章 139: 139 - From the ashes

"Why is that?"

Maybe he deserved to be called an idiot, but Daemon let his mind rest along with his heart, as he waited for Evelyn to help him understand the situation, to help understand her.

With her tears threatening to come out once again, Evelyn hugged Daemon more fiercely.

"Do you know how afraid I was when I saw the face you made this morning? Do you know how hard it has been to hide everything with a smile? Do you know how I fought against the feeling of the ground giving way beneath me, afraid that something like what happened six years ago would happen again? You just made me a promise last night, you idiot!"

Evelyn paused to take a breath before saying in a lower tone full of pain, relief and complaints:

"You are an idiot. Can't we just talk normally? Why can't you be straightforward and take the simpler route? Why must you–"

When Daemon strengthened his hug and spoke, Evelyn stopped talking.

"Sorry."