"The Angel asked for someone from my family and I volunteered. It was better for everyone that it was me." He'd learned a few things about what happened to her. "We never married and she probably had a better life without me. I wouldn't have been a good husband for her." Not when he had little interest in women. Hopefully she'd married someone who truly made her happy.

Watching Adam as he checked for any signs of the injuries, he curled his fingers around the priestesses. It felt strange touching someone after so long. Especially someone who he couldn't seem to stop fighting with. "Thank you. I was afraid they'd never be right again."