Chapter 43: Jayde
My threat was quite effective in scaring Jayde, and she began to talk about what had happened the previous day.
"Yesterday, as the sun was falling from the sky, a figure in a black robe using a staff with a large blue gem arrived at the village and demanded to speak with our patriarch. Some guards were enraged by his attitude and yelled at the visitor. With just a gesture of his hand, all the guards were reduced to ashes before the patriarch himself rushed out to greet him.
Despite his attitude, the patriarch knelt, and the guest said we had to go to the Hobgoblin village to the south to get the Omaishi back, and that we had to hurry to avoid mistakes. Furthermore, if anyone found the one who had killed him and could capture him, they would be generously rewarded, but if not, just indicating his location would be enough.
The elder instructed Lucien and me to come and collect the Omaishi, but upon arriving, we noticed that all nearby villages were searching before us. You know the rest, my lord. I admit we tried to kill you, but you suffered no harm. Please forgive us and let us return. The patriarch has ways of knowing when someone dies. If you kill us, the entire village will come for you. You won’t gain anything by killing us; it would be better for everyone if this ended this way."
The cat woman was trying to intimidate me a bit, but she was too naive. Ever since she started talking, the erotic colors faded, leaving only one color on her. When she spoke, the color changed from blue to red. Apparently, blue was truth, red was lies, and sometimes it appeared yellow, meaning she was speaking half-truths. For example, the fact that they could see when their allies died was yellow; meaning either it was a half-truth or she wasn’t sure.
For a few minutes, I considered my options, which made Jayde anxious.
"I can swear no one from the tribe will pursue you, I swear by the gods," she said.
Red filled her entire body. The brat was lying shamelessly.
"I’ve finished considering your words and I’ve decided you have two options: become my slave and help me monitor your clan’s actions. I don’t need you to do anything to harm them, just notify me if they try to do anything or..."
Jayde’s face turned white as if she was about to faint, and she trembled; I could even hear her teeth chattering.