[Rosekitten]

It was true, Thalion would need magic training and soon. Leaving him untrained wouldn't help things though they didn't have to rush it either. The flecks would go away, probably part of the curse but they weren't anything to be overly concerned with. The curse was lifted, by its caster no less so it was no threat.

Either way it took a few hours before Thalion even gave a hint of stirring and once he did finally was when Vaden left the two alone. After everything they needed to talk and it was now or never. It would be interesting to see what came of today at the end of it. Through it all things could very well pull through or they could stay apart as they had been.

Sure he heard voices or footsteps and everything but he was busy at the moment trying not to be ill from the pain. Not until someone sat on the edge of the bed and spoke. The voice he knew, not expecting it but he knew. Maybe he should expect it because that meant that the speech he remembered wasn't something his mind made up trying to comfort himself in the final moments.

"Well the gods suck.." He forced out, a expected response seeing his views on them. Though looking at the other he could tell Mizuki wasn't done. He was expecting.. well actually he wasn't sure what he was expecting to be honest. After everything and Mizuki of all people was sitting there. He wouldn't have blamed the other for finishing the ritual even if he knew what it would do. Maybe not to the extend of the children but at least to get back at him.

Listening to the other he turned his head a little as he spoke about the man that he wanted to be innocent. Thalion had enough proof that that man would never be as such. Not that Mizuki would have listened to him about it. Probably saying he was over reacting or something or things were different now. Though what hurt more was bringing up the last night they saw one another.

Something he couldn't take back and he wanted to. Everyday after that he wanted to take it back. But Mizuki said he thought he wanted to be free from him, that hardly was what he wanted. For the moment though he kept his thoughts at bay staying silent as Mizuki seemed to continue on. The other went on explaining why the spell was stopped even and that he didn't know what the spell did though his master made it seem like he did.

Yes.. it was good Vaden had found him. Things would not have ended well if he had not. It seemed the old man was owed a lot of dues by putting up with them both through it all. Though that was when Mizuki seemed to stand and start to walk off after saying he failed and he was sorry. Really he was going to just walk off? Thalion started to move to get up and go after him till he was reminded one of those damned spikes had hurt his leg.

Well fine then.. he thought before doing something a bit childish but it served its purpose as a pillow slapped Mizuki in the back. "You're going to say sorry and leave? Really?" He gave him a bit of a look before motioning for him to get back where he was. He waited till the other did just that.

"You didn't fail, he was your master, I'm sure there is a connection somewhere." He never had one so he wouldn't really know about it. "If I had told you from the beginning what was wrong instead of running maybe things would have been different. So you didn't fail.. heh" He said looking down a little before sighing at the thought of it.

"If anything I should be saying sorry, not that it takes anything I said or did back... you didn't deserve it. Even after everything you still ended up coming back when I didn't deserve being saved. It was just... it was all I could do to hold the kids together and you were constantly allowing yourself to be ordered around and beaten daily and there was nothing I could do or say to convince you otherwise."

He breathed out a little trying to relax the sudden tense state from thinking over it all. "Though you're a idiot.." He said before moving and handing him a small rolled paper. "I never got to give it to the damned dragon." It was the note when he was saying screw it all. Telling Belquiri to keep a eye on her brothers and that he still loved them and Papa no matter what happened.

"The last thing I will ever want is to be free of you.. I thought you were going through with the ritual because you wanted it. Having a distraction from your training and everything."