There were several audible gasps in the room, apparently everyone was just as stunned as Gregor who only manages to get out, " what, but why not," he stuttered.
But then he saw it, what had got her sent to the dungeons, the ghost of a smile that played on the corner of her lips, how only Gregor knew when she was lying.
"If that is the way you feel your majesty, I will leave of course," Gregor smirked at her.
And as he gestured as if he was getting up to leave, Luxa grabbed his arm and pulled him back down, and said "of course you can stay"."
As everyone let out of sighs of relief, Grace turned toward Vikus, and asked "is he going to be able to get a good education down here."
Vikus studied her for a moment and said with great difficulty, " Yes, he will,"
Gregor just looked at Vikus though, why had it taken him so long to answer his mom, Vikus was talking normally a minute ago, surely this couldn't do with his stroke, because it looked like he had made a full recovery.
"Well than, now that, that is settled, we must leave, we are both starting our jobs again, tomorrow." Grace said.
As Gregor kissed and hugged his family goodbye, Howard who had just finished eating had called Nike, his new bond, to take Gregor's family home.
As Gregor watched them fly out of sight, Luxa came up and put her arms around his waist. When his family was finally gone he turned to Luxa and asked " Where is my room to stay in,"
"You will stay in the palace, with me, your room is just down there at the end of the hallway," she said indicating the far room on the right. " You will find clothes that will fit you in there," she said
"Did you know if I was coming back or something," asked Gregor wondering why everything was set up, for his arrival.
"Well, yes actually, Nerissa had a vision of you coming back down here, to Regalia, but she only told me, so I set up everything, for you, she said taking his hand, "Follow me and I will show you everything in your room.
When they entered his "room" , he saw a humongous bed, a dimly lit fireplace, a couch off to his side of the room in front of the fireplace and a huge bathroom, with a massive tub and shower.
" Do you like it" Luxa asked nervously
" I love it," he said. Seeing the nervousness disappear off her face.
As she led him to the couch, they both sat down, holding hands. As she put her head on his chest, he flinched fore she had laid his head on the claw marks where the Bane had made his final attack. He didn't mean too, when Luxa quickly raised her head.
"I am so sorry, she said quickly.
"No, its fine, I promise. Gregor told her,
As she laid her head down on his chest slowly this time, he started stroking her hair. He knew it must be hard on her to be depended on all the time at just age 12 or was she even 13 now, he never even thought about her birthday, so he decided to now.
"Hey Luxa, uh when is your birthday," he asked
"In two days, why do you ask?" she asked curiously
"I was just wondering," he told her. "Two days!" he thought, he didn't know what or where to get anything for her, but he was positive he would get her something.
And at that they fell asleep, with her head on his chest, and his arm around her shoulder.
