After that pointless gift-giving trip, it was already dusk.Damien glanced at the sky and coolly asked if I wanted to eat anything.I had no appetite for any of his "offerings," so he decided on his own to find a clearing by a stream, light a bonfire, and prepare a simple "mate's" dinner.He then added, seemingly casually, "Lyra just told me through a wind-whisper stone that she happens to be nearby collecting night-glow grass, so I asked her to join us."The northern forests were so vast, yet we just happened to run into her here.Whether it was a coincidence or if he just couldn't wait to be with Lyra, I didn't know, and I didn't want to bother finding out anymore.I just said, "Mm," and went to sit on a large rock by the stream, closing my eyes to rest, not wanting to look at his hypocritical face any longer.About fifteen minutes later, Damien arrived with Lyra.Lyra, still acting all innocent and worldly, chirped happily as soon as she saw me, linking her arm through mine affectio
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