[Restraint is the worst... but he'll have to actually pay attention to the hows and whys of public behavior again now. It was a good couple months' vacation from all that, but now he's back... and Zelos has to learn public etiquette too? This will take forever.

But he turns, gesturing for Zelos to come with him. The sooner they're home, the sooner Reim can lock the door and hold Zelos the way he desperately would like to, here in the street. Soon...]

If it's truly the same time now as it was when I left, then we should be undisturbed at home. Master Rufus is bedridden, and someone should be watching over him, so he won't be turning up uninvited...

[Because he would, because he's like that. Welcome to Barma.]