The door opened again and Anna suppressed a gag as she caught the scent of something truly rancid. She knew that smell. She'd come across a dead dear once in the woods. It had been dead a while, rotting in the sun. This was worse though.<br/><br/>Her eyes widened as she caught sight of enormous hooves, using her peripheral vision to get an idea of this creature's form. It was certainly no horse and it spoke! She was petrified, shuffling so that she was a little behind the being who had instructed her not to look at it. He called it a kelpie, not a word she recognized.<br/><br/>The beast continued further into the building, speaking of a bath. What in tarnation was this place?<br/><br/>Her host spoke again and she looked up at him fearfully. She didn't quite understand but she could discern that he couldn't or wouldn't let her leave. She wrestled with the notion. This place was frightening and unfamiliar. But so were the woods outside. And going home... well not even this was as  bad as her father's drunken fury.<br/><br/>"A... d-deal?" She squeaked. He had horns. Was he the devil? Was she in hell? Nevertheless, she followed him, unwilling to be alone. It seemed there was no good option here other than to stay close with this being who seemed, for the moment, not to be interested in doing her harm.<br/><br/>She followed him through the strange building. It seemed to be some sort of hotel? But like the strange creature and her horned host, no one looked entirely human and some looked downright alien. She stuck close to her host, adhering to his warning before even if it no longer applied. She didn't look anyone in the eyes and sometimes averted them altogether. If she couldn't see them, it was like they weren't there. But they were. She could hear strange sounds, feel them moving past. She held the robe around herself like a protective shield until they made it to a lavish office.<br/><br/>The door closed behind them and her host moved to a large desk to sit down. She stood in the middle of the room awkwardly, shifting from foot to foot. "What is this place?" she finally breathed, looking around at the intricate trim of the room.