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Holy shit, Damien is probably one of the most POS MLs I've seen in a while but it's also interesting how self-aware and unapologetic he is. Absolutely no remorse. I hope he TRULY gets brought to his knees later in the story for a most satisfying payoff.
Also everybody's mad at Chloe but cut her some slack. She's powerless, at the beginning and now. Damien's favor is the only thing giving her authority in the Duchy, imo it's smarter to play along and let him have his guard down so she can escape later.