"-How was my little girl doing? We missed you.
-I am great and I missed you all, but I came cause I need your help." The old woman nodded and the red-headed explained the situation and her plan.
Howin was admiring her moves and the way she was talking and expressing her concern and enthusiasm at the same time.
"-I heard about it and I made sure to protect every girl in the village.
-it's not as easy as you think, their leader is powerful. He can turn anyone against us.
-I don't know what you know but the roads are in our benefit.
-I thought about that too, I need to talk with Gabi first. Do you know where I can find her?
-Her usual place.
-thanks mom, tell everyone to get ready." She hugged her mom who nodded with a warm smile on.
Ellie pulled the zooned out incubus with her.
They walked through the large market then took wretched and tortuous road, until they reached a bar-restaurant.
Shouting and cheering was heard from meters away.
"-it seems like a dangerous place for a woman to be here…alone.
-yeah all the criminals and bandits are all here." Elli said obviously and stepped toward the place but Howin put his hand stopping her and said firmly:
"-step back my lady…I will take care of the talking.
-It is okay I…" but he already stormed to the big cracked wooden door and was about to knock but he kicked it hard that it fall down.
His eyes widened looking down at the broken door.
He looked up to find everyone staring at him.
He smiled nervously but soon looked serious, heads up pushing his chest and making shoulder broad in attempt to look bigger and stronger than those scary giants.
But he was looking ridiculous; everyone mocking the way he looked. He walked to the bartender but someone put his leg in front of him and the incubus didn't pay attention to it. He fell over his face and all men in the room cracked laughing.
He stood up and hold the collar of the culprit who was smirking making him more pissed. A bunch of swords was pointed at Howin.
Nonetheless, he ignored everyone around him, they are just pathetic humans…he can knock them all down since his leg is fully healed now and nothing can stop him from doing so.
"-do you know who you are talking to?
-who? The devil!
-worst…your new nightmare." Howin was about to punch him but someone held his hand pulling him up.
A giant tattooed beast was holding him up that his weren't touching the ground anymore.
The beast growled and warned:
"-no one touch the master.
-that loser is your master I expected better." With that he gave him a big blow on the stomach making the giant fall on his knees groaning with pain. He throw a feast at the old sitting man but he caught his punch mid-air. Howin was shocked no one can dodge his attacks even incubus with his ability…but how?
He looked straight at the poker face of the old man but it doesn't last long before someone punched him.
It was a chaos: punches and blows alongside with yells and shrieks of pain.
"-what the hell is going on here!" everyone stopped to look up at the girl who was walking downstairs.
Everyone looked down except for the old man and Howin who was looking around him then back at the strange girl.
"-who are you and what are you doing here?
-are you by any chance…Gabi?" everyone's eyes widened and their gaze lifted to look at the smiling moron who called their leader by her first name.
"-what if?
-cause I need an old friend help." Everyone looked back to see Ellie leaning at the door frame with her body, arm crossed and a smirk on her lips.
Every man cheered for her and she walked waving at them with her warm smile till she was standing next to the clueless man, in front of the blue eyed girl who was smirking as well.
"-you didn't change at all.
-so you…family business.
-traditions…royal missions.
-work…you know." She winked at her and the two girls hugged each other tightly with light giggles.
"-I missed you…it has been long since you visit.
-a lot to hunt down no time for vacation.
-I agree incubus these days found ways to melt in between humans. It made your job harder…" Gabi stopped talking and looked at her side to find a pair of black eyes staring at her with a foolish smile on.
"-who is that moron you brought with you? I didn't thought you would replace Ray easily." She teased but the other hit her arm and said:
"-he is my friend, you know well I would never replace Ray." Every man in the room awed and she told them to stop except for one, whose heart ached and his jaw clenched.
"-she didn't said anything wrong or offensive why am I feeling …jealous! ...no way it must be envy, jealousy from Ray… the last thing I would…" the intense stare of the sitting old man broke his running thoughts. He stared back before he looked back at Gabi.
"-why do you need my help?
-a long story…let's go to a quieter place." Gabi led them upstairs where they talk about the plan.
The old man stood since he is the right hand of the girl but one of his fellow stooped him.
"-sir do you think he is one?
-I don't think he is one…cause he already is." With that he left following up the giggles of the two girls and the shady aura behind the unknown guy.