If it made Celio feel any better, Alexei wasn’t stupid enough to try and run away while still in the castle town. It was too dangerous, especially since he had never left the harem and didn’t know his way around well enough to properly escape. And if he was caught, it would be very, very bad for him.  So for now, he would stick close to this new alpha, and see how things panned out before he decided what to do.<br/><br/>At the touch on his shoulder, he flinced slightly, looking up at Celio worriedly, before once again noticing just how awful the prince looked right now. The chance of danger was low here. He actually sidled a little closer to him, seeing protection from the world out there, still holding the cloak tightly around himself to stay covered. He had no idea that they took any wrong turns, he had never seen any other parts of the castle, he has to trust that Celio knew where they were going.<br/><br/>When they stepped outside, Alex blinked in the bright sunlight, looking up at the bright blue sky. The last time he had seen the sky directly was nearly two years ago. All the other times, it was looking through a window. He took a breath of the fresh air, free of the opressive scent of pheromones, and fresh tears filled his eyes once more. This was the most free he felt in what seemed like forever. He wanted to run and jump and sing, but instead, he looked up at Celio and followed him over to the carriage, rubbing his eyes a bit.<br/><br/>They reached the carriage, and Alex looked between Celio and the open door, before grabbing the handle on the outside so he could lift himself up onto the step, then he climbed inside. Being short kind of sucked... Once inside, he looked around the opulent interior, then sat down on the floor of the carriage, more out of habit than anything else. He was used to sitting at the feet of whoever he was with. He crossed his legs and pulled the cloak around him again, keeping everything covered still.