It wasn't just Damien who was busy, his whole team was as well. Every day, from morning till evening, they were out and about, inspecting dungeons, with hardly any time to catch a break… They found five more high-ranking Gates that reactivated, or expanded would be a better term.
So, busy.
The good thing about it all was that at least Lane finally had more opportunities to plant the Fertilizer. The bad? That he had no private time with Damien…
Well, it could be considered a good thing as well, in a way. At least Damien couldn't try to question him about 'Lane Allen' again. Because, although the topic was dropped that way, Lane had no doubt that it was still on Damien's mind. With Lane on his side all the time, however, it was bound to naturally slowly dissipate - after all, if Lane was 'Xavier' morning till night, how could he possibly be someone else… Right?
And just like that, in a blink of the eye, New Year has passed, and the time to depart arrived.
