In truth, Damien felt something more between Zara and Alea.
It was an ethereal thing, similar to the many connections he'd felt between himself and other beings.
He still remembered the moment Zara mentioned, back when Damien met the rulers of this world before the Nexus Event started.
Zara felt the strange connection then, and her immature mind immediately put her on guard against the Beast Empress.
Now that she'd grown into an expert herself, it was the perfect time for her to confront this connection.
'Since we're in the Human Domain, she can act freely without worrying about outside interference. I'll have to find a way to conceal her lineage before we return to the wider universe.'
Everything else was up to Zara.
Damien's focus was on the most terrifying thing for a man.
Meeting the in-laws.
The current Damien was a grown man. When he looked back on his audacity as a youth, he wanted to crawl in a hole and die.
