[Rosekitten]

Belquiri and Nytria listened as Mizuki said he broke him. Both looking at one another probably the same question on their mind of how did you break someone in the span of a night? The morning before Thalion left for a few days they seemed fine. But the next day Thalion was gone and Mizuki had been locked away in here. They themselves had tried to break the seal. Where Mizuki trained Nytria so much though it didn't even come close.

After Mizuki said he'd fix it somehow was when they both looked back at him and whatever plan he had seemed to come to mind. Both of them helping him up and to make sure he didn't fall over as he walked. Of course there was the question on what was he doing or planning to do. He needed to rest and that worried both of them. Belquiri was pretty sure Thalion hadn't been resting well either. Not according to Neimi.

Both of them were linked thy knew that and for them both to not rest and to seem at such a odds with one another. Something would give sooner or later and her and her sibling feared that when it gave they were going to lose them both. Well before today that was the fear. Mizuki was out of the room so that was a start in lifting spirits a bit. Plus she knew Papa could fix it, whatever was wrong. She half had a thought there might not be anything really broken and that this was more of a set back.

It was true though, Thalion never cried but hell what was he suppose to do really? He had just told the one person who had always looked up to him without a seconds hesitation that she needed a better teacher. He saw the hurt in her eyes before he had finished speaking to her. Mizuki talking about taking the kids if he was leaving. He had thought of speaking up then if the two had not of walked into the room. He would not take the kids if he left, at the least here they were protected and safe. There was no way he could keep them safe if they were with him.

Though at the sound of the door opening and shutting he flinched knowing that was the last sound he expected to hear. Heck that was the only reason he had come here and finally seemed to break down was because he knew no one would follow him. Let alone the one person who was standing there at the moment as he looked to see who had just walked in here without knocking or anything, though he should have known that answer.

He seemed to flinch again at the sound of footsteps. Though he debated on what to do, he could try to get away. That was sad that his first thought on Mizuki getting near him was to try to get away. Though even with the other in the shape he was in he doubted he could actually get away. Though what probably made him stay was the pain and sadness that seemed to come from Mizuki.

Even as the other finally made it over to where he was and all but dropped to his knees Thalion had hesitated a little if he wanted to move to avoid being close. It was probably a good thing Mizuki never moved to try to touch him that would have broken Mizuki's heart because out of all of it odds were high Thalion would have cringed or flinch at the mere thought of Mizuki touching him.

Though as Mizuki started talking it was all he could do to sit there and listen. He hadn't said a word to the other aside from that mere and weak attempt at acting like nothing was wrong after he had unsealed the room he had kept himself in for days. Though now listening his ears went back a little. He knew the other's feelings and combining that with words he hated it.

He had all rights to hate the male sitting here near him talking. He should have never returned was a thought. Even with Mizuki blaming himself for what happened Thalion disagreed full heartily. If wasn't all Mizuki's fault for what happened. It wasn't fair that the other say that it was.

Though what happened after a few moments made Thalion look at the other as he heard a bit of movement. Though he wasn't expecting to see Mizuki bowed over as he was and saying that his words meant nothing. That was it he couldn't let him just keep going like this. He knew Mizuki meant every word he couldn't lie to him of all people.

"Stop..." He finally said before moving a little though he winced slightly having put a little more pressure then he thought on the hand that was still healing as he moved to get up. Mizuki never moved and he hated seeing the other bowed over like he was better then Mizuki. Heck he should be groveling at the other's feet for keeping him alive all of this time.

Moving a little he knelt down to where Mizuki was and started to move a hand towards the other to get him to stop. Though a slight hint of frustration came through as the twinge of pain in his left hand reminded him that he would regret if he used it still. The wound was all the way through the hand and it was going to take a little bit to fully heal but till then he hated it so. Not that most even knew Thalion was primarily left handed. There were some perks to being a duel weapon user.

Never the less he moved his other hand to finally do what he wanted to do and make Mizuki stop bowing as he got the other to sit up. Not without hesitating on getting that close or touching the other though. The last time he was close... their last contact against each other. "Just stop.." He said avoiding the other's gaze after he was sitting up again.

"It's not all your fault, I caused most of it actually." His ears went back on the thoughts. "I should have tried, I know it wouldn't have changed the outcome of anything but I should have tried harder. Hell I could have ignored my damned pride for that matter but apparently I was too weak to do that as well." Though that was hardly a issue cause there seemed to be no pride left in him for the time being.

"It's not your fault that I'm too damned weak to defend myself let alone anyone I care about." He finally said pretty much spelling out what he had drilled into his mind over the past days. "Heh.. I could have just listened to you that morning when you said I needed to stop such habits." He half laughed weakly at the thought of it.

"I'm sorry... I should be stronger and I'm not. All this time I've just been kidding myself that I was actually half decent at something." It was true that he took a lot of pride in his skills, or did anyway. He was nothing compared to his father or Mizuki as far as Magic went. Heck now he pretty much thought that combat wise in general he was nothing. Though what more could he say really?

Looking down his ears went back as he sighed heavily. "Your words still mean everything to me... I still love you, thats why I came back. I shouldn't I should hate you shouldn't I? But I can't, there was never a thought that I had where it crossed my mind that I hated you. But I can't protect you either, or the kids or anyone."

The few things he cared about more then anything and if something were to happen he couldn't do anything to save them. Or that was what he thought anyway as he winced a little having absentmindedly clenched his fists and soon forced himself to relax enough to keep the one from being balled up.

"That night.. you told me to fight you. I was fighting and there was nothing I could do. I left to give myself some time to think and through all of it I swear you would have been better off with anyone else. Why you picked suck a weakling to waste your time on..." Thats all that he seemed to have to say. If he kept going he was going to end up repeating himself. But for now at the least he didn't seem to move.