he shuffled back into his room and snuggled up to erza
"W-"
He looked down at him
"A-Are you ok....?"
“n now I am…”
He shrinked into him and cried a lil
"HF-"
He stroked his hair, feeling badly for him
"W...W-What happened....?"
“huh h he said h h h h h h he’d…k k kill y y you I if n needed…”
"Ah-"
His eyes widened, lips parting as he went perfectly still
he sniffled, now completely breaking down at the thought of losing him
“I I I I d d don’t…I c can’t l l lose you…I d don’t c care i I if your t the o opposing k kings son!”
"....."
This was-a lot for him-his breathing picked up a bit-
"H-Hey um-y-you don't think....I-I could be allowed on the castle grounds...d-do you....?"
“I d don’t t think so…n n not b by yourself a anyway”
"O-Oh...."
He looked away, a teeny bit disappointed
