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Oh he'd really done it now. He had screwed up so bad and Alek was going to be so mad at him. Kai was just messing around while Alek was busy gathering some supplies in town, and so Kai had looked over Alek's little vials he kept with him usually. The little vials of medicine looked neat, and while he was sniffing it he hadn't noticed the dip in the floor in their inn room. Next thing Kai knew the vial had flown from his hand, his stumbling sending it into the air before it crashed back down onto the floor and shattered. The liquid spread across the floor, shards of glass scattering about.

"Oh no, oh no," he scrambled on his hands and knees, trying to sweep up the glass with his hands even as the pieces bit into his skin. "Please don't be mad."

Kai panicked as Alek caught him, looking away guiltily at the vial still shattered across the floor. His hands stung and he was sure he looked a disheveled mess. Not at all handsome or put together. He really didn't want Alek to see him like this when he'd ruined it.

"I uh....I tripped. And I was looking at one of your vials. I'm really sorry. I wasn't trying to break it really. It just flew out of my hand," Kai explained, biting his lip as he glanced up at him finally.

Kai frowned as his hands were let go, pitiful tears pricking at his eyes as a soft sniffle escaped him. "Maybe you're right, but I panicked. And you worked so hard on it and I missed it up," the boy continued to whine, looking very uncool and not at all pretty in this moment.

Kai took a deep breath to calm himself down, instead focusing on what Alek was saying to him. He gave a little nod at him when healing his cuts was brought up, anxiously holding his palms up once more. "You have to hurry else I will never be able to use these beautiful hands of mine again." Was he being a bit dramatic? Maybe, but the cuts looked bad to him.

The relief was obvious on Kai's face as Alek worked his magic, his bubbling nerves settling down as the soothing energy filtered into his hands. A soft sigh of relief spilled from him, smile perking up at Alek's words. "You think so? If you say so then it has to be true."

"Alek I -" Kai was generally not one to fumble with his words, but the closeness made his ears warm and his chest feel tight. His eyes lingered on his face for a bit longer than probably acceptable before he spoke. "Thank you."

Kai nodded along with every word Alek said, feeling a swell of pride? Excitement? That Alek thought he was more important than his stuff. While they had been traveling a time together, Kai was always worried that he was the burden to the older boy. He had been the one to accost him to be his guide after all, and now he was following him around and demanding where they go. "If hurting myself gets your hands on me more I may have to," Kai teased, trying to clear the awkward air around the two of them.

He moved to peek at the things Alek was putting away, fingers bumping against one of the tubers curiously. "Everything looks fun if I'm being honest. Pale'iko is very different from all I've seen with you, including your potions. I just want to know everything about what you do. What you like."

Kai knelt down next to Alek when he noticed him not moving from his spot, attempting to inspect whatever possible glass could be remaining. He smiled at Alek's explanation, resisting the urge he had to tilt his chin up and instead continued to listen. "You're really smart, and people will be lucky to learn from you. Have you ever considered taking an apprentice? Or teaching somewhere that your skill is needed. I think with your ideas you would do really well, Alek."

Kai hummed a little as he considered his next action, eventually deciding it was worth it and dipping down to place a kiss atop Alek's head. "Even the little things I want to know. Like your favorite season, or if you have family. Things like that. If you'll let me."

Kai perked up more at Alek's suggestion, eager to do both of the offered things. The boy loved to shop, and of course any reason to talk more with Alek was a great bonus as well. He looked down at his hands again, still amazed by the quick work had done. While breaking the vial had been a bad time for him, it seemed as if he still won out by doing it anyway. Perhaps he was just lucky like that.

"The only thing I plan on doing is you, uh I mean being near you," Kai fumbled out, certainly not intending for his words to come out in such a way. "I yes - shopping and talking we should do that I would like that. No chance of breaking things either if I'm careful."