Cedric’s cheeks turned cherry-red with embarrassment when Elliot laughed.<i>Did... I just ask that out loud?</i>He knew he should have known better than to blindly ask about things. Even if it wasn’t his fault for not knowing, he felt pretty foolish. Whatever that<i>cotton candy</i>stuff was, it looked funky and Cedric was unsure if humans were really supposed to consume that stuff. “Is that really<i>safe</i>to eat?” He muttered to himself with the most skeptical look.<br/><br/>Even after Elliot bought one for them to share, Cedric continued to raise an eyebrow. Hesitantly he stared at the piece he was handed. Once the pink fluff melted on his tongue it was like another volcano of flavor erupted in his mouth. He had never had anything so sweet in his entire life. So, he made a comment about the treat being a pleasant surprise. Even as a king who could have anything with the snap of a finger, sugary treats were still a rarity. The closest thing he got to sweet was dark chocolate. Still, everything around him seemed to have more flavor than anything the people of his world were used to. Wondering what cooks did to make everything taste so outstanding was a mystery worth wrapping his head around. A<i>n advanced form of magic, certainly. How else is ‘cotton candy’ created? </i><br/><br/>Cedric nodded his head and agreed to going to this place Elliot called a<i>pop up restaurant</i>. He wasn’t sure what Elliot was talking about, but he was relieved to shortly come to find out that they would be eating more food.<br/><br/>After he sat down across from Elliot, he caught the other’s expression and smiled back with confusion in his eyes. “Alright..” he responded. Cedric didn’t know what Elliot meant by<i>it’s on me</i>. He looked over to see if perhaps a fly landed on his face, but Cedric still didn’t know what he meant. The time traveler just strugged it off and glanced down at the menu he had in front of him.<i>Am I to select something?</i>Cedric could read the words on this glossy parchment, but his pronunciation of the words he didn’t know were completely off as he mumbled them under his breath. He was clueless as to what any of these foods were. The descriptions didn’t make much sense either.<i>Who in the world eats beef, tomato, cheese, bread, and whatever pickles’ are - all together?? Disgusting I say!</i>He decided that he’d just order something by random, but definitely not a<i>hamburger</i>. Cedric was going to stray far away from that one. Just the sound of that word made Cedric quiver and queasy.<br/><br/>Suddenly feeling Elliot touch his hand so gently made Cedric look back up. As Elliot spoke, Cedric felt the spots below his eyes heat up as if he had been drinking wine. Elliot’s words touched him in a way that was both heartwarming and melancholy. The king had looked back on his past more times than there are stars in space and sometimes he thought he might have been too stern with Edward. Though, no matter how many times Cedric tried to imagine what the outcome of choices he could have made were - nothing could change what has already happened. Thinking about it now left Cedric at a crossroad. Was he right to have been so protecting? That was something he really didn’t want to think about or consider.<br/><br/>“It is you who hast truly been nothing but cordial.” He began. Cedric was so tickled that he was beginning to get quite nervous. His heart was beating so hard that he feared the other would hear it knocking at his chest. “You pay for my meal and always with a smile, you show me a splendid night at the food fair. Thank you, Elliot.” Cedric had said soft and sincerely.<br/><br/>For a second Cedric was unsure of what to tell him. He wasn’t going to tell the truth and neither lie. There was so much that he wanted to reveal to Elliot, but he was afraid of scaring his lover away with a wild  story that probably wouldn’t be believed. Besides, with all the small hints he was giving Elliot, Cedric didn’t want the other to think he was a loony bird, a stalker, or something like that.<br/><br/>“A new beginning, I suppose.”