"Sad? Pfft..I never sound sad" she said with a comforting laugh

"Fine, it sounds a bit pitiful." Tyler teased, though he shook his head afterward. "In any case, you know what I meant." He finished with a tip of his head, glancing out the window

"Hmm" she said and sat back, looking through the window

Tyler knew he should leave soon, in case the guards got wary and checked on Alexa. His shoulders sagged slightly at the thought, and he tried to think of a way to get this *man hunt* off. -Oh gosh, that's really what it is. A man hunt. And they are hunting for me. Ooo this could be so much fun!- Tyler thought half grumpily and half happily.

Alexa flicked her gaze towards Tyler, she could notice his sagging shoulders, "what? What's wrong?"

Tyler glanced up as Alexa spoke. "I think I'm just realizing how this really has become a man hunt. All the soldiers and knights are out to find... me." He said quietly, realizing how depressing that sounded when he said it out loud.

"I could see if I could protect you" she said, "but that means staying in my reach"

At that Tyler had to restrain a chuckle, instead turning it into a weird sounding cough. "If you would explain that further, I would be obliged." He finally said with a slight eyebrow raise, not turning down her interesting offer but not accepting it either

"It means staying here, in the castle, but I could protect you, because I am the princess, that also means having to stay in my eyesight, like a child"

Tyler listened to what Alexa said, both eyebrows raising. She was not helping his tendency to stray away from help. "For one, I'm quite prideful and stubborn. For two, how do you know your father won't just push you aside and kill me anyway. For three, I'm the bodyguard. You are the princess." Tyler commented, his tone a little rough. He was already edging away towards just running, because it had worked out great so far