Ysaryn chuckled, almost purring. "[i]Kirai, it may be wise to knock before you enter the house.[/i]" She wanted, standing with Ed and linking her arm in his. "[i]Unless you want to see more of your cousin than I want you to see.[/i]" She winked at Kire as she strolled away toward the houses. 
Zeke, looking slightly caught off guard, took Elva's arm. But he blinked, reminding himself that it was just a walk on a beach with a woman who had never been. To their world, let alone Úvano. "So you live in the mountains?" He said as he walked with her. Their conversation faded, Ruli shaking his head as he and Kire were left alone. 

"Not at all." He agreed, letting silence fall. He was fine with not with speaking, having been waiting for Kire top pounce about the poison, or their arrangement. But her admission about abdicating, that he had not been expecting. Ruli turned his head, studying her profile as she gazed at the stars. 
He almost jumped when she sat up suddenly, hiding it by a shift in his weight to sit upright with her. Waving off the bottle to say he didn't want anymore, Ruli frowned softly. 

"Kire," he sighed, watching her. "I ... I don't know yet. I don't know you well enough. But if I had to go off of what I do know about you, I would say no." He shrugged, then looked toward the sea. 
"You throw yourself in harm's way before allowing anyone else the chance to be hurt. You don't seem like the type who relishes all the power and control that comes with the position. Which you just confirmed. But," he raised his hands in a half shrug. "What would you do without the title?"