Josephine held onto Raoul's hand as he passed out again, gently kissing his forehead. "May you feel stronger upon your awakening." She would have kissed him on the lips, but with the others so close by she feared their reaction; especially Alyxander. He seemed to be just waiting for a reason to hold this against Raoul, waiting for the slightest slip up. She stood and headed up to her room for a little bit. Alyx followed after her soon after. "So, what we you and your little prince up to last night anyways? He seemed quite defensive, not wanting me to know you had been with him." "He had told me to meet him in that clearing last night so that he could tell me of his plan, nothing more. His father walked in on the end of it, so it is unlikely he knows of the entire plot." She laid on her bed, her arm over her eyes. "Why are you questioning me?" The boy shrugged and sat on the edge of the bed.<br/><br/>"I'm trying to figure out what is really going on here. You seem much too attached to him, especially for having met him barely two nights ago. Had you known him before then?"<br/><br/>"No." She lied quickly, which gave her away. Alyx quirked an eyebrow, and she peeked out from beneath her arm. "Okay, I ran into him once, the day before the masquerade. He rescued me from the guards when they had captured me as the Scarlet Arrow. He was clever enough to see through the disguise, the first ever to figure me out. He recognized me at the ball, saved me multiple times over form being caught by the guards, and that is all. He is a friend, Alyxander. It is better that you put aside these differences between us and him and just get along. He is an endlessly helpful ally; you should start treating him as such, not an annoyance or a threat." "Yeah, yeah, sure... but are you telling me the truth, about last night? He did nothing to you, did he? Your dress is much too mud-stained and grassy to be just from a scuffle. And your chemise is nowhere in sight, when I know you were wearing one last night."<br/><br/>Josephine tried hard not to blush, though it angered her more than anything. "You were looking through my room?!" "In my defense, I was sent to collect laundry for Madam William." Josephine's mind wandered a bit, embarrassed but determined not to be found out. Had the underclothes that had been left behind from the night before been hidden and out of Alyxander's sight earlier that morning. Did he already figure out what happened, or was assuming from her reaction. "Your cheeks are red as strawberries, Princess. It was more than just a planning session wasn't it?" "Think what you might, but do not let your wandering thoughts deceive you. He has not approached me in any manner of lust, so if you assume he has done anything of that kind you are delusional." Alyxander rolled his eyes, but surprisingly let the matter drop. "Alright, alright, if you say so, Josephine. But I'm keeping a close watch on him, and on you." With that, he left to go to his own room, thinking off of the plan that had been discussed a while before. The Williams were in the kitchen, and left a little while before Raoul awoke. Josephine remained in her room, staring up at the ceiling and daydreaming a little.