forum Cinderella AU // OxO // Closed

Started April 17, 2020 by @ElderGod-Icefire

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"Anton can't control me…" Nathaniel said softly. "But that's besides the point. Lloyd isn't gonna die. Right…?" Lloyd nodded and rested his head on Nathaniel's. "I'm not gonna die. I can handle myself in battle."

Ellis shook his head a little bit. "It won't be a battle, Lloyd. You're talking about assassins. You won't even see them." he closed his eyes again.

"I'll find a way. I'll probably just try to catch them, anyways. Have them put in prison, you know? Killing people in public is kind of… how do I say… frowned upon?"

"They shot you in public. I don't think they give a shit." he replied.

Lloyd rolled his eyes. "I mean on my end, Ellis. I'd have more assassins coming my way if I started publicly executing people."

Ellis laughed faintly. "Ah. Right. Sorry."

"I'm quite aware that the assassins are more than willing to kill me publicly. In fact, they'd probably prefer it. But either way, I have to stop them so they don't endanger anyone else."

Ellis nodded a little bit, closing his eyes again. "Right."

"I'll be fine, Ellis. Don't worry about me." Lloyd smiled weakly.

Ellis rolled his eyes. "Too late."

"Just… I can handle myself. I'll be okay, Ellis. I'll make it back."

"Yeah, you better." Ellis replied, a little tiredly.

Lloyd nodded and was quiet for a few seconds. "I'm sorry, Ellis, but… I have to do this."

Ellis shrugged. "You aren't listening to me anyways, so go ahead."

Lloyd sighed. "Ellis, please… don't be like that. I'm not doing this for the purpose of defying your advice."

"Right, but you didn't listen to a thing I said." He replied, looking up at the prince. "Or at least, not all of it."

"I am listening, I just… I can't let people keep dying for my sake. I genuinely do care about your advice, but I… I just can't follow it in this situation."

Ellis shrugged a little bit. "You should still wait so you heal up a bit more."

"I'm going to. It's not like I'm going out today."

"Lloyd…fine."

"What, Ellis?" Lloyd sighed. "You know I know how to fight. I'm sure I'll be fine."

Ellis rolled his eyes. "Yeah, maybe."

"I'll be fine. Now, let's either talk about something else or I'll just let you rest."

He nodded a little bit. "Alright."

"So, what would you like to talk about, Ellis?" Lloyd asked.