And once again, they were travelling together.

The growing familiarity made the circumstances of that night easier to bear; although he wasn’t sure he was even capable of regarding a non-vampire with a total lack of skepticism, Sasuke was at least someone he didn’t expect a surprise from.

Especially not then, anyway.

Aidou peered down the eastern corridor on his way by, then stepped into the confines of the stairwell. There was nothing that caught his attention.

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