Seeing his prince's sad expression and the reaction is heartbreaking. But it's the truth. The pain he cannot spare him.

"I come back to you. I will never leave your side." He said a solemn promise, he never wanted his prince to endure such sorrow.

He smiles back, a genuine one. "Yes, I'm fine." He'll have a cup of wine for now since he hardly felt hunger as a ghost king. But eventually, he needs to nibble on some food to maintain his body that was given to him.