224 Little Devil's belonging

Emily blinked as she stared at the depiction of the fluffy white cat that stood close beside the boy, and she was rendered speechless. To think that she had thought Alice was a girl or a woman, only to find out it was actually a feline. 

"Why do you look so surprised?" Raylen asked casually.

Emily's lips parted, but it took a second longer before she spoke. "I thought Alice was a person." 

Raylen couldn't help but chuckle, and he responded, "It seems like you do see me in a good light after all." He offered her a smile before his gaze returned to the portrait. He said, "Earthlings aren't worth wasting the Barter Soul on, and I might as well have found another use for it for myself."

Her eyebrows arched slightly as she pondered that Raylen was even odder than she had initially believed. But then again, perhaps the cat had been precious to him. She commented, "She was pretty."