Kell is miserable to be back in the castle, and Wilhelm knows that there's more to it than mourning Rhy's absence. In leaving Nott, he has given up a measure of freedom to accept a shorter leash. Selfishly, Wilhelm is glad that Kell came back. He doesn't think he could stand staying in this room by himself, drowning in all this vacant space, and he didn't know who else to ask.

Now they can be miserable together. Tipping back another gulp of wine, he sits with his thoughts for a moment. His somber brown eyes settle on his roommate.

"Kell..." His fingernails tap on the side of the copper mug. "Do you ever wish you'd never been brought here?"

The question hurts to ask. Despite the cage of the castle and the crown, this world offers him a freedom that he didn't think he could ever have back home: the freedom to choose his life's path. And despite everything he's been through and everyone he's lost, he still thinks it's worth it.