[It is said softly, almost in disbelief. Xander steps forward he rests his hand on top of the other's head. Feeling the genuine softness of his silvery hair. He feels... relieved. He's real. He's real and here and full of the reverence for him despite how much he had failed his retainers in the end.
Xander knows he is undeserving which is why there wasn't too much to bat an eye at when Niles was so casual.]
You did no such thing. It was I who failed you. It was I who couldn't protect my family... or Nohr or my dearest friends. I am sorry you were felled because I was not strong enough.
[He tried... He tried to lock Peri and Laslow away so they would not be involved or hurt but loyal as they were... they would not stand down while he tried to throw his life away. A truth that he cannot utter to Laslow just right now. Nor what happened to Elise. He bites it down and swallows it for a later discussion.]
Please stand... We are not in Nohr and I am no prince here.
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[It is said softly, almost in disbelief. Xander steps forward he rests his hand on top of the other's head. Feeling the genuine softness of his silvery hair. He feels... relieved. He's real. He's real and here and full of the reverence for him despite how much he had failed his retainers in the end.
Xander knows he is undeserving which is why there wasn't too much to bat an eye at when Niles was so casual.]
You did no such thing. It was I who failed you. It was I who couldn't protect my family... or Nohr or my dearest friends. I am sorry you were felled because I was not strong enough.
[He tried... He tried to lock Peri and Laslow away so they would not be involved or hurt but loyal as they were... they would not stand down while he tried to throw his life away. A truth that he cannot utter to Laslow just right now. Nor what happened to Elise. He bites it down and swallows it for a later discussion.]
Please stand... We are not in Nohr and I am no prince here.