CHAPTER 6: Incoming Storm

WARNING: past attempted child abuse (nothing graphic)

Barry exhaled tired. He saw from the arched window of his room that a storm was brewing and that it would probably reach the castle soon. It was getting dark and too cold for him. He made a mental note to ask his retainers to light the fireplace at nightfall or else he was going to freeze to death trying to sleep. Concentrating again on his duties, he saw the old wooden desk full of papers and letters and sighed. He had skipped lunch because he requested King Leonard to accompany him, but His Majesty declined again his invitation… so he remained in his room trying to progress with these pending business but to his dismay the workload didn't seem to be decreasing, there was still a lot to do. The prince sighed. It was getting late and he was starting to feel really hungry, so he decided to go look for Cisco, Wells and Caitlin to dine and discuss about the weapon they should be designing to fight against Zoom and maybe later he will ask a servant at what time King Leonard normally enjoy his dinner so he could try talking to him afterwards. Maybe he could convince Leonard that he could be a good suitor. 'Who am I kidding I just showed him that I am worthless as a Prince. I couldn't even fight the Mist, and protect my friends…I'm so doomed…'

The young prince took his coat and the sealed letter for Joe and Iris and left his room feeling a little bit downhearted. When he saw one of his attendants in the dark hallway he gave him the letter and the instructions to deliver it quickly to his family in Central Kingdom. The servant nodded and took the letter and went on his way to dispatch immediately a rider. He saw the man disappear and remained on the long and deserted hallway, there was an arched window and he could see in the distance the snowy mountains and he started thinking how could they built a weapon strong enough to stop Zoom with Cait and Leonard's power without affecting him in the process. 'It should be a weapon that causes a blast so that Zoom can't escape, but I need to be near the trap because I will probably be the bait, so I need to be inside the trap so that Zoom wouldn't suspect that there is something going on, but out of the blast's shockwave range … maybe they could try to- … Barry felt a strong body collide against his left side almost tumbling him against the window. He turned quickly to see if the other person was fine.

'I'm so sorry I wasn't paying attention...I was' – when the Prince saw the man who was smirking at him and he froze sickened and felt scared…no he was terrified.

'Delighted to see me again Bartholomew?' – said the man approaching the stunned prince. 'You have grown so tall and I might add quite exquisitely. Really beautiful.'

Barry instinctively took a step back glaring coldly at the man. 'I thought you were dead…'

'Surprise… I am not, but not thanks to you I might add.'

'You killed my mother and my father you sick bastard. I should end you right here.' –Barry roared so enraged that he grabbed the grip of his sword ready to unsheathe it.

'You could but you know that killing a guest in King Leonard's castle would look really bad, and I am guessing that you want to leave a good impression to conquer the Ice King to defeat Zoom…am I right?' – said the man circling the young prince and inspecting him from head to toe. 'And well I also know you are incapable of killing; I am the living proof of that. You are too good for your own sake.'

Barry felt so angry and confused, but he loosed the grip of his sword, he was right he couldn't kill the man here.

'So...it's been a long time since we last met.' –said Lord Eobard Thawne amused watching Barry shift uncomfortable where he was standing still looking utterly lost. 'Fifteen long years away from Central City…exiled in to that forsaken prison in Iron Heights, where everyday the only thing in my mind was you and your beautiful deep hazel eyes…'

Eobard took Barry's chin and forced the prince to look at him.

'Do you remember the last time we saw each other? I think you were eleven... Do you remember what I told you?

Barry released his face from Thawne's strong grip. 'Don't touch me'

'My offer still stands my prince...'

The Prince grunted. 'You are insane if you think I could ever agree to your offer.'

Eobard used his speed force and pushed Barry against the wall of the dark hallway. Barry felt his back collide against the cold hard stone and the air in his lungs escape while the blond man choked him, holding a strong grip on his neck.

'I really think you should reconsider.'

Eobard's knee was between Barry's legs and he started speed force vibrating against Barry's groin and grinned seeing how Barry closed his eyes in mortification feeling disgusted with the touch of the older man.

'Stop… stop it.'

'I know this is how you like it' – whispered Thawne and the young prince shivered sickened feeling Thawne's hot breath against his ear. 'Two speedsters in bed are better than one… just imagine the possibilities. I could satisfy you like no one can…' Feeling scared and really enraged Barry pushed Eobard with both of his hands with a charge of electricity and with all of the strength he could muster, Eobard almost fell to the floor on his back and Barry quickly moved away from his foe, unsheathing his sword. He didn't care anymore if Thawne was a guest in the Winter Realm or not, he just wanted to see the man die.

'Don't you ever dare to touch me again.' – Barry threatened feeling weak on his knees but trying to sound as intimidating as he could. 'You may be a guest here but for me and Central Kingdom you are a murderer and if our paths cross again I swear to the gods that I would break my moral code and end you Thawne.'

Thawne laughed darkly and suddenly the speedster stopped when they heard some steps in the hallway. Barry glanced to see who was coming and he felt more confident when he saw who it was. He wasn't alone anymore.

'Barry is there a proble-' Cisco gasped and his face lost almost all of its color when he saw Thawne standing in front of Barry. Cisco unsheathed his sword as fast as he could but instead of intimidating he looked rather confused. 'What the hell is he doing here? Wasn't he like you know… dead?'

'As you can see I am not.' – said Eobard smirking. 'Good to see you again Cisco.'

'But the commander in Iron Heights sent a message to Central Kingdom to inform us of your death fifteen years ago.' – said Cisco clearly confused of what was happening.

'I am guessing he somehow escaped and disappeared.' – murmured Barry annoyed and really angry that the killer of his parents was still alive, free and in front of him.

'My Prince, if you are so curious on how I managed to escape and live all of these years maybe we could talk about it in a more private place…without any interruptions… like when I used to be your tutor and we spent so many hours alone, all by ourselves in Central Kingdom.'

'Hey shut up.' – Cisco roared angry and Thawne laughed with the reaction. Barry on the other hand shivered with the thought of his past.

He was eleven years old when the right hand of the King, Lord Eobard Thawne, offered his services to become the Prince's tutor. King Henry Allen and Queen Nora Allen were at that time delighted with the idea to have such honorable and intelligent man to teach their son about different languages, cultures, alchemy and politics. They felt so proud to see Barry's progress…everything seemed perfect…but with time something in Thawne started to change and he became obsessed with his young smart student, he wanted the prince for himself, he wanted to control him… so he decided to kill the one's who stood in his way of achieving that. Killing the King and the Queen was a deed that proved to be easy to accomplish because no one in the castle suspected him, so one night he entered the King's private quarters, when the royal family was finally together and unguarded. Thawne found Henry and Nora talking about having a trip to Starling Kingdom and Barry was reading a book on a divan.

The King and Queen weren't surprised by the presence of their most trusted man in their room, so when the King was going to invite his old friend join them with a drink, Lord Eobard, used the speed force to kill Henry and Nora in seconds, piercing both of them with a dagger through their hearts. Barry only registered a gust of wind and red electricity around the room and then saw his parents fell to the floor and die in front of him. He was in shock and he began trembling non-stop. Eobard moved in a flash in front of Barry and grabbed the kid from the arm and threw him roughly on to the bed. Thawne climbed over the prince who lie on his back shivering and saw how silent tears began rolling down in Barry's face. He wanted to own Barry, to have the prince at his mercy. Eobard moved his hand over the prince mouth to silence him and started to unbutton the prince's shirt when he felt the kid not shivering but vibrating and in that moment he discovered that the kid was also a speedster and he laughed amazed. Bartholomew was perfect for him. He move his hand to remove Barry's tears when he was shot with an arrow in his leg; the arrow had a really strong mix of sedatives and he felt his head spin and I seconds he fell unconscious next to the prince. Thankfully Captain Singh and Joe reached Barry in time to rescue him from the older man, but it was to late for the King and the Queen. Both lay lifeless on the stone floor and Joe felt his heart break when he saw the prince in the bed frozen staring at his parents. Captain Singh used the traditional rune collar to subdue the meta-humans, to block the speed force of Lord Eobard and he gave him to his soldiers to escort the murderer to Iron Heights to be executed for high treason, but the execution never happened because Lord Eobard Thawne was declared dead the day before his death penalty. Meanwhile in Central Kingdom, Barry became the youngest crown prince and ruler of the realm, under the foster care of Joe West and Lord Harrison Wells. But the damage was done and everything in his life changed that night. And he would never forgive the monster that now was in front of him again.

Barry was silent and perplexed and he felt sick. He wanted to kill the man and then run and disappear and forget everything. His mind decided to temporarily shut down.

'Let's go Barry' – said Cisco concerned when he noticed that Barry was shaken by the memories and the situation.

Barry didn't say a word as he sheathed his blade.

'See you around Barry.' – taunted Eobard smiling wickedly and then disappearing in the dark followed by a streak of lightning.

Barry ignored the man and started walking in the opposite direction followed by Cisco. The prince was shaking and walking really fast and Cisco was having problems keeping up with his young friend's pace.

'Barry wait.' – said Cisco trying to follow.

The prince didn't stop, he just walked and walked until he was out of the palace and felt the cold wind hit his face and he stopped under a huge tree in the centre of the square. He was having a hard time breathing and Cisco noticed it, he was really concerned for his friend, Zoom and the arranged marriage were a problem and now they also had to deal with the not-dead for fifteen years-assassin of Barry's parents. This was just getting too messy and he hasn't even told Barry about his vibe. 'Holy shit his vibe... Leonard might choose Hartley.'

'I am sorry I couldn't stay there… I needed some fresh air.' – murmured Barry softly with a disbelieving expression on his features. 'How the hell can he still be alive?'

'I don't know Barry' – confessed Cisco as puzzled as Barry was.

'And how can he be here? Does King Leonard know that Thawne is a murderer and he still invites him to his palace, knowing that he killed my parents? Is this some kind of sick joke?'

'No, no… Barry I don't think so.' – said Cisco honestly, but wondering exactly the same thing in his mind. 'You know that the north doesn't have much communication with Central, maybe they don't even know about his past, the hell Barry we thought Thawne was dead for fifteen years, they probably got the message that the murderer of the King and Queen was dead…so maybe they didn't know, you now they have a lot of problems here also, with this cold environment and also I heard that King Leonard have problems with the Santini family that is really violent and lately they have been raiding the villages of the Winter Realm.'

'But the name…Thawne…'

'Remember that we didn't expose the name of the murderer of your parents, the High Council decided to keep it in secret, because they thought that telling the other realms that the right hand of King Henry Allen was the murderer was going to show weakness and chaos inside of our realm, so they just sent word that the killer was found and killed.'

'Shit you are right, I forgot about that…'- Barry exhaled and hesitated, Cisco was right they probably didn't knew. After a short silence Barry groaned. 'I thought that he was dead, that he had paid for killing my parents but he was living here all along. Ughh…he should be death and rotting.'

'I agree. That dude gets weirder every time we see him and it is really creepy how obsessed he is with you. We need to tell General Singh and Harrison, and you should always be escorted Barry, do not wander alone, it is to dangerous.'

'This is going to complicate things, I need to concentrate on our plan, I need King Leonard to agree to join me, so that we could stop Zoom with the weapon we have yet to design and we need the northern army… but now I can't even think…and I feel so disgusted and angry…'

'Barry calm down …' – said Cisco nervously.

'I can't… I am afraid that the man, who almost raped me, is going to tell my past to the King just to ruin our plans. I can't fight Zoom alone.'

'He won't tell him Barry. Eobard doesn't seem like a man who likes to gloat of his unfinished business or failures…and any ways I don't think King Snart will reject you because of that…you were just a kid and thanks to the gods nothing happened.'

'I know but I've been hiding that for so long... I just don't want the King to know…I don't want to give him another reason to think less of me.'

'He won't think less of you.' – said Cisco a little bit unsure. 'Barry, there is something I need to tell you.'

The prince furrowed his brow. 'What? Please tell me it is something good…I don't think I can handle more problems…'

Cisco exhaled he need to tell Barry and the sooner the better.

'No Barry just listen… it's just that after breakfast I went to take a walk with Lisa and-'

'And she is totally your type… I know' – the prince trailed off amused.

Cisco chuckled. 'If we vibe, we vibe, but is not about type Barry... Its about the right kind of vibe.'

Barry laughed and rolled his eyes skyward. 'So you like Princess Lisa…' repeated Barry. 'Relax I already knew, I noticed it at breakfast. I think it is fine, she seems really nice... just be careful with drooling in front of King Snart he might ice you.'

Cisco smiled at his friend. 'Your Highness, I appreciate your approval and concern for my welfare, but could you please just shut up for a moment and listen to me, for once in your lifetime' – said Cisco trying to stop Barry from rambling and trailing off, to finally explain him about the vibe he had of Hartley and Snart.

'Sorry I am anxious and angry and I can't seem to focus.'

'Yeah I noticed, but listen this is important…when I was walking with Lisa, King Leonard appeared and-'

'¡Barry!' – a woman yelled.

'For fuck's sake!' – yelled Cisco annoyed with the interruption and Barry widened his eyes at his friend's reaction and chuckled slightly. Both of them turned to see Caitlin and Harrison walking really quickly to rush to their side.

'Thank the gods! There you are!' – said Cait. 'And I heard that Cisco! Stop cursing it brings bad luck…'

'Barry we need to talk.' – said Harrison distressed trying to catch his breath. 'Lord Eobard Thawne is alive. We don't know how but as soon as we knew we began looking for you to warn you,'

'Yeah… too late, we already had a really eventful encounter with the creepy obsessed old man.' – said Cisco annoyed.

'Are you okay Barry?' – asked Caitlin worried looking up to meet his gaze.

'Yes I am fine. He didn't do anything, he just… teased me.'

'We need to warn the Princess and the King' - added Caitlin. 'That man is really dangerous and I don't feel at ease knowing that he is targeting Barry.'

'I agree.' – said Harrison with authority. 'Cisco, Caitlin, I think you two should go and warn Princess Lisa about the man, just tell her about him killing Barry's parents, don't tell her about the incident with Barry. We want to keep that as a secret.'

They both nodded.

'I will accompany Barry to the Great Hall; I know you haven't eaten since morning and you need to eat something, you can both join us later if you wish, afterwards we are going to look for General Singh and ask him to assign two of our most loyal guards in front of the prince's room and escort him wherever he goes and tomorrow we will have a small meeting, we need to discuss our options and design a weapon. I heard King Oliver and Lady Felicity just arrived and we should tell them also our plans.'

Barry nodded in agreement.

'Also, Cisco, Caitlin, even if you tell Princess Lisa about Thawne she might not be able to do anything, it seems Lord Eobard Thawne has been, during his fifteen years of disappearance, working in his status and reputation in the Winter Realm, he is a very smart man and he is now part of the King's Council, he lives in the outskirt of the winter realm but he come regularly to the capital, so without proofs to backup our story, they can't act, specially if they know that the murderer of the King and Queen was pronounced dead fifteen years ago. The story is complicated and they might not believe us, but they should be warned.'

'Yes you are right.' – said Caitlin nodding. 'Let's go Cisco, see you both later. Barry please take care.'

Barry nodded and saw how his friends entered the castle and disappeared.

'How are you feeling?' – asked Harrison worried placing his hand over Barry's shoulder in reassurance.

'I feel so many things right now that I don't know how I feel… does it makes any sense?'

'A little bit.' – stated Harrison troubled to see Barry suffering. 'I know you are afraid, but sometimes the only way to move forward is to revisit the things in your past that were holding you back. You will have to deal with them head on, no matter how scary they may be. Because once you do, you'll see that you can go further than you ever imagined. Don't let Eobard ruin your past, present and your future. Everything is going to be all right and I promise that Thawne will pay eventually for his acts. And I assure you Barry that your mom and dad would be very proud of the man you have become.'

'Thanks Harry, don't worry I think I can handle this…I was just too shocked.'

'I can imagine, I was also really shocked. I must admit that I never saw this coming.'

Barry nodded miserable.

'Come on, let's go inside the castle, it seems that is going to rain really hard.'

Harrison and Barry entered the warm castle and they went straight to the Great Hall. The prince appreciated their destination because even though he was disgusted with the recent turn of events he was still starving. The Great Hall was really luxurious and superbly ornamented, there was a long table full with a huge variety of food and there were some musicians happily playing the lute on the back. To Barry's surprise, Oliver and Felicity were there already having supper and there were also some other nobles he didn't recognize and in the far end of the table was King Leonard seating next to Lord Rathaway, General Mark Mardon and Lady Shawna Baez. Barry felt Leonard's icy glance follow him since he entered the hall and he was starting to feel anxious but smiled brightly when he saw Felicity almost running towards him.

'¡Barry! ¡Oh my god! I have missed you so much!' – she exclaimed hugging him with the strength of a bear. He laughed feeling so happy and safe in her arms.

'I am so glad to see you too Felicity!

'Barry' –said Oliver smiling. 'It's been a long time. You have grown a lot.'

'Shut up Oliver' – said the prince feeling his face turn a scarlet shade and they laughed. Harrison also started greeting his old friend of Starling Kingdom and Felicity.

'How was your trip?'- Barry asked curious.

'Uneventful and long.' – Oliver answered. 'But we heard about yours, the Multiplex Knight and the Mist, it seems like Zoom really is after you Barry, you should be careful.'

'I am…'- he said quickly and Oliver stared at him. 'Well I try to be…'

'We should eat, come sit next to us…' – added Felicity smiling. 'We need to catch up.'

Barry agreed and the four of them seated and started eating the incredible banquet. Barry poured some wine in to his goblet while Oliver started chatting about the new treaties of Starling Kingdom, then Barry talked about Iris that was going to have a baby with Eddie and that Joe was really excited to finally become a grandfather and Wally an aunt, later they recalled the time when Sir John Diggle saw Barry running using his speed force and his funny reaction, or when Cisco tried to use the wooden ladder that Oliver used for training and failed miserably and finally the time when Oliver was trying to teach Barry to case the surrounding areas during a fighting and shot two arrows to Barry's back.

'I still hate you for that.'- admitted Barry feeling betrayed. 'You really shot me!'

Oliver laughed. 'You heal fast.'

'Felicity don't laugh you knew and you didn't warn me!'

'I told you that it is practically impossible to tell when Oliver is making a joke.'

Barry sighed defeated and turned quickly his gaze towards Leonard who was still watching him intently and Barry felt hot and uncomfortable and broke the visual contact. He had the unnerving feeling that Leonard, Hartley and Lady Shawna were talking about him but he dismissed the thought. He wanted to relax and enjoy the evening.

'Are we interrupting something?' – Cisco asked and Felicity beamed watching the famous inventor of Central Kingdom.

'¡Cisco! Great to see you!' – said Felicity watching his friend. ¡Cait!

Barry smiled watching the warm reunion, lately with the war in the south and Zoom he felt like he had forgotten how to smile and laugh whole-heartily. He felt safe.

'I can't believe you are marrying Queen!' – blurted Cisco teasing. 'Why is everyone getting engaged?'

'Who else is engaged?' – inquired Oliver surprised taking a drink of his wine.

'Well Ronnie and Caitlin…' – explained Cisco grinning and Caitlin turned red.

'¡Congratulations!' – said Felicity and Oliver smiled. 'We should celebrate! 'Where is Ronnie?'

'Oh he is accompanying Sir Martin Stein and Jax. They wanted to explore the town and buy some stuff in the marketplace.'

'Oh well tomorrow we can celebrate together during the Princess Party.'

Caitlin smiled and nodded.

Princess Lisa Snart was standing on a side watching the happy reunion and she felt nostalgic. She wanted to feel that way again with Len. Just like when Mick was alive. She glanced in her brother direction and saw him looking at Barry, it was a look that she hadn't see Len use since Mick died, it was look full of curiosity, awe and little hint of lust. She smiled. Maybe with a little push her stubborn brother will finally see that the young prince was worth all the trouble that he was going to bring to the Winter Realm. She then glanced at Barry direction and she chuckled, the kid was finishing his third plate of food. Damn, where the hell does that amount of food go?

'Barry…' – said the Princess smiling. 'I was wondering if you would accompany me to the balcony, I want some fresh air and a word with you.'

'Sure, it would be my pleasure.' – Barry stood up and offered his hand to the Princess and both of them exited the Great Hall, leaving the cheerful group behind. It was already night and the cold wind was blowing with full strength. Barry could see that there were no stars, probably because the sky was full of clouds ready to pour over the realm. From the balcony, Barry saw the lights of the town shimmer in the distance and smiled amazed of the view.

'Wow this is amazing.' – said Barry admiring the lights.

'I like this view a lot. It reminds me that my people is safe and resting in their homes.'

'That is a nice thought.' – said Barry turning to his side to meet Lisa's eyes. 'Are you okay?'

'Yes, sorry I just wanted a minute with you, Cisco and Caitlin told me about Lord Eobard Thawne, that he killed your parents fifteen years ago. I am so sorry, we didn't knew about him, my father was the man who gave him the nobility title and his position on the council but I assure you that Lenny and I didn't knew of his dark story and past.'

Barry smiled. 'It's okay Lisa don't worry. I understand.'

'Can I hug you Barry?'

Barry laughed with the sweet and unexpected request. 'Sure.'

Lisa embraced Barry and felt the warmth of the speedster. He was so lean but strong. They remained like that for a moment and then Lisa released the Prince. 'I will warn Leonard about Eobard. The council and the nobles support Eobard, we can't do anything without proof but we will keep an eye on him, I assure you that you won't be in danger.'

'I think that's a good idea, that man isn't trustworthy. But Lisa, don't worry about me, I can take care of myself.'

Lisa giggled. 'Barry I really want to believe that but that is completely bullshit.'

Barry laughed.

'¡Lisa!'- Leonard called from the arched doorways that lead to the balcony.

The Winter King approached the prince and his sister. Barry thought that he seemed mad, but honestly King Leonard was too hard to read. 'Lisa could you please wait for me in the Great Hall, I would like to speak to Prince Bartholomew in private.'

'Sure Lenny.' – Lisa beamed excited thinking that finally her stupid brother was going to make time to talk to Barry and she blinked an eye playfully at Barry leaving them alone. Barry smiled.

'Your Majesty, I was beginning to think that you were avoiding me...' – the prince confessed a little mortified.

Len sighed watching the shy smile Barry was wearing, or the kid was really naïve or a master in deceiving and hiding his true intentions.

'I was.'

'You were? Why?' – asked Barry perplexed little surprised with the King's honesty. Leonard remained silent.

'Did I do something that offended you?'

'No…until now.'

Barry furrowed his brow, awaiting an elaboration.

'I don't appreciate you manipulating my sister, Prince Bartholomew. Don't deny that you are trying to win her so that I chose you as my fiancé.'

'What?' – said Barry too stunned to even defend himself.

'It seems that Hartley was right… you are very smart, but that dishonourable plan won't work with me. So if you wish to say something concerning the arranged marriage you can say it directly to me. Now.'

Barry was completely shocked into stillness and he was trying to collect himself enough to react. What the hell was King Leonard talking about?

'I apologize, Your Majesty…' – he said quietly. 'But I would never dare to do such a thing you seem to be accusing me of. I respect and care for Princess Lisa enough to disrespect her or to try to influence her in my favour and with all due respect Your Highness, I think you are underestimating her if you think that she can be manipulated.'

King Leonard approached Barry enough to invade his personal space as a threat and the prince felt the King's beautiful icy eyes painfully pierce his soul and honour with such accusations. Barry tried to take a step back but the stony balcony stopped him to do so.

'This is a warning Bartholomew, you approach my sister to try to be on my good side or to collect information of the Winter Realm and next time I promise I won't be merciful.'

Barry looked hurt and he turned his face to the side, he didn't want to see the King's eyes, and Leonard felt suddenly guilty of intimidating and threatening the young prince like that, but he need to protect Lisa from any harm, and he already made a decision about his future fiancé who recently showed him how sneaky the young crown prince of Central Kingdom seemed to be.

'I suppose you don't have anything to say.'

After a brief silence Barry tried to defend his honour. 'Your Majesty, I-'

'Don't even bother. Bartholomew I hate pretexts and liars…'

Barry sighed confused and hurt.

'Excuse me Your Highness.'

Barry and Leonard turned to see the man that was approaching them and Barry involuntary froze.

'Lord Thawne' – said the King annoyed with the interruption of the noble but offered a fake cold smile. Leonard hated the man, but his father trusted him and gave him a lot of land and titles, so he now needed to deal with the annoying Lord. 'This is Prince Bartholomew Allen, from Central Kingdom.'

'Please to meet your acquaintance, Your Highness.'

Leonard saw that the young Prince became tense. Strange. The kid flinched when Eobard approached him to give him his hand to shake. Barry refused to touch the man and Leonard glimpsed Barry's face and behind the fearless mask, the young prince was trying really hard to convey, he saw that Barry was really uncomfortable.

'Your Majesty, I was wondering if you would mind if I seize the young prince's attention for myself?'

Leonard felt that something was weird. He saw Bartholomew and there was something in his hazel eyes that were trying to scream to him to stay, but it was probably just his imagination. He didn't want to admit it but deep down he had a weakness for the kid.

'Not at all, his all yours Lord Thawne, I should go back and look for Lisa. She must be bored to death waiting for me at the Great Hall'

Barry felt his heart froze and his breath caught in his throat, he wanted to yell to Leonard to stay by his side, to stay with him and he wanted to grab the king's strong arm or his blue cape, anything… but he couldn't. The King loathed him. Eobard smiled and the King left the two men there on the cold and dark balcony, accompanied only by the wind, the distant lights of the northern town and an incoming storm.