The strongmagical power and the signature red eyes. Even though there are a few mythical beings who had the same colored eyes, this was the Runalia, the land that forbids mythical beings from entering. Meaning there was only one person who could have this blood-like eyes. No matter how much stupid person could be dumb, there wasn't anyone who could not know this very powerful person. He was the Lord of Warine Land, Ian White. However, no matter how frightened he was to the looming man, he was an important buyer who had bid four thousand gold coins. He couldn't rudely show his fear that could annoy this person who was known well for his fickleness.
n turned his face that exuded eeriness and uttered simply. "Oh, really?"
"Y- Yes... please follow me to the backstage. The slave would follow after you have signed the contract." The fear stricken auctioneer ushered Ian with his hand to the red curtain behind the stage. Ian wrinkled his lower lips and made his wand disappeared in thin air to follow the man to the back before sparing another glance at the dumbfounded Elise.
A few minutes in advance, Maroon who received the order from his master's crow pet came to ready the black carriage for his Lord to use in front of the slave auction. At the time when he finally arrived, Alex the golden-haired human came with a girl who had the hair akin to him but much more brighter as though it was burning. He swept his eyes across, having his expressionless face a little confused.
"I just bought her," Ian answered without Marron asking any questions.
Maroon had gotten used to Ian's quirk and had a rather straight face after receiving the news. But the rippling curiosity didn't falter from his eyes. Maroon chose to wait and looked aside from the entrance to see Ian exiting the auction hall with his scarlet gaze at them.
"You can come in, puppy." Ian beckoned her softly to the carriage which the little girl responded by trotting to the carriage. Although the man was big and seemed frightening like a looming predator,
. She was always used to beatings that even if someone spares her hard bread she would never forget the gratitude for that person for life. Now to her eyes, Ian's kindness had soared high to heavens.
Because he did not even put a slave collar on her.
He told her to enter the carriage but now that she looked at the height of the carriage and the ground was high. Her body was too small and it was hard for her to ascend the high carriage without any stool. She reached out her hand to see whether she could climb the carriage but then saw how luxurious the interior of the carriage and looked down at her dirty dress. If she come up like this, wouldn't she dirty the red carpet of the carriage? Ian who noticed it was quick to take her to his arm and carried her into the carriage. In only one hand Elise fitted perfectly. Her hands didn't know where to put on as she noticed how expensive-looking the fabric to his clothing look and in the end stayed back on the hem of her dress. Placing the little girl carefully next to him like a fragile glass, Ian took a seat beside her.
His eyes trailed away to the little girl beside him to ask. "Who made that bracelet, puppy?"
Elise heard him talking and looked over her back to only look down again on the small palms on her laps. Questions filled her head when she heard Ian asking the maker of her bracelet. Did he found out her ability to see things that couldn't be seen by naked eyes?
Or was he only giving a question?
"The sister in the church gave me." Elise heard the man hummed in response. "The church again. With a power to make such a strong amulet, that woman must be the white witches." he commented sourly, blatantly showing his dislike.
"You can see things." Ian said not expecting an answer.
Elise couldn't understand how Ian found out about her eyes' power but couldn't ask as it wasn't her position to do so. Understanding it obediently, the little girl could only detach herself back to the night street before gazing the night sky which only has a few handfuls of stars.
"Can you take the bracelet off?" Propping his chin on the armrest beside him he glanced down at the red bracelet.
Elise nodded silently without an answer. Ian had noticed the girl being overly scared of him even though he had done and would never do any harm to her. Curiously he asked. "Are you scared of me? Ian asked with a gentle tone that he rarely used for at least a decade in human's life. Yet it was still frightening.
"The people in the place before told me that sorcerer would use me as a sacrifice-" her tongue slipped in nervousness. "-Mister, you are a sorcerer aren't you? Will you be using me as a sacrifice?" The small hands on her laps trembled between the silence created after her question.
you scared of me?" Ian asked with a gentle tone that he rarely used for at least a decade in human's life. Yet it was still frightening
Hearing no answer, her heartbeat accelerated loudly, loud enough for Ian to pick up the sound. She peeked under her head which was still bending down to read Ian's expression. But as expected with the mask in the way, she couldn't read the change in his face and feared that her words had gotten a large amount of displeasure to him.
"You don't have to worry about that. I'm a . I'm a sorcerer but a different kind from the one who would want to use you as a sacrifice. Also, don't call me mister. Call me master Ian from now on." Ian softly ordered to which the girl responded by calling his name in a whisper. "Master Ian..."
Her heart had gotten more secure with Ian's confirmation that he wouldn't use her as a sacrifice. In her eyes, he was a rather kind person who healed her from her wound.
Although his masquerade mask was very out of place, at the least he wasn't an evil person.
The road has slowly gotten quieter after the time passing to midnight and Elise who had been watching the street from time to time noticed the figure of families holding hands to reach their home with a warm smile. Shifting her glance aside to the bread vendor closing the shop, her stomach grumbled loudly, bringing Ian's eyes to her.
"I'm sorry..." She apologized, thinking that the sound of her stomach must have made Ian uncomfortable..
The car finally come to a stop as one of The bodyguard step out of the car open the door for elise . As expected he is rich some maids were standing at the entrance as lan spoke
stepping down and ordered. "Bring some food in my room."maroon hearing lan request he was puzzled.
It was rare for lan to order food as he never ate anything outside of his house. Since he was first hired to Ian's mansion, he and the other servant had never seen him eat as he always chooses to eat inside his room. It made him wonder to himself what kind of food he should prepare so the lord wouldn't be offended by a commoner's dishes.
Ian who picked up Maroon's puzzled look replied while pointing his brows at Elise. "It isn't for me, but the girl. Prepare what you need, a normal dish should do fine."
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