I know what I'm without

Maybe he had sensed the strange presence, but if he did he didn't acknowledge it. He did feel the strange swoosh over his shoulder though. At first his head just turned to see what had blown over, but when he saw the vision of his father, he turned completely and took a step back from him. He wasn't entirely harsh, but it was clear that he didn't feel the way he used to. He would still always love his father, even after what he had left him with. But there was some sort of respect that he lost in him from what happened.

"What do you mean?" His voice was gentle, he truly didn't understand what Allegro meant or that this was a somewhat real encounter. He figured he would wake up in the morning with everything forgotten, but that wasn't true. He would find that out later though. For now he tried to avoid the affection he actually wanted to give his father, and try to remain the man he was meant to become.

"Balthier"