Alessandro wasn't even mad, that was the crazy part, his father wasn't very good with emotions even when his brother was still alive but now he was gone he was like an angry porcupine, ready to shoot his quills at anyone, even his own son. If Alessandro wanted he could have likely analysed that his fathers behaviour wasn't just due to grief but stress, concern and guilt as well. Likewise he wasn't angry with the queen or his beloved sister for not speaking up for him, he'd told them not too many times and it was only when the King had raised his hand to strike his sisters cheek -he had personally got in the way before it came to marking his precious sister- that they listened. It was something he'd grown used to, like the hatred for his hair and the murmers of the villagers. As Rei had pointed out as well, he was lucky not one to be pitied, he had food in his belly every day, so much that he couldn't eat it all at times, he had all the things money could buy if he just asked for them, warm clothes in the winter, boots with no holes thick blankets so he was grateful. He did get lonely from time to time that was true but his sister and him spoke when they could, when their father wasn't keeping a hawk like eye on her and forcing her to meet new and further unsuitable suitors. 

So it rather surprised him when Rei hinted he was trying to be comforting, the Prince looked down to the littler body guard and faintly smiled, dropping his hand lightly to Rei's head only to remember both the Bandanna and hat that blocked him from feeling that super fine hair. "Your awkward that much is true but its good, your doing okay. I'm fine though, I've got used to it, he's never been an overly caring or friendly father, my brothers death just made him...worse. I'll be fine, the cooks servants will bring us up our plates and honestly I'd rather eat with you, maybe my sister, than sit at that big empty table anyway." He removed his hand and lead them back to his room, holding the door open for Rei so the boy might enter and shutting it firmly behind him, it seemed rather bizarre having Rei in here while they were awake, the last conversation they had he had been mostly naked and Rei was going to kill him. Such an odd feeling since it was only a few nights prior. 
 
"Take a seat, we can go over tomorrows plans if you like? It'll give you time to plan and once supper arrives we can discuss any books you were interested in that you might like to borrow. I'm sure if its you the meister won't mind overly, you just have to take care of them for him, is there anything else you want to get from your home too? I never really asked if you were leavign anything important behind, family or the like. This 'father of yours, is he there?"