<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#99ccff">He smiled and moved closer, pressing his body up close to Alexi’s.</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#4da6ff">“Well, I’m glad you were being careful. But you should know by now that no one would get through my wards.” </span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#99ccff">Lucian rested his head on top of Alexi’s, holding him and relaxing, still against the wall.</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#4da6ff"> “So...What were you going to say the other day? Before we did the ritual, it looked like you wanted to tell me something.”</span>