🦆stubborn duck🦆

I lay in bed, Al got up hours ago, I haven't moved.

He said he was going to talk to Charlie.

There's a little knock on the door, "sir?"

I sit up, "come in, Vaggie."

She steps in, worry on her face.

"Alastor told Charlie the bad news. And the..other news."

"I assumed so."

I mean, she wouldn't have known I'm here, it's Al's suite not mine.

"Are-..are you sure this is a good idea..? There's enough happening right now..trusting such a-..unpredictable person..maybe you shouldn't let your guard down."

"I appreciate the concern but I am still able to snap him with a pinky. He knows better than to try to go against me."

I lay back down.

"What about his past, how much of it has he told you?"

"Not a lot. He gets tense when I ask."

"..what about the stuff with vox?"

"What stuff-?"

She pauses, "I- don't think it's my business to tell..I only know what the public knows.."

"What does the public know?"

She frowns, taking a deep breath.

"Back..when they were friends..rumors were around that they were dating. And they broke up over what Velvette called timeline differences. Nothing else was ever said."

I sit back up, "I didn't even know he was friends with Vox."

"..I shouldn't be telling you this."

"No. Do you know anything else?"

"I really don't. Honestly it could just be lies." She answers.

"Oh."

She swallows, "I uhm..I just..I shouldn't go.."

..

I walk into Als office, he looks up at me.

"What can I do for you sire?"

"I uhm..we need to talk.."

He tilts his head.

"I have a question.."

"Hm-?" He sets his papers down, standing up and walking toward me.

"Were you..dating Vox..back when.."

His face shifts.

"I-..I was."

"Why didn't you tell me..?"

"I don't like talking about it."

He visibly shuts down.

What is he not telling me..?