It's The Place To Be

He could tell how sad she was to the news, a reaction he wasn't wholly expecting. He thought she should know in the heat of their shared moment. He wasn't leaving Elysium forever, some of his family was still there. His father was ill, he knew he'd be back from time to time. But if he was feeling like Mariah may have wanted an affection from him, he wasn't sure if he would be able to stop himself. And coming back to make time for her would just break pieces of each other. They really didn't know each other but Cerberus was too kind and giving to not feed into whatever she wanted. To become friends.

He lost her gaze as it dropped back into his form, and she stated that she would miss him when he left. It wasn't something he could have expected from anyone in Elysium. Ever since Fenmyre was disband, he always felt like a background character. Albion and Scylla were meant to be wed to the Mendacium twins, he was just there for the ride. To be there for them. Maybe Mariah felt that way too, being the third of her siblings. And maybe that's how they found each other. He wouldn't go out of his way to avoid her ever, and he'd probably be eager anytime he came through Elysium to see his father. Hoping they could see each other if only for a few moments.

He could have pulled her face up again, he wanted to kiss her. It all felt right to do so tonight. His biological need not to see someone so close beside him so sad or disappointed. But he didn't. Instead he was reaching around her to pull her into him, extremely delicate to handle her with care due to her medical conditions. He'd never felt as if someone was so fragile before. But he acted as if he knew how to handle her. Not against her will, and helping her to be comfortable as he went to cradle her back to his chest. It could at least give her the memory that he was here at the festival for her. Perhaps she didn't need anymore than that.

"Cerberus"