Beautiful art by my dear friend and amazing artist  NIMARI
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   After spending the night in the tavern, Maks and M’Ria went for a walk around the town the next morning. The town greeted them with usual noise of people rushing about their business, so both travelers joined to the stream. Soon they arrived the market square full of various trade tents and counters. Merchants shouted praising their goods, clients argued and bargained. There were also musicians and dancers who seemed to be a troupe of travelling performers. And one of them caught M’Ria’s attention. The fiery red fox lady in an intricate and revealing outfit, although it still covered her private parts, left nothing to the imagination, danced to the rhythm of the music.
   – Did anything catch your eye? – Maks ask his lover.
   – Umm... Yes. – M’Ria seems to be lost in her thought a little. – How she moves and how she feels the music, it’s incredible.
   – Yeah, I see. She’s talented.
   – Well, you know... – M’Ria hesitated a bit. – I’ve also been taught to perform such dance. – She looked at him.
   – No kidding? – He surprised.
   – It’s true. – She shook her head. – I’ve told you that i was a slave, and those bast... my former masters forced me to entertain their guests with fancy dances in a bit more revealing clothes. So yeah, I know some moves. – M’Ria chuckled. – You know, I’ve never liked dancing for them, but I’d like to do it if my audience were you.
   – I’d love that! – Maks put his arm around her waist. – Can’t wait to see it.
   – Deal! – She giggled, snuggling closer to him. – I guess it can be arranged very soon!

   Later in the evening at the tavern, M’Ria excused herself and headed back to their room, leaving Maks to stay with other adventurers. After some time Maks entered their room and saw that it was semi-dark inside and all around were dim candles.
   – Hey, M’Ria? – Mask called her. – Why did you dim the lights?
   – Hi! – She walked from the corner. – I wanted to surprise you. – As he looked at her, Maks noticed that she wore a revealing and beautiful outfit with some silver chains. She walked barefoot smoothly with great elegance.
   – And you did. – Maks answered. – You’re beautiful.
   – He-he. – She giggled. – Now, sit down and enjoy the show! – M’Ria gently pushed him into the chair and began to dance. Her moves were slow at first, her arms and tail left behind intricate patterns of multi-colored trails of magic light, but the more she danced the faster she moved. Maks looked at her, mesmerized by her dance. He couldn’t tell whether a minute or an hour had passed, and when she stopped and lights faded he still looked at her with a stupid smile.
   – I can see from your smile that you liked it. – M’Ria giggled.
   – Yeah. – Maks was still amazed. – That was an enchanting dance.

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