"Huff…" A single girl stood before him, still standing. "Huff…"
She was the strongest of them all.
She had short hair and plump cheeks, still having yet to shed her baby fat. Rui couldn't help but find her glares at him to be profoundly cute, triggering his paternal instincts.
He smiled, kneeling before the girl, before patting her head. "What's your name?"
She glared at him. "…Siea."
"What a pretty name." He ruffled her hair a little. "You're quite strong for your age. And you're such a pretty baby."
"Siea is not a baby!" She insisted, trying to charge forward to hit him.
But she remained stuck in place because of his hand on her head, creating a comical scene that just made her even more adorable in his eyes.
"You'll be strong one day, maybe even strong enough to defeat me."
"Of course I will, just you see!" she insisted. "Just you watch."
"I'll be watching," Rui promised with a smile, before ever so gently tapping her on the neck.
