Zeev POV
The Bond between Ash and I had changed fundamentally when we lost Harlee. Both of us having suddenly lost our Master, desperate for her comfort, and clinging to the only piece of her that remained in each other, we grew closer. Ash was irresistibly drawn to her remaining soul fragment within me, and used the opportunity to enhance the Bond forged between that piece and themself. And I reciprocated as the time she was gone from us grew longer, desperate to have a connection, any connection, that would make me feel less 'alone', less Fallen part two. In essence, it drove us together. Now we had Harlee back, and I could feel us both sighing in relief, relaxing a bit. The Master had returned.
Instead of vying for her attention as usual, we were simply able to open our Bond bac
