was all to mass produce some of the best and most unique potions the world has ever known as a way to boost the economy and liven up the lives of the thousands who live in the castle."

Ceylon stepped out from behind them all with two massive crates hovering on either side of her, the light swaying in the breeze creating a symphony of gentle clanging from within. She let the crates settle onto the ground as the lids opened up, revealing rows upon rows of potion vials full of different brews ranging across every shade of the rainbow. There were hundreds of vials on the top layers alone, but based on the size of their crates there were at least six layers, each with potions divided by wood slats. "I've already produced the potions you were being commissioned to create, all done and ready."

"But I thought we were going to be doing research on how to brew and enchant new potion types." Sapphire said with a sigh, letting all four of her arms droop by her side.

"You are! Sort of." Ceylon confirmed. "While your time here is meant to be a vacation, I will be running workshops on how to use pre-enchanted gems with your own magic power to mass produce potions back at home, emulating the spells and effects that you will find here. These crates are filled with potions that I've enchanted for every district and every government group. There are strength enhancers and magic amplifiers for warriors, healing and curative potions for the hospitals, a plethora of different kink-based recreational potions for whoever has the coin, and virtually everything in between. Oh, and these two crates are just the beginning. I enchanted a crate for each and every one of you, so twelve of them."

The crew paused, tentatively glancing at each other until Chiv spoke up. "So you're saying that you did this all for us? What's the catch? I don't mean to be rude, if what you say is true then this seems like it might be too much. I don't know what we've done to deserve this."

Vaulix stepped up to the red-furred equine and patted him on the shoulder. "Well, we're just like that. Work for us hard enough and for long enough and we can't help but be generous. It's just us."

"No, I mean for Ceylon. Why would she be so kind, so generous?" Chiv pushed. "I get generosity, I really do! I love to help my friends without demanding payback, but at the same time I've never done this sort of thing. It just seems unreasonable. That has to be millions of coins worth of potions, all done out of generosity?"

Ceylon smiled. "Well, I can see your concern and you're not wrong to be concerned, Chiv." She started. "But let me just say that when you owe the royal family a favor, you pay for it. Plus, I own this resort; I can afford the time and energy needed to do this. I promise it's not worth dwelling too hard on, just something I did for Talba and Vaulix. Honestly, it's a lot of work to you guys, but a weekend's effort for me. They don't call me the Goddess of Transformation for nothing!"

"Come on guys, eat up! There's a whole lot of food, a whole lot of love going around, and up to a month's worth of vacation time ahead of us all! Don't want the meal to go to waste, right?" Chiryn urged, ushering people to the table. While the group was clamoring about, chatting to each other about the food, Chiryn hopped into his own seat next to the head of the table.

Talba and Vaulix sat at one end, while Ceylon sat at the other with the crew all lining the sides, each in front of a plate. The tension quickly evaporated as each and every attendee got a whiff of the concoction of scents before them. The food was real, and it smelled wonderful.

"To my people!" Talba toasted with some wine as she stood tall at the head of the table. Vaulix joined her followed by everyone else, each holding a wine glass filled with the beverage of their choice. "To my friends, my family, and my diligent workers. May you all be as fulfilled as I!" To accent her toast, she threw back her wine and drank it all in one gulp. "Now eat up! Don't want any of this food going to waste."

"To the people!" Vaulix and everyone else chanted back before sitting down.

Within seconds, the entire table had quickly turned into a chaotic buffet, as the diners reached out to start grabbing for the food, filling their plates, and asking to have bowls passed down. Naturally, the more expensive or uncommon delicacies went first, such as the lobster, sushi, and shrimp. Other than the seafood, the meat didn't go all that quick due to the fact that man of the attendants were more herbivorous than carnivorous. Foxifly did a number on the fruit and cheesecake, though; she took half the cake on her own and coated it with sliced fruits and berries that she happily licked up, buzzing as she chewed.

For a very brief period of time between the buffet frenzy and the beginning of the meal, the table was oddly serene. All that could be heard was the light tapping of silverware on plates over the sloshing of distant waves and the rustling of trees.

"What's everyone waiting for? A verbal invitation? Eat! This isn't the castle!" Chiryn declared as he cut up a huge slab of meat with fried mushrooms and onions on top. "I'm not waiting for you all!"

The tension had been released, so everyone started to dig into their meal with reckless abandon.

Early on, Sapphire sidled up to Princess Talba, her notebook in hand. Sachiko sat next to her and Dolus was across from her, sitting between Chiryn and Jayri. The chimera glanced at her book and took out a pen, scribbling notes with one hand while enjoying some dried meats and cheeses with the other. "So, you're telling me that we don't have to use all our energy making potions while we're here? We're not going to be working on those vore potions that you said you wanted to try out?"

Talba used some magic to flash fry some salmon before tossing an arugula and vinaigrette salad on top. "Well, I won't stop you if that's what you wanted to do, but I am not asking you to."

"Oh, that's a shame, to be honest. I was really hoping I could learn something like that. The guild has been working on it for ages and still hasn't mastered the brew yet. Do you think anyone else here would be interested in helping me out with that?"

Ceylon called out from the other side of the table. "I've got some of that in the crates, if you wanna try it out." She was loud, but not loud enough to silence everyone's conversations, which was good because she wasn't looking to be the center of attention.

Sapphire blushed. "Well, I kinda would, yeah, but not right now. These meats are delectable, and the cheese choice is exquisite." She stabbed a combination and threw them in her mouth, melting in delight as the cheese softened and dissolved over the meat. The only person at the table she wasn't familiar with was Ceylon, and that gryphoness was the only one that didn't know and understand her love for exploring digestive systems and other bodily orifices so she was still shy talking about her spelunking habits with. Little did she know that Ceylon was as into it as she.

"Well I'll tell you what, I made a special box for the lot of you." The gryphoness announced, using her magic to levitate and bring over a huge box of potions marked with stars and bones. "My intention over the course of the following weeks is to introduce you all to a series of my more interesting potions, and then see if you can recreate them after you've experienced them. Kind of like try before you buy but you can just take. One different potion type per day!"

Sachiko smiled and looked over as the lid to the crate opened up. "So what sort of potions do you have for us? You're a super powerful mage with skills beyond our combined abilities, so I doubt it's a series of energy drinks or whatever."

Dolus smiled, taking a sip and responding before Ceylon could answer. "Pretty much anything your mind could conjure up. I've seen what Ceylon can do and it's well beyond what I expected." Years prior, before he came to Arrenthen to become the lead potions master in the castle, he had first spent months as an apprentice with Ceylon and Leera. While that was a long time prior and things had clearly changed, he was growing more certain that he had spent time on this island before, only now it had all the castle resort buildings, thus making it unrecognizable to him. "You won't be disappointed."

"I thought I recognized you, Dolus!" Ceylon chirped at the dragon as she sidled up next to the open crate. Most were still eating and enjoying their meal, but they were also paying attention to what the gryphoness was doing. "Well, I'm not going to reveal every potion type today, just the first one." She used her magic to levitate twelve identical vials of teal colored potion, placing each one in front of each plate on the table, perpendicular to the side of the table. "Go ahead, drink up."

Sapphire tentatively clutched at her vial, holding it up to her face. "Aren't you going to tell us what it is?" She asked, eyes narrowed. Her scientific mind was aching for answers but there was an inherent risk to drinking random, unmarked bottles of potion, so she was of course hesitant.

That was, until both Princess Talba and Prince Vaulix grabbed their vials and downed them in unison, barely pausing from their meal to do so. While most of the crew members were apprehensive at first, the wholehearted endorsement from Vaulix and Talba seemed enough to urge them to drink their own potions; if they trusted Ceylon, then everyone else should, too.

Sapphire was the last to sample hers. She flicked the cork off with her thumb and gulped it down, noting its fruitiness before she re-corked the bottle and gently laid it back down opposite her plate where Ceylon had left it. "So now that we've all enjoyed the potion, let us know what we're in for! I can't wait to hear what sort of adventures we have ahead of us! Will we be going spelunking?" All of her inhibitions had melted away the second that Talba and Vaulix imbibed the potion, and now she was too excited to see what would happen to worry too deeply about any potential consequences.

"Well, that was a transformation potion, which is my specialty." Ceylon started as she put the trunk back away via levitation. "It might take a few minutes to work, but I can assure you that you will be feeling the subtle changes soon enough."

Sachiko started lightly patting at her body, ignoring her food. "And what sort of changes have ya got in mind? I don't feel anything yet, I just feel like me."

"You'll always feel like you, there won't be any significant changes there, but you will feel like a different version of you. For the four-legged blokes here, you will experience the greatest shift in form, as you'll be changed to bipeds." It was made clear that Ceylon was not appreciated being deliberately obtuse by the stares she got from everyone aside from Talba and Vaulix. "Okay, fine, I won't let it be a surprise. Today's flavor is gender swaps. If you're female now, you will be turned into a male. Mares to stallions, drakes to hens, stuff like that."

Talba slammed her hand down on the counter, smiling. "Perfect! I've wanted to see what it was like to be a stallion for ages, and that was one form of magic I never mastered!" She then turned to Vaulix and looked down onto his chest. "So when do I get some breasts to play with?"

"Why would I get breasts? I'm half saurossin and half oairan, neither of those races have breasts!" To make a point, he cradled his chest, but was shocked to feel his belly scales had bulged out, forming what could best be described as breasts, but sans nipples. The change was subtle, so he could feel it but only the most keen-eyed could see the localized swelling. "Well I'll be!" He declared, glancing over to Talba to see if she'd shifted at all. He wasn't as intrigued by his own groin, as his genital slit likely wouldn't change in look or structure from the outside given his prior form.

Sachiko and Sapphire both glanced down over their chest while pulling their pants down to see what was happening between their legs, and both were shocked to see that their vulva were drooping and their clits were swelling up, expanding and twisting and melting in place before being stretched forth. Sachiko's growing member was ridged, with an upward curve and a tapered head, while Sapphire was getting twice what she bargained for, with her member splitting in two, each with a barbed knot at the base.

"Wow." Sachiko said to herself, smiling at her loins and glancing over at Sapphire. "I have to admit this is quite interesting! I can barely feel anything, but...Ceylon, are we supposed to be erect like this?" She couldn't help but squirm a bit, as her loins were fully engorged already and the pressure was giving her a deep rooted desire to find a way to relieve that pressure. When she touched herself, she noted that it felt very similar to when she rubbed her own clit.

Sapphire was experiencing a very similar feeling, only she was writing things down in her note book with her upper hands, allowing her two bottom arms to poke, prod, squeeze, and touch her newly formed groin. "Very interesting." She confessed, wrapping her hand around both shafts and squeezing them together. "Now this is a sensation I'd be happy to enjoy again. How about you, Dolus?"

The dragon was too preoccupied with her own gradual shifting to worry too much about what was going on with the others, as his hips and spine were grinding inside him to shift their weight, followed by his shoulders and wings adjusting so that he was bipedal. The lack of balance in this form had him collapsing onto the table, bent over it with his chest in his plate as his arms splayed out for balance and his legs stumbled in place.

Things were awkward for him, but it was made even worse by the fact that his chest was swelling up with two balloons of flesh growing before his eyes! "I have breasts." He said with an oddly calm tone. "Yep, I'm getting breasts. You can all see this, right?"

Jayri, on the other wing, barely felt different at all, yet his still was happy to talk about it! Given that his natural form was a blend of biped and quadruped already, the shift from that to a lithe, traditional biped female didn't seem like that big a deal to him. He had a natural affinity to magic, so the potion made amazingly quick work on him and he was already used to his new form, massive breasts and all. "This is definitely fun, isn't it? I mean, all the new options we have before us!"

Talba reached out to give him a high five, but when she stood out, the bulge of her equine erection in her skirt caught on the underside of the table, allowing her length to flop upwards and toss the skirt back, exposing the throbbing pink of her shaft. "Well, I guess I'm exposed!" She joked before sitting back down. "But, in the interest of keeping it fair for everyone, I think we should all disrobe. Jayri, Foxifly, and Dolus are all without clothes, so it makes the most sense to make it equal for us all." Before she finished making her statement, she was already pulling her dress up over her head to toss it in a nearby bin, one that Ceylon was strategically moving around the table for each person do deposit.

One after another, everyone at the table tossed their clothes in the hamper, starting with Talba and going clockwise around the table to Sapphire, Sachiko, Neera, Chiv, and Nantang. It passed by Ceylon, as she was also without clothes as a feral, then went behind Mobius for his clothes, passed by Foxifly, Jayri, and Dolus, and ended between Chiryn and Vaulix, and they both tossed their garments.

"Awesome, so what's next?" Talba asked, leaning back in her chair while cradling her horse cock up over her belly, relishing the tiny bead of precum that was dribbling out the end.

Chiv stood, perfectly formed breasts lightly jiggling on his chest enough to temporarily distract him from starting to speak. "I have a question, is anyone else experiencing a deep desire to mate? There's this tingle in me, and it seems to require active thought to keep my tail down and not, uh...well, you know." He lowered his gaze as though he were blushing, but it was hard to tell with his red fur. "I mean, squirting. It feels kinda like I gotta relieve myself, but that I know it wouldn't help. Is this normal?"

Neera grabbed at his wrist and pulled him down. "Oh, that's so sweet of you! Yeah that's normal at first, but most mares learn to control it in time. It never really subsides, but there are ways to control it if you really want. I'm more curious as to why Stallions are so horny all the time. I've got this appendage, and I admit it's as hard as the Princess', but I don't feel the need to...to..." She paused and sniffed at the air, lip wiggling as it threatened to peel back. "What is that smell? It makes me want to-"

"Mate with everything within range?" Chiv joked, wincing a bit as he squeezed his legs shut, hoping to counterbalance the throbbing pressure in his loins, yet only succeeded in clenching his vulva around his clit, which intensified the sensations there. "Wow, this is very interesting. I barely even felt it as my sheath shifted and turned into ... this ... but now it's all I can focus on!"

"Yeah, welcome to my world." Neera joked, lightly stroking at herself with one hand, her other hand on her chest to rub at her breast-free pectoral muscles. "Here, may I?" She then reached over to cradle and cup at Chiv's breasts, testing them to see how they felt to a male hand. Despite having dealt with her own for her entire life, she was quite pleased at how soft and tender they felt.

Chiv winced at first, but then leaned into his equine companion's touch. "Yeah, that's really nice. I'm very sensitive there, like, more so than my own nipples. Ceylon, I have to wonder, will I lactate during all this?"

"That's not part of the spell, nor did I focus on it when enchanting the potion, but everyone's body will react slightly different. I don't think so, but I can't promise not. Just go with it, whatever happens. The potion is supposed to last two and a half days, so you'll have some time to get used to your new urges." She then leaned forward, smiling as she scanned the table from one side to the next. "And none of you can get pregnant before your bodies turn back, so if you so decide to relieve yourself that way, then you have nothing to fear." She winked and turned away from the group, leaving them with that thought as she levitated the crate and allowed them to figure the rest out for themselves.

Foxifly flapped her wings to hover, noticing that she was a bit buffer and thicker, thus forcing her wings to work harder to keep her afloat. Her muzzle had widened, feet thickening, and her petite and well hidden vaginal slit had engorged with two balls and a cock that was simple but had a throbbing knot at the base. "Well, I am not so sure I'm all that worried about pregnancy, but this is definitely a different feeling." She commented, pausing as she realized how much deeper her voice had gotten. "Oh yes baby!" She joked, testing how that would sound.

"Yes baby indeed!" Nantang agreed. He hadn't looked up since his sheath and balls had been sucked up into his crotch, he was too busy looking at his newly formed, slightly gaping pussy and his massive breasts. To him, this made perfect sense as he was hyper-endowed as a male, so his vaginal opening would be equally as large, and his breasts were the same size as his balls. "So who wants to fill me up? I definitely feel like I could take in a whole world!"

Talba, Sapphire, Sachiko, and Neera all put their hands up, all four of them down the same side of the table. Then, all but Talba slowly lowered their hands, almost like they were ashamed to so brazenly leap on the first offer for sex; it was like their bodies had changed, but not their minds yet. Talba didn't care, though, and definitely wanted to have some fun with Nantang's female body.

"Good, because I could take all four of you at once, I'm sure." He then looked over at Foxifly, who seemed oddly disinterested in sex despite having a throbbing, dripping cock drooling on the ground next to the table. "What about you? I don't suppose you want to fool around, do you?"

She shrugged. "Not really. I mean, I feel the masculine desire to mate, but the actual thought of having sex or knotting someone doesn't seem all that appealing to me. I could handle myself and be just fine." She shrugged again, smiling as she hovered down and gave her wings a rest. "Plus, it's just way too much work to keep flying right now. Too exhausted to continue that."

Mobius had remained silent all this time, as he hadn't really felt anything up to this point and didn't want to ruin the fun for the others. As a raptor, he'd been blessed with a genital slit which didn't look or feel any different on the outside; the only real change was that now he felt a throb and a tingle deep within himself, one that he was able to hold at bay by curling his tail around his chair and slipping it between his legs to prod and penetrate himself. It was nice, but he didn't feel like speaking about it.

Jayri was focusing on helping Dolus stay on two feet, when both dragons looked over to see that Chiryn was hanging his head, lightly stabbing at his plate. Dolus patted him on the shoulder. "What's wrong?" He asked, more concerned for his friend than anything else.

"It didn't work on me." He confessed, patting his flat chest. "No breasts, and while you can't see it I know for a fact that it's still a cock between my legs. Kind of a shame, but it doesn't surprise me. Potions never have quite the effect on me that they're supposed to." He shrugged, slicing off more beef from his plate as his expression shifted to jovial again. "But that's fine! It's not the end of the world or anything, I'll just have fun with you guys!"

Sachiko got to her feet, staring down at the smaller chimera while her dong rested on the edge of the table. "No, you are part of our crew, Chiryn! You deserve to enjoy yourself and experiment with the potions alongside us. Come on, I'll take you to Ceylon and he can give us more potion for you. I'm sure you just need more." She smiled, a broad toothy grin as she mumbled under her breath. "Plus, I'd love to mount you as a female."

"What was that?" Sapphire pitched in, having heard Sachiko.

"Nothing, darling!" Sachiko countered, then extended a hand to Chiryn. "Come on, let's go."

Chiryn glanced over to the Prince and Princess, as if to ask permission before leaving.

"Why are you asking me?" Talba barely looked up from stroking her throbbing, dripping cock. "I told you this is a vacation, you're off duty and don't report to me or Prince Vaulix. Go, fill yourself with potion and dragon seed! Be free!"

With her blessings, Chiryn hopped out from behind the table and ran around behind Talba and Vaulix to meet Sachiko, leaping into her arms and crawling up onto her back. "Then it is decided! Onward ho, sire Sachiko!" He was normally quite chipper and had a very sex positive attitude, so even as Sachiko carried him away form the table, he looked back and called out to every remaining guest. "And if this works, I spread my legs for each of you, if you so desire!"

Vaulix chuckled and took another bite of his meal. "Well I'm quite happy to see that he's excited for what's to come." He joked, then glanced over to the table of his crew, each experiencing their new genders in new, unique ways. Sachiko had grown to be quite buff compared to her natural self, and was flexing her muscles on her upper arms while using her lower arms to fondle herself, intermittently taking notes. Neera and Chiv were exploring one another, now on opposite genders but the same race. Nantang was busily using his natural arm to slip a fist into himself, testing his limits already while Dolus and Jayri were supporting one another with their new female bodies. Foxifly and Mobius seemed oddly calm, too busy eating to focus too much on their transformation.

"So, Mobius, you haven't said much about your body. Is everything alright?" Vaulix asked.

The raptor smiled and lifted his head. "Of course! Everything is fine. Very fine, in fact!"

"Then why haven't you pitched in with the conversation? Seems like a rather significant change, and I know you're not exactly the shy or bashful one, so I'm worried something went wrong."

Mobius chuckled a bit, shaking his head. "Oh no, nothing like that. I was watching the others - I'm very observant, you know - and I didn't have the same massive changes like everyone else. Jayri and Dolus both changed their forms completely, going from quadruped to biped while also having their breasts inflate on their chest, so that's a significant change. You got breasts, Nantang got breasts, Chiv got breasts, and everyone else got cocks while growing more muscular. I didn't change like that. I didn't grow a chest all of a sudden, and my loins, though now distinctly female, Don't look any different on the outside. I can feel on the inside that it's different, but it's not like what you all experienced."

Dolus leaned forward, using the table to keep balanced as his wings flapped out behind him. "That's fine, but your experiences are just as important as ours, even if they're more subtle! Come on, we want to hear from you!"

"Really?" Mobius paused to glance at each person still at the table, and saw that everyone was looking at him, slowly nodding or smiling to show their interest in what he had to say. "Well, if you must know, I've been using my tail on myself to keep my urges at bay. Pretty sure I've felt the need for mating same as anyone else who went male to female, but I chose to keep it mostly to myself. To be clear I'm not shy, I just figured I'd enjoy my new body better on my own terms rather than letting it take over my thoughts. Plus, this steak is wonderful and I'm very hungry!" He popped some of the meat in his mouth and started chewing, happily grinning across the table.

Jayri and Dolus both leaned back to glance around Foxifly to see that he had indeed wrapped his tail around the chair with the tip of his tail nestled in close to his inner thighs. Both dragons nodded in solidarity, only to have Dolus fall back onto his rump, having lost his balance.

"Careful there." Sapphire joked without looking up from her notepad. "Don't want to be sore before someone feels the need to fill you with seed. Speaking of which, I don't suppose you're in the mood to do that, are you? It would greatly help with my research."

Dolus got to his feet and aligned himself as best he could, using his tail to help balance. "Well, I am certainly down to do some research, but I think I might be better off doing a bit of experimentation with myself first before I dive into anything else." He pulled up the seat he'd pushed aside when he originally arrived on the deck to sit down, noting that as he pulled his legs in together, he felt a tingle in his loins that demanded attention. "So, is it like this for women all the time? I can't even close my legs without feeling like I'm masturbating."

Neera chuckled. "No it's not like that for us mares at all. Even in the grandest throes of our heat cycle, we're not prone to random acts of unwanted self pleasure. Might just be you." She glanced over to Chiv. "How are you doing, stud? Handling your mare parts well?"

"More or less. I don't feel the need to release fluids everywhere but I'm keenly aware of my engorged clit. It feels like a mix of pre-orgasm flare and the subtle niceness of precum in my sheath. Is this what heat feels like? Just being constantly aware of your genitals?" He then cradled each of his breasts. "And touching these is both sexual and not. Like, tweaking my nipple seems to have a direct line to my groin, but it's not having a huge effect."

Talba threw a bun at him from across the table. "I think it's a side effect of the potion. If you're in a constant state of need like that, it could either be a combination of inexperience and the peak of estrus, or the potion was specifically designed to take your greatest urges and exaggerate it by twenty percent. Twelve out of ten." She wrapped her hand around her stallion cock, squeezing the flare with her palm as precum and fluids dripped down her fingers. "Because I'm here, far hornier than most stallions I know, and I feel like I could bend you each over and take you consecutively in one go."

"I'd be happy to let you do that if it helps with this." Nantang joked, then pulled back as he remembered that he was talking to the queen. While he'd been with her before and knew she was very eager and willing to enjoy the pleasures of others, her husband was right next to her and even in his arousal-muddled mind he thought better of himself than to hit on the princess in front of everyone. Instead of following it up with another question of willingness, he asked her about her self control. "You say you could hop us all one at a time. Why aren't you?"

"I have incredible self control. Been using potions all my life and am naturally promiscuous due to being in what I worry might be a persistent state of estrus. I'm used to always wanting to be with everyone that has a dick, is clean, and isn't trying to kill me." She paused and grinned, remembering her time with Kyril. "Okay, some who are trying to kill me as well. You'd be shocked how powerful sex can be as a deterrent!"

Sapphire finally looked up from her notes, getting a good and clear view of Talba's massive equine cock. Though she had been turned male, her instinctual desire for cock like that was blending with her opportunistic masculine desires to inspire her to some lewd propositions. "Princess, I feel I'm experiencing the same thing you are. Would you be interested in taking some notes with me? See how our new bodies work? I'd love to explore you, or Prince Vaulix, one way or another."

Vaulix grinned as he looked over at Dolus, answering Sapphire. "I think that would be a wonderful idea, and I'd love for the castle's potion master would join us. Dolus, would you be keen on that? Talba, is it time to leave?"

Dolus glanced over to Jayri, who was still watching Mobius pleasure himself. "Yeah, I think that would make sense. This desire is really too much to bare, and each passing second has my mind veering off into a place that would have me grabbing anything I can to stuff myself. I confess, I have greater respect for females, knowing this is what they have to go through every cycle. It's astounding they don't just lift their tails for anyone!"

Neera cough-choked. "I told you, it's not that bad, it's just sort of there."

"You also have a whole life of experience behind you, you've learned to control it." Dolus countered. "I'm sure if you were feeling what I'm feeling for the first time, you'd be sitting on the chair's feet, upside down."

"I seem to be doing well enough. Male over here, and I'm controlling myself well enough." Neera explained. "Seems pretty tame to me, even if the smell of Chiv here is making me tingle."

Chiv elbowed her in the shoulder. "Well, I am glad to help you deal with that. You're not the shy type, are you? Wait, would it cost me? Does it work that way?" He was, of course, referring to her job as the operator of a brothel.

"Won't cost you, no. Not money, anyway. But, since you're offering, I could take you up on it. Wanna go for a walk?" Neera offered, wiping her lips and standing up with her cock at full mast, bobbing over her plate.

Nantang stood up as well, visible trails of his arousal trickling down his inner thighs. "I don't suppose that, as a stallion, you'd have enough in the chamber to go two rounds, would you? I, uh, I think I might be reacting to the potions very well and I can think of nothing other than that package of yours." He then glanced over to Mobius. "And his tail. Come on."

Mobius looked up to see Nantang motioning him forth. Sensing it was time for an adventure, he happily hopped up and leapt around the table, the last foot or more of his tail soaked and dripping. "Yeah, I can definitely get behind this!" He chirped and squeaked as he sidled up next to Nantang and Chiv, all of which were surrounding Neera.

The mare - now a stallion - glanced around herself, brushing her hand through her mane to show her pride. "So this is what if feels like when a male gets all the ladies? I can get behind this, yeah!" She wrapped one arm around Nantang's waist, another around Chiv's waist, and let Mobius lead the way off the deck and down the stairs to the hot springs nearby.

As they disappeared around the stone pillars, Foxifly looked over from her meal, counting on her fingers. "Well, that's seven gone, leaving six of us still eating. I have to ask, though, is anyone still eating? This food is too good to let it go to waste. My greater half would be happy to gobble it all up just to not throw any of it out." She remained hard, knot swollen and cum leaking out her cock, yet she didn't care about any of that, the scents of the estrus females or the musky males.

Sapphire finally spoke up again, after having taken down notes of most of what the others have said. "Well, I think I have a theory based on what everyone here has said, but I don't think it's anything groundbreaking. Anyone want to hear it?"

Dolus nodded. "I don't know what theory it might be, but I'm curious. Not even this estrus need distracts me from my quest for knowledge and understanding. Especially with potion use."

"Yeah, I'm curious as to what you've concluded." Talba added, pulling Vaulix in close and slipping her hand over the prince's belly to forcefully part his legs, revealing his slit. "And I'm also curious as to just how deep my lover is; based of Nantang's equally sizes genitals, I bet I could fit all of Sapphire up into you, Vaul!"

Vaulix squirmed and smiled at Sapphire, nodding his approval.

"Right." Sapphire acknowledged, then imagined exploring the cockatrice's depths for a moment before divulging her findings. "Okay, so I think the reason that all the males seem more or less in control of themselves yet are still aroused is because males don't go through cycles. Drakes and stallions and studs, they are constantly able and willing to mount based off female availability, right? That means their level of arousal is always at a certain level, with minor fluctuations based off mood, desire, and environment."

Dolus nodded. "Sounds about right. So why are us females so needy? Women aren't like this in their day to day lives, I'm sure, so why do I feel like my insides are buzzing and the only way to stop it is to fill myself with something?"

Sapphire flipped the pages in her book before responding. "I think it's simply the difference in fluctuation of arousal. Princess Talba suggested that the potion took our most extreme desires and multiplied them well beyond what is normal. Since she seems to know Ceylon well, I believe she's got some insider information on the matter, so that's pretty much confirmed."

Vaulix glanced over to Talba, who nodded at him and shrugged, admitting Sapphire's claim.

"Furthermore, Ceylon said that the potion was meant to trigger the height of arousal, which is why even Foxifly over there is hard despite lacking any real desire to use it."

"Guilty." She confessed, then chomped into some cheesecake.

"So, using what data I have, I think that, since male peak arousal and female peak arousal are vastly different due to how much more a female's body changes based on cycle, and the amplification is equal for both genders, I think it makes the most sense that female arousal was exaggerated exponentially compared to males. While Neera, myself, Sachiko, Talba, and Foxra are all relatively tame, the rest of you are struggling with self control because not only is estrus female a more intense arousal than horny male, but the potion had a greater effect by laws of ratios!"

Vaulix nodded. "Sounds about right. So, uh, since I am feeling like maybe I need to take care of this before my loins melt, it's time to depart. Talba, my love, care to join me?" He got up and extended a hand to the princess, who in turn extended a hand to a needy, rocking Dolus.

"Only if I can take him with us, he totally needs my help with that; I know how it feels so I'm obligated!" She stood next to Vaulix and hoisted a happy Dolus up to his feet, revealing the dark soak of his arousal on his inner thighs.

"Can I join you as well?" Sapphire asked. "For scientific exploration, I mean."

"I insist!" Vaulix agreed, grabbing her hand as they all returned to the castle resort, leaving Jayri and Fofifly alone at the table.

Jayri glanced over to Foxifly. "So, I don't suppose you would be interested in experimenting with me, would you? Everyone else left and I didn't know who to follow."

She licked her lips and smiled at him, wings buzzing as her eyes glistened. "Experimenting, you say? Well, I may not be needy in the traditional sense, but I'm still pretty hungry and I feel like this potion has made my body ravenous in different ways. I'm sure I could satisfy you, but I think it would be fair to ask you to do the same for me. What say you?" Though it was subtle and Jayri hadn't noticed yet, the fox-moth's body had grown considerably since drinking the potion, having gained nearly a full meter in height to match Jayri in size and eventually surpass him while Jayri was still shrinking to the typical size and proportions of a biped.

Not noticing this yet, Jayri agreed. "Sure, sounds like fun! And I have to admit, I wouldn't want to be female all the time. It feels nice, but I definitely feel like I'm losing some self control, and that's not something I'm used to."

Foxifly licked her lips, antennae buzzing as she rubbed her belly. "Don't worry, I'll take care of you, darling! Just relax and I'm sure we can have some fun." After cleaning her lips, she immediately pounced him to the ground, pinning Jayri to the deck under her growing, fluffy body. She smiled at him, licking her lips as she opened her maw, showing him the black and pink speckling of her tongue and gullet. "I'm sure you can help satisfy my hunger."