Knocking out a child wasn't exactly something that Zane could say he put on his bucket list, but hey, here he was anyways. Impressed by Faye's actions, Zane was quick to move to where the child was trapped. He knew that despite the magical prowess of the thing, in reality the body was of a young girl, so Zane simply gave a light chop to the back of her head, just enough to knock her out. Concerned, Zane decided to check her pulse on her neck really quick, tensing up before sighing. "It looks like she's still alive.." he said, panting. "Good work, that went about as well as I could've ever asked it to. Shame about the wall though..."
Zane would bring the child up on his back, almost as though he was giving her a piggyback. "What was that merchant's name again? Well, no matter what it was, we should probably go talk to him." Walking out of the room, Zane was just happy to leave this place behind him altogether. He was getting kind of tired of creepy stuff at this point. The whole thing felt like he was in a horror story, and quite frankly this was one that needed to just end already. "We should get outta here fast, I'd rather not stay in such a place for long."
Once the two were out of the inn, Zane began walking. Luckily it was dark out by now, meaning that even if somebody saw the child, they wouldn't be able to see their face. Plus, with Faye walking with them, the 3 almost seemed as though they were simply parents bringing their tired child home for the day.
Of course, that vision was ruined the moment they stepped into the bar. Luckily Gaud Teller was still there, smiling as he waved for the two to come over.
"So, the two of you managed to do it! And with the girl still alive too, I see. Just leave her on the chair there." Zane dropped the child on the chair, resting her on it. He positioned it a little bit special though, hoping the bargoers had less of a chance to see her face. "I have to admit, that was probably the most chilling thing ever.." Zane said, still not quite forgetting of the horrific sights they had seen tonight, especially with, you know, a cursed child with black eyes right there.
"Hah! Well, you two certainly will think the reward to be worth it. One second..." reaching into his pocket, Gaud pulled out quite a nice amount, giving it to the two. "Well, we'll see if we can get the girl help as well. I suppose in the end we can also figure out why she got cursed too."
Zane smiled, nodding. "I'd like that a lot. I don't think any kid should have to go through that." Looking over to Faye, Zane spoke. "Here's your share." he said, handing her half the money that Gaud had given them. "I couldn't of done it without you. Hell, I'd say that you did more than me, honestly."
The two exited the bar, the light almost sucked out of the city. "Faye, what inn are you staying at?" he asked, thinking that perhaps he would walk her home for her safety - though another part of him just wanted to stick around her more in general. "I think it would be best if we walked together after all that, right?" Should Faye have accepted, he would be quite happy. Either way though, they got paid - and the horror of the cursed child was finally over.
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