Conrart knocked on Yuri's door and popped his head in, but was surprised to see Wolfram in the midst of getting dressed. Yuri was nowhere in sight.
"What do you want?" Wolfram demanded as he buttoned the sleeves of his undershirt.
"I was just collecting His Majesty so we could go for our daily run," Conrart explained as he stepped fully into the room. "How are you today, Wolfram?"
"I'm fine," Wolfram mumbled as he grabbed his uniform jacket and shrugged into it.
"I'm glad," Conrart said.
They lapsed into an awkward silence. Conrart didn't just want to leave his little brother. They hadn't gotten along very well since Wolfram had learned about the taint of being associated with half demon older brothers, but since the brunette had been back the blonde had been particularly cold. Before the firebender would have shouted and vented his disgust - methinks he doth protest too much - but now he was terse and unfailingly polite. It was all very unlike Wolfram.
"Are you going to stand there like a ninny or are you going to leave so I can get dressed?"
Conrart smiled as he stepped out of the door. "I don't see what all the fuss is about. I changed your diapers when you were a baby after all."
He closed the door a moment before he heard a pillow hit it. Then, just to be spiteful he opened the door, popped his head in, and said, "Little Wolfram was just too cute!"
This time he just barely dodged a fireball.
