Taking Things Slow
Author: Campoccino
last update Last Updated: 2024-10-29 19:42:56

After an hour of interrogation, Merlin proceeded to torturing Elliot. While he did say that he would set the human free, there isn’t any mention of letting this happen before any form of torture. And Merlin enjoyed this very much. Feeding Elliot with as many nightmares as he wanted until the human finally broke down and fainted. It’s only at this point that Merlin finally set him free.

Hence the event is over and now, Merlin has to face Sylvie whose brows are furrowed as she looked at him. Arms crossed as the dark elf waited for him to get nearer.

“Did I do something wrong?” Merlin asked.

“You should be able to answer that all on your own.” Sylvie replied. “Why did you let him escape?”

Merlin didn’t explain this to Sylvie and Teach before he left the room. Of course he’s planning on telling it to them. But he just wanted to deal with Elliot first before doing so. And now that it’s over, the demon sat on the wooden stool beside Sylvie’s bed. Fully prepared to begin.

“The main reason is
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