That smugness looked good on him, even if it made him laugh a little - him, royal? That was what he'd gotten exiled for. But then Leonardo kept speaking and he listened.

When he first said there was another, Alistair felt his stomach drop. It figured, he half thought, that he'd let himself start to have feelings for someone unavailable. But as he kept speaking, that ache faded in favour of him pulling Leonardo into a bit of a squeeze. "I'll admit," he said, "I was a little afraid at first, but--" Alistair shook his head. "I don't mind, Leonardo. The past is the past, whether it was here or home. As long as we're faithful when we're together, that's all I care about."

And he placed a light kiss on the tip of Leonardo's nose.