"Lance I came as soon as I heard, are you alright? Did they hurt you?" Lotor walked into the room as lance had his cloak off and was reading one of the books with an annoyed expression.

"Yea I'm fine," he looked up but Lotor was on his trying to see the damaged of his loved one.

"Hey Hey Lo look at me," lance grabbed his hand gently but flinched when Lotor touched his side a little. The prince frowned and pulled up his shirt seeing bruises forming on his waist.

"I'm fine, I took care of it," lance held the side of his face to bring Lotors eyes back up to him.

"I got angry," lance sighed looking at him slightly guilty.

"Love, I don't know what that means," Lotor responded flatly.

"Aliz said I get powerful when I'm mad, which is true now cause I... yea..." Lance gulped as he looked at his fingertips curiously.

"But did they hurt you any further?" Lotor took his hands into his own worriedly.

"No, they didn't," Lance smiled softly at him and Lotor nodded and kissed his hand.

"It won't stand by this way your treated my love," Lotor promised his and Lance giggled brushing his hair out of his face.

"I'm getting better, they either respect me or fear us, Aliz helps me control what I am," Lance gulped softly and Lotor smiled at the thought.

"We will rule the universe with your hand in mine, together," Lotor agreed and kissed lance lovingly. The freedom they had now to show their love, show that lance is Lotors and Lotor is lances, they didn't have to hide anymore... and lance loved that freedom.

He pulled Lotor closer by gripping his shoulder of his armor as he smiled into the kiss but Lotor broke apart and kissed his neck smirking. Leaving light marks to show that this altean is his.

"I have to go back, will you be alright until later?" Lotor asked with his hot breath against lances tan neck.

"Only bored until then," Lance smiled but made a small sound when Lotor captured his lips again.

"Anything I can do to fix that?" Lotor smirked at him.

"Got any crystals I can use?" Lance perked up and Lotors ears went down a little raising an eye brow.

"Rocks?" Lotor asked and lance kissed him softly with a smile.

"Just homework, it'll keep me busy until you come back," Lance whispered in his ear and kissed the top of his pointed ear smirking.

"I can see what I can do my love," Lotor smiled shaking his head as he stood back up and ran his hand through his hair to fix it as lance stood up and stretched his arms smiling satisfied.

"I have a meeting and some work, I'll have a servant send you the crystals, I'm not sure when I'll be back," Lotor kissed his forehead and went to exit their room.

"Don't work yourself to hard Lo," Lance put a hand on his hip looking at him slightly concerned.

"Don't fret about me, I will do what I must to keep this empire functional and you happy," Lotor looked at him kindly.

"I don't need an empire to be happy, I'd be happy with just you and me and no one else, you make me happy just being you," Lance walked to him and set his hand over Lotors heart under his armor.

"I also want you safe," Lotor held his hand gently and lance looked at him but finally nodded with a sigh.

"I'll get you those crystals," he smirked and Lance snorted rolling his eyes.

"I feel safe already," the altean hummed.

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Lance read in a chair that swiveled, he pushed himself in circles as he read a book, he heard a knock at the door and stood up grabbing his Druid robe quickly before answering the door.

"Hello?" Lance peaked out curiously as he saw Hagar. Quiznex.

"The prince requested me to bring you crystals altean, why?" Hagar handed him a box and Lance took it gently from her.

I'm killing him. "Oh I'm just so behind, I really want to do my best to help our empire," Lance smiled as he held the box to his chest.

"Your just a welp, you'll never be the Druid this empire needs," Hagar sneered.

"Well it'd help if I actually could be a actual Druid, otherwise good luck insulting me high priestess," Lance rolled his eyes and tried to close the door but Hagar kept the door open with a glare.

"What are you getting at welp?" Hagar spat.

"I'm sure you'll figure it out, high priestess," Lance smiled and closed the door successfully.

"Bitch," he mumbled walking back to his chair with a small swivel as he opened the box.

"Aliz what the hell am I suppose to do with these?!" He cried out looking at the box of five large white crystals.

"Everyone is dead to me..." lance glared holding the crystals in his hands.