After the coast was clear Rya ran into the bathroom in a hurry. Once she entered she clumsily closed the door behind her and leaned against it. Her legs felt a little shaky as she slid her back down the wooden door, sitting down on the cold stone floor. She looked around the bathroom and saw a toilet in the corner, a Fae-Bath against the wall, a mirror above a sink, and a wooden chair near the Fae-Bath.

'Dammit! I almost got caught!... And Dalia is going to regret making me fantasize about Quin. That was so embarrassing. Ugh... I'm getting the shivers just thinking about... Quin... Grrr! This isn't me! Yeah! It must have also been the fault of those two foul goddesses!... They must be trying to break me mentally or something! Yeah, that's it! A-And it's not going to work!... Hah! Good one, me!... Now then... I need to clean myself. This is so embarrassing.' Rya thought as she tried to ignore the itch in her pussy while her heart pounded.

She let out a sigh and looked down between her legs to see a damp spot on her pants.

'S-Shit... That's the most embarrassing thing that's ever happened to me! I came... twice... and in front of people no less! Ugh. I hope they didn't notice... Haah... I can't focus on that when I need to clean myself.' Rya thought as she pulled off her boots and set them aside. Then she reached for the strings of her pants and slowly untied them. She felt nervous about undressing when her body was so sensitive.

Rya stood up and pulled down her pants revealing a wet stain on her underwear. 'Oh God, that's disgusting. Haah. How can a woman's body be so weird? Why do we even get wet? It's not fair.' She thought as she took off her panties.

Once she removed her shirt, she began to examine the Fae-Bath.

'Okay, just use a bit of mana to the crystal and some warm water should come out... This should be easy... Then I'll just clean myself up and I'll be able to get dressed and meet everyone for breakfast.' Rya told herself as she looked at her well-endowed, voluptuous, tanned, naked, elven body in the mirror.

'Why am I embarrassed? I know it's weird that I've been turned into a woman now, for like, two weeks. But why am I starting to think different thoughts?... This isn't normal, right?... I know I'm still me! But something feels different... No, Ryan!... This is nothing but a trick that is being played on you by that foul Goddess, Nils. She is probably laughing at me as I speak... That goddess can't change me as long as I know that I am a man... B-But why does it pain me to say that?... Is it because I like looking at myself?... Y-Yeah... That's the reason... It's going to be a shame to get rid of this amazing body. I wonder if all Elven women are built like me?' Rya thought to herself as a little blush appeared on her cheeks.

While the Dark Elf was busy looking at her reflection, she heard the water spilling out over the side of the bathtub.

'Shit! Come on Ryan! What are you thinking about right now? Focus! You're wasting time. Quickly, hurry up and get cleaned.' Rya thought to herself as she stopped the water flowing into the tub.

"Haah... Way to make a mess Ryan," Rya said to herself as she tried to clean up the water but didn't know what she could use to soak it up with and she didn't want to use her only towel.

"Damn it!" Rya said out loud, "If only I was a water mage... I bet I could get this mess cleaned up without breaking a sweat," Rya told herself.

After failing to come up with anything useful Rya looked at the puddle of water and her instincts were telling her something. She didn't know why but she thought she felt a connection to the water.

'Why does it feel like this puddle is calling out to me?' Rya wondered.

Rya kneeled on the ground and stuck her right index finger into the water. She started swirling her finger around as her mana began to flow out and mix with the water.

"Huh? I-I can feel a connection! Oh wow! This is amazing! It's like controlling earth, but not? Okay, you got this Ryan." Rya said as she started to move the water around by using her mana.

Rya was controlling the water the same way she would be manipulating dirt or rock with earth magic. But it wasn't the same as moving earth. When she used her dark earth magic, she needed to be strong and rigid. Whereas using her mana within the water, she needed to be fluid and relaxed, but not too much, or the connection with the water would break.

Rya could feel that her mana's connection beginning to break, which meant her control of the water would stop, so she quickly lifted the water and threw it into the sink.

"Hmm... Not bad for a first go... But I need to practice some more before I am comfortable using it in a battle situation... I wonder if I had a spell book, could I learn how to cast some awesome water magic?... That would be sweet... But for now, I guess I'll keep practicing by manipulating water for now" Rya said to herself as she continued to practice her newfound ability for another 5 to 10 minutes while cleaning herself.

"Okay. I should get dressed and meet up with the others." Rya said to herself as she started to put her new clothes on.

She was wearing her usual black clothing but her underwear was pink today. It took some practice but she was finally able to put on a bra all by herself, after a few days of failing. She really started to enjoy how the material of the bras felt against her skin. Not that she had much to compare it to but she didn't want to wear a bandage around her chest again. Her black pants, which used to be baggy, were now form-fitting and showed off her womanly curves after her last "Growth Spurt" and her new underwear was hugging her ass, so well, that it looked like a bubble butt. Her new black long-sleeve blouse was made of nice smooth material and fit perfectly on her body, hugging her curves in all the right places. The only thing that used to bug her was how much this blouse showed off her cleavage. She tried to button it up all the way, but it looked like she was smuggling two basketballs, so she settled on keeping the first three buttons undone. She felt a strange sense of pride when she saw how good she looked in the mirror.

'Haah... Why can't I button up my shirt more than two buttons? Ugh. This is so uncomfortable. My blouse is trying to suffocate my chest... M-Maybe I should unbutton it a bit?... J-Just so I can breathe easier. I have no other choice. I'm not doing this to show off or anything... I'm definitely not trying to get Quin's attention or anything like that! Yeah, no way! That's not what I'm doing. This is just more comfortable, that's all.' Rya was trying to rationalize her choice as she unbuttoned a fourth button and turned to the side while moving her hands underneath her breasts to give her boobs a better lift and push them together. The cups of her pink bra were peeking out from the top of her black blouse, giving off a nice contrast.

'U-Uh, y-yeah. Th-This is good!... Hehe. I-I mean. It's fine... But I hope Quin doesn't stare at me too much. I-I don't want him to get the wrong idea, that's all!... It's just a bit better this way so I can breathe... It's not good if I can't breathe. Plus, I'm a man after all! And I totally don't swing that way!... Yeah! That's it! There's no other reason why I'm doing this!... Okay!... And I just gotta stay calm, I don't want him to notice anything suspicious about me, like how I look or how good I smell, or how my nipples are poking through the fabric of my blouse and bra, or how my breasts look like they want to escape the confines of my blouse... Agh?... Y-Yeah! Everything will be okay... I hope...' Rya thought to herself as she started to fidget with her outfit.

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"Haah. This is so embarrassing... I'm acting like a teen... Just finish up Ryan," Rya said to herself so she stopped wasting time.

Now that her clothes were fine she moved on to her hair. She made sure to keep her long white hair tied up in a bun so her bangs wouldn't fall in her face. Then once her hair was done she put on her dark cloak that had a hood so she could pull it up if she didn't want to be noticed. Unfortunately, she needed to have it up to hide her ears. Since she was an Elf, in the human, dwarf, kingdom, it could be dangerous for her to walk around as is.

'Haah... After all that work, I'm covering it up in this damn cloak... I-I mean!... It's for the best! Yeah, no reason to take a chance.' Rya thought as she looked around the bathroom and saw her dirty clothes. She packed them in her backpack and got ready to get some breakfast.

When Rya left the bathroom and made her way downstairs to the dining room, she could smell something cooking in the kitchen. The delicious aroma was coming from bacon and eggs. It was making her stomach rumble as she made her way into the lobby and saw Sir George by the doorway to the common room. She walked up to him.

"Sir George. How is it going?"

"Hmhm, I could be better if Percy could get some restraint on his... woman. Haah! She was immediately on him after he woke me up for my watch." Sir George said while shaking his head.

"Yeah, She's been a lot more forward than I thought she would be. She's really good at getting what she wants though. And they are cute together," Rya replied with a smile.

"Well, we should try to get them their own room next time. I don't think I can take it, hearing those two going at it all night every night," Sir George half-joked to Rya as he laughed.

"Yeah, that would be for the best. Hey, has anyone come for breakfast yet?" Rya asked.

"No. you're the first to come. That's why I'm standing here," Sir George said with a chuckle.

'Hmm? Quin's taking his time. I wonder what's taking him so long to get ready? I hope he isn't going to make us wait... I kinda wanna eat right now.' Rya thought to herself.

She looked past Sir George into the common room to see who was eating whatever smelled so delicious. She saw the group of adventurers from last night but then something caught her attention. She didn't notice it at first but whatever it was moved a little in the corner of the big room. It looked like a shadowy figure but it was transparent. It reminded her of the Optical Camouflage from Metal Gear Solid. It spooked her out at first, but then she remembered that she was in a fantasy world that could break the laws of physics without issue.

"Hmm?" Rya frowned as she focused on the shadow.

Sir George noticed Rya's serious but curious expression.

"What's wrong, Rya?" Sir George asked.

"I think I saw an invisible figure staring at us... Or maybe it's my imagination?" Rya answered with a confused look.

Sir George looked into the common room and saw just the bartender and a couple of adventurers sitting in the middle of the room. His eyes couldn't find the invisible figure like Rya's elven eyes could. But he felt that something was off.

"I can't tell but there might be an illusion spell cast. I'm not as strong with magic to tell you the truth." Sir George said.

'An illusion spell? Great! Someone's on to us.' Rya thought to herself.

Rya glanced at Sir George, while Sir George glanced at her. They both have the same expression on their faces that read. 'Let's get the hell out of here.'

"Lady Rya, go get the Lord. I'll wait here," Sir George said as he gestured to her to take the hallway. He was going to stay at attention and hoped to keep whoever was there under surveillance.

"Understood," Rya nodded as she rushed back up the stairs and down the hall to their room.

'Damn it! Looks like we got to skip breakfast... I really wanted breakfast... Gah! Focus Ryan!... We might be in danger so pull your head out of your ass... I need to get Quin, Dalia, and Percy before getting out of here. Hopefully, they haven't taken too long.' Rya thought to herself.

***

Rya makes her way back to their room as she opens the door quickly.

"Quin, quickly get the things we... need?..." Rya was interrupted by a naked Quin, who was in the middle of putting on some new underwear. This was the first time Rya had a good look at Quin's body and she couldn't help but notice how perfectly sculpted he was and her eyes couldn't help but drift towards his well-endowed manhood that put her old self to shame.

'H-Holy shit! He's bigger than Percy! How is he so flawless!?' Rya thought to herself as she was in a trance, unable to look away.

"Whoa! Rya!?... Could you knock?" Quin said as he quickly pulled his underwear up to hide his manhood.

Rya shook her head, snapping herself out of her trance, "S-Sorry! I didn't... I mean... I think someone is on to us, Quin. Sir George is keeping an eye out for them. It might be one of your uncle's spies."

Quin sighed and shook his head. He looked around for a moment and found his pants. He pulled them on quickly and looked at Rya again.

"Grab Percy and Dalia. I'll get our gear ready. We're going to head to the Baron's palace, now. It should be safe there," Quin said as he started packing the backpacks with all their stuff.

"Got it! I'll be back," Rya replied before running off to get them.

Rya got to one of the bathrooms and found Dalia and Percy relaxing in the tub. They were surprised that Rya barged in out of nowhere.

"Guys come on, we gotta go... We've been spotted!" Rya said as Percy and Dalia nodded at her with serious looks on their faces.

"Don't wait for us Lady Rya," Percy said as he and Dalia got out of the tub and grabbed their towels. With that Rya returned to the room to put her things away with Quin.

Quin got most of the gear packed away before Rya, Dalia, and Percy made it back into the room. They each grabbed their own packs before heading outside where Sir George was waiting for them.

"Good, you made it. Lady Rya has a sharp eye, we've been spotted, alright. Whoever it is, is still waiting in the common room," Sir George said as he grabbed his pack from Percy.

"We must make haste to the Baron's Palace, where we will be safe for a while. Let's just hope that whoever it is, is working alone," Quin said as he started walking down the street, heading towards a busier road to blend in with the crowd.

"We're with you, My Lord. Let's hope no one else is after us," Sir George said as he was right behind the prince. He walked through the city keeping an eye out for anyone suspicious, following the prince's lead.

The group made their way towards the center of the city where the palace is located. It will take them about an hour to get to the gate leading to the palace. They tried to keep calm and quiet as they walked the bustling streets of Ironside.

***

While Rya and the crew left the inn, in a hurry, the mysterious person in the common room was stunned. She had no idea how she was spotted when using her enchanted cloak ability to create an illusion field, hiding her presence.

'H-How did she spot me!? No one has ever detected me when I use my stealth cloak!' Nieren thought to herself as she hid in the corner of the room waiting for the group of adventurers to leave.

She knew she couldn't reveal her presence right now, due to the others in the room. Normally she would have walked out of there without a second thought. But ever since she was spotted, she started having trouble trusting her cloak's abilities. So she played it safe for now. In time she'll locate Rya again and see if she truly is evil. But for now, she needed to wait and come up with a different plan of attack for how she would approach this Dark Elf.

After an hour of hiding, Nieren kept thinking about the situation as she sat in the corner of the room. She felt like she was missing something important here. Something that would tell her how to spot if Rya was a treacherous creature.