The morning came and Damian woke up—or more like was woken up by someone beside him. Lucian's face was there, smiling, as he opened his eyes.
He too could not help but smile back. It hadn't been that long, and still... It felt like ages since he last saw her. But then the smile faded, replaced by a hard expression.
"That was a very stupid thing to do. Didn't I tell you to leave when you couldn't hold it anymore?" Damian said.
"I thought you told us to do what we felt was right?" Lucian replied with her usual blank face.
"Not at the cost of your lives!" Damian said, his face softening a little as he looked away from her.
"Is everyone okay?" she asked.
"Yes. But one of the Transcendent pigmen died. Lyska," Damian replied.
"Fuck, it was all my fault, It was too risky a plan.." Lucian said, her face showing degrees of emotion Damian had never seen her display before.
