"You come to me to get sweets, from me?" the Queen of Pain glared at the Crystal Maiden.
The blonde woman kept smiling at the demon regardless of her tone or her behaviour. "Or trick."
The eyes of the Queen of Pain narrowed to small slits. "Someone told you, am I right? Who was it?"
"Who told us what?"
She pointed a finger at the Maiden. "I'm asking you! Don't play dumb. There are not many who know, and I want to know whom to punish!"
Rylai was clearly as confused as the Templar Assassin. What was the crazy demon woman talking about? "Um, no one told us anything about you." Her words were carefully spoken, as if the Maiden was talking to some skittish animal. Don't make sudden movements, keep your voice calm.
"Then why are you here to get sweets? I'm the Queen of Pain, I don't have things like that!"
"Um, okay, no problem. Then we'll just leave." Rylai took a step backwards, never taking her eyes off the demon, as if unsure what the female might do. Never let a crazy out of your eyes.
The Queen of Pain hissed, making the Maiden jump slightly. The Assassin tensed, not trusting the scarcely clothed female one bit. "Okay, fine. Wait a moment." She stepped into her house, leaving the door open.
Rylai turned to Lanaya. "What was that about? She seems even crazier today than normal." The Assassin shrugged, watching the dark hallway of the house as well as their surroundings. Someone, or something, was watching them and this place made her skin itch.
When the demon returned, she had a small bowl of chocolates in her hands. "Speak one word about this, and I'll torture you until you are mute from screaming." She dumped the bowel into Rylai's basket. "And when I find out that someone told you about me liking chocolate, and you lied to me, I'll do the same. I hate lying and I hate people spilling secrets." She looked first at Rylai, who nodded, and then at the Templar Assassin.
"Do I look like I'd gossip? Or like I spill secrets all the time? I couldn't care less about you liking to eat chocolate or not." Lanaya's tone was as emotionless as it could get.
The Queen of Pain bared her teeth, showing her demon fangs. "That better be true." Then she whirled around and slammed the door shut.
"Crazy bitch." Lanaya muttered as they walked away from the house.
That made Rylai laugh. "Well, she's a demon." She held her basket higher. "And no wonder she wants to keep this a secret. Look at the chocolate. It's so girly, with flower petals inside and in rose and purple and white." The Assassin smiled. It was definitely girly, the chocolate shaped in hearts and flowers. She wondered why the Queen of Pain had given some to them. If she wanted to keep it a secret it would have been safer not to give them those chocolates.
But when Lanaya looked up from the basket, into the deep blue eyes of her smiling girlfriend, she thought that she'd probably not be able to deny the Crystal Maiden any wish, either.