The golden haired elf's ears waggled up and down as he stared at me, and said something I couldn't understand in the slightest.

"..What is that supposed to mean? And if you can understand what I'm saying.. Could you, uhm, stop staring at my butt and give me a hand?"

In response, he shrugged and gave me a cheeky grin.

"Bountiful harvest, the meaning of your arcana's mark. It's as unexpected to see as it is to find a random nude vixen hanging in a trap for wild game."

As I opened my mouth to explain my situation, the elf suddenly reached out and firmly grabbed a handful of my rump.

"About tha- Huh?"

My mind came to a halt as the the sudden turn of events failed to process, and as he gave my rear a squeeze.

"Yep, pretty darned bountiful alright. Definitely something to be proud of having."

As the elf began to commentate on the compromising situation, he started jiggling it while gently kneading me with his fingers.

"The hell are you doing!"

In response to my shout, the elf succinctly replied while continuing without the slightest pause.

"Giving you a hand, like you requested. Should I be more firm, should I use both hands, or is this fine?"

His completely unabashed reply left me speechless and entirely unsure of how to answer the elf.

"So if this is fine, what's the problem? Did I pinch you without realizing it or something?"

"A total stranger is playing with my ass, that's my problem!"

The elf put on a pensive expression upon hearing my angry statement and paused his fondling, then nodded and gave me a sincere smile.

"You're right, this has been totally improper of me. My bad. I should've introduced myself first.

Raynolia Blanchet at your service, and miss vixen, you are?"

I was incredibly tempted to flat out curse at the infuriatingly shameless pervert of an elf.

'What was my handle.. My handle.. Dammit, I can't remember my stupid handle! Screw it! And screw this pervert too!'

"..Arata. I'm Arata. I'm kind of lost, which is why I asked for a hand.."

Raynolia released his handful of my rump, gave my butt a gentle pat, and spoke in a slightly scolding tone of voice.

"If you were lost and had unwittingly got caught by the trap you should've just said so!

Anyone would misunderstand a naked vixen who's presenting her rear like this, especially if she's asking for a hand while doing so!"

I was once again left speechless, but for a different reason.

'This blatant disregard for any semblance of decency and common sense.. Raynolia, he.. he.. Kinda reminds me of gramps.'

The elf circled around to my side after he finished scolding, slid an arm under my abdomen, and continued speaking.

"Well, I'll help take you down to the Retz village, so hold still."

With a click, I felt the support from the net vanish as my body pressed down against Raynolia's arm.

"Ough, could you at least have given me a warning before doing that? And could you get me out of thi- Hey!"

The elf peeled the net away from my skin as hoisted me over his shoulder, facing me backwards as he removed the snare from my leg.

"Put me down! I can walk perfectly fine! Just put me down already!"

"Calm down, Arata, no need to be so feisty. I'll set you down whenever you want. I'll set you down right now if you don't mind getting caught in another trap that wasn't hidden."

I stopped squirming and swallowed my continued protests as he pointed out the crux of the matter.

"..Okay, you've got a point there.. ..I guess I can bear with it.. ..For a while."

He began to chuckle as he listened to my glum response, and gave my rear a gentle pat as he started walking.

"You don't need to sound so dejected. It's probably pretty uncomfortable for you, but it's not like anything bad is happening."

"Says the elf who molested me because I asked for a hand."

Raynolia went quiet for a few moments after my flat reply, then spoke quietly as I heard him brush aside some branches.

"How was I supposed to know that wasn't what you wanted? Why would a vixen who's not in heat be out naked in a rather secluded part of the forest?"

The response he gave, left me entirely speechless. My tails began to twitch as my ears flattened against my head in exasperation.

'Which damned asshole thought that making going into heat part of the game's setting for foxgirls would be a good idea?

You deserve a kick in the pants, no, two! Whoever you are, you atrocious bastard, I curse you to always stub your toe and spill your coffee!'

I fumed angrily as the elf carried me through the forest, wishing misfortunes as I sullenly brooded.

"Soooo, Arata, since you're pretty obviously not in heat, why were you out here nude? I know you said you got lost, but, what happened to your clothes?"

An awkward silence descended, and I began wracking my brains for the least possible embarrassing answer I could think of.

'I got lost while going to the bathroom? No way in hell that'd work.. I went to bed and woke up naked in the middle of a forest? Nobody would believe that..

Oh, I could just say I got drunk. I got drunk and woke up naked in the forest! ..That's a pretty embarrassing excuse though..'

I took a deep breath, prepared myself, and quietly replied to the question Raynolia asked.

"Uhm, I.. Kinda.. Don't know why. There was a bright rainbow and then.. I was suddenl-Ah!."

My speech turned into a yelp of surprise as I felt his hand sharply impact my rump with a resounding slap.

"That was the worst excuse I've ever heard.. ..Is what I would say if I hadn't seen that weird rainbow from a distance."

"Then why the hell did you hit me! If you saw then wh-Ahh!"

As I began angrily shouting at the elf, he gave the other side of my rear an equally hard spank.

"Elven pervert! Unreasonable lecher! Molesting bastard!"

I shut my mouth as he replied with an even harder spank, fighting mixed feelings as I tried to figure out my jumbled emotions.

'This is so damn shameful! I'm actually enjoying being spanked by a pervert I just met.. Am I really this much of a slutty girl?'

"Calm down, there's no need to get so feisty over a slap on the rear. More importantly, we'll be out of the woods and at my house in a few minutes.

Share a meal with us, and a warm bath afterwards if you'd like."

Raynolia finished speaking, as I heard the rustle of him brushing aside a tree branch.

"Us?"

"Yeah, me and my fiance. I'll introduce you to her when we arrive."

'What the fuck! You've just molested a girl, and now you actually want to bring her to meet your fiance?

If you're going to fucking molest me, at least be a proper molester! ..I can't believe I just thought that.'

The embarrassment and shame that had been plaguing me suddenly faded, as I felt too dumbfounded to say anything in response to the shamelessly perverted elf.

I hung over his shoulder in silence, not even reacting as I felt him place his hand on my rump again.

A moment later, I felt the warm sun on my rear along with his hand as he came to a halt and began slowly stroking me.

"Well, we're out of the woods now. Just a few minutes more. Do be careful, the tower tends to be rather shiny around this time of day."

I cocked my head as my ear twitched, confused by his comment as he resumed walking.

'Tower? What tower? The heck is he talking about? Is there some kind of shiny building that we're going to walk past or something?'

As the trees began to recede from view as I was carried out into the sun, I blinked a few times and my jaw dropped as something ridiculous entered my view.

Across the entire horizon, stretched a gigantic pitch black wall that even concealed the blue skies from view.

'..I don't even what. Tower? Is that supposed to be the tower he was talking about? Are you sure that's not the legendary border wall?'

My ears and tails began twitching as I stared, trying to take in the beyond massive size of the monolith that covered the horizon.

I shook my head, trying to drive away the shock from what I had seen as I asked Raynolia the most important question.

"Are we there yet? Getting carried around like this really rubs my stomach wrong..

..And having you fondling, squeezing, or spanking my ass doesn't make it any better."

Raynolia stopped and kneeled down, letting my feet reach the ground as he gave my rear yet another spank.

"If it was bothering you just say so, I could've changed how I was carrying you if you had said something about it."

I climbed off his shoulder and stretched, savoring the feeling of standing on my own two feet as I covered myself with my tails.

"So.. May I ask why you kept doing things to me while you carried me?"

"Because it's fun? And it was pretty obvious you were enjoying it too, so why not have fun playing with a vixen's rear if she likes it?"

Raynolia's reply left me not wanting to believe my ears, and I slowly continued speaking to the shameless elf.

"..What makes you think that I was liking it?"

He raised an eyebrow and responded as he reached out and grabbed my hand, beginning to pull me along as he resumed walking.

"As the saying goes, the only fox that can't be trusted is the fox with one tail.

Or more bluntly put.. It's common knowledge that you and the rest of your multi-tailed kindred's bodies blatantly reveal your feelings."

I stumbled and nearly tripped as I heard it, barely managing to catch myself before I fell.

'Just when I felt like nothing could surprise me anymore.. Why the fuck is this even a thing! Tell me which asshole on the damn dev team thought making bullshit of this sort was a good idea!'

The vibrant world suddenly felt like it had darkened, as Raynolia continued with the heartbreaking truth.

"Given that your mark is the mark of desire, or as how the orcs call it, the mark of the lewd..

You liking having someone spanking that cute butt and feeling it up isn't anything to be embarrassed about."

The elf paused for a moment as he placed his hand on my head, gently rubbing me as he spoke.

"Besides, it's not like you can control your urges when you're in heat. Having the mark of desire is completely normal for a vixen, and you shouldn't be ashamed of it.

Don't let those insufferably arrogant and prudish orcs convince you otherwise, be proud of your body."

I felt somewhat better as I listened, while also feeling that there was something wrong with what he said.

"..Thanks, I guess.. ..And please don't lay a hand on me without permission, again. I'm still mad at you for having done that."

"You enjoyed it, I enjoyed it, all's well that ends well. I won't promise anything, but regardless of that, I won't be laying hands on you for now anyway.

I'll have some explaining to do since your cute ass has my handprints on it. And it doesn't look like they'll be fading away for a while, either."

Raynolia's reply once again reminded me of the ridiculousness of the situation I was in.

"Won't your fiance be pretty upset when she finds out you were taking advantage of a foxgirl?"

"You're totally right, Arata. Lucious is going to be absolutely livid when she finds out about it.

She's definitely going be upset that I got to have fun with a pretty vixen's butt, without her getting to join in on the fun of fondling and spanking your rear."

I tripped and fell over as I he responded, feeling more stunned by what I heard than I felt hurt by falling on my face.

'..I am so done with all this. I'll never be able to look at an elf the same way again. Devs, I admit defeat! So could you please stop bullying me? You're breaking my heart!'

Raynolia crouched down and helped me back up onto my feet, as I stood up I felt like my energy was draining out of me.

"Are all elves as.. Touchy-feely as you are, Raynolia?"

"Not really, some more, some less. I'm pretty normal for an elf though. Why do you ask, Arata?"

My tails began twitching and my ears drooped as he confirmed my fears, leaving me dreading the approaching meeting.

"You silly fox, there's no need to worry about it. Lucious is the friendly kind of girl who would happily dote on you.

She loves fluffy things, so remember to think twice before letting her touch your tails."

I raised an eyebrow and flicked my ears at him, unable to feel anything but doubtful about his statement as I resumed walking alongside Raynolia.

'Uh huh. I feel totally reassured by being told that I shouldn't worry by someone who molested me on our first meeting after I asked him for help.'

With an exasperated sigh, I walked with the perverted elf up onto the crest of the hill. As we peaked at its top, I saw what appeared to be a little town in the distance.

"Here we are, Arata, welcome to Retz. We won't be heading down to the village today as there's already a pleasant dinner waiting for us at my house.

And there's going to be a northbound train coming by in two weeks, so you'll be able to head home soon as well."

'Head home? I don't even live in this world, how am I supposed to go home? Well, considering what has already happened to me..

Wait, that's not what's important at all! Since when have elves had trains? Is this a weird fantasy or is this yet another low budget magical Star Trek knock off?'

I sighed as I walked alongside of Raynolia, unsure of how to feel and what to anticipate for the upcoming meeting.

"See that stone house with the wood porch next to the sugar palms just a little bit ahead? That's where we're going, and a delicious meal awaits us both."

A minute later, I found myself nervously fidgeting as I stepped up onto the dark wooden porch.

"Heyo Lucious, come on out, we have a cute guest!"

I was entirely nonplussed by the elf's sudden announcement of my presence, as he had once again grabbed hold of my rump while he called out.

"..You're molesting me in broad daylight where your fiance will be able to see you with a handful of my ass?"

"I guess you could definitely say that I am doing that, yes."

"And you're not worried that your fiance is going to be upset?"

"If I were worried about that, would I be squeezing a handful of your cute rear right now?"

"Are you serious, Raynolia?"

"Yep."

"What the fuck."

With a raised eyebrow and a long sigh, I braced myself for whatever mind blowing weirdness was coming next.

My fidgeting quickened as I heard the sound of footsteps approaching the door, and then I froze as the door opened. I was greeted by the sight of a pretty elf with dark skin, white hair, and cerulean eyes.

A painful silence descended, as I tried my best to give her a smile despite how awkwardly nervously and out of place I felt.

"Raynolia, you bastard! You've been having a tryst with such an adorable vixen without even telling me! I demand all the juicey details and an introduction over the dinner table this instant!"

"Go on in Arata, I'll be right behind you, dinner is awaiting."

I yelped in surprise as Raynolia gave my rump a unexpected hard spank, then sighed once again as I stepped forwards. The other elf grinned at me, and held out a hand as she spoke.

"Oi, Raynolia, go grab a chair for our guest. And since you brought her home she's eating your seconds, not mine."

With a smile and a resigned shrug, I reached out and took her hand as I stepped into the house.

"So, Arata is it? What'd Raynolia do with your clothes? Did you guys tear them while having some passionate fun or did something happen to your clothes by accident?"

"..Nothing like that happened at all. And he didn't do anything to my clothes.. Not that I had any when I met him, anyway."

She tilted her head in response to my statement, continuing speaking as she ushered me into the first room on the left from the door.

"Raynolia will have a seat for you here in a second, but more importantly.."

I rolled my eyes, sighed with resignation as I felt her hand gently land on my rump, and looked over my shoulder at Lucious with a deadpan expression as she gave me a squeeze.

"..May I ask, why are you elves so attracted to my ass?

"The amount of attention he was paying to your rear made me curious.. And I do say, you have quite the nice feel to your rear.

So uh, anyways, Arata, may I brush your tails after the meal?"

After a moment feeling confused by her sudden and surprisingly normal seeming request after , I nodded.

'Brushing my tails sounds harmless enough, and it would be pretty nice if they got even fluffier. Still.. The elves are definitely abnormally attracted to my ass.

It's no way that I'd have not one but two people almost immediately start groping my ass after meeting me in a normal situation.

There's gotta be some kind of hidden stat in play. Maybe my character creation choices triggered some kind of weird bug that attracts people to my-'

I jumped with a yelp of surprise as Lucious interrupted my train of thought with a hard spank.

"Stop daydreaming in front of the doorway, Raynolia can't bring your seat in if you just stand there, unless you'd rather eat while standing or eat on the floor."

With an embarrassed twitch of my ears as my mind immediately wandered to a place it shouldn't have, I stepped aside to allow him to carry it in.

'Dammit Arata, this is not an appropriate time to start fantasizing about being forcibly made into somebody's.. Pet.

Snap out of it! My mind has been working right since my run in with Raynolia.. And probably wasn't working right when I met him either.

Regardless of whether it's a bug or some strange hidden stat that has the elves so fixated on my ass.. Damn, something smells great.'

My ears perked up as an enticing aroma wafted through the room, instantly grabbing my attention as Lucious removed the lid off a pot.

"Take your seats, I'll serve the meal. Pot-au-feu and pain de campagne, or as it's known to you werebeasts, country bread and stew."

As I sat down, I realized that my tails had begun swishing from side to side at some point. Without my having noticed what they were doing until I began sitting.

The next moment, Lucious placed a clay bowl filled with stew and a marble plate with a round loaf of bread on the table before me.

She held out a wooden spoon to me with an amused smile as she started speaking with a laugh.

"Calm your tails, girl. Though I'm flattered by your excitement for the meal, you don't need to be that excited. We're not going to make you wait, I'm not that kind of host.

That whole loaf is yours, by the way."

For some reason I felt oddly embarrassed about it, despite the embarrassment and shame over my lack of clothing having faded.

I tore off a piece of bread and took a small bite, blissfully savoring the flavor of the sourdough as I scooped a spoonful of the stew.

"So Raynolia, how many times have you done Arata?"

Lucious's unexpected question nearly made me choke, and I blinked away tears while she continued speaking without pause.

"Do you hold her tails to keep them from getting in the way while doing her from behind, or do you just hold her by her hips?

Is her ears as sensitive to being nibbled as people say a vixen's ears are? And are vixens truly insatiable as often rumored?"

With the most deadpan expression I had ever made throughout my life, I took a taste of the stew while attempting to block out the elven conversation. After a moment, I paused as I chewed.

'This meat.. Doesn't taste like anything I've had before. It's good and kinda reminds me of yak, but this is definitely not the taste of yak.'

I swallowed as a foreboding feeling began to creep over me, leaving me unsure of whether or not I wanted to know what I was eating.

"Unfortunately, we first met this evening so I haven't been able to do much besides talk. Well, not much other than having some fun with that rear of hers, anyway."

The elves placed their food on the table, and Raynolia glanced at me with a mischievous grin as he seated himself at the table.

"Unsurprisingly, her derriere s quite sensitive, since . She seems to be a bit of a shy vixen though, so don't play with her too much."

I looked back and forth between the two elves and quietly spoke, feeling embarrassed and somewhat annoyed by how the elves seemed to be obsessed with my rump.

"Can we talk about something other than my ass? I don't mean to be rude, but it's kind of really bothering me after everything that's happened today.."

Lucious shrugged and gave me an apologetic smile as she began to dig into her meal, speaking as she did.

"No offense taken, and sorry about that. There's not exactly a lot of shy elves around, so it's a bit easy to forget that shy people are, well, shy."

'So wait, it's a feature and not a bug? Elves are just so perverted that my being a pervert is like being a normal person to them?'

I wanted to retort to the situation, but I had I no idea what to say. With a flick of my ears, I continued eating the delicious bread and stew with meat of questionable origin.

"So how did you meet Arata if you first encountered her this evening?"

Raynolia shrugged and glanced at me as he replied to Lucious, and started digging into his meal as well.

"You'll have to ask Arata about that, I'm not really sure about it myself. I found her caught up by some traps in a rather appealing position after I went out to check out the weird lights over the forest."

He paused for a moment as he ate, leaving the room in an atmosphere of awkwardly anticipating what he was going to say next.

"And well, it presented her ass very nicely. So I had some fun with her backside then and also as I carried her through the forest.

I'll leave the rest to you, Arata, if you'd like to share how you ended up in that particular situation."

As Raynolia shirked the explanation onto me, I braced myself to explain the recent past and answer whatever questions the elves might ask.

"There's really not much for me to say, Raynolia mostly covered everything that happened. I was lost, I tripped over something, then somehow triggered a net and got caught up in a trap.

He came along a while later, I asked him for a hand since I was stuck, and then Raynolia began taking liberties with my ass.

Which continued until I stepped in the door and you decided you wanted a feel of my rear because Raynolia was paying so much attention to it."

Lucious smiled amusedly and glanced at Raynolia before looking back at me and replying as she broke out into a grin.

"Well.. It does have a very pleasing feel to it, so it's understandable that he'd lavish your backside with his attention.

Anyway.. Since I did grab a feel of yours, I'm up for letting you take a feel of mine if you'd like, Arata."

I nearly choked on my food again as I heard her, and gave the dark skinned elf an incredulous look as I teared up.

She quickly reached out and began patting me on the back as Raynolia began speaking in a concerned tone of voice.

"You okay there, Arata? I know both of you have really impressive backsides, but it's not something to get choked up about."

I cracked a smile and swallowed as I brushed away the tears, feeling slightly amused despite having almost choked.

'As weird and perverted as these elves are, they're surprisingly nice people.. But I don't think I could ever get used to their behavior.'

"Relax a bit, Arata, you're way too tense. It's easy to understand how being without clothes or money so far from home is stressful, but relax and take the time to enjoy things.

You're cute, well developed, and you've got silky fur. So don't worry your pretty little head, we're not gonna eat you up. Unless that's you'd like us to do so, that is."

I rolled my eyes at Raynolia's banter with a smile as Lucious began to laugh, he gave Lucious a wink and resumed eating with a big grin on his face.

'He's right about that, I should relax some. Though they've certainly taken a hell of a lot of liberties with my butt, they've treated me surprisingly well for someone they randomly picked up.

I don't know what other elves are like, but nowadays if I were trapped in some secluded like when I met him, they'd probably just leave me hanging.

Or just have taken advantage of the situation to fuck me. Or maybe worse, but then again, this isn't hellhole that’s called China. So I’d probably just get fucked.'

My stress and tension faded away as I started to relax and come to terms with the unusual situation I was in. I held up my arms and stretched, ignoring my complete lack of clothing as I did.

"There we go, that's the spirit. Relax a bit and enjoy yourself. Life is serious enough already, you don't need to make it more so."

I shrugged in response, and as I grabbed the remainder of my loaf and was about to resume eating I had a double take.

"Wait, wait, wait, what? Raynolia, there're times when you're actually serious? You don't seem the type at all.."

"Of course there's times when I'm serious. When I'm working on something, when it comes to food and wine, and when I'm in the bed.

And if you'd like to see me when I'm serious, you can can feel free to join me there."

I gave him a deadpan look as Lucious began to chuckle, and he returned me an amused grin and a wink as his ears waggled up and down.

"Now that I think about it, it's getting around that time of month again. Don't mean to be rude and pry into your personal business, but are you going to be okay, Arata?"

As I heard him speak, I paused right before taking a bite as I felt an ominous chill run up my spine. I slowly set the bread down as I replied.

"..What time of month is it getting around again? Which time of month are you talking about?"

'Please don't tell me it's something like mosquito season or some kind of horribly sadistically designed pest..

..And it doesn't really sound like he's talking about a period, though he very well could be.. '

"Isn't it around the time for your mating season? Or has it already passed? It's hard to remember when the different werebeasts go into season.."

"Don't mind it, it's no big deal. Anyway, thank you for the food. It's my first time having a meal like this, and it was really delicious."

I casually changed the topic as I nearly broke out in a cold sweat, feeling somewhat worried about what the revelation might mean for my future.

"Eh, really? You poor thing.. Oh, right. Raynolia, could you go get one of those from the back? It's the first time in a long time we've had a fitting guest to give one to.."

I cocked my head as Raynolia got up from the table, giving the elves curious glances as I finished the last of my food.

"Oh, Raynolia, grab a bottle of sea wine while you're at it!"

My curiosity peaked at the mention of the wine, with my ears perked up as Lucious got up and opened up a cabinet.

'Sea wine? I've had a few kinds of wines before, but never heard of sea wine before.. Then again, I didn't recognize the meat in the dish..'

My ears and tails drooped as I saw her set out two glasses and close the cabinet, feeling disappointed and a little sad at having been excluded.

'Oh well, they probably don't mean any harm by it. It's probably something expensive, hard to get, or both. It's understandable but kinda disappointing..'

As I heard Raynolia coming back down the hall, Lucious turned around and placed the glasses on the table.

"Huh? Arata, why do you look so disappointed? Oh, could it be that you wanted some sea wine as well?"

I nodded, feeling somewhat embarrassed that my desire was so obvious that she noticed right away, and also feeling a little shameless.

"Yep, you're pretty shy alright. But also surprisingly bold for such a shy girl, you naughty vixen."

Lucious gave me an amused and knowing grin and turned around to get another glass. As she opened the cabinet, I suddenly began to feel as if something had just started to go horribly wrong.

"I got the wine! Arata! Close your eyes now, and no peeking, if you open them it'll spoil the pleasant surprise I've got in store for you."

Though the temptation to look behind me at Raynolia gnawed at me, I did as told and shut my eyes, feeling somewhat curious about what the pleasant surprise was.

Raynolia gently lifted my chin up, and I felt a small and strangely erotic shiver run down my spine as his hands brushed the sides of my neck.

I felt a cool sensation of something soft but firm being wrapped genty around my neck, and slowly tightened until it was pleasantly snug.

"Alright, you can open your eyes now. After we grab our drinks, let's go get a good look in the mirror.. Huh? Three wine glasses?"

"Though she was pretty shy about expressing that she wanted it, Arata wanted to have some sea wine as well. She's a surprisingly assertive vixen, despite how visibly shy she is."

As the elves conversed, I reached up to a get a feel of whatever Raynolia had wrapped around my neck. When the distinct sound of a bottle being uncorked reached my ears, I opened my eyes.

A sweet and refreshing scent of apples and citrus, with a hint of saltiness like the ocean breeze, wafted through the room and tickled my nose as Lucious began to pour into the wine glasses.

My ears perked up with curiosity as I saw her fill the wine glasses with a richly golden wine, and I found my tails wagging again as I breathed in the refreshing fruity scent.

"Well, I see that somebody is definitely looking forward to it. She's pretty adorable when's like that, isn't she, Lucious? No wonder why vixens are so popular."

Raynolia paused speaking as he passed me a glass, while picking up one himself.

"Here you go, Arata. And to the lovely girls at my table, a toast of sea wine. May you enjoy it as much as I will. Because I'm certainly going to enjoy it."