Scraping jelly into a bowl she took from Zeltina's soup room, Mialtros hefted it to the fire she'd made.
She figured if Xiathia's fires could melt the stuff, regular fire would too.
Zeltina trusted her to clean this place and by Arnsal she was gonna clean it one way or another!
The door opened. Zeltina chucked Mewl inside, pointing at Mialtros.
“If the demon tries anything, there's peach bark in the third vial on the top shelf. Feel free to use it. I will be watching the door. If it opens before the contract is signed, I'll use the bark on him myself!"
With that, the door slammed. A lock clicked into place.
Mialtros put the bowl down and held out her arms.
“You look like you could use a hug. C'mere. Lemme drive that sorrow right out of ya."
Mewl settled into her hold. She gently pe
