Felix pretends for a moment that he doesn't notice Howl's presence at his side. He doesn't want company. He wants to face this alone. And he wants to face it where people he knows can't see him be the wrathful monster he keeps bottled up inside.

But he can't really keep that up for long.

He stops in his tracks, suddenly, and arches a brow at Howl. He can't ask what he wants or why he was here, despite his earlier attempts to run the other wizard off.