[Xander cants his head to the side some. Despite all he confessed, all that he had been the cause of, Laslow still stands here with nothing but devotion aimed at him. And while Xander can’t claim to understand why his retainer would still want this… he can’t deny that he is glad. A secret gladness that he will not be losing anything or anyone else. This may be the end of all things but they do have each other. They’ve managed to find one another in this bizarre afterlife and that is more than he could have asked for.
The prince breathes out slow reaching out to take his retainer’s hands in his own once the other is no longer looking down.]
I remember the day we met… I remember thinking how thin and frail you looked. I beloved I would beat you easily and be done with this farce of having a retainer be pushed upon me. And yet… you dueled me with such incredible desperation. It mingled together with your actual skill with both blade and footwork. And I remember thinking that you fought as if your life depended on serving me. Even now, here at the end of all things with no kingdom and country, you would still serve me.
I know I have done naught to earn such overwhelming devotion but as the selfish man I am I will keep it close and covet it. [Is it really selfish or coveting if it is being given so freely?] I have failed you for in our previous lives but I will swear to you that it will not happen again. Whatever happens, whatever foolishness you find yourself entangled in… I will keep you safe. As I should have back in Nohr.
[Laslow, after all, is not incorrect. In this land of blue skies and endless flowers is a second chance, of sorts.
To live a life without the oppression of his father’s rule. A concept he had not begun to even consider. There is a freedom here, one he’s not sure how to make the most of. But it may be easier with Laslow at his side.]
It will be a much simpler life than in Nohr. Perhaps even more difficult in regards to certain aspects but… If it is within my power I will try to see that you not want for the essentials.
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The prince breathes out slow reaching out to take his retainer’s hands in his own once the other is no longer looking down.]
I remember the day we met… I remember thinking how thin and frail you looked. I beloved I would beat you easily and be done with this farce of having a retainer be pushed upon me. And yet… you dueled me with such incredible desperation. It mingled together with your actual skill with both blade and footwork. And I remember thinking that you fought as if your life depended on serving me. Even now, here at the end of all things with no kingdom and country, you would still serve me.
I know I have done naught to earn such overwhelming devotion but as the selfish man I am I will keep it close and covet it. [Is it really selfish or coveting if it is being given so freely?] I have failed you for in our previous lives but I will swear to you that it will not happen again. Whatever happens, whatever foolishness you find yourself entangled in… I will keep you safe. As I should have back in Nohr.
[Laslow, after all, is not incorrect. In this land of blue skies and endless flowers is a second chance, of sorts.
To live a life without the oppression of his father’s rule. A concept he had not begun to even consider. There is a freedom here, one he’s not sure how to make the most of. But it may be easier with Laslow at his side.]
It will be a much simpler life than in Nohr. Perhaps even more difficult in regards to certain aspects but… If it is within my power I will try to see that you not want for the essentials.