Might be worth checking the exterior state of the house with a spyglass (you know, in case you've been robbed in the last month or had Fey intruders search the place). Also likely the house has been heavily bugged/scrying is happening. What would it take/cost to get ones house scrying-protected?

Can Kol keep his presence secret with his spirit form, or would that alert the Fey immediately, as a way to scout the house for intruders or such?

Gabes portal shelter at least is the most secure place available for any sensitive objects...

Also worth hopping by the Bakery and see the newlyweds and talk about the whole surrogate situation. Maybe grab some of their premium baked goods too, whether as a gift or a bribe to any Fey agents/royals (remember how Vivian reacted to them?).

Toxoglossa 2026/03/16(Mon)00:26 No. 1123489 ID: d10be1
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“Well, you better go get her, then. We need our harbor back.” She points to Gabe and glares, “Speaking of which, you should get down there, riiight?”

The mouse sight and sits up. “Alright. I get it.” He opens up his storage gate and sticks his arm in. Gabe fishes around for a moment before pulling out a badge and polishing it against his hip before pinning it on.”

“You know, I’ve been meaning to learn how to do that. Most guardians just use a beacon in a big closet or something.” Mariana watches the storage portal close with a pop and shakes her head.

“You don’t have a storage dimension? I thought more senders knew how to use one!” Gabe replies.

The bird shrugs and polishes off her sweet-bread. “I know the theory behind them: using the space between planes to form a little pocket. Never learned how.”

“I’ll, er, scry you up sometime. Maybe I can teach you!”

“Yeah, give me a call. Now, shoo!” She waves him away and the mouse gives an impish salute before departing.

“What about you two? You said you were going to talk to your elemental friend, right? I’m rested up enough that could probably manage a gate if you need it.” The guardian turns to Kol and Casey.

The pair look to one another and mull it over. Casey replies, “Hmm, Fennel lives with us, buuuut… last we heard, there was some kind of fae agent prowling around our place. It might be a good idea to drop us off somewhere they won’t notice the gate. That way we could scope out the neighborhood without being seen. “

“Hmm that’s a good idea, where should I drop you?”

“Are you familiar with Hearthfire Bakery? We could walk from there.” Kol suggests.

Mariana nods and stands up, stretching her arms and back. “That’s the place your chinchilla friend runs, right? Been meaning to try it out.” She peers into the crystal ball on her desk and does a quick scry to locate it. “Alright, you ready?”

The mice nod and step forward into Mariana’s gate, finding themselves standing outside Miki’s bakery.

>>1123489
May as well say hi while we're here.

>>1123489
Having sweet rolls but never got anything from our favorite bakery? For Shame! We'll get you something when we got free time... if we get any free time.

...honestly we should probably pick up some snacks while we're here, we won't get time for a meal, no more than Mariana got!

Bring her with you. Just for a tiny bit, that's all. She clearly needs a break and more pastries.

Acquire snacks for yourselves / bribes for any fey agents encountered and lets see how the newlyweds are handling married life.

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“Actually, hold the gate for just a sec, okay?” Casey calls back to the sender.

Mariana holds her hand out, locking the spell open, but makes a hurry it up motion with her other hand.

The bell jingles as Kol and Casey open the door. Miki’s face lights up and she rushes from behind the counter to hug them.

“Guys! You had us so worried! First we don’t see you for days, then Cecil says you’re away on some secret guardian thing!” Anxieties come bubbling up out of the chinchilla as she fusses around her friends. She turns and shouts into the kitchen, “Raithe! Kol and Casey are here!”

“Oh good! No Gabe?” The elemental replies.

“Gabe’s helping at the harbor.” Casey explains. “Speaking of which, can we get a bag of muffins real quick? We have a tired sender holding a gate open who needs a pick me up.”

A few moments later, Casey tosses a treat-laden bag back through the open gateway and waves a goodbye to Mariana.

Ask her how things have been. hopefully the fey haven't given her much trouble, or have at least been good customers.

Holy heck how aaaare you!!!! How's everything been, you've been away so long! Sorry for popping in unannounced, but you just got back and hiii!

These two are adorable, thank them for the muffins.

"Last month's sex thing was a month-long sex thing."

Toxoglossa 2026/03/19(Thu)02:33 No. 1123585 ID: d10be1
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“Thanks for the muffins. I’m sure Mariana will appreciate them.” Casey says as the sound of the gate closing booms outside.

Miki chuckles and waves it off. “No biggie. The word of mouth attention we get from you guys is more than worth it.”

“Sorry we’ve been gone so long! How are you guys?” Kol asks.

“We’ve been doing okay, but what’s going on with the harbor? We’ve seen the big gates they’ve been casting! Blazing litchfire, guys! What’s with that big boat? And we had people asking about you! What’s going on?”

“Uh, long story short: we stole a big, powerful magic item and a bunch of fey want to steal it for themselves. Also we may have really pissed off some fey royalty, and now we have a big boat problem.” Kol says with a shrug. “You said people were asking about us? What kind of people?”

“They were…” Miki begins before trailing off. “They were about…”

She turns back to the kitchen and yells, “Raithe, honey? Do you remember the folks that came around and asked about the guardians?”

“Yeah?”

“Do you remember who they were?”

“I- I don’t think I caught their names…”

“Yeah, but- like- do you remember what they looked like?”

The salamander’s head comes peeking out of the kitchen and frowns. “Uh… I don’t think so. I remember I came out of the kitchen because you seemed nervous, but… I can’t… remember any details, sorry.”

Interesting. I wonder if you can trick whatever fey magic they used on them by seeing if you can get them to say what they WEREN'T. You know, 'so they had fur?' 'so they were glowing?' etc. Just to see if there's any features that come easier for them to say they DIDN'T have. Maybe the fey magic obscures them from saying what they look like but not what they DIDN'T look like?

Just a thought, but maybe worth trying. Gotta play your own games with the fey, you're already losing if they get you to become a player in theirs.

>>1123585
Sounds like an obfuscation glamour, or outright memory alteration. Which one is more likely? Do we know of any countermeasures for it?

>>1123585
Raise one hand and waggle fingers.
"Fae bullshit" and tell them not to worry. We got the info we needed.

Weeell, the people were Fey, and that is all we need... though knowing the memory shenanigans is nice, maybe we need to carry around a piece of glass for that.

If we're not pressed for time, overpowering the seal is an option. How strong an emotional reaction do you need to jog their memory?

Tell them not to worry about it. The simple fact that neither of them can remember anything distinct about them tells us plenty. These people did not want to be remembered, or to have details about them relayed to anyone else.

Yeah, we definitely need some kind of protection from whatever bullshit the fae are trying to pull.

Toxoglossa 2026/03/20(Fri)04:17 No. 1123623 ID: d10be1
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“Hmm, that sounds like a glamour. Probably was a fae of some sorts.” Casey says. She paces the short length of the counter as she thinks. “Do you remember telling them anything?”

“I just tried to play it cool.” Miki said with a shrug. “Like ‘oh, yeah they’re pretty famous around here.’ I was getting a weird vibe, and just kinda wanted them to leave. What are we going to do? Is there any way to break the glamour?”

Kol speaks up, letting his spirit blur the edges of his body. “I bet with my training, I could see though it.”

“I wonder…” Casey stops on her heel and turns to face the baker. “Miki, do you remember how Vivian reacted when she tried your baking?”

“Remember? I still can’t believe it! I mean, its kind of a dream come true!” The chinchilla blushes, lost in a haze of pride and disbelief. “Some days we stay and have breakfast together in her garden and, um, actually she’s much more down to earth than I realized.”

“Do you think other fae might have a similar reaction?”

“What, that blissed out frenzy?” Miki rubs the top of her head with the back of her hand and wipes them on a clean dishrag. “Viv is pretty obsessed with art and expression, so my scones hit her pretty hard. But your average fae might also react more than a mortal…”

“Hmm, if they’re trying to hide themselves, it might just give them away. Would it be possible to get a box of something bite-sized we can use to test anyone suspicious?”

Miki and Raithe share a glance before the salamander suggests, “I think we have some cookies, that should work, right?”

Heck yeah. Time to give fey agents involuntary food-orgasms in public!

Show them the depths of your baking prowess. Love and skill infused pastries of bright revelation!

Better sample one on yourselves first. As a control, of course.

Though, Casey might be part-fey now...

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“That should be perfect! They won’t be expecting your level of skill in just a little cookie!” Casey takes the bag and gives the bakers a thumbs up. “We better get out there and track these mystery fae down before they cause any trouble. If you see anyone suspicious, give them a free sample and give us a call!” 

“Can do! Come back soon: we wanna hang out and hear about your adventure!” Miki waves from behind the counter as the mice set out. 

“Slag me, I was hoping they’d stick around longer.” Raithe sighs. 

“Aww does my big, hot dragon miss his horny mice friends?” Miki cuddles up to her husband and hugs him. “Tell you what: why don’t we hop back into the kitchen and I’ll give you a quick blowjob? It’ll be just like that day we first met~”

The elemental brightens up and his shaft starts to peek out from between his legs. “Ooh! Good idea! I could use a little ‘warming up’~”

Excellent idea. Stoke the hearthfire by stroking your hubby. Anything to make the pastries have more love and meaningfulness in them!

Oven in the bun.

Bakers always getting that cream

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Miki scurries over to the front door, locks it, and flips the welcome sign over so that it says "Be right back!"

Stifling giggles, the couple duck back into the kitchen as Miki starts slipping out of her clothes. She throws them in a pile over by the sacks of flour and turns to face her husband. "You ready?"

The elemental perches himself on the edge of the table, letting his legs dangle over the edge. He wiggles excitedly in place and spreads his legs, letting his dick hang freely for her. "Mmm-hmm! Oh, this feels so naughty~ It's been a while since we've done it in the kitchen."

The chinchilla kneels in front of him and shuffles forwards, cuddling close to Raithe. "Well, we have to make sure everything we make is full of love, so all the fae can taste it, don't we? What better way to get the flavor just right?" Miki leans forward and pins him in the cleft of her breasts, rolling her body forward to properly coax him to his full length. Within minutes, the shaft is long enough for her to nod her head down and lap kiss the tip.

"Ahhhh~" The dragon sighs, his tongue lolling from his blazing maw. "Your tits feel so good, honey. They're soooo soft~"

A little grin tugs at the corners of Miki's mouth and she lets out a trickle of fire-breath. She takes a long lick up the length of Raithe’s shaft, the tiny flame wraps itself around it in a flickering ribbon and he moans happily for her. Raw mana leaks onto her tongue and she takes him deeper, filling her mouth with hot dragon cock.

Raithe hisses like quenched iron, bucking up into her eagerly. "Ah! Yeah! That's it!" He cranes his neck to watch as his fluffy wife bobs her head between his legs.

If he likes them now, just imagine what they'd be like as she embraces her maternal side.

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Miki shuffles closer, sucking dutifully at the dragon’s shaft. Her mouth full with her husband's erection, the chinchilla goes to work cradling his balls and massaging the base of his dick . She pauses her sucking to run her tongue up the underside of his red-hot length, and is rewarded with the electric sizzle of mana.

“Mmmm, you like that?” She asks, as if she couldn’t taste the answer.

“Ahhh~, fuck!” The salamander’s tail whips across the table as he starts to tense up. Raithe moans and seethes through his teeth, feeling the need to release building up. “Don’t stop!”

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Despite his pleas, Miki pauses and pushes her husband backwards onto the table. “Sorry, I can’t help it, I need you inside me babe.”

“What happened to ‘a quick blowjob’?” Raithe asks in mock seriousness, teasing his wife .

The baker climbs up into his lap and straddles him, lining herself up with practiced ease. “That was when we were just flirting. Now, I’m so horny, I won’t be able to think all day unless I get properly fucked. Ahhh~”

There’s a moment of pressure and a gasp as he slips inside, filling her with a familiar warmth. The baker takes a breath and wriggles the tip deeper: enjoy the feeling of salamander cock sliding inside her.

Miki plants her feet and starts bouncing, letting her hips rock to follow the curve of his shaft. She squeaks happily, her face lost in a blissful grin as her husband hilts himself again and again inside her. “Oohhh, yeahhhh~ Give me that fucking co-oock~”

Raithe’s claws dig into the table and he bucks up into her, needing to feel that warm little tail-hole wrapped around him. Her cock bounces against his stomach, dripping little trails of pale pre-cum as she edges closer to climax.

Sexy food health and safety violations... gonna need to scrub everything down afterwards.

>>1123949
If they both "glove up", I'm sure it'll be fine. Bonus if the flesh one is used.

With how horny they are, I can imagine them selling 'love-filled' Cream-Puffs or Eclairs. Or branching into aphrodesiac/sexy baked goods in general.

Possible complication of this plan: if the agents start spreading words of the effect/quality of these baked goods, the actual fey royals might get their direct attention / a taste for said baked goods.

Which could either lead to instant unbelievable wealth via sponsorship, or thr Fey becoming possessive / wanting said baked goods exclusively by any means (possibly via kidnapping or scummy fey contracts).

>>1123959
Are you sure this isn't happening now? Didn't want to ruin the sex scene, but the thought did occur to me.

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“Miki! Ah! Gonna cum!” Raithe warns. Trying to hold himself back, he grits his teeth and moans. His tail whips back and forth, knocking over a container of powdered sugar and adding to the mess they’ll have to clean up.

The chinchilla leans forward onto his chest, speeding up her bounces. “Ah! Do it! Cum in me! Fill me with your lo-ooove~” Miki’s words tumble out delirious gasps, sounding half-drunk with lust. She feels her own cock already twitching, ready to cum at any moment.

The dragon responds by grabbing her by the thighs, pulling her down until her ass is flush with his hips. Miki’s legs shudder as first pulse of mana-laden cum hits her insides like white-hot fire. She shrieks and throws her head back, her whole body clenching around Raithe’s cock as he fills her and fills her and fills her.

“Ahhh!~ Oh, Raithe! Give it to me! Aahhhh I love youuuu!”

Raithe growls, holding himself buried hilt-deep in his cute, little wife. Pearly arcs of her cum lace themselves across his chest and sizzle into ash as Miki empties her balls; her breath hitching with each orgasmic aftershock. He moans happily, feeling his partner cumming her brains out in his cock, and rewards her with a tail-hole full of raw mana: making sure she doesn’t miss a single drop.

“Ah! Oh Fates! Ah! Raithe, I’m gonna-!”

The jolt of magical energy hits her body all at once, overwhelming her in an instant. Her brain still reeling from climax, Miki opens her mouth and unleashes a blast of flame directly at the ceiling. The kitchen’s fire ward glows as the blaze hits the walls and shakes the bakery.

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A few blocks away, Kol and Casey are walking home when a column of flame comes roaring out of Miki’s chimney. Passersby stop in their tracks and turn to watch as a fine dusting of soot and ash comes sleeting down over the neighborhood.

The mice share a look of alarm that quickly turns to understanding.

“Good for them. They could probably use a break anyway.” Casey says with a giggle.

“Hopefully the neighbors don’t complain…”

“At this point, I’m sure they’re used to it.” Casey shrugs and asks, “Anyway, see any fae or anything out of the ordinary?”

Kol’s eyes glow and he scans the crowd as they share confused murmurs with one another. “Not seeing any glamours yet…”

There's always the possibility the fae would hire someone to tail you discretely, like they did with Nemo

>>1124050
Good thinking, we can't leave out the possibility. I wonder what Nemo's up to right now...

So we have Fey who potentially can make themselves forgettable or otherwise have a glamour of 'being unremarkable'. That's aready a problem in case our (or the mices) viewpoint and memories have been manipulated. Might be worth reviewong if they can recall meeting someone but having memory gaps.

There's also the likelyhood some Fey can blend into their surroundings via shapeshifting. Remember how the Kelpie played hide & seek in the Bathouse?

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"They might just be blending in with the surroundings, remember how Nixxy was able to sneak around the bathhouse?" Casey says, eyeing every alleyway and window. "We might be getting tailed..."

Kol does another sweep with his enhanced vision and frowns, "Still nothing, but I'll keep looking. They may not know that we're back yet."

"I wonder: is that's why Argus let us go early? He figured something like this might happen and wanted to give us a head start?"

“We better keep moving, then. We’re nearly home.” Casey replies. The pair hurry through the streets, hoping the fiery display is enough to keep everyone distracted while they slip through the crowd.

Before long, they arrive back at their house. They survey the outside from a distance and, having not seen anything suspicious, they approach.

"Let's check before we go in: this isn't an illusion or a trap, right?" Casey says, holding up a hand. "We're not experiencing any missing memories or time? What was the route we took home?"

"Uhh, down Winston ave, Through Fane Square, up the stairs to Burroughs way, took a right on Clannery and left on Birdbridge." Kol rattles off as he mentally backtracks.

Casey nods. "That sounds right to me. Nothing seems out of the ordinary, yet."

The mice approach the front door, finding the mail-box cluttered with an odd collection of objects: several glittery cards, a few scrolls, a long sliver of crystal and a handful of tiny origami figures.

some of those are definitely cursed or enchanted. Any obvious auras?

>>1124095
Don't touch any of that. Those are almost definitely magic items meant to do something once taken into the house or even simply touched. If they were safe to take in, then they would've already been taken... unless there's some reason Nixxy wouldn't be able to take your mail for you?

Knock on the door.

Leave the mail alone, if we truly are ahead of time, then leaving an empty mailbox, regardless of the nature of it's current contents, will be a surefire indicator that you're back.

>>1124095
>mailbox
Probably a trick where just taking anything out of your mailbox technically counts as accepting a gift from the fae and then you'll have to owe them or something.

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“Careful-“ Casey eyes the pile as though a magpie had built a nest in the mailbox. “Those are probably gifts and thieves’ contracts. If we touch them, we might be considered ‘accepting’ them and either owe the sender a favor or a challenge.”

“Yeah, I figured as much.” Kol says with a sigh. “I wonder how long this’ll go on for. How are we supposed to get mail?”

“We should look into a post box: hopefully the post office can screen out anything dangerous. “

“Weird that Nixxy didn’t take care of it. You think she’s alright?”

Casey steps up to the door and nods, “We better check on her. You ready?”

“Hold on.” Kol puts his head against the door and lets his spirit phase through the wood. The median looks around noting a light on and the sound of activity upstairs.

“Someone’s inside.” Kol says, pulling himself back through the door. “Could be Nixxy, but it might be two people. I didn’t want to go too far and leave my body unoccupied.”

>>1124253
Oh right we have a key. Open the door quietly and sneak in to see who's there.

Well if it's Nixxy you'd probably hear some giggling

There ARE some people who are supposed to be aat your house.

But what IS the structure of the house, what all is upstairs? give an idea who and what to expect.

If you wanna peek some more before going inside, Casey could give Kol a boost to look through the upper floor windows, with binding magic.