((And now, the elf making fun of the story.))
Deep in the bowels of Arnwich, the party faces undead, ghosts, and the occasional naked catgirl. defeating the former, and telling the latter to head outside...
"Atin was TELLING THEM TO TAKE THEIR SHIRTS OFF."
... The party makes it's way to confront the happy cat ear salesman. However, just before reaching him, a hidden door in the wall opens up, and Eilly is pulled from the rest of the group.
"Because no one was paying attention... Idiots."
Pressing on, determined to rescue her, they soon find themselves face to face with the evil merchant and the newest addition to his harem, Eilly! But before the party can even begin to fight, the merchant speaks in a long forgotten tongue, and Lorraine walks to his side, taking her place beside her master!
"... Okay, I'll admit, not checking if the cat ears she always wears had been swapped for cursed ones wasn't my brightest moment."
Friend against friend they fight, the perverted priest tackling the villain while burning with the same love for Lorraine that burned in his heart, narrowly defeating the merchant abs [sic] escaping with his life as Lorraine summons her wolves to attack Atin.
"The idiot pervert set himself on fire and tackled the guy, making Lorraine put the fire out to save both their asses. Twice, somehow. I wasn't paying much attention, since I was kind of focused on punching people. Idiot merchant told me to 'subdue' them, and I don't carry blunt arrows."
In the midst of the chaos, Alexia falls unconscious at the hand of Eilly, and has the brainwashing ears placed upon her head. In the end, justice triumphs, and all are freed from the merchant's control. The ears, however, still cannot be removed. Together, our heroes and the townsfolk return to the city, eager to rest after such a trial. But it is not long before the party is summoned before the ruling counsel of the city, cutting their rest short...
"Woo, fourth level. Yay. Here's me waving an invisible flag. I DO NOT LIKE HAVING A TAIL."