I stood in front of the orange door, gazing and questioning whether I was doing was just. Hex gave up with moving, silently sobbing while I held his robe firmly. My hand went over the handle of the door, and I entered the room.

It was faintly bright due to torchlight from two measly torches hung on the wall. A chair was in the center, so I forced Hex into it and strapped him on with the bindings provided. I slid a chair from the corner room in from of him, sitting and putting my hand under my chin.

"How did we get to this point, Hixrinas?" I questioned in a daze.

"Sin, please don't do this. Please. Don't, Sin."

"That's not an answer. Explain how we got here," I snapped, feeling guilty after. Tears streamed from Hex, adding to the weight I felt over me. His lips quivered, and his eyes were toward the ground.

"I-I don't know. I-I miss the castle. And Rintuas isn't with me. I want to go back, Sin."

I sighed, pathetically laughing. Hex seemed concerned, and I felt like my mental state was slightly dying.

"Yeah. I'm sure you want to head back. I don't like it here, either," I quietly muttered, droplets falling from my eyes.

"Can we go? Let's get going. We're waiting time. Please, Sin."

"I can't just go. We clearly have some talking that needs to be done."

"J-Just talking?" Hex stuttered, his eyes glancing at mine. I exhaled, putting my hand on Hex's shoulder.

"I'm not going to hurt you. I never want to again. Please calm down so we can speak. I need to make up for lost time. We'll have a discussion about ideals and morals like we did when we were younger."

Hex sucked up his snot, glancing down at his bound wrists.

"This isn't like our old talks. Please release me. And I'm not younger than you currently," Hex quietly murmured, looking up to me. "Turn the clock backward. Give back my youth."

His body shrunk, and he became my innocent younger brother again. His sobs filled me with terrible sorrow, more so in this form. He slipped his wrists from the bindings, wiping his tears onto his ridiculously large robe's sleeve.

"T-There. Now it's right. Let's talk, brother," Hex said, looking at me with watery eyes and a fearful smile.

"Yeah... I don't even know where to start. Let's go over all morals. I'll hit women last."

"O-Okay."

"What do you think about killing our brothers?" I questioned, wondering if he felt the same as me. I want them dead.

"Do you want to? If you wish, I'll help. But I won't kill for any other reason. They share blood, the same as us. They aren't full, but we share Father."

"I see. I may want to kill them eventually. When we head back, possibly."

"Okay," Hex muttered.

"How do you treat servants?"

"Keep them lower, but you shouldn't be cruel. You shout too much. They're our people, so we should want admiration, not fear."

"Yeah. I'm trying to fix that," I told, rubbing the back of my head.

"Sin, can we skip to women?"

"I suppose we should. How do you treat women?"

"Can you answer that? I-I don't think I've been doing it right," Hex admitted, holding his head down in shame. I patted his back, and he looked up at me while he silently cried.

"Just ask if you need advice. For women, it's a little complicated. All have different wants and needs. I don't fully know either, as Ruin's my first. But what I do know is that you allow them to speak. They aren't just there for sexual pleasure so don't act that way. Let them do most of what they please, but you can have some rules. I told Ruin she can't go too far without my permission, nor can she date others. However, I allow her to do so much. Treat them like an equal for the most part. Allow semi-independence."

Hex sat in thought, frowning with a quivering lip. He began to wail, standing from his chair and hugging me. The liquid flowing from his eyes absorbed into the fabric of my robe, but I didn't mind. I embraced him, rubbing his back with his chin on my shoulder.

"S-Sin, I'm not ready for this. I don't want to date anyone. I'm not an adult. I don't want to grow up yet. Can I stay a child?"

"Of course. I'd never deny you that," I calmly told, trying to mellow him.

"T-Thanks. I thought growing up was a good idea, but it went bad so quickly. I-I wanted to be a child again in the past, but I thought I'd be useless. I want to grow up naturally! I-I need you to teach me more about the world before then, and I need to experience everything properly."

"It's okay. This is a perfectly fine decision. Please calm down. I'll teach you anything. I'm so sorry that I couldn't... No, didn't for so long."

"Sin, what do I do with Fall? She'll be heartbroken. I-I can't be in a relationship yet. I'm not ready. I originally liked her because I was only following and mad at you, b-but I grew to love her. But I'm not interested in any of that in this form! I don't want to get involved with anyone, but I love her," Hex wept, his fists clenching with the fabric of my robe within. I rubbed his hair, and he stared at my face for some kind of help. He needed it, as he clearly didn't understand anything about the life of adults. I don't really know, either...

"I think this is something you'll need to figure out on your own. I'll support whatever you chose as long as you don't treat her how you did previously."

"I won't. Thanks, Sin. I'm staying in this form. I don't want to be an adult."

"Yeah. Let's get going, now," I said, standing and patting his back. Hex wiped the last of his tears, nodding.

I walked out of the torture chamber, Hex following beside me. When we reached the light outside, I realized that Hex appeared ridiculous. His pants were falling from his waist, and the robe touched the floor. He saw me staring, looking down at himself.

"Sin, was there really this big of a size difference?" Hex asked, trying to cheer himself up. He flailed his arms slightly, and the sleeves were extremely loose and droopy. His robe was starting to fall off, and his pants were already on the floor.

"Yeah... You're a large adult. At least you know you'll be bulky and masculine when you're older, so you don't have to worry about what you'll look like."

"What do I do? Everything's falling off. I'll be nude by the time we get upstairs," Hex predicted, his boxers starting to slide down. I sighed, smiling and walking up to him.

"Hold still."

Since his pants were completely gone, I took them from the floor and slung them over my shoulder. I tied the robe on tighter, though it was still loose. It just kept it connected to his body. The collar drooped, but I couldn't do much about it.

"Hex, pull up your underwear," I told, and he did as I told. Before they could slide down again, I picked Hex up, holding him in a lying position in my arms. His feet dangled, and his arms were in his lap. "Okay. We can go now."

"Thanks, Sin. Can you leave me with Fall in my room? I need to talk. I'll be ready to leave in around two hours."

"Yeah. Come to my room when you're ready."

I began walking up the stairs with Hex in my arms, feeling slightly better. I missed young Hex. It felt slightly wrong for him to be an adult, and I didn't completely like him acting as one.

After climbing the massive amount of stairs, I finally reached the second floor. I strolled to Hex's room, and he opened the door since my hands were preoccupied. I walked in, peering around. No one. After, I traveled to the bedroom.

Fall was within, sitting on the bed. Hex began to silently cry, turning his face toward my chest since he was unable to look at her. The sight of him tugged at my heartstrings, filling me with despair. I couldn't believe that Hex was going through all of this turmoil since he became an adult, but his childish form made me happy again. But he wasn't happy, so it made my glee seem utterly evil.

I carried Hex to the bed, setting him down and sitting on the edge. Fall looked at him, complete worry on her face, yet a bit of relief for his return.

"Hex, what happened?" She questioned, bending down to kiss him. He motioned her not to, and she seemed confused.

"F-Fall, I n-need to talk to you in p-private," Hex stuttered, spreading his tears on his robe's sleeves.

"Yes. Of course. Please calm down, Hex."

"I should get going," I declared, standing from the bed, throwing Hex's pants on the ground, and taking my leave.

I ran up the stairs, my brain fried from everything I'd dealt with so far. I paced to my room, opening it to move on from this place. To move on with our journey home.