The small, humorless smile rested on his face as he listened to Elara talk, and offer him comforting gestures. She seemed to be taken aback by his calling her an ally. He wasn't sure what it meant, if she'd not considered him as such, or if she hadn't figured he'd consider her to be one. The seeming lack of composure was almost immediately regained as they made their way closer to the city, and she sat up so straight, he was wondering if something hadn't poked her. Royal instinct forced him to sit straight as well, to match her, to seem just as composed as they made their way towards the beautiful, flat city.<br/><br/>"If you ever have interest Elara, I did have to train an entire elite force to guard me in war, and countless students, with my peculiar masteries of my magic. I can't show you everything Caldwyn might be able to, but I might be able to show you in a way that would help you better understand it."<br/><br/>His royal tone sounded all too familiar, and the subject changing from the somber mood just moments ago made him think of his father. Whenever the subject they were just discussing came up. Instead of replying to the comment with any attempt at emotion, he'd simply ignore it, like it wasn't even uttered to begin with. The realization of that made him lose his smile, even as humorless as it had been, and he sighed.<br/><br/>"And you shouldn't worry, this isn't information I typically divulge, but I feel to better help each other's causes, we should understand why we are who we've become."