“Okay, forget I said it. Shall we move back to the main topic, please?” Albafica swallowed and nodded and so Minos continued onward, gathering back all the seriousness in him, “Well, I asked you that day because yes I fell for you, hard, so hard until at that time I just forgot about my Lord Hades, my friends and my purpose in this world. I am no traitor, but at that time all I wanted was you, to hold you, to be with you and I wanted nothing else. Absolutely nothing else. And thus this is exactly what I told my two comrades when they came to my cabin, demanding explanation of why I bailed out from the troops, throwing away all that we had fought for. Back then I gave them two choices, either they go against me and we fight to death, or they could support me and we settle everything according to my plan, which was to have a truce with Athena. If they decided to go against me, I would’ve fought them and if I was still alive, I would’ve come here by myself which is fine with me. But then, as you know now, they chose the second option, supporting my plan, not because they wish to have peace with the saints, but just because of their loyalties to me as a friend, and by that, you tell me, how should I not trust them? I red their honesties when they said that, Alba. I have spent so much times with them, I could read their minds as easily as I read the weather, do you think I can’t tell when they’re lying or not? Because yes I do trust them. Don’t you think that if I didn’t, you would not be first one to know? I would’ve....”His words only were stopped as Albafica gave him a hug, as suddenly and tightly as he could give him. Minos gasped in surprise, but yielded accordingly, not moving as Albafica’s arms wrapped around his neck, their closeness felt so blissful it was enough to shut him up. In turn, his hands snaked around his lover’s waist, returning the intimate embrace.They stayed like that for some several moments, until Albafica had enough and pulled himself backward, his hands lowered to the Judge’s strong chest.“I believe you’re the one who needs to calm down, my Judge,” the saint then stated, gently and didn’t fail to give him his best smile, “No need to say more. I understand. Didn’t I say I am not accusing you nor your friends with anything? I meant it, every word I said.”It was silence until Minos sighed and nodded, “Okay. Don’t call me sulking, but it was just as if nothing we do would ever be enough for you saints and I thought we already tried....”“Of course it’s not like that. Don’t think as such. Me and my friends surely are appreciating everything you three are doing. Don’t my friends already be nice to you, treating you kindly? Didn’t they allow you to be here already?”He shrugged, “Right.”