Laharl slumped a bit where he sat frustrated and confused. He felt almost torn... torn between listening to and obeying his parents or the overwhelming feelings inside him, that made him want to stop at nothing to find her. That damn feeling... it knotted in his stomach and made his chest clench. Believing he was doing something to help her eased it, but being stuck down here like this?

"M-Mom... I..." He didn't know what to say anymore. There hadn't been many times he'd felt this emotionally in agony and none of those times had he known how to deal with it; this time was no different. He was just at a loss and in pain. He closed his eyes, pain sweeping over his face before it was hidden behind his hair.