His dark eyes dropped and he nodded slowly. He was the heir. It was the truth. So there was no reason to hide it really. Like it or not, that was his role in life. His father liked to remind him of that every single day. He sighed a little then lifted his gaze again.

"You are safe if you hide here."

Because compared to the rest of his family? He truly appreciated and respected the balance between life and death. How necessary both were to each other. It was something he always had to keep to himself though because his father hated to hear it.