364 - From the ashes: Poisoned gift

"Daemon! Thank you for coming to support me. Despite our rivalry, we used to be classmates. I knew you would not hold any grudge."

With her phone in hand, Dinaia made an expression of disgust as she saw Connel's warm expression and heard his welcoming words. She raised her head to look at Evelyn, before refraining from making any comment. She breathed in, and returned to watching the transmitted feed of the event after swallowing her dissatisfaction.

Back at the venue, the noise stopped when Connel spoke, with the sincerity in his words almost overflowing. His smile was such that it seemed to erase what happened at the last technology convention a few months ago, as well as the battle those more well-informed were in the know of. He was full of magnanimity.

It was impossible to tell that Connel had been the one trying to suppress Furors Energy and anything related to Daemon at every turn since last year.