Seeing a different side of Cixi, and realising how much she missed him when he was not lying beside her, even though she never said it directly, Cassian made sure to spend the following nights with her. It was not only satisfying Cixi on the bed but also began eating dinner with her. Listening to her curious questions about the demon world and answering them with the same dry patience that made Cixi want to ask ten more just to see how long his tolerance lasted.
She asked about their laws, their rulers, their punishments, their food, and whether demons truly feared holy objects or if that was another lie created by humans who enjoyed blaming religion for everything they did not understand.
Cassian answered some questions properly and ignored others when he found them ridiculous, but even his silence became something Cixi slowly learned to understand.
