As I approached a nearby brothel I could feel the lust in the men and the hatred and sadness of some of the women that were to partake in the scandalous acts of this beautiful moonlit night. "Excuse me sir, but can you help me out?" a prostitute came up to me with a jacket over her head as she looked at me with pain in her eyes and regret. I could see her heart strings fluttered and her aura is a vibrant blue. "Yo-You're so young and so innocent what are you doing here little one?" I asked as I knelt down to her eye level.
"Please sir, I need this to help me mum repay her debt I'll do anything you want if you can just spare some change I'll make it worth your while. (Her voice trembles with fear and worry.) "Can you take me to where your brothel host is located I'd like a word with them." The young prostitute began to show me the way to the brothel. "What is your name little one." "Licorice but my mum calls me Ney." I stopped midway through the walk and she turned to see I wasn't following her any further. "Hm? What's wrong Mister are you okay?" Ney walked up to me and asked. "Yes, I'm a friend of your mom and she wanted me to take you in and let you know she won't be coming home tonight."
"Wha-What do you mean mister? What do you mean she's not coming home tonight?" "She was killed I was there for her last words she begged me to take care of you and to free you." Ney fell to her knees and began to cry I knelt down to her level and hugged her as she cried her eyes out. "I will be both your new mom and father if you'll accept me." Ney cried even louder as she gripped my jacket tighter I picked her up and began walking to a nearby bench. I stroked her hair as she finished crying. Finally after 15 minutes of crying she fell asleep. (I need to get her to someplace warm.) I picked her back up and began walking to a nearby inn. That's when I heard a voice yell at me to stop. I gave a quick glance back and saw Neys' mothers' employers. I put her down as she hid behind my leg. "Licorice, come here now!"
The man tried to grab Ney but I grabbed his hand and stopped him. "Whoa there, what do you think you're doing?" "Sir, she's indebted to me by her mother to pay off her debts." "I'm afraid NEY isn't indebted to you due to the mothers' untimely death." "Sorry it doesn't work that way she takes her mother's debt." "If she was in your care maybe. However, due to threatening to kill Ney if her mom didn't promise you Ney as one of your workers she had no choice in making the debt null and void."
"You're book smart. Too bad you're not street smart!" I quickly pushed Ney back and protected her from a cut that slashed my left eye and then I could sense the other trying to come from behind me and I quickly kicked them and picked up Ney and ran into the cold dead of night.