Board Thread:What Would You Do?/@comment-26517142-20160610095946/@comment-26073594-20190506164814

I was surprised to see that the one responsible for the town's missing persons was the small girl before me. She wore a puffy dress with a large collar and a tiara adorned her head along with her species' trademark horns. Her curly hair bounced as she walked closer to me, looking up at me with those big wide blue eyes.

...Ok, she was absolutely precious. How could I bring myself to smite a monster like this?

But I couldn't allow myself to stare for too long... lest her magic overpower me and turn me into another one of her thralls. I still had a job to do after all. So I went for a bit of misdirection.

"Actually, I was just about to sit down for a snack." With a quick flick of my wand, I conjure up a dainty silver platter full of a variety of cookies. I then sit cross legged on the ground nearby and take one from the plate before slooowly biting into it and savoring it.

I can feel her spell losing power as her gaze locks onto the plate of sweet treats like a smart bomb. As I continue making a display of just how delicious they are, I see her begin to frown.

She looks to me again, "C-can I have one?"

I smile and reply, "What's the magic word?"

To my surprise, the girl puts her hands together and pleads, "Pretty pretty please with sprinkles and a cherry on top!"

I can't help but laugh at her excitement, and nod.

"Yay!" She kneels down on the floor and helps herself to the plate.

With her distracted as such, I quietly cast a simple sleep spell. It takes a minute or two to kick in, but she soon enough gives out a yawn before her eyelids close and she drifts off to dreamland.

I gather the Alice in my arms before starting the hike back to town. I plan to turn her over to the authorities before sharing the location of her hideout so that any thralls she charmed could be retrieved. I let out a sigh, another day another mission completed. I had secretly hoped that this would be more challenging, but life doesn't always give you what you want I suppose.

---	Since the Alice's head was resting on the young mage's shoulder, he didn't notice when her eyes fluttered open and she smiled to herself.

''"Silly big brother! Now I've got you all to myself..." ''