Moonspear This time

Even as he approached something was off about Ame, but then, something was always off about her these days. He felt her threatening glare on him but he approached her side anyway. He wondered if she knew, but then, how could she? He didn't think anyone had been watching, had they? He had been so consumed by his lust, by the spell that she had put on him, and for a frightful moment he considered the possibility that she had seen it.

But the only way forward was to act like he had no idea what was going on, so he said, "What? I didn't find his body yet, if that's what -- oh gods, he didn't come back, did he?" There was horror on his face, and it wasn't hard to sell himself the lie, too; the thought of that having happened was terrifying. He looked at her, longing for a closeness they hadn't had in a long time.