The Devil's Cursed Witch novel Chapter 18

Leeora arrived at the palace to get the human girl with her. When she entered the guest room, she saw the frail girl sitting on the floor, with her back resting on the side of her bed, her arms hugging her folded knees.

Seeing her appearance, Leeora didn’t feel pity. No, what she felt was surprise.

The human girl was coated with dirt, and the skirt of her white dress was torn at the edges, as if she rolled and crawled somewhere and didn’t pay attention to her surroundings.

Leeora went to her and kneeled in front of her. “My child, what happened to you?”

The silent girl raised her head at the sound of that gentle voice. Her beautiful eyes observed the familiar older woman in front of her. From the moment this older woman showed her magic and fed her, she was no longer wary of her. She reminded the girl of a particular person who was very dear to her, someone who she knew really well and wished to see at this strange unfamiliar place.

Not expecting to get any response from her, Leeora checked her bandages that were misplaced and observed her wounds. “Once I take you to my place, I will make sure all these wounds will heal as if they never existed. I am already preparing elixirs for you, though I am not sure how effective they are for the human body.”

Looking at her dishevelled appearance, Leeora left out a helpless sigh. “Did you go out to the garden, little one?”

“She indeed went out to play.”

At the sound of this slow yet dignified voice, the human girl flinched and sank back, looking as if she would hide under the bed again.

Leeora looked at Draven who appeared by the doorway. “I am sure Sire had allowed her to play.”

“To her heart’s content, until she’s left with no energy to play,” Draven replied as he eyed that female creature who looked at him with both fear and anger in her emerald green eyes.

Leeora knew the human girl was scared, thus she reassured her. “Do not worry. I will be taking you with me to my home.”

Those lovely green eyes brightened up at those words.

Leeora offered her hand. “Let’s go then.”

The human girl stared at that wrinkled hand as she chewed her lips with reluctance. Seeing the patient smile on the female elf’s face, her hesitation lessened. Slowly, she released her arms hugging her knees and put one hand on top of Leeora’s palm.