Emotional vulnerability is hard.

Why would Stolas ever want him genuinely?

He just... didn't know he was serious.

And as soon as he was taken out of the castle with Stolas teary, he was stunned.

And he got such a perfect gift from him.

He'd messed up, like he always does.

The anger in him was stirring, not knowing what to feel at it all.

At first he was sad, nervous, then angry, and sad again.

"What... The fuck?!"