Aadair felt his small ears lower once he heard the man say he was disappointed. That was practically all he had ever heard and felt a bit hurt after hearing it from someone he had hoped to call a friend. He felt his emotions nick at him until a pitiful expression made it was onto his face. Tears would have started building up in his eyes had he not been so dehydrated, though his eyes did get a bit red, like he had been sleep deprived. Aadair would have asked, he really would have but he had been mentally slapping himself for the longest time to not give into demands. Being rebellious was the only thing that made people pay attention to him and if he were to slip up perhaps he would just fade into oblivion as well. His tail twitched nervously and he took a step back, wanting to leave, but not finding the courage to move any further back. The small lion opened his mouth, wanting words to form but quickly closed it, not trusting his voice anymore.