David Thompson
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I supervised Beatrice as she spent several hours containing the fire elementals. It was fun to just hang out and clean together. Well, it was only sort of cleaning, more like fixing things. I had never been much of a handyman, but it was a lot more enjoyable than I would have ever thought. Perhaps I needed to expand my repertoire. As we finished binding the last of the elementals, I noticed that Beatrice was starting to slow down. She was taking longer to speak, and her hands were much less precise.…-
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Bee spent some time sorting through and inspecting all the alchemy equipment. So far, she had been making do with her small kit and whatever glass equipment she could get from the kitchen. She had thought about trying to use some of the metal mixing bowls and other tools. Still, the books had emphatically warned her about anything other than glass. Searching through the cabinet, she saw all the equipment listed in her books - proper measuring tubes with better tolerances than flasks, various types of…
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Bee went with her master to check on the Lieutenant. Upon arriving, she found the black room spotless, as always. Her master did seem to like cleaning this room. It was perhaps the one that got dirty the most frequently; the castoffs of a powerful demon like the Lieutenant were nothing to scoff at. Also, she figured it probably helped Void keep watch. She was hesitant to get very close. The statue seemed like it hadn’t moved at all; it still stood in its cage in the same position with the same look on…
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I followed Tony and Beatrice as they left the library. But they headed for one of the nearest smaller bedrooms. When we got there, I watched with a mixture of horror and interest as they removed a mattress from the bed. I didn't know beds worked that way. Did they just destroy the bed, or are they disassembling it? What are they doing with it? Amidst my confusion, they carried it back to the library together and set it down on Beatrice's charging spot. Oh. It dawned on me. Beds were the best human…
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"You're pulling my leg, right?" Tony chuckled, wiping a tear from his eye. "How much of that was actually true? I mean, you almost had me till the whole stairs thing." Bee ran a hand down her face. She was well aware of how ridiculous her story sounded. And the worst part about it was that Void had devoured all the proof. His cleanliness had made it really hard for her story to be corroborated with any demon or skeleton remains. After all, who would believe a story about a teenager fighting demons…
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Bee was horrified. First, Tony gave Void pats like a dog, then he called it Bee feared an eruption like the last time Void had seemed angry when the three adventures came. She still remembered the twister of terrified demons swirling around her master as it advanced on the humans. Being anywhere near that didn't seem like a good idea. However, it seemed that her fears were unfounded. Void made no such display of power move. It simply reached out with its claw and batted aside the reaching hands. Tony…
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Bee greeted her master. She found that she had honestly missed Void during the brief time that she had been gone. Tony followed her inside a second later. Glancing at him, she supposed it was time for introductions. "Tony, this is Void. The other one staying here in the castle with me. Void, this is Tony." Tony looked up to the top of the stairs and saw Void waving its claw and beeping excitedly. He responded by staring in utter bewilderment. Uncertainly, he looked back down at Bee. She just nodded at…
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As they made their way to the castle, Bee formulated a plan to explain the situation to Tony. He had gotten quiet after seeing the smaller girl’s little demonstration. Quiet enough that they just walked along in silence for the next 10 minutes or so. Eventually, he seemed to have processed his thoughts. "So what have I got myself into?" "Well, I'm pretty sure I know why all of the other inhabitants of the castle ran away. And it wasn't because they were called somewhere else." Bee was struggling with…
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Bee went to bed exhausted. It had been a long argument, but in the end, she was pretty sure that she had won. At least she had gotten them to keep the purse of coins, as stubborn as they were about returning it. But despite the supposed victory, she was still on edge about it. Bee made a mental note to check her bag in the morning. She wouldn't put it past Mary to try to sneak it back in when she wasn't looking. Amazingly she had a room all to herself. Granted, it was rather cramped, but there was a bed…
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I continued to play along with the cat’s pursuit, content to just work in silence. It wasn't the same as having a companion like Beatrice to help me actually do the work, but it was nice in its own way. Though honestly, Beatrice was about as helpful as the cat. I know she tried, but the amount of cleaning she actually managed to get in was easily offset by the amount she got in the way. The only material contribution was her ability to clean surfaces that I couldn't reach. Now with my control over the…
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