His. (Closed with Lovebite.)

[Lovebite]

"It's alright. Your mother was just worried."He said and rubbed his cheek with his thumb before lifting his chin with his finger again to kiss him once more,"Of course."He nodded and dropped his hand now as he turned to head back out of the forest with his step son's hand in his own until they came into the range of the house. Duke Franz smiled,"I may join you in that."He added and nipped at his lip, stopping at the edge of the forest as the mage sighed quietly,"Hm... He's going to do more than that."He said, just as the older man turned to face the younger, looking down at him for a moment then clearing his throat,"-How...often do you think you'll be here for? How much longer?"He asked, knowing the boy was basically a man now as he looked at him with an almost desperate look to his eyes.