Regulus let Bella take his arm, despite the fact that years of Black family training had taught him that this was something that was simply not to be tolerated. She was being helpful and he wasn't having to be alone. Damn the Black family training. At least for the moment, he mum and dad could both go and take a flying leap.
A little color drained from his face when she mentioned the tattoo. He just barely managed to resist the urge to jerk his arm back from her. Instead, he just stiffened a little, but let her keep his arm. "Y-yeah. Yeah, it hurt," he mumbled, looking down at the floor as if he suddenly found something fascinating about the carpet.