She did not teach him how to tame his demon.
The road to the Moutai kingdom took a few days. It felt like an eternity for Sei. She was not opening to him. She spoke even less than usual, barely looked everyone in their eyes, barely hunt, as if her demon had no needs, no hunger, no thirst. There was nothing who could break the feelings, the fences, the walls she built all around her.
He was anxious. He did not understand. She made him officially her Shield, the Commander of her army. They all knew now that he was the protector of her life. Yet, she did not look to him for advice. She did not want to hear about connecting with her saruman demon. And he did not want to wait anymore. He was even mad at himself. He could not just point her the way if she did not want to see it.
He was usu
