Margo is satisfied, relieved honestly when the demon eventually chooses to cooperate. It’s not that she doesn’t like their ragtag team ( well, she likes at least some of them… ) but to trust them to kill the Beast? That’s a whole different story entirelly. Like, they’ve died how many times trying to do that already? Thirty nine, forty times if the whole time loop thing is really true. It’s time Margo added a plot twist into the story. “ It’s a deal, ” she nods before getting down to the nitty-gritty. “ Have you ever read Christopher Plover’s Fillory and Further series? It’s like R-rated Harry Potter. Those books are pretty much about this place; Plover came here after the Chatwins did. The one you need to kill is Martin, the youngest Chatwin brother. Custom-made suit, six fingers on each hand, moths obscuring his face most of the time — I’m pretty sure you’ll recognise him when you see him. ”
“Never heard of it.” It was truthful in a way, but even if he did hear of it, part of him knew he never read it. So, he was, in truth, scratching in the dark, and quite honestly, that was the way he enjoyed it. Having too much information could prove useful, but also dangerous. “So, you just want me to take out this so called ‘moth man?’”
Ky’lar doubted that it would be that easy, but he was hoping that it would be. That way, he could go back to relaxing, and not caring about the rest of creation. Of course, it wouldn’t last long either way —- just long enough for him to get relaxed before he was ‘called’ to do something, “Sounds fun.”
“ You don’t have to care as long as you do what I BLOODY GRACIOUSLY ask of you —- and then I can send your ass back where it came from. How about that? ” Those are the rules of summoning: she is the only one who can send him back and it at least makes for a great bargaining chip.
the words stung harsher than he thought they would : being sent back was one thing, but he doubted it would be somewhere pleasant. a reason to why he sucked in a deep breath for a few moments and then let it out slowly,
❝ —– i’ll take care of what you want. ❞ ky was going to add in the part where he wasn’t a pet, nor a friend, or anyone to be trusted, but instead, he decided to leave out that part for good reason,
Hellfirebound 