Damon kept staring at Caelum.
No answer.
That seemed to please him.
"Finally understood."
"No."
Caelum's smile diminished slightly.
Damon pointed his sword at him.
"I understood that you believe that."
Aurelia took a deep breath.
"Caelum..."
He looked at her.
There was no hatred in his expression.
What there was was worse.
Familiarity.
"Aurelia."
"You knew I was alive."
"Naturally."
"And you never tried to remove me from suspension."
"You fulfilled a useful function."
She closed her eyes.
Damon let out a humorless laugh.
"There. Back to normal."
Caelum looked at him.
"You believe you know me because you disagree with what I did."
"No."
Damon tilted his head.
"I know your type because every son of a bitch who decides to turn people into tools ends up using the same excuses."
The black lines beneath the tower moved.
Ester stepped to Damon's side.
Chen Mo did too.
Caelum did not even look at them.
"You restored Adaptation."
"Yes."
"Transfer."
"Yes."
