That...is about the last thing he expects to hear, even if it isn't the first time. (Look, sweeping a fae bard off his feet has predictable consequences.)
"Um. We're headed underground, I'm taking you to a friend, I trust her - "
On the bright side, his flustered stuttering doesn't matter that much. He can feel Neal going limp in his arms, and he knows better than to panic over it. Frankly, this might be better; it means that the poor man can rest, and that Zerxus can - just not think at all, as he dashes through the streets.
He knows every entry to the Meridian Labyrinth by heart. It was one of the first things he learned as First Knight, and it saves them quite a bit of time now.
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"Um. We're headed underground, I'm taking you to a friend, I trust her - "
On the bright side, his flustered stuttering doesn't matter that much. He can feel Neal going limp in his arms, and he knows better than to panic over it. Frankly, this might be better; it means that the poor man can rest, and that Zerxus can - just not think at all, as he dashes through the streets.
He knows every entry to the Meridian Labyrinth by heart. It was one of the first things he learned as First Knight, and it saves them quite a bit of time now.