The Heartwood of ash and silence

Damien raised his eyebrows at the male's reaction. Despite his initial commitment to letting no emotions show, the contract seemed to be on a personal level. But Damien didn't care. All that mattered was that. should he find the old nightmare himself he would be happy to fulfill his mother's wishes and get it over with.

And most likely it was the same for his counterpart.

Damien didn't care enough to ask about Cry's personal feelings on the matter, nor why he had it out for Slade, but he was curious to know whether there was any chance he could add the renegade to his own fold. So what's your plan now? he asked, suggesting that ending Slade was probably not a possibility and hopefully raising awareness that his life plans were utter bullcrap.