Maeve's POV
"THIEF! CATCH HER! YOU FILTHY ORPHAN GET BACK HERE WITH THAT BREAD!" The merchant said chasing after me.

"If you weren't cultivating age all this time you'd be able to catch me old man!" I said giggling. I jumped into a scaffold ladder and climbed it to the roof and ran across the rooftops.

The guards were hot on my trail but they will never catch me I'm too fast and small, I jumped down and landed in a hay stack wagon and laid low in it for some time. Finally I got out and went to my alleyway.

The darkest alley with the most scum, the most villainy, and the most trash. There is where I lived just being lucky to get by alive each day, I possibly pickpocket too.... But we don't talk about that. As I weaved between the skudra addicts and the alcoholics I gagged, skudra is a drug so bad people overdose constantly, every user overdoses after a week. It's sad really...

But there's nothing I can do about it and I'd rather let the Mafia do its thing than die a slow agonizingly painful death. I ducked under a building the small space just barely big enough for me and crawled to my lair. As I exited the tunnel I came out into a fairly big room with some light stones and fresh water dripping from the stalagmites.

I put the bread on my makeshift table and walked over to my little fridge made with a boulder I sculpted and frost stones embedded on the inside of the bigger part and ice stones in the freezer. I opened it and picked out a bottle of 30 year old wine. I sipped it as I went to my couch and laid on it. It wasn't uncomfortable but rocks aren't exactly comfy either. My parents left me at an orphanage with a note saying,

"This is our child Maeve Lexis Raeve we cannot hope to take care of her so if you would please take care of her in our stead thank you and have a safe night."

I don't exactly hate my parents but I definitely don't love them. If they conceived me why would they throw me away like yesterday's trash? The only reason I want to meet them is to find out why. Well it's not like it's possible me being a street rat and all. I sipped the wine a bit more then got up and put it back in the fridge as I went back to the table and sat down. I reached over for the bread and as I did I heard tumbling over by my tunnel, I backed away from it slowly and my hands went to my broken daggers as a kitten rolled down into my house, I exhaled in relief as I put my daggers back into their holders.

The kitten mewed scared and I immediately threw it some bread. The kitten ate the bread as hungrily as I did the first time I stole bread. The poor thing looked abused, I hate people who take little cute things for granted and hurt them. I ate my bread slowly making sure to savor the flavor. I usually only get moldy bread but I got fresh this time and it was hella good.

"Hey little kitten, why did you tumble in here?" The kitten mewed then slowly but cautiously walked over to me and laid in my lap purring. I smiled and pet the kitten as it fell asleep. I'll need to get the little one a nice comfy bed tomorrow considering it's already 9:00 pm I go to bed early and get up early.
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I woke up to the kitten sleeping on the inside of my raggedy shirt. This kitten is so cute! I picked it up and then laid it down. I walked over to the tunnel and crawled through it out into the alleyway, a skudra addict came up to me and asked for money I replied "I wish!"

I went to the capitals pet store and looked around for anybody and quickly took a little kitten bed and hid it in my shirt. That should have the kitten sleeping easier at night, I walked out of the store and went to the market. Today I'm feeling seafood and I'll need some fire stones for winter that's coming up as well as cooking purposes. In this world there is a power called Mana and there are elemental stones, anyone can use an elemental stone but only certain individuals can use Magic. Even then they'll need a catalyst to pour Mana into. As I came up on a little pizza place I was delighted to find out they left a hot pizza out for me. Of course it's not for me but it is now. I stealthily snuck it and took some fish from another stall and quickly headed home.

I pushed all the food and fish through the tunnel then climbed through myself. I put the other 5 fish in the freezer so they can be preserved for the kitten and I diced up the 6th one with my daggers and grabbed the kitten. I placed the kitten on the table and let it eat as I put the kitten bed next to the couch and I ate 2 pieces of pizza and put the rest in the fridge. I laid on the couch and lounged around with the kitten playing with it with a loose string that I ripped from my shirt.

I pondered why I'm like this kitten. I pounce when I attack I walk around looking for prey, my food, and I can regenerate my stamina by spinning my left dagger in my hand. I guess that last one is just me. But I really am like a cat so much so that it's scary. Oh well it helps me survive so I won't complain. I laid down and closed my eyes. This life isn't so bad.