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It was a curious thing that Damien had been unseen for a while, and it made Cicero wonder if he had still not come to terms with things just yet. Yet sooner or later he would pop up again, and time would tell where life would carry the two of them.

As they reached the caches Cicero was forced to focus momentarily on more tangible things as he picked a leg of something or other and started to tear off pieces of flesh.

Another curious thing happened when Burke asked him about missing his brother. Cicero had not spoken of Damien last time he had returned home, he was fairly sure; he'd been too ashamed about what happened at the time and even thinking of Damien had made him feel disgusted with himself then. The only conclusion that Cicero could draw from these facts was that it must have been Damien who had said something about him; whether it was a confession that lead Burke to his soft-spoken inquiry or simply a notation that he had missed Cicero or a question how Cicero had been.

A small smile played at Cicero's lips as he noted this and he answered, "Damien is the light of Cicero's life." Metaphorically, of course, for Damien's soul had many black spots. Yet he was Cicero's anchor and so much more than just his brother.