Part Thirty-Eight

[coveringthebase]

Very Brief Recap
- Hormones plus breakfast equals chaos...
- Murata thinks he's soooo funny.
- Stop being mean to Iris!! Guine and Mikage are very defensive over her! XD
- No, seriously... Mikage still has control on whether she's gonna die or not... or if other characters could die, too/instead...
- LOLZ

Covering the Bases
Part Thirty-Eight - Could Have Been A Grand Slam...

Iris - *looks towards Wolfram with widened eyes, quickly snatching her hand away* "I..."

Yuuri - *stops in his attempt to drag and throw Murata out of the room at the girl's touch/glances at her, nodding lightly - then completely caught off guard by Wolfram's comment/immediately lets go of Murata to turn around to stare at the blond in shock* "Wolfram!!"

Wolfram - *looks towards Yuuri* "What?"

Yuuri - *frowns at him, greatly disappointed in his attitude* "Apologize... that was completely uncalled for..."

Wolfram - "What?! I will not!" *glares at him now* "What's so wrong with calling a whore a whore?"

Iris - *backs up a little bit/she'd had a feeling Lord Wolfram didn't like her when they'd met, but she hadn't thought he'd say anything so cruel*

Murata - *watches, a little less amused now, but still very interested*

Yuuri - *frowns even more at him* "Apologize now..."

Wolfram - *stubborn* "No..."

Yuuri - *turns to Iris instead, frowning sympathetically at her* "I'm sorry... he has no right... he shouldn't have said anything like that..."

Iris - *nods at him, but still can't help feeling hurt*

Wolfram - *angry* "What the hell are you saying?! I have every right!!"

Yuuri - *glares at Wolfram* "No you don't."

Wolfram - "Yes, I do..."

Yuuri - *frowns at him in frustration, lifting a hand to run through his hair, rubbing his head/he really didn't want to get angry with Wolfram... but he was really pushing it*

Wolfram - "I am your fiancé. I have more rights than your mistress."

Iris - *backs up another step/feels horrible, and guilty, and very dirty/Yuuri had told him already?!*

Yuuri - *okay... that was about it/pushes Murata out of the way - he was still pissed at him too - and moves around the table to Wolfram, grabbing hold of his wrist before turning to pull him away from the table and towards the door*

Wolfram - *tries to tug his wrist away from him* "Let me go!"

Yuuri - *doesn't let him go and pulls harder, dragging him out of the dinning room and down a nearby hallway, yanking the first door he came to and pulling the blond in behind him, slamming the door shut behind him/okay... it was a small broom closet... but there was at least one little window near the ceiling/he wanted to have at least a little privacy, though knows full well that Conrad was probably right outside the door the second it shut*

Wolfram - *stumbles a bit as Yuuri drags him, and is a little surprised at where they eventually end up/doesn't let his surprise get the best of him, however, continuing to glare up at him/hisses* "Let go of me..."

Yuuri - *finally lets him go, but keeps his hand in a fist/glares at him* "What the hell was that in there?!"

Wolfram - *crosses his arms over his chest, still extremely pissed that the girl would even dare to touch him in any way* "Why don't you tell me."

Yuuri - *eyes widen a bit before glaring again, clenching his teeth together* "You were being a complete ass, that's what!!" *trying not to get too worked up, but is having difficulty/ends up slamming the side of his fist into the wall next to him* "What the hell?! You have absolutely no right to say those things!!!"

Wolfram - *jumps a little bit when he slams his fist against he wall, but doesn't let that deter him* "Don't give me that bullshit!!! I have every right!!"

Yuuri - "I TRUSTED YOU WITH THE TRUTH!!! NOT FOR YOU TO GO AND TELL THE WORLD WHENEVER YOU FELT LIKE IT!!!" *glares at him, shaking a bit in anger, but trying to calm himself at least a bit* "Don't give me that shit about how it's your right!! No one has the right to say such horrible things!!"

Wolfram - *uncrosses his arms, clenching his hands into tights fists by his sides* "Oh, save it, Yuuri. I'm sure most of them already know about it by now anyway." *glares right back at him* "What I want to know is why you hesitate to defend me against the sage, but the second I say something against her you jump all over me as if I've committed some sort of an unforgivable sin!!!"

Yuuri - *feels his temper flaring more* "BECAUSE I EXPECT MORE FROM YOU!!! Murata will always be an asshole, but for the man I love to say something like that?? Do you have any idea how disappointed I am in you??" *glares more* "And you're wrong. Only Conrad, Yozak and Gwendal know most of it.... MOST of it... I told you everything! Every single thing!! Iris is the only other one who knows absolutely everything that went on!!"

Wolfram - *is hardly concerned by all of his shouting/stubbornly refuses to back down and admit that he was wrong, because he honestly doesn't think he was* "And I'm sure the little slut wishes the both of you were back there, so she could have you all to herself again!" *seethes* "I saw the way she was looking at you, the way she smiled, how she said your name when she touched you!!"

Yuuri - *has to practically hold himself back from yelling more at him/has really had enough of all the crap, turns away from him, pulling the door open and leaving, storming off down the hall before he did something he would really regret/pays absolutely no mind to Conrad, who was, of course, standing by the door*

Wolfram - *quickly moves to follow after him/shouting down the hall, not bothering to try and catch up with him, just walking fast enough to keep him within hearing range* "And there you go, running away from the truth like always!!!"

Yuuri - *yells back over his shoulder* "I DON'T GIVE A DAMN!!! THE TRUTH DOESN'T COUNT MUCH FOR ANYTHING, ANYWAY, APPARENTLY!!!"

Wolfram - "You're just too blind and stupid to admit what you know is true!! You think that as long as you don't acknowledge something, it'll go away!! But it doesn't go away, Yuuri!!" *glares at him even more* "You told me she loves you, didn't you?! Feelings like that don't just disappear, even if you ignore them or don't return them!!!" *is too caught up in the argument to really care about the maids or guards who could quite easily hear*

Yuuri - "SHUT THE HELL UP!!!" *seriously getting pissed/is completely beside himself - had no idea that what he had told Wolfram would come back to hurt him/forces himself to stop, though still shaking with anger/he just really needed to hit something right now.../turns to glare at the wall, swinging his already balled up fist into it before spinning to glare at Wolfram* "She knows I love you!!! She knows that!!! She knows that I'll never do anything to purposefully hurt you!!! So why the hell can't you just shut up and be nice, dammit?!"

Wolfram - "BECAUSE I HATE HER!!!"

Yuuri - "I DON'T CARE IF YOU HATE HER!!! YOU CAN AT LEAST BE CIVIL!!!"

Wolfram - "NO!!! I am NOT going to be civil to someone who, if the opportunity showed itself, would try to take you away from me!!!" *he doesn't care what Yuuri says about the girl, or how sweet and innocent she seems; he was still completely convinced that she wanted Yuuri to herself* "If you hadn't brought her here in the first place, we wouldn't even have to have this conversation!!! Why don't you send her to a whorehouse where she belongs?!?!"

Yuuri - "What the hell, Wolfram?!" *just the fact that he was suggesting sending her to a whorehouse and him calling himself a whore didn't seem to mix* "She's not a whore!!! And how he hell is she supposed to try and 'take me away from you' when I already told you that you're the only person I would ever love as much as I love you?! How the hell is that supposed to work out?!"

Wolfram - *walks a bit more down the hall, heading towards Yuuri/draws closer, lowering his voice to hiss at him quietly* “Yes, she is a whore. She slept with you, and I’m sure she wouldn’t argue against sleeping with you again if she was given the chance.” *not that he intends to give her the chance, or even allow her to think of it/he certainly had a few things to say to her the next time he saw her* “And, according to you, she’s carrying a bastard child, although I see no reason to believe it’s even Dimitri’s when you haven’t even had Gisela look over her yet. What if he lied to you, like he did about everything else? What if she wasn’t pregnant then, and is now? What if it’s yours?!”

Yuuri - *stares at him, torn from being still very angry with him to getting completely lost in thought/what if he did lie to him? what if he made things even worse than they already were/takes a step back from the blond, having no idea what to say to him now/he still didn't think it was right for him to do what he did... but.../shakes his head* "They would have killed her...."

Wolfram - *still hissing at him* "Does it look like I care?!"

Yuuri - *shakes his head, trying to sort everything out properly* "I...." *he wanted to get Wolfram to see reason... that those things weren't... possible.. but... what if they were?/turns away from the blond, heading farther down the hall*

Wolfram - *debates with himself on whether or not to follow him/feels as if he's gotten his point across well enough, though he knows Yuuri's much too stubborn to see things his way completely/eventually starts trailing after him slowly, though he says nothing else, merely wants to see what he's going to do and where he plans on going*

Yuuri - *doesn't turn to look to see if anyone was following him or not, nor did he really care/eventually gives in to curiosity at the numbness in his hand, lifting it up to inspect it/okay... it was probably a bad idea to go around hitting stone walls... but it was better than not being able to hit anything.../continues down the hall for a bit before turning off into one of the little half-circle alcoves that were here and there along the castle, moving over to the window seat to sit down and curl up on it to sulk, staring out of the large window at the lightly falling snow*

Wolfram - *follows him the entire way, but stops to stand a few feet away from him, watching him intently/well... with the way Yuuri was currently sulking, he felt it was safe to say he'd won that argument/now to find some way to get the stupid whore away from the castle*

Yuuri - *continues to stare at the snow before noticing the reflection in the glass/curls up more, mumbling* "Go away..."

Wolfram - *glares at him/definitely didn't like being ordered around* "No..."

Yuuri - *doesn't say anything to that, just remains silent*

Wolfram - *is silent also, still watching him closely, making no move towards him*

Yuuri - *can still see the reflection in the glass, and though he would like to just ignore it, it was kinda hard/pulls one of the pillows on the seat up over his head so he wouldn't have to see anything*

Wolfram - *crosses his arms and continues to stand there/not about to leave*

Yuuri - *muffled from the pillow* "What do you want...?"

Wolfram - *frowns at him/honestly, he didn't want anything/he was just making sure Yuuri didn't do anything stupid/doesn't answer*

Yuuri - *lets out a shaky sigh, reflecting on everything he did/how could he have yelled at Wolfram like he did? even if he was mad at him, he didn't have to yell like that.../he should have done things differently... he should have stood up for him sooner... he should have socked Murata in the face or something... -- no... that wouldn't have fixed anything either.../why did he always seem to be the one screwing things up?/sulks more, not really wanting to move*

Wolfram - *keeps watching him/eventually starts tapping one of his feet, though he's not really impatient; it merely gives him something to do/thinks about the whore and what he's going to do to her*

Yuuri - *sighs again, eventually sitting up and forcing himself to look at the blond... or at least at the ground in front of his feet/true, he was still horrified at what Wolfram had said to and about Iris.... but he honestly didn't mean to get so carried away.../mumbles* "I shouldn't have yelled... I'm sorry..."

Wolfram - *glares at him/is not going to back down just because the wimp apologized* "What you shouldn't have done is invite that whore to our breakfast table."

Yuuri - *pulls his eyes up from the ground to glare lightly at him* "Don't call her a whore... And I can invite whoever I want..."

Wolfram - "Then I can call her whatever I want."

Yuuri - *feels just a bit sick about how Wolfram insisted in calling the girl a whore/falls silent again, really trying hard not to start yelling again, especially after apologizing/goes back to staring out the window*

Wolfram - *still very angry/and the morning had started off relatively well, too.../why did these sorts of things happen to screw up an otherwise good day?* "It's insulting, having to sit across from her, knowing what you've done with her..."

Yuuri - *doesn't answer him/what was the point in arguing if he was just going to be ignored?*

Wolfram - *doesn't think he likes not receiving an answer, though he knew it was a bit hypocritical considering he hadn't answered Yuuri not even a few moments ago* "I don't want her here..."

Yuuri - *doesn't look at him/softly, trying not to get worked up, again* "She has no where else to go... I promised her I would look after her... and I intend to keep that promise..."

Wolfram - *starts shaking in anger, uncrossing his arms to ball his hands into fists by his sides/practically hissing again* "I don't want her here!"

Yuuri - *finally turns to look at him, though sadly/really hated not giving Wolfram everything he wanted* "She's staying here... And you're going to have to deal with it..."

Wolfram - *stares at him silently for a long moment/seething/whispers* "Believe me, you don't want me to deal with it..." *immediately begins to think of a hundred and one ways to make her life miserable*

Yuuri - *frowns at him, definitely not liking his expression* "Don't go near her.... don't talk to her... and don't do anything mean... please... She's my guest... "

Wolfram - *continues to glare darkly at him* "I'll do whatever the hell I want..."

Yuuri - *watches him sadly* "Don't..."

Wolfram - "Try and stop me." *begins to turn around and walk off*

Yuuri - *watches him turn around/feeling even more miserable* "Wolf..."

Wolfram - *stops momentarily, but doesn't look at him* "What...?"

Yuuri - *pauses, watching him carefully/sighs, nearly whispering* "Do you really not trust me...? Do you really think that someone can possibly come anywhere close to stealing me away from you...?"

Wolfram - "..." *silent/doesn't answer him*

Yuuri - *continues to watch him/honestly confused* "Why do you feel so threatened by her...? She's pretty... but no where near as beautiful as you are... She did save my life... but you save me every moment I spend with you... just being with you, knowing that you'll always be there for me... it gives me reason to really live... She's nice... and listens... but you're so passionate about everything... Nothing is ever boring with you... it's exciting and fun... and I know you love me... So why...?"

Wolfram - *is shaking again, though it's hard to tell if it's in anger or not; even he doesn't know* "It has nothing to do with trusting or not trusting you." *although, saying that, he still doesn't know how to explain why, exactly, he hates her*

Yuuri - *stares at him, not knowing what to do/still extremely confused* "Then... why do you have to act like I'm just going to run off with her? Like I'm going to just leave you and forget everything about you? Wolf... I don't understand..."

Wolfram - *doesn't want to admit that he doesn't understand it himself/quietly, trying his hardest to explain, though he knew it probably didn't make any sense at all* "I waited for you." *years, filled with doubt and pain* "I waited, and I gave up everything. I've gone from being your fiancé, to being your whore." *maybe Yuuri would never admit it, but that didn't stop it from being true* "I honestly didn't care when it happened, because at least I knew I was the only one. Now she's come along." *it's difficult to keep himself from insulting her again* "I believe you when you say you don't feel anything for her in return, I know you're telling the truth, but..." *balls his hands into fists again as his eyes start to sting* "... I'm not the only one anymore..."

Yuuri - *listens to him in silence, feeling even worse and horribly guilty/carefully slides off the window seat to step cautiously towards the blond* "Wolf..."

Wolfram - *shakes his head and moves away from him*

Yuuri - *doesn't move, not wanting to scare him away or something* "Wolf... I love you... I... you're the only one I would ever love this much..." *pauses, shaking his head/how was he supposed to explain to him that he didn't have a choice? how was he supposed to make something like that up to him...?*

Wolfram - "That doesn't change anything." *still speaking quietly* "You think you can hide everything, cover up what you don't want people to know... and maybe we will succeed in hiding the fact that I'm pregnant, but what about her? What if what I said is true, and Dimitri was lying to you, and this was his plan all along? What if she really is pregnant and it's not his, but yours? You think... you think you'd be able to hide it then?"

Yuuri - *what was he supposed to say to that?/feeling really sick, thinking about all the horrible things the poor girl had to go through and quickly tries to shake the thoughts from his head* "Wolf..." *closes his eyes, side stepping to lean up against the wall, trying to figure everything out/what if it really was his child...? what if he had been lied to.../pauses, opening his eyes and blinking* "Wolf... she was already pregnant... it's not mine..."

Wolfram - "And how the hell do you know that...?"

Yuuri - "Because... I can feel it..."

Wolfram - "Don't be ridiculous. You feel it?" *snorts* "You had to concentrate in order to feel it in me, and even then I'm sure you couldn't feel it as strongly as the healers do. Your powers haven't developed enough for you to be able to do something like that, much less sense how long ago it was conceived."

Yuuri - *quickly shakes his head* "I can feel it... well... not hers... But... ours..." *pauses, trying to explain it better* "I... ever since I got back... and since I first felt... whatever it was I felt... I've been trying harder to focus on that feeling. Every time we've been together, I've been trying to understand what exactly it is I feel... because... I want to be able to watch over you as well..." *frowns, getting a bit frustrated with himself* "I'm probably not making any sense... but I can feel it best when you touch me... and... I felt nothing when she touched me earlier... so... it can't be mine..."

Wolfram - *easily becoming frustrated/what he was saying only made a little bit of sense, and maybe Yuuri was able to feel it in him, but that didn't mean the girl couldn't still be pregnant with his child* "That doesn't mean anything!!" *turns around to glare at him* "You said you've been trying to focus on it, that you've been able to feel it since the first time, but that could just be because you've grown attuned to it. You know it's there, you know it's yours, so you've been able to bond with it and it becomes easier to feel!!"

Yuuri - *blinks at him, a bit startled* "Wolf... It's not because I've grown attuned or whatever... I... what I can feel... it's different almost every time... I can't explain it... I just... I can feel it now... it's sort of like a muffled static right now... yesterday it was more calm, but still filled with this strong energy... I really can feel it... and if any child of mine would have the same kind of... aura... then I would have known even before she touched me..."

Wolfram - *shakes his head/still doesn't believe him* "You have human blood. In the event that you passed that on, the energy the child gives off wouldn't be nearly as strong. Even Gisela could have a hard time feeling it."

Yuuri - *frowns at him, getting a bit frustrated that he wouldn't believe him* "Let's find Gisela right now, then... and know for sure..."

Wolfram - *freezes and stands there quietly/he really didn't want to know the truth/if things turned out the way he suspected, and Dimitri really had been planning this all along, he didn't know what he'd do*

Yuuri - *starts to take a step towards the hall, but stops, noticing Wolfram's reaction* "Wolf...?"

Wolfram - *shakes his head* "I don't want to..." *it was bad enough that he even suspected*

Yuuri - *watches him, then sighs, stepping a bit closer to him* "Okay... we won't..."

Wolfram - *doesn't know what else to say, but instinctively backs away from him*

Yuuri - *flinches, watching the blond with wide eyes/stands completely still, not wanting him to take off* "Wolfram..."

Wolfram - *trembles lightly* "No matter what the outcome, it's not going to change the fact that I hate her..."

Yuuri - *stares at him, not knowing what to say/sadly* "Do... do you still think she's going to try and take me away from you...?"

Wolfram - *silent for a moment, thinking it over* "I think... nothing good will come from her being here..."

Yuuri - *continues to watch him, forcing himself to stand still and not reach out for him* "Wolf... she isn't doing anything wrong..."

Wolfram - "That doesn't mean she won't." *still isn't convinced that she's completely harmless*

Yuuri - "Then... we'll deal with it when it happens..."

Wolfram - *bitter, angry, and upset* "If you hadn't brought her here, we wouldn't have to deal with anything!"

Yuuri - *worried about getting him worked up* "Wolf... I can't just kick her out... she has no where to go... she and her baby could die... I... I don't want that to happen..."

Wolfram - *tries to control himself* "She and her baby... which could be yours..." *lets out a bitter chuckle* "She couldn't leave then, could she, not if she's carrying the king's child. Do you know how much power she would be able to wield over you if that's true?" *it's better to think of the situation as if it really is Yuuri's child; he won't be as disappointed if it ends up being the truth* "What if she gives birth to a son, and I give birth to a daughter? If you recognized her child as your own - which I assume you will if that ends up being the case - he'd be in line for the throne.”

Yuuri - *stares at him, trying his best to understand everything from Wolfram's stand point/if the child really was his, which he was nearly one hundred percent sure that it wasn't, then what would he do if everything the blond said actually happened?/shakes his head, still worriedly watching the blond/speaking quietly* “Wolf… you will always be first… Whatever happens, I will do whatever I can to make sure that you won't have to worry over things like that… I love you… I want to marry you… I want to spend the rest of my life with you - no one will ever… can ever take your place or be more important to me… Our child will one day take the throne… Ours… Even if there is a chance that hers is mine as well and what you said happens… You're my fiancé… nothing will ever come before you, with me…”

Wolfram - *falls silent again, not really knowing how to respond to him/Yuuri could say whatever he wanted, but it wouldn't make him feel any better about the situation/he'd still hate her, and he'd still worry about what could happen in the future*

Yuuri - *watches him in silence, not really knowing what else to tell him/cringes a bit at the thought of him trying to get away from him, but forces himself to cautiously lift his arms a bit, reaching out for the blond* "Wolf... please believe me..."

Wolfram - *makes no move to step closer to him* "It's not that I don't believe you..."

Yuuri - *watches carefully, afraid to move lest Wolfram just pull away from him/confused, and also a bit distressed* "But... you still think something bad will happen..."

Wolfram - *quietly* "I always think something bad will happen. I'm realistic. Very few good things have happened to you and I, Yuuri."

Yuuri - *just as quietly, still making no move towards the blond, nor any move to lower his half raised arms* "There are good things that happen to us... Can't we just focus on those...?"

Wolfram - *shakes his head* "Why? So I can be even more disappointed when the bad things do happen?"

Yuuri - *blinks, still confused* "So... you're just going to forget all the good...?"

Wolfram - "No..." *growing a little frustrated/Yuuri never understood where he was coming from, and even when he tried to it just made things more confusing* "I'm not going to forget... I just..."

Yuuri - *slowly lowers his arms, staring at the ground as well, guilt bubbling up within him* "You don't want to get so high in the clouds that you lose sight of everything going on below them... The chances that something will turn out poorly always seems to outweigh the chances of something turning out well... You don't want your heart broken... not after everything you've done to keep it in one piece for so long..."

Wolfram - *takes a deep breath and nods/that sounded close enough to the truth*

Yuuri - *continues to stare at the ground/felt absolutely horrible/he was always trying to reach beyond things that he often forgot that things don't always turn out the way he wanted them to*

Wolfram - *remains silent and stays in place/didn't know what to say to him, or how to explain himself, or how to make anything better*

Yuuri - *what was there to say...? nothing he said seemed to make Wolfram feel any better... so what was the point...?/glances a bit awkwardly up to the blond* "Wolf..."

Wolfram - *doesn't look at him, staring off to the side* "What..?"

Yuuri - *takes a shaky breath, shaking his head lightly* "I will always be here for you... No matter what happens... If... if something were ever to happen... and you feel like your heart is going to break... I'll be right here to hold it together... I promise..."

Wolfram - *quietly/shaking just slightly* "And what if you're not here...?"

Yuuri - "I will be here... I'll always be with you... It might not always be possible to physically be here... but I'm always thinking of you... I'll always love you... and I'll come right back to you, no matter what..."

Wolfram - *shakes his head* "That's supposed to make me feel better?" *what if he didn't come back next time? what if things went so completely wrong, and he didn't have that sort of comfort anymore?*

Yuuri - *stares at him, feeling his own heart sink a little/how was he supposed to convince him that things will be alright?* "Then... I'll never leave..."

Wolfram - *still frustrated and unsure of everything* "You don't have any control over that..."

Yuuri - "Then... you'll just have to trust me...."

Wolfram - *another shake of the head* "I trust you, but..."

Yuuri - *watches him carefully, trying to study his expression* "You're still afraid something will go wrong... and that your heart will only break more..."

Wolfram - *nods quietly/it wasn't as if he could easily change who he was and how he thought or felt*

Yuuri - *remains silent for a bit, trying to piece everything together better/as softly as he had been* "I'm here now... if that counts for anything..."

Wolfram - *still speaking quietly* "It does... just..." *why was it so hard to get his thoughts and feelings out in the open?*

Yuuri - *watches him, wanting to make things easier for him, but not knowing how to go about doing it* "What...?"

Wolfram - *unconsciously takes a step back* "I just..."

Yuuri - *freezes completely, still very afraid of scaring him off* "Wolf..."

Wolfram - *very quietly* "I just... want everything to be perfect... and it's not... and..."

Yuuri - *stares at him, feeling guilty* "Wolf... I'm sorry... I should have known..."

Wolfram - "It's not like it's your fault..."

Yuuri - "Wolf... I will do almost anything for you... you know that... Please... let me help make things better... let me help make things as close to perfect as we can make them..."

Wolfram - "And what the hell do you expect to do?" *still frustrated/he didn't really want to take it out on Yuuri, but he was the only one there at the moment*

Yuuri - *slowly lifts his arms up again, watching the blond hopefully* "First... Let me hold you..."

Wolfram - *stares at him in silence for a moment, before stepping closer to him*

Yuuri - *tries to hide the relieved sigh as best he could, moving forward as well to wrap his arms around the blond, pulling him tightly into his chest*

Wolfram - *cuddles close, but still doesn't say anything*

Yuuri - *leans down to kiss the top of his head quickly before pulling back again* "Now... close your eyes...."

Wolfram - *does as he's told and closes his eyes*

Yuuri - *watches him carefully, speaking softly* "Can you hear my heart...?"

Wolfram - *presses closer to him, putting his ear against his chest, over his heart/quietly listens/nods*

Yuuri - *slowly lifts a hand, moving it to stroke at Wolfram's hair for a few moments before carefully cradling his head against his chest* “You already know it belongs to you and only you... don't you?"

Wolfram - *nods again/softly* "Yes..."

Yuuri - "And that, no matter what happens... I'll only be yours... forever...?"

Wolfram - *another nod/just as softly* "Yes..."

Yuuri - *slowly draws in a deep breath/continues to speak quietly to him* "Now... I want you to tell me a list of the things that you're most thankful for..."

Wolfram - *snorts lightly/that was easy* "You, and Greta, and the baby..."

Yuuri - *smiles lightly at him before going on* "What are some things that make you most happy...?"

Wolfram - *rolls his eyes a little/that wasn't very difficult to answer either* "You, and Greta, and the baby."

Yuuri - *moves his hand to stroke more at his hair, holding him closer/still softly* "What are you most afraid of...?"

Wolfram - *momentarily wonders why he's asking him all of these questions, when he should know how similar the answers would be* "Losing you, or Greta, or the baby..."

Yuuri - *leans down to kiss the top of his head again* "You know I love you... with all my heart... with all my being... every last bit of strength I have..."

Wolfram - *huffs in exasperation, pulling back some to glare up at him* "Yes, Yuuri, I know all that!! But that doesn't stop me from thinking or feeling!!"

Yuuri - *gazes down at him, brushing his hand through his hair/smiles lovingly at him* "I don't want you to stop thinking or feeling... That's who you are... "

Wolfram - "Then why bother even saying all of this?! I know how you feel, I don't doubt you, but so far none of that has changed a damn thing!!" *pushes away from him fully, a little rougher than he had intended to, turning around so that his back was facing him again*

Yuuri - *startled, stumbling back a step, but quickly catching himself/blinks at him, confused and not really knowing what to say to him* "Wolf...."

Wolfram - *really doesn't know how to deal with any of this/frustrated with himself, and with Yuuri for thinking words and promises could fix everything* "You should go. You have work to attend to..."

Yuuri - *watches him sadly* "Wolf... we're in this together... right...? I'll protect you... and Greta... and the baby... In whatever way I can..." *mentally kicks himself for saying the same things over and over as if it would suddenly make Wolfram feel better/honestly, he had no idea what to do or say... he just knew that he wanted to make things right*

Wolfram - *lifts his hands to rub at his face, trying not to get even more frustrated with everything* "Just... shut up..." *okay, so that had come out a little harsher than he'd wanted it to, but it's not like he could take it back now* "I can't do this right now, Yuuri..."

Yuuri - *flinches at his words/stands silently, staring at him for a few long moments before finally nodding/moves to step past him, heading back out into the hallway/glances nervously at the blond, guilt still flaring inside him* "I'm sorry... I didn't mean to get you worked up..." *opens his mouth to say more, but stops himself, shaking his head/turns back to head in the direction of his office*

Wolfram - *stands there by himself for a while after watching him go, feeling like a fool/why couldn't things ever just go right?/once he's sure Yuuri isn't anywhere in the immediate area, he finally begins to walk off, frowning with narrowed eyes as he remembers what had been the cause of that entire discussion/a thought comes to mind, and he immediately starts looking around for Conrart, figuring it would be better to have him there to 1) prevent him from doing anything rash or undeniably stupid, and 2) so the man would already be there the next time Yuuri felt like coming to talk to him, thereby saving them the time it would take to search for him*

Conrart - *actually wasn't very far from where the two had been/he was still under orders and had to be in the same room when the two were together, but since the hall wasn't exactly a room, he figured he could give them at least a little bit of space/steps out from the side hallway he was 'watching' them from, a bit warily/about to turn to make his way down the hall as well, but stops, seeing as Wolfram seemed to be headed towards him/raises an eyebrow in question at the blond, though not saying anything*

Wolfram - *glares at the brunet/determined* "You're coming with me." *begins leading the way down the halls towards his room, not even bothering to wait for Conrart to reply to him*

Conrart - *doesn't bother asking questions, just follows*

Wolfram - *once they've arrived at the hallway his room is located on, he stops one of the maids* "Tell Iris I'd like to see her in my room." *has to literally force himself to say the girl's name instead of using some derogatory term to refer to her by/watches the maid scurry away before throwing open the door to his room and entering*

Conrart - *frowns at his little brother, concerned/follows him into his room, watching him carefully* "What are you attempting to accomplish, Wolfram...?"

Wolfram - "She offered to help with my dress." *of course, he wasn't going to make that easy for her/heads to his closet, glaring over his shoulder at his brother* "Not that it's any of your business. You just need to stand there and shut up."

Conrart - *frowns more, but nods and backs up to the wall, leaning against it, crossing his arms over his chest*

Wolfram - *opens his closet and walks into it to change outside of the range of Conrart's vision/removes his uniform and slides into his wedding dress, smoothing it out and adjusting it as best he can, but it was a little tighter around his waist than it had been the last time the seamstress had altered it*

Conrart - *still wary about what Wolfram might be planning - knowing his brother, he could only imagine what he was really planning/remains silent, up against the wall and out of the way*

Iris - *eventually makes her way to Wolfram's room - or to the place the maids had told her Wolfram's room was located - not really looking foreword to seeing him so soon/the door was still opened, so she knocks timidly against it's frame*

Wolfram - *jumps just slightly at hearing the knock, but forces himself to calm down at least a little* "Come in." *makes sure his dress looks as perfect as it possibly can, before exiting his closet and returning to his room*

Iris - *cautiously enters the room, keeping her eyes averted to the floor* "You sent for me, Your Excellency?" *figures it would be best to call him by his title*

Wolfram - *smirks ever so lightly to himself* "You offered to help with my dress, didn't you?"

Iris - *nods slowly before looking up, trying not to seem so frightened, though she could only imagine what he was thinking on the inside/looks him over as he stood there in his wedding gown, and feels just the slightest pang of jealousy at the thought of how beautiful he looked in it*

Conrart - *impressed, and feeling just a bit proud/he knew his brother had always been considered beautiful... but even in women’s clothing, he looked amazing*

Wolfram - *lifts an eyebrow expectantly and stands in place* "Well...?"

Iris - *shakes her head a bit* "I... I'm sorry, Your Excellency." *immediately goes over to him and begins to carefully inspect the dress* "W-what did you say was wrong with it?" *she honestly couldn't remember, nor could she really recall if he'd ever clearly stated what needed to be changed*

Wolfram - *stands as still as possible/can't stop his smirk from widening a little more* "It's too tight around my waist and stomach. I want it a little looser for the wedding." *allows her to think on his answer, wondering if she knew the exact reason why, or if she could guess on her own*

Iris - *looks up at him with her eyes a little wider than before/immediately, all sorts of thoughts begin to run through her brain/some of the things Lord Dimitri had said to Yuuri about planning a wedding so quickly come back to her mind/she doesn't ask, however, as she knew it wasn't her place/lowers her gaze back down and begins her work*

Conrart - *remains silent and watching from the wall, though frowns at the exchange between the two*

Wolfram - *stands there silently for a good while, allowing her to do whatever it was she needed to do to make the alterations/sure, he didn't like her, and he was more than angry at her, but he wasn't about to compromise the repairs to his dress because of her*

Iris - *continues to go about her work silently, a little nervous around him/after what had happened at breakfast this morning, she didn't expect to get out of this without him yelling at her at least once*

Wolfram - *after standing there for a while, watching and glaring at her, he can't help himself, and has to speak up, though it isn't exactly what he'd intended to talk about when he'd first thought to confront the girl* "You love him." *it wasn't a question, but a factual statement*

Iris - *jumps a bit in surprise, more than a little startled/out of all the things she'd thought she'd hear him say, that was definitely not one of them/looks up at him warily, but holds her tongue/doesn't want to anger him any more than she already has*

Wolfram - *glares more at her silence, quickly becoming angry again* "Do you deny it?"

Iris - *swallows heavily, then slowly shakes her head* "No, Your Excellency..."

Conrart - *finds himself pushing a little off the wall to a more alert position, standing with his hands by his sides/he had a bad feeling about this, but manages to stay where he was*

Wolfram - *growls lightly* "'No' you don't love him, or 'no' you don't deny it?"

Iris - "I..." *what was she supposed to say to that?/it was obvious that he knew what the answer was already, but did he want her to lie or tell the truth?* "I..." *what did she want to say? of course, she loved him, but she'd already accepted the fact that she could never have him/eventually nods, looking away again, trying to focus on his dress instead of the glare that was being directed at her* "No, I don't deny it..."

Wolfram - *balls his hands into fists, and though he would very much like to lash out at her, he held himself back* "He's mine..."

Iris - *flinches a bit* "I realize that, Your Excellency..."

Wolfram - "But you want him for yourself."

Iris - "I..." *well... she couldn't exactly deny that/she did want Yuuri - he was so sweet and caring; he made her feel warm and safe/who wouldn't want something like that to call their own?/falls silent again and doesn't reply*

Conrart - *really not liking how this was going/opens his mouth to tell Wolfram to clam down, but realized what little his words would do/ frowns more, watching the two very carefully*

Wolfram - "How long ago was it that you slept with him?" *he already knew the answer to that, since Yuuri had told him everything, but that didn't mean he didn't want to hear it from her mouth*

Iris - *flinches again/wishes Yuuri hadn't told Wolfram about it, though he respected his decision and his desire not to keep secrets from his fiancé/thinks back on the time that had passed* "About... two weeks... Your Excellency..."

Wolfram - *quietly, almost hissing at her* "And were you pregnant beforehand?"

Iris - *swallows nervously again* "Lord Dimitri said I was..." *Lord Dimitri had told her a lot of things, some she wanted to believe, and others she didn't/of course, she had no idea which had been true and which had been lies*

Wolfram - *glares more* "But you never saw a doctor... or a healer...?"

Iris - *slowly shakes her head, trembling lightly/she steps away a bit, stopping what she was doing, not wanting to chance ruining his dress in her nervousness* "No, Your Excellency..."

Wolfram - "Then how do you know he was telling the truth...?" *as far as he'd heard, Dimitri had been a bit of a liar/if he'd thought lying about a pregnancy would give him some sort of power or control over the girl, what was there to stop him from doing so?*

Iris - *shakes her head some more* "I don't know..."

Conrart - *frowns a bit more, though still holding back from saying anything - though now it was because he was a bit curious*

Wolfram - "Have you experienced morning sickness yet?" *though he knew enough to realize that some people weren't as unlucky as he in the nausea department*

Iris - "No, Your Excellency..."

Wolfram - "And Dimitri never had your pregnancy confirmed?" *he knew the answer to that already as well/if she hadn't been seen by a doctor or a healer, there was no way to confirm it one hundred percent*

Iris - "No, Your Excellency..." *had Dimitri lied to her then?/so was she pregnant or not?/and who's was it? if she hadn't been pregnant all along, and.../immediately she gasps as soon as a certain thought crosses her mind, lifting a hand to cover her mouth in surprise/quickly she looks back up at the boy, her eyes wide/was he suggesting what she thought he was?* "I..."

Wolfram - *grows angrier/apparently she'd thought the same thing he had/steps closer to her, hissing at her again/wasn't about to let her start thinking that Yuuri would feel anything more for her just because she may be pregnant with his child* "You'll always be nothing more than a whore to him..."

Conrart - *stares at the two with widened eyes/if what Wolfram was suggesting was true... if she was pregnant with the king's child.../snaps out of his daze at the blond's words/firmly, shaking his head to indicate he was getting a bit out of hand* "Wolfram..."

Wolfram - *glares at Conrart, not really appreciating the fact that he was trying to butt into the conversation/his job was to stand there and keep his mouth shut* "I told you to be quiet."

Conrart - *frowns, but says nothing/it was partially his own fault that Wolfram was so spoiled - he always seemed to get what he wanted...*

Wolfram - *turns back to the girl, looking her over, staring at her hair for the longest time, remembering what Yuuri had told him about how it'd been cut/it makes him even angrier, knowing that she had pretended to be him, that she'd kissed his fiancé, that she'd been as close to him as he'd been before* "If I had it my way, you wouldn't even be here right now, but Yuuri's much too noble to have you sent to where you truly belong."

Iris - *shakes a little bit more, trying to keep herself from looking so scared/she'd heard stories about Lord Wolfram, gossip and rumors that had spread concerning his spoiled nature and vicious tantrums, and she definitely didn't want to do anything to incite one* "I have no where to go, Your Excellency. My parents are dead, and I have no other family."

Wolfram - *snorts at her/he really doesn't care to hear another sob story about how she was completely alone in the world* "I'm sure you'd fit right in at a whorehouse. Someone as pretty as you would be sure to bring in a lot of business."

Conrart - *forces himself not to say anything, though it was difficult/he didn't want to help stoke Wolfram's already hot temper/keeps on his guard, ready to step in if it got any farther than Wolfram battering the girl/it was lucky that Yuuri wasn't there, especially after getting angry earlier*

Iris - *backs up a bit more, feeling tears sting her eyes/how could he say something so horrible? it wasn't her fault she'd been made into a whore! it hadn't been her choice at all!*

Wolfram - *turns from the girl to glance at his brother again, speaking to him* "Go find Gisela, and bring her here. We'll find out once and for all if Dimitri was telling the truth or not." *he'd lied to Yuuri earlier when he'd said he hadn't wanted to know/he wanted to hear the truth, if only to confirm his suspicions or ease his worries, he just hadn't wanted to hear it with Yuuri there*

Conrart - *frowns at his brother, but supposed it was safe to leave them just for a bit - Wolfram was in his wedding dress... he doubted he would want to get blood on it/nods, moving from the wall to head out into the hall, catching one of the maids, asking her to get Gisela for them before turning to make his way back into the room*

Iris - *stands there trembling, her breathing becoming slightly irregular/what if Dimitri had lied? what if he hadn't? even after all the time's he'd made claims of her carrying his child, she'd never really put much thought into having a baby/could she really care for the child of a man who'd beaten and abused her for three months? could she love it as she would have a child created from love? would she even be able to look at it, knowing what sort of a monster had created it?/and then... what if she was pregnant, but it wasn't Dimitri's? what if it was Yuuri's? what was she supposed to do then? would these people make her get rid of it to hide the fact that he had an illegitimate child?*

Wolfram - *still glaring at her, his hands fisted tightly by his sides in an effort to control himself* "No matter what the outcome, it doesn't change the fact that you're a whore..." *she was a whore now, and she'd be one until the day she died, just like him*

Gisela - *finally shows up at Wolfram's partially opened door after a short while/of course, she was out of breath/cautiously peers inside, moving her hand to knock on the door, but stopping as Conrart opened it for her, motioning for her to come in before shutting it carefully behind him/looks like she was going to say something, but stops, spotting Wolfram in his wedding dress, as well as a pretty girl she couldn't really recall seeing before/stares at the girl strangely for a moment before blinking, pulling her gaze away from the girl to look at Wolfram* "I was called for, Your Excellency?"

Conrart - *moves back to his place by the wall after shutting the door, still frowning*

Wolfram - *looks towards Gisela, still frowning deeply* "We have reason to believe that Iris-" *says her name as one would say a swear* "- is pregnant. I'd like you to look over her." *inside, he thought, 'and for her sake, you'd better hope the child wasn't conceived two weeks ago...'*

Iris - *looks towards Gisela as well/doesn't know what to say or do/merely stands there, still shaking*

Gisela - *stares at the blond a bit more before nodding to him and moving over to the girl/smiles lightly at her, not wanting to make her more nervous than she already seemed/gently reaches to take one of the girl's hands - possibly for better reception/closes her eyes, checking to check in the child - she had already known the girl was pregnant before taking her hand - making sure it was okay before checking over the girl for anything that seemed off*

Wolfram - *waits, a bit impatiently, but says nothing/his heart starts to beat faster, anticipating Gisela's confirmation/as always, he prepares himself for the worst*

Iris - *has to force herself from flinching away from the healer/after months of being raped and beaten, she's not used to being around very many caring and gentle individuals*

Gisela - *opens her eyes after a while, smiling at the girl/turns to give a quick glance at Wolfram, giving him a small nod before turning her attention to going through the bag tied loosely around her waist, digging for the bottle she had just refilled for Wolfram, handing it to the girl, then pulls out a piece of paper and a quill to jot down what she would need to restock on/to the girl, still smiling lightly, though feeling a little confused* "Make sure you drink all of that... "

Iris - *nods to the healer, carefully taking the bottle/has no idea what it's for, but drinks it anyway, not thinking the woman would give her anything with the intention of harming her/she seemed kind enough/quickly drinks the liquid, coughing a bit at the awful taste, before handing the bottle back* "Am I...?" *didn't know whether she wanted there to be a child or not; had no idea what she'd do either way*

Wolfram - *feels his fists tighten/shuts his eyes for a moment in another attempt to control himself*

Gisela - *looks up at her after placing the empty bottle and her notes back in her bag/smiles warmly at the girl* "Yes, you are. I'll need to start you on a few medicines, seeing as how under weight you are... But the baby should be just fine as long as you make sure you eat a lot more."

Conrart - *watching Wolfram's reaction, stepping a few steps away from the wall, just incase he needed to be restrained*

Wolfram - *quietly, not looking at any of them* "How long ago was it conceived?"

Gisela - *glances over at Wolfram, unable to help feeling a bit worried/he was acting a bit odd* "About two weeks ago..."

Iris - *gasps in shock*

Wolfram - *takes a deep breath, then releases it, hoping to keep himself from blowing up entirely/it doesn't help - not that he'd honestly expected it to - his breathing coming much quicker, as if he couldn't quite catch his breath/his eyes sting with tears, and he feels as if he's going to be sick/immediately starts to try and pull his dress off/shakily* "H-help me take my dress off..."

Gisela - *quickly moves to help him, leading him gently to the closet so he could have some privacy/she wouldn't want to get undressed in front of Conrart if she was Wolfram/carefully helps pull the dress off/worried* "Are you not feeling well? Is it your stomach again?"

Wolfram - *shakes his head/he doesn't know what to tell her; he just wanted it off before he had the chance to ruin it/his breathing remains highly irregular, and though his thought are running a mile a minute, he's aware enough to realize that he's close to hyperventilating/has barely gotten his wedding dress off before quickly making his was to the washroom in order to throw up, not caring that he's currently wearing nothing more than his underwear*

Iris - *stands still where they'd left her, swallowing thickly as tears fill her own eyes/she would admit to being at least the slightest bit happy, thankful that the child was Yuuri's and not Dimitri's, though she knows that brings its own set of problems*

Gisela - *quickly follows Wolfram to the washroom, immediately digging through her bag for anything that would help make him feel better/watches over him for a few moments before closing her eyes to check for a fever, as well as making sure the baby was okay*

Conrart - *moves away from the wall to the closet, carefully picking up the dress to hang back up before gathering up Wolfram's clothes/walks to the washroom to stand just outside, wanting to give him space, but was also worried/so the girl was carrying Yuuri's child as well... things around the castle would definitely get a bit chaotic if anyone else were to find out*

Wolfram - *once he's finished being sick, he sags against the floor, unable to stop the tears from falling down his face*

Gisela - *moves away from the boy for a moment to take Wolfram's jacket from the brunet, then kneels down on the ground placing the jacket around his shoulders, rubbing his shoulders gently to try and comfort him/turns after a few moments to look up at Conrart* "Should we get someone to send for His Majesty?"

Wolfram - *immediately turns to Gisela at the mention of Yuuri* "No!!"

Gisela - *startled, jumping back a bit/confused, but with everything that was going on, she was afraid to believe what her mind was putting together* "You don't want him, Your Excellency?"

Wolfram - *emphatically shakes his head/he didn't think he could see Yuuri right now without screaming*

Iris - *doesn't really know if it would be for the best to see Yuuri at the moment either, though she wanted to - she always wanted to see Yuuri/she did, however, feel bad, and though she doesn't like Lord Wolfram very much, she can understand how he must be feeling at the moment/takes a few cautious steps towards the wash room* "Your Excellency..." *trails off as soon as she began, not even knowing what it is she could say to make things better*

Wolfram - *at the sound of the girl's voice, his sadness and panic are replaced by a burning anger/at once, he's at his feet, pushing passed both Gisela and his brother and moving to exit the washroom, glaring at the girl darkly once he's caught sight of her again/just looking at her made him sick/immediately starts yelling* "I HATE YOU, YOU DIRTY LITTLE WHORE!! I HATE YOU!!!" *he wanted to kill her; he wanted to wrap his hands around her skinny little neck and strangle her*

Conrart - *quickly drops the clothes he had in his arms to wrap them securely around the blond from behind, holding him back from attacking the girl* "Wolfram!! Settle down!"

Gisela - *gets up as well, watching in shock, a hand covering her mouth*

Wolfram - *starts to struggle against Conrart* "LET GO OF ME!!!" *he wanted to hit and claw at her, gauge at her eyes, yank at her blonde hair until it came out, scratch at her pretty face until it bled/continues trying to pull away from his brother, all the while glaring and shouting at the girl in front of him* "HE'S MINE, DO YOU HEAR ME?! MINE!! THE ONLY REASON YOU'RE HERE IS BECAUSE HE FEELS SORRY FOR YOU!!! OTHERWISE YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN LEFT ON THE STREETS!! THAT'S WHERE YOU DESERVE TO BE, RIGHT BESIDE ALL THE OTHER WHORES!!!"

Iris - *backs up a little more, tears falling down her own cheeks/how could someone as kind and generous as Yuuri possibly love someone as selfish and hateful as Lord Wolfram?*

Conrart - *a bit surprised at how much strength Wolfram still had in him/was having difficulty keeping him under control/glances over his shoulder to Gisela for help*

Gisela - *blinks in shock, but catches Conrart's glance and nods at him, quickly pulling out a thick cloth and a bottle of clear liquid/opens the bottle, pouring a few drops onto the cloth before carefully moving around Conrart, lifting up the cloth up over his mouth and nose, pinning him to his brother's chest so that Wolfram had no choice but to breathe through it/winces, still watching him/mumbles quietly* "Sorry... but it's for your own safety..."

Wolfram - *turns wide, angry eyes to Gisela/knows exactly what she's trying to do/holds his breath, trying his hardest not to inhale it, lifting his hands to try and pull it away*

Iris - *watches them/grows a little braver over the fact that Lord Wolfram was being restrained/knowing that she was carrying Yuuri's child now also gave her a bit of comfort/if she'd had any doubts that he would take care of her and protect her before, they'd been wiped away completely now/surely even Lord Wolfram wouldn't be able to harm her/Yuuri wouldn't let him/straightens up a bit, holding her head higher, and grasping on to every last thread of courage she has/faces Lord Wolfram with as much confidence as she can muster, though she's still shaking lightly* "I don't believe whores are typically forced to perform sexual favors. Wouldn't that make you the whore, then, Your Excellency?" *perhaps it was really stupid of her to say those sorts of things, but she'd taken so much crap over the last three months/she couldn't do it anymore/maybe she didn't hate Lord Wolfram as much as he hated her, and maybe she held a little sympathy for him, but she definitely didn't like him*

Wolfram - *turns his glare back to the girl, still trying his hardest to hold his breath, but it was becoming increasingly difficult/begins struggling a little harder, though it doesn't help in the least*

Iris - *takes a deep breath before continuing* "You're the same as I am, aren't you? The only difference is that you can hide behind your wedding. Maybe this baby doesn't change anything, but neither will your marriage." *frowns just a little* "You, with your flowers and your pretty white dress which must have cost a fortune..." *shakes her head sadly/softly mirrors a few of his past statements* "An expensive whore... that's all you are... and that's all you'll ever be..."

Wolfram - *can't hold back any longer, especially hearing something like that from her/takes a breath, intent on pulling away and shouting at her, but the chemical on the cloth held against his nose and mouth immediately takes effect/his eyes roll back and he passes out*

Conrart - *easily catches his brother as he goes completely limp in his arms, scooping an arm under his legs to lift him off the ground/turns to the bed, gently laying him down before pulling the covers down from under him, then pulling them back up over the blond to tuck him in/watches him for a moment longer, then leans down to gently kiss his forehead/pulls back, turning to frown a bit angrily at the girl/it was his baby brother! of course he was going to be defensive!* "You didn't have to go that far..."

Gisela - *sighs lightly, watching Conrart tuck Wolfram in before turning to repack her bag/also glances up at the blonde, wary*

Iris - *stands her ground, her fisted hands trembling by her sides* "I'm sorry, Lord Weller..." *and she was, but did he honestly expect her to continue to stand there and take all of that verbal abuse?* "I don't wish to overstep my bounds, but..." *takes another shaky breath, feeling her tears fall faster* "I'm tired of being treated like I'm not worth anything..."

Gisela - *watches the girl, sighing again before slowly moving towards her, reaching out to place her hands on the girl's shoulders/softly* "Neither of you should have done what you did... And you are worth something... that's why you're here, right?" *not really sure what the entire story was, but could easily figure out that this was the girl Yuuri brought back with him*

Conrart - *frowns more at the girl, but doesn't say anything/goes back to watching his baby brother sleep*

Iris - *glances between the two with tear filled eyes* "What's going to happen to me now?"

Gisela - *glances over at Conrart for a moment, then turns back to the girl/smiles lightly* "You're going to go get plenty of sleep... and then when you wake up, you're going to start eating more so you can catch up to the weight you need to be at..."

Conrart - *doesn't say anything or look away from Wolfram/he would have to be the one to report to Gwendal, huh? wonderful...*

Iris - "I..." *doesn't really know what to say/didn't think she'd be able to get to sleep any time soon, not with all of the thoughts running through her head* "I... I should tell Yu-" *stops herself from referring to him by name in front of these people* "-His Majesty..."

Gisela - *watches her for a bit, then sighs/someone had to tell Yuuri... and Wolfram was going to be out for a while.../smiles lightly at her again and nods* "Lord Weller will take you to see His Majesty... I'll stay here and watch over His Excellency." *pauses, remembering something* "I'm Gisela, by the way... I apologize for not introducing myself earlier... If you ever feel unwell, just send for me... I'll be by your room in the mornings to give you the medicine you need..."

Conrart - *doesn't move from his spot by the bed just yet*

Iris - *nods at her/she seemed nice enough, and fairly objective/she could trust her* "I... I'm Iris..." *looks to Lord Weller then, expectantly, but doesn't say anything to him/wondered what he thought of her now - he seemed rather protective of his brother*

Conrart - *finally pulls himself away from the bed, heading past Gisela/mumbles* "Watch over him for me..." *continues to the door, pulling it open to hold for the girl to pass in front*

Gisela - *removes her hands from the girl's shoulders, nodding at the brunet before moving over to one of the chairs in the room, dragging it over to the side of the bed*

Iris - *stares a little bit at Lord Wolfram on the bed, before shaking her head and moving to exit the room, waiting for Lord Weller to lead her to wherever it was that Yuuri was currently at*

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Yuuri - Guine
Wolfram - Mikage
Murata - Mikage
Iris - Mikage
Conrart - Guine
Gisela - Guine