Sunny braved the labyrinth of broken time, guided by the thread of Ananke's essence silk. His only companion on this perilous journey was the vile spawn of the Thieving Bird, who was now his Shadow.
As they searched for a way back to the present, Vile's vocabulary gradually expanded.
Now, apart from "vile", "damn", and "crap", he could also say "fool", "bastard", "wretch", "hell", and "scum".
Oh, and "damnation", of course.
That one seemed to be his favorite.
"Damnation! Damnation!"
Sunny covered his face with a palm and groaned.
He didn't try to be a bad influence on the devil child... he really didn't...
Hell, it was all that wretched little bastard's fault. Sunny was really not such a foul-mouthed scumbag, after all. He was willing to bet that the damn fool was pulling this crap on purpose, just to make him angry.
Otherwise, where would Vile pick up all these profanities?
'The apple doesn't fall far from the tree, I guess.'
