beastlynecromancer:

He dropped his gaze, taking a deep breath to relax himself again when the prince informed that he could walk outside. The relief allowed himself to speak freely.  "I’m sorry, I want to believe you but  I cannot allow myself or else it would be devastating for me. It is easier to just believe that you don’t actually care for me, nor miss me. I overheard from servants that there sill be a ceremony for you to choose your bride.“

Axel put his forehead against Brent’s and looked at him. “I am the prince and I will soon be the king, I can and will have who I want in my bed, I do not want a nagging bride as neither of us could have children so it would be a waste of time, this..” He said point to himself and then to Brent. “Makes me happy and they can not take that.”