Chapter 258: There will always be a discrepancy between people with different timeframe
While Valen was having a history lesson with the Vampire Lord, Lesta was listening to the explanation about Eternal from Eruha.
They sat on the couch, face to face as if they were about to conduct a hostage negotiation. There was a clear tension brewing in the air that separated them, just two meters from each other. But it was a thin wall that Lesta did not want to breach right now.
Arms crossed, Lesta got more and more flabbergasted as the explanation continued. He didn’t show it much outwardly, but keen eyes would be able to see his slightly shaking pupil.
"Something that important, and you never tell me all this time?" he asked incredulously, trying his best to hold back from barking his disbelief.
Eruha, in his usual infuriating way, did not see the need to reply to the rhetorical question. He just calmly looked at the other demon, observing quietly. Whether he meant it or not, the calm silence only chipped at Lesta’s patience.
"When exactly are you planning to tell me about it?" Lesta asked in a voice that was nearing exasperation. He leaned back and tilted his head, asking mockingly. "Or what--did you perhaps change your mind after you know me more?"
"If that’s the case, I would already go back to Gluttony," the Vampire shrugged. "My contract with His Lordship isn’t that long,"
"Then why--" Lesta stopped himself instantly when he realized his voice had gone up.
He took out a bottle of northern spring water, which stayed cold no matter what the environment was. It always helped him to clear his mind and get calmer. "Haa...alright," he poured the water into a crystal glass and drank it. "We’re both adults, so let’s talk about it like adults."
"Sure," the Vampire nodded calmly.
Lesta couldn’t help but frown slightly at the deep eyes that had always been observing him. Those bottomless eyes that he could never fathom, no matter how long they had been together. He knew others thought they were lovers or something along that line, but the closest Lesta could think of their relationship was probably a sexual one.