Oh how lucky he was to be in the presence of such beauty. It seemed like every time he glanced up at the princess she was wearing less and less. Oh how terrible of a chaperone he was.  Perhaps he should do something to help preserve the princess's modesty. Just as he went to say something, however, there was a howling noise followed by a flash so bright he covered his eyes out of sheer reflex. There was some noises, followed by a mad scramble before the world began to come back into view. The first thing the youth saw was Kiran running out of the room. It looked like he'd seen a ghost or something.<br/><br/>He turned back toward where the princess sat, but she was no longer there. Instead, it seemed as though she moved down towards the floor. She was saying something, but Haru's senses were blurred. Could it have been the flash, or perhaps the wine? Maybe a combination of the two. He stood up and looked toward where she was. Oh how lovely she looked the way her clothing nearly peeled off of her. A tint of red streaked across his nose.<br/><br/>They were alone.<br/><br/>He shook his head to rid it of dirty thoughts. Those are such that would get a man beheaded. Even the sound of that word made his throat lock.<i>Beheaded.</i>His senses began to return to him, and it seemed like the princess was in distress. Actually, more like she was helping somebody who was. He stepped closer to see what was happening. The woman looked horrified, same as Kiran, but... there was nobody else in the room. Haru's head tilted to the side inquisitively as he stepped over to the woman. He knelt down beside her and placed a gentle hand on her shoulder. "M'Lady...?" He spoke softly. "There's... there's no one there."<br/><br/>This was a sobering moment for him. The young man was unsure exactly what to make of this situation. Perhaps the flash might have startled the two of them? Perhaps the sound and light brought back painful past memories? He'd heard of such phenomena occurring to those with overexposure to war and battle, or any traumatic & stressful situation. His Special Ops commander also spent some time speaking on the subject. At this point, Haru wished he payed more attention to that lecture.<br/><br/>"M'Lady. Everything is alright." He tried his best to put on a soothing voice. "You're safe. Nobody is hurt." He took his time, not wanting to jar her anymore than she might have already been. Perhaps it was a good thing he was here, after all.