When You've Gone Away

He couldn't help but smile just a little bigger as a silent sigh of relief left him. He didn't want this to be complicated but he was also willing to challenge if only to show his strength for the outside. Maybe he thought that Theory would have still seen him as a child, but he felt much more than that. He was much more than that. He was much more of a man than a playful pup in previous days. But it was because he stepped up to help his father, he stepped up as his father. And while Abaven had helped him along the way, it felt like it was too much for one boy to handle.

He stepped forward, aiming to place his cheek gently along Theory's shoulder in a small hug if he would let her, "Thank you, Theory." He wasn't in a hurry to rush out of the borders though. He would pack some things and take the raft from the ocean. And he would do it in the dead of the night when his other siblings were sleeping. He didn't want them following behind him. But ultimately, it would be their own decision come time.

-Exit Balthier-

"Balthier"