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Henry grunted from the pain of Dayshia performing surgery on his back without anesthetic. He knew he had to remain awake and to keep the energy flowing. That took everything he had.
Tish watched in amazement as Dayshia’s hands moved with confident precision as she quickly cleared the shards from his back. Each one was extracted then dropped into a dish made of the green light. She almost expected to hear a metallic ping from each dropped piece. She did hear Henry’s grunts of pain and realized he was fighting to stay conscious through this. She marveled at his strength and will power.
Dayshia was loving working with tools made of light. Once she was sure she’d removed even the tiniest fragment, she handed off the forceps, which faded away, and was about to ask for the suture needle and driver. Instead, she ran her fingers through the green light as she imagined how it could be used since it worked perfectly as the tools she’d needed. “Can this be used to seal the wounds?” she asked Mahati without turning to look at the snake lady.
She heard the smile in the woman’s voice. “If you will it to act as an adhesive, then that’s what it will be. Your skill is quite brilliant!”
She smiled at the compliment but focused her mind as she envisioned the tools she’d need to apply the thin bead of dermal adhesive. Once she had her tools, she quickly went from wound to wound, sealing the skin. When she was done, she passed her hands just above the surface of his skin and willed the energy to penetrate his skin to boost his natural healing. These days they were using light to stimulate regrowth of tissue, so she envisioned it working here. She sat back when she was done. “I’m done, Henry. Rest.”
They watched the green light fade as Henry finally gave in and passed out. His glamor immediately reset him to Human, but he was also naked. Dayshia smiled at his unblemished back. She knew he wouldn’t have any scars when he recovered.
“Oh my god, Dayshia! You’re amazing!” Tish gushed as she dropped to her knees to wrap her arms around her friend. Sandy was squeezing her from the other side, and a few free strands of Kesini got a hug in as well.
Once they released her, she stood, took a deep breath, and turned to face Mahati once more. She relaxed as she saw the woman was back in her glamor as a petite woman in a saree. “Thank you for helping me help Henry.”
“The honor was mine. I’ve never assisted in a surgical process before, and watching you work was thrilling!” Mahati said with a smile.
Dayshia frowned slightly. “How much of what I did was you?”
Mahati held up her hands as she shook her head. “It was all you. All I did was enable you to touch the magic and guide it with your will. I believe you will be a brilliant surgeon.”
“Why is Henry naked?”
Heads turned to see Jun sitting up and staring at Henry’s body.
“I believe the real question should be, what’s up with your sister?” Tish asked. “Why is she acting so obsessed with Henry?”
Jun looked at her unconscious sister, and her expression became both pained and sad. “I was unaware she’d attempted to ensnare his mind with her tears. That explains much. If my mother knew, she did not share that with me.” She looked to Tish. “I think Yuko is soul bound to him. I believe I heard Henry say he is immune to her tears.” Heads nodded as they’d heard him say that as well. “That doesn’t mean the binding between Yuko and Henry is broken. His link to her may no longer exist, but she will remain bound to him until she is pregnant with his child. It is the price of using her tears in this way.” She shook her head incredulously as she went back over her sister’s behavior, seen in this new light. It all made sense to her now. “Henry is a Satyr, so I don’t understand why Yuko would have done this. She knows she cannot mate with anyone other than a Human. Binding herself to someone she cannot mate with only leads to madness.”
The other ladies shook their heads as they couldn’t explain it either.
“I need to carry Henry into the bedroom so he can rest. I’ll need help,” Tish said as she dropped her glamor. She was much stronger in her Faun form.
“No, Kesini. You need to keep Yuko under control,” Sandy said to prevent her hair from releasing her hold on the Kitsune.
Mahati dropped her glamor. “I will assist you.”
Tish gently rolled Henry over onto his back, and several of the ladies made little involuntary noises when his cock was exposed. Tish grinned as she knew each of them was seeing something a little different. It was one of the unique properties of Henry’s glamor. He would look and be the desired size and shape from the observer’s perspective.Content held by NôvelDrama.Org.
“Still looks like an anaconda to you, Dayshia?” she asked with a sly grin as she spotted her friend’s wide-eyed stare. She knew Dayshia had yet to take Henry to bed. Not from lack of interest, of course. She wasn’t sure why Dayshia was so resistant to the idea.
Dayshia jerked her eyes away from Henry’s groin and frowned at Tish. However, she couldn’t maintain her annoyance with her friend as the woman was enjoying the moment so much. Dayshia found herself snorting in amusement, which just triggered the rest of them until they were all giggling, except for the unconscious Yuko and Kali. Dayshia saw the latter’s expression no longer showed her smug satisfaction from the chaos she’d played a significant part in engineering.
Truthfully, the wide-eyed young woman looked shocked and more than a little nervous.
Dayshia had to admit what she saw was also a little intimidating, but it made her tummy tremble with nervous desire, not fear. Kali no longer looked confident, and that was… interesting.
She looked to Mahati, who was picking up Henry’s legs with all four of her arms while Tish had her strong arms under Henry’s, resting his head against her shoulder. They lifted his large body carefully, and Tish walked backward out of the living room with Mahati following.
Tish was watching Mahati’s expression as they slowly made their way towards the bedroom. The woman’s eyes kept finding their way back to Henry’s cock. It suddenly dawned on her that Mahati’s expression contained a burning curiosity. She was probably a virgin!
“First one you’ve seen in person?” she gently asked when they were alone.
Mahati’s eyes immediately went to her, her complexion reddening, but she saw Tish wasn’t judging her, so she reluctantly nodded.
“They don’t get much nicer considering his glamor matches it to your ideal,” Tish said with a grin.
Mahati stared at her. “My ideal? How would it know if I’ve never…”
Tish looked back at her in surprise, then down at the unconscious man. “Uh, that’s an excellent question. I have to admit, magic is still very much a mystery to me.”
They gently set Henry down on the low bed then stepped back to gaze back down at him.
“I’m sorry for using offensive magic at your party. It really was in self-defense,” Mahati said quietly. “I’m really impressed with your shield spell! It’s exceptionally strong!”
Tish nodded. “They come in handy, being around Henry.” She felt a little sad about that. Too much trouble clung to the big man.
Mahati was back to staring at Henry’s privates. She looked pensive, and Tish almost laughed at her expression.
Finally, the dark beauty spoke. “Do you think Henry’s glamor could actually make it possible for Yuko to become pregnant? I mean, that’s her ideal, yes?”
Tish blinked at her as her jaw dropped open. “I-I have no idea. I thought it might be just the size and shape, but fertility as well?” She shrugged. “You know more about magic than me, but I do know that Henry’s sperm is saturated with Wild Magic, and I’ve been told that it’s toxic to wielders.”
“Henry’s glamor is unlike any I’ve dealt with before,” Mahati admitted. “As you say, it would normally be dangerous for Yuko. However, there’s still this ideal matching nature of Henry’s glamor, and we don’t know its true extent. A good test would be for her to be with Henry sexually, but he’d wear a condom while she concentrated on her need for Human sperm. After he climaxes, the sperm in the condom could be tested to see if it’s purely Human.”
Tish rolled her eyes. “So romantic! That wasn’t how Mab did it. She had sex with his Satyr form. How did she avoid their incompatibility?”
The dark-skinned beauty scoffed. “You have any idea how we could ask Mab?” She shook her head as she contemplated the complexities involved. “Henry’s magic is so unpredictable!”
Tish smiled as a little thrill tingle ran down her spine. “Wild Magic! It’s so exciting!”
The Nāga aimed an amused smile at the woman with a raised eyebrow. Tish grinned at her. “Hey, I was once Human with no concept any of this was real! The world changed for me overnight, and this one is far more exciting!”
“I notice you’ve even adopted our way of saying Human, as well,” Mahati stated.
“Yeah, I picked up that difference pretty quickly,” Tish said with a nod.
“You switched sides quickly, too.”
Tish’s expression became serious quickly. “No. For me, it’s never been an Us vs Them situation. I get that we need to hide from the Human population, and I completely understand why. I don’t think my attitude towards this change could be considered typical. I think Dayshia’s is closer to how most would react. Change can be frightening.”
“I heard my name, and we’re all wondering how long it takes to put someone on a bed,” Dayshia said as she walked into the room. Mahati blushed then switched back to her Human glamor. Dayshia smiled gratefully at her.
Tish turned to her friend. “Mahati had a most excellent idea! You know how Henry’s glamor conforms to the observer’s ideal? Yuko needs Henry to give her a baby. It might be possible if Henry’s glamor includes that capability.”