Golden Glade i've been thinking too much

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He cursed himself for being a coward, biting his lip as his eyes narrowed furiously with suppressed rage. Bowing his head, Nico continued forward, a dark bitterness gripping his heart as he thought of his current predicament. How he wished he could run away now and escape the constraints of Royal Fire Court and back into the embrace and presence of Aeronwyn. Sadly, however, he had way too much respect for both himself and his reputation to leave those who'd given him a home without a proper reason and farewell. Never in his life had he wanted to be less of a gentleman, until now. 

"C'mon," Nico muttered gruffly as he finished marking a tree and rounded to another one further ahead, leaving, he hoped, sufficicent distance between Aspen and himself. What he needed right now was alone time and a bunch of rest...maybe some fermented fruit too. Could this patrol get any worse?