Takeshi knew convincing Shu that everything was fine wouldn't be easy, and he hadn't exactly done that just now. Regardless of what the little guy might say he was certain there were still worries, you could see as much just in the way Shu acted. Shy of having the others outright say they didn't dislike or fear Shu he wasn't sure what could perk his younger brother up. "They're your friends too squirt, I don't know why you keep calling them my friends," he said, smiling as he booped Shu's nose gently, "How's about we ask if they want to play tomorrow? That should prove they're your friends too, yeah?" So it was down to the courtyard then was it? They could just fly down from here, and thank goodness too because it was a bit of a climb just to reach the throne room. It was also a little annoying they were just going right back down, but he'd bite his tongue and not complain. Nor could he as Takeshi was much too surprised at the King wandering over to the balcony before just walking off, prompting him to run over and look down worriedly. It wasn't that he forgot Kaesstrians could fly, he honestly thought the guy was way too big to even do it. "Heh... I didn't forget, I just... Never mind," Takeshi answered, waving a hand dismissively and watching as T'charrl soon followed suit. Now he should probably bring Shu down too, unless the little guy wanted to fly down himself. Looking over at his brother he smiled and went to ask, instead gasping yet again as Shu just threw himself off, apparently wanting to be caught. Groaning Takeshi dove off the balcony as well, chasing just in case things went badly. The king was practically giggling when T'charrl had finally landed, smiling at the younger Kaesstrian while dusting himself off. "Don't seem so glum, young Prince! You'll be all the stronger for it once you finally do heal, just think of this as a trial to test your strength." Gods know he'd been injured and bed-ridden numerous times throughout his life, by this point if he was injured he hardly paid it any mind. In fact at present he had this fair bothersome crick in his back, and nothing but relaxing was supposed to help it. Darn shame too because it kept him from really going out into the city most of the time, right now it wasn't so bad. Hearing the sound of someone else shouting Aseel furrowed his brow, looking up confused then blinking surprised seeing Shu plummeting towards him. Extending all four arms out he placed himself beneath the boy, managing to catch him with a fair bit of effort. "Oomph!" the King said, both because of the impact and the audible crack of his back from the force. Standing still for a moment with Shu in his arms he blinked again, glancing around at his back before smiling widely. "You fixed my back, boy! Oh thank you very much!" he cheered, laughing as he playfully tossed Shu up into the air before setting him down. "I'll see to it you get plenty of fruits for that favor!" Takeshi near had a heart attack watching Shu do that, breathing a little easier only when he was caught. Not a second later did he land on the ground after his brother, letting out a lengthy sigh and rubbing at his head in exasperation. "Honestly buddy, it's like you're trying to kill me..." he mumbled, shaking his head. With Haku landing a few seconds after him they were all down here now, which meant it was just time to wait for the food to be brought out. At the very least it looked like Shu was in a better mood after that, probably all excited over the chance to have some fruit. Looking around at the courtyard itself he smiled a bit, finding it was certainly a nice little place to have a snack. Plenty of blooming flowers and trees providing some shade, benches and tables here and there for eating, a small pond and a couple statues here and there of what he could only guess were royal people. "Definitely a lot different from your palace, T'charrl," Takeshi thought aloud, looking over at his friend before frowning and putting his hands up defensively, "Uh... I don't mean that in a bad way! Your palace is nice too!"