I'm a sucker for redemption arcs, if halion reconciled with the fall of Azul. Would Meg be civil if his brother humbled himself, imagine if bakers family like their cousin were friendly and helped his horse 🐎?
Oft - that would be a site to see! If Azul was finally defeated and Megivus's family was freed from having to serve him, it would be an awkward reunion.
Baker MC would have to push Megivus a little bit to get him to even see his family - they eventually settle on having dinner together. Queen Syndra is over the moon to see her son again, King Faelyn is still recovering from loosing all his power due to Azul's demise, and his brother Halion is displeased to see him again.
At first it's pleasant - catching up on each others lives, chatting about the future. Halion can't help but make a jab at Megivus for tarnishing their families name. Megivus snaps back at this brother for not being the prince he should have been and that he would have done so much better.
The scene gets tense real quick - You know that scene in Shrek 2 where they are all at the dinner table? That is how tense it is - more harsh words are spoken and both leave dinner early to retreat into their bedrooms.
Baker MC tries to convince Megivus that rekindling with his family but he's not having any of it. He goes to storm off down by the stables - the last place anyone would look for him. There he sees his brother tending to the horses.
"You're out late, isn't it past your bedtime?" Megivus snickered. Halion snapped his head back before replying mockingly.
"Thank you for your concern, dear brother - but shouldn't you be more concerned about getting your beauty sleep? I swear I can see your wrinkles from here"
....
"You little fucking shi-"
The conversation continues like this before they finally settle down, lying in the hay stack. Megivus finally opens up to Halion, about how hard it's been without his wealth and tile. How he didn't know how to do anything when he left the castle, everything was given to him hand a foot and now - it was like his whole world crumbled before him.
He felt useless, that without his families kingdom - he was nothing. Megivus was jealous of Halion for being everything he wasn't - smart, reliable, everything their father wanted him to be - everything he couldn't be.
Despite open wounds Megivus was sharing, Halion couldn't help but scream at him. His royal facade finally cracked as he explained exactly how it's been since Megivus has been gone. The extra work, sleepless nights, meetings, diplomacies, the stress of their fathers judgement.
Halion lost so much of his youth trying to look after the kingdom- he doesn't even know how to be a kid anymore. What's even worse is that he didn't have any support, their mother was too busy spying on Megivus to take care of him and their father? Self explanatory.
Megivus got to have freedom, Halion got to loose a good chunk of his childhood. Megivus was shocked, he spent all this time resenting his brother that he didn't realize the situation he put him in after being banished.
Silence filled the barn, so thick it was almost suffocating.
"You know-" Halion trailed off "These horses remind me of you"
Megivus took a quick glance at the long nosed horses, feeling a little offended at such a suggestion.
"Let me guess? Because I have a long face?" Megivus eye roll could be heard from the castle.
"No-" Halion paused, reluctant to continue "Because they have beautiful hair, like yours"
Megivus could only blink, surpsied at his brothers complement
"Come again?"
"When I was younger, I always wanted to play and braid your hair - but you were always too busy partying and hanging out with the older princes, I just-" Halion's throat became hoarse, figeting with the cuffs of his sleeve.
"I just really wanted to spend time with you, since I couldn't get your attention I turned to the horses" Halion looks up to one of his stallions, smiling "I would always pretend I was braiding your hair instead of theirs's for a moment - it felt like we were spending time with each other..."
The realization of his brothers loneness and admiration for him hit's Megvius like a speeding truck. To think he spent years at parties and balls, completely disregarding his brother. Megivus rubs his hair between his fingers before turning to his brother.
"Well- better late then never" he gestures to his hair - Halion's eyes lighting up as he gently takes Megivus's hair into his hands. They spent the rest of the night just catching up, before finally falling asleep.
Baker MC wakes up worried when Megivus was not in bed with them this morning, he never leaves them alone for this long. Rushing around the castle they finally stumble across Megivus and his brother sleeping peacefully in the hay stack. Megivus's hair was slicked back in a beautiful fishtail braid.
Baker MC smiles, it's a start but they finally had a chance to talk to each other.
Too bad they probably caught a cold being out here all night...
