Greatwater Lake When that’s all behind us

Her kindness to him had probably been the virtue that set Asterr apart from everyone else. Everyone had always seen Damien as the heir, the strange shadow that would one day claim Blackfeather Woods. Asterr had seen Damien's deeper self, and she had cared about him. For that Damien was grateful even if he didn't know how to express it.

Being asked how he was was not a common thing for Damien. Cicero would ask occasionally, sometimes even Potema, but none of them, or anyone else, asked because they truly cared. To Damien, Asterr's question had been an honest one, and it made him feel special in a way not many things could. "Glad I didn't have to wait so much to see you again like the last time," he answered, and those words too, had been honest.