Nera and I were latched onto Master, almost as if we would be snatched up if he wasn't here. Honestly we might. Too many disgusting bastards hid in the shadows here. I personally never even traveled through, but Master needs money. I gave him what I had saved up, but it was barely forty silvers.
Nera had begun to check out the amulet Master had given her. It was beautiful, and it definitely belonged with someone like her. I'm glad she got to try out walking instead of slithering, although I'm jealous she got to fool around with Master. I'm gonna be teasing her a lot. At least... until I get my turn.
Before I could get lost in my fantasies, a rather round man grabbed ahold of Nera's wrist. Oh fuck.
"GUARDS! I've got a thief! Someone get me a guard! This bitch is trying to steal my amulet!"
Nera began to shrink away from this man. She told me of her past, knowing the fear she felt towards loud and violent men, I tried to help her. A single step, and a drop in temperature was all it would ta... Master?
He had grabbed my hand, forcing me to stop before I made a mistake.
"Let her go."
Those three words, and I felt a sudden urge to bite Master. He was incredibly sexy when his voice lowered those few octaves, but that fat fuck didn't even release Nera's poor wrist!
Master grabbed this nasty pigs arm, a small flame trickling along his skin, just barely hovering over the man's own skin.
His face turned snow white.
"A D-Dark Lord?! M-my apologies, I d-did not know she was your b-bitch. Please f-forgive- AAAAAGH!"
Idiot. Don't insult us. Master loves us dearly and will not tolerate it.
"Say anything like that about her again, and I won't give you a chance to even attempt the word."
As Master finally released the pig, a pair of guards came trotting up to us. The one in front, an older but nasty looking man, eyes the three of us.
"Three slaves walking freely. Two women and a man. The man is to die, the ladies are ours for the night boys."
You... you're really trying to die?
In an instant, three sets of magic went up. My ice practically covered the ground within a five meter distance, while poisonous shadows bellowed from Nera's mouth. Warmth coated both of us as Master flames shrouded our bodies. He took a step forward, his eyes shining in the light of his fire.
"Come again?"
The crowd fell silent in fear. Many mumbled about the three Dark Lords that had just stepped foot in town, while others ran or hid. The guard began to shy away from Master, his eyes filled with fear. Good. Run you disgusting mutt.
"Hey, hey! Calm down there you lot!"
A cute, young lady sped down the road, pushing passed the guards as she stood between them and Master. She's ballsy, I like her.
"And you are?"
Master wasn't impressed, after all she is a human.
"I run the inn. Came by when the commotion came about, but wasn't expecting some nitwit guard to be picking a bleeding fight with a damn Dark Lord. Git!"
The last word was directed at the guards. Oddly enough, they walked away. The hell is this chick?
Magic faded from everyone's sight as the guards began to book it back where they came from. I'm just glad the pig let go of Nera to be honest. She was so scared...
I took a quick moment to pull her close to me, giving her a soft hug as we followed Master.
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"So you'll let a take a room tonight, Miss...?"
"Becka. No Miss. I'm single and I'm running an inn here, nothing big. It'll be three coppers for one room, per night."
I handed her a single silver. Should be an easy thirty nights. She looked at me curiously, but she just shrugged.
"Seeing as you're not just passing through, I'll give ya a map of the town, as well as help finding anythin you need. Any questions?"
She stopped us in front of a rather large inn. better than I expected. Looking back towards her, I scratched my head before answering.
"I'm grateful for the place to sleep and all, but I need to find work. I heard that there is a guild here, so I was wondering if they'd have a problem with an elf there."
"Hmm... your girls can work here. We have a small pub on the first floor, it gets rowdy though I can whoop these daft bastards arses if need be. Your girls seem capable as well. I have no problem hiring them either, and they will earn two coppers a piece every night they work. So I'll return the silver if ya need it, otherwise the guild is open for all. No need to worry about your race."
I looked back at Nera and Yumi. They seemed willing to work, so I pushed them to go into the inn ahead of us. Before I entered, I pulled Becka to the side, closing in on her.
"If I find even a single hair on their heads has been harmed, you're dead."
For the first time, she seemed shaken.