324 Truly Sorry

"Call me brother, for now, my little one..."

Alistair's voice and appearance looked complicated as he said this that Ara almost giggled if she hadn't just stopped crying. Even if she had seen him like this as her father back in the Celestial Plane, she'd never seen her "brother" looking so troubled before now. In her memories of Alistair, the Ritz King had always been so cool and aloof – except for that one time she almost had been killed by a Minotaur.  

In all honesty, it was very endearing to see him exhibit such a human side to him – this was what she thought.

"Well, you're too young to be called father, so I think it's okay," she agreed with a sigh, and almost smiled at Alistair's instantly depressed look.