#leviathan;

Alexei’s call had been insistent, he was needed at the capital and if he was to attempt to prolong how long it took him to get there, the punishment would be painful. Again. It was such a shame, too... He’d planned on taking the scenic tour through Halure. It was supposed to be nice this time of year.

It wasn’t the threat of anything physical that made the man do as he was told, recent... developments had lead to things he’d rather not have had known being put in harms way. So, he was at Zaphias on time, though annoyingly a little early.

Just to piss the man off.

Such beautiful timing seemed enough to irritate, and he’d been banished to the wing of the castle occupied by the royal guard to mull about his business till Alexei was done. He hadn’t actually been here before, not as who he was now... The castle always felt so stuffy, and such an area always reeked of sweat and mindlessness. It hadn’t been high on his list of places to visit.

Though there was one small benefit to being in such a place, right here and right now. He hadn’t the roll call memorized or anything of that sort but it was easy to see the return of one favoured knight’s captain, as those around him fell in line.

Cute.

Red eyes watch the other carefully, a playful glance from where he stood leaning against the wall. How convenient it was that the very door he was resting by was none other than Schwann’s own~?

Adjusting to life outside of the orphanage must have been hard, there are so many variables the girls probably didn’t expect. The manor in all its gloominess, the way its occupants shuffled about like mindless, violent morons. It wasn’t exactly the most ‘homely’ of places when one thought of a place to spend their life.

But, Yeager did his best none the less to make them feel at home. From their own room to their own things, new clothes and new toys... Everything was tailored to make them feel safer. Feel welcomed.

Within the first week he had taken them shopping, let them pick out things they wanted. Though the occasional snide remark was heard among Leviathan’s ranks a good beating and disappearance quickly put an end to disapproval. Disdain was kept in the dark, where it should be.

How dare their leader go soft after such a brutal force of power?

The girls were kept with him as much as could be possible, Alexei didn’t know of their existence and that is how it would stay. He was already so far under that man’s thumb, he wasn’t blind to what could happen if he held any more cards.

So with him they stayed, for their own safety and company... The latter of which was far more of an enjoyable reason. It made him feel human again, somewhere... Holed up in the small places he allowed himself to keep.

But did they like him? That was the real question, and the man ponders it between serving the hot food he’d made them for breakfast. An escape from endless paperwork and a reason to use his personal dining room more often.

Sothirsty so thirsty thirsty thirsty

There’s a hope in your eyes that I will save you.