The Shade took her in, nodding slowly when she finished speaking. Damaged, but not broken--this, he could work with.
"This slave will do as downpayment." he declared, reaching up to catch her chin, firm but gentle, and tip her head back so he could remove Moyset's collar. "You still owe me for the soul."
"I beg your pardon?"
Making quick work of the collar, the Shade spun to face Moyset and lifted him out of his chair by the scruff of his neck.
"You bring me a damaged slave and expect me to be satisfied?" he snarled in the demon's ear. "For the human soul you took from me, this is hardly sufficient. I gave you a chance to satisfy the debt on your own, son...now, you're gonna bring me the head of one of Satan's attending or I'm gonna feed you to my lieutenant. That's the bargain now."
Dropping Moyset, the Shade dismissed him by moving to grab his hat and coat, circling back to where his new slave stood.
"I'll have your name, little one." he instructed as he slid his coat back on. "You're mine now, I gotta know what to call you."
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"This slave will do as downpayment." he declared, reaching up to catch her chin, firm but gentle, and tip her head back so he could remove Moyset's collar. "You still owe me for the soul."
"I beg your pardon?"
Making quick work of the collar, the Shade spun to face Moyset and lifted him out of his chair by the scruff of his neck.
"You bring me a damaged slave and expect me to be satisfied?" he snarled in the demon's ear. "For the human soul you took from me, this is hardly sufficient. I gave you a chance to satisfy the debt on your own, son...now, you're gonna bring me the head of one of Satan's attending or I'm gonna feed you to my lieutenant. That's the bargain now."
Dropping Moyset, the Shade dismissed him by moving to grab his hat and coat, circling back to where his new slave stood.
"I'll have your name, little one." he instructed as he slid his coat back on. "You're mine now, I gotta know what to call you."