One in the Same

"Why did you call me here?" Lilith said through gritted teeth. "This place is incredibly dangerous. If any of those beasts start to find us more interesting than their opponents, we're dead."

Junior smiled. "I won't let anything happen to you, don't worry… As for why I called you here… It's to discuss a few things." 

Lilith's brow furrowed. This was the first time Junior had taken such a serious tone with her. 

They had been 'married' for more than half a decade now, yet they could hardly be called husband and wife. They were more like bully and victim. Plus, considering marriage in the martial world was sealed by fusing two souls as one, they weren't even really husband and wife, they were only so in name. 

Still, in all this time, not once had Junior ever taken such a tone with her, not even when she vented all of her rage on him. 

"What is it?" Her voice became decidedly weaker, unbeknownst to herself.