"...but...I-I'd be safe...."
"Yeeep.."
"....ok..."
".."
"I'll stay."
The guards came back in, carrying the softest blanket they could find and fine silks
?: "S-Sir-"
"Ah, there you are. Please bring the clothes and blankets to my room."
?:"Ah-y-yes sir-"
They scurried off
"...Come with me, we'll-, -ahem-, I'll get you cleaned up.."
"Oh-w-well um...t-thanks..."
He got up, still on edge but it just sort of seemed like he was always that way-he clutched his coat a bit tighter around him, huddling into it, eyes trained on the floor
"No need to thank me...now pick your head up, you shouldn't be down for something you had no control of.."
(Reee-)
