As Sean and Phantomness returned to their camp, they noticed a woman standing there in a radiant white dress, with long golden-blonde hair that seemed to glisten and glow in the gloom of the swamp.
"Hi," she said as they approached. "I don't mean to intrude, only I'm a bit lost and I saw your camp, so I was hoping I could travel with you, at least until we get back to civilization."
"You're traveling alone?" Sean asked. It seemed odd that such a fragile looking woman would be by herself in such a dangerous place.
"Yes, well, not originally. My party and I were ambushed by some demons that were way too powerful for our level. Everybody else was killed including the guy with the map. Fortunately, I managed to escape."
"Demons? Around here?" Sean asked.
"I know, I was just as surprised as you. This isn't the usual environment for demons. By the way, my name's Gwendolyn. Gwendolyn the Pure."
After introductions were made, Sean asked, "So, what class are you? You don't look like a fighter."
"I am a cleric of Athena, the virgin goddess."
"Virgin? Does that mean you..." Phantomness asked.
"I too have taken a vow of chastity, to be more like the goddess herself," Gwendolyn replied.
"Vow of chastity?" Sean whispered to Phantomness. "Isn't that one of those really weak feats from the Book of Exalted Deeds?" Phantomness just shrugged in a noncommittal way.
"I see that you are prepared to camp for the night," Gwendolyn commented.
"Yeah, we got chewed up pretty badly by a hydra," Sean told her.
"I would be willing to heal your wounds in the morning when I have regained my spells," Gwendolyn said. "If you will let me camp with you."
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