"... Hmm... Actually, that was meant for you, Aether. But of course, we should give something to our Father too!" She smiled cheerfully to her Light.

Her cheerful grin was met with a confused stare, and for a moment he forgot the issue of choosing a suitable present for Erebus.

"... I'm a father?"

He didn't turn around when he felt someone approaching him. After all, there were only a few who were able to locate him when he left his abode to seek a change of mood, and considering the time of the day he was able to guess who it was.