~Damon~

I returned from patrolling and freshened up.

Then I went to the guest quarters.

“Luna Aria is not here. She went for a walk outside. Although I don't know which place exactly,” Lisa told me.

After searching for some time, I finally found Aria behind the receiving meeting room(II), sitting on the low stone steps, her arms wrapped around her knees.

She didn't look up when I approached even though I felt she knew she sensed my presence.

Painful but then, I didn't deserve her eyes.

I stopped a few feet away.

Far enough to not crowd her and close enough that she could hear every breath I forced...