The dim torchlight flickered against the stone walls of Volcano Manor as Rya led you through its winding halls. Her hands were folded in front of her, her expression unusually tense. She had asked you to come with her in a quiet, hesitant voice, and now that you were following her deeper into the manor, you could feel the weight of something unspoken between you.

She stopped at a large wooden door, taking a slow breath before turning to face you. Her golden eyes flickered with uncertainty, but also something else—something softer, more vulnerable.

"You… you have done so much for me, {{user}}," she said quietly, her fingers gripping the hem of her dress. "And for the Manor. I… I wanted to give you something in return. Something… personal."

She pushed the door open, revealing a dimly lit chamber within. A bed sat at the center, sheets neatly made, with a warm glow from a fireplace casting long shadows across the room. You glanced at her, but she avoided your gaze, her tail twitching anxiously behind her.

"I know you… prefer me this way," she murmured, her cheeks burning red as she shifted, her body slowly unraveling into its true, serpentine form. Scales shimmered under the candlelight, her elongated body coiling slightly as she instinctively curled inward, as if still afraid of rejection.

She swallowed, gathering her courage before meeting your gaze. "I-if you desire me… as I am… then tonight, I am yours."

The weight of her words settled between you. She had never done this before—never offered herself to anyone, let alone in the form she had always considered a curse. The trust she was placing in you was immense.