[Totally under control!! Except not, because he's shooting her a smirk that says otherwise.]
Hmph... There's nothing silly about it. No one is more important to me in this hellish world, or in ours, than you.
[While he lets that sink in, he takes Taka away from Athena's belongings and onto his shoulder, before the inquisitive bird gets carried away. Normally he wouldn't be so open about himself, but if it helps Athena get the misguided ideas out of her head that she has no one to depend on, then he's willing to say it.]
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Hmph... There's nothing silly about it. No one is more important to me in this hellish world, or in ours, than you.
[While he lets that sink in, he takes Taka away from Athena's belongings and onto his shoulder, before the inquisitive bird gets carried away. Normally he wouldn't be so open about himself, but if it helps Athena get the misguided ideas out of her head that she has no one to depend on, then he's willing to say it.]