Lane's wish wouldn't be fulfilled. After leaving the hospital, Damien barely escorted him back home. Even the door didn't close behind them before he announced that he had to go back to work.
"They need me to watch over the protest," he briefly explained.
"Oh."
Lane was disappointed, but not surprised. With how the Association tended to overwork his boyfriend, it was to be expected that he soon would be summoned again, especially when there were monsters roaming around, and everyone's eyes were on the Capital. He was also aware that pouting and complaining wouldn't achieve anything - orders were orders, and Damien always put them above his own wishes and feelings - so he simply asked,
"Are you going to fight?"
"I don't know. For now, we're supposed to be on standby and guard the perimeters."
"Hmm…"
