"We always have a room together, ever since I began going to school here." Ludwig was trying to be friendly--trying to remain friendly--for as long as he could. Secretly he really did wish his brother would come back, though at the same time he wanted the albino to stay away. Far, far away. For some reason he always saw fit to defend Ludwig's honor, despite the younger German being perfectly capable of doing so himself.

Scratching the back of his neck, he sighed softly, looking away. "Listen, Lovino...I am sorry this happened. I know I am far from your first choice of the possible students you could have roomed with this year. However, I would like to try to get along with you. I would..." A pause, blue eyes shifting to look the other in the eye. "I would like to patch up whatever it is that may have gotten us off on the wrong foot."

Everything he was saying was a long shot, but Ludwig was never one to give up easily. "What do you say? Do we have a truce?"