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It felt like a few days passed.. No, perhaps hours? She had forgotten to keep count, but she remembered falling asleep after leaning on Estarossa.
She couldn't even see his reaction before she slipped into unconsciousness.

But, when (Your Name) had awoken, she felt immediately caution and regret hit her.

How long had she been out?!

Did they try and do something?!

Before she could stand, she stopped, the tickle of a metallic hand grazed her cheek. "Ah, you've waken up."

Estarossa was brushing his thumb against her face, to move back a few strands.

"Do you always drool when you retire to sleep?" He seemed nonchalant as he asked, but it felt more like a jest. Her gaze shifted to the horizon, the sun was burning brightly, unlike yesterday

"........ Not exactly." Shifting uncomfortably, Estarossa hummed a bit.

He didn't remove his hand, as he felt drawn to the warmth spreading across the girl's face, it was welcoming almost...

"It would be a shame to dispose of a trinket like you.."

His eyes were hooded, he turned his gaze to Zeldris who seemed to be bothered by how a human was still amongst them.
Estarossa patted her head, as if an owner was telling their pet to stay, then carried on to see what Zeldris was on about.

She sat there, frozen for a few moments, her breath caught in her throat.
The commandment was away, busy with some other matters, meaning a chance at escape.

(Your Name) tensed, remembering yesterday she attempted to escape..
Could it really count as an 'escape attempt'? He caught her in the first few seconds she tried to run.

Perhaps sitting still and - no.. He didn't want her to be too obedient.
God! This man is confusing!

After a few moments of silently debating on running, she ended up sitting there like a deer in headlights.
A sleek metal grazed her upper back, a soft mutter in her ear; "Boo."

A near shriek of surprise escaped her parted lips, she jumped away from the metallic demon.
Galand snorted, utterly amused by her reaction.
"I wonder how your soul tastes, it must be exquisite for Estarossa to wait."

A light shudder ran down (Your Name)'s spine, damn... This guy was a freak up close.

"Galand, I don't think messing with a play thing is going to even effect your power level." Melascula quipped, her head tilted over to the the two.

"Oh? What makes you say that?"

Melascula gestured to Estarossa, who was still with Zeldris. But they were merely enjoying each other's company instead of talking.
Well, Zeldris kinda held a one sided conversation for a while.

"Estarossa would kill you on the spot."

A few moments passed by, Galand let out a huff of anonymous, "What about it? He wouldn't care if this thing died."

Those words sent a shiver down her spine, but she could feel something unpleasant bubbling in the pits of her emotions.
Galand was seriously getting on her nerves.

Not like she'd openly state it however.

Melascula sighed, finding his persistence to be idiotic and could lead to a dangerous outcome if not approached lightly.

"Perhaps we should introduce ourselves.. It seems that Estarossa will be keeping this one around."

Galand seemed to abide by the idea. "Alright, fine! I'm Galand-"

Before he could finish his sentence, (Your Name) caught him off guard. "I know who you are, Commandment Galand."

For some reason, it felt appropriate to announce him in such way. Galand leaned closer, inspecting the girl curiously, which she responded with a step back.

"And how is that?"

"Excuse me.." Estarossa suddenly gripped the metallic shoulder belonging to Galand, giving it a light squeeze before grabbing the girl.
"I'll be taking her now."

He seemed unimpressed by Galand's attempt of intimidation, although it was working on her.

Estarossa walked past the demon armored in red, while hearing a 'Told you so' from Melascula.
The pastel blue-haired demon gripped her wrist and began to tug her away.

Once they had a reasonable distance from the two, he stopped and turned to her. "Zeldris will be forming a small group to go into town. But that doesn't mean you can wander, alright." Instead of sounding like a request, it sounded like a demand.

"Alright, but what do I do in the mean time?" She queried, as Estarossa let go of her. "Enjoy the outside."

He didn't motion to her as he walked away, which allowed her to remain alone for a few minutes at best.

For some reason, he just kept walking. Why didn't he stop? Was he planning to just leave her there?
He paused after one step. "Follow." Glancing back, only with a tilt of his head to (Your Name).

"You could've said that earlier.." She muttered, not to keen on following him like a lost puppy, but obeyed.
Estarossa continued off, sitting back on a random spot not to far from his usual one.

"But then, I wouldn't be able to watch you struggle." Although the words were meant to be playful, he kept a monotone tone.

With a mutter of a few colorful words, she glanced away to look over to where the others usually were. Caution filled her senses, as she caught Zeldris sparing her a glance.
He obviously didn't approve of her wellbeing.

When a hand clamped down on her elbow, a light yelp escaped her, (Your Name) had quickly shifted her head to meet the eyes of Estarossa.
His eyes were colored like dark chocolate, he seemed serene but..

Something else lingered.

"Don't lag behind." Was all he murmured, before he lead her to the same spot. The sun glowed brightly, which meant there was still time to spend.

Gentle weight was set on her head, the tip of a beak peeked at her forehead. "Oh.." Estarossa noticed the small yellow bird beginning to peck away at her.

(Your Name) reached for the bird, slowly, as to not scare it away.

A curious chirp followed, she didn't notice that she was let go, while caressing the bird gently in her palm.
"Adorable!"

Estarossa blinked, he was curious now, of this human. Something about her caught his attention.. He wanted to figure out what it was.
She was basic, a normal human that somehow ended up there..

Yet, she was still interesting to him.

Perhaps he could keep her longer?