Half an hour later, on the rooftop of the apartment.
"Commander, is this really okay?" Veronica, blindfolded, reached out tentatively in front of her.
"It's fine, even if something goes wrong, I can immediately take control of the situation," Aiden said softly. "Face this way, take off the blindfold. The moon is quite beautiful tonight."
He had already expanded his domain, with "Return" and "Punish" ready at any moment, so even if Veronica turned into a werewolf upon seeing the moon, he could suppress her rampage instantly.
That's when Veronica untied the ribbon from her face but still kept her eyes closed.
After a while, she carefully lifted her head and slowly opened her eyes a little.
The silver full moon immediately entered her field of view.
For an instant, she felt fear, a reflex urge to close her eyes again. The teachings from her childhood and her own self-discipline had always portrayed the full moon as a flood and a ferocious beast.
