Lubei
Lubei did not have what it took to hide his mouth-twisting wince. His delicate advice went through Ivanna like air. Maybe it was his fault, whether for lacking or for inadequacy. He understood the roots of her doubts, but he couldn't know what she was experiencing. What could he do now but keep by her side and watch over her?
"Even if you are alone, you have me," he said. His voice was a deep sigh, but Lubei rose from his crouch as a solid tower next to the seraph.
The request he had lay silent in the snow. There would be other opportunities, soon, he promised, but for now he supposed they should return to the palace. The demon just hoped that her people wouldn't take note of this sharp change and misunderstand just because he was with her...