Talk:Kobold/@comment-26187100-20160824045502/@comment-26376061-20170107192537

I can't just leave her there. Screw the taboo. "Miss, are you alright?" The Kobold lifts her head, her eyes focusing on me through the haze of exhaustion covering them. "I'm cold..." She slumps to the floor of the box, passed out. If she stays here she'll get hypothermia. I gently pick her up and carry her to my home.

The Kobold wakes up, the warmth of a fire cascading across her as she lies in a beanbag chair. She wonders where she is, when a man walks in, carrying two cups. "Oh, up already? I was worried that you wouldn't make it. Are you thirsty?" The man offers a cup to her, which she accepts, nearly spilling the tea contained within as she raises it to her lips. The man grabs his own cup, and begins to drink from it. The Kobold realizes something. This is the first time she's felt warm in months. The first time she's been in someone's home in years. The first time someone has been this kind to her in...a long time. She tries, tries to hold them back, but the tears begin to fall, mixing with her tea as a smile makes it's way onto her face.

I calmly sip my cocoa, looking at the Kobold. She has some bruises, and a small scar on her arm, from who knows how long she spent living in the slums. She looks cute, but there is something underneath that small smile. Suddenly, she starts to cry. "What's wrong?" "Thank you. T-Thank you for this. You decided to help a complete stranger...I can never repay you for that." Her smile widens as she gulps down the last of the tea, her eyes dancing over me as she takes in my appearance for the first time. I am curious, so I decide to ask her something. "What's your name?" Her gaze drops to the floor as she mutters that she doesn't have one. I am shocked. She doesn't even have a name. "Let's think of one for you. How about Lucy? That sounds like a nice name." She considers the name for a second. "Lucy...I like it." I calmly ask the question that had been bouncing around in my head since I saw her in that box. "Lucy, would you like to stay here? The Order usually prohibits mamono staying within city limits, but Kobolds like you are on the Domestic Ownership list, so it is fine for you to remain here." Lucy's eyes widen at my question. Her smile spreads even wider as she answers. "Yes. I...I want to stay here with you, Master." I smile at her answer, but something at the end catches me off guard. Master? My thoughts are cut off when Lucy's stomach rumbles. I chuckle at the look on her face, flushed red with sudden embarrassment, and go to make us some dinner.