Murder In The Inn (3)

''When these creatures first appeared, we consistently raised complaints to make this matter reach the capital. And it seemed like the matter did reach their ears but they merely sent two envoys and two useless exorcists who perished not long after. After that, our pleas fell on deaf ears,'' The demon answered Azrael

Some of the other demons echoed his words.

When Lareina looked at Azrael, she only caught a fleeting change in his expressions before it quickly disappeared. A wild conjecture was forming at the back of her head and she wondered if he was also thinking the same way.

The innkeeper punched his chest in grief as he spoke, ''The great commander should never have spared those pests. Rather, he should have annihilated their entire realm so we would not have faced a day like this. Today, it was my poor brother and tomorrow, it could be any of us who knows!''