The Borrower of the Keep | Demoknight x Borrower!Fem!Reader Medieval AU

Chapter 9

Second Person POV (Y/n)

"Y-you really mean it?" You asked.

"Aye." Tavish said with a nod.

"But you just found me a couple of hours before, why?"

"Because yer living in my keep, therefore by extension you are living on my land. As the laird of of the land it is my duty to protect the common folk who live here, that includes you."

You looked away for a minute. It was very rare for a human bean to actually care for a borrower and want to protect them, let alone a man a powerful as Tavish since most of your kind were seen as thieving vermin.

"Th-thank you," You said, "You don't understand how much this means to me."

"Of course lass" The human said. "Now how about we get yeh something to eat? What kind of food do you like?"

"I-I usually eat what I can find, so I don't really have a favorite." You admitted. "I-I know that you beans would call it stealing..."

"Don't worry about that little lady," Jane said with a friendly smile. "You're free to dine with us if you wish and if you don't, we will give you what you need to survive."

Tavish walked over to the dinner table and set you down. He then called a maid over.

"Could yeh please get a plate of food and set a place for the wee lassie?" He requested.

"Of course, M'Lord." The maid said with a curtsy.

She then went off towards the kitchens. Tavish and Jane made their way to their respective places at the table with Tavish sitting by you. After a little while, the maids returned with various food dishes that no borrower has ever dared to try. After the men said thank you, they started to eat.

"Aren't you going to try a bit of the food?" Tavish asked you.

"I-I've never had this kind of food before." You admitted. "Borrowers have never eaten any food this fancy."

"It tastes pretty good." Tavish said. "It might help you decide whether you want to stay."

"How do I know it's not poisoned?" You asked.

"Now why in the bloodeh hell would I want to poison a guest?"

"... Fair point." You said.

You hesitantly took a bite of the food on your plate. The food tasted just as good as the sweet bun, if not even more so. You ate as much food as you could before you got full. Tavish let out a light chuckle.

"It's good, isn't it?" He asked.

"It is." You said. "Thank you for the food."

You stayed with the humans as they feasted into the night. Each of them were gentle with you, especially Tavish since he wanted you to feel comfortable around humans. Eventually, you started to feel tired.

"I beg your pardon Tavish, but I need to go and get some rest." You said.

"I see." Tavish said with a nod. "You may go. Know that yer always welcome to join us."

"O-of course." You respond. "Thank you."

You then made your way to your home in the kitchen. You crawled into your bed and covered yourself with a threadbare makeshift blanket and then drifted off to sleep.