The change was gradual, so that they hardly noticed it. It seemed so natural that there would be no distance between them. Cliff had been with Fayt from the start, beside him in every battle, there to comfort him when things were confusing and almost terrifying.
Cliff wanted to protect the younger, he didn't think that someone so pure deserved to have the burden of the universe on his shoulders. That's why he did everything in his power to make things easier. Fayt welcomed this, the Klausian was the only one he would let protect him. It was only right.