[He thought that was the right thing to say. After all he'd broken his promises while Lucy held them dear from the start. She'd said as much when she first explained her magic to him. But he didn't expect that to anger her the way it did. To the point that he actually hissed in pain when she twisted his ear. That opened his eyes right away and he turned in her lap to look up at Lucy.]

Wh-

[No saying anything else too soon was a bad idea. So he kept quiet for the moment letting Lucy get it all out. ANd what she had to say shocked him with how true it all rang.]

Lucy...