Chapter-02 - Trash-Father.

"I can still provide you with those Succubus tears you are looking for?"

"Do you now, boy!?" The Overseer's voice turned rude as if he was getting irritating with me.

"Yes and also if you want me to pay up my father's debt then I would need to send some papers."

The Overseer observed Dane for a long moment. "Are you really Cane Blackwood's son?"

"Sadly, yes." I pulled out the Imperial Token.

The Overseer checked it to make sure it was not fake.

"Hmph! Ever if you are…you are not my worth, you are not your father."

"That's right, I am not. But he is dead and he owes you and I am the only one left." Dane begged in his mind for this to work, he needed a slave for his protection. He can't reveal his secrets in front of normal bodyguards.

"Kid…pay first…then we will talk about it."

"How about you give me the sample of succubus tears you are looking for and I will arrange the amount you are looking for."

"And why would I do that? I have three succubus in my inventory, they will be able to produce enough for me."

"Who are you lying too? Succubus rarely cries, everything is a pleasure for them, a genuine tear out of sadness and pain is rare and I am sure you are running out of your own stock. My father never dealt in these kinds of trade but I am not my father…give me a chance and I will show it."

"And what if you fail?" 

"I would run away."

The Overseer face darkened at Dane's troll response.

"Do you want me to turn into a soul slave for a vial of succubus tears and some 5000 gold of my father's debt? Would you be able to afford to turn me into a soul slave when the Emperor himself is looking for me."

Suddenly two shadows came behind me. "Then why not I oblige and turn you in, to the emperor and get some rewards in turn."

"Sure and get yourself killed for sabotaging the war efforts. Because I would cry foul and blame that I was procuring weapons for the army and you failed my prospect."

The Overseer clenched his fist.

"Also If you do not agree to do business with me then I will send my report to the emperor on how a certain individual measly 5000 gold is more valuable than the Emperor's dignity. How an agent of the emperor was delayed and lost in war efforts."

"You had no plan to do business with me, didn't you?" 

"I tried to be humble with you but you didn't understand my hints."

"This is coercion!"

"What are you going to do about it? Complaint? To whom? Throw me out?" I scoffed. "I will just return with an Imperial audit and that will cost you more than 5000 gold."

"What do you want?" The Overseer snapped.

"Give me the sample and I will supply you and I will also pay my father's debt."

The Overseer squinted his eyes and then pulled out a small clear vial with two drops of liquid in it and gave it to Dane but he grabbed his arm.

"When?"

"Tomorrow at the same time." 

Now the overseer truly does not want to believe him.

"How about I nullify the debt of your father and we forget about all of this?" The Overseer is still gripping Dane's hand and not letting go of the vial.

"And why would you do that?"

He pulled a paper. "Here is the paper of our last transaction, I can burn it right now, all forgiven." His grip on the vial more tighter.

I only smiled and didn't let go. The Overseer was gritting his jaw and then let go.

"If you don't return tomorrow then I will hunt you down."

"You can send some with me to keep an eye on me."

The Overseer raised his eyebrow and didn't expect that idea to come from my mouth. He nodded.

Another shadow came out, smaller and faster than the previous ones and a small cat-like creature was standing in front of me, on his or her two hind legs, about my waist height.

"Who is this?" I asked at the white and black fur creature.

"You don't need to know that…now leave, I have work to do…" he shooed me away.

I turned and left the tent but turned to see if that cat creature was following me or not but nothing.

I shrugged my shoulders and left.

As I was walking through a busy night street bazaar I looked at the vial and then rubbed my fingers as it vanished from my hands.

After taking several turns I came in front of a vegetable shop with lots of dried and rotten vegetables in front. No one was on the counter as I walked inside.

"You have returned?" said an old man sitting in the dark corner of his shop inside.

"Didn't I say I would?"

"I expected you to run away…" The old man chuckled. "...that would have been fun…" 

"Your fetish is spilling out old man…take care of it."

"Are you here to spout bullshit or for more time?"

Dane pulled out the vial and put it on the counter. The old man stood up, his body shaking and trembling from old age as he took his sweet time to come to counter.

"Succubus tears…hah!" The old man chuckled again. "Did you scam a slave trader?"

"Yes…"

The old man laughed out loud and then started coughing as he sat down.

"You have no fear for your life?"

"Is the debt cleared now?" Dane didn't answer but asked.

"Yes…you and your father's debt is now cleared."

"Then I would like to purchase another apple." Dane pulled out another vial out of thin air and put it on the counter.

The old man squinted his eyes and she pulled out the first vial and looked at it again with more scrutiny, he even smelled it.

"I have none right now…come back tomorrow."

"Then I add some meat, chillies, those root vegetables and those dried spices. Tomorrow at the same time." I let go of my hand over the second vial. "Keep it, as my advance."