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"Mmm, that was fun," they said playfully, letting Astarion guide them to the waiting bed. He hummed in agreement as they climbed into bed, climbing in after them.
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"It was indeed. You had an excellent idea," he said.
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Tav wrapped their arm around him, pressing his back to their front. They knew he felt safer this way.
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"I wonder," Astarion continued. "If I could get Gale to enchant a wooden cock to do the same thing without telling him exactly what it was for."
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"Since when did you grow a sense of propriety?" Tav asked, pressing a kiss to the back of Astarion’s shoulder.
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"Since I don’t want anyone else having ideas about what’s mine. I know you’ve seen the way he looks at you," Astarion said. Tav sighed.
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"You can be jealous in the morning, right now I just want to go to sleep after the man of my dreams made me come three times in a row."
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"Oh, very well," Astarion said, laughing. "May I have a bite if I get peckish?"
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"Of course," Tav said, snuggling into the surprisingly soft pillows and blankets. "Goodnight, Astarion."
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As they drifted off to sleep, Tav heard Astarion whisper, "Goodnight, my darling. I love you."
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The Runaway Bride
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Raphael x (High Elf rogue) Tav
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Tav knew she was in a pickle. Her betrothed, Enver Gortash was waiting at the altar. She never wanted to marry him but her parents sold her for power. She sat a window and got an idea. She lifted her black skirt so she could climb. She inwardly cheered. The window was unsecured. She opened it and climbed through. It was a tight squeeze and she shut the window as best she could before jumping down to the street below. She winced as she landed on her ankle wrong. She looked around and saw the brothel. No one would look for a runaway bride in a brothel right? She walked in trying to not look like she was in a hurry. She looked at the proprietor. "Please can you help me? I need a place to hide."
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"Check the door called The Devil’s Den. He isn’t here today. I won’t say a word. I remember your face, Tav." The redhead smiled gratefully throwing some coin at the woman before darting in the direction she was pointed. She opened the door quietly and entered closing it with a small click. If she had been paying attention she would have noticed it locked itself. She looked around and breathed a sigh of relief. Maybe she would get away. Gortash was the type to pursue and she knew it. He had wealth and she knew the paltry amount she had thrown the proprietor might not be enough compared to what he would offer. She looked for any windows and tried them. Dammit. They were sealed. She heard a voice. "Well well. Who comes into my den?"
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She turned and took in the human who sat there. He looked wealthy. His brown eyes twinkled with amusement. She tried not to panic. "The uh lady at the front desk said no one was in here. Sorry. Just running from a wedding I didn’t sign up for." She rubbed the back of her neck with a little sheepish grin. "I kinda have nowhere else to go right now."
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The man smiled charmingly. "Ah. Wasn’t it Enver Gortash’s wedding today? Were you the unlucky bride?" He emphasized the word unlucky as if he knew the man personally. He had his hands tented, elbows resting on his knees.
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She coughed nervously. "Uh- yea, That’s me. Please tell me you aren’t about to drag me back to the aisle." The elf looked like she was ready to stab and run if that were the case.
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He laughed. "I would never. Raphael at your service my dear. Let us get you a proper disguise shall we?" He opened the closet and pulled out some armor. "This should work." He handed her the armor. She blushed as she went to the little bathroom to change. It was simple leather armor. She could move well in it. Her boot was hard to get on since her ankle was swelling.
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She exited the bathroom limping. "Thank you. My name is Tav. Nice to meet you. I really should run. I can’t risk staying still. He is the type to pursue relentlessly." She looked around listening nervously. The guards would notice something soon. She took a step and winced as her ankle hurt.
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Raphael stood helping her to sit on the bed in the room. "Nonsense. I will protect you. Besides, you need to stay off that ankle looks like. You twisted it." He was warm to the touch.
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Tav looked at him with sheepish grin. "Well jumping from a second story balcony does that." She sighed. "Everyone always has a price for their assistance. What is yours?" She looked at him hesitantly.
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Raphael smiled. "Nothing, yet. I know just the place to take you where he cannot find you though if you will trust me." He offered his hand.
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She took a breath. "Fuck it. I have nothing to lose." She took his hand. She was pulled into his arms and transported to a much warmer place. She shut her eyes at the magic enveloping her. She opened them and looked around. It was a beautiful manor by the looks of it. "This place is very well decorated." She tried to keep the weight off her injured ankle.
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"Thank you." He smiled. "Welcome to my House of Hope." He spoke gesturing grandly with one hand.
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It was then that she realized he was still holding her. She carefully removed herself from his arms to go look out the window. She froze seeing the wastes of Avernus. "Are we where I think we are?" She spoke softly as if afraid that she would wake up and be in Gortash’s bedroom.
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"And where do you think you are my dear?" He spoke amused.
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She met his eyes. "Avernus."
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"Indeed you are." He chuckled. "Astute observation." He rubbed his chin amused.
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She look at him, an abundance of caution in her eyes. "And you’re probably a devil." Tav leaned against the chair near the window before sitting down. "Why would you help me? What do you want?" She spoke tiredly. Today had been a long, emotional day.
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He chuckled shifting into a devil in dramatic way. "Can’t I just help a damsel in distress?" He got closer wings stirring the air.
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She raised one delicate eyebrow at him. "No probably not. My parents may have been the fools that sold me to Gortash but they did tell me to avoid devils. You always twist your words." She sat up straighter as he got in her personal space.
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"Smart people. They raised a beautiful young lady as well." He took in her pale purple eyes, red hair done up in a messy but cute bun. Her beholder tattoo on her neck accentuated how elegant it was. She was easily recognizable if someone were to come looking for her. He leaned forward face unbearably close. "You are stuck here until Gortash stops looking for you, which may be a while. Might as well get comfortable my dear."
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Tav looked defeated knowing he was correct. "I have no choice do I? You won’t let me go I imagine."
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He looked amused. "Correct, Tav." She surprised him by kissing his cheek.
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"I suppose I also shouldn’t look a gift devil in the mouth." She leaned back.
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Raphael chuckled a bit. "I will ask for a favor later for saving you from the wretched fate of being spouse to that lord."
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"I figured you might." She noted she had left a red lip print on his cheek and giggled. "Might want to wipe your cheek. My lipstick got on you."
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The devil knelt down uncaring about to kiss mark on his red cheek. He unlaced her boot and took a look at her swollen ankle. "I have a bath that should heal this." He picked the elf up leaving the boot there.
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Tav squeaked and wrapped her arms around his sturdy neck. "I would complain that I can walk, but I get the feeling you won’t let me." She found it rather amusing. This devil was something else.
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"No I won’t let you." He didn’t say that he also enjoyed having a pretty girl in his arms. He was still a man after all. He brought her to a large room with a sunken in tub that had waters that glowed. He set her in the chair and took off her other boot. She sighed in a dramatic way, echoing his own flair for drama.
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"I guess I will let you." She was picked up and set on the edge of the pool, feet in the water. True to his words, the water soothed her ankle getting it back to normal size.
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Raphael pulled his own boots off to soak his feet in the water with her. "How did you even let yourself get dragged into Gortash’s palace?"
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She spoke a bit dryly. "He managed that with lots of armed guards. My parents knew I would try to escape and warned him about my roguery." She looked out at the water. "Its a real shame he didn’t lock the window in the room I was to be dressed in. To be fair, he left me unsupervised." She chuckled. "I guess he thought I wouldn’t jump out of a second story window."
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Raphael chortled. "You are a delight. You must be quite the catch for a man like Enver Gortash to desire you so strongly." He leaned back on his hands wings stirring the air as he moved. "You are also very recognizable unfortunately for you. Your neck tattoo would have given you away."
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She pursed her lips. "I know." Tav took a relaxing breath feeling like she couldn’t be reached for once. "I should thank you again. I never expected help from a creature like you, much less for you to transport me completely off the material plane." She glanced at him and hugged him gently. "I know you will ask a favor later, but I suppose it was worth it."
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Raphael actually was shocked that she would willingly touch him. He wrapped his arms around her gently. "You are welcome. When I saw you, I simply couldn’t help but make the arrogant lordling angry. You are beautiful and having you in my home was more than tempting." He made her look at him. "I would like to kiss you. That isn’t the favor but it would be one way to repay me." His eyes twinkled. "You can say no."
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She looked at his lips a moment regarding the sharp teeth behind them and leaned up, pressing a chaste kiss to his lips. He stroked her face feeling sparks fly behind his eyelids. He liked this tough little rogue. She pulled away after a few seconds of their mouths moving together. Tav was flushed a bit red. "I wasn’t expecting such a connection. Did you feel that?" She pressed her fingers to her lips.
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Raphael chuckled a bit. "I felt something. We should give it time and see what it means." He looked at her lips again, wanting to kiss her again. "Perhaps we should kiss again to see-" He was interrupted by Tav stealing his lips again. He was quite pleased with her initiative. He licked her lower lip gently and raked his hand through her hair, undoing her hair style. Long red hair fell to her butt as he slipped his tongue into her mouth. She let out a soft noise letting him taste her mouth.
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Neither knew when she ended up in his lap but they both stopped when her stomach growled loudly. She blushed red. "I haven’t eaten all day, sorry." She stood up from his lap as he shifted back to his human form, make up from her kisses magicked away.
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He stood after her pulling his boots back on. "Then let’s find you something to eat." He took her hand and led her to the dining room. She blinked at the various foods that were on the table and smiled. It all looked so good. Tav sat in the chair the devil pulled out for her. She began tasting the delicacies that were laid out before her. Raphael smiled pleased. "So, what do you do, besides run from weddings?"
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She grinned a bit. "Mostly convince people that no I didn’t just steal their coin purse. Its something my parents really hated about me honestly. But it was so much fun!" Her purple eyes twinkled. "I came from money but that didn’t mean that stealing it wasn’t fun." She leaned back in the chair. "Besides that, I was forced to learn the arts. I can dance with the best of them, probably for my wedding that I didn’t want." She snorted. "I have no idea how long ago they set up the match."
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Raphael smiled as he ate and drank. "Perhaps we shall have to dance. I must see if your skills are truly as good as you say they are." He knew she would be well read and asked about her favorite authors. Tav listed many that were in his archives. "I have an archive of knowledge. I could show it to you after we finish our dinner."
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Tav grew excited. "I would love that. I imagine you have some stuff I haven’t read. If you are trying to make me stay, you may have found your way to do it." She admitted. "I would spend hours in the library gaining knowledge. Reading poetry." She sighed softly. "I thought I was going to have to do without that. Seems I was mistaken."
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Raphael grinned to himself. This elf was almost handing herself over to him on a silver platter. Something inside him didn’t want to manipulate her into staying. He wanted it to be of her own free will. "I know just the tome to introduce you to Tav." He sipped his wine.
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As they chatted he learned she adored music and wanted to become a bard as well. It helped that she could insult someone at the drop of a hat. After they had finished eating he led her to the archives. Her eyes glowed with happiness seeing the many shelves of books. She turned kissing his cheek again and running off to find something she hadn’t read before.
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Raphael settled in his chair and began revising the contract he’d been working on when he felt her come into his Devil’s Den. She sat down with a large book of ancient poetry near him. She read and turned the pages careful to not damage them. He appreciated that and made a glass of wine appear beside her. She looked up and smiled at him with unrestrained happiness before sipping the sweet red.
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He finished the contract in about an hour and looked up finding she had fallen asleep in the chair. He made the wine disappear and marked her place. He was shocked by how far she’d made it in the large tome. He set it on his desk before picking the elf up. He carried her to bed and changed her clothes with magic. She settled into the bed comfortably. He felt Korilla calling him to Sharess’s Caress. He went to his warlock with Tav tucked safely away in Avernus.
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Raphael walked up to the dwarf woman. "What is it?"
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"Lord Gortash is demanding an audience with you. Something about a runaway elf." She smiled some. "Seems he paid the proprietor a pretty penny to be directed here."
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Raphael almost rolled his eyes at the greedy owner of the brothel. "Of course. I shall greet my esteemed company." He entered the room to find Gortash in his finest robe. "I heard you asked for me Lord Gortash." He settled in a chair pouring some wine for himself looking the picture of power.
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Enver frowned a bit at Raphael. "You own this room?" He looked around not showing much on his face.
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"Of course. I pay a pretty penny to have my own personal room to conduct business." Raphael seemed at ease.
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Enver held up the wedding garment that Tav had been wearing. "Did you see an elf in here? She was wearing these clothes. I found them in your bathroom here."
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"I was away this afternoon so I have no way of knowing. She must have left before I returned." Raphael chuckled. "Was it not supposed to be your wedding day?"
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Enver believe the human across from him, foolishly. "She must have found some armor and left. Come on men. We have my bride to find." He stood glaring at the human before he left.
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Raphael smirked once they left. Once he felt them leave he returned to Avernus.
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Tav was dreaming.
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Tav was led down the aisle by her father to a grinning bloody Gortash. She thrashed trying to escape her father’s rough grip. "No! No! I don’t want to marry him!" She tried desperately to escape the tight grip on her arm. The candles in the hall seemed to glow hellish red. Her hair was loose and flying around her neck almost choking her.
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The aisle seemed to be so long, and Tav felt her anxiety skyrocketing the closer she got. She was sobbing, ruining her make up as she was led to what felt like her doom. She didn’t wish to be his breeding sow, pushing out noble half elf babies.
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She ended up shoved into hard arms. "Finally mine." His mouth almost unhinged as he leaned down to devour her.
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Tav woke up screaming and sweating. She looked around hoping she wasn’t in Gortash’s bed. She didn’t recognize the room. Did she get drugged and married off? Was this all some fever dream? She recognized Raphael as he walked into the room with a concerned expression. She was hyperventilating. "Tav? What’s wrong?" He sat on the bed pulling her into his chest without hesitation. "Match my breath." He spoke softly.
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Tav tried, not managing for a bit, before she did manage to slow down her breathing. It took about 5 minutes for her heart rate to return to normal. She was weeping as she looked up at Raphael. "It was just a night terror." She sounded like she was trying to tell herself that.
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Raphael stroked her face gently. "What happened in your dream?" He questioned softly. She told him in great detail about the dream. She was still crying. He shifted into his devil form and kissed her gently. "You are in Avernus where he cannot find you. This is the House of Hope. It is no fever dream. You really escaped." He chuckled. "Crazy woman, you jumped out of a second story window."
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She laughed wetly. "I guess I did." Tav curled into his warm chest. "I remember reading in the library." She looked down at her clothes. "Did- did you change my clothes?"
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"With magic but yes. I figured it would be more comfortable than the armor." He stroked her hair. "Speaking of that slimy worm, the proprietor was bribed and told him you went to my room."
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She looked horrified. "Please tell me you didn’t tell them where I was."
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"I did not. He seemed to believe me too. He did find your wedding dress in my bathroom however." He smoothed his thumb over her lower lip. His heart was doing strange things in his chest.
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Tav hugged him tightly before kissing him. "Thank you." She was pulled back in for another kiss. She let her eyes flutter shut feeling oddly safe. For someone she’d just met, the connection was prolific. She knew her heart was doomed. There was no way a creature of Avernus would ever love her.
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Raphael held the elf close as they kissed. He knew what he needed to do. He pulled away. "There is one way he would be able to get me to tell. We need to do a work around." He bid her to stand. "Make a deal with me. It will be simple, but enough to protect you from that man."
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She looked oddly calmer now. She thought about it. The rules of Avernus meant that is she did make a contract she could possibly go outside. "Alright. I trust you. Just don’t ask for my soul please."
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Raphael smirked a bit touching her where her heart resided gently. "That isn’t my asking price." He took her hand and they went to the office. He began writing. "What would you want?"
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She smiled a bit shyly. "Can I confess something first?" He nodded waving for her to continue. "I can feel myself falling for you.... I doubt you could love me back, but I feel the connection I’ve been longing for my whole life." She looked at her feet shyly before looking back at Raphael’s eyes.
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Raphael smiled, a soft smile. "I feel strange things in my chest as well when I speak to you. I think I can love you." He leaned back in his chair. "It’s something I didn’t know I was capable of." He looked thoughtful. "I know what the contract should be now. How would you like to be my wife instead? He could not refute the claim of an infernal contract."
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She blinked a bit before she slowly smiled. "I- I can see that working. What would you expect of me?" She hoped he wouldn’t ask too much.
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Raphael leaned back in the chair. "Your body when you are ready, your love and affection, which is something you are already giving me as it is. You would have a home here and be able to visit the material plane. I would always protect you as you would be mine entirely." He smiled toothily. "If it goes well enough I might even extend your lifetime." He looked at Tav.
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Tav thought about it before walking over to him and taking his hand. "You’re sure you want me? You are handsome and could have anyone-" He interrupted her.
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"Anyone is not you. Devils guard what is theirs jealously. You would never want for anything and you would have your freedom. I only ask that you do not stray. I want to be the dark power within your body, no one else. Not another being. I want you."
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She chuckled a bit. "I haven’t even had sex before. I assure you I probably will be ruined for mortals if you take me." Tav kissed his hands. "Write our contract. I want to read it over before I sign of course but I think I can be happy with this. You had me at your huge archive." she laughed softly.
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Raphael faked hurt. "Oh and not my winning personality. Perish the thought." He got writing.
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The contract was drawn up easily and after she had read it, she signed it. He was on her in an instant kissing his new wife. She giggled at him from the floor. Her red hair was spread out behind her like a fiery halo. Raphael shifted back to his human form. "It is daylight in the material plane. Shall we get your belongings?" He grinned wickedly.
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Tav thought of something. "Yes but first we need to be married by human standards too. I know a man who can draw the documents up quickly." She was covering her ass. "I know infernal contracts are respected but I want to be sure the law cannot force me to marry him."
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"I know someone who is a debtor to me." he magicked her clothing to a fine dress that suited her. She blinked a bit before taking his hand.
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The man that they appeared before was a gnome in the magistrate’s office. Raphael told him quickly what they needed and the man got to work. Within the hour they were married both infernally as well as according to humans. He formed a ring out of infernal metal and placed it on her finger. A heavy ring that matched sat on his ring finger. She kissed him happily.
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Raphael walked with her to her parent’s house in Baldur’s Gate. He knocked politely. An aging elf answered the door and he glared at his daughter. "YOU! You ran from your wedding!" The elf didn’t even spare a glance at the man beside her.
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She tilted her head. "I went to a different wedding. One that actually will bring me joy." She squeezed Raphael’s arm. "Meet my new husband. Married just today. Raphael meet my father." She leaned on Raphael gently. "We are just here to get my belongings and go home."
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They walked past the sputtering elf. Raphael was pleased with how she was reacting. He kissed her hand tenderly. "Go grab your trunk. I will be up shortly." He kissed her gently in front of her mother.
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Her mother frowned. "You married a runaway bride. She was betrothed to another." She crossed her arms.
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Raphael let his eyes flash golden. "I did. A much more enjoyable arrangement. Considering she jumped from a second story just to escape." He chuckled. "Honestly, that you picked Enver Gortash for your daughter. Pitiful.
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Tav went to her room and found someone was in there. She scowled seeing Gortash. He faked happiness. "Tav! I’m so happy to see you alive and well. I was worried something had happened to you." He went to kiss her and she felt heat from her ring. She stepped back and dodged his embrace.
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Tav backed up away from him putting a table between them. "I am simply here to collect my things. Me and my new husband simply must be going." She could hear Raphael coming up the stairs.
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