She tried to argue one more than one occasion. Taiga understood why. He got at least that much. Pride, orders, duty. She had all of it and then some. At one point her tone became rather harsh, but he thought nothing of it. She put up with him all the time. There was no reason he shouldn't be able to do the same. He also chalked it up to the queen trying to sound tougher than she would be perceived in her current position. Still he couldn't help, but comment himself. "Don't get cocky. I mean I really expected more to be honest. If that was the extent of the strength you were taught to hold since the beginning of your existence, then the queen'll be surpassed by this pawn in no time." He chuckled a bit, partially trying to lighten the mood. 

The tension and feeling of imminent danger, had decreased exponentially. That was good. Kaelani was relaxing. Resting, even. At least that was as far as Taiga could could tell. Which he prefered as opposed to her straining herself. Though it might have been favorable if she could have possibly reverted to the more human form. He had to be careful. He was moving as quickly and quietly as possible avoiding public areas and remaining in the shadows. Luckily he knew the quickest ways too and from the school, that were accessible to a human. If only he could fly. But he wasn't as adept with his new demonic appendages and wondered if he'd ever properly be able to. It was quiet. Calm. A favorable mood as he traveled with the queen on his back.

However, that mood quickly changed. At least for Taiga it did. It was all but shattered, in fact. For a moment, he hadn't even realized that she'd closed the gap between them. It wasn't until he felt her lips on his cheek that he noticed. His eyes widened, but he didn't stop moving. He could feel the blood rushing to his face. Where Kaelani bore a slight tinge of red, his bore a bright crimson shade along his cheeks comparable to that of his imitation Welsh Dragon blade. He opened his mouth as if to speak but nothing came out. Why had she done it? What was her reason? Being who he was, the shock had made Taiga completely forget about the conversation, if even for a second. 

When he finally realized it they were back at the clubhouse. "D-don't get all sentimental on me." He managed to choke out as he entered the building. "A-all of this doesn't change how I feel. I'll pay you back, but only because I owe you and because you're a member of my new family." Part of him was actually in denial and still a bit in shocked. But he wasn't going to just flip his entire point of view. At least, not yet. 

"Medical attention!" He finally called out as he kicked the door open. He was panting, obviously exhausted, and bleeding a little more now, but definitely not as much as Kaelani was. "Hurry!" He didn't take notice of anything else in the room, focusing completely on the fact that the family's queen needed medical attention.