"Welcome back!!"
"Hail the heroes!!!"
The mood was nothing like what we faced when we ran into Aegon earlier.
Despite the horrific outcome and the millions dead in the Empire,
it didn't stop those here from clapping for what we'd achieved.
"You're popular here ..like some kind of superheroes," Daemon scoffed, striding past everyone.
I didn't miss my chance to ask him something that mattered.
"What about you, Daemon? Do you share their opinion?"
There was a hidden edge to the question, and Daemon caught it at once.
He turned with a smile, golden light flickering in his eyes.
"Your question's stupid, Frey Starlight. I don't harbor the sappy fantasies those pitiful soldiers do. To me, you look more like a hungry monster than a gallant hero."
Joking, he jabbed a thumb at Snow.
"But our flamboyant friend here ..that's another story, if you catch my drift, heh-heh-heh."
"Don't forget you lost to me, Daemon Valerion," Snow said, annoyed. Daemon stuck out his tongue.
