The Hissing Lobster, Part 2

Elias rejoined the rest of them at the lounge chairs, and was about the sit down when he noticed something, Nalaea's eye colour had changed. Looking at Mabel and Vaust, they looked the same, so he decided to bring it up.

"Her eyes are different." Elias said, gesturing at Nalaea.

Mabel whipped around to look at Nalaea, and slightly gasped in shock. Bright red, just like Vordea's, and entirely unlike any other mortal.

"By the void..." Mabel whispered. "Vaust, get over here."

Vaust, Mabel, and Elias were soon crowded around Nalaea, who was now sitting awkwardly in a lounge chair. Vaust and Mabel were whispering a long forgotten language, leaving Elias to fill in Nalaea.

"Nala, your eyes are bright red, just like Vordea. I know for certain they weren't until Vaust pulled us out of the mortal plane." Elias said, still looking at them.

"I'd be lying if I said I was surprised. I made a pact with her, of all Gods." Nalaea said with a sigh.

"You made a pact. With her?" Mabel asked, looking slightly horrified. "I'm part of her and even I think that's a terrible idea. How did you seal the pact?"

"We..." Nalaea began, but then mumbled, bright faced.

"What was that you said?" Mabel asked, raising an eyebrow.

"We had sex. A lot of sex." Nalaea said, covering her face with her hands.

"Idiot. Elias could do that because he's the High Priest. You've been partially demonized." Mabel said, lightly smacking Nalaea on the head.

"Demonized?" Elias asked.

"I don't got that knowledge, unfortunately." Mabel said, looking over Nalaea. "My guess is she performed one part of the demon making process in sealing that pact. Vaust, what'd you mean by she's basically a demon now?"

"She's got the same smell Xellma did." Vaust said, eyeing Nalaea. "No horns, definitely no aura, but I'd bet my inn she'd set off demonic detection runes. Miss Herydark, what exactly was this pact for?"

"Void Rangers." Nalaea said with a grin. "Rangers loyal to my Goddess and nobody else. We were going to deal with the particulars up in the North, but I'll need support from Elias if the changes are already happening."

"Don't worry, I'll bully anybody you need." Elias said with a laugh. "But what will the purpose of your Void Rangers be?"

"Our lovely Goddess is not known for a gentle touch, High Priest." Nalaea said, to smirks all around. "An assassination here, an artifact retrieval there. Anything that requires the soft touch of an Elven Ranger."