Treating Captives as Guests (Part Two)

Entering the city at the base of the ancient castle provided one shock after another to Daithi and his fellow captives. The people here weren't what they had expected to encounter at all. 

The looks they received from the demons were also very mixed. Some anxiously shooed children out of the streets when they saw a group of humans passing by while others looked at them with open hostility. 

Many of the demons, however, including almost all of the children, looked at them with mild curiosity or an occasional look of pity when they realized the men were being escorted under guard like common criminals. 

When Daithi glanced at his fellow captives, he noticed the same mixture of fear, anxiety, and bewilderment in their eyes. Nothing was what they expected and it left all of them uncertain about what would happen to them now.