"Not if whatever is making us act this way should stop influencing us,' Sileas said quietly.

"You're all hormonal." Yehudit said. "And Wulfsen has the hots for you."

"Perhaps. But we have managed to behave up until tonight. So why did we lose control tonight, if there is nothing in the air influencing us?"

"You're being stupid because your wedding is tomorrow." Yehudit said.

Sileas shook her head. "If that were true, we would have been sneaking off all day at every opportunity, and we were not. Everything was fine until tonight."

Yehudit scoffed. "You're just making up excuses."

Sileas glared at her, very tempted to ask just what she had been thinking about all evening.

"What are you mad at me for? Because I'm not letting you go at it like weasels?" Yehudit asked.

"I'm not mad," Sileas stated. "Other than being aggravated that you think you're in charge of me."

"Would you let me behave like this?" Yehudit asked.

"No, but you're not betrothed. The odd thing is, we were fine once we got out here in the bailey. Like a spell or something was lifted." She eyed her cousin.

"So you're only turned on in front of a crowd." Yehudit grimaced. "I didn't need to know that."

"No, that's not it. We were fine in the hall earlier as well."

"And what, got a few drinks in you?" Yehudit asked irritably. "Stop making excuses, no one was forcing you to make a fool out of yourself."

"I wasn't drinking anything stronger than milk. And no, probably not intentionally. But I suspect there was an unintended spell in the air tonight. Probably caused by someones thoughts, not knowing they were setting off a spell."

"What pervert did that?" Yehudit asked angrily.

"I wouldn't know until we question every one, especially since the person is probably unaware. Let's start with you, shall we? What were you thinking about while at the party?"

"What- you think it was me?!" Yehudit was clearly upset. "I was thinking about how I shouldn't be there because I would probably end up hurting or killing someone."

"I didn't say it was you. I said we'd have to ask everyone. I was just being curious. And even if it were you, you didn't harm or kill anyone. What else did you think of?"

"About the momzer I stabbed a couple hundred times." Yehudit said, still sounding upset. "I shouldn't have come."

"Nothing about shirtless guys?" Sileas turned to Bai. "We've got an actual magic user in the hall then."

"I don't think about shirtless guys all the time." Yehudit scowled.

In reply to Sileas Spenser (msg # 157):

Bai was unconvinced. Molech's children were not known for being honest.

"If someone competent was trying to cause trouble I think they would have done more than this."

Sileas thought of all the times Yehudit tried to see Larrigan shirtless. "Hmm." Then she turned to Bai. "Well I never said they were competent, did I? Or maybe they just wanted miscief and no harm."

"Most of the time the most likely culprit is the one responsible." Bai said.