"You nasty boys!" said a middle aged human woman, seeing them bullying another boy just outside her window. "If you've got so much energy, go chop some firewood!" They gave her some nasty delinquent-like looks and she glared at them. "I really don't want to have to complain to Lord Sordid about this. He goes to so much trouble for us as it is over things much more important." Her tone suddenly got very coarse. "But I will if I have to."<br/><br/>The boy's suddenly looked quite anxious. They gave the starving boy one more kick, as if out of pride, and shuffled away. Threats from a human were one thing. Getting on bad terms with their (secretly demonic) lord was something else entirely.<br/><br/>The human woman who'd driven the boys off disappeared into her house for a moment before coming back to the window. She tossed out a hunk of bread that landed on the boy's lap. "Haven't seen you around before," she said casually. "If you're going to be staying more than a day or so, you should go see Lord Sordid." She pointed up at a large house on a hill peeking over the treetops. "He's in charge of this town, so it's only right. If not, you might wanna go anyway. He might let you stay the night, since he's got plenty of room, and you'd get some free food out of it." The woman winked at him.