[ Todd is not without his own anxiety, both similar and distinct. If given a choice in the matter, he'd much rather stay here for eternity with Neil than go back to the world he came from. It may be true that he has a life waiting for him to live it there, but it's not home. Not anymore. Home is the City, with Neil and all of the friends they've made here - most certainly, Rosella among them. He wants the life he has here, and would gladly give up his own to keep it.
So he is alongside Neil as they approach - and is perhaps, of the two, more visibly surprised by the formal state of Rosella's dress. It's true that it's impossible to forget that Rosella is a princess, but there's quite a difference between being aware of that and being confronted with the realization that one of your closest friends could literally have sprung from an illuminated text.
To be fair, it's an awesome sort of surprise, and he quickly offers a bright smile - smaller than Neil's grin, certainly, but in no way less genuine in his own soft, understated way. ]
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So he is alongside Neil as they approach - and is perhaps, of the two, more visibly surprised by the formal state of Rosella's dress. It's true that it's impossible to forget that Rosella is a princess, but there's quite a difference between being aware of that and being confronted with the realization that one of your closest friends could literally have sprung from an illuminated text.
To be fair, it's an awesome sort of surprise, and he quickly offers a bright smile - smaller than Neil's grin, certainly, but in no way less genuine in his own soft, understated way. ]