The dungeon they dragged her to was unremarkable, as far as dungeons went. The roughly hewn stone that crafted the walls, floor and ceiling was cold and lifeless, the iron bars that fronted the cell were rough and corroded by time. The only furnishings were old shackles that hung from the far wall, and a wooden bucket intended for the captive's leavings.
A sickly green, skeletal imp vacillated from foot to foot, wringing his hands gleefully as he looked upon the newest charge. His master would like this one, oh yes. They would be rewarded for their accomplishment, the master would be pleased. The second had gone to fetch their master from his chambers to view the girl they had brought for him. "Go," Xyranthus had commanded the bat-eared minions, seated at his writing desk. "And do not fail me, else your hides will adorn my walls while you are still within them."
The imp suppressed a squeak of fear at the sound of his masters' heavy, cloven footfalls announcing his impending arrival. In his own residence, Xyranthus rarely bothered to adopt his more humane form. The beast spared not a single glance for the minion that had brought him the glorious prize, despite the predatory way his lips pulled back across his teeth at the sight of her.
He was pleased.
"Well," came the single word, and the sound was velvetty, dangerous, and otherworldly all at once. "Aren't you a delicate thing~"
A sickly green, skeletal imp vacillated from foot to foot, wringing his hands gleefully as he looked upon the newest charge. His master would like this one, oh yes. They would be rewarded for their accomplishment, the master would be pleased. The second had gone to fetch their master from his chambers to view the girl they had brought for him. "Go," Xyranthus had commanded the bat-eared minions, seated at his writing desk. "And do not fail me, else your hides will adorn my walls while you are still within them."
The imp suppressed a squeak of fear at the sound of his masters' heavy, cloven footfalls announcing his impending arrival. In his own residence, Xyranthus rarely bothered to adopt his more humane form. The beast spared not a single glance for the minion that had brought him the glorious prize, despite the predatory way his lips pulled back across his teeth at the sight of her.
He was pleased.
"Well," came the single word, and the sound was velvetty, dangerous, and otherworldly all at once. "Aren't you a delicate thing~"