23 Chapter 23 Cherry (1/2)
Grey picked up the small girl, who couldn't be more than four or five, and carried her as they all fled.The death of the demon, and the destruction of the portal had left the room unstable.Dust and stones were starting to fall as they ran.
They didn't stop until they were completely outside of the sewers.
”I'm tired,” said Cherry, the little girl.
”Let us head back to Bob's bar to rest,” said Grey, as everyone nodded in agreement.
”We can decide what to do with the child there,” said Airow.
”Surely, we can't keep her with us, it would be far too dangerous!” said Grey.
They made their way back to the city gates, to see that Ray's group had been very successful in hunting the demons within the city.People were talking about how courageous they had been then entire way to Bob's bar.All signs of a fight outside the bar had disappeared, and they ducked inside without any trouble.
Sitting down at an empty table, Bob approached from behind the bar.
”A round of food and drinks for everyone?” he asked.
”Oh, yes!” exclaimed Guit, not having as much trouble climbing into his chair, as he had before coming to the city.His human form was taller now that his true form was.
”Yes, please,” said Grey, sitting Cherry down in her own chair.
”It'll be two silver for the kid,” said Bob, motioning to Cherry.
Airow pulled out two silver and handed them over.
”Spill it, kid, what was your dad up to in this city?” asked Guit, eyeing her seriously.
”Guit!” exclaimed Grey, horrified.
”No, it's okay,” said Cherry, holding up her tiny hand at Grey.”I'm used to how rude demons can be.”
Airow tried to hide his smile, but finally gave up when it was obvious no one else was trying to hide one.Even Guit had a bit of a smile at the small girl's words.
”My daddy was being used by the elder demon to keep people from bothering it.If he failed, the demon was going to kill me.”
”Like a puppet?” asked Guit.
”Yea, that's what it was.Daddy had to keep the people praying to him, so the elder demon got power, because daddy looked more like them then the demon did.But he was a dailmond, not a demon, so he tried to do good things for the people, instead of bad things, like the demon would have.”