What Riley would surely notice would be the way the younger Malice King coiled up, tense and unrelenting, for just a split second before the other let out a shaky sigh, and finally, finally leaning into the support that his elder was offering him.

"Right. Well."

Of course he should not have bothered asking, assuming.

"I... I guess I could stay for a bit."

Given how long it had been since Riley was last active, this was probably the first time in a long time that the Daywalker was going to hear the Blade King sound so small.