[Rosekitten]

Mizuki probably read too much into that pause then he should have. Taking it the wrong way altogether as it had nothing to do with what Thalion really thought or if something was forced on him. Though when Mizuki spoke Thalion looked at him a bit oddly before sighing after the other seemed done with everything he had to say.

"Heh I'm terrible at this." He laughed weakly at the thought of how everything had happened or even how to say anything. "It wasn't forced... Not sure why you would even think that." Well he had a few thoughts on why, not like he had been straightforward with Mizuki most of this time. Heck last night was the first time he was even remotely outgoing with any of it.

"I meant what I said, even if you don't believe me or think it was forced..." He didn't know if just saying it was going to make Mizuki think otherwise of what he said or not but its all he could do. "To hell with what your past is. You think that matters?" He was really asking that. "Remember where we are and where I grew up? If things were different and I had stayed here and things went on odds are I would be far worse or would have done far worse then you ever could have done and that's within the wall limits of one city."

Maybe thats what was wrong with how this place was ruled, iron fist and if you disagreed then you might as well run yourself through with a blade cause someone else willing to do the Queen's bidding would do it for you. "Think what you want but I do love you... even if I have to prove that to you somehow. I just apparently suck at expressing such things." Though given where and how he grew up that wasn't too big of a surprise.