If Tetsuya could just make it through [i]one day[/i] without being petted or doted on, that would be just lovely. Honestly, he wasn't a child anymore, he shouldn't be treated like one. It was even more humiliating in that he was being treated like this by a princess, it was like she wasn't taking him seriously; the fact that being pet felt nice made it all the worse. Trying hard to come back from that he cleared his throat awkwardly, looking at Rii as she began to go into a long explanation. Was he hearing this right, she was asking him for help? That was a bit much, Tetsuya hardly considered himself worthy or capable even of protecting a princess. To ask a stranger to protect someone important too, was his help really going to be needed that badly? Furrowing his brow in confusion he looked over at Eri when she was prompted to put on a display, not wholly sure what he was going to see. 

Magic was nothing new to the young Neko, he was very well acquainted with it; summoning, healing, elemental magic, he'd seen tons of it growing up in Neko communities, but never anything like this. Just what kind of magic was this? He had never experienced anything like this, and now that he was in a completely new setting he was completely out of mind. It was very brief, but seeing himself as a child in his mother's arms was really quite a bit stunning. When the world proper came back into view Tetsuya looked around utterly confused, blinking as he tried to make sense of what he had just seen. So that had been Eri's doing then? That had to be some extremely powerful magic and yet she was the same age of him, or very close at least, how was she so powerful then? With an ability like that he could definitely understand now what made her so special, and why people might come after her. Learning things that were never meant to see the light of day could bring some really nasty facts out to the public eye, and there would no doubt be some leaders who would rather keep personal information as just that, personal.

[color=39b54a]"Connected to every soul... That's ridiculous..."[/color] Tetsuya mumbled, shaking his head in disbelief. He had just experienced it first hand though, there was no denying what he had just seen. Looking back at Eri for a moment he smiled warily, lifting a hand to rub at his neck with a small chuckle. [color=39b54a]"Uh... Please don't go prodding into my life? I've got nothing to hide, but there's things I want to keep to myself, you understand? I can see why you're special though, and I'll gladly help if you ever need it. That is... If my Lord allows it."[/color] If Shima needed him that would always have to be priority, but then again if Eri was so important then maybe he'd have to make an exception. [color=39b54a]"I should probably start looking into finding a place to stay, if I'm going to wait for news. Thank you again Lady Ru, and princess. I'll be sure to keep that magic of yours a secret."[/color]