Nightmares had disturbed Brínea's sleep, causing her to wake up in a panic. She started crying and screaming, calling for her mother and begging for the mistreatment to stop. Pipi, surprised by the commotion, got out of her bed and approached her, concerned. She asked what was wrong, wiping her eyes and sitting beside her, reaching her right hand to the young girl's scaly shoulders.

"Why are you crying?" she asked softly.

"Don't touch me!" Brínea abruptly pushed Pipi's hand away and continued sobbing, "I had a nightmare, I have venom on my skin. I could hurt you," she said, wiping her tears with her trembling hand.

"I'm sorry, I forgot, Master Henry warned us about that," Pipi mimicked Henry's gesture of scratching his head. "But don't worry, look at my hand," she showed her hand covered in a viscous yellow liquid, "It doesn't affect me at all," she added with a smile.

The white nightgown of the salamander girl, along with her sheets and blankets, was stained with the poisonous and viscous liquid. Although the girl seemed embarrassed by the mess, Pipi wasn't upset; on the contrary, she seemed more concerned about the situation.

"Come on, to the bathroom. You can't sleep covered in goo like this," she said, taking her hand and pulling her along.

Concerned about the venom her skin secreted, the young salamander girl tried to free herself from Pipi's grip, but it only intensified. In the end, she decided to let Pipi lead her, giving in to her persistence. "Don't worry, I'm immune to your goo," Pipi laughed to try and calm her and continued, "But you have to keep your voice down; we don't want to anger our older sisters who are resting."

As they walked down the hallway, some drops of venom fell on the floor, leaving a trail behind them. Despite that, they kept moving forward without stopping until they reached the door and stepped out into the dark hallway, illuminated only by the light filtering through the balconies.

Their room was in the lower right hallway, in the corner next to the bathroom. Pipi guided her through the darkness to the bathroom door. Luckily, the bathroom was unoccupied. Pipi went in first and clapped to turn on the lights.

The room was illuminated by the light from the small chandelier in the center of the ceiling, holding a small stone that emitted a brighter light than a candle. Although she had seen it before, Pipi was still amazed at how the small stone could shine so brightly, being small enough to fit in her small palm. While Pipi filled the tub, Brínea reflected on the stone, imagining it as a tiny sun.

However, something else caught her attention. She turned to see Pipi filling the tub with a sky-colored stone, water flowing from it like a stream between her hands. All of it seemed so extraordinary that she couldn't help but be amazed at each new discovery.

"It's almost ready; I just need to warm it up a bit more for you," she said smiling, taking another magical stone and storing the previous one in one of the drawers on the table next to the tub.

The stone she took out was red. Without wasting time, Pipi rolled up her pajamas to her elbows and submerged her left hand with the stone in her fist into the water. Bubbles started rising, as if it were about to boil. After several seconds, she withdrew her hand, dried the stone with a towel, and stored it in the same drawer.

"The bath is ready, little sister," she said as she approached.

Pipi, being a diligent maid, started undressing Brínea. First, she removed her nightgown, which had an opening in the back to allow for her long tail. Then, she pulled down the holey shorts, designed for her tail to pass through easily. Finally, she took off her white panties.

She carefully folded all the clothes and placed them in an empty basket beside the table with drawers. However, she noticed that the clothes were stained with the yellow liquid and thought about asking her older sisters whether they could be washed or if it was better to get rid of them.

Undressing in front of someone didn't seem improper or make her uncomfortable. In fact, it was quite common in her hometown, where she used to bathe with her family in rivers and streams since she was little. That's why doing it in front of another person made her feel nostalgic.

"I'm afraid you'll have to handle the bath yourself; I need to clean the floor, change the sheets, and bring you clean clothes," she said as Brínea submerged into the tub.

"Sorry for causing you so much trouble..."

"Don't worry, as the older sister, I have to take care of you. After all, we're family," she responded, placing a hand over her heart.

Pipi left the room and closed the door behind her. In the dimly lit hallway, she moved easily to the spiral staircase and descended to the main hall. She needed to go to the large storage area, divided into sections for food and cleaning, to fetch her equipment and deal with the poisonous liquid on the floor.

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Upon arrival, she noticed the lights on in the library, a common occurrence as her master often stayed up reading or writing. However, something caught her attention strongly.

"A bag made from a sheet?"

On the floor lay a sheet tied with a knot, preserving what was inside. Pipi undid the knot and found several pieces of clothing. Unsure of what to do, she collected the clothes, folded them, and placed them on a small table next to a large cabinet in the living room. Then, she headed towards the library. Just as she was about to knock on the door, she heard a voice coming from inside.

"Sorry, I'm not used to this. No one has ever treated me so well as you have."

"That's the voice of the demon king Master Henry mentioned earlier," she murmured while discreetly peeking through the keyhole to spy. She didn't want to be intrusive and earn a scolding.

"Although you feel gratitude towards me, my hatred towards you is deep. You were the one who destroyed my kingdom, my dreams, my family, my friends; I lost everything. I've spent hundreds of years longing for revenge, and now you treat me as if I'm insignificant," she seemed quite angry with Master Henry, Pipi thought.

"I think I shouldn't interrupt them. I better leave and clean up the mess of my little sister. I don't want either of us to be scolded," she whispered as she moved away from the keyhole after several seconds of silence.

"I think I'm falling in love with you."

However, those words made her look again through the keyhole. Pipi had always believed that Henry was in love with her older sister, Beatriz. That seemed quite odd to her, and driven by curiosity, she decided to continue spying on them.

"What the heck are you saying!?" responded the young female demon sitting on Henry's lap.

Henry continued caressing her face, something that seemed extremely romantic to Pipi, similar to what she read in the library's books. Although the situation thrilled her, she felt guilty for spying on her master. She couldn't help imagining herself in that place, but she knew it was impossible. After all, she had seen her master kiss her sister Beatriz several times.

"I like you," he said and then lifted her, giving her a passionate kiss that lasted several seconds.

"I think I should go. I shouldn't be spying on my master," she said embarrassed, her face completely red.

She stepped away from the library door and jogged toward the living room. There she slowed down and continued walking to the dining room, then to the kitchen, and finally to the storage area divided by a wall and a door in the middle. The first part stored food, fruits, vegetables, meats, and spices. The aroma woke her appetite, but she remembered what she had to do and headed toward the door dividing the storage area.

"I need a mop and perhaps some cleaning products. Maybe bleach?" she said to herself.

She opened the small door, and the smell completely changed. The scent of chemicals made her head spin, so she quickly chose what she needed and hurriedly left. She took the mop, a bottle of floor freshener, and a bottle of bleach.

After a few minutes, she returned to the living room and found the library in darkness and complete silence. She sighed with relief at not encountering her master, climbed the spiral staircase, and paused to look back at the library one last time, remembering the passionate kiss, then continued upstairs.

She reached the lower right hallway and noticed that the bathroom lights were on; Brínea was still bathing. Without wasting any more time than she already had spent spying on her master, she began mopping the viscous liquid from the floor until it disappeared completely. She poured a bit of bleach to eliminate the yellowish color, and once the stains disappeared, she applied a touch of freshener to get rid of the odor. Finally, she used the mop to dry the wooden floor.

When she finished cleaning the floor, she entered her room, took some clean clothes from the closet, which had been modified to fit a tail-wearing girl, and headed to the bathroom. She knocked on the door and asked if she could come in.

"Yes, you can come in," Brínea's soft voice responded from the other side.

"Here are your clean clothes."

The salamander girl got up from the tub, took a towel, as Pipi had taught her when helping her bathe, and started drying her scaly body.

"You took a while, sorry for the trouble…" she said, on the verge of tears.

"It's okay," Pipi replied with a reassuring smile, "When you finish dressing, you can go to bed. I want to take a bath too, hehe."

"Sorry," she said again.

"It's fine, come on, we should be sleeping. Get dressed and lie down."

Pipi left the room and gathered all the cleaning products she had left in the hallway. As she was about to leave, she noticed a large white stain on the wooden floor.

"I think I went overboard with the bleach."

After stowing away the cleaning products, she headed to her room, took clean clothes, and entered the bathroom. She undressed, placed her dirty clothes alongside the goo-covered clothing in the basket, and submerged herself in the tub with the warm water Brínea had previously used.

After finishing her bath, she retrieved a black stone from the drawer and placed it in the tub. The black stone absorbed the water until it was completely dry. She put the stone away and dried herself with the towel, got dressed, and left the bathroom, giving a small clap to turn off the light stone.

Then, she entered the room and approached the bed where Brínea lay, watching her approach.

"If we sleep holding hands, you won't have nightmares. It's something my mom taught me. It's really a magical trick," she said with a smile while settling under the girl's covers. "You don't need the covers; we can sleep hugging."

"But aren't you scared of my venom?" Brínea asked.

"Henry explained to me that it only happens if you're stressed or scared. If we sleep cuddling, I'll ward off the nightmares for you," she replied, embracing her under the covers. "Although I'll be pretty warm because of the covers."

"I'll remove them, don't worry. It's the least I can do for all you've done for me," Brínea said, removing the covers and placing her scaly hand over Pipi's small hands.

"Hehe, I'm very cold, but don't worry, your big sister is here to keep you warm," she said, snuggling closer.

"Thank you so much, sister."

"I'm very happy; it's the first time you've called me that," she chuckled.

Brínea closed her eyes, happy with her new family, eagerly anticipating the next day. Meanwhile, Pipi felt uneasy, remembering the kiss between the demon king and her master, whom she admired and loved equally. Finally, she fell asleep, wishing that he would kiss her as in the tales she used to read.

The next day, Pipi was reprimanded by her mother due to the big white patch on the floor.