"Don't insult our family or our bloodline." Regulus cut through the joke with little humour, giving his brother a dark look. He turned away and ran his fingers through his hair, trying to release some stress. "I don't have a sour face, I have an annoying brother. Doesn't seem surprising that the two come together often, does it?"

Shaking his head, Regulus made a retreat because it was safer to run. To smile and to laugh with his brother again - that just didn't seem possible. Even if he missed it. Missed it more than he'd ever confess.