Blackfeather Woods It used to feel like a fairy tail, now it seems we were just pretending

She didn't know. No, she couldn't know what Cicero had done. If anyone ever knew Damien's reputation would be tarnished, worth nothing, and so his mouth went shut, eyes lifeless for a second when he realized he had to do this one deed on his own. He blinked, looking back at Nyx with unsettled eyes, swallowing and fixing his posture as though she wouldn't notice his discomfort. But he had to fake it.

I'm ready he speaks, barely acting naturally, yet not for a single second did he seem down to earth.