Troy nodded, "Alright then, let's head inside for some hot chocolate. Lyle, I think you did very good for your first time out in the snow, what did you think of it?" Troy asked while leading them back into the house. Lyle blushed lightly and took her hand in his, "Anything for you." He replied quietly. "It was...interesting." He answered Troy, letting Aria walk inside first before he walked in after her. Troy chuckled and closed the door behind them. "Well I'm glad you managed to stick with it to the end. I honestly didn't think you would." Troy admitted. The three walked to the sitting room where Troy had a servant bring them each some hot chocolate.

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Lyle removed his gloves and set them down on his lap after making himself comfortable. Thanking the servant for the drink, he lowered his scarf enough to be able to take a sip. He still didn't like hot chocolate, but at least he wasn't freezing now. "Yes we did a very good job in building it. It was fun." Troy agreed with a chuckle. "Thanks for believing in me Troy." Lyle said sarcastically and smirked. "I was cold, freezing actually but I just didn't want to ruin the fun for anyone." Lyle said softly, looking down at the mug in his hands.

"He doesn't want to go ice skating?" Troy looked surprised. "But Lyle, you have to! It's fun! Besides, I'll be there to teach you both so you don't have to worry." He explained. Lyle shook his head and sighed softly. "No. I...I want to go but I just don't think I'll skate. I might just watch. Ice skating just doesn't appeal to me." Lyle answered honestly. Troy frowned a bit then looked up when he heard a knock at the door. "Come on Lyle, at least give it a chance okay? Excuse me, I'll go get that." Troy said then got up and walked to the front door, opening it and seeing a girl standing there with a large bakery box in her hands. "Delivery for the royal family." She said, reading the card then looking up. Amalia gasped and blushed brightly when she saw that Troy had answered the door. "Thank-you. How much is it?" He asked, getting ready to pay the cost. Amalia was speechless and fumbling with the right words to say.

Amalia managed to mumble the price and kept her eyes downwards. Troy found it flattering that she was clearly attracted to him but he just handed her the money and took the box. Before he could say anything, Amalia ran off back towards the bakery a few blocks away. Troy frowned a bit but closed the door and walked to the dinning room where he set the box down on the table and ordered one of the servants to inform his parents of the delivery. He then made his way back to the sitting room where Aria and Lyle were waiting. "Sorry about that." He said and sat down. Lyle looked at Aria and gave her a smile. "I should at least give it a try. But if I get hurt, it will be your heads." He joked then looked at Troy, "Everything okay?" he asked. Troy smiled, "Everything is fine, just that the delivery girl clearly has a crush on me. She looks familiar too but I can't put a name on her."

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Troy laughed softly. "It's just a crush. Nothing serious. Besides, she's a delivery girl. Even if there were more, it's impossible." He said and shrugged as he got comfortable. We must not mention this to no one. Could you imagine what would happen if my parents found out? Poor girl." He added and looked at Aria. "Oh? Well I'm sure your friend is fine. Do you know where she moved to? What was her name?" he asked. Not that it mattered, he was just curious.

When Aria fell silent, Lyle smirked. "I suppose that answers your questions. I guess she doesn't know where her friend moved to, her friend probably never said and I guess she forgot her name. Happens to all of us." He answered. Troy smiled and shook his head then looked at Aria, "It's quite alright Aria." He told her. Nothing wrong with spacing out. Whatever she was thinking so deeply about was probably very important to her. "So you recognize her?" Lyle asked Troy, referring to the delivery girl. Troy nodded and sat back in his chair. "She looks...familiar but I can't think of a reason why." He answered. Lyle was silent for a moment as he thought about the possibilities, looking down at his lap. "She's just a commoner..." He muttered to himself then looked back at Troy. "Perhaps you bumped into her outside on a stroll? Or...perhaps you two were friends before?" He suggested but Troy shook his head. "If we were friends, I would have remembered." He pointed out. This was true. "I'll have to ask her for her name next time I see her. I need to know who she is."

Troy suggested ice skating and Lyle agreed only because he knew how much Aria wanted to do that. So the three of them headed out with the skates needed. "It's a long walk but it's fine. We get to enjoy the snow." Troy said, looking over to Lyle who had the scarf up to cover half his face again, making him laugh. "So you're really going to ask her for her name? What if she doesn't want to tell you?" Lyle's words were slightly muffled by the scarf but Troy could hear what he was saying just fine. "Well if she doesn't want to tell me then that's fine. I will accept that decision."

"It's so cold...!" Lyle whined after a while of walking. He felt his knees go numb. "Oh relax Lyle. A little bit of fresh air and snow won't kill you." Troy said with a laugh, wrapping an arm around Lyle's shoulders. "That's what you think." Lyle muttered and reached out to grab hold of Aria's hand. He didn't want to leave her behind. He needed to know she was there or else he'd panic thinking she got lost like she had when she rode off into the woods. Never again did he want to be that scared of losing her.

Skate with them? He hadn't agreed to it had he? Well he might as well give it a try. What was the worst that could happen? "Troy...have you ever had serious accidents?" He asked after a while. Troy looked at Lyle, "Really? You want to ask the scary question moments before you go out on the ice?" Troy asked. "The scariest thing that has happened to me personally was getting a few deep cuts. So yes I had to get stitches but you just have to get up and keep going if this is something you really like to do. I've been skating for years. A couple of scars aren't going to stop me from doing this." He explained and stopped when they came to the ice rink. "Here we are."

Troy walked over to the bench, sat down and started to tightly tie on his ice skates. He walked to the rink and then lifted one leg, reaching down and taking the guard off he set that foot down on the ice. He did the same to the other and then handed Lyle the guards. "Hold these Lyle." He said to him. Lyle only nodded and examined the guards closely. He had never seen them but he kind of guessed what they were for. "Have you ever skated before Aria?" Troy asked her.