[To think she was worried about his feelings on such an issue. He pulls back finally if only to check her eyes--- to look her in the face and ensure that she really is here and alive before him.]
I don't care what anyone else thinks about me.
[Brows knitting, he continues to hold her, and his head dips, tired, to gently rest against her forehead. It's his job to be worrying about her. But since his arrival, it has been the princess who has been worrying over and trying to protect him. He needs to step up.]
Princess.
[Quietly, lashes fanning his cheeks, eyes closed again.]
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I don't care what anyone else thinks about me.
[Brows knitting, he continues to hold her, and his head dips, tired, to gently rest against her forehead. It's his job to be worrying about her. But since his arrival, it has been the princess who has been worrying over and trying to protect him. He needs to step up.]
Princess.
[Quietly, lashes fanning his cheeks, eyes closed again.]
This mistake won't happen again.
[He'll see to it.]