"Yeah, you did the right thing, though you probably should enter more often inside the spatial artifact," unlike what he expected, the Duke seem okay with it, even understanding his reasoning.
The Duke even said, "even if it's pained me that you don't trust me, I could understand the reasoning. How could you trust someone you just met. So, you did the right thing, don't worry about it,"
"I try, but I wanted to get as strong as quickly as I can without ruining my foundation. Because, if I can achieve that, I could finally let them out," he answered.
The Duke nodded, "I see. Make sense. Besides, you also have your wives to take care of them when you couldn't, right?" Ryker nodded, answering his question non-verbally.
"Mister, what should we call you?" the eldest child after Ryker, Ilina, if he remember it right, asked.