She had decided to stay here...

It's better then having to stay outside in the cold with only her small blanket that can't really warm her from it. Now she had to found a safe room where no one can notice her. Because if she is still being searched here... She at least have to play the game and stay hidden.

Meanwhile... With the group of man from the boat.

- Did anyone found her?

The captain asked concern.

- No... We did not boss..

- I think she might be out. Like she might have escape and went to the town.

Said a red haired young man in the group.

- Wally.... If what you said is true. Then the girl is lucky. If the master had found her... I would have pray that her family would not let this kid go without being seen.

Wally nodded his head.

- Yes sir!

Then he does like a soldier salute.
The captain laugh a little to that.

- For a newbie you kind of fun in a serious situation.

- I'm sorry for that sir...

- It's alright rookie! The captain seem to likes you!

The others laugh too from that situation. Wally feel embarrassed, and the captain pat him in the back to reassure him it was alright.

While that time the child went further in the master lair... She did not know that the master was near her. Actually he was pretty close. Talking about the master. He was in the saloon listening to a music, while he was sitting on the chair with a glass of red whine in his left hand.

The music was played by violins accompanied with a piano. It seem to be old to heard. The small blond girl got more curious. She got closer to the door and would peek through the small key hole under the knob to only see a silhouette sitting on a sofa, with a hand moving in the air side to side.

She stare for a moment to the hand moving. 'Is that the master in question the people talk About before?' she though with her small hands near her mouth. Suddenly the hand of the said 'master' stop moving. The girl blinked and could see the shadow standing up.

- who's at the door?

She suddenly froze and take a step back. She seem surprised that the man could have notice she was at the door of his saloon.

Step could be heard...

Coming...

Closer and closer...

Then a click...

The small girl drop on the floor in shock. In front of her was a demon wearing clothes. Ink that hide his eyes with a frown on his smiley face.

- How... And who let you enter in my domain, young one?

The girl shakes in fear. She was paralysed. Her neck was getting sour has she gulp what is left of her Saliva in her mouth. Her brown pupil were wide and was either slowly shaking to the view of the tall demon.

- D-D... D-De.... De...

The demon raised an eye brow even if it cannot be seen.

- De what? Are you alright?

- D-DEMON!!!

The girl immediately stand up and was about to run away. But what happen is that the demon had caught her. He picked her up by grabbing the clothe from her back. The child think she was running away from him. But actually she was running in the mid air.

- Will you please stop running like that? It's ridicules.... Especially coming from a young girl like you.

- L-Let me go monster!

She screamed and struggle at the same time to get free. Which... Did not really help her. The demon was getting mad from this. He walk back inside the saloon and close the door behind him.

- Why must this happen in my peaceful time?

He drop the child on the sofa. The girl make a small sound when her face hit first the mattress of the sweet material from the sofa.

The demon take back is glass of red wine and take a sip from it to calm himself. The girl sit properly on the sofa has she stare at the demon in fear.

- P-Please don't e-eat me...

The demon almost chock on his drink when he heard her say that.

- ... Child. I may be a demon, but I don't act like a cannibal like the story your parents might have told you for your bed time.

The girl fidget with her fingers and look down in relief. She know the tall demon won't eat her like her parents used to tell her to not get out of the house.

- By the way... Where are your parents? A small girl like you should not be left alone to wander into someone house.

The small girl sweat at the question he ask. She play with her fingers not daring to look up and answer his question. Noticing how anxious the kid was. The demon decide to get closer to her and stand right in front.

- I am waiting young one..

She close her eyes and let out in a stutter voice.

- T-They are at home... B-But please don't bring me back to them! T-They are awful...

The girl slowly open her eyes with tears coming in her view.
The demon sigh and put down his glass on the small shelter next to him.

- I can see from your clothes that you are poor... How long have you not change those clothes?

Her arms shakes a little...

- S-Seven.... Years..

The demon was surprised by that answer. She was wearing this clothes since seven years? How can parents do that to a kid like her. She don't even seem to be a bad person either.

- I see... Does your parents hit you?

She hiccup suddenly. She fear that maybe if she keep telling the truth to him, he might do something bad to her.

- Hey... Answer me child. Does your parents treat you that badly?

She slowly nods before she put her hands on her eyes and rub them. This is what the demon hated to see. A child crying in front of him. He don't know how to handle that situation when a kid is crying.

He kneeled down to have a better sight of her face. He don't know if this could work but from the books he read.. Giving a hug could help the person that is feeling bad. He think it might be stupid. But he had to try it. So he embrace the girl in his strong long arms.

She was surprised but yet.. She hide her face on his chest and cried louder. It give a big shiver down the demon spine. He did not know a kid could cry this loud. But he stay there hugging the child.

- It's alright... Everything is going to be alright.

He said calmly has he gently pat her back.

An hour pass and the girl was now quiet. The demon would finally sigh in relief. It was calm again.

- Now, How about you take a warm bath ?

The girl blinked the tears out of her eyes has she look to him puzzled.

- W-What is a bath?

It was the turn of the demon to be confused. He wonder if she even get a bath before with her parents? Guess he have to show her what a bath is...

- You'll see..

He stand up and goes to the door. He glanced over his shoulder to see that the girl did not move from the sofa. He rolled his hidden eyes.

- Follow me child. The bath won't come for you..

- C-Coming!

The child jumped out of the sofa has she quickly come over.

To be continue...