On the other side, Henry was looking at Damien and Priscilla through a small crack in the back door. He returned because he forgot to take his gloves with him before practicing swordsmanship.
Never did he expect to see such a heartwarming scene.
His brows furrowed lightly and the hand on the handle of the door fell to his side.
"Henry? What are you doing here?" Lady Cecil, who had just returned from her walk, stepped s her second son. She looked at his wistful expression and then glanced inside the dining room.
Seeing the heartwarming scene in front of her, she seemed to have understood what was going on.
She said to Henry, "Do you want to go inside?"
"No, why would I?" Henry replied he turned his head and glared at Damien even though he knew that Damien couldn't see him.
He then turned around on his feet and stormed away.
"My lady, shall I bring Young Master Henry back?" the maid behind Lady Cecil asked.
"There is no need," Lady Cecil shook her head and refused. She glanced at Henry who was walking away with a determined posture, but even so, he looked a tad bit lonely.
Lady Cecil knew that even though Henry behaved like this, he truly cared for Damien in his own way. He must be quite upset upon seeing Damien give Priscilla the care that he always wanted.
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Damien had no idea about this small incident that took place outside the mansion. He stepped out of the dining area after finishing his dinner and the promise of buying Priscilla a doll and a dress and went looking for the only man who could help him.
But first thing first, he needed to get a hang of how to protect himself. As for the rest, he would think of it later on. Baby steps, that's what he was going to take.
"Swordsmanship?" Xavier frowned as he looked at Damien. Only then did he realise that the man was now wearing gloves which were worn while doing swordsmanship practice.
"That's right," Damien nodded. "I don't want to rely on you all the time, in the future there might be t,imes when even you can not be by my side. So I might as well take this chance, and learn a few tricks to keep myself safe."
"But..." Xavier began however he paused in the middle of his sentence. Now that Damien's skills and the fact that he could create anti-venom were spread, there was a chance that he would be attacked for the anti-venom.
If that was the case, then Xavier narrowed his eyes and walked over to the side of the training ground. From there he picked up something which looked like a brown bag. However, as soon as he turned around and threw it at Damien, the man realised that the thing he was gripping were actually ankle weights. Or something similar to that.
"What's this?" Damien asked as he stumbled under the weight of the ankle weights that were thrown at him.
"Wear it," Xavier said to Damien.
"What?" Damien let out a startled yelp as he raised his head and looked at the man with a stunned look on his face. "You want me to wear these? They are so heavy! Are you bullying me because you know that I have no mana?"
Xavier sighed with closed eyes. He then opened his blue eyes and pointed to the armour that was thrown haphazardly by the guards on the ground and remarked, "Usually the new trainees are asked to wear these and swing their swords. However, I am only giving you ankle weights because I know you will collapse under the weight of the armour."
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"Haha! Hahahahaha!" Dan who was flying next to Damien's head burst out laughing.
The flush on Damien's cheeks turned even more furious. He turned to the 3D hologram and snapped at him, "I thought that you did not understand human emotions!?"
"I don't," Dan answered honestly. He straightened up and replied in a calm voice, "However, I deduced the expressions and screams of the host in case he was to fall under the weight of that armor. It's quite amusing."
Damien: FML!