Back to the past. Pt2

Kelvin then noticed the small cross branded on the side of James’s neck, he was a Crusader.

No wonder he knew of demons.

Zafira once said their order was old, spanning many centuries. Apparently, she was not mistaken.

“I’m so sorry, ” Helena said, trying to comfort him. “Your brother was a good man.”

“He was always trying to prove he was better than me, especially since we were twins. We spared all the time, training ourselves to the limit, it’s how he got that scar across his left eye. I swung my sword too fast and it grazed him. I felt so bad about it, but his vision turned out to be fine. He shrugged the incident off, saying the scar served as a reminder to always train harder.” James said with his head hung low

There was a long period of silence.

Helena held her lover tightly in her arms, loathing to let him go. “I was worried you wouldn’t return. I don’t know what I’d do if I ever lost you.” she finally broke the silence