Blackfeather Woods silence & I

Although Damien did not suspect Kove's true reasons to be furious, he felt relief to know he would support them. He was the only Dark Brother left, aside from Burke, and Damien needed the brotherhood's support if this all was going to work for him. Strangely enough, the young shadow saw the pairing between Nemesis and Kove to be a fit, appropriate and strong one, and just like them he felt their offspring deserved a place in Blackfeather Woods way above Malice's.

Damien assumed that by 'my son' Nemesis meant Xan, which seemed a bit odd, but he did not make any comments, the kid had the right to have a proper mother. "Good. Their loyalty will be rewarded once we take the pack," said Damien arrogantly enough. But then the bad news cracked. It seemed that Cicero had been lost on his ways without Damien to guide him and had befriended the enemy. Damien was sure he could correct that by talking to him, trusting that Cicero would feel a stronger pull from his bond to his brother that that to Malice. But Nemesis was right on something, Cicero had to be handled carefully for he had a strong character of his own.

About Kendra, though, there wasn't much to say. Knowing that Nemesis knew the girl better than himself made Damien feel quite guilty, but the female had acted as Kendra's mother ever since Meldresi's death and he'd been distant at the least. If Nemesis could get her to support their cause, then Kendra would be an addition rather than a divider.

"I will talk to my brother and sister, then. See if you can learn where the others' loyalties lay, we need all the help we can get." he instructed, and waited in case the female had anything else to add to the conversation. Otherwise he would go and put his hands to work.