[Feeling the younger man finally relax, Dhaos quiets his singing to a hum. He doesn't move for a few more minutes to allow the other to pull away if he wants. When he doesn't, the alien prince carefully picks him up and begins looking for his room. It takes a bit of trial and error to find the correct room, and Dhaos is rather surprised that he'd apparently managed not to disturb Ioder, even when he tucked the little emperor into bed.

Satisfied, he begins to turn to leave.]