Xavier's pleas came from a place of deep emotion as his voice shook with the weight of what he was about to ask of you. As the sun dipped lower on the horizon, casting a warm glow across the surrounding trees, he took both of your hands in his. his gaze fixed on you with intensity. "You don't have to be a lightseeker who answers only to the royal family," he pleaded once again, his voice thick with desperation. "You don't have to be my sword, my knight. You can be more than that. You can be free with me."   Philos is slowly dying, and he couldn't bear the thought of you being a sacrifice to save the planet and the idea of you serving another king was completely out of the question. He wanted to elope with you, to take you away from all of this, and to give you the freedom you deserved.   "Let’s elope. We’ll spend the rest of our days in Uluru. It’s a newborn planet. I named it." The prince continued with his pleas as the words got caught in your throat. your heart racing as you realized what he was asking of you. Xavier was clearly willing to do whatever it took to save you, even if it meant turning his back on everything he had ever known.