"That is not true!" Maybe Al did sound like Peter, but this was one of those rare times his reasoning was sound. He wasn't just having a knee-jerk reaction or trying to quash Edmund's fun, no matter what the young king thought. Of course, his motives might also not be quite as pure as he was pretending...
"Maybe because you're acting like an idiot!" The words were out before he could think better of them. For once Al wasn't speaking to Edmund the way he spoke to his king, but as he might to a brother and friend -- or something more. "You don't even care about him, you're just doing this to show you can! And you're going to make a fool of yourself and your sisters and maybe the whole country because you're stubborn?"
Almost immediately, what he was saying registered -- and true or not, Al went very pale. It wasn't like him to speak out of turn, even a little. And this was so far beyond the way he'd ever spoken to Edmund before. The king wouldn't be out of line having him punished. He certainly would never see his friend again (and maybe that was for the best.) Al swallowed hard, but didn't drop his gaze, keeping his eyes locked on Edmund evenly.
"I-- I'm sorry, your majesty. But I think you're being stubborn."
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Date: 2016-10-12 12:27 am (UTC)"Maybe because you're acting like an idiot!" The words were out before he could think better of them. For once Al wasn't speaking to Edmund the way he spoke to his king, but as he might to a brother and friend -- or something more. "You don't even care about him, you're just doing this to show you can! And you're going to make a fool of yourself and your sisters and maybe the whole country because you're stubborn?"
Almost immediately, what he was saying registered -- and true or not, Al went very pale. It wasn't like him to speak out of turn, even a little. And this was so far beyond the way he'd ever spoken to Edmund before. The king wouldn't be out of line having him punished. He certainly would never see his friend again (and maybe that was for the best.) Al swallowed hard, but didn't drop his gaze, keeping his eyes locked on Edmund evenly.
"I-- I'm sorry, your majesty. But I think you're being stubborn."