Forbidden City (VI): Pawns Of Pawns

Alex and Louis left the lofty princess behind, or so it might seem. Barely seconds into the walk back, the silence had become so unbearable for Louis that every step he took was one filled with nervousness. They were young and Louis knew that many people, the princess included looked down on them in the name of them being too young and too inexperienced to understand some things, however the main issue was how Alex truly felt from their interaction with the ninth princess, in all honesty the entire encounter was somewhat humiliating and it left Louis very unsettled because he had no idea what or how Alex was going to react to it now that they weren't in front of her.

"If you want to ask a question Louis please go ahead and do, your steps are so uneven and loud I can't even focus." Alex spoke out, and not for Khan to answer in Louis's stead.