⠀ 〝yes, so that i know you are alright. and you know me —— i don’t like having others near you.〞 as he should. urd will be relieved about that. ⠀ 〝no. no training for a while.〞

⠀ 〝it is.〞 he just wants to make sure he’s safe, after all. ⠀ 〝settled then. no more training until you are ready.〞

⠀ 〝i would hope so.〞 that is his duty as a father, after all. ⠀ 〝if that is what you wish.〞

⠀ 〝nothing important. things have been quiet . . i’ve even had time to watch the dancers more often.〞 he will hold onto him as long as he needs. ⠀ 〝then that is how it will be—— no one needs to know.〞

⠀ 〝my friends . . ? no, nothing.〞 it has been long, so urd understands. he doesn’t mind, as long as sora was here. 〝is there anything you need?〞

⠀ 〝it is nice to relax, although rather bothersome when things get too quiet.〞 a reminder of the past, indeed. sora was so small back then, always stuck by his side. ⠀ 〝of course.〞

⠀ ah, here comes urd . . . a smile on his face as he leans down to lift the baby into his arms. ⠀ 〝there you are, little one.〞

🤨

someone ugly looked at me. tragic .

⠀ then if you had even an ounce of sense within that tiny little brain of yours, you’d stop looking at me.

don’t flatter yourself. dislike you as i may, you are not even close to being worthy enough of my attention for me to pissed off.

you are almost as unsightly as you are insignificant. almost.

⠀ 〝papa’s got you now.〞 carefully reaching for the toy to set it aside and out of the way, now that it was forgotten, he chuckles quietly. it was good to see the little one so full of energy.

⠀ take it as you want, i do not care. now if you’ll excuse me, i have more important matters more deserving of my time. farewell.

if you say so.

/ he is so pretty i'm going to cry about it

⠀ 〝hm? i love you too, little one.〞 amused, he brings the child with him as he moves to sit back down. of course, he will keep him close as he works.

⠀ making sure the little prince wouldn’t fall, he smiles. it was a precious sight to see. 〝papa needs to get some work done. would you like to help?〞

he moves his hand slowly, guiding sora’s hand with his own so it appeared as though he was doing exactly as he was.⠀ ⠀ 〝ah, look at that. you’re doing such a good job.〞

amused, he allows it to continue—— he can still get work done this way. after all, it was better; he can keep sora close to him like this. ⠀ 〝very good, little one. you are a fantastic little helper.〞