The Temple of Karma Alec was pacing around the room in circles, hands on his back, held tight together as if to hide his trembling, restlessly walking as Snow sat on a chair, his gray eyes fixed on the Prince. The two of them had decided to get back to the Black Keep, Alec rushing to his private study as he quickly wrote some letters, asking for a servant before sending them off with the messages. They had been waiting ever since, Snow wanted to tell the Prince that he had dreamed about the fire, but the young cat cub hadn't found the right moment to do so. Right when the boy made his mind and was about to spoke up, someone knocked at the door, Alec stopping his pacing and rushing towards the door. A finely dressed crow entering inside the room without waiting for an invitation. He was wearing robes as black as his feathers, with bronce details and a gem in the form of an owl's head right over his chest. "Lord Vinr" greeted Alec, the surprise at the sudden visitor clearly shown on his face. "Your Highness" replied the Crow, bowing slightly before the Prince. "What brings you to the Palace, my Lord?" asked the deer, catiously, while the crow looked around the room, taking in every detail, his gaze stopping for a while on Snow. "I have a message" announced Vinr, turning back to face the Prince. "It must be important if the Lord Messenger himself bears it" said Alec politely, even though the unrestlessness in his posture showed how bad he wanted to hear the message. "The Archmage has asked for a moment of your time" casually continued the crow. "Kenna? Is she alright?" asked Alec quickly, getting closer to Vinr as if wanting to get the answers right from the messenger's mind. Vinr savoured the moment for a second before he opened his beak once again, "Lady Kenna is doing fine, although I'm sure the healers at the Clinic could tell you more once you arrive". The crow then turned towards the door, slowly walking out of the room and stopping right before leaving the Prince's study. "Lady Kenna also wanted you to know that you can bring your common friend with you, I'm sure you know what she meant" spoke Vinr, before leaving the two of them alone. As quick as he could, Alec stormed out of the palace, Snow almost running behind him as he tried to match the deer's speed. Once outside the walls, a carriage was already waiting for them, Snow surprised to see Sebastien guiding the horses, as they stepped inside. Moments later, both of them were right outside the Royal Clinic, Snow gasping as he contemplated the enormous building. The Clinic was a tall square building, with a huged dome in its center and a tower on each corner. But even though the cat would have liked to spend more time analizing the structure, he soon herad Alec calling after him, the cub rushing to get to the deer as they both passed through the huge blue doors of the Clinic, decorated with the shield of House Adurna. They got into a huge hall, a lot of people waiting in the rows of seats that filled the room, while people dressed in the white tunics of healers walked in and out of the room. They approached a desk that was right in the middle of the hall, the people in line making way for the Prince, but before Alec could reach the desk, someone approached them, the boys turning to see Aqua, dressed in a white tunic decorated with a golden snake pin, who asked them to follow her. "How is she?" asked Alec, as the walked through long halways filled with doors, passing by the usual healer or patient. "She was severly burnt but the Grand Healer herself is attending to her, and she is recovering quickly" replied Aqua. "Do we have any idea about the cause of the fire?" "No, she is refusing to talk with anyone but you" answered the light-blue scaled newt, as she stopped before one of the doors in a much finer hallway than the ones they had seen until now. As if she was used to doing this, Aqua knocked at the door and opened it, leading the three of them to an spacious room, Snow feeling the heat of the sun entering through the window oposite to the and the gentle breeze that passed through it, before he noticed the bed beside the window and the figure laying on it. Kenna was reading, as always, her back to the headrest and a book on her legs, her left arm was covered in bandages reaching all the way up to her neck, a bunch of different colored potions on the table at her side. Alec cleared his throat, making Kenna look up from her book, the young mouse smiling as she finally noticed them. "Alec! I dind't expect you to get here so soon!" said the little girl, excitedly. "Well... what did you expect? You are my friend after all" replied the deer, getting closer to the bed. "I have other patients to take care of, I'll leave you three alone and tell the healers not to disturb you" announced Aqua. Alec simply nodded as the newt left the room, closing the door behind her. Then Alec took the only chair that was in the room and moved it, seating at Kenna's side while Snow simply stood by the door, in the same spot as he was when he had entered the room, not used to this kind of situations and feeling a little bit akward. "You look good" spoke the Prince, after a moment of silent. "Yeah, Maris magic is impressive, I will have to ask her about it more" replied the mouse. "What happened, Kenna?" asked Alec, Snow noticing how the deer's expression fading into seriousness and perhaps the cat could notice a little hint of worry in the Prince's eyes. Kenna sighed and closed her book, the smile on her face faiding as she closed her eyes, taking a few slow breaths before opening them and looking at the prince. "It has to do with Snow" started the girl, his gaze turning to the cub for a moment as the cat suddenly perked up at the mention of his name, the boy getting closer to Alec as Kenna continued. "I was studying the unknown thing inside the Ice produced by Snow's magic, slowly melting it with a controlled flame, trying to get to the golden residue. But just when I was getting closer to it, the ice broke under the tension, the magic within it liberated and causing an explosion, the sudden burst of energy setting the tower and fire and causing me... well, this" explained Kenna, ending by pointing at her bandage covered arm. "What?! That's impossible, no magic can cause that by itself, it needs a caster to act, if not the energy simply dissolves in the air" replied Alec, shocked. "There is one thing that can" said the mouse "I had only ever heard of it in books, but it is said that divine power cannot be controlled..." "What do you mean by divine?" asked Snow, speaking for the first time since he had gotten to the Clinic, his hair bristling and his breathing getting faster. "The power of the Gods, of course" casually answered Kenna. "That's not possible" said Alec, although it seemed that he was trying to convince himself rather than the others. "Well... I'm no expert, but perhaps I know of someone who might be able to help clarify this" continued Kenna, a thougtful expression on her face. "Who?" asked Snow, more calm now that he felt Alec's hand caressing his back. "Well... It is said that the High Priestess of the Sisters is able to see the truth" "Oh, no" was the only thing Alec said in reply. After a few more words, mostly from Kenna trying to convince Alec to go see this High Priestess, the boys left the mouse alone, and soon enough Snow found himself seating inside the carriage once again, heading outside the finer districts of the city and entering the slums. The carriage stopping outside a convent of white stone, surrounded by an iron fence. Snow recognised the symbol on the iron gates, the young cat freezing on the spot, as he realised he shouldn't be here. Everyone in the Isles knew who the Sisters of Karma were, one of the branches of the Church consisting in an exclusively female religious order, with many convents spread all over the Isles. The Sisters are mostly known for three things: their devotion towards charity, the transition spells and their general hatred towards males. As the main duty of the order was protecting females, males were not allowed on their premises, with the only exception of the mess halls the Sisters managed to feed the poor. Alec turned around to look at the other boy, motioning for him to follow him, Snow giving a few trembling steps down the path to the convent, while Alec marched on, as if he belonged there. The cat felt his nerves rising as he noticed the white robed figures of the Sisters working on the gardens in front of the convent turning to stare at them. Just when he was reaching the doors of the structure, Alec was stopped by one of the Sisters blocking his way. "Males are not allowed in here" announced the Sister, a white feathered dove, matter-of-factly. Snow, who had already reached the pair, grabbed the Prince's hand and tugged at it, looking up to the deer. Alec only glanced down, with a smirk on his face as he saw the worry in the cub's expression. Then, the Prince turned his attention once again to the Sister. "I'm Crown Prince Alec Eclipse, son of King Eldran Eclipse, the blood of Queen Lindra Eclipse runs through my veins" said Alec, noticing how the smug smile on the Sister turned into a frown "The old blood grants me access to the convents of your Order" continued the Prince. The dove stood there for a moment, silentily looking at the Prince as if she could make the deer disappear by sheer will. "Fine, follow me" replied the Sister, turning around to walk through the convent gates. "How?" asked Snow, whispering as they entered into the illuminated halls of the convent. "I told you already, didn't I? One of the perks of being the Prince, is that I can go wherever I want" answered Alec. "Well, here we are" spoke the dove, once they reached what seemed to be the center of the building. "Thank you Sister" replied the Prince, giving a mocking bow to the bird "I will be extremely thankful if you could tell the High Priestess that we are here" "Oh, I think there is a misunderstanding" explained the dove, her voice adquiring a mocking tone "you might be allowed to enter here, but you are not entitled to the secrets of our Order, your Highness" "Excuse me?" "The High Priestess acts like any other of us, the only way of talking to her is finding her" Alec felt his hands clenching into fists as his temper rose, the Prince beginning to argue with the dove, trying to get what he wanted. Meanwhile, Snow was looking around, enjoying the sight of the soft stone and the austerity of the lit hallway, as he was admiring the beauty of the simple design, he couldn't help but notice one of the Sisters walking through the hall, there was something strange about the white robed figure, other than the two white bird-like wings on her back. Before he could realize it, the car felt the word forming as he opened his maw "She's there" "What?" asked Alec, turning to look at who the cub was pointing. The dove looking suddenly surprised as the winged figure walked towards them, clearly having noticed the others looking at her. "Is there any problem Sister Peace?" asked the winged Sister, a white lamb with small golden horns and a gentle smile. As he saw the Lamb turning to face him, Snow saw that her eyes were completely white, it seemed that she was blind. "You are the High Priestess?" asked Snow, still staring at the lamb. "That is right" replied the lamb, her tone making the cub feel warm, as if he was wrapped up in a hug. "You are Lady Ciana Garjzla" said the Prince, although it was more a statement rather than a question. "That is also right, I guess I couldn't hope to fool the Prince with my family heirloom on my back" spoke the lamb, sighing softly "you may leave, Sister Peace" continued Lady Ciana, the dove giving a respectful bow before leaving. "Welcome to the Temple of Karma, follow me" "We wanted to..." started Alec, as they followed the High Priestess deeper inside the temple. "I know why you are here" interrupted the lamb "but even though the old blood and your reputation would be enough for me to trust you, my Prince, I can't trust the male at your side" "But don't worry, my Prince" continued the Sister, noticing that Alec was about to speak "there is a solution for everything... Oh, we have arrived" Snow finds himself in a circular room, a stone table being the only thing inside the room, right on its center, and the strange markings that decorated the floor and walls. "This is our speel chamber" explained the lamb "as I said I can't trust the male at yor side, but I could trust the female..." "What?" asked Snow, trying to hide behind the prince, breathing fast. "You can't be serious" said the Prince. The lamb simply smiled in response. "I will do it" announce Snow, once he had managed his first moment of shock. "Are you sure?" asked the deer, his eyes fixed on the cub, while Snow simply nodded. "Great" said the lamb "Please, take off your clothes and lay down on the altar" With trembling hands and a blush on his young face, the cub started undressing himself, until he was completely naked, the Sister giving him a white robe to cover himself with before he laid down on the table. Then, the Sister stood at his side, lowly chanting as she closed her eyes, her hands held in a praying position. When the golden glow of the markings filled the room, the cub closed his eyes, scared, only feeling his body getting warmer. After a few seconds, the boy felt every part of his body itching, as if he was being stabbed by a million of tiny needles. The painful sensation dissapearing as fast as it had arrived, until the cub was left panting on the stone altar. As he opened his eyes, the room was just as when they had entered, the lamb looking at him with a gentle smile of her face, the boy seating and getting on the floor. Alec watched as his "boyfriend" stood up, even though the robe was ample enough to not let him clearly see the cat's body, it was clear that the spell had worked. The cub before him was almost identical to Snow, but there were some changes, "his" face was a little bit more stilized and his chest seemed more perkier, but it was mostly the same as before, probably thanks to the cub's already slightly androginous frame. Snow blushed when he saw how Alec was plainly staring at him, trying to hide his face by looking at the ground, the cub noticed the changes that had been made on his body, the "boy" getting even more red as he tried to hide himself from the Prince. "Well... We will be more comfortable speaking in my room" said the lamb, laughing a little bit at the situation in front of her. Snow felt very uncomfortable while walking in "his" new body, Alec following suit behind him, unable to take his eyes off from the cub. Thankfully for the "boy", the way to the High Priestess quarters was short, the three of them entering a small but cozy room, simply decorated with a bed a desk and two chairs, the rays of the sunset filling the room as they passed through a window on the wall opposite to them. The lamb sat on the bed, making a gesture with his arm as if inviting them to take a seat. Alec grabbed one of the chairs and sat in front of the High Priestess while Snow took a seat by the wall behind the Prince, still feeling uncomfortable in "his" new body. "So would your Excellency care to tell us the answers we seek, if we don't have to do anything else?" asked the Prince, sarcastically. "We have heard about what happened in the Library" begun the lamb, seemingly unbothered by the deer's tone "and if you are here, its because you think that the cause of the fire is not usual" continued the lamb. Alec simply scoffed, rolling his eyes, while Snow had all "his" attention focused on the Sister, that warm tone seemed to calm "him", bringing peace to "his" mind. "Well" continued the lamb, turning to face Snow, that blank stare of hers seeming to see through the cub "I don't know what relationship you have with Kenna, but I know for sure you have been touched by the Gods" Snow heard a sudden thumping sound when Alec suddenly got up from his seat, the deer trembling with rage as he faced the lamb. "That's. not. possible" said the deer. "I'm sorry, but it is" replied the lamb, calmly. "W-What does it mean?" asked Snow, "his" voice low as "he" was a little bit scared after Alec's outburst. "That, I do not know" answered the lamb, looking a little bit dissapointed. "Great" said Alec, sitting back down on his seat, and putting his head between his hands. "But I do know of someone who might be able to help" "Who?" asked Alec, looking back up at the Sister. "There is a Temple" explained the Lamb, getting up from the bed as she walked towards the desk, grabbing a map of the Isles and showing it to the Prince "Here, on the Risen Sea, there is a small town called Krividrun, you must go there and ask for Lirin-na, tell her I sent you. But be warned, she doesn't like strangers" Snow stood up, and walked towards them, looking at the map that Alec was carefully analizing, it was clear in his face that the deer was carefully planning. Meanwhole, Ciana walked towards the door. "I have other duties to attend to right now, go back to the spell chamber whenever you feel like reverting the spell" announce the lamb, before walking out of the room, closing the door behind her. The two of them stayed there, looking at the map in front of them. Snow could notice that the deer was stealing glances at "him" when he thought that the cub wasn't looking. The cat felt "himself" blushing as "he" knew that the deer was looking at "his" body. After a few more moments of silence, Snow shuddered when "he" felt the Prince's hand on "his back" right above "his" tail, the feline getting goosebumps and a soft purr escaping "his" lips as the deer started slowly caressing "him" over the robes "he" was wearing. Snow turned his head and glanced up, only the find Alec staring at him, his forest-green eyes staring down at "him" and his lips turning to a playful smirk. "So... now that we are alone, I think we could take some time to explore the effects of that spell" said the deer, almost growling. "Wait!" said Snow, as the Prince wrapped his arms around "his" body, Alec's hand feeling all around it "we can't do that, not here!" "Fine" replied the deer, leaving "him" alone and walking towards the bed "guess I will have to take care of this by myself then" continued Alec, as his pants dropped to the ground before he turned aroud and sat on the bed, facing the cub. Snow shamelessly gasped when "he" saw the hard dick of the deer standing at full mast between his legs. The Prince grabbin his meat with one hand as he started stroking it, the feeling of his fur against his shaft making him huff and shiver as pleasure waved through his body. Despite all of this Alec kept staring at Snow, shamellesly pawing in front of the "boy", who seemed almos hypnotized by the deer's cock. Even though "he" knew that they shouldn't be doing this in the High Priestess room, Snow couldn't deny that the sight in front of "him" was very tempting. This new body of "his" also didn't help, because even though "he" always felt "his" lust rising everytime "he" was in this kind of situation with the Prince, this time the feelings were different and more bothersome. The little cat could feel "his" body getting warmer, specially around "his" crotch, the feeling only growing stronger as "he" looked at the deer pleasuring himself on the bed. With a needy whimper, Snow quickly got out from "his" robe, Alec finally admiring the new body of his "boyfriend" in all its glory, the sight making a string of pre shoot out from his dick, staining the bedsheets beneath him. Slowly, the naked cub walked towards the prince, each step "he" took getting "him" closer to the Prince, "his" nostrils taking in the scent coming from the deer's meat, making "him" shiver as that feeling inside of "him" was driving him wild. When Snow was standing right in front of him, Alec stooped rubbing his dick, both of his hands grasping the cub's thighs, caressing the soft foor before he pushed, spreading the cat's legs open just a bit, letting him see the bright pink lips hidden between them, already glistening with the juices coming out of the cub. Alec shoved his snout against Snow's mound, startling the cub and making "him" whimper at the cold touch, the deer taking in the glorious smell of the "boy", before he gave a playful lick to the cub's opening. Snow moaned softly each time the deer's tongue rubbed against his entrance, the sensation it was making "him" feel were very different from the ones "he" had gotten used to, but "he" didn't mind, as the sparks of pleausure coming from "his" nethers were almost intoxicating, specially when Alec's tongue grazed over a particular spot. Basking in the glorious taste of the cub, Alec couldn't take it anymore, lust taking over his mind as he turned the feline around and pulled "him" towards him. Snow was confused for a bit before "he" was forced to sit down, a yelp filling the room as "he" suddenly felt the tip of Alec's dick, who was practically dripping like a faucet by now, push against "his" entrance and slide in, the cub gasping as "he" was pushed down onto the Prince's lap, inch after inch of the deer's meat penetrating "him" as Alec finally hilted inside "his" hole. Alec was panting hard, the feeling of those tight walls milking him being almost to much for the deer, as he stayed still, letting Snow get used to the new sensation. Meanwhile, the cub was shaking, sparks of sickening pleasure travelling through "his" body each time "he" felt the hot dick of the deer throbbing inside of "him", spurting a shot of clear pre inside of "his" hole and pushing against all the right spots. Instinct took over "his" mind as "he" wanted to have more of the intoxicating feeling, the feline slowly getting up, letting that cock pull out of "him" before sitting back down, shoving the hard rod against that spot inside "him". Alec bleated hard when he felt Snow bounce on him, the cub's pussy gripping at his dick as the cat started bouncing up and down. Soon, the wet sounds of the cub repeatedly bouncing on his lap filled the room, as both of their juices lubed the feline's hole and overflowed from it, matting the fur on Snow's thighs and dripping over the deer's balls and the bedsheets beneath them. The sound of their sex accompanied by the moans of the cat and the pants, huffs and bleats coming from the deer. Finally, Alec couldn't take it anymore, he grabbed Snow's waist and pushed "him" down roughly against his crotch, the deer hilting himself deeper inside the boy with a strained bleat before huffing blissfully and letting himself step over the edge, his dick throbbing hard inside that tight pussy as rope after rope of his seed filled it. Snow had also been really close when "he" had felt the deer shoving deep inside him, the warmness spreading inside of him and the deer's meat throbbing pushing against all the right buttons quickly bringing the "boy" to "his" orgasm. The cub moaning as the feeling rolled over "him", the glorious sensation being very similar to the one "he" was used to but still very different as "he" trembled, jolts of pleaususre travelling through "his" body and making "him" see stars, before finally calming down. Both of them sat there for a while, Alec's dick still embedded deep within the cub as they both breathed hard, trying to recover from their orgasm. After a while, Alec pulled out of the cat, lifting the "boy" up, his seed forming a puddle on the floor beneath the cub. Without saying anything, Alec waved his hand, magically cleaning the cum on the floor and the one still dripping out of Snow, before he got up and walked to the spot where he had left his pants. "I think we should get going" said the Prince, while Snow, put "his" white robe back on "we still need to turn you back to normal" "Yeah..." replied Snow, "his" ears dropping a bit at the thought, after all, "he" had really enjoyed this new body. "Oh, don't you worry little one" spoke Alec, hugging Snow "this won't be the last time we will be doing this" "After all" continued the deer, now whispering into the cat's ears "if you are going to be my King, we will need to make some heirs" Snow blushed fiercely, his gaze dropping to the ground as "he" tried to hide the thoughts passing through "his" mind. Alec laughed at the "boy's" reaction before giving "him" a loving kiss on the lips, grabbing the cub's hand as they walked outside the room. Moments later, a back to normal Snow and the Prince walked out of the convent, reaching the carriage and Sebastien, who still was waiting for them. "Contact Flora" ordered Alec, once they were close enough "tell her to find EleƤnora". "Yes, your Highness" replied Sebastien, as if he found nothing strange at the Prince's orders, even though Snow could clearly see that there was no one else with them and the other feline simply stood in place. "Tell her to meet us in the Wandering Moon, I need for her to take us somewhere and we must leave tonight, no questions" "Yes, your Higness" said Sebastien, the three of them staying silent for a minute before the black-furred cat spoke once again "The Princess has been informed, she will be waiting for us, ready to sail" "Good" replied Alec, stepping inside the carriage, Snow following suit still confused about what had exactly happened. And that's how the young cat found himself on a ship, going outside the capital for the first time in all his life, the sun rising over the towers of Night as he watched the city disappear in the distance. He was a little startled when he felt someone hugging him from behind, the boy laying back on to the hug when he recognised Alec. "I don't know what lays ahead of us or what answers we will find" said the Prince, looking at the rising sun "but I know we will face whatever it is together".