[It's equally easy to notice that Kell is far from the image of casual ease he's trying to project. He's not occupying himself by what he does because he's bored. He does it, because otherwise he'd jump at every passing shadow and unexpected sound.
He still does jump when Wilhelm speaks up. He didn't notice him coming. Covers it up with a quiet laughter, that against his best efforts sounds more than a little nervous.]
You like it? I can teach you if you want.
Come!
[Kell grabs Wilhelm by the hand and leads him out of the castle gate. Only when they're truly out, he slows down. The path he takes is long and winded. The bakery is close to the Winking Cauldron, so it shouldn't take this long. There are shorter routes than the one he chose. But every time they would need to walk through an empty alley, Kell turns back to find a way where there's more people.
He had chosen this particular part of day on purpose. It's bright, warm, and the city is at its busiest. And still he can't help growing gradually more and more nervous with every minute they are outside the castle walls. This was supposed to be his attempt at fighting the urge to hole up in his room... and drag Wilhelm from his. It's a lot more difficult than he expected.
They can smell the bakery even before they can see the actual building.]
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He still does jump when Wilhelm speaks up. He didn't notice him coming. Covers it up with a quiet laughter, that against his best efforts sounds more than a little nervous.]
You like it? I can teach you if you want.
Come!
[Kell grabs Wilhelm by the hand and leads him out of the castle gate. Only when they're truly out, he slows down. The path he takes is long and winded. The bakery is close to the Winking Cauldron, so it shouldn't take this long. There are shorter routes than the one he chose. But every time they would need to walk through an empty alley, Kell turns back to find a way where there's more people.
He had chosen this particular part of day on purpose. It's bright, warm, and the city is at its busiest. And still he can't help growing gradually more and more nervous with every minute they are outside the castle walls. This was supposed to be his attempt at fighting the urge to hole up in his room... and drag Wilhelm from his. It's a lot more difficult than he expected.
They can smell the bakery even before they can see the actual building.]