[It would have bothered him more, he presumed, if he didn't have something idly keeping his hands busy as an excuse for the distantly distracted tone of voice.]

That is quite a bit farther apart.

[If it had been anyone but Yuuri.]

I assume our parents were often preoccupied with the kingdom itself, so more often than not I was the one keeping an eye on him. Not that it was difficult; Izunia hardly ever left my side when we were children, I can remember that much.