Leam sat down, clasping his hands together to avoid doing anything with them. The issue he was presented with was of course that Dinae was beside him, and her skirt was short and her thighs were right there and all he had to do was- Leam stopped closing his eyes and pressing his forehead into his clasped hands as if praying. He tried to calm his errant thoughts as best he could.
`Keep it together, man.`

Behind him Dalton entered, with Viv behind him holding a couple dishes. While she looked for a place to set them down, Dalton moved to his two companions. Though Viv had joined the party tentatively, the core was undoubtedly just the trio until they could judge whether Viv was actually a good fit. Even for Dalton, she was more of a friend and a fling. Dalton casually reached over Leam to place a bowl down in an empty spot. As he did, his groin brushed against the small of Leam’s back. As it did Leam shuddered slightly. Playfully, Dalton rested a hand on both of Leam’s shoulders and pressed into his sitting figure more from behind. He gulped.
“Sorry, Leam. That excite you?” Dalton asked, bending down to wrap his big arms around Leam’s small frame. He was doing it more or less as a playful jest, however. Leam could not take it as anything other than a full on invitation.

“Oi! Don’t tease.” Dinae smacked at Dalton.

“Sorry, sor-” Dalton began to pull back but Leam gripped his forearm, turned and planted a kiss on Dalton’s surprised, parted lips as a hand came up to cup the back of Dalton’s head. He pulled away, showing briefly that Leam’s tongue was pushed deep into his mouth, and touched his lips in awe of what just happened.
“Woah…” Dalton stared at Leam with wide eyes. Everyone else was incredibly surprised as well. Dinae seemed intrigued, her ears perked straight up with her bushy tail showing movement behind her.

“Uhm…” Leam turned away and stared down at his plate, hands falling into his lap over his aroused, growing bulge.

Viv was the only one who did not seem to understand the significance. “This normal for you guys?”

“Well-” Dalton began to try and explain that there had been hints of it before while hovering a hand over Leam’s shoulder.

Leam interjects. “Guy’s, I’m losing control. I think I’m out of my mind and it’s not getting better.” He pauses, exhaling a deep breath before adding a rather important bit of information.
“Hannah cursed me before the events that happened there reached their conclusion.”

Dinea stood up suddenly, knocking her chair over in the process as she knelt down beside Leam tearfully.
“Oh god!” She took his hands in one of hers and placed the other at his back.
“Leam, why didn’t you say something? With what happened-”

“I didn’t know better until you told me, but with what happened to those two you should’ve been smarter about this!” Dalton shouted, throwing his hands up and walking to the wall. He turned, took a steadying breath and walked back while looking down.

Leam shrugged. “Didn’t think it was a big deal, you know?” He smiled weakly. He smiled, flattered by how much Dinae was fawning over him. She nestled her head between his shoulder and neck, hugging him. It was a shameful wake-up call that in the tender moment, all he could think about was carrying out the intrusive thought of grabbing her tail. He shook it off.

“Not a big deal!?” She cried out in frustration.
“Dammit Leam…” She did not stop holding him. He shut his eyes and held her back.

“I know. I know. I’m sorry.” He threw his head back.
“Ever since I was young I wasn’t affected by this stuff. Lewd stuff, you know?” As he spoke, Dalton and Viv sat down together quietly.

“Yeah… I know.” Dinae chuckled, wiping tears.
“I knew that the whole time. It’s not who you are…” She gritted her teeth, sharp, pear white canines bared against her own ignorance.
“I should’ve seen it. I should’ve put more thought into your change in attitude.”

“No. It’s not your fault. It’s not anyone’s fault.” Leam smirked.
“Remember those lewd stories my dad kept?” Dinae nodded.
“Well… He kept them under double lock in a heavy chest. Keys were hidden. It was more tight than the liquor cabinet and you know why I had no interest in the liquor cabinet.” He smiled at Dinae in particular, leaning his forehead against her.

She chuckled and nodded. “I do.”

“Why would I bother? It wouldn't be interesting if it wasn’t being kept away from me. Under lock and key. So, I thought that the chest and its contents were so interesting that I went about learning how to pick locks. I practised around town, got good enough and one night I finally got that chest open and looked inside. The books. Forbidden knowledge.” He rolled his eyes.
“Were… Not that interesting. They were hardcore, for sure. They contained acts that probably shouldn’t be brought up in polite company.”

“So we’re good, then?” Dalton offered with a nervous chuckle. The group followed that with a laugh after Leam did.

“Maybe.” Leam winked.
“Don’t tempt me. That’s the point.” He sighed heavily.
“Thinking more and more about that stuff.” He shook his head.
“Maybe thinking is the wrong word for it. I feel like that material is surfacing in the things that I do more and more without me even noticing. I want to tie you all up. I want to drp wax on you and gag you at both ends.” He shuddered.
“Dinae I wanna push my cock into your ears and-” She slapped him.

“Leam!”

He breathed out slowly. “I needed that. Thanks.”

“Of course…” She looked at him sadly. Dalton and Viv exchange worried looks as well.

“So-” He slumped down in his chair with Dinae still holding him. She pulled his head into her chest since he was at the right level.
“-there it is. What I’ve been feeling lately.” He shrugged.
“Not sure what to do.”

“Use an ADT.” Viv offered frankly.

“What?” Leam questioned. The group looked at her but only Dalton and Dinae held any recognition of what they were saying.

“An ADT? How would we get that?” Dalton questioned.

Dinae’s ears wiggled side to side as she cocked her head curiously. “Well… We could order one. Or, you could. It’s work related.” She rested her hand over her belly. She had not been at work for roughly a week now.

Dalton crossed his arms. “They’d give US an ADT? Not likely. Nothing weird happens in Blackliff… According to Militia Command.” He rolled his eyes.

“Guys! What’s an ADT?” Leam asked.

“Aura Diagnostic Tool.” Dinae explained.  

Dalton added to that. “There’s a group of odd beastfolk that rolled into Cheshire a month ago. They’re selling and developing a lot of new convenient tools.”

“The Cheshire Analytical Troupe. I got sold one by a charismatic, sultry saleswoman with gold eyes. I couldn’t really resist.” Viv chuckled.

“So you’re admitting you basically got scammed?” Dalton asked.

“Not scammed! Anymore…” Viv shrugged.
“I had basically no use for such an expensive tool on the job around here until you guys mentioned this. Now it’s an extremely apt purchase.” The bronze-toned elf smirked.
“Right?” She tussled her smooth red hair proudly as she leaned back in her chair.

“Thank you! Can you get it right now?” Dinae asked desperately.

Viv stood up. “I’ll do so promptly. Keep the food warm…” She sighed, staring down at the prepared meal.

“Do you one better.” Leam smiled.
“I’m not going anywhere and neither are my… proclivities. Let’s eat and figure it out after that.”

They exchanged sceptical looks, but Leam seemed insistent. Dalton was the first to remark. “I’m game.”

They all gathered around Leam and the ADT after dinner. Viv brought it from her home and set it out on the table. The device was a smooth round golf-ball sized crystal mounted on top of a guard that looked as though it was meant to be strapped to a forearm or a gauntlet. At the other end there was another smaller, more rough crystal held within a directional bowl pointed out. Viv pointed it at Leam.

“Can it be used without mounting it on your arm?” Dalton asked.

“The arm doesn’t matter. It just has to be pointing at the target directly, and there can’t be anything around him that gives off a strong Aura, or the results will need to be parsed far too much for my meagre understanding to handle.” Viv explained, somehow managing to sound haughty even while conceding that she was almost as clueless as the rest of them. She activated it and stepped back, watching closely.

“Anything else to do?” Dinae whispered.

“Yep…” Viv took a breath and hefted an insanely thick book stuffed with coloured and designed markers onto her lap. They blinked.

Dalton looked to Dinae. She was the first to say it. “They’re selling this as a field tool?”

“I think Cheshire’s getting scammed. I never even heard of a ‘fox’ beastfolk before…”

Viv shrugged. “Orr’s getting the worst of it. They pay through the nose if they want to get their hands on even this lesser version.” She focused on the orb. Slowly it shifted, fog within becoming one colour, then another, then back. It shifted quickly without reason, while sometimes swirling with simultaneous colours, or while showing a peculiar shape. Viv held her breath and focused without blinking. As the colours and shapes popped up she pulled tabs on the monolith-sized book until, by the end of the odd soothsaying-like session there were many tabs pulled out.

“What does this tell us?” Leam finally asked.

“Nothing, yet.” Viv scoffed.
“I need to now read the corresponding passages and the connecting passages to decipher what the detector was showing. It reacts to signature’s and those signatures correspond to various ways in which Aura can be used. The book is written as a companion to the device by an expert in Aura Detection from the Academy. Professor Moreau.” Viv started sweating as she tried to make sense of it all.
“S-so… It’s an encyclopaedia of Aura and it should… Should be easy to understand even for a laywoman.”

Leam sighed. He held out his hand. “Give it over. Since I’m the one that feels these things I’ll be able to best look over this encyclopaedia and see if it’s at all accurate.” Leam began to read all the individual marks, then the connecting marks and the symbol marks. After an hour he put the book down, rubbing his eyes.
“Okay.”

“Okay?” Dinae was holding her breath. Not from the start, obviously.

“Summary of what I read: Curse, yes. Emotion Altering, yes. Mind Altering, yes.” They all paused at the revelation.

“That’s fucking useless.” Dalton uttered flatly.

“Yeah…” Viv looks down, starting to feel like she was scammed.

“There was a lot there that I did not understand.” Leam admitted.

Viv reluctantly brings up. “Th-there is the option to mail the corresponding marks to the Cheshire Analytical Troupe to have a full and complete explanation sent back. For a fee…” She blushed deeply.

“Super scammed.” Leam was shocked. Dinae looked sympathetic. Dalton was hiding his face in his hands.

Leam shut his eyes. “I need… I need to…” He gulped, not even wanting to ask.

`Is it even me to ask?`

“You did good.” Dinae took his hand and picked him up.
“You proposed. I’ll take it from here.” She said brightly.
“You don’t need courage to get me anymore because you already got me.”

“Got us.” Daltan added with a wide grin.

“Okay, but it’s just me and him going up to our room.” Dinae corrected.

“Oh… Fair enough.” He sat back down as Leam and Dinae retreated upstairs.

Once they were alone, Leam sat in bed upright with his back against the headboard. Dinae eagerly climbed atop him, guiding his rock hard member inside. As she mounted facing him, he was able to take in fully how far along she was. Even if it wasn’t his, he smiled proudly, placing a hand on either side of her belly reverently.
“It’s not mine… But it’s yours and that’s all that matters.”

“Oi!” She leaned her face close to his so that their foreheads were touching.
“Next one is gonna be yours. Got it?”

Leam smiled. “Got it. You’re the boss.”

“We’re both the boss.” She started riding happily, moaning and mewling. She grabbed one of his hands, guiding it to her hip as she ground her tender thighs and ass against his lap.
“Ah… Yes…” She panted.

He lifted his other hand to stroke one of her ears affectionately. “Dinae…” Leam also began to feel as though he was getting close. The fact that the many strange thoughts and ideas bubbling up in his brain were not being fulfilled aided him in lasting longer.

“Leam.” She mewled his name, as well. He stopped playing with her ears and just pulled her finally into a warm, tight hug as he thrust his hips up hard into her. She let out short yelps as he plunged her as deep as his length could go, and hers could allow. She felt satisfied and in love. She stared at him as such, kissing him as she came over his cock.
“So good.” She adopted a satisfied smirk.
“What about you, love?”

“I’m…” He gulped.
“Having a bit more trouble.”

She blinked. Dinae was not offended. She knew it was the curse. Not personal. None of the minor things he did were personal. Everything that had happened, she realised with intense relief, even the unpleasant things, were tinted by that pesky curse. She looked at him and asked.
“Do… you need something more?”

He nodded guiltily. “I’m sorry…”

“Don’t be.” She got up and left the room. Leam waiting. He did not have to wait long. Dinae dragged a blushing Dalton into the room by his hand. A curious Viv filed in after and sat down in the corner like a student attending a college course. She stared at them with wide eyes, hands resting on her lap.

Dinae climbed back onto Leam. he was still rock hard, so it was easy to guide him in. She motioned for Dalton to come to the edge of the bed. Dalton wandered over and looked to Leam.
“Just… Just, uh, tell me what you need me to do. Whatever you want, okay? I’m not just doing this for Dinae, by the way. It’s for you.”

“Holy… that’s almost enough on its own.” Leam smiled. He wondered what Dalton could do. He shut his eyes, a picture forming in his head. Leam’s eyes shot open.
“H-how about you stand and we’ll both suck you off while we fuck?”

Dalton blinked. “Yeah! Yeah…” He gulped.
“You sure?”

Leam licked his lips in a sultry enough way to compliment Dinae’s natural pout. He got hard, then pushed his significantly bigger shaft between the two lovers.

Leam’s head swam as he sniffed cock up close for the first time. His heart beat quickly as he tasted it. It was savoury and actually quite satisfying. He was salivating over it as his lips kissed the shaft and tried to get around its thickness in vein. On the other side Dinae did the same, allowing their lips to meet in the middle.”

Dalton threw his head back, his cock twitching. “Holy shit…”

“I wanna try sucking.” Leam admitted.

“Go ahead.” Dinae offered encouragingly.

“Yeah!” Dalton added to that consent. Leam kissed Dalton’s cock to the tip, then felt hazy and hopelessly aroused as he sucked Dalton’s mind-bendingly delicious, thick cock with its flared head between his lips. Once he had gotten it good and wetted and throbbing with his tongue and his suction, Dinae and him traded the tip between them back and forth, both bringing it closer and closer until…
“I-I’m close!”

“Do you wanna see what it tastes like?” Dinae asked.

Leam nodded. “Yeah, but not like this.” He pulled out, stroking Dalton and sucking a bit to keep him going.
“Cum on my cock.” Leam panted.

“F-fuck.” Dalton’s eyes were closed.
“I’ll cum on whatever you want, just help me out!”

Leam guided the tip down and brought himself up. He made Dalton cum. The thick, plentiful ropes coated Leam’s cock with hanging white almost making the cuter member look like it was decorated with tinsel for christmas. With that done Leam abruptly got back down and entered Dinae like that. She gasped, but was not at all deterred. She moaned, in fact. She was happy to feel Leam cum as his cum-soaked cock plunged into Dinae one last time. To end the encounter, Leam pulled free and hastily licked Dinae clean, inside and out as the cum, his mixed with Dalton’s, seeped out. He gratefully lapped it up.

“L-leam!” She mewled. The dexterity of his tongue brought her to orgasm for the second time.

Discreetly, unbeknownst to them, the avid student sitting in the corner had her hand closed tightly within her muscular thighs. She was trying not to show it, but the girl had been masturbating and came more than a few times at the intense and arousing sight of the pair lovingly sucking off Dalton, then what followed made her blush and falter with a quiet desire. She tried to keep her voice from escaping as one last orgasm rocked her nethers. She withdrew her soaked fingers.