Axm had made his way to his room, shedding the demon form to go back to his regular body. The only sounds on the long walk to his chambers were his footsteps and the Lorinas' footsteps as their nails hit the marble floor. His mind was exhausted as well as his body, he changed out of his clothes and into a pair of shorts before he climbed into bed. The four beasts climbed into the large bed and curled up on it, the room was dark and it would allow him to sleep. But sleep eluded him, despite that it was dark time. He couldn't sleep nor could he get Elyk's words out of his head. He was growing annoyed that he couldn't get them out of his mind, so much so that he gave up sleeping and got out of bed. He let the Lorinas' take over his bed, seeing as he wouldn't be sleeping anytime soon.

Axm paced back and forth across his room, his bare feet creating little sound as he moved but it was enough to attract attention. A knock sounded upon his door, his pacing stopped as he looked up at it. "Yes?" his exhausted voice called, the door opening after a moment to reveal his father. Jiru stepped inside the room, closing the door behind him. "Dad?" Axm went over to him, he stopped in front of him and looked up at him. Though Axm was tall, Jiru was still taller than all of his sons and he would probably remain so throughout his life. Throughout their lives. Jiru's dark hair was illuminated as light filled the room, not the over head light but candles that he had kept for emergencies or just for his nighttime wanderings. Jiru was surprised by the name of which Axm called him, he hadn't used that name in years. Not since he was old enough to begin talking.

"My son.." Jiru spoke quietly, "why are you so restless?" His features softened as he looked down at Axm now, his normally vibrant red eye darkening as he waited for an answer. "I..it's...it's Elyk..." Axm finally growled out, turning away from his father. "What am I to do? He's confessed..but..I still don't understand something... If he's felt that way all this time...why didn't he ever say something?" He shook his head, looking back at Jiru. "Why would he go and do what he did then admit such a thing..?" He would've believed it to be a trick but that degree of pleading, it told him that Elyk wasn't lying. "What do you think, father?" he glanced back at him, sighing as he then collapsed in a chair to wait for Jiru's reply. "I think.." Jiru began, "that you should listen to him and hear what else he has to say. If he really feels that way, then why not try to remedy what ails him? It may set him straight..it may not." The elder king shrugged, turning to leave. "Give him a chance and see what happens, you still have a week to decide on his sentence. Choose carefully, Axm."

Jiru left without saying another word, leaving Axm to ponder in silence and solitude on what he should do about Elyk. With a sigh, Axm decided to leave it until morning and climbed back into bed to sleep. The Lorinas had taken over most of his bed but he had made them move so he could lay down and sleep. The talk with Jiru seemed to put his mind at ease and allowed him to sleep dreamlessly through the night without the disturbance of Elyk's words playing through his head. Axm woke to the dawn as the morning sunlight crept through his windows, filling the room with golden rays that turned his white floor gold in color and warmed his room with it's presence. With a yawn, Axm slipped from his bed and made his way to the showers with nothing more than a robe draped over his arm for him to cover himself with when he was finished.

Laurel knocked on Axm's door, receiving no answer and peered in after a moment to find his room empty though the shower was running with steam creeping out from underneath the door. Laurel decided to wait inside his room, on the bed stroking the fur of the Lorinas until Axm emerged from his shower and the bathroom. When Axm did, he was dressed in a black robe that covered him. He had known that she was there and covered himself up so that she wasn't exposed to the sight of his bare body, she wouldn't be flushed with embarrassment at the sight of him. He crossed the room, leaving a wet trail of foot prints behind him that would dry with time as he made his way to his closet. "What is it, Laurel?" He knew there had to be a reason for her visiting him so early in the morning, he dressed while he waited for her answer. "I..um..was wondering..if you had decided about Elyk yet.." Laurel murmured lowly, her eyes focused on the Lorina she was petting. Axm sighed, coming out when he was dressed. His hair was still wet from the shower though it wasn't plastered against his skin.

Axm's dark hair shaded his eyes as he looked down at her, a sigh escaping him. "No, I haven't decided on what to do with him yet." He would probably grow tired of her asking over the next seven days, it'd be a miracle if he didn't go off on someone because he'd never go off on her if he could help it and most days, he really did try his best to refrain. With an exaggerated sigh, he moved past her to straighten his clothes in the bathroom so that he appeared immaculate though his shirt was slightly wrinkled. He then turned back to her, "come on. Breakfast is being served in the great hall, I bet your starved." It had been awhile since she'd eaten, he was sure and he didn't want to keep her from breakfast any longer than he had to. That and he wanted to get her mind off of Elyk, breakfast seemed to be the best way to do just that. With her successfully distracted, he lead her out the door and ushered her back to her room so she could dress before he lead her down to where breakfast was being served. Axm was grateful that she was so easily distracted, it'd be more difficult if she actually were able to catch on to what he was doing; which was distracting her so she'd stop asking about what he planned to do about Elyk and what sentence he would give him. He had to think about that enough without her bringing up the subject on his brother.