I was beginning to get a feeling he wasn't entirely human, the man that had white hair. My feeling was confirmed when someone decided they were going to pick a fight with him.
Suddenly a group of men stood up, throwing a dagger at the white haired man, cutting part of his cheek. "You have guts to step foot in a place for humans" the man who had thrown the dagger said. He was smirking at the white haired man as if he was better than him.
"Hyaku,don't you dare make a scene,now or else the whole plan will be ruined," the white haired man warned him quietly, but not so quietly that I couldn't hear.
He turned around his back to them, making all of the men rather angry and upset. One throwing another dagger. He glanced over at me, grabbing my arm and pulling me to him, holding his sword up to my throat.
"I am pretty sure you don't want her to die, now do you?" he smirked, backing up to exit the tavern. Too bad he didn't know that none of them liked me, and that I could easily be replaced. Sure, Juki would be upset, but to these men, I was just a measly nobody that was easily dispensable.
Fog appeared once we were outside, covering us all over before we disappeared, leaving the angry mob of people behind.
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When I opened my eyes again, I was being carried into a small temple. Scared, I struggled to get out of his grasp. Unfortunately, I was too small, frail, and weak to do anything against the man that was carrying me.
"Settle down," he told me, irritation in my voice at me struggling against him. "You're fine."
I met his gaze, curiosity in my eyes, though I had yet to speak.
"I'm just taking you to see our Priestess. She'll know what to do with you," he answered my questioning look. "You're really light, you know that?"
I frowned, looking away. "You would be too if you only ever got one meal a day." Who was this Priestess I was going to see? "What do you want with me? If it's a reward you want, you aren't going to get one. They don't care about me back there."
He raised an eyebrow at me. "I have no idea what is planned for you, yet. But, you better behave if you want to stay alive."
I crossed my arms as he finally set me down in the middle of the temple. I dropped to my knees, still a little woozy from being transported in that manner. I had never come in contact with demons before, and I wasn't sure I was enjoying this.
"What now?" I asked. "Am I to live the remainder of my sentence here, caged in like an animal?"
"Your tongue is going to get you in trouble, Lady," the man warned.
"Her only weapon is her tongue," a woman's voice broke in. We both snapped our heads to look at the owner of the voice. A woman in red and white baggy clothing stepped out of the shadows to reveal herself, sitting right in front of me.
I ignored her, turning back to the demon before me. "Where is the demon that kidnapped me? I want to hear from him what he plans to do with me."
The man shook his head and ignored me. He turned to the priestess and exchanged a few words, explaining what had happened and what the white haired demon had instructed. "What do you think should be done with her?" he asked.
The Priestess looked over at me, looking me up and down before staring into my eyes. It felt as though she was looking into my very soul, seeing what kind of a person I was. I didn't like the feeling and looked away, curious to her response as well.
