The Demon King's Paladin

Chapter 123. Wendy

" DON"T KILL ME PLEASE!"

The little girl began to cry as she saw my shadow cover her.

" Lord Matthew! What is it!"

Ruby appeared after seeing that I stopped my attack.

" Lord Drake!"

Edmon arrived soon after Ruby. I looked at them and then we all looked at the little girl. I looked back at them and spoke in a confused tone.

" What is a human doing here?"

" *Sniffle*"

The little girl continued to cry.

" I'd hate to point out the irony of you saying that, Lord Drake. But I'm also at a loss. How could a human get here?"

" Is she a spy?"

Ruby bent down to look at the kid then she picked the kid up by her arm. She began to cry harder when she saw Ruby's face.

" AHHH!"

" She has some pipes on her. Ruby, set her back down. I doubt she's a spy. A spy wouldn't have been caught so easily like she was."

Ruby did as I asked, and the girl curled up in the fetal position. When she reached the ground. She continued to cry as she curled up.

" Don't eat me... Please..."

The girl whimpered that out between rapid breaths. I turned to Ruby and Edmon.

" Do Demons eat humans?"

Both Ruby and Edmon shook their heads.

" I've heard stories of Demons doing that in the past when food was scarce to come by, but the act of eating a creature you can have a conversation with, while not a crime, is looked down upon. From what I understand, there hasn't been any public consumption of human flesh for around 3000 years. I can't answer for what people do in the privacy of their own homes however."

Edmon answered my question. I had another question for both of them though.

" Either of you thinking about taking a bite out of the kid or me?"

They shook their heads furiously at that.

" I would never, Lord Matthew! How could you even think I'd do something that barbaric!?"

" I have a similar opinion, Lord Drake!"

Ruby and Edmon spoke quickly in succession to my question.

" Good, I'd hate to be looked at as an emergency meal. Did you hear that kid? They may be Demons, but they're not man eaters. And I'd rather starve than partake in cannibalism."

" Cannibalism!?"

My words shocked the girl out of her crying fit. She stared at me and began to mumble.

" A... Human!?"

" Yeah, last I checked."

" What are you doing with Demons!?"

" Hunting game for training."

" No, that's not what I mean!"

" Lord Matthew stop teasing her already. I'm starting to feel bad for her."

" A Demon!"

The girl took another look at Ruby and seemed to remember why she was so fearful before.

" Seems you scared her."

I look at Ruby with a teasing smile on my face as I speak. Ruby just seems exasperated by the human girl's reaction. I turn back to the human girl and begin to speak.