Aaron

[eliot_thespectacular]

Margo had laughed her head off when Eliot first asked her. He'd sighed and just let her get it out of her system, and then she'd apologized sincerely while she tried to catch her breath. And then was happy enough to agree, though she kept occasionally giggling.

"Margo, I am so serious, if you laugh at him I will never forgive you," Eliot said sternly as they made their way to King's Realm.

"I'm good, I'm good, I swear," Margo said. "You just caught me by surprise. I'm good, I'm good. There's alcohol there right?"

Eliot nodded as he pushed open the door to the cottage.

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[quitollis]

Aaron watched Margo leave. "When did you tell Fen?" He asked, realising he would have to tell Elize about his inabilities.

[eliot_thespectacular]

"I didn't," Eliot said with a shrug. "Not exactly. But she's not stupid."

[quitollis]

Aaron nodded. "Well... at least I know how shit I'll be at pretending. Maybe she'll realize it herself."

[eliot_thespectacular]

"Margo's right, you know," Eliot said. "You'll both be happier if she has someone on the side, too. And it's not like the situation with Fen, where..."

He ran a hand through his hair. "You know. High king blood or whatever. She doesn't want to risk getting pregnant by someone else."

[quitollis]

Aaronwas infinitely grateful he didn't have to deal with that sort of thing. "I suppose enough bastards have been sired in Kings..." Aaron said, smiling vaguely.

[eliot_thespectacular]

"I wish there was something else I could do," Eliot said quietly. "I mean, I'm just... sorry this is happening. For you."

[quitollis]

"You've done a lot," Aaron told him and took his hand, squeezing it lightly.

[eliot_thespectacular]

"Well, I tried," Eliot said with a snort.

[quitollis]

"Not this," Aaron said and smiled. "But I feel a lot better about what- about who I am. And the situation we're in sucks, but... I'm very glad I'm in it with you."

[eliot_thespectacular]

"So what you're saying is, I'm the most amazing man you've ever met, such that you realize you now what nothing but men," Eliot teased.

[quitollis]

"If that makes you feel better about today," Aaron teased in return. "I just mean you've taught me a different way to look at things; and I appreciate that."

[eliot_thespectacular]

"I still think you should try to get out of it," Eliot said.

[quitollis]

"If I could go back to being a Knight, I would," Aaron assured him. "If I ran, where would I go? The farm? Waiting for you to show up when you can? I don't see that as a happy fate."

[eliot_thespectacular]

Eliot sighed. "Yeah. Yeah, know. And look, Aaron, I'm... particularly sorry you had to give up being a knight. It's not fair."

[quitollis]

"Thank you," Aaron said, kindly. "And I am sorry for your entire situation. Unfair doesn't begin to describe it. But it's admirable, you know? That you see it through."