Charles was afraid that he would trigger Aster's anger of his parents for treating him cruelly. So, he didn't mention about all the bad treatment Aster experienced in the palace and just talked about random things and mostly it was just small meaningless talk.
Although it was just a meaningless talk, for Charles, this was heaven. He missed this moment every night during his campaign.
Charles fed a snack to Aster's mouth before slowly brushing his finger against Aster's lips. It looked awkward, but Charles seemed to like it very much. Aster was obviously uncomfortable, but he couldn't say it to his cousin. Even though Charles' appeared to be soft, his grip in Aster's wrist was undoubtedly strong.
"I can eat it myself, Charles, " Aster denied the second piece of cookie from Charles and ate one himself.
