"I suppose that is the pain of being Prince," Riku said, "You are always at the demands of your people." He would have to make sure to pull the Prince away from work now and then, after they were married.
"I do what I can," Riku agreed, "But it doesn't always feel like it is enough, does it?" Riku shook his head. "He's going to make himself old before his time." He poor love. He needed more lovely afternoons like they had the other day, just running until they could run no more, and collapse in a pile like newborn kittens.