Motto’s voice caught in his throat at the sound of her laughter.    This wasn’t the first time he’d elicited a reaction like that.  He wasn’t great at social situations.  It still sucked though and his pride took a blow.  The Prince drooped a little when it was pointed out that his brilliant idea was pretty much the same thing he criticized and he paid no heed to the kitten’s intimidating transformation.<br/><br/>It was clear the dude was her bodyguard thing.  Motto recovered somewhat from his embarrassment and stood his ground while the Princess suggested another plan.<br/><br/><span style="color: #00FF40">“So wait.  Now we’re getting a Fey to possess me?  This is ridiculous.”</span>Motto’s temper flared.  The whole thing was ridiculous!  Here was Princess Better-Than-Him with her lofty words and her cool attitude and her magical pet..ordering him to bathe, laughing at him, and fetching whimsy folk to have a little fun inside of him.<span style="color: #00FF40"> “I don’t need this.  Any of this!”</span>Turning, he paced  away from her with a thin blanket of flame licking up his right arm.<span style="color: #00FF40">“I get it.  I’m not your romance guy and you don’t want to be tied down to savages.   Cool.  I’ll refuse the wedding and have the Elementals withdraw.  It’s not like we care about our reputation.”</span><br/><br/>Motto’s pacing stopped and the flames receded into nothingness.  She was still in grave danger though.  That probably wouldn’t change.<span style="color: #00FF40">“......Or ...we can find a Fey to possess me.” </span>The Prince raised his troubled eyes to look at his bride-to-be.<span style="color: #00FF40"> “If our marriage doesn’t happen your father will find another dude and try the same thing, won’t he?”</span>Motto was a spontaneous kind of guy...his priorities were hard to predict and he wasn’t the most stable person ever.  Aside from his impending marriage and the crappy truth about his bloodline’s endangerment, Isabella was in a serious situation with that a-hole dad of hers and that was what mattered most right now.<br/><br/><a class="postlink" href="https://i.imgur.com/ZO6y0Mq.jpg">[ img ]</a>