"Its alright, I understand," Corin said with a little smile. "Its not as though I can just skip my guard shifts either." They both had jobs to do. "I do not want to offend anyone, or take your time from where it is demanded." He didn't want to get her in trouble.
"If it's mine," Riku said, nodding a little. If it really, truly turned out to be his brother, and his missing name... "It would be nice to have a full name again. Its always been... a little difficult for me to be introduced only as 'Riku' without any second name." He could see it often, that wait for a last name that was never given. "If I close my eyes and whisper it to myself, it sounds right, you know? It feels familiar. As though I can almost remember someone saying it." Unlike Namine, his memories of his childhood had a stronger impact on him, being older when he left, and he really felt the loss.
He wondered what the law said, on names, when two men married. If Le Juillet was his last name, would the Prince take it too, when Riku took his?