Allen entered the barn to find Neah standing there, brushing a horse.
"Join me, young prince." Neah said. "Did you know that doing work like this strengthens the hands?"
"The hands?" Allen echoed, brushing the other horse.
"Yes." Neah said. "Hands are very important to me. I'm a musician."
"Wow!" Allen said. "What do you play?"
"There is no instrument that is unknown to me." Neah said.
The two brushed in silence for a moment.
"I heard that you lost your father." Neah said. "I am so very sorry."
"Yes. I am still very sad." Allen said.
"I feel sometimes as if I am losing my brother." Neah said.
"What do you mean?" Allen said.
"All I want is for him to be happy." Neah said. "But regardless of the fact that he is getting married to your mother, he does not seem happy."
"Well that..." Allen paused. He wasn't supposed to tell, but Neah would lose his brother. And Allen knew how it felt to lose someone; he'd lost Mana.
"He's in love with the farm girl Lucia." Allen said. "He wants to marry her, but he needs your blessing."
"Oh what wonderful news!" Neah smiled. "I'll be sure to tell him how happy he can be now!"
Rage
Allen came into the dressing room and watched as Sennen was getting fitted for a wedding suit.
"Sennen, you were wrong about your brother." Allen said.
"Wrong about what?" Sennen said.
"Yeah, Neah is very understanding." Allen said.
"What are you talking about?" Sennen said.
"I'm so sorry, Sennen." Allen said. "But I told Neah. I told him about Lucia."
"Why would you do that?" Sennen said.
"So you can be happy!" Allen said. "And now look, you two are getting married."
"No." Sennen said. "Lucia ran away. I'm very happy to marry your mother, Queen Ava. To be your father."
Allen hugged him happily, while Sennen had a look of absolute rage.
"Can't wait for the wedding!" Allen waved at Sennen's now composed face as he left the room.