Agree !

At breakfast the next day, Damian approached Justin and threw a pointed comment at him.

"Did you sleep well? You didn't come out of the tent much yesterday."

Justin shrugged lightly and responded, "Well, it's been a while since we met, so we had a lot to talk about. I tried to end it quickly, but I guess it still took too long."

"Is that so? I'm sorry to ask, but can you tell me what you two were discussing yesterday?" Damian asked, his eyes sharp, as if probing for the truth.

From the look on his face, it was clear he had at least ten legitimate reasons ready in case Justin asked, "Why?"

But Justin decided to deliberately betray his expectations.

"Nothing much. I talked about how I've been struggling lately, how he seems to be doing well, and asked if he'd be willing to join us after the quest ends... That's about it."

"...!?"