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His senses may be dulled but he is no fool. Her softness for Eris is definitely some advantage to him—and a pronounced one, at that. His smile still in place, he tries to look as vulnerable as she thinks him to be. “Oh, now, your highness. You’re treading a line here. I might just take you up on that offer.” His expression vacillates between measured vulnerability and an attempt to mask it. Eris might not be in control of his full mental capacity but he damn well isn’t a novice. He knows how to fake vulnerability and knows how to make it look convincing. “But of course, you’re assuming I did not want to be left alone. That makes it seem like people don’t like me. And unless you’ve heard some rumor about me which I haven’t….” He leaves the sentence unfinished, smile flickering into something hollow after a second.
“Maybe I don’t want to leave you alone - at least not like this.” Nyami breathed giving him the most basic of answers but it was true. As terrible as he could be and as selfishly motivated and duplicitous she wouldn’t leave him alone until he could think clearly. She wasn’t sure if Alli would be in so her dorm was risky but Nyami would take care of him. “When you smile for real I bet angels would cry and I might kiss you once in a while"







