”“Boy, there is no punishment. Your shame at this event is enough punishment. Go sort the fire correctly, while I see to this young lady, who I pr...sume is now a woman.”Jena blushed all over her face. She had taken the chance to throw on her clothing, but John noted she was an attractive girl. He spoke to her.“Jena, you seem to have committed to this young man. Is this episode merely intended as fun, or do you have a deeper intention between you?”She stammered, “Chief, sir, I love him. We were. She hadknown where the impulse had come from, but she felt called, and did notresist. No one seemed to even notice her presence. There, the local priesthad chosen to read a passage from the prophet Isaiah. It was a strangechoice, but it changed everything for her.The passage started like this:"He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar withgrief....."It pierced her, going through the armor she had built around herself,striking her right in her heart. Here was someone. " She sighed. "I owe you one request." One request?" My balls ached up into the pit of my stomach. I wanted nothing more than for them to leave me alone."Within reason." Why are you doing this to me?" Is that your request?"Tears were still dripping from my eyes and my chest was tight with sobs. "This isn't some game for you, is it? If you just wanted to play with me, it wouldn't be like this. What did I ever do to you? I like girls, I like them a lot. I'm not an asshole or a rapist. Please, go. “And it kind of feels weird having you thank me for something I wasn’t involved in.” I then intentionally became annoyed. “Wait, is that why you came over with Serenity? Just so you could talk to me?”I didn’t want to imply that I was disappointed, because if that was true then I was actually relieved that he might not be interested. But then again, who was I kidding? My housemate was hot as fuck.And sure enough…Nick quickly held up his hands defensively. “What? No, that’s not how it is. She.