Grouse Thicket thou bleeding piece of earth

He watched as Aeronwyn stepped forward, resting her muzzle on his forehead and she spoke. A slow smile graced his lips at her words and unconsciously, he leaned into her touch, noticing that she'd lingered a moment longer than necessary before moving back. Nico's eyes twinkled and he looked at her, amused at what he saw in her silver eyes. She was stubborn and he could tell that she refused to kill him, and for that, a part of him was glad, because to be honest, he didn't really want to die. She promised that his words would stay only with him, and he turned to Shalon to hear what she had to say.

Nico's throat constricted umcomfortably when his green eyes landed lightly on Shalon's face. She'd shaken her head and a few teardrops rolled down her cheeks and without thinking about it, he pulled himself up so he stood, suppressing the wince of pain that threatened to break through his facade. He swallowed when she used his full name and said that she would keep his secret, but only to honour his time with the Court. And while Aero didn't seem to want to kill him, Shalon did...he wondered what he felt about that.

"Shalon," he said, his eyes pleading. "I'm so sorry," he said, taking a step forward, biting his lip adorably as he did so. "I...I didn't mean to..." make you fall for me? Nico shook his head, "I'm sorry for what I did....Aren't we friends?"