Dremon watches as she eats and drinks. He can see her guard lowering as the minutes tick by. He wasn’t planning to give her any freedom, but looking at her and how vulnerable she looks right now, he might just stick to the agreement.
Her beauty that flows from this innocence is intoxicating. She has no idea of the power she holds over him. He is sure that neither of them expected this, he sure didn’t. He just hopes that she will see it one day.
***
Arora tilts her head to look at Dremon. He seems to be in his own world, and it gives her a chance to study him. His true features and not the ones he shows to the world. His true face behind the mask.
“Tell me more about the job. What is it you will be doing at the council?”
He frowns for a moment then shakes his head, explaining that it’s
