welcome to the masquerade // aurum

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AURUM

DO NO HARM BUT TAKE NO SHIT !

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Kaito's story... it was long winded, but Aurum couldn't deny that it was interesting. Just from the boy's body language, the proxy could tell that he had been heavily effected by his father's death, and really, who wouldn't be? Even Aurum, whom had a very strained relationship with his father – although much better than the one he had with his mother – had bawled his eyes out when his father had died. It had surprised him, the remorse he had felt due to Aethelwulf's passing. And here was Kaito, a kid who had evidently loved his Dad dearly and admired him, yet had lost him anyways. It was definitely a sympathetic tale, and Aurum could already feel his eyes softening as he listened, his parental instincts rising. He wanted to once again pull Kaito into a reassuring hug, but he managed to hold himself back from doing so, remembering how stiff and awkward the boy had been just moments earlier. Besides, he still seemed a little bit pissy about the whole petty thief thing, and while Aurum couldn't really say he hadn't meant it – Kaito had been going around trying to steal things, after all – he didn't want to make things any worse or make Kaito retreat back into his shell. The kid was already mumbling about how he had lost his poker face, a fact that made Aurum grimace a little bit. He didn't want poker face. He wanted genuine emotion.

Taking a deep breath to allow a moment to pass after Kaito's story, Aurum got a thoughtful look to his face, evidently trying to figure out how to approach this. Eventually, he spoke in a soft rumble, seemingly having found his words after a little bit of time, "Kaito... I can't imagine what this must be like for you. Hell, I lost my old man too, but at the very least I knew it wasn't murder, it was just an accident. I... o still can't say I approve of your methods, but I'm not... I'm not as mad as I was earlier. I don't believe that stealing is the right way to go about it, but I'm also not about to turn you in..." The proxy looked down for a moment, kneading the ground beneath him as he continued, "Although... I'm curious. If you're looking for this one gem in particular above all others, then why don't you just ask around? If anybody in Tanglewood was in possession of it, more than likely they wouldn't know what it was, and they'd hand it over. You wouldn't need to steal it from anyone, and you'd be able to accomplish your goals. The way you're going now... eventually you're gonna get caught by someone other than me, and you're going to be punished. It wouldn't be too severe now, but if you kept trying...? You could get thrown out. And I don't wanna see that happen." And that, that was genuine. Aurum had no desire to see Kaito get thrown out, and had even begun to care for the other like a second son along with Roy.

━ I'M GONNA WIN┆PROUD. WARM. PROTECTIVE. ━