Teddybear

Kivvien returned a few minutes later with one of the smaller chests.

It had paled and become greasy, shining in the light.

The corpse was on the floor, still wrapped up.

"Yes, stay here, I need to retire be the necessary supplies."

The boy froze, then scampered off. Kivvien returned a few minutes later. He wordlessly picked up the demon and the pile of blankets with Hironymus inside and carried them through ...

The boy was poking at the covering over the demon.

The stable boy moved around a bit, then began poking around in the cart, not digging too deep, but looking curiously at the things within.

Kivvien paid the stable boy and went inside to secure a room. Meanwhile, the stable boy untethered the mule from the cart and led it to a stall.

Kivvien steered the cart to the stables behind the inn, telling the homunculus to remain hidden from the stable boy until Kivvien could get a room.

(yeah, go ahead!)

(oh yes, they still have to work on the corpse in the back of the cart, I believe Kivvien may soften up a little when working with him, so an ...

(Around when they're entering the town or at the cottage?"

(where to?)

Kivvien rolled his eyes and went back to studying the trees.

"Perhaps."