Thread: Revenge and the Way of the World (Cheshire Pup & I)

To Sol, it felt weird having Demo, let alone anyone else feasting on his blood as if it were some kind of addicting wine. Each lap of her tounge or suckling of his wound felt as if a piece of his lifeforce were being removed. There was also the fact that it stung like hell when she sucked the wound dry. When she was finished, he recoiled his hand and pulled out a wrap to use as a temporary bandage. When it was time to walk again, the young wizard treked forward for a few steps before stumbling a bit. When he looked ahead of him, the world he was in seemed like a blur. Using his staff as a crutch, he held himself up, rubbing his forehead and trying to get his bearings straight. Should the demoness feel any kind of concern for him, Sol replied simply. No, no. Don't worry about it. I guess I gave you a little too much of my blood. With a chuckle, he began to put on a strong front for her.I'll be fine in a bit so let's continue. And continue they did until the lights of a small village could be seen. This was the village of Nagarock. A small hamlet nestled between the hills of Hylith where local adventurers would come to rest during their long journeys. Sol Gareth was no different. As he and Demo entered the village, they were met with stares from passersby. More notably towards the mysterious hooded woman following the young wizard close behind. Sol caught wind of this and returned the stares. As if reacting to this, the people simply turned away and went about their business leaving the two to go about without prying eyes watching over them. It was then they came to the doors of a fancy looking inn. Upon entering, Sol was greeted by the innkeeper, an elderly fellow with a hunched back and a lack of hair. Ah, you've returned Sol. And I see you've brought a pretty girl with you. Mind introducing me to her? To this, Sol shook his head and turned back towards Demo. It's best you leave her alone for now, the young wizard replied. She's had a long day and she needs her rest. The innkeeper nodded and walked away to attend to some other business. It appeared as if the two knew each other pretty well and the reason why made things clear. When Sol first entered Nagarock, he brought along with him a wagon full of supplies he had gotten from his now former wizards guild. Looking for a place to store this stuff, he came upon the inn in question and found it to be occupied by several uncouth individuals. Upon seeing the robes of the young wizard, they assumed him to be a sissy and attempted to pick a fight with him. When the innkeeper tried to intervene, he was knocked to the floor as the thugs began to tear up the place claiming to have authority based on their infamous status. Needless to say, Sol was not impressed and promptly used his magic to subdue and subsequentley exile the gang from the village permanetley. To thank Sol for his noble deed, the innkeeper gave him free use of the inn as he saw fit. And when the young wizard escorted Demo into the room he was staying, it was apparent that this place was being used as a storage facility. Books upon books were stacked all over the place. Scrolls and scrunched up pieces of paper laid upon the bed and floor. There were even potions and ingredients settled upon the desks and dressers. To Sol Gareth, it was as good as home...at least for now.