Chapter 10: Setting Out
"Ahh-hah. That's a good one. You pick up girls with that?" Morn held her sides from laughing so hard. It had taken her a full minute to stop, during which Kir's moms looked over, but instead of coming to help they just smiled, winked, and went to their wagon to toss in the backpacks they'd brought with them.
"Why is that funny?" Kir asked.
"You're joking, right?" Morn asked. "A demon and an angel would never... It would be like an ice cube trying to dilly with an explosion," she giggled at her own cleverness. "No, seriously, what angel would unfreeze enough to let a demon between her legs, and what demon would even be attracted to her?" she chortled. None of what she asked was in any form of seriousness.
Kir gave her a straight answer anyway. "My father is Maledict, Duke of Heresy, and my mother is Aeleas, Daughter of Heaven."
All humor in Morn's face drained. "You're yanking my wings, right kid? Because if you got Duke blood in ya... that means you're, like, a big deal, right?"
It was then that Kir realized his lack of discretion might get him in trouble, but it was too late for him to try to backpedal. "Not really," he blinked rapidly, his tail swishing in his discomfort. "Not like my dad was ever in my life..."
"Well that's just common fare amongst our kind," Morn said. "My mam was the demon side of me. Popped me out, gave me a name, then dropped me off on my da. Bastard decided he had to raise me in secret, got real resentful about it. I ran off to the circus as soon as I got a bit of magic with my wings and never looked back." She flared her wings a little as she spoke, showing off.
"So wait... if you've been with the circus, does that mean they let you into town?" he asked.
"Of course it does! People don't mind a bit of demon blood as long as you're entertaining enough. They always have a bit of fun watching me play the angel in the acts. I'd say I'm pretty accurate too, got the self-righteousness nailed down just right," she reached up and mimed a halo.