Every morning, Damascus would wake Ellio before the first rays of sunlight reached the forest. By the time dawn arrived, the two of them were already sparring in the clearing. They trained until the sun disappeared beyond the horizon, only stopping when darkness made it impossible to see their weapons.
Day after day, the same routine repeated itself.
After that last intimate encounter they had, Damascus and Ellio never had any deep conversation again except the casual talk.
Damascus had witnessed how Ellio had taken their training seriously after the words that he had spoken to the human. The guardian of the demon rarely felt any guilt but the angel within him comes out when Ellio becomes involved.
He admitted, at least to himself, that he had gone too far that day. Telling Ellio tha
