The guardian beast seemed to know what he was after, because the moment he looked at it, it sighed.
"It seems I have no choice in this matter."
Damien nodded.
"If you wanted to skimp me, you shouldn't have made that promise."
"Yes, it is indeed my fault. That is why I am entertaining your wishes despite your tedious personality."
Damien nodded with a smile.
"As it should be."
Matters that had to do with his mind, he didn't run away from them anymore, but he also didn't needlessly entertain them.
The tree had presented him with questions to ask himself, and he would take sufficient time to ask them when he could deeply ruminate over how he felt.
Until then, wasn't it more fun to unravel mysteries?
"Ah, but before that. Do the two of you have names or anything? It's more convenient for my thought process if I don't have to refer to you as 'the tree' and 'the beast.'"
