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Eliot smiled at Leo, watching the pale face gain color and turn away. "I agree with the bathing part. I'm not sure I can confront everyone in my condition. My hair is a mess." and gave a small chuckle, standing and realizing how sore he was past his waist. How embarrassing, but Leo nearly fell and Elliot helped the other back onto his feet. "I'll come back for our clothes, let's get you to the lake." and listened to Leo's directions as they walked, finding the water and realizing how crystal clear it was. "All right, I'll be right back" making sure the other was safely in the water the prince moved back to the elder tree, it wasn't hard to miss.

wait, if the elder tree, did it have people inside? Did someone just witness last night? Black ears lowered and he looked away, picking up the fabric. "Nothing is impossible in Falia. You have a six year old psychic and dryads. I thought dryads were fantasy." And he bit his lip, standing back up from his crouch, clothes in a small pile. He was sore, dammit that had never happened before. What did he call Leo now? Leo or Lily still? It seemed disrespectful to call the prince by his bentien name, but he was still uncomfortable with his real name. "I think I grabbed everything." He said, placing them down and sinking into the water. It really was warm, how surprising. All the lakes he'd been in on the mountain were supposedly frigid cold. His mother only ever put her ankles in the water.

He wanted to talk to the other, but there were too many questions on topics Leo wasn't comfortable with. His love was a hard one, and he was still so very unsure whether he should admit it. "I'm sure my sister's would love to see a fashion from here. They repeat that you're beautiful. Perhaps you could bring an outfit home to model for them?" and Elliot wanted to see, but he was too shameful to put himself out like that. His sister's were his excuse.

"What?" Elliot asked in return to Leo's question on which type of clothing. His sisters only knew Leo as Lily, why would he buy male attire? before he could response the Falian prince sunk into the water, leaving Elliot more confused and worried. "Oh, oh." he gave a weak chuckle. "Female attire would be best, since you being male is a secret. As for the outfits you made them each as glorious as the next." He explained, making sure he was seated with a foot or two of space between himself and Leo. The other seemed more confused then he was himself. "But I would like to bring a gift for them, smaller then clothes. Perhaps for Father and the Prime Minister as well. Prime Minister doesn't deserve it but it would be rude to get my father something and not him." When travelling to Reta he offered to bring back a souvenir but he declined in a violent sort of manner. "I'll never understand that man." and sunk underwater completely before rising again, ears flinching and twitching to remove the water. "Falia is indeed a wonderful country. I am envious."

"Normally memories glorify things, I am glad yours could not even begin to compete with the real thing." and chuckled, moving the bangs from his eyes to get a better look at Leo. "I suppose--"

And then Tsume's voice, lynx turning to face the wolf familiar. "Leo was fine. I watched him the entire time while he communicated with the Elder Tree." Elliot responded. "Safe as a baby in a cradle." and smiled.

Elliot started to growl angrily at the other, ears flattened back aggressively but Leo cut in quickly, forcing the Nalenyr to calm down. he got out behind leo, redressing himself and shaking his head to remove the heavy drops of water. "Of course I am. If you haven't killed Ipo by now I'd best keep you from it, mutt." It had slipped, but no doubt Tsume had heard worse. Elliot was supposed to be respectful, respectful. He was representing his entire country and was the prince of it no less.

"Whitey?" Elliot questioned, shocked. His hand reached up for his hair, pulling his bangs. They were white. ""The lake must have removed the dye." He murmured, automatically wrapping his finger's around Leo's hand. It wasn't a conscious movement, he was still surprised with his bangs. "Is it really white again? I was starting to grow attached to the black. My sister's will be so disappointed." and laughed softly to himself.

Elliot smiled at the teasing. "Perhaps we should try pink like Annabelle." And chuckled some more, but the mysterious city came to view and Leo's smile fell, Elliot's falling as well. Leo's explanation only further removed the smile. "as long a they promise to keep you safe I do not mind them taking you from me."

"Prince Elliot!" Ipo's voice cried in the distance.

"Nor do I mind your sister keeping us company. I'm sure Tsume can entertain himself without you as well." And then the hair hugged the prince.

"I missed you so much and I saved you lots of food but you never came back so I ate most of it." He looked at the other. "Your hair is back to being white."

"All thanks to the lake."

Elliot smiled, not needing to ask why Nix suddenly clung to her brother. He received it often, though him and his sisters were hardly separated no more then a few hours. She was so tiny, it was such a cute scene. It made him miss his own sisters. He'd been away from home for two weeks. Visiting Reta had been roughly the same, but there was still the trip back home. "We'll wait for you, be safe."

"The both of you be safe!" Ipo corrected, moving when Nix came to cling to his prince's clothes.

Elliot looked down at Nix. "You make me miss my sister's. They're older then you, but I feel you would get along. If I may and if your country allows it, I would like to bring them back something. I imagine you and them have the same interests."