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Chapter 8 - Ch.8: Guard Duty

"Names Elisha btw (Pronounced E-Lie-ja) and this is my supernatural imporium, I deal in all the stuff that you folks want and need in terms of herbs and curiosities" Elisha announces from inside the doorway sauntering back in and walking about 10 feet before looking back "You comin'?" she calls noticing that Shaun isnt behind her "I've been beside you since you entered the building" says Shaun as he grabs the shotgun barrel that was being whipped towards him from Elisha in shock "Jesus boy don't do that, need to hang a bell on you or something mygod" she drolls in her very thick southern accent "Can't do that, kinda defeats the purpose" Shaun replies still holding the barrel away from himself.

Elisha withdraws the gun and flips it onto her back into a over the shoulder holster, "Well just dont do that to me, gonna give me a heart attack or worse yourself stitches". Shaun removes his hood and raises his eyebrow and her, "With looks like that you probably won't want stitches now would you?" she questions while taking in Shauns appearance, with his white shoulder length hair flecked with red throughout, straight light grey eyebrows with angled points at the side of his eye line, grey and orange eyes, pale skin, small sharp nose, light stubble along his jawline and hard pressed lips "I've never had stitches" a small smirk tugs at the corner of his lips.

Elisha rolls her eyes and keeps walking now aware that Shaun is there, she clicks her fingers and the door closes on its own "Could have at least shut the door, don't want normals seeing this place". "Look I'm just here to guard the place for a few days, can you get to explaining why the reward is so high for 3 days worth of work, what do you want guarded most of all and who or what I am guarding it from since I was told that this gig was so dangerous, and when do I start?" Shaun frowns stopping in his tracks and giving Elisha a pointed look.

"My, so many questions, well first off I want it all guarded, I can't afford to lose anything, most of this stuff can't be replaced and I ain't taking the fallout from the people that payed for me to get this shit, its expensive stuff, you start tonight since I have deals to fulfill over the next three days and need the guard to make sure shit goes smoothly and finally the place has been broken into a few times in the last few weeks and the herbs I've been importing has been getting taken, which has cost me, greatly eating into my profits with having to replace them and that's why the bounty is so high, happy?" exasperated Elisha as she folds her arms and takes a sassy stance.

Shaun looks about at the place, before vanishes from Elisha's view leaving her looking around in confusion and worry for a few seconds before she feels a gust move past her and Shaun is back standing where he was, as if he never moved, "Okay I've combed the area inside and out, I saw the entrance at the back which I placed a rune on to tell me if someone other than me or you opens it, along with doing so on the small window in the bathroom and your office, I kinda needed your blood so it would work, so...".

Pointing at her elbow Elisha slowly looks down and sees a small trickle of blood dripping, "Ask permission before you take someone's blood you little bastard!" she says furiously and internally shocked that she didn't feel him do that or see him for that matter, "Glad he is on the payroll right now otherwise I would be dead I'd expect" Elisha internalised as she walks to the bathroom and grabs some sheets to stop the bleeding, its not a deep cut but enough to draw blood, like a shaving cut "Well we should probably get ready, one of my buyers is showing up in an hour or two, by the way you never introduced yourself, whats your name boy?" Shaun sighs "I apologise for the blood, I wanted to get this done since you said I started tonight and the names Shaun, Shaun Darkblood".

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