Though he considered that maybe Lexi needed time it was honestly the last thing he wanted for her, seeing her in this state of mind bothered him immensely thus he couldn't help himself. The Rharnian approached her from behind and brought his arms around to fold over her belly, to once more embrace her in his arms as a means of comfort. He didn't say anything at first, as he didn't want to prod her over the matter. He knew Lexi was struggling quite a bit and truthfully, he wished for it all to just go away so she could be happy once more. What he wanted for her? For them? Something worth working hard towards now that they were in a better place, compared to the outskirts of Rharne or the streets of Dust Town where he grew up. But Lexi just seemed so caught up in something else entirely, as though another whole different world occupied her mind. Finally the bartender caved in from the silence. "Talk to me?"
Lexi looked from beyond the window to Pat's reflection, the distant look replaced with a more somber expression this time around. "You ever think that maybe we should just leave Rharne?"
Patrick's eyes widened at the implication as he looked from the window down to her, not so surprised since there were plenty of times he would've wanted to leave also. In the Dust Quarter one always had reasons to want to leave; whether they were due to the lifestyle or the people connected to that person. Often Pat imagined being somewhere else better, which in a sense was kind of daydreaming the concept of leaving. "I'd be lying if I said I didn't." The look in her eyes seemed to lighten up then, as though perhaps it were something he'd still be inclined to do.
When she turned around to face him she did it slow, her look up towards him still rather hopeful when she spoke. "So what if we did?"
"What? Leave?" She nodded to his questionable response, and for a trill Patrick actually seemed to project hesitation. They'd worked so hard to get here now... To finally be someplace good in this wild and rebellious city. Dominek was a part of the Lightning Knights and therefore had his own quarters, while Patrick worked hard to earn his keep as the bartender at the Bronze Boar. It wasn't as glorious as his brother's role to be sure, but they were both finally getting somewhere; going places as they moved on up in the world of Rharne. The place he somehow came to recognize as his actual home. "Honestly I... haven't had reason to think about it." He noticed that hope in her eyes flicker out, a hint which revealed she felt otherwise in this case. "Are you... okay?"
Lexi turned away with a sigh as she tucked the curtain of her hair beyond her ear. "I've been thinking... that maybe I should leave Rharne. And I wanted to see if you'd come with me."
"Whoa whoa," Surprise filled his tone as Pat moved to look her down in the eyes, "Lexi I know it's hard to live with right now. But leaving Rharne isn't going to change anything, it's just a means of running away from it."
"I get that Pat I really do..." She responded almost disenchanted with the statement. "But I... I live with this feeling right now! Every Trial I'm out there I think I see her, every other waking moment I'm distracted by the fact she's gone!"
"That's all part of the grief Lexi," He rationalized just as quickly, "I know because I've been there! Except I didn't have anyone to lean on for it, whereas you have me trying to help you do just that. Right here, right now!" He encouraged with hands softly placed on her shoulders, Alexandra however barely seemed persuaded by his statement. "Look if you just- just bear with me on this I swear; it'll all be okay I promise. Dom and I are both here for you Lex, we're working our asses off to help build a life for one another. You too!"
"A life here in Rharne." She pointed out as indication as to something she didn't want.
"Yeah!..." He looked at her under the impression she felt okay with that, until he realized her stare was at the moment quite the opposite. "Lex, look-"
"Pat..." She sighed and with her eyes closed he could see it, the way she held herself meant she was on the verge of tears.
"Okay so what then?" He asked her with a shrug and different tone, as he felt a little upset over where his thought process led him. "You don't want to be in Rharne, so you wanna leave even if that means leaving me. Is that it?!"
"No!" She denied quickly with frustration in her shaky voice. "That's not what I meant! I want us all to leave! You and Dom have never been separated before, so why couldn't you both just move somewhere else beyond Rharne? Why settle for here?"
"Settle? Lexi have you forgotten the last six Arcs? Dominek and I have worked our asses off to get here! We've put in a lot of time and effort to build a better life for us, plus Dominek has been part of the Lightning Knights for a few seasons now. You expect him to trade that in just so we can start over elsewhere?"
"You know what... Just... forget it."
"No Lexi, I'm not-"
"Pat!" She interrupted him with another quiver in her tone, tears rolled down her cheeks as he merely stood there; mouth agape as the rest of his words refused to construct the sentence. "Forget I said anything." Patrick's own chest hurt with a heavier weight than usual, a pain he familiarized with since it felt similar to when he lost his own mother. Already he breathed a little more shallower than usual, as he watched her shake her head turn away with emotional pain.
Anger, confusion, as well as hurt filled him at this point, since Patrick didn't quite know how to take Lexi's idea. Bitterness seeped into him as he shook his head next, a shrug gestured to her as he started to back towards the door. "Alright fine! If you feel that's what you want, then by all means do what you will!" He spat with anger as he turned away to open the door, Lexi genuinely seemed quick to try and stop him; but by then it was too late. Patrick had opened the door to shut it just as quickly once he stepped out, his name called a few times even after the door had been slammed shut. He practically went off to walk of the steam built in his head, and mull over everything that had just occurred.
Ultimately this led to him realizing later on that Patrick didn't really mean what he said to her, that his words were just residual fear over the idea that maybe she didn't want to be with him anymore. At that point however he had walked all the way from the Earth to the Sky Quarter, an impressive feat when one thought more about it! However this was only due to the fact Patrick's anger had clouded his thoughts, and once he finally reached the quarter he didn't feel like walking all the way back down to home. It was late and honestly, he was far too tired to worry about it. Therefore he spent the night crashing with Dominek, who was later filled in the following morning when the two brothers were awake. The older sibling felt it better to head with him to be there, for both Patrick and Lexi, in the event the two were caught up in another argument.
Thus when they arrived at Pat's flat they found it empty...
All of his furnishings remained while anything that belonged to Lexi was gone, as she'd left only one thing behind for the two to discover. A note. She'd written an elaborate apology as well as justification as to why she left, which was pretty much reiteration as to what Patrick told Dominek on the way home. Distraught and heartbroken Patrick crumpled the note with even more rage, more so at himself than over the fact Alexandra had left as she considered. Thus... it actually looked as though after all their time spent together, Patrick and Lexi were both no longer committed together any more. She was just simply gone, with only her memory left behind for the two brothers.