Chapter 100: He Can

"Hey, how long do you intend to make us do this? We've been walking all over town for two hours now," Damon grumbled, his irritation breaking through his usually guarded tone.

Lilith turned to him with a teasing smile. 

"I'm a delicate lady, but you don't see me complaining about taking a little walk. Or is it that you just hate my company?"

Damon regarded her impassively.

'Actually, I do,' he thought but refrained from saying it aloud.

 Instead, he replied dryly,

 "I wouldn't compare someone who's reached the third-class advancement to someone like me, who's barely scraping by."

Lilith chuckled softly. She found his sarcasm amusing, though Damon's patience was wearing thin. The walking itself wasn't the issue—it was the constant mental strain of staying on guard around her.