EPIC: Path of Demons and Dragons - Chapter 12: Taking a Chance

... as a maternal tenderness toward Vahn. She had heard from Sona that he had, at least for a time, been kept in a lab, so it wasn't difficult to imagine he had grown up without the care and love of a family.

"Come, let us get a little more comfortable," said Rias, releasing her hold on Vahn's head and returning to her place on the sofa before meeting his gaze and patting the cushion next to her. He took this as an indication for him to sit, but that was apparently just part of it as she wa ...