Tears of Queens

13 - Tala

"AAAUGH!" Leo let out a scream as he sat up in Wyatt's bed. He was sweating harder than he was in training, and his face was pale. Well, paler than usual. Wyatt and I rushed to his side, helping him off the bed.

"Are you good? What happened?" I asked him as Wyatt fetched him another glass of water. Leo shakily took the cup and drank it slowly. I placed a hand on his shoulder and I could feel his entire body shaking, similar to how I felt the night before.

"I had a dream, an-and you two were there, and you," he turned his head to look at me, and I could see how truly shaken he was. He looked terrified, "you... killed someone. On purpose." he whispered, as if saying it out loud would get him in trouble. His eyes were wide and brimming with tears. I wrapped my arms around him and pulled him into a tight hug, Wyatt quickly following my lead and hugging him from the other side. Leo's whole body shook as he let out his scared sobs, wrapping his arms around the both of us after he set his glass off to the side.

There was a knock at the door. "Tala? Are you in here?" I heard Kamran's voice from the other side of the door. I didn't let go of Leo and gave Wyatt a look.

"She's not here, sorry!" he called out, both of us silently hoping that would be enough to get him to leave.

"Oh, okay. Thanks anyway!" Kamran called back, and we heard his footsteps retreating. We waited a few moments for him to leave before slowly letting go of Leo.

"Thanks, guys. Sorry about that," he rubbed the back of his neck, embarrassed, his eyes and lips still puffy and red.

"Don't worry about it. Are you okay now?" Wyatt asked, grabbing Leo by the chin and forcing him to make eye contact.

"I... I think so,"

"Good. Do you want to go eat now?"

Leo shook his head. "I don't really have an appetite right now,"

"That's fine. Is there anything you want to do right now?"

"Honestly, I just wanna lie down and watch some TV."

"Okay, yeah, we can totally do that. Let's go to your room." Wyatt helped Leo off the bed and out the door. I trailed after them and closed Wyatt's door as Leo unlocked the door, the three of us sitting on the couch together.

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The next day, Wyatt followed Leo and I to our training, not wanting to be left alone in his huge room. He found a spot to sit against the wall, far enough to not disturb us, but close enough to see what we were doing.

"Who is this and why is he here?" Nubia asked me as soon as the three of us entered the gym. She didn't look very happy.

"This is Wyatt and he's here to observe. Is there something wrong with that?" I asked defensively, crossing my arms over my chest.

Nubia gave me an obviously fake smile. "Not at all, Highness. Let's get started."