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Think, Kazrith!
The perfect solution springs to mind, and so I hurry back to the carriage as soon as possible.
“Hanna, I have a cover story for us,” I say, whipping the reins of the zarryns who quickly start moving. “We’ll soon be in Ikoth under the eyes of my kind instead of the xaphan filth here.”
“Sounds fun,” she mutters.
“Don’t worry. Though demons aren’t generally trustful of humans, they’re more accepting if they’re mated with a demon.”
Hanna blinks, her eyes widening in the process of my proposal.
“Wait, are you suggesting that—”
“We fake a marriage, yes. Hear me out.”
Her lips tighten. She’s clearly shocked by the idea, so I’d better give a good explanation.
“Cornering a xaphan is going to need secrecy and a strategy, and I mean a lot of strategy. The perfect plan won’t come to us overnight. You need a place to stay, and you can’t exactly go back to your father’s home.”
“No,” she says sadly. Looking up at me, her sadness soon becomes a glimmer of hope.
“The fake marriage will make a good cover for you staying with me.”
Hanna frowns slightly. “I’ve heard stories of human and demon pairings, but they’re not at all common, right? Surely we’d still catch attention.”
“No doubt we’ll be subject to many disapproving looks, but it beats the xaphans’ prying eyes.”
Ever the trade-oriented mind that I possess, the idea of our feigned pairing entices me in more ways than one. I’m always seeking out and trying new methods to increase my and Vrask’s revenue, but none have ever brought about the desired results. Something I’ve seen that does work but has never been able to try is the human-demon couple dynamic.
Over the years, I’ve observed firsthand just how attractive such pairings are in the eyes of the public. The appeal of such a relationship is its rarity, and now that the opportunity to partake in one has presented itself, I’d be a fool to blow it off.
Most demons tend to accept a human chosen by a demon to mate with. They believe it’s because the human has something remarkable about them, so much so that a demon has found them a suitable partner.
Hanna is, most certainly, a remarkable human. And she’ll be helping me in more ways than one with this plan.
More eyes on my business will no doubt mean more conversions and sales, and my pockets could always do with a little more lining.
“I can’t believe I’d be doing this,” Hanna says, shaking her head.
“I never thought I’d be working with a human, either,” I reply. “I never saw the use of cooperating with your kind, if I’m being honest. I always figured you humans were pathetic little creatures.”
“And why exactly should we trust one another?”
“Hanna, I could have handed you over to the authorities, yet you’re sitting here in safe passage with me. Is that not reason enough, aside from the common enemy we have in our sights?”
“I can’t deny that,” she says with a slight nod.
“I promise you safety under my company. All I ask in return is that you help me claim my retribution against Zathex. Once he’s dealt with, our pact will dissolve. And you’ll be free to return to your home.”
There is a long pause before I speak again, observing her concentrated silence.
“Are you with me or not?”
She speaks then hesitates, grumbling to herself.
“Come on, Hanna, I need to know. An opportunity like this comes once in a lifetime.”
She turns to me, a hint of fear poking through her courageousness.
