"Of course," Winter stood up tall and extended his hand to her, his calm eyes gazing down at her. It had been years since the Demon had arisen.
That creature just wasn't necessary.
Only once had he exploded since arriving here and that had been when thieves had attacked them at the market and shot at them. Since that bullet wound he had managed to stay out of harms way. I cut here and there, a sprained knee once but that was it. Things were quiet and painless.
Accept for stiff mornings like these of course.
He would phone the invites and arrange the date. Soon, he thought, the sooner the better. It would be wonderful.




