It occurs to him that he should take offense at being babied in front of the other pretty filly, but he offers no resistance as Arsinoe slides up next to him like a giant heating pad. He even went so far as to look at Filumena with a grin and gesture to his other side in a clear invitation. What was better than one cuddle?
Two cuddles.
Before he can finish his invitation, Arsinoe is trying to explain herself, and he listens with eyes narrowed and his fluffy ears ticked back. It hardly seemed like a solid reason to leave to him. If Khan wanted to leave, then as far as Raegar was concerned that was just good riddance. One less sibling to take up their dad's attention, and one less brother to fight against when the time came. And if Rafe had
let him leave, as Arsinoe claimed, then the colt saw no problem with it. Khan was probably grown up or something, even though
he hadn't ever brought home a mare for the herd. That honor was still, somehow, exclusively Raegar's.
"Why not?" Raegar asked with a wrinkle of his nose as she implied Khan couldn't stay away forever.
"You can't make him come home 'Noe."
Together, their attention turns back to the pretty pink filly in tandem, although Raegar offers only half an ear to Arsinoe's eager request. He was too busy watching the way Filumena's warm brown gaze sparkled as she looked between them, and the way her soft lips moved as she spoke. Belatedly, the meaning of Arsinoe's request registered and he wrinkled his muzzle as he turned to look at her.
"I don't want to go to Luthien." Well. He didn't, but then again, he considered with another peek at Filumena... maybe he would. If he really couldn't stop Arsinoe from going, then he'd have to go with her to protect her, which meant they'd be away from home for
ages. If he could bring someone else home with him, maybe Rafe would be less mad that they'd left.
He turned to address Filumena then, his ears perked up inquisitively.
"If we go to Luthien with you, will you come see the Badlands with us after?"