Return to Confess

Thomas knocked on Frollo's door 3 times before coming in.
"Father," he whispered with his head bowed. "I-I've returned..."

Frollo sighed deeply with relief as he saw the boy enter. So he had survived his journey, and Frollo could not express his joy enough.
He simply smiled at the boy and gently waved him over until he stood before him.
"Did you find your mother?" he asked curiously, but afraid of the answer.
However, not much could let the man down now that one of his children had returned in good health.

When Frollo asked about his mother, a pained expression flashed across his face.
He had vowed not to return without her yet he had and worse: he had committed a terrible sin.
But was it unforgivable?
He really hoped not.
He composed his face to a more serious look.
"Father, I have a confession to make."

When Frollo noticed the pained expression and heard his words, his own expressions adapted after his.
"Sit, child," he sat and gestured towards the bed. It would not be appropriate in other circumstances, but the bed was all there was to sit on except his desk chair, and during these circumstances Frollo could not be taken aback by such smaller details.
"Speak your heart."

Thomas approached the bed and paused in thought before sitting down and letting everything out.
"I have sinned Father. So much so that I am not sure if it can even be forgiven by God."
He kept his head down, staring into his hands that were laid out on his thighs.
"I didn't find mum. Instead, I found a demon. A yellow-eyed one. I was scared.
But he didn't harm me. He wanted to make a deal.
He said he had my mum's body and in exchange for it, I..."
Thomas frozed. He knew Frolllo was going to be angry. Who wouldn't be?
"I have to be his eyes on human side. A spy if you will. I made the deal."

It wasn't exactly how things occurred but the end means were the same.
He couldn't possibly reveal that he actually liked talking with Azazel.
That would be unforgivable!
"I can't lie to him, Father but I'm a little at a loss on how we can use this to our advantage..."

"God forgives everything regretted," Frollo said comforting while lying a hand on Thomas' shoulder.
"But you can not go through with this," he said sternly as he looked at Thomas. Luckily the deal had not been with a red-eyed demon, but this was as much comfort as he could gather and it was not much.
"Do you not see? This can kill us all, including you.. the demons do not do deals they can not gain greatly from.."
Frollo sighed before he continued, removing his hand from Thomas' shoulder.
"I can not let you murder my children for the sake of a body.. what would your mother say?" he asked, not to hurt him, but to make him think. He could never make deals with a demon, all deals turned out rotten, none gained the human.

Thomas didn't know what to think.
Of course his mum wouldn't appreciate him doing something like this.
If only he had a plan.
"You're right, Father. It was foolhardy of me to think that I could outsmart a demon."
He sighed, realizing that ending this deal would mean never finding his mother.
"I think I'll stay in the rectory for a while."