Better Off Without You

Kanaru's hands balled into fists. He didn't want Fenris to be taken away like this, but he didn't want to keep the king away from a person he loved for so long. Everything Fenris liked when he first saw Kanaru were attributes that reminded him of Dio. Even if his memories were sealed by Sisina, his heart knew how to call out to someone that it thought could be Dio.

The bird prince moved his gaze down. "I can understand what you mean. When I first came here, I also wanted to be around the person I thought I met. He didn't have to be the king; he just needed to be someone I had next to me. But things were not that simple…

"Dio, I want people around me to be happy, and I won't spare any expense if I can help it." Kanaru got up as well, ignoring how the other person towered over him. "But I want Fenris, too. Sorry, I'm not going to back down without a fight."