[ he does in fact try to pull back to look at hwylryn properly, and he laughs when he feels resistance. this is okay too, it's cute. ]

Unfortunately, we do. The carnival's are a contract I made with you weeks ago for the chance to get a wish. I can't break a contract and I mean that in a literal sense, and a bit beyond that. If I tried to call it off now, the spell will be cancelled right before it's completed.

[ he may not be able to pull away, but he does tilt his neck to the side to get a somewhat clearer view. it affords a nice view of his neck and the marks hwylryn left there a few days ago (he'll hide them with magic later, just for the trial) ]

So stay safe for me, alright? Even if we have all this figured out, I don't want to be away from you even for a little while.