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Alphard never quite understood why people could be so... complicated at times. He preferred simple things and this? This magical stuff and problems? It was starting to more and more feel like he was in over his head. "We could have gone to Taco Bell. It would have ended the same way." He sat next to her, looking at her ball.

"My power takes away all light.. then it flashed bangs so your vision gets distorted even after the darkness is gone. Problem is it can hit anyone. It's why I couldn't use it there. You would have been hit too." Then what would have happened? Nothing good.

"Teide, don't you think you're you know, kinda harsh?" He just let it out there.
"There will always be people anywhere. You cant mitigate sure but like, what happens is gonna happen. You just have to be ready for it." He fell back , looking up at the night sky.
"And you were. It's okay. Things happen, just have to deal with it."

Alphard bristled. It was a shift in expression and a more ridged posture, but it was easy enough to see that Teide had landed a strike on his nerves. "That doesn't mean you have to accept it." He hadn't yelled, but his tone was pointed. "I was told to protect people. If other people want to fight over stupid s**t, okay, that is their bag. But end of the night, I'm not going to just hide because maybe something will happen. Maybe a monster might show up so I should just avoid people- the same ones I got told to protect?"

He was scowling and angry and this wasn't how things were supposed to go.
He'd just wanted things to be better.

"If you think I'm just ******** around and shouldn't be all-" He motioned to her uniform. "-Space magic then fine." He backed up giving her space. "Fine." There was a shimmer and like that, Alphard was gone, and a 18 year old in a patched up coat with an all too colorful scarf stood, looking a the knight with remorse. He was being mean, and angry with her for all the wrong reasons. She wasn't anyone but Teide. She wasn't his family, she wasn't a politician promises things that would never come. She as just.. herself.

"I like you Teide, but-sorry. Sorry I can't find a reason to fight aside from protecting the people I'm supposed to avoid." He sighed, turning and walking away. He wanted to be friends, so see her happy and smiling.
The world had enough sadness, he just wasn't one to admit them.