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Re: [night 61]

[endsjustified]

[SHAKING HIS HEAD]

He's going to get you. Grandfather said if you got his attention...

Re: [night 61]

[featherduster]

Don't worry. I'm pretty strong.

Is he a demon?

Re: [night 61]

[endsjustified]

[he hesitates on the response for a long moment, but finally nods]

Are you a demon?

Re: [night 61]

[featherduster]

Something like that.

He seems to have an interest in your family. You were told to stay away from him, huh?

[ FAT LOT OF GOOD THAT DID!!! ]

Re: [night 61]

[endsjustified]

He can hurt me. It would cause a lot of bother.

[his little hands tighten on Minuet's wrist, though]

. . . don't kill him. Grandfather needs him.

Re: [night 61]

[featherduster]

. . .

I have no intention of killing anyone.

Re: [night 61]

[endsjustified]

But you're a demon.

Re: [night 61]

[featherduster]

That's true. But not every demon wants to kill.

Re: [night 61]

[endsjustified]

[this kid has not learned to school his face yet and his entire being radiates 'sounds fake']

Re: [night 61]

[featherduster]

[ wow!! ]

It's just that--

There's someone really important to me that I wanna save from him.

Re: [night 61]

[endsjustified]

[falters a little]

...

Promise you won't kill him.

Re: [night 61]

[featherduster]

I promise.

... I don't like killing very much.

Re: [night 61]

[endsjustified]

[reluctantly, his grip on Minuet loosening -- wow, was he trying to hold him back from the blacked-out doorway?]

. . . okay. I believe you.

Re: [night 61]

[featherduster]

[ He places his flesh hand on the baby's head, not full-on ruffling his hair, but close. ]

I'm gonna follow him. Remember the stuff I said earlier though, okay?

Re: [night 61]

[endsjustified]

[with a 'fair is fair' air, even though this is clearly all WAY over his tiny head]

I promise.

Re: [night 61]

[featherduster]

Thank you.

We'll talk again someday, I'm sure.

[ He's heading out the door to the BIG DARK ]

Re: [night 61]

[endsjustified]

[the blood smeared across his brow burns. not literally, not painfully, but the sensation is still very intense.

blood is also all he can smell, so strong it's like he's submerged in a sea of it.

the red star pulses in the distance. does he head towards that, or strike out in a different direction, or stand still and try something else?]

Re: [night 61]

[featherduster]

[ A SECRET THIRD THING

Making sure the door behind him is firmly closed: ]

Yuber.

I know you're listening. Come out here.

Re: [night 61]

[themeans]

[and he's there, a man mostly in black with a long blond braid. no fanfare, no sense of anything having moved. just instant]

Ah, the interfering worm.

Re: [night 61]

[featherduster]

[ Both eyebrows go up, but he spreads his hands placatingly ]

Oh? I haven't even done anything yet.

Re: [night 61]

[themeans]

You've entered my territory, haven't you?

Re: [night 61]

[featherduster]

[ Too sharp, ]

And what territory do you think is "yours," exactly?

Re: [night 61]

[themeans]

The contract that strategist whelp bound me in, of course. Substance and terms.

[he shows teeth]

You have some kind of objection?

Re: [night 61]

[featherduster]

Yeah, I do.

Your services are no longer required. His life and mind are not yours.

Re: [night 61]

[themeans]

That's adorable.

Unfortunately, that's not how it works. I came when blood was spilled and chaos was invoked to call me, and he promised me more to make it worth my while. The oldest deal in the world.

The deal's off only when the price is paid in full on both sides. Or if he dies and I collect my forfeit. No backing out.