Hildebrand's mind went blank once he saw Amy's face, rather, it only had the thought of how unexpectedly beautiful she actually was. His gaze followed her even as she walked away, and he only snapped out of it when Andy started to leave as well, remembering the situation at hand. He was unsure if a flush would be visible on his face if he had not had his mask on, and was therefore grateful that his face was currently covered. As he left with Andy, he looked back one last time to see Amy distracting the guards with her charm and looks.

"Well, that is quite a solution..."
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Eliezer was at first confused as to why she was giggling at what he had said, and then flinched slightly when she took his mask. He made a fumbling attempt to give an appropriate reaction to her saying that she had recognized him from the start, but eventually gave up and responded to the question she had asked before that.

"I did not think that I even had a heart to offer her until she helped me to find it. Judging from the way I currently feel, either she still has it, or I regret not knowing how I could have given it to her."

When Raven mentioned the letter, he sat beside her and took it out, handing it to her. "I do not know what it says, for it was only given to me tonight. However, if I trust that you shall say to me all that you wish to this night, then I would not ever have to read it. Of course, if you believe that the contents of this letter are still valid and you wish for me to look at it, then I shall do so."

She then spoke about him being there, and to that he gave a reply as well. "You are... happy to see me? I am relieved, considering how our last exchange went. I was informed of what you were actually trying to do, and I had my doubts even after that, because I truly believed that you despised me after what you had said back then at the palace. I was worried for your psychological state after that threat you had left in front of the palace, but it seems that you have been well, am I am glad about that. I am here because I have decided to be here, and I want to be here."

Eliezer was shocked at what had come out of his own mouth towards the end. He could not remember the last time he actually told somebody what he wanted, or even thought about it. It was always about what was best, or what was expected of him. Was it wrong to do something only because he wanted to, and possibly at a big risk? How was he currently supposed to feel? Guilty? That was what his head was telling him. His heart, on the other hand, was plaguing him with something different - frustration, that the circumstances were preventing him from loving her completely, and fear, because of his responsibilities to Dainia as well as how much his feelings for her might cause him to hurt. On top of it all, he felt confusion. He had never had to manage so much emotion in his life, rather, he had always shut them out as a solution, so that he would not have to deal with them, but he could only do it for so long. Things were different now, but what was he to do?

He leaned over, shutting his eyes tightly and rubbing the bridge of his nose, and for some reason, he eventually let her in on how he truly felt at the moment. "I just... do not know what to do now, my lady. I am, afraid... afraid for Dainia, and afraid for 'us', that we cannot be together. Now that I have to make my own decisions, it all feels so wrong. Why, why do I feel so incompetent? I feel as such even as I currently burden you with my feelings and worries. I apologize, I should not be in such a state in your presence, but..."

He paused to take a deep breath and compose himself. The slight stinging in his eyes and the lump in his throat were to him, strange occurrences. He knew that it was how certain emotions would physically manifest, but it was something that he rarely experienced. Managing to push it all back in, he decided to tell her about something else that was on his mind.

"Truth be told, there is one other thing that I am here for, my lady. I wish that I could let you leave, put this behind you, and find happiness elsewhere. However, I believe that you need to know this. That heirloom you possess, I know which family it belongs to. I know who your father was, and my lady, you are so much more important to Lunar than you ever knew..."

Before he could say anything else, however, he was interrupted by Hildebrand, who came running up with Andy. "Your Highness, the warden of the village has been alerted of your possible presence here. You must leave the village at once."

So, it [i]was[/i] because of him after all. Having to think fast, he turned to Raven. "Will you come with me?"