IwantedtogobacktoEunice'shideoutbecauseIwasafraidtherewouldbemoreZen,butmyinjuryledKeithtoaskCiarontogotohisroomforsurgeryfirst.Ciarononcerefusedtothemaninhisroom.Ashehadtoanswer,hisfacewasstilljokingwithKeith.
"No,no,Keith,Kitaye."
Comeon,meetyourgrandfather,Cyron!Don'tthinkyousavedmylife,andyouwilldrivemypeopleaway!
KeithlosthistempernotbecausehesawZelene'sgrace,butbecausehekeptsilent.Keithwouldbebackifitwasnormaltime,butIknewZelenewasanotherprince,aZenandUniqueprince,soIcouldn'tspeak.WhileIlayonthecouchwaitingforGenesistodothewound,letSeelencontinue.
"Thebackofthisdressiswhiteandsoft,butit'sapitythatit'shurt,"hesaid,reachingouttotouchmytoplessback.
ButKeithgrabbedCiaron'shandquickerandlookedathimwithadiscontentedeye,callinghimCiaroninhismouth,too.
"Lord...man..."
Listen,IknowhegrittedhisteethandsaidaCyroneword,thensmiledandlookedathishandheldbyKeith,andatKeith'sfaceatthesametime.
"Howdareyouoffendtheprince?"
IkeptwonderingwhatKeithwoulddo,butintheendheletmehear.