The gaslight illuminated the small room.
There was a bed in the room, with a wardrobe beside it and a photograph on the table.
The photograph showed a rather youthful girl.
"You can stay here tonight."
Mrs. Slin picked up the photograph. "This was originally my daughter's room. Ever since she married and moved to Midseashire, she's never come back."
The room had remained empty, but she cleaned it every day.
"There are some clothes in the wardrobe. You can try them on, and if they fit, take them and wear them."
"After all, they probably won't be needed anymore."
After saying that, the old woman looked beyond the doorway.
Outside, Nefi had to lower her head slightly to squeeze into the house.
The girl thanked Mrs. Slin from the bottom of her heart. "Thank you so much, Grandma."
Mrs. Slin smiled. "I should be thanking you, child."
"If it weren't for you, those thugs from the Sea Serpent Gang would have robbed me of all my earnings today."
Just a short while ago.
Nefi had used force in the alley to "persuade" the two young men to give up on robbing Mrs. Slin. The old woman had then brought her home as though she had found a stray cat.
Mrs. Slin smiled. "I'll go run some hot water. Take some clothes, and have a hot bath later."
Nefi blushed and hurriedly sniffed herself, afraid she might smell strange.
After taking a bath and eating something.
Nefi lay on the bed, watching a spider quietly spin its web in the corner of the room.
She smiled, pulled over a blanket, and soon drifted into sleep.
Over the next few days.
Nefi worked at the bakery.
Mrs. Slin directed her through all kinds of tasks, from kneading dough to baking. Nefi