[as Riddle handles Leona he'll find it's easy to do so— that Leona moves almost as easily as a doll when directed by touch. he's had to for so long, after all, to be a good and obedient prince as he was attended to.
but there is something rigid about it, too, a tenseness to Leona's shoulders and a concentration to his stare.
whatever he's waiting for doesn't happen, though. Riddle just cares for him, like an attendant or retainer or medic should.
Leona grips his tail in his lap, fingers gathering in the fabric of his shorts under it.]
once more for good measure
but there is something rigid about it, too, a tenseness to Leona's shoulders and a concentration to his stare.
whatever he's waiting for doesn't happen, though. Riddle just cares for him, like an attendant or retainer or medic should.
Leona grips his tail in his lap, fingers gathering in the fabric of his shorts under it.]
...Thanks.
[and after he swallows—]
I don't care if you slow me down.
So— so just—
Just don't get almost eaten by a bear, this time.