<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">La noche anterior había sido un poco tensa para Damon, pero después de hablar con Kate, se sintió más en paz consigo mismo. </font><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Ahora estaba ansioso por explorar más la tierra de Kate y conocer a más amigos y familiares.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Esa mañana, Kate se levantó temprano para llevar a Damon a una de sus actividades favoritas: cazar caribúes. </font><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Explicó que era una tradición ancestral de su clan y que se realizaba cada cierto tiempo para mantener a raya a la población de caribúes y proteger el equilibrio ecológico de la región.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Damon estaba entusiasmado con la idea de cazar, ya que era un cazador natural y siempre había disfrutado de esa actividad. </font><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Kate lo llevó a un valle cercano, donde un grupo de vampiros ya se estaba preparando para la cacería.</font></font>
Once there, Kate introduced Damon to the hunters, who quickly became his friends. The vampires divided into groups and began tracking the caribou, trying to find the weakest and sickest ones.
The hunt was exciting and challenging. Damon found himself enjoying the challenge of the hunt as he moved stealthily through the trees with his group. After a couple of hours, they finally found a group of caribou and began hunting them.
After the hunt, the hunters returned to Kate's home to rest and prepare dinner. As the food was being prepared, Damon noticed that all the vampires got along well with each other and shared a great camaraderie. He wondered if he would ever find that kind of friendship and community in his life.
As they dined, Damon realized that he was starting to feel something more than friendship for Kate. The way she moved and talked, the way she made him feel safe and loved, all made his heart beat faster.
After dinner, Damon and Kate went for a walk on the clan grounds, under the moonlight. As they walked, Damon finally gathered the courage to confess his feelings.
"Kate, there's something I need to tell you," he said, taking her hand.
She looked him in the eyes, waiting for his words.
"I don't know how it happened, but I'm starting to feel something for you. Something that goes beyond friendship," Damon confessed, feeling a knot in his throat.
Kate smiled, feeling happy and surprised at the same time.
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">"Damon, yo siento lo mismo. Tal vez sea un poco apresurado, pero no me importa. Vivir nuestra vida inmortal nos hace darnos cuenta de que el tiempo no es algo de lo que debamos preocuparnos", dijo Kate, mirando al vampiro de cabello negro. .</font></font>