95 The Girl

Travis who said that looked at Angelica and felt a bunch of hairs stand on edge. The gaze Angelica gave him made he feel a bit scared and overwhelmed by the sudden sparkles.

He even imagined that flowers were filling the room, but he tried to be sane and shift his attention away from the Mischief Princess.

"Who did it remind you of?"

"Ah... can I not say?"

"Eehh?! Why can't you? I'm really good at keeping secrets!!"

"Lady An, why are we here again?"

Angelica snapped out her thoughts and remembered why, "Oh, that. Yes, we should get back to work then." Before walking away from Travis and heading to the counter.

Travis couldn't help but sigh in relief seeing that she moved her attention away from him. He looked at the small eagle and decided to buy it.

It really did reminded him of that little woman.

She looked at saw no one around but there was a bell. Her hand move and ring the bell twice and then saw a woman rush out form the back room.

"Hello! How may I help you miss?" She politely asked.

"I would like to but these. Their such adorable piece of glassware. I admire that you made them with such delicate work."

Angelica felt a burning stare on her back and knew that it was Travis looking at her with weird eyes. She really needed to bash this boy up. Was she really that distrustful?

"Oh, my father makes them along with my husband." She laughed and packed the pieces away into a small box and carefully tied them.

"Here you go. That will be 10 silver." She said and Angelica gave her the exact amount before taking the box and giving it to Travis.

Travis looked at the box confused and she rolled her eyes and whispered, "Escort." This broke his confusion and held the box in care.

"Hey, Miss I'm looking for a place to live here. Do you know any good places?"

The was taken aback before she laughed, "Housing here? Well, I don't think you should live here. Many things have been going wrong around these parts of town."

"What? Why would you say so?" Angelica asked making the woman shake her head.

"Your new here right?" She asked and then whispered so only the two of hear, "Recently new people who come here go missing. And a beautiful person like yourself might be in trouble. I say you should go some where else to stay."

Angelica looked at her and nodded. "But i just came from far away the pricing here is cheaper than most places. Do you know a safe place to stay at?"

The woman paused and nodded, "Yes, head down the street and take a left on the clothes shop there. Continue walking down and you'll come across a inn that is closest to the Knights patrolling area. It very safe there."

"Now that you mention it... I haven't seen any guards. What happens? Are they slacking?"

"Ah that..." she looked nervous and uneasy, "Well, the guards here seem to end up and weird situations."

Angelica and the shop keeper had continued this chat and ate the same time Travis noticed something happening outside.

His red eyes looked around and felt that something was wrong. He walked towards the glass shops window display and looked out.

That's when it happened.

His eyes looked at the body that feel out of nowhere near the flower shop across and felt his head blank out. He rushed out alarming Angelica and the shop keeper.

Crash!

Angelica turned to the sound and saw Travis running out. Confused for a moment before she quickly followed him and saw him push people that gather in crowd around something.

It hit her when she smelled blood.

'Oh no..' she ran towards the people gathering around the place and pushed through the crowd. She looked at Travis holding the small girl in his arms and covered her mouth in shock.

"She's dead." He said.

Angelica kneeled next to him and looked at the young girl who had been killed. Her heart stirred and she felt a suffocating feeling. She held the small hand of girl and into found it super cold.

She had a small beautiful face, but with all the blood that covered her face and neck. She looked scary. The deep wound near her neck and the fresh blood and the missing right arm. It seemed the murder had a particular preference for killing. The girl must have suffered so much.

"What happened? Did anyone see what happened?" She asked but the whispers of people talking and gossiping caught her attention.

"Another one is dead. Gosh, I'm scared."

"Isn't that the girl who picture have been put up recently?"

"Oh no, another one?"

Her hand clenched and she looked at Travis who was staring at the young girls lifeless body. She didn't know what was going on through his head but she knew it wasn't anything positive seeing how his expression looked blank.

"What happened?" Some came running and asked. She looked at the guard and quickly called out to him. But her eyes where looking at his neck in particular.

"Mr. Knight!!! This girl!! She dead!" She said and the Knight looked take aback before looking a bit annoyed.

"Ma'am can you and your husband step away."

Angelica looked at him, "Call the authorities. This is a murder case! Why aren't you calling you fellow Knights!!?" She made a fussed and quickly punched Travis so he could snap out of it.

Travis snapped his attention to her and the Knight and noticed something wrong. He wonder what she was doing but her next words made him understand.

"Gosh! I never knew Knight were this tacky!! How can you simply leave like this?! There blood and slash on her neck!! Her fingers her also covered in blood! It was like she scratch something since this isn't her blood! It's a homicide what are you dilly dallying for?!" She yelled bring more attention and people soon noticed that what she said was right.

The Knight looked nervous and quickly ran off to call the other knights. The people around them helped settle the young girls body on the ground and covered her with a cloth.

Angelica took this chance and quickly told Travis, "The blood is fresh, I know you noticed. But I need you to quickly find the culprit."

Travis looked at her with surprised eyes, "There here?"

"Yes, I feel magic coming from the body and it seemed like the murderer is a sadistic seeing that the girl suffer so much. It think she tried scratching him to escape but then he killed her thought anger. Of course he would come here to watch."

Travis nodded, "But how sure are you that he'll be here?"

"Not 100% but give me a few minutes and I'll see if I can find him." She looked around and saw that the knights aren't here yet, "The Knight will be here soon. Just keep your eyes out for some time."

Travis nodded and keep his guard up will observing the place while Angelica worked on making a barrier that would detect blood of one passes through it. She set of the radius to 50 meters and concentrated on finding them.