Damon and Nessa became very close as expected. Apart from their controlled "intimate" moments, they both were working on figuring out the curse.
According to Damon, he claimed the moon goddess gave each Claire prince a different test which was the reason it was harder for them to break the curse - if it was the same, they would have all followed the footsteps of those who succeeded.
But then, the curses were different, hence, it was left for the both of them to figure out what attributes Damon was cursed for.
"Could it be Narcissism?" Nessa suggested and earned a mighty brow lift from Damon.
"What?" Nessa shrugged playfully, "I'm just saying you're so full of yourself sometimes that it wouldn't surprise me if you're cursed with that,"