"It has been quite a while, what are they doing in the forest?" Ea wondered looking towards the endless rows of old trees. Ares followed his gaze and shrugged his shoulders.


    "Having sex maybe?" He said and Ea coughed, drowning with his own saliva.


    "Why do you always have to talk about sex?" The smaller elf asked him and the prince smirked.


    "I don''t always talk about sex. It''s just that I know my brother and Allias. They always try to find even a second to be alone and rip each other''s clothes."


    "Yes but the king did not look that well." Ea commented and his husband exhaled, bored.


    "Who cares what..." They began saying when they heard a very loud noise coming from the forest. Soon a flock of birds appeared, flying away in the sky scared. After that they noticed multiple trees landing on the ground. "Oh shit. Ea let''s go." He said and hopped off the carriage, rushing to where the ruckus was.


    "Are they fighting?" The elf asked as they ran.


    "No they''re having a very heated dance battle, of course theyret fighting Ea, come on." He ushered him to hurry and after a while they came face to face with absolute chaos. Burned ground, shadows swirling everywhere, broken trees and pieces of clothing. Bloody pathced on the dirt and in the middle of this frantic disaster stood Allias, or more appropriately laid, on the ground with Theseus on top of him.


    The King had a cut lip, swollen and bloody while his left cheekbone had been cut. The general on the other hand had a bloody nose and a purple red eyes. They kept swearing and screaming at each other. Theseus punched Allias and the king shook underneath him..ever since he lost his arm his abilities to fight hand to hand had become dull. He didn''t have the time to adapt his fighting skills to his new condition so the moment Theseus found an opening he pinned him down, making it impossible for him to free himself.


    Ea was ready to get in between them and interrupt their fight but he was stopped by Ares who whispered.


    "Wait this is interesting." He told his husband and the small elf rolled his eyes.


    "You did all this shit for what Allias?" Theseus asked him loudly. "You put yourself in so much danger for nothing, just to satisfy yourself." He scolded him with an angered look and Allias spat on his face, agitated that he couldn''t move.


    "Yes!" He shouted. "Is that such a bad thing? I wanted to do something for myself once. Feel like the old me. Where is the wrong in that?" He asked him and the general sighed, wiping with his hand Allias'' saliva. The moved his was slightly freed the elf king wrigles his body and found the chance to grasp the general in between his leg. He pushed him to the side changing their positions and placing his arm on his neck making sure he wouldn''t go anywhere. "Answer me."


    "The wrong in that is that times have changed. We are being pressured by everyone, our home is slowly dying and you want to run around and play boss. What will happen if they go after you huh? Will you leave the place without a ruler again?"


    "You know why I went off and died don''t you? I did it for you! To save you, you ungrateful bastard. To protect you because I couldn''t bear the thought of losing you." He screamed in his face. Theseus stared at him with a cold expression, his eyes dull as he spoke to him. He was trulky angry with the king, about the risks he made, about the decisions he took. One wrong step and everything they have tried so hard to obtain would be gone.


    "I never asked you to do that." He told him coldly and the king''s eyes widened. He had shock written all over his face and piercing pain numbed his whole body. His anger slowly disappeared when an even greater wave of sadness took over.


    "What?" Allias mumbled, tears gathering in his eyes.


    "Allias...." Theseus mumbled realizing immediately his mistake. The elf king shot up, letting go of the general and tried to run away but Theseus grabbed his wrist, stopping him. "Allias wait...I ...."


    "I know I make risky decisions, I know sometimes I want to emit dominance and it looks like I don''t know what I''m doing or I am putting too much on the line. But I am sick of being restrained Theseus, sick and tired of always having to be afraid, cautious. I am strong, stronger that most of the council but every night I sleep and wonder if they''re planning to harm me. It shouldn''t be like this. I miss my old self, I miss my confidence. I know the times have changed, I know it very well but trust me one thing I know is how to be king. So please stop criticizing me and follow me. Like you used to do. I don''t need you to question me, I need you to kneel and follow my orders." Allias told him, looking at him with the corner his eyes. They spelled, the light of the sun making the small teardrops shine like diamonds. "You promised me, you swore that you would follow me. So have a little bit of faith in me." He said. Theseus was muted once more, he didn''t know what he should say or if he should even speak at all. He had been trying so hard to be there for Allias but maybe he had been doing it the wrong way. Maybe his anxiousness, his worry and his scolding only led to him being even more restrained. He had always loved seeing Allias be himself, free, wild, caring and powerful, he believed that his confident smile was the most beautiful expression in the world but why, why was he so cautious, so scared this time?


    "I saw you die." Theseus said, gaining his attention. "I saw you die right before my eyes. I held your body as everything around me seemed to crumble. I love seeing you free, happy but...but I can''t just get that moment out of my head. That moment when I had your blood in my hands, your eyes slowly losing focus and your smile freezing in time. Allias I lost you when you were right in front of me. I am terrified that something like this will happen again, that somehow you will disappear."


    "Trust me Theseus please. That''s all I need you to do. Be by my side. My shield and sword like the old times and I swear nothing will happen. Just let me, give me the chance to show you that I can do this. It''s you and me against the world, it has always been. You have to be with me, not against me." He said as the tears he was holding in for so long were set free. He crouched, sitting in front of Theseus and hugged the general, feeling his body close to him. Smelling his scent. Theseus brought the king in his embrace, letting him rest on his chest as he heard his heartbeat. The rythmic sound kept going on and on, making his muscles relax, his mind to calm down.


    Allias is here, Theseus thought as he felt his flesh underneath his skin. He won''t go anywhere. He will be with me. He tried to soothe himself and as if the king sensed it he raised his head and stared at him.


    "I won''t go anywhere. I won''t leave you again. I promise."


    "You promise?" He asked him and he nodded, making Theseus give him a little smile. "I am sorry Allias."


    "I am sorry too. We''ve just been so caught up in our own thoughts that sometimes we forget what worries the other. I should have been more careful too. I know." He admitted.


    "I am sorry for telling you that I didn''t ask you to sacrifice yourself for me. You know I didn''t mean it." Theseus said, guilt emitting from his beautiful eyes. "I am a true asshole sometimes" he said and the king giggled, hearing him say that about himself. "You can do whatever you want, act any way you want. You are my king and I swore to follow you. I won''t doubt you again. I am sure. I know how intelligent and strong you are. I should have reminded myself that instead of fearing that you will disappear all the time. I am weak in that way. My love for you turns me into a fool." He told him and kisses his forehead.


    "Theseus, let''s see this whole situation as one of our old adventures. I don''t want to take things so seriously anymore, I want to live my life and be satisfied with the decisions that I am making. I don''t want that darkness to swallow up my soul." Allias confessed and Theseus nodded, agreeing with him. "And believe me, sacrificing myself was the most rational and truthful decision I''ve ever made. I would do it again and again. Because you deserved to be saved and I deserved to be able to see you again one day. I love you Theseus."


    "I love you too, my King."