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The group of soldiers was still there when he finally arrived, the one who had given Shaun the job there just like he thought.
"Hey Grieves, what took you so long?" one soldier asked him as a different said, "Grieves! That was amazing back there!"
Completely differing attitudes. He ignored both of them and walked to the general.
The general was a big man in his width, a strong body that took up more space than the usual person.
The large man turned to face him with a stern look.
"You did a good job here, all enemies were eliminated or captured."
Shaun had to resist rolling his eyes. He knew what he had done and he knew from the beginning of this job that he would have been able to do it.

He shifted his weight and crossed his arms over his chest.
"Well then, I'm glad that you're satisfied. I will be too once I receive the rest of my payment," he told the general, not wanting to beat around the bush.
The other man grunted and his eye twitched the tiniest bit. But instead of countering with a remark of his own he reached into a small bag he had with him and pulled out a large stack of bills. He held it out to Shaun and he took it willingly.
"Thank you, I have another job to attend to immediately, so excuse me," he told him, then immediately turning on his heel and walked off.
The soldiers he passed looked as though they wanted to have a chat with him or go get a drink. He wouldn't have any of it. He had never planned on staying in this area even if he hadn't gotten this new job. He would just be leaving tomorrow so why bother having idle chit-chat and possibly becoming buddies with these other men?

The sun was still high in the sky, but afternoon had come and it was starting to tilt downwards towards the horizon. He didn't plan on leaving until tomorrow morning, the eagerness to get on with the next job had faded. Perhaps he had wanted to go was because of adrenaline or something of the sort. The cheap motel he was staying at wasn't too far away from the ex-headquarters of the raiders who had occupied this town. The place was quite an eye-sore, but it was the only place to stay in this haggard town. He walked down the length of the building until he came to his room, the wooden door faded and scratched.
The demon had his room key so he had no choice but to knock and wait for him to let him in.