Even though I've got a decent size place with many people staying there, I do love my travel. I love seeing new cultures, trying new food, seeing new fashions, and experiencing all sorts of things. Sometimes I find myself in just the most unexpected of places. When I find myself in places that even I'm not how I got there, I tend to get rather concerned.

I went out on a particular excursion looking for ideas to write about when I found myself in the middle of desert. I had heard about a civilization out there that many people rarely got to see. A foreign city even to people that lived there? Yeah, I'd love to witness it. When going out to see it, I was just pointed in the direction. I didn't put much stock in to the thought the reasons why close cities rarely visited it was because they didn't really know where it was either. I set out for a two day travel and by the fifth day I was face down in the sand ready to pass out and seeing nothing but sand for the past days had been driving me crazy.

Hallucinations were one thing that was always around but had a tendency not to head them too much for the sake of my sanity. As the sun set on the fifth day I had collapsed and I was giving up on finding it, but I wasn't sure I was entirely capable of finding my way back, or really even making the journey. I knew I had to rest so it would help me think about it but I was so worn out I didn't bother setting camp. I just became a blue glowing spot in the sand.

I woke in the middle of the night to see two feet in the sand right in front of me. With a voice surprised that I was alive, I couldn't help but look up to see a lovely girl standing before me in garb similar to what I'd have seen before in books. She crouched down before me showing interest and ran her fingers through my mane, seemingly astounded by the glow.I let her do so for a bit until she plucked a hair out and got disappointed that it stopped glowing.

I got up with a grunt and brushed myself off, though carefully watching her as she moved around me inspecting me. I stopped her for a moment and asked what she was doing here since it was the middle of the desert. She reached up and knocked on my forehead and threw a thumb over shoulder. When I looked I saw a massive city lit up fully my torches and massive braziers. She spoke of the city on the shifting sands and I was in awe. I saw a group with torches leaving the city and shouting to one another as if they were looking for something.

I saw the girl perk her ears and then quickly dash off and away. To my surprise she caught my tail and tugged me to go with her. I didn't have any reservations, and adrenaline quickly pumped through my veins overwriting my exhaustion and I ran with her. I asked her why we were running and she explained that she was running away from so many called her destiny. As a believer in making one's own decision, I agreed to go with her. I scooped her up, much to her surprise and ran as fast as I could. I just hoped I was going the right direction.

I'm not entirely sure how it happened but we made it back to the city on what last drops of supplies I had left and I had told her to hide because her... attire was a bit too... revealing. I went in and got a few clothes for her to wear and came back to let her change in to them, with my back turned of course. While she changed I had asked what she intended to do now that she was away and she had no idea. She was bred to be a harem girl and it was all she knew. Her lineage was designed to make her look the way she did, rabbit, red panda, sand cat were all in her and being raised with that etiquette wasn't what she wanted but all she knew. Being the mess that I was as far as my lineage, I understood the feelings she was having.

We talked for a bit longer, going in to the city and I decided I'd give her a place to stay with me. I already had many runaways and others from foreign lands that she wouldn't really stand out much. She was all too delighted to come and when we arrived at home, she got back in to her original clothes, which I thought she had tossed. I had asked her why and she simply said,that while she may be more free and able to do as she wished, all she was how to be a girl in a harem. So, she was now a girl in my harem.
... Oh boy... This was going to be tough to explain.

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I love the way this girl looks. I've always had trouble finding the right story for her though. There were always so many options that I just never knew and when I finally came to this one, I became pretty happy/content with it. I certainly hope to get more things with her in it!

Art/Design:  candykittycat
Zeinab:  Lunarian