B2 046 - I Will Give You Everything

PATREA.

After the visit from the God of the Underworld, Lucius and I checked on the Athwart demons that were brought to Kalmerus. He spoke with all of them for a while, with him holding my hand the whole time.

It felt natural to me, but I could see some demons who kept glancing at our entwined hands. They were not used to affection.

I’d been in this realm for many decades, and I had yet to see demons holding hands. The closest I saw to affection was during sexual interaction, but after that, they would act as if nothing intimate had transpired.

But it was as expected of them. So this was totally something new for them. And for Lucius. But he looked like he was comfortable holding my hand, and I reveled in it, enjoying the gentle squeeze he would give me from time to time.

The next few hours were spent going back and forth everywhere in the tower and to what I refer to as the barracks of demons. By the time Lucius was satisfied with checking everything, I was already exhausted.