[The moment Childe says that, Aether feels all the blood draining from his face, cold fear settling in his gut. He steps away from his knight, staring with wide eyes at him. How can the other be so calm about this?

It takes a moment for the prince to say anything. He tries to keep his vice low, to not cause panic.]

But if any of this reaches my father... You know that he's already suspecting something.

[It may be easy for the prince to disprove the rumours around the castle, but the king himself will be a problem. Aether is more than sure his father will believe the servant's words and look into it, maybe even keep a closer eye on his son. They've already been so careless and the upcoming ball is meant to give them an opportunity to be together in the open.

They need to do something about this... fast.]

We... we should go after the person who saw us. Maybe we can convince them to stay quiet about it.

[He doesn't like this, but what other choice does he have?]