Why so eager?

“You know, brother ... Whatever you want to retaliate, I'm sure I can understand. They finally banned me too. We both made mistakes and they were punished. So if you take a closer look, we are in the same boat. "

Zayn got angry at Ezekiel's words, I could feel it. Angry, the fallen leaned forward on the sofa.

“Don't lump us together, Ezekiel! You allowed yourself things that cannot be compared with my arrogance. All the children who had to suffer because of you! "

Did I just misheard? No, Zayn actually said children. I would ask him about it, but not now. I watched Ezekiel's eyes darken. 

“As if I didn't know, Zayn. I think ... I should apologize for everything I've done. "

Zayn stared at my ancestor in disbelief and I couldn't hide my amazement either.

“In all the years of my existence, I would never have expected an apology from you. Are you serious? ”Zayn said through clenched teeth. Ezekiel's eyes were still cloudy when he answered. 

“Yes, I am serious. If we want to work together, it is better that we have cleared up all things between us. "

Zayn and I exchanged a look. Was that really true? An apology was the first step, but was it really meant seriously? 

"How do I know if you're telling the truth?" Zayn mumbled suspiciously. My gaze slid back to Ezekiel. I had no idea if it would work or if he would notice, but I decided to try my mental abilities on him. I had to be able to find out something like that. I came across a massive wall first. It wasn't ice, like mine, but a material like metal. Apparently to keep out intruders. But that didn't stop me. I was looking for a way to overcome this wall and actually found a very fine crack. I squeezed through and was almost overwhelmed by the emotions. No wonder he tried to hide them all. Sincerity could not be overlooked here and he could not hide the anger and hatred of his brothers here either. I could have sniffed around here, but I had everything I needed. That he was banned had hit him badly and I realized that he regretted many of his actions. Yes, for a brief moment I even felt sorry for him. Maybe his life had been just as terrible as Zayn's? I could have penetrated his memory, but I didn't. I would wait and see how everything went and only then would I perhaps dare. Should I tell Zayn? Maybe ... And maybe later on I would just ask Ezekiel about his life. I withdrew from his consciousness. Both men were talking to each other and although I had no idea what I was talking about, I just cut them off.     

“He's serious, Zayn. He really wants to apologize. ”I said quietly. They both looked at me in surprise. Zayn's eyes narrowed, but then he seemed to have understood how I knew that. I couldn't read Ezekiel's gaze, however. Did he notice something? Hopefully not!  

"So how do we want to proceed now?" I simply changed the subject.

"First of all ..." began Ezekiel. "I would like to know from you where you two are currently staying."

Again Zayn and I exchanged a look.

"With a friend." Was all Zayn said. Ezekiel looked at us alternately. 

"Since I'm not particularly keen to come every time, and you certainly don't either, I simply offer you to come to me."

Yes, that also surprised us. Even if I knew Ezekiel's emotional state, that didn't mean that we could trust him too. Who could say what they had planned?

"I'm not forcing you to do anything, it's up to you to decide."

Now I was just as suspicious as Zayn.

"Are you hoping for something from this?" I asked. My ancestor shrugged. 

“It saves us time. And of course the way here. I can see you're afraid I might ambush you. But don't worry, I have no reason to. So what do you say? ”He replied, looking at us expectantly.

"I guess we'll take it down." I announced happily before Zayn could raise any objections. He sighed softly which showed what he thought of my decision. Ezekiel smiled weakly. 

“I admit that I am really surprised, but good. Get your things, I will wait here that long. "

I nodded to Zayn and we rose. Well then, let's go on an adventure!

I still couldn't believe what I was getting into. The room my brother put us in was quite large and quite luxuriously furnished. Nyria liked it, but it made me even more suspicious than I already was. Nyria was indicating all along that she wanted to tell me something. Now I was waiting for her to open her mouth. With a sigh, the young woman dropped onto the bed. 

"Lucifer reacted quite surprised when we told him where we were going," she said quietly and looked up at me.

“Who can blame him? I can hardly believe that we are here. ", I replied and sat down next to her. Time to play with the cards up.

"You penetrated his consciousness?" I started the conversation. She nodded. 

"Yes. So I know he is sincerely sorry. He's angry with your brothers and I almost think that his childhood wasn't the best either. "

I didn't expect such words. I didn't know anything about Ezekiel, let alone his childhood, so I couldn't comment on her guesses.

"You don't know anything about it, do you?" She ripped me out of my thoughts. I shook my head thoughtfully. 

"No not true. But you had the chance to sift through his memories. Why didn't you do that? "

She returned my gaze seriously.

“There are several reasons. For one thing, I would have found it disrespectful to just sniff your memories. Second, I have no idea whether he would have noticed. I already suspect that he suspects something. "

No, I didn't think he'd noticed anything. Then he would have acted differently. But you never knew. I looked at Nyria. I saw the curiosity in her eyes. Yes, she definitely wanted to know more about Ezekiel. But I couldn't help her with that. She would have to talk to him, but whether I thought that was a good idea was another matter. Speaking of another thing. Ezekiel kept giving us strange looks. He seemed to know what was going on between Nyria and me. But apparently it didn't bother him, on the contrary, he even seemed to find it quite interesting. I was surprised when he made the apology. Who knows, maybe he really had changed! I didn't believe in it too much, but Nyria was so optimistic that I just took her side. Nyria sat on my lap and buried her face in my neck, whereupon I put my arms around her. She didn't have to say anything, I also knew that she was exhausted.  

“I'm not ready to get involved with Ezekiel yet, but you are welcome to try to befriend him. Just don't let your feelings run wild too much, do you hear? ”I said quietly and pressed a kiss on her hair. She nodded, then her breathing became shallower and more even and she was asleep. 

I eyed Ty thoughtfully. He looked tense.

"I see, so you figured it out ... I really hope Nereus doesn't get the wrong idea when Fares breaks out," I muttered. Ty shrugged. 

“They all want both Ezekiel and Zayn dead. Nyria and Zayn, however, do not rate them as dangerous as Ezekiel. Speaking of which, did you know about it? "

I shook my head.

“You mean that the three have allied with each other? It was Nyria's idea to work with him. She's smart, you have to know. I do believe that she is able to influence Ezekiel. In a positive way, by the way. But that the two of them are now staying with him really surprises me. I did not expect that they would take such a big risk. "

As soon as I became quiet, Zayn appeared in the hall. Ty eyed him suspiciously.

"Ah, we just talked about you and the other two."

The fallen man remained serious.

"Good timing," he merely mumbled and then bowed slightly.

"I guess you have something to tell," I stated with the corners of my mouth twitching. He nodded. 

"Nyria has invaded his consciousness," he announced. I motioned for Ty to leave, then, when he was gone, I got up and led Zayn into a smaller room. 

"Just say he didn't notice," I muttered and watched as Zayn sat down on one of the chairs. He propped himself up with his arms on his legs and leaned forward. He clasped his hands thoughtfully, then told me about what had happened. 

“No, apparently not. He has apologized for his past actions. Only with Nyria and me, but at least. I didn't believe him, but Nyria says he meant it sincerely and acted out of anger and hatred towards our brothers. She suspects that he didn't have it easy in his childhood either. Do you know anything about this?"

I thought about it, but in the end I could only shake my head. I was the devil but even he didn't know everything. If they wanted to know that, they would have to turn to the Almighty.

"No."

Zayn sighed and his eyes closed for a moment. The whole thing seemed surprisingly close to him.

"I already thought so. Nyria tries to get more out of him. I just hope that goes well. "

His concern once again dwarfed everything ... Suddenly he looked at me urgently.

"Do you know why Nyria was so eager to team up with Ezekiel?"

I shook my head again. Didn't she say they had better chances that way? Against Nereus and so?

"The reason for your decision is me."